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CLEAN*...........1
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| She's a *little old* woman : *so nice and clean* all the time | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Good Time Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210271) Pm12752 Bio BLP12004 |
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CLEANED..........3
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| I went into your hood : and cleaned your spark plugs off | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; New York, 17 Sept. 1930; (100482) Or8033 Yz L1035 |
| Went into your hood : and cleaned your spark plugs off | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17276B) Ch16171 Riv RM8803 |
| Baby baby baby : you had better get your back yard cleaned | Carr, Leroy; Bread Baker; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164321) Vo03296 Yz L1036 |
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CLEANS*..........1
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| Now my sweet woman : she always *doing my cleans* | Estes, Sleepy John; Married Woman Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90175A) Ch50048 OJL21 |
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CLEAR............6
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| Well you caused me to walk from Chicago : clear to the Gulf of Mexico | Kelly, Jack; Betty Sue Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1431) Vo unissued OJL19 |
| Oh she do that new dance you call jitterbug : oh man she jumps clear the floor | Williamson, Sonny Boy; My Baby Made a Change; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064022 ) BBB8766 BC20 |
| When you see the chief : boys please clear the street | Estes, Sleepy John; Fire Department Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63650A) De7571 Sw S1220 |
| Take six months : to clear your head | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977?) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| I'm asking you a question : mama asking you very clear | Short, Jaydee; Telephone Arguin' Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4561) Pm13043 OJL11 |
| When you mistreat me baby : I'm going to send you clear back home | Townsend, Henry; Poor Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403303A) Co14491D Yz L1030 |
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CLEARING.........1
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| I played on clearing house : couldn't make a grade | Blake, Blind; Playing Policy Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L6471) Pm13035 Bio BLP12003 |
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CLEARLY..........1
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| Want all of you men : to clearly understand | Amos, Blind Joe; C and O Blues; probably Chicago, c. July 1927; ( ) Vo1116 OJL17 |
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CLERK............7
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| Now the judge he pleaded : clerk he wrote it down | McCoy, Joe; Joliet Bound; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11220A) Vo1686 Yz L1021 |
| When I asked for a darn neckbone : the clerk don't pay me no mind | Big Bill (Broonzy); Starvation Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (209232) Pm12707 Yz L1011 |
| The judge he repeat it : the clerk he wrote it down | Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Viola Lee Blues; Memphis, 20 Sept. 1928; (47066?) ViV38523 OJL21 |
| Oh the judge he sentenced me : and the clerk he wrote it down | Moore, Alice; Prison Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15448) Pm12868 CC37 |
| The judge he passed the sentence : the clerk he wrote it down | Washboard Sam; I'm On My Way Blues; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07621 ) BBB7096 BC10 |
| Now the prosecutor questioned me partner : the clerk he wrote it down | Welsh, Nolan; The Bridwell Blues; Chicago, 16 June 1926; (9727A) OK8372 Fwy FJ2802 |
| Now the judge going to sentence me : and the clerk going to write it down | Wilkins, Robert; Jail House Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (45499 ) Vi23379 Yz L1002 |
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CLEVELAND........1
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| Tom Rushen will take you : back to Cleveland aflying | Patton, Charley; Tom Rushen Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15222A) Pm12877 Yz L1020 |
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CLIENTS..........1
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| They don't rent : to no relief clients no more | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C12561) Vo03186 BC7 |
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CLIFTON*.........1
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| I got a girl in *North Clifton* : *hollering for a good longlegged man* too | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booger Rooger Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30882) Pm12425 Bio BLP12015 |
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| I would be your monkeyman mama : just can't climb no coconut tree | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Monkey Man Blues; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C948A) Vo02951 Yz L1015 |
