CERTAINLY........2
I'll certainly treat you : just like you was white	Wilkins, Robert; Falling Down Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M192 ) Br7125 Yz L1002
Now it's run here sweet mama : I'm [about to, certainly going to] get you told	Cole, Kid; Niagara Fall Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19981) Vo1187 Rt RL313
CHAIN............26
She should be in a chaingang : breaking up rocks	Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594991) BBB8749 RCA730.581
A hardheaded woman : just like a bulldog without a chain	Gibson, Clifford; HardHeaded Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577552) ViV38577 Yz L1027
Poor people are like prisoners : but they just ain't got on a ball and chain	Davis, Walter; Howling Wind Blues; Chicago, 29 Sept. 31; (675791) ViV23308 RCA INT1085
Be careful with yourself : you'll get a ball and chain	Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); We Sure Got Hard Times Now; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502731) Co14558D CC36
Said the next day : I *led* a ball and chain	Howell, Peg Leg; Ball and Chain Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482702) Co14535D Rt RL318
This ball and chain : about to kill me dead	Howell, Peg Leg; Ball and Chain Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482702) Co14535D Rt RL318
Because I can't go gay cutting : and carry a ball and chain	Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lock Step Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208152) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004
Now those police coming : with his ball and chain	McCoy, Joe; Joliet Bound; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11220A) Vo1686 Yz L1021
Yes you called on the old law : and he brought his ball and chain	McCoy, Joe; Something Gonna Happen to You; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96262 ) BBB6260 Yz L1021;
They got me in shackles : I'm wearing my ball and chain	Patton, Charley; Hammer Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L472) Pm12998 Yz L1020
Just got there in good old time : to wear them ball and chain	Thomas, Henry; Run, Mollie, Run; Chicago, 7 Oct. 1927; (C1222) Vo1141 OJL3
Last time I seen charming Betsy : she's wearing the ball and chain	Thomas, Henry; Charmin' Betsy; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C4621 ) Vo1468 Rt RL315
I just got there to do time : to wear that ball and chain	Thomas, Henry; Charmin' Betsy; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C4621 ) Vo1468 Rt RL315
Don't call my name you got me way down here : wearing the ball and chain	Williams, Joe; Please Don't Go; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704841) BBB8969 RCA INT1087
I'm also talking about that longchain woman : that got eleven twentynine	Carr, Leroy; Eleven TwentyNine Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164291) Vo03157 Bio BLPC9
I looked out the window : saw the long chain man	Wilkins, Robert; Nashville Stonewall Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM740A) Br7168 Rt RL307
I believe another man done gone to the county farm : now with his long chain on	Williams, Joe; Baby Please Don't Go; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962441) BBB6200 RCA INT1087
I wear a scorpion for my watch fob : a rattlesnake for my chain	Jackson, Papa Charlie; Jungle Man Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210452) Pm12721 Bio BLP12042
I brought my chain : to lock it around your waist	Williams, Joe; Mr. Devil Blues; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M196 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321
Six months on the chaingang : believe me 'tain't no fun	Blake, Blind; You Gonna Quit Me Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201101) Pm12597 Yz L1016
Mess around with you : the chaingang will be my home	McTell, Blind Willie; Your Time to Worry; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9957A) De7117 Rt RL324
Shave you up and down : put you on the ??? chain	Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M184 ) Br7137 OJL20
Going to keep my wild jack : if I have to chain him down	Johnson, Billiken; Wild Jack Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476072) Co14405D Rt RL315
Good morning Mr devil : I come here to chain you down	Williams, Joe; Mr. Devil Blues; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M196 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321
Yeah but I love my phonograph : but she have broke my winding chain	Johnson, Robert; Phonograph Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25872) ARC unissued Co C30034
Some say they will coon the devil : if you chain him down	Wheatstraw, Peetie; Coon Can Shorty; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60512A) De7159 Say SDR192
CHAINED..........2
Mmm : chained down in this dark cell by myself	McTell, Blind Willie; Death Cell Blues; New York, 19 Sept. 1933; (140491) Vo02577 RBF RF15
I'm a goodhearted woman : but still I'm chained to the blues	Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Slave to the Blues; New York, Jan. 1926; (23692) Pm12332 Mil MLP2001
CHAINING.........1
