I´m gon´ get up in the mornin´,
I believe I´ll dust my broom
I´m gon´ get up in the mornin´,
I believe I´ll dust my broom
Girlfriend, the black man you been lovin´, girlfriend, can´t get my room

I´m gon´ write a letter, telephone every town I know
I´m gon´ write a letter, telephone every town I know
If I can´t find her in West Helena, she must be in East Monroe I know

I don´t want no woman, wants every downtown man she meet
I don´t want no woman, wants every downtown man she meet
She´s a no good doney, they shouldn´t ´low her on the street

I believe, I believe I´ll go back home
I believe, I believe I´ll go back home
You can mistreat me here, babe, but you can´t when I go home

And I´m gettin´ up in the mornin´, I believe I´ll dust my broom
I´m gettin´ up in the mornin´, I believe I´ll dust my broom
Girlfriend, the black man you been lovin´, girlfriend, can´t get my room

I´m ´on´ call up Chiney, see is my good gal over there
I´m ´on´ call up Chiney, see is my good gal over there
If I can´t find her on Philippine´s Island, she must be in Ethiopia somewhere