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 CHINCHES.........5
Cockroaches and chinches : begin to crawl over my breastEvans, Joe; New Huntsville Jail; New York, 20 May 1931; (106512) Or8080 His HLP8002
I wonder if the chinches bite in Beaumont : bite like they do in Beale Street townJefferson, Blind Lemon; Chinch Bug Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200641) Pm12551 Bio BLP12015
I had to get sinful with the bedbugs : to keep the chinches from taking my lifeJefferson, Blind Lemon; Chinch Bug Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200641) Pm12551 Bio BLP12015
Because the chinches got my number : wrote a letter to my wifeJefferson, Blind Lemon; Chinch Bug Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200641) Pm12551 Bio BLP12015
Dirty roaches and the chinches : done tore my little gin house downKid Stormy Weather; Short Hair Blues; Jackson, Miss., 17 Oct. 1935; (JAX1792) Vo03145 BC7
 
 CHINCHILLA.......1
Her hair look just like : a chinchilla coat Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594991) BBB8749 RCA730.581
 
 CHINESE..........1
That's Chinese women : and a doggone Dago man Blind Percy; Fourteenth Street Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (201802) Pm12584 Rt RL327
 
 CHIPS............1
I feel like chopping : chips flying everywhere Patton, Charley; Down the Dirt Road Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15215) Pm12854 Yz L1020
 
 CHITLINGS........3
Now some people say : chitlings are good to eat Jackson, Papa Charlie; Mama, Don't You Think I Know; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22242) Pm12305 Bio BLP12042
I'll never eat chitlings : long as hog got feet Jackson, Papa Charlie; Mama, Don't You Think I Know; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22242) Pm12305 Bio BLP12042
I left my meal ticket down at ??? : my pot of chitlings boiling a little past noonJefferson, Blind Lemon; Lemon's Worried Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203753) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004
 
 CHOCK............3
That little woman I love : got a mouth chock full of good goldMcTell, Blind Willie; Stole Rider Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403092) Vi21124 Yz L1037
She got a head full of diamonds : and a mouth chock full of goldMontgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; The Woman I Love Blues; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (944181) BBB6140 CC35
Woman I love : got mouth chock full of good gold Weaver, Curley; Oh Lawdy Mama; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9940A) Ch50077 Rt RL326
 
 CHOCKTAW.........1
Right or wrong : I must be with my little southern ChocktawMoore, Whistlin' Alex; It Wouldn't Be So Hard; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495622) Co14496D His HLP32
 
 CHOCOLATE........6
So glad I'm brownskin : chocolate to the bone Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Chocolate to the Bone; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (146054?) Co14331D CC36
She leaves here walking running fast : chocolate to the boneThomas, Henry; Don't Ease Me In; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; ( ) Vo1197 OJL3
And she don't *allow* nothing : but chocolate to the boneLewis, Furry; Good Looking Girl Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1132 Rt RL329
Oh she's a dark brownskin : we always call her chocolate dropJefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Lastin' Lovin'; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (204072) Pm12666 Mil MLP2013
Now it's chocolate candy : till my dying day Johnson, Lem; Candy Blues; New York, 19 May 1942; (70761A) De7895 Br87.504
Oh roll me on my belly baby : feed me with your chocolate dropGlaze, Ruby (Blind Willie McTell); Rollin' Mama Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (71603 ) Vi23328 Rt RL324
 
 CHOICE...........1
He's got hot tamales : and it's just my choice Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (202832) Pm12605 OJL8
 
 CHOO.............4
Since a choo choo train : took my man away from meSmith, Trixie; Choo Choo Blues; New York, Dec. 1924; (19783) Pm12245 CC29
Since a choo choo train : took my man away from meSmith, Trixie; Choo Choo Blues; New York, Dec. 1924; (19783) Pm12245 CC29
I got the choo choo blues : because my man's in Dixieland todaySmith, Trixie; Choo Choo Blues; New York, Dec. 1924; (19783) Pm12245 CC29
I got the choo choo blues : because my man's in Dixieland todaySmith, Trixie; Choo Choo Blues; New York, Dec. 1924; (19783) Pm12245 CC29
 
