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| Couldn't hear nothing : but muddy water running through my head | Estes, Sleepy John; Floating Bridge; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62465A) De7442 RBF RF8 |
| Couldn't find my yoyo : didn't know what to do | Hart, Hattie; Memphis Yo Yo Blues; Memphis, 4 Oct. 1929; (563452) ViV38558 Rt RL322 |
| Couldn't be surprised : I was a poison snake | Mack, Alura; Wicked Daddy Blues; Richmond, Ind., 1 Mar. 1929; (14848) Ge6797 His HLP4 |
| Couldn't hear nothing : but my babe's train crying | Williams, Joe; Rootin' Ground Hog; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076621) BBB7065 RCA INT1087 |
| Says I never had a woman : couldn't get her back again | Alexander, Texas; Water Bound Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402642A) OK8785 Rt RL327 |
| I played on clearing house : couldn't make a grade | Blake, Blind; Playing Policy Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L6471) Pm13035 Bio BLP12003 |
| Woke up this morning : couldn't even walk in my shoes | Bracey, Ishman; Bust Up Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2412) Pm13038 Her H205 |
| I couldn't even see my baby : couldn't even hear her name | Bradley, Tommie; Window Pane Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Jan. 1932; (18326) Ch16696 BC5 |
| Run to the little house in the back : couldn't shut the door | Chatman, Bo; Beans; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826121) BBB5629 Yz L1014 |
| Now I got up this morning : couldn't make no time | Estes, Sleepy John; Watcha Doin'; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (59967 ) ViV38628 Rt RL323 |
| Now woke up this morning : couldn't hardly see | Estes, Sleepy John; Easin' Back to Tennessee; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63649A) De7516 Sw S1220 |
| And I couldn't see nothing : couldn't see nothing green | House, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4262) Pm12990 OJL11 |
| Thought of my mama in Avalon : couldn't hardly keep from crying | Hurt, Mississippi John; Avalon Blues; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401473B) OK8759 Bio BLPC4 |
| State Street women : couldn't go nowhere | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shave Em Dry; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10042?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| All my crops a failure : couldn't raise a doggone thing | Johnson, Alec; Miss Meal Cramp Blues; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473792) Co14446D CC3 |
| I woke up this morning : couldn't even get out my door | Johnson, Lonnie; South Bound Backwater; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63524A) De7461 Sw S1225 |
| And when I looked up and seen her : couldn't help but hang my head and cry | Jones, Little Hat; Little Hat Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402700A) OK8794 Yz L1032 |
| I went to the river : couldn't get across | Jordan, Charley; Keep It Clean; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5836 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030 |
| When I was on my feet : couldn't even walk down the street | Ledbetter, Huddie; T. B. Woman Blues; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (171801) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| I didn't have me no baby : couldn't find no place to go | Memphis Minnie; Boy Friend Blues; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3168A) OK05670 BC1 |
| I woke up this morning : couldn't even get out of my bed | Pullum, Joe; Black Gal What Makes Your Head So Hard??? No. 2; San Antonio, 3 Apr. 1934; (82786?) BBB5592 Rt RL327 |
| After the train was gone : couldn't find my easy rider around | Ranger, Jack; T. P. Window Blues; San Antonio, 28 June 1929; (402768) OK8785 Rt RL315 |
| Saw my baby leaving : couldn't call her back | Williams, Joe; I Know You Gonna Miss Me; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076611) BBB7022 RCA INT1087 |
| I had the blues for Vicksburg Mississippi : and couldn't be satisfied | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Vicksburg Blues No. 2; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (944201) BBB6072 Yz L1028 |
| I even howled for you baby : when you was down and couldn't stand up on your feet | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf BluesNo. 1; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6404A) Vo1558 Yz L1031 |
| Poor boy couldn't do nothing : but hang his head and cry | Ledbetter, Huddie; Death Letter BluesPart 1; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166951) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| Oh must have been a bedbug : because a chinch couldn't bite me that hard | Ledbetter, Huddie; New Black Snake Moan; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166912) Ba33360 Co C30035 |
| Now but my head got so heavy : that my eyes couldn't even give a peep | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shannon Street Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208471) BBB7847 RCA INT1088 |
| Lord that fool couldn't catch him : and he fall right down and cried | Rachel, James Yank; Sweet Mama; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (62550) Vi23318 Rt RL329 |
| He made his yas yas yas : so he couldn't get a trick | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
| Hitler kicked him out : so he couldn't get back | Edwards, Frank; We Got to Get Together; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38121) OK06393 BC6 |
| When he seen he couldn't catch him : so he cried just like a natural child | Jordan, Charley; You Run and Tell Your Daddy; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO143 ) Vo1611 Yz L1003 |
