From the recording Mad Mad Blues
Written by Robert Johnson. This version is more related to the Elmore James version of the song.
Lyrics
I'm getting up soon in the morning
I believe I'll dust my broom
I'm getting up soon in the morning
I believe I'll dust my broom
I quit 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
I'm gonna write a letter
Telephone every town I know
If I don’t find her in Mississippi
She must be in East Monroe I know
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, yea
I believe
I believe my time ain't long
I believe
I believe my time ain't long
I ain't about to leave my baby
And break up my happy home
I'm gonna call up China
See my good girl over there
I'm gonna call up China
See my good girl over there
If I can't find her in Philippines Island
She must be in Ethiopia somewhere