Johnson, Robert - I Believe I'll Dust My Broom Lyrics






I'm gointa get up in the mornin
I believe I'll dust my broom
I'm gointa get up in the mornin
I believe I'll dust my broom
Girlfriend the black man you've been lovin
Girlfriend 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 no woman
Wants every downtown man she meets
I don't want no woman
Wants every downtown man she meets
She's a no good dooney
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'm back 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 get my room

I'm gonna call up Chiney
See is my good girl over there
I'm gonna call up China
See is my good girl over there
I can't find her on Phillipine's island
She must be in Ethiopia somewhere





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  1. N.... N....

    thankyou for this.. I recorded with Walter Horton in the 70's. Do you know if Walter knew Robert?

  2. C.... C....

    Best listened to in a dimly lit room with a glass of whiskey and a preparedness for the magic journey your ears are about to partake in.

  3. P.... R....

    such a lonely voice. Otherworldly.

  4. r.... g....

    What’s Robert Johnson got to do with Rock n Roll????.......just about everything.

  5. R.... ....

    I think it stinks . Period!!

  6. A.... G....

    Our tribute to Robert and ZZ Top - https://youtu.be/5--olFvhY0k

  7. I.... F....

    Supposed that he had lived 70 years. Who would be the king?

  8. m.... ....

    "I believe I'll go back home
    you can mistreat me here, baby
    but you can't when I go home"
    these lyrics are hilariously solid

  9. k.... J....

    It's funny if you use the closed captions on this. Apparently they are automatically generated... and for most of the song, the computer just "shrugs" and can't even detect language! ... then it gets inspired! "He must be done man, Jimmy he's a no-good Tony love, I Believe Pendragon you been having these, not good turn over there, I keep my Philippine mother, She must beneath EOP somewhere"... just as the master penned it! lol

  10. L.... H....

    From the original 78 RPM and so clean so crisp...wow...love it!

  11. K.... V....

    There's something different about RJs voice , guitar playing, phrasing, even picking, I don't think it's recording differences; every time I hear him on different tracks and takes you can always tell it's him, and to my ears and taste, it's just better.. better than the others for some reason(s)

  12. M.... ....

    I don't understand why his strings sound the way they do?

  13. K.... B....

    How lucky are we to listen to this masterpeice ^×^

    K.... B....

    I had the original!

  14. K.... B....

    "I don't want no woman, that ever downtown man can beat"
    My town exactly ♡

  15. F.... N....

    am i the only one who does not understand this song, and want to hear th mordern songs, like home with you by rebecca charlotte dahl. or

  16. H.... F....

    I'm the Planck Time old. What is all this matter doing here?

  17. -.... X....

    Great song to clean your room to

  18. z.... ....

    Elmore James does an incredible cover of this song. Worth a listen if you've never heard it.

    z.... ....

    unfortunately he took credit for it and published it so the song comes up as his song everywhere you search. Ah well... blues tradition. Stealing riffs! lol... RJ stole the idea from others' before him.

  19. D.... J....

    I'm dead and I love this.

  20. F.... F....

    I see the Elmore James version as the one you listen to when the blistering hot Mississippi sun is shining outside, as the Robert Johnson version the one that echoes into the cricket filled southern night.

  21. G.... S....

    I DO LOVE THIS BLUES
    HELL YEAH

  22. a.... n....

    Un vituoso al cantar y tocar la guitarra ... Con la remasterizacion se oye tan bien como si lo estuviera oyendo de frente

  23. -.... X....

    1 second old fetus gang wya

  24. G.... R....

    China says they don't have her. They'll let you know if she turns up.

  25. J.... C....

    Legends are interesting. But I mean westerns in film were popular in the 30s, and he clearly was just changing saloon piano music into guitar. I mean, that's pretty cool, but people have gotten carried away with this...

  26. S.... E....

    I played this , and asked my grandson, who's 11, how old did he think this song was, he sead ,about 30years, his eyes nearly fell out his head, when I sead , over 80 years.

  27. P.... F....

    The original 27 Club member and as you can hear: the inventor of Rock and Roll before the electric guitar.