 CHOOSE...........11
choose Wheatstraw, Peetie; Crazy with the Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91150A) De7348 Cor CP58
Oh I'm going to preach these blues : and choose my seat and sit downHouse, Son; Preachin' the BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4111) Pm13013 OJL5
My alley boogie: only thing I choose Bogan, Lucille; Alley Boogie; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5563A) Br7210 Rt RL317
I'm wild about my boogie : only thing I choose Bogan, Lucille; Alley Boogie; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5563A) Br7210 Rt RL317
Now I'm a kingfish papa : and I know what kind of bait to chooseTampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Kingfish Blues; Chicago, 22 Mar. 1934; (803851) BBB5617 RCA LPV518
I had so many women : I didn't know which one to chooseWeldon, Will (Casey Bill); Red Hot Blues; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1937; (C20311) Vo04066 CC3
They say you drinks in the alley : on corners or any place you chooseGillum, Bill Jazz; You Drink Too Much Whiskey; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070445 ) BBB9004 RCA INT1177
This northern country : it make you choose Hite, Mattie; MasonDixon Blues; New York, c. mid Nov. 1923; (70414) Pat032014 VJM VLP40
Want you to tell it : to who you choose Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Four Day Honory Scat; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22131) Pm12303 Mil MLP2001
You can ??? : just what you choose Smith, Bessie; Nashville Women's Blues; New York, 26 May 1925; (1406252) Co14090D Co CL855
You can go to house dance : stay home if you chooseSpeckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M184 ) Br7137 OJL20
 
 CHOP.............6
But babe I can chop your kindling : until the wood chopper comesDavenport, Charles Cow Cow ; I Ain't No Ice Man; New York, 8 May 1938; (63764A) De7462 AH158
Get me some eggs : and a nice pork chop Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202
If I steal a pork chop : Lord I believe I'll pass awayJohnson, Alec; Miss Meal Cramp Blues; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473792) Co14446D CC3
I don't want no pork chop : just give me gin insteadSmith, Bessie; Me and My Gin; New York, 25 Aug. 1928; (1468973) Co14384D Co CL856
Now your little daddy's gone : now who you going to get to chop your woodHawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Awful Fix Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200341) Pm12539 Yz L1004
I'm a lonesome mama : need someone to chop my woodJones, Maggie; Single Woman's Blues; New York, 29 Sept. 1925; (1410561) Co14102D VJM VLP25
 
 CHOPPER..........3
Better get you a woodchopper : to back up in your stallBird, John (Mae Glover); Gas Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15396A) Ge7040 Yz L1009
I ain't no wood chopper : I ain't no wood chopper's sonDavenport, Charles Cow Cow ; I Ain't No Ice Man; New York, 8 May 1938; (63764A) De7462 AH158
But babe I can chop your kindling : until the wood chopper comesDavenport, Charles Cow Cow ; I Ain't No Ice Man; New York, 8 May 1938; (63764A) De7462 AH158
 
 CHOPPER'S........1
I ain't no wood chopper : I ain't no wood chopper's sonDavenport, Charles Cow Cow ; I Ain't No Ice Man; New York, 8 May 1938; (63764A) De7462 AH158
 
 CHOPPING.........2
I feel like chopping : chips flying everywhere Patton, Charley; Down the Dirt Road Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15215) Pm12854 Yz L1020
I had your mama : on the chopping block Arnold, Kokomo; Busy Bootin'; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9923A) De7139 Say SDR163
 
 CHOPS............5
Heats my heater : chops my meat Spivey, Victoria; My Handy Man; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401114B) OK8615 Sw S1240
Beef to me baby : me and pork chops do not agree Darby, Blind; Deceiving Blues; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (675831) Vi23311 OJL20
Just feed her little pork chops : suits her appetiteDickson, Tom; Labor Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400360A) OK8570 Yz L1008;
Tired of buying pork chops : to grease your fat lipsHill, Robert; I Had a Gal for the Last Fifteen Years; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026031) BBB6741 His HLP31
Pork chops fortyfive cents a pound : cotton is only tenHouse, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4254) Pm12990 OJL11
 
