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 *STONE...........1
What's that *stonehot* rat : over the head of papa'sWhistlin' Rufus; Sweet Jelly Rollin'; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1933; (77305 ) BBB5306 Rt RL334
 
 *STONE*..........2
*Stone* live in country : Mr ??? live in town Estes, Sleepy John; Tell Me About It; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93008A) De7766 Sw S1220
I'm going to get me a *stone* : and *roll from Mr Brown*Texas Tommy; Jail Break Blues; Dallas, c. 25 Oct. 1928; (DAL689A) Br7044 Rt RL312
 
 *STOPPED*........1
I never seen no trouble : babe till I *stopped* with youBracey, Ishman; Suitcase Full of Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2401) Pm12970 Her H201
 
 *STOPPING*.......1
??? : I'm *stopping* to die Memphis Minnie; Goin' Back to Texas; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487092) Co14455D OJL21
 
 *STORE*..........1
And you don't *store* it to me : that's what makes my happinessMoore, Whistlin' Alex; It Wouldn't Be So Hard; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495622) Co14496D His HLP32
 
 *STOVE*..........1
When you want some whiskey : right off the *stove*Blake, Blind; Righteous Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L6481) Pm13035 Bio BLP12003
 
 *STRAIGHT........1
But I'm going to straighten up : *straight as a answer come*Smith, Bessie; I'm Down in the Dumps; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525802) OK8945 Co CL856
 
 *STRAW*..........1
And she puts *straw* in your mattress : makes you wish you was deadBatts, Will; Country Woman; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137181) Vo02531 Rt RL329
 
 *STRIKE*.........1
Shaking her *rumble* : just like she shake her *strike*Davis, Walter; Sweet Sixteen; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854841) BBB5931 RCA INT1085
 
 *STUFF...........1
Why they brought : that *stuff steady* along Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022
 
 *SUCH............1
Now I'm going to keep on traveling : till *such another* comes my wayArnold, Kokomo; Tired of Runnin' from Door to Door; New York, 11 May 1938; (67346) De7464 Say SDR163
 
 *SUN.............1
I've got a *sun to beat* : I'll be farther beyond the roadRainey, Ma Gertrude; Lost Wandering Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (16982) Pm12098 BYG529.078
 
 *SUNDAY*.........1
I cut off his mustache : and bought him a *Sunday* suitRainey, Ma Gertrude; Rough and Tumble Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22102) Pm12311 Mil MLP2001
 
 *SURE............2
*Sure my mouth* so down : as he can be Sylvester, Hannah; Midnight Blues; New York, c. May 1923; (1407?) Pm12033 VJM VLP40
I never had no blues : *sure am* Bogan, Lucille; Levee Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (43241) Pm12459 Yz L1017
 
 *SWEETHEART*.....1
Talk about *sweetheart* : I declare I'm a honest manLewis, Furry; I Will Turn Your Money Green; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454252) ViV38506 Yz L1008
 
 *SWIG............1
I likes my whiskey : I likes my *swig and dip* tooThomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Jig Head Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210174) Pm12708 Bio BLP12004
 
 *SWUNG...........1
Now I *swung that manifest* : I went down in the three rail *box*Estes, Sleepy John; Special Agent; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63654A) De7491 RBF RF1
 
 *T...............2
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
Get a bar of *T and D* : and take a bath tonight Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Don't Wake It Up; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15601) Pm13152 Bio BLP12041
 
 *TAKE............5
*Take your good girl* : *take your hands away* Miller, Sodarisa; Sunshine Special; Chicago, c. Apr. 1925; (2092?) Pm12276 Mil MLP2018
*Take your good girl* : *take your hands away* Miller, Sodarisa; Sunshine Special; Chicago, c. Apr. 1925; (2092?) Pm12276 Mil MLP2018
I'm going to crucify my woman : I'm going to *take her life*Gibson, Clifford; Tired of Being Mistreated Part 1; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (484A) QRSR7079 Yz L1027
I had to *take these canned beans* : most too fastStovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); Bed Slats; St. Louis, 26 Apr. 1927; (80760B) OK8543 His HLP4
Uncle Bud and Aunt Jane : went to *take a pan hon*Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1
 
 *TAKES...........1
*Takes a* little redheaded woman : and I'll keep you companyBracey, Ishman; Woman Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2392) Pm12970 OJL2
 