  28. O.... ....

    We went from this to Gucci Gang...smfh

  29. r.... s....

    i have a feelin he plays and sings in diffrent timings...........wow

  30. E.... S....

    I'm 72 (288 in small-dog yrs), & Sir Robert Johnson has been a hero of mine for decades. 😃🤗😇

  31. B.... ....

    2:49 決まって日曜日 サンマや🎵

  32. 7.... s....

    I am going to jump the broom.

  33. I.... a....

    I can't believe he took my deal!!!😂😂😂😂😂🔥😈

  34. D.... ....

    I'm from Planet X and love this music.

  35. S.... C....

    Just Love His Tuning ! 😎🍻

  36. T.... Z....

    I am an immortal reptillian and I love this

  37. R.... C....

    I'm a 2 week old fetus and I love this!

    R.... C....

    You mean baby. A two week old not yet born baby. Except now you are 6 - 7 months old.

    R.... C....

    Bruh u gonna be aborted

    R.... C....

    @Gabriel Rosenberger wooooooooooooosh

  38. B.... d....

    I'm dead

  39. A.... J....

    R.I.P. king of blues

  40. M.... R....

    Can you even imagine being there at the recording session? The first proper rock star :)

  41. m.... ....

    I'm 3 and find this exquisite music quite delightful.

  42. A.... A....

    I'm three minutes old and I love this.

  43. j.... b....

    la puissance de dieu était en lui
    rip mrs johnson
    vous embellissez nos par de la temps passe.

  44. c.... p....

    Well everyone seems to be putting their age so I’m 15 and I’m listening to this for my music homework 😂

  45. J.... C....

    Johnsons fingers look like long sticks.

  46. S.... D....

    I'm dead and I love this

  47. T.... T....

    I didn't come to listen to the song. I just want to let everyone know that I'm 24:)

  48. T.... G....

    DUSTiTOFF

  49. D.... L....

    I'm π and I love this

  50. T.... J....

    Great grandpappy ROCKNROLL. Aint no other way to put it.

  51. o.... c....

    "I'm 19 and i love this song" 외롭다 쓰벌 2018년 한국없냐 여기

  52. k.... H....

    الي جاي من سناب skinny يسلم لي عليه

  53. J.... C....

    I’m a thousand year old wizard and this is amazing

  54. J.... K....

    And this everyone is How Devil sings the blues..... The father of Blues. Long live RJ.

  55. M.... D....

    This man scares me and his music is so fucking haunting...

  56. Q.... ....

    I'm *insert age here* and I like this

    Q.... ....

    *insert broom here* and dust this

    Q.... ....

    41 and LOVE Robert Johnson

  57. a.... c....

    on repeat

  58. e.... ....

    Ahh. Now I can hear why it's considered ahead of its time.

  59. M.... G....

    I'm 204 and I love this

  60. L.... G....

    Just saw Daniel LaRusso and Tuvok walking into that bar on Main Street...

  61. M.... O....

    Good Lord! Look at those fingers! Made to play the guitar!

  62. D.... R....

    I wasnt even born and I like this song

  63. n.... ....

    I'm not a number I'm a free man.

  64. t.... ....

    did robert johnson "invent" the boogie chord?

    t.... ....

    It depends if you are talking about on the piano or on the guitar. On the piano, it goes back further than Robert. On the guitar, I'd say Blind Lemon Jefferson likely invented it and Robert followed closely behind.

  65. r.... ....

    Gotta love Robert Johnson. When people leave him out of the 27 club I get mad

    r.... ....

    rattyeely he was the 1st

    r.... ....

    he IS the club

    r.... ....

    ME TOO; he is the OG first 27 club member ever, I think! Hendrix, j Morrison, j Joplin, Kurt Cobain are some of the more popular names in the club, I think the fella from the rolling Stones was in it too, pigpen from the grateful dead, Amy Winehouse, and a few others

    r.... ....

    @Klayton Von Kluge brian jones

    r.... ....

