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 CLAIM............1
I ain't got nobody : who will come and claim my handJones, Maggie; I'm a Real Kind Mama; New York, 7 May 1926; (142167?) Co14139D VJM VLP25
 
 CLAP.............1
Clap your hands Charlie : Charlie where's you been so longJames, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028
 
 CLARA............1
The brakeman said : Clara you know this train ain't mineSmith, Clara; Freight Train Blues; New York, 30 Sept. 1924; (1400643) Co14041D VJM VLP17
 
 CLARINET.........1
I've got mine on Jazzbo : that Memphis clarinet clownSmith, Bessie; Jazzbo Brown from Memphis Town; New York, 18 Mar. 1926; (1418192) Co14133D Co CL856
 
 CLARK............3
But you know I like Mr Clark : yes he really is my friendEstes, Sleepy John; Lawyer Clark Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649241) BBB8871 RCA LPV518
Now Mr Clark is a lawyer : his youngest brother is tooEstes, Sleepy John; Lawyer Clark Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649241) BBB8871 RCA LPV518
Now Mr Clark is a good lawyer : he good as I ever seenEstes, Sleepy John; Lawyer Clark Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649241) BBB8871 RCA LPV518
 
 CLARKSDALE.......1
Oh well where were you now baby : Clarksdale mill burned downPatton, Charley; Moon Going Down; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4321) Pm13014 Yz L1020
 
 CLASP............1
Every time *I clasp her* : she would holler policeStovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); Bed Slats; St. Louis, 26 Apr. 1927; (80760B) OK8543 His HLP4
 
 CLASPED..........1
Throwed up my hands : clasped them 'fore the sun Stokes, Frank; Memphis Rounders Blues; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (563062) Vi23411 Rt RL308
 
 CLASS............1
Yeah she start drinking moonshine : and running with the lowest class in townWashboard Sam; Low Down Woman; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07618 ) BBB7048 BC10
 
 CLAUS............28
Now I will be your Santa Claus : even if my whiskers even if my whiskers is whiteEstes, Sleepy John; Airplane Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62482A) De7354 Sw S1219
I'm going to be your Santa Claus : even if my whiskers ain't whiteJefferson, Blind Lemon; Christmas Eve Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208182) Pm12692 Bio BLP12000
Well you might get mad now : show your Santa ClausMcCoy, Joe; Cherry Ball Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5864A) Vo1535 Pal PL101
They all got drunk : and showed their Santa Claus Memphis Minnie; New Dirty Dozens; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5894 ) Vo1618 BC13
Santa Claus : what is you going to bring Turner, Buck; Christmas Time Blues; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61793A) De7387 Rt RL327
You know I love her Santa Claus : why don't you bring her homeTurner, 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
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 please Santa Claus Santa Claus Santa Claus : Santa Claus my eyes is almost blindTurner, Buck; Christmas Time Blues; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61793A) De7387 Rt RL327
Oh please Santa Claus Santa Claus Santa Claus : Santa Claus my eyes is almost blindTurner, Buck; Christmas Time Blues; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61793A) De7387 Rt RL327
Oh please Santa Claus Santa Claus Santa Claus : Santa Claus my eyes is almost blindTurner, Buck; Christmas Time Blues; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61793A) De7387 Rt RL327
Oh please Santa Claus Santa Claus Santa Claus : Santa Claus my eyes is almost blindTurner, Buck; Christmas Time Blues; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61793A) De7387 Rt RL327
You ain't going to get : none of my Santa Claus Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); I've Got Blood in My Eyes for You; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050231) Co14660D Mam S3804
Now Santa Claus : I want you to bring my baby a lot of toysWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Christmas Morning Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308491) BBB8094 RCA INT1088
Santa Claus Santa Claus : can I get you to understandWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Christmas Morning Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308491) BBB8094 RCA INT1088
Santa Claus Santa Claus : can I get you to understandWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Christmas Morning Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308491) BBB8094 RCA INT1088
I want Santa Claus to bring my baby one of these coats : I mean with that long fur hanging downWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Christmas Morning Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308491) BBB8094 RCA INT1088
Now Santa Claus : Santa Claus can't you hear my lonesome cryWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Christmas Morning Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308491) BBB8094 RCA INT1088
Now Santa Claus : Santa Claus can't you hear my lonesome cryWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Christmas Morning Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308491) BBB8094 RCA INT1088
Well now be sure to do what I told you : Santa Claus before I tell you goodbyeWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Christmas Morning Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308491) BBB8094 RCA INT1088
Santa Claus Williamson, Sonny Boy; Big Apple Blues; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064020 ) BBB8766 BC20
Santy Claus : won't you please hear my lonesome pleaDavis, Walter; Santa Claus; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914341) BBB6125 Yz L1025
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
Santy Claus Santy Claus Santy Claus : I'm down on my bended kneesDavis, Walter; Santa Claus; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914341) BBB6125 Yz L1025
Santy Claus Santy Claus Santy Claus : I'm down on my bended kneesDavis, Walter; Santa Claus; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914341) BBB6125 Yz L1025
Santy Claus Santy Claus Santy Claus : I'm down on my bended kneesDavis, Walter; Santa Claus; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914341) BBB6125 Yz L1025
Then I will be your Santy Claus : says even if my whiskers says even if my whiskers ain't whiteFuller, Blind Boy; Bus Rider Blues; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC3139A) OK05933 BC11
Well it looks pretty much : like Santy Claus McTell, Blind Willie; It's a Good Little Thing; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (140101) Vo02622 Yz L1037
 