| This is the highest fence I ever saw : in my life I can't climb | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Prison Wall Blues; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (64747) Vi23272 Rt RL329 |
| Now I ain't no monkey : and I sure can't climb no tree | Woods, Oscar; Lone Wolf Blues; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60848A) De7219 Cor CP58 |
| Just climb aboard : and ride around | Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5071 ) Vo1527 Yz L1036 |
| You have to step on the gas : to make them climb the hill | Curry, Ben; Fat Mouth Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12362) Pm13118 Rt RL325 |
| Going to climb on board : and ride again | Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5071 ) Vo1527 Yz L1036 |
| My baby thinks she's a black panther : she want to climb up in a tree and jump down | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Black Panter Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070144 ) BB340701 BC3 |
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CLIMBED..........1
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| The train's in the station : the crew has climbed aboard | Linthecome, Joe; Pretty Mama Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 Nov. 1929; (15906A) Ge7131 Rt RL326 |
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CLIMBING.........6
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| Climbing on the Lookout Mountain : look dived in Niagara Falls | McTell, Blind Willie; Drive Away Blues; Atlanta, 26 Nov. 1929; (565991) ViV38580 Yz L1005 |
| See that spider : climbing up the wall | Barner, Wiley; My Gal Treats Me Mean; Birmingham, Ala., c. 15 Aug. 1927; (GEX803) Ge6261 OJL14 |
| And I seen two monkeywomen : climbing up a tree | Bird, Billy; Alabama BluesPart 2; Atlanta, 29 Oct. 1928; (1473261) Co14418D His HLP5 |
| Crying I spied a spider : climbing up the wall | Lofton, Willie; Dark Road Blues; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96257 ) BBB6229 Yz L1007 |
| And the blues had started : climbing up the bed | Stevens, Vol; Coal Oil Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418882) Vi21278 OJL4 |
| A polecat climbing : up a 'simmon tree | Ledbetter, Huddie; Kansas City Papa; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166971) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
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CLING............1
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| But she ain't not a good one : I'm going to cling on to my teasing brown | Lasky, Louie; Teasin' Brown Blues; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C945B) Vo02955 Her H201 |
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| I woke up this morning : clock was striking four | Spand, Charlie; Back to the Woods Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15456) Pm12817 Yz L1015 |
| Left me at midnight : clock was striking twelve | Sylvester, Hannah; Midnight Blues; New York, c. May 1923; (1407?) Pm12033 VJM VLP40 |
| You left [me] at midnight : clock was striking twelve | Waters, Ethel; Midnight Blues; New York, c. Mar. 1923; (5652) BS14146 Bio BLP12022 |
| Now my [old] heart is ticking : just like a clock up on the wall | Arnold, Kokomo; Kid Man Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (63754A) De7464 Say SDR163 |
| Late last night : when my clock was striking three | Bogan, Lucille; Lonesome Midnight Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154782) ARC60463 Rt RL317 |
| Woke up this morning : my clock was striking four | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Hurry and Bring It Back Home; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (1460552) Co14372D CC36 |
| Well I needs my daddy : because my clock is run down at home | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Big Night Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1929; (214022) Pm12801 Riv RLP12125 |
| My old clock is [still] ticking : that hangs up on the wall | Davis, Walter; Can't See Your Face; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (0493201) BBB8600 Yz L1025 |
| I grabbed my baby : I danced till the clock struck twelve | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Big Night Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1929; (214022) Pm12801 Riv RLP12125 |
| He taken me down to the city hospital : the clock was striking ten | Memphis Minnie; Meningitis Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59994 ) Vi23421 Rt RL337 |
| You roam around to the city hospital : the clock was striking ten | Memphis Minnie; Memphis MinnieJitis Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5822 ) Vo1588 BC13 |
| Three o'clock in the morning : by the clock hanging on the wall | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Night Time Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22111) Pm12303 Mil MLP2001 |
| Oh where were you : when the clock struck five 'fore day | Stevens, Vol; Stonewall Blues; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62542 ) BBB5675 BC2 |
| But when the clock on the wall : strikes half past three | Waters, Ethel; You Can't Do What My Last Man Did; New York, c. June 1923; (A) BS14151 Bio BLP12022 |