| Key in the hole : but he couldn't get in | Macon, Ed; Wringing that Thing; Atlanta, 12 Mar. 1929; (402289A) OK8676 Mel MLP7324 |
| He see in the hole : but he couldn't get in | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
| I had the windows nailed down : he couldn't get through | Washboard Sam; Back Door; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07616 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| He couldn't get my jelly : want to fuss and fight | Smith, Eithel; Jelly Roll Mill; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18804) Ch16613 Riv RM8819 |
| Lord I couldn't find a mule : with his shoulder well | Alexander, Texas; Levee Camp Moan Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81225B) OK8498 RBF RF9 |
| Lord I couldn't find a mule : Maggie with his shoulder well | Alexander, Texas; Levee Camp Moan Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81225B) OK8498 RBF RF9 |
| Told my girl : I couldn't use her no more | Anderson, . . . (Walter Taylor); ThirtyEight and Plus; Richmond, Ind., 14 Feb. 1930; (16266B) Ge7157 Fwy FJ2801 |
| I woke up this morning : I couldn't even get out of my door | Arnold, Kokomo; Wild Water Blues; Chicago, 12 Mar. 1937; (91134A) De7285 Cor CP58 |
| I walked down the street : I couldn't be satisfied | Baker, Willie; No No Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Jan. 1929; (14667) Ge6766 BC5 |
| I had the no no blues : I couldn't keep from I couldn't keep from crying | Baker, Willie; No No Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Jan. 1929; (14667) Ge6766 BC5 |
| I had the no no blues : I couldn't keep from I couldn't keep from crying | Baker, Willie; No No Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Jan. 1929; (14667) Ge6766 BC5 |
| I met a gal : I couldn't get her off my mind | Blake, Blind; Police Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15463) Pm12888 Yz L1012 |
| When he was leaving : I couldn't hear nothing but that whistle blow | Bogan, Lucille; I Hate that Train Called the M. and O.; New York, 31 July 1934; (154911) ARC60204 OJL6 |
| I couldn't help but to think : about what my good gal said | Bracey, Ishman; Suitcase Full of Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2401) Pm12970 Her H201 |
| I couldn't even see my baby : couldn't even hear her name | Bradley, Tommie; Window Pane Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Jan. 1932; (18326) Ch16696 BC5 |
| I didn't take no poison : I couldn't stand the strain | Carr, Leroy; Suicide Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164421) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| When I got through : I couldn't shut my door | Chatman, Bo; Beans; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826121) BBB5629 Yz L1014 |
| Once I used to love you : I couldn't help myself | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); I See My Great Mistake; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535951) BBB8645 RCA730.581 |
| Well well and I couldn't find a friend : I declare nowhere I go | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Maybe I'll Loan You a Dime; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640031) BBB8784 RCA730.581 |
| I dropped my head : and I couldn't stop to look back | Collins, Sam; My Road Is Rough and Rocky; New York, c. Oct. 1931; ( ) unknown Yz L1038 |
| When I left the undertakers : I couldn't help but cry | Cox, Ida; Coffin Blues; Chicago, Sept. 1925; (22931) Pm12318 BYG529073 |
| I couldn't figure no place : for a man like me to go | Dickson, Tom; Death Bell Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400355B) OK8590 Yz L1002 |
| Now I went to my window : but I couldn't see through my blinds | Estes, Sleepy John; BrokenHearted, Ragged and Dirty Too; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555313) ViV38582 Rt RL307 |
| She said I might go buggy : and I couldn't keep it hid | Estes, Sleepy John; Milk Cow Blues; Memphis, 13 May 1930; (59918 ) ViV38614 RBF RF202 |
| Now I couldn't hear the special agent : when he come tipping over *soft* | Estes, Sleepy John; Special Agent; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63654A) De7491 RBF RF1 |
| You know I couldn't get a white man in Brownsville : yes to even say they would go my bond | Estes, Sleepy John; Jailhouse Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93007A) De7814 RBF RF8 |
| She didn't mean me no good : God knows I couldn't keep her nohow | Fuller, Blind Boy; Somebody's Been Talkin'; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26599A) Vo05527 Rt RL318 |
| She said she's afraid she'd put that thing on me : and I couldn't keep it hid | Gibson, Clifford; Don't Put That Thing On Me; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571742) ViV38572 Yz L1006 |
| And the way she had that thing on me : I couldn't raise my hand | Gibson, Clifford; Don't Put That Thing On Me; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571742) ViV38572 Yz L1006 |
| But somehow I couldn't please you : no way I do | Gillum, Bill Jazz; You're Laughing Now; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020822 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177 |
| And I couldn't do nothing : but wring my hands and cry | Harris, Magnolia; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'Part 1; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930; (C7100 ) MeM12077 Yz L1031 |
| I couldn't do anything partner : but fold my little arms and cry | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Number Three Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44162) Pm12475 Yz L1010 |
