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 CHASING..........2
I've been chasing pigmeat : since I was nine days oldSmith, Trixie; No Good Man; New York, 14 June 1939; (65815A) De7617 AH158
Ain't no need of you chasing women : brother if you really haven't got the cashBlake, Blind; Rope Stretchin' BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L11012) Pm13103 Bio BLP12037
 
 CHASTIZING.......1
I'm sick and tired : chastizing you McCoy, Joe; Oh Red; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1936; (90691A) De7182 AH77
 
 CHATTANOOGA......1
I'm going to Chattanooga : get my hambone fixed Bird, Billy; Alabama BluesPart 2; Atlanta, 29 Oct. 1928; (1473261) Co14418D His HLP5
 
 CHATTING.........1
I was chatting with a girl : in the wrong place Washboard Sam; My Feet Jumped Salty; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644791) BBB8844 RCA LPV577
 
 CHAUFFEUR........5
Hop on boys : I got the best chauffeur in town Memphis Minnie; Garage Fire Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C6083 ) Vo1601 Rt RL307
Oh Lord Lord : wonder where is my chauffeur now Memphis Minnie; Garage Fire Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C6083 ) Vo1601 Rt RL307
Won't you be my chauffeur : I want someone to drive me I want someone to drive me downtownMemphis Minnie; Me and My Chauffeur Blues; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C37651) OK06788 BC1
You know I'm going to steal me a pistol : shoot my chauffeur downMemphis Minnie; Me and My Chauffeur Blues; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C37651) OK06788 BC1
Going to let my chauffeur : drive me around the drive me around the worldMemphis Minnie; Me and My Chauffeur Blues; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C37651) OK06788 BC1
 
 CHAUFFEURING.....1
I'm going back to chauffeuring : I've been *done it* for three yearsThomas, Jesse Babyface; Blue Goose Blues; Dallas, 10 Aug. 1929; (553262) ViV38555 Yz L1032
 
 CHAWED...........1
Oh I know she want it hard babe : sure don't want it chawedPatton, Charley; Love My Stuff; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14746 ) Vo02782 Mam S3802
 
 CHEAP............9
Cheap cigar : and a magazine Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202
And there ain't no more : cheap like mine in town Bogan, Lucille; Coffee Grindin' Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3461 ) Br7083 His HLP15
I'm not a cheap woman : I sell about every day unknown artist (Noah Lewis); Selling the Jelly; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (64738 ) Vi23319 OJL19
I'm selling it cheap : because I got good stuff Bogan, Lucille; Barbecue Bess; New York, 6 Mar. 1935; (169841) Ba33475 Yz L1017
If you want some loving : you want it cheap Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants to Knock a Jug; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7223A) Vo1651 Yz L1036
Found my groceries and my stove : where they are selling cheapMemphis Minnie; Lonesome Shark Blues; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3166A) OK05728 BC1
I got a store on the corner : selling stuff cheap Bogan, Lucille; They Ain't Walking No More; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5549 ) Br7163 Yz L1017
Listen all you prize fighters : don't play him too cheapMartin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293A) De7114 Yz L1016
Listen all you prize fighters : don't play him too cheapMartin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293A) De7114 Yz L1016
 
 CHEAT............6
*She can cheat murder* : Smith, Clara; Mean Papa, Turn in Your Key; New York, 17 Apr. 1924; (816972) Co14022D VJM VLP16
But you just cheat : away a beautiful home Smith, Clara; Mean Papa, Turn in Your Key; New York, 17 Apr. 1924; (816972) Co14022D VJM VLP16
There is no way to cheat him : I'm so dissatisfiedHowell, Peg Leg; Low Down Rounder Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1928; (1461611) Co14320D RBF RF1
Ain't you getting tired : of [trying to cheat, cheating] on your papa hon'Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; Callin' Corrine; New York, 19 May 1939; (65608A) De7619 AH158
I mean my man and my best friend : won't cheat in West End anymoreHenderson, Katherine; West End Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (235A) QRSR7024 His HLP21
You promised me once : you wouldn't cheat anymore Johnson, 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;
 