 CHOPS:...........2
You got pork chops: you got pie Carr, Leroy; Gettin' All Wet; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1929; (C4034 ) Vo1423 Yz L1036
Some women like their pork chops: some women like their wineGlover, Mae; Pig Meat Mama; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15393) Ge6948 Rt RL319
 
 CHRIST...........1
You know this must be the devil I'm serving : I know it can't be Jesus ChristSmith, J. T. Funny Paper; Fool's Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO167A) Vo1674 Yz L1010
 
 CHRISTMAS........21
Well it was on one Christmas morning : *Tbird's* Christmas coming back againWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Christmas Morning Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308491) BBB8094 RCA INT1088
Just the day before Christmas just the day before Christmas : let me bring your present let me Estes, Sleepy John; Airplane Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62482A) De7354 Sw S1219
Just the day before Christmas just the day before Christmas : let me bring your present let me Estes, Sleepy John; Airplane Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62482A) De7354 Sw S1219
It's the day before Christmas : let me bring your presents let me bring your presents tonightFuller, Blind Boy; Bus Rider Blues; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC3139A) OK05933 BC11
Now it's the day before Christmas : mama won't you hear me moanJefferson, Blind Lemon; Christmas Eve Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208182) Pm12692 Bio BLP12000
It's the day before Christmas : mama come back to meJefferson, Blind Lemon; Christmas Eve Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208182) Pm12692 Bio BLP12000
It's the day before Christmas : let me bring [me] your present tonightJefferson, Blind Lemon; Christmas Eve Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208182) Pm12692 Bio BLP12000
Said I was broke and disgusted : I didn't have no money for Christmas EveArnold, Kokomo; Old Black Cat Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9653A) De7050 CC25
I don't want nothing for Christmas : but my baby back to meDavis, Walter; Santa Claus; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914341) BBB6125 Yz L1025
I don't want nothing for Christmas : but my baby back to meDavis, Walter; Santa Claus; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914341) BBB6125 Yz L1025
I asked my baby would she come home Christmas : she said go see old Santa ClausTurner, Buck; Christmas Time Blues; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61793A) De7387 Rt RL327
Oh Lord it's Christmas time : and I want to see old Santa ClausTurner, Buck; Christmas Time Blues; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61793A) De7387 Rt RL327
Oh Lord it's near Christmas time : and I want to see Santy ClausDavis, Walter; Santa Claus; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914341) BBB6125 Yz L1025
Well it was on one Christmas morning : *Tbird's* Christmas coming back againWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Christmas Morning Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308491) BBB8094 RCA INT1088
Now I've got to take Christmas now : in my overallsBracey, Mississippi; I'll Overcome Some Day; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404767B) OK8904 OJL17
Now I've got to take Christmas : in my overalls Dickson, Tom; Labor Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400360A) OK8570 Yz L1008;
Mama don't turn me down : on this Christmas Eve Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Christmas Eve Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208182) Pm12692 Bio BLP12000
If today was Christmas Eve : and tomorrow was Christmas DayJohnson, Robert; Hell Hound on My Trail; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3942) ARC70956 Co CL1654
If today was Christmas Eve : and tomorrow was Christmas DayJohnson, Robert; Hell Hound on My Trail; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3942) ARC70956 Co CL1654
I am looking for you Christmas morning : before I lose my mindTurner, Buck; Christmas Time Blues; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61793A) De7387 Rt RL327
I'll back my wagon : underneath your Christmas treeThomas, Hociel; Put It Where I Can Get It; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9474A) OK8258 Bio BLPC6
 
 CHUMP............5
But now you know I got a chump : ooo well well if he come in this townWheatstraw, Peetie; Coon Can Shorty; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60512A) De7159 Say SDR192
So find you another chump : ooo well mama because I'm not the ladWashboard Sam; I'm Not the Lad; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644781) BBB8878 RCA LPV577
'Twas nothing but my landlord : a great big chump Smith, Bessie; I'm Down in the Dumps; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525802) OK8945 Co CL856
And every chump in town : ooo well well seems to fall out on meWheatstraw, Peetie; Coon Can Shorty; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60512A) De7159 Say SDR192
And every chump in town : ooo well well they ain't going to be no goodWheatstraw, Peetie; Coon Can Shorty; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60512A) De7159 Say SDR192
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