| I lied down last night : I couldn't even sleep | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); 'Fo Day Creep; Atlanta, 10 Nov. 1927; (1451991) Co14280D CC36 |
| Streets was crowded : and I couldn't get through | Hollins, Tony; Stamp Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1941; (C38431) OK06351 BC5 |
| And I couldn't see nothing : couldn't see nothing green | House, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4262) Pm12990 OJL11 |
| I couldn't talk to the desk sergeant : tell him *when and* where it took place | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Maxwell Street Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22882) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042 |
| I got the blues so bad : I couldn't sleep last night | Jackson, Papa Charlie; All I Want Is a Spoonful; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22981) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042 |
| I been down in Tennessee : and I couldn't stay there very long | James, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028 |
| I couldn't buy [me] no ticket : but I walked on to the door | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booster Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24741) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| I couldn't keep away from [wild, bad] women : bad [liquor, whiskey] cards and dice | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lock Step Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208152) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004 |
| I couldn't earn enough money : to buy me a loaf of bread | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Tin Cup Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (211981) Pm12756 Mil MLP2013 |
| I couldn't do nothing : until I got myself unwound | Johnson, Robert; Dead Shrimp Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26282) ARC70481 Co C30034 |
| Had the blues so bad mama : till I couldn't raise up my head | Johnson, Tommy; Lonesome Home Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L2302) Pm13000 Yz L1007 |
| I couldn't see nothing : but smoke from that train | Jones, Coley; Texas and Pacific Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1928; (1475661) Co14387D His HLP17 |
| Didn't take no poison : I couldn't stand the strain | Jones, Maggie; Suicide Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1925; (1404903) Co14070D VJM VLP23 |
| I had a good home mama : Lord but I couldn't stay there | Jordan, Charley; I Couldn't Stay Here; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (18980 ) ARC60961 Yz L1021 |
| I was so downhearted : I couldn't do nothing but cry | Kyle, Charlie; Kyle's Worried Blues; Memphis, 1 Sept. 1928; (454682) Vi21707 Yz L1018 |
| Said big boy I couldn't miss you : if the good Lord told me you was dead | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Hambone Willie's DreamyEyed Woman's Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402305B) OK8693 OJL17 |
| I've been to the nation : Lord but I couldn't stay there | Patton, Charley; Down the Dirt Road Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15215) Pm12854 Yz L1020 |
| Thought I'd rest babe : I couldn't hear no news | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Walking Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (16132) Pm12082 BYG529.078 |
| Dreamt my baby told me : that I couldn't be *talking* no more | Rhodes, Walter; Leaving Home Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453592) Co14289D Rt RL334 |
| I couldn't see my good man : who done put me out | Rupert, Ollie; I Raised My Window and Looked at the Risin' Sun; Memphis, 28 Feb. 1927; (379632) Vi20577 Rt RL323 |
| Now I couldn't do nothing : but hang my head and cry | Smith, Trixie; Railroad Blues; New York, Mar. 1925; (20642) Pm12262 CC29 |
| Once I couldn't stand : to see you cry | Spand, Charlie; Good Gal; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15453) Pm12817 Yz L1015 |
| Didn't have no blues : I couldn't be satisfied | Thomas, Elvie; Motherless Child Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2642) Pm12977 OJL2 |
| I couldn't find my good gal : honey nowhere I go | unknown artist (George Bullet Williams); Touch Me Light Mama; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205902) Pm12680 OJL2 |
| I couldn't buy no ticket : for shaking that thing | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); New Shake that Thing; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15552) Pm13143 Bio BLP12041 |
| I couldn't find nobody : to give my poor heart relief | Washboard Sam; Flying Crow Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644801) BBB8844 BC10 |
| I couldn't understand all the records : because I was young and green | Washboard Sam; Let Me Play Your Vendor; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703751) BBB8967 RCA LPV577 |
| Went down the street : I couldn't be satisfied | Weaver, Curley; No No Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473052) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| I couldn't find nothing : to pacify my mind | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Working Man; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60506A) De7200 BC4 |
| Now when I was up on my feet : now I couldn't even walk down the street | Williamson, Sonny Boy; T. B. Blues; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (040532 ) BBB8333 BC20 |
| Wasn't any use stop loving : I couldn't see why I should | Willis, Ruth Mary; Experience Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519061) Co14642D Yz L1037 |
