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 CANOE............1
She said son have good manners : learn to paddle your own canoeChatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Me, Myself, and I; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640041) BBB8784 RCA730.581
 
 CAP..............2
I'm sitting here in prison : with my black cap on Barefoot Bill; Bad Boy; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503062) Co14526D CC3
Five cent cap : and ten cent suit Estes, Sleepy John; Clean Up at Home; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63651B) De7516 Sw S1220
 
 CAPABLE..........1
But I haven't even found nar' doctor : is capable of doing my blues any goodTownsend, Henry; Sick with the Blues; possibly Chicago, 1933; ( ) record unknown Yz L1030
 
 CAPTAIN..........25
Captain rung the bell this morning : just at the break of dayArnold, Kokomo; Buddie Brown Blues; Chicago, 23 Oct. 1937; (91299A) De7449 CC25
Captain Smith said children : I'll take care of youBrown, Hi Henry; Titanic Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11476A) Vo1728 Yz L1030
Captain : tell your men to get on board Smith, Bessie; Shipwreck Blues; New York, 11 June 1931; (1515973) Co14663D Co CL858
'Tain't nothing the matter : captain but I just ain't goingDickson, Tom; Labor Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400360A) OK8570 Yz L1008;
I don't mind working : captain from sun to sun Dickson, Tom; Labor Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400360A) OK8570 Yz L1008;
But I want my money : captain when payday come Dickson, Tom; Labor Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400360A) OK8570 Yz L1008;
Oh captain captain : what's the matter with you Alexander, Texas; Section Gang Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81224B) OK8498 Rt RL312
Oh captain captain : what time of day Alexander, Texas; Section Gang Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81224B) OK8498 Rt RL312
When I load this carload of coal captain : I sure ain't going load no moreArnold, Kokomo; Big Leg Mama; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1935; (90314A) De7116 Say SDR163
Said good morning captain : said good morning shineDickson, Tom; Labor Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400360A) OK8570 Yz L1008;
Now my captain done called me : Lord and I got to goArnold, Kokomo; Buddie Brown Blues; Chicago, 23 Oct. 1937; (91299A) De7449 CC25
Lord I went to my captain : and the man he don't careLedbetter, Huddie; Shorty George; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (168142) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013
I asked my captain : for the time of day Lincoln, Charley; Chain Gang Trouble; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451082) Co14272D His HLP4
I asked my captain : for to give me his best pair of shoesRichardson, Mooch; Burying Ground Blues; Memphis, 23 Mar. 1928; (400375A) OK8576 Mam S3803
Oh captain captain : what's the matter with you Alexander, Texas; Section Gang Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81224B) OK8498 Rt RL312
Oh captain captain : what time of day Alexander, Texas; Section Gang Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81224B) OK8498 Rt RL312
Mr police captain : listen to my plea Blake, Blind; Search Warrant Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208713) Pm12737 Bio BLP12023
Got a redeyed captain : and a squabbling boss Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Prison Cell Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203882) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004
Before your steamboat captain : let me on board Thompson, Edward; Florida Bound; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2412) Pm12873 Yz L1006
I'm talking to the captain : and the whole doggone crewJackson, Papa Charlie; Ash Tray Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (206042) Pm12660 Bio BLP12042
It will be hell to tell the captain : if I catch another man kicking in my stallJohnson, Lonnie; New Black Snake BluesPart 1; New York, 13 Oct. 1928; (401222A) OK8626 Spi LP2001
The sergeant said ain't no need asqualling : the captain said to bring you allJordan, Charley; Raidin' Squad Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5840 ) Vo1528 Yz L1030
The captain say get your lifesavers : fasten them around your waistJohnson, Lonnie; Life Saver Blues; New York, 9 Nov. 1927; (81801B) OK8557 CC30
Blow your whistle captain : so your men will know what to doSmith, Bessie; Shipwreck Blues; New York, 11 June 1931; (1515973) Co14663D Co CL858
I want to tell you captain : it's a dirty shame Ledbetter, Huddie; Shorty George; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (168142) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013
 
