in E
Can play this in open E tuning (or open D)
I'm gonna get up in the morning, I believe I'll dust my broom,
I'm gonna get up in the morning, I believe I'll dust my broom,
Been the black man you been lovin so my friends can get my room.
or this line:
Leave the best gal I've been lovin so my friends can get my room.
I'm gonna write a letter, telephone every town I know,
I'm gonna 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 not woman who wants every downtown man she meets.
I don't want not woman who wants every downtown man she meets.
She's a no good woman, 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 mistreet me here baby, but you can't when I go home.
I'm gonna get up in the morning, I believe I'll dust my broom,
I'm gonna get up in the morning, I believe I'll dust my broom,
been the black man you been lovin so my friends can get my room
I'm gonna call up China, See if my good girl is over there,
I'm gonna call up China, See if my good girl is over there,
I can't find her in Phillipine island, she must be in Ethiopia somewhere.