    @VMan29397 ty! (Embarrassed I couldn't think of right away, damn)

  66. L.... A....

    with all the ankle biting experiences in life getting laid is a temporary respiteee....

  67. W.... C....

    Dusting my broom is the blues singers' euphemism for getting laid.

    Since the Human Experience is a twisted tale of ups and downs, those moments of rapid heartbeats, rising joy, and concomitant depletion, express our every hope and dream in microcosm.

    W.... C....

    "Dust my broom" means "leaving for good" or "pack up and go", nothing to do with sex.

    W.... C....

    Sorry, but I disagree. Been there. Done that.

    W.... C....

    Silvio is right.

  68. D.... N....

    I'm 10 inches and love this song

    D.... N....

    All dem 78s wuz 10 inchers . . .

  69. N.... P....

    19 and love this

  70. N.... P....

    everybody loves this

  71. M.... H....

    one of his best tunes

    M.... H....

    best blues man ever

  72. C.... V....

    This is pure blues and i do love it ,so beautifull.

    C.... V....

    It's like salve for the soul!

  73. L.... M....

    im 92 and cant hear anything

    L.... M....

    Except for Robert Johnson and real good old blues, right? Do finish sentences, old man.

    L.... M....

    Alexei Raskal Music turn up your stereo and feel it!! !!

    L.... M....

    Try whiskey

    L.... M....

    YOU ARE THE GREATEST COMMENT EVER :)

  74. I.... ....

    Im 15 and i hate this shit

    I.... ....

    @Kevin Monikander Be cringy somewhere else, please.*

    What an illiterate.

    I.... ....

    No one cares!

    I.... ....

    I can't believe all you morons fell for this troll.

    I.... ....

    D Man That awkward moment when you believe there are no stupid people on the internet, just trolls.

    I.... ....

    @Kevin Monikander There's stupi people, and then there's weebs.

  75. h.... ....

    I'm 107 and I love this.

  76. P.... V....

    I'm 22 and I love this

  77. P.... ....

    I wonder if Robert Johnson ever thought his music would be listened to on a computer 80 years later by a PasteyWhite kid in his bedroom.

    P.... ....

    Let alone a pastey white girl...

    P.... ....

    of course he fucking didn't. computers weren't invented until 1946, robert died in 1938

    P.... ....

    OMG same 😂😂😂😂

  78. J.... b....

    im 33 and loving it

  79. A.... M....

    omg were i'll got my soul if it wasn't for this guy and im only 10 finna turn 11 October 19 2016

  80. w.... s....

    I'm 64 and love this as well.

  81. F.... P....

    I'm happy canned heat redid this song and added more groove to it

    F.... P....

    You cannot hear the groove? Wow...

    F.... P....

    how can you say that.....this song has a real trottin' groove

  82. H.... T....

    The fact that I'm 16 and I absolutely love this makes me really happy.

    H.... T....

    you should record your lectures and post them online

    H.... T....

    Hanna Turgeon I'm 15 :)

    H.... T....

    Hanna Turgeon Im 59 yrs old and have been listening to the blues since i was about 10 yrs old. I also play blues on the harmonica and have been playing about 35 yrs.

    H.... T....

    Hanna Turgeon dont listen to all those people being pricks! This is what comment sections are for! Great that your listening to good music! 😎

    H.... T....

    andrew wheeler I agree 100% Im 33, I love Blues and all kinds of other music. I collect original 45 and 78s and vintage Original Blues pressings!! Id like to check out one of your teachings!

  83. m.... j....

    I'm 19 and I love this! :D

  84. C.... ....

    He sound like he was going through civil right trouble. I am just listening to the guitar not really analyzing lyrics. Help me out?

    C.... ....

    you would have to come from the delta to understand this!

  85. V.... L....

    Great song! Please check out my bands version on my channel if you get a chance.

  86. R.... J....

    "I'm 48 and I love this!"

    R.... J....

    +Jon Hay No one cares.

    R.... J....

    R JN I'm 20 and I love this

    R.... J....

    I am 28 and I love this

    R.... J....