 *TALKING*........1
Dreamt my baby told me : that I couldn't be *talking* no moreRhodes, Walter; Leaving Home Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453592) Co14289D Rt RL334
 
 *TARNATION*......1
I ain't going to fix up your black *tarnation* : I ain't going to be your doggone foolBig Bill (Broonzy); Big Bill Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18385) Ch16400 Yz L1035
 
 *TEACH*..........1
I'll *teach* my kidman : how to live true to you Glover, Mae; I Ain't Giving Nobody None; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15395A) Ge6948 Her H201
 
 *TEAR*...........1
Nothing but a *tear* : can satisfy me Smith, Clara; Deep Blue Sea Blues; New York, 19 Aug. 1924; (819313) Co14034D VJM VLP17
 
 *TEEPEE*.........1
You don't like my *teepee* : you sure can't make myStokes, Frank; Bedtime Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418251) Vi21272 Rt RL308
 
 *TELL............3
But there was no use : *tell me thing or two* Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Misery Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47071) Pm12508 Fwy FJ2802
He can *tell us where* : when he going to take a woman's manWhite, Washington; District Attorney Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2988A) OK05683 Co C30036
Crying she's gone *tell you Lord* : won't be back no moreVincson, Walter; Stop and Listen Blues; Shreveport, La., 17 Feb. 1930; (403806A) OK8807 Yz L1007
 
 *TELLER*.........1
Said I taught my kitchen *teller* : how to treat a good man rightCalicott, Joe; Traveling Mama Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM779 ) Br7166 Yz L1009
 
 *TEN*............1
Before *ten* this morning : you had me talking out my headCampbell, Bob; Shotgun Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154841) Vo02830 Rt RL340
 
 *TERRIBLE........1
Oh the light burning dim : ??? *terrible near* Patton, Charley; Love My Stuff; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14746 ) Vo02782 Mam S3802
 
 *TEXAS...........1
But the *doggone engine* : pull my *Texas haul* Cleveland, Big Boy; Goin' to Leave You Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 12 Apr. 1927; (12700) Ge6108 His HLP22
 
 *THAT............3
*That mean crazy lover : the day I lost that real thing*Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Explaining the Blues; Chicago, May 1925; (21371) Pm12284 Mil MLP2001
If I *just tell her* in her face baby : *that will*Graves, Blind Roosevelt; New York Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 Sept. 1929; (15640A) Pm12820 His HLP15
You having a good time now : you like a fly while *that country may*Townsend, Henry; She's Got a Mean Disposition; Chicaco, 25 Feb. 1935; (854941) BBB5966 Yz L1030
 
 *THAT'S..........1
*That's why* I can't go on : loving a mistreating manMartin, Sara; Mistreating Man Blues; Long Island City, Dec. 1928; (306) QRSR7042 BYG529073
 
 *THAT*...........1
*That* ??? : she's long and tall unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Sugar Pudding; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470091) Vi21740 Rt RL337
 
 *THE.............12
*The rich and the poor* : got the hesitating bluesCollins, Sam; Hesitation Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13033) Ge6379 OJL10
*The way she do the boogie* : makes a panther squallPatton, Charley; Going to Move to Alabama; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L371) Pm13014 Yz L1020
Because I've got what they call : *the new living here* bluesNickerson, Charlie Bozo; Going Back to Memphis; Memphis, 5 June 1930; (62583 ) Vi23310 Jo SM3104
I'm tired of the women : *the day she cook* unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Sugar Pudding; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470091) Vi21740 Rt RL337
And *the luck of the fortune* mama : you may need me around some dayWilliams, Jabo; Polock Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. May 1932; (L1406?) Pm13130 Yz L1028
Says I been around *the curve* : see could I find old TomChatman, Bo; Pussy Cat Blues; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026131) BBB6735 Yz L1034
Just as sure as *the little pea* : ain't *leaving in the land*Wallace, Minnie; The Old Folks Started It; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555722) ViV38547 OJL21
*Now all* : it used to be *the mad* Jones, Maggie; The Man I Love Is Oh So Good; New York, 7 May 1926; (1421653) Co14243D VJM VLP25
She got *the regular* : doing that thing Davis, Walter; Sweet Sixteen; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854841) BBB5931 RCA INT1085
It would break my heart : if *the ??? need* no morePatton, Charley; Love My Stuff; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14746 ) Vo02782 Mam S3802
I reckon he must have had trouble with his machine : or *the word* the roads oh they must be Williamson, Sonny Boy; Western Union Man; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064019 ) BBB8731 BC3
??? up *the winter* street mama : have a watch on meThomas, Henry; Don't Ease Me In; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; ( ) Vo1197 OJL3
 
