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 CHANGED..........32
Oh nothing but the devil : changed my baby's mind James, Skip; Devil Got My Woman; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7461) Pm13088 Bio BLP12029
To see if this woman : changed her mind Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Beggin' Back; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (30164) Pm12394 Bio BLP12000
The devil's evil : changed my baby's mind Temple, Johnnie; The Evil Devil Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C987 ) Vo02987 Yz L1038
My mind had achanged : I wouldn't have come back at allCollins, Sam; Riverside Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12740) Ge6167 OJL10
But since I been born : he must ahave changed his rulesSmith, J. T. Funny Paper; Fool's Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO167A) Vo1674 Yz L1010
Then if I reach my home : I'll be changed all on that L and NEstes, Sleepy John; Hobo Jungle Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62481A) De7354 Sw S1219
I done changed my way of living : going to find someone to treat me rightArnold, Kokomo; Bad Luck Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (63753A) De7540 CC25
So I'm a hardhearted papa : I've done changed my waysCarr, Leroy; Hard Hearted Papa; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164172) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9
Some day you going to want to love the poor boy : and I'll be done changed my mindLofton, Willie; My Mean Baby Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9387A) De7076 Rt RL314
Think my baby : done changed the lock McTell, Blind Willie; Come On Around to My House Mama; Atlanta, 30 Oct. 1929; (1493022) Co14484D Rt RL324
But since you got money : it's done changed your mindSmith, Bessie; Lost Your Head Blues; New York, 4 May 1926; (1421492) Co14158D Co CL857
Now you done changed baby : trying to carry me to my graveWeaver, Curley; Sometime Mama; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9939B) Ch50065 His HLP31
Because now you know your love done changed : ooo well well that I feel this awayWheatstraw, Peetie; Deep Sea Love; New York, 20 Feb. 1936; (60539A) De7167 Say SDR192
Because she even changed her house number : oh you know she done moved to another townWilliamson, Sonny Boy; My Baby Made a Change; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064022 ) BBB8766 BC20
She tells me that she loves me : ooo well well but she has changed her mindWheatstraw, Peetie; Remember and Forget Blues; Chicago, 8 Apr. 1936; (C13512) Vo03273 Say SDR192
Now it's too late baby : I have changed my mind Gillum, Bill Jazz; I Got Somebody Else; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064739 ) BBB8816 RCA INT1177
I have cut out my way of living : I have changed my waysWheatstraw, Peetie; I'm Gonna Cut Out Everything; Chicago, 2 Nov. 1937; (91320A) De7422 Say SDR192
Now my baby have changed her way of living : I mean she's changed all aroundWilliamson, Sonny Boy; My Baby Made a Change; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064022 ) BBB8766 BC20
Oh now but that change that hurt me : oh somebody have changed that lock on my doorWilliamson, Sonny Boy; My Baby Made a Change; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064022 ) BBB8766 BC20
Well now my baby have changed her way of dancing : oh she don't twostep no moreWilliamson, Sonny Boy; My Baby Made a Change; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064022 ) BBB8766 BC20
I started to heaven : but I changed my mind Dickson, Pearl; Little Rock Blues; Memphis, 12 Dec. 1927; (1453712) Co14286D OJL6
I changed that thing : you better let married women aloneMcTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037
But I've changed that thing : you better let married women aloneMcTell, Blind Willie; Searching the Desert for the Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716061) Vi23353 RCA LPV518
Yeah when morning come : she had never changed her weightCrudup, Arthur Big Boy; Black Pony Blues; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648731) BBB8896 RCA LPV518
Mama I'm the same man : you just only changed your waysFox, John D.; The Moanin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 15 Dec. 1927; (GEX1019A) Ge6352 Rt RL334
Now my baby have changed her way of living : I mean she's changed all aroundWilliamson, Sonny Boy; My Baby Made a Change; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064022 ) BBB8766 BC20
Now peoples I believe : somebody oh somebody's changed that lock on my doorWilliamson, Sonny Boy; My Baby Made a Change; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064022 ) BBB8766 BC20
And I think they will stay changed : for the rest of my daysCarr, Leroy; Hard Hearted Papa; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164172) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9
But my man quit me : and that changed my mind Green, Lil; Knockin' Myself Out; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591521) BBB8659 RCA LPV574
Soon as you got up mama : you changed your mind McTell, Blind Willie; Cold Winter Day; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9956A) De7810 Yz L1037
You used to treat me like you loved me : I wonder why you changed your mindSykes, Roosevelt; As True As I've Been to You; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (694031) Vi23286 Yz L1033
You changed your mind baby : trying to make a dog of meWeaver, Curley; Sometime Mama; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9939B) Ch50065 His HLP31
 
