Elmore James would be very disappointed in James Elmore.
Yes. Would want someone to dust their brooms. (He was a blue singer and guitarist---in case someone is under 76.)
Library of Congress on lov.gov site said the term meant---- to leave in a hurry In the 1800s, the expression “get up and dust” meant to leave in a hurry. In the Depression-era South, where the song likely originated, “dust my broom” meant to get out of town in a hurry. Big Joe Williams, who grew up in the Mississippi Delta, explained it as “leaving for good,” as in “I'm putting you down.