 CAR..............30
Car rolled this morning : I was lying out on my ownStone, Joe; It's Hard Time; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76837 ) BBB5169 Yz L1030
A man is like a car : that you have to overhaul Cox, Ida; Misery Blues; New York, late Jan. 1925; (1999?) Pm12258 BYG529073
A Ford is a car everybody wants to ride : jump in you will seeGibson, Cleo; I've Got Ford Movements in My Hips; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402311) OK8700 Sw S1240
She will wake up in one second : when she hears a car horn blowThomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Hard to Rule Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203353) Pm12670 Bio BLP12004
Going to have a car and a woman : running on every roadThomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Hard to Rule Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203353) Pm12670 Bio BLP12004
If you ain't got a car : man a woman is hard to ruleThomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Hard to Rule Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203353) Pm12670 Bio BLP12004
When it starts to rocking : it looks just like a Cadillac carCarr, Leroy; Bread Baker; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164321) Vo03296 Yz L1036
When me and her get to laying in it : it ride like a Cadillac carClark, Lonnie; Down in Tennessee; Richmond, Ind., 21 Sept. 1929; (15661) Pm12871 Rt RL340
When I get to bed : it rock like a Cadillac car Grant, Bobby; Nappy Head Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1927; (202043) Pm12595 Yz L1001
And when I crawls in the middle : it rides me like a Cadillac carMcTell, Blind Willie; Scarey Day Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050031) OK8936 Yz L1037
Carmen got a little Six Buick : big Six Chevrolet carPatton, Charley; 34 Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (147391) Vo02651 Yz L1020
Because they heard of poor John : was going around electric carEstes, Sleepy John; Street Car Blues; Memphis, 13 May 1930; (59919 ) ViV38614 RBF RF8
Now I guess he must have had car trouble : or either the road must be blockedEstes, Sleepy John; Mailman Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93004A) De7789 Sw S1220;
She don't need no telling : daddy will take you in his carPatton, Charley; Revenue Man Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14747 ) Vo02931 Yz L1020
Send me car fare : want to come back home Jones, Maggie; Western Union Blues; New York, 13 Nov. 1924; (1401353) Co14047D VJM VLP23
Says I'm about to lose my home : I've done and lost my carFuller, Blind Boy; Three Ball Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26600A) Vo05440 BC11
You can crank my car : shift my gear Hart, Hattie; I Let My Daddy Do That; New York, 13 Sept. 1934; (15899 ) Vo02855 Mam S3803
I said lazy baby won't you go riding : can I take you riding with me in my carWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Shannon Street Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208471) BBB7847 RCA INT1088
Now I bought a brand new car : it really wouldn't quitBurse, Charlie; Tappin' that Thing; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18648) Ch16654 Rt RL307
Go out with me baby : in a brand new car Gibson, Clifford; Tired of Being Mistreated Part 2; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (485A) QRSR7079 Yz L1006
Lord I went out carriding with them : and they carried me too fastDavis, Walter; Ashes in My Whiskey; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962371) BBB6201 RCA INT1085
Say car can't go : margin too slick Estes, Sleepy John; Easin' Back to Tennessee; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63649A) De7516 Sw S1220
Standing here awondering : will that car pass my wayJohnson, Billiken; Interurban Blues; Dallas, 3 Dec. 1927; (1453232) Co14293D Rt RL335
Lord I'm talking about the wagon : talking about the ??? car tooJackson, Papa Charlie; Maxwell Street Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22882) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042
You fix the blowouts : I'll drive the car Spruell, Freddie; Let's Go Riding; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85785 ) BBB6261 OJL18
She said what you car : long as I treat you right Big Bill (Broonzy); I've Got to Dig You; Chicago, 17 Apr. 1940; (WC3034A) Vo05563 RBF RF16
I'm going to fill you car with gasoline : and meet you going downtownSykes, Roosevelt; No Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1930; (C6475A) MeM12086 Yz L1033
She lets you ride her : in your car Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green; Memphis, 12 May 1930; (599172) ViV38599 Jo SM3104
