I'm gonna get up in the mornin'
I believe 
I'll dust my broom
I'm gonna get up in the mornin'
I believe 
I'll dust my broom
Girlfriend, the black man you been lovin'
Girlfriend, can get my room
I'm gonna write a letter
Telephone every town 
I knowI'm gonna write a letter
Telephone every town 
I knowIf I can't find her in 
West Helena
She must be in 
East Monroe 
I knowI 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 allow 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 homeAnd 
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 get my room
I'm gonna call up 
ChineySee is my good girl over there
I'm gonna call up 
ChinaSee is my good girl over there
I can't find her on 
Philippine's island
She must be in 
Ethiopia somewhere