 CHANGES..........1
And if I don't make some changes : I'll be sleeping outdoorsWashboard Sam; Life Is Just a Book; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644771) BBB8909 RCA LPV577
 
 CHANGING.........7
Talking about changing men : mama you been saying that stuff all over townSmith, J. T. Funny Paper; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'Part 1; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930 (C7100 ) Vo1602 Yz L1031
Why I'm thinking about changing : the way I got to strut my stuffWaters, Ethel; There'll Be Some Changes Made; New York, c. Aug. 1921; (P1471) BS2021 Bio BLP12022
Now then I believe that you must have been born in ??? : because you got changing ways with Williamson, Sonny Boy; Number Five Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308481R) BBB8010 RCA INT1088
I'm changing friends and men : and I won't be blue no moreHarris, Magnolia; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'Part 1; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930; (C7100 ) MeM12077 Yz L1031
You may say : that I'm changing fast Spand, Charlie; Good Gal; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15453) Pm12817 Yz L1015
My woman done left me : I got these lovechanging bluesMcTell, Blind Willie; LoveChanging Blues; Atlanta, 29 Nov. 1929; (566351) ViV38580 Yz L1005
There ain't no need of me changing towns : it's a drought everywhere I goHouse, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4262) Pm12990 OJL11
 
 CHAPTER..........2
Read on down : to Chapter Nine Smith, Bessie; Preachin' the Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (1434902) Co14195D Co CL858
Read on down : to Chapter Ten Smith, Bessie; Preachin' the Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (1434902) Co14195D Co CL858
 
 CHARCOAL.........1
Drinking charcoal liquor : throwing myself away Boyd, Georgia; Never Mind Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (768351) BBB5573 Yz L1030
 
 CHARGE...........1
And if he hits you with either one : same as a charge from a dynamiteMemphis Minnie; He's in the Ring; Chicago, 22 Aug. 1935; (C1099B) Vo03046 Pal PL101
 
 CHARGED..........5
Motor's in a bad condition : you got to have these batteries chargedJohnson, Robert; Terraplane Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25861) ARC70356 Co CL1654
Oh they got me charged with burgling : and I haven't even raised my handMcTell, Blind Willie; Death Cell Blues; New York, 19 Sept. 1933; (140491) Vo02577 RBF RF15
And here they got me charged : with murder in the first degreeSpivey, Victoria; Murder in the First Degree; New York, 1 Nov. 1927; (81596B) OK8581 Spi LP2001
He was charged with murder : but stealing was his crimePope, Jenny; Tennessee Workhouse Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM758B) Vo1522 His HLP15
They got you charged with having liquor : now tell me what is your pleaSmith, J. T. Funny Paper; Tell It to the Judge No. 2; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C7239?) MeM12117 Yz L1031
 
 CHARGES..........2
He charges on his opponents : from the beginning of the gongMartin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293A) De7114 Yz L1016
She don't make no charges : she don't set no priceGibson, Clifford; She Rolls It Slow; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (69405 ) Vi23290 RCA INT1175
 
 CHARIOT..........1
And you will lower down your chariot : and let your poor daddy rideWashboard Sam; I Get the Blues at Bedtime; Chicago, 31 July 1942; (0746871) BB340710 RCA LPV577
 