Well it must have been the devil : chaining my good gal down	Jackson, Papa Charlie; The Cats Got the Measles; Chicago, c. Jan. 1925; (100193) Pm12259 Bio BLP12042
CHAINS...........5
Take the stripes off my back : chains from around my legs	Howell, Peg Leg; Ball and Chain Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482702) Co14535D Rt RL318
Take these rings and chains : from all around my legs	McMullen, Fred; De Kalb Chain Blues; New York, 18 Jan. 1933; (12936 ) Ba32784 BC5
You got me all bound in chains : because I killed that woman's son	Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Cell Bound Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1924; (100012) Pm12257 Mil MLP2001
I'm down in prison : all bound in chains	Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Cell Bound Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1924; (100012) Pm12257 Mil MLP2001
If I could break these chains : and let my worried heart go free	Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Slave to the Blues; New York, Jan. 1926; (23692) Pm12332 Mil MLP2001
CHAIR............29
Go to the river : take a chair and sit down	Smith, Bessie; Weeping Willow Blues; New York, 26 Sept. 1924; (1400622) Co14042D Co CL856;
Take a chair and break it over his doggone head : and walk the streets all night	Smith, Laura; Don't You Leave Me Here; New York, c. Mar. 1927; (71302) Ba1977 VJM VLP40
It ain't no fine for you : get ready for the electric chair	Barefoot Bill; My Crime Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (1493522) Co14510D OJL14
Well it's please please please : don't send me to the electric chair	Carr, Leroy; Take a Walk Around the Corner; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (15604 ) Vo02986 Co C30496
You know I'm glad I didn't get lifetime : boys and I escaped the electric chair	Estes, Sleepy John; Jailhouse Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93007A) De7814 RBF RF8
I had a *ruckus* with my family : they going to send me to the electric chair	Jefferson, Blind Lemon; 'Lectric Chair Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203642) Pm12608 Bio BLP12015
I don't know but one thing in this world : could keep me *married* to the electric chair	Jefferson, Blind Lemon; 'Lectric Chair Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203642) Pm12608 Bio BLP12015
Judge judge please Mr judge : send me to the electric chair	Smith, Bessie; Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair; New York, 3 Mar. 1927; (1435762) Co14209D Co CL858
Judge judge hear me judge : send me to the electric chair	Smith, Bessie; Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair; New York, 3 Mar. 1927; (1435762) Co14209D Co CL858
Judge judge sweet me judge : send me to the electric chair	Smith, Bessie; Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair; New York, 3 Mar. 1927; (1435762) Co14209D Co CL858
When I went to my dentist : he put me in his chair	Bryant, Laura; Dentist Chair BluesPart 1; Long Island City, c. Jan. 1929; (322A) QRSR7055 His HLP21
Apples on my table : peaches on my chair	Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Number Three Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44162) Pm12475 Yz L1010
When I get to heaven : sit down in St Peter's chair	Welsh, Nolan; St. Peter Blues; Chicago, 16 June 1926; (9728A) OK8372 CC32
Takes a rocking chair to rock mama : a rubber ball to roll	Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9428B) De7026 BC4
I'm going to the river : get me a *dang* old rocking chair	Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Motherless Chile Blues; Atlanta, 5 Nov. 1927; (1451341) Co14299D RBF RF15
Women see you coming : they go get their rocking chair	Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Got the Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24711) Pm12354 Bio BLP12000
I'm going to the river : going to carry my rocking chair	Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Lonesome Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24722) Pm12354 Bio BLP12000
I'm going down to the river : take me a rocking chair	Jones, Coley; Sweet Mama Blues; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1925; (1453443) Co14290D Rt RL312
Take a rocking chair to rock : take a rubber ball to roll	Lincoln, Charley; Jealous Hearted Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451032) Co14305D RBF RF9
I am going to the distillery : carry me a brand new rocking chair	Pope, Jenny; Whiskey Drinkin' Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M193 ) Vo1438 His HLP1
It takes a rocking chair to rock : a rubber ball to roll	Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Jealous Hearted Blues; New York, c. 15 Oct. 1924; (19242) Pm12252 Mil MLP2001
I went to the river : take my rocking chair	Stovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); Bed Slats; St. Louis, 26 Apr. 1927; (80760B) OK8543 His HLP4
I'm going to live up in the country : buy me a rocking chair	Walker, Uncle Bud; Look Here Mama Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402008A) OK8828 Yz L1018
It take a ??? to roll : and a rocking chair to rock	Williams, Joe; Wild Cow Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962461) BBB6200 RCA INT1087
Let me be your rocker : till your straight chair comes	Lacy, Rubin; Ham Hound Crave; Chicago, Mar. 1928; (204203) Pm12629 Yz L1009