 CLAW.............1
You can have the hash : but please leave me the clawBlake, Blind; Georgia Bound; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15466) Pm12824 Bio BLP12037
 
 CLAW*............1
He got so happy : bull of *barley the claw* Newbern, Hambone Willie; Nobody Knows; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402296B) OK8679 Rt RL307
 
 CLAY.............7
Then I got three hundred miles to go : traveling through the mud and clayHill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12522) Pm13116 Yz L1026
And these fast trains north and south : have settled their lives in clayHill, King Solomon; The Gone Dead Train; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12542) Pm13129 Yz L1004
Now that jumper says loader : please send me six foot of clayFuller, Blind Boy; Bye Bye Baby Blues; New York, 15 Dec. 1937; (221561) Vo04843 RBF RF9
Lord I'd rather be dead mama : mouldering in the clayHull, Papa Harvey; Mama You Don't Know How; Chicago, c. May 1927; ( ) BP8030 Her H201
But some day : I'll be in the clay McCoy, Joe; Someday I'll Be in the Clay; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1932; (C9290) De7008 Rt RL329
Well the woman I'm loving : she's six feet in the clayVincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); The New Stop and Listen Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15513) Pm13134 Yz L1014
Now when she's dead : six feet in the clay Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); My Babe My Babe; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90198A) Ch50053 OJL8
 
