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| ??? *womens* : don't you treat me right | Coleman, Lonnie; Wild About My Loving; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482592) Co14440D Rt RL318 |
| *Womens* ??? : and it'll be end of you | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Voice Throwin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15219) Pm12802 Yz L1010 |
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*WON'T...........1
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| Said *won't poor* tell me : honey what's the matter now | Walker, Uncle Bud; Stand Up Suitcase Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402009B) OK8828 Yz L1009 |
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*WOODBURN........1
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| Ain't going to stop drilling : till I strikes that *Woodburn sand* | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Oil Well Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (211971) Pm12771 Riv RLP12125 |
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*WORK............1
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| Lord it breaks my heart : to hear the *workhard* Miss soandso's name | Sykes, Roosevelt; The Way I Feel Blues; New York, 14 June 1929; (402453B) OK8727 Yz L1033 |
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*WORRIED.........1
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| Say that's papa Frank Stokes : he sure got *worried on* | Stokes, Frank; Bunker Hill Blues; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555741) ViV38548 Rt RL308 |
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*WORST*..........1
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| I'll be the *worst* boy : to pour the coffee out | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Salty Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1924; (1893?) Pm12236 Yz L1029 |
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*WOULD...........1
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| ??? *you trying to make* : *would make a ??? of* you | Jordan, Charley; Don't Put Your Dirty Hands on Me; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (189831) ARC60661 Rt RL310 |
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*WOULDN'T........1
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| Ought to be on tiptoe : of you know *wouldn't let in* | Hill, Robert; I Had a Gal for the Last Fifteen Years; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026031) BBB6741 His HLP31 |
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*WRECK...........1
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| Ain't it tough to see a man : go to *wreck and almost fall and die* | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Tin Cup Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (211981) Pm12756 Mil MLP2013 |
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*YEAH............1
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| Well you can't wait and listen : *yeah there Willie Mae* | McMullen, Fred; Wait and Listen; New York, 16 Jan. 1933; (129131) Ba32690 Yz L1012 |
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*YESTERDAY*......1
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| And *yesterday* ??? : *was filled with ice and snow* | Thomas, Henry; Arkansas; Chicago, c. early July 1927; ( ) Vo1286 Rt RL312 |
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*YOON*...........1
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| There was one old sister : by the name of *Yoon* | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Nobody Knows; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402296B) OK8679 Rt RL307 |
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*YOU.............10
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| ??? *you trying to make* : *would make a ??? of* you | Jordan, Charley; Don't Put Your Dirty Hands on Me; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (189831) ARC60661 Rt RL310 |
| *You chance it once* baby : you ain't done got killed | Ledbetter, Huddie; Mr. Hughe's Town; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (16808 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| *You allow her Lord* : take some poor girl's man | Petties, Arthur; Two Time Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419062) Vi21282 Yz L1007 |
| Have you woke up in the morning : *you weep and moan* | Bracey, Ishman; Pay Me No Mind; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2422) Pm13038 Yz L1007 |
| Because Adam said to Eve : *you been cute so cute* | Bradley, Tommie; Adam and Eve; Richmond, Ind., 27 Sept. 1930; (17084) Ch16149 OJL19 |
| I heard you say you didn't love me baby : *you say you heard* Mrs Brown | Smith, Bessie; Do Your Duty; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525772) OK8945 Co CL856 |
| *Oh won't you ??? me the* : *you going to* | unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Sugar Pudding; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470091) Vi21740 Rt RL337 |
| Because she's only been *you* : I can tell *you about the* mine | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Mistreatin' Woman Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026541) BBB7178 CC35 |
| Every time *you going out swinging* : I'm just as blue as I can be | Doyle, Little Buddy; Bad in Mind Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1531) Vo05111 Rt RL319 |
| Lord I'm freezing here : with *you afighting all around the hall* | Collins, Sam; Yellow Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12738) Ge6146 OJL10 |
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*YOU'RE..........1
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| *You're off having a binge* : you don't come home at all at night | McClennan, Tommy; Mr. So and So Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074102 ) BBB9015 Rt RL314 |
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*YOU*............1
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| Because she's only been *you* : I can tell *you about the* mine | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Mistreatin' Woman Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026541) BBB7178 CC35 |
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*YOUNG*..........1
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| Do *young* about your strutting : in your | Wallace, Minnie; The Old Folks Started It; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555722) ViV38547 OJL21 |
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*YOUR............3
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| I'm talking about the ??? : ??? *your head* | unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Sugar Pudding; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470091) Vi21740 Rt RL337 |
| I ain't *your rough* : and I sure know when I've had enough | Mack, Alura; Wicked Daddy Blues; Richmond, Ind., 1 Mar. 1929; (14848) Ge6797 His HLP4 |
| And said *your death* won't credit you : when you get ready to die | Washboard Walter; Insurance Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2832) Pm12954 Her H205 |
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*YOUR*...........1
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| It's the first oil well : that *your* ??? ever had | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Oil Well Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (211971) Pm12771 Riv RLP12125 |
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| ??? : treat me right | Anderson, . . . (Walter Taylor); ThirtyEight and Plus; Richmond, Ind., 14 Feb. 1930; (16266B) Ge7157 Fwy FJ2801 |
| ??? : I sure can't find | Bell, Anna; Hopeless Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (171A) QRSR7007 His HLP21 |
| ??? : my babe won't treat me right | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Kokomo Blues; Indianapolis, c. June 1928; (IND624 ) Vo1192 Yz L1019 |
| ??? : no money to bear my fine | Cannon, Gus; Poor Boy, Long Ways from Home; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (201442) Pm12571 Yz L1002 |
| : until she went stone blind | Chatman, Bo; Old Devil; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278781) BBB8093 Yz L1007 |
| ??? : right by her door | Collins, Sam; Hesitation Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13033) Ge6379 OJL10 |
| ??? : with your cup and glass | Estes, Sleepy John; Stop That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90095A) Ch50001 Sw S1219 |
| ??? : *about a* fuss and fight | Fuller, Blind Boy; You've Got Something There; Memphis, 12 July 1939; (MEM1021) Vo05083 BC11 |
| ??? : he done broke your heart | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Airy Man Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (18512) Pm12219 Yz L1029 |
| ??? : I saw the moon go down | Johnson, Louise; By the Moon and Stars; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4202) Pm13008 Mil MLP2018 |
| ??? : please don't play today | Jones, Maggie; Western Union Blues; New York, 13 Nov. 1924; (1401353) Co14047D VJM VLP23 |
| ??? : and it takes me *Water* Street | Kelly, Jack; Highway No. 61 Blues No. 2; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (13713) Ba32934 Rt RL329 |
| ??? : go to your knees | McCoy, Joe; That Will Be Alright; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487083) Co14439D Yz L1021 |
| ??? : mama working all day long | McMullen, Fred; De Kalb Chain Blues; New York, 18 Jan. 1933; (12936 ) Ba32784 BC5 |
| ??? : | Macon, Ed; Wringing that Thing; Atlanta, 12 Mar. 1929; (402289A) OK8676 Mel MLP7324 |
| ??? : I don't want to kill no man | McTell, Blind Willie; Bell Street Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9946A) De7078 Rt RL324 |
| ??? : I'm *stopping* to die | Memphis Minnie; Goin' Back to Texas; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487092) Co14455D OJL21 |
| ??? : | Memphis Minnie; After While Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1931; (VO152A) Vo1658 BC13 |
| ??? : my ruination | Miller, Sodarisa; Sunshine Special; Chicago, c. Apr. 1925; (2092?) Pm12276 Mil MLP2018 |
| ??? : my name was *little known* myself | Moore, Alice; Broadway St. Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15452) Pm12819 CC37 |
| ??? : mama I'm going to hide in your trunk | Moore, Kid Prince; Bug Juice Blues; New York, 8 Apr. 1936; (189712) ARC60956 Rt RL340 |
| ??? : when he go easing by | Nelson, Blue Coat Tom; Blue Coat Blues; Memphis, 17 Feb. 1928; (400258B) OK8838 Rt RL316 |
| ??? : I stepped in the door | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Rough and Tumble Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22102) Pm12311 Mil MLP2001 |
| ??? : *to give his dollar fun* | Shade, Will; A Black Woman Is Like a Black Snake; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470102) ViV38015 Rt RL322 |
| ??? : | Shade, Will; Take Your Fingers Off It; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C793 ) Vo03175 Jo SM3104 |
| ??? : Lord carrying on | Smith, Bessie; Jazzbo Brown from Memphis Town; New York, 18 Mar. 1926; (1418192) Co14133D Co CL856 |
| ??? : | Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M184 ) Br7137 OJL20 |
| ??? : sing them to yourself | Stevens, Vol; Beale Street Mess Around; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403201) Vi21066 Rt RL322 |
| ??? : wear you off my mind | Stevens, Vol; Baby Got the Rickets; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403251) Vi21356 OJL19 |
| ??? : good as any man can be | Stone, Joe; Back Door Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76838 ) BBB5169 Yz L1030 |
| ??? : you didn't want ooo me nohow | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); The New Stop and Listen Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15513) Pm13134 Yz L1014 |
| ??? : you think I crave | Wallace, Minnie; Field Mouse Stomp; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX1141) Vo03106 Rt RL321 |
| ??? : that is turning around and around | Wilkins, Robert; Alabama Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M190 ) Br7205 Rt RL333 |
| Made me come back *about* : I gotten more than one | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| Because I can't stay here in this world *after* : in this condition my poor heart's in | Doyle, Little Buddy; Renewed Love Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1521) OK05771 Rt RL329 |
| So please keep your *alley* : take the air if you please | Smith, Clara; Basement Blues; New York, 20 Sept. 1924; (1400521) Co14039D VJM VLP17 |
| You going to keep on *apalling* : you going to wake up in your grave | Tucker, Bessie; Penitentiary; Memphis, 29 Aug. 1928; (454412) ViV38526 Fwy FJ2801 |
| He kept right on *aprogging* : until I lost my head | Bryant, Laura; Dentist Chair BluesPart 2; Long Island City, c. Jan. 1929; (323A) QRSR7055 His HLP21 |
| I had to *ask* ??? : ??? *today* | Butler, Sam; Some Screamed High Yellow; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (26772) Pm12423 Yz L1016 |
| Tell you like the *bana* : told the *king of sal* | McTell, Blind Willie; Warm It Up to Me; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (140082) Vo02595 Yz L1005 |
| You go through the *barrel* : and you ride like a *tiger* | Collins, Sam; Do That Thing; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13050A) Ge6307 OJL10 |
| Will drink all the *bedbug* ??? : and turn around and bite you again | Smith, Bessie; Mean Old Bed Bug Blues; New York, 27 Sept. 1927; (1447963) Co14250D Fwy FJ2802 |
| Can't get me some *birdhouse* : to hold on strong | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Don't Wake It Up; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15601) Pm13152 Bio BLP12041 |
| Until saloons come back with bottle and *bondy* : in the days of long ago | Jackson, Jim; Bootlegging Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419042) Vi21268 Rt RL323 |
| Called me *booze* : and turned me around | Stokes, Frank; Take Me Back; Memphis, 30 Aug. 1928; (454542) ViV38531 Yz L1008 |
| But I just want to *break* : some good man's *opportune* | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Hot Papa Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22072) Pm12305 Bio BLP12042 |
| I had a good *cake* : *now sweet as mama's shelf* | McCoy, Joe; That Will Be Alright; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487083) Co14439D Yz L1021 |
| He want me to trade a *cam* : for some of my stew | Bogan, Lucille; Stew Meat Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (170131) Ba33448 Rt RL317 |
| 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 |
| Ain't mush *chitlin* : but stir it in the house | Bracey, Mississippi; Stered Gal; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404766B) OK8867 Yz L1038 |
| I turned back my *chivver* : blues all in my bed | Estes, Sleepy John; My Black Gal Blues; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (625482) Vi23397 Rt RL307 |
| She'll *commence* ??? : pack up her clothes and gone | Bradley, Tommie; Pack Up Your Trunk Blues; Richmond, Ind., 27 Oct. 1930; (17206) Ch16149 Yz L1019 |
| Caught me *commentating* : yes I love you *sky high* | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dry Southern Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24751) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| This song's *composed* : the blues too tight | Manning, Leola; The Blues Is All Wrong; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Apr. 1930; (K8089 ) Vo1529 Yz L1015 |
| All the doctors in West *Conton* : they won't help her none | James, Skip; 2220 Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7651) Pm13066 Bio BLP12029 |
| And she buried her *corky* : down in the sand | Chatman, Bo; Pussy Cat Blues; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026131) BBB6735 Yz L1034 |
| I'd beat the train to the *crossroads* : and I'd burn the depot down | Day, Will; Central Avenue Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461862) Co14318D Yz L1010 |
| But she don't mind *dancing* : Lord everywhere I go | Lewis, Furry; Good Looking Girl Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1132 Rt RL329 |
| My baby's *deaftoweled* : can't hardly hear | McCoy, Joe; My Wash Woman's Gone; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO110A) Vo1668 Yz L1026 |
| Now it was old lady *Diana* : was sitting on the rock | Burse, Charlie; Boodie Bum Bum; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C7921) OK8956 Jo SM3104 |
| Well the bell rung for *dinner* : as I been *bad* | McCoy, Joe; Shake Mattie; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO109A) Vo1668 Mam S3803 |
| *Dinner* : suits her appetite | Bunn, Teddy; It's Sweet Like So; New York, 7 Apr. 1930; (597391) ViV38592 His HLP5 |
| ??? *dissatisfied* : any old place to be | Bennett, Will; Real Estate Blues; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K128 ) Vo1464 Rt RL334 |
| Lord in my *doorbox* : is a call to him | Bell, Anna; Hopeless Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (171A) QRSR7007 His HLP21 |
| Now some say they *dream* : some say they was | Estes, Sleepy John; Milk Cow Blues; Memphis, 13 May 1930; (59918 ) ViV38614 RBF RF202 |
| I got a barrelhouse flat in *Eastport* : and one I St Louis too | Johnson, Mary; Barrel House Flat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1762) Pm12996 CC37 |
| But my barrelhouse flat in *Eastport* : really get *my ???* | Johnson, Mary; Barrel House Flat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1762) Pm12996 CC37 |
| Going to *eeyaeeya* : anyhow | Kelly, Eddie; Shim Shamming; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130261) BBB7148 BC2 |
| She gets her water at *Fairman* : coal at *Shabama Mines* | Jones, Little Hat; Little Hat Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402700A) OK8794 Yz L1032 |
| Well now I ain't no *farmer* : but I'll *watch your crop* the best I can | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Cocktail Man Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90173A) De7144 Say SDR191 |
| Well the monkey said to *fatto* : *good luck gas* | Johnson, Robert; They're Red Hot; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26271) ARC70757 Co C30034 |
| It's not my best *filly* : but it's the gal I'd like to see | Stokes, Frank; Half Cup of Tea; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47742) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| Your loving ain't so *fordy* : in the park | Smith, Bessie; Take Me for a Buggy Ride; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525792) OK8949 Co CL856 |
| If I don't find *fourteen* : I'm going to jump overboard and drown | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Wartime Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30701) Pm12425 Rt RL301 |
| Goodbye old *gallion* : mama's going aflying | Jones, Maggie; North Bound Blues; New York, 16 Apr. 1925; (1405342) Co14092D VJM VLP23 |
| Now when I left *Granville* : I was on my way back to *Shoetown* Road | Williams, Joe; Get Your Head Trimmed Down; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208541) BBB7719 RCA INT1175 |
| My daddy loves the *ground* : where I *have been sat* | Thomas, Hociel; I've Stopped My Man; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9476A) OK8326 Bio BLPC6 |
| Now who in the *ham* : *and the confoundation* | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Salty Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1924; (1893?) Pm12236 Yz L1029 |
| That's why I'm *hanging* : and I'm lowdown too | Smith, Clara; Basement Blues; New York, 20 Sept. 1924; (1400521) Co14039D VJM VLP17 |
| Well I ain't going to bring no *help* : and none of these ??? *toys* | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Goodbye Red; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308541) BBB7995 RCA INT1088 |
| The *hobo* ??? : | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shake That Thing; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2120?) Pm12281 Yz L1029 |
| Now *honey* : what more can I do | James, Skip; Special Rider Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7602) Pm13098 Yz L1001 |
| But the truth *is* ??? : and I surely have to carry it on | Calloway, Blanche; Lazy Woman's Blues; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9458A) OK8279 CC32 |
| Catfish told the *jackfish* : ??? now *I bet she going to build* | Wheatstraw, Peetie; King Spider Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90174A) De7144 Say SDR191 |
| Train leaving *Jackson* : some old rainy day | White, Washington; Shake 'Em On Down; Chicago, 2 Sept. 1937; (C19971) Vo03711 Co C30036 |
| Oh six months in *jail* : and a month on the county farm | Moore, Alice; Prison Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15448) Pm12868 CC37 |
| Yes I'm *jailhouse* ??? : long old lonesome day | Vincson, Walter; Stop and Listen Blues; Shreveport, La., 17 Feb. 1930; (403806A) OK8807 Yz L1007 |
| Big Bill *Johnny* : had his *'spenders* on the floor | Weaver, Curley; Sweet Patunia; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473042) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| If my man hadn't abeen in the *jug* : he would help with my bond | Moore, Alice; Prison Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15448) Pm12868 CC37 |
| Going to catch the *knocker* : down on *Maple* Hill | Stevens, Vol; Baby Got the Rickets; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403251) Vi21356 OJL19 |
| I'm going to take me a *ladder* : I mean ??? *light* I see | Stokes, Frank; Bunker Hill Blues; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555741) ViV38548 Rt RL308 |
| But since I met Miss *Lamar* : she have made me change my ways | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Caught the Old Coon at Last; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704371) BBB8974 RCA730.581 |
| I'm expecting a call from Miss *Laza* : I've got to hear from her right away | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Western Union Man; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064019 ) BBB8731 BC3 |
| You know I'm expecting a call from Miss *Laza* : you know some of my people might be dead | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Western Union Man; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064019 ) BBB8731 BC3 |
| There was old lady *Linus* : she was sitting on a rock | Shade, Will; What's the Matter; Memphis, 17 Sept. 1929; (555302) ViV38551 Jo SM3104 |
| You done *spread* my *liver* : now you done *broke the rungs* | Memphis Minnie; Dirty Mother For You; Chicago, 10 Jan. 1935; (C9641A) De7048 Pal PL101 |
| All of ??? *Lord* : here with the chinch bug blues | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Chinch Bug Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200641) Pm12551 Bio BLP12015 |
| ??? *Lordy* : unless you going to care for me | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Stingy WomanBlues; Memphis, 24 Feb. 1927; (379421) Vi20552 Rt RL322 |
| Well I left old *Maltree* : [on my way back, going back] to Memphis Tennessee | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Shelby County Workhouse Blues; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402297B) OK8740 RBF RF202 |
| They like to throw *me* : in the air | Cannon, Gus; Feather Bed; Memphis, 9 Sept. 1928; (470022) ViV38515 Fwy FA2953 |
| ??? *me* ??? : is the same thing that I've done for you | McFadden, Charlie Specks; People People Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1541) Pm12928 Riv RM8819 |
| Talks about your *miller* : *he's from shore to shore* | Wallace, Minnie; The Old Folks Started It; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555722) ViV38547 OJL21 |
| Because you may be a *model* : and you may be treated wrong | McClennan, Tommy; Drop Down Mama; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537411) BBB8704 Rt RL305 |
| You can go to *Moosefall* : find me there | Collins, Sam; My Road Is Rough and Rocky; New York, c. Oct. 1931; ( ) unknown Yz L1038 |
| If it weren't for *mortar* : and for storebought hair | Henderson, Katherine; St. Louis Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (236A) QRSR7024 His HLP21 |
| *My* ??? : | Bell, Ed; Carry It Right Back Home; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510372) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| Lord if that woman left and quit me *now* : what in the world that I would do | Day, Will; Central Avenue Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461862) Co14318D Yz L1010 |
| Ten dollars to the *one* : have me to wrap it up | unknown artist (Noah Lewis); Selling the Jelly; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (64738 ) Vi23319 OJL19 |
| I'm pigmeat *peppy* : now who wants me | Memphis Minnie; New Dirty Dozens; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5894 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
| She could feed the ??? *pigmeat* : corn bread for her man | King David; Sweet Potato Blues; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404666B) OK8901 Rt RL311 |
| ??? *potatoes* : and it's tight like that | Burse, Charlie; I Got Good Taters; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18650) Ch16481 Rt RL337 |
| They was *preaching* ??? : and stealing | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Come Along Little Children; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18656) Ch16654 Rt RL307 |
| She say want to *pumpitty* : got to make me drunk | Davis, Walter; Sweet Sixteen; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854841) BBB5931 RCA INT1085 |
| You take a southbound *regular* : you ride my weary blues away | Smith, Clara; My John Blues; New York, 3 Apr. 1925; (1404931) Co14077D CC32 |
| Don't be no *resting* : don't be no late | McTell, Blind Willie; Warm It Up to Me; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (140082) Vo02595 Yz L1005 |
| Says I phoned my *room* : I didn't have but one word to say | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Shelby County Workhouse Blues; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402297B) OK8740 RBF RF202 |
| Shaking her *rumble* : just like she shake her *strike* | Davis, Walter; Sweet Sixteen; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854841) BBB5931 RCA INT1085 |
| She's going to save it for *Sally* : he will be home today | Curry, Ben; Fat Mouth Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12362) Pm13118 Rt RL325 |
| *She* ??? : that sugar pudding | unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Sugar Pudding; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470091) Vi21740 Rt RL337 |
| I got up babe babe in a *slumber* : I put on my shoes and clothes | Rachel, James Yank; Gravel Road Woman; New York, 6 Feb. 1934; (147932) Vo02649 OJL21 |
| The blues *so* ??? : don't worry me | Sims, Henry; Farrell Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L451) Pm12912 OJL8 |
| I met her at a *sociable* : she acts just like a crook | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Lastin' Lovin'; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (204072) Pm12666 Mil MLP2013 |
| You know I knowed the thing was getting kind of *squally* : I heard the city judge when he set | Estes, Sleepy John; Jailhouse Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93007A) De7814 RBF RF8 |
| *Rifle's* on the *stage* : my *coffee's* in the *cool* | Collins, Sam; Hesitation Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13033) Ge6379 OJL10 |
| You get to *Stanford* : and look all around | Estes, Sleepy John; Mary Come On Home; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93006A) De7814 Sw S1220; |
| They had a *stepper* : looking good and brown | Jordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398212) Vi21076 Rt RL326 |
| 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 |
| Talk about *sweetheart* : I declare I'm a honest man | Lewis, Furry; I Will Turn Your Money Green; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454252) ViV38506 Yz L1008 |
| I ain't going to fix up your black *tarnation* : I ain't going to be your doggone fool | Big Bill (Broonzy); Big Bill Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18385) Ch16400 Yz L1035 |
| Nothing but a *tear* : can satisfy me | Smith, Clara; Deep Blue Sea Blues; New York, 19 Aug. 1924; (819313) Co14034D VJM VLP17 |
| You don't like my *teepee* : you sure can't make my | Stokes, Frank; Bedtime Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418251) Vi21272 Rt RL308 |
| Said I taught my kitchen *teller* : how to treat a good man right | Calicott, Joe; Traveling Mama Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM779 ) Br7166 Yz L1009 |
| *That* ??? : she's long and tall | unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Sugar Pudding; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470091) Vi21740 Rt RL337 |
| Got a Tuesday one *there : to issue* my spending change | Hull, Papa Harvey; Gang of Brownskin Women; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12689) Ge6122 Yz L1001 |
| He'll ??? *things* ??? : if the people *put him out* | Carter, George; Hot Jelly Roll Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1929; (211542) Pm12750 Yz L1012 |
| First you get over *town* : | Smith, Trixie; Black Bottom Hop; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (23641) Pm12336 CC29 |
| You treat your *townie* : like a woman you ain't never seen | Bogan, Lucille; Jim Tampa Blues; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46722) Pm12504 Yz L1017 |
| You got the *train* : | Manning, Leola; The Blues Is All Wrong; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Apr. 1930; (K8089 ) Vo1529 Yz L1015 |
| Going to be another *war* : don't need no mama nohow | Hull, Papa Harvey; Mama You Don't Know How; Chicago, c. May 1927; ( ) BP8030 Her H201 |
| It takes midnight *watch* : the early rising sun | Alexander, Texas; Easy Rider Blues; Fort Worth, 30 Sept. 1934; (FW1138) Vo02856 Yz L1010 |
| To keep papa's little gold *watchkey* : from doing that 'foreday creep | Harrison, Smoky; Hop Head Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L791) Pm12920 Rt RL340 |
| ??? *women* : ??? *side* | Anderson, . . . (Walter Taylor); ThirtyEight and Plus; Richmond, Ind., 14 Feb. 1930; (16266B) Ge7157 Fwy FJ2801 |
| ??? *womens* : don't you treat me right | Coleman, Lonnie; Wild About My Loving; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482592) Co14440D Rt RL318 |
| *Womens* ??? : and it'll be end of you | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Voice Throwin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15219) Pm12802 Yz L1010 |
| And *yesterday* ??? : *was filled with ice and snow* | Thomas, Henry; Arkansas; Chicago, c. early July 1927; ( ) Vo1286 Rt RL312 |
| Because she's only been *you* : I can tell *you about the* mine | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Mistreatin' Woman Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026541) BBB7178 CC35 |
| When I hit Grand [Avenue] : look like my troubles just begun | Sykes, Roosevelt; Highway 61 Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18802) Ch16586 Yz L1033 |
| Now I'm leaving you [baby] : with my clothes in my hand | Martin, Carl; Farewell to You Baby; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8771) OK8961 Yz L1016 |
| When I left [home] : my little girl was sick and in the bed | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sick Bed Blues; Chicago, 2 Nov. 1937; (91317A) De7403 Say SDR192 |
| I was drinking all night [long] : got up this morning sloppy drunk | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Sad News Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207722) Pm12728 Rt RL306 |
| Going to ask that gal for a ??? : *how* the worried blues left here | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Lonesome Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24722) Pm12354 Bio BLP12000 |
| I got a ??? : I just about have to go | Nelson, Romeo; Dyin' Rider Blues; Chicago, 26 Nov. 1929; (C4752 ) Vo1494 RBF RF12 |
| Packed my clothes in a ??? : and walked the streets all night | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Dream Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (16991) Pm12098 BYG529.078 |
| To ride in a ??? : | Smith, Clara; Back Woods Blues; New York, 30 Apr. 1924; (816944) Co14022D VJM VLP17 |
| I thought the girl was a ??? : and lived out on the farm | Thomas, George; Don't Kill Him in Here; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L182) Pm12826 Rt RL340 |
| Well now and I was going to buy you a ??? : I was going to buy you a Packard too | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Low Down Ways; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308531) BBB7979 RCA INT1088 |
| Aah : she's long and tall | Patton, Charley; Going to Move to Alabama; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L371) Pm13014 Yz L1020 |
| If you even go abegging : everyone will turn you down | McClure, Matthew; Prisoner's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18798) Ch18514 Riv RM8819 |
| I was over in Aberdeen : on my way to New Orleans | White, Washington; Aberdeen Mississippi Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2990A) OK05743 Co C30036 |
| I'm sitting down in Aberdeen : with New Orleans on my mind | White, Washington; Aberdeen Mississippi Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2990A) OK05743 Co C30036 |
| She's awinking and ablinking : at another man | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| If the wind keeps on ablowing : I won't be left to tell the tale | Smith, Clara; Shipwrecked Blues; New York, 3 Apr. 1925; (1404911) Co14077D CC32 |
| Just climb aboard : and ride around | Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5071 ) Vo1527 Yz L1036 |
| A black cat bone's aboiling : I put it on at half past twelve | Miles, Lizzie; Shootin' Star Blues; New York, 4 Jan. 1928; (77082) Ba7025 VJM VLP40 |
| Thinking about : that girl I left behind | Blake, Blind; Blake's Worried Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30602) Pm12442 Bio BLP12023 |
| I was thinking about : that little old brown of mine | Bracey, Mississippi; You Scolded Me and Drove Me from Your Door; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404764B) OK8904 OJL17 |
| Wild about : my baby's lips | Bunn, Teddy; It's Sweet Like So; New York, 7 Apr. 1930; (597391) ViV38592 His HLP5 |
| Boy that's what I'm talking about : and I ain't talking no lie | Carr, Leroy; Bo Bo Stomp; New York, 16 Aug. 1934; (156491) Vo02969 Co C30496 |
| I know what it's all about : it was on account of your other man | Carr, Leroy; You Left Me Crying; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164182) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| Now there's two things about : I just can't understand | Coleman, Lonnie; Wild About My Loving; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482592) Co14440D Rt RL318 |
| Just think about : your usedtobe | McCoy, Joe; Someday I'll Be in the Clay; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1932; (C9290) De7008 Rt RL329 |
| What you thinking about : ain't on my mind | Memphis Minnie; New Dirty Dozens; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5894 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
| It made me think about : going way across the sea | Richardson, Mooch; Burying Ground Blues; Memphis, 23 Mar. 1928; (400375A) OK8576 Mam S3803 |
| Thinking about : no other one but you | Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); I Couldn't Help It; New York, 17 Sept. 1934; (159671) Vo02844 OJL21 |
| I was thinking about : that brownskin woman of mine | Stevens, Vol; Beale Street Mess Around; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403201) Vi21066 Rt RL322 |
| Well the woman that I'm crazy about : she knows just what to do | Stokes, Frank; What's the Matter Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418261) ViV38531 Yz L1002 |
| For the gal that I'm crazy about : have took my appetite | Stokes, Frank; Mistreatin' Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454191) Vi21672 Rt RL308 |
| Thinking about : that stuff I had | Williams, Joe; Somebody's Been Borrowing that Stuff; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854881) BBB5900 RCA LPV518 |
| I was worried about : that stevedore man of mine | Wilson, Leola B.; Stevedore Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26161) Pm12379 His HLP1 |
| I got the *kind that know about* : seven different ways | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Me and My Whiskey; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493462) Co14507D CC36 |
| Now my *old back* is abreaking : and my lights is aburning low | Arnold, Kokomo; Big Leg Mama; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1935; (90314A) De7116 Say SDR163 |
| Positively absolutely : sure was blind | Spivey, Victoria; My Handy Man; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401114B) OK8615 Sw S1240 |
| Say I'm going to step on that accelerator : till that gas come through | Edwards, Frank; Terraplane Blues; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38111) OK06393 BC6 |
| Say I can *peel off* that accelerator : and that gas come through | Edwards, Frank; Terraplane Blues; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38111) OK06393 BC6 |
| Was on account : of something that she heard | Bracey, Mississippi; I'll Overcome Some Day; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404767B) OK8904 OJL17 |
| Lord it's all on account : of all on account of you | Davis, Walter; Why Shouldn't I Be Blue; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (0493251) BBB8737 Yz L1025 |
| Just on account : of the way you do | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I'll Get Along Somehow; Aurora, Ill., 16 Dec. 1938; (030827 ) BBB8106 RCA INT1177 |
| And it all on account : of one trifling man | Smith, Clara; Court House Blues; New York, 3 Apr. 1925; (1404921) Co14073D CC32 |
| Lord on account : of the old way you do | Sykes, Roosevelt; Single Tree Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15563) Pm12827 Riv RM8819 |
| Lord it was all on account : of me stealing a woman's mind | Sykes, Roosevelt; Skeet and Garret; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403312A) OK8749 Yz L1033 |
| Have you ever been accused : when you ain't done nothing wrong | Rupert, Ollie; I Raised My Window and Looked at the Risin' Sun; Memphis, 28 Feb. 1927; (379632) Vi20577 Rt RL323 |
| I am the black ace : I'm the boss card in your hand | Turner, Buck; Black Ace; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61790A) De7281 Yz L1026 |
| Sometimes a black ace : never comes inside | Turner, Buck; Black Ace; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61790A) De7281 Yz L1026 |
| I got both aces : I know I got the best hand | McCoy, Joe; Beat It Right; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7246 ) Vo1643 Pal PL101 |
| My mind had achanged : I wouldn't have come back at all | Collins, Sam; Riverside Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12740) Ge6167 OJL10 |
| Sometimes your heart will ache : and almost bust | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Trust No Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26311) Pm12395 Jo SM3098 |
| Way my heart aches : you'd be lonesome mama too | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Lonesome Weary Blues; Chicago, 26 Nov. 1926; (9972A) OK8453 CC32 |
| My cow little aches : she can't get no water | Memphis Minnie; Soo Cow Soo; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1931; (VO151A) Vo1658 Yz L1021 |
| My heart aches : said I'm not treated right | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Oh My Babe Blues; New York, Jan. 1926; (23741) Pm12332 Jo SM3098 |
| Now my old bones is aching : and my hair is turning grey | Arnold, Kokomo; Southern Railroad Blues; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9921A) De7139 Say SDR163 |
| Now my poor heart is aching : and I really don't know what to do | Arnold, Kokomo; Broke Man Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91332A) De7417 CC25 |
| Now my poor heart is aching : and my head can't rest no more | Arnold, Kokomo; Tired of Runnin' from Door to Door; New York, 11 May 1938; (67346) De7464 Say SDR163 |
| You keep my poor heart aching : I'm blue through and through | Blake, Blind; Brownskin Mama Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201062) Pm126062 Bio BLP12003 |
| My heart is aching : breaking for some news | Calloway, Blanche; Lonesome Lovesick; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9459A) OK8279 CC32 |
| My heart is aching : gee I'm all confused | Calloway, Blanche; Lonesome Lovesick; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9459A) OK8279 CC32 |
| My heart is aching : breaking for some news | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Lovesick Blues; Chicago, 26 Nov. 1926; (9971A) OK8453 CC32 |
| My heart is aching : gee I'm all confused | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Lovesick Blues; Chicago, 26 Nov. 1926; (9971A) OK8453 CC32 |
| When your knee bones aching : and your body cold | James, Skip; Cypress Grove Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7472) Pm13088 Bio BLP12029 |
| Oh my heart is aching : and the blues are all around my *loo* | Martin, Sara; Death Sting Me Blues; Long Island City, Nov. 1928; (278A) QRSR7042 BYG529073 |
| My heart is aching : mama feel like crying | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Dream Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (16991) Pm12098 BYG529.078 |
| My heart is aching : all for that man | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Honey Where You Been So Long; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (17012) Pm12200 BYG529.078 |
| Now your D P aching : just go to | Spivey, Sweet Pease (Addie Spivey); Double Dozens; Chicago, 12 Aug. 1936; (90787C) De7204 AH158 |
| Stop your aching : let my poor feet be | Yates, Blind Richard; Sore Bunion Blues; New York, c. 9 Apr. 1927; (GEX578A) Ge6104 His HLP1 |
| I'd drink carbolic acid : and I'd poke a gatling gun | Smith, Clara; Done Sold My Soul to the Devil; New York, 30 Sept. 1924; (1400763) Co14041D VJM VLP17 |
| I'll acknowledge : I done wrong | Howell, Peg Leg; Please Ma'am; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1928; (1461592) Co14356D RBF RF15 |
| Now I have acknowledged : baby that I have done you wrong | Gillum, Bill Jazz; One Letter Home; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070443 ) BBB8943 RCA INT1177 |
| And he spied the iceberg acoming : oh Lord had to bump | Brown, Hi Henry; Titanic Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11476A) Vo1728 Yz L1030 |
| I'm going to play them straight across : man you know [I'm playing, I got] them straight down | Chatman, Bo; Policy Blues; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476531) BBB8495 Yz L1034 |
| Now your ways and your actions : speaks almost as loud as words | Arnold, Kokomo; Your Ways and Actions; New York, 11 May 1938; (67344A) De7510 Say SDR163 |
| But your ways and actions : make me lose my mind | Green, Lil; What Have I Done; Chicago, 9 May 1940; (0449761) BBB8524 RCA LPV574 |
| His ways and actions : is hard to beat | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Sheik of Desplaines Street; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46712) Pm12501 Bio BLP12042 |
| Your ways and actions : really ails me so | Jones, Maggie; Single Woman's Blues; New York, 29 Sept. 1925; (1410561) Co14102D VJM VLP25 |
| Says God made Adam : made him stout | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
| 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 |
| The Lord said to Adam : also said to Eve | Thomas, Hociel; Adam and Eve Had the Blues; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9473A) OK8258 Bio BLPC6 |
| Let Mr Peter Adams : get acquainted with you | Estes, Sleepy John; Liquor Store Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63648A) De7491 RBF RF11 |
| I wished I had adied : babe when I was young | Lewis, Furry; Why Don't You Come Home Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1134 Rt RL333 |
| Take my advice : and please don't lose your head | Jones, Maggie; Jealous Mama Blues; New York, 14 Oct. 1924; (1401051) Co14044D VJM VLP23 |
| Take my advice : let these married women be | McTell, Blind Willie; Searching the Desert for the Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716061) Vi23353 RCA LPV518 |
| Take my advice : let all married womens be | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
| Said take my advice : and don't bother with none in your neighborhood | Stevens, Vol; Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62541 ) Vi23347 Jo SM3104 |
| St Louis is on afire : Chicago is burning down | Kelly, Jack; Believe I'll Go Back Home; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137152) MeM12812 Rt RL311 |
| You's afraid : old Tommy's going to make you late | Chatman, Bo; Pussy Cat Blues; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026131) BBB6735 Yz L1034 |
| Ain't but the one thing that she's after : that is your doggone spending change | Townsend, Henry; Sick with the Blues; possibly Chicago, 1933; ( ) record unknown Yz L1030 |
| It'll be a day going after : need my help alone | Vincson, Walter; Overtime Blues; Memphis, c. 22 Sept. 1929; (M178) Br7141 Yz L1007 |
| Because I'm back home again : I'm going to take you to a brand new school | Arnold, Kokomo; Back on the Job; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91333A) De7390 Say SDR163 |
| She shook me again : at half past two | Chatman, Bo; Rolling Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992371) BBB6373 Yz L1034 |
| I asked him again : and they turned and walked away | Cox, Ida; Rambling Blues; Chicago, Sept. 1925; (2294?) Pm12318 BYG529073 |
| And when I return again : you'll have a great long story to tell | Johnson, Robert; From Four Until Late; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL3791) ARC70956 Co C30034 |
| If you mistreat me again : baby you will surely die | Kyle, Charlie; Kyle's Worried Blues; Memphis, 1 Sept. 1928; (454682) Vi21707 Yz L1018 |
| Then when you have headache again : come back to me baby and I'll give you some more | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Good Coffee Blues; Chicago, c. 20 Sept. 1930; (C6409 ) Vo1590 Yz L1031 |
| I wouldn't allow snitching and agambling : people around my home | unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322 |
| Lord I asked the ticket agent : how long the southbound train been gone | Big Bill (Broonzy); Down in the Basement Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (209221) Pm12707 Yz L1035 |
| Now depot agent : don't tell me no lie | Estes, Sleepy John; Watcha Doin'; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (59967 ) ViV38628 Rt RL323 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I said ticket agent : how long your train been gone | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booster Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24741) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| I told the ticket agent : don't let your window down | Johnson, Billiken; Frisco Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476062) Co14405D Rt RL312 |
| Ticket agent : please raise your window high | Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Ticket Agent Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64736 ) BBB5675 OJL4 |
| Depot agent : please turn your depot around | Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Ticket Agent Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64736 ) BBB5675 OJL4 |
| 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 |
| Ticket agent ticket agent : which away has my woman gone | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
| Ticket agent : ease your window down | Smith, Bessie; Ticket Agent Ease Your Window Down; New York, 5 Apr. 1924; (816702) Co14025D Co CL855 |
| She went down to the depot agent : they give her a ticket back to Kokomo | Spruell, Freddie; Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85786 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802 |
| We walked and asked the agent : has the train done gone | Wilkins, Robert; Get Away Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM742B) Br7158 OJL11 |
| I said to the ticket agent : ease your window down | Williams, Jabo; Polock Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. May 1932; (L1406?) Pm13130 Yz L1028 |
| Now Mr depot agent : don't you make me cry | Williamson, Sonny Boy; You Give an Account; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (020846 ) BBB7756 BC3; |
| You know until six months ago : I hadn't prayed a prayer since God knows when | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Fool's Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO167A) Vo1674 Yz L1010 |
| He should have gone long ago : I'd like to know what he's waiting on | Smith, Trixie; I Don't Know and I Don't Care Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (17661) Pm12208 CC29 |
| I worried a long time ago : and you was as happy as you could be | Washboard Sam; You Stole My Love; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703821) BBB9018 RCA LPV577 |
| Folks I'm agrieving : from my head to my shoes | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Slave to the Blues; New York, Jan. 1926; (23692) Pm12332 Mil MLP2001 |
| Devil is agroaning : listen to that crash | Jones, Maggie; Thunderstorm Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1924; (1401752) Co14050D VJM VLP23 |
| Ah : the rising sun going down | Blake, Blind; One Time Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (43632) Pm12479 Bio BLP12037 |
| Ah : mama love me one more time | Blake, Blind; One Time Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (43632) Pm12479 Bio BLP12037 |
| Ah : mama who can your regular be | Blake, Blind; One Time Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (43632) Pm12479 Bio BLP12037 |
| Digging and ahauling : hauling that Birmingham coal | Smith, Trixie; Mining Camp Blues; New York, c. Feb. 1925; (20161) Pm12256 CC29 |
| And hemming and ahawing : and acting just like a balky mule | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Balky Mule Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203813) Pm12631 Mil MLP2007 |
| But go ahead : that will be all right for you | Wilkins, Robert; Falling Down Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M192 ) Br7125 Yz L1002 |
| I'll be ahearsing : out my door | McCoy, Joe; Someday I'll Be in the Clay; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1932; (C9290) De7008 Rt RL329 |
| Look ahere look ahere : what you want me to do | Memphis Minnie; 'Frisco Town; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487102) Co14455D Yz L1008 |
| Well look ahere : what you expect for me to do | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About You; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM772A) Vo1476 Pal PL101 |
| Well look ahere : what you expect for me to do | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About YouNo. 2; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6010A) Vo1556 His HLP2 |
| Look ahere look ahere : what you want me to do | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Frisco Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15769A) Pm12860 OJL15 |
| No use ahollering : no use screaming and crying | Patton, Charley; Screamin' and Hollerin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15214) Pm12805 Yz L1020 |
| It's going to send you ahome : on your yas yas yas | Estes, Sleepy John; Someday Baby Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90096A) Ch50068 Br87.504 |
| When you get ahome : buy a Maltese cat | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Maltese Cat Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208201) Pm12712 Bio BLP12015 |
| Mama and I ain't ??? : ??? sure can use | Big Bill (Broonzy); I Can't Be Satisfied; Richmond, Ind., 2 May 1930; (16569) Ge7230 Yz L1011 |
| They can lead me like a little airedale : that's only seven weeks old | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); California Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (1483582) Co14573D CC36 |
| How can I stop this airplane : making ninety mile an hour | Edwards, Frank; Terraplane Blues; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38111) OK06393 BC6 |
| I'm going to get in my airplane I'm going to get in my airplane : I'm going to ride all over I'm | Estes, Sleepy John; Airplane Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62482A) De7354 Sw S1219 |
| Don't need an airplane : steamboat or submarine | Johnson, Billiken; Sun Beam Blues; Dallas, 3 Dec. 1927; (1453221) Co14293D Rt RL335 |
| Black gal rides in an old airship : but she riding just the same | Thomas, Henry; Charmin' Betsy; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C4621 ) Vo1468 Rt RL315 |
| Never stopped ajumping : till she finds good | Memphis Minnie; Soo Cow Soo; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1931; (VO151A) Vo1658 Yz L1021 |
| Womens in Alabama : going to let my hambone spoil | Bell, Ed; Ham Bone Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48173) Pm12524 OJL14 |
| *I said being in Alabama : meanest place I know | Butler, Sam; Jefferson County Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; ( ) Vo1057 Yz L1016 |
| I got a gal in Alabama : gal in Tennessee | Henry, Hound Head; My Silver Dollar Mama; Chicago, 17 Oct. 1928; (C2452 ) Vo1288 His HLP2 |
| Down in Alabama : we will have a trial | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Gettin' Ready for Trial; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404682C) OK8856 OJL4 |
| Mr Peter Albert : the discount man | Estes, Sleepy John; Liquor Store Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63648A) De7491 RBF RF11 |
| Now I met Alberta : way out across the sea | Estes, Sleepy John; Vernita Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62463A) De7342 Cor CP58 |
| Oh Alberta oh Alberta : don't you hear me calling you | Ledbetter, Huddie; Alberta; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16692 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Please Alberta please Alberta : tell me what in the world you mean | Ledbetter, Huddie; Alberta; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16692 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Some folks like their alcohol : but give me my corn *I believe* all the time | Carr, Leroy; Corn Licker Blues; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL53) Vo02741 Co C30496 |
| Rather have my head in alcohol : my body on some railroad track | Wilson, Leola B.; Back Biting Bee Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1926; (40132) Pm12444 Bio BLP12037 |
| Takes alcorub : to take these canned heat blues | Johnson, Tommy; Canned Heat Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454622) ViV38535 His HLP31 |
| When I can't get alcorub : denatured alcohol will do | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Jig Head Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210174) Pm12708 Bio BLP12004 |
| Spending and alending : and it left me broke today | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Broke Man's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 8 July 1929; (15306A) Ge7008 Riv RM8803 |
| Now if I just had alistened : what my mama said | Estes, Sleepy John; My Black Gal Blues; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (625482) Vi23397 Rt RL307 |
| If I had alistened : what my mother said | Evans, Joe; New Huntsville Jail; New York, 20 May 1931; (106512) Or8080 His HLP8002 |
| Now if I had alistened : to my mama's rule | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Crooked Woman Blues; Atlanta, 10 Nov. 1927; (1451981) Co14280D CC36 |
| If I had alistened : to my second mind | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Corinna Blues; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25442) Pm12367 Mil MLP2004 |
| If I had alistened : to what my mother said | Lewis, Furry; Why Don't You Come Home Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1134 Rt RL333 |
| If I had alistened : to what my mama said | McFadden, Charlie Specks; Groceries on the Shelf:; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1551) Pm12928 Riv RM8819 |
| Now if I had alistened : to what my three women said | McTell, Blind Willie; Three Women Blues; Atlanta, 17 Oct. 1928; (471852) ViV38001 Yz L1005 |
| If I had alistened : what my mother say | Stevens, Vol; Vol Stevens Blues; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403241) Vi21356 OJL21 |
| If I just had alistened : to just what my mama said | Stokes, Frank; Sweet to Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47731) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| I wished I had alistened : what my baby sister said | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); So Lonesome; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203342) Pm12637 Yz L1026 |
| She didn't get it all : by using her voice | Baker, Willie; Sweet Patunia Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14897) Ge6751 His HLP22 |
| I said that's all : I want to know | Blake, Blind; Low Down Loving Gal; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208875) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003 |
| I wouldn't mind at all : but I just got a crick in my back | Blake, Blind; Rope Stretchin' BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L11012) Pm13103 Bio BLP12037 |
| I've done all : that a poor boy could do | Darby, Blind; Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15566) Pm12828 Yz L1003 |
| This is all : I have done my best | Green, Lil; If I'm a Fool; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1942; (0708021) BBB8985 RCA LPV574 |
| Wasn't nothing at all : but my good girl jumping down | Lewis, Furry; Big Chief Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1133 Yz L1002 |
| Wasn't nothing at all : my girl coming home again | Lewis, Furry; Why Don't You Come Home Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1134 Rt RL333 |
| Joe got drunk that wasn't all : went and turn out the lights | McTell, Blind Willie; Razor Ball; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502582) Co14551D Yz L1037 |
| Hey Mr bullfrog hey I'm going to tell you all : I can't stand your jellyroll in here | Pope, Jenny; Bull Frog Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM757A) Vo1522 His HLP15 |
| *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 |
| Says the blues come down the alley : headed up to my back door | Arnold, Kokomo; Back Door Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9656A) De7156 CC25 |
| Then I went down the alley : with my gatling gun in my hand | Arnold, Kokomo; Black Annie; Chicago, 5 Feb. 1935; (C9777A) De7092 Say SDR163 |
| Now you can put me in the alley : my gal is name is Sally | Big Bill (Broonzy); How You Want It Done; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (116112) Ba32436 Yz L1011 |
| In the alley : in the street | Blake, Blind; Wabash Rag; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (201542) Pm12597 Yz L1016 |
| The gals from the alley : slipping all around | Blake, Blind; Righteous Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L6481) Pm13035 Bio BLP12003 |
| I got to move in the alley : I ain't allowed on your street | Carter, George; Rising River Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1929; (211532) Pm12750 Yz L1012 |
| I went down in the alley : trying to sell my coke today | Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; BoodleDeBum Bum; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C4631 ) Br7121 Rt RL325 |
| The blues came down my alley : and stopped right at my door | Cox, Ida; Lonesome Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (22461) Pm12307 BYG529073 |
| They say you drinks in the alley : on corners or any place you choose | Gillum, Bill Jazz; You Drink Too Much Whiskey; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070445 ) BBB9004 RCA INT1177 |
| The blues came down my alley : rolling up into my back door | Kid Stormy Weather; Short Hair Blues; Jackson, Miss., 17 Oct. 1935; (JAX1792) Vo03145 BC7 |
| Blues come down the alley : backing up to my door | McFadden, Charlie Specks; People People Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1541) Pm12928 Riv RM8819 |
| Out in the alley : in the street | McTell, Blind Willie; Georgia Rag; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1931; (4050851) OK8924 Yz L1005 |
| I walked through the alley : with my hand in my coat | Memphis Minnie; Nothin in Rambling; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3167A) OK05670 BC1 |
| The blues came down the alley : mama and stopped right at my door | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; The First Time I Met You; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026421) BBB6766 RBF RF12 |
| You know the womens in the alley : they are playing cooncan | Ramey, Ben (Memphis Jug Band); I Can't Stand It; Memphis, 17 Sept. 1929; (555291) ViV38551 Rt RL322 |
| They call me Pig Iron Sally because I live in Slag Iron Alley : and I'm evil and mean as I can be | Bogan, Lucille; Pig Iron Sally; New York, 31 July 1934; (154902) Ba33375 Rt RL317 |
| Way down in Boogie Alley : ain't nothing but skulls and bones | Bogan, Lucille; Down in Boogie Alley; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155082) Ba33149 Rt RL317 |
| Because down in Boogie Alley : is where he can be found | Bogan, Lucille; Down in Boogie Alley; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155082) Ba33149 Rt RL317 |
| He goes down in Boogie Alley : house number three | Bogan, Lucille; Down in Boogie Alley; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155082) Ba33149 Rt RL317 |
| I went down in Boogie Alley : with my razor in my hand | Bogan, Lucille; Down in Boogie Alley; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155082) Ba33149 Rt RL317 |
| If you go in Boogie Alley : you better take you fortyfour | Bogan, Lucille; Down in Boogie Alley; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155082) Ba33149 Rt RL317 |
| I'll go to Sweet Mama Alley : go and get my hooch and gin | Johnson, T. C.; J. C. Johnson's Blues; Memphis, 16 Feb. 1928; (400250B) OK8838 Rt RL316 |
| I live down in Bell Street Alley : just as drunk as I can be | McTell, Blind Willie; Bell Street Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9946A) De7078 Rt RL324 |
| I'm going over to Third Alley : Lord but I'm going to carry my fortyfive | Roland, Walter; 45 Pistol Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1935; (170812) ARC60361 BC7 |
| I got a gang in Third Alley : don't know where I am | Smith, Ivy; Third Alley Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1927; (40941) Pm12447 His HLP2 |
| I'd rather be in Third Alley : without a dime | Smith, Ivy; Third Alley Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1927; (40941) Pm12447 His HLP2 |
| I'm going to Third Alley : and bring my rider home | Smith, Ivy; Third Alley Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1927; (40941) Pm12447 His HLP2 |
| Because these women in Third Alley : won't let my rider alone | Smith, Ivy; Third Alley Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1927; (40941) Pm12447 His HLP2 |
| *Down down alley* : and heist your window high | Nelson, Blue Coat Tom; Blue Coat Blues; Memphis, 17 Feb. 1928; (400258B) OK8838 Rt RL316 |
| Going in one of these alleys : get me [some lonesome, a quart of this] booze | McTell, Blind Willie; LoveChanging Blues; Atlanta, 29 Nov. 1929; (566351) ViV38580 Yz L1005 |
| Now old Mr alligator : he got way back | Spivey, Victoria; The Alligator Pond Went Dry; St. Louis, 27 Apr. 1927; (80769B) OK8481 Spi LP2001 |
| Now old Mr alligator : he got real hot | Spivey, Victoria; The Alligator Pond Went Dry; St. Louis, 27 Apr. 1927; (80769B) OK8481 Spi LP2001 |
| *Troubling* alligators : keeps doing that shivaree | Wilkins, Robert; Alabama Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M190 ) Br7205 Rt RL333 |
| Where they don't allow : no Mississippi women there at all | Johnson, T. C.; J. C. Johnson's Blues; Memphis, 16 Feb. 1928; (400250B) OK8838 Rt RL316 |
| Because he don't allow : no man around his house | Jordan, Charley; Hunkie Tunkie Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5841 ) Vo1528 Yz L1003 |
| Well mama don't allow : no laying out all night long | Williams, Joe; Little Leg Woman; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854871) BBB5900 Yz L1038 |
| Yeah mama don't allow : no oh laying out all night long | Williams, Joe; Little Leg Woman; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854871) BBB5900 Yz L1038 |
| Lord and I just looked on the almanac : Lord just to see when your birthday was going to be | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Number Five Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308481R) BBB8010 RCA INT1088 |
| Great God almighty : that woman she wouldn't do | Temple, Johnnie; So Lonely and Blue; Chicago, 14 May 1937; (91247A) De7337 RBF RF16 |
| Staying alone : and doing the best I can | Blake, Blind; Police Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15463) Pm12888 Yz L1012 |
| When I'm alone : I moan the whole night through | Calloway, Blanche; Lonesome Lovesick; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9459A) OK8279 CC32 |
| You want to leave me alone : and stay away from my door | Carr, Leroy; EvilHearted Woman; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164261) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| Now I'm left here all alone : all in this great big world alone | Davis, Walter; The Only Woman; Chicago, 21 Mar. 1941; (0539751) BBB8773 RCA INT1085 |
| Last night I went out alone : I was lonesome as could be | Gross, Helen; Strange Man; New York, c. July 1924; (315901) Ajax17050 VJM VLP40 |
| There was a time when I was alone : my freakish ways to see | Hannah, George; Freakish Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1930; (L5621) Pm13024 Mil MLP2018 |
| When I am alone : I moan the whole night through | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Lovesick Blues; Chicago, 26 Nov. 1926; (9971A) OK8453 CC32 |
| When I'm alone : I long to see my usedtobe | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Lonesome Weary Blues; Chicago, 26 Nov. 1926; (9972A) OK8453 CC32 |
| Well it's tough to be alone : when I got to have my biscuits browned | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Empty House Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212001) Pm12946 Rt RL335 |
| I'm alone : traveling by myself | Memphis Minnie; Boy Friend Blues; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3168A) OK05670 BC1 |
| You had better leave her alone : she don't mean a doggone thing | Townsend, Henry; Sick with the Blues; possibly Chicago, 1933; ( ) record unknown Yz L1030 |
| I was all alone : no one to love at all | Wallace, Sippie; Bedroom Blues; Chicago, 20 Nov. 1926; (9930A) OK8439 Sw S1240 |
| Then left me alone : to sigh and cry | Waters, Ethel; You Can't Do What My Last Man Did; New York, c. June 1923; (A) BS14151 Bio BLP12022 |
| Well now I'm going to leave you alone : to go with your Mr soandso | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Deep Down in the Ground; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208491) BBB7805 RCA INT1088 |
| *So I won't be alone* : can hear my northbound blues | Jones, Maggie; North Bound Blues; New York, 16 Apr. 1925; (1405342) Co14092D VJM VLP23 |
| I can't get along : with that high brown gal of mine | Blake, Blind; Bad Feeling Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (44431) Pm12497 Bio BLP12003 |
| So there's no getting along : we're just two of the same old kind | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Two of a Kind; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640011) BBB8749 RCA730.581 |
| Police come along : take me by his hand | Edwards, Big Boy Teddy; Louise; Chicago, 14 June 1934; (806081) BBB5826 CC3 |
| Boy when that train come along : I'm going to snatch it back | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Snatch It Back Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44202) Pm12475 Yz L1010 |
| Why we can't get along : oh just like man and wife | Hill, King Solomon; Tell Me Baby; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12582) Pm13129 Yz L1004 |
| Say the blues come along : and they drove my spirit away | House, Son; Preachin' the BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4101) Pm13013 OJL5 |
| The women come along : and showed her just what to do | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Skoodle Um Skoo; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46701) Pm12501 Bio BLP12042 |
| Walking along : and ain't doing a thing | Short, Jaydee; Lonesome Swamp Rattlesnake; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4681) Pm13043 OJL11 |
| And I want you to bring along : that girl of mine | Sykes, Roosevelt; 3 6 and 9; Grafton, Wis., c. Aug. 1930; (L4492) Pm13004 Riv RM8819 |
| And the policeman came along : and he arrested me for vag | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); No Job Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203432) Pm12609 Bio BLP12004 |
| The train come along : and it broke my back | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); New Shake that Thing; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15552) Pm13143 Bio BLP12041 |
| Some train come along : and take me away from here | Wilkins, Robert; That's No Way to Get Along; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M189 ) Br7125 OJL5 |
| *Hobbling along* : *with my gait* | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Beggin' Back; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (30164) Pm12394 Bio BLP12000 |
| We're going go alooing : till broad daylight | McTell, Blind Willie; It's a Good Little Thing; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (140101) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| If the fool starts aloving : man it just won't stop | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Lastin' Lovin'; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (204072) Pm12666 Mil MLP2013 |
| Says way she keep aloving : says *it's* just too tight | Moss, Buddy; Daddy Don't Care; New York, 16 Jan. 1933; (129081) Ba33106 RBF RF15 |
| The man that I'm aloving : Lord he going get me killed | Tucker, Bessie; Penitentiary; Memphis, 29 Aug. 1928; (454412) ViV38526 Fwy FJ2801 |
| Papa's already : going back to Kokomo | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Kokomo Blues; Indianapolis, c. June 1928; (IND624 ) Vo1192 Yz L1019 |
| Once ain't for always : two ain't for twice | Smith, Bessie; Lost Your Head Blues; New York, 4 May 1926; (1421492) Co14158D Co CL857 |
| Mama here I am : right out in the cold again | Arnold, Kokomo; Slop Jar Blues; Chicago, 5 Feb. 1935; (C9776A) De7092 Say SDR163 |
| Mama here I am : down on my bended knees | Arnold, Kokomo; Southern Railroad Blues; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9921A) De7139 Say SDR163 |
| Mama here I am : right back on the job again | Arnold, Kokomo; Back on the Job; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91333A) De7390 Say SDR163 |
| Here I am : head over heels in love again | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Caught the Old Coon at Last; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704371) BBB8974 RCA730.581 |
| I'm going to stay like I am : going to ride from town to town | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Old Rounders Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (3018?) Pm12394 Rt RL306 |
| I only want to stay like I am : and slip from town to town | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Shuckin' Sugar; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30772) Pm12454 Mil MLP2007 |
| Here I am here I am : setting in that chair with folded arms | Kelly, Jack; Flower Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1441) Vo unissued OJL21 |
| I am ??? : so don't bring your blues to me | Moore, Alice; Kid Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1712) Pm13107 CC37 |
| Baby here I am : down on my bended knees | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf BluesNo. 2; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6405A) Vo1558 Yz L1031 |
| I am what I am : and all I was born to be | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Road Tramp Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1938; (63540B) De7589 BC4 |
| And she looked so ambitious : till I took back everything I said | Brown, Willie; M and O Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4132) Pm13090 OJL5 |
| Something keep amoaning : I don't know what it is | Johnson, Lonnie; New Black Snake BluesPart 1; New York, 13 Oct. 1928; (401222A) OK8626 Spi LP2001 |
| Just keep me amoving : going from door to door | Memphis Minnie; Moonshine; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (C16701) Vo03894 BC1 |
| I can beat an ??? : getting down the road | Linthecome, Joe; Pretty Mama Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 Nov. 1929; (15906A) Ge7131 Rt RL326 |
| And : baby what's the matter now | MacFarland, Barrel House Buck; I Got to Go Blues; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1934; (C9321 ) De7013 OJL20 |
| I got a sweet black angel : I like the way he spread his wings | Bogan, Lucille; Black Angel Blues; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6847A) Br7186 His HLP15 |
| I love my black angel : and I want him by myself | Bogan, Lucille; Black Angel Blues; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6847A) Br7186 His HLP15 |
| Womens don't bother my black angel : don't bother him in any way | Bogan, Lucille; Black Angel Blues; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6847A) Br7186 His HLP15 |
| I'm wild about my black angel : I like the way he spread his wings | Bogan, Lucille; Black Angel Blues; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6847A) Br7186 His HLP15 |
| And if you see my black angel : please don't tell her the way I've gone | Davis, Walter; Minute Man BluesPart 1; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854821) BBB5965 RCA INT1085 |
| Son I can't spare you no angel : but I'll send you a teasing brown | McCoy, Charlie; Last Time Blues; Memphis, c. 22 Sept. 1929; (M176 ) Br7141 Yz L1001 |
| Can't spare you no angel : but I'll swear I'll send you a teasing brown | McTell, Blind Willie; Talking to Myself; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502572) Co14551D Yz L1005 |
| Can't spare you no angel : will spare you a teasing brown | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
| Now the people in Los Angeles : they didn't know what it's all about | Hardin, Lane; California Desert Blues; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914501) BBB6242 Rt RL319 |
| I caught a pretty little animal : it was striped black and white | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Black Skunk Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (1483602) Co14573D CC36 |
| From their legs and from their ankles : and on to their knees | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| I'm going Mary Anna : I'm riding that old engineer | Shade, Will; Mary Anna Cut Off; Chicago, 6 Nov. 1934; (C7802) OK8960 Jo SM3104 |
| Only woman in Mary Anna : done got a mortgage on my soul | Shade, Will; Mary Anna Cut Off; Chicago, 6 Nov. 1934; (C7802) OK8960 Jo SM3104 |
| Going to Mary Anna : if I have to ride the rods | Shade, Will; Mary Anna Cut Off; Chicago, 6 Nov. 1934; (C7802) OK8960 Jo SM3104 |
| Old Aunt Anna : long and tall | Shade, Will; Take Your Fingers Off It; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C793 ) Vo03175 Jo SM3104 |
| Old Aunt Anna : she's long and slim | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Giving It Away; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404683A) OK8908 OJL19 |
| Lord I never seed Black Annie : but I sure God heard her laugh | Arnold, Kokomo; Black Annie; Chicago, 5 Feb. 1935; (C9777A) De7092 Say SDR163 |
| Says I never missed sweet Annie : not until she said goodbye | Arnold, Kokomo; My Well Is Dry; New York, 11 May 1938; (63748A) De7540 CC25 |
| *Get* another ??? : | Bracey, Ishman; Suitcase Full of Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2401) Pm12970 Her H201 |
| You had another : in your home | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); SecondHand Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16221) Ge7130 Riv RM8803 |
| Now I got another : and I don't want you | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Beggin' Back; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (30164) Pm12394 Bio BLP12000 |
| I'd just like to get another ??? : I really mean now from way back down home | Spruell, Freddie; Way Back Down Home; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9909A) OK8422 Mam S3802 |
| I said you better answer : or I'll smack you down | Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5071 ) Vo1527 Yz L1036 |
| I want an answer : I can understand | Edwards, Susie; Construction Gang; New York, 12 Sept. 1924; (72817B) OK8163 Sw S1240 |
| Since I didn't get no answer : I know it ain't no use | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Prison Cell Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203882) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| You think you knows all answers : ain't got nothing to learn | Washboard Sam; Sophisticated Mama; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020814 ) BBB7780 BC2 |
| I pick this one in San Antone : I don't know what this poor girl in Dallas going to do | Jones, Little Hat; New Two Sixteen Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402647A) OK8712 His HLP32 |
| And if you ever come in San Antone : you going to find my sweet woman there | Jones, Little Hat; New Two Sixteen Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402647A) OK8712 His HLP32 |
| Just as sure as the train come in San Antone : then ease up in the yard | Jones, Little Hat; Cherry Street Blues; San Antonio, 14 June 1930; (404300A) OK8829 Yz L1032 |
| I got a woman in San Antone : I declare that is sweet to me | Jones, Little Hat; Cherry Street Blues; San Antonio, 14 June 1930; (404300A) OK8829 Yz L1032 |
| You just get them anxious : to try some of his good points too | Smith, Clara; Don't Never Tell Nobody; New York, 1 Oct. 1923; (811984) Co13002D VJM VLP15 |
| And I will listen to anybody : something I ain't never done before | Barefoot Bill; Bad Boy; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503062) Co14526D CC3 |
| You can ask anybody : on Auburn Avenue | Carter, George; Hot Jelly Roll Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1929; (211542) Pm12750 Yz L1012 |
| I can beat anybody : getting the good gal back | Collins, Sam; Hesitation Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13033) Ge6379 OJL10 |
| But she can beat anybody : at doing that thing | Collins, Sam; Do That Thing; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13050A) Ge6307 OJL10 |
| Ask anybody : little Mary in town | Estes, Sleepy John; Mary Come On Home; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93006A) De7814 Sw S1220; |
| I will leave anybody : that treats me like you do | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Pleadin' for the Blues; Chicago, 23 Nov. 1926; (9949A) OK8420 Sw S1240 |
| Does anybody : does anybody feel like me | Martin, Daisy; Feelin' Blue; New York, c. late July 1923; (52371) Ba1262 VJM VLP40 |
| And just ask anybody : to show you Reaching Pete | Memphis Minnie; Reachin' Pete; Chicago, 27 May 1935; (90018 ) De7102 Mam S3803 |
| And you can ask anybody : ain't that the baddest place in town | Roland, Walter; 45 Pistol Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1935; (170812) ARC60361 BC7 |
| If I leave Texas anymore : going to leave on that L and N | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Sunshine Special; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (20066?) Pm12593 Mil MLP2007 |
| Don't know anyone : that will treat me right | Jones, Maggie; Mamma; New York, 5 May 1925; (1405841) Co14074D VJM VLP25 |
| Let you do anything : but nail me on the cross | Anderson, Jelly Roll; Free Woman Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 19 Apr. 1927; (12718B) Ge6135 Rt RL340 |
| And if I find anything : coming back after you | Black, Lewis; Gravel Camp Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453662) Co14291D Fly LP103 |
| I will do anything : baby to satisfy you | Dickson, Pearl; Twelve Pound Daddy; Memphis, 12 Dec. 1927; (1453703) Co14286D Yz L1008 |
| Take anything : in the doggone flat | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Come On In; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1931; (L7192) Pm13104 Riv RM8803 |
| I'll do most anything : just to get along with you | Gibson, Clifford; Jive Me Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577581) ViV38572 Yz L1027 |
| I'll do anything : just to be with you | Green, Lil; Give Your Mama One Smile; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591501) BBB8640 RCA LPV574 |
| I'll do anything : in the world for you | Green, Lil; Give Your Mama One Smile; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591501) BBB8640 RCA LPV574 |
| Oh just anything : you think your baby like | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Easy Rider Don't Deny My Name; New York, 16 June 1927; (1442823) Co14231D RBF RF15 |
| When he knows anything : she done got his dollar and gone | Jones, Jake; Monkeyin' Around; Dallas, c. Oct. 1929; (DAL473 ) Br7130 His HLP2 |
| So if it means anything : well Lord have mercy on me | Jones, Little Hat; New Two Sixteen Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402647A) OK8712 His HLP32 |
| And when you know anything : you'd be almost crazy with the blues | McTell, Blind Willie; Runnin' Me Crazy; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140701) Vo02595 Rt RL324 |
| I do anything : to give your poor heart ease | Memphis Minnie; I Don't Want that Junk Outa You; Chicago, c. 30 Jan. 1931; (VO111A) Vo1678 Yz L1008 |
| I'd give anything : that the poor cow needs | Memphis Minnie; Soo Cow Soo; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1931; (VO151A) Vo1658 Yz L1021 |
| I can do anything : anybody else can do | Thomas, Jesse Babyface; Blue Goose Blues; Dallas, 10 Aug. 1929; (553262) ViV38555 Yz L1032 |
| You will do anything : that any other woman will do | Washboard Sam; Sophisticated Mama; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020814 ) BBB7780 BC2 |
| You sister will do anything : when he begins to preach and smile | Washboard Walter; Narrow Face Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1424) Pm12954 Her H205 |
| I will do most anything : to keep from weaking down | White, Washington; Sleepy Man Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2980A) OK05743 Co C30036 |
| I'll give you anything : that'll satisfy your worried soul | Wilkins, Robert; Get Away Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM742B) Br7158 OJL11 |
| Most anywhere : they raise cotton and corn | Patton, Charley; Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15211) Pm12805 Yz L1020 |
| Since we been apart : ??? seems strange to me | Gibson, Clifford; Brooklyn Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577591) Vi23255 Yz L1027 |
| You can't know them seven sisters apart : because they all looks just the same | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Seven Sisters BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO169A) Vo1641 Yz L1031 |
| Since we been apart : my life don't seem the same | Sykes, Roosevelt; The Way I Feel Blues; New York, 14 June 1929; (402453B) OK8727 Yz L1033 |
| *Think you pull the bedbug apart* : come back and bite you again | Lewis, Furry; Mean Old Bedbug Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1134 Rt RL333 |
| Wonder could I ever apologize : or will she fistyfight with me | Johnson, Robert; When You Get a Good Friend; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25841) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| If I keep this appetite : I'm going to taste it a little more | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); What Is It That Tastes Like Gravy; Chicago, c. 14 June 1929; (C3594 ) Vo1426 Yz L1039 |
| Lord I can see your little apple : hanging way up in your little apple tree | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Big Apple Blues; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064020 ) BBB8766 BC20 |
| I know you got some good apples : right down on Mr Rudolph's farm | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Big Apple Blues; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064020 ) BBB8766 BC20 |
| Now I want to get a truckload of your apples : I want to peddle your apples up north | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Big Apple Blues; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064020 ) BBB8766 BC20 |
| Now my grandmother says she want to buy a bushel of your apples : she wants to make her | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Big Apple Blues; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064020 ) BBB8766 BC20 |
| I know by the apron : and the dress she wear | Collins, Sam; Midnight Special Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13035) Ge6307 OJL10 |
| Now if it's starting araining : I'm going to drive my blues away | Johnson, Robert; Preachin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26321) ARC70460 Co C30034 |
| Now if it's starting araining : I'm going to drive my blues away | Johnson, Robert; Preachin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26322) ARC70460 Co C30034 |
| Lord I'm going to start arambling : ain't going to stop mama from raising sand | Schaffer, Ed (Shreveport Home Wreckers); Fence Breakin' Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599652) Vi23275 Yz L1026 |
| Slow down *bone archer* : call your *cold cart* back | Moore, Monette; Black Hearse Blues; New York, c. Jan. 1925; (31777) Ajax17093 VJM VLP40 |
| I don't care who you are : I don't care where you been | Henry, Hound Head; My Silver Dollar Mama; Chicago, 17 Oct. 1928; (C2452 ) Vo1288 His HLP2 |
| Hey arguing : arguing everywhere | Short, Jaydee; Telephone Arguin' Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4561) Pm13043 OJL11 |
| Last night he started an argument : he dared poor me to grunt | Memphis Minnie; It's Hard to Please My Man; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3170A) OK05728 BC1 |
| Going to keep ariding : till I shake hands with my man | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Gone Daddy Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (46912) Pm12526 Mil MLP2001 |
| Now I can hear my black name aringing : all up and down the line | Williamson, Sonny Boy; My Black Name Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070147 ) BBB8992 BC3 |
| Lord my hair is arising : my flesh begin to crawl | Big Bill (Broonzy); Big Bill Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18385) Ch16400 Yz L1035 |
| Water all in Arkansas : people screaming in Tennessee | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rising High Water Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (44915) Pm12487 Mil MLP2007 |
| Some is crying with a sack of gold under each arm : and a loaf of bread in each hand | Johnson, Lonnie; Hard Time Ain't Gone No Where; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91340A) De7388 Sw S1225 |
| I'm going to put this mandolin under my arm : to the ??? *cafe* I'll go | Rachel, James Yank; Expressman Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (59934 ) Vi23318 Fwy FA2953 |
| And I fold my arms : and I begin to walk away | Akers, Garfield; Dough Roller Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM776 ) Vo1481 OJL11 |
| I folded up my arms : and I slowly walked away | Davis, Walter; Sad and Lonesome Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854811) BBB5982 RCA INT1175 |
| Mmm I fold my arms : and I walked away | House, Son; My Black MamaPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4092) Pm13042 OJL2 |
| Hey I'm going to fold my arms : I'm going to kneel down in prayer | House, Son; Preachin' the BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4111) Pm13013 OJL5 |
| Lord I fold my arms : and I walked away | House, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4254) Pm12990 OJL11 |
| Cut off his arms : and it cracked his ribs | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| Cut off his arms : and it crunched his head | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| Had to fold my arms : and I slowly walked away | Johnson, Robert; If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26331) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| Take me in your arms : rock me good and slow | Stokes, Frank; Frank Stoke's Dream; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (563052) Vi23411 Yz L1008 |
| And if I just had you in my arms : them blues would blow away | Washboard Sam; I Get the Blues at Bedtime; Chicago, 31 July 1942; (0746871) BB340710 RCA LPV577 |
| I want to hold you in my arms : baby and I want you to hug me tight | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Honey Bee Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208421) BBB7707 RCA INT1088 |
| You know I didn't go to the army : but I am using this government money anyhow | Estes, Sleepy John; Government Money; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62461A) De7414 Sw S1219 |
| Now this big ship was arocking : and my body's filled with aches and pains | Arnold, Kokomo; Big Ship Blues; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91167A) De7361 Say SDR163 |
| I've been reeling and arocking : hounded like a hound | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Moonshine Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1608?) Pm12083 BYG529.078 |
| And my boat come arocking : just like a drunken man | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Poor Boy Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210204) Pm12722 Bio BLP12004 |
| Blues starts arolling : and it stops at my front door | Carr, Leroy; Blues Before Sunrise; St. Louis, 21 Feb. 1934; (SL121) Vo02657 Co C30496 |
| Oh I went all around : that whole corral | Alexander, Texas; Levee Camp Moan Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81225B) OK8498 RBF RF9 |
| Says I turned around : and I wrung my hands and cried | Arnold, Kokomo; Mister Charlie; Chicago, 24 Oct. 1936; (90958A) De7261 CC25 |
| Because you always hanging around : knocking on my door | Arnold, Kokomo; Your Ways and Actions; New York, 11 May 1938; (67344A) De7510 Say SDR163 |
| My woman walks around : with her mouth poked out | Big Bill (Broonzy); C and A Blues; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1020B) ARC51265 Yz L1035 |
| Let's mess around : the rest of the night | Blake, Blind; Wabash Rag; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (201542) Pm12597 Yz L1016 |
| Papa turns around : starts to go away | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants a Cookie; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5070 ) Vo1561 Yz L1036 |
| Walk around : with a bottle of corn | Chatman, Bo; The Law Gonna Step on You; New York, 5 June 1931; (404935A) OK unissued Yz L1034 |
| These poor women sit around : all day and moan | Cox, Ida; Wild Women Don't Have the Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (1842?) Pm12228 Jo SM3098 |
| So when my blues come around : I can freeze them from my door | Dickson, Pearl; Twelve Pound Daddy; Memphis, 12 Dec. 1927; (1453703) Co14286D Yz L1008 |
| Happiness that comes around : but never comes to stay | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Maybe It's the Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16222) Ge7190 Riv RM8803 |
| But I fooled around : with my long *harred* | Evans, Joe; New Huntsville Jail; New York, 20 May 1931; (106512) Or8080 His HLP8002 |
| I turned around : and two of them Gypsies I told | Florence, Nellie ; Midnight Weeping Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461752) Co14342D OJL6 |
| Just pull their men around : by their apron strings | Henderson, Katherine; St. Louis Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (236A) QRSR7024 His HLP21 |
| You're walking around : no one in sight | Henderson, Katherine; Have You Ever Felt That Way; Long Island City, c. Oct. 1928; (257A) QRS7023 His HLP21 |
| When you come around : sweet precious turtledove | Henderson, Rosa; Get It Fixed; New York, c. Apr. 1925; ( ) Vo1177 His HLP15 |
| Don't come around : telling me a lot of lies | Henderson, Rosa; Get It Fixed; New York, c. Apr. 1925; ( ) Vo1177 His HLP15 |
| Won't you come around : let's pass the time away | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); The Spider and the Fly; Atlanta, 23 Apr. 1930; (1503652) Co14558D CC36 |
| When I turned around : these big tears run on down | Hull, Papa Harvey; France Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12690) Ge6106 OJL2 |
| She leads a man around : by her apron string | Jackson, Jim; St. Louis Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM805 ) Vo1477 Yz L1003 |
| Turn right around : go the other way | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; Come On, Mama, Do That Dance; Chicago, 27 June 1929; ( ) Vo1420 Yz L1039 |
| She turned around : two or three times | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Beggin' Back; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (30164) Pm12394 Bio BLP12000 |
| I'm just stopping around : to have a drink of a little drink of beer | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Old Rounders Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (3018?) Pm12394 Rt RL306 |
| If you dog me around : I know you put me down | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Shuckin' Sugar; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30772) Pm12454 Mil MLP2007 |
| The way she follow me around : Lordy it's going to be a crime | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Eagle Eyed Mama; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210953) Pm12739 Rt RL301 |
| Because when them heifers come around : eat your yas yas yas | Ledbetter, Huddie; Bull Cow; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (17182 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Folks mess around : but they didn't know what to do | Leecan, Bobby; Macon Georgia CutOut; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| Got to sit around : for a while | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; I Don't Know; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| Come on around : now let us beat it up tight | McCoy, Joe; Beat It Right; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7246 ) Vo1643 Pal PL101 |
| Going to fool around : | McCoy, Joe; Something Gonna Happen to You; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96262 ) BBB6260 Yz L1021; |
| Buzz all around : like a bee | McTell, Blind Willie; Georgia Rag; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1931; (4050851) OK8924 Yz L1005 |
| Let's mess around : the rest of the night | McTell, Blind Willie; Georgia Rag; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1931; (4050851) OK8924 Yz L1005 |
| I'm tired of fooling around : with one who don't love me | Martin, Daisy; Feelin' Blue; New York, c. late July 1923; (52371) Ba1262 VJM VLP40 |
| You can turn it around : and bring it home tonight | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About You; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM772A) Vo1476 Pal PL101 |
| Ain't no need you walking around : with your mouth poked out | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About You; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM772A) Vo1476 Pal PL101 |
| You can turn it around : and bring it home tonight | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About YouNo. 2; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6010A) Vo1556 His HLP2 |
| Ain't no need you walking around : with your mouth poked out | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About YouNo. 2; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6010A) Vo1556 His HLP2 |
| I turned around : went to the Gypsy next door | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Southern Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (16122) Pm12083 BYG529.078 |
| I turned around : looked into my right hand | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Lost Wandering Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (16982) Pm12098 BYG529.078 |
| And I looked around : her man was standing around | Shade, Will; I Can Beat You Plenty; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (55599 ) ViV38586 Rt RL337 |
| Pulls a man around : by her apron strings | Smith, Bessie; The St. Louis Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402411) Co14064D Co CL855 |
| Quit messing around : you hear what I say | Smith, Bessie; One and Two Blues; New York, 26 Oct. 1926; (1428762) Co14172D Co CL857 |
| Pulls my man around : by her apron strings | Smith, Bessie; St. Louis BluesPart; New York, c. Aug. 1929; (NY??? ) CiJ1016 or 17 Jo SM3098 |
| For years you dog me around : but now is the time | Smith, Clara; Mama's Gone Goodbye; New York, 20 Sept. 1924; (1400534) Co14039D VJM VLP17 |
| You can dog me around : baby I don't care | Smith, Laura; Don't You Leave Me Here; New York, c. Mar. 1927; (71302) Ba1977 VJM VLP40 |
| Just shake it around and around : don't shake it no more | Smith, Trixie; Don't Shake It No More; New York, c. June 1924; (18072) Pm12211 CC29 |
| My man got running around : with a woman he know I can't stand | Spivey, Victoria; Murder in the First Degree; New York, 1 Nov. 1927; (81596B) OK8581 Spi LP2001 |
| I saw the Presbyterian sister turn around : and began to grin | Stokes, Frank; Mr. Crump Don't Like It; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200451) Pm12552 OJL21; |
| I saw the deacon look around : sister why in the world don't you hush | Stokes, Frank; Mr. Crump Don't Like It; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200451) Pm12552 OJL21; |
| When the Frank Stokes blues come around : I got a place to go | Stokes, Frank; Frank Stoke's Dream; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (563052) Vi23411 Yz L1008 |
| I turned around : looked toward the sky | Sykes, Roosevelt; Lost All I Had Blues; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403322A) OK8819 RBF RF12 |
| You prance around : *to be up trip* | Wallace, Minnie; Field Mouse Stomp; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX1141) Vo03106 Rt RL321 |
| Standing around : depending on the W P A | Washboard Sam; Life Is Just a Book; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644771) BBB8909 RCA LPV577 |
| Insurance man turned around : and he looked me in the eye | Washboard Walter; Insurance Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2832) Pm12954 Her H205 |
| Dog me around : and treat me like he did | Waters, Ethel; You Can't Do What My Last Man Did; New York, c. June 1923; (A) BS14151 Bio BLP12022 |
| Well well I don't want you hanging around : ooo somebody sure have to go | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Somebody's Got to Go; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1936; (100324) BBB6356 Rt RL329 |
| It seem like everybody want to knock him around : like he's an old ball | Wheatstraw, Peetie; When a Man Gets Down; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90961A) De7243 Say SDR192 |
| You got me standing around : with my face full of frowns | Williams, Joe; Little Leg Woman; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854871) BBB5900 Yz L1038 |
| I done got tired of laying around : walking that Highway FortyNine | Williams, Joe; 49 Highway Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85490 ) BBB5996 OJL17 |
| Lord I'm tired of laying around : ooo well boys on Highway FortyNine | Williams, Joe; Highway 49; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704851) BBB9025 RBF RF11 |
| Because you keep on running around : you going to get your head trimmed down | Williams, Joe; Get Your Head Trimmed Down; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208541) BBB7719 RCA INT1175 |
| Now it ain't no use you fooling around : trying to take that other woman's man | Williams, Joe; Get Your Head Trimmed Down; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208541) BBB7719 RCA INT1175 |
| Well now you keep on fooling around : you going to get your head trimmed down | Williams, Joe; Get Your Head Trimmed Down; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208541) BBB7719 RCA INT1175 |
| Now when people gather around : now in front of my baby's door | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Project Highway; Aurora, Ill., 11 Nov. 1937; (016525 ) BBB7302 RCA INT1175 |
| About fooling around : with Mr soandso | Williamson, Sonny Boy; You've Been Foolin' Round Town; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208481) BBB7756 RCA INT1088 |
| Well now drinking whiskey and running around : little girl that's all you crave | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Low Down Ways; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308531) BBB7979 RCA INT1088 |
| Now and she said she just walking around : just to tell these strange people the news | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Rainy Day Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308571) BBB8094 RCA INT1088 |
| You keep on fooling around : Sonny Boy they going to change your name | Williamson, Sonny Boy; T. B. Blues; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (040532 ) BBB8333 BC20 |
| Then I turned right around : went to the next door | Yates, Blind Richard; I'm Gonna Moan My Blues Away; New York, c. 9 Apr. 1927; (GEX577A) Ge6104 His HLP1 |
| You better make some arrangements : because it awon't be very long | Gillum, Bill Jazz; One Letter Home; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070443 ) BBB8943 RCA INT1177 |
| My gal got arrested : and they put her in the county jail | Carr, Leroy; Eleven TwentyNine Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164291) Vo03157 Bio BLPC9 |
| On a Monday I was arrested : on a Tuesday I was tried | Daniels, Julius; NinetyNine Year Blues; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (379322) Vi unissued Fwy FA2953 |
| We going to be arrested : when the wagon comes | Smith, Bessie; Gimme a Pigfoot; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525782) OK8949 Co CL856 |
| When he were arrested : and put in that mean old jail | Spivey, Victoria; Arkansas Road Blues; St. Louis, 27 Apr. 1927; (80768B) OK8481 Spi LP2001 |
| I got arrested : off of Beale Street | unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322 |
| Flying Crow leave Port Arthur : why they come in Shreveport to change their crew | Black Ivory King (Dave Alexander); The Flying Crow; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61795A) De7307 BC5 |
| Flying Crow leave Port Arthur : come to Shreveport to change her crew | Washboard Sam; Flying Crow Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644801) BBB8844 BC10 |
| No need arunning : hollering and crying | Blake, Blind; Depression's Gone from Me Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. June 1932; (L14762) Pm13137 Bio BLP12023 |
| Police come arunning : and the *chips* went flying | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Drop that Sack; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21451) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| My woman come arunning : with a hundred dollars in her hand | Lewis, Furry; Judge Harsh Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454332) ViV38506 Yz L1008 |
| ??? good as ??? : ??? good as | Burse, Charlie; I Got Good Taters; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18650) Ch16481 Rt RL337 |
| As long as : you make your two and a half a week | Jordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398212) Vi21076 Rt RL326 |
| Oh don't be ashamed : to shake it so | Bell, Anna; Shake It, Black Bottom; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (175 ) QRSR7009 His HLP21 |
| I don't feel ashamed : standing and wringing my hands at the train | White, Washington; Black Train Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2977A) Vo05588 Co C30036 |
| Now mama ashes to ashes : and dust to dust | Black, Lewis; Corn Liquor Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453672) Co14291D Rt RL327 |
| Potatoes in the ashes : possum on the stove | Blake, Blind; Georgia Bound; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15466) Pm12824 Bio BLP12037 |
| Now it's ashes to ashes : dust to dust | Bogan, Lucille; Stew Meat Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (170131) Ba33448 Rt RL317 |
| Ashes to ashes : and dust to dust | Evans, Joe; New Huntsville Jail; New York, 20 May 1931; (106512) Or8080 His HLP8002 |
| Ashes to ashes : dust to dust | Jones, Coley; The Elder's He's My Man; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495592) Co14489D Rt RL315 |
| Ashes to ashes : and sand to sand | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140692) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| Ashes to ashes : dust to dust | Smith, Clara; 31st Street Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1924; (815142) Co14009D VJM VLP16 |
| I shake all of your ashes : then shovel you in some brand new coal | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hoppin' Toad Frog; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO166A) Vo1655 Yz L1031 |
| Let my house burn into ashes : didn't leave me one stick of wood | Sykes, Roosevelt; Fire Detective Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15557) Pm12827 Riv RM8819 |
| Ashes to ashes : *roll it into* dust | Thomas, Henry; Shanty Blues; Chicago, Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1139 OJL3 |
| I cried ashes to ashes : said sand to sand | Wiley, Geeshie (Elvie Thomas); Over to My House; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2651) Pm12977 Yz L1018 |
| I can see the sun ashining : leaves shaking on the tree | Hill, King Solomon; Down on My Bended Knee; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12532) Pm13116 Yz L1032 |
| The reason I'm asking : because I got to go | Schaffer, Ed (Shreveport Home Wreckers); Home Wreckin' Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599662) Vi23275 Rt RL313 |
| But you'll never catch me asleep : I know you wants to whip my head | Johnson, Lonnie; Man Killing Broad; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91339A) De7445 Sw S1225; |
| Just acutting and aslicing : got to tearing up the vine | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47713) Pm12518 Rt RL308 |
| Just acutting and aslicing : got to tearing up the vine | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200432) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| Slipping and asliding : just like an automobile | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
| Woman if you keep on asmiling : I'm sure going to take your place | Campbell, Bob; Starvation Farm Blues; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155032) Vo02798 Fly LP103 |
| I hate asnitching : worse than the good Lord hates sin | unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322 |
| The sergeant said ain't no need asqualling : the captain said to bring you all | Jordan, Charley; Raidin' Squad Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5840 ) Vo1528 Yz L1030 |
| She's aslipping and astalling : in some dark alley | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| I know where she's at : but her man won't let me in | Blake, Blind; Search Warrant Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208713) Pm12737 Bio BLP12023 |
| I left my meal ticket down at ??? : my pot of chitlings boiling a little past noon | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lemon's Worried Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203753) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| *Now if ever they find me the ship at* : where I long to be | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Vicksburg Blues No. 2; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (944201) BBB6072 Yz L1028 |
| Well the people keep atalking : all over town | Memphis Minnie; What's the Matter with the Mill; Chicago, c. 15 Oct. 1930; (C6442 ) Vo1550 BC13 |
| When I get to Atlanta : walk on Decatur Street | Collins, Chasey; Atlanta Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962491) BBB6187 BC6 |
| Now when she gets over to Atlanta : I done rolled them few I done rolled them few days out | Estes, Sleepy John; Airplane Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62482A) De7354 Sw S1219 |
| Because these mens in Atlanta : about to let my hambone spoil | Gibson, Cleo; Nothing But the Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402312) OK8700 Sw S1240 |
| I'm going back to Atlanta : down on Decatur Street | Grant, Bobby; Lonesome Atlanta Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1927; (202122) Pm12595 Yz L1009 |
| You womens in Atlanta : treat your men like your dog | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); She's Gone Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473061) Co14461D RBF RF15 |
| I'm down in Atlanta : where the womens they all know me | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Me and My Whiskey; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493462) Co14507D CC36 |
| Don't you take her to Atlanta : the men will take her away from you | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Atlanta Moan; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510542) Co14591D Yz L1026 |
| Prettiest girl in Atlanta : come stepping up to my door | McTell, Blind Willie; Atlanta Strut; Atlanta, 30 Oct. 1929; (1492992) Co14657D Yz L1037 |
| I'm here in Atlanta : treated like a dog | McTell, Blind Willie; Stomp Down Rider; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050021) OK8936 Yz L1005 |
| Down on Atlanta : on Harris Street | McTell, Blind Willie; Georgia Rag; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1931; (4050851) OK8924 Yz L1005 |
| Come into Atlanta : to get a chance | McTell, Blind Willie; Georgia Rag; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1931; (4050851) OK8924 Yz L1005 |
| If I keep on atrying : I'll be bound to win | Gibson, Clifford; Bad Luck Dice; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57753 ) ViV38590 Yz L1027 |
| I don't pay her no attention : tell that same lie to somebody else | McTell, Blind Willie; Searching the Desert for the Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716061) Vi23353 RCA LPV518 |
| Don't pay her no attention : tell the same lie to somebody else | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
| Take it to the attic : if it gets too hot | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; Come On, Mama, Do That Dance; Chicago, 27 June 1929; ( ) Vo1420 Yz L1039 |
| District attorney : sure is hard on a man | White, Washington; District Attorney Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2988A) OK05683 Co C30036 |
| The district attorney : sure is hard on a man | White, Washington; District Attorney Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2988A) OK05683 Co C30036 |
| District attorney : sure is hard on a man | White, Washington; District Attorney Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2988A) OK05683 Co C30036 |
| The district attorney : sure is hard on a man | White, Washington; District Attorney Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2988A) OK05683 Co C30036 |
| The district attorney : sure is hard on a man | White, Washington; District Attorney Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2988A) OK05683 Co C30036 |
| A district attorney : sure is hard on a man | White, Washington; District Attorney Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2988A) OK05683 Co C30036 |
| Now I ain't no augerman : no augerman's son | Chatman, Bo; All Around Man; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992381) BBB6295 Mel MLP7324 |
| Now a yellow gal rides in an automobile : a brownskin gal rides the same | Bonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); Black Gal Swing; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (064918 ) BBB8852 BC7 |
| No automobile : can change my mind | Smith, Clara; Deep Blue Sea Blues; New York, 19 Aug. 1924; (819313) Co14034D VJM VLP17 |
| Yellow gal rides in an automobile : brownskin do the same | Thomas, Henry; Charmin' Betsy; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C4621 ) Vo1468 Rt RL315 |
| She was built like an automobile : but didn't have no rumble seat | Washboard Sam; Out with the Wrong Woman; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01883 ) BBB6794 BC10 |
| Lord the drought come in cold autumn : parched up all the trees | Patton, Charley; Dry Well Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4292) Pm13070 Yz L1020 |
| I went awalking : down the line | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Beggin' Back; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (30164) Pm12394 Bio BLP12000 |
| 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 |
| Pretty mama's in Avalon : want me there all the time | Hurt, Mississippi John; Avalon Blues; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401473B) OK8759 Bio BLPC4 |
| When the train left Avalon : throwing kisses and waving at me | Hurt, Mississippi John; Avalon Blues; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401473B) OK8759 Bio BLPC4 |
| Pretty mama's in Avalon : sure will spend your change | Hurt, Mississippi John; Avalon Blues; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401473B) OK8759 Bio BLPC4 |
| Going back to Avalon : stay there with pretty mama all the time | Hurt, Mississippi John; Avalon Blues; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401473B) OK8759 Bio BLPC4 |
| Which away which away : did the C and O leave your town | Amos, Blind Joe; C and O Blues; probably Chicago, c. July 1927; ( ) Vo1116 OJL17 |
| Then I walked away : and I hung my head and cried | Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow BluesNo. 4; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1935; (90316A) De7163 CC25 |
| Then I scampered away : with fear in my heart | Beaman, Lottie; Wayward Girl Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14161A) Ge6607 OJL6 |
| I'm going away : it won't be long | Beaman, Lottie; Goin' Away Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14163A) Ge6624 OJL6 |
| I'm going away : mmm I won't be long | Beaman, Lottie; Goin' Away Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14163A) Ge6624 OJL6 |
| I'm going away : it won't be long | Beaman, Lottie; Going Away Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC604 ) Br7147 Yz L1018 |
| I'm going away : it won't be long | Beaman, Lottie; Going Away Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC604 ) Br7147 Yz L1018 |
| Got to run away : leave my sweet mama behind | Blake, Blind; Bootleg Rum Dum Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205661) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003 |
| She's gone away : boys and I'm glad | Blake, Blind; Low Down Loving Gal; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208875) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003 |
| Going away : and how happy I will be | Blake, Blind; Doing a Stretch; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15249A) Pm12810 Bio BLP12023 |
| It took my baby away : and he ain't coming back to me no more | Bogan, Lucille; I Hate that Train Called the M. and O.; New York, 31 July 1934; (154911) ARC60204 OJL6 |
| I go away : I won't stay long | Chatman, Lonnie; New Sittin' On Top of the World; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15562) Pm13134 Bio BLP12041 |
| I'm going away : to wear you off my mind | Cleveland, Big Boy; Goin' to Leave You Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 12 Apr. 1927; (12700) Ge6108 His HLP22 |