| Keeps on buzzing to each other : that your clock ain't no good | Johnson, Ki Ki; Lady, Your Clock Ain't Right; Long Island City, c. Aug. 1928; ( ) QRSR7003 His HLP17 |
| Now your clock don't set : where it used to set before | Johnson, Ki Ki; Lady, Your Clock Ain't Right; Long Island City, c. Aug. 1928; ( ) QRSR7003 His HLP17 |
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| Close the door : ain't going to let nobody up here | Ezell, Will; Pitchin' Boogie; Richmond, Ind., 20 Sept. 1929; (15650) Pm12855 Mil MLP2018 |
| It used to be on the *centre* : close to your back door | Johnson, Ki Ki; Lady, Your Clock Ain't Right; Long Island City, c. Aug. 1928; ( ) QRSR7003 His HLP17 |
| Mr depot agent : close your depot down | McCoy, Charlie; That Lonesome Train Took My Baby Away; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404726A) OK8863 RBF RF14 |
| And long to hold them : close up right in your arms | Smith, Mamie; Jenny's Ball; New York, 19 Feb. 1931; (404852A) OK8915 Sw S1240 |
| Well now she dreamed I was kissing and hugging her : close to my breast | Williamson, Sonny Boy; She Was a Dreamer; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064494 ) BBB8914 BC20 |
| Got you a close friend baby : then your enemies can't do you no harm | Johnson, Robert; When You Get a Good Friend; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25841) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| Ain't no way she can forget : ooo well as close as we used to be | Wheatstraw, Peetie; True Blue Woman; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12581) Vo03185 Say SDR191 |
| Strange man strange man : let me come close to you | Gross, Helen; Strange Man; New York, c. July 1924; (315901) Ajax17050 VJM VLP40 |
| You get close up on her : she smells just like a goat | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594991) BBB8749 RCA730.581 |
| Eve called Adam : and he got close to her side | Thomas, Hociel; Adam and Eve Had the Blues; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9473A) OK8258 Bio BLPC6 |
| Now she dreamed : I was hugging her close to my breast | Estes, Sleepy John; Little Laura Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649251) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
| Now special agent special agent : put me off close to some town | Estes, Sleepy John; Special Agent; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63654A) De7491 RBF RF1 |
| What you going to do : when she close the door in your face | McCoy, Joe; What You Gonna Do; Chicago, 2 July 1936; (90782A) De7205 AH77 |
| When I get that lowdown feeling : I know the blues must be somewhere close around | Johnson, Lonnie; Devil's Got the Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63518A) De7487 Sw S1225 |
| Don't stand close : to the candy man | Hurt, Mississippi John; Candy Man Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401483B) OK8654 Bio BLPC4 |
| And as soon as all the taverns close : you then head for some moonshine joint | Gillum, Bill Jazz; You Drink Too Much Whiskey; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070445 ) BBB9004 RCA INT1177 |
| It was early one morning : just at the close of four | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coffee Pot Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10043?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| Now I'm going to close conversation : and I have no more to say | Arnold, Kokomo; Broke Man Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91332A) De7417 CC25 |
| Mr gasman come into my parlor : I want to ask you to close the door | Glover, Mae; Gas Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15396A) Ge7040 Yz L1009 |
| I can't keep open : I'm going to close the shack | Jones, Maggie; Good Time Flat Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1924; (1401912) Co14055D VJM VLP23 |
| Well I walked up close : I looked down in her face | House, Son; My Black MamaPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4092) Pm13042 OJL2 |
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CLOSED...........2
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| Now I had a speakeasy: but the police come and closed it down | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Been Mistreated Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 Nov. 1930; (17290) Ch16237 Riv RM8803 |
| Now I ain't made a dime : since they closed down the mill | Martin, Carl; Let's Have a New Deal; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90294A) De7114 BC14 |
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CLOSELY..........2
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| If you just listen closely : tell you just what I mean | Harris, Willie; Lonesome Midnight Dream; Chicago, c. mid Mar. 1930; (C5551 ) Br7149 Rt RL340 |
| We snuggled closely together : muddy water around our feet | Moore, Whistlin' Alex; West Texas Woman; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495312) Co14496D His HLP32 |
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CLOSEN...........1
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| Got to closen up together : join one hand in hand | Edwards, Frank; We Got to Get Together; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38121) OK06393 BC6 |
