[Intro] [Hummed vocal intro] Mmmmmm Yeah yeah Mmmmmm [Instrumental | 2 bars] - - - - - - - - [Verse 1 | conversational, amused] Woke up in a little back room Bucket by my side Floor shining like a full moon Had that rhythm in my stride Didn’t feel no pain about it Didn’t feel no blues Till a little voice inside me said Boy what you trying to prove [Pre-Chorus | growing awareness] I looked around real slowly Like I just arrived Funny when your mind wakes up Before the rest of your life [Chorus | joyful, catchy, playful vocal phrasing] Don’t know why I’m moppin’ (Doo doo do doo) Why am I moppin’? (Da da da da doo) Don’t know why I’m moppin’ But I’m hoppin’ and a moppin’ for you Don’t know why I’m moppin’ (Doo doo do doo) Still got all this soul (Da da da da doo) If I gotta push this bucket I’ma make this whole room glow [Instrumental | jazzy horn response] - - - - [Verse 2 | playful confidence] Supervisor talking numbers Clipboard in his hand I just hit a little two-step Sliding past him grinning man Cause somewhere deep beneath this apron Past the squeaking shoes I can feel a bigger version Breaking through the room [Pre-Chorus | lighter, rising] Maybe I ain’t stuck forever Maybe this ain’t it Maybe I can laugh right now And still decide to quit [Chorus | fuller instrumentation] Don’t know why I’m moppin’ (Doo doo do doo) Why am I moppin’? (Da da da da doo) Don’t know why I’m moppin’ But I’m hoppin’ and a moppin’ for you Don’t know why I’m moppin’ (Doo doo do doo) But I finally see (Da da da da doo) There ain’t nobody on this earth Can mop away all of me [Bridge | self-aware] One day I’ll be long gone Gone right through that door But while they got me cleaning I’ma moonwalk cross the floor Cause freedom ain’t always thunder Sometimes it arrives Quiet as a janitor Laughing while alive [Breakdown | sparse bass and snaps] [Spoken | smiling] Man... I really got good at mopping though [Instrumental | 2 bars] - - - - - - - - [Final Chorus | bigger backing vocals, celebratory] Don’t know why I’m moppin’ (Doo doo do doo) Why am I moppin’? (Da da da da doo) Don’t know why I’m moppin’ But I’m hoppin’ and a moppin’ for you Don’t know where I’m going (Doo doo do doo) But I know one thing (Da da da da doo) Soon as I get through this doorway I’ma dance into my wings [Outro | loose and joyful] [Mumbled ad libs] Yeah yeah Keep that floor shining Haha Don’t know why I’m moppin’...