| And I'm going away : little baby crying it won't be long | Cole, Kid; Hard Hearted Mama Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19971) Vo1187 Rt RL313 |
| I'm going away : *I come* to get on board | Coleman, Lonnie; Old Rock Island Blues; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482582) Co14440D RBF RF15 |
| Done took my babe away : Lord and blowed back at me | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Mean Old 'Frisco Blues; Chicago, 15 Apr. 1942; (0708631) BB340704 RBF RF202 |
| Which away which away : do that Blood Red River run | Fuller, Blind Boy; Bye Bye Baby Blues; New York, 15 Dec. 1937; (221561) Vo04843 RBF RF9 |
| Send me away : said you'd rather see me dead | Hurt, Mississippi John; Big Leg Blues; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401474A) OK unissued Bio BLPC4 |
| Now I'm going away : to wear you off my mind | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shave Em Dry; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10042?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| I'm going away : won't be long | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Ash Tray Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (206042) Pm12660 Bio BLP12042 |
| I can't stay away : I done cried the whole night long | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Stocking Feet Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30661) Pm12407 Mil MLP2013 |
| I'm going away : to build me a railroad of my own | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Broke and Hungry; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (3076?) Pm12443 Mil MLP2007 |
| I'm going away : now don't you want to go | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Struck Sorrow Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200392) Pm12541 Rt RL335 |
| I'm going away : just to wear you off my mind | Johnson, Elizabeth; Sobbin' Woman Blues; New York, 30 Oct. 1928; (401280?) OK8789 Her H201 |
| My sweet man went away : you know the reason why | Johnson, Lil; You'll Never Miss Your Jelly Till Your Jelly Rollers Gone; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C3356 ) Vo1299 His HLP2 |
| Well I'm going away : swear the time ain't long | Johnson, Louise; All Night Long Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L3981) Pm12992 OJL11 |
| You crept away : to see a movie show today | Johnson, Margaret; If I Let You Get Away With It Once You'll Do It All of the Time; New York, 19 Oct. 1923; (71972B) OK8107 Sw S1240; |
| Well I'm going away : won't be back till fall | Johnson, Tommy; ByeBye Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418381) Vi21409 Yz L1007 |
| She took my babe away : and left me dissatisfied | Jordan, Charley; Big Four Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5837 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030 |
| I'm going away : baby and it won't be long | Kyle, Charlie; Kyle's Worried Blues; Memphis, 1 Sept. 1928; (454682) Vi21707 Yz L1018 |
| Lord I'm going away : honey I cannot stay | Kyle, Charlie; Kyle's Worried Blues; Memphis, 1 Sept. 1928; (454682) Vi21707 Yz L1018 |
| Tell me which away : do the Red River run | Ledbetter, Huddie; Red River Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16704 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Yes I'm going away : way down in Dixieland | McCoy, Robert Lee; Friar's Point Blues; Chicago, 5 June 1940; (93037A) De7819 Rt RL319 |
| You drove me away : and drove my heart insane | McTell, Blind Willie; Drive Away Blues; Atlanta, 26 Nov. 1929; (565991) ViV38580 Yz L1005 |
| Try to wear away : a thing they call the feeling blues | Martin, Daisy; Feelin' Blue; New York, c. late July 1923; (52371) Ba1262 VJM VLP40 |
| You ran away : and left me on the shelf | Martin, Daisy; What You Was You Used to Be; New York, c. late July 1923; (52381) Ba1262 VJM VLP40 |
| She done stole my man away : and blowed back dark smoke on me | Memphis Minnie; Chickasaw Train Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9382 ) De7019 Cor CP58 |
| Tried to run away : from that home of mine | Memphis Minnie; In My Girlish Days; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C37641) OK06410 BC1 |
| Thought I'd run away : but I had to take my time | Moore, Kid Prince; Bug Juice Blues; New York, 8 Apr. 1936; (189712) ARC60956 Rt RL340 |
| She takes the blues away : and satisfies my mind | Moore, William; One Way Gal; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203091) Pm12648 OJL8 |
| I'm going away : to the one I know | Patton, Charley; Down the Dirt Road Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15215) Pm12854 Yz L1020 |
| I'm going away : mama don't you want to go | Patton, Charley; Devil Sent the Rain; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L401) Pm13040 Yz L1009 |
| I'm going away : to make it lonesome here | Patton, Charley; Green River Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L443) Pm12972 Yz L1020 |
| I'm going away : I'm going to stay | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Gone Daddy Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (46912) Pm12526 Mil MLP2001 |
| I'm going away : I'm going to stay | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Gone Daddy Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (46912) Pm12526 Mil MLP2001 |
| I'm going away : I'm going to stay | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Gone Daddy Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (46912) Pm12526 Mil MLP2001 |
| Taking my baby away : she ain't coming here no more | Ranger, Jack; T. P. Window Blues; San Antonio, 28 June 1929; (402768) OK8785 Rt RL315 |
| Since my bird dog fly away : poor girl is on my mind | Reed, Willie; Dreaming Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476002) Co14407D Yz L1004 |
| You know the reason I'm that away : Lord I'm broke and hungry too | Roland, Walter; Penniless Blues; New York, 20 Mar. 1935; (171532) Ba33461 Yz L1017 |
| The blues go away : I am going too | Sims, Henry; Farrell Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L451) Pm12912 OJL8 |
| He took all the booze away : and my good brown from town | Smith, Clara; Uncle Sam Blues; New York, 2 Oct. 1923; (812532) Co12D VJM VLP15 |
| When you went away : you didn't have a thing | Smith, Clara; Good Looking Papa Blues; New York, 29 Jan. 1924; (815081) Co14026D VJM VLP16 |
| I'm going away : just to wear you off my mind | Smith, Clara; Freight Train Blues; New York, 30 Sept. 1924; (1400643) Co14041D VJM VLP17 |
| I'm going away : just to wear you off my mind | Smith, Trixie; Freight Train Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (17671) Pm12211 CC29 |
| So we could jazz away : until daybreak | Smith, Trixie; The World's Jazz Crazy and So Am I; New York, Mar. 1925; (20632) Pm12262 CC29 |
| And I'm going away : just to wear you off my mind | Stevens, Vol; I'll See You in the Spring When the Birds Begin to Sing; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403211) Vi21066 Rt RL322 |
| And I'm going away : wear you off my mind | Stevens, Vol; Baby Got the Rickets; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403251) Vi21356 OJL19 |
| Mama think what I'm carrying away : something that your good gal likes | Stokes, Frank; It Won't Be Long Now; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454202) Vi21672 Rt RL307 |
| You go away : and you stays all day | Sykes, Roosevelt; We Can Sell that Thing; Grafton, Wis., c. Aug. 1930; (L4502) Pm13004 Riv RM8819 |
| I'm going away : just to wear you off my mind | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Through Train Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205442) Pm12685 Yz L1039 |
| I walked away : and I wrang my hands and cried | Thomas, Elvie; Motherless Child Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2642) Pm12977 OJL2 |
| Yes I'm going away : and it won't be long | Thomas, Henry; Don't Leave Me Here; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C4624) Vo1443 Yz L1004 |
| I'm going away : and it won't be long | Thomas, Henry; Don't Leave Me Here; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C4624) Vo1443 Yz L1004 |
| Said I'm going way away : to wear you off my mind | Virgial, Otto; Little Girl in Rome; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962401) BBB6213 Mam S3802 |
| If you move away : then I can write [me] a few line | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Letter Writing Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1935; (C944A) Vo02978 Say SDR191 |
| I thought after my mother was put away : I thought my wife would take her place | White, Washington; Strange Place Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2978A) Vo05526 Co C30036 |
| I tried to run away : got shot in my yas | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977?) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| Said I'm [leaving mama, going away] : I'm going to leave you now | Stokes, Frank; Beale Town Bound; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47752) Pm12576 Rt RL308 |
| Down on Franklin Avenue : jellybeans standing to and fro | Brown, Hi Henry; Nut Factory Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11506A) Vo1692 Yz L1003 |
| Just cut across on St Lawrence Avenue : and bring my money on home to me | Chatman, Bo; Policy Blues; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476531) BBB8495 Yz L1034 |
| I feel awfully : sad and blue | Mack, Alura; Wicked Daddy Blues; Richmond, Ind., 1 Mar. 1929; (14848) Ge6797 His HLP4 |
| Lord I just want to talk awhile : to that little old girl of mine | Davis, Walter; Just Want to Talk Awhile; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (0704511) BB unissued RC INT1085 |
| Stop awhile : shimmy if it's all night long | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; I Don't Know; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| I'm going to start awhooping : learn the good girl some sense | Calicott, Joe; Traveling Mama Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM779 ) Br7166 Yz L1009 |
| Standing here awondering : will that car pass my way | Johnson, Billiken; Interurban Blues; Dallas, 3 Dec. 1927; (1453232) Co14293D Rt RL335 |
| There ain't no use aworrying : I do swear the stuff is here | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Black Pony Blues; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648731) BBB8896 RCA LPV518 |
| There's no use aworrying : baby about the days being long | Johnson, Lonnie; New Black Snake BluesPart 1; New York, 13 Oct. 1928; (401222A) OK8626 Spi LP2001 |
| No use aworrying : because the world's gone wrong | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); The World Is Going Wrong; Atlanta, 24 Oct. 1931; (4050091) Co14660D Mam S3804 |
| I got a doublebladed ax : and it sure cuts good | McClennan, Tommy; Cross Cut Saw Blues; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064885 ) BBB8897 Rt RL305 |
| I've an old five pound ax : and I'll cut two different ways | Patton, Charley; Jersey Bull Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (14723 ) Vo02782 Mam S3802 |
| I've an old five pound ax : and I just dropped in your town | Patton, Charley; Jersey Bull Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (14723 ) Vo02782 Mam S3802 |
| If you got any Battle Ax : please sir give me a chew | Alexander, Texas; Section Gang Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81224B) OK8498 Rt RL312 |
| Now look ayonder : baby what I see | Wilkins, Robert; Police Sergeant Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM741B) Br7168 Rt RL307 |
| That's Lemon in his D B : people think he's got his girl out on | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; D B Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208211) Pm12712 Bio BLP12015 |
| And I love you babe : and I tell the world I do | Bailey, Kid; Rowdy Blues; Memphis, c. 25 Sept. 1929; (M211) Br7114 OJL5 |
| Have you ever waked up babe : between midnight and day | Barner, Wiley; If You Want a Good WomanGet One Long and Tall; Birmingham, Ala., c. 15 Aug.1927; (GEX804A) Ge6261 Rt RL313 |
| When that train pull out babe : it nearly broke my heart | Bell, Ed; Frisco Whistle Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48221) Pm12546 OJL14 |
| Honey where were you babe : when the Frisco left the yard | Bell, Ed; Frisco Whistle Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48221) Pm12546 OJL14 |
| You going to call me babe : and I'll be gone | Big Bill (Broonzy); Skoodle Do Do; Richmond, Ind., 2 May 1930; (16573) Ge7210 Yz L1035 |
| I had a dream last night babe : another mule in my doggone stall | Big Bill (Broonzy); Big Bill Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18385) Ch16400 Yz L1035 |
| Oh babe : don't mean your bull no good | Big Bill (Broonzy); Bull Cow Blues; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (116102) Ba32653 Yz L1035 |
| I'm worried now babe : I won't be worried long | Bonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); Weary Worried Blues; Chicago, 6 Sept. 1934; (C9403A) Ch50064 RBF RF9 |
| Some draw checks babe : some draw nothing at all | Brown, Hi Henry; Nut Factory Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11506A) Vo1692 Yz L1003 |
| But when I first met you babe : you didn't have no hair at all | Cannon, Gus; Heart Breakin' Blues; Memphis, 9 Sept. 1928; (470012) ViV38523 OJL4 |
| You can pull your dress babe : up above your knees | Carr, Leroy; Hold Them Puppies; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL63) Vo02751 Yz L1036 |
| You can strut your stuff babe : but don't mess with me | Carr, Leroy; Hold Them Puppies; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL63) Vo02751 Yz L1036 |
| Don't leave me *don't you* babe : all my clothes in pawn | Carter, Spider; Don't Leave Me Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Nov. 1930; (C6165 ) Br7188 Rt RL340 |
| When I call you babe : you refuse to come | Carter, Spider; Don't Leave Me Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Nov. 1930; (C6165 ) Br7188 Rt RL340 |
| Listen here sweet babe : one thing I want you to know | Chatman, Bo; Tellin' You 'Bout It; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826161) BBB5629 Yz L1014 |
| When you left me babe : you left me feeling so blue | Chatman, Lonnie; Please Baby; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15622) Pm13153 Bio BLP12041 |
| You know babe : I didn't love no one but you | Chatman, Lonnie; Please Baby; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15622) Pm13153 Bio BLP12041 |
| So bye bye babe : if you call it gone | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Gonna Worry Too; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704351) BBB8945 RCA730.581 |
| How can I live in this world babe : my baby with another man | Cole, Kid; Niagara Fall Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19981) Vo1187 Rt RL313 |
| You didn't hurt me so bad babe : talk over town | Collins, Sam; I'm Sitting on Top of the World; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108422) Ba32395 OJL10 |
| You deceived me babe : about the things I did not want you to do | Darby, Blind; Deceiving Blues; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (675831) Vi23311 OJL20 |
| And I ain't got no babe : ain't got nowhere to go | Darby, Blind; Built Right on the Ground; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (675841) Vi23311 Yz L1003 |
| But that's all right babe : I can't stand the way you do | Davis, Walter; M. and O. Blues; Cincinnati, 12 June 1930; (629072) ViV38618 RCA INT1085 |
| Oh babe : what you want poor me to do | Dean, Joe; I'm So Glad I'm TwentyOne Years Old Today; Chicago, c. 7 Aug. 1930; (C5991 ) Vo1544 Yz L1028 |
| Driving a coal wagon babe : give all my money to you | Dean, Joe; I'm So Glad I'm TwentyOne Years Old Today; Chicago, c. 7 Aug. 1930; (C5991 ) Vo1544 Yz L1028 |
| Oh babe : don't play me for no fool | Dean, Joe; I'm So Glad I'm TwentyOne Years Old Today; Chicago, c. 7 Aug. 1930; (C5991 ) Vo1544 Yz L1028 |
| Now your monkey ways babe : don't take no effect on me | Dean, Joe; I'm So Glad I'm TwentyOne Years Old Today; Chicago, c. 7 Aug. 1930; (C5991 ) Vo1544 Yz L1028 |
| Oh babe : don't make no fool of me | Dean, Joe; I'm So Glad I'm TwentyOne Years Old Today; Chicago, c. 7 Aug. 1930; (C5991 ) Vo1544 Yz L1028 |
| Now you know by that babe : I need my ashes hauled | Estes, Sleepy John; The Girl I Love, She Got Long Curly Hair; Memphis, 24 Sept. 1929; (555811) ViV38549 RBF RF8 |
| Now what you going to do babe : your doughroller gone | Estes, Sleepy John; The Girl I Love, She Got Long Curly Hair; Memphis, 24 Sept. 1929; (555811) ViV38549 RBF RF8 |
| Now you know by that babe : fixed to leave your town | Estes, Sleepy John; Black Mattie Blues; Memphis, 2 Oct. 1929; (563351) ViV38582 Rt RL307 |
| You know I'm looking for a letter from my babe : some of my people might be dead | Estes, Sleepy John; Mailman Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93004A) De7789 Sw S1220; |
| But ain't nobody here babe : to take pity on poor me | Fox, John D.; The Worried Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 Dec. 1927; (GEX1011A) Ge6352 OJL10 |
| Now when I came in your town babe : I didn't come here to stay long | Fox, John D.; The Moanin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 15 Dec. 1927; (GEX1019A) Ge6352 Rt RL334 |
| Oh babe : you oughtn't be so doggone wise | Gillum, Bill Jazz; You're Laughing Now; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020822 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177 |
| Listen babe : tell me the truth | Green, Lil; What Have I Done; Chicago, 9 May 1940; (0449761) BBB8524 RCA LPV574 |
| Please tell me babe : what you going to do | Green, Lil; What Have I Done; Chicago, 9 May 1940; (0449761) BBB8524 RCA LPV574 |
| I love you babe : always treated you kind | Green, Lil; What Have I Done; Chicago, 9 May 1940; (0449761) BBB8524 RCA LPV574 |
| I took you in babe : right off the block | Green, Lil; What Have I Done; Chicago, 9 May 1940; (0449761) BBB8524 RCA LPV574 |
| You going to want me babe : I'll be far away | Green, Lil; What Have I Done; Chicago, 9 May 1940; (0449761) BBB8524 RCA LPV574 |
| Goodbye babe : I'm leaving you | Green, Lil; What Have I Done; Chicago, 9 May 1940; (0449761) BBB8524 RCA LPV574 |
| You haven't did babe : what you should do | Green, Lil; What Have I Done; Chicago, 9 May 1940; (0449761) BBB8524 RCA LPV574 |
| Know you trying to be mean babe : and use me as a child | Harris, Magnolia; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'Part 1; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930; (C7100 ) MeM12077 Yz L1031 |
| Police come to arrest me babe : and they did not know my name | Howell, Peg Leg; Skin Game Blues; Atlanta, 9 Nov. 1927; (1451852) Co14473D RBF RF202 |
| Well you got my loving sweet babe : guess you're satisfied | Hull, Papa Harvey; Don't You Leave Me Here; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12692) Ge6106 OJL8 |
| Well I don't mind you going sweet loving babe : leave a dollar for beer | Hull, Papa Harvey; Don't You Leave Me Here; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12692) Ge6106 OJL8 |
| Because she steals a woman sweet loving babe : everywhere she lands | Hull, Papa Harvey; Don't You Leave Me Here; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12692) Ge6106 OJL8 |
| Well it's fifteen miles sweet loving babe : Memphis to my home | Hull, Papa Harvey; Don't You Leave Me Here; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12692) Ge6106 OJL8 |
| Going to buy my babe : a money *moler* | Hurt, Mississippi John; Nobody's Dirty Business; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (400223B) OK8560 Bio BLPC4 |
| Babe babe : did you get that letter | Hurt, Mississippi John; Nobody's Dirty Business; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (400223B) OK8560 Bio BLPC4 |
| Honey babe honey babe : why don't you tell me what you're going to do | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Papa's Lawdy Lawdy Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (18501) Pm12219 RBF RF9 |
| But I've got something babe : to carry me through this big darn world | Jackson, Papa Charlie; The Cats Got the Measles; Chicago, c. Jan. 1925; (100193) Pm12259 Bio BLP12042 |
| She jumped up sweet babe : tipped on across the floor | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coffee Pot Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10043?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| Then if you want me to love you babe : you got to leave this town | Jackson, Papa Charlie; I'm Alabama Bound; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21442) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| Said if you want me to love you babe : you got to run me down | Jackson, Papa Charlie; I'm Alabama Bound; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21442) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| Says the reason I'm *blacking out stalling* babe : you been so good to me | Jackson, Papa Charlie; I'm Alabama Bound; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21442) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| But she's *way on south* now darling babe : Alabama bound | Jackson, Papa Charlie; I'm Alabama Bound; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21442) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| Then if a man like a good brownskin woman now babe : he ain't got no home | Jackson, Papa Charlie; I'm Alabama Bound; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21442) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| When my love comes down babe : I'll need you more than you'll ever know | Johnson, Edith North; Honeydripper Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15561) Pm12823 Mil MLP2018 |
| That is why babe : this bad luck's taking place today | Johnson, Mary; Mary Johnson Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18792) Ch16570 Riv RM8819 |
| Oh babe : my life don't feel the same | Johnson, Robert; Kind Hearted Woman Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25801) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| Oh babe : my life don't feel the same | Johnson, Robert; Kind Hearted Woman Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25802) ARC70356 Co C30034 |
| If you mistreat me here babe : but you can't when I go home | Johnson, Robert; I Believe I'll Dust My Broom; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25811) ARC70481 Co C30034; |
| You can't make the winter babe : just dry long so | Johnson, Robert; Come On in My Kitchen; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25851) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| Way way down babe : way down in old Polack Town | Kid Stormy Weather; Short Hair Blues; Jackson, Miss., 17 Oct. 1935; (JAX1792) Vo03145 BC7 |
| If you speak one word babe : you can give my heart some ease | Ledbetter, Huddie; Death Letter BluesPart 2; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166961) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| Crying babe : have I ever done you wrong | Ledbetter, Huddie; My Friend Blind Lemon; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (16807 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Talk about hard luck babe : sure done fell on me | Lincoln, Charley; Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451042) Co14272D His HLP4 |
| Oh the more you cry babe : the farther I'm going away | Lincoln, Charley; Country Breakdown; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451071) Co14475D RBF RF15 |
| Now I ain't going to tell you babe : about the way you do | McClennan, Tommy; She's Just Good Huggin' Size; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044987 ) BBB8605 Rt RL305 |
| I say look ahere babe : I'm getting tired of the way you're dogging me | McClennan, Tommy; My Baby's Doggin' Me; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044991 ) BBB8545 Rt RL305 |
| The way you got doing babe : won't take your life | McClennan, Tommy; Love with a Feeling; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537401) BBB8689 Rt RL305 |
| Now that's all right babe : what you did [last, one] Sunday night | McClennan, Tommy; You Can't Read My Mind; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064887 ) BBB8897 Rt RL305 |
| I say that's all right babe : [most any, any old] way you do | McClennan, Tommy; I'm a Guitar King; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064890 ) BBB8957 RBF RF1 |
| Now where were you babe : when I knocked upon your door | McClennan, Tommy; It's a Cryin' Pity; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064891 ) BBB9005 Rt RL305 |
| But that's all right babe : got to reap [just] what you sow | McClennan, Tommy; It's a Cryin' Pity; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064891 ) BBB9005 Rt RL305 |
| Ooo babe : you know that sure ain't right | McClennan, Tommy; Mr. So and So Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074102 ) BBB9015 Rt RL314 |
| Oh babe : you is on my mind | McClennan, Tommy; Bluebird Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074107 ) BBB9037 RCA LPV518 |
| Oh babe : please your Tommy be all right | McClennan, Tommy; Bluebird Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074107 ) BBB9037 RCA LPV518 |
| Bet your life ain't worth living babe : if you ain't with the one you love | McCoy, Charlie; Last Time Blues; Memphis, c. 22 Sept. 1929; (M176 ) Br7141 Yz L1001 |
| My loving babe : had caught that train and gone | McCoy, Charlie; That Lonesome Train Took My Baby Away; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404726A) OK8863 RBF RF14 |
| Oh honey babe : mama *ray* | McCoy, Joe; Goin' Back to Texas; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487092) Co14455D OJL21 |
| You may go babe : you may have your way | Moore, Alice; Lonesome Dream Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1702) Pm13107 CC37 |
| Said I know my babe : she ain't treating me right | Moss, Buddy; Daddy Don't Care; New York, 16 Jan. 1933; (129081) Ba33106 RBF RF15 |
| Oh my bull's in the pasture babe : Lord where there's no grass | Patton, Charley; Jersey Bull Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (14723 ) Vo02782 Mam S3802 |
| I love my stuff babe : I want to give it *a hop* | Patton, Charley; Love My Stuff; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14746 ) Vo02782 Mam S3802 |
| Oh I know she want it hard babe : sure don't want it chawed | Patton, Charley; Love My Stuff; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14746 ) Vo02782 Mam S3802 |
| Oh I'm going to leave Mississippi now babe : before it be too late | Patton, Charley; Love My Stuff; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14746 ) Vo02782 Mam S3802 |
| Thought I'd rest babe : I couldn't hear no news | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Walking Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (16132) Pm12082 BYG529.078 |
| Oh I'm coming right back babe : now that child's done roamed | Schaffer, Ed (Shreveport Home Wreckers); Fence Breakin' Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599652) Vi23275 Yz L1026 |
| Now you may treat me right babe : that's all I can do | Schaffer, Ed (Shreveport Home Wreckers); Fence Breakin' Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599652) Vi23275 Yz L1026 |
| Go to the Red Cross in the morning babe : go up there at night | Scott, Sonny; Red Cross Blues; New York, 18 July 1933; (135721) Vo25012 Rt RL325 |
| Come and kiss me honey babe : before I go | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Honey Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO126 ) Vo1633 Yz L1031 |
| Now will you please be kind babe : let me speak just one more time | Spaulding, Henry; Biddle Street Blues; Chicago, c. 6 May 1929; (C3450 ) Br7085 OJL20 |
| You mistreat me babe : it's coming home to you | Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M184 ) Br7137 OJL20 |
| And I'm on my way babe : how long how long | Stokes, Frank; How Long; Memphis, 30 Aug. 1928; (454551) ViV38512 BC6 |
| Been sick and down babe : I'm getting up again | Sykes, Roosevelt; Single Tree Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15563) Pm12827 Riv RM8819 |
| Now listen here babe : is that the way you intend to do | Sykes, Roosevelt; As True As I've Been to You; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (694031) Vi23286 Yz L1033 |
| I'm going to see you babe : when you down and out like myself | Sykes, Roosevelt; As True As I've Been to You; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (694031) Vi23286 Yz L1033 |
| My babe my babe : she don't do no way to comfort me | Sykes, Roosevelt; Hard Luck Man Blues; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (69404 ) Vi23320 Yz L1033 |
| Babe oh babe : have you ever been to Spain | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
| What they got good babe : nobody knows | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
| I'm going away babe : and it won't be long | Thomas, Henry; Bull Doze Blues; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; (C1999 ) Vo1230 OJL3 |
| She had a dress she wear loving babe : says it's pink and blue | Thomas, Henry; Don't Leave Me Here; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C4624) Vo1443 Yz L1004 |
| Well never mind never mind babe : I've got my [doggone] eyes on you | Townsend, Henry; Mistreated Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403301A) Co14491D) yz L1030 |
| That's all right for you babe : I even pawned my watch and ring | Townsend, Henry; Poor Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403303A) Co14491D Yz L1030 |
| Never have so much fought babe : anywhere in my life | Turner, Joe; Blues on Central Avenue; Los Angeles, 8 Sept. 1941; (DLA2739A) De7889 Br87.504 |
| *Should have been* my old babe : and she was leaving town | unknown artist (possibly Skip James); Throw Me Down; place unknown, c. Oct. 1928; (209981) Pm unissued Bio BLP12029 |
| Honey babe : please let my deal go down | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Honey Babe Let the Deal Go Down; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404782B) OK8885 Mam S3804 |
| If you be my babe : how happy I will be | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Honey Babe Let the Deal Go Down; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404782B) OK8885 Mam S3804 |
| Now honey babe : you got me troubled in mind | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Honey Babe Let the Deal Go Down; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404782B) OK8885 Mam S3804 |
| You know babe : I didn't love no one but you | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Please Baby; Atlanta, 24 Oct. 1931; (4050071) OK8922 Mam S3804 |
| No use asking me babe : because I'll never be back | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); The World Is Going Wrong; Atlanta, 24 Oct. 1931; (4050091) Co14660D Mam S3804 |
| Babe oh babe oh babe : honey you should have a heart | Washboard Sam; She Belongs to the Devil; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644841) BBB8937 RCA LPV577 |
| This winter babe : going to be ice and snow | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Ice and Snow Blues; Chicago, 28 Sept. 1931; (675671) BBB5626 BC4 |
| I know my babe : is bound to think of me | Wheatstraw, Peetie; True Blue Woman; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12581) Vo03185 Say SDR191 |
| I love my babe : no matter where she be | Wheatstraw, Peetie; True Blue Woman; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12581) Vo03185 Say SDR191 |
| Then again you know I know my babe : ooo well now is bound to think of me | Wheatstraw, Peetie; True Blue Woman; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12581) Vo03185 Say SDR191 |
| Well but now you know my babe : ooo well well she's just the other way | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12621) Vo03396 RBF RF12 |
| I ain't been in Georgia babe : I been told | White, Washington; Shake 'Em On Down; Chicago, 2 Sept. 1937; (C19971) Vo03711 Co C30036 |
| When I'm coming back babe : can't nobody tell | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Corrine Corrina Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1032) Pm12916 Her H205 |
| My babe my babe : sure is good to me | Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); My Babe My Babe; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90198A) Ch50053 OJL8 |
| I went home last night babe : just about the break of day | Williams, Joe; Rootin' Ground Hog; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076621) BBB7065 RCA INT1087 |
| Seem like the snitches and the police babe : trying to tear poor Joe's reputation down | Williams, Joe; I Won't Be in Hard Luck No More; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076641) BBB7065 RCA INT1087 |
| Now because a good bluebird now babe : peoples I just do swear they's hard to find | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Blue Bird BluesPart 1; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308511) BBB7979 RCA INT1088 |
| Now tell me babe : what do you want me to do | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shady Grove Blues; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064492 ) BBB8914 BC20 |
| Now I'm going to drink whilst I'm up babe : drink until I fall | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064493 ) BBB8822 BC3 |
| Babe : honey what am I to do | Hill, Sammy; Needin' My Woman Blues; Dallas, 9 Aug. 1929; (55320) ViV38588 Yz L1004 |
| My man *sat and stared before you babe* : that you are county farm bound | Moore, Alice; Prison Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15448) Pm12868 CC37 |
| Since we are just two babies : darling why can't we agree | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Two of a Kind; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640011) BBB8749 RCA730.581 |
| If we have any babies : I want them all to look like me | Washboard Sam; We Gonna Move; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07617 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| Said a monkey and a baboon : setting in the grass | Anderson, . . . (Walter Taylor); ThirtyEight and Plus; Richmond, Ind., 14 Feb. 1930; (16266B) Ge7157 Fwy FJ2801 |
| Now the monkey and the baboon : sitting on the fence | Estes, Sleepy John; Stop That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90095A) Ch50001 Sw S1219 |
| The monkey told the baboon : you got no sense | Estes, Sleepy John; Stop That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90095A) Ch50001 Sw S1219 |
| You know the monkey now the baboon : playing in the grass | Johnson, Robert; They're Red Hot; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26271) ARC70757 Co C30034 |
| Lord I know my baby : sure going to jump and shout | Akers, Garfield; Jumpin' and Shoutin' Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM777A) Vo1481 OJL8 |
| I says I love my baby : better than I do myself | Alexander, Texas; NinetyEight Degree Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402640A) OK8705 Yz L1004 |
| If you don't want me baby : what makes you wine and cry | Amos, Blind Joe; C and O Blues; probably Chicago, c. July 1927; ( ) Vo1116 OJL17 |
| She's gone west baby : *Capital* Creek Junction bound | Amos, Blind Joe; C and O Blues; probably Chicago, c. July 1927; ( ) Vo1116 OJL17 |
| My mama told me baby : two long years ago | Amos, Blind Joe; C and O Blues; probably Chicago, c. July 1927; ( ) Vo1116 OJL17 |
| I love you baby : tell the whole round world I do | Amos, Blind Joe; C and O Blues; probably Chicago, c. July 1927; ( ) Vo1116 OJL17 |
| I love you baby : don't care what you do | Amos, Blind Joe; C and O Blues; probably Chicago, c. July 1927; ( ) Vo1116 OJL17 |
| If you want to come to your baby : you can see me any time | Anderson, Jelly Roll; Free Woman Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 19 Apr. 1927; (12718B) Ge6135 Rt RL340 |
| If you take me back baby : I'll let you be my boss | Anderson, Jelly Roll; Free Woman Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 19 Apr. 1927; (12718B) Ge6135 Rt RL340 |
| Baby baby baby : I got all my clothes out on pawn | Anderson, Jelly Roll; Free Woman Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 19 Apr. 1927; (12718B) Ge6135 Rt RL340 |
| I'll be back to see my baby : but the Lord only knows when | Anderson, Jelly Roll; I. C. Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 19 Apr. 1927; (12722) Ge6135 His HLP22 |
| I cannot do right baby : when you won't do right yourself | Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9428B) De7026 BC4 |
| When I had you baby : you thought I had somebody else | Arnold, Kokomo; I'll Be Up Some Day; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60515 ) De7172 Say SDR163 |
| And just like you did me baby : I'm going to do you the same old way | Arnold, Kokomo; I'll Be Up Some Day; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60515 ) De7172 Say SDR163 |
| Says I asked my baby : to take me back once more | Arnold, Kokomo; I'll Be Up Some Day; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60515 ) De7172 Say SDR163 |
| Says I asked my baby : not to be so mean | Arnold, Kokomo; Set Down Gal; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91166A) De7361 OJL20 |
| Now come on baby : stop this up and down | Arnold, Kokomo; Set Down Gal; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91166A) De7361 OJL20 |
| Every time I see you baby : my flesh begin to crawl | Arnold, Kokomo; Your Ways and Actions; New York, 11 May 1938; (67344A) De7510 Say SDR163 |
| Now I don't care baby : if the wind don't never change | Arnold, Kokomo; Midnight Blues; New York, 11 May 1938; (63750A) De7510 Say SDR163 |
| And I love you baby : you so nice and brown | Bailey, Kid; Rowdy Blues; Memphis, c. 25 Sept. 1929; (M211) Br7114 OJL5 |
| I got the blues for my baby : she got the blues for I say me | Barefoot Bill; My Crime Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (1493522) Co14510D OJL14 |
| But I can't see my baby : and she can't see me | Barefoot Bill; My Crime Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (1493522) Co14510D OJL14 |
| Know I wants to see my baby : man only one more time | Barefoot Bill; One More Time; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503051) Co14561D Rt RL325 |
| I didn't know I loved my baby : till she packed her trunk to leave | Barefoot Bill; One More Time; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503051) Co14561D Rt RL325 |
| If I find my baby : we are going to have some fun | Batts, Will; Highway No. 61 Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1933; (137291) Vo02531 Yz L1021 |
| You going to call me baby : and I'll be gone | Big Bill (Broonzy); Skoodle Do Do; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (96012) Pe157 Yz L1011 |
| Your time baby : and move your body about | Big Bill (Broonzy); Skoodle Do Do; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (96012) Pe157 Yz L1011 |
| Now listen here my baby : tell you what I want you to do | Big Bill (Broonzy); I Can't Be Satisfied; Richmond, Ind., 2 May 1930; (16569) Ge7230 Yz L1011 |
| Says I know my baby : she sure going to jump and shout | Big Bill (Broonzy); The Banker's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17281) Ch16327 Yz L1011 |
| Lord I thought about my baby : I sure did want to go | Big Bill (Broonzy); Mr. Conductor Man; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18392) Ch16426 Yz L1035 |
| I lost my baby : can't be satisfied | Big Bill (Broonzy); Worrying You Off My MindPart 1; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (16606?) Ba32559 Yz L1035 |
| Lord if you play with my horn baby : make you break up your happy home | Big Bill (Broonzy); Bull Cow Blues; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (116102) Ba32653 Yz L1035 |
| Lord at daybreak call me baby : you'll find your bullcow gone | Big Bill (Broonzy); Bull Cow Blues; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (116102) Ba32653 Yz L1035 |
| Lord I'm thinking about my baby : Lord the one that went away | Big Bill (Broonzy); How You Want It Done; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (116112) Ba32436 Yz L1011 |
| Going to take me home baby : I'm going home to stay | Big Bill (Broonzy); C and A Blues; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1020B) ARC51265 Yz L1035 |
| Why did I leave you baby : because I'm tired of taking you dogging | Big Bill (Broonzy); C and A Blues; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1020B) ARC51265 Yz L1035 |
| Because when you get broke and down baby : your friends all turn you down | Big Bill (Broonzy); Rustlin' Man; Chicago, 9 Dec. 1935; (C8903) ARC unissued Rt RL316 |
| You's all right baby : but your line's too short | Big Bill (Broonzy); I've Got to Dig You; Chicago, 17 Apr. 1940; (WC3034A) Vo05563 RBF RF16 |
| Going to tell you baby : like the farmer told his potato | Big Bill (Broonzy); I've Got to Dig You; Chicago, 17 Apr. 1940; (WC3034A) Vo05563 RBF RF16 |
| I listened to my baby : when she was telling me her dreams | Big Bill (Broonzy); When I Had Money; Chicago, 17 Apr. 1940; (WC3036A) Vo05563 RBF RF16; |
| Said I want it fixed up baby : just like your daddy done | Bird, Billy; Mill Man Blues; Atlanta, 29 Oct. 1928; (1473232) Co14381D Yz L1016 |
| Since you told how you want it fixed baby : just like my daddy done | Bird, Billy; Mill Man Blues; Atlanta, 29 Oct. 1928; (1473232) Co14381D Yz L1016 |
| Said I'm worried now baby : won't be worried long | Bird, Billy; Mill Man Blues; Atlanta, 29 Oct. 1928; (1473232) Co14381D Yz L1016 |
| Now look here baby : look what you've done done | Bird, Billy; Alabama BluesPart 1; Atlanta, 29 Oct. 1928; (1473251) Co14418D His HLP5 |
| I'm going to stop working baby : get yourself another man | Black Boy Shine (Harold Holiday); Sugarland Blues; San Antonio, 20 Nov. 1936; (SA25511) Vo03417 BC7 |
| Going to love my baby : like I never loved before | Blackman, Tewee (Memphis Jug Band); K. C. Moan; Memphis, 4 Oct. 1929; (563461) ViV38558 Rt RL337 |
| Going to love my baby : like I never loved before | Blackman, Tewee (Memphis Jug Band); K. C. Moan; Memphis, 4 Oct. 1929; (563462) Vi V38558 Fwy FA2953 |
| And me and my baby : had a falling out last night | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Kokomo Blues; Indianapolis, c. June 1928; (IND624 ) Vo1192 Yz L1019 |
| Oh baby : oh baby you don't know | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Penal Farm Blues; Indianapolis, c. June 1928; (IND625 ) Vo1192 Yz L1019 |
| Oh baby baby : it won't be so long now | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Penal Farm Blues; Indianapolis, c. June 1928; (IND625 ) Vo1192 Yz L1019 |
| Oh baby baby : won't you come after me | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Penal Farm Blues; Indianapolis, c. June 1928; (IND625 ) Vo1192 Yz L1019 |
| I can't see my baby : she's all locked up in jail | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Trouble BluesPart 1; Chicago, c. 17 Aug. 1928; (C2229 ) Vo1213 Yz L1019 |
| Tell me baby : what trouble have done to me | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Trouble BluesPart 1; Chicago, c. 17 Aug. 1928; (C2229 ) Vo1213 Yz L1019 |
| Come here baby : and let me be your man | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Rambling Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18216) Ch16370 BC6 |
| And wondering if my baby : is waiting there for me | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Down South Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18218A) Ch16452 Yz L1019 |
| I left my baby : standing in the back door crying | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Back Door Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18221) Ch16361 Yz L1019 |
| I'm going to find my baby : don't say she can't be found | Blake, Blind; Hard Road Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201072) Pm12583 Bio BLP12031 |
| You going to quit me baby : good as I been to you | Blake, Blind; You Gonna Quit Me Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201101) Pm12597 Yz L1016 |
| You going to quit me baby : put me outofdoors | Blake, Blind; You Gonna Quit Me Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201101) Pm12597 Yz L1016 |
| The day you quit me baby : that's the day you die | Blake, Blind; You Gonna Quit Me Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201101) Pm12597 Yz L1016 |
| Jailhouse ain't no place baby : believe me 'tain't no lie | Blake, Blind; You Gonna Quit Me Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201101) Pm12597 Yz L1016 |
| All I do for my baby : don't satisfy her no more | Blake, Blind; No Dough Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205591) Pm12723 Bio BLP12031 |
| You going to quit me baby : for a hardworking clown | Blake, Blind; No Dough Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205591) Pm12723 Bio BLP12031 |
| Don't quit me baby : because I can't find no work to do | Blake, Blind; No Dough Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205591) Pm12723 Bio BLP12031 |
| Because my baby : want every cent I make | Blake, Blind; Walkin' Across the Country; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208682) Pm12754 Bio BLP12031 |
| I want to make my baby : come back home to me | Blake, Blind; Search Warrant Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208713) Pm12737 Bio BLP12023 |
| I'm going to find my baby : if I have to track her down | Blake, Blind; Search Warrant Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208713) Pm12737 Bio BLP12023 |
| I love my baby : but she treat me so unkind | Blake, Blind; Search Warrant Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208713) Pm12737 Bio BLP12023 |
| But that baby : looked like her iceman | Blake, Blind; Low Down Loving Gal; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208875) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003 |
| Baby baby : tell me the true facts | Blake, Blind; Doing a Stretch; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15249A) Pm12810 Bio BLP12023 |
| If you quit me baby : it will be my death | Blake, Blind; Doing a Stretch; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15249A) Pm12810 Bio BLP12023 |
| I love you baby : whole heart and soul | Blake, Blind; Doing a Stretch; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15249A) Pm12810 Bio BLP12023 |
| Be careful baby : while I'm gone | Blake, Blind; Doing a Stretch; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15249A) Pm12810 Bio BLP12023 |
| Take your baby : and make her stop loving you | Blake, Blind; Hookworm Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15251A) Pm12794 Bio BLP12031 |
| I'm going to leave my baby : and let her have her way | Blake, Blind; Hookworm Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15251A) Pm12794 Bio BLP12031 |
| I begged my baby : let me in her door | Blake, Blind; Playing Policy Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L6471) Pm13035 Bio BLP12003 |
| I'll take you back baby : if you was dying | Blake, Blind; Depression's Gone from Me Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. June 1932; (L14762) Pm13137 Bio BLP12023 |
| Going to leave your town pretty baby : stop knocking on your back door | Blind Percy; Coal River Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201382) Pm12584 Yz L1010 |
| My mama told me baby : my papa told me too | Blind Percy; Coal River Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201382) Pm12584 Yz L1010 |
| Now if you want me baby : you got to make your *for sure* down | Bogan, Lucille; Pot Hound Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3462 ) Br7083 His HLP15 |
| And if something bothers you baby : it will satisfy your worried mind | Bogan, Lucille; My Georgia Grind; Chicago, c. 1 Feb. 1930; (C5347 ) Br unissued Rt RL317 |
| Tell me baby : what fault do you find in me | Bogan, Lucille; You Got to Die Some Day; New York, 30 July 1934; (154772) ARC60463 Rt RL317 |
| They are going away baby : and doggone your badluck soul | Bogan, Lucille; I Hate that Train Called the M. and O.; New York, 31 July 1934; (154911) ARC60204 OJL6 |
| Oh you sitting in the shade baby : I declare you just won't do | Bonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); Weary Worried Blues; Chicago, 6 Sept. 1934; (C9403A) Ch50064 RBF RF9 |
| Treat me like ??? little baby : want you turn me around and around | Bracey, Ishman; Woman Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2392) Pm12970 OJL2 |
| I'm going to take my baby : or carry somebody else | Bracey, Ishman; Suitcase Full of Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2401) Pm12970 Her H201 |
| I'm going to give my baby : no more cherry ball | Bracey, Mississippi; Cherry Ball; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404765B) OK8867 Yz L1038 |
| You know I ain't no stranger baby : I been here before | Bracey, Mississippi; Cherry Ball; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404765B) OK8867 Yz L1038 |
| See my baby : at a dirty act | Bracey, Mississippi; Stered Gal; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404766B) OK8867 Yz L1038 |
| Everybody here baby : seem to have a jolly time | Bradley, Tommie; Pack Up Your Trunk Blues; Richmond, Ind., 27 Oct. 1930; (17206) Ch16149 Yz L1019 |
| When you catch you a freight train baby : bounded for Santa Fe | Bradley, Tommie; Pack Up Your Trunk Blues; Richmond, Ind., 27 Oct. 1930; (17206) Ch16149 Yz L1019 |
| That's when I done found out baby : this ain't no place for me | Bradley, Tommie; Pack Up Your Trunk Blues; Richmond, Ind., 27 Oct. 1930; (17206) Ch16149 Yz L1019 |
| Because my baby : have left me all alone | Bradley, Tommie; Please Don't Act that Way; Richmond, Ind., 17 July 1931; (17884) Ch16339 Mam S3802 |
| Lord have you ever been accused baby : [when you] ain't done nothing wrong | Bradley, Tommie; Four Day Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 July 1931; (17886A) Ch16339 OJL19 |
| There can no one get you baby : Lord until I get through | Bradley, Tommie; Four Day Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 July 1931; (17886A) Ch16339 OJL19 |
| 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 |
| *If it had been love with you* baby : I wouldn't have been dead and gone | Bradley, Tommie; Window Pane Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Jan. 1932; (18326) Ch16696 BC5 |
| I gave it to my baby : like to had a fit | Burse, Charlie; Tappin' that Thing; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18648) Ch16654 Rt RL307 |
| Now look here baby : always having *soup* | Burse, Charlie; Tappin' that Thing; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18648) Ch16654 Rt RL307 |
| Oh tell me baby : where did you stay last night | Burse, Charlie; Boodie Bum Bum; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C7921) OK8956 Jo SM3104 |
| Tell me baby : where did you get your sugar from | Burse, Charlie; Boodie Bum Bum; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C7921) OK8956 Jo SM3104 |
| I said run here baby : sit on your daddy's knee | Campbell, Bob; Dice's Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154831) Vo02830 Rt RL340 |
| I can see my baby : and she can't see me | Campbell, Bob; Shotgun Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154841) Vo02830 Rt RL340 |
| You going to look for me baby : and I will be gone | Campbell, Charlie; Goin' Away Blues; Birmingham, Ala. 25 Mar. 1937; (B322) Vo03571 Fly LP103 |
| I'm worried about my baby : she's on my mind | Campbell, Gene; Wandering Blues; Chicago, c. May 1930; (C5701A) Br7170 His HLP2 |
| Since you been gone baby : I haven't been a bit of good | Campbell, Gene; Wandering Blues; Chicago, c. May 1930; (C5701A) Br7170 His HLP2 |
| Well I'm going downtown baby : won't be gone so long | Cannon, Gus; Heart Breakin' Blues; Memphis, 9 Sept. 1928; (470012) ViV38523 OJL4 |
| And I stay at home baby : you don't treat me right | Cannon, Gus; Heart Breakin' Blues; Memphis, 9 Sept. 1928; (470012) ViV38523 OJL4 |
| Woke up my baby : come my love | Carr, Leroy; Gettin' All Wet; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1929; (C4034 ) Vo1423 Yz L1036 |
| And I rode to make you happy baby : rode all night and day | Carr, Leroy; Four Day Rider; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6090A) Vo1574 Yz L1036 |
| Don't cry baby : your papa will be home some day | Carr, Leroy; Alabama Woman Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6091B) Vo1549 RBF RF1 |
| I've been away baby : but I did not go to stay | Carr, Leroy; Alabama Woman Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6091B) Vo1549 RBF RF1 |
| You don't want me baby : down the road I'll go | Carr, Leroy; Low Down Dog Blues; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7215A) Vo1605 Yz L1036 |
| I sat and called you baby : to come and go my bail | Carr, Leroy; New How Long How Long BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7221A) Vo1585 RBF RF202 |
| So look me over baby : this is the last you'll see of me | Carr, Leroy; New How Long How Long BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7221A) Vo1585 RBF RF202 |
| But I will ride the rods baby : to be with you again | Carr, Leroy; New How Long How Long BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7221A) Vo1585 RBF RF202 |
| And I don't blame you baby : I'd be the same way if I could | Carr, Leroy; Mean Mistreater Mama; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL1?) Vo02657 Co C30496 |
| That's all right baby : maybe you'll come back home some day | Carr, Leroy; Mean Mistreater Mama; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL1?) Vo02657 Co C30496 |
| Now I love my baby : but [she, my baby] don't love me | Carr, Leroy; Hurry Down Sunshine; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL43) Vo02741 Co C30496 |
| If you see my baby : tell her to hurry home | Carr, Leroy; Hold Them Puppies; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL63) Vo02751 Yz L1036 |
| Won't you tell my baby : to hurry back to me | Carr, Leroy; Hold Them Puppies; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL63) Vo02751 Yz L1036 |
| Won't you tell my baby : to hurry back to me | Carr, Leroy; Hold Them Puppies; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL63) Vo02751 Yz L1036 |
| Where I long ain't here baby : it's way out in the west | Carr, Leroy; Shady Lane Blues; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL73) Vo02762 Co C30496 |
| Now I love my baby : but my baby won't behave | Carr, Leroy; Blues Before Sunrise; St. Louis, 21 Feb. 1934; (SL121) Vo02657 Co C30496 |
| And if I can't find my baby : I don't want nobody else | Carr, Leroy; Take a Walk Around the Corner; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (15604 ) Vo02986 Co C30496 |
| Now I prayed to my baby : and to the Lord above | Carr, Leroy; My Woman's Gone Wrong; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (156261) Vo02950 Co C30496 |
| Because you got me all wrong baby : honey that was another man's wife | Carr, Leroy; My Woman's Gone Wrong; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (156261) Vo02950 Co C30496 |
| Now I'm going to get real mean baby : I swear I won't act right | Carr, Leroy; Barrel House Woman No. 2; New York, 15 Aug. 1934; (156332) Vo02820 Yz L1019 |
| If you got to get drunk baby : mama please just let me be | Carr, Leroy; Barrel House Woman No. 2; New York, 15 Aug. 1934; (156332) Vo02820 Yz L1019 |
| I'm going away baby : but I'll be back again | Carr, Leroy; Bo Bo Stomp; New York, 16 Aug. 1934; (156491) Vo02969 Co C30496 |
| You left me crying baby : please come back to me | Carr, Leroy; You Left Me Crying; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164182) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| And you know I've done all baby : I've been as good as I could be | Carr, Leroy; You Left Me Crying; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164182) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| But that's all right baby : if you want to turn me away | Carr, Leroy; BrokenHearted Man; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164251) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| You know I work hard baby : and I brung you home my check | Carr, Leroy; BrokenHearted Man; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164251) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| When you see me leaving baby : don't you wear no black | Carr, Leroy; Hustler's Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164281) Vo03034 Co C30496 |
| And I'm crazy about my baby : though she is so mean | Carr, Leroy; Eleven TwentyNine Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164291) Vo03157 Bio BLPC9 |
| Baby baby baby : you had better get your back yard cleaned | Carr, Leroy; Bread Baker; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164321) Vo03296 Yz L1036 |
| Because in your kitchen baby : it's where the good stuff can be found | Carr, Leroy; Bread Baker; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164321) Vo03296 Yz L1036 |
| I mistreated you baby : and I know I was wrong | Carter, Spider; Don't Leave Me Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Nov. 1930; (C6165 ) Br7188 Rt RL340 |
| But my love for you baby : is all gone and died | Carter, Spider; Don't Leave Me Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Nov. 1930; (C6165 ) Br7188 Rt RL340 |
| ??? baby : you can't have this town | Carter, Spider; Don't Leave Me Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Nov. 1930; (C6165 ) Br7188 Rt RL340 |
| I'm leaving here baby : *feel no urge of backing down* | Carter, Spider; Don't Leave Me Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Nov. 1930; (C6165 ) Br7188 Rt RL340 |
| Some day baby : when I'm dead and gone | Carter, Spider; Don't Leave Me Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Nov. 1930; (C6165 ) Br7188 Rt RL340 |
| Alook ahere baby : you [going, traveling] too fast | Chatman, Bo; The Law Gonna Step on You; New York, 5 June 1931; (404935A) OK unissued Yz L1034 |
| I want you baby : give me a date | Chatman, Bo; Ants in My Pants; New York, 5 June 1931; (404938B) OK8897 His HLP5 |
| I'm telling you baby : your loving is good | Chatman, Bo; Ants in My Pants; New York, 5 June 1931; (404938B) OK8897 His HLP5 |
| Now love me baby : like you done last night | Chatman, Bo; Ants in My Pants; New York, 5 June 1931; (404938B) OK8897 His HLP5 |
| When you turn your radio light on baby : you look right in Bo Carter's face | Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter Special; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826111) BBB5489 Yz L1034 |
| But some day baby : you really need my little aid | Chatman, Bo; Tellin' You 'Bout It; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826161) BBB5629 Yz L1014 |
| Now listen here sweet baby : I never have been down | Chatman, Bo; Let Me Roll Your Lemon; New Orleans, 19 Jan. 1935; (876241) BBB5861 Yz L1034 |
| But your juice baby : is plenty sweet enough for me | Chatman, Bo; Let Me Roll Your Lemon; New Orleans, 19 Jan. 1935; (876241) BBB5861 Yz L1034 |
| I want to roll your lemon baby : soon as I got in | Chatman, Bo; Let Me Roll Your Lemon; New Orleans, 19 Jan. 1935; (876241) BBB5861 Yz L1034 |
| I want to roll your lemon baby : just before I go | Chatman, Bo; Let Me Roll Your Lemon; New Orleans, 19 Jan. 1935; (876241) BBB5861 Yz L1034 |
| Now listen here sweet baby : please listen to me | Chatman, Bo; I Get the Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992351) BBB6589 Yz L1034 |
| Now listen here sweet baby : I really can't understand | Chatman, Bo; I Get the Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992351) BBB6589 Yz L1034 |
| Now listen here baby : I want you to know | Chatman, Bo; Rolling Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992371) BBB6373 Yz L1034 |
| Says now come over here sweet baby : because I'm all alone | Chatman, Bo; Cigarette Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992441) BBB6295 RBF RF14 |
| Just draw on my cigarette baby : until you make my good ashes come | Chatman, Bo; Cigarette Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992441) BBB6295 RBF RF14 |
| I come over here sweet baby : just to get my ashes hauled | Chatman, Bo; Cigarette Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992441) BBB6295 RBF RF14 |
| Now listen here baby : this is coming to a test | Chatman, Bo; Double Up in a Knot; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026171) BBB6659 Yz L1034 |
| Now listen here baby : this ain't no fun | Chatman, Bo; Double Up in a Knot; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026171) BBB6659 Yz L1034 |
| Now listen here baby : bear this in mind | Chatman, Bo; Double Up in a Knot; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026171) BBB6659 Yz L1034 |
| Say you laying around here sweet baby : your face full of frowns | Chatman, Bo; Shake 'Em On Down; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278691) BBB7927 Yz L1034 |
| Now here's one thing sweet baby : I really want you to know | Chatman, Bo; Shake 'Em On Down; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278691) BBB7927 Yz L1034 |
| Since you don't hold back baby : honey in loving me | Chatman, Bo; Let's Get Drunk Again; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278761) BBB8045 Yz L1014 |
| Since you don't hold back baby : honey in rubbing with me | Chatman, Bo; Let's Get Drunk Again; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278761) BBB8045 Yz L1014 |
| But it will be too late sweet baby : your daddy will be gone away | Chatman, Bo; Some Day; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278771) BBB8147 Yz L1034 |
| But I mean that's all right now baby : honey now that's all right for you | Chatman, Bo; Some Day; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278771) BBB8147 Yz L1034 |
| I beat my baby : man with a rope and a line | Chatman, Bo; Old Devil; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278781) BBB8093 Yz L1007 |
| You don't need no man baby : don't know you in the dark when he feel | Chatman, Bo; Old Devil; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278781) BBB8093 Yz L1007 |
| Hey now tell me sweet baby : who may your manager be | Chatman, Bo; Arrangement for MeBlues; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476471) BBB8397 Yz L1014 |
| That's why sweet baby : I'm making a fool about you | Chatman, Bo; Arrangement for MeBlues; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476471) BBB8397 Yz L1014 |
| Here's another little thing baby : want you to bear in mind | Chatman, Bo; Arrangement for MeBlues; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476471) BBB8397 Yz L1014 |
| I taken my baby : to the candy stand | Chatman, Bo; My Baby; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476521) BBB8495 Yz L1034 |
| I taken my baby : to the candy stand | Chatman, Bo; My Baby; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476521) BBB8495 Yz L1034 |
| I taken my baby : to the peanut stand | Chatman, Bo; My Baby; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476521) BBB8495 Yz L1034 |
| I taken my baby : to the banana stand | Chatman, Bo; My Baby; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476521) BBB8495 Yz L1034 |
| I taken my baby : to the whiskey stand | Chatman, Bo; My Baby; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476521) BBB8495 Yz L1034 |
| I taken my baby : to the whiskey stand | Chatman, Bo; My Baby; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476521) BBB8495 Yz L1034 |
| I taken my baby : to the money stand | Chatman, Bo; My Baby; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476521) BBB8495 Yz L1034 |
| Please baby please baby : won't you come back to your daddy one more time | Chatman, Lonnie; Please Baby; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15622) Pm13153 Bio BLP12041 |
| You know baby you know baby : when I get my money will give you my last dime | Chatman, Lonnie; Please Baby; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15622) Pm13153 Bio BLP12041 |
| I'm so blue baby I'm so blue baby : I can't sleep for drinking hardly talk for crying | Chatman, Lonnie; Please Baby; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15622) Pm13153 Bio BLP12041 |
| You know baby you know baby : you are always forever on my mind | Chatman, Lonnie; Please Baby; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15622) Pm13153 Bio BLP12041 |
| You know baby : I can't sleep at night | Chatman, Lonnie; Please Baby; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15622) Pm13153 Bio BLP12041 |
| I said got to step off baby : are there anything if she like | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Beer Drinking Woman; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535901) BBB8584 RCA730.581 |
| I said I'm sorry baby : but I only have one more dime | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Beer Drinking Woman; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535901) BBB8584 RCA730.581 |
| I got wise to you baby : after so many years | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Don't Mean Me No Good; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535911) BBB8615 RCA730.581 |
| I just found out baby : you don't mean no good nohow | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Don't Mean Me No Good; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535911) BBB8615 RCA730.581 |
| Now you want to come back baby : since you realized yourself | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Don't Mean Me No Good; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535911) BBB8615 RCA730.581 |
| But you need not be uneasy baby : Mr grinder won't let you down | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Grinder Man Blues; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535921) BBB8584 RCA730.581 |
| If you want to see me baby : you better see me while you can | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Grinder Man Blues; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535921) BBB8584 RCA730.581 |
| I've got something to tell you baby : don't let it break your heart | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); I See My Great Mistake; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535951) BBB8645 RCA730.581 |
| I said maybe some day baby : but now my love is just for three | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Me, Myself, and I; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640041) BBB8784 RCA730.581 |
| I'm down now baby : I'll be up some day | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Gonna Worry Too; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704351) BBB8945 RCA730.581 |
| But there's a day coming baby : you going to worry too | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Gonna Worry Too; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704351) BBB8945 RCA730.581 |
| But I found out baby : you didn't mean no good | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Gonna Worry Too; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704351) BBB8945 RCA730.581 |
| It is up to you baby : do anything that you want to do | Clayton, Jennie; I Packed My Suitcase, Started to the Train; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403121) Vi21412 Rt RL311 |
| I won't be dead baby : but I ain't coming back here no more | Clayton, Jennie; State of Tennessee Blues; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403132) Vi21185 Rt RL322 |
| Mistreat me baby : mistreat your only friend | Cole, James; Mistreated the Only Friend You Had; Richmond, Ind., 16 Jan. 1932; (18324) Ch16718 Rt RL311 |
| Mistreat me baby : sure going to do it again | Cole, James; Mistreated the Only Friend You Had; Richmond, Ind., 16 Jan. 1932; (18324) Ch16718 Rt RL311 |
| I'm going to shoot my baby : just to see her fall | Cole, James; Mistreated the Only Friend You Had; Richmond, Ind., 16 Jan. 1932; (18324) Ch16718 Rt RL311 |
| And I love my little baby : tell you just how I know | Cole, Kid; Hard Hearted Mama Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19971) Vo1187 Rt RL313 |
| I got a longdistance call from my baby : daddy I ain't coming back home | Cole, Kid; Hard Hearted Mama Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19971) Vo1187 Rt RL313 |
| I looked around for my baby : daddy I can't use you yet | Cole, Kid; Niagara Fall Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19981) Vo1187 Rt RL313 |
| I'm going to see my baby : if I have to ride the rods | Collins, Sam; Riverside Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12740) Ge6167 OJL10 |
| Because my baby : was Kentucky bound | Cox, Ida; Blue Kentucky Blues; New York, late Jan. 1925; (20032) Pm12258 BYG529073 |
| Oh bye bye baby : I said goodbye | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Death Valley Blues; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648741) BBB8858 RCA LPV518 |
| Never mind never mind baby : I got my eyes on you | Curry, Ben; Fat Mouth Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12362) Pm13118 Rt RL325 |
| Got a new way baby : spelling Memphis Tennessee | Darby, Blind; Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15566) Pm12828 Yz L1003 |
| Baby baby : what makes you treat me so | Darby, Blind; Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15566) Pm12828 Yz L1003 |
| I helped you baby : when your kinfolks turned you down | Darby, Blind; Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15566) Pm12828 Yz L1003 |
| Now you loving someone else baby : and you done left this town | Darby, Blind; Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15566) Pm12828 Yz L1003 |
| Look ahere baby : what more you want me to do | Darby, Blind; Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15566) Pm12828 Yz L1003 |
| Take me back baby : try poor me one more time | Darby, Blind; Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15566) Pm12828 Yz L1003 |
| Baby baby : won't you forgive me please | Darby, Blind; Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15566) Pm12828 Yz L1003 |
| But me and my baby : we going to make everything all right | Darby, Blind; Deceiving Blues; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (675831) Vi23311 OJL20 |
| Beef to me baby : me and pork chops do not agree | Darby, Blind; Deceiving Blues; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (675831) Vi23311 OJL20 |
| And it's oh my baby : don't treat me good no more | Darby, Blind; Built Right on the Ground; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (675841) Vi23311 Yz L1003 |
| And it's oh my baby : don't act right no more | Darby, Blind; Built Right on the Ground; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (675841) Vi23311 Yz L1003 |
| There is one thing baby : I just can't understand myself | Davis, Walter; M. and O. Blues; Cincinnati, 12 June 1930; (629072) ViV38618 RCA INT1085 |
| I can see my baby : but I swear that she can't see me | Davis, Walter; M. and O. Blues No. 3; Dallas, 10 Feb. 1932; (706761) ViV23333 RBF RF12 |
| I wonder will my baby : ever come back to me again | Davis, Walter; L and N Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (768021) BBB5143 RCA INT1085 |
| That's all right baby : you going to need my help some day | Davis, Walter; Sad and Lonesome Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854811) BBB5982 RCA INT1175 |
| She say run into me baby : and make me break my back | Davis, Walter; Sweet Sixteen; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854841) BBB5931 RCA INT1085 |
| There is one thing baby : you want the root all by yourself | Davis, Walter; Root Man Blues; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914301) BBB6040 RCA INT1085 |
| You know I loved you baby : that is why we could not get along | Davis, Walter; Santa Claus; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914341) BBB6125 Yz L1025 |
| If you don't bring my baby : swear I'll break all the laws | Davis, Walter; Santa Claus; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914341) BBB6125 Yz L1025 |
| I know the way you treat me baby : Lord you did not want me no more | Davis, Walter; JacksonvillePart 2; Chicago, 3 Apr. 1936; (1003381) BBB6468 Yz L1025 |
| And if I never see you no more baby : Lord I sure do wish you well | Davis, Walter; JacksonvillePart 2; Chicago, 3 Apr. 1936; (1003381) BBB6468 Yz L1025 |
| Baby baby : I ain't going to worry with you no more | Davis, Walter; JacksonvillePart 2; Chicago, 3 Apr. 1936; (1003381) BBB6468 Yz L1025 |
| Lord my needle is in you baby : and you seem to feel all right | Davis, Walter; Think You Need a Shot; Chicago, 3 Apr. 1936; (1003391) BBB6498 RCA INT1085 |
| Yeah your medicine come now baby : put your [foot, leg] up side the wall | Davis, Walter; Think You Need a Shot; Chicago, 3 Apr. 1936; (1003391) BBB6498 RCA INT1085 |
| Just let me get in your saddle baby : I ain't going to never do no wrong | Davis, Walter; Let Me in Your Saddle; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (0405111) BBB8282 RCA INT1085 |
| Lord I wonder baby : have you got me on your mind | Davis, Walter; Can't See Your Face; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (0493201) BBB8600 Yz L1025 |
| Lord don't be mad with me baby : because your good man have left this town | Davis, Walter; Please Don't Mistreat Me; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (0493231) BBB8664 Yz L1025 |
| If I really loved you baby : I would not tell you no lies | Davis, Walter; Please Don't Mistreat Me; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (0493231) BBB8664 Yz L1025 |
| Lord I would do all right with you baby : but you know you try to be too wise | Davis, Walter; Why Shouldn't I Be Blue; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (0493251) BBB8737 Yz L1025 |
| I been begging you baby : babe please don't leave | Davis, Walter; New Come Back Baby; Chicago, 21 Mar. 1941; (0539791) BBB8833 RCA INT1085 |
| Now tell me baby : I did not do no wrong | Davis, Walter; New Come Back Baby; Chicago, 21 Mar. 1941; (0539791) BBB8833 RCA INT1085 |
| I like you baby : I like to see you smile | Davis, Walter; New Come Back Baby; Chicago, 21 Mar. 1941; (0539791) BBB8833 RCA INT1085 |
| I begged you all night baby : all the night before | Davis, Walter; Don't You Want to Go; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (0704481) BBB9027 RCA INT1085 |
| All last night baby : I tried to talk to you | Davis, Walter; Don't You Want to Go; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (0704481) BBB9027 RCA INT1085 |
| I been good to you baby : did everything that I could | Davis, Walter; Don't You Want to Go; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (0704481) BBB9027 RCA INT1085 |
| Oh babe oh baby : down on my bended knees | Davis, Walter; Don't You Want to Go; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (0704481) BBB9027 RCA INT1085 |
| Begging you now baby : don't leave me please | Davis, Walter; Don't You Want to Go; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (0704481) BBB9027 RCA INT1085 |
| Oh babe oh baby : don't leave me now | Davis, Walter; Don't You Want to Go; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (0704481) BBB9027 RCA INT1085 |
| All alone by myself baby : won't be satisfied | Davis, Walter; Don't You Want to Go; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (0704481) BBB9027 RCA INT1085 |
| I'm going back to my baby : going to knock on my baby's door | Day, Texas Bill; Goin' Back to My Baby; Dallas, 4 Dec. 1929; (1495121) Co14494D Rt RL327 |
| These old women now baby : running from man to man | Day, Will; Sunrise Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461912) Co14318D Yz L1032 |
| And it's one thing baby : that I can't understand | Dickson, Pearl; Twelve Pound Daddy; Memphis, 12 Dec. 1927; (1453703) Co14286D Yz L1008 |
| And if you don't want me baby : you don't have to use me as no fool | Dickson, Pearl; Little Rock Blues; Memphis, 12 Dec. 1927; (1453712) Co14286D OJL6 |
| I'm going away baby : to see what could do | Dickson, Tom; Happy Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400359B) OK8590 Yz L1002 |
| But I want you to take care of my money baby : and please don't give my belongings away | Doyle, Little Buddy; Renewed Love Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1521) OK05771 Rt RL329 |
| Maybe some day you will consider baby : Lord and acknowledge that you have done wrong | Doyle, Little Buddy; Renewed Love Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1521) OK05771 Rt RL329 |
| I'm waiting on you baby : tell me what you going to do | Easton, Amos; I'm Waitin' On You; New York, 16 Mar. 1932; (11503A) Vo1719 His HLP31 |
| If you don't want me baby : just leave me alone | Easton, Amos; I'm Waitin' On You; New York, 16 Mar. 1932; (11503A) Vo1719 His HLP31 |
| That's all right baby : if you don't want me no more | Easton, Amos; I'm Waitin' On You; New York, 16 Mar. 1932; (11503A) Vo1719 His HLP31 |
| I tried everything baby : don't nothing do no good | Easton, Amos; Green Country Gal; New York, 23 Aug. 1936; (61241A) De7440 AH158 |
| Lord the reason why baby : I I been so long writing to you | Estes, Sleepy John; Street Car Blues; Memphis, 13 May 1930; (59919 ) ViV38614 RBF RF8 |
| I married my baby : married her for myself | Estes, Sleepy John; Watcha Doin'; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (59967 ) ViV38628 Rt RL323 |
| Now take me baby : I'll be mean no more | Estes, Sleepy John; Watcha Doin'; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (59967 ) ViV38628 Rt RL323 |
| And to be here baby : and you doing me like a dog | Estes, Sleepy John; Poor John Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (59968 ) ViV38628 Rt RL323 |
| Now drop down baby : let your ??? be | Estes, Sleepy John; Drop Down Mama; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90176A) Ch50048 OJL21 |
| Now look here baby : see what you done done | Estes, Sleepy John; I Ain't Gonna Be Worried No More; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62464A) De7414 Sw S1219 |
| Now look ahere baby : see what you done done | Estes, Sleepy John; Need More Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62466A) De7365 RBF RF8 |
| Now me and my baby : was playing old Jack and Jill | Estes, Sleepy John; Jack and Jill Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62479A) De7365 RBF RF8 |
| I know my baby I know my baby : and she's bound to jump and she's bound to jump and shout | Estes, Sleepy John; Airplane Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62482A) De7354 Sw S1219 |
| Take me back baby : you'll find some change in me | Estes, Sleepy John; Everybody Oughta Make a Change; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63647A) De7571 RBF RF8 |
| I change baby : just to keep from being funny | Estes, Sleepy John; Everybody Oughta Make a Change; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63647A) De7571 RBF RF8 |
| I change baby : to get shed of the dirt | Estes, Sleepy John; Everybody Oughta Make a Change; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63647A) De7571 RBF RF8 |
| I change baby : all the way around | Estes, Sleepy John; Everybody Oughta Make a Change; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63647A) De7571 RBF RF8 |
| I change baby : just to keep from being balked | Estes, Sleepy John; Everybody Oughta Make a Change; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63647A) De7571 RBF RF8 |
| I know my baby : tell you how I know | Estes, Sleepy John; New Someday Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63652A) De7473 RBF RF8 |
| Now look ahere baby : see what you done done | Estes, Sleepy John; New Someday Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63652A) De7473 RBF RF8 |
| You know I'm looking for a letter from my baby : you know I want to hear from her right away | Estes, Sleepy John; Mailman Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93004A) De7789 Sw S1220; |
| Look here baby : see what you done done | Estes, Sleepy John; Drop Down; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93009A) De7766 Sw S1220 |
| And I got a letter from my baby : and it said that she was dying | Fox, John D.; The Moanin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 15 Dec. 1927; (GEX1019A) Ge6352 Rt RL334 |
| I'm going to leave you baby : your crying won't make me stay | Fox, John D.; The Moanin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 15 Dec. 1927; (GEX1019A) Ge6352 Rt RL334 |
| I'm not an elephant baby : my snout is large and round | Fuller, Blind Boy; Stealing BoHog; New York, 7 Sept. 1937; (216272) ARC80165 BC11 |
| Now give me the money baby : I'll catch that train and go | Fuller, Blind Boy; Pistol Snapper Blues; New York, 5 Apr. 1938; (226741) Vo04106 BC11 |
| Me and my baby : walking down the street | Fuller, Blind Boy; Step It Up and Go; New York, 5 Mar. 1940; (26592A) Vo05476 BC11 |
| Wake up baby : loving has just begun | Fuller, Blind Boy; Good Feeling Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1940; (26616A) OK06231 BC11 |
| Says I told my baby : about half past two | Fuller, Blind Boy; Good Feeling Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1940; (26616A) OK06231 BC11 |
| But what I want baby : you really like | Gibson, Clifford; Tired of Being Mistreated Part 2; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (485A) QRSR7079 Yz L1006 |
| But what I want baby : you really haven't got | Gibson, Clifford; Tired of Being Mistreated Part 2; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (485A) QRSR7079 Yz L1006 |
| Go out with me baby : in a brand new car | Gibson, Clifford; Tired of Being Mistreated Part 2; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (485A) QRSR7079 Yz L1006 |
| Come in here baby : let us lock the door | Gibson, Clifford; Tired of Being Mistreated Part 2; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (485A) QRSR7079 Yz L1006 |
| Because you made me love you baby : and I miss you when you go | Gibson, Clifford; Stop Your Rambling; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (486A) QRSR7083 Yz L1027 |
| But some day baby : you're going to reap just what you sow | Gibson, Clifford; Stop Your Rambling; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (486A) QRSR7083 Yz L1027 |
| Oh tell me baby : how can it be | Gibson, Clifford; Sunshine Moan; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (478A) QRSR7083 Yz L1027 |
| Ooh baby : the sun begins to shine | Gibson, Clifford; Sunshine Moan; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (478A) QRSR7083 Yz L1027 |
| Mmm baby : believe I will go back home | Gibson, Clifford; Levee Camp Moan; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577542) ViV38577 Yz L1027 |
| Wake up baby : please don't be so still | Gibson, Clifford; Keep Your Windows Pinned; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57757) ViV38612 Yz L1006 |
| What's that baby : pecking on your windowpane | Gibson, Clifford; Keep Your Windows Pinned; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57757) ViV38612 Yz L1006 |
| You can jive me baby : but I don't believe a thing you say | Gibson, Clifford; Jive Me Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577581) ViV38572 Yz L1027 |
| You can spend my money baby : you can get my loving too | Gibson, Clifford; Jive Me Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577581) ViV38572 Yz L1027 |
| You going to want me baby : just for company | Gibson, Clifford; Brooklyn Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577591) Vi23255 Yz L1027 |
| Said I work for you baby : I treat you like a baby child | Gillum, Bill Jazz; You're Laughing Now; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020822 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177 |
| I did not think my baby : would go out and stay all night | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Let Her Go; Aurora, Ill., 16 Dec. 1938; (030823 ) BBB8027 RCA INT1177 |
| Thinking about the words baby : that you have said | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I'll Get Along Somehow; Aurora, Ill., 16 Dec. 1938; (030827 ) BBB8106 RCA INT1177 |
| Well it's so long so long baby : I must say goodbye | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Key to the Highway; Chicago, 9 May 1940; (044972 ) BBB8529 RBF RF16 |
| Now it's too late baby : I have changed my mind | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I Got Somebody Else; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064739 ) BBB8816 RCA INT1177 |
| Now it's no no baby : I've got somebody else | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I Got Somebody Else; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064739 ) BBB8816 RCA INT1177 |
| It's too bad baby : you have broke up your happy home | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I Got Somebody Else; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064739 ) BBB8816 RCA INT1177 |
| Oh baby : it looks bad for you | Gillum, Bill Jazz; It Looks Bad for You; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064741 ) BBB8816 RCA INT1177 |
| I tried to tell you baby : just before you go | Gillum, Bill Jazz; It Looks Bad for You; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064741 ) BBB8816 RCA INT1177 |
| When I had you baby : you wouldn't act right | Gillum, Bill Jazz; It's All Over Now; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070440 ) BBB8975 RCA INT1177 |
| I looked for you baby : you could not be found | Gillum, Bill Jazz; It's All Over Now; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070440 ) BBB8975 RCA INT1177 |
| I'm going to ask my baby : what's been going on wrong | Gillum, Bill Jazz; One Letter Home; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070443 ) BBB8943 RCA INT1177 |
| I'm going to tell my baby : baby I will be home | Gillum, Bill Jazz; One Letter Home; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070443 ) BBB8943 RCA INT1177 |
| I'm going to ask my baby : baby is that your friend | Gillum, Bill Jazz; One Letter Home; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070443 ) BBB8943 RCA INT1177 |
| I'm going to leave you baby : out here on the outskirts of town | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I'm Gonna Leave You on the Outskirts of Town; Chicago, 30 July 1942; (074648 ) BBB9042 RCA INT1177 |
| I'm going to leave you baby : out here on the outskirts of town | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I'm Gonna Leave You on the Outskirts of Town; Chicago, 30 July 1942; (074648 ) BBB9042 RCA INT1177 |
| Now tell me baby : how do you want your loving done | Glaze, Ruby (Blind Willie McTell); Rollin' Mama Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (71603 ) Vi23328 Rt RL324 |
| Oh roll me on my belly baby : feed me with your chocolate drop | Glaze, Ruby (Blind Willie McTell); Rollin' Mama Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (71603 ) Vi23328 Rt RL324 |
| Want you to roll me baby : like the baker rolls his dough | Glaze, Ruby (Blind Willie McTell); Rollin' Mama Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (71603 ) Vi23328 Rt RL324 |
| Oh reel and rock me baby : honey if it's all night long | Glaze, Ruby (Blind Willie McTell); Rollin' Mama Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (71603 ) Vi23328 Rt RL324 |
| Won't you come back baby : you get me all confused | Glaze, Ruby (Blind Willie McTell); Rollin' Mama Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (71603 ) Vi23328 Rt RL324 |
| Some day baby : some old lonesome day | Glaze, Ruby (Blind Willie McTell); Lonesome Day Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716041) Vi23353 RCA LPV518 |
| I'm coming home to my baby : some old lonesome day | Glaze, Ruby (Blind Willie McTell); Lonesome Day Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716041) Vi23353 RCA LPV518 |
| Where were you baby : when that L and N left the shed | Glaze, Ruby (Blind Willie McTell); Lonesome Day Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716041) Vi23353 RCA LPV518 |
| If you come back home baby : tell you what I'll do | Glover, Mae; I Ain't Giving Nobody None; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15395A) Ge6948 Her H201 |
| If I can't find my baby : I'll run away and hide | Grant, Bobby; Lonesome Atlanta Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1927; (202122) Pm12595 Yz L1009 |
| If I can't find my baby : I'll be so kind to meet | Grant, Bobby; Lonesome Atlanta Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1927; (202122) Pm12595 Yz L1009 |
| 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 |
| Watching my baby : make that midnight creep | Green, Lil; Just Rockin'; Chicago, 9 May 1940; (0449751) BBB8464 RCA LPV574 |
| I love you baby : ain't going to tell you no lie | Green, Lil; Give Your Mama One Smile; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591501) BBB8640 RCA LPV574 |
| Come on baby : let's talk awhile | Green, Lil; Give Your Mama One Smile; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591501) BBB8640 RCA LPV574 |
| I love you baby : and you know that's true | Green, Lil; Give Your Mama One Smile; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591501) BBB8640 RCA LPV574 |
| And love your mama baby : love your mama right | Green, Lil; Give Your Mama One Smile; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591501) BBB8640 RCA LPV574 |
| Because I love you baby : and I want you for myself | Green, Lil; If I Didn't Love You; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0647281) BBB8865 RCA LPV574 |
| Now maybe some day baby : you'd know for yourself | Green, Lil; If I Didn't Love You; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0647281) BBB8865 RCA LPV574 |
| I went *over rolled* my baby : and she talked all out of her head | Harris, Otis; Waking Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476081) Co14428D Fly LP103 |
| Something was troubling me last night baby : I swear it was very mean | Harris, Willie; Lonesome Midnight Dream; Chicago, c. mid Mar. 1930; (C5551 ) Br7149 Rt RL340 |
| I'm going to tell my baby : what the Chinaman told the Jew | Harrison, Smoky; Iggly Oggly Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L801) Pm12920 Rt RL340 |
| Says so cold in China baby : those birds can't hardly sing | Harrison, Smoky; Iggly Oggly Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L801) Pm12920 Rt RL340 |
| Says I'm going too far baby : that you can't hear me say | Harrison, Smoky; Iggly Oggly Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L801) Pm12920 Rt RL340 |
| How come you do me like you do baby : how come you do me like you do | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; How Come Mama Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15213) Pm12802 Yz L1010 |
| Baby baby : I am so lonesome for you | Henderson, Bertha; Lead Hearted Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205602) Pm12655 Bio BLP12037 |
| You told me baby : before you left my door | Henderson, Bertha; Lead Hearted Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205602) Pm12655 Bio BLP12037 |
| Take care of the baby : because she'll a broad some day | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); unnamed title; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493471) Co unissued Yz L1012 |
| You got to love your baby : so she'll stay home at night | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); unnamed title; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493471) Co unissued Yz L1012 |
| You can't love me baby : and love my brother too | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); unnamed title; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493471) Co unissued Yz L1012 |
| That's all right baby : about how you run around | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Atlanta Moan; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510542) Co14591D Yz L1026 |
| Sent for you baby : you treat me kind and sweet | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Pleadin' for the Blues; Chicago, 23 Nov. 1926; (9949A) OK8420 Sw S1240 |
| I'm worried about my baby : bring her back to me | Hill, King Solomon; Down on My Bended Knee; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12532) Pm13116 Yz L1032 |
| You know I love my baby : that's why we can't get along | Hill, King Solomon; Down on My Bended Knee; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12532) Pm13116 Yz L1032 |
| I'm worried about my baby : down on my bended knee | Hill, King Solomon; Down on My Bended Knee; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12532) Pm13116 Yz L1032 |
| Now tell me baby : what time your ??? leave | Hill, King Solomon; Tell Me Baby; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12582) Pm13129 Yz L1004 |
| Now tell me baby : what time your ??? leave | Hill, King Solomon; Tell Me Baby; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12582) Pm13129 Yz L1004 |
| Did you ever wake up in the morning baby : same thing all on your mind | Hill, Sammy; Cryin' for the Blues; Dallas, 9 Aug. 1929; (55319) ViV38588 Yz L1004 |
| Sweet mama I haven't my right mind baby : Lord since you been gone | Hill, Sammy; Cryin' for the Blues; Dallas, 9 Aug. 1929; (55319) ViV38588 Yz L1004 |
| But I feel so sad baby : honey and I'm lonesome too | Hill, Sammy; Needin' My Woman Blues; Dallas, 9 Aug. 1929; (55320) ViV38588 Yz L1004 |
| That's all right baby : *sorry* you drove me away | Hogg, Andrew; Family Trouble Blues; Chicago, 18 Feb. 1937; (61856A) De7303 Rt RL315 |
| I wouldn't mistreat you baby : for my weight in gold | House, Son; My Black MamaPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4082) Pm13042 OJL2 |
| Yeah I love my baby : just like I love myself | House, Son; Preachin' the BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4101) Pm13013 OJL5 |
| Now it ain't nothing now baby : Lord that's going to worry my mind | House, Son; Preachin' the BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4111) Pm13013 OJL5 |
| Lost all the money that I had baby : pawned my special gun | Howell, Peg Leg; Skin Game Blues; Atlanta, 9 Nov. 1927; (1451852) Co14473D RBF RF202 |
| Well I love my sweet baby : I tell this world I do | Hull, Papa Harvey; Gang of Brownskin Women; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12689) Ge6122 Yz L1001 |
| That's the road to ride baby : ease your troubling mind | Hull, Papa Harvey; France Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12690) Ge6106 OJL2 |
| Well I got a letter baby : this is the way it read | Hull, Papa Harvey; France Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12690) Ge6106 OJL2 |
| Come home come home baby : because your love is dead | Hull, Papa Harvey; France Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12690) Ge6106 OJL2 |
| Well I took my baby : to the burying ground | Hull, Papa Harvey; France Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12690) Ge6106 OJL2 |
| Here to meet my sweet baby : *he's* around the hill | Hull, Papa Harvey; Mama You Don't Know How; Chicago, c. May 1927; ( ) BP8030 Her H201 |
| Seeing my sweet baby : treated this away | Hull, Papa Harvey; Mama You Don't Know How; Chicago, c. May 1927; ( ) BP8030 Her H201 |
| Got another sweet baby : know she's taking it now | Hull, Papa Harvey; Mama You Don't Know How; Chicago, c. May 1927; ( ) BP8030 Her H201 |
| Raise up baby : get your big leg off of mine | Hurt, Mississippi John; Big Leg Blues; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401474A) OK unissued Bio BLPC4 |
| I asked you baby : come and hold my head | Hurt, Mississippi John; Big Leg Blues; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401474A) OK unissued Bio BLPC4 |
| I said baby : what makes you act this away | Hurt, Mississippi John; Got the Blues Can't Be Satisfied; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401484B) OK8724 Bio BLPC4 |
| Put my baby : six feet under the ground | Hurt, Mississippi John; Got the Blues Can't Be Satisfied; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401484B) OK8724 Bio BLPC4 |
| I love my baby : and my baby do love me | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Papa's Lawdy Lawdy Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (18501) Pm12219 RBF RF9 |
| Take me back baby : you know I don't know my mind | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Take Me Back Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22082) Pm12296 Bio BLP12042 |
| Your baby : can roll her jelly fine | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Your Baby Ain't Sweet Like Mine; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26134) Pm12383 Yz L1029 |
| Nobody's baby : can roll it like mine | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Your Baby Ain't Sweet Like Mine; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26134) Pm12383 Yz L1029 |
| Your baby : ain't sweet like mine | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Your Baby Ain't Sweet Like Mine; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26134) Pm12383 Yz L1029 |
| My baby : know just what to do | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Your Baby Ain't Sweet Like Mine; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26134) Pm12383 Yz L1029 |
| Never has a baby : put me outdoor | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Your Baby Ain't Sweet Like Mine; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26134) Pm12383 Yz L1029 |
| Your baby : ain't sweet like mine | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Your Baby Ain't Sweet Like Mine; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26134) Pm12383 Yz L1029 |
| Now you know baby : you know it's true | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Baby Please Loan Me Your Heart; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210812) Pm12736 Yz L1029 |
| You want to be a girl of mine baby : bring me whiskey when you come | Jackson, Jim; I'm Wild About My Lovin'; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454161) ViV38505 His HLP32 |
| Now come in here baby : and sit down in my lap | James, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028 |
| Now run in here baby : because I done got kind of sick | James, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028 |
| If I send for my baby : and she don't come | James, Skip; 2220 Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7651) Pm13066 Bio BLP12029 |
| I know my baby : she's going to jump and shout | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Got the Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24711) Pm12354 Bio BLP12000 |
| I thought about my baby : and tears come rolling down | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booster Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24741) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| If you jump this time baby : you won't jump no more | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Broke and Hungry; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (3076?) Pm12443 Mil MLP2007 |
| I know my baby : thinks the world and all of me | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Shuckin' Sugar; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30772) Pm12454 Mil MLP2007 |
| Some joker learned my baby : how to shift gears on a Cadillac Eight | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booger Rooger Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30882) Pm12425 Bio BLP12015 |
| Got an airplane baby : now I'm going to get a submarine | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rabbit Foot Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30891) Pm12454 Mil MLP2004 |
| Tell me what's the matter baby : I don't like no black snake nohow | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Snake Moan; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80523B) OK8455 Fwy FJ2802 |
| If you jump this time baby : you won't jump no more | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Mean Jumper Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203802) Pm12631 Mil MLP2007 |
| My baby loves my baby : like a cow loves to chew her cud | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Piney Woods Money Mama; Chicago, c. Mar. 1928; (204082) Pm12650 Mil MLP2004 |
| I love my baby : better than a farmer likes his Jersey cow | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Low Down Mojo Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (206361) Pm12650 Mil MLP2004 |
| I hardly know what in this world baby : a good man can do | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; How Long How Long; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207881) Pm12685 Bio BLP12015 |
| Now I'm doing the lockstep baby : things ain't going so nice | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lock Step Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208152) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004 |
| If you take me back baby : I'll give you anything you need | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Christmas Eve Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208182) Pm12692 Bio BLP12000 |
| I was lying down with my baby : we had one small quart of gin | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Happy New Year Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208192) Pm12692 Bio BLP12000 |
| I lied down on there with my baby : until the good Lord brought daylight | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Happy New Year Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208192) Pm12692 Bio BLP12000 |
| 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 |
| Just want to ask my baby : what in the world is she been doing | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Distance Moan; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15670A) Pm12852 Mil MLP2013 |
| Many man rocks some other man's baby : and the fool thinks he's rocking his own | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Crawlin' Baby Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15671) Pm12880 Mil MLP2013 |
| I'm going back to my baby : going back there to stay | Johnson, Billiken; Interurban Blues; Dallas, 3 Dec. 1927; (1453232) Co14293D Rt RL335 |
| I know my baby : is bound to love me some | Johnson, Billiken; Interurban Blues; Dallas, 3 Dec. 1927; (1453232) Co14293D Rt RL335 |
| Now if you get loaded baby : and think you want to go | Johnson, Edith North; Good Chib Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15559) Pm12864 CC37 |
| Remember baby : you ain't no better than the man I had before | Johnson, Edith North; Good Chib Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15559) Pm12864 CC37 |
| I tried hard baby : did the very best I could | Johnson, Joe (Memphis Minnie); Don't Want No Woman; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (62539 ) Vi23313 Pal PL101 |
| 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 |
| I left my baby : standing in the doorway crying | Johnson, Lem; Candy Blues; New York, 19 May 1942; (70761A) De7895 Br87.504 |
| Take me back baby : try me one more time | Johnson, Lil; Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand Do; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C3355 ) Vo1299 His HLP2 |
| You know I must love you baby : when I beg you to come back home | Johnson, Lonnie; Baby Please Don't Leave Me No More; New York, 11 June 1929; (402441A) OK8754 CC30 |
| All I ask you baby : please don't leave me no more | Johnson, Lonnie; Baby Please Don't Leave Me No More; New York, 11 June 1929; (402441A) OK8754 CC30 |
| If I could just see my baby : I would be willing to die | Johnson, Lonnie; I'm Nuts About that Gal; New York, 12 Aug. 1932; (1522592) OK8946 CC30 |
| You've got a hatchet under your pillow baby : you got ice pick in your hand | Johnson, Lonnie; Man Killing Broad; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91339A) De7445 Sw S1225; |
| But I fed it to your man baby : instead of me | Johnson, Lonnie; Man Killing Broad; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91339A) De7445 Sw S1225; |
| You see it ain't what you used to be baby : it's what you are today | Johnson, Lonnie; It Ain't What You Usta Be; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91342A) De7427 Sw S1225 |
| You done caused me to weep baby : and I swear you done caused me to moan | Johnson, Louise; All Night Long Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L3981) Pm12992 OJL11 |
| Lord even when I was a baby : I wasn't satisfied | Johnson, Louise; Long Way from Home; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L3992) Pm12992 OJL11 |
| Because you keeps me worried baby : and troubled all the time | Johnson, Louise; Long Way from Home; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L3992) Pm12992 OJL11 |
| The moon *want* my baby : ??? mighty far away | Johnson, Louise; By the Moon and Stars; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4202) Pm13008 Mil MLP2018 |
| You going to ??? *my need* baby : and I swear I'll be gone away | Johnson, Louise; By the Moon and Stars; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4202) Pm13008 Mil MLP2018 |
| Now won't you come here baby : sit down on my knee | Johnson, Louise; By the Moon and Stars; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4202) Pm13008 Mil MLP2018 |
| I'm looking for you baby : and you crawling around some other person's home | Johnson, Mary; Rattlesnake Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18791) Ch16570 Riv RM8819 |
| I love my baby : my baby don't love me | Johnson, Robert; Kind Hearted Woman Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25801) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| That's worry about how you treat me baby : I begin to think | Johnson, Robert; Kind Hearted Woman Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25801) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| I love my baby : and my baby don't love me | Johnson, Robert; Kind Hearted Woman Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25802) ARC70356 Co C30034 |
| I get worried about how you treat me baby : I begin to think | Johnson, Robert; Kind Hearted Woman Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25802) ARC70356 Co C30034 |
| You have to kill me baby : just to have it on your mind | Johnson, Robert; Kind Hearted Woman Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25802) ARC70356 Co C30034 |
| I'm heavy loaded baby : I'm booked I've got to go | Johnson, Robert; Sweet Home Chicago; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA2582 ) Vo03601 OJL17 |
| Hate to leave my baby : but she treats me so unkind | Johnson, Robert; Ramblin' On My Mind; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25831) ARC70581 Co C30034 |
| I hate to leave my baby : but she treats me so unkind | Johnson, Robert; Ramblin' On My Mind; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25831) ARC70581 Co C30034 |
| I got to leave my baby : but she treats me so unkind | Johnson, Robert; Ramblin' On My Mind; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25831) ARC70581 Co C30034 |
| Hate to leave my baby : but she treats me so unkind | Johnson, Robert; Ramblin' On My Mind; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25832) ARC70581 Co CL1654 |
| I hate to leave my baby : but she treats me so unkind | Johnson, Robert; Ramblin' On My Mind; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25832) ARC70581 Co CL1654 |
| I got to leave my baby : but she treats me so unkind | Johnson, Robert; Ramblin' On My Mind; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25832) ARC70581 Co CL1654 |
| I mistreated my baby : [but, and] I can't see no reason why | Johnson, Robert; When You Get a Good Friend; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25841) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| 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 |
| My needles have got rusty baby : it will now play at all | Johnson, Robert; Phonograph Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25872) ARC unissued Co C30034 |
| If I send for my baby : and she don't come | Johnson, Robert; 3220 Blues; San Antonio, 26 Nov. 1936; (SA26161) ARC70460 Co CL1654 |
| Me and my baby : bought a VEight Ford | Johnson, Robert; They're Red Hot; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26271) ARC70757 Co C30034 |
| I was thinking about you baby : will you hear me weep and moan | Johnson, Robert; Dead Shrimp Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26282) ARC70481 Co C30034 |
| I've sold you my best bait baby : and I can't do that no more | Johnson, Robert; Dead Shrimp Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26282) ARC70481 Co C30034 |
| Everything I do baby : you got your mouth stuck out | Johnson, Robert; Dead Shrimp Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26282) ARC70481 Co C30034 |
| Now you taken my shrimp baby : you know you turned me down | Johnson, Robert; Dead Shrimp Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26282) ARC70481 Co C30034 |
| Lord that I'm standing at the crossroad baby : I believe I'm sinking down | Johnson, Robert; Cross Road Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26292) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| Now run here baby : set down on my knee | Johnson, Robert; If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26331) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| We can still barrelhouse baby : because it's on the riverside | Johnson, Robert; Traveling Riverside Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4002) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| You can give right milk and butter now baby : who will stay at home | Johnson, Robert; Milkcow's Calf Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4032) ARC71065 Yz L1026 |
| Hair all down baby : and you won't treat me right | Johnson, Tommy; Big Fat Mama Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454651) Vi38535 Rt RL330 |
| Says I'll acknowledge now pretty baby : that I treated you mean | Johnson, Tommy; Lonesome Home Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L2302) Pm13000 Yz L1007 |
| Been drunk baby : and I ain't got sober yet | Johnson, Tommy; Black Mare Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L2452) Pm13000 Yz L1007 |
| Now I can remember my baby : it was late one Friday night | Jones, Elijah; Mean Actin' Mama; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201241) BBB7616 RCA INT1175 |
| I walked and I walked baby : I walked to see you both night and day | Jones, Elijah; Mean Actin' Mama; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201241) BBB7616 RCA INT1175 |
| Oh now you know I give you my money baby : womans and I lets you have your doggone way | Jones, Elijah; Mean Actin' Mama; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201241) BBB7616 RCA INT1175 |
| Farewell baby : you going to need my help again | Jones, Elijah; Mean Actin' Mama; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201241) BBB7616 RCA INT1175 |
| Now you said that you didn't knowed that I was coming baby : you wouldn't have even let me in | Jones, Elijah; Mean Actin' Mama; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201241) BBB7616 RCA INT1175 |
| Now you even had me down walking baby : I could hardly but crawl along | Jones, Elijah; Mean Actin' Mama; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201241) BBB7616 RCA INT1175 |
| I never mistreated my baby : boy but I do wrong myself | Jones, Little Hat; New Two Sixteen Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402647A) OK8712 His HLP32 |
| Mmm baby : oh don't you think I know | Jones, Little Hat; New Two Sixteen Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402647A) OK8712 His HLP32 |
| I said listen baby : honey I can't move no more | Jones, Little Hat; Two String Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402648A) OK8712 His HLP32 |
| Because I got a working baby : let me see what my woman can do | Jones, Little Hat; Two String Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402648A) OK8712 His HLP32 |
| Tell me sweet baby : honey what's on your mind | Jones, Little Hat; Two String Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402648A) OK8712 His HLP32 |
| Mmm baby : honey don't you think I know | Jones, Little Hat; Two String Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402648A) OK8712 His HLP32 |
| Tell me sweet baby : all what's on your mind | Jones, Little Hat; Rolled From Side to Side Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402698A) OK8794 Yz L1010 |
| Well I'm going sweet baby : honey don't you want to go | Jones, Little Hat; Hurry Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402699A) OK8735 Yz L1010 |
| Well I'm leaving sweet baby : can't carry you | Jones, Little Hat; Bye Bye Baby Blues; San Antonio, 14 June 1930; (404198B) OK8815 Yz L1004 |
| Well I'm leaving sweet baby : don't you want to go | Jones, Little Hat; Bye Bye Baby Blues; San Antonio, 14 June 1930; (404198B) OK8815 Yz L1004 |
| I want you to take me on with you baby : let you ease me down across your bed | Jones, Little Hat; Cross the Water Blues; San Antonio, 14 June 1930; (404199B) OK8829 Yz L1032 |
| Mmm baby : oh honey what's on your mind | Jones, Little Hat; Cherry Street Blues; San Antonio, 14 June 1930; (404300A) OK8829 Yz L1032 |
| Now it's too late to holler baby : too late to weep and moan | Jordan, Charley; Stack O' Dollars Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5834 ) Vo1557 Yz L1018 |
| If you be my little old baby : you sure can have them all | Jordan, Charley; Stack O' Dollars Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5834 ) Vo1557 Yz L1018 |
| Well it's baby baby : I tell you what I will do | Jordan, Charley; Stack O' Dollars Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5834 ) Vo1557 Yz L1018 |
| You can mistreat me baby : do anything you want to do | Jordan, Charley; Stack O' Dollars Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5834 ) Vo1557 Yz L1018 |
| Now I'm going to sing this verse baby : and I ain't going to sing no more | Jordan, Charley; Stack O' Dollars Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5834 ) Vo1557 Yz L1018 |
| Please hold my head baby : and let my whiskey run down | Jordan, Charley; Big Four Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5837 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030 |
| I've got the blues for my baby : my babe got the blues for me | Jordan, Charley; Big Four Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5837 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030 |
| *See that woman* about it baby : Lord it's down in Tennessee | Jordan, Charley; Raidin' Squad Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5840 ) Vo1528 Yz L1030 |
| You can always tell baby : when your woman going to treat you mean | Jordan, Charley; Gasoline Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6164 ) Vo1551 Yz L1030 |
| What makes you blow up baby : every time I speak to you | Jordan, Charley; Gasoline Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6164 ) Vo1551 Yz L1030 |
| Hey baby : you just full of gas as you can be | Jordan, Charley; Gasoline Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6164 ) Vo1551 Yz L1030 |
| I went home last night baby : found my good gal there | Jordan, Charley; I Couldn't Stay Here; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (18980 ) ARC60961 Yz L1021 |
| I'm going to leave you baby : traveling everywhere | Jordan, Charley; I Couldn't Stay Here; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (18980 ) ARC60961 Yz L1021 |
| I was down in jail baby : I went down on my knees | Jordan, Charley; I Couldn't Stay Here; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (18980 ) ARC60961 Yz L1021 |
| I had a good home baby : Lord but I wouldn't stay there | Jordan, Charley; I Couldn't Stay Here; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (18980 ) ARC60961 Yz L1021 |
| Have you ever been down baby : way down in Polack Town | Jordan, Charley; I Couldn't Stay Here; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (18980 ) ARC60961 Yz L1021 |
| Won't you tell me baby : who can your good man be | Jordan, Charley; I Couldn't Stay Here; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (18980 ) ARC60961 Yz L1021 |
| I woke up this morning baby : with a hex all over me | Jordan, Charley; I Couldn't Stay Here; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (18980 ) ARC60961 Yz L1021 |