You don't need no telling : mama take me in your carPatton, Charley; Bird Nest Bound; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4331) Pm13070 Yz L1020
That's where you'll get your car : oil and greasedTampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039
 
 CARBOLIC.........2
I'd drink carbolic acid : and I'd poke a gatling gunSmith, Clara; Done Sold My Soul to the Devil; New York, 30 Sept. 1924; (1400763) Co14041D VJM VLP17
She put carbolic in my coffee : turpentine in my teaLewis, Furry; Big Chief Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1133 Yz L1002
 
 CARBURETTOR......1
Now she got a standard carburettor : my baby been burning bad gasolineWilliamson, Sonny Boy; My Little Machine; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (053002 ) BBB8674 BC3
 
 CARBURETTOR'S....1
Your carburettor's rusty : this I really mean Liston, Virginia; RollsRoyce Papa; New York, 29 May 1926; ( ) Vo1032 His HLP1
 
 CARD.............7
I am the black ace : I'm the boss card in your handTurner, Buck; Black Ace; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61790A) De7281 Yz L1026
I'm going to pay the boss : and get my checkcard todayCarr, Leroy; Longing for My Sugar; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164341) Vo02875 Yz L1036
It's the luckiest card : that a gambler have ever seenCampbell, Bob; Dice's Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154831) Vo02830 Rt RL340
If I don't never see you no more : please drop me a post cardDavis, Walter; Call Your Name; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (0405231) BBB8470 Yz L1025
Can't price a post card : can't even buy a stamp Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Broke Man's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 8 July 1929; (15306A) Ge7008 Riv RM8803
Says I'm going to go far : take two dollars to send me a postal cardArnold, Kokomo; Head Cuttin' Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91331A) De7417 BC4
It's going to take two dollars and a quarter : I declare to send me a postal cardJones, Little Hat; Cherry Street Blues; San Antonio, 14 June 1930; (404300A) OK8829 Yz L1032
 
 CARDS............8
My dice won't pass : cards is the only game you seeWheatstraw, Peetie; Coon Can Shorty; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60512A) De7159 Say SDR192
He would play dice and cards : and his game was old cooncanWallace, Sippie; Jack O' Diamonds Blues; Chicago, 1 Mar. 1926; (9548A) OK8328 CC32
He was one of the luckiest at cards : that a gambler have ever seenCampbell, Bob; Dice's Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154831) Vo02830 Rt RL340
But you know if I don't win tomorrow : I'm going to throw my cards awayRoland, Walter; Dices' Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154852) Ba33343 RBF RF12
I laid my cards on the table : still you wouldn't give me a breakWashboard Sam; I Laid My Cards on the Table; Chicago, 31 July 1942; (0746861) BB340710 RCA LPV577
Some was drinking : some was playing cards Brown, Hi Henry; Titanic Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11476A) Vo1728 Yz L1030
White folks in the parlor playing cards : and they're serving their cake and teaJefferson, Blind Lemon; Piney Woods Money Mama; Chicago, c. Mar. 1928; (204082) Pm12650 Mil MLP2004
I couldn't keep away from [wild, bad] women : bad [liquor, whiskey] cards and diceJefferson, Blind Lemon; Lock Step Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208152) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004
 
 CARE.............149
That leaves no one : to love and care for me Dickson, Tom; Death Bell Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400355B) OK8590 Yz L1002
T for the girl : she didn't care for me Chatman, Bo; Shake 'Em On Down; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278691) BBB7927 Yz L1034
Now she didn't write no letter : and she didn't care for meEstes, Sleepy John; Vernita Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62463A) De7342 Cor CP58
She wouldn't write me no letter : she didn't care for meMcCoy, Joe; My Mary Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5830 ) Vo1576 Pal PL101
Spending my money : I didn't care Smith, Bessie; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, 15 May 1929; (1485343) Co14451D Co CL856
It make no matter : she didn't care for me Wiggins, James Boodle It; Corrine Corrina Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1032) Pm12916 Her H205
I love you baby : don't care what you do Amos, Blind Joe; C and O Blues; probably Chicago, c. July 1927; ( ) Vo1116 OJL17
Now I don't care baby : if the wind don't never changeArnold, Kokomo; Midnight Blues; New York, 11 May 1938; (63750A) De7510 Say SDR163