    I'm 17 and i love this

    R.... J....

    R JN good music can be appreciated at any age

  87. S.... K....

    If i lived in chicago around 1936 would i be able to see him in a place where he'd sing every night or so?

    S.... K....

    @SomeoneYou Know well if unless you have a ritual to break the bounds of time and go back i'd go too.

    S.... K....

    +SomeoneYou Know He played all over but called Mississippi home. Chicago was into the whole swing sound. One man and a guitar didn't get much play up there. Him and Son House were inventing the delta sound down in Dixie. In Clarksdale, Robinsonville, Tishomingo, Memphis and the cotton belt.

  88. J.... B....

    He had a great talent.  But everybody knows Robert Johnson SOLD HIS SOUL TO THE DEVIL to get it.

    J.... B....

    @***** Oh right lol my bad. Yeah it is more interesting 

    J.... B....

    P Young not for a week. For 8 months. Another musician an dc friends of Robert Johnson named willie brown talks about that in an old recording

    J.... B....

    Kyle Lewis No it doesn't. Somebody made that up to make him sound more interesting.

    J.... B....

    Konstantinos Vogiannou, He was more than likely poisoned, by a rival husband/boyfriend. I don't believe for a minute about any person selling their soul to the Devil. I do know the NFL is FAKE, though. Just to change the current subject matter.

    J.... B....

    John Bohr Not true at all. Listen to the lyrics to his song Crossroads, he calls out to God to save him.

  89. D.... S....

    I think I heard this guy in 72.

    D.... S....

    @Daniel Smith nope

    D.... S....

    +Konstantinos Vogiannou I heard him in 2015

  90. j.... ....

    I dusted my broom this morning

  91. P.... ....

    it would be historic if there was some kind of video footage from this man.

    P.... ....

    @***** im sorry, its been a while since I commented on here, what clip are you asking about? thanks.

    P.... ....

    @Alex DeLarge I'm a "conditional" racist thanks to racebaiter's like yourself. you're a racebaiter and a youtube masterbaiter. quit stalkin' or see you later. 

    P.... ....

    There is a video called "alleged footage of Robert Johnson" look it up on here it's pretty interesting

  92. J.... P....

    Well Chuck Berry copied his riffs from this brilliant man

    J.... P....

    @Flesh Robe Except it doesn't. :D

    J.... P....

    +Miguel
    Oh yes, you will learn as you study music, African Roots run deep.
    Keep listening and learning.

    J.... P....

    @Flesh Robe I know that. But not ALL music from the blues. :)

    J.... P....

    JIO P don’t we all

    J.... P....

    Miguel I believe he meant all American music.

  93. P.... E....

    I'm a power metal singer, and I'll listen to pretty much anything. I write and record most of my band's music and lyrics. But this is where it all started for me. My background in delta blues made me want to start a band in the first place. Actually, what I mean is a backing band for live performances; I prefer to go solo like these guys.

    P.... E....

    It's fun to go back isn't it? I always, always feel better the day after a night of delta blues playing. It took me a while to figure out why I would get up the next day with a big old smile on my face. I couldn't tell why. Then I realized it ALWAYS happens the morning after my "delta nights"

  94. b.... ....

    I'm gonna call up China, see if my good gal's over there.

    b.... ....

    "I'm goin' to call up in China, just to see if my baby's over there" -- Carl Rafferty, "Mr. Carl's Blues," 1933.
    "Now I'm going to ring up China yeah man, see can I find my good gal over there." -- Kokomo Arnold, "Sissy Man Blues," 1935.

    b.... ....

    @Joseph Scott Thanks. I'm collecting Call China references in Blues songs.

    b.... ....

    @bluesloverz I'm fairly sure in this one it "write a letter, telephone every town I know"

  95. A.... R....

    So this song is 78 years old... It's good :))

    A.... R....

    This song is older than recording technology. Robert Johnson was not even the first to record it.

  96. l.... ....

    Talk about Roots Music - this is IT. Magnificent.

  97. A.... ....

    I like Robert's vague reference to the imminent world war in the final verse.