| I can buy you foresight baby : when the Lord ain't give you none | Jordan, Charley; I Couldn't Stay Here; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (18980 ) ARC60961 Yz L1021 |
| Ain't no use drinking good baby : said I ain't got your water on | Jordan, Charley; Got Your Water On; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (189822) ARC60661 Rt RL310 |
| I'd rather be dead baby : buried in the deep blue sea | Jordan, Charley; Got Your Water On; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (189822) ARC60661 Rt RL310 |
| Than to be so far from home baby : people making a fool of me | Jordan, Charley; Got Your Water On; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (189822) ARC60661 Rt RL310 |
| Put so many crimes against you loving baby : take a millionaire to go your bail | Jordan, Charley; Don't Put Your Dirty Hands on Me; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (189831) ARC60661 Rt RL310 |
| Say look ahere baby : I'm going to tell the truth | Kelly, Eddie; Poole County Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130231) BBB7204 RBF RF9 |
| And if I find my baby : you know we going to have some fun | Kelly, Jack; Highway No. 61 Blues; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137121) Ba32844 Rt RL316 |
| I'm going to save it for me and my baby : and snatch her some rainy day | Kelly, Jack; Red Ripe Tomatoes; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137142) Ba32844 OJL4 |
| I'm going down to tell my baby : that I have done her wrong | Kelly, Jack; Believe I'll Go Back Home; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137152) MeM12812 Rt RL311 |
| And it took my baby : and it left me standing here | Kelly, Jack; Believe I'll Go Back Home; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137152) MeM12812 Rt RL311 |
| If you take me back baby : I'll tell you just what I'll do | Kelly, Jack; Flower Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1441) Vo unissued OJL21 |
| That's all right baby : Lord that's all right for you | Kid Stormy Weather; Short Hair Blues; Jackson, Miss., 17 Oct. 1935; (JAX1792) Vo03145 BC7 |
| Now it's all right baby : Lord about the way you do | Kid Stormy Weather; Short Hair Blues; Jackson, Miss., 17 Oct. 1935; (JAX1792) Vo03145 BC7 |
| I'm broke baby : and I ain't got a dime | Ledbetter, Huddie; Honey, I'm All Out and Down; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166882) Ba33359 Rt RL315 |
| Oh you ain't love me baby : you used to love me so | Ledbetter, Huddie; Baby, Don't You Love Me No More; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16693 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| You said you love me baby : and we would never part | Ledbetter, Huddie; Baby, Don't You Love Me No More; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16693 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| There's nothing wrong baby : sweet mama turning cool | Ledbetter, Huddie; Baby, Don't You Love Me No More; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16693 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| You say you love me baby : but now you say you are through | Ledbetter, Huddie; Baby, Don't You Love Me No More; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16693 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Got money baby : going to use it as I like | Ledbetter, Huddie; Baby, Don't You Love Me No More; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16693 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Waiting to take my baby : to the burying ground | Ledbetter, Huddie; Death Letter BluesPart 2; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166961) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| Yes you taken my baby : to the burying ground | Ledbetter, Huddie; Death Letter BluesPart 2; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166961) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| I love my baby : you going to let me be | Ledbetter, Huddie; Red River Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16704 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Heard my baby : knocking on my door | Ledbetter, Huddie; My Friend Blind Lemon; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (16807 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| *You chance it once* baby : you ain't done got killed | Ledbetter, Huddie; Mr. Hughe's Town; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (16808 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| But you know good and well baby : *might be a heifer calf* | Ledbetter, Huddie; Bull Cow; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (17182 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| I'm going away baby : take me seven long months to ride | Lewis, Furry; Big Chief Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1133 Yz L1002 |
| If you follow me baby : I'll turn your money green | Lewis, Furry; I Will Turn Your Money Green; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454252) ViV38506 Yz L1008 |
| I can look through muddy water baby : and spy dry land | Lewis, Furry; Dry Land Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454291) Vi23345 Yz L1021 |
| Because I'm arrested baby : please don't grieve and moan | Lewis, Furry; Judge Harsh Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454332) ViV38506 Yz L1008 |
| Now I got another baby : I can't use you no more | Lewis, Furry; Black Gypsy Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M185 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008 |
| I left my wife and baby : sitting on the doorstep crying | Lincoln, Charley; Jealous Hearted Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451032) Co14305D RBF RF9 |
| Come back baby : papa ain't mad with you | Lincoln, Charley; My Wife Drove Me From the Door; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451061) Co14305D RBF RF202 |
| Take me back baby : try me just one more time | Lincoln, Charley; My Wife Drove Me From the Door; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451061) Co14305D RBF RF202 |
| Come one baby : please take a walk with me | Lockwood, Robert; Take a Little Walk with Me; Chicago, 30 July 1941; (064641 ) BBB8820 Yz L1038 |
| Come on baby : take a little walk with me | Lockwood, Robert; Take a Little Walk with Me; Chicago, 30 July 1941; (064641 ) BBB8820 Yz L1038 |
| Come on baby : now we going to walk so slow | Lockwood, Robert; Take a Little Walk with Me; Chicago, 30 July 1941; (064641 ) BBB8820 Yz L1038 |
| Just count them days baby : that you tried to do your daddy wrong | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Monkey Man Blues; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C948A) Vo02951 Yz L1015 |
| I been doing the same thing baby : ever since nineteen and twelve | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Monkey Man Blues; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C948A) Vo02951 Yz L1015 |
| Because when I try to love you right baby : seems like my loving won't do | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Monkey Man Blues; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C948A) Vo02951 Yz L1015 |
| I used to try to love you baby : aloving you *in crime* | Lofton, Willie; My Mean Baby Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9387A) De7076 Rt RL314 |
| Now look ahere baby : don't have to take no more | McClennan, Tommy; Baby, Don't You Want to Go; Chicago, 22 Nov. 1939; (044245 ) BBB8408 Rt RL305 |
| She cried look ahere baby : I know you want to go | McClennan, Tommy; Baby, Don't You Want to Go; Chicago, 22 Nov. 1939; (044245 ) BBB8408 Rt RL305 |
| Oh my baby : just about good hugging size | McClennan, Tommy; She's Just Good Huggin' Size; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044987 ) BBB8605 Rt RL305 |
| Now I love you baby : don't care what you do | McClennan, Tommy; My Little Girl; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044988 ) BBB8605 Rt RL305 |
| Now you know that I love you baby : and that's why we can't get along | McClennan, Tommy; She's a Good Looking Mama; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044992 ) BBB8545 Rt RL305 |
| Before you love me baby : you wants to love somebody else | McClennan, Tommy; Katy Mae Blues; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537391) BBB8689 Rt RL305 |
| I followed my baby : till I see she wasn't going to treat me right | McClennan, Tommy; Elsie Blues; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053743 ) BBB8725 Rt RL305 |
| Because your nogood way baby : oh baby that won't do | McClennan, Tommy; Elsie Blues; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053743 ) BBB8725 Rt RL305 |
| You if you don't quit jooking baby : that's going to be all right | McClennan, Tommy; Elsie Blues; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053743 ) BBB8725 Rt RL305 |
| Because the more you cry now now baby : the further you drive me away | McClennan, Tommy; Deep Blue Sea Blues; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064889 ) BBB9005 Rt RL313 |
| But forgive me baby : won't do wrong no more | McClennan, Tommy; It's a Cryin' Pity; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064891 ) BBB9005 Rt RL305 |
| Now I love you baby : I don't see why I should | McClennan, Tommy; It's a Cryin' Pity; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064891 ) BBB9005 Rt RL305 |
| That's getting me out in the deep water baby : then she walks on out | McCoy, Charlie; Last Time Blues; Memphis, c. 22 Sept. 1929; (M176 ) Br7141 Yz L1001 |
| It may be my last time baby : knocking on your door | McCoy, Charlie; Last Time Blues; Memphis, c. 22 Sept. 1929; (M176 ) Br7141 Yz L1001 |
| Going to take my baby : and leave me lonesome here | McCoy, Charlie; That Lonesome Train Took My Baby Away; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404726A) OK8863 RBF RF14 |
| It'll take your baby : and run right over you | McCoy, Charlie; That Lonesome Train Took My Baby Away; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404726A) OK8863 RBF RF14 |
| Thinking about my baby : and my happy home | McCoy, Joe; When the Levee Breaks; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487111) Co14439D BC1 |
| Cause me to leave my baby : and my happy home | McCoy, Joe; When the Levee Breaks; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487111) Co14439D BC1 |
| I can beat it baby : got something to beat it right | McCoy, Joe; Beat It Right; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7246 ) Vo1643 Pal PL101 |
| I can beat it baby : got something to beat it with | McCoy, Joe; Beat It Right; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7246 ) Vo1643 Pal PL101 |
| Now go and hurt me baby : do anything you want to do | McCoy, Joe; Joliet Bound; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11220A) Vo1686 Yz L1021 |
| I'll cut your wood baby : and I'll build your fire | McCoy, Joe; Evil Devil Woman Blues; Chicago, 16 Aug. 1934; (C9299A) De7822 BC5 |
| But that's all right baby : it's coming home to you | McCoy, Joe; Evil Devil Woman Blues; Chicago, 16 Aug. 1934; (C9299A) De7822 BC5 |
| If you can take it baby : it'll be all right | McCoy, Joe; You Got to MovePart 1; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9380 ) De7038 BC1 |
| Left my baby : standing in the back door crying | McFadden, Charlie Specks; People People Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1541) Pm12928 Riv RM8819 |
| *When it's through* baby : *something* churches tone | McMullen, Fred; Wait and Listen; New York, 16 Jan. 1933; (129131) Ba32690 Yz L1012 |
| Well I followed my baby : to the burying ground | McMullen, Fred; Wait and Listen; New York, 16 Jan. 1933; (129131) Ba32690 Yz L1012 |
| What make it so sad eee baby : had done let her down | McMullen, Fred; Wait and Listen; New York, 16 Jan. 1933; (129131) Ba32690 Yz L1012 |
| Than to be right here baby : treated like you treat poor me | McPhail, Black Bottom; My Dream Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11513A) Vo1690 Yz L1019 |
| Now if you don't want me baby : why don't you tell me so | McPhail, Black Bottom; My Dream Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11513A) Vo1690 Yz L1019 |
| Think my baby : done changed the lock | McTell, Blind Willie; Come On Around to My House Mama; Atlanta, 30 Oct. 1929; (1493022) Co14484D Rt RL324 |
| Think my baby : done quit poor me | McTell, Blind Willie; Come On Around to My House Mama; Atlanta, 30 Oct. 1929; (1493022) Co14484D Rt RL324 |
| Think my baby : trying to eagle rock | McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (1493192) Co14657D Yz L1037 |
| You done mess around baby : and let your doggone ox get poor | McTell, Blind Willie; Talking to Myself; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502572) Co14551D Yz L1005 |
| If you give me my baby : Lord I won't worry you no more | McTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519051) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| Don't you hear me baby : rapping on your door | McTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519051) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| When I was down south baby : I was with my broad | McTell, Blind Willie; Stomp Down Rider; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050021) OK8936 Yz L1005 |
| Now if you don't want me baby : don't you dog me around | McTell, Blind Willie; Stomp Down Rider; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050021) OK8936 Yz L1005 |
| I'm walking around baby : with my head hung low | McTell, Blind Willie; Stomp Down Rider; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050021) OK8936 Yz L1005 |
| I wants to wait around here baby : until your fried *rice* get done | McTell, Blind Willie; Scarey Day Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050031) OK8936 Yz L1037 |
| I want you to start in the morning baby : and roll me with the setting of the sun | McTell, Blind Willie; Rollin' Mama Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (71603 ) Vi23328 Rt RL324 |
| I followed my baby : from the station to the train | McTell, Blind Willie; Searching the Desert for the Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716061) Vi23353 RCA LPV518 |
| I love you baby : but your ways I just can't stand | McTell, Blind Willie; Savannah Mama; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (140351) Vo02568 Yz L1005 |
| Going back to Savannah baby : and write my initial on the wall | McTell, Blind Willie; Savannah Mama; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (140351) Vo02568 Yz L1005 |
| Says I'd like to love you baby : but your good men got me barred | McTell, Blind Willie; Savannah Mama; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (140351) Vo02568 Yz L1005 |
| If you give me my baby : Lord I won't worry you no more | McTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (140362) Vo02577 RBF RF15 |
| Don't you hear [me, your daddy] baby : knocking on your door | McTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (140362) Vo02577 RBF RF15 |
| I'm going to find my baby : because she rode that B and O | McTell, Blind Willie; B and O Blues No. 2; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140661) Vo02568 Yz L1037 |
| I did everything baby : that I could do | McTell, Blind Willie; Cold Winter Day; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9956A) De7810 Yz L1037 |
| I give you my money baby : my last dime | McTell, Blind Willie; Cold Winter Day; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9956A) De7810 Yz L1037 |
| Ain't no man baby : wanted you around | McTell, Blind Willie; Cold Winter Day; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9956A) De7810 Yz L1037 |
| Took my comb baby : combed your head | McTell, Blind Willie; Cold Winter Day; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9956A) De7810 Yz L1037 |
| Went out with you baby : trying to treat you right | McTell, Blind Willie; Your Time to Worry; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9957A) De7117 Rt RL324 |
| Leave me alone baby : best you can do | McTell, Blind Willie; Your Time to Worry; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9957A) De7117 Rt RL324 |
| Now go ahead baby : leave me alone | McTell, Blind Willie; Your Time to Worry; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9957A) De7117 Rt RL324 |
| I'm leaving you baby : just because you won't be true | Martin, Carl; Farewell to You Baby; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8771) OK8961 Yz L1016 |
| You mistreated me then baby : Eli wouldn't throw you down | Martin, Carl; Farewell to You Baby; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8771) OK8961 Yz L1016 |
| You made a mistake baby : after you made your vow | Martin, Carl; Farewell to You Baby; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8771) OK8961 Yz L1016 |
| Farewell to you baby : get yourself a monkeyman | Martin, Carl; Farewell to You Baby; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8771) OK8961 Yz L1016 |
| I worked hard baby : I worked hard every day | Martin, Carl; Badly Mistreated Man; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8812) OK8961 Yz L1016 |
| Met my baby : got her told | Martin, Carl; Badly Mistreated Man; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8812) OK8961 Yz L1016 |
| Look ahere baby : you thinking wrong | Martin, Carl; Badly Mistreated Man; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8812) OK8961 Yz L1016 |
| They arrested my baby : accused her of selling moon | Martin, Carl; Good Morning, Judge; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C882 ) Vo03047 OJL18 |
| And let my baby : go back home with me | Martin, Carl; Good Morning, Judge; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C882 ) Vo03047 OJL18 |
| I'm spinning I'm spinning baby : my head is nearly down in to my knees | Memphis Minnie; Meningitis Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59994 ) Vi23421 Rt RL337 |
| I'm feeling upended baby : my head is nearly down to my knees | Memphis Minnie; Memphis MinnieJitis Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5822 ) Vo1588 BC13 |
| I want you to hug me baby : hug and squeeze me good and tight | Memphis Minnie; I Called You This Morning; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6013 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| You know baby : you been doing me wrong | Memphis Minnie; I Don't Want that Junk Outa You; Chicago, c. 30 Jan. 1931; (VO111A) Vo1678 Yz L1008 |
| Now look here baby : what you take me to be | Memphis Minnie; I Don't Want that Junk Outa You; Chicago, c. 30 Jan. 1931; (VO111A) Vo1678 Yz L1008 |
| Now look here baby : I don't want to make you mad | Memphis Minnie; I Don't Want that Junk Outa You; Chicago, c. 30 Jan. 1931; (VO111A) Vo1678 Yz L1008 |
| You come here baby : set down on my knee | Memphis Minnie; I Don't Want that Junk Outa You; Chicago, c. 30 Jan. 1931; (VO111A) Vo1678 Yz L1008 |
| Look here baby : you ain't got to go | Memphis Minnie; You Got to MovePart I; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9380 ) De7038 BC1 |
| Come back baby : you ain't got to move | Memphis Minnie; You Got to MovePart I; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9380 ) De7038 BC1 |
| I want you to come here baby : come here quick | Memphis Minnie; Dirty Mother For You; Chicago, 10 Jan. 1935; (C9641A) De7048 Pal PL101 |
| Now won't you look here baby : what you done done | Memphis Minnie; Dirty Mother For You; Chicago, 10 Jan. 1935; (C9641A) De7048 Pal PL101 |
| 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 |
| If I don't find my baby : you going to have some trouble out of me | Memphis Minnie; Boy Friend Blues; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3168A) OK05670 BC1 |
| Now she's a kind loving baby : and give the men a thrill | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Vicksburg BluesPart 3; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026451) BBB6697 CC35 |
| Now I'm leaving town baby : because you know you treats me wrong | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Leaving Town Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026501) BBB6916 CC35 |
| I got to thinking about my baby : and I started walking on | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; West Texas Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026511) BBB7178 CC35 |
| I'm so lonesome without you baby : I can't be satisfied | Moore, Whistlin' Alex; It Wouldn't Be So Hard; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495622) Co14496D His HLP32 |
| I'm not lying baby : you were always really mine | Moore, Whistlin' Alex; It Wouldn't Be So Hard; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495622) Co14496D His HLP32 |
| But still my baby : she looks after me | Moore, William; One Way Gal; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203091) Pm12648 OJL8 |
| Going to roll back to my baby : to get rid of these hard road blues | Moss, Buddy; Hard Road Blues; New York, 19 Jan. 1933; (129461) Ba33106 RBF RF15 |
| Come here baby : give me your right hand | Moss, Buddy; Hard Road Blues; New York, 19 Jan. 1933; (129461) Ba33106 RBF RF15 |
| Hey baby : see what you have done | Nelson, Blue Coat Tom; Blue Coat Blues; Memphis, 17 Feb. 1928; (400258B) OK8838 Rt RL316 |
| I'm going away baby : to wear you off my mind | Nelson, Blue Coat Tom; Blue Coat Blues; Memphis, 17 Feb. 1928; (400258B) OK8838 Rt RL316 |
| I ??? my baby : if this | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Shelby County Workhouse Blues; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402297B) OK8740 RBF RF202 |
| For I got the blues baby : and I can't be satisfied | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Hambone Willie's DreamyEyed Woman's Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402305B) OK8693 OJL17 |
| I got a note about my baby : she was way down the road | Noble, George; The Seminole Blues; Chicago, 11 Feb. 1935; (C8972) ARC70675 Yz L1028 |
| And another thing baby : you don't worry me no more | Oden, Jimmy; I Have Made Up My Mind; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18795) Ch16540 Riv RM8819 |
| Oh baby baby : you don't know my mind | Owens, Marshall; Texas Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12382) Pm13117 Yz L1006 |
| I know just how baby : Lord a broke man feels | Palmer, Sylvester; Broke Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403305B) Co14524D RBF RF12 |
| I been broke all day baby : did not have a lousy dime | Palmer, Sylvester; Broke Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403305B) Co14524D RBF RF12 |
| But I'll be all right baby : I swear some other time | Palmer, Sylvester; Broke Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403305B) Co14524D RBF RF12 |
| I'm going to leave this town baby : and I swear I ain't coming back no more | Palmer, Sylvester; Broke Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403305B) Co14524D RBF RF12 |
| Because I been broke baby : and I got these broke man blues | Palmer, Sylvester; Broke Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403305B) Co14524D RBF RF12 |
| Oh I'm going away baby : don't you want to go | Patton, Charley; Screamin' and Hollerin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15214) Pm12805 Yz L1020 |
| Took my baby : to meet the morning train | Patton, Charley; Pony Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15216) Pm12792 Yz L1020 |
| And the blues come down baby : like showers of rain | Patton, Charley; Pony Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15216) Pm12792 Yz L1020 |
| I could see my baby : upon a lonesome hill | Patton, Charley; Green River Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L443) Pm12972 Yz L1020 |
| Go on baby : you can have your way | Patton, Charley; Hammer Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L472) Pm12998 Yz L1020 |
| I take my baby : seven fortyfive | Patton, Charley; When Your Way Gets Dark; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L491) Pm12998 Yz L1020 |
| Trouble baby : trying to blow me down | Patton, Charley; When Your Way Gets Dark; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L491) Pm12998 Yz L1020 |
| I love my baby : and I tell the world I do | Patton, Charley; When Your Way Gets Dark; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L491) Pm12998 Yz L1020 |
| Yeah some day baby : well and it won't be long | Patton, Charley; When Your Way Gets Dark; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L491) Pm12998 Yz L1020 |
| She calling me baby : and I'll be gone | Patton, Charley; When Your Way Gets Dark; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L491) Pm12998 Yz L1020 |
| I'm going away baby : don't you want to go | Patton, Charley; When Your Way Gets Dark; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L491) Pm12998 Yz L1020 |
| I say I'm just like a rattlesnake baby : I say in the middle of his coil | Patton, Charley; Rattlesnake Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L632) Pm12924 Yz L1020 |
| Oh well where were you now baby : Clarksdale mill burned down | Patton, Charley; Moon Going Down; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4321) Pm13014 Yz L1020 |
| Notion struck me last night baby : I believe I take a stroll out west | Petway, Robert; Catfish Blues; Chicago, 28 Mar. 1941; (0594761) BBB8838 Yz L1038 |
| Somebody write write me a letter baby : I'm going to write it just you see | Petway, Robert; Catfish Blues; Chicago, 28 Mar. 1941; (0594761) BBB8838 Yz L1038 |
| See if my baby my baby : do she thinking of little old thing of me | Petway, Robert; Catfish Blues; Chicago, 28 Mar. 1941; (0594761) BBB8838 Yz L1038 |
| Oh Lord baby : please don't you fool me no more | Petway, Robert; My Baby Left Me; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741141) BBB9036 Rt RL314 |
| That's all right baby : I'll see you just the same | Petway, Robert; My Baby Left Me; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741141) BBB9036 Rt RL314 |
| I'm getting tired now baby : that you trying to call my name | Petway, Robert; My Baby Left Me; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741141) BBB9036 Rt RL314 |
| If you don't stop picking cotton now baby : I believe you sure going to lose you mind | Petway, Robert; Cotton Pickin' Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741151) BBB9036 Rt RL314 |
| If you don't stop picking now baby : I believe you going to lose your mind | Petway, Robert; Cotton Pickin' Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741151) BBB9036 Rt RL314 |
| Now let me squeeze your lemon baby : until my love come down | Pickett, Charlie; Let Me Squeeze Your Lemon; New York, 3 Aug. 1937; (62487A) De7707 RBF RF9 |
| I says it make no difference baby : what your daddy don't allow | Pickett, Charlie; Let Me Squeeze Your Lemon; New York, 3 Aug. 1937; (62487A) De7707 RBF RF9 |
| I would come and see you baby : but you really got too many men | Pickett, Charlie; Let Me Squeeze Your Lemon; New York, 3 Aug. 1937; (62487A) De7707 RBF RF9 |
| I said now me and my baby : had a fuss last night | Pickett, Charlie; Let Me Squeeze Your Lemon; New York, 3 Aug. 1937; (62487A) De7707 RBF RF9 |
| Will you let me tell you baby : what it was all about | Pickett, Charlie; Let Me Squeeze Your Lemon; New York, 3 Aug. 1937; (62487A) De7707 RBF RF9 |
| I'm going to sing this song baby : I ain't going to sing no more | Rachel, James Yank; Little Sarah; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555972) ViV38595 Rt RL310 |
| Lord you can remember one morning baby : when I walked up on your porch | Rachel, James Yank; Expressman Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (59934 ) Vi23318 Fwy FA2953 |
| I said look ahere now baby : got something really worrying me | Rachel, James Yank; Sweet Mama; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (62550) Vi23318 Rt RL329 |
| I can't love you baby : I'm going to tell what's this all about | Rachel, James Yank; Squeaky Work Bench Blues; New York, 6 Feb. 1934; (147922) Ba33047 Yz L1021 |
| I done got to the place baby : that I hardly know my right mind | Ramey, Ben (Memphis Jug Band); Tired of You Driving Me; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (56344) Vi V38586 Rt RL337 |
| And if you don't want me baby : you don't have to pay me no mind | Ramey, Ben (Memphis Jug Band); Tired of You Driving Me; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (56344) Vi V38586 Rt RL337 |
| I want to speak one word to my baby : tell her she can heist her window down | Ranger, Jack; T. P. Window Blues; San Antonio, 28 June 1929; (402768) OK8785 Rt RL315 |
| I can tell my baby : if I see her in the dark | Rhodes, Walter; The Crowing Rooster; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453582) Co14289D Rt RL334 |
| I know my baby : sure don't know if I'm here | Rhodes, Walter; Leaving Home Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453592) Co14289D Rt RL334 |
| Said it's mmm baby : mmm baby mmm | Roland, Walter; T Model Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (135521) Ba32932 Yz L1017 |
| Says mmm baby : you won't do nothing you say | Roland, Walter; T Model Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (135521) Ba32932 Yz L1017 |
| I says go get your hat baby : let's go in the woods | Roland, Walter; Early in the Morning No. 2; New York, 31 July 1934; (154952) Ba33343 Yz L1017 |
| I said take me back baby : I won't be bad no more | Roland, Walter; Every Morning Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1934; (155212) Ba33282 BC7 |
| Lord I'm going to thrill my baby : just like I ain't got no sense | Schaffer, Ed (Shreveport Home Wreckers); Fence Breakin' Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599652) Vi23275 Yz L1026 |
| Tell me baby : what's the matter now | Schaffer, Ed (Shreveport Home Wreckers); Fence Breakin' Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599652) Vi23275 Yz L1026 |
| Lord I don't know what to do baby : I can't get along with you | Schaffer, Ed (Shreveport Home Wreckers); Fence Breakin' Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599652) Vi23275 Yz L1026 |
| Oh tell me baby : the way back to your town | Schaffer, Ed (Shreveport Home Wreckers); Home Wreckin' Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599662) Vi23275 Rt RL313 |
| I'm going to leave from here baby : ain't coming back no more | Schaffer, Ed (Shreveport Home Wreckers); Home Wreckin' Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599662) Vi23275 Rt RL313 |
| Says I beat it for you baby : when I needed shoes on my feet | Shade, Will; Sometimes I Think I Love You; Chicago, 9 June 1927; (386571) Vi20809 OJL19 |
| Hey baby : what do you want your papa to do | Shade, Will; Sometimes I Think I Love You; Chicago, 9 June 1927; (386571) Vi20809 OJL19 |
| I did more for you baby : mama in the rain and snow | Shade, Will; I Packed My Suitcase, Started to the Train; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403121) Vi21412 Rt RL311 |
| But I'm sick and tired now baby : you say you don't want me no more | Shade, Will; I Packed My Suitcase, Started to the Train; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403121) Vi21412 Rt RL311 |
| I been drinking all night long baby : mama I ain't going to drink no more | Shade, Will; Evergreen Money Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418182) Vi21657 Rt RL310 |
| I allow you don't need no telling baby : mama because you got plenty of sense | Shade, Will; Evergreen Money Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418182) Vi21657 Rt RL310 |
| I told you stay away from my window baby : mama don't knock at my old back door | Shade, Will; Evergreen Money Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418182) Vi21657 Rt RL310 |
| *I told* when I staying all night long baby : mama it's done come *to pass* | Shade, Will; She Stays Out All Night Long; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418911) Vi unissued RCA INT1175 |
| Now yonder comes baby : he's coming down the street | Shade, Will; What's the Matter; Memphis, 17 Sept. 1929; (555302) ViV38551 Jo SM3104 |
| If you should ever let him get there baby : he'll give you more trouble than the day is long | Shade, Will; Feed Your Friend with a Long Handled Spoon; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (555981) ViV38578 Rt RL311 |
| Now tell me baby : how come you do me this away | Shade, Will; Taking Your Place; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (56343) Vi23347 Jo SM3104 |
| I love you baby : I didn't know that you would do me this away | Shade, Will; Taking Your Place; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (56343) Vi23347 Jo SM3104 |
| Now you done drove me baby : until you drove me away | Shade, Will; Taking Your Place; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (56343) Vi23347 Jo SM3104 |
| Mmm baby : when can I speak to you | Short, Jaydee; Telephone Arguin' Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4561) Pm13043 OJL11 |
| Mmm ain't seen my baby : in six long months today | Short, Jaydee; Telephone Arguin' Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4561) Pm13043 OJL11 |
| That's all right baby : I won't leave you here no more | Short, Jaydee; Lonesome Swamp Rattlesnake; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4681) Pm13043 OJL11 |
| I love my baby : and I know for sure | Short, Jaydee; Lonesome Swamp Rattlesnake; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4681) Pm13043 OJL11 |
| I know my baby : thinks the world and all of me | Sluefoot Joe; Tootin' Out Blues; Long Island City, c. Apr. 1929; (490A) QRSR7086 His HLP17 |
| I know my baby : she going to jump and shout | Sluefoot Joe; Shouting Baby Blues; Long Island City, c. Apr. 1929; ( ) QRSR7086 His HLP17 |
| Nobody wants a baby : when a real man can be found | Smith, Bessie; You've Been a Good Old Wagon; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402511) Co14079D Co CL855 |
| I was with you baby : when you didn't have a dime | Smith, Bessie; Lost Your Head Blues; New York, 4 May 1926; (1421492) Co14158D Co CL857 |
| I'm going to leave baby : ain't going to say goodbye | Smith, Bessie; Lost Your Head Blues; New York, 4 May 1926; (1421492) Co14158D Co CL857 |
| For my baby : he's done left this town | Smith, Bessie; St. Louis BluesPart; New York, c. Aug. 1929; (NY??? ) CiJ1016 or 17 Jo SM3098 |
| He took me back baby : and I tried it again | Smith, Bessie; Long Old Road; New York, 11 June 1931; (1515953) Co14663D Co CL858 |
| I heard you say you didn't love me baby : *you say you heard* Mrs Brown | Smith, Bessie; Do Your Duty; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525772) OK8945 Co CL856 |
| If you don't want me baby : please tell me the reason why | Smith, Bessie Mae; Sugar Man BluesPart 2; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6168 ) Vo1559 His HLP2 |
| I'm going to tell you something baby : want you to keep it to yourself | Smith, Bessie Mae; Sugar Man BluesPart 2; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6168 ) Vo1559 His HLP2 |
| Like a little baby : all day long I cry | Smith, Clara; Prescription for the Blues; New York, 15 Oct. 1924; (1401091) Co14045D VJM VLP17 |
| Know I howl to my baby : with her mother standing by her side | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf BluesNo. 1; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6404A) Vo1558 Yz L1031 |
| 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 |
| If I hear from my baby : I'll act the fool and go howling back south again | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf BluesNo. 2; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6405A) Vo1558 Yz L1031 |
| Me and my baby : we don't get along so well | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Honey Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO126 ) Vo1633 Yz L1031 |
| When I had money baby : you was good to me | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Before Long; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO170A) Vo1674 Rt RL312 |
| Give me my shirt and tie baby : and I'll get on my way | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Before Long; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO170A) Vo1674 Rt RL312 |
| You in good health now baby : and good and strong | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Before Long; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO170A) Vo1674 Rt RL312 |
| But before long baby : you'll be down to skin and bone | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Before Long; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO170A) Vo1674 Rt RL312 |
| I'm going now baby : kiss me goodbye | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Before Long; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO170A) Vo1674 Rt RL312 |
| I know you don't love me baby : and I don't see how you cry | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Before Long; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO170A) Vo1674 Rt RL312 |
| If I had wings baby : just like a morning dove | Smith, Six Cylinder; Oh Oh Lonesome Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2131) Pm12968 Yz L1004 |
| I'd heist my wings baby : out to the brown I love | Smith, Six Cylinder; Oh Oh Lonesome Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2131) Pm12968 Yz L1004 |
| Working in the steel mills baby : handling | Smith, Six Cylinder; Pennsylvania Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2142) Pm12968 Yz L1004 |
| I'm going away baby : won't be back till fall | Smith, Six Cylinder; Pennsylvania Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2142) Pm12968 Yz L1004 |
| Walk up to your baby : twist and turn | Smith, Trixie; Black Bottom Hop; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (23641) Pm12336 CC29 |
| Because I have something to tell you baby : will ease your trouble in mind | Spaulding, Henry; Biddle Street Blues; Chicago, c. 6 May 1929; (C3450 ) Br7085 OJL20 |
| I'm leaving you baby : fare you well | Spivey, Sweet Pease (Addie Spivey); Double Dozens; Chicago, 12 Aug. 1936; (90787C) De7204 AH158 |
| If I don't take my baby : I sure want to have nobody else | Spivey, Victoria; Arkansas Road Blues; St. Louis, 27 Apr. 1927; (80768B) OK8481 Spi LP2001 |
| I mean I'd rather drink muddy water baby : because you know you sure have done me wrong | Spruell, Freddie; Muddy Water Blues; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9908A) OK8422 Mam S3802 |
| Don't worry baby : daddy been here so long | Spruell, Freddie; Don't Cry Baby; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85783 ) BBB6025 Mam S3802 |
| Don't cry baby : daddy be home some day | Spruell, Freddie; Don't Cry Baby; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85783 ) BBB6025 Mam S3802 |
| You know good and well when I left you baby : I did not leave to stay | Spruell, Freddie; Don't Cry Baby; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85783 ) BBB6025 Mam S3802 |
| I'm going back home to my baby : so she won't have to cry no more | Spruell, Freddie; Don't Cry Baby; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85783 ) BBB6025 Mam S3802 |
| Don't worry baby : don't you weep and moan | Spruell, Freddie; Don't Cry Baby; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85783 ) BBB6025 Mam S3802 |
| Baby baby : you understand what I say | Spruell, Freddie; Don't Cry Baby; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85783 ) BBB6025 Mam S3802 |
| If I ever get killed baby : don't tell nobody how I died | Spruell, Freddie; Your Man Is Gone; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85784 ) BBB6025 Mam S3802 |
| Sure as you appreciate my death baby : will you please hang crepe on your door | Spruell, Freddie; Your Man Is Gone; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85784 ) BBB6025 Mam S3802 |
| You may know about *bad luck* baby : that your Fred is dead and gone | Spruell, Freddie; Your Man Is Gone; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85784 ) BBB6025 Mam S3802 |
| You can tell all your friends around baby : you heard the last word I had to say | Spruell, Freddie; Your Man Is Gone; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85784 ) BBB6025 Mam S3802 |
| Now come on baby : we'll go out and have some really fun | Spruell, Freddie; Let's Go Riding; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85785 ) BBB6261 OJL18 |
| Won't you come on baby come on baby : let's go back to Kokomo | Spruell, Freddie; Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85786 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802 |
| And the women in Kokomo baby : they drinking liquor from real *costly* bar | Spruell, Freddie; Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85786 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802 |
| But everywhere you go in Kokomo baby : you find the women there breaking them down | Spruell, Freddie; Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85786 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802 |
| I will buy you a ticket baby : only cost us nineteen seventyfive | Spruell, Freddie; Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85786 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802 |
| Know by that baby : I'm bound to have those stonewall blues | Stevens, Vol; Stonewall Blues; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62542 ) BBB5675 BC2 |
| How can I come home baby : with these tall rock walls over my head | Stevens, Vol; Stonewall Blues; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62542 ) BBB5675 BC2 |
| Know by that baby : got no one to hold my aching head | Stevens, Vol; Stonewall Blues; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62542 ) BBB5675 BC2 |
| Oh when you meet me baby : go good and slow | Stokes, Frank; Last Go Round; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47771) Pm12591 Bio BLP12041 |
| I take my time baby : where I go | Stokes, Frank; Last Go Round; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47771) Pm12591 Bio BLP12041 |
| And I'm leaving baby : what you want me to bring you back | Stokes, Frank; Blues in D; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200482) Pm12552 Bio BLP12041 |
| I want you to think about the things baby : that me and you used to do | Stokes, Frank; Bedtime Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418251) Vi21272 Rt RL308 |
| Honey run here baby : let's join our good hands | Stokes, Frank; Bedtime Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418251) Vi21272 Rt RL308 |
| What's the matter now baby : that I could not treat you kind | Stokes, Frank; What's the Matter Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418261) ViV38531 Yz L1002 |
| You miss your baby : rolling in your arms | Stokes, Frank; It Won't Be Long Now; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454202) Vi21672 Rt RL307 |
| If you see my baby baby baby : tell her to hurry home | Stokes, Frank; How Long; Memphis, 30 Aug. 1928; (454551) ViV38512 BC6 |
| Now listen at me baby baby : everything all right with me | Stokes, Frank; How Long; Memphis, 30 Aug. 1928; (454551) ViV38512 BC6 |
| When you called me baby : how long how long | Stokes, Frank; How Long; Memphis, 30 Aug. 1928; (454551) ViV38512 BC6 |
| Oh look here baby : how long how long | Stokes, Frank; How Long; Memphis, 30 Aug. 1928; (454551) ViV38512 BC6 |
| When you called me baby : how long how long | Stokes, Frank; How Long; Memphis, 30 Aug. 1928; (454551) ViV38512 BC6 |
| Oh look here baby : how long how long | Stokes, Frank; How Long; Memphis, 30 Aug. 1928; (454551) ViV38512 BC6 |
| Oh run here baby : how long how long | Stokes, Frank; How Long; Memphis, 30 Aug. 1928; (454551) ViV38512 BC6 |
| Now if you love me baby : I'll treat you good and kind | Stokes, Frank; Ain't Going to Do Like I Used to Do; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212292) Pm12774 Rt RL308 |
| Now if you let me baby : I will treat you so good and kind | Stokes, Frank; Hunting Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212341) Pm12774 Rt RL333 |
| I love you baby : the best way in my life | Stokes, Frank; Shiney Town Blues; Memphis, 25 Sept. 1929; (555911) ViV38589 RBF RF202 |
| Lord I didn't have no train fare baby : didn't have no place to go | Stone, Joe; It's Hard Time; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76837 ) BBB5169 Yz L1030 |
| My baby : don't see why I *pone thee* no more | Sykes, Roosevelt; The Way I Feel Blues; New York, 14 June 1929; (402453B) OK8727 Yz L1033 |
| Sat baby : won't you please write to me | Sykes, Roosevelt; Fire Detective Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15557) Pm12827 Riv RM8819 |
| I'm in a worse fix now baby : than I ever been before | Sykes, Roosevelt; Hard Luck Man Blues; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (69404 ) Vi23320 Yz L1033 |
| And I may be gone baby : a doggone long long time | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Through Train Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205442) Pm12685 Yz L1039 |
| But I don't blame you baby : I'd be the same way if I could | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Mean Mistreater Blues; Chicago, 14 June 1934; (806041) BBB5546 RCA LPV518 |
| But that's all right baby : baby you'll come back home some day | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Mean Mistreater Blues; Chicago, 14 June 1934; (806041) BBB5546 RCA LPV518 |
| But that's all right baby : I won't pay that no mind | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Mean Mistreater Blues; Chicago, 14 June 1934; (806041) BBB5546 RCA LPV518 |
| Can't you remember baby : when I knocked upon your door | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Mean Mistreater Blues; Chicago, 14 June 1934; (806041) BBB5546 RCA LPV518 |
| I would follow my baby : but it hurt my feet to walk | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Seminole Blues; Aurora, Ill., 11 Oct. 1937; (014333 ) BBB7315 Yz L1039 |
| I'm going to find my baby : if I have to ride the blinds | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Seminole Blues; Aurora, Ill., 11 Oct. 1937; (014333 ) BBB7315 Yz L1039 |
| Now my baby my baby my baby : now she always keep me feeling blue | Taylor, Charley; Heavy Suitcase Blues; Grafton, Wis., Mar. or Apr. 1930; (L2512) Pm12967 Yz L1028 |
| Baby baby baby baby : I mean you really know what's wrong | Taylor, Charley; Heavy Suitcase Blues; Grafton, Wis., Mar. or Apr. 1930; (L2512) Pm12967 Yz L1028 |
| And when I come back baby : I don't want you to call my name | Taylor, Charley; Louisiana Bound; Grafton, Wis., Mar. or Apr. 1930; (L2522) Pm12967 Her H205 |
| Mmm I would call my baby : baby ooo Lord off the killing floor | Temple, Johnnie; Big Boat Whistle; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C986B) Vo03068 OJL17 |
| Some of these days baby : I'm going to leave this town | Temple, Johnnie; So Lonely and Blue; Chicago, 14 May 1937; (91247A) De7337 RBF RF16 |
| You know about that baby : you have done throwed me down | Temple, Johnnie; So Lonely and Blue; Chicago, 14 May 1937; (91247A) De7337 RBF RF16 |
| I know my baby : bound to love me some | Thomas, George; Fast Stuff Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L172) Pm12826 Rt RL340 |
| You can't get a baby : because you most too old | Thomas, George; Fast Stuff Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L172) Pm12826 Rt RL340 |
| Hey no more baby : I ain't got no more baby now | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); No Baby Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203381) Pm12670 Bio BLP12004 |
| Says you coming back baby : and I'll be almost dead | Thompson, Ashley; Minglewood Blues; Memphis, 30 Jan. 1928; (418032) Vi21267 Fwy FA2953 |
| Got a letter from my baby : bought me a piece of ground | Thompson, Edward; Florida Bound; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2412) Pm12873 Yz L1006 |
| Come with my money baby : where you been so long | Thompson, Edward; West Virginia Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2416A) Pm13018 Yz L1006 |
| Then now run here run here baby : set down on your daddy's knee | Torey, George; Married Woman Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B642) ARC70857 Yz L1002 |
| Well it's bye bye baby : I ain't going to let you worry poor me no more | Townsend, Henry; Henry's Worried Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403300A) Co14529D Yz L1030 |
| And it's baby : baby what have I done went wrong | Townsend, Henry; Mistreated Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403301A) Co14491D) yz L1030 |
| Lord you mistreat me baby : and drove me from my home | Townsend, Henry; Mistreated Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403301A) Co14491D) yz L1030 |
| But I'm going now baby : and I won't be back no more | Townsend, Henry; Mistreated Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403301A) Co14491D) yz L1030 |
| And some old day pretty baby : you'll do like I want you to do | Townsend, Henry; Mistreated Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403301A) Co14491D) yz L1030 |
| Mmm can't you remember baby : long long time ago | Townsend, Henry; Long Ago Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403302?) Co14529D Yz L1003 |
| Mmm and I'm going back home now baby : and I ain't coming back here no more | Townsend, Henry; Long Ago Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403302?) Co14529D Yz L1003 |
| Mmm when I first seen you baby : you were so nice and kind to me | Townsend, Henry; Long Ago Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403302?) Co14529D Yz L1003 |
| And it's never mind never mind baby : I've got my doggone eyes on you | Townsend, Henry; Poor Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403303A) Co14491D Yz L1030 |
| And some old day pretty baby : do like I want you to do | Townsend, Henry; Poor Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403303A) Co14491D Yz L1030 |
| 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 |
| If you don't bring my baby : don't bring me a doggone thing | Turner, Buck; Christmas Time Blues; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61793A) De7387 Rt RL327 |
| And teach him to follow my baby : everywhere she goes | Turner, Buck; Christmas Time Blues; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61793A) De7387 Rt RL327 |
| Now I'm in love with you baby : and I'm feeling awful low | Turner, Joe; Blues on Central Avenue; Los Angeles, 8 Sept. 1941; (DLA2739A) De7889 Br87.504 |
| I know that don't bother you baby : because you used to that | Turner, Joe; Blues on Central Avenue; Los Angeles, 8 Sept. 1941; (DLA2739A) De7889 Br87.504 |
| That's all right baby : you're going to miss the days I'm gone | unknown artist (possibly Skip James); Throw Me Down; place unknown, c. Oct. 1928; (209981) Pm unissued Bio BLP12029 |
| I'm going to hang my hat baby : Lord in some old weeping willow tree | unknown artist (possibly Skip James); Throw Me Down; place unknown, c. Oct. 1928; (209981) Pm unissued Bio BLP12029 |
| Ha baby : he's just staying away | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); The Wild Cat Squawl; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404680A) OK8908 BC2 |
| I been working overtime baby : oh the sun got hot | Vincson, Walter; Overtime Blues; Memphis, c. 22 Sept. 1929; (M178) Br7141 Yz L1007 |
| Just put a block on me baby : turn me in your back yard | Vincson, Walter; Overtime Blues; Memphis, c. 22 Sept. 1929; (M178) Br7141 Yz L1007 |
| The work ain't so hard baby : just the way you do | Vincson, Walter; Overtime Blues; Memphis, c. 22 Sept. 1929; (M178) Br7141 Yz L1007 |
| Crying I found my baby : laying on a cooling board | Vincson, Walter; Stop and Listen Blues; Shreveport, La., 17 Feb. 1930; (403806A) OK8807 Yz L1007 |
| Crying followed my baby : down to the burying ground | Vincson, Walter; Stop and Listen Blues; Shreveport, La., 17 Feb. 1930; (403806A) OK8807 Yz L1007 |
| Tell me sweet baby : what fault you find on me | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Honey Babe Let the Deal Go Down; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404782B) OK8885 Mam S3804 |
| I took you baby : when you was hand to hand | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Ramrod Blues; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404784A) OK8905 Mam S3804 |
| I thought my little baby : was too cute to die | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Stop and Listen Blues No. 2; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404785?) OK8859 Mam S3804 |
| Please baby please baby : won't you come back to your daddy one more time | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Please Baby; Atlanta, 24 Oct. 1931; (4050071) OK8922 Mam S3804 |
| Please baby please baby : when I get my money I will give you my last dime | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Please Baby; Atlanta, 24 Oct. 1931; (4050071) OK8922 Mam S3804 |
| When you left me baby : you left me feeling so blue | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Please Baby; Atlanta, 24 Oct. 1931; (4050071) OK8922 Mam S3804 |
| Please baby please baby : won't you come back to your daddy one more time | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Please Baby; Atlanta, 24 Oct. 1931; (4050071) OK8922 Mam S3804 |
| I'm so blue baby I'm so blue baby : I can't sleep at night I can't hardly talk for crying | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Please Baby; Atlanta, 24 Oct. 1931; (4050071) OK8922 Mam S3804 |
| You know baby you know baby : you always forever on my mind | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Please Baby; Atlanta, 24 Oct. 1931; (4050071) OK8922 Mam S3804 |
| Please baby please baby : won't you come back and leave that other man alone | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Please Baby; Atlanta, 24 Oct. 1931; (4050071) OK8922 Mam S3804 |
| Please baby please baby : I need you here to carry my loving on | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Please Baby; Atlanta, 24 Oct. 1931; (4050071) OK8922 Mam S3804 |
| I told you baby : right to your head | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); The World Is Going Wrong; Atlanta, 24 Oct. 1931; (4050091) Co14660D Mam S3804 |
| I don't want you no more sweet baby : shake hands and tell your daddy goodbye | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Shake Hands and Tell Me Goodbye; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050201) OK8951 Mam S3804 |
| I don't want you no more sweet baby : you didn't love me nohow | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Shake Hands and Tell Me Goodbye; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050201) OK8951 Mam S3804 |
| I don't want you no more sweet baby : shake hands and tell your daddy goodbye | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Shake Hands and Tell Me Goodbye; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050201) OK8951 Mam S3804 |
| I don't want you no more sweet baby : shake hands and tell your daddy goodbye | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Shake Hands and Tell Me Goodbye; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050201) OK8951 Mam S3804 |
| Hey hey baby : I got blood in my eye for you | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); I've Got Blood in My Eyes for You; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050231) Co14660D Mam S3804 |
| I've got blood in my eyes for you baby : I don't care what in this world you do | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); I've Got Blood in My Eyes for You; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050231) Co14660D Mam S3804 |
| I'm going to tell you something baby : I know it's just right | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Don't Wake It Up; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15601) Pm13152 Bio BLP12041 |
| I beg you baby : to treat me right | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); I'll Be Gone Long Gone; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15651) Pm13153 Bio BLP12041 |
| I work hard baby : give you all my dough | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); I'll Be Gone Long Gone; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15651) Pm13153 Bio BLP12041 |
| But some day baby : you going to long for me | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); I'll Be Gone Long Gone; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15651) Pm13153 Bio BLP12041 |
| But some day baby : we'll have to part | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); I'll Be Gone Long Gone; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15651) Pm13153 Bio BLP12041 |
| But some day baby : you'll long for me | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); I'll Be Gone Long Gone; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15651) Pm13153 Bio BLP12041 |
| It ain't nothing baby : turn your lamp down low | Virgial, Otto; Little Girl in Rome; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962401) BBB6213 Mam S3802 |
| Yon comes my baby : coming down the line | Virgial, Otto; Little Girl in Rome; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962401) BBB6213 Mam S3802 |
| I lose all my clothes baby : believe I'm going to lose my mind | Walker, Aaron TBone; Trinity River Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495481) Co14506D Rt RL327 |
| *If it wasn't for* ??? baby : honey it won't rise no more | Walker, Aaron TBone; Trinity River Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495481) Co14506D Rt RL327 |
| He said I'm leaving you baby : it almost breaks my heart | Wallace, Sippie; Special Delivery Blues; Chicago, 1 Mar. 1926; (9547A) OK8328 CC32 |
| Because don't you know baby : you and I can't agree | Washboard Sam; Big Woman; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01885 ) BBB6870 BC10 |
| So tell me baby : before I let you go | Washboard Sam; Back Door; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07616 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| Because sweet baby : I don't want no iceman hanging around | Washboard Sam; We Gonna Move; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07617 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| Hey hey baby : why you acting so lowdown | Washboard Sam; Low Down Woman; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07618 ) BBB7048 BC10 |
| I'm just like a big mule baby : I ain't got no stall | Washboard Sam; Lowland Blues; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07620 ) BBB7096 BC10 |
| I know by that baby : I was prison bound | Washboard Sam; I'm On My Way Blues; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07621 ) BBB7096 BC10 |
| Bye bye bye baby : I see you some sweet day | Washboard Sam; I'm On My Way Blues; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07621 ) BBB7096 BC10 |
| I'm going away baby : but I never will forget this day | Washboard Sam; I'm On My Way Blues; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07621 ) BBB7096 BC10 |
| It's all about my baby : down in my old home town | Washboard Sam; I'm Feeling Low Down; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644821) BBB8878 RCA LPV577 |
| Yes I love my baby : because that stuff is really there | Washboard Sam; I'm Feeling Low Down; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644821) BBB8878 RCA LPV577 |
| Because I love my baby : *and there's such a good time* | Washboard Sam; I'm Feeling Low Down; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644821) BBB8878 RCA LPV577 |
| Because I want to see my baby : ooo Lord I believe my baby want to see me | Washboard Sam; Gonna Hit the Highway; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703771) BBB8997 RCA LPV577 |
| I want to find my baby : I pray to the good Lord I don't fail | Washboard Sam; Gonna Hit the Highway; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703771) BBB8997 RCA LPV577 |
| Oh baby : meet me down in Lover's Lane | Washboard Sam; Lover's Lane Blues; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703811) BBB9007 BC10 |
| But some day baby : you poor heart is sure going to ache | Washboard Sam; I Laid My Cards on the Table; Chicago, 31 July 1942; (0746861) BB340710 RCA LPV577 |
| Baby some day baby : I know things are going to turn | Washboard Sam; I Laid My Cards on the Table; Chicago, 31 July 1942; (0746861) BB340710 RCA LPV577 |
| Now you are too late baby : because someone else in your stall | Washboard Sam; I Laid My Cards on the Table; Chicago, 31 July 1942; (0746861) BB340710 RCA LPV577 |
| Now if you love me baby : try to keep me satisfied | Washboard Sam; I Get the Blues at Bedtime; Chicago, 31 July 1942; (0746871) BB340710 RCA LPV577 |
| A woman walked with me baby : to buy me one drink of shine | Washington, Louis; Tallahassee Woman; New York, 18 Jan. 1934; (146371) Ba33105 Fly LP103 |
| But I'll buy you one drink baby : when I see you again | Washington, Louis; Tallahassee Woman; New York, 18 Jan. 1934; (146371) Ba33105 Fly LP103 |
| You changed your mind baby : trying to make a dog of me | Weaver, Curley; Sometime Mama; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9939B) Ch50065 His HLP31 |
| When I met you baby : you didn't have no sometime ways | Weaver, Curley; Sometime Mama; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9939B) Ch50065 His HLP31 |
| Now you done changed baby : trying to carry me to my grave | Weaver, Curley; Sometime Mama; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9939B) Ch50065 His HLP31 |
| Walked by you baby : everything seemed to be all right | Weaver, Curley; Sometime Mama; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9939B) Ch50065 His HLP31 |
| You ain't got a place now baby : won't even love me at night | Weaver, Curley; Sometime Mama; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9939B) Ch50065 His HLP31 |
| Now listen baby : what I'm going to say | Weaver, Curley; Sometime Mama; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9939B) Ch50065 His HLP31 |
| I may be back in June baby : may be back in first of May | Weaver, Curley; Oh Lawdy Mama; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9940A) Ch50077 Rt RL326 |
| I ain't going down baby : that long road by myself | Weaver, Curley; Fried Pie Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9943A) Ch50077 Rt RL326 |
| If I can't carry you baby : carry somebody else | Weaver, Curley; Fried Pie Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9943A) Ch50077 Rt RL326 |
| Can I wait around here baby : till your fried pie get done | Weaver, Curley; Fried Pie Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9943A) Ch50077 Rt RL326 |
| But my faro done come here baby : caught the train and gone | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Hitch Me to Your Buggy and Drive Me Like a Mule; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403232) Vi21134 OJL21 |
| Going to keep my baby : from making her midnight creep | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Hitch Me to Your Buggy and Drive Me Like a Mule; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403232) Vi21134 OJL21 |
| Well you loves everybody baby : better than you do poor me | Welsh, Nolan; St. Peter Blues; Chicago, 16 June 1926; (9728A) OK8372 CC32 |
| Oh the wind going to rise baby : blow my blues away | Welsh, Nolan; St. Peter Blues; Chicago, 16 June 1926; (9728A) OK8372 CC32 |
| Well now now I'll tell you now baby : I don't love nobody else | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Mama's Advice; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6487A) Vo1620 BC4 |
| Well well didn't never have no baby : now to laugh and talk with me | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Mama's Advice; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6487A) Vo1620 BC4 |
| Mama now it blows so lonesome baby : honey because I want to go | Wheatstraw, Peetie; C and A Blues; Chicago, 6 Jan. 1931; (C6891A) Vo1672 OJL20 |
| You left me baby : because I was cold in hand | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Ice and Snow Blues; Chicago, 28 Sept. 1931; (675671) BBB5626 BC4 |
| Baby baby : you may look for me most any day | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sleepless Nights Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11519A) Vo1727 Yz L1030 |
| I want you to hug and kiss me baby : now when I come walking in your door | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sleepless Nights Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11519A) Vo1727 Yz L1030 |
| Well now you keep me worried baby : honey now and bothered all the time | Wheatstraw, Peetie; All Night Long Blues; Chicago, 18 Aug. 1934; (C9315A) De7082 AH158 |
| Well then I will tell you baby : see now don't come here no more | Wheatstraw, Peetie; All Night Long Blues; Chicago, 18 Aug. 1934; (C9315A) De7082 AH158 |
| Well well now you may need his help some day baby : oh well well you don't know | Wheatstraw, Peetie; All Night Long Blues; Chicago, 18 Aug. 1934; (C9315A) De7082 AH158 |
| Bye bye baby : what's the matter now | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Throw Me in the Alley; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9351 ) De7018 Say SDR191 |
| Well now that don't worry me baby : I have it in my mind that I can go | Wheatstraw, Peetie; The Rising Sun Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1935; (C921A) Vo03066 Say SDR191 |
| Want to tell you baby : like the fox done told the hen | Wheatstraw, Peetie; King Spider Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90174A) De7144 Say SDR191 |
| Then again I say heave to me baby : ooo well well and let your love come falling down | Wheatstraw, Peetie; King of Spades; Chicago, 20 July 1935; (C1082B) Vo03066 Say SDR191 |
| Since now I got no baby : ooo well now to hold my aching head | Wheatstraw, Peetie; True Blue Woman; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12581) Vo03185 Say SDR191 |
| What makes me love you baby : she loved me when I was down | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12621) Vo03396 RBF RF12 |
| Now I'm good to my baby : since I'm up on my feet | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12621) Vo03396 RBF RF12 |
| Well baby : I don't believe I'll have no more to say | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Deep Sea Love; New York, 20 Feb. 1936; (60539A) De7167 Say SDR192 |
| Now boys when you love your baby : be careful about the way you do | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Block and Tackle; Chicago, 9 Apr. 1936; (C13542) Vo03348 Say SDR192 |
| Listen here baby : you got devilment on your mind | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Devilment Blues; Chicago, 2 Nov. 1937; (91323A) De7422 Say SDR192 |
| I know baby : you are doing the best you can | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Devilment Blues; Chicago, 2 Nov. 1937; (91323A) De7422 Say SDR192 |
| I like you baby : you're short like a duck | Whistlin' Rufus; Sweet Jelly Rollin'; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1933; (77305 ) BBB5306 Rt RL334 |
| Ooo my soul baby : you sure can | Whistlin' Rufus; Sweet Jelly Rollin'; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1933; (77305 ) BBB5306 Rt RL334 |
| I hear it said baby : you too slick | Whistlin' Rufus; Sweet Jelly Rollin'; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1933; (77305 ) BBB5306 Rt RL334 |
| You can think about your baby : when the sun goes down | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Evil Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203792) Pm12662 Mil MLP2018 |
| You going to get something baby : that you never had | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Frisco Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15769A) Pm12860 OJL15 |
| Before I let you quit me baby : I'm going to burn half Chicago down | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Gotta Shave 'Em Dry; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1041) Pm12916 Her H205 |
| If I keep on worrying about you baby : you know I can't last long | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Gotta Shave 'Em Dry; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1041) Pm12916 Her H205 |
| Thinking about my baby : and got nowhere to go | Wilkins, Robert; Falling Down Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M192 ) Br7125 Yz L1002 |
| Crying take me back baby : God knows if you please | Wilkins, Robert; Falling Down Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M192 ) Br7125 Yz L1002 |
| You got something baby : worrying me | Williams, Joe; Little Leg Woman; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854871) BBB5900 Yz L1038 |
| Farewell baby : I'm doing very well | Williams, Joe; Somebody's Been Borrowing that Stuff; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854881) BBB5900 RCA LPV518 |
| When I was a little boy baby : about sixteen inches high | Williams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854921) BBB5996 OJL17 |
| Before I'll be your dog I'll pack my trunk this morning baby : *and take* the road *and gone* | Williams, Joe; Baby Please Don't Go; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962441) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| Well I beg you baby : baby so long | Williams, Joe; I Know You Gonna Miss Me; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076611) BBB7022 RCA INT1087 |
| I know you going to miss me baby : *oh poor boy will be* | Williams, Joe; I Know You Gonna Miss Me; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076611) BBB7022 RCA INT1087 |
| I know you going to miss me baby : count the days I'm gone | Williams, Joe; I Know You Gonna Miss Me; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076611) BBB7022 RCA INT1087 |
| Cried last night baby : all night before | Williams, Joe; I Know You Gonna Miss Me; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076611) BBB7022 RCA INT1087 |
| Going back home to my baby : won't have to cry no more | Williams, Joe; I Know You Gonna Miss Me; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076611) BBB7022 RCA INT1087 |
| I said goodbye baby : oh yes I got to go | Williams, Joe; I Won't Be in Hard Luck No More; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076641) BBB7065 RCA INT1087 |
| I had money baby : I even had friends for miles around | Williams, Joe; I Won't Be in Hard Luck No More; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076641) BBB7065 RCA INT1087 |
| 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 |
| Now baby : don't be so fast | Williams, Joe; I'm Getting Wild About Her; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539901) BBB8774 BC6 |
| Yeah baby : don't you be so rough | Williams, Joe; I'm Getting Wild About Her; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539901) BBB8774 BC6 |
| Meet me around the corner baby : bring my boots and shoes | Williams, Joe; Meet Me Around the Corner; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539921R) BBB8738 RCA INT1087 |
| Done got funny baby : funny as it can be | Williams, Joe; Break 'Em On Down; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704871) BBB8969 BC21 |
| Yes I know you going to miss me baby : from knocking on your door | Williams, Joe; Get Your Head Trimmed Down; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208541) BBB7719 RCA INT1175 |
| Well now you keep on running around baby : you going to get your head trimmed down | Williams, Joe; Get Your Head Trimmed Down; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208541) BBB7719 RCA INT1175 |
| Lord my baby my baby : she don't treat me good no more | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Down South; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201171) BBB7665 RCA LPV518 |
| Now and I know my baby : and I know Miss Mary's going to scream now | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Down South; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201171) BBB7665 RCA LPV518 |
| Now it makes no difference baby : what your mama don't allow | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Until My Love Come Down; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (020119 ) BBB7576 RBF RF14 |
| Come on let me squeeze your lemon baby : I mean anyhow | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Until My Love Come Down; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (020119 ) BBB7576 RBF RF14 |
| I'm crazy about your fruit baby : because you know just how to do | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Until My Love Come Down; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (020119 ) BBB7576 RBF RF14 |
| I want you to come on baby : now and take a walk with me | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Honey Bee Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208421) BBB7707 RCA INT1088 |
| Well now you said that I was your baby : and that I could be your little honeybee | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Honey Bee Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208421) BBB7707 RCA INT1088 |
| Well now and I took you out of the street baby : when you didn't have no place to lay | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Whiskey Headed Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208441) BBB7707 RCA INT1088 |
| Well now every time I meet you baby : you walking up and down the street | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Whiskey Headed Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208441) BBB7707 RCA INT1088 |
| Now I'm going away baby : just to wear you off my mind | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Lord, Oh Lord Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208451) BBB7847 RCA INT1088 |
| Well I get to thinking about my baby : I just as swear and I can't stay away | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Lord, Oh Lord Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208451) BBB7847 RCA INT1088 |
| Now I want you to tell me baby : baby just what's getting wrong with you | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Lord, Oh Lord Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208451) BBB7847 RCA INT1088 |
| Well I will tell you one thing baby : that I can't do | Williamson, Sonny Boy; You've Been Foolin' Round Town; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208481) BBB7756 RCA INT1088 |
| Now tell me baby : what you want me to do | Williamson, Sonny Boy; You've Been Foolin' Round Town; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208481) BBB7756 RCA INT1088 |
| Well fare you well baby : I ain't going to have no more to say | Williamson, Sonny Boy; You've Been Foolin' Round Town; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208481) BBB7756 RCA INT1088 |
| Now if you be my baby : mama you can have them all | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Deep Down in the Ground; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208491) BBB7805 RCA INT1088 |
| Tell me baby : baby where did you stay last night | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Deep Down in the Ground; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208491) BBB7805 RCA INT1088 |
| Now look ahere baby : now tell me what you going to do | Williamson, Sonny Boy; SusieQ ; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308501) BBB7995 RCA INT1088 |
| Now and if you think about me baby : I swear you can't do nothing wrong | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Little Girl Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308521) BBB8010 RCA INT1088 |
| Tell me baby : baby who can your little man be | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Little Girl Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308521) BBB8010 RCA INT1088 |
| Now listen little baby : do you think I'm going to be your fool | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Low Down Ways; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308531) BBB7979 RCA INT1088 |
| I mean what you think baby : you want Sonny Boy to be your mule | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Low Down Ways; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308531) BBB7979 RCA INT1088 |
| Every time I meet you baby : walking up and down the street | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Low Down Ways; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308531) BBB7979 RCA INT1088 |
| I said I can't even take care of my wife and baby : and I'm mighty near to letting my family | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Insurance Man Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308561) BBB8034 RCA INT1088 |
| Take care of my wife and my baby : tell them that I'll be back home some day | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Rainy Day Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308571) BBB8094 RCA INT1088 |
| Well now here I am here sick baby : you know and I'm I'm laying here in my bed | Williamson, Sonny Boy; T. B. Blues; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (040532 ) BBB8333 BC20 |
| Lord and I don't find my baby : it ain't no telling where I'll stop | Williamson, Sonny Boy; My Little Machine; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (053002 ) BBB8674 BC3 |
| Well I don't know baby : I don't know what to do | Williamson, Sonny Boy; My Little Machine; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (053002 ) BBB8674 BC3 |
| Well I don't know baby : I don't know what to do | Williamson, Sonny Boy; My Little Machine; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (053002 ) BBB8674 BC3 |
| You know I sent my baby : you know a brand new twenty dollar bill | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shotgun Blues; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064023 ) BBB8731 BC3 |
| Mmm baby : I ain't going to sing to you no more | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shotgun Blues; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064023 ) BBB8731 BC3 |
| I did everything I could baby : to try to get along with you | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shady Grove Blues; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064492 ) BBB8914 BC20 |
| Now tell me baby : what you trying to do | Williamson, Sonny Boy; You Got to Step Back; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064495 ) BBB8822 BC20 |
| Well now look ahere baby : I ain't going to be your dog no more | Williamson, Sonny Boy; You Got to Step Back; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064495 ) BBB8822 BC20 |
| You try to fool me baby : like you did a long time ago | Williamson, Sonny Boy; You Got to Step Back; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064495 ) BBB8822 BC20 |
| Says if you don't feed me baby : I believe I'll go back in the ground | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Ground Hog Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070143 ) BBB9031 BC3 |
| Now and I need some petting baby : if you know what I mean | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Ground Hog Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070143 ) BBB9031 BC3 |
| Now if you don't pet me baby : I believe I'll go back down in New Orleans | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Ground Hog Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070143 ) BBB9031 BC3 |
| Now I got something to tell you baby : you can't do | Williamson, Sonny Boy; She Don't Love Me That Way; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070146 ) BB340701 BC3 |
| Now I got something baby : I want to say to you | Williamson, Sonny Boy; She Don't Love Me That Way; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070146 ) BB340701 BC3 |
| I'm going away to leave you baby : I don't mean you no good no more | Willis, Ruth Mary; Experience Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519061) Co14642D Yz L1037 |
| You didn't mean it baby : you hadn't no right to lie | Willis, Ruth Mary; Experience Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519061) Co14642D Yz L1037 |
| I've got a baby : that keeps me feeling blue | Willis, Ruth Mary; Painful Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519071) Co14642D Yz L1037 |
| I'm going away baby : won't be back until fall | Wilson, Leola B.; Down the Country; Chicago, c. Nov. 1926; (40122) Pm12444 Bio BLP12037 |
| It was my baby : that black backbiting bee | Wilson, Leola B.; Back Biting Bee Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1926; (40132) Pm12444 Bio BLP12037 |
| I said hey baby : I give you your last chance | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Last Chance Blues; Memphis, 1 Oct. 1929; (56316 ) ViV38593 Her H205 |
| Oh baby : what's the matter now | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Last Chance Blues; Memphis, 1 Oct. 1929; (56316 ) ViV38593 Her H205 |
| Said I give you my money baby : but that don't do no good | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Last Chance Blues; Memphis, 1 Oct. 1929; (56316 ) ViV38593 Her H205 |
| I done everything baby : can't get along with you | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Last Chance Blues; Memphis, 1 Oct. 1929; (56316 ) ViV38593 Her H205 |
| Now I sent my baby : a brand new twenty dollar bill | Woods, Oscar; Lone Wolf Blues; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60848A) De7219 Cor CP58 |
| Baby : you don't know my mind | Crawford, Rosetta; My Man Jumped Salty on Me; New York, 1 Feb. 1939; (64972A) De7567 Cor CP58 |
| Baby : can I lay down here till day | Day, Texas Bill; Goin' Back to My Baby; Dallas, 4 Dec. 1929; (1495121) Co14494D Rt RL327 |
| Baby : I'll make everything all right | Kelly, Jack; Cold Iron Bed; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (13722 ) Ba32934 OJL4 |
| Baby : what do you want [me, your papa] to do | Lewis, Furry; Sweet Papa Moan; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1116 RBF RF11 |
| Baby : baby what more can I do | MacFarland, Barrel House Buck; I Got to Go Blues; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1934; (C9321 ) De7013 OJL20 |
| Baby : baby why don't you answer me | MacFarland, Barrel House Buck; I Got to Go Blues; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1934; (C9321 ) De7013 OJL20 |
| Baby : want to keep your daddy from crying | Williams, Joe; I'm Getting Wild About Her; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539901) BBB8774 BC6 |
| Some *lost their baby* : was blowing for two three miles around | Alexander, Texas; Frost Texas Tornado Blues; San Antonio, 9 June 1930; (404117B) OK8890 Rt RL316 |
| Lord but you can't be [mine, my baby] : and someone else's too | Bradley, Tommie; Four Day Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 July 1931; (17886A) Ch16339 OJL19 |
| If you want your [lover, baby] : you better pin him to your side | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44464) Pm12474 Bio BLP12000 |
| I want to be somebody's babydoll : so I can get my loving all the the time | Smith, Bessie; Baby Doll; New York, 4 May 1926; (1421472) Co14147D Co CL857 |
| I want to be somebody's babydoll : to ease my mind | Smith, Bessie; Baby Doll; New York, 4 May 1926; (1421472) Co14147D Co CL857 |
| I chew my bacca : and I spit my juice | Johnson, Lonnie; Low Land Moan; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1927; (82043A) OK8677 CC30 |
| I'm going to chew my bacca : I'm going to spit my juice | Shade, Will; What's the Matter; Memphis, 17 Sept. 1929; (555302) ViV38551 Jo SM3104 |
| Just learn to live a bachelor : then you play safe the first | Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter's Advice; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026161) BBB7073 Yz L1014 |
| He got a hump in his back : just from shaking that thing | Arnold, Kokomo; Shake That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1936; (90795A) De7212 CC25 |
| Rub your hand down her back : she act like a cat | Barefoot Bill; She's Got a Nice Line; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1930; (1503021) Co14544D Rt RL325 |
| Like to brought me back : on a cooling board | Bell, Ed; She's a Fool Gal; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510382) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| When I get back : on that K C road | Blackman, Tewee (Memphis Jug Band); K. C. Moan; Memphis, 4 Oct. 1929; (563461) ViV38558 Rt RL337 |
| When I get back : on that K C road | Blackman, Tewee (Memphis Jug Band); K. C. Moan; Memphis, 4 Oct. 1929; (563462) Vi V38558 Fwy FA2953 |
| Don't come back : but treat me like you did before | Blake, Blind; Goodbye Mama Moan; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205411) Pm12634 Bio BLP12037 |
| When I get back : we going to have some fun | Blake, Blind; Doing a Stretch; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15249A) Pm12810 Bio BLP12023 |
| Please send me back : the only man I love | Bogan, Lucille; T N and O Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (135491) Ba32845 Rt RL317 |
| And if he don't come back : I will lose my worried mind | Bogan, Lucille; Sweet Man, Sweet Man; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155062) Ba33149 Rt RL317 |
| And I got to get it back : with that money he gamble and make | Bogan, Lucille; Skin Game Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (170141) Ba33448 Rt RL317 |
| Take me back : to my home in Tennessee | Brasswell, Frank; Guitar Rag; Richmond, Ind., 2 May 1930; (16580A) Ge unissued Yz L1035 |
| And when he lay me way back : my senses left me fast | Bryant, Laura; Dentist Chair BluesPart 2; Long Island City, c. Jan. 1929; (323A) QRSR7055 His HLP21 |
| Now you get way back : you get to ball the jack | Butler, Sam; You Can't Keep No Brown; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (26782) Pm12389 Yz L1026 |
| Comes right back : when she hear him say | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants a Cookie; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5070 ) Vo1561 Yz L1036 |
| 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 |
| And every time she'd come back : she'd say daddy buy me another quart of beer | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Beer Drinking Woman; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535901) BBB8584 RCA730.581 |
| Brought him back : on that cooling board | Collins, Sam; Lonesome Road Blues; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108361) Ba32669 Yz L1038 |
| Now chickens on my back : and there's the hounds on my track | Collins, Sam; My Road Is Rough and Rocky; New York, c. Oct. 1931; ( ) unknown Yz L1038 |
| Because I'm going back : where the weather suits my clothes | Cox, Ida; Southern Woman's Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (2244?) Pm12298 Jo SM3098 |
| Lord every time I turn my back : you always doing something to change my mind | Davis, Walter; Why Shouldn't I Be Blue; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (0493251) BBB8737 Yz L1025 |
| I'm going back : to my babe today | Dooley, Simmie (Pink Anderson); Gonna Tip Out Tonight; Atlanta, 14 Apr. 1928; (1460671) Co14436D OJL18 |
| If I could get you back : mama I wouldn't need nothing more | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Broke Man's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 8 July 1929; (15306A) Ge7008 Riv RM8803 |
| Didn't want to come back : till I bought that airplane | Edwards, Frank; Terraplane Blues; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38111) OK06393 BC6 |
| Mussolini jumped back : up in the sack | Edwards, Frank; We Got to Get Together; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38121) OK06393 BC6 |
| Now when you come back : you must have plenty of jack | Edwards, Joe; Construction Gang; New York, 12 Sept. 1924; (72817B) OK8163 Sw S1240 |
| Now take me back : won't do you mean no more | Estes, Sleepy John; Need More Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62466A) De7365 RBF RF8 |
| Probably might slip back : off in a ditch | Estes, Sleepy John; Easin' Back to Tennessee; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63649A) De7516 Sw S1220 |
| He may come back : catch his head while you lay on | Estes, Sleepy John; You Shouldn't Do That; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649161) BBB8915 BC7 |
| Before I take you back : I'd rather serve some time | Gibson, Clifford; Tired of Being Mistreated Part 1; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (484A) QRSR7079 Yz L1027 |
| But before I take it back : I'd rather serve some time | Gibson, Clifford; I'm Tired of Being Mistreated; New York, 14 June 1929; (402459B) OK8742 Yz L1027 |
| Well it's take me back : try me again | Harris, William; Hot Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14323) Ge6707 OJL5 |
| Take me back : and try me again | Harris, William; Hot Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14323) Ge6707 OJL5 |
| Take the stripes off my back : chains from around my legs | Howell, Peg Leg; Ball and Chain Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482702) Co14535D Rt RL318 |
| Going back : to Pensicola | Hurt, Mississippi John; Nobody's Dirty Business; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (400223B) OK8560 Bio BLPC4 |
| Oh you take me back : I'll treat you better | Hurt, Mississippi John; Nobody's Dirty Business; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (400223B) OK8560 Bio BLPC4 |
| You never come back : to her house no more | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Airy Man Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (18512) Pm12219 Yz L1029 |
| He just got back : from shaking that thing | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shake That Thing; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2120?) Pm12281 Yz L1029 |
| If you ever come back : you got to drop that sack | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Drop that Sack; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21451) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| Now I believe I'll go back : to my oldtime usedtobe | Jackson, Papa Charlie; She Belongs to Me Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (42431) Pm12461 Yz L1029 |
| I made a sea lion cub come back : and shake glad hands with me | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Jungle Man Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210452) Pm12721 Bio BLP12042 |
| Take you back : in the wintertime | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Beggin' Back; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (30164) Pm12394 Bio BLP12000 |
| If she don't come back : I am going to starve | Johnson, James Stump; Barrel of Whiskey Blues; Dallas, 10 Feb. 1932; (706801) Vi23327 Yz L1033 |
| Then look back look back : and see what you're leaving all alone | Johnson, Lonnie; Way Down That Lonesome Road; San Antonio, 13 Mar. 1928; (400490A) OK8574 CC30 |
| I'm going to hump in your back : going to put your kidneys to sleep | Johnson, Robert; They're Red Hot; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26271) ARC70757 Co C30034 |
| Lord if you never come back : Lord I will never care | Jones, Bo; Back Door Blues; Dallas, c. Nov. 1929; (DAL460 ) Vo1452 Rt RL327 |
| Saddle on a milkcow's back : I've never seen before | Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495582) Co14489D Fwy FA2951 |
| When I get back : never will I roam | Jones, Maggie; Western Union Blues; New York, 13 Nov. 1924; (1401353) Co14047D VJM VLP23 |
| When I turned my back : she packed her clothes on the sly | Lofton, Willie; My Mean Baby Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9387A) De7076 Rt RL314 |
| Now some day you're going to want me back : baby now now and you going to acknowledge | McClennan, Tommy; She's a Good Looking Mama; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044992 ) BBB8545 Rt RL305 |
| I'm going back : to my usedtobe | McCoy, Joe; When the Levee Breaks; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487111) Co14439D BC1 |
| Go all the way back : to Newport News | McTell, Blind Willie; Georgia Rag; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1931; (4050851) OK8924 Yz L1005 |
| And if she don't come back : I'm going down in Ohio | McTell, Blind Willie; B and O Blues No. 2; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140661) Vo02568 Yz L1037 |
| Now she wants to come back : and I can't use that child no more | McTell, Blind Willie; B and O Blues No. 2; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140661) Vo02568 Yz L1037 |
| You can take it on back : where you had it last night | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About You; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM772A) Vo1476 Pal PL101 |
| You can take it all back : where you had it last night | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About YouNo. 2; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6010A) Vo1556 His HLP2 |
| But I'm on my way back : to that lonesome hill | Mississippi Moaner (Isaiah Nettles); Mississippi Moan; Jackson, Miss., 20 Oct. 1935; (JAX2011) Vo03166 Yz L1009 |
| I'm going back : to my baby again | Moore, Rosie Mae; HaHa Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418311) Vi21280 Her H201 |
| And I walked back : looking down in rider's face | Nelson, Romeo; Dyin' Rider Blues; Chicago, 26 Nov. 1929; (C4752 ) Vo1494 RBF RF12 |
| Got way back : and done the double eagle rock | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Nobody Knows; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402296B) OK8679 Rt RL307 |
| But she'll come back : some sweet day | Patton, Charley; Poor Me; New York, 1 Feb. 1934; (147571) Vo02651 Yz L1020 |
| I'm stealing back : to my same old usedtobe | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Stealin' Stealin'; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470372) ViV38504 RBF RF1 |
| But you get to thinking way back : the way your baby used to do | Rachel, James Yank; Little Sarah; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555972) ViV38595 Rt RL310 |
| I'll come back : for my daddy some day | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Gone Daddy Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (46912) Pm12526 Mil MLP2001 |
| I stepped right back : I shook my head | Shade, Will; On the Road Again; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470111) ViV38015 OJL19 |
| I'm stealing back : to my same old usedtobe | Shade, Will; Stealin' Stealin'; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470372) ViV38504 Rt RL337 |
| He going to knock you back : like Mr | Shade, Will; What's the Matter; Memphis, 17 Sept. 1929; (555302) ViV38551 Jo SM3104 |
| When I get back : I will turn things upside down | Smith, Clara; Kansas City Man Blues; New York, 2 Oct. 1923; (812226) Co12D VJM VLP15 |
| Then you going to want me back : once again | Smith, Clara; It Won't Be Long Now; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (814761) Co14006D VJM VLP16 |
| Now you come back : with clothes and diamond rings | Smith, Clara; Good Looking Papa Blues; New York, 29 Jan. 1924; (815081) Co14026D VJM VLP16 |
| Railroad take me back : got the ThirtyFirst Street blues | Smith, Clara; 31st Street Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1924; (815142) Co14009D VJM VLP16 |
| I just want to get back : to Birmingham | Smith, Ivy; Third Alley Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1927; (40941) Pm12447 His HLP2 |
| If my baby don't come back : I know I'll be doing time | Spivey, Victoria; I Can't Last Long; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1936; (C14502) Vo03314 Spi LP2001 |
| I goed right back : to Mae's house again | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| Your husband get back : you ready to have a little fun | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| When you come back : you smells in a different way | Sykes, Roosevelt; We Can Sell that Thing; Grafton, Wis., c. Aug. 1930; (L4502) Pm13004 Riv RM8819 |
| I'm going back : ??? Tennessee | Thomas, Henry; Bull Doze Blues; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; (C1999 ) Vo1230 OJL3 |
| Red rooster comes back : with her *hen nipped* up | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Giving It Away; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404683A) OK8908 OJL19 |
| I believe I'll go right back : to grand old Tennessee | Vincson, Walter; Lonely One in this Town; Shreveport, La., 17 Feb. 1930; (403807B) OK8784 Rt RL316 |
| Mother take my children back : before they let me down | White, Washington; Fixin' to Die Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2989A) Vo05588 Co C30036 |
| He's going to take me right back : boys where I used to be | Wilkins, Robert; Nashville Stonewall Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM740A) Br7168 Rt RL307 |
| I wished I was back : at old Jim Canan's | Wilkins, Robert; Old Jim Canan's; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX117 ) Vo unissued Yz L1018 |
| Coming back : and tell you how these women is | Wilkins, Robert; Old Jim Canan's; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX117 ) Vo unissued Yz L1018 |
| Now but I'm scared that when you get back : Louisa you ain't going to have no place to stay | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Miss Louisa Blues; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (020114 ) BBB7576 RBF RF14 |
| Now if my bluebird don't come back : wonder what am I going to do | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Blue Bird BluesPart 1; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308511) BBB7979 RCA INT1088 |
| Now if that don't bring her back : I'm doggone sure my shotgun will | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shotgun Blues; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064023 ) BBB8731 BC3 |
| I can get way back : in my knees | Wilson, Leola B.; Scoop It; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26074) Pm12379 His HLP1 |
| Man you nothing but a backbiter : may God bless your soul | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Back Gnawing Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203442) Pm12609 Bio BLP12004 |
| Now these backbiters : don't live long I'm told | Jones, Maggie; Jealous Mama Blues; New York, 14 Oct. 1924; (1401051) Co14044D VJM VLP23 |
| I learned backbiting : when I went to school | Jones, Maggie; I'm a Back Bitin' Mama; New York, 17 Sept. 1925; (1409514) Co14127D VJM VLP25 |
| You throws your backbone : clean out of sight | Collins, Sam; Do That Thing; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13050A) Ge6307 OJL10 |
| The billygoat backed : in the bumblebee's nest | Johnson, Robert; They're Red Hot; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26271) ARC70757 Co C30034 |
| Lord and bacon : gone to a dollar a pound | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); We Sure Got Hard Times Now; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502731) Co14558D CC36 |
| Now I feels bad : nobody seems to want to go my way | Arnold, Kokomo; Big Ship Blues; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91167A) De7361 Say SDR163 |
| Now you acted bad : and you don't obey my rules | Arnold, Kokomo; Back on the Job; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91333A) De7390 Say SDR163 |
| I'm feeling so bad : till I don't know what to do | Baker, Willie; Bad Luck Moan; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14892) Ge6812 Rt RL326 |
| I got the blues so bad : can feel them with my natural hand | Blake, Blind; Stonewall Street Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30811) Pm12431 Bio BLP12031 |
| I wouldn't hate it so bad : but the news all over town | Blake, Blind; Bad Feeling Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (44431) Pm12497 Bio BLP12003 |
| It wouldn't be so bad : if the rope would just get slack | Blake, Blind; Rope Stretchin' BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L11012) Pm13103 Bio BLP12037 |
| You know I wouldn't hate it so bad : but that Eighty Highway so long | Bonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); 80 Highway Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649211) BBB8927 BC7 |
| I've got the blues so bad : that I just can't rest | Carr, Leroy; Eleven TwentyNine Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164291) Vo03157 Bio BLPC9 |
| It hurts me so bad : for us to part | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Gonna Worry Too; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704351) BBB8945 RCA730.581 |
| I got the blues so bad : that it hurts my tongue to talk | Cole, Kid; Niagara Fall Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19981) Vo1187 Rt RL313 |
| I got the blues so bad : that it hurts my baby's feet to walk | Cole, Kid; Niagara Fall Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19981) Vo1187 Rt RL313 |
| And it hurts me so bad : to tell the man I love goodbye | Cox, Ida; Coffin Blues; Chicago, Sept. 1925; (22931) Pm12318 BYG529073 |
| Lord it hurts you so bad : to hear somebody call Mr soandso's name | Davis, Walter; Call Your Name; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (0405231) BBB8470 Yz L1025 |
| Got the blues so bad : I really can't hardly see | Day, Will; Sunrise Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461912) Co14318D Yz L1032 |
| Now my generator is bad : and you know my lights done stopped | Estes, Sleepy John; Brownsville Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63653A) De7473 RBF RF8 |
| But you done me so bad : I won't be back no more | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Riley Springs Blues; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064737 ) BBB8846 RCA INT1177 |
| Got them so bad : I could just lay down and die | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Hurry and Bring It Back Home; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (1460552) Co14372D CC36 |
| I got the blues so bad : mama my poor heart is sore | Howell, Peg Leg; Doin' Wrong; Atlanta, 9 Nov. 1927; (1451842) Co14473D RBF RF11 |
| 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 wouldn't hate it so bad : but that talk is all over town | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booger Rooger Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30882) Pm12425 Bio BLP12015 |
| I got the blues so bad : it hurts my feet to walk | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lonesome House Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200762) Pm12593 Mil MLP2007 |
| Boys don't be bad : please don't crowd your mind | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203632) Pm12666 Mil MLP2013 |
| Worried so bad : can't tell my stockings from my shoes | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lemon's Worried Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203753) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| It makes a man feel bad : when competition | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Competition Bed Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207492) Pm12728 Rt RL306 |
| Don't a man feel bad : when he can't yoyo no more | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Yo Yo Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15665) Pm12872 Bio BLP12000 |
| I got the railroad blues bad : I got the boxcars on my running mind | Jones, Elijah; Katy Fly; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201201) BBB7616 RCA INT1175 |
| I wouldn't hurt so bad : but the doggone news across town | Lewis, Furry; Jellyroll; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1115 RBF RF11 |
| I got the blues so bad : it hurts my feet to walk | Lewis, Furry; Falling Down Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1133 OJL21 |
| I wouldn't hurt so bad : but it hurt my tongue to talk | Lewis, Furry; Falling Down Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1133 OJL21 |
| Bedbugs so bad : pull the pillow from under my head | Lewis, Furry; Creeper's Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M186 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008 |
| Tell them Tommy's too bad : go away girl you know I got the blues about me | McClennan, Tommy; Bluebird Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074107 ) BBB9037 RCA LPV518 |
| She don't have to treat me so bad : because she lives in Tennessee | McTell, Blind Willie; Runnin' Me Crazy; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140701) Vo02595 Rt RL324 |
| It wouldn't been so bad : but you didn't have a dime | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About You; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM772A) Vo1476 Pal PL101 |
| It wouldn't abeen so bad : but you didn't have a dime | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About YouNo. 2; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6010A) Vo1556 His HLP2 |
| If you treat me bad : mama to hell you surely go | Mississippi Moaner (Isaiah Nettles); Mississippi Moan; Jackson, Miss., 20 Oct. 1935; (JAX2011) Vo03166 Yz L1009 |
| I've been treated so bad : I can't be happy no more | Palmer, Sylvester; Broke Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403305B) Co14524D RBF RF12 |
| It wouldn't hurt so bad : but the news all over this town | Patton, Charley; When Your Way Gets Dark; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L491) Pm12998 Yz L1020 |
| Till it moans so bad : till it make me leave my home | Reed, Willie; Texas Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476011) Co14407D Yz L1010 |
| Uncle Sam is so bad : he walks so doggone cute | Smith, Clara; Uncle Sam Blues; New York, 2 Oct. 1923; (812532) Co12D VJM VLP15 |
| Got the blues so bad : for the place that I came from | Smith, Clara; Back Woods Blues; New York, 30 Apr. 1924; (816944) Co14022D VJM VLP17 |
| I got the blues so bad : it hurt my tongue to talk | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Seminole Blues; Aurora, Ill., 11 Oct. 1937; (014333 ) BBB7315 Yz L1039 |
| They worries the poor man so bad : until I wished that I was dead and gone | Townsend, Henry; Henry's Worried Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403300A) Co14529D Yz L1030 |
| Lord it give me the blues so bad : I thought that I would die | Wallace, Sippie; Special Delivery Blues; Chicago, 1 Mar. 1926; (9547A) OK8328 CC32 |
| I got these blues so bad : don't know what in the world to do | Washington, Louis; Tallahassee Woman; New York, 18 Jan. 1934; (146371) Ba33105 Fly LP103 |
| Now I'm feeling so bad : I'm feeling so sad | Washington, Louis; Tallahassee Woman; New York, 18 Jan. 1934; (146371) Ba33105 Fly LP103 |
| Now don't you feel bad : when you are all alone | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Deep Sea Love; New York, 20 Feb. 1936; (60539A) De7167 Say SDR192 |
| I wouldn't hate it so bad : but I left my wife and my home | White, Washington; Parchman Farm Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2981A) OK05683 Co C30036 |
| If you feeling bad : because you're on the shelf | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); Do It Right; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (1489783) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| I ain't got many crooks in my bag : as the dyingest snake can crawl | Short, Jaydee; Snake Doctor Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11474 ) Vo1704 Yz L1003 |
| I'm standing in front of the bakershop : and I'm feeling lowdown in mind | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bakershop Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15668) Pm12852 Mil MLP2013 |
| Girl in the bakershop : she hollered papa don't look so sad | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bakershop Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15668) Pm12852 Mil MLP2013 |
| Oh you got to stop your balking : and raising the deuce | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519041) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| You got to stop balking : and raising the deuce | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140692) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| He's the one will make you balky : or as high as a kite | Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293A) De7114 Yz L1016 |
| I love my cherry ball : better than I love myself | James, Skip; Cherry Ball Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7482) Pm13065 Bio BLP12029 |
| I warned little old cherry ball : she was *falling out cold* | James, Skip; Cherry Ball Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7482) Pm13065 Bio BLP12029 |
| Down in Atlanta at the razor ball : even at the razor ball | McTell, Blind Willie; Razor Ball; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502582) Co14551D Yz L1037 |
| I went to the ball : the other night | Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555712) ViV38547 Rt RL322 |
| I could hear those pistol balls : zooming by my head | Collins, Sam; My Road Is Rough and Rocky; New York, c. Oct. 1931; ( ) unknown Yz L1038 |
| The Memphis Jug Band : done been here and gone | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 RBF RF6 |
| The Memphis Jug Band : done been here and gone | Shade, Will; Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 Rt RL337 |
| If you got money in the bank : don't let your woman draw it out | Big Bill (Broonzy); The Banker's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17281) Ch16327 Yz L1011 |
| When I get down to the bank : and draw my money out | Big Bill (Broonzy); The Banker's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17281) Ch16327 Yz L1011 |
| I don't want them banties : mixed up with my Plymouth Rocks | Memphis Minnie; Plymouth Rock Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5831 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| I don't want them banties : mixed up with my *dominics* | Memphis Minnie; New Dirty Dozens; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5894 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
| I'm going to buy me a banty : put him in my back door | Patton, Charley; Banty Rooster Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15217) Pm12792 Yz L1020 |
| We're baptized : with fire | Manning, Leola; The Blues Is All Wrong; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Apr. 1930; (K8089 ) Vo1529 Yz L1015 |
| I'm talking about my barbecue : only thing I crave | Bogan, Lucille; Barbecue Bess; New York, 6 Mar. 1935; (169841) Ba33475 Yz L1017 |
| I'm talking about barbecue : only thing I sell | Bogan, Lucille; Barbecue Bess; New York, 6 Mar. 1935; (169841) Ba33475 Yz L1017 |
| If you buy my barbecue : it just won't don't don't don't | Bogan, Lucille; Barbecue Bess; New York, 6 Mar. 1935; (169841) Ba33475 Yz L1017 |
| And I'm talking about my barbecue : only thing I sell | Bogan, Lucille; Barbecue Bess; New York, 6 Mar. 1935; (169841) Ba33475 Yz L1017 |
| He got ways like a barber : he's a fullblown man | Bogan, Lucille; Sweet Patunia; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (43091) Pm12459 Yz L1017 |
| You won't go to the barber : you won't even shave | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Cave Man Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599622) ViV38605 Mel MLP7324; |
| I am so barefooted : ain't got no shoes to wear | Barefoot Bill; Barefoot Bill's Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503041) Co14561D Rt RL325 |
| Because now you will be stone barefooted : ooo well well then again and out of dough | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Crapshooter's Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91154A) De7292 Say SDR192 |
| But that was a bad bargain : in the end | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Trust No Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26311) Pm12395 Jo SM3098 |
| He's always barking : at the pickets on the fence | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Come Along Little Children; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18656) Ch16654 Rt RL307 |
| Made a date at the barn : about half past ten | Macon, Ed; Wringing that Thing; Atlanta, 12 Mar. 1929; (402289A) OK8676 Mel MLP7324 |
| Made a date at the barn : about half past ten | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
| Now the meal in the barrel : is going fast | Wallace, Sippie; Lazy Man Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80839B) OK8470 CC32 |
| Well well so I've blues in my meal barrel : and the blues on my shelf | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Blues Everywhere I Go; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1936; (100323) BBB6356 Rt RL329 |
| Lord I want to *get to* that basement : I'll be satisfied | Big Bill (Broonzy); Down in the Basement Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (209221) Pm12707 Yz L1035 |
| Someone's in the basement : trying to find the hole | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Grievin' Me Blues; Chicago, c. 6 Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
| He *must dance* in the basement : was seen in my bedroom | Little Son Joe; Black Cat Swing; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (C40981) OK06707 BC1 |
| So take me to the basement : that's as low as I can go | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Down in the Basement; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26271) Pm12395 Jo SM3098 |
| I've hop down in your basement : don't mean to harm a single soul | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hoppin' Toad Frog; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO166A) Vo1655 Yz L1031 |
| Poor man fought all the battles : poor man would fight again today | Smith, Bessie; Poor Man's Blues; New York, 24 Aug. 1928; (1468951) Co14399D Co CL856 |
| She *jumped in the bay* : with a case of | Alexander, Texas; Long Lonesome Day Blues; New York, 11 Aug. 1927; (81213A) OK8511 Rt RL315 |
| Mama I ain't going to be : your old work ox no more | Alexander, Texas; Work Ox Blues; New York, 15 Nov. 1928; (401330A) OK8658 Sw S1276 |
| Who's going to be : in the second bamalong | Baxter, Jim (Andrew and Jim Baxter); Bamalong Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 9 Aug. 1927; (397842) Vi20962 Rt RL318 |
| I ain't going to be : his lowdown dog no more | Bogan, Lucille; My Man Is Boogan Me; New York, 31 July 1934; (154872) Ba33375 Rt RL317 |
| Now I ain't going to be : your teasing brown no more | Bracey, Ishman; Leavin' Town Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (45458?) ViV38560(?) Rt RL330 |
| If you want to be : a goodtime man | Bunn, Teddy; Pattin' Dat Cat; New York, 7 Apr. 1930; (597401) ViV38592 His HLP5 |
| I ain't going to be : your lowdown dog no more | Carr, Leroy; Low Down Dog Blues; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7215A) Vo1605 Yz L1036 |
| And I ain't going to be : your lowdown dog no more | Carr, Leroy; Low Down Dog Blues; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7215A) Vo1605 Yz L1036 |
| Tell you that's where I'll be : for a great long time | Collins, Chasey; Atlanta Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962491) BBB6187 BC6 |
| That's where poor me will be : Lord when I'm dead and gone | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Death Valley Blues; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648741) BBB8858 RCA LPV518 |
| But I see that will never be : so I just got drunk again | Jackson, Jim; Bootlegging Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419042) Vi21268 Rt RL323 |
| Hungry as could be : looking at all cakes of kind | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bakershop Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15668) Pm12852 Mil MLP2013 |
| I'm lonesome as I can be : baby please come home to me | Johnson, Lonnie; Sweet Woman You Can't Go Wrong; New York, 5 Aug. 1927; (81189B) OK8512 CC30 |
| I tried to be : tried to be a man to you | McCoy, Joe; Evil Devil Woman Blues; Chicago, 16 Aug. 1934; (C9299A) De7822 BC5 |
| Honey I ain't going to be : your old work ox no more | McTell, Blind Willie; Talking to Myself; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502572) Co14551D Yz L1005 |
| I ain't going to be : your other man's stumbling block | McTell, Blind Willie; It's a Good Little Thing; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (140101) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| Because what you was you used to be : but you ain't no more | Martin, Daisy; What You Was You Used to Be; New York, c. late July 1923; (52381) Ba1262 VJM VLP40 |