Ain't nothing going on wrong : but mama I don't careBlack, Lewis; Gravel Camp Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453662) Co14291D Fly LP103
I'm going to find that woman : I don't care where she goesBlind Norris; Sundown Blues; Chicago, 18 Feb. 1937; (61850A) De7290 BC6
And I got to make my living : don't care where I goBogan, Lucille; They Ain't Walking No More; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5549 ) Br7163 Yz L1017
And I can't get a break : don't care where I go Bogan, Lucille; They Ain't Walking No More; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5549 ) Br7163 Yz L1017
And I've got to make my living : don't care where I goBogan, Lucille; Tricks Ain't Working No More; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6848A) Br7186 His HLP15
And I can't make no money : don't care where I go Bogan, Lucille; Tricks Ain't Working No More; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6848A) Br7186 His HLP15
And I can't make a dime : don't care where I go Bogan, Lucille; Tricks Ain't Working No More; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6848A) Br7186 His HLP15
Lord I like them baking powder blues : and I sure don't careBogan, Lucille; Baking Powder Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (135691) Ba33059 Yz L1017
And don't care what you give her : you can't change her rambling mindBogan, Lucille; Reckless Woman; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155072) Ba33313 His HLP4
Now I don't care who knows it : and I really mean that tooCarr, Leroy; Corn Licker Blues; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL53) Vo02741 Co C30496
I want some of your loving : don't care what you doCarr, Leroy; Hold Them Puppies; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL63) Vo02751 Yz L1036
I'm going to leave you mama : and I really don't care who knowsCarr, Leroy; Southbound Blues; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (156272) Vo03107 Co C30496
I've got so many women : that I don't care when one diesCarr, Leroy; Good Woman Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164271) Vo03296 Yz L1019
Some men don't care for biscuits : they like the doggone big fat bunChatman, Bo; Your Biscuits Are Big Enough for Me; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026191) BBB8159 Yz L1014
Lord I can't *let its* continue : don't care what I doColeman, Jaybird; Mistreatin' Mama; Birmingham, Ala., c. 11 Aug. 1927; (GEX801A) BP8052 OJL14
Can't rest contented : don't care where I go Coleman, Jaybird; Save Your MoneyLet These Women Go; Birmingham, Ala., c. 11 Aug. 1927; (GEX802B) BP8052 Rt RL313
I'm drunk and disorderly : I don't care Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Come On In; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1931; (L7192) Pm13104 Riv RM8803
I don't care how long you gone : I won't care how long you stayEstes, Sleepy John; Someday Baby Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90096A) Ch50068 Br87.504
They don't care nothing : about what in the world they doEvans, Joe; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 21 May 1931; (106641) Or8083 Yz L1015
Oh it seems so different : you don't care for me no moreGibson, Clifford; Stop Your Rambling; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (486A) QRSR7083 Yz L1027
Don't care what you say : don't care what you do Gibson, Clifford; Don't Put That Thing On Me; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571742) ViV38572 Yz L1006
You don't care : what become of me Gillum, Bill Jazz; Riley Springs Blues; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064737 ) BBB8846 RCA INT1177
I don't care how I do it : doggone heart disease Glover, Mae; I Ain't Giving Nobody None; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15395A) Ge6948 Her H201
I don't care what they say : I don't care what they doGreen, Lil; Give Your Mama One Smile; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591501) BBB8640 RCA LPV574
I don't care what they say : I don't care what they doGreen, Lil; Give Your Mama One Smile; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591501) BBB8640 RCA LPV574
I say I love you pretty mama : I don't care what you doHawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Snatch It Back Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44202) Pm12475 Yz L1010
Can't wear you off my mind : don't care what I do Henderson, Bertha; Lead Hearted Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205602) Pm12655 Bio BLP12037
I don't care who you are : I don't care where you beenHenry, Hound Head; My Silver Dollar Mama; Chicago, 17 Oct. 1928; (C2452 ) Vo1288 His HLP2
I don't care who you are : I don't care where you beenHenry, Hound Head; My Silver Dollar Mama; Chicago, 17 Oct. 1928; (C2452 ) Vo1288 His HLP2
