Dust My Broom
Elmore James / John Brim Lyrics
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I believe I'll dust my broom
I'm gettin' up soon in the mornin'
I believe I'll dust my broom
Out with the best gal I'm lovin'
Now my friends can get in my room
I'm gonna write a letter, telephone every town I know
If I don't find her in Mississippi
She be in East Monroe I know
And I don't want no woman
Want every downtown man she meets
No I don't want no woman
Want every downtown man she meets
Man, she's a no good doney
They shouldn't allow her on the street, yeah
I believe, I believe my time ain't long
I believe, I believe my time ain't long
I ain't gonna leave my baby
And break up my happy home
The song Dust My Broom by Elmore James is a classic blues tune that tells a tale of a man who is fed up with his woman and is about to leave her. He decides to clean his house and leave her behind for good. The opening lines, "I'm a get up soon in the mornin', I believe I'll dust my broom," suggest that he is about to embark on a journey to leave his old life behind. He's going to leave his woman, and his friends can now come over without her there.
The man is so frustrated with his woman that he plans to write a letter and call every town in which he knows someone to try and find her. "If I don't find her in Mississippi, she be in East Monroe, I know," he sings. It's clear that his woman has been unfaithful and he is completely done with her. "And I don't want no woman, want every downtown man she meets, Man she's a no good doney, they shouldn't allow her on the street, yeah," he sings.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm a get up soon in the mornin'
I will wake up early tomorrow
I believe I'll dust my broom
I will leave this woman and move on
I'll quit the best gal, I'm lovin'
I will stop seeing the woman I love the most
Now my friends can get in my room
Now my friends are welcome to visit me
I'm gonna write a letter, gonna call every town I know
I will search for my lost love and contact every place I know
If I don't find her in Mississippi
If I don't find her in this state
She be in East Monroe I know
She will be in another town I know
And I don't want no woman
I don't want a woman
Want every downtown man she meets
Who is interested in every man she meets in town
Man, she's a no good doney
She is an unreliable and untrustworthy person
They shouldn't allow her on the street, yeah
She is not fit to be in public
I believe, I believe my time ain't long
I believe that my life won't last much longer
I ain't gonna leave my baby
I am not going to leave my significant other
And break up my happy home
And ruin our joyful life together
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Royalty Network, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: James Elmore, Robert Johnson
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@RoyFive
One of Elmore's best in my estimation!
@kwc_bluff
“If u let me cool you one time, you’ll be my regular stop” 😂😂 love it
@robertpollock7237
This song is filthy I love it
@TheVatonaught
I got this album...Ice Cream man rocked me...one of my favorites of all time.
@thefreshlysquashedfly
This is so great and i have never heard this nor knew it existed til today
@johndobbins1105
Han Valen sent me here
@Herve1955
Songs 1 to 9: Elmore James Songs 10 to 15: John Brim The two bluesmen don't play together.
@bornonsouthside3094
Elmore James has NOTHING at all to do with this cut!
Here's the info: recorded on May 4, 1953 in Chicago, IL; John Brim, voc, g;
Little Walter, hca; Eddie Taylor, g; Elga Edmonds, dr
@frankyrubful
Please tell me the name of the album you wrote the info about, thanks
@starshiptrooper7670
The Real Deal. VH does it justice.