 CHARITY..........2
But I'm going to stay right here : and eat these old charity beansMemphis Minnie; Nothin in Rambling; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3167A) OK05670 BC1
I been taking charity grub : I've got to go outsideJames, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028
 
 CHARLESTON.......2
Now it ain't no Charleston : ain't no buck and wingJackson, Papa Charlie; Shake That Thing; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2120?) Pm12281 Yz L1029
Adoing the Charleston : while you blow Smith, Bessie; Trombone Cholly; New York, 3 Mar. 1927; (1435753) Co14232D Co CL858
 
 CHARLEY..........3
Look ahere papa Charley : I don't want you no morePatton, Charley; Bird Nest Bound; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4331) Pm13070 Yz L1020
Ah one of them told papa Charley : I don't want you hanging around my job no morePatton, Charley; 34 Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (147391) Vo02651 Yz L1020
Mr Purvis told Mr Webb : to let poor Charley down Patton, Charley; High Sheriff Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147252) Vo02680 Yz L1020
 
 CHARLEY].........1
The backwater done rose all around Sumner : drove [me, poor Charley] down the linePatton, Charley; High Water EverywherePart I; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L591) Pm12909 Yz L1020
 
 CHARLIE..........9
Charlie grabbed his girl : and he *crow forked* inMcTell, Blind Willie; Razor Ball; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502582) Co14551D Yz L1037
And that *matcher* Charlie : shot his automatic twinsMcTell, Blind Willie; Razor Ball; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502582) Co14551D Yz L1037
Clap your hands Charlie : Charlie where's you been so longJames, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028
Clap your hands Charlie : Charlie where's you been so longJames, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028
Oh Mr Charlie : why don't you leave my gal alone Arnold, Kokomo; Mister Charlie; Chicago, 24 Oct. 1936; (90958A) De7261 CC25
Well Mr Charlie : you had better watch your men Kelly, Jack; Red Ripe Tomatoes; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137142) Ba32844 OJL4
Well I love you Mr Charlie : honey God knows I do Moore, Rosie Mae; Staggering Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418302) Vi21280 Rt RL310
Yes sweet papa Charlie Chicken : he will pay your bailDavis, Carl (Dallas Jamboree Jug Band); Elm Street Woman Blues Dallas, 20 Sept. 1935; (DAL103 ) Vo03092 BC2
Let me in please Charlie : no one here but me Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Blind Pig Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (1460501) Co14372D CC36
 
 CHARLOTTE........1
Now the water now mama : done struck Charlotte townPatton, Charley; High Water EverywherePart I; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L591) Pm12909 Yz L1020
 
 CHARM............1
I know there's lots of girlies : you may charm Smith, Mamie; Jenny's Ball; New York, 19 Feb. 1931; (404852A) OK8915 Sw S1240
 
 CHARMING.........3
I'm going around the mountain charming Betsy : going around the mountain to leaveThomas, Henry; Charmin' Betsy; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C4621 ) Vo1468 Rt RL315
The first time I see charming Betsy : she want everything that she seeThomas, Henry; Charmin' Betsy; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C4621 ) Vo1468 Rt RL315
Last time I seen charming Betsy : she's wearing the ball and chainThomas, Henry; Charmin' Betsy; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C4621 ) Vo1468 Rt RL315
 
 CHASE............4
Chase out all those kidmen : and let me keep your orchard cleanJefferson, Blind Lemon; Peach Orchard Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1929; (214002) Pm12801 Riv RLP12125
Chase everything : that's going around Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Down in the Basement; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26271) Pm12395 Jo SM3098
Keep right on running : go chase yourself Martin, Daisy; What You Was You Used to Be; New York, c. late July 1923; (52381) Ba1262 VJM VLP40
Well I ain't got no more to say : and I ain't going to chase you aroundEaston, Amos; Green Country Gal; New York, 23 Aug. 1936; (61241A) De7440 AH158
 
 CHASED...........1
He chased me from my regular : now he's after my usedtobeBlake, Blind; Black Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (43621) Pm12464 Bio BLP12003
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