When I'm in my whiskey : I don't care what I say Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Me and My Whiskey; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493462) Co14507D CC36
Ain't satisfactory : don't care what I do House, Son; My Black MamaPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4082) Pm13042 OJL2
Baby it ain't satisfactory : baby I don't care what I doHouse, Son; My Black MamaPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4082) Pm13042 OJL2
I love my brownskin : don't care where she be Howell, Peg Leg; Tishamingo Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431171) Co14194D RBF RF9
Can't find no heaven : I don't care where they go James, Skip; Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7522) Pm13065 Bio BLP12029
I'm going to grab my sugar : papa don't care what you doJefferson, Blind Lemon; Got the Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24711) Pm12354 Bio BLP12000
I don't feel welcome : and I don't care where I goJefferson, Blind Lemon; Stocking Feet Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30661) Pm12407 Mil MLP2013
Well these women don't care : but the men don't need me hereJefferson, Blind Lemon; Wartime Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30701) Pm12425 Rt RL301
You can get long distance moan : and you don't care what you doJefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Distance Moan; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15670A) Pm12852 Mil MLP2013
If I get drunk : I sure don't care Johnson, Lil; Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand Do; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C3355 ) Vo1299 His HLP2
Because when they find out that you really love them : and they don't care what they doJohnson, Lonnie; I Ain't Gonna Be Your Fool; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63519A) De7509 Sw S1225
You said you's going to leave me : but I don't careJohnson, Margaret; If I Let You Get Away With It Once You'll Do It All of the Time; New York, 19 Oct. 1923; (71972B) OK8107 Sw S1240;
I'm low and ornery : don't care what I do Jones, Maggie; Dangerous Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1925; (1404893) Co14070D VJM VLP23
If I can't make you love me : then I don't care what you doJordan, Charley; Big Four Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5837 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030
Said I don't care : what mama don't allow Kelly, Eddie; Shim Shamming; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130261) BBB7148 BC2
Said I don't care : what mama don't allow Kelly, Eddie; Shim Shamming; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130261) BBB7148 BC2
Said I don't care : what mama don't allow Kelly, Eddie; Shim Shamming; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130261) BBB7148 BC2
Said I don't care : what mama don't allow Kelly, Eddie; Shim Shamming; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130261) BBB7148 BC2
Said we don't care : what mama don't allow Kelly, Eddie; Shim Shamming; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130261) BBB7148 BC2
Said I don't care : what mama don't allow Kelly, Eddie; Shim Shamming; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130261) BBB7148 BC2
Lord I went to my captain : and the man he don't careLedbetter, Huddie; Shorty George; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (168142) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013
I don't care : if she weighed a thousand more Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Pretty Mama Blues; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (563422) ViV38585 RCA INT1175
I'd give anything to fix it : I don't care what it beLucas, Jane; Fix It; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17278A) Ch16215 Riv RM8803
Now I love you baby : don't care what you do McClennan, Tommy; My Little Girl; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044988 ) BBB8605 Rt RL305
You's a highstepping mama : and I don't care what you doMississippi Moaner (Isaiah Nettles); It's Cold in China Blues; Jackson, Miss., 20 Oct. 1935; (JAX2021) Vo03166 OJL8
Because the man I'm loving : I don't care where he *follow me*Moore, Alice; Prison Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15448) Pm12868 CC37
I mean to watch my man : don't care what these other gals saySmith, Bessie; The Gin House Blues; New York, 18 Mar. 1926; (1418203) Co14158D Co CL856
Judge judge good kind judge : burn me because I don't careSmith, Bessie; Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair; New York, 3 Mar. 1927; (1435762) Co14209D Co CL858
You can dog me around : baby I don't care Smith, Laura; Don't You Leave Me Here; New York, c. Mar. 1927; (71302) Ba1977 VJM VLP40