| But what you was you used to be : but you ain't no more | Martin, Daisy; What You Was You Used to Be; New York, c. late July 1923; (52381) Ba1262 VJM VLP40 |
| It must be : the lowdown dirty barrelhouse blues I got | Richardson, Mooch; Mooch Richardson's Low Down Barrel House Blues Part 1; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (400215A) OK8554 Mam S3803 |
| Daddy you as sweet as you can be : when you take me for a buggy ride | Smith, Bessie; Take Me for a Buggy Ride; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525792) OK8949 Co CL856 |
| Soon I will be : Kansas City bound | Smith, Clara; Kansas City Man Blues; New York, 2 Oct. 1923; (812226) Co12D VJM VLP15 |
| Mean papa just let me be : stay away from my door | Smith, Clara; Mean Papa, Turn in Your Key; New York, 17 Apr. 1924; (816972) Co14022D VJM VLP16 |
| I'm harmless as I can be : I stays out of all people's way | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hoppin' Toad Frog; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO166A) Vo1655 Yz L1031 |
| And I won't be : when you meet me there | Stokes, Frank; Last Go Round; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47771) Pm12591 Bio BLP12041 |
| I ain't going to be : your lowdown dog no more | Thomkins, Jim; Bedside Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM780 ) Br7200 Rt RL319 |
| I wonder where you be : this time another year | Thompson, Edward; Florida Bound; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2412) Pm12873 Yz L1006 |
| Trying to be : too hard and rough | Wallace, Minnie; Field Mouse Stomp; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX1141) Vo03106 Rt RL321 |
| Then I will be : up on my feet again | Wheatstraw, Peetie; When I Get My Bonus; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60511A) De7159 Say SDR192 |
| Can't I be : you man awhile | Williamson, Sonny Boy; You've Been Foolin' Round Town; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208481) BBB7756 RCA INT1088 |
| *Glory be* : I see that thing | McCoy, Joe; Goin' Back to Texas; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487092) Co14455D OJL21 |
| I don't want no more navy beans : boys I don't want no more | Chatman, Bo; Beans; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826121) BBB5629 Yz L1014 |
| I don't want no more navy beans : they're about to make my stomach sore | Chatman, Bo; Beans; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826121) BBB5629 Yz L1014 |
| I don't want no more pinto beans : boys I don't want no more | Chatman, Bo; Beans; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826121) BBB5629 Yz L1014 |
| I don't want no more pinto beans : they about to make my stomach sore | Chatman, Bo; Beans; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826121) BBB5629 Yz L1014 |
| I don't want none of them *favor* beans : boys I don't want no more | Chatman, Bo; Beans; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826121) BBB5629 Yz L1014 |
| I don't want none of them *favor* beans : they about to make my stomach sore | Chatman, Bo; Beans; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826121) BBB5629 Yz L1014 |
| I don't want none of them *quinto* beans : boys I don't want no more | Chatman, Bo; Beans; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826121) BBB5629 Yz L1014 |
| I don't want none of them *quinto* beans : they about to make my stomach sore | Chatman, Bo; Beans; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826121) BBB5629 Yz L1014 |
| Lord I'm crazy about my pork and beans : wild about my good beef stew | Davis, Carl (Dallas Jamboree Jug Band); Elm Street Woman Blues Dallas, 20 Sept. 1935; (DAL103 ) Vo03092 BC2 |
| My wife cook me neckbones and beans : why'd you cook me chicken and duck | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Somebody's Got to Go; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1936; (100324) BBB6356 Rt RL329 |
| Says they give you a can of them beans : and a can or two of them old tripe | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Welfare Store Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (053001 ) BBB8610 BC3 |
| I had to *take these canned beans* : most too fast | Stovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); Bed Slats; St. Louis, 26 Apr. 1927; (80760B) OK8543 His HLP4 |
| The vice squad is on the beat : and you'll be jailhouse bound | Washboard Sam; Bucket's Got a Hole in It; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020808 ) BBB7906 BC2 |
| I've got a *sun to beat* : I'll be farther beyond the road | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Lost Wandering Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (16982) Pm12098 BYG529.078 |
| When your heart starts beating : and your hands and feets get cold | Thomas, George; Fast Stuff Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L172) Pm12826 Rt RL340 |
| Ought to see my beau : but it's way too far | Smith, Clara; Back Woods Blues; New York, 30 Apr. 1924; (816944) Co14022D VJM VLP17 |
| I wonder if the chinches bite in Beaumont : bite like they do in Beale Street town | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Chinch Bug Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200641) Pm12551 Bio BLP12015 |
| Babe you may be beautiful : you got to die some day | Big Bill (Broonzy); Bull Cow Blues; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (116102) Ba32653 Yz L1035 |
| You may be beautiful : but baby you got to die some day | Bogan, Lucille; You Got to Die Some Day; New York, 30 July 1934; (154772) ARC60463 Rt RL317 |
| Because : she won't give nothing away | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green; Memphis, 12 May 1930; (599172) ViV38599 Jo SM3104 |
| We gets in the bed : and we stay there a great long time | Alexander, Texas; Easy Rider Blues; Fort Worth, 30 Sept. 1934; (FW1138) Vo02856 Yz L1010 |
| Bad luck in my bed : bad luck's in my home | Baker, Willie; Bad Luck Moan; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14892) Ge6812 Rt RL326 |
| Now you laying up in my bed : between my two white sheets | Bogan, Lucille; Pot Hound Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3462 ) Br7083 His HLP15 |
| I lay in my bed : my baby brings me my meals | Campbell, Gene; Robbin' and Stealin' Blues; Chicago, c. May 1930; (C5704B) Br7170 His HLP2 |
| While I lay in my bed : and cannot go to sleep | Carr, Leroy; Midnight Hour Blues; New York, 16 Mar. 1932; (11499A) Vo1703 Co C30496 |
| You lay in your bed : with your face to the wall | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Gee, But It's Hard; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16225) Ch16682 Riv RM8803 |
| I just lay down on my bed : I smoke cigarettes all night | Gillum, Bill Jazz; She Won't Treat Me Kind; Aurora, Ill., 16 Dec. 1938; (030826 ) BBB8106 RCA INT1177 |
| Going to buy me a bed : and it shine like a morning sun | Grant, Bobby; Nappy Head Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1927; (202043) Pm12595 Yz L1001 |
| When I get to bed : it rock like a Cadillac car | Grant, Bobby; Nappy Head Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1927; (202043) Pm12595 Yz L1001 |
| I would lie down on my bed : I just rolled from side to side | Harris, Willie; Lonesome Midnight Dream; Chicago, c. mid Mar. 1930; (C5551 ) Br7149 Rt RL340 |
| That's the long folding bed : with the cover all right back | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bed Springs Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15664) Pm12872 Mel MLP7324 |
| Leave me all in my bed : go yoyo with some other man | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Yo Yo Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15665) Pm12872 Bio BLP12000 |
| Looked on my bed : where the preacher had been | McCoy, Joe; Preachers Blues; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7247 ) Vo1643 BC13 |
| Would go to bed : but it ain't no use | McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (1493192) Co14657D Yz L1037 |
| They pile up on the bed : like chickens on a roost | McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (1493192) Co14657D Yz L1037 |
| Said my baby got a bed : it shines like a morning star | McTell, Blind Willie; Scarey Day Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050031) OK8936 Yz L1037 |
| But when I crawls in my bed : I just can't keep my black stuff still | McTell, Blind Willie; Scarey Day Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050031) OK8936 Yz L1037 |
| If you going to bed : you can call | Mason, Moses; Shrimp Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203023) Pm12605 Rt RL325 |
| I have a brand new bed : a brand new stool | Memphis Minnie; You Got to MovePart I; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9380 ) De7038 BC1 |
| He jumped in your bed : he begin to have a little fun | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| So get out of that bed : man be on your way | Wallace, Sippie; Lazy Man Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80839B) OK8470 CC32 |
| You broke down my bed : got a pallet on my floor | Washboard Sam; Back Door; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07616 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| And the blues in my bed : because I'm sleeping by myself | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Blues Everywhere I Go; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1936; (100323) BBB6356 Rt RL329 |
| I just lay in my bed : I smoke cigarettes all night | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Worried About that Woman; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1937; (C20321) Vo04066 CC3 |
| She got men's shoes under her bed : and they ain't mine | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Worried About that Woman; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1937; (C20321) Vo04066 CC3 |
| I laying on my bed : holding my aching head | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Working Man; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60506A) De7200 BC4 |
| Get in this bed : and give papa every pound of your | Whistlin' Rufus; Sweet Jelly Rollin'; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1933; (77305 ) BBB5306 Rt RL334 |
| Oh that must've been a bedbug : baby a chinch can't bite that hard | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Black Snake Moan; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30672) Pm12407 Mil MLP2013 |
| Oh that must have been a bedbug : you know a chinch can't bite that hard | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Snake Moan; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80523B) OK8455 Fwy FJ2802 |
| 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 |
| It was a mother bedbug : Lord praying for some more to eat | Lewis, Furry; Mean Old Bedbug Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1134 Rt RL333 |
| Because the mean old bedbug : told me I can't live there no more | Lewis, Furry; Mean Old Bedbug Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1134 Rt RL333 |
| Mama it must have been a bedbug : baby a chinch can't bite that hard | Washington, Louis; Black Snake Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1934; (146761) Ba33058 Rt RL313 |
| I had to get sinful with the bedbugs : to keep the chinches from taking my life | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Chinch Bug Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200641) Pm12551 Bio BLP12015 |
| Roaches and the bedbugs : playing a game of ball | Lewis, Furry; Creeper's Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M186 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008 |
| Please bedbugs : please I done begged you twice | Lewis, Furry; Creeper's Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M186 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008 |
| I got a bed in my bedroom : a pallet on my floor | Bogan, Lucille; Alley Boogie; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5563A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| There was something in my bedroom : began to reel and rock | Bradley, Tommie; Four Day Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 July 1931; (17886A) Ch16339 OJL19 |
| She's got a bed in her bedroom : it shines like a morning star | Carr, Leroy; Bread Baker; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164321) Vo03296 Yz L1036 |
| As I walked into my bedroom : crowd all gathered around | Davis, Walter; The Only Woman; Chicago, 21 Mar. 1941; (0539751) BBB8773 RCA INT1085 |
| They're all in my bedroom : drinking all my wine | Pope, Jenny; Bull Frog Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM757A) Vo1522 His HLP15 |
| Stood by my bedside : and I hung my head and hung my head and moaned | Baker, Willie; No No Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Jan. 1929; (14667) Ge6766 BC5 |
| Lay down on my bedside : try to treat me right | Collins, Sam; Devil in the Lion's Den; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12737A) Ge6181 OJL10 |
| I went to my bedside : hung my head and cried | Florence, Nellie ; Midnight Weeping Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461752) Co14342D OJL6 |
| He went to the bedside : looked down in her face | Ledbetter, Huddie; Death Letter BluesPart 1; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166951) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| Stood by my bedside : long many long many morn | Weaver, Curley; No No Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473052) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| I get the blues at bedtime : them things don't leave until day | Washboard Sam; I Get the Blues at Bedtime; Chicago, 31 July 1942; (0746871) BB340710 RCA LPV577 |
| Darn black bee : that stole that honey of mine | Wilson, Leola B.; Back Biting Bee Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1926; (40132) Pm12444 Bio BLP12037 |
| Than have that black bee : bite me in my back | Wilson, Leola B.; Back Biting Bee Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1926; (40132) Pm12444 Bio BLP12037 |
| We going to beebop : anyhow | Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 1; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1022B) Vo03275 BC10 |
| Just like a beefsteak beefsteak : ain't got no bone | Jackson, Papa Charlie; I'm Alabama Bound; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21442) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| Yes today has been : a long old lonesome day | Alexander, Texas; Long Lonesome Day Blues; New York, 11 Aug. 1927; (81213A) OK8511 Rt RL315 |
| Says today has been : a long old lonesome day | Arnold, Kokomo; Stop Look and Listen; Chicago, 23 July 1935; (90201A) De7181 BC4 |
| Scaredest I ever been : in my life | Arnold, Kokomo; Salty Dog; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070A) De7267 Rt RL318 |
| It must have been : this new canned city beer | Beaman, Lottie; Goin' Away Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14163A) Ge6624 OJL6 |
| It must have been : this new canned city beer | Beaman, Lottie; Going Away Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC604 ) Br7147 Yz L1018 |
| I ain't never been : down in New Orleans | Bell, Ed; She's a Fool Gal; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510382) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| Lord it must not have been : them Big Bill blues I had | Big Bill (Broonzy); Big Bill Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18385) Ch16400 Yz L1035 |
| Today has been : a long old lonesome day | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Blue Day Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18217A) Ch16452 Yz L1019 |
| Today have been : such a long old lonesome day | Carr, Leroy; Blues Before Sunrise; St. Louis, 21 Feb. 1934; (SL121) Vo02657 Co C30496 |
| Now she must have been : her mother's only child | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594991) BBB8749 RCA730.581 |
| Now the scariest I ever been : in my life | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Salty Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1924; (1893?) Pm12236 Yz L1029 |
| Lord today has been : a long lonesome day | James, Jesse; Lonesome Day Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90762A) De7213 AH158 |
| Lord today has been : a long old lonesome day | James, Jesse; Lonesome Day Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90762A) De7213 AH158 |
| That must not have been : ??? blues I had | Lincoln, Charley; Jealous Hearted Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451032) Co14305D RBF RF9 |
| That must not been : them lowdown things I had | Lincoln, Charley; Mojoe Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451053) Co14475D RBF RF15 |
| And everywhere I been : the peoples all say | Memphis Minnie; Nothin in Rambling; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3167A) OK05670 BC1 |
| Well it must not have been : those midnight blues I had | Moore, William; Midnight Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203122) Pm12636 Rt RL340 |
| It must not have been : them overseas blues I had | Patton, Charley; Down the Dirt Road Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15215) Pm12854 Yz L1020 |
| Then it must not have been : them Green River blues I had | Patton, Charley; Green River Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L443) Pm12972 Yz L1020 |
| And it must not have been : them Belzoni jail I had | Patton, Charley; High Sheriff Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147252) Vo02680 Yz L1020 |
| As good as I've been : he ought to love me too | Waters, Ethel; Craving Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1924; (17422) Pm12313 Bio BLP12022 |
| It must not have been : those redhot blues they had | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Red Hot Blues; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1937; (C20311) Vo04066 CC3 |
| Now I like my bucketful of beer : and I like my gin | Carr, Leroy; Bo Bo Stomp; New York, 16 Aug. 1934; (156491) Vo02969 Co C30496 |
| She said daddy buy me a small bottle of beer : so I can concentrate my mind | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Beer Drinking Woman; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535901) BBB8584 RCA730.581 |
| Give me a draught of beer : if not a drink of gin | Memphis Minnie; Drunken Barrelhouse Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1934; (CP10701) Vo02711 Yz L1021 |
| I give him beer : then a glass of ale | Smith, Clara; Court House Blues; New York, 3 Apr. 1925; (1404921) Co14073D CC32 |
| Now just before : I got from you | Edwards, Joe; Construction Gang; New York, 12 Sept. 1924; (72817B) OK8163 Sw S1240 |
| But just before : I lost my head | Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022 |
| I beg you night before : I beg you night before | Williams, Joe; Baby Please Don't Go; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962441) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| When the raid began : the people began to squall | Jordan, Charley; Raidin' Squad Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5840 ) Vo1528 Yz L1030 |
| I'm just like a beggar : hear these lonesome blues I sing | Johnson, Alec; Miss Meal Cramp Blues; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473792) Co14446D CC3 |
| And my man was in need of begging : he was in hard luck that very day | Bogan, Lucille; Skin Game Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (170141) Ba33448 Rt RL317 |
| Now she's begging : every man she meets | McCoy, Joe; You Got to MovePart 1; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9380 ) De7038 BC1 |
| The peoples all begging : come and stay with me | Memphis Minnie; Nothin in Rambling; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3167A) OK05670 BC1 |
| You should have heard me begging : Mr blues don't murder me | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; The First Time I Met You; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026421) BBB6766 RBF RF12 |
| When I begin : to fall so low | Smith, Bessie; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, 15 May 1929; (1485343) Co14451D Co CL856 |
| But now the gal you left behind : is way ahead of you | Martin, Daisy; What You Was You Used to Be; New York, c. late July 1923; (52381) Ba1262 VJM VLP40 |
| Because I'm four months behind : and you ought to know I ain't going to sell that old insurance | Smith, . . . (Smith and Harper); Insurance Policy Blues; Augusta, Ga., 26 or 27 June 1936; (AUG1263) ARC61061 Rt RL334 |
| I believe : that I got those black cat blues | Arnold, Kokomo; Old Black Cat Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9653A) De7050 CC25 |
| I believe : I believe I'll go back home | Arnold, Kokomo; Sissy Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9654A) De7050 CC25 |
| I believe : this sure going to carry me to my grave | Baker, Willie; Bad Luck Moan; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14892) Ge6812 Rt RL326 |
| I believe : I'll take a train and ride | Beaman, Lottie; Goin' Away Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14163A) Ge6624 OJL6 |
| I believe : I'll take a train and ride | Beaman, Lottie; Goin' Away Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14163A) Ge6624 OJL6 |
| I believe : I'll take a train and ride | Beaman, Lottie; Going Away Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC604 ) Br7147 Yz L1018 |
| I believe : I'll take a train and ride | Beaman, Lottie; Going Away Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC604 ) Br7147 Yz L1018 |
| Because I don't believe : in that twotime stuff | Brown, Bessie; Nobody But My Baby Is Getting My Love; New York, c. early Sept. 1926; (6813?) Ba1859 VJM VLP40 |
| Now I believe : I believe I'll go back home | Carr, Leroy; I Believe I'll Make a Change; New York, 16 Aug. 1934; (156452) Vo02820 Co C30496 |
| I believe : I believe I'll make a change | Carr, Leroy; I Believe I'll Make a Change; New York, 16 Aug. 1934; (156452) Vo02820 Co C30496 |
| If you don't believe : my jellyroll will do | Carter, George; Hot Jelly Roll Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1929; (211542) Pm12750 Yz L1012 |
| I believe I believe : I'll stop my barrelhouse ways | Darby, Blind; Built Right on the Ground; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (675841) Vi23311 Yz L1003 |
| I believe I believe : that they trying to carry me down | Davis, Walter; Ashes in My Whiskey; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962371) BBB6201 RCA INT1085 |
| I believe : I'll pitch the boogie right here | Ezell, Will; Pitchin' Boogie; Richmond, Ind., 20 Sept. 1929; (15650) Pm12855 Mil MLP2018 |
| It makes me believe : my woman got me on my last goround | Fuller, Blind Boy; Somebody's Been Talkin'; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26599A) Vo05527 Rt RL318 |
| Don't you never believe : your woman thinks too much of you | Gibson, Clifford; Beat You Doing It; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (482A) QRSR7087 Yz L1027 |
| Sometimes I believe : my woman's bad luck to me | Gibson, Clifford; Bad Luck Dice; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57753 ) ViV38590 Yz L1027 |
| Now if you don't believe : that I can run mighty fast | Jackson, Papa Charlie; All I Want Is a Spoonful; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22981) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042 |
| I believe : my good gal have found my black cat bone | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Broke and Hungry; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (3076?) Pm12443 Mil MLP2007 |
| I believe : I believe I'll go back home | Johnson, Robert; I Believe I'll Dust My Broom; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25811) ARC70481 Co C30034; |
| I believe I believe : I believe I'll go back home | Kelly, Jack; Believe I'll Go Back Home; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137152) MeM12812 Rt RL311 |
| Sometimes I believe : you the sweetest girl in town | McCoy, Robert Lee; Friar's Point Blues; Chicago, 5 June 1940; (93037A) De7819 Rt RL319 |
| And again I believe : ought to be buried alive | MacFarland, Barrel House Buck; I Got to Go Blues; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1934; (C9321 ) De7013 OJL20 |
| I really don't believe : no woman in the whole round world do right | McTell, Blind Willie; Searching the Desert for the Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716061) Vi23353 RCA LPV518 |
| Now if you don't believe : I can warm you right | McTell, Blind Willie; Warm It Up to Me; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (140082) Vo02595 Yz L1005 |
| I don't believe : my baby wants me no more | Memphis Minnie; My Baby Don't Want Me No More; Chicago, 17 June 1937; (C19361) Vo03894 BC1 |
| For I believe : some dirty rascal stole my jellyroll | Nelson, Blue Coat Tom; Blue Coat Blues; Memphis, 17 Feb. 1928; (400258B) OK8838 Rt RL316 |
| If you don't believe : cocaine is good | Ramey, Ben (Memphis Jug Band); Cocaine Habit Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (599332) ViV38620 BC2 |
| Now I believe I believe : I am on my last goround | Sykes, Roosevelt; All My Money Gone Blues; New York, 14 June 1929; (402452A) OK8727 Yz L1033 |
| Louise I believe : somebody baby is fishing in my pond | Temple, Johnnie; Louise Louise Blues; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (90981A) De7244 Cor CP58 |
| If you don't believe : girl I'll treat you right | Wilkins, Robert; Falling Down Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M192 ) Br7125 Yz L1002 |
| And if you don't believe : that I'm a drinking man | Wilkins, Robert; Old Jim Canan's; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX117 ) Vo unissued Yz L1018 |
| Now peoples I believe : somebody oh somebody's changed that lock on my door | Williamson, Sonny Boy; My Baby Made a Change; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064022 ) BBB8766 BC20 |
| I didn't play no believing : I thought that would do | Leecan, Bobby; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| Don't you let them bellbottom : make no fool of you | Thompson, Edward; Florida Bound; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2412) Pm12873 Yz L1006 |
| I heard the church bells : making a lonesome sound | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Stop and Listen Blues No. 2; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404785?) OK8859 Mam S3804 |
| I got morphine in my belly : cocaine in my head | Harrison, Smoky; Hop Head Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L791) Pm12920 Rt RL340 |
| When the trial was in Belzoni : it ain't no use to screaming and cry | Patton, Charley; High Sheriff Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147252) Vo02680 Yz L1020 |
| The blackest berry : the sweetest juice | Bunn, Teddy; It's Sweet Like So; New York, 7 Apr. 1930; (597391) ViV38592 His HLP5 |
| Blacker the berry : sweeter is the juice | Carr, Leroy; Good Woman Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164271) Vo03296 Yz L1019 |
| Now you know 'Berta : you ain't doing me right | McClennan, Tommy; Love with a Feeling; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537401) BBB8689 Rt RL305 |
| Now it's Sarah Minnie Bertha : Holly Dolly Betty and Jane | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Seven Sisters BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO169A) Vo1641 Yz L1031 |
| When you get through to Bessemer : almost to Birmingham | Daddy Stovepipe; Tuxedo Blues; Birmingham, Ala., c. 13 July 1927; (GEX730A) Ge6212 OJL14 |
| She say you in hard luck Bessie : doggone your badluck soul | Smith, Bessie; Baby Doll; New York, 4 May 1926; (1421472) Co14147D Co CL857 |
| For I'll stay home and try my best : to get money to pay my fine | Foster, Dessa; Tell It to the Judge No. 2; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C7239?) MeM12117 Yz L1031 |
| If brownskin's the best : I'll *play a teasing brown* | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Up the Way Bound; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25471) Pm12375 Yz L1029 |
| I been trying my best : to drink these worried blues away | Johnson, Lonnie; Laplegged Drunk Again; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63522A) De7537 Sw S1225 |
| Trying your best : to sneak up on some woman's | Whistlin' Rufus; Sweet Jelly Rollin'; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1933; (77305 ) BBB5306 Rt RL334 |
| Just do your best : to do it good | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); Do It Right; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (1489783) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| I'll never bet : on this old trey game no more | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30902) Pm12443 Mil MLP2007 |
| Trying to catch a big bet : so he can get him one more half a pint | McClennan, Tommy; Whiskey Head Man; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053736 ) BBB8760 RBF RF14 |
| She told me to always bet : that the dice won't pass | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Crapshooter's Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91154A) De7292 Say SDR192 |
| I'm going around the mountain charming Betsy : going around the mountain to leave | Thomas, Henry; Charmin' Betsy; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C4621 ) Vo1468 Rt RL315 |
| The first time I see charming Betsy : she want everything that she see | Thomas, Henry; Charmin' Betsy; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C4621 ) Vo1468 Rt RL315 |
| Last time I seen charming Betsy : she's wearing the ball and chain | Thomas, Henry; Charmin' Betsy; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C4621 ) Vo1468 Rt RL315 |
| Things will look better : in the Washington Park | Bell, Ed; She's a Fool Gal; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510382) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| Because he jumps better : than any man that I know | Bogan, Lucille; Jump Steady Daddy; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (169932) ARC51258 Yz L1017 |
| Times get no better : I won't be back at all | Bracey, Mississippi; I'll Overcome Some Day; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404767B) OK8904 OJL17 |
| You can't do no better : another good girl can take your room | Calicott, Joe; Fare Thee Well Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM778 ) Br7166 OJL11 |
| But I can roll your lemon better : than any man in this town | Chatman, Bo; Let Me Roll Your Lemon; New Orleans, 19 Jan. 1935; (876241) BBB5861 Yz L1034 |
| Says they'll tell you that they're going to do better : they'll swear they going to stay home | Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter's Advice; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026161) BBB7073 Yz L1014 |
| That I would treat you better : anybody else | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Don't Mean Me No Good; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535911) BBB8615 RCA730.581 |
| Lord I may get better : babe I can't get well | Fox, John D.; The Worried Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 Dec. 1927; (GEX1011A) Ge6352 OJL10 |
| If you don't treat me no better : I ain't going to be your man no more | Gillum, Bill Jazz; You Drink Too Much Whiskey; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070445 ) BBB9004 RCA INT1177 |
| Says I may do better : than what I once have been | Harris, William; Hot Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14323) Ge6707 OJL5 |
| Says we'll do better : than what we used to | Harris, William; Hot Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14323) Ge6707 OJL5 |
| It just gets better : so the ladies say | Hurt, Mississippi John; Candy Man Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401483B) OK8654 Bio BLPC4 |
| If I don't get no better : I want you to come and rub my head | Kelly, Jack; Cold Iron Bed; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (13722 ) Ba32934 OJL4 |
| I don't do better : kill myself atrying | King David; I Can Deal Worry; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404668A) OK8901 Rt RL311 |
| If I don't treat you better : I'll break my neck atrying | Reed, Willie; Texas Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476011) Co14407D Yz L1010 |
| But he loves me better : than my regular can | Smith, Clara; I Want My Sweet Daddy Now; New York, 31 Aug. 1923; (811831) CoA3991 VJM VLP15 |
| And if the times don't get better : I ain't going back home no more | Stokes, Frank; Beale Town Bound; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47752) Pm12576 Rt RL308 |
| Now listen if you don't treat me no better : Lord I sure do wish you would | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Miss Louisa Blues; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (020114 ) BBB7576 RBF RF14 |
| If you don't quit betting : boys them dice won't pass | Estes, Sleepy John; Someday Baby Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90096A) Ch50068 Br87.504 |
| Yes I keep on betting : but the dice won't pass | Williams, Joe; Someday Baby; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704861) BBB9025 RBF RF11 |
| Don't get back at me Betty : because I'm liable to change my mind | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Tell It to the Judge No. 2; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C7239?) MeM12117 Yz L1031 |
| My cigarette ain't too big : and you know it ain't too long | Chatman, Bo; Cigarette Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992441) BBB6295 RBF RF14 |
| Her head so big : she can't wear no hat | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594991) BBB8749 RCA730.581 |
| A hundred dollar bill : will make a broke man slobber | Wallace, Minnie; The Old Folks Started It; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555722) ViV38547 OJL21 |
| Railroad Bill : ought to be killed | Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18 |
| Railroad Bill : done took my wife | Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18 |
| The doctor said Big Bill : I think I'll have to give you monkey glands | Big Bill (Broonzy); Good Liquor Gonna Carry Me Down; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962321) BB B6230 Yz L1011 |
| Said if you don't Big Bill : some other man will carry your business on | Big Bill (Broonzy); Good Liquor Gonna Carry Me Down; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962321) BB B6230 Yz L1011 |
| She roll it for Uncle Bill : he like to lost his mind | Gibson, Clifford; She Rolls It Slow; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (69405 ) Vi23290 RCA INT1175 |
| Hey Billiken : these Elm Street women don't mean you no good | Day, Texas Bill; Elm Street Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495382) Co14514D Fly LP103 |
| That would leave big fat Billiken : *walking along out there* | Johnson, Billiken; Frisco Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476062) Co14405D Rt RL312 |
| Where the mosquito bills : keep abiting through her tub | Estes, Sleepy John; Mary Come On Home; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93006A) De7814 Sw S1220; |
| We pay our house rent and grocery bills : and the pimps get the rest of our pay | Johnson, Lonnie; Crowin' Rooster Blues; Chicago, 7 Feb. 1941; (0592051) BBB8804 RCA LPV518; |
| *You're off having a binge* : you don't come home at all at night | McClennan, Tommy; Mr. So and So Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074102 ) BBB9015 Rt RL314 |
| Oh the cuckoo was a fine bird : hollers when he fly | Byrd, John; Old Timbrook Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2911) Pm12997 OJL8 |
| Now let me play your *sea bird* : yes mama one more time | Washboard Sam; Let Me Play Your Vendor; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703751) BBB8967 RCA LPV577 |
| Just as sure as the birds : fly in the sky above | King David; I Can Deal Worry; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404668A) OK8901 Rt RL311 |
| Train rolled to Birmingham : half past six | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Streamline Train; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| Because you [two] biscuits : is plenty tall enough for me | Chatman, Bo; Your Biscuits Are Big Enough for Me; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026191) BBB8159 Yz L1014 |
| Some men don't care for biscuits : they like the doggone big fat bun | Chatman, Bo; Your Biscuits Are Big Enough for Me; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026191) BBB8159 Yz L1014 |
| Some men don't like bun and biscuits : like the doggone flat batter cake | Chatman, Bo; Your Biscuits Are Big Enough for Me; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026191) BBB8159 Yz L1014 |
| Say Uneeda biscuits : ??? near dropped dead | Johnson, Alec; Miss Meal Cramp Blues; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473792) Co14446D CC3 |
| Strychnine in my biscuits : Lord but she didn't hurt me | Lewis, Furry; Big Chief Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1133 Yz L1002 |
| She cooked them biscuits : she cooked them brown | Stovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); Bed Slats; St. Louis, 26 Apr. 1927; (80760B) OK8543 His HLP4 |
| My baby baked me fresh biscuits : baked them nice and brown | Weaver, Curley; Fried Pie Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9943A) Ch50077 Rt RL326 |
| Now I went upstairs to sleep a little bit : went back to sleep a little more | Estes, Sleepy John; Stop That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90095A) Ch50001 Sw S1219 |
| Give her a little bit : and she took it all | Fuller, Blind Boy; Step It Up and Go; New York, 5 Mar. 1940; (26592A) Vo05476 BC11 |
| Say she taking one bite : threw the teacup at my head | King David; I Can Deal Worry; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404668A) OK8901 Rt RL311 |
| Just two bits : and what did it cost | Thomas, Jesse Babyface; Blue Goose Blues; Dallas, 10 Aug. 1929; (553262) ViV38555 Yz L1032 |
| Oh my woman's so black : she stays apart of this town | House, Son; My Black MamaPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4092) Pm13042 OJL2 |
| Because I'm black : I was born black 'fore my birth | MacFarland, Barrel House Buck; I Got to Go Blues; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1934; (C9321 ) De7013 OJL20 |
| Oh the smokestack is black : and the bell it shine like gold | Patton, Charley; Moon Going Down; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4321) Pm13014 Yz L1020 |
| *Her pancakes were black* : when she turned them around | Stovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); Bed Slats; St. Louis, 26 Apr. 1927; (80760B) OK8543 His HLP4 |
| Babe just as sure as a blackbird : flies in the skies above | McCoy, Charlie; Last Time Blues; Memphis, c. 22 Sept. 1929; (M176 ) Br7141 Yz L1001 |
| The blue sky is my blanket : and the moonlight is my spread | Davis, Walter; Moonlight Is My Spread; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962341) BBB6167 RCA INT1085 |
| The blue skies was my blanket : and the moonlight was my spread | Johnson, Lonnie; Friendless and Blue; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63517A) De7487 Sw S1225 |
| Blue sky's going to be my blanket : and the pale moon going to be my spread | Red Nelson (Nelson Wilborn); Crying Mother Blues; Chicago, 4 Feb. 1936; (90597A) De7171 Br87.504 |
| Baby you made my poor heart bleed : and then you said I ain't fit | Washboard Sam; I Laid My Cards on the Table; Chicago, 31 July 1942; (0746861) BB340710 RCA LPV577 |
| You see I'm wounded wounded and bleeding : can't you ease my pain | Hart, Hattie; Oh Ambulance Man; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (599322) ViV38605 Mel MLP7324 |
| And if the Seaboard God bless : I'm Alabama bound | Smith, Trixie; Railroad Blues; New York, Mar. 1925; (20642) Pm12262 CC29 |
| I'm lame and blind : can't hardly see | Beaman, Lottie; Goin' Away Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14163A) Ge6624 OJL6 |
| I'm lame and blind : can't hardly see | Beaman, Lottie; Going Away Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC604 ) Br7147 Yz L1018 |
| Now you got to be *deep* born blind : and cannot see | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Maybe I'll Loan You a Dime; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640031) BBB8784 RCA730.581 |
| You must think that I am blind : you been cheating me all the time | Smith, Bessie; I Ain't Goin' to Play Second Fiddle; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406301) Co14090D Co CL855 |
| My feets all blistered : just from walking these lonesome streets | White, Georgia; Walking the Street; Chicago, 28 Jan. 1937; (91104A) De7277 AH158 |
| I walk these blocks : I got to buy me some shoes | McTell, Blind Willie; Mr. McTell Got the Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (40311?) Vi unissued RCA INT1175 |
| He trails me like a bloodhound : he's quicker than a snake | Smith, Clara; Done Sold My Soul to the Devil; New York, 30 Sept. 1924; (1400763) Co14041D VJM VLP17 |
| Scared the bloodhounds : are rapping upon my door | Collins, Sam; My Road Is Rough and Rocky; New York, c. Oct. 1931; ( ) unknown Yz L1038 |
| I could hear *a bunch of* bloodhounds : acoming down my way | Collins, Sam; My Road Is Rough and Rocky; New York, c. Oct. 1931; ( ) unknown Yz L1038 |
| Took all the blossoms : and leave you an empty square | Patton, Charley; Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15211) Pm12805 Yz L1020 |
| Lord I feel like blow : my lonesome horn | Johnson, Robert; Walkin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26301) Vo03601 Co CL1654 |
| Lord the wind's going to blow : blow my blues away | Lewis, Furry; Sweet Papa Moan; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1116 RBF RF11 |
| So when the wind blow : the leaves may fall on me | Patton, Charley; Hammer Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L472) Pm12998 Yz L1020 |
| The wind begin to blow : and my baby begin to knock on my door | Williams, Joe; Get Your Head Trimmed Down; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208541) BBB7719 RCA INT1175 |
| And she blowed : like my woman's on board | Blackman, Tewee (Memphis Jug Band); K. C. Moan; Memphis, 4 Oct. 1929; (563461) ViV38558 Rt RL337 |
| Come blowing : through your B V Ds | Estes, Sleepy John; Someday Baby Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90096A) Ch50068 Br87.504 |
| But the wind is blowing : and the snow begins to fall | Glover, Mae; Gas Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15396A) Ge7040 Yz L1009 |
| See it's snowing cold wind is blowing : so please be on your way | Hart, Hattie; Oh Ambulance Man; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (599322) ViV38605 Mel MLP7324 |
| Now you can hear the whistles blowing : but I just can't see no train | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; How Long How Long; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207881) Pm12685 Bio BLP12015 |
| Lord I feel like blowing : my poor lonesome horn | Johnson, Robert; Walkin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26301) Vo03601 Co CL1654 |
| I heard the whistle blowing : the fireman ring the bell | Smith, Bessie; Weeping Willow Blues; New York, 26 Sept. 1924; (1400622) Co14042D Co CL856; |
| Every time I hear it blowing : I feel like riding too | Smith, Clara; Freight Train Blues; New York, 30 Sept. 1924; (1400643) Co14041D VJM VLP17 |
| Every time I hear it blowing : I feel like riding too | Smith, Trixie; Freight Train Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (17671) Pm12211 CC29 |
| Every time I hear it blowing : I feel like riding too | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Through Train Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205442) Pm12685 Yz L1039 |
| You fix the blowouts : I'll drive the car | Spruell, Freddie; Let's Go Riding; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85785 ) BBB6261 OJL18 |
| Because the March wind blows : it blows news everywhere | Butler, Sam; You Can't Keep No Brown; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (26782) Pm12389 Yz L1026 |
| When the north wind blows : blows news everywhere | Rupert, Ollie; Ain't Goin' to Be Your Low Down Dog; Memphis, 28 Feb. 1927; (379642) Vi20577 Rt RL323 |
| I'm feeling blue : lowdown as I can be | Blake, Blind; Come On Boys Let's Do that Messin' Around; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30612) Pm12413 Bio BLP12003 |
| I go to bed blue : and I get up crying | Bogan, Lucille; Coffee Grindin' Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3461 ) Br7083 His HLP15 |
| Because I'm full of blue : and I have got to go | Carr, Leroy; I Keep the Blues; New York, 15 Mar. 1932; (11497A) Vo1709 Yz L1036 |
| I'm so blue : just as blue as I can be | Gibson, Cleo; Nothing But the Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402312) OK8700 Sw S1240 |
| How come you try to make me feel so blue : mama you know I ain't done nothing unto you | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; How Come Mama Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15213) Pm12802 Yz L1010 |
| You may be blue : and way down in the depths | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); YoYo Blues No. 2; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502692) Co14523D CC3 |
| I'm sick and blue : but I'm Frisco bound | Johnson, Billiken; Frisco Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476062) Co14405D Rt RL312 |
| I was feeling so blue : downhearted as could be | Johnson, Ki Ki; Wrong Woman Blues; Long Island City, c. Aug. 1928; ( ) QRSR7003 His HLP17 |
| Well now but your milk is turning blue : ooo and I believe he's out of luck | Johnson, Robert; Milkcow's Calf Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4032) ARC71065 Yz L1026 |
| But your milk is turning blue : ooo I believe he's out of luck | Johnson, Robert; Milkcow's Calf Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4033) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| I'm about as blue : as any girl can be | Moore, Rosie Mae; HaHa Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418311) Vi21280 Her H201 |
| You feel blue : you feel sad | Smith, Bessie; After You've Gone; New York, 2 Mar. 1927; (1435672) Co14197D Co CL857 |
| I'm feeling blue : don't know what to do | Smith, Clara; All Night Blues; New York, 27 July 1923; (811533) CoA3966 VJM VLP15 |
| I felt so blue : while I was out on that lonely highway | Sykes, Roosevelt; Highway 61 Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18802) Ch16586 Yz L1033 |
| When I'm blue : it's good to have you around | Townsend, Sam; Lily Kimball Blues; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502592) Co14571D Yz L1021 |
| Bluebird bluebird : please fly down south for me | McClennan, Tommy; Bluebird Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074107 ) BBB9037 RCA LPV518 |
| Just as sure as a bluebird : flies in the skies above | Torey, George; Lonesome Man Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B651) ARC70857 Yz L1002 |
| Lord I wonder where is my bluebird : wonder where is my bluebird gone | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Blue Bird BluesPart 1; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308511) BBB7979 RCA INT1088 |
| Just after the bluebirds : begin to sing | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shady Grove Blues; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064492 ) BBB8914 BC20 |
| When I count them blues : the men and women is mine | Alexander, Texas; No More Woman Blues; San Antonio, 9 Mar. 1928; (400446A) OK8624 Rt RL312 |
| Oh the blues : falling like showers of rain | Arnold, Kokomo; Rainy Night Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (599382) Vi23268 Yz L1012 |
| 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 |
| Women all singing the blues : I can't raise my right hand | Baker, Willie; WeakMinded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14668) Spt9427 Yz L1012 |
| What make a woman have them blues : well you know somebody's got her man | Baker, Willie; WeakMinded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14668) Spt9427 Yz L1012 |
| Woman take the blues : she going to buy her a paper and read | Baker, Willie; WeakMinded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14668) Spt9427 Yz L1012 |
| Man take them blues : he going to catch a train and leave | Baker, Willie; WeakMinded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14668) Spt9427 Yz L1012 |
| Women all singing the blues : I ain't raise my right hand | Baker, Willie; WeakMinded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14896) Ge6751 Her H201 |
| What make a woman have them blues : when she knows somebody's got her man | Baker, Willie; WeakMinded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14896) Ge6751 Her H201 |
| Woman take the blues : she going to buy her a paper and read | Baker, Willie; WeakMinded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14896) Ge6751 Her H201 |
| Man take them blues : he going to catch a train and leave | Baker, Willie; WeakMinded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14896) Ge6751 Her H201 |
| I've got the blues : on my mother's knee | Beaman, Lottie; Wayward Girl Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14161A) Ge6607 OJL6 |
| I've got the blues : for my sweet man in jail | Beaman, Lottie; Rolling Log Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14162) Ge6624 OJL6 |
| I've got the blues : for my sweet man in jail | Beaman, Lottie; Rollin' Log Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC605 ) Br7147 Yz L1018 |
| If you ain't never had the blues : you just can't understand | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Back Door Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18221) Ch16361 Yz L1019 |
| I got the bad feeling blues : keeps me worried all the time | Blake, Blind; Bad Feeling Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (44431) Pm12497 Bio BLP12003 |
| I got the bad feeling blues : keeps me so lowdown | Blake, Blind; Bad Feeling Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (44431) Pm12497 Bio BLP12003 |
| I got the hard road blues : walking on down the line | Blake, Blind; Hard Road Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201072) Pm12583 Bio BLP12031 |
| I got the Georgia blues : for the plow and the hoe | Blake, Blind; Georgia Bound; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15466) Pm12824 Bio BLP12037 |
| I never had no blues : *sure am* | Bogan, Lucille; Levee Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (43241) Pm12459 Yz L1017 |
| Just to cure the blues : the blues of the leveecamp girl | Bogan, Lucille; Levee Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (43241) Pm12459 Yz L1017 |
| Lord I like them baking powder blues : and I sure don't care | Bogan, Lucille; Baking Powder Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (135691) Ba33059 Yz L1017 |
| And I've got those midnight blues : blue as I can be | Bogan, Lucille; Lonesome Midnight Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154782) ARC60463 Rt RL317 |
| Oh blues oh blues : blues don't you see | Bogan, Lucille; Man Stealer Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (169972) ARC350913 Rt RL317 |
| I never had these blues : until my best friend loved my man | Bogan, Lucille; Man Stealer Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (169972) ARC350913 Rt RL317 |
| Because the 'foreday blues : don't worry nobody else | Carr, Leroy; Four Day Rider; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6090A) Vo1574 Yz L1036 |
| Please Mr blues : don't come here no more | Carr, Leroy; I Keep the Blues; New York, 15 Mar. 1932; (11497A) Vo1709 Yz L1036 |
| I'm so full of blues : I don't know what to do | Carr, Leroy; I Keep the Blues; New York, 15 Mar. 1932; (11497A) Vo1709 Yz L1036 |
| Since I've had these blues : I just can't keep from shedding tears | Carr, Leroy; BrokenHearted Man; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164251) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| Rising river blues : running by my door | Carter, George; Rising River Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1929; (211532) Pm12750 Yz L1012 |
| These rising river blues : sure have got me beat | Carter, George; Rising River Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1929; (211532) Pm12750 Yz L1012 |
| When a man gets the blues : he sure will run around | Chatman, Bo; Tellin' You 'Bout It; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826161) BBB5629 Yz L1014 |
| And when a woman gets the blues : she try to put her sweety down | Chatman, Bo; Tellin' You 'Bout It; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826161) BBB5629 Yz L1014 |
| And it's blues : woke me for my telephone | Cole, Kid; Hard Hearted Mama Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19971) Vo1187 Rt RL313 |
| I got the Niagara Falls blues : pretty mama keeps aworrying you | Cole, Kid; Niagara Fall Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19981) Vo1187 Rt RL313 |
| I did not have no blues : but little mama just wasn't satisfied | Coleman, Bob; Sing Song Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 June 1929; (15167) Pm12791 Rt RL340 |
| If the fishes in the water had my blues : they'd die | Coleman, Jaybird; No More Good Water; Birmingham, Ala., c. 11 Aug. 1927; (GEX800) Ge6276 OJL14 |
| I've got the Rock Island blues : waiting for the Rock Island train | Coleman, Lonnie; Old Rock Island Blues; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482582) Co14440D RBF RF15 |
| I've got the Rock Island blues : and I don't know what to do | Coleman, Lonnie; Old Rock Island Blues; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482582) Co14440D RBF RF15 |
| These blues : going to let me rest | Collins, Sam; Lonesome Road Blues; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108361) Ba32669 Yz L1038 |
| Blues oh blues : you know you been here before | Cox, Ida; Rambling Blues; Chicago, Sept. 1925; (2294?) Pm12318 BYG529073 |
| Good morning blues : what makes you come so soon | Day, Will; Sunrise Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461912) Co14318D Yz L1032 |
| I ain't got the blues : but another gal on my mind | Dickson, Tom; Happy Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400359B) OK8590 Yz L1002 |
| Then the blues : steps on the scene | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Maybe It's the Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16222) Ge7190 Riv RM8803 |
| Oh maybe it's the blues : that keeps me worried all the time | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Maybe It's the Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16222) Ge7190 Riv RM8803 |
| If I could lose these weary blues : that's on my mind | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Maybe It's the Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16222) Ge7190 Riv RM8803 |
| I got the blues : I going to sing them all night long | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Levee Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16224) Ch16682 Riv RM8803 |
| I didn't have no blues : messed all up in mind | Estes, Sleepy John; Watcha Doin'; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (59967 ) ViV38628 Rt RL323 |
| Said I got the blues : been had them all day long | Fuller, Blind Boy; Crooked Woman Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1940; (26619A) Vo05527 Rt RL318 |
| Said it's nothing but the blues : bearing down on me | Gibson, Clifford; Old Time Rider; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571762) Vi23255 Yz L1027 |
| I didn't have no blues : I just was not satisfied | Gibson, Clifford; Jive Me Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577581) ViV38572 Yz L1027 |
| Did you ever wake up with the blues : and didn't have no place to go | Harris, Otis; Waking Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476081) Co14428D Fly LP103 |
| Good morning Mr blues : Mr blues I come to talk with you | Harris, Otis; Waking Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476081) Co14428D Fly LP103 |
| I got the bullfrog blues : and I can't be satisfied | Harris, William; Bull Frog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14318) Ge6661 OJL5 |
| 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 |
| I got them blues : and I'm sure Lord got to go | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Crooked Woman Blues; Atlanta, 10 Nov. 1927; (1451981) Co14280D CC36 |
| I got them blues : and I can't be satisfied | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Hurry and Bring It Back Home; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (1460552) Co14372D CC36 |
| If I ever lose these blues : never be worried again | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Lonesome Weary Blues; Chicago, 26 Nov. 1926; (9972A) OK8453 CC32 |
| I said good morning blues : now give me your right hand | House, Son; Preachin' the BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4111) Pm13013 OJL5 |
| Oh I'm going to preach these blues : and choose my seat and sit down | House, Son; Preachin' the BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4111) Pm13013 OJL5 |
| The dry spell blues : have put everybody on the killing flood | House, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4254) Pm12990 OJL11 |
| These blues these blues : is worthwhile to be heard | House, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4262) Pm12990 OJL11 |
| Got the blues : can't be satisfied | Hurt, Mississippi John; Got the Blues Can't Be Satisfied; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401484B) OK8724 Bio BLPC4 |
| Keep the blues : I'll catch that train and ride | Hurt, Mississippi John; Got the Blues Can't Be Satisfied; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401484B) OK8724 Bio BLPC4 |
| You got the blues : and still ain't satisfied | Hurt, Mississippi John; Got the Blues Can't Be Satisfied; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401484B) OK8724 Bio BLPC4 |
| I got the faking blues : going to sing them anywhere I please | Jackson, Papa Charlie; The Faking Blues; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2121?) Pm12281 Yz L1029 |
| I got the faking blues : sing them anywhere I go | Jackson, Papa Charlie; The Faking Blues; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2121?) Pm12281 Yz L1029 |
| I got the Maxwell Street blues : mama and it just won't pay | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Maxwell Street Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22882) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042 |
| Well the blue light's the blues : the red light's the worried mind | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dry Southern Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24751) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| Good morning blues : where have you been so long | Johnson, Lonnie; Devil's Got the Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63518A) De7487 Sw S1225 |
| Some people say that's no blues : but that story's old and stale | Johnson, Lonnie; Devil's Got the Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63518A) De7487 Sw S1225 |
| Worried blues : give me your right hand | Johnson, Robert; Preachin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26321) ARC70460 Co C30034 |
| The blues : is a lowdown shaking chill | Johnson, Robert; Preachin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26321) ARC70460 Co C30034 |
| Well the blues : is a aching old heart disease | Johnson, Robert; Preachin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26321) ARC70460 Co C30034 |
| Worried blues : give me your right hand | Johnson, Robert; Preachin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26322) ARC70460 Co C30034 |
| The blues : is a lowdown shaking chill | Johnson, Robert; Preachin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26322) ARC70460 Co C30034 |
| Well the blues : is a aching old heart disease | Johnson, Robert; Preachin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26322) ARC70460 Co C30034 |
| Well the blue light was my blues : and the red light was my mind | Johnson, Robert; Love in Vain; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL402?) Vo04630 Co C30034 |
| Well the blue light was my blues : and the red light was my mind | Johnson, Robert; Love in Vain; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL402?) Vo04630 His HLP31 |
| The blues : come down like showers of rain | Jones, Coley; Texas and Pacific Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1928; (1475661) Co14387D His HLP17 |
| I didn't have no blues : understand that things wasn't going right | Jones, Little Hat; Rolled From Side to Side Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402698A) OK8794 Yz L1010 |
| Then you have the worried blues : to bother you the whole night through | Jones, Little Hat; Hurry Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402699A) OK8735 Yz L1010 |
| I got the blues : blue as blue can be | Jones, Maggie; Jealous Mama Blues; New York, 14 Oct. 1924; (1401051) Co14044D VJM VLP23 |
| Got the boxcar blues : feel like a tramp | Jones, Maggie; Box Car Blues; New York, 13 Nov. 1924; (1401343) Co14047D VJM VLP23 |
| Talk about blues : you ought to hear mine | Jones, Maggie; Screamin' the Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1924; (1401881) Co14055D VJM VLP23 |
| I've got the Dallas blues : and the Main Street heart disease | Jones, Maggie; Dallas Blues; New York, 17 Sept. 1925; (1409523) Co14114D VJM VLP25 |
| I got the raiding squad blues : the holdover is killing poor me | Jordan, Charley; Raidin' Squad Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5840 ) Vo1528 Yz L1030 |
| I had the railroad blues : I didn't have the railroad fare | Jordan, Luke; My Gal's Done Quit Me; New York, 18 Nov. 1929; (577031) ViV38564 Rt RL318 |
| I rise with the blues : and I work with the blues | Lincoln, Charley; Chain Gang Trouble; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451082) Co14272D His HLP4 |
| Little boy blues : please come blow your horn | Lockwood, Robert; Little Boy Blue; Chicago, 30 July 1941; (064640 ) BBB8820 BC7 |
| I'm going to sing these blues : till I get back in territor' | McClennan, Tommy; I'm a Guitar King; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064890 ) BBB8957 RBF RF1 |
| Then he wrote another blues : about move your hand | McCoy, Joe; Hallelujah Joe Ain't Preachin' No More; Chicago, 14 Jan. 1937; (91074A) De7299 AH77 |
| For these old blues : walking all over your yard | McTell, Blind Willie; Mama, 'Tain't Long Fo' Day; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403101) Vi21474 Yz L1005 |
| I've got these blues : means I'm not satisfied | McTell, Blind Willie; Mama, 'Tain't Long Fo' Day; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403101) Vi21474 Yz L1005 |
| If he takes the blues : he come on back to town | McTell, Blind Willie; Weary Hearted Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140671) Vo02568 Rt RL324 |
| Blues blues blues : why did you bring trouble to me | Martin, Sara; Death Sting Me Blues; Long Island City, Nov. 1928; (278A) QRSR7042 BYG529073 |
| I've got the blues : since I made up my mind | Martin, Sara; Mistreating Man Blues; Long Island City, Dec. 1928; (306) QRSR7042 BYG529073 |
| Good morning blues : what are you doing here so soon | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; The First Time I Met You; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026421) BBB6766 RBF RF12 |
| And get the hard road blues : and ramble from town to town | Moss, Buddy; Hard Road Blues; New York, 19 Jan. 1933; (129461) Ba33106 RBF RF15 |
| I got the railroad blues : the boxcars on my mind | Rachel, James Yank; TBone Steak Blues; Memphis, 2 Oct. 1929; (563362) ViV38595 Rt RL310 |
| Got the barrelhousing blues : feeling awfully dry | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Barrel House Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (15982) Pm12082 BYG529.078 |
| I've had the worried blues : all day | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Honey Where You Been So Long; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (17012) Pm12200 BYG529.078 |
| It's that I'm a slave to the blues : even ??? that man of mine | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Slave to the Blues; New York, Jan. 1926; (23692) Pm12332 Mil MLP2001 |
| Got the slowdriving blues : blue as I can be | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Slow Driving Moan; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47091) Pm12526 Mil MLP2001 |
| I didn't have no blues : but I was just dissatisfied | Rhodes, Walter; Leaving Home Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453592) Co14289D Rt RL334 |
| Good morning blues : blues how do you do | Smith, Bessie; JailHouse Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1923; (812262) CoA4001 Co CL855 |
| Because these gin house blues : is camping around my door | Smith, Bessie; The Gin House Blues; New York, 18 Mar. 1926; (1418203) Co14158D Co CL856 |
| Backwater blues : done caused me to pack up my things and go | Smith, Bessie; Back Water Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (1434911) Co14195D Co CL858 |
| All night blues : ever ever on my mind | Smith, Clara; All Night Blues; New York, 27 July 1923; (811533) CoA3966 VJM VLP15 |
| I've got those all night blues : feel like catching some old train and flying | Smith, Clara; All Night Blues; New York, 27 July 1923; (811533) CoA3966 VJM VLP15 |
| All night blues : ever ever on my mind | Smith, Clara; All Night Blues; New York, 27 July 1923; (811533) CoA3966 VJM VLP15 |
| All night blues : feel like catching some disease and dying | Smith, Clara; All Night Blues; New York, 27 July 1923; (811533) CoA3966 VJM VLP15 |
| Got the backwoods blues : but I don't want to go back home | Smith, Clara; Back Woods Blues; New York, 30 Apr. 1924; (816944) Co14022D VJM VLP17 |
| Got the backwoods blues : for the place way down in 'Bam | Smith, Clara; Back Woods Blues; New York, 30 Apr. 1924; (816944) Co14022D VJM VLP17 |
| Got the blues : but I'm going to stay here where I am | Smith, Clara; Back Woods Blues; New York, 30 Apr. 1924; (816944) Co14022D VJM VLP17 |
| Got the backwoods blues : for the folks I left down home | Smith, Clara; Back Woods Blues; New York, 30 Apr. 1924; (816944) Co14022D VJM VLP17 |
| I got the blues : for them poor old folks alone | Smith, Clara; Back Woods Blues; New York, 30 Apr. 1924; (816944) Co14022D VJM VLP17 |
| I've got the blues : for the deep blue sea | Smith, Clara; Deep Blue Sea Blues; New York, 19 Aug. 1924; (819313) Co14034D VJM VLP17 |
| Got the freight train blues : I've got boxcars on my mind | Smith, Clara; Freight Train Blues; New York, 30 Sept. 1924; (1400643) Co14041D VJM VLP17 |
| When a woman gets the blues : she goes to her room and hides | Smith, Clara; Freight Train Blues; New York, 30 Sept. 1924; (1400643) Co14041D VJM VLP17 |
| When a man gets the blues : he catches a freight train and rides | Smith, Clara; Freight Train Blues; New York, 30 Sept. 1924; (1400643) Co14041D VJM VLP17 |
| I've got those broken busted blues : I feel bad | Smith, Clara; Broken Busted Blues; New York, 7 Jan. 1925; (1402272) Co14062D CC32 |
| I've got those can't be trusted blues : gee I'm sad | Smith, Clara; Broken Busted Blues; New York, 7 Jan. 1925; (1402272) Co14062D CC32 |
| Got the freight train blues : got boxcars on my mind | Smith, Trixie; Freight Train Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (17671) Pm12211 CC29 |
| When a woman gets the blues : she goes to her room and hides | Smith, Trixie; Freight Train Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (17671) Pm12211 CC29 |
| I got the choo choo blues : because my man's in Dixieland today | Smith, Trixie; Choo Choo Blues; New York, Dec. 1924; (19783) Pm12245 CC29 |
| I got the railroad blues : I want to see my home town | Smith, Trixie; Railroad Blues; New York, Mar. 1925; (20642) Pm12262 CC29 |
| I've got the freight train blues : but I'm too darn mean to cry | Smith, Trixie; Freight Train Blues; New York, 26 May 1938; (63866A) De7489 Cor CP58 |
| You can take these blues : and lay them on your shelf | Stevens, Vol; Beale Street Mess Around; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403201) Vi21066 Rt RL322 |
| You can take these blues : and lay them on your shelf | Stevens, Vol; Vol Stevens Blues; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403241) Vi21356 OJL21 |
| You can take these blues : and hang them on your shelf | Stevens, Vol; Baby Got the Rickets; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403251) Vi21356 OJL19 |
| White man take the blues : he walk to the river and sit down | Stokes, Frank; Nehi Mama Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454212) Vi21738 Rt RL308 |
| Know you hear them Frank Stokes blues : anywhere on earth you go | Stokes, Frank; Frank Stoke's Dream; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (563052) Vi23411 Yz L1008 |
| Now nothing but these blues : almost killing poor me | Sykes, Roosevelt; The Way I Feel Blues; New York, 14 June 1929; (402453B) OK8727 Yz L1033 |
| Good night blues : why don't you let me sleep | Sykes, Roosevelt; Skeet and Garret; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403312A) OK8749 Yz L1033 |
| I got the Seminole blues : leaving on my mind | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Seminole Blues; Aurora, Ill., 11 Oct. 1937; (014333 ) BBB7315 Yz L1039 |
| Didn't have no blues : I couldn't be satisfied | Thomas, Elvie; Motherless Child Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2642) Pm12977 OJL2 |
| I've got the worried blues : Lord I'm feeling bad | Thomas, Henry; Texas Worried Blues; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; (C2002 ) Vo1249 OJL3 |
| I got the Texas blues : blue as I can be | Thomas, Henry; Texas Easy Street Blues; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; ( ) Vo1197 OJL3 |
| And I've had the blues : they call the gambler's dream | Thomas, Hociel; Gambler's Dream; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9471A) OK8289 Bio BLPC6 |
| These Lilly Kimball blues : is nearly killing me | Townsend, Sam; Lily Kimball Blues; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502592) Co14571D Yz L1021 |
| These Lilly Kimball blues : won't let me rest nowhere | Townsend, Sam; Lily Kimball Blues; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502592) Co14571D Yz L1021 |
| These yodeling blues : make a Texas woman leave her home | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Yodeling Fiddling Blues; San Antonio, 12 June 1930; (404146B) OK8834 Mam S3804 |
| Trinity River blues : keep me bothered all the time | Walker, Aaron TBone; Trinity River Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495481) Co14506D Rt RL327 |
| I got the bedroom blues : because there's a bedroom in my home | Wallace, Sippie; Bedroom Blues; Chicago, 20 Nov. 1926; (9930A) OK8439 Sw S1240 |
| I've got the blues : I feel so lowdown | Washboard Sam; I'm Feeling Low Down; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644821) BBB8878 RCA LPV577 |
| These hometown blues : have got me down in mind | Washboard Sam; I'm Feeling Low Down; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644821) BBB8878 RCA LPV577 |
| These old evil blues : have treated me awful bad | Washboard Sam; Evil Blues; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703791) BBB8997 RCA LPV577 |
| These old evil blues : have been following me all this week | Washboard Sam; Evil Blues; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703791) BBB8997 RCA LPV577 |
| Had the no no blues : just too mean just too mean to cry | Weaver, Curley; No No Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473052) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| I've got the worried blues : got nowhere to go | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Sunshine Blues; Chicago, 9 June 1927; (386581) Vi20781 Rt RL322 |
| Well well it's blues : it's blues everywhere I go | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Blues Everywhere I Go; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1936; (100323) BBB6356 Rt RL329 |
| Well now when a woman takes the blues : she will hang her head and cry | Wheatstraw, Peetie; C and A Blues; Chicago, 6 Jan. 1931; (C6891A) Vo1672 OJL20 |
| Well now when a man takes the blues : please now he will catch him a train and ride | Wheatstraw, Peetie; C and A Blues; Chicago, 6 Jan. 1931; (C6891A) Vo1672 OJL20 |
| Didn't have no blues : but I was all worried in mind | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Doin' the Best I Can; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1934; (C9443?) De7007 Say SDR191 |
| I had the blues : every time I see your face | Wheatstraw, Peetie; First and Last Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12572) Vo03185 Say SDR191 |
| I've got these streetwalking blues : I ain't got no time to lose | White, Georgia; Walking the Street; Chicago, 28 Jan. 1937; (91104A) De7277 AH158 |
| I wrote these blues : I'm going to sing them as I feel | Williams, Henry; Lonesome Blues; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1928; (1461492) Co14328D Fly LP103 |
| If you ever get the blues : catch the Highway FortyNine | Williams, Joe; 49 Highway Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85490 ) BBB5996 OJL17 |
| Well if you ever had the blues : get to Highway FortyNine | Williams, Joe; Highway 49; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704851) BBB9025 RBF RF11 |
| The prison wall blues : keep rolling across my mind | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Prison Wall Blues; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (64747) Vi23272 Rt RL329 |
| Blues : falling like showers of rain | Johnson, Lonnie; Falling Rain Blues; St. Louis, 4 Nov. 1925; (9436A) OK8253 CC30 |
| Blues : falling like showers of rain | Johnson, Lonnie; New Falling Rain Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63521A) De7461 Sw S1225 |
| ??? *need my blues* : and drive me away from here | Walker, Uncle Bud; Look Here Mama Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402008A) OK8828 Yz L1018 |
| Lord I'm so *blurred so blurred* : can't hardly stand to play those blues myself | Taylor, Charley; Heavy Suitcase Blues; Grafton, Wis., Mar. or Apr. 1930; (L2512) Pm12967 Yz L1028 |
| Do the *bo bo* : | Smith, Trixie; Black Bottom Hop; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (23641) Pm12336 CC29 |
| Going to climb on board : and ride again | Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5071 ) Vo1527 Yz L1036 |
| I told the sing sing prison board : this ain't like being outside | Coleman, Bob; Sing Song Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 June 1929; (15167) Pm12791 Rt RL340 |
| Oh if she don't come on the big boat : she better not land | Alexander, Texas; Levee Camp Moan Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81225B) OK8498 RBF RF9 |
| Lord I'm going to get me a boat : and paddle this old river through | Big Bill (Broonzy); Mississippi River Blues; Chicago, 23 Mar. 1934; (803951) Ba32670 Yz L1011 |
| Rowed my boat : just about four miles across the pond | Johnson, Lonnie; South Bound Backwater; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63524A) De7461 Sw S1225 |
| Then they rowed a little boat : about five miles across the pond | Smith, Bessie; Back Water Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (1434911) Co14195D Co CL858 |
| You wants to yoyo Bob : but you know this train you know this train ain't mine | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); YoYo Blues No. 2; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502692) Co14523D CC3 |
| Let's yoyo Bob : because it's tight because it's tight like that | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); YoYo Blues No. 2; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502692) Co14523D CC3 |
| Travel on poor Bob : just can't turn you around | Johnson, Robert; Preachin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26321) ARC70460 Co C30034 |
| Travel on poor Bob : just can't turn you around | Johnson, Robert; Preachin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26322) ARC70460 Co C30034 |
| I want you to send my body : home to my motherinlaw | Barefoot Bill; Squabblin' Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503032) Co14526D OJL14 |
| I'd just soon have my body : baby buried in the sea | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Trouble BluesPart 1; Chicago, c. 17 Aug. 1928; (C2229 ) Vo1213 Yz L1019 |
| Hookworm in your body : and your food don't do you no good | Blake, Blind; Hookworm Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15251A) Pm12794 Bio BLP12031 |
| Just pickle my body : up in alcohol | Byrd, John; Billy Goat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2892) Pm12997 Yz L1001 |
| I want you to bury my body : down by that Frisco line | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Death Valley Blues; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648741) BBB8858 RCA LPV518 |
| Yes she's large in the body : she's neat in the waist | Fuller, Blind Boy; Stealing BoHog; New York, 7 Sept. 1937; (216272) ARC80165 BC11 |
| You may bury my body : down by the highway side | Johnson, Robert; Me and the Devil Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3982) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| She got a mortgage on my body : and a lien on my soul | Johnson, Robert; Traveling Riverside Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4002) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| Said the blues in my body : I said making towards my head | Lincoln, Charley; Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451042) Co14272D His HLP4 |
| She got a lien on my body : and a mortgage on my soul | McClennan, Tommy; Brown Skin Girl; Chicago, 22 Nov. 1939; (0442431) BBB8444 RCA LPV518 |
| I want you to please bury my body : out on Highway FiftyOne | McClennan, Tommy; New Highway No. 51; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044986 ) BBB8499 RBF RF202 |
| If you don't see my body : all you can do is moan | Oden, Jimmy; Going Down Slow; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1941; (0704091) BBB8889 RBF RF16 |
| Got a lien on her body : got a mortgage on her soul | Williams, Joe; Meet Me Around the Corner; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539921R) BBB8738 RCA INT1087 |
| You can have it boiled : until it's nice and brown | Jones, Maggie; Anybody Here Want to Try My Cabbage; New York, 10 Dec. 1924; (1401742) Co14063D VJM VLP23 |
| You going to reach for your boiler : and your plate will be gone | Jordan, Charley; Big Four Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5837 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030 |
| Done got so bold : Lord won't keep it hid | Patton, Charley; It Won't Be Long; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15220) Pm12854 Yz L1020 |
| I'm about all ready to get a mosquito bomb : I'll be seldom seen | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Mosquito Moan; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15666) Pm12899 Mil MLP2013 |
| I bet on the Brown Bomber : for he knows his stuff | Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293A) De7114 Yz L1016 |
| Might get a black cat bone : going to bring my baby back home | Barefoot Bill; One More Time; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503051) Co14561D Rt RL325 |
| It must be a black cat bone : jomo can't work that hard | Bogan, Lucille; Jim Tampa Blues; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46722) Pm12504 Yz L1017 |
| Well pickle daddy's bones : baby in alcohol | Hull, Papa Harvey; France Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12690) Ge6106 OJL2 |
| Now the women used to [count, holler] on the bonus : but they are [hollering, counting] on the | Estes, Sleepy John; Government Money; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62461A) De7414 Sw S1219 |
| I haven't had no boodlebum : since you been gone | Burse, Charlie; Boodie Bum Bum; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C7921) OK8956 Jo SM3104 |
| You don't know how to boodlebumbum : I know you didn't do it nohow | Burse, Charlie; Boodie Bum Bum; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C7921) OK8956 Jo SM3104 |
| Old alley boogie : only thing I crave | Bogan, Lucille; Alley Boogie; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5563A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| I can do my alley boogie : so many different ways | Bogan, Lucille; Alley Boogie; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5563A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| Got to do the alley boogie : everywhere I go | Bogan, Lucille; Alley Boogie; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5563A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| Because I'm wild about my boogie : only thing I crave | Bogan, Lucille; Alley Boogie; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5563A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| Good alley boogie : will carry me to my grave | Bogan, Lucille; Alley Boogie; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5563A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| Mama loves my boogie : papa loves it too | Bogan, Lucille; Alley Boogie; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5563A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| I'm wild about my boogie : only thing I crave | Bogan, Lucille; Alley Boogie; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5563A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| I'm going to do my boogie : the rest of my days | 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 she got to do the boogie : to buy her alley baby some shoes | Bogan, Lucille; Alley Boogie; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5563A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| And I'm wild about my boogie : only thing I crave | Bogan, Lucille; Alley Boogie; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5563A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| I been doing my alley boogie : I been boogying all of my days | Bogan, Lucille; Alley Boogie; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5563A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| *The way she do the boogie* : makes a panther squall | Patton, Charley; Going to Move to Alabama; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L371) Pm13014 Yz L1020 |
| If you want to boogiewoogie if you want to boogiewoogie : and haven't got the price haven't | Arnold, Kokomo; Let Your Money Talk; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9924 ) De7191 BC4 |
| We're going to pitch boogiewoogie : going to have a ball tonight | McCoy, Joe; We Gonna Pitch a Boogie Woogie; Chicago, 13 Nov. 1936; (90982A) De7326 AH77 |
| I caught her boogiewoogying : down on the floor | Arnold, Kokomo; Busy Bootin'; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9923A) De7139 Say SDR163 |
| We going to booglywoogly : anyhow | Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 1; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1022B) Vo03275 BC10 |
| You been out booglywooglying : that's something I can't understand | Washboard Sam; Back Door; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07616 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| Get your book : and count come and count the days I'm gone | Collins, Sam; My Road Is Rough and Rocky; New York, c. Oct. 1931; ( ) unknown Yz L1038 |
| Life is just a book : every day is a brand new page | Washboard Sam; Life Is Just a Book; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644771) BBB8909 RCA LPV577 |
| He could write a book : on his loving ways | Waters, Ethel; Memphis Man; New York, c. Mar. 1923; (5641) BS14146 Bio BLP12022 |
| You can read out your hymn book : you got your Bible too | Williams, Joe; Wild Cow Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962461) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| Had them law books : in his hand | Cannon, Gus; Feather Bed; Memphis, 9 Sept. 1928; (470022) ViV38515 Fwy FA2953 |
| Look over your role books : see if you got my baby's name | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); unnamed title; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493471) Co unissued Yz L1012 |
| Busy booting : and you can't come in | Arnold, Kokomo; Busy Bootin'; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9923A) De7139 Say SDR163 |
| I'm loaded down with bootleg : like to make them yammies bawl | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Blind Pig Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (1460501) Co14372D CC36 |
| But my new bootlegger : well he's about to poison me | Blake, Blind; Bootleg Rum Dum Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205661) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003 |
| You send away to that bootlegger : and you did not have a dime | Pope, Jenny; Whiskey Drinkin' Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M193 ) Vo1438 His HLP1 |
| You's a mean old bootlegger : know you doing me wrong | Pope, Jenny; Whiskey Drinkin' Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M193 ) Vo1438 His HLP1 |
| They arrested that bootlegger : gave him a solid year | Pope, Jenny; Whiskey Drinkin' Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M193 ) Vo1438 His HLP1 |
| Any bootlegger : sure is a pal of mine | Smith, Bessie; Me and My Gin; New York, 25 Aug. 1928; (1468973) Co14384D Co CL856 |
| All the bootleggers : in the town | Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022 |
| It take boozy booze : Lord to carry me through | Patton, Charley; Tom Rushen Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15222A) Pm12877 Yz L1020 |
| It takes boozy booze : Lord to carry me through | Patton, Charley; High Sheriff Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147252) Vo02680 Yz L1020 |
| I bought myself a bottle of booze : I went to drink it to myself | Washboard Sam; Out with the Wrong Woman; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01883 ) BBB6794 BC10 |
| She said she left for the border : down in old Mexico | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Empty Room Blues; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535931) BBB8615 RCA730.581 |
| I'm going back to the border : where I'm better known | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Key to the Highway; Chicago, 9 May 1940; (044972 ) BBB8529 RBF RF16 |
| Well women on the border : drinking out of the water trough | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dry Southern Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24751) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| But since I been born : he must ahave changed his rules | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Fool's Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO167A) Vo1674 Yz L1010 |
| About when I was born : wonder was there any more mercy left | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Fool's Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO167A) Vo1674 Yz L1010 |
| There's one in my bosom : t'other one in my heart | Fuller, Blind Boy; Bye Bye Baby Blues; New York, 15 Dec. 1937; (221561) Vo04843 RBF RF9 |
| I got one in my bosom : the other one in my heart | McTell, Blind Willie; Searching the Desert for the Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716061) Vi23353 RCA LPV518 |
| The one in my bosom : she's in Tennessee | McTell, Blind Willie; Searching the Desert for the Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716061) Vi23353 RCA LPV518 |
| I got one in my bosom : the other one's in my heart | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
| Now the one in my bosom : she's in Tennessee | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
| I got my razor in my bosom : and my pistol in my hand | Moore, Rosie Mae; Mad Dog Blues; New Orleans, c. Dec. 1928; (NOR760) Br7049 Rt RL329 |
| I'm going to pay the boss : and get my checkcard today | Carr, Leroy; Longing for My Sugar; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164341) Vo02875 Yz L1036 |
| I'm scared to bother : around her house at night | Blake, Blind; Police Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15463) Pm12888 Yz L1012 |
| For I'm worried and bothered : and drinking all the time | Darby, Blind; Built Right on the Ground; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (675841) Vi23311 Yz L1003 |
| I'm worried and bothered : don't know what to do | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rambler Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200402) Pm12541 Bio BLP12015 |
| Reason I'm worried and bothered : it's all on account of you | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rambler Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200402) Pm12541 Bio BLP12015 |
| I don't want to be bothered : with no suitcase on my road | Ledbetter, Huddie; Packin' Trunk Blues; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166851) Ba33359 Rt RL315 |
| I don't want to be bothered : with no big trunk on my road | Ledbetter, Huddie; Match Box Blues; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (168??? ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Then you won't be bothered : with me around your house no more | Lewis, Furry; Jellyroll; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1115 RBF RF11 |
| Now I won't be bothered : with these big fat bulls no more | Memphis Minnie; Moonshine; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (C16701) Vo03894 BC1 |
| Now and you keep me bothered : worried all the time | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Lord, Oh Lord Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208451) BBB7847 RCA INT1088 |
| I want you to put one bottle : in my hand | Black, Lewis; Corn Liquor Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453672) Co14291D Rt RL327 |
| You can have your beer and your bottle : give me my cool kind can | Bogan, Lucille; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5562A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| I got the blues in a bottle : got the rattlesnake in my hand | Cole, Kid; Niagara Fall Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19981) Vo1187 Rt RL313 |
| If they see you with a bottle : they will almost break your neck | Patton, Charley; Revenue Man Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14747 ) Vo02931 Yz L1020 |
| Now bring me that bottle : and let's have another drink of booze | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Corn Whiskey Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO127 ) Vo1633 Yz L1031 |
| I'd sink to the bottom : and I'd never come up | Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18 |
| Going down on the bottom : back to the Lone Star State | Carr, Leroy; Hurry Down Sunshine; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL43) Vo02741 Co C30496 |
| She ride top and bottom : sometime on the side | Daniels, Julius; My Mama Was a Sailor; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (379312) Vi20658 Rt RL326 |
| I would dive on the bottom : never would come up | Estes, Sleepy John; Diving Duck Blues; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555962) ViV38549 RBF RF8 |
| He ain't got no bottom : in his last pair of shoes | Estes, Sleepy John; Someday Baby Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90096A) Ch50068 Br87.504 |
| I'm going to move to the bottom : camp out on the ground | Jones, Little Hat; Cherry Street Blues; San Antonio, 14 June 1930; (404300A) OK8829 Yz L1032 |
| I'm down in the bottom : ???ing for Johnny Rye | Ledbetter, Huddie; Honey, I'm All Out and Down; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166882) Ba33359 Rt RL315 |
| I'd dive to the bottom : Lord and I'd never come up | Lewis, Furry; I Will Turn Your Money Green; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454252) ViV38506 Yz L1008 |
| He can touch the bottom : and his wind holds out so long | Smith, Bessie; Empty Bed BluesPart; New York, 20 Mar. 1928; (14578??) Co14312D Co CL858 |
| I can dive down to the bottom : and take my time and tread right back up | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hoppin' Toad Frog; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO166A) Vo1655 Yz L1031 |
| I'm going to the bottom : just to hear my wild cow moan | Williams, Joe; Wild Cow Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962461) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| When I ain't got no bottom : on my last pair of shoes | Williamson, Sonny Boy; You Got to Step Back; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064495 ) BBB8822 BC20 |
| I would dive on the bottom : never would come up | Williamson, Sonny Boy; She Don't Love Me That Way; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070146 ) BB340701 BC3 |
| I would go to the bottom : and I would never come up | Wilson, Leola B.; Down the Country; Chicago, c. Nov. 1926; (40122) Pm12444 Bio BLP12037 |
| I got a brown in the bottom : one up on the hill | Yates, Blind Richard; I'm Gonna Moan My Blues Away; New York, c. 9 Apr. 1927; (GEX577A) Ge6104 His HLP1 |
| You go down Black Bottom : put your money in your shoe | Evans, Joe; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 21 May 1931; (106641) Or8083 Yz L1015 |
| Now down in Black Bottom : that is so they say | McPhail, Black Bottom; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11512A) Vo1721 Yz L1019 |
| Yes I went down in Black Bottom : I didn't go to stay down there long | McPhail, Black Bottom; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11512A) Vo1721 Yz L1019 |
| Now go down in Black Bottom : and you don't know the rules | McPhail, Black Bottom; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11512A) Vo1721 Yz L1019 |
| I'm crazy about Black Bottom : mmm so they say | McPhail, Black Bottom; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11512A) Vo1721 Yz L1019 |
| If you go down in Black Bottom : put your money in your shoes | McPhail, Black Bottom; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11512A) Vo1721 Yz L1019 |
| Now if you go down in Black Bottom : put your money down in your britches | McPhail, Black Bottom; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11512A) Vo1721 Yz L1019 |
| Do the Black Bottom : | Smith, Trixie; Black Bottom Hop; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (23641) Pm12336 CC29 |
| Now back to the levee I'm bound : I'm through with high yellows and browns | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Levee Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16224) Ch16682 Riv RM8803 |
| I'm Alabama bound : I'm Alabama bound | Jackson, Papa Charlie; I'm Alabama Bound; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21442) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| I'm Texas bound : I got a freight train on my mind | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Texas Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1925; (11031?) Pm12335 Yz L1029 |
| I'm Texas bound : got no time to lose | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Texas Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1925; (11031?) Pm12335 Yz L1029 |
| And she would be absolutely hospital bound : if she ever even asked me where I had been | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Never Go Wrong Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026521) BBB6825 CC35 |
| Papa likes his bourbon : mama likes her gin | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Barrel House Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (15982) Pm12082 BYG529.078 |
| She's humpbacked bowlegged : crippled and blind | Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18 |
| Lord I'm not bowlegged : but I walks that way | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| And the blues in my bread box : because my bread is done gone stale | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Blues Everywhere I Go; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1936; (100323) BBB6356 Rt RL329 |
| Boxcar boxcar : don't you carry two | Jones, Maggie; Box Car Blues; New York, 13 Nov. 1924; (1401343) Co14047D VJM VLP23 |
| Water boy water boy : bring your water around | Alexander, Texas; Section Gang Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81224B) OK8498 Rt RL312 |
| I been a bad bad boy : didn't treat nobody right | Barefoot Bill; Bad Boy; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503062) Co14526D CC3 |
| Listen boy : we'll try to stay | Big Bill (Broonzy); Eagle Riding Papa; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (95951) Ba0712 Yz L1011 |
| Catch you messing with her boy : I sure shoot you down | Big Bill (Broonzy); Keep Your Hands Off Her; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962301) BB B6188 RBF RF16 |
| She got a heaven boy : ain't never been found | Big Bill (Broonzy); Keep Your Hands Off Her; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962301) BB B6188 RBF RF16 |
| Ah watch her boy : as she pass by | Big Bill (Broonzy); Keep Your Hands Off Her; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962301) BB B6188 RBF RF16 |
| Play them blues boy : and don't play them so slow | Bogan, Lucille; Baking Powder Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (135691) Ba33059 Yz L1017 |
| Been a poor boy : a long way from home | Cannon, Gus; Poor Boy, Long Ways from Home; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (201442) Pm12571 Yz L1002 |
| Come on boy : let's go down on Tenth Street | Carr, Leroy; Bo Bo Stomp; New York, 16 Aug. 1934; (156491) Vo02969 Co C30496 |
| Little boy little boy : who made your britches | Chatman, Bo; Sue Cow; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026241) BBB6695 OJL18 |
| I'm a goodhearted poor boy : just a long way from home | Cole, Kid; Hard Hearted Mama Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19971) Vo1187 Rt RL313 |
| I'm a poor boy : been treated just like a dog | Darby, Blind; Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15566) Pm12828 Yz L1003 |
| Now if you're ever in Dallas boy : please visit old Elm Street | Davis, Carl (Dallas Jamboree Jug Band); Elm Street Woman Blues Dallas, 20 Sept. 1935; (DAL103 ) Vo03092 BC2 |
| I'm a poor boy : and I got nowhere to stay | Day, Texas Bill; Goin' Back to My Baby; Dallas, 4 Dec. 1929; (1495121) Co14494D Rt RL327 |
| 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 |
| Yes I'm a poor poor boy : and a great long way from home | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Got to Reap What You Sow; Chicago, 17 May 1939; (034810 ) BBB8287 RCA INT1177 |
| Now you letting the grocery boy : lay up in the hay | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I'm Gonna Leave You on the Outskirts of Town; Chicago, 30 July 1942; (074648 ) BBB9042 RCA INT1177 |
| All you women get mad at buddy boy : because I won't dee da da da | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Number Three Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44162) Pm12475 Yz L1010 |
| I'm a poor boy : I'm a long way from home | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Poor Boy a Long Ways from Home; New York, 16 June 1927; (1442812) Co14246D Rt RL326 |
| I'm a poor boy : ain't got nowhere to go | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Poor Boy a Long Ways from Home; New York, 16 June 1927; (1442812) Co14246D Rt RL326 |
| I'm a poor boy : stood on the road and cried | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Poor Boy a Long Ways from Home; New York, 16 June 1927; (1442812) Co14246D Rt RL326 |
| Met an old *darkkissing* brown boy : made me break my teacher's rule | Hill, Sammy; Cryin' for the Blues; Dallas, 9 Aug. 1929; (55319) ViV38588 Yz L1004 |
| Think I'm the boy : ain't never been schooled | Hollins, Tony; Stamp Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1941; (C38431) OK06351 BC5 |
| I always been a poor boy : never hurt no John | Howell, Peg Leg; Ball and Chain Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482702) Co14535D Rt RL318 |
| I'm a poor boy : I'm a long ways from my home | Howell, Peg Leg; Away from Home; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482732) Co14535D Rt RL318 |
| I'm a poor boy : ain't got nowhere to stay | Howell, Peg Leg; Away from Home; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482732) Co14535D Rt RL318 |
| I'll be the *worst* boy : to pour the coffee out | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Salty Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1924; (1893?) Pm12236 Yz L1029 |
| Shut your mouth boy : four boys can't talk at once | James, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028 |
| Here come the biggest boy : coming right from school | James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158 |
| Quit crying boy : don't do that | James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158 |
| I'm going to get that *B and M* to Baltimore boy : I heard my baby *is there* | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Sad News Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207722) Pm12728 Rt RL306 |
| So if she have not quit you boy : won't leave you in tough luck | Lewis, Furry; Dry Land Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454291) Vi23345 Yz L1021 |
| I'm a good old boy : but I ain't got nowhere to stay | Lewis, Furry; Dry Land Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454291) Vi23345 Yz L1021 |
| Some day you going to want to love the poor boy : and I'll be done changed my mind | Lofton, Willie; My Mean Baby Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9387A) De7076 Rt RL314 |
| Poor boy : you ain't got no girl | McTell, Blind Willie; Travelin' Blues; Atlanta, 30 Oct. 1929; (1493001) Co14484D Yz L1005 |
| Now look here boy : don't get rough | McTell, Blind Willie; Warm It Up to Me; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (140082) Vo02595 Yz L1005 |
| Now look here boy : if you going to be my friend | McTell, Blind Willie; Warm It Up to Me; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (140082) Vo02595 Yz L1005 |
| Then he can be my little boy : yes I'll feed him good | Memphis Minnie; Me and My Chauffeur Blues; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C37651) OK06788 BC1 |
| I was a little boy : on my way to school | Mississippi Moaner (Isaiah Nettles); It's Cold in China Blues; Jackson, Miss., 20 Oct. 1935; (JAX2021) Vo03166 OJL8 |
| Canned heat ain't no good boy : keep you with *sin* ??? on your mind | Petties, Arthur; Good Boy Blues; Chicago, c. 2 July 1930; (C5921B) Br7182 Yz L1038 |
| Lord I'm a poor boy : I'm going to and fro | Sykes, Roosevelt; Poor Boy Blues; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403323A) OK8787 Yz L1033 |
| Poor boy poor boy : ain't got no friends at all | Sykes, Roosevelt; Poor Boy Blues; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403323A) OK8787 Yz L1033 |
| Fine old boy : he was tight | Sykes, Roosevelt; 3 6 and 9; Grafton, Wis., c. Aug. 1930; (L4492) Pm13004 Riv RM8819 |
| That's mistreat a poor boy : don't you know that's a very long way from home | Taylor, Charley; Heavy Suitcase Blues; Grafton, Wis., Mar. or Apr. 1930; (L2512) Pm12967 Yz L1028 |
| Tell me big boy : let's start it again | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Gettin' Ready for Trial; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404682C) OK8856 OJL4 |
| Hey big boy : did you aim to run | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Gettin' Ready for Trial; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404682C) OK8856 OJL4 |
| Talk about your girl boy : you ought to see mine | Walker, Willie; South Carolina Rag; Atlanta, 6 Dec. 1930; (151065 ) Co14578D OJL18 |
| Play that thing boy : long as you can | Walker, Willie; South Carolina Rag; Atlanta, 6 Dec. 1930; (151065 ) Co14578D OJL18 |
| If that don't beat the grocery boy : I know a way | Washboard Sam; We Gonna Move; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07617 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| Because I don't want no delivery boy : always hanging around | Washboard Sam; We Gonna Move; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07617 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| So please get down big boy : man you big enough to walk | Washboard Sam; Get Down Brother; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703801) BBB9018 RCA LPV577 |
| Now what you going to do boy : when your trouble get like mine | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Turpentine Blues; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403222) Vi21134 Yz L1008 |
| They been had the poor boy : all hobbled down | White, Washington; Aberdeen Mississippi Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2990A) OK05743 Co C30036 |
| Say big boy : you got to go | Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); Greyhound Blues; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90199A) Ch50053 Rt RL334 |
| Leave here boy : you don't understand | Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); Greyhound Blues; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90199A) Ch50053 Rt RL334 |
| When I was a little boy : running around | Williams, Joe; Somebody's Been Borrowing that Stuff; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854881) BBB5900 RCA LPV518 |
| I am a little boy : [I'm crying all, I cried the whole] night long | Williams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854921) BBB5996 OJL17 |
| You can steal my chickens boy : you sure can't make them lay | Williams, Joe; Someday Baby; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704861) BBB9025 RBF RF11 |
| Don't never get too rough boy : *one kill* won't lay them dead | Williams, Joe; Break 'Em On Down; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704871) BBB8969 BC21 |
| Ain't but the one thing Sonny Boy : get Joey in the blues | Williams, Joe; Someday Baby; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704861) BBB9025 RBF RF11 |
| She say I take care of you Sonny Boy : just as long as these times stay hard | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Welfare Store Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (053001 ) BBB8610 BC3 |
| Oh said you keep on fooling around Sonny Boy : says I swear one of them going to change your | Williamson, Sonny Boy; My Baby Made a Change; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064022 ) BBB8766 BC20 |
| You going to keep on monkeying around here *pin boy* : you going to get your ??? in a fix | Johnson, Robert; Sweet Home Chicago; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA2582 ) Vo03601 OJL17 |
| Now look ahere boys : ain't this rich | Big Bill (Broonzy); I Can't Be Satisfied; Richmond, Ind., 2 May 1930; (16569) Ge7230 Yz L1011 |
| You ought to hear my boys : making up their plot | Davis, Madlyn; It's Red Hot; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20908?) Pm12703 Yz L1039 |
| Now blow it boys : you know it's just too bad | Davis, Madlyn; It's Red Hot; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20908?) Pm12703 Yz L1039 |
| But after you continue this life boys : you'll be living down in some graveyard deep | Doyle, Little Buddy; Grief Will Kill You; Memphis, 1 July 1939; (MEM181) Vo05111 Rt RL319; |
| Get out now boys : and let me shut the door | Fuller, Blind Boy; You've Got Something There; Memphis, 12 July 1939; (MEM1021) Vo05083 BC11 |
| Going to tell you boys : just to call you my pals | Fuller, Blind Boy; You've Got Something There; Memphis, 12 July 1939; (MEM1021) Vo05083 BC11 |
| Take a Ford engine boys : to do your stuff | Gibson, Cleo; I've Got Ford Movements in My Hips; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402311) OK8700 Sw S1240 |
| Listen girls and boys : I've got one stick | Green, Lil; Knockin' Myself Out; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591521) BBB8659 RCA LPV574 |
| Ain't nothing in this world boys : Lord for your black man to do | Hill, Sammy; Needin' My Woman Blues; Dallas, 9 Aug. 1929; (55320) ViV38588 Yz L1004 |
| Now gang around girls and boys : explain my sonnet to you | Hull, Papa Harvey; Gang of Brownskin Women; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12689) Ge6122 Yz L1001 |
| I mean boys : she'll suit anybody | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; She Can Love So Good; Chicago, c. mid Aug. 1930; (C6079A) Vo1540 Mel MLP7324 |
| Her thirtyeight special boys : it do very well | Johnson, Robert; 3220 Blues; San Antonio, 26 Nov. 1936; (SA26161) ARC70460 Co CL1654 |
| Mmm the sun going down boys : not going to catch me here | Johnson, Robert; Cross Road Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26292) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| Lord she said she didn't love me no more boys : wonder do she love anybody else | Jones, Elijah; Katy Fly; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201201) BBB7616 RCA INT1175 |
| Lordy that Southern Pacific now boys : and you know the Katy Fly | Jones, Elijah; Katy Fly; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201201) BBB7616 RCA INT1175 |
| Listen boys : don't mean no harm | McCoy, Joe; I'm Wild About My Stuff; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5820A) Vo1570 His HLP32 |
| I've got the *cavenglass* boys : playing all around my door | McTell, Blind Willie; Bell Street Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9946A) De7078 Rt RL324 |
| Come on boys : and don't wait too long | Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (202832) Pm12605 OJL8 |
| If my holler boys : trouble your mind | Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (202832) Pm12605 OJL8 |
| Hop on boys : I got the best chauffeur in town | Memphis Minnie; Garage Fire Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C6083 ) Vo1601 Rt RL307 |
| Let me tell you boys : what these kneehigh dresses will do | Reynolds, Blind Joe; Nehi Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1462) Pm12927 OJL11 |
| Housedance blues boys : *still got in the drink* | Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M184 ) Br7137 OJL20 |
| Some old joker boys : can have my room | Williams, Joe; Little Leg Woman; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854871) BBB5900 Yz L1038 |
| Soon this morning boys : I may roll in Jackson town | Williams, Joe; 49 Highway Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85490 ) BBB5996 OJL17 |
| Take them down boys : because you know this stuff is here | Williams, Joe; Break 'Em On Down; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704871) BBB8969 BC21 |
| I would never do brag : never do boast | Big Bill (Broonzy); Eagle Riding Papa; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (95951) Ba0712 Yz L1011 |
| I don't want to brag : just want to put you in line | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Your Baby Ain't Sweet Like Mine; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26134) Pm12383 Yz L1029 |
| It has settled on my brain : and it hurts my tongue to talk | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lonesome House Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200762) Pm12593 Mil MLP2007 |
| Well boys she get rambling in her brain : mmm some other man on her mind | Johnson, Robert; I'm a Steady Rollin Man; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL378 ) ARC71267 OJL17 |
| Well it's done addled on my brain : people I can't hardly walk | McTell, Blind Willie; Drive Away Blues; Atlanta, 26 Nov. 1929; (565991) ViV38580 Yz L1005 |
| Please Mr brakeman : won't you let a poor man ride your blinds | Carr, Leroy; Big Four Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164161) Vo03349 Co C30496 |
| Then I asked the brakeman : let me ride your blinds | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); 'Fo Day Creep; Atlanta, 10 Nov. 1927; (1451991) Co14280D CC36 |
| Ain't no brakeman : I can't take your train | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Mama You Don't Mean Me No Good; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (944211) BBB6072 CC35 |
| I asked the brakeman : let me ride the blinds | Smith, Clara; Freight Train Blues; New York, 30 Sept. 1924; (1400643) Co14041D VJM VLP17 |
| I asked the brakeman : to let me ride the blinds | Smith, Trixie; Freight Train Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (17671) Pm12211 CC29 |
| I asked the brakeman : to let me ride the blinds | Smith, Trixie; Freight Train Blues; New York, 26 May 1938; (63866A) De7489 Cor CP58 |
| If the river was brandy : and I was a duck | Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18 |
| I send for brandy : and you send me corn | Pope, Jenny; Whiskey Drinkin' Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M193 ) Vo1438 His HLP1 |
| Elm Street painted in brass : Main Street painted in gold | Day, Texas Bill; Elm Street Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495382) Co14514D Fly LP103 |
| Because you *better* cook the best old corn bread : a poor man ever seen | Carr, Leroy; Bread Baker; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164321) Vo03296 Yz L1036 |
| Keep afeeding me corn bread : I just can't stick around long | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rabbit Foot Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30891) Pm12454 Mil MLP2004 |
| I can't earn money to buy no bread : and you know I can't buy my snuff | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Tin Cup Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (211981) Pm12756 Mil MLP2013 |
| I'm crazy about my light bread : and my pigmeat on the side | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bakershop Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15668) Pm12852 Mil MLP2013 |
| And made up my bread : and stuck my pan outdoors | Memphis Minnie; Crazy Cryin' Blues; Chicago, c. 30 Jan. 1931; (VO112A) Vo1678 BC13 |
| And I can't get a break : don't care where I go | Bogan, Lucille; They Ain't Walking No More; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5549 ) Br7163 Yz L1017 |
| Give me a break : don't make me pay no fine | Foster, Dessa; Tell It to the Judge No. 1; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C7238A) MeM12117 Yz L1031 |
| When the levee break : mom you got to move | McCoy, Joe; When the Levee Breaks; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487111) Co14439D BC1 |
| When the levee break : mom you got to move | McCoy, Joe; When the Levee Breaks; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487111) Co14439D BC1 |
| And he would break : a leg I know | Smith, Bessie; Trombone Cholly; New York, 3 Mar. 1927; (1435753) Co14232D Co CL858 |
| You know I been giving you amany break : but the break this morning belongs to me | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Tell It to the Judge No. 2; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C7239?) MeM12117 Yz L1031 |
| Then cook your breakfast : man rush you away | Alexander, Texas; Work Ox Blues; New York, 15 Nov. 1928; (401330A) OK8658 Sw S1276 |
| I'm going to eat my breakfast : man and lay back down | Alexander, Texas; NinetyEight Degree Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402640A) OK8705 Yz L1004 |
| Mama you can cook my breakfast : great God don't you burn my bread | Arnold, Kokomo; Buddie Brown Blues; Chicago, 23 Oct. 1937; (91299A) De7449 CC25 |
| Says I'm going to eat my breakfast : please and lay back down | Arnold, Kokomo; Buddie Brown Blues; Chicago, 23 Oct. 1937; (91299A) De7449 CC25 |
| Cook your own breakfast : fix your lunch | Edwards, Susie; Construction Gang; New York, 12 Sept. 1924; (72817B) OK8163 Sw S1240 |
| Ask her cook your breakfast : but she never did | Estes, Sleepy John; Watcha Doin'; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (59967 ) ViV38628 Rt RL323 |
| Know I'm going to eat my breakfast : I believe I'll lay back down | Estes, Sleepy John; Who's Been Tellin' You Buddy Brown Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90097A) Ch50068 Sw S1219 |
| Pigmeat for breakfast : pigmeat when I'm in bed | Glover, Mae; Pig Meat Mama; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15393) Ge6948 Rt RL319 |