 CLEAN............33
Says you reaches from Cairo : clean down to the Gulf of MexicoArnold, Kokomo; Wild Water Blues; Chicago, 12 Mar. 1937; (91134A) De7285 Cor CP58
It runs to Atlanta Georgia : clean to the Gulf of MexicoBatts, Will; Highway No. 61 Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1933; (137291) Vo02531 Yz L1021
I dump sugar all day : clean until broad daylight Black Boy Shine (Harold Holiday); Sugarland Blues; San Antonio, 20 Nov. 1936; (SA25511) Vo03417 BC7
You throws your backbone : clean out of sight Collins, Sam; Do That Thing; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13050A) Ge6307 OJL10
Say go away boy : clean up and get on some time Estes, Sleepy John; Clean Up at Home; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63651B) De7516 Sw S1220
I've got womens in Vicksburg : clean on into TennesseeJohnson, Robert; Traveling Riverside Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4002) ARC unissued Co CL1654
It reach from Atlanta Georgia : clean down to the Gulf of MexicoKelly, Jack; Highway No. 61 Blues; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137121) Ba32844 Rt RL316
Now you've worn the welcome : clean off my mat Waters, Ethel; You Can't Do What My Last Man Did; New York, c. June 1923; (A) BS14151 Bio BLP12022
You know a cleanface man : don't go in no cave Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Cave Man Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599622) ViV38605 Mel MLP7324;
Well she can bake good jellyroll : and she's so nice and cleanGibson, Clifford; She Rolls It Slow; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (69405 ) Vi23290 RCA INT1175
Every time I see you woman : got your glasses nice and cleanWeaver, Curley; Two Faced Woman; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9941A) Ch50065 His HLP31
Well now she gave me money : and kept me nice and cleanWheatstraw, Peetie; Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12621) Vo03396 RBF RF12
She ain't goodlooking : but the good gal do go cleanCarr, Leroy; Eleven TwentyNine Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164291) Vo03157 Bio BLPC9
I wash his clothes and keep him clean : and try to treat him rightSmith, Bessie; Weeping Willow Blues; New York, 26 Sept. 1924; (1400622) Co14042D Co CL856;
And if I clean up pretty mama : may I stay all night with youEstes, Sleepy John; BrokenHearted, Ragged and Dirty Too; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555313) ViV38582 Rt RL307
Mama if I clean up : can I go home with you Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Broke and Hungry; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (3076?) Pm12443 Mil MLP2007
Now if I clean up pretty mama : can I stay all night with youWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Broken Hearted Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070145 ) BBB9031 BC20
I keep tough : I'm clean all the time Thomas, George; Fast Stuff Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L172) Pm12826 Rt RL340
If you keep it dirty : and I keep it clean Jordan, Charley; Keep It CleanNo. 2; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO141 ) Vo1611 Yz L1003
It sure will take soap and water : for to keep it cleanJordan, Charley; Keep It CleanNo. 2; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO141 ) Vo1611 Yz L1003
Now they can call the undertaker : to put your last clean shirt on youMoore, Rosie Mae; Mad Dog Blues; New Orleans, c. Dec. 1928; (NOR760) Br7049 Rt RL329
Well I got an old lady now : wash mighty clean McCoy, Joe; My Wash Woman's Gone; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO110A) Vo1668 Yz L1026
You meals is unregular : you house ain't never cleanHowell, Peg Leg; Tishamingo Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431171) Co14194D RBF RF9
Because your meals ain't ready : the house is never cleanJackson, Papa Charlie; Coffee Pot Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10043?) Pm12264 Yz L1029
I say your meals are never ready : and your house ain't never cleanJohnson, Ki Ki; Wrong Woman Blues; Long Island City, c. Aug. 1928; ( ) QRSR7003 His HLP17
She won't cook you no breakfast : clothes ain't never cleanNelson, Sonny Boy; Street Walkin'; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026001) BBB6672 Yz L1038
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
Well you want Joe Williams to work in your orchard : well and I'll keep your orchard cleanWilliams, Joe; Peach Orchard Mama; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539911) BBB8774 RCA INT1087
And when I start to stealing : I'm going to pick the rounders cleanCarr, Leroy; Tight Time Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164331) Vo03034 Bio BLPC9
I'm going to start walking : walk the shoes clean off of my feetJefferson, Blind Lemon; Maltese Cat Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208201) Pm12712 Bio BLP12015
Feet on the ground : clothes wasn't clean Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants to Knock a Jug; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7223A) Vo1651 Yz L1036
Was a cook cooking victuals : and his hands wasn't cleanJordan, Charley; Keep It CleanNo. 2; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO141 ) Vo1611 Yz L1003
Oh you know the police : is going to run you clean out of townWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Shady Grove Blues; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064492 ) BBB8914 BC20
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