I don't know and I don't care : where my loving daddy's goneSmith, Trixie; I Don't Know and I Don't Care Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (17661) Pm12208 CC29
Because I keep : the don't know and don't care bluesSmith, Trixie; I Don't Know and I Don't Care Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (17661) Pm12208 CC29
I don't care what you say : don't you come here no moreSpivey, Victoria; Black Snake Swing; Chicago, 7 July 1936; (90785A) De7203 AH58
??? for my milkcow : I don't care where my Jersey goSpruell, Freddie; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 25 June 1926; (9793A) OK8422 Yz L1038
Then I made up in my mind : and I [really, simply] don't care how I goSykes, Roosevelt; Kelly's 44 Blues; Cincinnati, 12 June 1930; (629042) ViV38608 Yz L1033
I don't care what she do : Louise is on my mind Temple, Johnnie; New Louise Louise Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1937; (91248A) De7337 RBF RF16
And Dallas is hard : I don't care how you work Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Hard Dallas Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210182) Pm12708 Bio BLP12004
Said my home ain't in Texas : and I sure don't careThomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Poor Boy Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210204) Pm12722 Bio BLP12004
I don't care : if the boat don't never land Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Poor Boy Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210204) Pm12722 Bio BLP12004
I love my brownie : don't care what she do Thompson, Edward; Showers of Rain Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2411A) Pm13018 Yz L1006
I've got blood in my eyes for you baby : I don't care what in this world you doVincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); I've Got Blood in My Eyes for You; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050231) Co14660D Mam S3804
Now we don't care : what the mama don't allow Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 1; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1022B) Vo03275 BC10
Oh we don't care : what the mama don't allow Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 1; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1022B) Vo03275 BC10
Oh we don't care : what the mama don't allow Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 1; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1022B) Vo03275 BC10
Oh we don't care : what the mama don't allow Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 1; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1022B) Vo03275 BC10
We don't care : what the mama don't allow Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 1; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1022B) Vo03275 BC10
Oh we don't care : what the mama don't allow Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 1; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1022B) Vo03275 BC10
Oh we don't care : what the mama don't allow Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 1; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1022B) Vo03275 BC10
Says we don't care : what mama don't allow Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 2; Chicago, 3 July 1935; (C1059?) Vo03375 RBF RF202
Says we don't care : what mama don't allow Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 2; Chicago, 3 July 1935; (C1059?) Vo03375 RBF RF202
Says we don't care : what mama don't allow Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 2; Chicago, 3 July 1935; (C1059?) Vo03375 RBF RF202
Says we don't care : what the mama don't allow Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 2; Chicago, 3 July 1935; (C1059?) Vo03375 RBF RF202
Says we don't care : what mama don't allow Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 2; Chicago, 3 July 1935; (C1059?) Vo03375 RBF RF202
Says we don't care : what the mama don't allow Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 2; Chicago, 3 July 1935; (C1059?) Vo03375 RBF RF202
I'm drunk and disorderly : and I don't care Washboard Sam; Come On In; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01884 ) BBB6870 RBF RF16
Yeah because when you get drunk woman : you don't care what you doWashboard Sam; Low Down Woman; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07618 ) BBB7048 BC10
Well now I don't care : ooo well if I never see a woman on the streetWheatstraw, Peetie; Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12621) Vo03396 RBF RF12
Ah they don't care nothing about you : ooo well well they just want you payday changeWheatstraw, Peetie; Cut Out Blues; Chicago, 9 Apr. 1936; (C13551) Vo03444 Say SDR191