| Went in to eat my breakfast : and the blues all in my bread | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Got the Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24711) Pm12354 Bio BLP12000 |
| Well I cooked her breakfast : brought it to her bed | King David; I Can Deal Worry; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404668A) OK8901 Rt RL311 |
| Went to eat my breakfast : and the blues all in my bread | Ledbetter, Huddie; Alberta; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16692 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Had no breakfast : she been gone | Macon, Ed; Wringing that Thing; Atlanta, 12 Mar. 1929; (402289A) OK8676 Mel MLP7324 |
| Took your breakfast : brought it to your bed | McTell, Blind Willie; Cold Winter Day; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9956A) De7810 Yz L1037 |
| She won't cook you no breakfast : clothes ain't never clean | Nelson, Sonny Boy; Street Walkin'; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026001) BBB6672 Yz L1038 |
| And you can cook a breakfast : right on my brand new stove | Pope, Jenny; Bull Frog Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM757A) Vo1522 His HLP15 |
| She won't cook me cook no breakfast : and she won't wash me no clothes | Rachel, James Yank; Gravel Road Woman; New York, 6 Feb. 1934; (147932) Vo02649 OJL21 |
| Beat me up for breakfast : knock me down for tea | Smith, Trixie; You've Got to Beat Me to Keep Me; New York, c. Feb. 1925; (20152) Pm12256 CC29 |
| Well now for my breakfast : give me half a cup of tea | Stokes, Frank; Half Cup of Tea; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47742) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| But she cooked my breakfast : brings it to my bed | Temple, Johnnie; New Louise Louise Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1937; (91248A) De7337 RBF RF16 |
| Going to eat my breakfast : thousand miles or more | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Turpentine Blues; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403222) Vi21134 Yz L1008 |
| Asked you to cook my breakfast : babe you went back to bed | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Doin' the Best I Can; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1934; (C9443?) De7007 Say SDR191 |
| Hearts is aching day is breaking : listen to me pray | Hart, Hattie; Oh Ambulance Man; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (599322) ViV38605 Mel MLP7324 |
| The trees are breaking : shaking all around | Jones, Maggie; Thunderstorm Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1924; (1401752) Co14050D VJM VLP23 |
| When day starts to breaking : it seems to bring good news | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Night Time Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22111) Pm12303 Mil MLP2001 |
| You've had lots of breaks : but here's what I'm going to tell you before you go | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Tell It to the Judge No. 1; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C7238A) MeM12117 Yz L1031 |
| If you want to keep breathing : don't give my loving away | Washboard Sam; Save It for Me; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020809 ) BBB7866 BC10 |
| Get me a brick : out of my back yard | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519041) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| Take me a brand new brick : and tear your can on down | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519041) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| I'll get me a brick : and use it out of my back yard | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140692) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| Take a brand new brick : and tear your can on down | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140692) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| I'm just carrying a brick : for you a brickbat | Smith, Clara; Hot Papa; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (814773) Co14006D VJM VLP16 |
| And change your sentence from the Bridewell : send you to the pen for ninetynine | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Tell It to the Judge No. 2; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C7239?) MeM12117 Yz L1031 |
| Now I got to leave Bridewell : fell down on my knees | Welsh, Nolan; The Bridwell Blues; Chicago, 16 June 1926; (9727A) OK8372 Fwy FJ2802 |
| Now the people standing on the bridge : screaming and crying | Estes, Sleepy John; Floating Bridge; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62465A) De7442 RBF RF8 |
| *Evil Bridges* : and Moses Brown | Cannon, Gus; Feather Bed; Memphis, 9 Sept. 1928; (470022) ViV38515 Fwy FA2953 |
| The ??? won't bring ??? : just let her sink on down | Blind Percy; Coal River Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201382) Pm12584 Yz L1010 |
| Started to bringing : eight hours a day | Smith, Bessie; One and Two Blues; New York, 26 Oct. 1926; (1428762) Co14172D Co CL857 |
| Every man you see wearing britches : he sure God ain't no monkeyman | Arnold, Kokomo; Laugh and Grin Blues; Chicago, 12 Mar. 1937; (91135A) De7285 CC25 |
| Pair of old britches : and a bale of hay | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; New York, 17 Sept. 1930; (100482) Or8033 Yz L1035 |
| Pair of old britches : and a bale of hay | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17276B) Ch16171 Riv RM8803 |
| He hangs his britches : down on the floor | Smith, Clara; My Doggone Lazy Man; New York, 31 Jan. 1924; (815122) Co14016D VJM VLP16 |
| I wear my britches : up above my knees | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
| When I get to use my broadcaster : it goes all around and around | Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter Special; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826111) BBB5489 Yz L1034 |
| You were the cause got me broke : how can you be so mean | Big Bill (Broonzy); The Banker's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17281) Ch16327 Yz L1011 |
| But now that country fool is broke : and they calling him the old country guy | Chatman, Bo; Country Fool; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278791) BBB8122 Yz L1014 |
| Because I'm broke : I'm down and out | Collins, Sam; I'm Sitting on Top of the World; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108422) Ba32395 OJL10 |
| Yeah now I'm broke : women and friends they can't be found | Fuller, Blind Boy; You Got to Have Your Dollar; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC3140A) OK05712 His HLP31 |
| Because my wheel was broke : and my grinder could not be found | Hannah, George; Freakish Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1930; (L5621) Pm13024 Mil MLP2018 |
| Because ever gets broke : I'll be able to use it | Jackson, Papa Charlie; I Got What It Takes But It Breaks My Heart to Give It Away; Chicago, c. Jan. 1925; (100203) Pm12259 Bio BLP12042 |
| It's hard to be broke : and so hungry you about to drop | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bakershop Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15668) Pm12852 Mil MLP2013 |
| And now I'm broke : that's where their friendship ends | Jones, Maggie; Poor House Blues; New York, 9 Dec. 1924; (1401712) Co14050D VJM VLP23 |
| But any time that you're broke : your good friends they can't be found | McClure, Matthew; Prisoner's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18798) Ch18514 Riv RM8819 |
| Sometimes I'm broke : and blue as I can be | Moore, William; One Way Gal; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203091) Pm12648 OJL8 |
| And you keep me broke : and tried to put me outofdoors | Wallace, Sippie; Jack O' Diamonds Blues; Chicago, 1 Mar. 1926; (9548A) OK8328 CC32 |
| When I was broke : didn't have a dime | Wheatstraw, Peetie; When I Get My Bonus; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60511A) De7159 Say SDR192 |
| Because I'm brokedownhearted : got those downsouth blues | Smith, Clara; Down South Blues; New York, 27 July 1923; (811513) CoA3961 VJM VLP15 |
| Your windshield is broken : it ain't worth a cent | Liston, Virginia; RollsRoyce Papa; New York, 29 May 1926; ( ) Vo1032 His HLP1 |
| Your fender's all broken : your wheels ain't tight | Liston, Virginia; RollsRoyce Papa; New York, 29 May 1926; ( ) Vo1032 His HLP1 |
| Now I'm brokenhearted : ragged and dirty too | Estes, Sleepy John; BrokenHearted, Ragged and Dirty Too; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555313) ViV38582 Rt RL307 |
| You keep me brokenhearted : mama all the time | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shave Em Dry; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10042?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| But I'm just brokenhearted : trying to overcome these nighttime blues | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Night Time Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22111) Pm12303 Mil MLP2001 |
| When you brokenhearted : and your man is out of town | Smith, Bessie; Weeping Willow Blues; New York, 26 Sept. 1924; (1400622) Co14042D Co CL856; |
| Because I'm brokenhearted : got those downsouth blues | Sylvester, Hannah; Down South Blues; New York, c. 21 Sept. 1923; (70328) Pat032007 VJM VLP40 |
| I'd kill my sister and my brother : not a woman *break my line* | Arnold, Kokomo; Bad Luck Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (63753A) De7540 CC25 |
| He says look here brother : when are you going to rest | Johnson, Alec; Next Week Sometime; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473822) Co14416D CC3 |
| May be your sister or brother : say you don't never know | Kelly, Jack; Kokomo Blues; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137212) MeM12812 Rt RL311 |
| I have got a brother : and his name is Dan | Kelly, Jack; Kokomo Blues; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137212) MeM12812 Rt RL311 |
| Now listen now brother : this ain't no doubt | Leecan, Bobby; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| Me and my brother : went around the bend | McCoy, Joe; That Will Be Alright; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487083) Co14439D Yz L1021 |
| It said hurry home brother : for the one you love is dead | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; West Texas Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026511) BBB7178 CC35 |
| There was one old brother : by the name of Mose | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Nobody Knows; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402296B) OK8679 Rt RL307 |
| Shame to tell you brother : what that sister was doing | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Nobody Knows; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402296B) OK8679 Rt RL307 |
| Got a sister and brother : wonder do they think of poor me | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Cell Bound Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1924; (100012) Pm12257 Mil MLP2001 |
| I cry brother : that's enough | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Down in the Basement; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26271) Pm12395 Jo SM3098 |
| My father my brother : the man that wrecked my life | Smith, Bessie; Down Hearted Blues; New York, 16 Feb. 1923; (808635) CoA3844 Co CL855 |
| Me and my brother : was up in the loft | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
| Said stay home brother : please don't stray away | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); So Lonesome; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203342) Pm12637 Yz L1026 |
| You might risk me brother : but I will never risk you | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Back Gnawing Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203442) Pm12609 Bio BLP12004 |
| Sister and brother : you needn't have cried | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Gettin' Ready for Trial; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404682C) OK8856 OJL4 |
| Old brother : stole that hen again | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Gettin' Ready for Trial; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404682C) OK8856 OJL4 |
| Now listen here brother : you may can understand | Washboard Sam; Get Down Brother; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703801) BBB9018 RCA LPV577 |
| And my sisters and brothers : drove me away to somebody else | Johnson, Lonnie; Friendless and Blue; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63517A) De7487 Sw S1225 |
| Why they brought : that *stuff steady* along | Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022 |
| Now the day you quit me fair brown : baby that's the day you die | Akers, Garfield; Cottonfield BluesPart 1; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M201 ) Vo1442 OJL2 |
| Because I'm a sealskin brown : and I been evil ever since I been born | Bogan, Lucille; Pig Iron Sally; New York, 31 July 1934; (154902) Ba33375 Rt RL317 |
| If you want your brown : better stay aside | Butler, Sam; Jefferson County Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; ( ) Vo1057 Yz L1016 |
| Now you see my little fair brown : tell her to bring me meat | Daddy Stovepipe; Sundown Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Mar. 1924; (11861A) Ge5459 Rt RL325 |
| Say they took my brown : left me standing here | Daniels, Julius; My Mama Was a Sailor; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (379312) Vi20658 Rt RL326 |
| The reason fair brown : I don't need you | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Voice Throwin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15219) Pm12802 Yz L1010 |
| It seems cloudy brown : I believe it's going to rain | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Cloudy Sky Blues; Atlanta, 25 Mar. 1927; (1437582) Co14205D CC36 |
| I left my brown : standing in the door | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Poor Boy a Long Ways from Home; New York, 16 June 1927; (1442812) Co14246D Rt RL326 |
| You passed my door brown : you won't even look in | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); 'Fo Day Creep; Atlanta, 10 Nov. 1927; (1451991) Co14280D CC36 |
| She left this town with a teasing brown : and her name was Mandy White | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Ease It to Me Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461732) Co14614D BC7 |
| Before this time brown : maybe another year | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); She's Gone Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473061) Co14461D RBF RF15 |
| Sell it to the nice brown : astanding in the door | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| I ain't crazy about my brown : or about my brown | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shave Em Dry; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10042?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| I was hollering and crying to every brown : to hell I'm at | Jackson, Papa Charlie; I'm Alabama Bound; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21442) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| She's a fine looking fair brown : but she ain't never learned Lemon's rule | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Chock House Blues; Chicago, c. May or June 1926; (25582) Pm12373 Mil MLP2007 |
| Said fair brown : where did you stay last night | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Stocking Feet Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30661) Pm12407 Mil MLP2013 |
| Oh I said fair brown : something's going on wrong | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Shuckin' Sugar; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30772) Pm12454 Mil MLP2007 |
| Oh listen fair brown : don't you want to go | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Shuckin' Sugar; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30772) Pm12454 Mil MLP2007 |
| Said fair brown : what's the matter now | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Easy Rider Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44232) Pm12474 Mil MLP2004 |
| I said fair brown : who may your manager be | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44464) Pm12474 Bio BLP12000 |
| I said fair brown : let me be your teddy bear | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Teddy Bear Blues; Chicago, c. June 1927; (45672) Pm12487 Mil MLP2007 |
| And some nice young fair brown : had better come here soon | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Piney Woods Money Mama; Chicago, c. Mar. 1928; (204082) Pm12650 Mil MLP2004 |
| I have a loving brown : I did never miss it *till her gone* | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Competition Bed Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207492) Pm12728 Rt RL306 |
| Ever since I was old enough to catch a brown : give me the automobile | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; D B Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208211) Pm12712 Bio BLP12015 |
| Oh because I'm brown : Lord he wants to drive me away | Johnson, Edith North; Honeydripper Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15561) Pm12823 Mil MLP2018 |
| Say I got a brown : says I can hear her laugh | Lincoln, Charley; Country Breakdown; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451071) Co14475D RBF RF15 |
| May take me a fair brown : may take one or two more | McTell, Blind Willie; Statesboro Blues; Atlanta, 17 Oct. 1928; (471873) ViV38001 Yz L1005 |
| Didn't have no other brown : didn't have no man | Patton, Charley; Going to Move to Alabama; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L371) Pm13014 Yz L1020 |
| If I don't get me no good brown : I ain't coming back in this town at all | Richardson, Mooch; T and T Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (400213B) OK8554 Mam S3803 |
| That some other good brown : has taken his place | Smith, Clara; Every Woman's Blues; New York, 28 June 1923; (810605) CoA3943 VJM VLP15 |
| Now if you will just tell me brown : to know | Spruell, Freddie; Let's Go Riding; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85785 ) BBB6261 OJL18 |
| I can see my fair brown : swear to God that she can't see me | Stone, Joe; It's Hard Time; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76837 ) BBB5169 Yz L1030 |
| Talk about your brown : you ought to see mine | Walker, Willie; South Carolina Rag; Atlanta, 6 Dec. 1930; (151065 ) Co14578D OJL18 |
| Old Hannah Brown : from cross town | Smith, Bessie; Gimme a Pigfoot; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525782) OK8949 Co CL856 |
| Tell me fair brownie : where did you stay last night | Moore, William; Midnight Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203122) Pm12636 Rt RL340 |
| I love my brownie : don't care what she do | Thompson, Edward; Showers of Rain Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2411A) Pm13018 Yz L1006 |
| You *missed a real brownie* : when you picked all over me | Blind Percy; Fourteenth Street Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (201802) Pm12584 Rt RL327 |
| I got nineteen fair browns : said I want you all to know | Daddy Stovepipe; Sundown Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Mar. 1924; (11861A) Ge5459 Rt RL325 |
| Lord I got me a little old brownskin : just as sweet as she can be | Big Bill (Broonzy); How You Want It Done; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (116112) Ba32436 Yz L1011 |
| You might be brownskin : I might be black | Gibson, Clifford; Tired of Being Mistreated Part 2; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (485A) QRSR7079 Yz L1006 |
| Lord I'm a stranger [to you, in here] brownskin : mama I just blowed in your town | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Awful Fix Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200341) Pm12539 Yz L1004 |
| So glad I'm brownskin : chocolate to the bone | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Chocolate to the Bone; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (146054?) Co14331D CC36 |
| I love my brownskin : don't care where she be | Howell, Peg Leg; Tishamingo Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431171) Co14194D RBF RF9 |
| Oh she's a dark brownskin : we always call her chocolate drop | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Lastin' Lovin'; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (204072) Pm12666 Mil MLP2013 |
| I met a nicelooking brownskin : made me lose my mammy's rule | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Low Down Mojo Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (206361) Pm12650 Mil MLP2004 |
| And a good strong brownskin : man it's tight like that | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Maltese Cat Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208201) Pm12712 Bio BLP12015 |
| Come here brownskin : listen to my motor roar | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; D B Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208211) Pm12712 Bio BLP12015 |
| I love my little brownskin : she's so young and green | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bootin' Me 'Bout; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15675) Pm12946 Mil MLP2004 |
| I love my brownskin : indeed I do | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Misery Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47071) Pm12508 Fwy FJ2802 |
| Well I'm going away brownskin : I ain't going to come back here before next fall | Richardson, Mooch; T and T Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (400213B) OK8554 Mam S3803 |
| You may be brownskin : you color may be black | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| Now you may be brownskin : and your hair weren't too long | Stokes, Frank; Mistreatin' Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454191) Vi21672 Rt RL308 |
| Going to beat you brownskin : till you learn some sense | Stovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); Court Street Blues; St. Louis, 25 Apr. 1927; (80749A) OK8514 Fly LP103 |
| Tell me brownskin : what is on your mind | Stovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); Court Street Blues; St. Louis, 25 Apr. 1927; (80749A) OK8514 Fly LP103 |
| Oh tell me brownskin : what's the matter now | unknown artist (Kansas City Blues Strummers); String Band Blues; probably Chicago, c. late July 1926; ( ) Vo1048 Rt RL311 |
| But I'm going to get me a brownskin : ooo Lord because the yellow one is gone | Washboard Sam; Brown and Yellow Woman Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644831) BBB8937 RCA LPV577 |
| All these brownskins : none of them mine | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Skoodle Um Skoo; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46701) Pm12501 Bio BLP12042 |
| I got so many brownskins : I don't know what to do | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Brown Skin Girls; Chicago, 18 July 1935; (C1074A) ARC61166 Yz L1025 |
| Now I'm going to Brownsville : take that righthand road | Estes, Sleepy John; The Girl I Love, She Got Long Curly Hair; Memphis, 24 Sept. 1929; (555811) ViV38549 RBF RF8 |
| I have a woman in Brownsville : and she *doing the coochiecoo* | Estes, Sleepy John; BrokenHearted, Ragged and Dirty Too; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555313) ViV38582 Rt RL307 |
| Now I've got a girl in Brownsville : she lives down on *Buliphant* Lane | Estes, Sleepy John; Down South Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90094A) Ch50001 Sw S1219 |
| Now if you hobo in Brownsville : you better not be peeping out | Estes, Sleepy John; Hobo Jungle Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62481A) De7354 Sw S1219 |
| Now out east of Brownsville : about four miles from town | Estes, Sleepy John; Hobo Jungle Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62481A) De7354 Sw S1219 |
| 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 |
| Ever in Brownsville : go into nineteen | Estes, Sleepy John; Tell Me About It; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93008A) De7766 Sw S1220 |
| Everybody in Brownsville : say he got aplenty of dough | Estes, Sleepy John; Tell Me About It; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93008A) De7766 Sw S1220 |
| Now the government give us a school in Brownsville : boy you know I think that's very nice | Estes, Sleepy John; Working Man Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649261) BBB8950 RBF RF8 |
| Reason I asks you browny : you about to run me blind | Stovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); Court Street Blues; St. Louis, 25 Apr. 1927; (80749A) OK8514 Fly LP103 |
| You can take your pretty bucks : give me my cool kind can | Carr, Leroy; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6086B) Vo1541 Yz L1015 |
| Old Uncle Bud : he's a man like this | Arnold, Kokomo; Salty Dog; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070A) De7267 Rt RL318 |
| Aunt Jane and Uncle Bud : | Macon, Ed; Wringing that Thing; Atlanta, 12 Mar. 1929; (402289A) OK8676 Mel MLP7324 |
| We can be buddies : you are a good scout | Washboard Sam; I'm Not the Lad; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644781) BBB8878 RCA LPV577 |
| Says they will have your buddy : then play fake on you | Alexander, Texas; Work Ox Blues; New York, 15 Nov. 1928; (401330A) OK8658 Sw S1276 |
| Lord if you see my milkcow buddy : I said please drive her home | Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9428B) De7026 BC4 |
| Now while you playing policy buddy : play four eleven and fortyfour | Arnold, Kokomo; Policy Wheel Blues; Chicago, 15 July 1935; (90158A) De7147 CC25 |
| But be careful buddy : because you might have to run | Arnold, Kokomo; Policy Wheel Blues; Chicago, 15 July 1935; (90158A) De7147 CC25 |
| Now while you playing policy buddy : play five nine and fiftynine | Arnold, Kokomo; Policy Wheel Blues; Chicago, 15 July 1935; (90158A) De7147 CC25 |
| But be careful buddy : because you might lose your mind | Arnold, Kokomo; Policy Wheel Blues; Chicago, 15 July 1935; (90158A) De7147 CC25 |
| She's my buddy : and I swear she is my pal | Carr, Leroy; Good Woman Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164271) Vo03296 Yz L1019 |
| One for your buddy : other one for you | Fuller, Blind Boy; Rag, Mama, Rag; New York, 25 July 1935; (178632) ARC351032 BC6 |
| Well I'm sorry for you buddy : but you on your last goround | Fuller, Blind Boy; Big House Bound; possibly Columbia, S.C., 29 Oct. 1938; (SC251) Vo04897 BC11 |
| Says it's two to one buddy : you don't get your things back out of here at all | Fuller, Blind Boy; Three Ball Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26600A) Vo05440 BC11 |
| Me and my buddy : I mean he is my friend | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Me and My Buddy; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064742 ) BBB8872 RCA INT1177 |
| My buddy my buddy : was a dear old friend of mine | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Me and My Buddy; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064742 ) BBB8872 RCA INT1177 |
| I didn't have to look for my buddy : ooo well well he's right there by my side | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Me and My Buddy; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064742 ) BBB8872 RCA INT1177 |
| I know me and my buddy : never will have no falling out | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Me and My Buddy; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064742 ) BBB8872 RCA INT1177 |
| Well I tell you buddy : this is a natural fact | Harris, William; Hot Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14323) Ge6707 OJL5 |
| Say I'm sorry buddy : but you know this train ain't mine | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); 'Fo Day Creep; Atlanta, 10 Nov. 1927; (1451991) Co14280D CC36 |
| But me and my buddy : both got lifetimes here | Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Viola Lee Blues; Memphis, 20 Sept. 1928; (47066?) ViV38523 OJL21 |
| Bad luck is my buddy : and trouble is my friend | Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Bad Luck's My Buddy; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64739 ) Vi23266 Rt RL307 |
| Now me and my buddy : got a lifetime here | McCoy, Joe; Joliet Bound; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11220A) Vo1686 Yz L1021 |
| They'll tip out with your buddy : and come home play sick on you | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
| Says I'll give you ten days buddy : out in little old Shelby town | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Shelby County Workhouse Blues; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402297B) OK8740 RBF RF202 |
| Now buddy : you know she must be a peach | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Got a Letter from My Darlin'; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64731 ) Vi23267 Rt RL337 |
| Going to take my buddy : my buddy's friend | Thomas, Jesse Babyface; Blue Goose Blues; Dallas, 10 Aug. 1929; (553262) ViV38555 Yz L1032 |
| Therefore I'm sorry buddy : ooo somebody will have to go | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Somebody's Got to Go; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1936; (100324) BBB6356 Rt RL329 |
| Well well I'm sorry buddy : ooo someone will sure have to go | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Somebody's Got to Go; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1936; (100324) BBB6356 Rt RL329 |
| Well well so look ahere buddy : now don't get hard | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Somebody's Got to Go; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1936; (100324) BBB6356 Rt RL329 |
| If a man call you buddy : please don't take him for your friend | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Low Down Rascal; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60507A) De7200 Say SDR192 |
| If you see my wild cow buddy : please tell her [hurry, come back] home | Williams, Joe; Wild Cow Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962461) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| Tell them the Black Bottom Buddy : done been here and gone | McPhail, Black Bottom; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11512A) Vo1721 Yz L1019 |
| White little June bug : big fat duck | Bunn, Teddy; Pattin' Dat Cat; New York, 7 Apr. 1930; (597401) ViV38592 His HLP5 |
| So many high *gate* buggies : were astanding around | Ledbetter, Huddie; Death Letter BluesPart 2; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166961) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| Because she's buggish : she's got B O all the time | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594991) BBB8749 RCA730.581 |
| She say you might get buggish : Lord you won't keep it hid | Jordan, Charley; Big Four Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5837 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030 |
| 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 |
| Lord she done got so buggy : don't try to keep it hid | Estes, Sleepy John; My Black Gal Blues; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (625482) Vi23397 Rt RL307 |
| Hitch up my buggy : saddle up my black mare | James, Skip; If You Haven't Got Any Hay Get on Down the Road; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7661) Pm13066 Bio BLP12029 |
| Hitch up my buggy : saddle up my black mare | Johnson, Tommy; Black Mare Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L2452) Pm13000 Yz L1007 |
| Hitch up my buggy : please saddle up my black mare | Lewis, Furry; Falling Down Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1133 OJL21 |
| You can hitch me to your buggy : babe drive me just like I was a mule | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Hitch Me to Your Buggy and Drive Me Like a Mule; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403232) Vi21134 OJL21 |
| Mmm little girl got buggy : she throwed all of my clothes outdoors | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Don't Hang My Clothes on No Barbed Wire Line; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6489A) Vo1649 Say SDR191 |
| Carmen got a little Six Buick : big Six Chevrolet car | Patton, Charley; 34 Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (147391) Vo02651 Yz L1020 |
| Now my gal is built : long and tall | Johnson, Lonnie; I'm Nuts About that Gal; New York, 12 Aug. 1932; (1522592) OK8946 CC30 |
| If you got a good bullcow : better feed him every day | Big Bill (Broonzy); Bull Cow Blues; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (116102) Ba32653 Yz L1035 |
| She been suckling some other bullcow : ooo Lord in a strange man's town | Johnson, Robert; Milkcow's Calf Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4032) ARC71065 Yz L1026 |
| Now she been suckling some other man's bullcow : ooo in a strange man's town | Johnson, Robert; Milkcow's Calf Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4033) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| If you got you a bullcow : *feed her morning grass* | Ledbetter, Huddie; Bull Cow; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (17182 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| If you got you a bullcow : *feed her in the grove* | Ledbetter, Huddie; Bull Cow; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (17182 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| If you got you a bullcow : lead her with a long line | Ledbetter, Huddie; Bull Cow; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (17182 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Oh bullcow : where you been so long | Ledbetter, Huddie; Bull Cow; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (17182 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| If you got a good bullcow : you ought to keep your bull bull at home | Patton, Charley; Jersey Bull Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (14723 ) Vo02782 Mam S3802 |
| You ought to buy you a bulldog : to watch us whilst we sleep | Gibson, Clifford; Keep Your Windows Pinned; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57757) ViV38612 Yz L1006 |
| You daddy was a bulldog : your mammy was a mink | Ledbetter, Huddie; Kansas City Papa; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166971) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| I've got to buy me a bulldog : he'll watch me while I sleep | Moore, Alice; Black and Evil Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15447) Pm12819 CC37 |
| Going to buy me a bulldog : to watch me while I sleep | Moore, Alice; Black Evil Blues; Chicago, 18 Aug. 1934; (C9317A) De7028 OJL20 |
| Going to buy me a bulldog : to watch me while I sleep | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Jealous Hearted Blues; New York, c. 15 Oct. 1924; (19242) Pm12252 Mil MLP2001 |
| I'm going to buy me a bulldog : watch my old lady whilst I sleep | Reynolds, Blind Joe; Outside Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1443) Pm12927 OJL8 |
| I'm going to buy me a bulldog : because my pistol is number fortyone | Stone, Joe; Back Door Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76838 ) BBB5169 Yz L1030 |
| Going to buy me a bulldog : watch my baby while she sleeps | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Hitch Me to Your Buggy and Drive Me Like a Mule; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403232) Vi21134 OJL21 |
| Now I wished that I was a bullfrog : swimming in the deep blue sea | McClennan, Tommy; Deep Blue Sea Blues; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064889 ) BBB9005 Rt RL313 |
| I seen two bullfrogs : doing the *cold down low* | Shade, Will; What's the Matter; Memphis, 17 Sept. 1929; (555302) ViV38551 Jo SM3104 |
| Says he got bullheaded : and broke it off anyhow | Daniels, Julius; My Mama Was a Sailor; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (379312) Vi20658 Rt RL326 |
| Yes I'm looking for that bully : lay me down | Thomas, Henry; Bob McKinney; Chicago, Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1138 OJL3 |
| I'm looking for that bully : and that bully can't be found | Thomas, Henry; Bob McKinney; Chicago, Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1138 OJL3 |
| I don't bum : and I sure God don't beg | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); New Way of Living Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210282) Pm12752 Bio BLP12004 |
| Along flew a bumblebee : and raised a great big knot | Burse, Charlie; Boodie Bum Bum; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C7921) OK8956 Jo SM3104 |
| Tell me bumblebee : when did you fly from home | Burse, Charlie; Boodie Bum Bum; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C7921) OK8956 Jo SM3104 |
| I am an old bumblebee : a stinger just as long as my arm | Chatman, Bo; I'm an Old Bumble Bee; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404720B) OK8852 RBF RF9 |
| Now I'm an old bumblebee : just dropped in your town | Chatman, Bo; I'm an Old Bumble Bee; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404720B) OK8852 RBF RF9 |
| They crying come here bumblebee : you know you know your stuff | Chatman, Bo; I'm an Old Bumble Bee; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404720B) OK8852 RBF RF9 |
| And you sting you old bumblebee : your old stinger just long enough | Chatman, Bo; I'm an Old Bumble Bee; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404720B) OK8852 RBF RF9 |
| And they all crying old bumblebee : you know it hurts so good | Chatman, Bo; I'm an Old Bumble Bee; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404720B) OK8852 RBF RF9 |
| Bumblebee bumblebee : where is you been so long | Memphis Minnie; Bumble Bee; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM773 ) Vo1476 His HLP2 |
| You's my bumblebee : you got something that I really need | Memphis Minnie; Bumble Bee; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM773 ) Vo1476 His HLP2 |
| Bumblebee bumblebee : won't you please come back to me | Memphis Minnie; Bumble Bee Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (599932) ViV38599 BC7 |
| You're my bumblebee : and you know your stuff | Memphis Minnie; Bumble Bee Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (599932) ViV38599 BC7 |
| Oh sting me bumblebee : until I get enough | Memphis Minnie; Bumble Bee Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (599932) ViV38599 BC7 |
| I got a bumblebee : don't sting nobody but me | Memphis Minnie; New Bumble Bee; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5895 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
| The bumbumbiddly : going to carry you to town | Macon, Ed; Wringing that Thing; Atlanta, 12 Mar. 1929; (402289A) OK8676 Mel MLP7324 |
| She was *breaking* and bumming : every man she meet | Pickett, Charlie; Crazy 'Bout My Black Gal; New York, 2 Aug. 1937; (62467A) De7762 Rt RL310 |
| You face is getting bumpy : and your skin looks awful bad | Davis, Walter; Root Man Blues; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914301) BBB6040 RCA INT1085 |
| I'm going to build me a bungalow : just for me and my bumblebee | Memphis Minnie; Bumble Bee; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM773 ) Vo1476 His HLP2 |
| My poor bunions : they are hard to me | Yates, Blind Richard; Sore Bunion Blues; New York, c. 9 Apr. 1927; (GEX578A) Ge6104 His HLP1 |
| Bunions bunions : won't you hear my plea | Yates, Blind Richard; Sore Bunion Blues; New York, c. 9 Apr. 1927; (GEX578A) Ge6104 His HLP1 |
| Got me laying back here on my bunk : nobody in the world to go my bail | McTell, Blind Willie; Bell Street Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9946A) De7078 Rt RL324 |
| With my heavy burden : Lord I wished I was dead | Hurt, Mississippi John; Blue Harvest Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401487A) OK8692 Bio BLPC4 |
| Oh they got me charged with burgling : and I haven't even raised my hand | McTell, Blind Willie; Death Cell Blues; New York, 19 Sept. 1933; (140491) Vo02577 RBF RF15 |
| I would rather be buried : in some cypress grove | James, Skip; Cypress Grove Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7472) Pm13088 Bio BLP12029 |
| I want my body buried : in the deep blue sea | Ledbetter, Huddie; T. B. Woman Blues; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (171801) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| Now I want my body buried : way down in Jackson Tennessee | Williamson, Sonny Boy; T. B. Blues; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (040532 ) BBB8333 BC20 |
| Says I called up in Burlington : ask my bossman to help me if he please | Fuller, Blind Boy; Three Ball Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26600A) Vo05440 BC11 |
| I smell your cabbage burning : baby turn your good bread around | Carr, Leroy; Bread Baker; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164321) Vo03296 Yz L1036 |
| The coal I'm burning : everybody says it's cannonballs | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Easy Rider Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44232) Pm12474 Mil MLP2004 |
| Better stop your bus : and bring it right back home | Barefoot Bill; I Don't Like That; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1930; (1503011) Co14544D Rt RL325 |
| If I ever meet that Greyhound bus : on that Highway FiftyOne road | McClennan, Tommy; New Highway No. 51; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044986 ) BBB8499 RBF RF202 |
| Because she will hide in the bushes : she is hard to find | Big Bill (Broonzy); Down in the Basement Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (209221) Pm12707 Yz L1035 |
| They are going through the bushes : and they are going in | Kelly, Jack; Red Ripe Tomatoes; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137142) Ba32844 OJL4 |
| It ain't none of my business : but it sure ain't right | Baker, Willie; No No Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Jan. 1929; (14667) Ge6766 BC5 |
| It ain't none of your business : daddy since I treat you right | Blake, Blind; Early Morning Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30571) Pm12387 Bio BLP12031 |
| It ain't none of your business : daddy since I treat you right | Blake, Blind; Early Morning Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30572) Pm12387 Bio BLP12037 |
| She said ain't none of your business : you know you don't treat me right | McClennan, Tommy; My Baby's Doggin' Me; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044991 ) BBB8545 Rt RL305 |
| Said ain't none of your business : you don't do me right | McClennan, Tommy; Cross Cut Saw Blues; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064885 ) BBB8897 Rt RL305 |
| Now it ain't none of none of my business : babe but you know I know it ain't right | McClennan, Tommy; Deep Blue Sea Blues; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064889 ) BBB9005 Rt RL313 |
| But that ain't none of your business : keep it to yourself | McClennan, Tommy; I'm a Guitar King; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064890 ) BBB8957 RBF RF1 |
| 'Tain't none of my business : but it sure ain't right | Moore, Kid Prince; Honey Dripping Papa; New York, 11 Apr. 1936; (189992) ARC60956 Rt RL340 |
| He said it's none of your business : mama so I treat you right | Moore, Rosie Mae; Staggering Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418302) Vi21280 Rt RL310 |
| And if you get good business : how do you do it that way | Spivey, Victoria; How Do You Do It That Way; New York, 10 July 1929; (402526A) OK8713 Spi LP2001 |
| She's always got business : on the other side of town | Torey, George; Married Woman Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B642) ARC70857 Yz L1002 |
| You had no business : catching that white man's hen | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Gettin' Ready for Trial; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404682C) OK8856 OJL4 |
| If you know your business : let him in | Waters, Ethel; Memphis Man; New York, c. Mar. 1923; (5641) BS14146 Bio BLP12022 |
| Ain't none of my business : but it sure ain't right | Weaver, Curley; No No Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473052) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| I want to see that old business : keeps on worrying me | Wiley, Geeshie (Elvie Thomas); Eagles on a Half; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1931; (L8261) Pm13074 Yz L1001 |
| You said it wasn't none of my business : just since you treating me right | Williamson, Sonny Boy; You Got to Step Back; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064495 ) BBB8822 BC20 |
| My coat all busted : my pants all full of holes | Barefoot Bill; Barefoot Bill's Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503041) Co14561D Rt RL325 |
| But the line was busy : or if it ain't nobody home | Davis, Walter; Just Want to Talk Awhile; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (0704511) BB unissued RC INT1085 |
| And if I'm not too busy : I'll be stopping by your way | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); unnamed title; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493471) Co unissued Yz L1012 |
| Just keep him busy : he will never leave your nest | Jones, Maggie; Never Tell a Woman Friend; New York, 29 Sept. 1925; (1410572) Co14102D VJM VLP25 |
| If you go to the butcher if you go to the butcher : to get you sausage grind your sausage grind | Arnold, Kokomo; Let Your Money Talk; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9924 ) De7191 BC4 |
| Now I ain't no butcher : no butcher's son | Chatman, Bo; All Around Man; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992381) BBB6295 Mel MLP7324 |
| Baby I ain't no butcher : and I ain't no butcher's son | Davenport, Charles Cow Cow ; I Ain't No Ice Man; New York, 8 May 1938; (63764A) De7462 AH158 |
| You go before the butcher : try to put on your stunt | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Pig Meat Blues; Richmond, Ind., 8 July 1929; (15310) Ge7008 Riv RM8803 |
| I say if you quit Mr Butler : we will make everything all right | McClennan, Tommy; You Can't Read My Mind; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064887 ) BBB8897 Rt RL305 |
| Lord I ain't had no milk and butter : since my wild cow been gone | Williams, Joe; Wild Cow Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962461) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| She yields so much milk and butter : I hate to see my wild cow leave home | Williams, Joe; Wild Cow Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962461) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| Lord I ain't had no milk and butter : since he stole my wild cow and gone | Williams, Joe; Wild Cow Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962461) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| Shoes ain't buttoned : and you don't smell right | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Where Did You Stay Last Night; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17277A) Ch16171 Riv RM8803 |
| Because you's a dirty old buzzard : and you sure done lost your mind | Arnold, Kokomo; Slop Jar Blues; Chicago, 5 Feb. 1935; (C9776A) De7092 Say SDR163 |
| The buzzard : surely one lowdown rotten bird | Moore, Monette; Scandal Blues; New York, c. Jan. 1925; (31779) Ajax17093 VJM VLP40 |
| Now you know the coils ain't even buzzing : little generator won't get the spark | Johnson, Robert; Terraplane Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25861) ARC70356 Co CL1654 |
| He get to flying and buzzing : stinging everybody he meets | Memphis Minnie; New Bumble Bee; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5895 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
| Oh the train pass by : oh with my sweet baby inside | Jones, Little Hat; Little Hat Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402700A) OK8794 Yz L1032 |
| When I come by : sweet babe will | Shade, Will; Mary Anna Cut Off; Chicago, 6 Nov. 1934; (C7802) OK8960 Jo SM3104 |
| Now the train went by : with my papa on the inside | Smith, Trixie; Railroad Blues; New York, Mar. 1925; (20642) Pm12262 CC29 |
| So when a *trixie* be passing by : he will flap his little wings and crow | Stone, Joe; Back Door Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76838 ) BBB5169 Yz L1030 |
| Crying byandby : baby byandby | Johnson, Tommy; ByeBye Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418381) Vi21409 Yz L1007 |
| You reap just what you sow in the sweet byandby : and be sorry that you went away | Smith, Trixie; Love Me Like You Used To; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (2365?) Pm12330 CC29 |
| I said bye bye : bye bye girl friend bye bye | Sykes, Roosevelt; Mr. Sykes Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18801) Ch16586 Yz L1033 |
| So bye bye bye : reason that I'm leaving you | Townsend, Henry; Sick with the Blues; possibly Chicago, 1933; ( ) record unknown Yz L1030 |
| Very next time I ride the I C : that long whistle blow | Anderson, Jelly Roll; I. C. Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 19 Apr. 1927; (12722) Ge6135 His HLP22 |
| I thought I heard that K C : when she blowed | Blackman, Tewee (Memphis Jug Band); K. C. Moan; Memphis, 4 Oct. 1929; (563461) ViV38558 Rt RL337 |
| He went into a cabaret : to see Miss Jenny dance | Smith, Mamie; Jenny's Ball; New York, 19 Feb. 1931; (404852A) OK8915 Sw S1240 |
| Anybody here want to try my cabbage : just step this way | Jones, Maggie; Anybody Here Want to Try My Cabbage; New York, 10 Dec. 1924; (1401742) Co14063D VJM VLP23 |
| Anybody here like to buy good cabbage : just holler hey | Jones, Maggie; Anybody Here Want to Try My Cabbage; New York, 10 Dec. 1924; (1401742) Co14063D VJM VLP23 |
| There's no sweeter cabbage : anywhere in town | Jones, Maggie; Anybody Here Want to Try My Cabbage; New York, 10 Dec. 1924; (1401742) Co14063D VJM VLP23 |
| Lord I asked for cabbage : she brought me turnip greens | Lewis, Furry; Black Gypsy Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M185 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008 |
| Say mama cooked some cabbage : didn't have no meat | Nelson, Romeo; Gettin' Dirty Just Shakin' that Thing; Chicago, 9 Oct. 1929; (C4629 ) Vo1447 OJL15 |
| Said they cook good cabbage : but they *called it* | Williams, Jabo; Polock Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. May 1932; (L1406?) Pm13130 Yz L1028 |
| Oh the best old cabbage : that a man most ever seen | Williams, Jabo; Polock Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. May 1932; (L1406?) Pm13130 Yz L1028 |
| They had one is named Cabel : one is named Ain | Bradley, Tommie; Adam and Eve; Richmond, Ind., 27 Sept. 1930; (17084) Ch16149 OJL19 |
| I'm snowbound in my cabin : and ice up around my door | Johnson, Lonnie; South Bound Backwater; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63524A) De7461 Sw S1225 |
| I was snowbound in my cabin : had water seeping up through my floor | Johnson, Lonnie; South Bound Backwater; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63524A) De7461 Sw S1225 |
| Backwater done wrecked my cabin : and there's no place that I can call my home | Johnson, Lonnie; South Bound Backwater; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63524A) De7461 Sw S1225 |
| Come out to little Tommy's cabin : he lives on Highway FiftyOne | McClennan, Tommy; New Highway No. 51; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044986 ) BBB8499 RBF RF202 |
| In the second cabin : set Miss Alice Bry | Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406292) Co14095D Co CL855 |
| Lord I got a little cabin : Lord it's number fortyfour | Sykes, Roosevelt; 44 Blues; New York, 14 June 1929; (402451A) OK8702 His HLP5 |
| They're all in my cabinet : hopping all over my clothes | Pope, Jenny; Bull Frog Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM757A) Vo1522 His HLP15 |
| My hens are cackling : I can't find no eggs | Memphis Minnie; Plymouth Rock Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5831 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| I want you to set on a Cadillac : sit on a Ford | McTell, Blind Willie; Warm It Up to Me; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (140082) Vo02595 Yz L1005 |
| These here women what called theirselves a Cadillac : ought to be a T Model Ford | Roland, Walter; T Model Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (135521) Ba32932 Yz L1017 |
| I was going to buy you a Cadillac : you know just to try to get along with you | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Low Down Ways; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308531) BBB7979 RCA INT1088 |
| Because the North Memphis Cafe : got everything that you really need | Memphis Minnie; North Memphis Blues; Chicago, c. 15 Oct. 1930; (C6443 ) Vo1550 BC13 |
| I go to North Memphis Cafe : and eat and don't be outdoors | Memphis Minnie; North Memphis Blues; Chicago, c. 15 Oct. 1930; (C6443 ) Vo1550 BC13 |
| You go to North Memphis Cafe : get something you never had | Memphis Minnie; North Memphis Blues; Chicago, c. 15 Oct. 1930; (C6443 ) Vo1550 BC13 |
| Says you reaches from Cairo : clean down to the Gulf of Mexico | Arnold, Kokomo; Wild Water Blues; Chicago, 12 Mar. 1937; (91134A) De7285 Cor CP58 |
| Says you took my house out of Cairo : carried it down in New Orleans | Arnold, Kokomo; Wild Water Blues; Chicago, 12 Mar. 1937; (91134A) De7285 Cor CP58 |
| I'm got a girl in Cairo : loves me I know | Jackson, Jim; Hesitation Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM804 ) Vo1477 Her H205 |
| Cairo : Cairo is my baby's home | Spaulding, Henry; Cairo Blues; Chicago, c. 6 May 1929; (C3449 ) Br7085 Yz L1003 |
| Women in Cairo : will treat you [nice and] kind of strange | Spaulding, Henry; Cairo Blues; Chicago, c. 6 May 1929; (C3449 ) Br7085 Yz L1003 |
| Cairo : Cairo is my baby's home | Spaulding, Henry; Cairo Blues; Chicago, c. 6 May 1929; (C3449 ) Br7085 Yz L1003 |
| Come and try some of my cake : and you won't feel so bad | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bakershop Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15668) Pm12852 Mil MLP2013 |
| I want to buy me some cake : but I had shot dice and lost my roll | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bakershop Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15668) Pm12852 Mil MLP2013 |
| And every cow's calf : honey got to lay down and die | James, Skip; Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7631) Pm13085 Bio BLP12029 |
| Well well you have a new calf : ooo and your milk is turning blue | Johnson, Robert; Milkcow's Calf Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4032) ARC71065 Yz L1026 |
| Now you have a little new calf : ooo and your milk is turning blue | Johnson, Robert; Milkcow's Calf Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4033) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| She got a little calf : say you might've heard her holler | Memphis Minnie; Soo Cow Soo; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1931; (VO151A) Vo1658 Yz L1021 |
| Put you lights on calico : and fight it for game | McTell, Blind Willie; Razor Ball; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502582) Co14551D Yz L1037 |
| Down in the land of California : sweet home Chicago | Davis, Walter; Don't You Want to Go; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (0704481) BBB9027 RCA INT1085 |
| Now I'm going back to California : so I can do just as I please | Hardin, Lane; California Desert Blues; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914501) BBB6242 Rt RL319 |
| When I reach old Los Angeles California : you ought to hear me jump and shout | Hardin, Lane; California Desert Blues; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914501) BBB6242 Rt RL319 |
| Tell my wild women in California : where I so long to be | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); California Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (1483582) Co14573D CC36 |
| I was on my way to California : where I so long to be | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); California Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (1483582) Co14573D CC36 |
| Back to the land of California : to my sweet home Chicago | Johnson, Robert; Sweet Home Chicago; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA2582 ) Vo03601 OJL17 |
| I'm going to California : *some passing in my byway* | Johnson, Robert; Sweet Home Chicago; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA2582 ) Vo03601 OJL17 |
| To that land of California : sweet old Chicago | McClennan, Tommy; Baby, Don't You Want to Go; Chicago, 22 Nov. 1939; (044245 ) BBB8408 Rt RL305 |
| To that land of California : sweet old Chicago | McClennan, Tommy; Baby, Don't You Want to Go; Chicago, 22 Nov. 1939; (044245 ) BBB8408 Rt RL305 |
| You are what I call : real shaking scene | Bell, Anna; Shake It, Black Bottom; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (175 ) QRSR7009 His HLP21 |
| Hear you done call : the easy rider special blues | James, Skip; Special Rider Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7602) Pm13098 Yz L1001 |
| You can always call : your good man's hand | Jones, Maggie; Screamin' the Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1924; (1401881) Co14055D VJM VLP23 |
| Because I've got what they call : *the new living here* blues | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Going Back to Memphis; Memphis, 5 June 1930; (62583 ) Vi23310 Jo SM3104 |
| I was crying and I called : I could not make my baby hear | Big Bill (Broonzy); Mississippi River Blues; Chicago, 23 Mar. 1934; (803951) Ba32670 Yz L1011 |
| It's called : the redhot shaker rag | Davis, Madlyn; It's Red Hot; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20908?) Pm12703 Yz L1039 |
| What you say you were calling : a storm has blown the wires down | Cox, Ida; Long Distance Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (2243?) Pm12307 BYG529073 |
| If Alberta hear your calling : what you want Alberta to do | Ledbetter, Huddie; Alberta; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16692 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| When he calls : he never brings no news | Edwards, Susie; He Likes It Slow; Chicago, 18 June 1926; (9750A) OK8355 Sw S1240 |
| You'll get a couple phone calls : wake up and try to do your best | Stokes, Frank; Downtown Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418221) Vi21272 BC5 |
| You'll get a couple phone calls : wake up and try to do your best | Stokes, Frank; Downtown Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418222) Vi unissued His HLP31 |
| Now the reason I ain't been getting no calls : people I'm going to tell you all what it's all about | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Western Union Man; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064019 ) BBB8731 BC3 |
| Well the doctor came : says I never seen such | Newbern, Hambone Willie; She Could ToodleOo; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402295A) OK8740 Rt RL323 |
| The devil came : and grabbed my hand | Smith, Bessie; Blue Spirit Blues; New York, 11 Oct. 1929; (1491343) Co14527D Co CL858 |
| People came : from far and near | Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022 |
| And the police came : took me by the arm | Welsh, Nolan; The Bridwell Blues; Chicago, 16 June 1926; (9727A) OK8372 Fwy FJ2802 |
| I don't find no log camp : I'll find a gravel camp sure | Black, Lewis; Gravel Camp Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453662) Co14291D Fly LP103 |
| I'm going to leave this camp : you *can go starry* here | Bogan, Lucille; Levee Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (43241) Pm12459 Yz L1017 |
| Go down to the camp : and tell my brother Bill | Fuller, Blind Boy; Bye Bye Baby Blues; New York, 15 Dec. 1937; (221561) Vo04843 RBF RF9 |
| Says there's womens in the camp : don't mean no man no good | Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); New Minglewood Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (647372) Vi23266 OJL4 |
| See if they can : take your man from you | Chatman, Bo; Double Up in a Knot; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026171) BBB6659 Yz L1034 |
| Stick out your can : here comes the garbage man | McCoy, Joe; The Garbage Man; Chicago, 2 Oct. 1936; (90914A) De7229 AH77 |
| Your southern can : worth two dollar half a pound | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519041) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| Make your can : moan like a hound | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519041) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| Your southern can : worth two dollars and a half a pound | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140692) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| You can ??? : just what you choose | Smith, Bessie; Nashville Women's Blues; New York, 26 May 1925; (1406252) Co14090D Co CL855 |
| I can feel rested God knows I can : I know you going to take him right back again | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'Part 2; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930; (C7101 ) Vo1602 Yz L1031 |
| He got a stick of candy : just nine inch long | Hurt, Mississippi John; Candy Man Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401483B) OK8654 Bio BLPC4 |
| He sold some candy : to sister bad | Hurt, Mississippi John; Candy Man Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401483B) OK8654 Bio BLPC4 |
| If you try his candy : good friend of mine | Hurt, Mississippi John; Candy Man Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401483B) OK8654 Bio BLPC4 |
| His stick candy : don't melt away | Hurt, Mississippi John; Candy Man Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401483B) OK8654 Bio BLPC4 |
| Now it's chocolate candy : till my dying day | Johnson, Lem; Candy Blues; New York, 19 May 1942; (70761A) De7895 Br87.504 |
| The same old candy : is going to carry me away | Johnson, Lem; Candy Blues; New York, 19 May 1942; (70761A) De7895 Br87.504 |
| I'm going to get in a cannon : and let them blow me out to sea | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dynamite Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210961) Pm12739 Rt RL301 |
| Five cent cap : and ten cent suit | Estes, Sleepy John; Clean Up at Home; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63651B) De7516 Sw S1220 |
| Oh captain captain : what's the matter with you | Alexander, Texas; Section Gang Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81224B) OK8498 Rt RL312 |
| Oh captain captain : what time of day | Alexander, Texas; Section Gang Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81224B) OK8498 Rt RL312 |
| When I load this carload of coal captain : I sure ain't going load no more | Arnold, Kokomo; Big Leg Mama; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1935; (90314A) De7116 Say SDR163 |
| Mr police captain : listen to my plea | Blake, Blind; Search Warrant Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208713) Pm12737 Bio BLP12023 |
| Said good morning captain : said good morning shine | Dickson, Tom; Labor Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400360A) OK8570 Yz L1008; |
| I'm talking to the captain : and the whole doggone crew | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Ash Tray Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (206042) Pm12660 Bio BLP12042 |
| Got a redeyed captain : and a squabbling boss | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Prison Cell Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203882) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| It will be hell to tell the captain : if I catch another man kicking in my stall | Johnson, Lonnie; New Black Snake BluesPart 1; New York, 13 Oct. 1928; (401222A) OK8626 Spi LP2001 |
| Lord I went to my captain : and the man he don't care | Ledbetter, Huddie; Shorty George; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (168142) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| I want to tell you captain : it's a dirty shame | Ledbetter, Huddie; Shorty George; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (168142) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| I asked my captain : for the time of day | Lincoln, Charley; Chain Gang Trouble; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451082) Co14272D His HLP4 |
| I asked my captain : for to give me his best pair of shoes | Richardson, Mooch; Burying Ground Blues; Memphis, 23 Mar. 1928; (400375A) OK8576 Mam S3803 |
| Blow your whistle captain : so your men will know what to do | Smith, Bessie; Shipwreck Blues; New York, 11 June 1931; (1515973) Co14663D Co CL858 |
| Before your steamboat captain : let me on board | Thompson, Edward; Florida Bound; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2412) Pm12873 Yz L1006 |
| Captain : tell your men to get on board | Smith, Bessie; Shipwreck Blues; New York, 11 June 1931; (1515973) Co14663D Co CL858 |
| She said what you car : long as I treat you right | Big Bill (Broonzy); I've Got to Dig You; Chicago, 17 Apr. 1940; (WC3034A) Vo05563 RBF RF16 |
| Now I bought a brand new car : it really wouldn't quit | Burse, Charlie; Tappin' that Thing; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18648) Ch16654 Rt RL307 |
| A man is like a car : that you have to overhaul | Cox, Ida; Misery Blues; New York, late Jan. 1925; (1999?) Pm12258 BYG529073 |
| You can crank my car : shift my gear | Hart, Hattie; I Let My Daddy Do That; New York, 13 Sept. 1934; (15899 ) Vo02855 Mam S3803 |
| That's where you'll get your car : oil and greased | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
| If you ain't got a car : man a woman is hard to rule | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Hard to Rule Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203353) Pm12670 Bio BLP12004 |
| Now she got a standard carburettor : my baby been burning bad gasoline | Williamson, Sonny Boy; My Little Machine; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (053002 ) BBB8674 BC3 |
| It's the luckiest card : that a gambler have ever seen | Campbell, Bob; Dice's Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154831) Vo02830 Rt RL340 |
| Can't price a post card : can't even buy a stamp | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Broke Man's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 8 July 1929; (15306A) Ge7008 Riv RM8803 |
| He was one of the luckiest at cards : that a gambler have ever seen | Campbell, Bob; Dice's Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154831) Vo02830 Rt RL340 |
| White folks in the parlor playing cards : and they're serving their cake and tea | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Piney Woods Money Mama; Chicago, c. Mar. 1928; (204082) Pm12650 Mil MLP2004 |
| He would play dice and cards : and his game was old cooncan | Wallace, Sippie; Jack O' Diamonds Blues; Chicago, 1 Mar. 1926; (9548A) OK8328 CC32 |
| You don't care : what become of me | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Riley Springs Blues; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064737 ) BBB8846 RCA INT1177 |
| All you care : is to give your poor heart ease | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Riley Springs Blues; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064737 ) BBB8846 RCA INT1177 |
| Well these women don't care : but the men don't need me here | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Wartime Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30701) Pm12425 Rt RL301 |
| Said I don't care : what mama don't allow | Kelly, Eddie; Shim Shamming; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130261) BBB7148 BC2 |
| Said I don't care : what mama don't allow | Kelly, Eddie; Shim Shamming; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130261) BBB7148 BC2 |
| Said I don't care : what mama don't allow | Kelly, Eddie; Shim Shamming; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130261) BBB7148 BC2 |
| Said I don't care : what mama don't allow | Kelly, Eddie; Shim Shamming; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130261) BBB7148 BC2 |
| Said we don't care : what mama don't allow | Kelly, Eddie; Shim Shamming; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130261) BBB7148 BC2 |
| Said I don't care : what mama don't allow | Kelly, Eddie; Shim Shamming; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130261) BBB7148 BC2 |
| I don't care : if she weighed a thousand more | Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Pretty Mama Blues; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (563422) ViV38585 RCA INT1175 |
| But I have a mind to care : a heart to love like anyone else | Moore, Whistlin' Alex; West Texas Woman; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495312) Co14496D His HLP32 |
| I don't know and I don't care : where my loving daddy's gone | Smith, Trixie; I Don't Know and I Don't Care Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (17661) Pm12208 CC29 |
| I don't care : if the boat don't never land | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Poor Boy Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210204) Pm12722 Bio BLP12004 |
| Now we don't care : what the mama don't allow | Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 1; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1022B) Vo03275 BC10 |
| Oh we don't care : what the mama don't allow | Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 1; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1022B) Vo03275 BC10 |
| Oh we don't care : what the mama don't allow | Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 1; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1022B) Vo03275 BC10 |
| Oh we don't care : what the mama don't allow | Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 1; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1022B) Vo03275 BC10 |
| We don't care : what the mama don't allow | Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 1; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1022B) Vo03275 BC10 |
| Oh we don't care : what the mama don't allow | Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 1; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1022B) Vo03275 BC10 |
| Oh we don't care : what the mama don't allow | Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 1; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1022B) Vo03275 BC10 |
| Says we don't care : what mama don't allow | Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 2; Chicago, 3 July 1935; (C1059?) Vo03375 RBF RF202 |
| Says we don't care : what mama don't allow | Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 2; Chicago, 3 July 1935; (C1059?) Vo03375 RBF RF202 |
| Says we don't care : what mama don't allow | Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 2; Chicago, 3 July 1935; (C1059?) Vo03375 RBF RF202 |
| Says we don't care : what the mama don't allow | Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 2; Chicago, 3 July 1935; (C1059?) Vo03375 RBF RF202 |
| Says we don't care : what mama don't allow | Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 2; Chicago, 3 July 1935; (C1059?) Vo03375 RBF RF202 |
| Says we don't care : what the mama don't allow | Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 2; Chicago, 3 July 1935; (C1059?) Vo03375 RBF RF202 |
| Well now I don't care : ooo well if I never see a woman on the street | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12621) Vo03396 RBF RF12 |
| Reason I consider it so careful : because men don't dog me around | Batts, Will; Country Woman; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137181) Vo02531 Rt RL329 |
| From now on be careful : with them connection rods | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; New York, 17 Sept. 1930; (100482) Or8033 Yz L1035 |
| From now on you be careful : with them there connection rods | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17276B) Ch16171 Riv RM8803 |
| Said boy you all be careful : probably you might catch the flu | Estes, Sleepy John; Special Agent; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63654A) De7491 RBF RF1 |
| And you ought to be careful : how you handle my jellyroll | Hart, Hattie; Oh Ambulance Man; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (599322) ViV38605 Mel MLP7324 |
| My mama told me be careful : wherever I flew | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); The Spider and the Fly; Atlanta, 23 Apr. 1930; (1503652) Co14558D CC36 |
| Don't be careful : you're liable to lose your mind | McCoy, Joe; We Gonna Pitch a Boogie Woogie; Chicago, 13 Nov. 1936; (90982A) De7326 AH77 |
| You women better be careful : you won't have no man at all | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Round and Round; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64732 ) Vi23256 Jo SM3104 |
| Reason I can fill it so careful : because nar' of them don't throw me down | Stokes, Frank; Downtown Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418221) Vi21272 BC5 |
| The reason I can *fill it* so careful : because man don't know me there | Stokes, Frank; Downtown Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418222) Vi unissued His HLP31 |
| Be mighty doggone careful : of nar' one of them days be mine | Weaver, Curley; Two Faced Woman; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9941A) Ch50065 His HLP31 |
| I'm flying to South Carolina : I got to go there this time | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Distance Moan; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15670A) Pm12852 Mil MLP2013 |
| Want to talk to my gal in South Carolina : who looks like a Indian squaw | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Distance Moan; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15670A) Pm12852 Mil MLP2013 |
| I'll just ??? your carriage : and I'll check your line | Moore, Rosie Mae; School Girl Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418322) Vi21408 OJL17 |
| You going to carry : half a dozen off | Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (202832) Pm12605 OJL8 |
| For the line you are carrying : is done played out | Washboard Sam; I'm Not the Lad; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644781) BBB8878 RCA LPV577 |
| And that load your poor heart will be carrying : will knock you off of your feet | Washboard Sam; I Laid My Cards on the Table; Chicago, 31 July 1942; (0746861) BB340710 RCA LPV577 |
| Now there's two big cars : rolling side and side | Chatman, Bo; Shake 'Em On Down; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278691) BBB7927 Yz L1034 |
| But to that broadcasting Bo Carter : their women they are bound to go | Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter Special; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826111) BBB5489 Yz L1034 |
| That be the case : I want a quart today | Hurt, Mississippi John; Got the Blues Can't Be Satisfied; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401484B) OK8724 Bio BLPC4 |
| [Jury, jurymen] heard my case : and it said my hand was red | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Hangman's Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208162) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004 |
| I'm going to build me a castle : out of ice and snow | Dickson, Pearl; Twelve Pound Daddy; Memphis, 12 Dec. 1927; (1453703) Co14286D Yz L1008 |
| I'm going to build me a castle : out of ice and snow | Gibson, Clifford; Ice and Snow Blues; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571732) ViV38562 Yz L1027 |
| I'm going to build me a castle : fifteen story high | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Peaches in the Springtime; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418902) Vi21657 Rt RL311 |
| Pussy cat pussy cat : where have you been so long | Big Bill (Broonzy); Pussy Cat Blues; New York, 15 Sept. 1930; (100312) Ba32138 Yz L1035 |
| Pussy cat pussy cat : why don't you stay at home | Big Bill (Broonzy); Pussy Cat Blues; New York, 15 Sept. 1930; (100312) Ba32138 Yz L1035 |
| Oh pussy cat pussy cat : where you been so long | Chatman, Bo; Pussy Cat Blues; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026131) BBB6735 Yz L1034 |
| Says pussy cat pussy cat : you couldn't not wait | Chatman, Bo; Pussy Cat Blues; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026131) BBB6735 Yz L1034 |
| Oh pussy cat pussy cat : what you whine all night | Chatman, Bo; Pussy Cat Blues; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026131) BBB6735 Yz L1034 |
| Old Tom and old pussy cat : playing seven up | Chatman, Bo; Pussy Cat Blues; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026131) BBB6735 Yz L1034 |
| I've never seen a cat : come home in a pair of pants | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Cat Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15673) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015 |
| Hold that cat : till I get back | McTell, Blind Willie; It's a Good Little Thing; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (140101) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| I got a big black cat : sitting in my back door | Memphis Minnie; Black Cat Blues; Chicago, 27 May 1936; (C13861) Vo03581 Pal PL101 |
| If it wasn't for that cat : I wouldn't know what I would do | Memphis Minnie; Black Cat Blues; Chicago, 27 May 1936; (C13861) Vo03581 Pal PL101 |
| Before I got that cat : rats had holes all in my walls | Memphis Minnie; Black Cat Blues; Chicago, 27 May 1936; (C13861) Vo03581 Pal PL101 |
| There's one thing about a wild cat : that he'll do | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); The Wild Cat Squawl; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404680A) OK8908 BC2 |
| I better not catch : nobody else with it | Barefoot Bill; She's Got a Nice Line; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1930; (1503021) Co14544D Rt RL325 |
| You never can catch : that kind of girl at home | Roland, Walter; Early in the Morning No. 2; New York, 31 July 1934; (154952) Ba33343 Yz L1017 |
| I feel like catching : a airplane and flying | Smith, Clara; Deep Blue Sea Blues; New York, 19 Aug. 1924; (819313) Co14034D VJM VLP17 |
| Says I'd rather be a catfish : down in the Gulf of Mexico | Arnold, Kokomo; Slop Jar Blues; Chicago, 5 Feb. 1935; (C9776A) De7092 Say SDR163 |
| You have seen a lots of cats : and you going to see a lots of more | Memphis Minnie; Black Cat Blues; Chicago, 27 May 1936; (C13861) Vo03581 Pal PL101 |
| I got oneeyed cats : everywhere I go | Memphis Minnie; Black Cat Blues; Chicago, 27 May 1936; (C13861) Vo03581 Pal PL101 |
| You let these cats : make a fool of you | Williamson, Sonny Boy; She Don't Love Me That Way; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070146 ) BB340701 BC3 |
| You going to get in the wrong cave : like Floyd Collins did | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Cave Man Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599622) ViV38605 Mel MLP7324; |
| I'm going in the cave : at the sounding of the drums | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Cave Man Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599622) ViV38605 Mel MLP7324; |
| Mr caveman : doggone your caving soul | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Cave Man Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599622) ViV38605 Mel MLP7324; |
| And I locked in the death cell : and drop my weary head and cried | Coleman, Bob; Sing Song Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 June 1929; (15167) Pm12791 Rt RL340 |
| Big rats in my cell : keeps me woke all night | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lock Step Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208152) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004 |
| Was down in the cellar : shooting dice | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Move that Thing; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (647402) Vi23274 Rt RL323 |
| And he put me in the cellar : it was dark as it could be | Patton, Charley; High Sheriff Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147252) Vo02680 Yz L1020 |
| The little woman in the cellar : the boss upstairs | Petties, Arthur; Out on Santa FeBlues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419072) Vi21282 Rt RL314 |
| I feel like going to the cemetery : laying right down and die | Collins, Sam; Loving Lady Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12739) Ge6146 OJL10 |
| Feel like going to the cemetery : laying right down and die | Collins, Sam; Loving Lady Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12739) Ge6146 OJL10 |
| You take my baby to the cemetery : and don't bring her back no more | Johnson, Buster; Undertaker Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Jan. 1932; (18323) Ch16718 OJL2 |
| When [you, they] go to the cemetery : they begin to lower my body down | Spruell, Freddie; Your Man Is Gone; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85784 ) BBB6025 Mam S3802 |
| Cemetery : sure is one old lonesome place | Jones, Maggie; Undertaker's Blues; New York, 16 Apr. 1925; (1405332) Co14092D VJM VLP23 |
| I cried hello Central : give me your longdistance phone | Cannon, Gus; Poor Boy, Long Ways from Home; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (201442) Pm12571 Yz L1002 |
| I rode the Central : and I hustled the L and N | Carr, Leroy; Alabama Woman Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6091B) Vo1549 RBF RF1 |
| Hello Central : give me longdistance please | Cox, Ida; Long Distance Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (2243?) Pm12307 BYG529073 |
| Hello Central : give me Mr Henry Brown | Cox, Ida; Long Distance Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (2243?) Pm12307 BYG529073 |
| Hello Central : give me long longdistant phone | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Cloudy Sky Blues; Atlanta, 25 Mar. 1927; (1437582) Co14205D CC36 |
| I said hello Central : give me Doctor Brown | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); She's Gone Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473061) Co14461D RBF RF15 |
| Hello Central : what's the matter with your line | Jackson, Jim; I'm Wild About My Lovin'; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454161) ViV38505 His HLP32 |
| Hello Central : what's the matter with your line | Jackson, Jim; Hesitation Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM804 ) Vo1477 Her H205 |
| They tell me the New York Central : is a nickelplated line | Lewis, Furry; Black Gypsy Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M185 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008 |
| Says hello Central : give me two three nine | Lincoln, Charley; Jealous Hearted Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451032) Co14305D RBF RF9 |
| Well she shakes it like the Central : she wobbles like the L and N | McTell, Blind Willie; Scarey Day Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050031) OK8936 Yz L1037 |
| Hello Central : what's the matter with your line | Patton, Charley; Pony Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15216) Pm12792 Yz L1020 |
| Hello Central : what's the matter with your line | Patton, Charley; Stone Pony Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147271) Vo02680 Yz L1020 |
| Hello Central : please give me five oh nine | Short, Jaydee; Telephone Arguin' Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4561) Pm13043 OJL11 |
| Hello there Central : please give me my best man | Spivey, Victoria; Telephoning the Blues; New York, 1 Oct. 1929; (567351) ViV38546 Spi LP2001 |
| Central Central : tell me what's that I hear | Spivey, Victoria; Telephoning the Blues; New York, 1 Oct. 1929; (567351) ViV38546 Spi LP2001 |
| Oh Central Central : I've been telephoning the blues | Spivey, Victoria; Telephoning the Blues; New York, 1 Oct. 1929; (567351) ViV38546 Spi LP2001 |
| Central Central : please give me good news | Spivey, Victoria; Telephoning the Blues; New York, 1 Oct. 1929; (567351) ViV38546 Spi LP2001 |
| She got on the Central : got on the Santa Fe | Thomas, George; Fast Stuff Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L172) Pm12826 Rt RL340 |
| Now I was setting down in Centralia : and I sure was feeling bad | Estes, Sleepy John; Special Agent; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63654A) De7491 RBF RF1 |
| Fiftyfive cents : you can get some twice | Bogan, Lucille; Barbecue Bess; New York, 6 Mar. 1935; (169841) Ba33475 Yz L1017 |
| Twentyfive cents : is the regular price | Collins, Sam; New Salty Dog; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108371) Ba32311 OJL10 |
| There's fifty cents : you can buy her twice | Collins, Sam; New Salty Dog; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108371) Ba32311 OJL10 |
| But now we getting fifty cents : *running down* proper pay | Estes, Sleepy John; Time Is Drawing Near; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93005A) De7789 Sw S1220; |
| Asked my sugar for fifty cents : she said Lemon ain't a dime in the yard | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Black Snake Moan; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30672) Pm12407 Mil MLP2013 |
| Asked my baby for fifty cents : she said Lemon ain't a dime in the yard | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Snake Moan; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80523B) OK8455 Fwy FJ2802 |
| Asked my sugar for fifty cents : said Leadbelly ain't a child in the yard | Ledbetter, Huddie; New Black Snake Moan; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166912) Ba33360 Co C30035 |
| And I asked my baby for fifty cents : she said honey ain't a child in the yard | Washington, Louis; Black Snake Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1934; (146761) Ba33058 Rt RL313 |
| Well that night I didn't have but fifty cents : I was in Jackson whooping with them women and | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Joe Louis and John Henry; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (040535 ) BBB8403 BC3 |
| And that's one thing certain : they have stones all in my pass | Johnson, Robert; Stone in My Passway; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL3772) ARC71267 Co CL1654 |
| There's one thing certain : I sure can't understand | King David; Sweet Potato Blues; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404666B) OK8901 Rt RL311 |
| Sometimes I'm certain : it's the polio | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Those Dogs of Mine; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (17031) Pm12215 BYG529.078 |
| This ball and chain : about to kill me dead | Howell, Peg Leg; Ball and Chain Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482702) Co14535D Rt RL318 |
| I brought my chain : to lock it around your waist | Williams, Joe; Mr. Devil Blues; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M196 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321 |
| Six months on the chaingang : believe me 'tain't no fun | Blake, Blind; You Gonna Quit Me Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201101) Pm12597 Yz L1016 |
| She should be in a chaingang : breaking up rocks | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594991) BBB8749 RCA730.581 |
| Take these rings and chains : from all around my legs | McMullen, Fred; De Kalb Chain Blues; New York, 18 Jan. 1933; (12936 ) Ba32784 BC5 |
| You got me all bound in chains : because I killed that woman's son | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Cell Bound Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1924; (100012) Pm12257 Mil MLP2001 |
| If I could break these chains : and let my worried heart go free | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Slave to the Blues; New York, Jan. 1926; (23692) Pm12332 Mil MLP2001 |
| Uncle Sam need a champ : | Edwards, Frank; We Got to Get Together; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38121) OK06393 BC6 |
| You give me a little chance : maybe you will change your mind | Blake, Blind; One Time Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (43632) Pm12479 Bio BLP12037 |
| Well it's the last chance : kid to be around here with me | Calicott, Joe; Fare Thee Well Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM778 ) Br7166 OJL11 |
| Well it's the last chance : shaking in bed with you | Calicott, Joe; Fare Thee Well Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM778 ) Br7166 OJL11 |
| Now the government give you three years chance : and you could have something of your own | Estes, Sleepy John; Government Money; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62461A) De7414 Sw S1219 |
| I'll give you one more chance : to make a man out of yourself | Harris, Magnolia; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'Part 2; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930; (C7101 ) MeM12077 Yz L1031 |
| I had a good chance : baby give me just one more | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Christmas Eve Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208182) Pm12692 Bio BLP12000 |
| But if you'll allow me a chance : I'll gnaw your backbone half in two | McTell, Blind Willie; Talking to Myself; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502572) Co14551D Yz L1005 |
| Give a poor man a chance : help stop these hard hard times | Smith, Bessie; Poor Man's Blues; New York, 24 Aug. 1928; (1468951) Co14399D Co CL856 |
| Waiting for a chance : to doublecross you | Spivey, Victoria; Don't Trust Nobody Blues; Chicago, 20 Mar. 1931; (VO150 ) Vo1640 Spi LP2001 |
| Honey allow me aone more chance : I only I will treat you right | Thomas, Henry; Honey, Won't You Allow Me One More Chance; Chicago, 7 Oct. 1927; (C1220) Vo1141 OJL3 |
| Honey won't you allow me aone more chance : I won't stay out all night | Thomas, Henry; Honey, Won't You Allow Me One More Chance; Chicago, 7 Oct. 1927; (C1220) Vo1141 OJL3 |
| Honey won't you allow me aone more chance : I take you to the ball in France | Thomas, Henry; Honey, Won't You Allow Me One More Chance; Chicago, 7 Oct. 1927; (C1220) Vo1141 OJL3 |
| If you allow me a chance : I will gnaw your backbone half in two | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Back Gnawing Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203442) Pm12609 Bio BLP12004 |
| You'll never get a chance : to put your big legs on me no more | Washboard Sam; Big Woman; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01885 ) BBB6870 BC10 |
| It's a crime to take a chance : when you know you can get by | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Don't Take a Chance; Chicago, 8 Apr. 1936; (C13521) Vo03348 Say SDR192 |
| And if my luck don't change : I can't stay at my home no more | Big Bill (Broonzy); Starvation Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (209232) Pm12707 Yz L1011 |
| Mean my luck going to change : and I going to be treated this away | Big Bill (Broonzy); Starvation Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (209232) Pm12707 Yz L1011 |
| If my mind don't change : I'll never knock here no more | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44464) Pm12474 Bio BLP12000 |
| She get all your pocket change : she going drive you from her town | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Deceitful Brownskin Woman; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200652) Pm12551 Bio BLP12015 |
| And the wind going to change : going to blow my blues away | Johnson, Tommy; Big Road Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418372) Vi21279 Rt RL330 |
| And the wind going to change : going to blow my blues away | Johnson, Tommy; Maggie Campbell Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418392) Vi21409 Rt RL330 |
| And if luck don't change : Mr McTell won't get drunk no more | McTell, Blind Willie; Mr. McTell Got the Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (40311?) Vi unissued RCA INT1175 |
| My love don't change : there's going to be some stealing done | McTell, Blind Willie; LoveChanging Blues; Atlanta, 29 Nov. 1929; (566351) ViV38580 Yz L1005 |
| If my love don't change : there's going to be some riding done | McTell, Blind Willie; LoveChanging Blues; Atlanta, 29 Nov. 1929; (566351) ViV38580 Yz L1005 |
| Soon as you got bid change : you put me outdoors | McTell, Blind Willie; Cold Winter Day; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9956A) De7810 Yz L1037 |
| Since I lost all my change : I lost my sealskin brown | Smith, Clara; The Clearing House Blues; New York, 17 Apr. 1924; (816982) Co14019D VJM VLP17 |
| And I think they will stay changed : for the rest of my days | Carr, Leroy; Hard Hearted Papa; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164172) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| Because now you know your love done changed : ooo well well that I feel this away | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Deep Sea Love; New York, 20 Feb. 1936; (60539A) De7167 Say SDR192 |
| And if I don't make some changes : I'll be sleeping outdoors | Washboard Sam; Life Is Just a Book; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644771) BBB8909 RCA LPV577 |
| Why I'm thinking about changing : the way I got to strut my stuff | Waters, Ethel; There'll Be Some Changes Made; New York, c. Aug. 1921; (P1471) BS2021 Bio BLP12022 |
| And here they got me charged : with murder in the first degree | Spivey, Victoria; Murder in the First Degree; New York, 1 Nov. 1927; (81596B) OK8581 Spi LP2001 |
| She don't make no charges : she don't set no price | Gibson, Clifford; She Rolls It Slow; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (69405 ) Vi23290 RCA INT1175 |
| And you will lower down your chariot : and let your poor daddy ride | Washboard Sam; I Get the Blues at Bedtime; Chicago, 31 July 1942; (0746871) BB340710 RCA LPV577 |
| Now it ain't no Charleston : ain't no buck and wing | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shake That Thing; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2120?) Pm12281 Yz L1029 |
| Adoing the Charleston : while you blow | Smith, Bessie; Trombone Cholly; New York, 3 Mar. 1927; (1435753) Co14232D Co CL858 |
| Look ahere papa Charley : I don't want you no more | Patton, Charley; Bird Nest Bound; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4331) Pm13070 Yz L1020 |
| Ah one of them told papa Charley : I don't want you hanging around my job no more | Patton, Charley; 34 Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (147391) Vo02651 Yz L1020 |
| Oh Mr Charlie : why don't you leave my gal alone | Arnold, Kokomo; Mister Charlie; Chicago, 24 Oct. 1936; (90958A) De7261 CC25 |
| Let me in please Charlie : no one here but me | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Blind Pig Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (1460501) Co14372D CC36 |
| Clap your hands Charlie : Charlie where's you been so long | James, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028 |
| Well Mr Charlie : you had better watch your men | Kelly, Jack; Red Ripe Tomatoes; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137142) Ba32844 OJL4 |
| And that *matcher* Charlie : shot his automatic twins | McTell, Blind Willie; Razor Ball; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502582) Co14551D Yz L1037 |
| Well I love you Mr Charlie : honey God knows I do | Moore, Rosie Mae; Staggering Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418302) Vi21280 Rt RL310 |
| I'm going to Chattanooga : get my hambone fixed | Bird, Billy; Alabama BluesPart 2; Atlanta, 29 Oct. 1928; (1473261) Co14418D His HLP5 |
| Won't you be my chauffeur : I want someone to drive me I want someone to drive me downtown | Memphis Minnie; Me and My Chauffeur Blues; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C37651) OK06788 BC1 |
| Going to let my chauffeur : drive me around the drive me around the world | Memphis Minnie; Me and My Chauffeur Blues; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C37651) OK06788 BC1 |
| I'm going back to chauffeuring : I've been *done it* for three years | Thomas, Jesse Babyface; Blue Goose Blues; Dallas, 10 Aug. 1929; (553262) ViV38555 Yz L1032 |
| I'm selling it cheap : because I got good stuff | Bogan, Lucille; Barbecue Bess; New York, 6 Mar. 1935; (169841) Ba33475 Yz L1017 |
| But you just cheat : away a beautiful home | Smith, Clara; Mean Papa, Turn in Your Key; New York, 17 Apr. 1924; (816972) Co14022D VJM VLP16 |
| Now I'm going to be a robber and a cheater : I'm going to take that to be my game | Arnold, Kokomo; Broke Man Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91332A) De7417 CC25 |
| Just because you were a cheater : I won't give up the game | Gibson, Clifford; Ice and Snow Blues; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571732) ViV38562 Yz L1027 |
| Call me a hotshot liar and a cheater : because I'm from Tennessee | McTell, Blind Willie; Come On Around to My House Mama; Atlanta, 30 Oct. 1929; (1493022) Co14484D Rt RL324 |
| You may call me a cheater : pretty boy I'll real treat you | McTell, Blind Willie; Talking to Myself; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502572) Co14551D Yz L1005 |
| And all them are cheaters : sounds just the same | Bogan, Lucille; Jim Tampa Blues; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46722) Pm12504 Yz L1017 |
| Blackbird cheeping : in a tree | Bunn, Teddy; Pattin' Dat Cat; New York, 7 Apr. 1930; (597401) ViV38592 His HLP5 |
| Well now I got cheer : I had good luck | Hollins, Tony; Stamp Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1941; (C38431) OK06351 BC5 |
| I told her I'd buy her a Chevrolet : say but she wanted a VEight Ford | Williamson, Sonny Boy; You Give an Account; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (020846 ) BBB7756 BC3; |
| Now I got a little old Chevy : Lord number is fortyfour | Wiggins, James Boodle It; FortyFour Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15768A) Pm12860 OJL15 |
| If I get my good chib : can get something good from you | Johnson, Edith North; Good Chib Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15559) Pm12864 CC37 |
| Since I been here in Chicago : I been catching a plenty hell | Arnold, Kokomo; Red Beans and Rice; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91162A) De7347 BC4 |
| Now it's C for Chicago : A for Arkan | Big Bill (Broonzy); C and A Blues; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1020B) ARC51265 Yz L1035 |
| Up in Chicago : long way from home | Chatman, Lonnie; New Sittin' On Top of the World; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15562) Pm13134 Bio BLP12041 |
| *Down in* Chicago : you treat me like you do | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; If I Get Lucky; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648761) BBB8858 RBF RF202 |
| If I ever leave Chicago : going to ride that Sunshine Special again | Davis, Walter; L and N Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (768021) BBB5143 RCA INT1085 |
| Now I'm going to Chicago : trying to | Estes, Sleepy John; BrokenHearted, Ragged and Dirty Too; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555313) ViV38582 Rt RL307 |
| Now when I left Chicago : I left on that G and M | Estes, Sleepy John; Hobo Jungle Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62481A) De7354 Sw S1219 |
| The women in Chicago : trying to jive me around | Hollins, Tony; Stamp Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1941; (C38431) OK06351 BC5 |
| Well if you ever in Chicago : and the times get hard | Hollins, Tony; Stamp Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1941; (C38431) OK06351 BC5 |
| These women in Chicago : they like their fashions and forms | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Teddy Bear Blues; Chicago, c. June 1927; (45672) Pm12487 Mil MLP2007 |
| Lord but that brown in Chicago : have put that jinx bug on me | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rambler Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200402) Pm12541 Bio BLP12015 |
| So if I live in Chicago : murder's going to be my crime | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lonesome House Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200762) Pm12593 Mil MLP2007 |
| I got a barrelhouse flat in Chicago : it's fifteen stories high | Johnson, Mary; Barrel House Flat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1762) Pm12996 CC37 |
| When you get to Chicago : pretty mama please remember me | Jones, Jake; Southern Sea Blues; Dallas, c. Oct. 1929; (DAL474 ) Br7130 His HLP2 |
| 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 |
| I got a woman in Chicago : I'm scared to call her name | Lewis, Furry; Mistreatin' Mama; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454282) ViV38519 Rt RL323 |
| I've got a girl in Chicago : she loves to hear me blow my lonesome horn | Lockwood, Robert; Little Boy Blue; Chicago, 30 July 1941; (064640 ) BBB8820 BC7 |
| Because when you get to Chicago : these women walking around here any day | McClennan, Tommy; Drop Down Mama; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537411) BBB8704 Rt RL305 |
| When I leave Chicago : Lord I ain't coming back no more | Patton, Charley; Mean Black Moan; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L771) Pm12953 Yz L1001 |
| And the strike in Chicago : Lordy Lord it just won't stop | Patton, Charley; Mean Black Moan; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L771) Pm12953 Yz L1001 |
| Than to be in Chicago : simply wasting my time | Smith, Ivy; Third Alley Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1927; (40941) Pm12447 His HLP2 |
| Now here I am in Chicago : doing the best I can | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf BluesNo. 2; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6405A) Vo1558 Yz L1031 |
| She made me walk from Chicago : to the Gulf of Mexico | Temple, Johnnie; Louise Louise Blues; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (90981A) De7244 Cor CP58 |
| I'm aleaving Chicago : ain't going to leave my baby no more | Williams, Joe; Rootin' Ground Hog; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076621) BBB7065 RCA INT1087 |
| I ain't got nobody in Chicago : talk that old babytalk | Williams, Joe; Crawlin' King Snake; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539892) BBB8738 RCA INT1087 |
| Now I done fooled around in Chicago : and I done almost froze | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Down South; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201171) BBB7665 RCA LPV518 |
| I believe I'll move up here in Chicago : I'm going to get that old Mr Western Union man's route | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Western Union Man; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064019 ) BBB8731 BC3 |
| Now I'm a redhot chick : just *puffing* out with flame and youth | Smith, Trixie; No Good Man; New York, 14 June 1939; (65815A) De7617 AH158 |
| Other men get all the chicken : and all you get is hash | Blake, Blind; Rope Stretchin' BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L11012) Pm13103 Bio BLP12037 |
| Mama I had so much chicken : mama cackles in my sleep | Daddy Stovepipe; Sundown Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Mar. 1924; (11861A) Ge5459 Rt RL325 |
| Mama I don't like chicken : neither no piece of cake | Daddy Stovepipe; Tuxedo Blues; Birmingham, Ala., c. 13 July 1927; (GEX730A) Ge6212 OJL14 |
| *I'm burn that* chicken : *and down handcuff* | Davis, Walter; Sweet Sixteen; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854841) BBB5931 RCA INT1085 |
| Now mama killed a chicken : and thought it was a duck | Estes, Sleepy John; Stop That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90095A) Ch50001 Sw S1219 |
| Says she killed a chicken : and she cook him down low | King David; What's That Tastes Like Gravy; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404664A) OK8913 RBF RF6 |
| Said cook that chicken : a sweet jellyroll | King David; What's That Tastes Like Gravy; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404664A) OK8913 RBF RF6 |
| You don't have to cook me no chicken : because your plain old neckbone will do | Lasky, Louie; Teasin' Brown Blues; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C945B) Vo02955 Her H201 |
| Said I'm going to leave the chicken : said I'm going back to the hen | Lincoln, Charley; Country Breakdown; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451071) Co14475D RBF RF15 |
| All of my chicken : is dressed mighty fine | McCoy, Joe; I'm Wild About My Stuff; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5820A) Vo1570 His HLP32 |
| Can't get my chicken : take dressing from mine | McCoy, Joe; I'm Wild About My Stuff; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5820A) Vo1570 His HLP32 |
| He will eat your chicken : he will eat your pie | McCoy, Joe; Preachers Blues; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7247 ) Vo1643 BC13 |
| Say mama killed a chicken : and she thought it was a duck | Nelson, Romeo; Gettin' Dirty Just Shakin' that Thing; Chicago, 9 Oct. 1929; (C4629 ) Vo1447 OJL15 |
| I had so much chicken : till I heard her clucking in my sleep | Reynolds, Blind Willie; Third Street Woman Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (647242) Vi23258 OJL11 |
| Yes sweet papa Charlie Chicken : he will pay your bail | Davis, Carl (Dallas Jamboree Jug Band); Elm Street Woman Blues Dallas, 20 Sept. 1935; (DAL103 ) Vo03092 BC2 |
| Killed fifteen chickens : | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coffee Pot Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10043?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| I got so many chickens : can't tell my roosters from my hens | Memphis Minnie; Plymouth Rock Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5831 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| Oh the hen had chickens : how do they do it that way | Spivey, Victoria; How Do You Do It That Way; New York, 10 July 1929; (402526A) OK8713 Spi LP2001 |
| 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 |
| Mighty big chief : shot his automatic twin | McTell, Blind Willie; Razor Ball; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502582) Co14551D Yz L1037 |
| Stay with them Indian chiefs : be my fatherinlaw | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Streamline Train; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| Baby now I just open up my chifforobe : and you'll see where my dollar lies | Bonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); 80 Highway Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649211) BBB8927 BC7 |
| Because I'm a motherless child : don't know right from don't know right from wrong | Baker, Willie; No No Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Jan. 1929; (14667) Ge6766 BC5 |
| And I'm a motherless child : and I just can't keep from crying | Collins, Chasey; Atlanta Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962491) BBB6187 BC6 |
| She was going to have a good child : wouldn't never stay at home | Delaney, Mattie; Down the Big Road Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM785 ) Vo1480 Yz L1009 |
| I'm a motherless child : and I don't know right from wrong | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Motherless Chile Blues; Atlanta, 5 Nov. 1927; (1451341) Co14299D RBF RF15 |
| Blues grabbed mama's child : and it tore me all upside down | Johnson, Robert; Preachin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26321) ARC70460 Co C30034 |
| Blues grabbed mama's child : and it tore me all upside down | Johnson, Robert; Preachin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26322) ARC70460 Co C30034 |
| Going north child : where I can be free | Jones, Maggie; North Bound Blues; New York, 16 Apr. 1925; (1405342) Co14092D VJM VLP23 |
| And I'm her child : and I'm drifting around | Thomas, Elvie; Motherless Child Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2642) Pm12977 OJL2 |
| I'm a motherless child : don't know right from don't know right from wrong | Weaver, Curley; No No Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473052) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| I'm a motherless child : I'm a long ways from home | White, Washington (Booker Washington White); The Panama Limited; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59996 ) Vi23295 OJL5 |
| I got four little children : I got one *bald*headed wife | Barefoot Bill; Squabblin' Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503032) Co14526D OJL14 |
| Captain Smith said children : I'll take care of you | Brown, Hi Henry; Titanic Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11476A) Vo1728 Yz L1030 |
| Now all the little children : playing around in a ring | Davis, Madlyn; Too Black Bad; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20909?) Pm12703 Yz L1039 |
| Take care of my wife and my children : I hope to come back home some day | Davis, Walter; Travelin' this Lonesome Road; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854801) BBB5982 RCA INT1175 |
| Now we got seven children : ain't none of them look like me | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I'm Gonna Leave You on the Outskirts of Town; Chicago, 30 July 1942; (074648 ) BBB9042 RCA INT1177 |
| I done lost my wife and my three little children : and my mother's sick in bed | Hill, King Solomon; The Gone Dead Train; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12542) Pm13129 Yz L1004 |
| Got a house full of children : and ain't nary one mine | Hill, King Solomon; Tell Me Baby; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12582) Pm13129 Yz L1004 |
| Papa says to children : black water left us all alone | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rising High Water Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (44915) Pm12487 Mil MLP2007 |
| I got a house full of children : and there ain't nar' one mine | Lincoln, Charley; Jealous Hearted Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451032) Co14305D RBF RF9 |
| Women and children : flagging freight trains for rides | Patton, Charley; 34 Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (147391) Vo02651 Yz L1020 |
| He say look out children : I'm going to *float on* my back | Spivey, Victoria; The Alligator Pond Went Dry; St. Louis, 27 Apr. 1927; (80769B) OK8481 Spi LP2001 |
| In came the children : with a cup and a glass | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
| Got a house full of children : ain't nar' one mine | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Giving It Away; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404683A) OK8908 OJL19 |
| House full of children : ain't nar' one mine | Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); Greyhound Blues; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90199A) Ch50053 Rt RL334 |
| Well I'm tired of eating chile : and I can't eat beans no more | Spivey, Victoria; Detroit Moan; Chicago, 15 Oct. 1936; (C1568?) Vo unissued Spi LP2001 |
| Said I'm going to China : honey what you want me to bring you back | Daniels, Julius; My Mama Was a Sailor; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (379312) Vi20658 Rt RL326 |
| So cold in China : this voice can't hardly sing | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Got the Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24711) Pm12354 Bio BLP12000 |
| I'm going to call up China : see is my good girl over there | Johnson, Robert; I Believe I'll Dust My Broom; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25811) ARC70481 Co C30034; |
| You take a boat to China : *they'll catch us* anywhere | Ledbetter, Huddie; Pig Meat Papa; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (171812) ARC60455 His HLP4 |
| Take a boat to China : then it's *catch us* anywhere | Ledbetter, Huddie; Pig Meat Papa; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (171812) ARC60455 His HLP4 |
| So cold in China : birds can't hardly sing | Mississippi Moaner (Isaiah Nettles); It's Cold in China Blues; Jackson, Miss., 20 Oct. 1935; (JAX2021) Vo03166 OJL8 |
| I'm going to call up China : and telephone every town I know | Washboard Sam; Gonna Hit the Highway; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703771) BBB8997 RCA LPV577 |
| Now if I could go back to China : and start my life brand new | Washboard Sam; I Get the Blues at Bedtime; Chicago, 31 July 1942; (0746871) BB340710 RCA LPV577 |
| Well now I'm going to call up in China : just to see if my little girl is there | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Deep Sea Love; New York, 20 Feb. 1936; (60539A) De7167 Say SDR192 |
| Well now if she's not in China : ooo well I believe she's in East St Louis somewhere | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Deep Sea Love; New York, 20 Feb. 1936; (60539A) De7167 Say SDR192 |
| *Register it poor on* China : *span* the test anywhere | White, Georgia; Pigmeat Blues; Chicago, 12 May 1936; (90722A) De7209 AH158 |
| Cockroaches and chinches : begin to crawl over my breast | Evans, Joe; New Huntsville Jail; New York, 20 May 1931; (106512) Or8080 His HLP8002 |
| Dirty roaches and the chinches : done tore my little gin house down | Kid Stormy Weather; Short Hair Blues; Jackson, Miss., 17 Oct. 1935; (JAX1792) Vo03145 BC7 |
| 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 |
| If I steal a pork chop : Lord I believe I'll pass away | Johnson, Alec; Miss Meal Cramp Blues; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473792) Co14446D CC3 |
| I don't want no pork chop : just give me gin instead | Smith, Bessie; Me and My Gin; New York, 25 Aug. 1928; (1468973) Co14384D Co CL856 |
| I ain't no wood chopper : I ain't no wood chopper's son | Davenport, Charles Cow Cow ; I Ain't No Ice Man; New York, 8 May 1938; (63764A) De7462 AH158 |
| I feel like chopping : chips flying everywhere | Patton, Charley; Down the Dirt Road Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15215) Pm12854 Yz L1020 |
| Just feed her little pork chops : suits her appetite | Dickson, Tom; Labor Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400360A) OK8570 Yz L1008; |
| Tired of buying pork chops : to grease your fat lips | Hill, Robert; I Had a Gal for the Last Fifteen Years; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026031) BBB6741 His HLP31 |
| I don't want nothing for Christmas : but my baby back to me | Davis, Walter; Santa Claus; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914341) BBB6125 Yz L1025 |
| I don't want nothing for Christmas : but my baby back to me | Davis, Walter; Santa Claus; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914341) BBB6125 Yz L1025 |
| Now I've got to take Christmas : in my overalls | Dickson, Tom; Labor Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400360A) OK8570 Yz L1008; |
| 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 tonight | Fuller, 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 moan | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Christmas Eve Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208182) Pm12692 Bio BLP12000 |
| It's the day before Christmas : mama come back to me | Jefferson, 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 tonight | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Christmas Eve Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208182) Pm12692 Bio BLP12000 |
| I asked my baby would she come home Christmas : she said go see old Santa Claus | Turner, Buck; Christmas Time Blues; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61793A) De7387 Rt RL327 |
| So find you another chump : ooo well mama because I'm not the lad | Washboard Sam; I'm Not the Lad; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644781) BBB8878 RCA LPV577 |
| But now you know I got a chump : ooo well well if he come in this town | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Coon Can Shorty; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60512A) De7159 Say SDR192 |
| Says I went to the church : and they called on me to pray | Alexander, Texas; Sittin' on a Log; San Antonio, 10 Mar. 1928; (400454B) OK8624 Rt RL312 |
| Went to church : put my hat on the seat | Blake, Blind; Diddie Wa Diddie; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15459A) Pm12888 Mel MLP7324 |
| Now you'd go to the church : just to work for soul | Estes, Sleepy John; Time Is Drawing Near; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93005A) De7789 Sw S1220; |
