Dust My Broom
Dust My Broom: A Blues Tale of Love, Loss, and Redemption
Lyrics
I'm a get up soon in the mornin'
I plan to rise early in the morning
I believe I'll dust my broom
I intend to leave or end a relationship ("dust my broom" is a metaphor for leaving)
I'm a get up soon in the mornin'
Reiteration of the plan to rise early
I believe I'll dust my broom
Reiteration of the intention to leave or end a relationship
I'll quit the best gal, I'm lovin'
I will leave the woman I love the most
Now my friends can get in my room
Friends can enter my room now that I'm no longer with her
I'm gonna write a letter, gonna call every town I know
Planning to write a letter and call various towns looking for someone
I'm gonna write a letter, telephone every town I know
Reiteration of the plan to write a letter and make calls
If I don't find her in Mississippi
If I don't find her in Mississippi, she might be in East Monroe
She be in East Monroe I know
Expressing certainty about her location
And I don't want no woman
Not interested in a woman who associates with many men
Want every downtown man she meets
Reiteration of not wanting a woman who interacts with many men
No I don't want no woman
Emphasis on not desiring a promiscuous woman
Want every downtown man she meets
Reiteration of not wanting a woman who engages with many men
Man, she's a no good doney
Describing the woman as untrustworthy or unreliable
They shouldn't allow her on the street, yeah
Asserting that she shouldn't be allowed on the street due to her behavior
I believe, I believe my time ain't long
Belief that the speaker's time on earth is limited
I believe, I believe my time ain't long
Reiteration of the belief that time is short
I ain't gonna leave my baby
Not willing to leave the speaker's baby or disrupt a happy home
And break up my happy home
Commitment to stay with the baby and maintain a happy home
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