Now it don't worry my mind : ooo well now I don't care if the woman never come backWheatstraw, Peetie; I'm Gonna Cut Out Everything; Chicago, 2 Nov. 1937; (91320A) De7422 Say SDR192
Because I don't care nothing : about oh them revenue menWhite, Washington; Good Gin Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2982A) OK05625 Co C30036
I said get back rider : don't care how you lay Wiley, Geeshie (Elvie Thomas); Eagles on a Half; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1931; (L8261) Pm13074 Yz L1001
These men going to mistreat you : God knows they don't careWilkins, Robert; Jail House Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (45499 ) Vi23379 Yz L1002
I don't care woman : who gets all in my way Williams, Joe; Mr. Devil Blues; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M196 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321
Well I said that I always love you : and Sonny Boy don't care where you goWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Little Girl Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308521) BBB8010 RCA INT1088
Don't care what you say : don't care what you do Gibson, Clifford; Don't Put That Thing On Me; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571742) ViV38572 Yz L1006
Don't care about living : don't want to die Henry, Lena; Low Down Despondent Blues; New York, 22 Aug. 1924; (13596) Vo14873 His HLP15
Don't care how late I goes there : he hasn't ever turned down his lightJefferson, Blind Lemon; Mean Jumper Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203802) Pm12631 Mil MLP2007
Don't care what you give me : I'd eat even chicken meatJohnson, Alec; Miss Meal Cramp Blues; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473792) Co14446D CC3
Don't care where you go : how long you stay Williams, Joe; Someday Baby; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704861) BBB9025 RBF RF11
Says I love you mama : but you don't even care for meArnold, Kokomo; Long and Tall; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070A) De7306 CC25
I'm going to the big house : and I don't even careJames, Jesse; Lonesome Day Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90762A) De7213 AH158
I'm going in the morning : and I don't even care James, Jesse; Lonesome Day Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90762A) De7213 AH158
She said I care for you daddy : but I love no man better than I do myselfMoore, Whistlin' Alex; West Texas Woman; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495312) Co14496D His HLP32
You're a nogood woman : you don't feel in your hardworking man's careShort, Jaydee; Barefoot Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11475 ) Vo1704 Yz L1003
I was spending plenty of money : and I didn't bit more careChatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Maybe I'll Loan You a Dime; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640031) BBB8784 RCA730.581
Ain't got nobody to love me : nobody to feel my careBracey, Mississippi; Cherry Ball; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404765B) OK8867 Yz L1038
Ain't got nobody : nobody feel my care James, Skip; Special Rider Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7602) Pm13098 Yz L1001
I haven't got no loving sweet woman : but not to feel my careJohnson, Robert; Cross Road Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26292) ARC unissued Co CL1654
Lord if she did : she would sure Lord feel my careJohnson, Tommy; Lonesome Home Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454631) Vi unissued His HLP31
Crying if she did : she would sure Lord feel my careJohnson, Tommy; Lonesome Home Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454632) Vi unissued His HLP31
If he do : he sure don't feel my care Pope, Jenny; Doggin' Me Around Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M194 ) Vo1438 His HLP1
Well if she did : she would surely feel my care Rhodes, Walter; Leaving Home Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453592) Co14289D Rt RL334
Say I ain't got no good woman : partner for to feel my careShade, Will; Memphis BoyBlues; Chicago, 9 June 1927; (386591) Vi20809 Rt RL337
The reason I feel that way mama : I ain't got nobody to feel my careShort, Jaydee; Grand Daddy Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11479A) Vo1708 Yz L1018
Well well well if she do : well well she sure don't feel my careWheatstraw, Peetie; Mama's Advice; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6487A) Vo1620 BC4
I believe I'll leave you here because you got me way out here : and you don't feel my careWilliams, Joe; Baby Please Don't Go; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962441) BBB6200 RCA INT1087