| I went to church : to do the holy roll | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977?) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| Well I went down yeah down to the churchhouse : yes well they called on me to pray | Petway, Robert; Catfish Blues; Chicago, 28 Mar. 1941; (0594761) BBB8838 Yz L1038 |
| I went to the churchhouse : cried at the door | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Stop and Listen Blues No. 2; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404785?) OK8859 Mam S3804 |
| Well I went to the churchhouse : praying on my bended knees | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); The New Stop and Listen Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15513) Pm13134 Yz L1014 |
| I feel like churning : and my milk won't turn | Johnson, Robert; Milkcow's Calf Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4032) ARC71065 Yz L1026 |
| I feel like churning : and my milk won't turn | Johnson, Robert; Milkcow's Calf Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4033) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| Cheap cigar : and a magazine | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| I buy you a cigarette : and I buy you snuff | Baker, Willie; Mama, Don't Rush Me Blues; Memphis, c. 25 Sept. 1929; (14666) Ge6766 His HLP22 |
| Won't you just draw on my cigarette : smoke it the whole night long | Chatman, Bo; Cigarette Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992441) BBB6295 RBF RF14 |
| If you got a good cigarette : just give me a smoke | Harris, William; Hot Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14323) Ge6707 OJL5 |
| Yes she smokes the cigarettes : throws ashes in the tray | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Ash Tray Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (206042) Pm12660 Bio BLP12042 |
| I got to go to Cincinnati : just to have my hambone boiled | Bell, Ed; Ham Bone Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48173) Pm12524 OJL14 |
| That's one in Cincinnati : my Waco wife that broke my heart | Cole, Kid; Hard Hearted Mama Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19971) Vo1187 Rt RL313 |
| You ain't the onliest woman in Cincinnati : got such a loving jellyroll | Cole, Kid; Niagara Fall Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19981) Vo1187 Rt RL313 |
| I'm down in Cincinnati : baby on the hog | Howell, Peg Leg; Away from Home; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482732) Co14535D Rt RL318 |
| But the girl in Cincinnati : is just too tight | Jackson, Jim; Hesitation Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM804 ) Vo1477 Her H205 |
| Left Cincinnati : about half past nine | James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158 |
| She in Cincinnati : won't even write to me | Weaver, Curley; Oh Lawdy Mama; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9940A) Ch50077 Rt RL326 |
| You got to go to Cincy : to make your time | Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M184 ) Br7137 OJL20 |
| He said tell my [friends, brothers] back in Cincy : although I know she will feel blue | Welsh, Nolan; Dying Pickpocket Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210983) Pm12759 Yz L1028 |
| Now if we don't make the circle : we never will get back to New York town | Arnold, Kokomo; Big Ship Blues; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91167A) De7361 Say SDR163 |
| Now Barnum Bailey Circus : came to town | Jordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398212) Vi21076 Rt RL326 |
| Back to the *living light* city : to sweet old Kokomo | Arnold, Kokomo; Old Original Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9429B) De7026 BC4 |
| *I got to walk them down the city : how you got it up for me* | Butler, Sam; Jefferson County Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; ( ) Vo1057 Yz L1016 |
| Now you're a wise city city : and you dodge all over me | Easton, Amos; Green Country Gal; New York, 23 Aug. 1936; (61241A) De7440 AH158 |
| One John in the city : one lives up on the hill | Florence, Nellie ; Jacksonville Blues ; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461741) Co14342D OJL6 |
| Going to move to the city : tear these girls on down | Hull, Papa Harvey; Two Little Tommies Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12691) Ge6122 Yz L1009 |
| Kokomo's about the best city : I declare that I ever saw | Spruell, Freddie; Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85786 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802 |
| Now I tell you all about that city : I declare it ain't a great large town | Spruell, Freddie; Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85786 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802 |
| Now we have a little city : that they call *down in Baltimore* | Stone, Joe; It's Hard Time; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76837 ) BBB5169 Yz L1030 |
| Flying Crow is heading for Kansas City : and boy she just won't wait | Black Ivory King (Dave Alexander); The Flying Crow; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61795A) De7307 BC5 |
| Pratt City : is where I was born | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Pratt City Blues; Chicago, 23 Nov. 1926; (9950A) OK8420 Sw S1240 |
| Going back to Pratt City : if it takes *nice and mean* | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Pratt City Blues; Chicago, 23 Nov. 1926; (9950A) OK8420 Sw S1240 |
| We say we live in New York City : red white and blue brought us all the way through | Johnson, Lonnie; Life Saver Blues; New York, 9 Nov. 1927; (81801B) OK8557 CC30 |
| I'm going to Kansas City : I'm going to lower my line | Ledbetter, Huddie; Kansas City Papa; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166971) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| I get in Kansas City : I be hard to find | Ledbetter, Huddie; Kansas City Papa; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166971) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| Tell them I'm going back to Kansas City : that's where poor Tommy belong | McClennan, Tommy; Bluebird Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074107 ) BBB9037 RCA LPV518 |
| Because it's Kansas City : where I long to be | Smith, Clara; Kansas City Man Blues; New York, 2 Oct. 1923; (812226) Co12D VJM VLP15 |
| But you know I like Mr Clark : yes he really is my friend | Estes, Sleepy John; Lawyer Clark Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649241) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
| Santy Claus : won't you please hear my lonesome plea | Davis, Walter; Santa Claus; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914341) BBB6125 Yz L1025 |
| Santy Claus Santy Claus Santy Claus : I'm down on my bended knees | Davis, Walter; Santa Claus; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914341) BBB6125 Yz L1025 |
| Now I will be your Santa Claus : even if my whiskers even if my whiskers is white | Estes, Sleepy John; Airplane Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62482A) De7354 Sw S1219 |
| Then I will be your Santy Claus : says even if my whiskers says even if my whiskers ain't white | Fuller, Blind Boy; Bus Rider Blues; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC3139A) OK05933 BC11 |
| I'm going to be your Santa Claus : even if my whiskers ain't white | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Christmas Eve Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208182) Pm12692 Bio BLP12000 |
| 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 home | Turner, 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 blind | Turner, Buck; Christmas Time Blues; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61793A) De7387 Rt RL327 |
| Now Santa Claus : I want you to bring my baby a lot of toys | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Christmas Morning Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308491) BBB8094 RCA INT1088 |
| Santa Claus Santa Claus : can I get you to understand | Williamson, 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 cry | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Christmas Morning Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308491) BBB8094 RCA INT1088 |
| I wash his clothes and keep him clean : and try to treat him right | Smith, Bessie; Weeping Willow Blues; New York, 26 Sept. 1924; (1400622) Co14042D Co CL856; |
| 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 |
| A polecat climbing : up a 'simmon tree | Ledbetter, Huddie; Kansas City Papa; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166971) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Don't stand close : to the candy man | Hurt, Mississippi John; Candy Man Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401483B) OK8654 Bio BLPC4 |
| 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 |
| Come a little closer : in your papa's arms | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants a Cookie; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5070 ) Vo1561 Yz L1036 |
| Now pack up my clothes : shove into your door | Big Bill (Broonzy); C and A Blues; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1020B) ARC51265 Yz L1035 |
| She tried to make me wash her clothes : but I got good common sense | Brown, Richard Rabbit; James Alley Blues; New Orleans, 11 Mar. 1927; (380001) Vi20578 Yz L1032 |
| Buy your clothes : let these women go | Coleman, Jaybird; Save Your MoneyLet These Women Go; Birmingham, Ala., c. 11 Aug. 1927; (GEX802B) BP8052 Rt RL313 |
| I washed my clothes : I hanged them by the fire | Estes, Sleepy John; Clean Up at Home; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63651B) De7516 Sw S1220 |
| So pack up all your clothes : you can't sleep here no more | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Crooked Woman Blues; Atlanta, 10 Nov. 1927; (1451981) Co14280D CC36 |
| I bought all her clothes : I bought her a diamond ring | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Fat Mouth Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1927; (27693) Pm12422 Yz L1029 |
| Buys me clothes : like I never had | Jones, Maggie; The Man I Love Is Oh So Good; New York, 7 May 1926; (1421653) Co14243D VJM VLP25 |
| I brought you clothes : and diamond rings | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Mama You Don't Mean Me No Good; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (944211) BBB6072 CC35 |
| I don't want no clothes : and I don't need no bed | Smith, Bessie; Me and My Gin; New York, 25 Aug. 1928; (1468973) Co14384D Co CL856 |
| I was took all of my clothes : and walk the streets in my morning gown | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Hard Dallas Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210182) Pm12708 Bio BLP12004 |
| Say I don't know the clothes : she had on | Torey, George; Lonesome Man Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B651) ARC70857 Yz L1002 |
| I don't want my clothes : hung on that barbed wire line | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Don't Hang My Clothes on No Barbed Wire Line; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6489A) Vo1649 Say SDR191 |
| Taken my citizen's clothes : and throwed them away | White, Washington; When Can I Change My Clothes; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2979A) Vo05489 Co C30036 |
| Pulled off her clothes : in front of her front gate | Williamson, Sonny Boy; SusieQ ; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308501) BBB7995 RCA INT1088 |
| Oh it looks mighty cloudy : and I believe it's going to rain | Carr, Leroy; Take a Walk Around the Corner; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (15604 ) Vo02986 Co C30496 |
| My brains is cloudy : my soul is upside down | Johnson, Lonnie; Devil's Got the Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63518A) De7487 Sw S1225 |
| Now it's dark and cloudy : don't need no light | McCoy, Joe; Beat It Right; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7246 ) Vo1643 Pal PL101 |
| Now the JumpSteady Club : they gave a ball | Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022 |
| Well it's that old coach : I'm going to sit right in it | Memphis Minnie; 'Frisco Town; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487102) Co14455D Yz L1008 |
| You're in that coach : I'm going to stay there in it | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Frisco Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15769A) Pm12860 OJL15 |
| I ain't got no coal : I ain't got no wood | Bogan, Lucille; My Man Is Boogan Me; New York, 31 July 1934; (154872) Ba33375 Rt RL317 |
| Shovel in the coal : see the wheels go around | Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5071 ) Vo1527 Yz L1036 |
| *I ought to tell how much* for coal : thirtyfive cents a bag | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coal Man Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (42442) Pm12461 Bio BLP12042 |
| I ain't no coalman : ain't no coalman's son | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Hot Papa Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22072) Pm12305 Bio BLP12042 |
| I don't need no coalman : stopping and hauling coal | Washboard Sam; We Gonna Move; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07617 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| Because I don't want no coalman : always hanging around | Washboard Sam; We Gonna Move; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07617 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| Said a bobtailed coat : and a *hot ??? China* hat | Daniels, Julius; My Mama Was a Sailor; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (379312) Vi20658 Rt RL326 |
| Get your hat and your coat : get shaking it all down the line | Thomas, Henry; Texas Worried Blues; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; (C2002 ) Vo1249 OJL3 |
| I want Santa Claus to bring my baby one of these coats : I mean with that long fur hanging down | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Christmas Morning Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308491) BBB8094 RCA INT1088 |
| Since cocaine : went out of style | Ramey, Ben (Memphis Jug Band); Cocaine Habit Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (599332) ViV38620 BC2 |
| I feel like cocking : my pistol in your face | Simpson, Coletha; Down South Blues; Chicago, c. 16 Apr. 1929; (C3299) Br7112 His HLP1 |
| Now if you got plenty of cocktails : please save it all for me | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Cocktail Man Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90173A) De7144 Say SDR191 |
| But now when it comes to mixing cocktails : ooo well here's the little cocktail man | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Cocktail Man Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90173A) De7144 Say SDR191 |
| Using them coconuts : ??? some of them on me | Memphis Minnie; After While Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1931; (VO152A) Vo1658 BC13 |
| I drink so much coffee : till I grind it in my sleep | Bogan, Lucille; Coffee Grindin' Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3461 ) Br7083 His HLP15 |
| Now I grind my coffee : till it's two and three dollars a pound | Bogan, Lucille; Coffee Grindin' Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3461 ) Br7083 His HLP15 |
| I'm going to grind my coffee : two or three dollars a pound | Coleman, Jaybird; Coffee Grinder Blues; Atlanta, 22 Apr. 1930; (1503602) Co14534D Yz L1006 |
| Lord she brought me coffee : and she brought me tea | Collins, Sam; The Jail House Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12736) Ge6167 OJL2 |
| She put [castor oil, black drops] in my coffee : with that [black drops, castor oil] in my tea | Davis, Walter; Ashes in My Whiskey; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962371) BBB6201 RCA INT1085 |
| Wild about coffee : but I'm crazy about China tea | Florence, Nellie ; Jacksonville Blues ; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461741) Co14342D OJL6 |
| I drink so much coffee : the grounds are in my *wheeze* | Glover, Mae; I Ain't Giving Nobody None; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15395A) Ge6948 Her H201 |
| I can't drink coffee : and the woman won't make no tea | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dry Southern Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24751) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| And she brought me coffee : and she brought me tea | Lacy, Rubin; Mississippi Jail House Groan; Chicago, Mar. 1928; (204192) Pm12629 OJL8 |
| She put carbolic in my coffee : turpentine in my tea | Lewis, Furry; Big Chief Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1133 Yz L1002 |
| So he could grind my coffee : because he had a brand new grind | Smith, Bessie; Empty Bed BluesPart; New York, 20 Mar. 1928; (14578??) Co14312D Co CL858 |
| Come on let me make you some coffee : let me show you what my coffee will do | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Good Coffee Blues; Chicago, c. 20 Sept. 1930; (C6409 ) Vo1590 Yz L1031 |
| Now when your friends want coffee : please send all your friends to me | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Good Coffee Blues; Chicago, c. 20 Sept. 1930; (C6409 ) Vo1590 Yz L1031 |
| I swear I'll give them good coffee : and won't give them no rotten tea | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Good Coffee Blues; Chicago, c. 20 Sept. 1930; (C6409 ) Vo1590 Yz L1031 |
| She brings me coffee : and she bring me tea | Thomas, Henry; Don't Ease Me In; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; ( ) Vo1197 OJL3 |
| She bring me coffee : and she bring me tea | Thomas, Henry; Don't Leave Me Here; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C4624) Vo1443 Yz L1004 |
| She makes me coffee : throws my sugar on the floor | Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); Greyhound Blues; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90199A) Ch50053 Rt RL334 |
| Now if this was a coffeepot : and that was a spout | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Salty Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1924; (1893?) Pm12236 Yz L1029 |
| All day I stood by your coffin : trying to give my poor heart ease | Cox, Ida; Coffin Blues; Chicago, Sept. 1925; (22931) Pm12318 BYG529073 |
| Because I've paid for your coffin : and I mean that you graveyard bound | Johnson, Lonnie; Sam, You're Just a Rat; New York, 9 Feb. 1932; (405141A) OK8937 Yz L1028 |
| I'd rather see my coffin : roll in front of my door | Lewis, Furry; Why Don't You Come Home Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1134 Rt RL333 |
| But the way I love my coke : is a doggone sin | Ramey, Ben (Memphis Jug Band); Cocaine Habit Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (599332) ViV38620 BC2 |
| It takes a little coke : to give me ease | Ramey, Ben (Memphis Jug Band); Cocaine Habit Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (599332) ViV38620 BC2 |
| I lay him out cold : with his heels in a tub | Blake, Blind; Rope Stretchin' BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L10992) Pm13103 Bio BLP12037 |
| My feets is so cold : can't hardly wear my shoes | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Big Night Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1929; (214022) Pm12801 Riv RLP12125 |
| Want to buy it cold : so I can make up a pie | Mason, Moses; Shrimp Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203023) Pm12605 Rt RL325 |
| Got so cold : she couldn't toodleoo at all | Newbern, Hambone Willie; She Could ToodleOo; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402295A) OK8740 Rt RL323 |
| Just tell Lonnie Coleman : done been to your town and gone | Coleman, Lonnie; Old Rock Island Blues; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482582) Co14440D RBF RF15 |
| I grabbed the wildcat in the collar : and asked the tiger what he had to say | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Jungle Man Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210452) Pm12721 Bio BLP12042 |
| You got to put on your collar : and your T I E | Jordan, Charley; Keep It Clean; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5836 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030 |
| He took up collection : gave it all to me | Jones, Maggie; Anybody Here Want to Try My Cabbage; New York, 10 Dec. 1924; (1401742) Co14063D VJM VLP23 |
| I ain't going to state no color : but her front teeth crowned with gold | Johnson, Robert; Traveling Riverside Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4002) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| I ain't going by your color : or woman neither by your good hair | Stokes, Frank; Mistreatin' Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454191) Vi21672 Rt RL308 |
| I played for the colored : I play for the white | Estes, Sleepy John; Clean Up at Home; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63651B) De7516 Sw S1220 |
| Your hair ain't combed : and you smell like a skunk | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Where Did You Stay Last Night; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17277A) Ch16171 Riv RM8803 |
| Lord if the train don't come : there's going to be some walking done | Big Bill (Broonzy); Down in the Basement Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (209221) Pm12707 Yz L1035 |
| People come : from miles around | Blake, Blind; Wabash Rag; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (201542) Pm12597 Yz L1016 |
| Every time I come : and feel your arms | Chatman, Bo; Ants in My Pants; New York, 5 June 1931; (404938B) OK8897 His HLP5 |
| Says I want you to come : and do my loving in my own home | Chatman, Bo; The Ins and Outs of My Girl; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026141) BBB7213 Yz L1014 |
| The time has come : for us to part | Cox, Ida; Worn Down Daddy Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (207661) Pm12704 BYG529073 |
| Yeah when morning come : she had never changed her weight | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Black Pony Blues; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648731) BBB8896 RCA LPV518 |
| And if my twelve pound one won't come : my eight pound one will do | Dickson, Pearl; Twelve Pound Daddy; Memphis, 12 Dec. 1927; (1453703) Co14286D Yz L1008 |
| Windstorm come : and it blowed my house away | Lewis, Furry; Dry Land Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454291) Vi23345 Yz L1021 |
| And the water going to come : and we'll have no place to stay | McCoy, Joe; When the Levee Breaks; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487111) Co14439D BC1 |
| People come : from miles around | McTell, Blind Willie; Georgia Rag; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1931; (4050851) OK8924 Yz L1005 |
| The bigger they come : he says the harder they fall | Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293A) De7114 Yz L1016 |
| And the bigger they come : he say the harder they fall | Memphis Minnie; He's in the Ring; Chicago, 22 Aug. 1935; (C1099B) Vo03046 Pal PL101 |
| Will tomorrow come : before I change my mind | Shade, Will; I Can Beat You Plenty; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (55599 ) ViV38586 Rt RL337 |
| That you have come : to have to plink | Smith, Clara; Play It a Long Time Papa; New York, 27 July 1923; (811542) CoA3966 VJM VLP15 |
| You had better come : and hurry home | Smith, Clara; Hot Papa; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (814773) Co14006D VJM VLP16 |
| Before the rising sun come : sure won't *scarcely know* | Stevens, Vol; Coal Oil Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418882) Vi21278 OJL4 |
| Thy kingdom come : Thy will be done | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47713) Pm12518 Rt RL308 |
| Thy kingdom come : Thy will be done | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200432) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| And my time has come : where the blues don't worry me | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Lock and Key Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203363) Pm12637 Yz L1032 |
| Some day the storm going to come : going to blow these old worried blues away | unknown artist (possibly Skip James); Throw Me Down; place unknown, c. Oct. 1928; (209981) Pm unissued Bio BLP12029 |
| Would no one even come : and go my bail | White, Washington; When Can I Change My Clothes; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2979A) Vo05489 Co C30036 |
| But my times come : baby it won't be long | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Evil Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203792) Pm12662 Mil MLP2018 |
| So when every Saturday comes : we both can get paid | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Got to Help Me Some; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640001) BBB8834 RCA730.581 |
| Yonder comes : that engineer | Collins, Sam; Hesitation Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13033) Ge6379 OJL10 |
| Yeah when morning comes : she had never broke her gait | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Black Pony Blues; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648731) BBB8896 RCA LPV518 |
| I hope when winter comes : they steal coal from her bin | Moore, Monette; Scandal Blues; New York, c. Jan. 1925; (31779) Ajax17093 VJM VLP40 |
| I be glad when that day comes : ooo well when these blues drive me away | White, Washington; Strange Place Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2978A) Vo05526 Co C30036 |
| Now when your big dog comes : I want you to tell him what your little dog done done | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Broken Hearted Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070145 ) BBB9031 BC20 |
| I don't get no peace or comfort : no matter where I go | Spivey, Victoria; T. B.'s Got Me Blues; Chicago, 7 July 1936; (90790A) De7222 Spi LP2001 |
| And along brownskin coming : man and drove me away | Akers, Garfield; Cottonfield BluesPart 1; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M201 ) Vo1442 OJL2 |
| Now that mean old twister's coming : poor people running every which away | Arnold, Kokomo; Mean Old Twister; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91161A) De7347 BC4 |
| Now you see me coming : now mama heist your window high | Big Bill (Broonzy); Grandma's Farm; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (96001) Pe187 Yz L1035 |
| I seen the sheriff coming : and I jumped for the door | Blake, Blind; Rope Stretchin' BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L10992) Pm13103 Bio BLP12037 |
| And winter is coming : wonder what the poor people are going to do | Davis, Walter; Howling Wind Blues; Chicago, 29 Sept. 31; (675791) ViV23308 RCA INT1085 |
| Seen a lady coming : all dressed in brown | Edwards, Big Boy Teddy; Louise; Chicago, 14 June 1934; (806081) BBB5826 CC3 |
| Was Louise coming : coming to get her man | Edwards, Big Boy Teddy; Louise; Chicago, 14 June 1934; (806081) BBB5826 CC3 |
| When you see me coming : heist your window high | Estes, Sleepy John; My Black Gal Blues; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (625482) Vi23397 Rt RL307 |
| See me coming : put your men outdoors | Estes, Sleepy John; Drop Down Mama; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90176A) Ch50048 OJL21 |
| My old lady coming : down the line | Estes, Sleepy John; Drop Down; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93009A) De7766 Sw S1220 |
| When you see me coming : my head all hanging down | Gibson, Clifford; Jive Me Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577581) ViV38572 Yz L1027 |
| There's a day coming : I believe I'll make a change | Hogg, Andrew; Family Trouble Blues; Chicago, 18 Feb. 1937; (61856A) De7303 Rt RL315 |
| When you see me coming : put your man outdoors | Hull, Papa Harvey; Two Little Tommies Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12691) Ge6122 Yz L1009 |
| When you see me coming : bake your biscuits brown | Hull, Papa Harvey; Two Little Tommies Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12691) Ge6122 Yz L1009 |
| I told you I was coming : baby won't you look for me | Hurt, Mississippi John; Ain't No Tellin'; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401471A) OK8759 Bio BLPC4 |
| Harvest time's coming : and will catch me unprepared | Hurt, Mississippi John; Blue Harvest Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401487A) OK8692 Bio BLPC4 |
| Women see you coming : they go get their rocking chair | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Got the Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24711) Pm12354 Bio BLP12000 |
| Who is that coming : hey with a motor so strong | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; D B Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208211) Pm12712 Bio BLP12015 |
| When you see me coming : heist your window high | Johnson, Elizabeth; Be My Kid Blues; New York, 30 Oct. 1928; (401279B) OK8789 Her H201 |
| I seen that mean old twister coming : just like a cannonball | Johnson, Lonnie; St. Louis Cyclone Blues; New York, 3 Oct. 1927; (81503B) OK8512 CC30 |
| Uncle Sam's ship was coming : painted in red white and blue | Johnson, Lonnie; Life Saver Blues; New York, 9 Nov. 1927; (81801B) OK8557 CC30 |
| And the time coming : it's going to be so | Johnson, Robert; Come On in My Kitchen; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25851) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| You's a long time coming : daddy but you welcome here | Ledbetter, Huddie; My Friend Blind Lemon; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (16807 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Now those police coming : with his ball and chain | McCoy, Joe; Joliet Bound; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11220A) Vo1686 Yz L1021 |
| Molly man's coming : I hear his voice | Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (202832) Pm12605 OJL8 |
| When I see you coming : you make me laugh | Mason, Moses; Shrimp Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203023) Pm12605 Rt RL325 |
| Lord he sees a stranger coming : he'll flap his wings and crow | Patton, Charley; Banty Rooster Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15217) Pm12792 Yz L1020 |
| I can hear that old train coming : oh it must be coming after me | Rachel, James Yank; Little Sarah; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555972) ViV38595 Rt RL310 |
| See a stranger coming : he'll flap his wings and crow | Rhodes, Walter; The Crowing Rooster; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453582) Co14289D Rt RL334 |
| Because I can feel something coming : and it seems something like the blues | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Corn Whiskey Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO127 ) Vo1633 Yz L1031 |
| Don't you hear that train coming : I'm Alabama bound | Smith, Trixie; Railroad Blues; New York, Mar. 1925; (20642) Pm12262 CC29 |
| Because my baby keep on coming : baby and I believe that I better go | Stone, Joe; It's Hard Time; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76837 ) BBB5169 Yz L1030 |
| When you see me coming : don't call my name | Thomas, Henry; Texas Easy Street Blues; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; ( ) Vo1197 OJL3 |
| When you see me coming : heist your window high | Thomas, Henry; Texas Easy Street Blues; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; ( ) Vo1197 OJL3 |
| Springtime coming : and the grass all growing green | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Lock and Key Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203363) Pm12637 Yz L1032 |
| That housewrecking crew's coming : from the W P A | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C12561) Vo03186 BC7 |
| Because that wrecking crew's coming : ooo from that W P A | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C12561) Vo03186 BC7 |
| Oh he's coming : to call us boys name by name | Wilkins, Robert; Nashville Stonewall Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM740A) Br7168 Rt RL307 |
| I can tell when [I've got the blues, the blues is coming] : I can't help but feel so lowdown | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Corn Whiskey Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO127 ) Vo1633 Yz L1031 |
| I got a good girl live on East Commerce : I wouldn't mistreat her to save nobody's soul | Day, Texas Bill; Elm Street Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495382) Co14514D Fly LP103 |
| I found a ??? competition : he better not get in town | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Competition Bed Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207492) Pm12728 Rt RL306 |
| Now there's so much competition : I believe I'll leave your town | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Competition Bed Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207492) Pm12728 Rt RL306 |
| Because the rock and concrete : oh well well they's giving my feet the blues | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Working on the Project; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91164A) De7311 BC4 |
| I'm going to be condemned : early tomorrow I say morn | Barefoot Bill; My Crime Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (1493522) Co14510D OJL14 |
| So when I be condemned : you can wipe my tears away | Barefoot Bill; My Crime Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (1493522) Co14510D OJL14 |
| This house is condemned : and you can't live there no more | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C12561) Vo03186 BC7 |
| My mind in such a condition : until I hardly know the days in the week | Doyle, Little Buddy; Bad in Mind Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1531) Vo05111 Rt RL319 |
| Motor's in a bad condition : you got to have these batteries charged | Johnson, Robert; Terraplane Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25861) ARC70356 Co CL1654 |
| Hey Mr conductor : let a broke man ride your blinds | Bell, Ed; Mean Conductor Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48201) Pm12546 Yz L1006 |
| I could see the conductor : he waving his hands to go | Big Bill (Broonzy); Mr. Conductor Man; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18392) Ch16426 Yz L1035 |
| I said conductor : where the trains all going | Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5071 ) Vo1527 Yz L1036 |
| And I asked the conductor : to let me ride the blinds | Clayton, Jennie; Bob Lee Junior Blues; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403142) Vi21412 Fwy FA2953 |
| Hey Mr conductor : let me ride your train | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); YoYo Blues No. 2; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502692) Co14523D CC3 |
| I asked the conductor : how long has this eastbound train been gone | Johnson, Tommy; Cool Drink of Water Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418362) Vi21279 OJL8 |
| Lord I asked the conductor : could I ride the blinds | Johnson, Tommy; Cool Drink of Water Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418362) Vi21279 OJL8 |
| I said good morning conductor : oh please let a broke man ride | Jones, Little Hat; Little Hat Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402700A) OK8794 Yz L1032 |
| Lord I asked Mr conductor : won't you please help her with her load | Noble, George; The Seminole Blues; Chicago, 11 Feb. 1935; (C8972) ARC70675 Yz L1028 |
| Got a short in this connection : hoo well babe and it's way down below | Johnson, Robert; Terraplane Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25861) ARC70356 Co CL1654 |
| I'm going to get deep down in this connection : keep on tangling with your wires | Johnson, Robert; Terraplane Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25861) ARC70356 Co CL1654 |
| Just let your conscience : be your safety guide | Jones, Maggie; Jealous Mama Blues; New York, 14 Oct. 1924; (1401051) Co14044D VJM VLP23 |
| And you can't find no consolation : nowhere in the world you go | Davis, Walter; Call Your Name; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (0405231) BBB8470 Yz L1025 |
| Take a boa constrictor : and a lemon stick | McCoy, Joe; I'm Wild About My Stuff; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5820A) Vo1570 His HLP32 |
| Oh there's a boa constrictor : and a lemon stick | Memphis Minnie; 'Frisco Town; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487102) Co14455D Yz L1008 |
| It's a boa constrictor : and a lemon stick | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Frisco Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15769A) Pm12860 OJL15 |
| But it's a slow consumption : killing you by degrees | Estes, Sleepy John; Milk Cow Blues; Memphis, 13 May 1930; (59918 ) ViV38614 RBF RF202 |
| Like consumption : killing me by degrees | Johnson, Robert; Preachin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26321) ARC70460 Co C30034 |
| Like consumption : killing me by degrees | Johnson, Robert; Preachin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26322) ARC70460 Co C30034 |
| Wouldn't rest content : till I came to Tennessee | Lewis, Furry; I Will Turn Your Money Green; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454252) ViV38506 Yz L1008 |
| Can't rest contented : don't care where I go | Coleman, Jaybird; Save Your MoneyLet These Women Go; Birmingham, Ala., c. 11 Aug. 1927; (GEX802B) BP8052 Rt RL313 |
| Can't rest contented : nowhere I go | Howell, Peg Leg; Doin' Wrong; Atlanta, 9 Nov. 1927; (1451842) Co14473D RBF RF11 |
| Wouldn't rest contented : till I come to Tennessee | Lewis, Furry; Furry's Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454241) ViV38519 Rt RL333 |
| I can't be contented : oh nowhere I be | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Unhappy Blues; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404712B) OK8859 Mam S3804 |
| Lord I can't *let its* continue : don't care what I do | Coleman, Jaybird; Mistreatin' Mama; Birmingham, Ala., c. 11 Aug. 1927; (GEX801A) BP8052 OJL14 |
| Now when she says something contrary : now she don't want me to do nothing but smile | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Black Panter Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070144 ) BB340701 BC3 |
| I have a man I can't control : I don't know what to do | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Four Day Honory Scat; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22131) Pm12303 Mil MLP2001 |
| 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 |
| But she will hold a conversation : with every lowdown dirty man she meets | McClennan, Tommy; She's Just Good Huggin' Size; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044987 ) BBB8605 Rt RL305 |
| Whatever you cook : just cook it right | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Mama, Don't You Think I Know; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22242) Pm12305 Bio BLP12042 |
| The food you cook : a hound dog sick | James, Frank; Poor Coal Passer; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (018931) BBB7116 Yz L1015 |
| I wouldn't have a cook : wouldn't cook three meals a day | Sluefoot Joe; Shouting Baby Blues; Long Island City, c. Apr. 1929; ( ) QRSR7086 His HLP17 |
| Guess what I cooked : for you today | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants a Cookie; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5070 ) Vo1561 Yz L1036 |
| Mama's baking cookies : out in the kitchen | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants a Cookie; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5070 ) Vo1561 Yz L1036 |
| Papa smells the cookies : and his nose starts to itching | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants a Cookie; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5070 ) Vo1561 Yz L1036 |
| When you think she's in your kitchen cooking : she's got a stranger by the hand | Blake, Blind; Rope Stretchin' BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L11012) Pm13103 Bio BLP12037 |
| You won't have to worry about cooking : go to North Memphis Cafe and eat | Memphis Minnie; North Memphis Blues; Chicago, c. 15 Oct. 1930; (C6443 ) Vo1550 BC13 |
| Now you done your cooking : for some other man | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Go Away Woman; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15541) Pm13152 Bio BLP12041 |
| But I can keep you cool : until the iceman comes | Davenport, Charles Cow Cow ; I Ain't No Ice Man; New York, 8 May 1938; (63764A) De7462 AH158 |
| But I can keep you cool : till the iceman comes | Jackson, Jim; I'm Wild About My Lovin'; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454161) ViV38505 His HLP32 |
| Around that chicken coop : the *fool* | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; It Won't Act Right; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599642) ViV38620 Jo SM3104 |
| And the baddest copper : ever walked that beat | Memphis Minnie; Reachin' Pete; Chicago, 27 May 1935; (90018 ) De7102 Mam S3803 |
| And up come a copper : and say he was a plainclothes man | Washboard Sam; I'm On My Way Blues; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07621 ) BBB7096 BC10 |
| If you see Corinna : tell her to hurry home | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Corinna Blues; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25442) Pm12367 Mil MLP2004 |
| Corrine Corinna : where you been so long | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Corrine Corrina Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1032) Pm12916 Her H205 |
| Corrine Corinna : where'd you stay last night | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Corrine Corrina Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1032) Pm12916 Her H205 |
| I miss Corinna : way across the sea | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Corrine Corrina Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1032) Pm12916 Her H205 |
| Corrine Corinna : what are you going to do | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Corrine Corrina Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1032) Pm12916 Her H205 |
| I love Corinna : tell the world I do | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Corrine Corrina Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1032) Pm12916 Her H205 |
| Corrine Corinna : that old pal of mine | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Corrine Corrina Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1032) Pm12916 Her H205 |
| Corrine Corinna : what's the matter now | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Corrine Corrina Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1032) Pm12916 Her H205 |
| Goodbye Corinna : and it's fare thee well | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Corrine Corrina Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1032) Pm12916 Her H205 |
| Took our corn : to the sugar mill | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Drop that Sack; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21451) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| I'll grind your corn : into sweet jellyroll | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Drop that Sack; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21451) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| He can eat more corn : than I feel like frying | Johnson, Billiken; Wild Jack Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476072) Co14405D Rt RL315 |
| One more drink of corn : and I'll leave my Georgia mind | Johnson, Margaret; When a 'Gator Holler, Folk Say It's a Sign of Rain; New York, 20 Oct. 1926; (368461) Vi20333 Fwy FJ2801 |
| I love my corn : and I love my booze | McTell, Blind Willie; Come On Around to My House Mama; Atlanta, 30 Oct. 1929; (1493022) Co14484D Rt RL324 |
| Well I had a little corn : I put it in a sack | Memphis Minnie; What's the Matter with the Mill; Chicago, c. 15 Oct. 1930; (C6442 ) Vo1550 BC13 |
| I give her corn : I give her wheat | Memphis Minnie; Soo Cow Soo; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1931; (VO151A) Vo1658 Yz L1021 |
| You place a bottle of corn : in your right hand | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 RBF RF6 |
| She sold some corn : and she sold some gin | Robinson, Bob; Selling That Stuff; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210353) Pm12714 Riv RM8803 |
| You place a little corn : in your right hand | Shade, Will; Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 Rt RL337 |
| Gets full of corn : and starts breaking them down | Smith, Bessie; Gimme a Pigfoot; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525782) OK8949 Co CL856 |
| And when I can't find good corn : I'll drink moonshine again | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Corn Whiskey Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO127 ) Vo1633 Yz L1031 |
| In the corner : can get what I want | Barner, Wiley; My Gal Treats Me Mean; Birmingham, Ala., c. 15 Aug. 1927; (GEX803) Ge6261 OJL14 |
| She stood on the corner : *see she going to steal that* man | Bell, Ed; Mamlish Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48163) Pm12524 OJL14 |
| I was on the corner : police had me barred | Bell, Ed; Frisco Whistle Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48221) Pm12546 OJL14 |
| When the train turn the corner : got a note my black mule died | Big Bill (Broonzy); Grandma's Farm; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (96001) Pe187 Yz L1035 |
| I got a store on the corner : selling stuff cheap | Bogan, Lucille; They Ain't Walking No More; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5549 ) Br7163 Yz L1017 |
| Some was in the corner : praying to their God | Brown, Hi Henry; Titanic Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11476A) Vo1728 Yz L1030 |
| Sister in the corner : crying there's my man | Brown, Hi Henry; Preacher Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11477A) Vo1728 Yz L1030 |
| And his daughter's out on the highway corner : selling sweet jellyroll | Chatman, Bo; Who's Been Here; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278731) BBB7927 Yz L1014 |
| And the sisters back in the amen corner : their southern bound | Chatman, Bo; Who's Been Here; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278731) BBB7927 Yz L1014 |
| I caught you around the corner : telling that same lie twice | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); I See My Great Mistake; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535951) BBB8645 RCA730.581 |
| Standing on the corner : talking with my brown | Daniels, Julius; My Mama Was a Sailor; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (379312) Vi20658 Rt RL326 |
| Standing on the corner : teasing with my brown | Daniels, Julius; My Mama Was a Sailor; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (379312) Vi20658 Rt RL326 |
| You can go down on the corner : Market and Tenth | Davis, Walter; That Stuff You Sell Ain't No Good; Louisville, 10 June 1931; (694162) ViV23282 RCA INT1085 |
| I went down on the corner : with my money in my hand | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Grievin' Me Blues; Chicago, c. 6 Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
| Standing on the corner : *all ??? man* | Edwards, Big Boy Teddy; Louise; Chicago, 14 June 1934; (806081) BBB5826 CC3 |
| I looked over in the corner : my poor grandma *what* had them too | Henry, Hound Head; Low Down Hound Blues; Chicago, 17 Oct. 1928; (C2451 ) Vo1288 His HLP2 |
| Standing on the corner : trying to do the twist | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Easy Rider Don't Deny My Name; New York, 16 June 1927; (1442823) Co14231D RBF RF15 |
| Stood on the corner : feet got soaking wet | Jackson, Papa Charlie; I'm Alabama Bound; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21442) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| And the sisters was back in the amen corner : hollering that's my man | Jackson, Papa Charlie; I'm Alabama Bound; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21442) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| Just look around the corner : see that passenger train | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Texas Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1925; (11031?) Pm12335 Yz L1029 |
| Some standing on the corner : trying to get themselves in jail | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coal Man Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (42442) Pm12461 Bio BLP12042 |
| I was standing on the corner : when they brought me the bad cat news | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Balky Mule Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203813) Pm12631 Mil MLP2007 |
| I stood on the corner : and almost bust my head | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Tin Cup Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (211981) Pm12756 Mil MLP2013 |
| Slinking around the corner : running up alleys too | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Pneumonia Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15669) Pm12880 Mil MLP2013 |
| And meet her other man around the corner : and tell the same lie twice | Johnson, Lonnie; When You Fall For Someone That's Not Your Own; New York, 16 Nov. 1928; (401336B) OK8635 CC30 |
| You've got a shotgun in the corner : blackjack under your bed | Johnson, Lonnie; Man Killing Broad; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91339A) De7445 Sw S1225; |
| Now *must've* peep over in the corner : poor grandmammy had them too | Jordan, Luke; Church Bells Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398191) Vi unissued RCA INT1175 |
| Poked my head over in the corner : poor grandmammy had them too | Jordan, Luke; Church Bells Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398192) Vi21076 RBF RF9 |
| Stepped around the corner : just a minute too late | Jordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398212) Vi21076 Rt RL326 |
| Someone moaning in the corner : Lord I tried so hard to see | Lewis, Furry; Mean Old Bedbug Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1134 Rt RL333 |
| I looked over in the corner : grandma and grandpa had them too | McTell, Blind Willie; Statesboro Blues; Atlanta, 17 Oct. 1928; (471873) ViV38001 Yz L1005 |
| There was a crowd out on the corner : wondered who could it be | McTell, Blind Willie; Talking to Myself; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502572) Co14551D Yz L1005 |
| There was a crowd down on the corner : and I wondered who could it be | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
| She'll have a man on the corner : and tell that same lie twice | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
| Out on the corner : stopping every man | Memphis Minnie; New Dirty Dozens; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5894 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
| I stood on the corner : looking for you all night long | Memphis Minnie; I Don't Want that Junk Outa You; Chicago, c. 30 Jan. 1931; (VO111A) Vo1678 Yz L1008 |
| You's out on the corner : trying to sell jellyroll | Memphis Minnie; Ain't No Use Trying to Tell On Me; New York, 27 Oct. 1933; (1525372) Co unissued Yz L1021 |
| In the southeast corner : that's where I'll put my cool iron bed | Memphis Minnie; Lonesome Shark Blues; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3166A) OK05728 BC1 |
| I was standing on the corner : just between Broadway and Main | Moore, Alice; Broadway St. Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15452) Pm12819 CC37 |
| I walked around the corner : to the peanut stand | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; You May Leave But This Will Bring You Back; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64733 ) Vi23267 Rt RL337 |
| Sisters in the amen corner : singing let's go round and round | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Round and Round; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64732 ) Vi23256 Jo SM3104 |
| She stood on the corner : between TwentyFifth and Main | Sluefoot Joe; Tootin' Out Blues; Long Island City, c. Apr. 1929; (490A) QRSR7086 His HLP17 |
| I shot my woman on the corner : and I don't know whether she's dead or alive | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; County Jail Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO132A) Vo1679 Yz L1031 |
| And the members in the corner : singing Alabama bound | Stevens, Vol; Coal Oil Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418882) Vi21278 OJL4 |
| Oh well she's around the corner : *oozing* sweet jellyroll | Stovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); A Woman Gets Tired of the Same Man All the Time; St. Louis, 26 Apr. 1927; (80748A) OK8514 Rt RL310 |
| I was standing on the corner : talking to my brown | Thomas, Henry; Don't Ease Me In; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; ( ) Vo1197 OJL3 |
| I was standing on the corner : atalking to my brown | Thomas, Henry; Don't Leave Me Here; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C4624) Vo1443 Yz L1004 |
| I was standing on the corner : and I was wringing my hands | Washboard Sam; I'm On My Way Blues; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07621 ) BBB7096 BC10 |
| I was standing on the corner : everything was going slow | Washboard Sam; Bucket's Got a Hole in It; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020808 ) BBB7906 BC2 |
| I was standing on the corner : did not mean no harm | Welsh, Nolan; The Bridwell Blues; Chicago, 16 June 1926; (9727A) OK8372 Fwy FJ2802 |
| Stood on the corner : till my feet got soaking wet | White, Georgia; Walking the Street; Chicago, 28 Jan. 1937; (91104A) De7277 AH158 |
| I'd stand on the corner : and wave my hand | Wilkins, Robert; Old Jim Canan's; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX117 ) Vo unissued Yz L1018 |
| He don't stand on no corners : he don't rob and steal | Green, Lil; My Mellow Man; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591511) BBB8640 RCA LPV574 |
| I followed Corrina : long as I could see | Reed, Willie; Dreaming Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476002) Co14407D Yz L1004 |
| Corrine : you the meanest gal I ever seen | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; Callin' Corrine; New York, 19 May 1939; (65608A) De7619 AH158 |
| Corrine : she just about five feet tall | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; Callin' Corrine; New York, 19 May 1939; (65608A) De7619 AH158 |
| But I think one hundred and costs : and thirty days in Bridewell will do you good | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Tell It to the Judge No. 2; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C7239?) MeM12117 Yz L1031 |
| Lord she won't pick cotton : girl won't pick no corn | Alexander, Texas; No More Woman Blues; San Antonio, 9 Mar. 1928; (400446A) OK8624 Rt RL312 |
| He really done sold his cotton : and now he's walking around | Chatman, Bo; Country Fool; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278791) BBB8122 Yz L1014 |
| You can plant your cotton : and you won't get half a cent | Patton, Charley; Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15211) Pm12805 Yz L1020 |
| She picked so much cotton : she even don't know where to go | Petway, Robert; Cotton Pickin' Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741151) BBB9036 Rt RL314 |
| Pick more cotton : than a gin can gin | Thomas, Jesse Babyface; Blue Goose Blues; Dallas, 10 Aug. 1929; (553262) ViV38555 Yz L1032 |
| If I don't make nothing off my cotton : boss will pay me for my seed | White, Joshua; Welfare Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1934; (149022) Ba33024 His HLP22 |
| Now you know the rain washed away my cotton : people and the sun burned up my new ground | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Big Apple Blues; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064020 ) BBB8766 BC20 |
| Hear me cough : catching cold | Carr, Leroy; Gettin' All Wet; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1929; (C4034 ) Vo1423 Yz L1036 |
| Says the old cats coughed : and the kittens all run | Chatman, Bo; Pussy Cat Blues; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026131) BBB6735 Yz L1034 |
| Baby I hear mama coughing : it's bound to be a *ben* | Chatman, Bo; Pussy Cat Blues; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026131) BBB6735 Yz L1034 |
| She wouldn't if she could : and she wouldn't do it at all | Bracey, Mississippi; Stered Gal; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404766B) OK8867 Yz L1038 |
| I done all I could : can't get along with you | Dickson, Tom; Happy Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400359B) OK8590 Yz L1002 |
| For if you could : it would be too tight for me | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Blind Pig Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (1460501) Co14372D CC36 |
| You know I did the best I could : to treat you loving and kind | Sykes, Roosevelt; As True As I've Been to You; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (694031) Vi23286 Yz L1033 |
| Lord she went up the country : and but she's on my mind | Alexander, Texas; Levee Camp Moan Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81225B) OK8498 RBF RF9 |
| Says I traveled over this country : every kind of man | Alexander, Texas; Water Bound Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402642A) OK8785 Rt RL327 |
| I'm got two women in the country : I'm got two women stays in town | Batts, Will; Country Woman; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137181) Vo02531 Rt RL329 |
| Walking across the country : trying to get a stake | Blake, Blind; Walkin' Across the Country; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208682) Pm12754 Bio BLP12031 |
| Walking across the country : with my head bowed down | Blake, Blind; Walkin' Across the Country; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208682) Pm12754 Bio BLP12031 |
| Going up the country : won't be back till fall | Bracey, Mississippi; I'll Overcome Some Day; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404767B) OK8904 OJL17 |
| Well it's all over the country : husbands ain't got no job | Brown, Hi Henry; Nut Factory Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11506A) Vo1692 Yz L1003 |
| Because I was born in the country : she thinks I'm easy to rule | Brown, Richard Rabbit; James Alley Blues; New Orleans, 11 Mar. 1927; (380001) Vi20578 Yz L1032 |
| Because I'm going up the country : won't be very long | Butler, Sam; You Can't Keep No Brown; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (26782) Pm12389 Yz L1026 |
| Because I'm going up the country : mama how bad *I feel* | Butler, Sam; Jefferson County Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; ( ) Vo1057 Yz L1016 |
| I'm going to the country : put my watch in pawn | Carr, Leroy; New How Long How Long BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7221A) Vo1585 RBF RF202 |
| Now I got to go up the country : just to get my cigarette boiled | Chatman, Bo; Cigarette Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992441) BBB6295 RBF RF14 |
| Know he'll say going back to the country : going to sow some more cotton seed down | Chatman, Bo; Country Fool; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278791) BBB8122 Yz L1014 |
| Well I'm going out the country : and I can't carry you | Coleman, Lonnie; Wild About My Loving; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482592) Co14440D Rt RL318 |
| Nothing up the country : monkeyman can do | Coleman, Lonnie; Wild About My Loving; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482592) Co14440D Rt RL318 |
| Lord I'm going up the country : but crying won't make me stay | Collins, Sam; Devil in the Lion's Den; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12737A) Ge6181 OJL10 |
| Ain't a horse in the country : I do swear my horse can't beat | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Black Pony Blues; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648731) BBB8896 RCA LPV518 |
| Lord I'm going down the country : let you have Mr soandso | Davis, Walter; JacksonvillePart 2; Chicago, 3 Apr. 1936; (1003381) BBB6468 Yz L1025 |
| You came here from the country : just as green as green could be | Easton, Amos; Green Country Gal; New York, 23 Aug. 1936; (61241A) De7440 AH158 |
| Now some special agents up the country : sure is hard on a man | Estes, Sleepy John; Special Agent; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63654A) De7491 RBF RF1 |
| *Stone* live in country : Mr ??? live in town | Estes, Sleepy John; Tell Me About It; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93008A) De7766 Sw S1220 |
| I'll be up the country : drinking that cool can beer | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); She's Gone Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473061) Co14461D RBF RF15 |
| This northern country : it make you choose | Hite, Mattie; MasonDixon Blues; New York, c. mid Nov. 1923; (70414) Pat032014 VJM VLP40 |
| I'm going up the country : don't you want to go | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| We're going up the country : don't you want to go | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| One lives in the country : the other lives in town | Hull, Papa Harvey; Two Little Tommies Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12691) Ge6122 Yz L1009 |
| I'm up the country : where the cold sleet and snow | Hurt, Mississippi John; Ain't No Tellin'; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401471A) OK8759 Bio BLPC4 |
| I'm going to hang around the country : and try to sell some jellyroll | Jordan, Luke; Church Bells Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398192) Vi21076 RBF RF9 |
| You done been across the country : awith my long clothes on | Ledbetter, Huddie; RobertaPart 1; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16683 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| I was born and raised in the country : mama but I'm staying in town | Ledbetter, Huddie; Pig Meat Papa; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (171812) ARC60455 His HLP4 |
| I been all out in the country : with my big bell on | Ledbetter, Huddie; Bull Cow; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (17182 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Going up the country : mama don't you want to go | McTell, Blind Willie; Statesboro Blues; Atlanta, 17 Oct. 1928; (471873) ViV38001 Yz L1005 |
| I'm going up the country : mama in a few more days | Patton, Charley; Pea Vine Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15221A) Pm12877 Yz L1001 |
| Lord the whole round country : Lord creek water is overflowed | Patton, Charley; High Water EverywherePart I; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L591) Pm12909 Yz L1020 |
| I would go to the hill country : but they got me barred | Patton, Charley; High Water EverywherePart I; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L591) Pm12909 Yz L1020 |
| I'm going back to the hilly country : won't be worried no more | Patton, Charley; High Water EverywherePart I; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L591) Pm12909 Yz L1020 |
| Oh look down the country : Lord it'll make you cry | Patton, Charley; Dry Well Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4292) Pm13070 Yz L1020 |
| Well look down the country : it almost make you cry | Patton, Charley; 34 Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (147391) Vo02651 Yz L1020 |
| I said I'm going up the country : where the ??? cross the dog | Rachel, James Yank; Sweet Mama; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (62550) Vi23318 Rt RL329 |
| Well I'm going up the country : I mean across the deep blue sea | Spivey, Victoria; Don't Trust Nobody Blues; Chicago, 20 Mar. 1931; (VO150 ) Vo1640 Spi LP2001 |
| I'm got a gal in the country : I'm got two that stays in town | Stokes, Frank; Downtown Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418221) Vi21272 BC5 |
| I got a gal in the country : got two that stays in town | Stokes, Frank; Downtown Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418222) Vi unissued His HLP31 |
| Lord I'm going up the country : baby and I can't carry you | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); So Lonesome; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203342) Pm12637 Yz L1026 |
| Ever been in the country : rattle around the woods | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); The Wild Cat Squawl; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404680A) OK8908 BC2 |
| I'm going to live up in the country : buy me a rocking chair | Walker, Uncle Bud; Look Here Mama Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402008A) OK8828 Yz L1018 |
| Well well well going to send it up the country : mama now to see if my little girl there | Wheatstraw, Peetie; C and A Blues; Chicago, 6 Jan. 1931; (C6891A) Vo1672 OJL20 |
| I was born in the country : but daddy I was raised in town | White, Georgia; Pigmeat Blues; Chicago, 12 May 1936; (90722A) De7209 AH158 |
| Because I'm going up the country : coming here no more | Wilkins, Robert; I Do Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (47000 ) Vi23379 OJL5 |
| Raised in the country : first in town | Williams, Joe; Break 'Em On Down; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704871) BBB8969 BC21 |
| Now I were raised in Lauderdale County : you know I was schooled on Winfield Lane | Estes, Sleepy John; Brownsville Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63653A) De7473 RBF RF8 |
| Down in *Lake* County : in that gumbo mud | Estes, Sleepy John; Mary Come On Home; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93006A) De7814 Sw S1220; |
| Because I traveled Polk County : mama through and through | Kelly, Eddie; Poole County Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130231) BBB7204 RBF RF9 |
| The high sheriff took the couple : and doublecross ten | McTell, Blind Willie; Razor Ball; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502582) Co14551D Yz L1037 |
| I'm going down to the courthouse : see the judge and the chief police | Collins, Sam; The Jail House Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12736) Ge6167 OJL2 |
| He didn't let it reach the courthouse : he kept it on the outside | Estes, Sleepy John; Lawyer Clark Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649241) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
| The crowd around the courthouse : and the time is growing fast | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Hangman's Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208162) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004 |
| I sit in the courthouse : with my face hid in my hands | Smith, Clara; Court House Blues; New York, 3 Apr. 1925; (1404921) Co14073D CC32 |
| Because may come along some young cow : and tow your bull away | Big Bill (Broonzy); Bull Cow Blues; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (116102) Ba32653 Yz L1035 |
| Soo cow : don't you buck your eye | Chatman, Bo; Sue Cow; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026241) BBB6695 OJL18 |
| Soo cow : won't you back your leg | Chatman, Bo; Sue Cow; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026241) BBB6695 OJL18 |
| You can milk my cow : use the cream | Hart, Hattie; I Let My Daddy Do That; New York, 13 Sept. 1934; (15899 ) Vo02855 Mam S3803 |
| If you see my cow : tell her hurry home | Memphis Minnie; Soo Cow Soo; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1931; (VO151A) Vo1658 Yz L1021 |
| If you see my cow : drive her to the barn | Memphis Minnie; Soo Cow Soo; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1931; (VO151A) Vo1658 Yz L1021 |
| I'm taking my cow : can of beer | Memphis Minnie; Soo Cow Soo; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1931; (VO151A) Vo1658 Yz L1021 |
| I'd know my cow : by the way she lows | Memphis Minnie; Soo Cow Soo; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1931; (VO151A) Vo1658 Yz L1021 |
| There some other man had my wild cow : she could low | Williams, Joe; Wild Cow Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962461) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| If you see my wild cow : please drive her back home | Williams, Joe; Wild Cow Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962461) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| I took my cow : to the doctor man | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977?) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| No I ain't no coward : and I'll tell you why | Carr, Leroy; Suicide Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164421) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| No I ain't no coward : and I'll tell you why | Jones, Maggie; Suicide Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1925; (1404903) Co14070D VJM VLP23 |
| Now if I shake the cover : please try to shake it too | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Got to Help Me Some; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640001) BBB8834 RCA730.581 |
| Said this wild water got me covered : and I ain't got no place to go | Arnold, Kokomo; Wild Water Blues; Chicago, 12 Mar. 1937; (91134A) De7285 Cor CP58 |
| ??? crabs : and lemon ice | Smith, Trixie; Black Bottom Hop; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (23641) Pm12336 CC29 |
| Some woman rocks the cradle : and I declare she rules her home | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Crawlin' Baby Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15671) Pm12880 Mil MLP2013 |
| And ever since she's being shooting crap : ooo well well she's been going from hand to hand | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Crapshooter's Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91154A) De7292 Say SDR192 |
| I done lose all my money shooting craps : and I can't win no money nohow | Chatman, Bo; Policy Blues; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476531) BBB8495 Yz L1034 |
| Says I have been shooting craps : I can't win a cent | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Crapshooter's Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91154A) De7292 Say SDR192 |
| I shot some craps : to my disgrace | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977?) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| My baby's a crapshooter : and she shoots them like a man | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Crapshooter's Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91154A) De7292 Say SDR192 |
| I am telling all you crapshooters : now to let crapshooting go | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Crapshooter's Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91154A) De7292 Say SDR192 |
| *With food in my craw* : I goes there for *spending place* | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Saturday Night Spender Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212012) Pm12771 Rt RL335 |
| When the rattlesnake crawl : there ain't nobody can tell you what to do | Short, Jaydee; Lonesome Swamp Rattlesnake; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4681) Pm13043 OJL11 |
| Out there trying to do the crawl : and you don't know how | Williams, Henry; Georgia Crawl; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1928; (1461482) Co14328D Rt RL316 |
| Do the Georgia crawl : till she died away | Williams, Henry; Georgia Crawl; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1928; (1461482) Co14328D Rt RL316 |
| Well the baby crawling : on up to his mama's knee | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Crawlin' Baby Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15671) Pm12880 Mil MLP2013 |
| Black snake crawling : crawling in my room | Mississippi Moaner (Isaiah Nettles); It's Cold in China Blues; Jackson, Miss., 20 Oct. 1935; (JAX2021) Vo03166 OJL8 |
| If that granddaddy crawls : boy you sure be in my shape some old day | Short, Jaydee; Grand Daddy Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11479A) Vo1708 Yz L1018 |
| I may be crazy : but I ain't no doggone fool | Blake, Blind; Goodbye Mama Moan; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205411) Pm12634 Bio BLP12037 |
| You are running me crazy : and it's going to worry you | Davis, Walter; M. and O. Blues; Cincinnati, 12 June 1930; (629072) ViV38618 RCA INT1085 |
| Lord I ain't crazy : about nobody I ever seen | Estes, Sleepy John; Poor John Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (59968 ) ViV38628 Rt RL323 |
| Now I may look like I'm crazy : poor John do know right from wrong | Estes, Sleepy John; Drop Down Mama; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90176A) Ch50048 OJL21 |
| Blues is driving me crazy : must be reaping what I sow | Henderson, Bertha; Lead Hearted Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205602) Pm12655 Bio BLP12037 |
| Because everybody's crazy : about mushy love | Henderson, Katherine; Mushy Love; Long Island City, c. Nov. 1928; (274A) QRS7054 His HLP21 |
| But a pigmeat mama crazy : about brownskin baby ways | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Chocolate to the Bone; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (146054?) Co14331D CC36 |
| You were so crazy : for ever leaving me | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Hurry and Bring It Back Home; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (1460552) Co14372D CC36 |
| But they crazy : about this little pigmeat | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Freeze to Me Mama; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493452) Co14507D CC36 |
| I first thought they was crazy : but I found out they didn't have no sense | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Fence Breakin' Yellin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15672) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015 |
| You will either run me crazy : or I'll lose my mind | Johnson, Lonnie; Sweet Woman You Can't Go Wrong; New York, 5 Aug. 1927; (81189B) OK8512 CC30 |
| Yeah but if I go crazy : baby I will lose my mind | Johnson, Robert; Phonograph Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25872) ARC unissued Co C30034 |
| I've never been crazy : about men | Jones, Maggie; Four Flushing Papa; New York, 14 Oct. 1924; (1401042) Co14044D VJM VLP23 |
| I'm just crazy : want the world to see | Jones, Maggie; The Man I Love Is Oh So Good; New York, 7 May 1926; (1421653) Co14243D VJM VLP25 |
| Says I'm almost crazy : and I'm all here by myself | McTell, Blind Willie; Runnin' Me Crazy; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140701) Vo02595 Rt RL324 |
| All these women about to run me crazy : Lord she's got someone else | McTell, Blind Willie; Runnin' Me Crazy; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140701) Vo02595 Rt RL324 |
| Lord she's about to run me crazy : these reckless women are worrying me | McTell, Blind Willie; Runnin' Me Crazy; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140701) Vo02595 Rt RL324 |
| Lord these womens will run you crazy : they'll drive your heart insane | McTell, Blind Willie; Runnin' Me Crazy; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140701) Vo02595 Rt RL324 |
| And I was almost crazy : because I had nowhere to go | McTell, Blind Willie; Runnin' Me Crazy; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140701) Vo02595 Rt RL324 |
| I been going crazy : I just can't help myself | Memphis Minnie; Crazy Cryin' Blues; Chicago, c. 30 Jan. 1931; (VO112A) Vo1678 BC13 |
| I'm going crazy : crazy as I can be | Memphis Minnie; Crazy Cryin' Blues; Chicago, c. 30 Jan. 1931; (VO112A) Vo1678 BC13 |
| I'm crazy I'm crazy : just can't help myself | Memphis Minnie; Crazy Cryin' Blues; Chicago, c. 30 Jan. 1931; (VO112A) Vo1678 BC13 |
| I'm just as crazy crazy : as a poor girl can be | Memphis Minnie; Crazy Cryin' Blues; Chicago, c. 30 Jan. 1931; (VO112A) Vo1678 BC13 |
| The world's jazz crazy : Lord and so am I | Smith, Trixie; The World's Jazz Crazy and So Am I; New York, Mar. 1925; (20632) Pm12262 CC29 |
| Oh baby I'm crazy : almost dead | Smith, Trixie; Love Me Like You Used To; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (2365?) Pm12330 CC29 |
| Now these women around Chicago is crazy : hollering about the times so hard | Spruell, Freddie; Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85786 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802 |
| If I don't go crazy : then I will lose my mind | Sykes, Roosevelt; Lost All I Had Blues; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403322A) OK8819 RBF RF12 |
| If I don't go crazy : I'm sure going to lose my mind | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Sawmill Moan; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203372) Pm12616 Bio BLP12004 |
| I believe I'm going crazy : my mind I'm bound to lose | Townsend, Sam; Lily Kimball Blues; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502592) Co14571D Yz L1021 |
| And I get crazy : as a loon | Waters, Ethel; That Da Da Strain; New York, c. May 1922; (A) BS14120 Bio BLP12022 |
| It makes me crazy : when you blow it up high | Waters, Ethel; Oh, Joe, Play that Trombone; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022 |
| Well well well I'm going go crazy : but baby I've got to now lose my mind | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Don't Hang My Clothes on No Barbed Wire Line; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6489A) Vo1649 Say SDR191 |
| He had me almost crazy : as a doggone girl could be | Willis, Ruth Mary; Painful Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519071) Co14642D Yz L1037 |
| He has me almost crazy : till I was satisfied | Willis, Ruth Mary; Painful Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519071) Co14642D Yz L1037 |
| But I can furnish you plenty of cream : baby until that milkman comes | Davenport, Charles Cow Cow ; I Ain't No Ice Man; New York, 8 May 1938; (63764A) De7462 AH158 |
| One thing in creation : I sure can't understand | Smith, Six Cylinder; Oh Oh Lonesome Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2131) Pm12968 Yz L1004 |
| But you a loving *cold* creature : in the dark | Smith, Bessie; Take Me for a Buggy Ride; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525792) OK8949 Co CL856 |
| You ain't no creature : you a good old soul | Smith, Bessie; Take Me for a Buggy Ride; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525792) OK8949 Co CL856 |
| That every living creature : mmm reap just what they sow | Wilkins, Robert; Dirty Deal Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX104 ) Vo03223 BC5 |
| *I wonder what water creature* : keep on crawling up on poor me | White, Joshua; Stormy Weather No 1; New York, 6 Mar. 1934; (149031) Ba33024 His HLP22 |
| Throw it in the creek : | Smith, Trixie; Black Bottom Hop; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (23641) Pm12336 CC29 |
| And old Molly she come creeping : like a criminal to be hung | Byrd, John; Old Timbrook Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2911) Pm12997 OJL8 |
| You come in creeping : just like a louse | Wallace, Minnie; Field Mouse Stomp; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX1141) Vo03106 Rt RL321 |
| Then I cried : till my pillow got soaking wet | Arnold, Kokomo; Slop Jar Blues; Chicago, 5 Feb. 1935; (C9776A) De7092 Say SDR163 |
| I never cried : till my babe got on the train | Darby, Blind; Built Right on the Ground; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (675841) Vi23311 Yz L1003 |
| I wrung my hands and cried : | Hill, King Solomon; Tell Me Baby; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12582) Pm13129 Yz L1004 |
| I was down and I cried : *my pillowcase was on the line* | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Tin Cup Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (211981) Pm12756 Mil MLP2013 |
| Well I done cried I cried : Lord have mercy on me | Johnson, Louise; Long Way from Home; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L3992) Pm12992 OJL11 |
| My mama cried : papa did too | Memphis Minnie; In My Girlish Days; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C37641) OK06410 BC1 |
| This is hell I cried : cried with all my might | Smith, Bessie; Blue Spirit Blues; New York, 11 Oct. 1929; (1491343) Co14527D Co CL858 |
| And you stood and cried : what you want me to say to you | Stokes, Frank; Bedtime Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418251) Vi21272 Rt RL308 |
| Two days I cried : three days I walked the streets | Washboard Sam; Flying Crow Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644801) BBB8844 BC10 |
| I sat down and cried : and I screamed and squawled | Wilkins, Robert; Nashville Stonewall Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM740A) Br7168 Rt RL307 |
| My crime my crime : I really can't understand | Barefoot Bill; My Crime Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (1493522) Co14510D OJL14 |
| Say I know I am a criminal : but I always want to be free | Jordan, Charley; Raidin' Squad Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5840 ) Vo1528 Yz L1030 |
| Baby if you don't quit crocheting : you going lose your mind | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80524B) OK8455 RBF RF1 |
| Baby if you don't quit crocheting : you going to lose your mind | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Easy Rider Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44232) Pm12474 Mil MLP2004 |
| Mama if you don't quit crocheting : you going to lose your mind | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44464) Pm12474 Bio BLP12000 |
| Well you are nothing but a crook : may around you now you know death may creep | Wheatstraw, Peetie; False Hearted Woman; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90963A) De7243 Say SDR192 |
| But she just as crooked : as she can be | Campbell, Charlie; Goin' Away Blues; Birmingham, Ala. 25 Mar. 1937; (B322) Vo03571 Fly LP103 |
| Now if you wants to get crooked : I'm going to give you my fist | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519041) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| You get crooked : your southern can belong to me | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519041) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| You wants to get crooked : I'll even give you my fist | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140692) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| You get crooked : your southern can belongs to me | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140692) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| Because women these days is so doggone crooked : till they make a 'foreday creep | Reynolds, Blind Joe; Outside Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1443) Pm12927 OJL8 |
| When I cross : the MasonDixon Line | Jones, Maggie; North Bound Blues; New York, 16 Apr. 1925; (1405342) Co14092D VJM VLP23 |
| So now I'm cross : and man I'm feeling mad | Wallace, Sippie; Lazy Man Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80839B) OK8470 CC32 |
| Want me to tell the Red Cross : stop off day and night | Scott, Sonny; Red Cross Blues; New York, 18 July 1933; (135721) Vo25012 Rt RL325 |
| When she blows for the crossing : I'm going ease it on | Bell, Ed; Mean Conductor Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48201) Pm12546 Yz L1006 |
| Going to beat the train to the crossing : going to burn the trestle down | Bogan, Lucille; T N and O Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (135491) Ba32845 Rt RL317 |
| I will leave her at the crossing : when the train pass by | Patton, Charley; Heart Like Railroad Steel; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L501) Pm12953 Her H201 |
| She blowed for the crossing : then she started to fly | Patton, Charley; Heart Like Railroad Steel; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L501) Pm12953 Her H201 |
| I would beat the train to the crossing : and burn that doggone bridge down | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Hard Dallas Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210182) Pm12708 Bio BLP12004 |
| I went to the crossroads : fell down on my knees | Johnson, Robert; Cross Road Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26292) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| Mmm standing at the crossroads : I tried to flag a ride | Johnson, Robert; Cross Road Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26292) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| Says the rooster crow : and the hen walk around | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Giving It Away; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404683A) OK8908 OJL19 |
| Met a big crowd : at the ??? store | Hollins, Tony; Stamp Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1941; (C38431) OK06351 BC5 |
| And you can see a crowd : everywhere he goes | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Shack Bully Stomp; New York, 1 Apr. 1938; (63539A) De7479 BC4 |
| Well well well if that don't draw a crowd : ooo people going to know what all this racket about | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Project Highway; Aurora, Ill., 11 Nov. 1937; (016525 ) BBB7302 RCA INT1175 |
| Streets was crowded : and I couldn't get through | Hollins, Tony; Stamp Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1941; (C38431) OK06351 BC5 |
| When the rooster crowed : the hen looked around | Jackson, Papa Charlie; I'm Alabama Bound; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21442) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| And the rooster crowed : and the hen looked around | Macon, Ed; Wringing that Thing; Atlanta, 12 Mar. 1929; (402289A) OK8676 Mel MLP7324 |
| Now the rooster crowed : and the hen looked around | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
| Don't you start no crowing : lay your money down | Smith, Bessie; Jazzbo Brown from Memphis Town; New York, 18 Mar. 1926; (1418192) Co14133D Co CL856 |
| You going to follow poor Crudup : down to his burying ground | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Death Valley Blues; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648741) BBB8858 RCA LPV518 |
| My man's cruel : left me all alone | Jones, Maggie; Thunderstorm Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1924; (1401752) Co14050D VJM VLP23 |
| Where they treat you cruel : dog you from morning till night | McMullen, Fred; De Kalb Chain Blues; New York, 18 Jan. 1933; (12936 ) Ba32784 BC5 |
| They ain't no need to cry : no need to weep and moan | Barefoot Bill; My Crime Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (1493522) Co14510D OJL14 |
| But I'm not going to cry : I'm not going to sigh | Carr, Leroy; You've Got Me Grieving; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164302) Vo03349 Bio BLPC9 |
| The more you cry : the further I'm going away | Cleveland, Big Boy; Goin' to Leave You Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 12 Apr. 1927; (12700) Ge6108 His HLP22 |
| More you cry : the farer I'll ride away | Collins, Sam; Devil in the Lion's Den; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12737A) Ge6181 OJL10 |
| The more you cry : the further I'm going away | Cox, Ida; Misery Blues; New York, late Jan. 1925; (1999?) Pm12258 BYG529073 |
| I ain't going to cry : it won't break my heart | Cox, Ida; Worn Down Daddy Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (207661) Pm12704 BYG529073 |
| The more you cry : further you drive me away | Hurt, Mississippi John; Big Leg Blues; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401474A) OK unissued Bio BLPC4 |
| Baby the more you cry : the further you drive me away | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80524B) OK8455 RBF RF1 |
| She wouldn't cry : but the money ain't mine | Johnson, Robert; Last Fair Deal Gone Down; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26311) ARC70460 Co CL1654 |
| For the more you cry : further you drive me away | Lewis, Furry; Mr. Furry's Blues; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1115 Rt RL323 |
| Honey the more you cry : further I'm going away | Lincoln, Charley; Mojoe Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451053) Co14475D RBF RF15 |
| Don't you scream and cry : because I'm going back to Tennessee | McTell, Blind Willie; Drive Away Blues; Atlanta, 26 Nov. 1929; (565991) ViV38580 Yz L1005 |
| The more you cry : the further it drive me away | Memphis Minnie; Goin' Back to Texas; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487092) Co14455D OJL21 |
| There's no need to cry : and make a big joke | Smith, Bessie; You've Been a Good Old Wagon; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402511) Co14079D Co CL855 |
| The more that you cry : more fars I go away | Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M184 ) Br7137 OJL20 |
| Baby the more you cry : the further you drive me away | Stokes, Frank; Blues in D; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200482) Pm12552 Bio BLP12041 |
| Honey the more you cry : the further I'm going away | Thomkins, Jim; Bedside Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM780 ) Br7200 Rt RL319 |
| Lord I tried to cry : but my tears refused to fall | Wallace, Sippie; Bedroom Blues; Chicago, 20 Nov. 1926; (9930A) OK8439 Sw S1240 |
| Now I hear my mama crying : but I just can't help myself | Arnold, Kokomo; Wild Water Blues; Chicago, 12 Mar. 1937; (91134A) De7285 Cor CP58 |
| Now don't you hear your mother crying : weeping and moaning all night long | Arnold, Kokomo; Wild Water Blues; Chicago, 12 Mar. 1937; (91134A) De7285 Cor CP58 |
| Sighing and crying : broke down with the blues | Blake, Blind; Walkin' Across the Country; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208682) Pm12754 Bio BLP12031 |
| And now she's got me crying : baby please come back home to me | Carr, Leroy; Shinin' Pistol; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164381) Vo03067 Co C30496 |
| I feel like crying : ain't got no tears to spare | Delaney, Mattie; Down the Big Road Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM785 ) Vo1480 Yz L1009 |
| I'm not crying : pleading at your feet | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Pleadin' for the Blues; Chicago, 23 Nov. 1926; (9949A) OK8420 Sw S1240 |
| Hollering and crying : like a doggone fool | James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158 |
| Mmm mama mama mama mama mama Lord children keep on crying : wonder what in the world | Lofton, Willie; Jake Leg Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9386A) De7076 Rt RL314 |
| When you hear me crying : know there's something wrong | McMullen, Fred; Wait and Listen; New York, 16 Jan. 1933; (129131) Ba32690 Yz L1012 |
| Now she's screaming and crying : papa let your mama come back home | McTell, Blind Willie; Stole Rider Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403092) Vi21124 Yz L1037 |
| Crowd of womens all crying : Mr Samuel won't you be my man | McTell, Blind Willie; Talking to Myself; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502572) Co14551D Yz L1005 |
| And that's why I'm crying : these wearyhearted blues | McTell, Blind Willie; Weary Hearted Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140671) Vo02568 Rt RL324 |
| Crowd of women run crying : that McTell be my man | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
| Now everybody's crying : let's have a new deal | Martin, Carl; Let's Have a New Deal; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90294A) De7114 BC14 |
| Everybody's crying : let's have a new deal | Martin, Carl; Let's Have a New Deal; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90294A) De7114 BC14 |
| That's why you hear me crying : mama these broke man blues | Palmer, Sylvester; Broke Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403305B) Co14524D RBF RF12 |
| Stop your crying : do away with all your tears | Red Nelson (Nelson Wilborn); Crying Mother Blues; Chicago, 4 Feb. 1936; (90597A) De7171 Br87.504 |
| Weeping and crying : tears falling on the ground | Smith, Bessie; Long Old Road; New York, 11 June 1931; (1515953) Co14663D Co CL858 |
| And don't leave them screaming and crying : on the graveyard ground | White, Washington; Fixin' to Die Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2989A) Vo05588 Co C30036 |
| That's the reason why you hear me crying : Lord please have mercy on me | Wilkins, Robert; Dirty Deal Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX104 ) Vo03223 BC5 |
| Don't you hear me crying : won't you listen what I say | Woods, Oscar; Don't Sell ItDon't Give It Away; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60849 ) De7219 Yz L1032 |
| Don't you hear me crying : little on and on | Woods, Oscar; Don't Sell ItDon't Give It Away; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60849 ) De7219 Yz L1032 |
| Don't you hear me crying : don't you listen what I say | Woods, Oscar; Don't Sell ItDon't Give It Away; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60849 ) De7219 Yz L1032 |
| Don't you hear me crying : won't you lead me where to stay | Woods, Oscar; Don't Sell It; San Antonio, 30 Oct. 1937; (SA28451) Vo03906 Yz L1015 |
| Don't you hear me crying : little all and all | Woods, Oscar; Don't Sell It; San Antonio, 30 Oct. 1937; (SA28451) Vo03906 Yz L1015 |
| I went to gamble in Cuba : I went to gamble in Spain | Campbell, Bob; Dice's Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154831) Vo02830 Rt RL340 |
| I got a girl in Cuba : I got a girl in Spain | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dry Southern Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24751) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| I got a woman in Cuba : got a woman in Spain | Lewis, Furry; Mistreatin' Mama; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454282) ViV38519 Rt RL323 |
| But he never hollers cuckoo : till the fourth day of July | Byrd, John; Old Timbrook Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2911) Pm12997 OJL8 |
| Put your meat in the cupboard : turn your damper down | Hull, Papa Harvey; Two Little Tommies Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12691) Ge6122 Yz L1009 |
| I wish that I could cure : her barrelhousing ways | Carr, Leroy; Barrel House Woman; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (156282) Vo02791 Co C30496 |
| But it will never cure : the MasonDixon blues | Hite, Mattie; MasonDixon Blues; New York, c. mid Nov. 1923; (70414) Pat032014 VJM VLP40 |
| Your hair so doggone curly : and your eyes ain't blue | Chatman, Bo; Arrangement for MeBlues; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476471) BBB8397 Yz L1014 |
| Head is curly : baby and bushy too | Jordan, Charley; Hunkie Tunkie Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5841 ) Vo1528 Yz L1003 |
| Now your hair ain't curly : know your teeth ain't neither pearls | Jordan, Charley; Tight Haired Mama Blues; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO144) Vo1645 OJL20 |
| Her hair ain't curly : but it hang like horse's mane | Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); My Babe My Babe; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90198A) Ch50053 OJL8 |
| Around the curve : and around the bend | Collins, Sam; Hesitation Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13033) Ge6379 OJL10 |
| Says I been around *the curve* : see could I find old Tom | Chatman, Bo; Pussy Cat Blues; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026131) BBB6735 Yz L1034 |
| If you be my customer : I'll let you have it on a easy plan | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Grinder Man Blues; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535921) BBB8584 RCA730.581 |
| I got so many customers : it takes me a week to get around | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Grinder Man Blues; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535921) BBB8584 RCA730.581 |
| Don't stand around looking cute : and on a bum | Arnold, Kokomo; Let Your Money Talk; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9924 ) De7191 BC4 |
| I can do your cutting : until the butcher man comes | Chatman, Bo; All Around Man; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992381) BBB6295 Mel MLP7324 |
| Because I can't go gay cutting : and carry a ball and chain | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lock Step Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208152) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004 |
| 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 |
| Dum dee da : dee da do | Spruell, Freddie; Let's Go Riding; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85785 ) BBB6261 OJL18 |
| Tell my dad : I'm going to leave my home | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Oh My Babe Blues; New York, Jan. 1926; (23741) Pm12332 Jo SM3098 |
| Tell my dad : I won't be home tonight | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Oh My Babe Blues; New York, Jan. 1926; (23741) Pm12332 Jo SM3098 |
| Hey dad : I'm sorry to leave my home | White, Washington; Special Stream Line; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2992A) OK05743 Co C30036 |
| You took my first three daddies : you can't have number four | Moore, Monette; Black Hearse Blues; New York, c. Jan. 1925; (31777) Ajax17093 VJM VLP40 |
| Come in daddy : know my ox is gone | Alexander, Texas; Work Ox Blues; New York, 15 Nov. 1928; (401330A) OK8658 Sw S1276 |
| Going love you long time daddy : I guess I will see you dead | Baker, Willie; WeakMinded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14668) Spt9427 Yz L1012 |
| Going love you long time daddy : guess I will see you dead | Baker, Willie; WeakMinded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14896) Ge6751 Her H201 |
| I guess I'm not her daddy : and she would not have been gone | Barefoot Bill; One More Time; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503051) Co14561D Rt RL325 |
| Because I miss my cruel daddy : from my side | Beaman, Lottie; Goin' Away Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14163A) Ge6624 OJL6 |
| My doggone daddy : turned his back on me | Beaman, Lottie; Goin' Away Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14163A) Ge6624 OJL6 |
| Because I miss my cruel daddy : from my side | Beaman, Lottie; Going Away Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC604 ) Br7147 Yz L1018 |
| My doggone daddy : turned his back on me | Beaman, Lottie; Going Away Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC604 ) Br7147 Yz L1018 |
| I love my daddy : better than I love myself | Bell, Anna; Every Woman Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (172A) QRSR7007 His HLP21 |
| Corn liquor daddy : done *push his first* | Black, Lewis; Corn Liquor Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453672) Co14291D Rt RL327 |
| Tell them it's corn liquor daddy : he's been here and gone | Black, Lewis; Corn Liquor Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453672) Co14291D Rt RL327 |
| Trying to quit your daddy : baby but you don't know how | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Kokomo Blues; Indianapolis, c. June 1928; (IND624 ) Vo1192 Yz L1019 |
| Before your daddy : he will be coming home | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Penal Farm Blues; Indianapolis, c. June 1928; (IND625 ) Vo1192 Yz L1019 |
| If you keep on dogging daddy : I sure ain't going to treat you right | Blake, Blind; Doggin' Me Mama Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1928; (205173) Pm12673 Bio BLP12037 |
| Come on daddy : and tell me one more time | Blake, Blind; Depression's Gone from Me Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. June 1932; (L14762) Pm13137 Bio BLP12023 |
| Going to keep it for my daddy : ain't going to give nobody none | Bogan, Lucille; Coffee Grindin' Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3461 ) Br7083 His HLP15 |
| Big *bad* daddy : won't you take your time | Bogan, Lucille; My Georgia Grind; Chicago, c. 1 Feb. 1930; (C5347 ) Br unissued Rt RL317 |
| Jump steady daddy : please take your time | Bogan, Lucille; Jump Steady Daddy; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (169932) ARC51258 Yz L1017 |
| Love me daddy : love me all the time | Bogan, Lucille; Jump Steady Daddy; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (169932) ARC51258 Yz L1017 |
| You see your loving daddy : walking down some lonesome railroad track | Carr, Leroy; Hustler's Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164281) Vo03034 Co C30496 |
| I'm a ramrodding daddy : I stays up on Main Street | Chatman, Bo; Ram Rod Daddy; New York, 4 June 1931; (404926A) OK8897 His HLP5 |
| I'm a ramrodding daddy : Lord my rod is long and slim | Chatman, Bo; Ram Rod Daddy; New York, 4 June 1931; (404926A) OK8897 His HLP5 |
| I'm a ramrodding daddy : I rams as I walk along | Chatman, Bo; Ram Rod Daddy; New York, 4 June 1931; (404926A) OK8897 His HLP5 |
| A good ramrodding daddy : these days is hard to find | Chatman, Bo; Ram Rod Daddy; New York, 4 June 1931; (404926A) OK8897 His HLP5 |
| It ain't no other ramrodding daddy : can put his load below where I put mine | Chatman, Bo; Ram Rod Daddy; New York, 4 June 1931; (404926A) OK8897 His HLP5 |
| Oh wake up daddy : rolling must go on | Chatman, Bo; Rolling Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992371) BBB6373 Yz L1034 |
| Oh wake up daddy : rolling ain't near through | Chatman, Bo; Rolling Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992371) BBB6373 Yz L1034 |
| Says he must have been a preacher daddy : had a long coat on | Chatman, Bo; Who's Been Here; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278731) BBB7927 Yz L1014 |
| I don't know who the man was daddy : had a derby on | Chatman, Bo; Who's Been Here; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278731) BBB7927 Yz L1014 |
| You ought to be grateful daddy : | Clayton, Jennie; I Packed My Suitcase, Started to the Train; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403121) Vi21412 Rt RL311 |
| I would follow my daddy : most everywhere he goes | Clayton, Jennie; Bob Lee Junior Blues; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403142) Vi21412 Fwy FA2953 |
| Tell me pretty daddy : what's the matter now | Cox, Ida; Ida Cox's Lawdy, Lawdy Blues; Chicago, July 1923; (1488?) Pm12064 BYG529073 |
| But the better I treat my daddy : the worse we get along | Cox, Ida; Lonesome Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (22461) Pm12307 BYG529073 |
| If you don't want me daddy : please tell me what to do | Cox, Ida; Lonesome Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (22461) Pm12307 BYG529073 |
| I've never loved nobody daddy : like I'm loving you | Cox, Ida; Lonesome Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (22461) Pm12307 BYG529073 |
| Daddy oh daddy : won't you answer me please | Cox, Ida; Coffin Blues; Chicago, Sept. 1925; (22931) Pm12318 BYG529073 |
| Your little bowlegged daddy : left you all alone | Daddy Stovepipe; Tuxedo Blues; Birmingham, Ala., c. 13 July 1927; (GEX730A) Ge6212 OJL14 |
| When you love your daddy : give me your right hand | Daddy Stovepipe; Tuxedo Blues; Birmingham, Ala., c. 13 July 1927; (GEX730A) Ge6212 OJL14 |
| If you don't take me back daddy : sure going to lose your mind | Delaney, Mattie; Down the Big Road Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM785 ) Vo1480 Yz L1009 |
| I've got a twelve pound daddy : and eight pound one too | Dickson, Pearl; Twelve Pound Daddy; Memphis, 12 Dec. 1927; (1453703) Co14286D Yz L1008 |
| Oh pretty daddy : will you please tell me what to do | Dickson, Pearl; Twelve Pound Daddy; Memphis, 12 Dec. 1927; (1453703) Co14286D Yz L1008 |
| You used to call me daddy : and you used to love me once | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Broke Man's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 8 July 1929; (15306A) Ge7008 Riv RM8803 |
| But this sugar daddy : is sweet enough for me | Florence, Nellie ; Jacksonville Blues ; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461741) Co14342D OJL6 |
| Get my rattlesnake daddy : turn my damper upside down | Fuller, Blind Boy; I'm a Rattlesnakin' Daddy; New York, 23 July 1935; (178622) ARC60156 BC11 |
| My woman said I believe my rattlesnake daddy : can rattle all night | Fuller, Blind Boy; I'm a Rattlesnakin' Daddy; New York, 23 July 1935; (178622) ARC60156 BC11 |
| Then come on daddy : let's go to bed | Fuller, Blind Boy; Piccolo Rag; New York, 5 Apr. 1938; (226771) OK06437 BC11 |
| Now tell me daddy : what you going to do | Green, Lil; Love Me; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641311) BBB8714 RCA LPV574 |
| To keep from being your dog daddy : I will get me a brand new man | Harris, Magnolia; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'Part 2; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930; (C7101 ) MeM12077 Yz L1031 |
| Well come on daddy : what do you say | Harris, William; Hot Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14323) Ge6707 OJL5 |
| Oh come on daddy : this ain't no joke | Harris, William; Hot Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14323) Ge6707 OJL5 |
| Come home daddy : and make the yoyo sing | Hart, Hattie; Memphis Yo Yo Blues; Memphis, 4 Oct. 1929; (563452) ViV38558 Rt RL322 |
| Hey daddy hey daddy : don't let me cry in vain | Hart, Hattie; Oh Ambulance Man; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (599322) ViV38605 Mel MLP7324 |
| Hey hey my daddy : he's so nice and brown | Henderson, Bertha; Let Your Love Come Down; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205622) Pm12655 Bio BLP12037 |
| If you quit me daddy : I'm going to leave this town | Henderson, Bertha; Let Your Love Come Down; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205622) Pm12655 Bio BLP12037 |
| Because my daddy : he's done left this town | Henderson, Katherine; St. Louis Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (236A) QRSR7024 His HLP21 |
| Daddy daddy : here's what you must do | Henderson, Rosa; Get It Fixed; New York, c. Apr. 1925; ( ) Vo1177 His HLP15 |
| Daddy daddy : but don't be too rough | Henderson, Rosa; Get It Fixed; New York, c. Apr. 1925; ( ) Vo1177 His HLP15 |
| She said daddy : I would like to ride | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Freeze to Me Mama; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493452) Co14507D CC36 |
| Now take your black daddy : wrap him all in your arms | Hill, Sammy; Cryin' for the Blues; Dallas, 9 Aug. 1929; (55319) ViV38588 Yz L1004 |
| Says come back daddy : stay right here with me | Hurt, Mississippi John; Avalon Blues; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401473B) OK8759 Bio BLPC4 |
| Hollering long tall daddy : don't you knock no more | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coffee Pot Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10043?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| Hollering cool kind daddy : you know you the cause it all | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coffee Pot Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10043?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| You got another daddy : on the same damn track | James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158 |
| She's got to fool her daddy : she's got to keep that mojo hid | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Low Down Mojo Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (206361) Pm12650 Mil MLP2004 |
| 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 |
| Said mama ain't that your second daddy : standing back there in the door | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Crawlin' Baby Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15671) Pm12880 Mil MLP2013 |
| If you don't believe I'm leaving daddy : count them days I'm gone | Johnson, Louise; All Night Long Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L3981) Pm12992 OJL11 |
| Oh rattlesnake crawling daddy : you know you doing me wrong | Johnson, Mary; Rattlesnake Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18791) Ch16570 Riv RM8819 |
| I didn't have my daddy : to hold my aching head | Jones, Anna; Trixie Blues; New York, c. June 1923; (14731) Pm12052 His HLP15 |
| I've got another daddy : and he's sweet as can be | Jones, Maggie; You May Go, But You'll Come Back Some Day; New York, 18 Dec. 1924; (1401922) Co14063D VJM VLP23 |
| Going to daddy : got no time to lose | Jones, Maggie; North Bound Blues; New York, 16 Apr. 1925; (1405342) Co14092D VJM VLP23 |
| You don't like your daddy : you got no right to carrying a stole | Jordan, Luke; Church Bells Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398192) Vi21076 RBF RF9 |
| Ease up daddy : you been a good old scout | Leecan, Bobby; Macon Georgia CutOut; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| Go away sweet daddy : said I can't use you no more | Lincoln, Charley; My Wife Drove Me From the Door; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451061) Co14305D RBF RF202 |
| I'm just a plain daddy : and I takes my time | Linthecome, Joe; Pretty Mama Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 Nov. 1929; (15906A) Ge7131 Rt RL326 |
| You will look for your good daddy : and he'll be getting his *halfday right* | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Monkey Man Blues; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C948A) Vo02951 Yz L1015 |
| She says come in loving daddy : where have you done been so long | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Streamline Train; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| Kill my daddy : run my mama blind | McCoy, Joe; I'm Wild About My Stuff; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5820A) Vo1570 His HLP32 |
| My daddy : was a loving man | McCoy, Joe; My Daddy Was a Movin' Man; Chicago, 22 Oct. 1936; (90949A) De7251 AH77 |
| Going to miss your daddy : cuddling by your cozy side | McFadden, Charlie Specks; Groceries on the Shelf:; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1551) Pm12928 Riv RM8819 |
| Wicked daddy : I'll no longer be your slave | Mack, Alura; Wicked Daddy Blues; Richmond, Ind., 1 Mar. 1929; (14848) Ge6797 His HLP4 |
| Wicked daddy : now I'm going to put you in your grave | Mack, Alura; Wicked Daddy Blues; Richmond, Ind., 1 Mar. 1929; (14848) Ge6797 His HLP4 |
| Now wicked daddy : you treat your mama cruel and rough | Mack, Alura; Wicked Daddy Blues; Richmond, Ind., 1 Mar. 1929; (14848) Ge6797 His HLP4 |
| Oh wicked daddy : get out of my life | Mack, Alura; Wicked Daddy Blues; Richmond, Ind., 1 Mar. 1929; (14848) Ge6797 His HLP4 |
| She kept it all for her daddy : she didn't give nobody none | McTell, Blind Willie; Scarey Day Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050031) OK8936 Yz L1037 |
| Grab your daddy : and make him cry | McTell, Blind Willie; Georgia Rag; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1931; (4050851) OK8924 Yz L1005 |
| I want you to keep it all for your daddy : and don't give nobody none | McTell, Blind Willie; Rollin' Mama Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (71603 ) Vi23328 Rt RL324 |
| She said I care for you daddy : but I love no man better than I do myself | Moore, Whistlin' Alex; West Texas Woman; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495312) Co14496D His HLP32 |
| Now tell me little daddy : what you got on your worried mind | Moore, Rosie Mae; School Girl Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418322) Vi21408 OJL17 |
| Well my baby said look daddy : I do swear to God you sure don't know | Petway, Robert; My Baby Left Me; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741141) BBB9036 Rt RL314 |
| I hate to see my daddy : carrying that heavy load | Pope, Jenny; Tennessee Workhouse Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM758B) Vo1522 His HLP15 |
| It seem like my daddy : won't stop his evil ways | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Last Minute Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (16092) Pm12080 BYG529.078 |
| If I don't run into daddy : somebody'll have to bury me | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Last Minute Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (16092) Pm12080 BYG529.078 |
| Just feed your daddy : with a longhandled spoon | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Trust No Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26311) Pm12395 Jo SM3098 |
| I long for my daddy : somewhere | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Gone Daddy Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (46912) Pm12526 Mil MLP2001 |
| Because you can get a crooked daddy : most anywhere | Smith, Bessie; Ticket Agent Ease Your Window Down; New York, 5 Apr. 1924; (816702) Co14025D Co CL855 |
| Look ahere daddy : I want to tell you please get out of my sight | Smith, Bessie; You've Been a Good Old Wagon; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402511) Co14079D Co CL855 |
| Let me tell you daddy : mama ain't going to sit and grieve | Smith, Bessie; I Ain't Goin' to Play Second Fiddle; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406301) Co14090D Co CL855 |
| So now daddy : here's my plan | Smith, Bessie; I Ain't Goin' to Play Second Fiddle; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406301) Co14090D Co CL855 |
| You done drove me from St Louis daddy : how much more can I stand | Smith, Bessie Mae; St. Louis Daddy; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L78?) Pm12922 OJL20 |
| Sweet daddy sweet daddy : don't treat me this away | Smith, Bessie Mae; Sugar Man BluesPart 1; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6167 ) Vo1559 His HLP2 |
| If you take me back sweet daddy : I'll treat you so nice and kind | Smith, Bessie Mae; Sugar Man BluesPart 1; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6167 ) Vo1559 His HLP2 |
| I love my daddy : honest and true | Smith, Clara; Every Woman's Blues; New York, 28 June 1923; (810605) CoA3943 VJM VLP15 |
| Fed my daddy : with plenty of jellyroll | Smith, Clara; You Don't Know My Mind; New York, 29 Jan. 1924; (815091) Co14013D VJM VLP16 |
| A cruel little daddy : throwed me right away | Smith, Clara; Texas Moaner Blues; New York, 19 Aug. 1924; (819321) Co14034D VJM VLP17 |
| I'm going to get me a daddy : to treat me right | Smith, Clara; Mama's Gone Goodbye; New York, 20 Sept. 1924; (1400534) Co14039D VJM VLP17 |
| All I need is some good daddy : turn my damper down | Smith, Clara; Mama's Gone Goodbye; New York, 20 Sept. 1924; (1400534) Co14039D VJM VLP17 |
| I followed my daddy : to the burying ground | Smith, Clara; Death Letter Blues New York, 15 Oct. 1924; (1401081) Co14045D VJM VLP17 |
| You know daddy : you treated your little mama wrong | Smith, Ivy; Sad and Blue; Chicago, c. Jan. 1927; (40891) Pm12447 His HLP2 |
| I'm going to tell you daddy : like the Chinaman told the Jew | Smith, Trixie; Sorrowful Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (17802) Pm12208 CC29 |
| Once I had a daddy : and he worked down in a hole | Smith, Trixie; Mining Camp Blues; New York, c. Feb. 1925; (20161) Pm12256 CC29 |
| Know that I can get a daddy : most any place I go | Spivey, Victoria; Telephoning the Blues; New York, 1 Oct. 1929; (567351) ViV38546 Spi LP2001 |
| You yearn for my pillow daddy : just to hold your little old worried head | Spruell, Freddie; Muddy Water Blues; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9908A) OK8422 Mam S3802 |
| Come home little daddy : your father's might near dead | Stevens, Vol; Stonewall Blues; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62542 ) BBB5675 BC2 |
| Daddy daddy : please come back to me | Sylvester, Hannah; Midnight Blues; New York, c. May 1923; (1407?) Pm12033 VJM VLP40 |
| Listen sweet daddy : you know it's understood | Thomas, Hociel; Put It Where I Can Get It; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9474A) OK8258 Bio BLPC6 |
| Trying to quit your daddy : honey and you don't know how | Thomkins, Jim; Bedside Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM780 ) Br7200 Rt RL319 |
| I done lost my daddy : best man I ever had | Tucker, Bessie; Bessie's Moan; Memphis, 29 Aug. 1928; (454362) ViV38526 His HLP4 |
| Trying to quit your daddy : and you don't know how | unknown artist (Kansas City Blues Strummers); String Band Blues; probably Chicago, c. late July 1926; ( ) Vo1048 Rt RL311 |