 *THEM............1
*Them whiskey women* : *give* trouble all the timeJames, Skip; Special Rider Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7602) Pm13098 Yz L1001
 
 *THEM*...........1
And I love *them* more : swear he can't be *less* Bell, Anna; Every Woman Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (172A) QRSR7007 His HLP21
 
 *THEN............1
Then I get on my wagon : *then I'm a coaltraveling snow*Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coal Man Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (42442) Pm12461 Bio BLP12042
 
 *THEN*...........1
He beats you *then* and loves you : pay that no mindJones, Maggie; Never Tell a Woman Friend; New York, 29 Sept. 1925; (1410572) Co14102D VJM VLP25
 
 *THERE...........1
Got a Tuesday one *there : to issue* my spending changeHull, Papa Harvey; Gang of Brownskin Women; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12689) Ge6122 Yz L1001
 
 *THERE*..........2
Going to ride till sundown : tomorrow catch me *there*Stevens, Vol; Papa Long Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418892) Vi21278 Rt RL322
Didn't get no money : but I'll go to *there* Baxter, Jim (Andrew and Jim Baxter); Bamalong Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 9 Aug. 1927; (397842) Vi20962 Rt RL318
 
 *THESE...........1
That I got *these stones on the hammer* : and I cannot pull it throughWelsh, Nolan; Dying Pickpocket Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210983) Pm12759 Yz L1028
 
 *THEY............4
*They roll* in the Delta : ??? *leaves and rye* Wilkins, Robert; Long Train Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M191 ) Br7205 Rt RL333
I got potatoes : and *they want* Burse, Charlie; I Got Good Taters; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18650) Ch16481 Rt RL337
Son these women around here : just *they pretty want* youHawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Shaggy Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (4415 ) Pm12489 Rt RL319
I will be at the *official table* : ooo well when *they send* brother James *my way*Williams, Joe; Brother James; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076631) BBB7022 RCA INT1087
 
 *THEY'LL.........1
You take a boat to China : *they'll catch us* anywhereLedbetter, Huddie; Pig Meat Papa; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (171812) ARC60455 His HLP4
 
 *THIEVING*.......2
*Thieving* man : don't want me no more Johnson, Elizabeth; Be My Kid Blues; New York, 30 Oct. 1928; (401279B) OK8789 Her H201
I had a dream I saw some woman : *thieving* with my manMoore, Alice; Lonesome Dream Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1702) Pm13107 CC37
 
 *THINGS..........1
I woke up Lord this morning : *things are worrying on a* poor meColeman, Jaybird; Man Trouble Blues; Atlanta, 22 Apr. 1930; (1506311) Co14534D Rt RL313
 
 *THINGS*.........2
That's the way baby : you have *things* to do Johnson, Joe (Memphis Minnie); Don't Want No Woman; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (62539 ) Vi23313 Pal PL101
He'll ??? *things* ??? : if the people *put him out*Carter, George; Hot Jelly Roll Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1929; (211542) Pm12750 Yz L1012
 
 *THINK...........1
*Think you pull the bedbug apart* : come back and bite you againLewis, Furry; Mean Old Bedbug Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1134 Rt RL333
 
 *THIRTY..........1
It takes a real good woman : for that *thirtyfive year old soul to heal*Short, Jaydee; Grand Daddy Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11479A) Vo1708 Yz L1018
 
 *THOSE...........1
You ??? *those stitches* : in the Collins, Sam; New Salty Dog; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108371) Ba32311 OJL10
 
 *THROW...........1
Now I'll let some freight train : *throw me in the sea*Bracey, Ishman; Leavin' Town Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (45458?) ViV38560(?) Rt RL330
 
 *THROW*..........1
You can get booze down on Bell Street : for two bits and half a *throw*McTell, Blind Willie; Bell Street Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9946A) De7078 Rt RL324
 
 *TIED............1
And they stood me up : *tied me around the peg* Newbern, Hambone Willie; Shelby County Workhouse Blues; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402297B) OK8740 RBF RF202
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