Trying to leave your daddy here they got me way down here : and you don't feel my careWilliams, Joe; Baby Please Don't Go; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962441) BBB6200 RCA INT1087
Lord if you never come back : Lord I will never careJones, Bo; Back Door Blues; Dallas, c. Nov. 1929; (DAL460 ) Vo1452 Rt RL327
And I love my woman : but my woman do not care for meMacFarland, Barrel House Buck; I Got to Go Blues; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1934; (C9321 ) De7013 OJL20
Don't let no yellow woman : know Lord how much you really careWashboard Sam; Brown and Yellow Woman Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644831) BBB8937 RCA LPV577
Now it seem like the more that I do for her : it is the less she care for meMontgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Never Go Wrong Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026521) BBB6825 CC35
Captain Smith said children : I'll take care of youBrown, Hi Henry; Titanic Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11476A) Vo1728 Yz L1030
But I want you to take care of my money baby : and please don't give my belongings awayDoyle, Little Buddy; Renewed Love Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1521) OK05771 Rt RL329
I ain't got nobody : here to take care of me Pope, Jenny; Doggin' Me Around Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M194 ) Vo1438 His HLP1
You want to take care of the man's labour : and let these single boys aloneReynolds, Blind Joe; Outside Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1443) Pm12927 OJL8
She going to take care of me : while the times was hardScott, Sonny; Red Cross Blues; New York, 18 July 1933; (135721) Vo25012 Rt RL325
And then these women : sure take care of you Thomkins, Jim; Bedside Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM780 ) Br7200 Rt RL319
I said I can't even take care of my wife and baby : and I'm mighty near to letting my family Williamson, Sonny Boy; Insurance Man Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308561) BBB8034 RCA INT1088
She say I take care of you Sonny Boy : just as long as these times stay hardWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Welfare Store Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (053001 ) BBB8610 BC3
Take care of my wife and my children : I hope to come back home some dayDavis, Walter; Travelin' this Lonesome Road; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854801) BBB5982 RCA INT1175
Take care of the baby : because she'll a broad some dayHicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); unnamed title; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493471) Co unissued Yz L1012
Take care of your husband's labour : and let these single boys aloneReynolds, Blind Willie; Married Man Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (647212) Vi23258 Yz L1009
Take care of my wife and my baby : tell them that I'll be back home some dayWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Rainy Day Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308571) BBB8094 RCA INT1088
Some people tell me : God takes care of old folks and foolsSmith, J. T. Funny Paper; Fool's Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO167A) Vo1674 Yz L1010
People it don't seem like to me : that God takes care of old folks and foolsSmith, J. T. Funny Paper; Fool's Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO167A) Vo1674 Yz L1010
But I have a mind to care : a heart to love like anyone elseMoore, Whistlin' Alex; West Texas Woman; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495312) Co14496D His HLP32
Now I have someone to care for me : don't want you hanging aroundMoore, Alice; Kid Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1712) Pm13107 CC37
Said I'm going to buy me a faro : to care my Cadillac EightRachel, James Yank; TBone Steak Blues; Memphis, 2 Oct. 1929; (563362) ViV38595 Rt RL310
No one to love you : no one to care Smith, Clara; It Won't Be Long Now; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (814761) Co14006D VJM VLP16
??? *Lordy* : unless you going to care for me Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Stingy WomanBlues; Memphis, 24 Feb. 1927; (379421) Vi20552 Rt RL322
I don't care how long you gone : I won't care how long you stayEstes, Sleepy John; Someday Baby Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90096A) Ch50068 Br87.504
And if I don't love you : I wouldn't care what you doOden, Jimmy; Sitting Down Thinking Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18796) Ch16540 Riv RM8819
All you care : is to give your poor heart ease Gillum, Bill Jazz; Riley Springs Blues; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064737 ) BBB8846 RCA INT1177
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