| I was thinking about my sweet daddy : I mean all night long | Wallace, Sippie; Bedroom Blues; Chicago, 20 Nov. 1926; (9930A) OK8439 Sw S1240 |
| Daddy daddy : please come back to me | Waters, Ethel; Midnight Blues; New York, c. Mar. 1923; (5652) BS14146 Bio BLP12022 |
| She said daddy daddy : I don't see how come you don't hurry home | White, Washington (Booker Washington White); Pinebluff Arkansas; Chicago, 2 Sept. 1937; (C19962) Vo03711 Co C30036 |
| She said I ain't had no loving daddy : daddy since that you been gone | White, Washington (Booker Washington White); Pinebluff Arkansas; Chicago, 2 Sept. 1937; (C19962) Vo03711 Co C30036 |
| She *tired even* her daddy : I ain't even had you home | White, Washington (Booker Washington White); Pinebluff Arkansas; Chicago, 2 Sept. 1937; (C19962) Vo03711 Co C30036 |
| She said I declare if you want me daddy : you better hurry home | White, Washington (Booker Washington White); Pinebluff Arkansas; Chicago, 2 Sept. 1937; (C19962) Vo03711 Co C30036 |
| Hey daddy : I don't want to leave | White, Washington; Special Stream Line; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2992A) OK05743 Co C30036 |
| Now baby said to your daddy : FortyFour whistle blow | Wiggins, James Boodle It; FortyFour Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15768A) Pm12860 OJL15 |
| She calls me daddy : then she calls me sugar pie | Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); My Babe My Babe; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90198A) Ch50053 OJL8 |
| She grab her daddy : she run anywhere | Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); Greyhound Blues; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90199A) Ch50053 Rt RL334 |
| I didn't have no daddy : to hold me in his arms | Wiley, Geeshie (Elvie Thomas); Eagles on a Half; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1931; (L8261) Pm13074 Yz L1001 |
| I love you daddy : want your dollar first | Wiley, Geeshie (Elvie Thomas); Eagles on a Half; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1931; (L8261) Pm13074 Yz L1001 |
| She said I love you daddy : I can't stand your lowdown ways | Woods, Oscar; Evil Hearted Woman; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60847 ) De7904 Yz L1026 |
| She told me daddy daddy : I'm going to let you have your way | Woods, Oscar; Evil Hearted Woman; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60847 ) De7904 Yz L1026 |
| *To much you daddy* : to be going away | White, Washington; Shake 'Em On Down; Chicago, 2 Sept. 1937; (C19971) Vo03711 Co C30036 |
| I work hard daily daily : mama trying to make a good home for you | Short, Jaydee; Barefoot Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11475 ) Vo1704 Yz L1003 |
| I work hard daily daily : bring you home my pay | Short, Jaydee; Barefoot Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11475 ) Vo1704 Yz L1003 |
| Now if you ever come to Dallas : yes and get put in jail | Davis, Carl (Dallas Jamboree Jug Band); Elm Street Woman Blues Dallas, 20 Sept. 1935; (DAL103 ) Vo03092 BC2 |
| I walked from Dallas : I walked to Wichita Falls | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Got the Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24711) Pm12354 Bio BLP12000 |
| I got a brown yonder in Dallas : I's afraid to call her name | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dry Southern Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24751) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| Ain't no sense in leaving Dallas : they makes it there all the time | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Chock House Blues; Chicago, c. May or June 1926; (25582) Pm12373 Mil MLP2007 |
| I got a woman in Dallas : got one in San Antone too | Jones, Little Hat; New Two Sixteen Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402647A) OK8712 His HLP32 |
| I'm going back to Dallas : oh don't you want to go | Jones, Little Hat; New Two Sixteen Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402647A) OK8712 His HLP32 |
| Right back to Dallas : I got to be on my way | Moore, Whistlin' Alex; It Wouldn't Be So Hard; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495622) Co14496D His HLP32 |
| Then I'm coming back down to Dallas : to run these women wild | Reed, Willie; Texas Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476011) Co14407D Yz L1010 |
| Will feed every dame : in *Jack Burse* yard | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; You May Leave But This Will Bring You Back; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64733 ) Vi23267 Rt RL337 |
| Be damned : to let sundown catch a ??? on | Estes, Sleepy John; Time Is Drawing Near; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93005A) De7789 Sw S1220; |
| Do that dance : they call the bedspring *pop* | Church, Blind Clyde; Number Nine Blues; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (56307) Vi23271 Rt RL329 |
| To do that dance : they call the falling off the log | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Mama, Don't You Think I Know; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22242) Pm12305 Bio BLP12042 |
| All you got to do is dance : and stay on your feet | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Skoodle Um Skoo; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46701) Pm12501 Bio BLP12042 |
| Oh how she loved to dance : that old grizzly bear | Jackson, Jim; This Mornin' She Was Gone; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454171) ViV38003 His HLP32 |
| Oh how she loved to dance : that old grizzly bear | Jackson, Jim; This Mornin' She Was Gone; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454172) ViV38003 His HLP5 |
| Do that dance : called the *don't be long* | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; Come On, Mama, Do That Dance; Chicago, 27 June 1929; ( ) Vo1420 Yz L1039 |
| Now if you want to learn this dance : don't do it in a *pout* | Leecan, Bobby; Macon Georgia CutOut; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| If you want to do this dance : Macon cutout | Leecan, Bobby; Macon Georgia CutOut; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| Trying to dance : them blues away | McTell, Blind Willie; Georgia Rag; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1931; (4050851) OK8924 Yz L1005 |
| We're going to dance : till *another* sun | Martin, Carl; Let's Have a New Deal; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90294A) De7114 BC14 |
| Aunt Jane gave a dance : and she had a crowd | Robinson, Bob; Selling That Stuff; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210353) Pm12714 Riv RM8803 |
| They'll break up the dance : with a battle royal | Smith, Trixie; Black Bottom Hop; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (23641) Pm12336 CC29 |
| You can go to house dance : stay home if you choose | Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M184 ) Br7137 OJL20 |
| You go to house dance : you catch them housedance blues | Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M184 ) Br7137 OJL20 |
| Then you can dance : to these redhot blues | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Red Hot Blues; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1937; (C20311) Vo04066 CC3 |
| When she dances : she don't move her head | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green; Memphis, 12 May 1930; (599172) ViV38599 Jo SM3104 |
| Well now my baby have changed her way of dancing : oh she don't twostep no more | Williamson, Sonny Boy; My Baby Made a Change; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064022 ) BBB8766 BC20 |
| Women crying danger : but I ain't raising my hand | Florence, Nellie ; Jacksonville Blues ; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461741) Co14342D OJL6 |
| You running so quick and dangerous : that I won't have no woman at all | Short, Jaydee; Grand Daddy Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11479A) Vo1708 Yz L1018 |
| Feel just like Daniel : when they throwed him in that lion's den | Stevens, Vol; Stonewall Blues; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62542 ) BBB5675 BC2 |
| Tell them Julius Daniels : done been here and gone | Daniels, Julius; My Mama Was a Sailor; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (379312) Vi20658 Rt RL326 |
| When your way gets dark : baby turn your lights up high | Patton, Charley; When Your Way Gets Dark; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L491) Pm12998 Yz L1020 |
| Coalblack dark : baby when I'm gone | Thompson, Edward; West Virginia Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2416A) Pm13018 Yz L1006 |
| This fence will make a high yellow girl turn dark : it make a weakeyed man go blind | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Prison Wall Blues; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (64747) Vi23272 Rt RL329 |
| I ain't black but I'm darkcomplexioned : look like He ought to forgive me too | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf BluesNo. 1; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6404A) Vo1558 Yz L1031 |
| In the darkness : I just weep and moan | Jones, Maggie; Thunderstorm Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1924; (1401752) Co14050D VJM VLP23 |
| One is a Statesboro darkskin : she'll really turn your damper down | McTell, Blind Willie; Three Women Blues; Atlanta, 17 Oct. 1928; (471852) ViV38001 Yz L1005 |
| I seen another darky : trying to change my woman's mind | Collins, Chasey; Walking Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962481) BBB6261 Rt RL316 |
| Say go away darky : to that door around the line | Estes, Sleepy John; Drop Down; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93009A) De7766 Sw S1220 |
| Now and it's please please please darling : honey please don't take my life | Carr, Leroy; My Woman's Gone Wrong; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (156261) Vo02950 Co C30496 |
| Come on here darling : let's go and talk | Davis, Walter; Sweet Sixteen; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854841) BBB5931 RCA INT1085 |
| You been gone so long darling : wear you off of my mind | Day, Will; Sunrise Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461912) Co14318D Yz L1032 |
| Say anything darling : don't say we're through | Green, Lil; Give Your Mama One Smile; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591501) BBB8640 RCA LPV574 |
| It'll be too late darling : your man will be gone | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; How Long How Long; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207881) Pm12685 Bio BLP12015 |
| Good as I have been to you darling : now I can't get the things I need | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Change My Mind Blues; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| All my love I have for you darling : swear it can't be turned around | McClennan, Tommy; My Little Girl; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044988 ) BBB8605 Rt RL305 |
| I got a letter from my darling : said hurry home | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Got a Letter from My Darlin'; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64731 ) Vi23267 Rt RL337 |
| I got a letter from my darling : said how long you been gone | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Got a Letter from My Darlin'; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64731 ) Vi23267 Rt RL337 |
| I got a letter from my darling : said hurry home | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Got a Letter from My Darlin'; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64731 ) Vi23267 Rt RL337 |
| I got a letter from my darling : didn't have a single dime | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Got a Letter from My Darlin'; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64731 ) Vi23267 Rt RL337 |
| Well I would ask of you my darling : just so quiet so soft and low | Temple, Johnnie; Big Boat Whistle; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C986B) Vo03068 OJL17 |
| Now that's only this darling : ooo will you love me baby when I'm old | Temple, Johnnie; Big Boat Whistle; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C986B) Vo03068 OJL17 |
| Yes old Timbrook he come darting : like a bullet from a gun | Byrd, John; Old Timbrook Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2911) Pm12997 OJL8 |
| Said run here daughter : fall down on your knees | Beaman, Lottie; Wayward Girl Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14161A) Ge6607 OJL6 |
| Oh daughter : look what a shame on you | Memphis Minnie; In My Girlish Days; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C37641) OK06410 BC1 |
| Says I believe I got to have my daughter : checkacheck checked | Newbern, Hambone Willie; She Could ToodleOo; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402295A) OK8740 Rt RL323 |
| Oh daughter daughter : please don't be like me | Thomas, Elvie; Motherless Child Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2642) Pm12977 OJL2 |
| Come in at dawn : stay out late | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Voice Throwin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15219) Pm12802 Yz L1010 |
| I leave prowling just at dawn : and get back in the morning just a while before day | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hungry Wolf; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO165A) Vo1655 Yz L1031 |
| One day ??? : we're riding along | Barefoot Bill; She's Got a Nice Line; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1930; (1503021) Co14544D Rt RL325 |
| I've been thinking all day : thinking of the past | Beaman, Lottie; Wayward Girl Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14161A) Ge6607 OJL6 |
| You sleep all day : run up the alley all night long | Big Bill (Broonzy); Pussy Cat Blues; New York, 15 Sept. 1930; (100312) Ba32138 Yz L1035 |
| I made a long day : walking along and crying | Big Bill (Broonzy); Worrying You Off My MindPart 1; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (16606?) Ba32559 Yz L1035 |
| Lord I would stay drunk all day : baby and I wouldn't come home at night | Big Bill (Broonzy); When I Had Money; Chicago, 17 Apr. 1940; (WC3036A) Vo05563 RBF RF16; |
| I dump sugar all day : clean until broad daylight | Black Boy Shine (Harold Holiday); Sugarland Blues; San Antonio, 20 Nov. 1936; (SA25511) Vo03417 BC7 |
| But some old rainy day : it's coming home to you | Blake, Blind; Brownskin Mama Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201062) Pm126062 Bio BLP12003 |
| Maybe some day : my gal must change her mind | Blake, Blind; Hard Road Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201072) Pm12583 Bio BLP12031 |
| She want me back some day : when he throws her down | Blake, Blind; Hookworm Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15251A) Pm12794 Bio BLP12031 |
| You come home every day : looking for your stew and beans | Bogan, Lucille; Pot Hound Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3462 ) Br7083 His HLP15 |
| Been working all day : and I ain't caught a one | Bogan, Lucille; Tricks Ain't Working No More; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6848A) Br7186 His HLP15 |
| You got a year and a day : to satisfy my mind | Bogan, Lucille; Jump Steady Daddy; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (169932) ARC51258 Yz L1017 |
| You with your kid all day : and run to me at night | Bracey, Ishman; Saturday Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418421) Vi21349 OJL8 |
| She struts around all day : she barrelhouses the whole night through | Carr, Leroy; Barrel House Woman; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (156282) Vo02791 Co C30496 |
| I've been out all day : drinking both whiskey and gin | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Whiskey and Gin Blues; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704341) BBB8945 RCA730.581 |
| Every day : to have a real good time | Church, Blind Clyde; Number Nine Blues; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (56307) Vi23271 Rt RL329 |
| Some sweet day : I say it's after a while | Clayton, Jennie; State of Tennessee Blues; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403132) Vi21185 Rt RL322 |
| And it's a many old day : I drop my weary head and cry | Coleman, Bob; Sing Song Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 June 1929; (15167) Pm12791 Rt RL340 |
| Don't you remember the day : you treated me like a lowdown dirty dog | Davis, Walter; Sad and Lonesome Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854811) BBB5982 RCA INT1175 |
| Feed you in the day : go out with some man at night | Estes, Sleepy John; New Someday Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63652A) De7473 RBF RF8 |
| I never will forget the day : they transferred me to the county jail | Fuller, Blind Boy; Big House Bound; possibly Columbia, S.C., 29 Oct. 1938; (SC251) Vo04897 BC11 |
| Leave in the day : and go back nights | Fuller, Blind Boy; Good Feeling Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1940; (26616A) OK06231 BC11 |
| Because every day : is a cloudy day for me | Gibson, Cleo; Nothing But the Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402312) OK8700 Sw S1240 |
| I work all day : I wrestle all night | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Let Her Go; Aurora, Ill., 16 Dec. 1938; (030823 ) BBB8027 RCA INT1177 |
| It's come a day : it won't be long | Gillum, Bill Jazz; It's All Over Now; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070440 ) BBB8975 RCA INT1177 |
| Night and day : you sing those weary tunes | Henderson, Katherine; Have You Ever Felt That Way; Long Island City, c. Oct. 1928; (257A) QRS7023 His HLP21 |
| Baby you been gone all day : that you may make whoopee all night | Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12521) Pm13116 Rt RL335 |
| Honey you been gone all day : that you may make whoopee all night | Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12522) Pm13116 Yz L1026 |
| So the next day : they carried the poor boy away | Howell, Peg Leg; Ball and Chain Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482702) Co14535D Rt RL318 |
| Said the next day : I *led* a ball and chain | Howell, Peg Leg; Ball and Chain Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482702) Co14535D Rt RL318 |
| And I hope some day : she'll learn to love daddy too | Hull, Papa Harvey; Gang of Brownskin Women; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12689) Ge6122 Yz L1001 |
| And I hope some day : she'll learn to love daddy too | Hull, Papa Harvey; Gang of Brownskin Women; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12689) Ge6122 Yz L1001 |
| The very next day : she took all he had | Hurt, Mississippi John; Candy Man Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401483B) OK8654 Bio BLPC4 |
| Shimmy all day : without a bite to eat | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shave Em Dry; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10042?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| I walked the streets all day : hung my head and cried | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Take Me Back Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22082) Pm12296 Bio BLP12042 |
| I work every day : in the mine | James, Frank; Poor Coal Passer; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (018931) BBB7116 Yz L1015 |
| Some day : this thing's going to happen to you | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; Come On, Mama, Do That Dance; Chicago, 27 June 1929; ( ) Vo1420 Yz L1039 |
| Watching me all through the day : watching me all through the night | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Eagle Eyed Mama; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210953) Pm12739 Rt RL301 |
| But there will come a day : and I know you will be glad to say | Johnson, Lonnie; Sweet Woman You Can't Go Wrong; New York, 5 Aug. 1927; (81189B) OK8512 CC30 |
| I been lonesome all day : I've been grieving all night long | Johnson, Lonnie; Baby Please Don't Leave Me No More; New York, 11 June 1929; (402441A) OK8754 CC30 |
| Some day some day : I will shake your hand goodbye | Johnson, Robert; Kind Hearted Woman Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25802) ARC70356 Co C30034 |
| I remember the day : when I was living at Lula town | Lee, Bertha; Mind Reader Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (147361) Vo02650 OJL17 |
| I hope some day : that they learn to love their daddy too | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Brown Skin Girls; Chicago, 18 July 1935; (C1074A) ARC61166 Yz L1025 |
| Don't get my sugar three times a day : great Lord I don't feel right | McClennan, Tommy; New Sugar Mama; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053737 ) BBB8760 Rt RL305 |
| If they be good all day : they will do wrong at night | McCoy, Charlie; Last Time Blues; Memphis, c. 22 Sept. 1929; (M176 ) Br7141 Yz L1001 |
| 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 |
| But you will never forget the day : I knocked upon your door | McCoy, Joe; Going Back Home; Chicago, 16 Aug. 1934; (C9300A) De7087 Yz L1007 |
| If you do good in the day : you'll go and do wrong at night | McCoy, Robert Lee; Friar's Point Blues; Chicago, 5 June 1940; (93037A) De7819 Rt RL319 |
| And that morning just about the break of day : the meningitis began to creep around | Memphis Minnie; Meningitis Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59994 ) Vi23421 Rt RL337 |
| And next morning just about day : the meningitis begin to creep around | Memphis Minnie; Memphis MinnieJitis Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5822 ) Vo1588 BC13 |
| Some day : I'll see what Sadie's got | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green; Memphis, 12 May 1930; (599172) ViV38599 Jo SM3104 |
| Every day : seem like murder here | Patton, Charley; Down the Dirt Road Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15215) Pm12854 Yz L1020 |
| She gets up before day : and she puts that thing on me | Patton, Charley; It Won't Be Long; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15220) Pm12854 Yz L1020 |
| Well when it come to another day : Lord the Lula well was gone dry | Patton, Charley; Dry Well Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4292) Pm13070 Yz L1020 |
| You've have your day : don't stand around and frown | Smith, Bessie; You've Been a Good Old Wagon; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402511) Co14079D Co CL855 |
| I went to see the doctor the other day : he said I was well as well could be | Smith, Bessie; Baby Doll; New York, 4 May 1926; (1421472) Co14147D Co CL857 |
| Every day : I get as low as a *coat* | Smith, Clara; Basement Blues; New York, 20 Sept. 1924; (1400521) Co14039D VJM VLP17 |
| He works all day : with all his might | Smith, Clara; He's Mine, All Mine; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (1401821) Co14053D VJM VLP17 |
| Now I'm asking God every day : to please forgive me for my sin | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Fool's Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO167A) Vo1674 Yz L1010 |
| You can break them down both night and day : and won't be worried and bothered with no law | Spruell, Freddie; Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85786 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802 |
| I'm going to talk to some day : talk to you for myself | Stokes, Frank; Bunker Hill Blues; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555741) ViV38548 Rt RL308 |
| Babe it's some day : you'll come to be my friend | Stokes, Frank; Shiney Town Blues; Memphis, 25 Sept. 1929; (555911) ViV38589 RBF RF202 |
| Do you remember the day : baby you drove me from your door | Thomas, Elvie; Motherless Child Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2642) Pm12977 OJL2 |
| I been walking all day : and all night too | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); No Job Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203432) Pm12609 Bio BLP12004 |
| But there is coming a day : you will be longing for me | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Your Good Man Caught the Train and Gone; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404710A) OK8905 Mam S3804 |
| I met her one day : coming down Beale Street | Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555712) ViV38547 Rt RL322 |
| He made me hate the day : that I ever was born | Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555712) ViV38547 Rt RL322 |
| Going to sell moonshine in the day : and sell the dope at night | Washboard Sam; Bucket's Got a Hole in It; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020808 ) BBB7906 BC2 |
| They had two shifts on day : and the same two shifts at night | Washboard Sam; Levee Camp Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644811) BBB8909 BC10 |
| Just remember this day : ooo Lord Lord and we will never part | Washboard Sam; She Belongs to the Devil; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644841) BBB8937 RCA LPV577 |
| You came to stay a day : and you stayed a week | Washboard Sam; Get Down Brother; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703801) BBB9018 RCA LPV577 |
| Yes I was walking down the street the other day : my Hattie on my mind | Washington, Louis; Tallahassee Woman; New York, 18 Jan. 1934; (146371) Ba33105 Fly LP103 |
| But some old day : some old [rainy, sunny] day | Welsh, Nolan; St. Peter Blues; Chicago, 16 June 1926; (9728A) OK8372 CC32 |
| But now you know there will come a day : ooo well well I will have some place I know | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sweet Home Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12612) Vo03396 Say SDR191 |
| Baby before day : we going to shake them on down | White, Washington; Shake 'Em On Down; Chicago, 2 Sept. 1937; (C19971) Vo03711 Co C30036 |
| Never will forget the day : when they had me in Parchman jail | White, Washington; When Can I Change My Clothes; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2979A) Vo05489 Co C30036 |
| Never will forget the day : when they taken my clothes | White, Washington; When Can I Change My Clothes; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2979A) Vo05489 Co C30036 |
| But I hope some day : you will hear my lonesome song | White, Washington; Parchman Farm Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2981A) OK05683 Co C30036 |
| But I hope some day : I will overcome | White, Washington; Parchman Farm Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2981A) OK05683 Co C30036 |
| Doctor said she do me more good in a day : than he would in all of his days | White, Washington; High Fever Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2987A) Vo05489 Co C30036 |
| Is today the day : that you walked away | Wilkins, Robert; I Do Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (47000 ) Vi23379 OJL5 |
| I will meet you some day : when you down in hard luck too | Wilkins, Robert; Falling Down Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M192 ) Br7125 Yz L1002 |
| Now then I'll make you honey three times a day : baby if you would just treat me right | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Honey Bee Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208421) BBB7707 RCA INT1088 |
| You beat her three times a day : and whip her a little at night | Williamson, Sonny Boy; You Give an Account; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (020846 ) BBB7756 BC3; |
| Now my bluebird left me the other day : people and I ain't seen her since | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Blue Bird BluesPart 1; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308511) BBB7979 RCA INT1088 |
| Well but some day : some day people I'm going to change my mind | Williamson, Sonny Boy; The Right Kind of Life; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308551) BBB8034 RCA INT1088 |
| Rainy day rainy day : you ought to hear my baby sing the blues | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Rainy Day Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308571) BBB8094 RCA INT1088 |
| Begged till daybreak : and I ain't got none yet | Barefoot Bill; I Don't Like That; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1930; (1503011) Co14544D Rt RL325 |
| I seen better days : when times wasn't so hard | Alexander, Texas; Seen Better Days; San Antonio, 9 June 1930; (404112B) OK8890 Rt RL316 |
| Some of these days : Lord and it won't be long | Arnold, Kokomo; Tired of Runnin' from Door to Door; New York, 11 May 1938; (67346) De7464 Say SDR163 |
| One these days : Jack Frost said he sure going to tear you down | Barefoot Bill; Squabblin' Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503032) Co14526D OJL14 |
| In a few more days : up the road I'm going | Black, Lewis; Rock Island Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453613) Co14429D His HLP5 |
| In just a few more days : I won't be able to sing my song | Blake, Blind; Rope Stretchin' BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L10992) Pm13103 Bio BLP12037 |
| I done seen better days : but I'm putting up with these | Brown, Richard Rabbit; James Alley Blues; New Orleans, 11 Mar. 1927; (380001) Vi20578 Yz L1032 |
| So many days : I stoled away and cried | Butler, Sam; You Can't Keep No Brown; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (26782) Pm12389 Yz L1026 |
| So many days : I stoled away and cried | Butler, Sam; Poor Boy Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; ( ) Vo1057 Yz L1016 |
| Says the women these days : trying to learn something new | Chatman, Bo; Double Up in a Knot; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026171) BBB6659 Yz L1034 |
| That's the end of my happy days : and I can't have no more happy home | Davis, Walter; The Only Woman; Chicago, 21 Mar. 1941; (0539751) BBB8773 RCA INT1085 |
| It have been days : I didn't know your name | Evans, Joe; Sitting on Top of the World; New York, 21 May 1931; (106591) Ba32211 His HLP8002 |
| The lonesome days : have done gone by | Evans, Joe; Sitting on Top of the World; New York, 21 May 1931; (106591) Ba32211 His HLP8002 |
| Give him thirtynine days : mama and that ain't all | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coffee Pot Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10043?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| You leave town the spate of ten days : you got your business well fixed | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Chinch Bug Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200641) Pm12551 Bio BLP12015 |
| It's been snowing forty days : and the ground is covered with snow | Johnson, Lonnie; South Bound Backwater; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63524A) De7461 Sw S1225 |
| Just a few more days : and a few more nights ain't long | Jordan, Charley; Big Four Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5837 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030 |
| I hope to see you some of these days : you know I sure ain't lying | McClennan, Tommy; Bluebird Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074107 ) BBB9037 RCA LPV518 |
| I told you in my days : things I do | McTell, Blind Willie; Your Time to Worry; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9957A) De7117 Rt RL324 |
| Many days : I sit down weep and cry | Owens, Big Boy George; Kentucky Blues; Richmond, Ind., Oct. 1926; (12571) Ge6006 Yz L1018 |
| They gave him thirty days : on the county road | Robinson, Bob; Selling That Stuff; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210353) Pm12714 Riv RM8803 |
| When it rained five days : and the skies turned dark as night | Smith, Bessie; Back Water Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (1434911) Co14195D Co CL858 |
| *Eleven twentytwo* thirty days : is your fine | Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M184 ) Br7137 OJL20 |
| Some of these days : I'm going to be like Mr Henry Ford | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Hard to Rule Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203353) Pm12670 Bio BLP12004 |
| Some one of these days : she going to love me too | Thompson, Edward; Showers of Rain Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2411A) Pm13018 Yz L1006 |
| It have been days : I didn't know your name | Vincson, Walter; Sitting on Top of the World; Shreveport, La., 17 Feb. 1930; (403805B) OK8784 Mam S3804 |
| The lonesome days : they have gone by | Vincson, Walter; Sitting on Top of the World; Shreveport, La., 17 Feb. 1930; (403805B) OK8784 Mam S3804 |
| It rained five days : *and all lay dark* with me | Walker, Uncle Bud; Look Here Mama Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402008A) OK8828 Yz L1018 |
| Mmm few more days : few more nights alone | Wheatstraw, Peetie; C and A Blues; Chicago, 6 Jan. 1931; (C6891A) Vo1672 OJL20 |
| So many days : I would be sitting down | White, Washington; When Can I Change My Clothes; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2979A) Vo05489 Co C30036 |
| So many days : when the days would be cold | White, Washington; When Can I Change My Clothes; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2979A) Vo05489 Co C30036 |
| So many days : when the days would be cold | White, Washington; When Can I Change My Clothes; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2979A) Vo05489 Co C30036 |
| So many days : I would be walking down the road | White, Washington; When Can I Change My Clothes; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2979A) Vo05489 Co C30036 |
| The way she getting down these days : you know I ain't going to have a possible chance | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Gotta Shave 'Em Dry; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1041) Pm12916 Her H205 |
| I spent all my days : way down in Polack Town | Williams, Jabo; Polock Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. May 1932; (L1406?) Pm13130 Yz L1028 |
| *Just ease your train eleven days* : I'm Alabama bound | Thomas, Henry; Don't Leave Me Here; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C4624) Vo1443 Yz L1004 |
| *Treat me in the days* : and my loving every night | Williams, Joe; I'm Getting Wild About Her; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539901) BBB8774 BC6 |
| Walk with my good girl in the daytime : walk with her at night | Calicott, Joe; Traveling Mama Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM779 ) Br7166 Yz L1009 |
| I can't work in the daytime : I can't sleep a wink at night | Carr, Leroy; Longing for My Sugar; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164341) Vo02875 Yz L1036 |
| You know the children can go in the daytime : ooh boys and the old folks have it at night | Estes, Sleepy John; Working Man Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649261) BBB8950 RBF RF8 |
| She act like an angel in the daytime : crooked as the devil at night | Fuller, Blind Boy; Crooked Woman Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1940; (26619A) Vo05527 Rt RL318 |
| Act like an angel in the daytime : ??? at night | McTell, Blind Willie; Searching the Desert for the Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716061) Vi23353 RCA LPV518 |
| I can make it in the daytime : but Lord these cold cold nights | Spivey, Victoria; Detroit Moan; Chicago, 15 Oct. 1936; (C1568?) Vo unissued Spi LP2001 |
| But some in the daytime : some at night | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| Hollering some old dirty deacon : I mean rung that bell stole my gal and gone | Arnold, Kokomo; Sissy Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9654A) De7050 CC25 |
| Now the lowdown dirty deacon : done stole my gal and gone | Jordan, Luke; Church Bells Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398191) Vi unissued RCA INT1175 |
| Now that lowdown dirty deacon : done stole my gal and gone | Jordan, Luke; Church Bells Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398192) Vi21076 RBF RF9 |
| The dirty deacon : has taken my gal and gone | Lacy, Rubin; Ham Hound Crave; Chicago, Mar. 1928; (204203) Pm12629 Yz L1009 |
| I believe it's some dirty deacon : is done been here and gone | McClennan, Tommy; My Little Girl; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044988 ) BBB8605 Rt RL305 |
| I'd rather see you dead : buried in some cypress grove | Akers, Garfield; Cottonfield BluesPart 1; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M201 ) Vo1442 OJL2 |
| She wasn't dead : but she was slowly dying | Beaman, Lottie; Wayward Girl Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14161A) Ge6607 OJL6 |
| Said I won't be dead : just ain't coming back | Black, Lewis; Rock Island Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453613) Co14429D His HLP5 |
| Now my mama's dead : so is my daddy too | Butler, Sam; You Can't Keep No Brown; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (26782) Pm12389 Yz L1026 |
| Now my mama dead : so is my daddy too | Butler, Sam; Poor Boy Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; ( ) Vo1057 Yz L1016 |
| Says my mama's dead : and my daddy's in the mines | Collins, Chasey; Atlanta Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962491) BBB6187 BC6 |
| My good gal fell dead : now I sure can't see no peace | Collins, Sam; The Jail House Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12736) Ge6167 OJL2 |
| Now my mama's dead : and my papa can't be found | Collins, Sam; Devil in the Lion's Den; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12737A) Ge6181 OJL10 |
| I'd rather be dead : buried in the sea | Cox, Ida; Ida Cox's Lawdy, Lawdy Blues; Chicago, July 1923; (1488?) Pm12064 BYG529073 |
| My mama's dead : my papa's across the sea | Dickson, Tom; Death Bell Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400355B) OK8590 Yz L1002 |
| Now I'd rather be dead : sleep in an old hollow log | Estes, Sleepy John; Poor John Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (59968 ) ViV38628 Rt RL323 |
| I'd rather be dead : in some lonesome place | Florence, Nellie ; Midnight Weeping Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461752) Co14342D OJL6 |
| I would rather be dead : and six feet in my grave | James, Skip; Cypress Grove Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7472) Pm13088 Bio BLP12029 |
| When I'm dead : give it to my faro | Johnson, Elizabeth; Sobbin' Woman Blues; New York, 30 Oct. 1928; (401280?) OK8789 Her H201 |
| Some people thinks I'm dead : because I've been gone so long | Johnson, Lonnie; Mr. Johnson Swing; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63520A) De7509 Sw S1225 |
| My lover is dead : how plainly plainly I can hear her speak | Johnson, Lonnie; Blue Ghost Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63523A) De7537 AH158 |
| Said I heard my rider was dead : and I sure want to get back home | Jones, Bo; Leavenworth Prison Blues; Dallas, c. Nov. 1929; (DAL461 ) Vo1452 Rt RL327 |
| When you're dead : they throw dirt in your face | Jones, Maggie; Undertaker's Blues; New York, 16 Apr. 1925; (1405332) Co14092D VJM VLP23 |
| Said I won't be dead : just ain't coming here no more | Lincoln, Charley; Mojoe Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451053) Co14475D RBF RF15 |
| And I won't be dead : baby but I ain't coming here no more | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Leaving Town Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026501) BBB6916 CC35 |
| I'd rather we both to be dead : than to see him with someone else | Moore, Rosie Mae; Mad Dog Blues; New Orleans, c. Dec. 1928; (NOR760) Br7049 Rt RL329 |
| Well my mama's dead : and my papa went to sea | Rhodes, Walter; Leaving Home Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453592) Co14289D Rt RL334 |
| I'd rather see you dead : straight down in your grave | Richardson, Mooch; Mooch Richardson's Low Down Barrel House Blues Part 1; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (400215A) OK8554 Mam S3803 |
| He wasn't dead : but he was slowly dying | Smith, Clara; Death Letter Blues New York, 15 Oct. 1924; (1401081) Co14045D VJM VLP17 |
| Well I wished I was dead : and in the land I'm doomed to go | Spivey, Victoria; T. B.'s Got Me Blues; Chicago, 7 July 1936; (90790A) De7222 Spi LP2001 |
| And I'm going to be dead : before I go back here no more | Stevens, Vol; Beale Street Mess Around; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403201) Vi21066 Rt RL322 |
| Tell your man ain't dead : just ain't coming to your house no more | Stokes, Frank; Downtown Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418221) Vi21272 BC5 |
| Tell your man ain't dead : just ain't coming to your house no more | Stokes, Frank; Downtown Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418222) Vi unissued His HLP31 |
| For your man ain't dead : just ain't coming here no more | Stokes, Frank; It Won't Be Long Now; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454202) Vi21672 Rt RL307 |
| Tell your man ain't dead : he ain't coming back here no more | Stokes, Frank; Frank Stoke's Dream; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (563052) Vi23411 Yz L1008 |
| Because I won't be dead : but I ain't coming back here no more | Stone, Joe; Back Door Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76838 ) BBB5169 Yz L1030 |
| I'd rather be dead : and in my horrible tomb | Temple, Johnnie; The Evil Devil Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C987 ) Vo02987 Yz L1038 |
| Baby now she's dead : and six feet in the ground | Thomas, Elvie; Motherless Child Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2642) Pm12977 OJL2 |
| My mama's dead : papa throwed me away from home | Tucker, Bessie; Bessie's Moan; Memphis, 29 Aug. 1928; (454362) ViV38526 His HLP4 |
| 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 |
| Because I'd rather be dead : buried on my face | Wilkins, Robert; I Do Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (47000 ) Vi23379 OJL5 |
| I'm got a badluck deal : give me trouble every day | Stokes, Frank; Downtown Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418221) Vi21272 BC5 |
| I got a badluck deal : give me trouble every day | Stokes, Frank; Downtown Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418222) Vi unissued His HLP31 |
| You give me a badluck deal : kept something on my mind | Stokes, Frank; What's the Matter Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418261) ViV38531 Yz L1002 |
| Let me be your dealer : I'm the best dealer in town | Wheatstraw, Peetie; King of Spades; Chicago, 20 July 1935; (C1082B) Vo03066 Say SDR191 |
| Must I keep dealing : must I shuck them on down | Chatman, Bo; Shake 'Em On Down; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278691) BBB7927 Yz L1034 |
| Baby must I keep dealing : or must I shuck them on down | Chatman, Bo; Shake 'Em On Down; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278691) BBB7927 Yz L1034 |
| Baby I done quit dealing : I got to shuck them on down | Chatman, Bo; Shake 'Em On Down; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278691) BBB7927 Yz L1034 |
| Oh mercy dear : you cause my heart | Johnson, Joe (Memphis Minnie); I'm Going Back Home; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59992 ) Vi23352 His HLP32 |
| I'm asking you dear : please don't go | Johnson, Joe (Memphis Minnie); I'm Going Back Home; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59992 ) Vi23352 His HLP32 |
| Oh mercy dear : you caused my heart | McCoy, Joe; Goin' Back to Texas; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487092) Co14455D OJL21 |
| I'm asking you dear : please don't go | McCoy, Joe; Goin' Back to Texas; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487092) Co14455D OJL21 |
| Now tell me dear : don't you know | Spruell, Freddie; Let's Go Riding; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85785 ) BBB6261 OJL18 |
| Now it's tell me dear : what you mean to do | Spruell, Freddie; Let's Go Riding; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85785 ) BBB6261 OJL18 |
| Well dear : that's what I mean to say | Spruell, Freddie; Let's Go Riding; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85785 ) BBB6261 OJL18 |
| A woman's so deceitful : but she's so loving and kind | Gibson, Clifford; HardHeaded Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577552) ViV38577 Yz L1027 |
| Black snake is deceitful : crawling in all in my bed | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Snake Dream Blues; Chicago, c. June 1927; (45772) Pm12510 Bio BLP12015 |
| Brownskin girl is deceitful : till she gets you all worn down | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Deceitful Brownskin Woman; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200652) Pm12551 Bio BLP12015 |
| Uncle Sam better decide : and gotten blood in his eye | Edwards, Frank; We Got to Get Together; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38121) OK06393 BC6 |
| The Good Book declares : we got to reap just what we sow | James, Skip; Cypress Grove Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7472) Pm13088 Bio BLP12029 |
| Now your ninetynine degrees : would be just cool | Smith, Clara; Hot Papa; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (814773) Co14006D VJM VLP16 |
| And I'll send you a special delivery : some old day | Wallace, Sippie; Special Delivery Blues; Chicago, 1 Mar. 1926; (9547A) OK8328 CC32 |
| Some people in the Delta : wondering what to do | Delaney, Mattie; Tallahatchie River Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM786 ) Vo1480 Yz L1001 |
| Oh way down in the Delta : that's where I long to be | Spruell, Freddie; LowDown Mississippi Bottom Man; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207281) Pm12665 Mam S3802 |
| *They roll* in the Delta : ??? *leaves and rye* | Wilkins, Robert; Long Train Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M191 ) Br7205 Rt RL333 |
| Demons : with their eyelash dripping blood | Smith, Bessie; Blue Spirit Blues; New York, 11 Oct. 1929; (1491343) Co14527D Co CL858 |
| I need a quickfilling dentist : because I'm mean and cross | Bryant, Laura; Dentist Chair BluesPart 1; Long Island City, c. Jan. 1929; (322A) QRSR7055 His HLP21 |
| When I went to my dentist : he put me in his chair | Bryant, Laura; Dentist Chair BluesPart 1; Long Island City, c. Jan. 1929; (322A) QRSR7055 His HLP21 |
| Sure was a rough old dentist : he made me moan and weep | Bryant, Laura; Dentist Chair BluesPart 2; Long Island City, c. Jan. 1929; (323A) QRSR7055 His HLP21 |
| When you get to Denver : pretty mama look around for me | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30902) Pm12443 Mil MLP2007 |
| I'm on my way to Denver : and mama must I hesitate | Ledbetter, Huddie; T. B. Woman Blues; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (171801) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| Now go call the fire department : for my house is burning down | Estes, Sleepy John; Fire Department Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63650A) De7571 Sw S1220 |
| And I went went to the depot : Lord I read up on the board | Bracey, Ishman; Woman Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2392) Pm12970 OJL2 |
| Train's in the depot : boxcar's on the track | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Where Did You Stay Last Night; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17277A) Ch16171 Riv RM8803 |
| I went to the depot : and looked up on the board | Gibson, Cleo; Nothing But the Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402312) OK8700 Sw S1240 |
| I went to the depot : and I set my suitcase down | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booster Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24741) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| A train left the depot : with a red and blue light behind | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dry Southern Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24751) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| I mean I went to the depot : and set my suitcase down | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Easy Rider Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44232) Pm12474 Mil MLP2004 |
| I went to the depot : looked up on the board | Johnson, Tommy; Cool Drink of Water Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418362) Vi21279 OJL8 |
| Yes I went to the depot : caught a train aflying | Ledbetter, Huddie; Death Letter BluesPart 1; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166951) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| I even went down to the depot : with my suitcase in my hand | McTell, Blind Willie; Talking to Myself; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502572) Co14551D Yz L1005 |
| I went to the depot : I looked up at the board | Patton, Charley; Hammer Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L472) Pm12998 Yz L1020 |
| And I'm going to be at the depot : blow back hell or home | Stevens, Vol; Coal Oil Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418882) Vi21278 OJL4 |
| Fortyone derringer : in my right and left hand | Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18 |
| Fortyone derringer : sticking in my breast | Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18 |
| I was raised on the desert : born in a lion's den | Alexander, Texas; Water Bound Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402642A) OK8785 Rt RL327 |
| I was born in the desert : I was raised in the lion's den | Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); New Minglewood Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (647372) Vi23266 OJL4 |
| And my crew is done deserted : I got to stick here to the last | Smith, Clara; Shipwrecked Blues; New York, 3 Apr. 1925; (1404911) Co14077D CC32 |
| He must be desperated : I don't know nothing else it could be | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Fence Breakin' Yellin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15672) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015 |
| It will be death and destruction : *may* ought to be your end | Reed, Willie; Leavin' Home; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495441) Co unissued His HLP17 |
| Please Mr fire detective : won't you save this old cabin of mine | Sykes, Roosevelt; Fire Detective Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15557) Pm12827 Riv RM8819 |
| That fire detective : don't mean me no good | Sykes, Roosevelt; Fire Detective Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15557) Pm12827 Riv RM8819 |
| Police and detectives : will declare by surprise | Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M184 ) Br7137 OJL20 |
| Well I'm going to Detroit : get myself a job | Campbell, Bob; Starvation Farm Blues; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155032) Vo02798 Fly LP103 |
| I'm going up to Detroit : give me you gal you ain't *seen* | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Me and My Whiskey; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493462) Co14507D CC36 |
| Now I'm going to Detroit : and find me an angel man | Smith, Bessie Mae; St. Louis Daddy; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L78?) Pm12922 OJL20 |
| I've got to leave Detroit : if I have to flag Number NinetyFour | Spivey, Victoria; Detroit Moan; Chicago, 15 Oct. 1936; (C1568?) Vo unissued Spi LP2001 |
| Says I hate like the devil : to declare war in my happy home | Arnold, Kokomo; Big Leg Mama; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1935; (90314A) De7116 Say SDR163 |
| Says I been catching the devil : ever since my good gal been gone | Arnold, Kokomo; Rocky Road Blues; Chicago, 23 Oct. 1937; (91300A) De7449 CC25 |
| Go back old devil : and look up on your shelf | Chatman, Bo; Old Devil; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278781) BBB8093 Yz L1007 |
| Yonder comes the devil : going to set this town on fire | Collins, Sam; Devil in the Lion's Den; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12737A) Ge6181 OJL10 |
| I got ways like the devil : slipping around your gate | Collins, Sam; Devil in the Lion's Den; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12737A) Ge6181 OJL10 |
| And as sure as the devil : I believe he's got aloose | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); We Sure Got Hard Times Now; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502731) Co14558D CC36 |
| You'll be making whoopee with the devil : in hell tomorrow night | Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12521) Pm13116 Rt RL335 |
| You'll be making whoopee with the devil : in hell tomorrow night | Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12522) Pm13116 Yz L1026 |
| I cannot shun the devil : he stay right by my side | Howell, Peg Leg; Low Down Rounder Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1928; (1461611) Co14320D RBF RF1 |
| Now I ain't no devil : crawl in a lion's den | Jackson, Papa Charlie; The Cats Got the Measles; Chicago, c. Jan. 1925; (100193) Pm12259 Bio BLP12042 |
| Well it must have been the devil : chaining my good gal down | Jackson, Papa Charlie; The Cats Got the Measles; Chicago, c. Jan. 1925; (100193) Pm12259 Bio BLP12042 |
| I'd rather be the devil : to be that woman's man | James, Skip; Devil Got My Woman; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7461) Pm13088 Bio BLP12029 |
| Oh nothing but the devil : changed my baby's mind | James, Skip; Devil Got My Woman; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7461) Pm13088 Bio BLP12029 |
| She got ways like the devil : and hair like a Indian squaw | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Piney Woods Money Mama; Chicago, c. Mar. 1928; (204082) Pm12650 Mil MLP2004 |
| The blues is like the devil : it comes on you like a spell | Johnson, Lonnie; Devil's Got the Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63518A) De7487 Sw S1225 |
| The blues and the devil : is your closest friend | Johnson, Lonnie; Devil's Got the Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63518A) De7487 Sw S1225 |
| Me and the devil : was walking side by side | Johnson, Robert; Me and the Devil Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3982) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| I'd rather be the devil : be that woman's man | McCoy, Joe; Evil Devil Woman Blues; Chicago, 16 Aug. 1934; (C9299A) De7822 BC5 |
| Give you the devil : if you act kind of hard | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519041) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| Blues is like the devil : they'll have me hell bound too | Martin, Sara; Death Sting Me Blues; Long Island City, Nov. 1928; (278A) QRSR7042 BYG529073 |
| It must abe the devil : inside this barrel of gin | Patton, Charley; Love My Stuff; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14746 ) Vo02782 Mam S3802 |
| And if you meet the devil : he ask you how you do | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 RBF RF6 |
| A ??? little devil : got on my man's clothes | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Rough and Tumble Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22102) Pm12311 Mil MLP2001 |
| And if you meet the devil : he ask you how you do | Shade, Will; Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 Rt RL337 |
| God almighty devil : what that woman wouldn't do | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| I'd rather be the devil : to be that woman's man | Temple, Johnnie; The Evil Devil Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C987 ) Vo02987 Yz L1038 |
| She belongs to the devil : Lord I cried many a day | Washboard Sam; She Belongs to the Devil; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644841) BBB8937 RCA LPV577 |
| Yes she belongs to the devil : ooo well she have wrecked amany home | Washboard Sam; She Belongs to the Devil; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644841) BBB8937 RCA LPV577 |
| Got ways like the devil : papa's *sneaking* on all fours | Weaver, Sylvester; Can't Be Trusted Blues; New York, 31 Aug. 1927; (81401B) OK8504 Yz L1012 |
| Some say they will coon the devil : if you chain him down | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Coon Can Shorty; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60512A) De7159 Say SDR192 |
| Good morning Mr devil : I come here to chain you down | Williams, Joe; Mr. Devil Blues; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M196 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321 |
| You's a mean old devil : cause me to weep and moan | Williams, Joe; Mr. Devil Blues; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M196 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321 |
| Now look Mr devil : see what you done done | Williams, Joe; Mr. Devil Blues; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M196 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321 |
| Now it must be the devil : you know turning my womens around | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Deep Down in the Ground; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208491) BBB7805 RCA INT1088 |
| *I'm hot as the devil* : *I walk about the street* | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Sheik of Desplaines Street; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46712) Pm12501 Bio BLP12042 |
| *Trying to ??? devilment* : as they can be | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| Old lady diamond : setting on a rock | McCoy, Joe; Botherin' that Thing; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5865A) Vo1570 His HLP32 |
| Jack of diamonds jack of diamonds : will turn your money green | Campbell, Bob; Dice's Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154831) Vo02830 Rt RL340 |
| She got a head full of diamonds : and a mouth chock full of gold | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; The Woman I Love Blues; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (944181) BBB6140 CC35 |
| Jack of diamonds : you appear to be my friend | Wallace, Sippie; Jack O' Diamonds Blues; Chicago, 1 Mar. 1926; (9548A) OK8328 CC32 |
| I love jack of diamonds : but he was a cruel man | Wallace, Sippie; Jack O' Diamonds Blues; Chicago, 1 Mar. 1926; (9548A) OK8328 CC32 |
| We shoot a little dice : bound to have a little fun | Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; It's a Fight Like That; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C4630 ) Br7121 Rt RL325 |
| Now moonshine will make you shoot dice : make ayou want to sing | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Moonshine; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201131) BBB7603 RCA LPV518 |
| I said dices oh dices : please don't you three on me | Campbell, Bob; Dice's Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154831) Vo02830 Rt RL340 |
| Yes you know dices oh dices : please don't three on me | Roland, Walter; Dices' Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154852) Ba33343 RBF RF12 |
| Nothing I had did : but was something she had heard | Bailey, Kid; Mississippi Bottom Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (M209/10) Br7114 OJL5 |
| Holler like you did : the first day you was born | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; Come On, Mama, Do That Dance; Chicago, 27 June 1929; ( ) Vo1420 Yz L1039 |
| Lord if she did : she would sure Lord feel my care | Johnson, Tommy; Lonesome Home Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454631) Vi unissued His HLP31 |
| Crying if she did : she would sure Lord feel my care | Johnson, Tommy; Lonesome Home Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454632) Vi unissued His HLP31 |
| Well if he did : he would take me everywhere he goes | Memphis Minnie; My Baby Don't Want Me No More; Chicago, 17 June 1937; (C19361) Vo03894 BC1 |
| Well if she did : she would surely feel my care | Rhodes, Walter; Leaving Home Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453592) Co14289D Rt RL334 |
| You never did ??? : get that thing | Williams, Joe; I Want It Awful Bad; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M195 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321 |
| At the *bom bom diddly* : got to carry me into town | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
| Because if you didn't : it will give me those special delivery blues | Wallace, Sippie; Special Delivery Blues; Chicago, 1 Mar. 1926; (9547A) OK8328 CC32 |
| If I should die : in the state of Arkansas | Barefoot Bill; Squabblin' Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503032) Co14526D OJL14 |
| Now mama when I die : I want you to bury me deep | Black, Lewis; Corn Liquor Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453672) Co14291D Rt RL327 |
| Oh Lord mama when I die : I want you to bury me low | Black, Lewis; Corn Liquor Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453672) Co14291D Rt RL327 |
| Wondering if I die : would my baby love somebody else | Blake, Blind; Walkin' Across the Country; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208682) Pm12754 Bio BLP12031 |
| When I die : folks without a doubt | Blake, Blind; Fightin' the Jug; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15250) Pm12863 Bio BLP12037 |
| He said when I die : don't bury me at all | Byrd, John; Billy Goat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2892) Pm12997 Yz L1001 |
| And if I die : you will regret | Carr, Leroy; Gettin' All Wet; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1929; (C4034 ) Vo1423 Yz L1036 |
| Now if I should die : I should die before my time | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Death Valley Blues; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648741) BBB8858 RCA LPV518 |
| Thinking if you die : would that end it all | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Gee, But It's Hard; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16225) Ch16682 Riv RM8803 |
| Said I where I'm going when I die : can't nobody tell | House, Son; My Black MamaPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4082) Pm13042 OJL2 |
| Did the poor man die : no the poor man lived | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| Baby when I die : don't bury daddy at all | Hull, Papa Harvey; France Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12690) Ge6106 OJL2 |
| Baby when I die : put daddy's picture in a frame | Hull, Papa Harvey; France Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12690) Ge6106 OJL2 |
| When you die : put butter and eggs on your grave | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Butter and Egg Man Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1926; (110691) Pm12358 Bio BLP12042 |
| When you die : I'm going to keep on hanging around | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Fat Mouth Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1927; (27693) Pm12422 Yz L1029 |
| Now when I die : bury me in a Stetson hat | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Pneumonia Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15669) Pm12880 Mil MLP2013 |
| Now if I should die : [just] before my time do come | McClennan, Tommy; New Highway No. 51; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044986 ) BBB8499 RBF RF202 |
| Now when I die : you bury me deep | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Come Along Little Children; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18656) Ch16654 Rt RL307 |
| You might as well die : give your soul to the man far above | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (15962) Pm12081 BYG529.078 |
| Because the husband might lay down and die : and leave the fellow to her hand | Reynolds, Blind Willie; Married Man Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (647212) Vi23258 Yz L1009 |
| So if I die : you can see me just the same | Rhodes, Walter; The Crowing Rooster; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453582) Co14289D Rt RL334 |
| I know I was born to die : but I hate to leave my children crying | White, Washington; Fixin' to Die Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2989A) Vo05588 Co C30036 |
| I know I was born to die : but I hate to leave my children crying | White, Washington; Fixin' to Die Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2989A) Vo05588 Co C30036 |
| The poor man died : no the poor man lived | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| Because I can't tell the difference : when the sun goes down | Carr, Leroy; Good Woman Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164271) Vo03296 Yz L1019 |
| It makes no difference : baby where you go | Chatman, Bo; Ants in My Pants; New York, 5 June 1931; (404938B) OK8897 His HLP5 |
| It don't make me no difference : how drunk you may be | Chatman, Bo; Let's Get Drunk Again; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278761) BBB8045 Yz L1014 |
| It don't make me no difference : how tired you may be | Chatman, Bo; Let's Get Drunk Again; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278761) BBB8045 Yz L1014 |
| Say it makes no difference : what mama don't allow | Harris, William; Hot Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14323) Ge6707 OJL5 |
| Because you can't tell the difference : mama when the sun goes down | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Papa's Lawdy Lawdy Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (18501) Pm12219 RBF RF9 |
| You can't tell the difference : when the sun go down | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shave Em Dry; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10042?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| It don't make me no difference : just seem so lonesome here to me | Memphis Minnie; Boy Friend Blues; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3168A) OK05670 BC1 |
| It don't make any difference : in a | Shade, Will; Kansas City Blues; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403151) Vi21185 Rt RL307 |
| Now just look what a difference : a little money can buy | Shade, Will; Better Leave That Stuff Alone; Memphis, 24 Sept. 1928; (47092 ) Vi21725 Mam S3803 |
| Says I feel so different : till this old world don't look the same | Arnold, Kokomo; Your Ways and Actions; New York, 11 May 1938; (67344A) De7510 Say SDR163 |
| Oh it seems so different : you don't care for me no more | Gibson, Clifford; Stop Your Rambling; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (486A) QRSR7083 Yz L1027 |
| They moves it a little different : but it's all the same old kind | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Me and My Whiskey; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493462) Co14507D CC36 |
| My walk will be different : my talk and my name | Waters, Ethel; There'll Be Some Changes Made; New York, c. Aug. 1921; (P1471) BS2021 Bio BLP12022 |
| Because he's so different : when loving begins | Waters, Ethel; Memphis Man; New York, c. Mar. 1923; (5641) BS14146 Bio BLP12022 |
| And I'll dig and dig : till my good gal comes | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Cave Man Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599622) ViV38605 Mel MLP7324; |
| I stood and watched the graveyard diggers : ease poor Lula down | Shade, Will; Jim Strainer; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599612) Vi23421 Rt RL337 |
| Going to keep on digging : till the blues come down | Beaman, Lottie; Rolling Log Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14162) Ge6624 OJL6 |
| Going to keep on digging : till the blues come down | Beaman, Lottie; Rollin' Log Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC605 ) Br7147 Yz L1018 |
| I went down on the dike : about half past four | Shade, Will; What's the Matter; Memphis, 17 Sept. 1929; (555302) ViV38551 Jo SM3104 |
| Oh the light burning dim : ??? *terrible near* | Patton, Charley; Love My Stuff; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14746 ) Vo02782 Mam S3802 |
| If I ask him for a dime : he gives me a ten dollar bill | Bogan, Lucille; Black Angel Blues; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6847A) Br7186 His HLP15 |
| And I can't make a dime : don't care where I go | Bogan, Lucille; Tricks Ain't Working No More; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6848A) Br7186 His HLP15 |
| I'm going to put my last dime : on the twenty thirty and the little old ten | Chatman, Bo; Policy Blues; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476531) BBB8495 Yz L1034 |
| When I spent down to my last dime : she said darling I know you're not through | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Beer Drinking Woman; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535901) BBB8584 RCA730.581 |
| But now I ain't got me a dime : unless I toss my poor self to death | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Woke Up Cold in Hand; Chicago, 30 July 1942; (074651 ) BBB9042 RCA INT1177 |
| I ain't making a dime : just wearing my shoe soles down | Martin, Carl; Let's Have a New Deal; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90294A) De7114 BC14 |
| I ain't making a dime : just wearing my shoe soles down | Martin, Carl; Let's Have a New Deal; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90294A) De7114 BC14 |
| 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 |
| Trying to make me a dime : oh well well to keep the rent man from putting me outdoors | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Working on the Project; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91164A) De7311 BC4 |
| When you catch your woman begging nickels and dimes : all up and down the street | Shade, Will; Better Leave That Stuff Alone; Memphis, 24 Sept. 1928; (47092 ) Vi21725 Mam S3803 |
| Old Aunt Dinah : walking down the street | Estes, Sleepy John; Stop That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90095A) Ch50001 Sw S1219 |
| Old Aunt Dinah : she's a sister of the church | Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555712) ViV38547 Rt RL322 |
| You won't cook me no dinner : baby you won't iron me no clothes | Lewis, Furry; Dry Land Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454291) Vi23345 Yz L1021 |
| You can invite men to dinner : let them drink my wine | Washboard Sam; Save It for Me; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020809 ) BBB7866 BC10 |
| Don't want dirt : thrown in my face | Carr, Leroy; Gettin' All Wet; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1929; (C4034 ) Vo1423 Yz L1036 |
| I'm going to beat some dirt : and it won't take long | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; It's Heated; Chicago, 11 June 1929; (C3585 ) Vo1539 Yz L1039 |
| Says we was ragged and dirty : some called us a tramp | Alexander, Texas; Water Bound Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402642A) OK8785 Rt RL327 |
| You treat me lowdown and dirty : baby that's all you do | Blake, Blind; Brownskin Mama Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201062) Pm126062 Bio BLP12003 |
| It won't be dirty : and it won't be long | Blake, Blind; Righteous Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L6481) Pm13035 Bio BLP12003 |
| And if you don't believe I'm dirty : you can watch my bogus stroke | Bogan, Lucille; Pig Iron Sally; New York, 31 July 1934; (154902) Ba33375 Rt RL317 |
| And your sisters say you been dirty : dirty all your days | Bogan, Lucille; Tired as I Can Be; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155051) Ba33313 His HLP4 |
| You can call me dirty : or any old thing you please | Chatman, Bo; Tellin' You 'Bout It; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826161) BBB5629 Yz L1014 |
| Treat me lowdown and dirty : any old way you do | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; If I Get Lucky; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648761) BBB8858 RBF RF202 |
| Now you treat me lowdown and dirty : I believe I'll lose my mind | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; If I Get Lucky; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648761) BBB8858 RBF RF202 |
| Oh feel like a dirty : feel like a dat dat dat | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Up the Way Bound; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25471) Pm12375 Yz L1029 |
| I've been raggedy and dirty : haven't got no place to stay | Johnson, James Stump; Barrel of Whiskey Blues; Dallas, 10 Feb. 1932; (706801) Vi23327 Yz L1033 |
| If you keep it dirty : and I keep it clean | Jordan, Charley; Keep It CleanNo. 2; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO141 ) Vo1611 Yz L1003 |
| I been done so dirty : treated so lowdown mean | Martin, Carl; Badly Mistreated Man; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8812) OK8961 Yz L1016 |
| She done me dirty : but I loves her just the same | Wheatstraw, Peetie; True Blue Woman; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12581) Vo03185 Say SDR191 |
| I've been disappointed : many times before | Smith, Clara; I Never Miss My Sunshine; New York, 7 Sept. 1923; (812022) CoA4000 VJM VLP15 |
| Said I was broke and disgusted : I didn't have no money for Christmas Eve | Arnold, Kokomo; Old Black Cat Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9653A) De7050 CC25 |
| I feel so disgusted : I've got them lowdown rounder blues | Howell, Peg Leg; Low Down Rounder Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1928; (1461611) Co14320D RBF RF1 |
| I feel disgusted : no peace can be found | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; How Long How Long; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207881) Pm12685 Bio BLP12015 |
| Sometime I feel disgusted : and I feel so blue | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; How Long How Long; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207881) Pm12685 Bio BLP12015 |
| I feel so disgusted : and I hate to be alone | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Empty House Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212001) Pm12946 Rt RL335 |
| So disgusted : got no place to stay | Jones, Maggie; Western Union Blues; New York, 13 Nov. 1924; (1401353) Co14047D VJM VLP23 |
| I'm broke and disgusted : with every man I see | Simpson, Coletha; Down South Blues; Chicago, c. 16 Apr. 1929; (C3299) Br7112 His HLP1 |
| Lord I am disgusted : and heartbroken too | Sykes, Roosevelt; Poor Boy Blues; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403323A) OK8787 Yz L1033 |
| Since I been so disobedient : I must travel in disgrace | Howell, Peg Leg; Low Down Rounder Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1928; (1461611) Co14320D RBF RF1 |
| I'm drunk and disorderly : I don't care | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Come On In; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1931; (L7192) Pm13104 Riv RM8803 |
| I'm drunk and disorderly : and I don't care | Washboard Sam; Come On In; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01884 ) BBB6870 RBF RF16 |
| But that nice disposition : carry a woman all through the world | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Lonesome Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24722) Pm12354 Bio BLP12000 |
| Your reckless disposition : done drove your good man away from home | McTell, Blind Willie; Your Time to Worry; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9957A) De7117 Rt RL324 |
| She got a mean disposition : and she got such a lowdown dirty way | Townsend, Henry; She's Got a Mean Disposition; Chicaco, 25 Feb. 1935; (854941) BBB5966 Yz L1030 |
| I'm giving you your dispossess : welcome's off the door | Martin, Daisy; What You Was You Used to Be; New York, c. late July 1923; (52381) Ba1262 VJM VLP40 |
| Long distance long distance : will you please give me a credit call | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Distance Moan; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15670A) Pm12852 Mil MLP2013 |
| Hey long distance : I can't help but moan | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Distance Moan; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15670A) Pm12852 Mil MLP2013 |
| I am going to the distillery : carry me a brand new rocking chair | Pope, Jenny; Whiskey Drinkin' Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M193 ) Vo1438 His HLP1 |
| I'm going to sit at the distillery : till the bootlegger pass by here | Pope, Jenny; Whiskey Drinkin' Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M193 ) Vo1438 His HLP1 |
| She always raising hell and disturbance : right here in my neighborhood | Arnold, Kokomo; Bad Luck Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (63753A) De7540 CC25 |
| He digs in a ditch : full of mud and slime | Smith, Clara; He's Mine, All Mine; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (1401821) Co14053D VJM VLP17 |
| He's a deepsea diver : with a stroke that can't go wrong | Smith, Bessie; Empty Bed BluesPart; New York, 20 Mar. 1928; (14578??) Co14312D Co CL858 |
| Down in Dixie : there's a dance that's new | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Doin' the Scraunch; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510562) Co14591D CC36 |
| Came all the way from Dixie : to put that thing on me | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; She Can Love So Good; Chicago, c. mid Aug. 1930; (C6079A) Vo1540 Mel MLP7324 |
| I'm going back to Dixie : if I have to crawl all the way | Smith, Trixie; Choo Choo Blues; New York, Dec. 1924; (19783) Pm12245 CC29 |
| In Dixieland : take my stand | Whistlin' Rufus; Sweet Jelly Rollin'; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1933; (77305 ) BBB5306 Rt RL334 |
| I woke up weak and dizzy : he told me that I would | Bryant, Laura; Dentist Chair BluesPart 2; Long Island City, c. Jan. 1929; (323A) QRSR7055 His HLP21 |
| Don't want to do : just like my oldtime rider done | Alexander, Texas; Long Lonesome Day Blues; New York, 11 Aug. 1927; (81213A) OK8511 Rt RL315 |
| Now there's nothing that I could do : for that old bull has tearolled me | Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow BluesNo. 4; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1935; (90316A) De7163 CC25 |
| Now there's nothing that I can do : I did all in this world that I could | Arnold, Kokomo; Your Ways and Actions; New York, 11 May 1938; (67344A) De7510 Say SDR163 |
| The thing I do : it's mighty fine | Bogan, Lucille; My Georgia Grind; Chicago, c. 1 Feb. 1930; (C5347 ) Br unissued Rt RL317 |
| All you got to do : is to fall in line | Bogan, Lucille; My Georgia Grind; Chicago, c. 1 Feb. 1930; (C5347 ) Br unissued Rt RL317 |
| And it's the only thing I do : to drown away by blues | Bogan, Lucille; Alley Boogie; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5563A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| Now seem everything everything you do : it is to worry my mind | Bradley, Tommie; Pack Up Your Trunk Blues; Richmond, Ind., 27 Oct. 1930; (17206) Ch16149 Yz L1019 |
| Lord if crying would do : now I'd cry myself away | Bradley, Tommie; Window Pane Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Jan. 1932; (18326) Ch16696 BC5 |
| Said anything a kidman do : well it bes all right | Calicott, Joe; Traveling Mama Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM779 ) Br7166 Yz L1009 |
| Well I do and I do : do and I do love you | Calicott, Joe; Traveling Mama Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM779 ) Br7166 Yz L1009 |
| And if that don't do : I'm going to try the woods awhile | Cannon, Gus; Poor Boy, Long Ways from Home; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (201442) Pm12571 Yz L1002 |
| There ain't no more I can do : there ain't no needs in trying | Carr, Leroy; What More Can I Do; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7222A) Vo1651 Yz L1036 |
| All you've got to do : is take your time | Church, Blind Clyde; Number Nine Blues; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (56307) Vi23271 Rt RL329 |
| I'll tell you what I'll do : and I sure God ain't going to tell no lie | Collins, Sam; The Jail House Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12736) Ge6167 OJL2 |
| Because if you do : he'll have a woman everywhere | Cox, Ida; Wild Women Don't Have the Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (1842?) Pm12228 Jo SM3098 |
| Then you wonder what did you ever do : to make your poor heart ache and pain | Davis, Walter; Call Your Name; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (0405231) BBB8470 Yz L1025 |
| All you got to do : is step in the back end | Estes, Sleepy John; Liquor Store Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63648A) De7491 RBF RF11 |
| All you got to do : is just to help yourself | Estes, Sleepy John; Liquor Store Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63648A) De7491 RBF RF11 |
| All you got to do : act kind of nice | Estes, Sleepy John; Clean Up at Home; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63651B) De7516 Sw S1220 |
| Just for what you do : it coming home to you | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Atlanta Moan; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510542) Co14591D Yz L1026 |
| Looks like everything I do : something going on wrong | Hill, King Solomon; Down on My Bended Knee; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12532) Pm13116 Yz L1032 |
| Now ain't nothing to do : bootleg moonshine and rye | House, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4254) Pm12990 OJL11 |
| All you got to do : is to shake that thing | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shake That Thing; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2120?) Pm12281 Yz L1029 |
| All I want you to do : is to lone me your heart | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Baby Please Loan Me Your Heart; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210812) Pm12736 Yz L1029 |
| All you got to do : is to lone me your heart | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Baby Please Loan Me Your Heart; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210812) Pm12736 Yz L1029 |
| What you going to do : when they send your man to war | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Wartime Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30701) Pm12425 Rt RL301 |
| The best thing you better do : is find you another man | Johnson, Lonnie; Man Killing Broad; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91339A) De7445 Sw S1225; |
| What you going to do : when they tear your barrelhouse down | Jordan, Charley; Hunkie Tunkie Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5841 ) Vo1528 Yz L1003 |
| But the thing you trying to do : babe somebody doing it now | Kid Stormy Weather; Short Hair Blues; Jackson, Miss., 17 Oct. 1935; (JAX1792) Vo03145 BC7 |
| Now what would you do : when your baby packing up her trunk | Ledbetter, Huddie; Packin' Trunk Blues; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166851) Ba33359 Rt RL315 |
| Now what would you do : when your baby packing up her trunk | Ledbetter, Huddie; Match Box Blues; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (168??? ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Sometime I believe I do : sometime I believe I don't | Lewis, Furry; Mistreatin' Mama; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454282) ViV38519 Rt RL323 |
| What you going to do : when your trouble get like mine | Lewis, Furry; Dry Land Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454291) Vi23345 Yz L1021 |
| One hundred dollars won't do : better run and get you three | Lewis, Furry; Judge Harsh Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454332) ViV38506 Yz L1008 |
| Do the doodle doodle do : oh doing the doodle doodle do | Lincoln, Charley; Doodle Hole Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502752) Co14550D Yz L1012 |
| But I swear the way you do : it keeps on worrying me | McClennan, Tommy; She's Just Good Huggin' Size; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044987 ) BBB8605 Rt RL305 |
| And if you don't do : I'm going to break your neck atrying | McClennan, Tommy; Black Minnie; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537421) BBB8704 Rt RL305 |
| What you going to do : when they put you in jail again | McCoy, Joe; What You Gonna Do; Chicago, 2 July 1936; (90782A) De7205 AH77 |
| Do like I would do : get out if you can | McCoy, Joe; What You Gonna Do; Chicago, 2 July 1936; (90782A) De7205 AH77 |
| What you going to do : when they put you outdoors again | McCoy, Joe; What You Gonna Do; Chicago, 2 July 1936; (90782A) De7205 AH77 |
| Do like I would do : get back if you can | McCoy, Joe; What You Gonna Do; Chicago, 2 July 1936; (90782A) De7205 AH77 |
| What you going to do : when you lose your money again | McCoy, Joe; What You Gonna Do; Chicago, 2 July 1936; (90782A) De7205 AH77 |
| Do like I would do : win it back if you can | McCoy, Joe; What You Gonna Do; Chicago, 2 July 1936; (90782A) De7205 AH77 |
| What you going to do : when you lose your baby again | McCoy, Joe; What You Gonna Do; Chicago, 2 July 1936; (90782A) De7205 AH77 |
| Do like I would do : win her back if you can | McCoy, Joe; What You Gonna Do; Chicago, 2 July 1936; (90782A) De7205 AH77 |
| What you going to do : when she put the dog on you | McCoy, Joe; What You Gonna Do; Chicago, 2 July 1936; (90782A) De7205 AH77 |
| Do like I would do : get loose if you can | McCoy, Joe; What You Gonna Do; Chicago, 2 July 1936; (90782A) De7205 AH77 |
| 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 |
| Do like I would do : open it if you can | McCoy, Joe; What You Gonna Do; Chicago, 2 July 1936; (90782A) De7205 AH77 |
| I want to do : like my daddy done | McCoy, Joe; My Daddy Was a Movin' Man; Chicago, 22 Oct. 1936; (90949A) De7251 AH77 |
| All you want to do : is fuss and fight | McCoy, Robert Lee; Friar's Point Blues; Chicago, 5 June 1940; (93037A) De7819 Rt RL319 |
| Wicked daddy all you do : is take and take | Mack, Alura; Wicked Daddy Blues; Richmond, Ind., 1 Mar. 1929; (14848) Ge6797 His HLP4 |
| Now if they do : I know the feeling is sad as can be | Martin, Daisy; Feelin' Blue; New York, c. late July 1923; (52371) Ba1262 VJM VLP40 |
| If you do : *I'm ??? to pin a* doggone can | Memphis Minnie; You Can't Give It Away; Chicago, 10 Jan. 1935; (C9644A) De7048 Pal PL101 |
| Anything I do : he like to leave his mind | Moore, Alice; My Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15449A) Pm12868 CC37 |
| What will you do : when your good friend throws you down | Owens, Big Boy George; Kentucky Blues; Richmond, Ind., Oct. 1926; (12571) Ge6006 Yz L1018 |
| If he do : he sure don't feel my care | Pope, Jenny; Doggin' Me Around Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M194 ) Vo1438 His HLP1 |
| Don't want to do : nothing that's rough | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Those All Night Long Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1599?) Pm12081 BYG529.078 |
| Now what are you going to do : when your supper get like mine | Ramey, Ben (Memphis Jug Band); I Can't Stand It; Memphis, 17 Sept. 1929; (555291) ViV38551 Rt RL322 |
| Because if you do : I'm going to tear you playhouse down | Roland, Walter; Every Morning Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1934; (155212) Ba33282 BC7 |
| And if I do : I'm going to make it my last time | Smith, Bessie; The Gin House Blues; New York, 18 Mar. 1926; (1418203) Co14158D Co CL856 |
| And what they do : is tut tut tut | Smith, Bessie; Gimme a Pigfoot; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525782) OK8949 Co CL856 |
| I know just what to do : to back them in my stall | Smith, Clara; I Got Everything a Woman Needs; New York, 28 June 1923; (810596) CoA3943 VJM VLP15 |
| You better not do : just what I think | Smith, Clara; Hot Papa; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (814773) Co14006D VJM VLP16 |
| All you want to do : is just sit on your | Spivey, Sweet Pease (Addie Spivey); Double Dozens; Chicago, 12 Aug. 1936; (90787C) De7204 AH158 |
| And next thing he want to do : was slip in my bed | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47713) Pm12518 Rt RL308 |
| And the next thing he wanted to do : was slip in my bed | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200432) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| If you knew the man like I do : you would agree | Sylvester, Hannah; I Want My Sweet Daddy; New York, c. 21 Sept. 1923; (70329) Pat032007 VJM VLP40 |
| I don't care what she do : Louise is on my mind | Temple, Johnnie; New Louise Louise Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1937; (91248A) De7337 RBF RF16 |
| I done everything I could do : still you pass me by | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Shake Hands and Tell Me Goodbye; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050201) OK8951 Mam S3804 |
| Only time to do : the *lind* snake hips | Wallace, Minnie; Field Mouse Stomp; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX1141) Vo03106 Rt RL321 |
| That's what I'm going to do : when we move to the outskirts of town | Washboard Sam; We Gonna Move; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07617 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| You can't do : what my last man did | Waters, Ethel; You Can't Do What My Last Man Did; New York, c. June 1923; (A) BS14151 Bio BLP12022 |
| All you got to do : is just to swing and sway | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Red Hot Blues; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1937; (C20311) Vo04066 CC3 |
| Well well well if she do : well well she sure don't feel my care | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Mama's Advice; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6487A) Vo1620 BC4 |
| What would you do : if you came walking to my door | Wheatstraw, Peetie; All Night Long Blues; Chicago, 18 Aug. 1934; (C9315A) De7082 AH158 |
| Well now everything I do : well now I try to do it nice | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Letter Writing Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1935; (C944A) Vo02978 Say SDR191 |
| Now if you don't know what you will have to do : now don't get you a few dimes | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Last Dime Blues; Chicago, 20 July 1935; (C1081B) Vo03444 Say SDR191 |
| Well I wonder what did I do : ooo well well now to make her feel so sad | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Deep Sea Love; New York, 20 Feb. 1936; (60539A) De7167 Say SDR192 |
| Then again now you know all that I can do : ooo well now is start and hang my head and cry | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sick Bed Blues; Chicago, 2 Nov. 1937; (91317A) De7403 Say SDR192 |
| What did I ever do : that made you leave so all alone | White, Joshua; Stormy Weather No 1; New York, 6 Mar. 1934; (149031) Ba33024 His HLP22 |
| All I can do : just stand and wring my hands | White, Washington; Black Train Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2977A) Vo05588 Co C30036 |
| Oh woman I do : God knows I do | Wilkins, Robert; I Do Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (47000 ) Vi23379 OJL5 |
| All you got to do : is treat your daddy right | Williams, Joe; I'm Getting Wild About Her; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539901) BBB8774 BC6 |
| What you going to do : when they take your man to the war | Williams, Joe; Meet Me Around the Corner; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539921R) BBB8738 RCA INT1087 |
| Now I done got on that dock : and I'm Joliet bound | McCoy, Joe; Joliet Bound; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11220A) Vo1686 Yz L1021 |
| They run me from Will Dockery's : | Patton, Charley; 34 Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (147391) Vo02651 Yz L1020 |
| When I went to the doctor : asked him what the matter could be | Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18 |
| Yes I went to the doctor : with my head in my hand | Big Bill (Broonzy); Good Liquor Gonna Carry Me Down; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962321) BB B6230 Yz L1011 |
| You better go the the doctor : get you a seasick pill | Bird, John (Mae Glover); Gas Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15396A) Ge7040 Yz L1009 |
| I ain't found no doctor : ain't no doctor in this whole round world | Bogan, Lucille; Levee Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (43241) Pm12459 Yz L1017 |
| Went to the doctor : and the doctor said | Davenport, Jed; Save Me Some; Memphis, 20 Oct. 1930; (MEM774) Vo1513 OJL19 |
| She say go away from here doctor : you got too much root for me | Davis, Walter; Root Man Blues; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914301) BBB6040 RCA INT1085 |
| In the midst there stood a doctor : he was standing gazing on | Davis, Walter; The Only Woman; Chicago, 21 Mar. 1941; (0539751) BBB8773 RCA INT1085 |
| I went to the doctor : for my misery | Gibson, Clifford; Old Time Rider; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571762) Vi23255 Yz L1027 |
| And I asked the doctor : [was there] anything that he could do | Gibson, Clifford; Old Time Rider; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571762) Vi23255 Yz L1027 |
| I ain't no doctor : doctor's son | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Voice Throwin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15219) Pm12802 Yz L1010 |
| Gave it to a corn doctor : to fix my feet | Jones, Maggie; Anybody Here Want to Try My Cabbage; New York, 10 Dec. 1924; (1401742) Co14063D VJM VLP23 |
| Run here doctor : run here fast | Jordan, Charley; Keep It Clean; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5836 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030 |
| Went to the doctor : the doctor said | McCoy, Joe; Botherin' that Thing; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5865A) Vo1570 His HLP32 |
| Well I went to the doctor : to get me a piece of advice | McCoy, Joe; Beat It Right; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7246 ) Vo1643 Pal PL101 |
| My companion take me to the doctor : doctor please tell me my wife's complaint | Memphis Minnie; Meningitis Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59994 ) Vi23421 Rt RL337 |
| My companion take me to the doctor : doctor please tell me my worst complaint | Memphis Minnie; Memphis MinnieJitis Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5822 ) Vo1588 BC13 |
| I ain't no doctor : but I'm the doctor wife | Memphis Minnie; Dirty Mother For You; Chicago, 10 Jan. 1935; (C9641A) De7048 Pal PL101 |
| I ain't no doctor : I can't ease your pain | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Mama You Don't Mean Me No Good; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (944211) BBB6072 CC35 |
| Her mama phoned the doctor : says come here quick | Newbern, Hambone Willie; She Could ToodleOo; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402295A) OK8740 Rt RL323 |
| Tell her don't send no doctor : doctor can't do no good | Oden, Jimmy; Going Down Slow; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1941; (0704091) BBB8889 RBF RF16 |
| I am a snake doctor : gang of womens everywhere I go | Short, Jaydee; Snake Doctor Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11474 ) Vo1704 Yz L1003 |
| So I ask the doctor : see if you can find | Smith, Clara; Prescription for the Blues; New York, 15 Oct. 1924; (1401091) Co14045D VJM VLP17 |
| Let me tell you doctor : why I'm in misery | Smith, Clara; Prescription for the Blues; New York, 15 Oct. 1924; (1401091) Co14045D VJM VLP17 |
| People I've tried every doctor : every doctor in my neighborhood | Townsend, Henry; Sick with the Blues; possibly Chicago, 1933; ( ) record unknown Yz L1030 |
| But I haven't even found nar' doctor : is capable of doing my blues any good | Townsend, Henry; Sick with the Blues; possibly Chicago, 1933; ( ) record unknown Yz L1030 |
| Going to get out of my fourcylinder Dodge : I want to get me a Super Six | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; D B Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208211) Pm12712 Bio BLP12015 |
| Ducking and dodging : the Cadillac squad | Bogan, Lucille; They Ain't Walking No More; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5549 ) Br7163 Yz L1017 |
| So I had to start ducking and dodging : and be on my way | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C12561) Vo03186 BC7 |
| If you hit my dog : sure going to kick your cat | Barefoot Bill; From Now On; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493572) Co14481D OJL14 |
| I been your dog : ever since I been your man | Blake, Blind; Stonewall Street Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30811) Pm12431 Bio BLP12031 |
| Black dog black dog : you caused me to weep and moan | Blake, Blind; Black Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (43621) Pm12464 Bio BLP12003 |
| Black dog black dog : you forever on my mind | Blake, Blind; Black Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (43621) Pm12464 Bio BLP12003 |
| So long black dog : I'm quitting you on the fly | Blake, Blind; Black Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (43621) Pm12464 Bio BLP12003 |
| Got a police dog : craving for a fight | Blake, Blind; Police Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15463) Pm12888 Yz L1012 |
| Wouldn't treat a dog : babe like you treat me | Bracey, Ishman; The Four Day Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454612) ViV38560 Yz L1007 |
| Say I know my dog : baby if I hear him bark | Campbell, Bob; Starvation Farm Blues; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155032) Vo02798 Fly LP103 |
| Now I know my dog : [anywhere, wherever] I hear him bark | Estes, Sleepy John; Who's Been Tellin' You Buddy Brown Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90097A) Ch50068 Sw S1219 |
| I can tell my dog : anywhere I hear him bark | Fuller, Blind Boy; Pistol Snapper Blues; New York, 5 Apr. 1938; (226741) Vo04106 BC11 |
| Now the little dog : started in to run | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I'm Gonna Get It; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020823 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177 |
| That's salting the dog : and balling the Jack | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Easy Rider Don't Deny My Name; New York, 16 June 1927; (1442823) Co14231D RBF RF15 |
| He as pretty as a white dog : but he ain't worth a doggone dime | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Black Skunk Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (1483602) Co14573D CC36 |
| Let me be your little dog : until your big hound comes | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); unnamed title; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493471) Co unissued Yz L1012 |
| I ain't no dog : please don't dog me around | Johnson, Elizabeth; Sobbin' Woman Blues; New York, 30 Oct. 1928; (401280?) OK8789 Her H201 |
| He looked up at the dog : he say won't you have mercy on me please | Johnson, Lil; You'll Never Miss Your Jelly Till Your Jelly Rollers Gone; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C3356 ) Vo1299 His HLP2 |
| Going to buy me a dog : tired and old | McCoy, Joe; That Will Be Alright; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487083) Co14439D Yz L1021 |
| Now mama had a little dog : name was Ball | Macon, Ed; Wringing that Thing; Atlanta, 12 Mar. 1929; (402289A) OK8676 Mel MLP7324 |
| I'm just like a mad dog : I snaps at everything I meet | Moore, Rosie Mae; Mad Dog Blues; New Orleans, c. Dec. 1928; (NOR760) Br7049 Rt RL329 |
| I had a little dog : | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; It Won't Act Right; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599642) ViV38620 Jo SM3104 |
| I know my dog : anywhere I hear him bark | Patton, Charley; Banty Rooster Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15217) Pm12792 Yz L1020 |
| You know I had a little dog : it didn't have no sense | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Come Along Little Children; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18656) Ch16654 Rt RL307 |
| You ought to heard that dog : holler haw haw haw | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Come Along Little Children; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18656) Ch16654 Rt RL307 |
| I been your dog : ever since I entered your door | Pope, Jenny; Doggin' Me Around Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M194 ) Vo1438 His HLP1 |
| I been your dog : been your dog all my days | Pope, Jenny; Doggin' Me Around Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M194 ) Vo1438 His HLP1 |
| I know my dog : anywhere I hear him bark | Rhodes, Walter; The Crowing Rooster; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453582) Co14289D Rt RL334 |
| I been your dog : every since I been your gal | Rupert, Ollie; Ain't Goin' to Be Your Low Down Dog; Memphis, 28 Feb. 1927; (379642) Vi20577 Rt RL323 |
| Mama had a little dog : and its name was Ball | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
| I'm going to buy me a shepherd dog : and keep him at my door | Turner, Buck; Christmas Time Blues; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61793A) De7387 Rt RL327 |
| Before I'll be your dog : before I'll be your dog | Williams, Joe; Baby Please Don't Go; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962441) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| Before I'll be your dog : before I'll be your dog | Williams, Joe; Please Don't Go; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704841) BBB8969 RCA INT1087 |
| Well now you can treat me like a dog : but you'll be sorry you treated me this away | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Little Girl Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308521) BBB8010 RCA INT1088 |
| Now just let me be your little dog : baby until your big dog comes | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Broken Hearted Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070145 ) BBB9031 BC20 |
| I want to ride the Yellow Dog : where way out in the | Collins, Sam; Yellow Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12738) Ge6146 OJL10 |
| Some men like dogging : I just declare I don't | Alexander, Texas; Double Crossing Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402639B) OK8745 Yz L1032 |
| It takes all them dogs : to run my woman down | Bracey, Ishman; Saturday Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418421) Vi21349 OJL8 |
| I got nineteen bird dogs : got one floppyeared hound | Collins, Sam; Loving Lady Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12739) Ge6146 OJL10 |
| Well it just takes them twentytwo dogs : to run my good gal down | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booger Rooger Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30882) Pm12425 Bio BLP12015 |
| If you buy the hot dogs : I got the buns | Spruell, Freddie; Let's Go Riding; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85785 ) BBB6261 OJL18 |
| I told you you get the hot dogs : I'll get the buns | Spruell, Freddie; Let's Go Riding; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85785 ) BBB6261 OJL18 |
| We slept just like dogs : eat beans both night and day | Washboard Sam; Levee Camp Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644811) BBB8909 BC10 |
| Stoled two hot dogs : from a butcher store | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977?) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| Know what you been doing : by the whiff of your jaw | Bell, Ed; Carry It Right Back Home; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510372) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| I said what's doing : down old Memphis way | Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5071 ) Vo1527 Yz L1036 |
| What they was doing : just won't do | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants to Knock a Jug; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7223A) Vo1651 Yz L1036 |
| What they was doing : wasn't in the book | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants to Knock a Jug; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7223A) Vo1651 Yz L1036 |
| That way you been doing : Lord baby don't you do it no more | Chatman, Bo; I Want You To Know; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050251) OK8935 Yz L1014 |
| The way you been doing : you know it's wrong | Green, Lil; If I Didn't Love You; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0647281) BBB8865 RCA LPV574 |
| She got good doing : serve to the one she may will | James, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028 |
| But the way you doing : I swear it's coming back home to you | McClennan, Tommy; My Little Girl; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044988 ) BBB8605 Rt RL305 |
| But there is nothing doing : what you are thinking about | Smith, Clara; Good Looking Papa Blues; New York, 29 Jan. 1924; (815081) Co14026D VJM VLP16 |
| When the preacher doing : the hands in hands | Smith, Clara; My Doggone Lazy Man; New York, 31 Jan. 1924; (815122) Co14016D VJM VLP16 |
| I wouldn't mind doing : you ain't worth a | Spivey, Sweet Pease (Addie Spivey); Double Dozens; Chicago, 12 Aug. 1936; (90787C) De7204 AH158 |
| No use you doing : your evil ways | Wallace, Minnie; Field Mouse Stomp; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX1141) Vo03106 Rt RL321 |
| I told her yes baby doll : and the diploma belongs to you | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Beer Drinking Woman; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535901) BBB8584 RCA730.581 |
| Let me be your rag doll : until your China comes | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Southern Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (16122) Pm12083 BYG529.078 |
| Six bits ain't no dollar : six months ain't no long time | Anderson, Jelly Roll; Free Woman Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 19 Apr. 1927; (12718B) Ge6135 Rt RL340 |
| You can bet your bottom dollar : one's got the other one's man | Baker, Willie; Crooked Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14894A) Ge6846 Yz L1012 |
| I bet you my last dollar : she don't put them jinx on me | Blake, Blind; Panther Squall Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205822) Pm12723 Yz L1016 |
| I'll bet you hundred dollar : that I will change your mind | Darby, Blind; Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15566) Pm12828 Yz L1003 |
| Spent my money by the dollar : now won't give me nickel one | Easton, Amos; No Woman No Nickel; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L11203) Pm13109 Yz L1012 |
| Says I'm talking about a dollar : I mean a dollar bill | Fuller, Blind Boy; You Got to Have Your Dollar; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC3140A) OK05712 His HLP31 |
| And I just got your dollar : you sure can get your order filled | Fuller, Blind Boy; You Got to Have Your Dollar; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC3140A) OK05712 His HLP31 |
| You know I used to get me a dollar : before I could catch my breath | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Woke Up Cold in Hand; Chicago, 30 July 1942; (074651 ) BBB9042 RCA INT1177 |
| Well you dreamed you had a dollar : and your woman's got another man | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Woke Up Cold in Hand; Chicago, 30 July 1942; (074651 ) BBB9042 RCA INT1177 |
| Woman on the dollar : that's my best friend | Henry, Hound Head; My Silver Dollar Mama; Chicago, 17 Oct. 1928; (C2452 ) Vo1288 His HLP2 |
| But the gal on the dollar : that's the sweetest baby for me | Henry, Hound Head; My Silver Dollar Mama; Chicago, 17 Oct. 1928; (C2452 ) Vo1288 His HLP2 |
| You can bet your bottom dollar : one's got the other one's man | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Motherless Chile Blues; Atlanta, 5 Nov. 1927; (1451341) Co14299D RBF RF15 |
| Haven't made a dollar : bad luck is all I've had | Hurt, Mississippi John; Blue Harvest Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401487A) OK8692 Bio BLPC4 |
| You bet your bottom dollar : she's got the other one's man | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shave Em Dry; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10042?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| And she can break in on a dollar : man most anywhere she goes | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Change My Luck Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203872) Pm12639 Mil MLP2007 |
| Break in on a dollar : most anywhere she goes | Johnson, Robert; Walkin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26301) Vo03601 Co CL1654 |
| I know this eagle's on a dollar : other side In God We Trust | Jones, Little Hat; Hurry Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402699A) OK8735 Yz L1010 |
| Can't save a dollar : to save my doggone soul | Jones, Maggie; Good Time Flat Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1924; (1401912) Co14055D VJM VLP23 |
| Bet you my last dollar : one done stole the other one's man | McTell, Blind Willie; Stole Rider Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403092) Vi21124 Yz L1037 |
| Black man give you a dollar : mama he won't think it nothing strange | McTell, Blind Willie; Talking to Myself; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502572) Co14551D Yz L1005 |
| A yellow man'll give you a dollar : but he'll want back ninetyfive cents change | McTell, Blind Willie; Talking to Myself; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502572) Co14551D Yz L1005 |
| Then taken my last dollar : to make his girl friend drunk | Memphis Minnie; It's Hard to Please My Man; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3170A) OK05728 BC1 |
| Mr change a dollar : and give me one lousy dime | Moore, William; One Way Gal; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203091) Pm12648 OJL8 |
| I give my woman a dollar : to get her something to eat | Shade, Will; Better Leave That Stuff Alone; Memphis, 24 Sept. 1928; (47092 ) Vi21725 Mam S3803 |
| I wouldn't *hand her* my last dollar : to give your ???ing man | Stokes, Frank; Frank Stoke's Dream; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (563052) Vi23411 Yz L1008 |
| I've always put a dollar : in your hand | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Go Away Woman; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15541) Pm13152 Bio BLP12041 |
| If you ain't got a dollar : give me a lousy dime | White, Georgia; Walking the Street; Chicago, 28 Jan. 1937; (91104A) De7277 AH158 |
| She get your five dollars : she won't treat you right | Bell, Ed; She's a Fool Gal; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510382) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| She used to spend my dollars : just like she spent my dimes | Campbell, Charlie; Goin' Away Blues; Birmingham, Ala. 25 Mar. 1937; (B322) Vo03571 Fly LP103 |
| He would give her ninetyfour dollars : and she would give me ninetythree | Carr, Leroy; I Believe I'll Make a Change; New York, 16 Aug. 1934; (156452) Vo02820 Co C30496 |
| But Jackson showed her fifty dollars : and she almost fell | Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; BoodleDeBum Bum; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C4631 ) Br7121 Rt RL325 |
| Stack of dollars : just as long as I am tall | Estes, Sleepy John; Stack O' Dollars; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (625472) Vi23397 Rt RL307 |
| So I got a pocket full of dollars : huh so you see I ain't on the hog | Henry, Hound Head; My Silver Dollar Mama; Chicago, 17 Oct. 1928; (C2452 ) Vo1288 His HLP2 |
| Got two dollars : my point was nine | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Drop that Sack; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21451) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| Got to get that fifty dollars : that I wish I had | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Beggin' Back; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (30164) Pm12394 Bio BLP12000 |
| That's nothing but a stack of dollars : you babe going to take a little trip | Jordan, Charley; Stack O' Dollars Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5834 ) Vo1557 Yz L1018 |
| I'm sitting on a stack of dollars : just as high as I am tall | Jordan, Charley; Stack O' Dollars Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5834 ) Vo1557 Yz L1018 |
| I will give you stack of dollars : just to make one more night with you | Jordan, Charley; Stack O' Dollars Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5834 ) Vo1557 Yz L1018 |
| Give my woman so many dollars : it broke her apron string | Lewis, Furry; I Will Turn Your Money Green; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454252) ViV38506 Yz L1008 |
| Fifty dollars : and eleven twentynine | Lewis, Furry; Judge Harsh Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454332) ViV38506 Yz L1008 |
| My baby didn't have one five dollars : baby and I owned me a VEight Ford | McClennan, Tommy; New Highway No. 51; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044986 ) BBB8499 RBF RF202 |
| I'll make these lonesome dollars : and bring them all home to you | McTell, Blind Willie; Weary Hearted Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140671) Vo02568 Rt RL324 |
| Boys if I only had ten hundred dollars : I'd alaid it up on my shelf | Memphis Minnie; He's in the Ring; Chicago, 22 Aug. 1935; (C1099B) Vo03046 Pal PL101 |
| The preacher owed me ten dollars : he paid me seven | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47713) Pm12518 Rt RL308 |
| She make five dollars : and she give me four | Stokes, Frank; Last Go Round; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47771) Pm12591 Bio BLP12041 |
| The preacher owed me ten dollars : he paid me seven | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200432) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| I've got to make six dollars : just to buy my man a pair of shoes | White, Georgia; Walking the Street; Chicago, 28 Jan. 1937; (91104A) De7277 AH158 |
| Stack of dollars : just as high as I am tall | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Deep Down in the Ground; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208491) BBB7805 RCA INT1088 |
| Give me four dollars : take me in | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977?) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| I took the four dollars : and I bought some gin | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977?) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| Then they carried poor dolly : put her behind the bar | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coffee Pot Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10043?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| I got a letter from my dona : my babe sung a song to me | Hill, King Solomon; Down on My Bended Knee; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12532) Pm13116 Yz L1032 |
| Baby all I've done : ain't done nothing wrong | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Penal Farm Blues; Indianapolis, c. June 1928; (IND625 ) Vo1192 Yz L1019 |
| All I've done : I ain't done nothing wrong | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Penal Farm Blues; Indianapolis, c. June 1928; (IND625 ) Vo1192 Yz L1019 |
| The good things you have done : I can't forget | Blake, Blind; Doing a Stretch; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15249A) Pm12810 Bio BLP12023 |
| After all I've done : what more can I do | Carr, Leroy; What More Can I Do; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7222A) Vo1651 Yz L1036 |
| Well something has got to be done : to get these blues off my mind | Carr, Leroy; I Keep the Blues; New York, 15 Mar. 1932; (11497A) Vo1709 Yz L1036 |
| But darling after all I done : you wouldn't treat me right | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Don't Mean Me No Good; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535911) BBB8615 RCA730.581 |
| She said it's nothing that you done : I'm just leaving in advance | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Empty Room Blues; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535931) BBB8615 RCA730.581 |
| You know I done : woman all in this world I could | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Gonna Worry Too; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704351) BBB8945 RCA730.581 |
| For what you done : I don't want you no more | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I Got Somebody Else; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064739 ) BBB8816 RCA INT1177 |