And I rock you easier : you straight chair ever done	Lacy, Rubin; Ham Hound Crave; Chicago, Mar. 1928; (204203) Pm12629 Yz L1009
Here I am here I am : setting in that chair with folded arms	Kelly, Jack; Flower Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1441) Vo unissued OJL21
Take off your shirt : hang it on the chair	Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Come On In; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1931; (L7192) Pm13104 Riv RM8803
I might get four or five years : Lord I might get the chair	James, Jesse; Lonesome Day Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90762A) De7213 AH158
CHAIRS...........1
All of my women : sit in rocking chairs	Martin, Carl; Badly Mistreated Man; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8812) OK8961 Yz L1016
CHAMP............1
Uncle Sam need a champ :	Edwards, Frank; We Got to Get Together; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38121) OK06393 BC6
CHAMPAGNE........4
We drinking whiskey : champagne and wine	McCoy, Joe; We Gonna Pitch a Boogie Woogie; Chicago, 13 Nov. 1936; (90982A) De7326 AH77
Buying bootleg liquor : champagne and wine	Smith, Bessie; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, 15 May 1929; (1485343) Co14451D Co CL856
Now I'm going to smoke my reefer : drink my good champagne and wine	Arnold, Kokomo; Rocky Road Blues; Chicago, 23 Oct. 1937; (91300A) De7449 CC25
You can't drink nothing : unless it's champagne or wine	Washboard Sam; Sophisticated Mama; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020814 ) BBB7780 BC2
CHAMPAIGN........1
Buying him champaign whiskey : and sometime wine	Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Maybe I'll Loan You a Dime; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640031) BBB8784 RCA730.581
CHANCE...........51
*You chance it once* baby : you ain't done got killed	Ledbetter, Huddie; Mr. Hughe's Town; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (16808 ) ARC unissued Co C30035
Lord I'm going to leave here walking : chance is that I may ride	Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Ramblin' Man; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210194) Pm12722 Bio BLP12004
Why shouldn't I take a chance mama : when good luck comes along	Arnold, Kokomo; Mister Charlie; Chicago, 24 Oct. 1936; (90958A) De7261 CC25
Says my woman get a chance to see me : not until the sunshiny day	Arnold, Kokomo; Tired of Runnin' from Door to Door; New York, 11 May 1938; (67346) De7464 Say SDR163
Says my woman get a chance to see me : but they all hear me when I talk	Arnold, Kokomo; My Well Is Dry; New York, 11 May 1938; (63748A) De7540 CC25
Got my gal : took a chance	Blake, Blind; Too Tight Blues No. 2; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15460) Pm12824 Bio BLP12037
His name is rambler : and when he gets a chance	Blake, Blind; Police Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15463) Pm12888 Yz L1012
Said if you go to the Western Union : you might get a chance	Hill, King Solomon; The Gone Dead Train; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12542) Pm13129 Yz L1004
Going to stop by there : just to give these girls a chance	Hull, Papa Harvey; France Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12690) Ge6106 OJL2
Now dynamite : ain't got a chance you see	Jones, Maggie; Dangerous Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1925; (1404893) Co14070D VJM VLP23
But if you'll allow me a chance : I'll gnaw your backbone half in two	McTell, Blind Willie; Talking to Myself; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502572) Co14551D Yz L1005
Come into Atlanta : to get a chance	McTell, Blind Willie; Georgia Rag; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1931; (4050851) OK8924 Yz L1005
Joe Louis would take a chance with them : I would put you on your feet	Memphis Minnie; He's in the Ring; Chicago, 22 Aug. 1935; (C1099B) Vo03046 Pal PL101
Said I'd have been her shimmy partner : Lord if I had a chance	Newbern, Hambone Willie; Nobody Knows; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402296B) OK8679 Rt RL307
I got something to tell you : when I gets a chance	Patton, Charley; Pony Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15216) Pm12792 Yz L1020
Give a poor man a chance : help stop these hard hard times	Smith, Bessie; Poor Man's Blues; New York, 24 Aug. 1928; (1468951) Co14399D Co CL856
Nobody ever gets a chance to see me : but they all hear me when I howl	Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf BluesNo. 1; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6404A) Vo1558 Yz L1031
She ain't working : have a chance to raise so much hell	Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Honey Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO126 ) Vo1633 Yz L1031
Waiting for a chance : to doublecross you	Spivey, Victoria; Don't Trust Nobody Blues; Chicago, 20 Mar. 1931; (VO150 ) Vo1640 Spi LP2001
Lord I got a gang of women : trying to get a chance with me	Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Kingfish Blues; Chicago, 22 Mar. 1934; (803851) BBB5617 RCA LPV518
