[Intro]
(Care to dance, goes too far)
(I Believe My Time Ain't Long, take one)
(Shhh, tell her to shut up)
One, two, three, four

[Verse 1]
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
I quit the best gal I'm lovin'
Now, my friends can get my room

[Verse 2]
I'm gonna write a letter
Telephone every town I know
I'm gonna write a letter
Telephone every town I know
And if I don't find her West Illinois
She'll be in East Monroe, I know

[Verse 3]
I don't want no woman
Want ev'ry downtown man she meet
No, I don't want no woman
Want ev'ry downtown man she meet
She's a no good li'l doney
She'd not allowed out on the street, mm-hmm, now
[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 4]
I believe
I believe my time ain't long
I believe
I believe my time ain't long
I ain't gonna leave my baby
And break up my happy home, mm-hmm