| Something about her : I couldn't understand | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977?) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| I didn't have no blues : just couldn't be satisfied | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Poor Boy a Long Ways from Home; New York, 16 June 1927; (1442812) Co14246D Rt RL326 |
| Now you know you had me your way : and I just couldn't turn around | Washboard Sam; You Stole My Love; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703821) BBB9018 RCA LPV577 |
| I thinking about my welfare : and I just couldn't keep from crying | Wilkins, Robert; Dirty Deal Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX104 ) Vo03223 BC5 |
| I wouldn't have no lights : but the lightman couldn't get in | Johnson, Lil; House Rent Scuffle; Chicago, c. 29 June 1929; (C3749 ) Vo1410 Yz L1039 |
| When I woke up this morning : my sweet man couldn't be found | Smith, Bessie; I'm Down in the Dumps; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525802) OK8945 Co CL856 |
| I soon got rid of her : she couldn't rob and steal | Campbell, Gene; Robbin' and Stealin' Blues; Chicago, c. May 1930; (C5704B) Br7170 His HLP2 |
| Well I tried to love a sweet mama : but she couldn't understand | Jones, Little Hat; Bye Bye Baby Blues; San Antonio, 14 June 1930; (404198B) OK8815 Yz L1004 |
| *Sound* just like : she couldn't *blow* | King David; What's That Tastes Like Gravy; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404664A) OK8913 RBF RF6 |
| Got so cold : she couldn't toodleoo at all | Newbern, Hambone Willie; She Could ToodleOo; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402295A) OK8740 Rt RL323 |
| I wouldn't have a woman : if she couldn't do what I say | Sluefoot Joe; Shouting Baby Blues; Long Island City, c. Apr. 1929; ( ) QRSR7086 His HLP17 |
| Baby had good tunis : but she couldn't get none | Weaver, Curley; Sweet Patunia; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473042) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| She couldn't say nothing : but it'll never happen again | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Crooked Woman Blues; Atlanta, 10 Nov. 1927; (1451981) Co14280D CC36 |
| She couldn't call so loud : but she calls so nice and plain | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Lonesome Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24722) Pm12354 Bio BLP12000 |
| We couldn't tell summer from winter : no more by the birds and of the trees | Estes, Sleepy John; Time Is Drawing Near; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93005A) De7789 Sw S1220; |
| Well you couldn't see old Timbrook : as he come darting by | Byrd, John; Old Timbrook Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2911) Pm12997 OJL8 |
| Says pussy cat pussy cat : you couldn't not wait | Chatman, Bo; Pussy Cat Blues; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026131) BBB6735 Yz L1034 |
| Lord I'm sorry you couldn't be here now : to have the last few words with me | Davis, Walter; The Only Woman; Chicago, 21 Mar. 1941; (0539751) BBB8773 RCA INT1085 |
| And you couldn't do nothing : but just walk from door to door | Harris, Otis; Waking Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476081) Co14428D Fly LP103 |
| And you couldn't see nothing : but that yas yas yas | Jordan, Charley; Keep It CleanNo. 2; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO141 ) Vo1611 Yz L1003 |
| Say you done know when you had me : man you couldn't be satisfied | Jordan, Luke; My Gal's Done Quit Me; New York, 18 Nov. 1929; (577031) ViV38564 Rt RL318 |
| You hadn't never tell poor Tommy : that you couldn't use me no more | McClennan, Tommy; It's a Cryin' Pity; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064891 ) BBB9005 Rt RL305 |
| Told me : that you couldn't use me | McCoy, Joe; I Called You This Morning; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6013 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| I wouldn't want you to do something : that you couldn't do | Memphis Minnie; 'Frisco Town; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487102) Co14455D Yz L1008 |
| I ain't never told you : that you couldn't get that thing | Memphis Minnie; 'Frisco Town; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487102) Co14455D Yz L1008 |
| And you will get to twisting and turning : and you couldn't lay just right | Moore, Alice; My Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15449A) Pm12868 CC37 |
| Shook so : you couldn't stay in her room | Nelson, Romeo; Gettin' Dirty Just Shakin' that Thing; Chicago, 9 Oct. 1929; (C4629 ) Vo1447 OJL15 |
| You quit me pretty mama : because you couldn't be my boss | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; You May Leave But This Will Bring You Back; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64733 ) Vi23267 Rt RL337 |
| You told me loving mama : that you couldn't use me no more | Pickett, Charlie; Let Me Squeeze Your Lemon; New York, 3 Aug. 1937; (62487A) De7707 RBF RF9 |
| I wouldn't want you to do something : that you couldn't do | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Frisco Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15769A) Pm12860 OJL15 |
| I ain't never told you : you couldn't get that thing | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Frisco Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15769A) Pm12860 OJL15 |
| You couldn't see me baby : passing by | Williams, Joe; Crawlin' King Snake; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539892) BBB8738 RCA INT1087 |
| You couldn't see me baby : now when I was walking by | Williams, Joe; Crawlin' King Snake; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539892) BBB8738 RCA INT1087 |