 CHEATER..........4
Now I'm going to be a robber and a cheater : I'm going to take that to be my gameArnold, Kokomo; Broke Man Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91332A) De7417 CC25
Just because you were a cheater : I won't give up the gameGibson, Clifford; Ice and Snow Blues; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571732) ViV38562 Yz L1027
Call me a hotshot liar and a cheater : because I'm from TennesseeMcTell, Blind Willie; Come On Around to My House Mama; Atlanta, 30 Oct. 1929; (1493022) Co14484D Rt RL324
You may call me a cheater : pretty boy I'll real treat youMcTell, Blind Willie; Talking to Myself; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502572) Co14551D Yz L1005
 
 CHEATERS.........1
And all them are cheaters : sounds just the same Bogan, Lucille; Jim Tampa Blues; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46722) Pm12504 Yz L1017
 
 CHEATING.........3
I'm a backbiting mama : looking for a cheating manJones, Maggie; I'm a Back Bitin' Mama; New York, 17 Sept. 1925; (1409514) Co14127D VJM VLP25
You must think that I am blind : you been cheating me all the timeSmith, Bessie; I Ain't Goin' to Play Second Fiddle; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406301) Co14090D Co CL855
Said I'm bound to get a letter : from that cheating brown of mineBlack, Lewis; Rock Island Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453613) Co14429D His HLP5
 
 CHEATING]........1
Ain't you getting tired : of [trying to cheat, cheating] on your papa hon'Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; Callin' Corrine; New York, 19 May 1939; (65608A) De7619 AH158
 
 CHECK............13
Check up on my loving : but you sure can't get it allLucas, Jane; Where Did You Stay Last Night; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17277A) Ch16171 Riv RM8803
Check all your razors : and your guns Smith, Bessie; Gimme a Pigfoot; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525782) OK8949 Co CL856
Check all your razors : and your guns Smith, Bessie; Gimme a Pigfoot; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525782) OK8949 Co CL856
*rent* check now Estes, Sleepy John; Government Money; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62461A) De7414 Sw S1219
Says I believe I got to have my daughter : checkacheck checkedNewbern, Hambone Willie; She Could ToodleOo; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402295A) OK8740 Rt RL323
Says I believe I got to have my daughter : checkacheck checkedNewbern, Hambone Willie; She Could ToodleOo; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402295A) OK8740 Rt RL323
I don't want no foolishness : about my Red Cross checkScott, Sonny; Red Cross Blues; New York, 18 July 1933; (135721) Vo25012 Rt RL325
I'll just ??? your carriage : and I'll check your lineMoore, Rosie Mae; School Girl Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418322) Vi21408 OJL17
You know I work hard baby : and I brung you home my checkCarr, Leroy; BrokenHearted Man; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164251) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9
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
She can stand in Melford : man and put the check on meChatman, Bo; The Ins and Outs of My Girl; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026141) BBB7213 Yz L1014
I'm going heist your hood mama : I'm bound to check your oilJohnson, Robert; Terraplane Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25861) ARC70356 Co CL1654
So you bring me all your money : when they pay your checkEdwards, Susie; Construction Gang; New York, 12 Sept. 1924; (72817B) OK8163 Sw S1240
 
 CHECK:...........1
When I get my pay check: I give you my last dime Chatman, Bo; Arrangement for MeBlues; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476471) BBB8397 Yz L1014
 
 CHECKED..........1
Says I believe I got to have my daughter : checkacheck checkedNewbern, Hambone Willie; She Could ToodleOo; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402295A) OK8740 Rt RL323
 
 CHECKS...........1
Some draw checks babe : some draw nothing at all Brown, Hi Henry; Nut Factory Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11506A) Vo1692 Yz L1003
 
 CHEEK............1
I feel cold arms around me : and ice lips upon my cheekJohnson, Lonnie; Blue Ghost Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63523A) De7537 AH158
 
 CHEEKS...........1
She got great big eyes : rosy cheeks Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Got a Letter from My Darlin'; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64731 ) Vi23267 Rt RL337
 
 CHEEPING.........1
Blackbird cheeping : in a tree Bunn, Teddy; Pattin' Dat Cat; New York, 7 Apr. 1930; (597401) ViV38592 His HLP5
 
 CHEER............1
Well now I got cheer : I had good luck Hollins, Tony; Stamp Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1941; (C38431) OK06351 BC5
 
 CHEER:...........1
We have that good Dr Cheer: and it just come now Memphis Minnie; Drunken Barrelhouse Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1934; (CP10701) Vo02711 Yz L1021
 