If you allow me a chance : I will gnaw your backbone half in two	Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Back Gnawing Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203442) Pm12609 Bio BLP12004
You'll never get a chance : to put your big legs on me no more	Washboard Sam; Big Woman; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01885 ) BBB6870 BC10
He come by me running : but it likely he ain't got a chance	Washboard Sam; Back Door; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07616 ) BBB7001 BC10
It's a crime to take a chance : when you know you can get by	Wheatstraw, Peetie; Don't Take a Chance; Chicago, 8 Apr. 1936; (C13521) Vo03348 Say SDR192
It's better to take it easy : ooo well well than to take a chance and die	Wheatstraw, Peetie; Don't Take a Chance; Chicago, 8 Apr. 1936; (C13521) Vo03348 Say SDR192
Don't take a chance about telling her : that you can get a new gal every day	Wheatstraw, Peetie; Don't Take a Chance; Chicago, 8 Apr. 1936; (C13521) Vo03348 Say SDR192
It's a crime on taking a chance on losing her : ooo well well when you drive her from your door	Wheatstraw, Peetie; Don't Take a Chance; Chicago, 8 Apr. 1936; (C13521) Vo03348 Say SDR192
Well I got something to tell you : mama when I get a chance	Williams, Joe; My Grey Pony; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85491 ) BBB5948 RBF RF14
Lord I wouldn't keep on worrying : but I wonder if there any chance for me	Williamson, Sonny Boy; Little Girl Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308521) BBB8010 RCA INT1088
I had a good chance : baby give me just one more	Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Christmas Eve Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208182) Pm12692 Bio BLP12000
But papa done got you : you've had your last chance	Barefoot Bill; Snigglin' Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493532) Co14510D Yz L1006
Well it's the last chance : kid to be around here with me	Calicott, Joe; Fare Thee Well Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM778 ) Br7166 OJL11
Well it's the last chance : shaking in bed with you	Calicott, Joe; Fare Thee Well Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM778 ) Br7166 OJL11
I said hey mama : I'll give you your last chance	Cannon, Gus; Last Chance Blues; Chicago, c. 12 Sept. 1929; (C4337 ) Br7138 His HLP15
I said hey baby : I give you your last chance	Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Last Chance Blues; Memphis, 1 Oct. 1929; (56316 ) ViV38593 Her H205
You give me a little chance : maybe you will change your mind	Blake, Blind; One Time Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (43632) Pm12479 Bio BLP12037
I tell you it's a mighty risk to run : and a mighty chance to take	Jackson, Jim; Bootlegging Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419042) Vi21268 Rt RL323
I'll give you one more chance : to make a man out of yourself	Harris, Magnolia; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'Part 2; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930; (C7101 ) MeM12077 Yz L1031
Honey allow me aone more chance : I only I will treat you right	Thomas, Henry; Honey, Won't You Allow Me One More Chance; Chicago, 7 Oct. 1927; (C1220) Vo1141 OJL3
Honey won't you allow me aone more chance : I won't stay out all night	Thomas, Henry; Honey, Won't You Allow Me One More Chance; Chicago, 7 Oct. 1927; (C1220) Vo1141 OJL3
Honey won't you allow me aone more chance : I take you to the ball in France	Thomas, Henry; Honey, Won't You Allow Me One More Chance; Chicago, 7 Oct. 1927; (C1220) Vo1141 OJL3
One kind of favor I'll ask of you : just allow me just one more chance	Thomas, Henry; Honey, Won't You Allow Me One More Chance; Chicago, 7 Oct. 1927; (C1220) Vo1141 OJL3
I can't help it pretty mama : the gasman don't take no chance	Bird, John (Mae Glover); Gas Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15396A) Ge7040 Yz L1009
Jenny stepped right up : and said you have no chance	Smith, Mamie; Jenny's Ball; New York, 19 Feb. 1931; (404852A) OK8915 Sw S1240
I've been all over the world : I've taken all kinds of chance	Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Cat Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15673) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015
The judge say I'll give you one chance Nolan : but you would not leave this town	Welsh, Nolan; The Bridwell Blues; Chicago, 16 June 1926; (9727A) OK8372 Fwy FJ2802
The way she getting down these days : you know I ain't going to have a possible chance	Wiggins, James Boodle It; Gotta Shave 'Em Dry; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1041) Pm12916 Her H205
Now when the chance comes up : I'm going to bid this town goodbye	Collins, Sam; Devil in the Lion's Den; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12737A) Ge6181 OJL10
Now the government give you three years chance : and you could have something of your own	Estes, Sleepy John; Government Money; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62461A) De7414 Sw S1219
Everybody : you chance to meet	Blake, Blind; Wabash Rag; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (201542) Pm12597 Yz L1016
You have your chance at love : now I'm going to leave you flat	Turner, Joe; Blues on Central Avenue; Los Angeles, 8 Sept. 1941; (DLA2739A) De7889 Br87.504