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Thread #7259   Message #43614
Posted By: Earl
29-Oct-98 - 01:11 PM
Thread Name: Blues Lyrics Translation
Subject: RE: Blues Lyrics Translation
I always thought "dust my broom" meant to leave, as in Robert Johnson's "I Believe I'll Dust My Broom"

I'm gon' get up in the mornin' I believe I'll dust my broom
I'm gon' get up in the mornin' I believe I'll dust my broom
Girl friend, the black man you been lovin' girlfriend, can get my room

A rider is a sexual partner.

According to the notes in "Robert Johnson The Complete Recordings," "A nation sack is a small pouch worn around the neck in which keepsakes and valuables are kept."