 CHEESE...........3
Aunt Louise : she bought blue goose cheese Bunn, Teddy; Pattin' Dat Cat; New York, 7 Apr. 1930; (597401) ViV38592 His HLP5
Didn't have nothing : but a limburger cheese Sykes, Roosevelt; We Can Sell that Thing; Grafton, Wis., c. Aug. 1930; (L4502) Pm13004 Riv RM8819
And had the nerve to ask me : ooo well well if I liked limburger cheeseWheatstraw, Peetie; The First Shall Be the Last and the Last Shall Be First; New York, 19 Feb. 1936; (60523A) De7167 Say SDR192
 
 CHERRY...........16
Cherry ball quit me : she quit me in a calm good wayJames, Skip; Cherry Ball Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7482) Pm13065 Bio BLP12029
[She's, got] a long tall woman : tall like a cherry treePatton, Charley; It Won't Be Long; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15220) Pm12854 Yz L1020
I can ask her for whiskey : she gives me cherry wineWilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); My Babe My Babe; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90198A) Ch50053 OJL8
I'm going to give my baby : no more cherry ball Bracey, Mississippi; Cherry Ball; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404765B) OK8867 Yz L1038
Ain't going to give you : no more cherry ball McCoy, Joe; Cherry Ball Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5864A) Vo1535 Pal PL101
I love my moonshine whiskey : and I love my cherry wineDavis, Walter; Sloppy Drunk Again; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854791) BBB5879 OJL20
I love my cherry ball : better than I love myself James, Skip; Cherry Ball Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7482) Pm13065 Bio BLP12029
Those ??? like my good whiskey : and they drink my cherry wineJohnson, Mary; Barrel House Flat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1762) Pm12996 CC37
I warned little old cherry ball : she was *falling out cold*James, Skip; Cherry Ball Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7482) Pm13065 Bio BLP12029
Because the people don't know she's here : but she lives on Cherry StreetJones, Little Hat; Cherry Street Blues; San Antonio, 14 June 1930; (404300A) OK8829 Yz L1032
When you go to Helena : stop on Cherry Street Memphis Minnie; Reachin' Pete; Chicago, 27 May 1935; (90018 ) De7102 Mam S3803
He's the tallest man : walks on Cherry Street Memphis Minnie; Reachin' Pete; Chicago, 27 May 1935; (90018 ) De7102 Mam S3803
I've got a dreamyeyed woman : lives down on Cherry StreetNewbern, Hambone Willie; Hambone Willie's DreamyEyed Woman's Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402305B) OK8693 OJL17
Now you think you going to do me : like you done poor Cherry RedJohnson, Tommy; Big Road Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418372) Vi21279 Rt RL330
I'm going to ride and ramble : till cherry come back to meJames, Skip; Cherry Ball Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7482) Pm13065 Bio BLP12029
I want you talk babytalk to me : and then suck my tongue cherry redJones, Little Hat; Cross the Water Blues; San Antonio, 14 June 1930; (404199B) OK8829 Yz L1032
 
 CHEVROLET........2
I told her I'd buy her a Chevrolet : say but she wanted a VEight FordWilliamson, Sonny Boy; You Give an Account; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (020846 ) BBB7756 BC3;
Carmen got a little Six Buick : big Six Chevrolet carPatton, Charley; 34 Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (147391) Vo02651 Yz L1020
 
 CHEVY............1
Now I got a little old Chevy : Lord number is fortyfourWiggins, James Boodle It; FortyFour Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15768A) Pm12860 OJL15
 
 CHEW.............5
If you got any Battle Ax : please sir give me a chewAlexander, Texas; Section Gang Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81224B) OK8498 Rt RL312
He sells as fast : a hog can chew his corn Hurt, Mississippi John; Candy Man Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401483B) OK8654 Bio BLPC4
I chew my bacca : and I spit my juice Johnson, Lonnie; Low Land Moan; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1927; (82043A) OK8677 CC30
My baby loves my baby : like a cow loves to chew her cudJefferson, Blind Lemon; Piney Woods Money Mama; Chicago, c. Mar. 1928; (204082) Pm12650 Mil MLP2004
I'm going to chew my bacca : I'm going to spit my juiceShade, Will; What's the Matter; Memphis, 17 Sept. 1929; (555302) ViV38551 Jo SM3104
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