| Now what you done : you done it to yourself | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I Got Somebody Else; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064739 ) BBB8816 RCA INT1177 |
| Now haven't I done : everything you asked me to | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Hurry and Bring It Back Home; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (1460552) Co14372D CC36 |
| What evil have I done : what evil has the poor girl heard | Johnson, Robert; Phonograph Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25872) ARC unissued Co C30034 |
| If you are done : let mama grind awhile for you | Spivey, Victoria; Organ Grinder Blues; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401115C) OK8615 Sw S1240 |
| A little *lunch* done : from three to four | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| Don't believe I'm a donkey : put me in a stall | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Low Land Blues; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9456A) OK8273 Bio BLPC6 |
| If you don't : some other woman is going to tow your man away | Carr, Leroy; Good Woman Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164271) Vo03296 Yz L1019 |
| And if it don't : I swear it will always be the same | Davis, Walter; Howling Wind Blues; Chicago, 29 Sept. 31; (675791) ViV23308 RCA INT1085 |
| Baby please don't baby please don't : I mean please don't go | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'Part 2; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930; (C7101 ) Vo1602 Yz L1031 |
| If you don't : he'll hop around you like a frog | Smith, Trixie; I Don't Know and I Don't Care Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (17661) Pm12208 CC29 |
| She's a nogood dony : they shouldn't allow her on the street | Johnson, Robert; I Believe I'll Dust My Broom; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25811) ARC70481 Co C30034; |
| First time you try to doodle : take my advice | Lincoln, Charley; Doodle Hole Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502752) Co14550D Yz L1012 |
| Sometime a little doodle : pretty hard to get | Lincoln, Charley; Doodle Hole Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502752) Co14550D Yz L1012 |
| Try to get to doodle : now just see if you can | Lincoln, Charley; Doodle Hole Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502752) Co14550D Yz L1012 |
| Everybody like to doodle : both young and old | Lincoln, Charley; Doodle Hole Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502752) Co14550D Yz L1012 |
| Get this doodle : it's sure worth the price | Lincoln, Charley; Doodle Hole Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502752) Co14550D Yz L1012 |
| If he can't get it in the front door : he don't want it behind | Arnold, Kokomo; Let Your Money Talk; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9924 ) De7191 BC4 |
| Take my gal to the door : but she wouldn't go in | Baker, Willie; Mama, Don't Rush Me Blues; Memphis, c. 25 Sept. 1929; (14666) Ge6766 His HLP22 |
| I knocked on your door : and I *quit quit quit* | Barefoot Bill; I Don't Like That; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1930; (1503011) Co14544D Rt RL325 |
| Yes I went to my back door : and that ??? was locked | Blackman, Tewee (Memphis Jug Band); I Whipped My Woman With a Single Tree; Memphis, 4 Oct. 1929; (563472) ViV38578 Rt RL311 |
| I went to that front door : you know the ??? was locked | Blackman, Tewee (Memphis Jug Band); I Whipped My Woman With a Single Tree; Memphis, 4 Oct. 1929; (563472) ViV38578 Rt RL311 |
| I was standing in my back door : looking at the evening sun go down | Blind Norris; Sundown Blues; Chicago, 18 Feb. 1937; (61850A) De7290 BC6 |
| I got a sign on my door : barbecue for sale | Bogan, Lucille; Barbecue Bess; New York, 6 Mar. 1935; (169841) Ba33475 Yz L1017 |
| Unlock the door : the sky's above | Carr, Leroy; Gettin' All Wet; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1929; (C4034 ) Vo1423 Yz L1036 |
| I'm going from door to door : everybody turns me down | Carr, Leroy; It's Too Short; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164401) Vo02875 Co C30496 |
| Look out your back door : see me leave this town | Collins, Sam; Slow Mama Slow; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108392) Ba32311 OJL10 |
| Close the door : ain't going to let nobody up here | Ezell, Will; Pitchin' Boogie; Richmond, Ind., 20 Sept. 1929; (15650) Pm12855 Mil MLP2018 |
| You was standing in your back door : with a hung down head | Glaze, Ruby (Blind Willie McTell); Lonesome Day Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716041) Vi23353 RCA LPV518 |
| I knocked on your door : wouldn't even let me in | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); She's Gone Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473061) Co14461D RBF RF15 |
| You run to the door : and stop the *dirty* coalman | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| The cops knocked on the door : everybody made their flight | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; It's Heated; Chicago, 11 June 1929; (C3585 ) Vo1539 Yz L1039 |
| I heard a rap at the door : must be that bad cat woman of mine | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Balky Mule Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203813) Pm12631 Mil MLP2007 |
| *Big foot* stops at every man's door : and he's always in his midnight creep | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Competition Bed Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207492) Pm12728 Rt RL306 |
| Mosquitoes all around my door : won't leave nobody come out | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Mosquito Moan; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15666) Pm12899 Mil MLP2013 |
| Around your back door : says honey I'm going to creep | Jordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398212) Vi21076 Rt RL326 |
| He backed his wagon up to my door : took everything I had | Jordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398212) Vi21076 Rt RL326 |
| Sniffing around the back door : begging one more half a pint | McClennan, Tommy; Whiskey Head Man; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053736 ) BBB8760 RBF RF14 |
| Went to my door : my door was locked | McCoy, Joe; Botherin' that Thing; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5865A) Vo1570 His HLP32 |
| Open the jailhouse door : and you come walking out | McCoy, Joe; Something Gonna Happen to You; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96262 ) BBB6260 Yz L1021; |
| Went to the door : door was locked | McTell, Blind Willie; Come On Around to My House Mama; Atlanta, 30 Oct. 1929; (1493022) Co14484D Rt RL324 |
| Went to the door : and the door was locked | McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (1493192) Co14657D Yz L1037 |
| When I walk out the front door : I hear that back door slam | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
| Hard luck is at your front door : blues are in your room | Patton, Charley; Bird Nest Bound; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4331) Pm13070 Yz L1020 |
| Trouble is at your back door : what is going to become of you | Patton, Charley; Bird Nest Bound; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4331) Pm13070 Yz L1020 |
| Yes and I went to my door : and that sure were locked | Ramey, Ben (Memphis Jug Band); I Can't Stand It; Memphis, 17 Sept. 1929; (555291) ViV38551 Rt RL322 |
| I was standing in my door : reason I hear the T P when she blows | Ranger, Jack; T. P. Window Blues; San Antonio, 28 June 1929; (402768) OK8785 Rt RL315 |
| I went to my door : my door was locked | Shade, Will; On the Road Again; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470111) ViV38015 OJL19 |
| Someone knocked on my door : last night when I was asleep | Smith, Bessie; I'm Down in the Dumps; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525802) OK8945 Co CL856 |
| I rapped on my door : and my door was locked | Stovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); Bed Slats; St. Louis, 26 Apr. 1927; (80760B) OK8543 His HLP4 |
| When that lady opened that door : I said I'll never do this no more | Washboard Sam; Out with the Wrong Woman; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01883 ) BBB6794 BC10 |
| Sign on the door : sweet patuni for sale | Weaver, Curley; Sweet Patunia; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473042) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| Now go open the door : here comes the collector man | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Collector Man Blues; Aurora, Ill., 11 Nov. 1937; (016521 ) BBB7428 BC3 |
| Standing at the back door : asking for another half a pint | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Whiskey Headed Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208441) BBB7707 RCA INT1088 |
| Way out on my door : she made a loving sign | Williamson, Sonny Boy; You Give an Account; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (020846 ) BBB7756 BC3; |
| It came in my windows and doors : now all my bacon gone | Walker, Aaron TBone; Trinity River Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495481) Co14506D Rt RL327 |
| You left a man on the doorstep : hollering and crying | Bell, Ed; Carry It Right Back Home; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510372) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| *How* I been in your doorway : strutting my stuff | Baker, Willie; Mama, Don't Rush Me Blues; Memphis, c. 25 Sept. 1929; (14666) Ge6766 His HLP22 |
| When you start doublecrossing : you play right into my hand | Jones, Maggie; I'm a Back Bitin' Mama; New York, 17 Sept. 1925; (1409514) Co14127D VJM VLP25 |
| If your man is doublecrossing : don't you start to running around | Scruggs, Irene; My Back to the Wall; Richmond, Ind., 30 Aug. 1930; (16975A) Ge7296 Yz L1026 |
| The black snake is got the dough : you can't roll him from home | Johnson, Lonnie; New Black Snake BluesPart 1; New York, 13 Oct. 1928; (401222A) OK8626 Spi LP2001 |
| They don't want to give you no dough : won't hardly pay your rent | Martin, Carl; Let's Have a New Deal; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90294A) De7114 BC14 |
| Now black snake got the best dough : and you sure can't roll him on | Spivey, Victoria; Black Snake Swing; Chicago, 7 July 1936; (90785A) De7203 AH58 |
| Well I can't win enough dough : ooo well well now to even pay my rent | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Crapshooter's Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91154A) De7292 Say SDR192 |
| Says I ain't going down : this big road by myself | Akers, Garfield; Jumpin' and Shoutin' Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM777A) Vo1481 OJL8 |
| She got a new way of getting down : have to get low as a toad | Alexander, Texas; CornBread Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81223A) OK8511 Rt RL315 |
| Lord then I ain't going down : that big road by myself | Arnold, Kokomo; Stop Look and Listen; Chicago, 23 July 1935; (90201A) De7181 BC4 |
| When a man gets down : the trouble lasts always | Baker, Willie; Crooked Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14894A) Ge6846 Yz L1012 |
| Will you please come down : on my trial day | Barefoot Bill; My Crime Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (1493522) Co14510D OJL14 |
| They took her on down : to that big rock jail | Barefoot Bill; Big Rock Jail; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493562) Co14481D Rt RL313 |
| I'm going to sit right down : hang my head and cry | Barefoot Bill; Barefoot Bill's Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503041) Co14561D Rt RL325 |
| Set right down : and drop a line | Big Bill (Broonzy); Eagle Riding Papa; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (95951) Ba0712 Yz L1011 |
| When I was down : lost my wife and my friend | Big Bill (Broonzy); Worrying You Off My MindPart 1; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (16606?) Ba32559 Yz L1035 |
| I helped you when you were down : and could not help yourself | Blake, Blind; Brownskin Mama Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201062) Pm126062 Bio BLP12003 |
| Now I'm down : you want to help somebody else | Blake, Blind; Brownskin Mama Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201062) Pm126062 Bio BLP12003 |
| You are carrying me down : blues you trying kill poor me | Bogan, Lucille; Man Stealer Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (169972) ARC350913 Rt RL317 |
| You know I believe I'll go down : that long long old dusty road | Bonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); 80 Highway Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649211) BBB8927 BC7 |
| Did you ever go down : on the Mobile and K C line | Carr, Leroy; Alabama Woman Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6091B) Vo1549 RBF RF1 |
| I'm sitting with my head bended down : and tears falling on my knee | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); I Believe I'll Settle Down; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594981) BBB8903 RCA730.581 |
| Well the sun's going down : mama you know what you promised me | Church, Blind Clyde; Pneumatic Blues; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (56308) Vi23271 Rt RL329 |
| If you ever been down : you know just how I feel | Coleman, Lonnie; Old Rock Island Blues; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482582) Co14440D RBF RF15 |
| I believe I'll lay down : take morphine and die | Collins, Sam; The Jail House Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12736) Ge6167 OJL2 |
| They took him down : that smoky road | Collins, Sam; Lonesome Road Blues; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108361) Ba32669 Yz L1038 |
| And the tears went down : great God like drops of rain | Darby, Blind; Built Right on the Ground; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (675841) Vi23311 Yz L1003 |
| And when your medicine go to coming down : I want you to hug me tight | Davis, Walter; Think You Need a Shot; Chicago, 3 Apr. 1936; (1003391) BBB6498 RCA INT1085 |
| I can't go down : that big road by myself | Delaney, Mattie; Down the Big Road Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM785 ) Vo1480 Yz L1009 |
| When I lay down : to take my rest | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Maybe It's the Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16222) Ge7190 Riv RM8803 |
| Oh set right down : and let's have some fun | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Come On In; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1931; (L7192) Pm13104 Riv RM8803 |
| Uncle Sam called the men down : name by name | Edwards, Frank; We Got to Get Together; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38121) OK06393 BC6 |
| Led me down : to the county jail | Edwards, Big Boy Teddy; Louise; Chicago, 14 June 1934; (806081) BBB5826 CC3 |
| The old bed fell down : had to sleep on the floor | Estes, Sleepy John; Stop That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90095A) Ch50001 Sw S1219 |
| Can tear it down : to my sides | Estes, Sleepy John; I Wanta Tear It All the Time; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62462A) De7342 Sw S1219 |
| When I was going down : I throwed up my hands | Estes, Sleepy John; Floating Bridge; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62465A) De7442 RBF RF8 |
| Because you know he's going down : save little Martha Hardin's house for me | Estes, Sleepy John; Fire Department Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63650A) De7571 Sw S1220 |
| You know little Martha Hardin's house done burnt down : she done moved on Bathurst Street | Estes, Sleepy John; Fire Department Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63650A) De7571 Sw S1220 |
| I believe I'll drop down : I don't feel welcome here | Estes, Sleepy John; Drop Down; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93009A) De7766 Sw S1220 |
| She fell down : her mouth flew open like a country well | Fuller, Blind Boy; You've Got Something There; Memphis, 12 July 1939; (MEM1021) Vo05083 BC11 |
| Blinds pulled down : what you going to do | Fuller, Blind Boy; Step It Up and Go; New York, 5 Mar. 1940; (26592A) Vo05476 BC11 |
| I ain't going down : to Riley Springs no more | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Riley Springs Blues; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064737 ) BBB8846 RCA INT1177 |
| Did you ever lay down : and dream the whole night long | Gross, Helen; Hard Luck Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (315641) Ajax17037 VJM VLP40 |
| With your hair all down : your face is never washed | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Snatch It Back Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44202) Pm12475 Yz L1010 |
| When I was sick and down : she drove me from her door | Hayes, Nap (T. C. Johnson Groups); Violin Blues; Memphis, 15 Feb. 1928; (400239A) OK8708 Rt RL316 |
| Let our love come down : till the *cleared outside* | Henderson, Bertha; Let Your Love Come Down; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205622) Pm12655 Bio BLP12037 |
| When you were down : sick down on your bed | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); She's Gone Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473061) Co14461D RBF RF15 |
| When I put him down : all my clothes was damp | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Black Skunk Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (1483602) Co14573D CC36 |
| Lord I'm going way down : Lord I'm going to try to leave here today | Hill, King Solomon; The Gone Dead Train; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12542) Pm13129 Yz L1004 |
| Way down : below the MasonDixon line | Hite, Mattie; MasonDixon Blues; New York, c. mid Nov. 1923; (70414) Pat032014 VJM VLP40 |
| Let your rain come down : and give our poor hearts ease | House, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4262) Pm12990 OJL11 |
| Well the sun going down : and you know what you promised me | James, Skip; Cypress Grove Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7472) Pm13088 Bio BLP12029 |
| Your hair's all down : and you know you ain't talking right | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Stocking Feet Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30661) Pm12407 Mil MLP2013 |
| This rabbit sat down : cried like a natural child | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rabbit Foot Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30891) Pm12454 Mil MLP2004 |
| Burn the railroad down : so that Sunshine Special can't run | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Sunshine Special; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (20066?) Pm12593 Mil MLP2007 |
| My woman done turned me down : and I don't think that's right | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lock Step Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208152) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004 |
| Mama don't turn me down : on this Christmas Eve | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Christmas Eve Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208182) Pm12692 Bio BLP12000 |
| Then we go out and break them down : honey till early morn | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Saturday Night Spender Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212012) Pm12771 Rt RL335 |
| Got a new way of getting down : make the springs tremble on your bed | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bed Springs Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15664) Pm12872 Mel MLP7324 |
| My gal got a new way of trembling down : make a crazy man leave his home | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bed Springs Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15664) Pm12872 Mel MLP7324 |
| Because we're sinking down : and the lifeboat is your safest place | Johnson, Lonnie; Life Saver Blues; New York, 9 Nov. 1927; (81801B) OK8557 CC30 |
| Look down look down : that long old lonesome road | Johnson, Lonnie; Way Down That Lonesome Road; San Antonio, 13 Mar. 1928; (400490A) OK8574 CC30 |
| She got a way trimmering down : ooo well babe and I mean it's most too tough | Johnson, Robert; Little Queen of Spades; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL395?) Vo04108 Co C30034 |
| Says she got a way of trimming it down : ooo fair brown and I mean it's most too tough | Johnson, Robert; Little Queen of Spades; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL395?) Vo04108 His HLP31 |
| Stop breaking down : yeah stop breaking down | Johnson, Robert; Stop Breakin' Down Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3991) Vo04002 Co C30034 |
| The stuff I got about you breaking down : ooo it will make you lose your mind | Johnson, Robert; Stop Breakin' Down Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3991) Vo04002 Co C30034 |
| Crying I ain't going down : this big road by myself | Johnson, Tommy; Big Road Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418372) Vi21279 Rt RL330 |
| Going to be down : in a Texas camp | Jones, Maggie; Box Car Blues; New York, 13 Nov. 1924; (1401343) Co14047D VJM VLP23 |
| I mean all up and down : I say that old SixtyOne Line | Kelly, Jack; Highway No. 61 Blues No. 2; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (13713) Ba32934 Rt RL329 |
| She been sitting down : gambling with Buffalo Bill | Ledbetter, Huddie; Mr. Hughe's Town; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (16808 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Been sitting down : gambling with Buffalo Bill | Ledbetter, Huddie; Mr. Hughe's Town; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (16808 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| I put my money down : on old twentytwo | Leecan, Bobby; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| Crying I ain't going down : that dark road by myself | Lofton, Willie; Dark Road Blues; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96257 ) BBB6229 Yz L1007 |
| Mr Cooper had it written down : under my name | McClintock, Lil; Furniture Man; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510162) Co14575D Rt RL318 |
| I feel like falling down : on bended knees | McCoy, Joe; My Wash Woman's Gone; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO110A) Vo1668 Yz L1026 |
| And the poor fellow lie down : cried like a natural child | McCoy, Joe; Southern Blues; Chicago, 2 Oct. 1936; (90913A) De7229 AH77 |
| Well he let her down : with a great long leather line | McMullen, Fred; Wait and Listen; New York, 16 Jan. 1933; (129131) Ba32690 Yz L1012 |
| And the blues came down : like doggone showers of rain | McTell, Blind Willie; Searching the Desert for the Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716061) Vi23353 RCA LPV518 |
| Relief station's closing down : I know just how you feel | Martin, Carl; Let's Have a New Deal; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90294A) De7114 BC14 |
| I was down : down one old lonesome road | Memphis Minnie; Boy Friend Blues; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3168A) OK05670 BC1 |
| Because that's where I can look down : where the *stack* man used to live | Mississippi Moaner (Isaiah Nettles); Mississippi Moan; Jackson, Miss., 20 Oct. 1935; (JAX2011) Vo03166 Yz L1009 |
| *Ever get ready for* lay down : and think about your man at night | Moore, Alice; My Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15449A) Pm12868 CC37 |
| Your hair's all down : and your clothes ain't fitting you right | Moore, William; Midnight Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203122) Pm12636 Rt RL340 |
| Fell down : and broke her little toodleoodleoo | Newbern, Hambone Willie; She Could ToodleOo; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402295A) OK8740 Rt RL323 |
| The bed fell down : I bumped my head on the floor | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; It Won't Act Right; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599642) ViV38620 Jo SM3104 |
| Can't go down : this dark road by myself | Patton, Charley; Down the Dirt Road Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15215) Pm12854 Yz L1020 |
| Oh the moon is going down : baby sun's about to shine | Patton, Charley; Moon Going Down; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4321) Pm13014 Yz L1020 |
| Baby and you come tell me to come and lay down : and I have not got no place to lay | Rachel, James Yank; Squeaky Work Bench Blues; New York, 6 Feb. 1934; (147922) Ba33047 Yz L1021 |
| Well the sun is going down : got mighty lonesome here | Richardson, Mooch; T and T Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (400213B) OK8554 Mam S3803 |
| I want to lay my man down : smile right in his face | Simpson, Coletha; Down South Blues; Chicago, c. 16 Apr. 1929; (C3299) Br7112 His HLP1 |
| Read on down : to Chapter Nine | Smith, Bessie; Preachin' the Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (1434902) Co14195D Co CL858 |
| Read on down : to Chapter Ten | Smith, Bessie; Preachin' the Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (1434902) Co14195D Co CL858 |
| Because my house fell down : and I can't live there no more | Smith, Bessie; Back Water Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (1434911) Co14195D Co CL858 |
| Took me way down : to that redhot land | Smith, Bessie; Blue Spirit Blues; New York, 11 Oct. 1929; (1491343) Co14527D Co CL858 |
| Will you build me up where I'm torn down : and make me strong where I'm weak | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Seven Sisters BluesPart 1; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO168A) Vo1641 Yz L1031 |
| Shave you up and down : put you on the ??? chain | Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M184 ) Br7137 OJL20 |
| I rambled the whole South Side down : trying to find this real milkcow of mine | Spruell, Freddie; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 25 June 1926; (9793A) OK8422 Yz L1038 |
| If you ever been been down : you know just how I feel | Stevens, Vol; Coal Oil Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418882) Vi21278 OJL4 |
| I knocked Mae down : I stomped in her face | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| Turn around and slipping down : jumping in your bed | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| You get a call before down : wake up and try to do your best | Stokes, Frank; It Won't Be Long Now; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454202) Vi21672 Rt RL307 |
| My house burning down : the firemen are taking their time | Sykes, Roosevelt; Fire Detective Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15557) Pm12827 Riv RM8819 |
| Now my house burning down : I ain't got no place to stay | Sykes, Roosevelt; Fire Detective Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15557) Pm12827 Riv RM8819 |
| My house burned down : didn't leave me a doggone thing | Sykes, Roosevelt; Fire Detective Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15557) Pm12827 Riv RM8819 |
| *Sure my mouth* so down : as he can be | Sylvester, Hannah; Midnight Blues; New York, c. May 1923; (1407?) Pm12033 VJM VLP40 |
| Aunt Jane fell down : and Uncle Bud | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
| I'm going down : Market Street | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
| Carries you down : to Caroline | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
| I fell down : right by my mama's side | Thomkins, Jim; Bedside Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM780 ) Br7200 Rt RL319 |
| Ever been down : then you know just how I feel | Torey, George; Married Woman Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B642) ARC70857 Yz L1002 |
| When I was sick and down : you drove me from your door | Townsend, Henry; Poor Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403303A) Co14491D Yz L1030 |
| Hey you threw me down : and you threw me from my home | unknown artist (possibly Skip James); Throw Me Down; place unknown, c. Oct. 1928; (209981) Pm unissued Bio BLP12029 |
| Now I'm down : times is hard | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Ramrod Blues; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404784A) OK8905 Mam S3804 |
| If you ever been down : you know just how I feel | Wallace, Sippie; Have You Ever Been Down; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80838A) OK8499 Bio BLPC6 |
| We going to break them down : anyhow | Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 2; Chicago, 3 July 1935; (C1059?) Vo03375 RBF RF202 |
| Sit right down : have some fun | Washboard Sam; Come On In; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01884 ) BBB6870 RBF RF16 |
| I had the windows nailed down : he couldn't get through | Washboard Sam; Back Door; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07616 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| Well take me down : and have a time | Washington, Elizabeth; Garden of JoyBlues; Chicago, 6 June 1927; (386372) Vi21126 OJL4 |
| And when you bring it down : and swing it side to side | Waters, Ethel; Oh, Joe, Play that Trombone; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022 |
| Hey drop down drop down : mama like drops of rain | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Memphis JugBlues; Memphis, 24 Feb. 1927; (379432) Vi20576 Rt RL322 |
| They're going to tear my house down : ooo that crew from the W P A | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C12561) Vo03186 BC7 |
| Well now you know when I was down : ooo well my babe didn't treat me mean | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12621) Vo03396 RBF RF12 |
| One that will keep you when you're down : ooo well well and don't like to clown and fight | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Don't Take a Chance; Chicago, 8 Apr. 1936; (C13521) Vo03348 Say SDR192 |
| When a man gets down : feel like he ain't got no friends at all | Wheatstraw, Peetie; When a Man Gets Down; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90961A) De7243 Say SDR192 |
| Now men when you're down : one thing you must do | Wheatstraw, Peetie; When a Man Gets Down; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90961A) De7243 Say SDR192 |
| I would be sitting down : looking down on my clothes | White, Washington; When Can I Change My Clothes; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2979A) Vo05489 Co C30036 |
| I wouldn't have been bound down : in this trouble today | Wilkins, Robert; Jail House Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (45499 ) Vi23379 Yz L1002 |
| Take it down ??? : I'm getting sick and about to die | Wilkins, Robert; Long Train Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M191 ) Br7205 Rt RL333 |
| Way down way down : way down in Polack Town | Williams, Jabo; Polock Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. May 1932; (L1406?) Pm13130 Yz L1028 |
| Now I'm going down : going to ride the same old way | Williams, Jabo; Polock Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. May 1932; (L1406?) Pm13130 Yz L1028 |
| I started down : I started down in Polack Town | Williams, Joe; I Won't Be in Hard Luck No More; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076641) BBB7065 RCA INT1087 |
| Now you can hear me when I'm down : be the same way when I rise | Williams, Joe; I Won't Be in Hard Luck No More; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076641) BBB7065 RCA INT1087 |
| Breaking them down : all I crave | Williams, Joe; Break 'Em On Down; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704871) BBB8969 BC21 |
| Breaking them down : might take me to my grave | Williams, Joe; Break 'Em On Down; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704871) BBB8969 BC21 |
| Now my cousin *Martin* got shot down : just as he was walking out the door | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (040525 ) BBB8265 BC3; |
| *When I look down* : I'd find my oldtime man | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Army Camp Harmony Blues; Chicago, May 1925; (21361) Pm12284 Mil MLP2001 |
| Have to *turn down* : before your old man go | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| I'm so downhearted : feeling sad | Green, Lil; I'm Wasting My Time on You; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1942; (0708031) BBB9010 RCA LPV574 |
| I'm so downhearted : no place to go | Green, Lil; I'm Wasting My Time on You; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1942; (0708031) BBB9010 RCA LPV574 |
| I'm so downhearted : everywhere I go | Green, Lil; I'm Wasting My Time on You; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1942; (0708031) BBB9010 RCA LPV574 |
| You so downhearted : you don't know what to do | Henderson, Katherine; Have You Ever Felt That Way; Long Island City, c. Oct. 1928; (257A) QRS7023 His HLP21 |
| 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 |
| I can't be downhearted : mistreated this away | Kyle, Charlie; Kyle's Worried Blues; Memphis, 1 Sept. 1928; (454682) Vi21707 Yz L1018 |
| But I'll never be downhearted : if I can explain these blues | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Explaining the Blues; Chicago, May 1925; (21371) Pm12284 Mil MLP2001 |
| Always downhearted : blue disgusted and sad | White, Georgia; The Blues Ain't Nothin' But. . .; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1938; (91545A) De7562 Cor CP58 |
| Got a man upside one downside : one across the street | Johnson, Edith North; Nickel's Worth of Liver Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15558A) Pm12823 CC37 |
| She will come downstairs : a towel was tied around her head | Johnson, Ki Ki; Wrong Woman Blues; Long Island City, c. Aug. 1928; ( ) QRSR7003 His HLP17 |
| I'm going downtown : to spread the news | Blake, Blind; Come On Boys Let's Do that Messin' Around; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30612) Pm12413 Bio BLP12003 |
| I would take a walk downtown : buy me a brand new pair of shoes and hat | Bogan, Lucille; Skin Game Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (170141) Ba33448 Rt RL317 |
| I went downtown : didn't mean no harm | Cannon, Gus; Feather Bed; Memphis, 9 Sept. 1928; (470022) ViV38515 Fwy FA2953 |
| When I was downtown : I wouldn't take no one's advice | Cox, Ida; Southern Woman's Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (2244?) Pm12298 Jo SM3098 |
| Now I'm going downtown : to see Lizzie Brown | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I'm Gonna Get It; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020823 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177 |
| I hurried downtown : called my daddy on the phone | Hart, Hattie; Memphis Yo Yo Blues; Memphis, 4 Oct. 1929; (563452) ViV38558 Rt RL322 |
| *Times* way downtown : spread the news | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shave Em Dry; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10042?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| I was walking downtown : and stumbled and fell | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shake That Thing; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2120?) Pm12281 Yz L1029 |
| And I'm going downtown : going to spread the news | Jordan, Charley; Don't Put Your Dirty Hands on Me; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (189831) ARC60661 Rt RL310 |
| You can go downtown : can buzz all around | Ledbetter, Huddie; Yellow Jacket; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (171791) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| Now I went downtown : along Broadway | Leecan, Bobby; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| Yes I've taken you downtown : paid your doctor bill | Little Son Joe; Black Cat Swing; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (C40981) OK06707 BC1 |
| And I'm going downtown : going to stay around there till dark | Stokes, Frank; Downtown Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418221) Vi21272 BC5 |
| And I'm going downtown : going to stay around there till dawn | Stokes, Frank; Downtown Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418222) Vi unissued His HLP31 |
| And I'm going downtown : going to stay right there till fall | Stokes, Frank; What's the Matter Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418261) ViV38531 Yz L1002 |
| Yes you keep fooling around downtown : you going to get your head trimmed down | Williams, Joe; Get Your Head Trimmed Down; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208541) BBB7719 RCA INT1175 |
| I went downtown : about half past four | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977?) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| Thirty cents a dozen : and you'll sure eat fine | Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (202832) Pm12605 OJL8 |
| When you don't play the dozens : they will ease you in | Wilkins, Robert; Old Jim Canan's; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX117 ) Vo unissued Yz L1018 |
| Fairies and dragons : spitting out blue flames | Smith, Bessie; Blue Spirit Blues; New York, 11 Oct. 1929; (1491343) Co14527D Co CL858 |
| All the whiskey I drank : it's gone right to my head | Miller, Lillian; Dead Drunk Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 3 May 1928; (13718A) Ge6518 OJL6 |
| I ate and drank : and then I went away | Moore, William; One Way Gal; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203091) Pm12648 OJL8 |
| You better draw : your business in | Chatman, Bo; The Law Gonna Step on You; New York, 5 June 1931; (404935A) OK unissued Yz L1034 |
| Mr drayman Mr drayman : back your truck up to my door | Gibson, Clifford; Drayman Blues; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571752) ViV38562 Yz L1027 |
| I could lay down and dream : I could hear my good gal squall | Collins, Sam; The Jail House Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12736) Ge6167 OJL2 |
| She told Jimmy that much of the dream : but she wouldn't tell the rest | Estes, Sleepy John; Little Laura Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649251) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
| But whensoever you have a dream : always take you dream the other way | McPhail, Black Bottom; My Dream Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11513A) Vo1690 Yz L1019 |
| Well I dreamt a dream : I never dreamt before | Rhodes, Walter; Leaving Home Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453592) Co14289D Rt RL334 |
| She told that much of the dream : but she wouldn't tell the rest | Williamson, Sonny Boy; She Was a Dreamer; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064494 ) BBB8914 BC20 |
| Now she dreamed : she was going with the man next door | Estes, Sleepy John; Little Laura Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649251) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
| She dreamed : she was kissing his oh oh oh | Estes, Sleepy John; Little Laura Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649251) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
| She dreamed : she was riding in some man's automobile | Estes, Sleepy John; Little Laura Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649251) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
| Now she dreamed : she was sitting in the grass by the mill | Estes, Sleepy John; Little Laura Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649251) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
| She dreamed : she had taken me from the gal on the hill | Estes, Sleepy John; Little Laura Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649251) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
| 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 |
| Lord I dreamed : my man didn't treat me right | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Dream Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (16991) Pm12098 BYG529.078 |
| Little Laura was a dreamer : dream those disturbing dreams | Estes, Sleepy John; Little Laura Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649251) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
| Little Laura was a dreamer : most all of the dreams *forecast* | Estes, Sleepy John; Little Laura Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649251) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
| Little Laura was a dreamer : most all of her dreams come true | Estes, Sleepy John; Little Laura Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649251) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
| I knowed she was a dreamer : she dreamed them old southern dreams | Williamson, Sonny Boy; She Was a Dreamer; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064494 ) BBB8914 BC20 |
| I can't sleep for dreaming : and I can't stay awake for crying | Clayton, Jennie; Bob Lee Junior Blues; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403142) Vi21412 Fwy FA2953 |
| I can't sleep for dreaming : I can't eat for crying | Collins, Sam; Loving Lady Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12739) Ge6146 OJL10 |
| I can't eat for dreaming : and I can't rest for crying | Day, Texas Bill; Goin' Back to My Baby; Dallas, 4 Dec. 1929; (1495121) Co14494D Rt RL327 |
| I was lying down dreaming : when the blues eased up on me | Johnson, Ki Ki; Wrong Woman Blues; Long Island City, c. Aug. 1928; ( ) QRSR7003 His HLP17 |
| Girl I lay down dreaming : woman I woke up crying | Reed, Willie; Dreaming Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476002) Co14407D Yz L1004 |
| Because I can't sleep for dreaming : sure can't stay woke for crying | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Sawmill Moan; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203372) Pm12616 Bio BLP12004 |
| It's getting so I can't sleep for dreaming : and I can't laugh for crying | Waters, Ethel; Ethel Sings 'Em; New York, c. June 1923; (B) BS14154 Bio BLP12022 |
| Now last night I was laying down dreaming : oh you know and I was dreaming all to myself | Williamson, Sonny Boy; My Black Name Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070147 ) BBB8992 BC3 |
| When I ended my dreams : it was all around my door | Day, Will; Sunrise Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461912) Co14318D Yz L1032 |
| Then your days begin dreary : down that long old lonesome road | Johnson, Lonnie; Way Down That Lonesome Road; San Antonio, 13 Mar. 1928; (400490A) OK8574 CC30 |
| The night is dark and dreary : I can't see what to do | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Night Time Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22111) Pm12303 Mil MLP2001 |
| When a woman gets dreary : ain't no telling what she won't do | Smith, Bessie; Shipwreck Blues; New York, 11 June 1931; (1515973) Co14663D Co CL858 |
| Well it's dark and dreary : no matter where I go | Spivey, Victoria; I Can't Last Long; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1936; (C14502) Vo03314 Spi LP2001 |
| Bought you a yoyo dress : *full packed in* | Bracey, Ishman; Bust Up Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2412) Pm13038 Her H205 |
| She pulls her dress : up above her knees | Collins, Sam; New Salty Dog; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108371) Ba32311 OJL10 |
| Bought you a brand new dress : now you won't pay me no mind | Gibson, Clifford; Sunshine Moan; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (478A) QRSR7083 Yz L1027 |
| When she pulled off her dress : she says daddy cover up your head | Washboard Sam; Out with the Wrong Woman; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01883 ) BBB6794 BC10 |
| A woman is like a dresser : with a man always rambling through its drawers | Johnson, Robert; From Four Until Late; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL3791) ARC70956 Co C30034 |
| I's agot one on the dresser : keep the other one on your trunk | Jones, Little Hat; Rolled From Side to Side Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402698A) OK8794 Yz L1010 |
| Put your hat on my dresser : put your shoes daddy now under my bed | Spruell, Freddie; Muddy Water Blues; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9908A) OK8422 Mam S3802 |
| All wear short dresses : trying to fool a workingman | Coleman, Lonnie; Old Rock Island Blues; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482582) Co14440D RBF RF15 |
| Pull your dresses : above your knees | McCoy, Joe; We Gonna Pitch a Boogie Woogie; Chicago, 13 Nov. 1936; (90982A) De7326 AH77 |
| She wears her dresses : above her knees | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green; Memphis, 12 May 1930; (599172) ViV38599 Jo SM3104 |
| Some girls wear short dresses : some of these married women wear them too | Reynolds, Blind Joe; Nehi Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1462) Pm12927 OJL11 |
| You like highprice dresses : and mmm steaks every day | Washboard Sam; Sophisticated Mama; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020814 ) BBB7780 BC2 |
| You wore your dresses : above your knees | Williams, Joe; I Want It Awful Bad; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M195 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321 |
| I ain't going to buy you no more pretty dresses : I ain't going to even buy you no diamond rings | Williamson, Sonny Boy; T. B. Blues; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (040532 ) BBB8333 BC20 |
| Take Fort Worth for your dressing : and Dallas all for your sal | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203632) Pm12666 Mil MLP2013 |
| I've been rolling and drifting : from shore to shore | Beaman, Lottie; Rolling Log Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14162) Ge6624 OJL6 |
| I been rolling and drifting : along the road | Beaman, Lottie; Rollin' Log Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC605 ) Br7147 Yz L1018 |
| I've been rolling and drifting : along the road | Beaman, Lottie; Rollin' Log Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC605 ) Br7147 Yz L1018 |
| You wouldn't have been drifting : from door to door | Green, Lil; Why Don't You Do Right; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641301) BBB8714 RCA LPV574 |
| Well the people are drifting : from door to door | James, Skip; Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7522) Pm13065 Bio BLP12029 |
| Although we are drifting : so far apart | Johnson, Lonnie; I'm So Tired of Living All Alone; San Antonio, 9 Mar. 1928; (400447B) OK8677 CC30 |
| Although we are drifting : so far apart | Johnson, Lonnie; I'm So Tired of Living All Alone; San Antonio, 9 Mar. 1928; (400447B) OK8677 CC30 |
| I'm a long distance driller : and I work every country through | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Oil Well Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (211971) Pm12771 Riv RLP12125 |
| I'm a mean old well driller : and I been a driller since I been a man | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Oil Well Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (211971) Pm12771 Riv RLP12125 |
| Ain't going to stop drilling : till I strikes that *Woodburn sand* | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Oil Well Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (211971) Pm12771 Riv RLP12125 |
| When I starts to drilling : you hear women hollering too black bad | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Oil Well Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (211971) Pm12771 Riv RLP12125 |
| Sometime one drink : make me act like a doggone fool | Blake, Blind; Bootleg Rum Dum Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205661) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003 |
| Take one more drink : make me tell it all | Bracey, Mississippi; I'll Overcome Some Day; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404767B) OK8904 OJL17 |
| I don't even like what I drink : my food don't taste right at all | Carr, Leroy; Hard Hearted Papa; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164172) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| Let's both baby drink : and get drunk again | Chatman, Bo; Let's Get Drunk Again; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278761) BBB8045 Yz L1014 |
| Let's both baby drink : and get drunk again | Chatman, Bo; Let's Get Drunk Again; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278761) BBB8045 Yz L1014 |
| When we want a drink : I swear we just can't lose | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Old Taylor; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594971) BBB8903 RCA730.581 |
| He going to give us a little drink : just before he go | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Old Taylor; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594971) BBB8903 RCA730.581 |
| I asked the lady for a drink : this is what she said | Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; It's a Fight Like That; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C4630 ) Br7121 Rt RL325 |
| Ah it's one more drink : going to drive these blues away | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Deceitful Brownskin Woman; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200652) Pm12551 Bio BLP12015 |
| Baby fix me one more drink : and hug your daddy one more time | Johnson, Robert; Malted Milk; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3961) ARC71065 Co C30034 |
| Let's go drink : moonshine again | McTell, Blind Willie; Warm It Up to Me; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (140082) Vo02595 Yz L1005 |
| I ain't had nothing to drink : since she been gone | Memphis Minnie; Soo Cow Soo; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1931; (VO151A) Vo1658 Yz L1021 |
| Give me one more drink : drink of that *bottling burn* | Memphis Minnie; Drunken Barrelhouse Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1934; (CP10701) Vo02711 Yz L1021 |
| Every time I buy a drink : I ask if you want some more | Thomas, George; Don't Kill Him in Here; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L182) Pm12826 Rt RL340 |
| She takes a drink : she says it will not hurt | Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555712) ViV38547 Rt RL322 |
| You can have a little drink : of your yas yas yas | Wheatstraw, Peetie; When I Get My Bonus; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60511A) De7159 Say SDR192 |
| She said Bill stop drinking : and I will satisfy your soul | Big Bill (Broonzy); Good Liquor Gonna Carry Me Down; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962321) BB B6230 Yz L1011 |
| Now my woman told me to stop drinking : and come on home | Big Bill (Broonzy); Good Liquor Gonna Carry Me Down; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962321) BB B6230 Yz L1011 |
| If you catch me out drinking : I'm not drinking just to keep from crying | Black, Lewis; Corn Liquor Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453672) Co14291D Rt RL327 |
| Some was drinking : some was playing cards | Brown, Hi Henry; Titanic Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11476A) Vo1728 Yz L1030 |
| She never stops drinking : till her belly gets full | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants to Knock a Jug; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7223A) Vo1651 Yz L1036 |
| Don't stop drinking : going to kill you dead | Davenport, Jed; Save Me Some; Memphis, 20 Oct. 1930; (MEM774) Vo1513 OJL19 |
| But when you started to drinking : Lord that's too bad to do | Gaither, Bill; Georgia Barrel House; Chicago, 12 June 1940; (WC3104A) OK05714 His HLP31 |
| I'll keep on drinking : keep on running around | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Low Land Blues; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9456A) OK8273 Bio BLPC6 |
| Just as sure if he don't stop drinking : I believe he's going to lose his mind | McClennan, Tommy; Whiskey Head Man; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053736 ) BBB8760 RBF RF14 |
| But if you don't stop drinking : I don't know what I'll do with you | Oden, Jimmy; Sitting Down Thinking Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18796) Ch16540 Riv RM8819 |
| I'm going to keep on drinking : until I find me a good corn friend | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Corn Whiskey Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO127 ) Vo1633 Yz L1031 |
| I mean I'm used to drinking : and I'm used to seeing a great good time | Spruell, Freddie; Way Back Down Home; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9909A) OK8422 Mam S3802 |
| Now if you don't stop drinking : now I believe you going to lose your mind | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Whiskey Headed Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208441) BBB7707 RCA INT1088 |
| Now if you don't stop drinking : I believe you going to go stone blind | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Whiskey Headed Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208441) BBB7707 RCA INT1088 |
| Well now they told me if I didn't quit drinking : in some lonesome cemetery I would be | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shannon Street Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208471) BBB7847 RCA INT1088 |
| But two or three drinks : make me kick like a doggone mule | Blake, Blind; Bootleg Rum Dum Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205661) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003 |
| Because when I take two or three drinks : I'll be drunk the whole year long | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Happy New Year Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208192) Pm12692 Bio BLP12000 |
| Two three drinks : make me kick like a doggone mule | Moore, Kid Prince; Bug Juice Blues; New York, 8 Apr. 1936; (189712) ARC60956 Rt RL340 |
| Drinks ??? : but *sips her* gin | Blake, Blind; Low Down Loving Gal; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208875) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003 |
| Don't you never drive : a stranger from your door | Alexander, Texas; I Am Calling Blues; New York, 20 Nov. 1928; (401349A) OK8801 His HLP31 |
| Don't never drive : a stranger away from your door | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Right of Way Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (45152) Pm12510 Rt RL301 |
| Never drive : a beggar from your door | Jones, Maggie; Never Drive a Beggar from Your Door; New York, 18 Sept. 1925; (1409653) Co14127D VJM VLP25 |
| I can really drive : your man's heart insane | McTell, Blind Willie; Come On Around to My House Mama; Atlanta, 30 Oct. 1929; (1493022) Co14484D Rt RL324 |
| I've been drunk and I've been driven : ever since I left my mother's home | Johnson, Robert; Drunken Hearted Man; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3971) ARC unissued Co C30034 |
| I've been dogged and I've been driven : ever since I left my mother's home | Johnson, Robert; Drunken Hearted Man; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3972) ARC unissued Rt RL314 |
| But I've been kicked and driven : Lord from hand to hand | Texas Tommy; Jail Break Blues; Dallas, c. 25 Oct. 1928; (DAL689A) Br7044 Rt RL312 |
| But I'm a ??? driver : lucky to find my way | Butler, Sam; Jefferson County Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; ( ) Vo1057 Yz L1016 |
| Ain't no driver : but the driver's son | McCoy, Joe; Cherry Ball Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5864A) Vo1535 Pal PL101 |
| I can do your driving : till that driver comes | McCoy, Joe; Cherry Ball Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5864A) Vo1535 Pal PL101 |
| That's when I do my driving : they began to jump and shout | McCoy, Joe; Pile Drivin' Blues; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6012 ) Vo1612 Yz L1002 |
| That's when I do my driving : drive just like a man | McCoy, Joe; Pile Drivin' Blues; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6012 ) Vo1612 Yz L1002 |
| Said and I felt like dropping : right down on the ground | Arnold, Kokomo; Southern Railroad Blues; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9921A) De7139 Say SDR163 |
| That poor child got drownded : sailing after me | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); No Baby Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203381) Pm12670 Bio BLP12004 |
| Oh I don't mind drowning : but the water is so cold | Smith, Clara; Shipwrecked Blues; New York, 3 Apr. 1925; (1404911) Co14077D CC32 |
| Every time I get drunk : my woman wants to cut my head | Arnold, Kokomo; Head Cuttin' Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91331A) De7417 BC4 |
| Every time I get drunk : I don't mean to treat nobody wrong | Arnold, Kokomo; Head Cuttin' Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91331A) De7417 BC4 |
| I'm going to get running drunk : and go into that place | Blake, Blind; Search Warrant Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208713) Pm12737 Bio BLP12023 |
| I'd rather be sloppy drunk : than anything I know | Bogan, Lucille; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5562A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| I'd rather be sloppy drunk : sitting in the can | Bogan, Lucille; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5562A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| I been on this sloppy drunk : for a solid year | Bogan, Lucille; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5562A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| And I'm sloppy drunk : drinking by myself | Bogan, Lucille; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5562A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| And when I get drunk : who's going to take me home | Bogan, Lucille; Down in Boogie Alley; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155082) Ba33149 Rt RL317 |
| I'd rather be sloppy drunk : than anything I know | Carr, Leroy; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6086B) Vo1541 Yz L1015 |
| I'd rather be sloppy drunk : sitting in the can | Carr, Leroy; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6086B) Vo1541 Yz L1015 |
| I believe I'll get drunk : and stay drunk all the time | Carr, Leroy; I Keep the Blues; New York, 15 Mar. 1932; (11497A) Vo1709 Yz L1036 |
| Now the next time you get drunk : right out my door you'll go | Carr, Leroy; Barrel House Woman No. 2; New York, 15 Aug. 1934; (156332) Vo02820 Yz L1019 |
| Next time I catch you drunk : baby we going to have a fight | Carr, Leroy; Barrel House Woman No. 2; New York, 15 Aug. 1934; (156332) Vo02820 Yz L1019 |
| Sloppy drunk : about to lose my mind | Davis, Walter; Sloppy Drunk Again; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854791) BBB5879 OJL20 |
| I'm going to get sloppy drunk : tell everything I know | Davis, Walter; Sloppy Drunk Again; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854791) BBB5879 OJL20 |
| Let's get drunk : and have one good time | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Come On In; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1931; (L7192) Pm13104 Riv RM8803 |
| You know the mailman been getting drunk : he been leaving my mail at somebody else's house | Estes, Sleepy John; Mailman Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93004A) De7789 Sw S1220; |
| When I get drunk : well I don't want to drink no more | Harris, William; I'm Leavin' Town; Birmingham, Ala., c. 18 July 1927; (GEX743B) Ge6306 Yz L1001 |
| Get leaping drunk : and leave this lowdown town | Henderson, Bertha; Let Your Love Come Down; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205622) Pm12655 Bio BLP12037 |
| Well now she will get drunk : ooo well well and fuss and fight all night | Hogg, Andrew; Family Trouble Blues; Chicago, 18 Feb. 1937; (61856A) De7303 Rt RL315 |
| I went out last night I got drunk : I was in whiskey up to my head | Johnson, Alec; Next Week Sometime; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473822) Co14416D CC3 |
| I can get just as drunk : as any drunken man can be | Johnson, James Stump; Barrel of Whiskey Blues; Dallas, 10 Feb. 1932; (706801) Vi23327 Yz L1033 |
| If I get drunk : I sure don't care | Johnson, Lil; Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand Do; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C3355 ) Vo1299 His HLP2 |
| Lord I'm going to get drunk : and I'm going to walk the streets all night | Johnson, Louise; All Night Long Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L3981) Pm12992 OJL11 |
| Because when you get drunk : you come home and blow up on me | Jordan, Charley; Gasoline Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6164 ) Vo1551 Yz L1030 |
| They all got drunk : and showed their Santa Claus | Memphis Minnie; New Dirty Dozens; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5894 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
| Hey I believe I'll get drunk : tear this old barrelhouse down | Memphis Minnie; Drunken Barrelhouse Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1934; (CP10701) Vo02711 Yz L1021 |
| You knowed I was drunk : when I lay down across your bed | Miller, Lillian; Dead Drunk Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 3 May 1928; (13718A) Ge6518 OJL6 |
| Have you ever been drunk : and slept in all your clothes | Miller, Lillian; Dead Drunk Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 3 May 1928; (13718A) Ge6518 OJL6 |
| I'm going to get drunk : daddy just one more time | Miller, Lillian; Dead Drunk Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 3 May 1928; (13718A) Ge6518 OJL6 |
| Because when I'm drunk : nothing don't worry my mind | Miller, Lillian; Dead Drunk Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 3 May 1928; (13718A) Ge6518 OJL6 |
| Spending all my money for whiskey and getting drunk : mama you don't know how you carry on | Short, Jaydee; Barefoot Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11475 ) Vo1704 Yz L1003 |
| Then I want to get drunk : and pitch a bugger all over town | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Corn Whiskey Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO127 ) Vo1633 Yz L1031 |
| I get drunk : love to have my fun | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| I'd rather see you get drunk : than wear this *hubbard* skirt | Stokes, Frank; Mr. Crump Don't Like It; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200451) Pm12552 OJL21; |
| When I get drunk : will you take me to my Harlot Hill | Thomas, George; Don't Kill Him in Here; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L182) Pm12826 Rt RL340 |
| Because I done got drunk : and I'm blue as a poor man can be | Torey, George; Married Woman Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B642) ARC70857 Yz L1002 |
| She was so drunk : until she could not see | Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555712) ViV38547 Rt RL322 |
| Have you ever been drunk : slept in all of your clothes | Wallace, Sippie; Dead Drunk Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80837A) OK8499 Bio BLPC6 |
| I'm going to get drunk : papa just one more time | Wallace, Sippie; Dead Drunk Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80837A) OK8499 Bio BLPC6 |
| Because when I'm drunk : nothing don't worry my mind | Wallace, Sippie; Dead Drunk Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80837A) OK8499 Bio BLPC6 |
| Let's get drunk : have a whopping good time | Washboard Sam; Come On In; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01884 ) BBB6870 RBF RF16 |
| I get drunk : walk streets all night | Williams, Joe; I'm Getting Wild About Her; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539901) BBB8774 BC6 |
| Now moonshine will make you just drunk : walk out in the street | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Moonshine; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201131) BBB7603 RCA LPV518 |
| They tell me Western Union man been getting drunk : he been leaving my calls at somebody | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Western Union Man; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064019 ) BBB8731 BC3 |
| Now I would rather be sloppy drunk : oh than anything I know | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064493 ) BBB8822 BC3 |
| Now I would rather be sloppy drunk : sitting in the can | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064493 ) BBB8822 BC3 |
| Now I believe I'll get drunk : babe I'm going to wreck this joint | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064493 ) BBB8822 BC3 |
| I used to be a drunkard : rowdy everywhere I go | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203632) Pm12666 Mil MLP2013 |
| Made me drunker : than that old whiskey still | White, Washington; Shake 'Em On Down; Chicago, 2 Sept. 1937; (C19971) Vo03711 Co C30036 |
| She always milks me dry : better than you ever milk a cow | Blake, Blind; Rope Stretchin' BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L11012) Pm13103 Bio BLP12037 |
| So dry : old boll weevil turned up his toes and died | House, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4254) Pm12990 OJL11 |
| It have been so dry : you can make a powderhouse out of the world | House, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4262) Pm12990 OJL11 |
| Because my throat's got dry : swear my tonsil's sore | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coffee Pot Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10043?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| Now I don't drink because I'm dry : or drink because I'm blue | McClennan, Tommy; Baby, Don't You Want to Go; Chicago, 22 Nov. 1939; (044245 ) BBB8408 Rt RL305 |
| So when I'm dry : I can get whiskey ??? *made* | Miller, Lillian; Dead Drunk Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 3 May 1928; (13718A) Ge6518 OJL6 |
| So when I'm dry : I can drink whiskey just made | Wallace, Sippie; Dead Drunk Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80837A) OK8499 Bio BLPC6 |
| Bet your B V Ds : something is going on wrong | Bracey, Ishman; Bust Up Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2412) Pm13038 Her H205 |
| Come on ducky : let us try our luck | Bunn, Teddy; Pattin' Dat Cat; New York, 7 Apr. 1930; (597401) ViV38592 His HLP5 |
| My house rent's due : they done put me outdoors | Bogan, Lucille; Tired as I Can Be; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155051) Ba33313 His HLP4 |
| My house rent's due : my gas going up to ten | Johnson, Lil; House Rent Scuffle; Chicago, c. 29 June 1929; (C3749 ) Vo1410 Yz L1039 |
| Pack up your duff : and get ready to leave | Smith, Bessie; I Ain't Goin' to Play Second Fiddle; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406301) Co14090D Co CL855 |
| Packing my duffle : going to leave this town | Blake, Blind; Georgia Bound; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15466) Pm12824 Bio BLP12037 |
| If he hits you with that left duke : same as a kick from a Texas mule | Memphis Minnie; He's in the Ring; Chicago, 22 Aug. 1935; (C1099B) Vo03046 Pal PL101 |
| I wasn't too dumb : to hear the back door slam | Wiley, Geeshie (Elvie Thomas); Over to My House; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2651) Pm12977 Yz L1018 |
| I want Eddie Duncan : listen to be my brotherinlaw | Jones, Little Hat; Cherry Street Blues; San Antonio, 14 June 1930; (404300A) OK8829 Yz L1032 |
| You ought to hear the frogs on Durban : singing and crying | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; It's Heated; Chicago, 11 June 1929; (C3585 ) Vo1539 Yz L1039 |
| And I reckon I'd better take it over to Durhamville : and I'm going to stop at Vasser Williams' | Estes, Sleepy John; Brownsville Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63653A) De7473 RBF RF8 |
| Spread the *googoo* dust : around your bed | Nelson, Romeo; Gettin' Dirty Just Shakin' that Thing; Chicago, 9 Oct. 1929; (C4629 ) Vo1447 OJL15 |
| Oh the race track it was dusty : and the wind was high | Byrd, John; Old Timbrook Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2911) Pm12997 OJL8 |
| Lord I'm almost dying : gasping for my breath | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Hangman's Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208162) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004 |
| And I'm nearly dying : with these mining camp blues | Smith, Trixie; Mining Camp Blues; New York, c. Feb. 1925; (20161) Pm12256 CC29 |
| Now dynamite : ain't got a chance you see | Jones, Maggie; Dangerous Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1925; (1404893) Co14070D VJM VLP23 |
| Double M double E : double T double X Y Z | Darby, Blind; Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15566) Pm12828 Yz L1003 |
| Double S double E : double I double A double L | Harrison, Smoky; Iggly Oggly Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L801) Pm12920 Rt RL340 |
| Double M double E : Lord A Y Lord Z | Lewis, Furry; Jellyroll; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1115 RBF RF11 |
| My woman got eyes like an eagle : and she watching me all the time | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Eagle Eyed Mama; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210953) Pm12739 Rt RL301 |
| Now I'm going to do like an eagle : I'm going to fly up on the mountain top | Williamson, Sonny Boy; My Little Machine; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (053002 ) BBB8674 BC3 |
| And get out early : with that scuffling bunch | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); If You Want Me to Love You; New York, 5 Feb. 1932; (11242A) Vo1682 Yz L1039 |
| I want to get you early : and *beat some head cold* | Glover, Mae; Gas Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15396A) Ge7040 Yz L1009 |
| But I found no heaven on earth : Lord nowhere I go | James, Jesse; Lonesome Day Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90762A) De7213 AH158 |
| I believe it'll give me ease : baby all up in my mind | Chatman, Bo; Let Me Roll Your Lemon; New Orleans, 19 Jan. 1935; (876241) BBB5861 Yz L1034 |
| For I'm not at ease : with anyone else | Johnson, Joe (Memphis Minnie); I'm Going Back Home; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59992 ) Vi23352 His HLP32 |
| Not at ease : with anyone else | McCoy, Joe; Goin' Back to Texas; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487092) Co14455D OJL21 |
| I guess it would ease : these old writing paper blues | McTell, Blind Willie; Writin' Paper Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403081) Vi21474 Yz L1005 |
| And I rock you easier : you straight chair ever done | Lacy, Rubin; Ham Hound Crave; Chicago, Mar. 1928; (204203) Pm12629 Yz L1009 |
| You know I feel just like easing : back down into Tennessee | Estes, Sleepy John; Easin' Back to Tennessee; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63649A) De7516 Sw S1220 |
| My wife caught me easing : way across that Richland Road | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Chinch Bug Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200641) Pm12551 Bio BLP12015 |
| You know I been out east : been out west | Coleman, Lonnie; Wild About My Loving; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482592) Co14440D Rt RL318 |
| Now the folks down east : are crying Lord Lord Lord | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; It's Heated; Chicago, 11 June 1929; (C3585 ) Vo1539 Yz L1039 |
| Take it from the east : hide it in the west | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519041) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| Take it from the east : hide it in the west | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140692) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| It rise in the east : and go down in the west | Sims, Henry; Tell Me Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L651) Pm12940 OJL2 |
| I look to the east : and I look to the west | Thomas, Henry; Cottonfield Blues; Chicago, c. early July 1927; ( ) Vo1094 OJL3 |
| I look to the east : and I look to the west | Thomas, Henry; Don't Leave Me Here; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C4624) Vo1443 Yz L1004 |
| I can shake it east : shake it west | Williams, Henry; Georgia Crawl; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1928; (1461482) Co14328D Rt RL316 |
| Just take it easy : they'll need your help again | Big Bill (Broonzy); Worrying You Off My MindPart 1; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (16606?) Ba32559 Yz L1035 |
| When I tried to be soft and easy : people would not let me be | Carr, Leroy; Hard Hearted Papa; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164172) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| She roll it good and easy : and it ain't too slow | Chatman, Bo; Rolling Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992371) BBB6373 Yz L1034 |
| When everything is quiet and easy : Mr grinder can have his way | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Grinder Man Blues; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535921) BBB8584 RCA730.581 |
| Go kind of easy : with them connection rods | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; New York, 17 Sept. 1930; (100482) Or8033 Yz L1035 |
| I'm speaking easy : give me a pint of stingaree | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Blind Pig Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (1460501) Co14372D CC36 |
| My gal she's easy : some say she's slow | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Freeze to Me Mama; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493452) Co14507D CC36 |
| Take it slow and easy : you bound to get along | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Freeze to Me Mama; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493452) Co14507D CC36 |
| Make it ??? and easy : make it down by your door | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Stocking Feet Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30661) Pm12407 Mil MLP2013 |
| If you want to live easy : pack your clothes with mine | Johnson, Tommy; Lonesome Home Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L2302) Pm13000 Yz L1007 |
| I can jump so easy : your man will never know | Lewis, Furry; Falling Down Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1133 OJL21 |
| Baby I cut your wood so easy : you can't help but say hot dog | McClennan, Tommy; Cross Cut Saw Blues; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064885 ) BBB8897 Rt RL305 |
| Take it easy : don't get rough | McTell, Blind Willie; Come On Around to My House Mama; Atlanta, 30 Oct. 1929; (1493022) Co14484D Rt RL324 |
| Now take it easy : late at night | McTell, Blind Willie; Warm It Up to Me; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (140082) Vo02595 Yz L1005 |
| Baby drives so easy : I can't turn him around | Memphis Minnie; Me and My Chauffeur Blues; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C37651) OK06788 BC1 |
| And when I fly by easy : mama I'm going to fly low low distant land | Short, Jaydee; Snake Doctor Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11474 ) Vo1704 Yz L1003 |
| I'm going to fly by easy : man you know I ain't going to fly very low | Short, Jaydee; Snake Doctor Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11474 ) Vo1704 Yz L1003 |
| So take it easy take it easy : Lord how can I rest | Washboard Sam; Life Is Just a Book; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644771) BBB8909 RCA LPV577 |
| It's better to take it easy : ooo well well than to take a chance and die | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Don't Take a Chance; Chicago, 8 Apr. 1936; (C13521) Vo03348 Say SDR192 |
| You better take it kind of easy : I've got my eyes on you | Williamson, Sonny Boy; You Give an Account; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (020846 ) BBB7756 BC3; |
| We going to easywoodle : anyhow | Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 2; Chicago, 3 July 1935; (C1059?) Vo03375 RBF RF202 |
| Papa must eat : or he will die | Carr, Leroy; Gettin' All Wet; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1929; (C4034 ) Vo1423 Yz L1036 |
| If you go to North Memphis Cafe to eat : you'll go back again | Memphis Minnie; North Memphis Blues; Chicago, c. 15 Oct. 1930; (C6443 ) Vo1550 BC13 |
| It ain't good to eat : you know it ain't good to smell | Memphis Minnie; You Can't Give It Away; Chicago, 10 Jan. 1935; (C9644A) De7048 Pal PL101 |
| But I keep him eating : right out of my hand | Smith, Clara; He's Mine, All Mine; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (1401821) Co14053D VJM VLP17 |
| I have ???ed : for many a week | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Those All Night Long Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1599?) Pm12081 BYG529.078 |
| Crying eee : your daddy do love you | Mississippi Moaner (Isaiah Nettles); It's Cold in China Blues; Jackson, Miss., 20 Oct. 1935; (JAX2021) Vo03166 OJL8 |
| Eee : you can hear me weep and moan | Johnson, Robert; Terraplane Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25861) ARC70356 Co CL1654 |
| You haven't laid an egg : since I don't know when | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Move that Thing; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (647402) Vi23274 Rt RL323 |
| When the rooster saw the eggs : and they was red | Blake, Blind; Low Down Loving Gal; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208875) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003 |
| He layed so many eggs : my baby ??? away | Hill, Sammy; Cryin' for the Blues; Dallas, 9 Aug. 1929; (55319) ViV38588 Yz L1004 |
| Get me some eggs : and a nice pork chop | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| Well it's butter and eggs butter and eggs : butter and eggs is all you crave | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Butter and Egg Man Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1926; (110691) Pm12358 Bio BLP12042 |
| One goes south at eight : and it's one goes north at nine | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Horse Blues; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25431) Pm12367 Mil MLP2004 |
| Now six and two is eight : eight and two is ten | Johnson, Robert; Sweet Home Chicago; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA2582 ) Vo03601 OJL17 |
| One goes south at eight : one goes north at nine | Weaver, Curley; Oh Lawdy Mama; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9940A) Ch50077 Rt RL326 |
| Got my Cadillac Eight : done Cadillaced out of town | Memphis Minnie; Garage Fire Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C6083 ) Vo1601 Rt RL307 |
| I got a Cadillac Eight : take me anywhere I want to go | Memphis Minnie; Garage Fire Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C6083 ) Vo1601 Rt RL307 |
| *Seven eightythree* : without neglect | Edwards, Susie; Construction Gang; New York, 12 Sept. 1924; (72817B) OK8163 Sw S1240 |
| Come in here elder : and shut my door | Brown, Hi Henry; Preacher Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11477A) Vo1728 Yz L1030 |
| Just before election : you was talking about how you was going to vote | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); We Sure Got Hard Times Now; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502731) Co14558D CC36 |
| *I said to the electrocutor* : *awful lousy crime* | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; 'Lectric Chair Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203642) Pm12608 Bio BLP12015 |
| Big as an elephant : strong as a mule | Bell, Ed; She's a Fool Gal; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510382) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| Now the monkey told the elephant : if he's not drunk | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Mama, Don't You Think I Know; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22242) Pm12305 Bio BLP12042 |
| Now the monkey told the elephant : you may be drinking wine | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Mama, Don't You Think I Know; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22242) Pm12305 Bio BLP12042 |
| I make a jumbo elephant : grab an airplane and sail | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Jungle Man Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210452) Pm12721 Bio BLP12042 |
| The man *brought over* eleven : instead of twentyone | Leecan, Bobby; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| I caught about eleven : in the watermelon field | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47713) Pm12518 Rt RL308 |
| I caught about eleven : in the watermelon field | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200432) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| Ella Ella : down on my bended knees | Hill, King Solomon; Down on My Bended Knee; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12532) Pm13116 Yz L1032 |
| Go down on Ellsworth : about the middle of the week | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants to Knock a Jug; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7223A) Vo1651 Yz L1036 |
| Wanted somebody else : carry my loving on | Chatman, Lonnie; New Sittin' On Top of the World; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15562) Pm13134 Bio BLP12041 |
| But someone else : will be picking on your chicken bones | Jones, Maggie; You May Go, But You'll Come Back Some Day; New York, 18 Dec. 1924; (1401922) Co14063D VJM VLP23 |
| Maybe someone else : | Jones, Maggie; Dallas Blues; New York, 17 Sept. 1925; (1409523) Co14114D VJM VLP25 |
| I ain't going to tell you nothing else : because you done run and tell your daddylaw | Jordan, Charley; You Run and Tell Your Daddy; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO143 ) Vo1611 Yz L1003 |
| But moves everything else : instead | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green; Memphis, 12 May 1930; (599172) ViV38599 Jo SM3104 |
| They will love somebody else : and do you any way | Thomas, Jesse Babyface; No Good Woman Blues; Dallas, 10 Aug. 1929; (553272) ViV38555 Yz L1032 |
| And you have found someone else : and you want to call it quits | Washboard Sam; I Laid My Cards on the Table; Chicago, 31 July 1942; (0746861) BB340710 RCA LPV577 |
| Elsie : is sweetest girl I know | McClennan, Tommy; Elsie Blues; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053743 ) BBB8725 Rt RL305 |
| If you didn't love me Elsie : why didn't you tell me so | McClennan, Tommy; Elsie Blues; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053743 ) BBB8725 Rt RL305 |
| Now I followed Elsie : right to the jumpingoff ground | McClennan, Tommy; Elsie Blues; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053743 ) BBB8725 Rt RL305 |
| Now you can't have me Elsie : now now and my partner too | McClennan, Tommy; Elsie Blues; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053743 ) BBB8725 Rt RL305 |
| I love you Emerald : tell the world I do | McTell, Blind Willie; Travelin' Blues; Atlanta, 30 Oct. 1929; (1493001) Co14484D Yz L1005 |
| I love you Emery : I love you true | McTell, Blind Willie; Travelin' Blues; Atlanta, 30 Oct. 1929; (1493001) Co14484D Yz L1005 |
| My room was empty : and my woman was gone | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Empty Room Blues; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535931) BBB8615 RCA730.581 |
| My arms may be empty : have not give up in my heart | Johnson, Lonnie; I'm So Tired of Living All Alone; San Antonio, 9 Mar. 1928; (400447B) OK8677 CC30 |
| My arms may be empty : but never down in my heart | Johnson, Lonnie; I'm So Tired of Living All Alone; San Antonio, 9 Mar. 1928; (400447B) OK8677 CC30 |
| Stomach's empty : think my throat is stuck | Jones, Maggie; Western Union Blues; New York, 13 Nov. 1924; (1401353) Co14047D VJM VLP23 |
| Your gas tank's empty : won't hold gasoline | Liston, Virginia; RollsRoyce Papa; New York, 29 May 1926; ( ) Vo1032 His HLP1 |
| My flour barrel was empty : swear I didn't have no coal | Martin, Carl; Let's Have a New Deal; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90294A) De7114 BC14 |
| When I got to the end : I was so worried down | Smith, Bessie; Long Old Road; New York, 11 June 1931; (1515953) Co14663D Co CL858 |
| It will only be the end : of one of my trifling men | Smith, Clara; I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down; New York, 18 Jan. 1924; (814951) Co14013D VJM VLP16 |
| I'm on my way to the West End : and there's where troubles will begin | Henderson, Katherine; West End Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (235A) QRSR7024 His HLP21 |
| I'm on my way to the West End : to lose those ugly old West End blues | Henderson, Katherine; West End Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (235A) QRSR7024 His HLP21 |
| I'm on my way to the West End : and that's where the trouble will begin | Mack, Alura; West End Blues; Richmond, Ind., 1 Mar. 1929; (14847) Ge6813 His HLP4 |
| I thought the world was ending : I started to cry | Johnson, Lonnie; St. Louis Cyclone Blues; New York, 3 Oct. 1927; (81503B) OK8512 CC30 |
| But I will shovel coal in your engine : till your train get me there | Big Bill (Broonzy); Mr. Conductor Man; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18392) Ch16426 Yz L1035 |
| Just like a broke down engine : ain't got no driving wheel | Clark, Lonnie; Broke Down Engine; Richmond, Ind., 21 Sept. 1929; (15660) Pm12871 Rt RL340 |
| Like a broke down engine : without a driving wheel | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Got to Reap What You Sow; Chicago, 17 May 1939; (034810 ) BBB8287 RCA INT1177 |
| A great tall engine : and a little small engineer | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Corinna Blues; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25442) Pm12367 Mil MLP2004 |
| Feel like a broke down engine : ain't got no drivingwheel | McTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519051) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| Feel like a broke down engine : ain't got no drivers at all | McTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519051) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| Feel like a broke down engine : ain't got no weatherthebell | McTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519051) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| Feel like a broke down engine : mama ain't got no drivingwheel | McTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (140362) Vo02577 RBF RF15 |
| And looked down on that engine : that took away my loving man | Smith, Bessie; Weeping Willow Blues; New York, 26 Sept. 1924; (1400622) Co14042D Co CL856; |
| Like a broke down engine : ain't got no driverwheel | Torey, George; Married Woman Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B642) ARC70857 Yz L1002 |
| 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 |
| I said look here engineer : can I ride your train | Hill, King Solomon; The Gone Dead Train; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12542) Pm13129 Yz L1004 |
| Told the engineer : to drive them down | Jones, Maggie; Box Car Blues; New York, 13 Nov. 1924; (1401343) Co14047D VJM VLP23 |
| Mr engineer : let a [poor] man ride the blind | McTell, Blind Willie; Travelin' Blues; Atlanta, 30 Oct. 1929; (1493001) Co14484D Yz L1005 |
| Somebody's been trying to fire your engines : man ever since you been gone | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Sunshine Special; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (20066?) Pm12593 Mil MLP2007 |
| I know that's enough : to let you have your way | Baker, Willie; Mama, Don't Rush Me Blues; Memphis, c. 25 Sept. 1929; (14666) Ge6766 His HLP22 |
| I've had to be good long enough : now I'm going to be mean as I can be | Carr, Leroy; Hard Hearted Papa; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164172) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| I done took your foolishness long enough : and I don't want you no more | Carr, Leroy; EvilHearted Woman; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164261) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| You fooled me just enough : for me to take your life | Gibson, Clifford; Tired of Being Mistreated Part 1; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (484A) QRSR7079 Yz L1027 |
| You fooled me just enough : for me to take your life | Gibson, Clifford; I'm Tired of Being Mistreated; New York, 14 June 1929; (402459B) OK8742 Yz L1027 |
| I been your dog long enough : so this morning I'll have to go | Harris, Magnolia; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'Part 2; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930; (C7101 ) MeM12077 Yz L1031 |
| Been gone long enough : to take you to your good gal home | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); California Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (1483582) Co14573D CC36 |
| Now ain't that enough : to change the colored people's mind | Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M184 ) Br7137 OJL20 |
| If that ain't enough : I will get you something else | Thomas, Hociel; Put It Where I Can Get It; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9474A) OK8258 Bio BLPC6 |
| That was enough : to make your son mama wished he's dead and gone | Wilkins, Robert; That's No Way to Get Along; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M189 ) Br7125 OJL5 |
| I had fortyfive dollars when I entered : when I left I had one dime | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Beer Drinking Woman; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535901) BBB8584 RCA730.581 |
| He ain't got no equal : nowhere in this land | Smith, Bessie; Jazzbo Brown from Memphis Town; New York, 18 Mar. 1926; (1418192) Co14133D Co CL856 |
| The Erie : I swear it ain't *coming* back | Sparks, Milton; Erie Train Blues; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (91445) BBB6529 BC6 |
| I don't need no real estate : and neither no ??? *long* | Bennett, Will; Real Estate Blues; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K128 ) Vo1464 Rt RL334 |
| Bring on that ether : bring on that gas | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; New York, 17 Sept. 1930; (100482) Or8033 Yz L1035 |
| Bring on that ether : bring on that gas | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17276B) Ch16171 Riv RM8803 |
| It's war in Ethiopia : and mama's feeling blue | Wallace, Minnie; The Cockeyed World; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX1132) Vo03106 Rt RL321 |
| They say that Ethiopia : is a long way from here | Wallace, Minnie; The Cockeyed World; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX1132) Vo03106 Rt RL321 |
| It's war in Ethiopia : and my man won't behave | Wallace, Minnie; The Cockeyed World; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX1132) Vo03106 Rt RL321 |
| It's war in Ethiopia : baby please please behave | Wallace, Minnie; The Cockeyed World; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX1132) Vo03106 Rt RL321 |
| Because Adam said to Eve : *you been cute so cute* | Bradley, Tommie; Adam and Eve; Richmond, Ind., 27 Sept. 1930; (17084) Ch16149 OJL19 |
| If today was Christmas Eve : and tomorrow was Christmas Day | Johnson, Robert; Hell Hound on My Trail; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3942) ARC70956 Co CL1654 |
| So now we are even : and let's start over this very day | Washboard Sam; You Stole My Love; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703821) BBB9018 RCA LPV577 |
| Twentyfive minutes from evening : for a cup of coffee and a slice of cake | Black Ivory King (Dave Alexander); The Flying Crow; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61795A) De7307 BC5 |
| Every evening : do you stop by my door | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; No Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 7 July 1935; (90082A) Ch50049 Cor CP58 |
| Saturday evening : when they draw their pay | Brown, Hi Henry; Nut Factory Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11506A) Vo1692 Yz L1003 |
| Just another evening : wasted away | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Broke Man's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 8 July 1929; (15306A) Ge7008 Riv RM8803 |
| Start at nine in the evening : and love me all night long | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); If You Want Me to Love You; New York, 5 Feb. 1932; (11242A) Vo1682 Yz L1039 |
| It was early in the evening : sun was going down | Edwards, Big Boy Teddy; Louise; Chicago, 14 June 1934; (806081) BBB5826 CC3 |
| Oh it left here this evening : just about five o'clock | Gibson, Cleo; Nothing But the Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402312) OK8700 Sw S1240 |
| Every evening : half past eight | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Beggin' Back; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (30164) Pm12394 Bio BLP12000 |
| People here she come in the evening : honey hundred in her hand | Jones, Little Hat; Two String Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402648A) OK8712 His HLP32 |
| It was late one evening : everything was still | Patton, Charley; Green River Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L443) Pm12972 Yz L1020 |
| It's late one evening : Mr Purvis was standing around | Patton, Charley; High Sheriff Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147252) Vo02680 Yz L1020 |
| Every evening : about half past four | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; YaDaDo; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (1702?) Pm12257 BYG529.078 |
| It was late one evening : I was standing at that mine | Smith, Trixie; Mining Camp Blues; New York, c. Feb. 1925; (20161) Pm12256 CC29 |
| Well I come home in the evening : when my day's work is done | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Somebody's Got to Go; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1936; (100324) BBB6356 Rt RL329 |
| I can't never come to see you in the evening : now I have to come to see you when I can | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Early in the Morning; Aurora, Ill., 11 Nov. 1937; (016524 ) BBB7302 RCA INT1175 |
| I was standing here early one [morning, evening] : right before my clothes | Walker, Uncle Bud; Stand Up Suitcase Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402009B) OK8828 Yz L1009 |
| Every ??? every ??? : starts to lay them down | Waters, Ethel; That Da Da Strain; New York, c. May 1922; (A) BS14120 Bio BLP12022 |
| Says I want everybody : fall in line | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
| I'm going to tell everybody : what bad luck I've had in my life | Arnold, Kokomo; Bad Luck Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (63753A) De7540 CC25 |
| Kill everybody : ever done me wrong | Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18 |
| Listen everybody : from near and far | Big Bill (Broonzy); Eagle Riding Papa; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (95951) Ba0712 Yz L1011 |
| Listen everybody : I'm going to sing a song | Blake, Blind; Righteous Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L6481) Pm13035 Bio BLP12003 |
| Telling everybody : they're leaving town | Blake, Blind; Righteous Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L6481) Pm13035 Bio BLP12003 |
| Seems like everybody : everybody's down on me | Carr, Leroy; Blues Before Sunrise; St. Louis, 21 Feb. 1934; (SL121) Vo02657 Co C30496 |
| I'm going to tell everybody : what my good gal done to me one day | Carr, Leroy; BrokenHearted Man; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164251) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| Going kill everybody : *broke the poor boy law* | Daniels, Julius; NinetyNine Year Blues; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (379322) Vi unissued Fwy FA2953 |
| Dealing everybody : but the chief of police | Fuller, Blind Boy; Step It Up and Go; New York, 5 Mar. 1940; (26592A) Vo05476 BC11 |
| Want you to tell everybody : that I'm down on you | Gibson, Clifford; Tired of Being Mistreated Part 1; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (484A) QRSR7079 Yz L1027 |
| Want you tell everybody : that I'm down on you | Gibson, Clifford; Tired of Being Mistreated Part 2; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (485A) QRSR7079 Yz L1006 |
| You will give everybody : but you won't give me | Gibson, Clifford; Sunshine Moan; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (478A) QRSR7083 Yz L1027 |
| Want you to tell everybody : that I'm down on you | Gibson, Clifford; I'm Tired of Being Mistreated; New York, 14 June 1929; (402459B) OK8742 Yz L1027 |
| I'm going to kill everybody : ever treat me mean | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Ease It to Me Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461732) Co14614D BC7 |
| Hard luck's on everybody : and many people are blue | House, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4254) Pm12990 OJL11 |
| Says everybody : sure done throwed me away | Howell, Peg Leg; Away from Home; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482732) Co14535D Rt RL318 |
| Feed everybody : on ??? Avenue | Johnson, Edith North; Nickel's Worth of Liver Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15558A) Pm12823 CC37 |
| I'm going to kill everybody : that have done me wrong | Lewis, Furry; Furry's Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454241) ViV38519 Rt RL333 |
| Told everybody : that I was no good | McCoy, Joe; Something Gonna Happen to You; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96262 ) BBB6260 Yz L1021; |
| I might tell everybody : what that Chickasaw have done done for me | Memphis Minnie; Chickasaw Train Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9382 ) De7019 Cor CP58 |
| And you will turn your back on everybody : baby you will really worry you best friend | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Mistreatin' Woman Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026541) BBB7178 CC35 |
| After you have forsaken everybody : it will be on account of another dame | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Mistreatin' Woman Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026541) BBB7178 CC35 |
| Most everybody : Lord had a watering bayou | Patton, Charley; Dry Well Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4292) Pm13070 Yz L1020 |
| When everybody : try to mistreat you | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Dream Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (16991) Pm12098 BYG529.078 |
| I'm going to tell everybody : in the neighborhood | Shade, Will; Take Your Fingers Off It; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C793 ) Vo03175 Jo SM3104 |
| I'm watching everybody : I'm only watching my only best friend | Sykes, Roosevelt; Mr. Sykes Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18801) Ch16586 Yz L1033 |
| Telling everybody : that I was your loving man | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Ramrod Blues; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404784A) OK8905 Mam S3804 |
| When everybody : hums this tune | Waters, Ethel; That Da Da Strain; New York, c. May 1922; (A) BS14120 Bio BLP12022 |
| It jams everybody : now it's about to jam poor me | Waters, Ethel; Ethel Sings 'Em; New York, c. June 1923; (B) BS14154 Bio BLP12022 |
| Well well you been telling everybody : you been *playing in luck* | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Somebody's Got to Go; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1936; (100324) BBB6356 Rt RL329 |
| You told everybody : I didn't do nothing but lie | Wheatstraw, Peetie; When I Get My Bonus; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60511A) De7159 Say SDR192 |
| Tell everybody : you ain't no woman of mine | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Truckin' Thru' Traffic; Chicago, 18 Oct. 1938; (91525A) De7529 Say SDR192 |
| Welfare's helping everybody : but don't give me no helping hand | White, Joshua; Welfare Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1934; (149022) Ba33024 His HLP22 |
| And I will tell everybody : I ain't going to wear my fortyfour no more | Wiggins, James Boodle It; FortyFour Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15768A) Pm12860 OJL15 |
| I liked everybody : in your neighborhood | Williams, Joe; Someday Baby; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704861) BBB9025 RBF RF11 |
| I run everybody : out the place | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977?) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| Everybody : you chance to meet | Blake, Blind; Wabash Rag; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (201542) Pm12597 Yz L1016 |
| Everybody : they ought to change sometime | Estes, Sleepy John; Everybody Oughta Make a Change; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63647A) De7571 RBF RF8 |
| Everybody : *is still obsessed* | Waters, Ethel; That Da Da Strain; New York, c. May 1922; (A) BS14120 Bio BLP12022 |
| I done everything : a poor ??? man can do | Barefoot Bill; Snigglin' Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493532) Co14510D Yz L1006 |
| Yes he does everything : to keep my wants filled | Bogan, Lucille; Black Angel Blues; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6847A) Br7186 His HLP15 |
| I hocked everything : from my hat down to my shoes | Cooksey, Robert; Hock My Shoes; New York, c. 21 Mar. 1927; (E22059) Br7007 Rt RL321 |
| I gave him everything : from a diamond on down | Cox, Ida; Misery Blues; New York, late Jan. 1925; (1999?) Pm12258 BYG529073 |
| Lord I done everything : tried to get along with you | Estes, Sleepy John; Poor John Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (59968 ) ViV38628 Rt RL323 |
| Now I've done everything : but I can't get along with you | Estes, Sleepy John; Vernita Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62463A) De7342 Cor CP58 |
| But I got everything : that a race horse papa needs | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Hot Papa Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22072) Pm12305 Bio BLP12042 |
| I do everything : to satisfy your mind | Johnson, Lil; Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand Do; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C3355 ) Vo1299 His HLP2 |
| She brought me everything : now but that lowdown jailhouse key | Lacy, Rubin; Mississippi Jail House Groan; Chicago, Mar. 1928; (204192) Pm12629 OJL8 |
| I can see everything : that my good woman do | Lewis, Furry; Mistreatin' Mama; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454282) ViV38519 Rt RL323 |
| Pay for everything : tomorrow night | McCoy, Joe; You Got to MovePart 1; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9380 ) De7038 BC1 |
| That's when I done everything : that a poor boy could do | McCoy, Joe; Something Gonna Happen to You; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96262 ) BBB6260 Yz L1021; |
| I done everything : cannot get along with you | MacFarland, Barrel House Buck; I Got to Go Blues; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1934; (C9321 ) De7013 OJL20 |
| I give you everything : in the world I had | Memphis Minnie; I Don't Want that Junk Outa You; Chicago, c. 30 Jan. 1931; (VO111A) Vo1678 Yz L1008 |
| And I will tell everything : just as soon as I get back home | Memphis Minnie; Drunken Barrelhouse Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1934; (CP10701) Vo02711 Yz L1021 |
| Chase everything : that's going around | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Down in the Basement; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26271) Pm12395 Jo SM3098 |
| For everything : he's got a scheme | Spivey, Victoria; My Handy Man; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401114B) OK8615 Sw S1240 |
| I can see everything : that pretty Miss soandso do | Sykes, Roosevelt; Highway 61 Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18802) Ch16586 Yz L1033 |
| She bring me everything : except the jailhouse key | Thomas, Henry; Don't Ease Me In; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; ( ) Vo1197 OJL3 |
| She bring me everything : except the jailhouse key | Thomas, Henry; Don't Leave Me Here; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C4624) Vo1443 Yz L1004 |
| Have everything : in the doggone flat | Washboard Sam; Come On In; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01884 ) BBB6870 RBF RF16 |
| And everything : that was alcohollined | Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022 |
| Lord I can see everything : that my easy roller do | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Memphis JugBlues; Memphis, 24 Feb. 1927; (379432) Vi20576 Rt RL322 |
| And the blues everywhere : because my good gal have left this town | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Blues Everywhere I Go; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1936; (100323) BBB6356 Rt RL329 |
| Oh black woman evil : brownskin evil too | Alexander, Texas; Yellow Girl Blues; San Antonio, 9 Mar. 1928; (400442B) OK8801 His HLP31 |
| And her crime was so evil : nobody will go her bail | Barefoot Bill; Big Rock Jail; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493562) Co14481D Rt RL313 |
| Woman's so doggone evil : want every woman's man | Blind Percy; Coal River Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201382) Pm12584 Yz L1010 |
| Some folks say black is evil : but I will tell the world they're wrong | Bogan, Lucille; Pig Iron Sally; New York, 31 July 1934; (154902) Ba33375 Rt RL317 |
| Yes you're evil : just as evil as you can be | Carr, Leroy; EvilHearted Woman; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164261) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| They say black is evil : and they don't mean you no good | Carr, Leroy; Good Woman Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164271) Vo03296 Yz L1019 |
| I've done got evil : and I've done got mean | Carr, Leroy; Tight Time Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164331) Vo03034 Bio BLPC9 |
| So he shouldn't get evil : and throw my dice away | Gibson, Clifford; Bad Luck Dice; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57753 ) ViV38590 Yz L1027 |
| Black man is evil : yellow is so lowdown | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Chocolate to the Bone; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (146054?) Co14331D CC36 |
| Black snake is evil : black snake is all I see | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Black Snake Moan No 2; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212021) Pm12756 Mil MLP2013 |
| When I get drunk I'm evil : I don't know what to do | Johnson, Edith North; Good Chib Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15559) Pm12864 CC37 |
| Because she's so tighthaired and evil : I'm scared she might poison poor me | Jordan, Charley; Tight Haired Mama Blues; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO144) Vo1645 OJL20 |
| Man those bedbugs sure is evil : he sure don't mean me no good | Lewis, Furry; Mean Old Bedbug Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1134 Rt RL333 |
| Because she was evil : wouldn't work hand in hand | McCoy, Joe; Evil Devil Woman Blues; Chicago, 16 Aug. 1934; (C9299A) De7822 BC5 |
| But the devil is evil : evil as he can be | McCoy, Joe; Evil Devil Woman Blues; Chicago, 16 Aug. 1934; (C9299A) De7822 BC5 |
| Oh she was evil : would not change her mind | McCoy, Joe; Evil Devil Woman Blues; Chicago, 16 Aug. 1934; (C9299A) De7822 BC5 |
| But you was evil : throwed me outofdoors | McCoy, Joe; Evil Devil Woman Blues; Chicago, 16 Aug. 1934; (C9299A) De7822 BC5 |
| A shooting star means evil : ain't never seen that thing to fail | Miles, Lizzie; Shootin' Star Blues; New York, 4 Jan. 1928; (77082) Ba7025 VJM VLP40 |
| And I would do everything evil : and everything I could for spite | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Never Go Wrong Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026521) BBB6825 CC35 |
| I'm black and I'm evil : and I did not make myself | Moore, Alice; Black and Evil Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15447) Pm12819 CC37 |
| Because I'm so black and evil : that I might make a midnight creep | Moore, Alice; Black and Evil Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15447) Pm12819 CC37 |
| And I'm black and I'm evil : and I did not make *myself* | Moore, Alice; Black Evil Blues; Chicago, 18 Aug. 1934; (C9317A) De7028 OJL20 |
| Because I'm so black and evil : that I might make a midnight creep | Moore, Alice; Black Evil Blues; Chicago, 18 Aug. 1934; (C9317A) De7028 OJL20 |
| That bug is so evil : I'm afraid it might poison me | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; BoWeavil Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1597?) Pm12080 BYG529.078 |
| She's so evil : baby you know you can't clown | Red Nelson (Nelson Wilborn); Sweetest Thing Born; Chicago, 6 Feb. 1936; (90605A) De7155 Cor CP58 |
| Hey black folks is evil : do anything that you want to do | Shade, Will; I Packed My Suitcase, Started to the Train; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403121) Vi21412 Rt RL311 |
| Because a black girl's evil : | Shade, Will; A Black Woman Is Like a Black Snake; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470102) ViV38015 Rt RL322 |
| Black woman's evil : do things on the sly | Shade, Will; On the Road Again; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470111) ViV38015 OJL19 |
| Yes bedbugs sure is evil : they don't mean me no good | Smith, Bessie; Mean Old Bed Bug Blues; New York, 27 Sept. 1927; (1447963) Co14250D Fwy FJ2802 |
| Well they're so doggone evil : break up every woman's home | Smith, Six Cylinder; Pennsylvania Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2142) Pm12968 Yz L1004 |
| The devil's evil : changed my baby's mind | Temple, Johnnie; The Evil Devil Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C987 ) Vo02987 Yz L1038 |
| You know black is evil : that gal may poison me | Thompson, Edward; Seven Sister Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2413) Pm12873 Yz L1006 |
| Because black is evil : I guess she might poison me | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Turpentine Blues; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403222) Vi21134 Yz L1008 |
| Because my mama's so evil : and she treats me so unkind | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Evil Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203792) Pm12662 Mil MLP2018 |
| *Ain't yellow evil* : ??? *too* | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Voice Throwin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15219) Pm12802 Yz L1010 |
| You were so evilhearted : throwed all my good love away | Jones, Coley; Sweet Mama Blues; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1925; (1453443) Co14290D Rt RL312 |
| Well well then I'm going to tell them don't get excited : ooo same ??? *bit* I was singing about | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Project Highway; Aurora, Ill., 11 Nov. 1937; (016525 ) BBB7302 RCA INT1175 |
| There's been much excitement : and more to be | Smith, Bessie; The Yellow Dog Blues; New York, 6 May 1925; (1405862) Co14075D Co CL857 |
| How do you expect : for us to get along | Green, Lil; If I Didn't Love You; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0647281) BBB8865 RCA LPV574 |
| A Packard is too expensive : Ford will take you where you want to go | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; D B Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208211) Pm12712 Bio BLP12015 |
| My jelly too expensive : you know I can't give it away | unknown artist (Noah Lewis); Selling the Jelly; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (64738 ) Vi23319 OJL19 |
| Now from my experience : I give you your advice | Gibson, Clifford; Don't Put That Thing On Me; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571742) ViV38572 Yz L1006 |
| There's no need to explain : because they really wouldn't understand | Green, Lil; Country Boy Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641341) BBB8754 RCA LPV574 |
| The little boy's hollering extra : people did you read the news | Jones, Bo; Leavenworth Prison Blues; Dallas, c. Nov. 1929; (DAL461 ) Vo1452 Rt RL327 |
| I'm going to black your eye : you can tell your man | Gibson, Clifford; Tired of Being Mistreated Part 1; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (484A) QRSR7079 Yz L1027 |
| With blood in my eye : and malice in my heart | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hungry Wolf; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO165A) Vo1655 Yz L1031 |
| She could wink a mean eye : Lord she learned me to sing the blues | Washboard Sam; She Belongs to the Devil; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644841) BBB8937 RCA LPV577 |
| Look me in the eye : I think I can make you understand | Washboard Sam; Lover's Lane Blues; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703811) BBB9007 BC10 |
| He made him some eyes : just to look on the grass | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
| She got them real dark eyes : now real curly hair | Big Bill (Broonzy); Keep Your Hands Off Her; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962301) BB B6188 RBF RF16 |
| And I won't bat my eyes : because I might lose sight on this whole round world | Bogan, Lucille; Pig Iron Sally; New York, 31 July 1934; (154902) Ba33375 Rt RL317 |
| You can shut your eyes : begin reel and rock | Church, Blind Clyde; Number Nine Blues; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (56307) Vi23271 Rt RL329 |
| I'm begging with tears in my eyes : and down on my bended knees | Cox, Ida; Long Distance Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (2243?) Pm12307 BYG529073 |
| Making eyes : and flirting too | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); SecondHand Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16221) Ge7130 Riv RM8803 |
| She got coalblack eyes : she got long black curly hair | Fuller, Blind Boy; Somebody's Been Talkin'; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26599A) Vo05527 Rt RL318 |
| I'm going to black your eyes : you can go tell your man | Gibson, Clifford; I'm Tired of Being Mistreated; New York, 14 June 1929; (402459B) OK8742 Yz L1027 |
| She got great big eyes : rosy cheeks | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Got a Letter from My Darlin'; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64731 ) Vi23267 Rt RL337 |
| And said she can look right in your eyes : and tell you exactly what you want done | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Seven Sisters BluesPart 1; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO168A) Vo1641 Yz L1031 |
| I'm looking funny in my eyes : and I believe I'm fixing to die | White, Washington; Fixin' to Die Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2989A) Vo05588 Co C30036 |
| Painted his face : and with his hair all curls | Blake, Blind; Righteous Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L6481) Pm13035 Bio BLP12003 |
| Told me to my face : that a good man in my place | Calicott, Joe; Fare Thee Well Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM778 ) Br7166 OJL11 |
| She fell on her face : about the whiskey man | Chatman, Bo; My Baby; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476521) BBB8495 Yz L1034 |
| She fell on her face : about the moneyman | Chatman, Bo; My Baby; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476521) BBB8495 Yz L1034 |
| Son every woman scream in your face : Lord she ain't no friend to you | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Mean Old 'Frisco Blues; Chicago, 15 Apr. 1942; (0708631) BB340704 RBF RF202 |
| Anybody laughs in my face : just can't be my friend | Easton, Amos; No Woman No Nickel; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L11203) Pm13109 Yz L1012 |
| Looked in her face : and I looked down in her hands | Edwards, Big Boy Teddy; Louise; Chicago, 14 June 1934; (806081) BBB5826 CC3 |
| I would have to face : the world alone | Green, Lil; I'm Wasting My Time on You; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1942; (0708031) BBB9010 RCA LPV574 |
| Well my black mama's face : shine like the sun | House, Son; My Black MamaPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4082) Pm13042 OJL2 |
| Grin in your face : and then they'll talk about you | Johnson, Lil; Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand Do; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C3355 ) Vo1299 His HLP2 |
| She got a smile on her face : and a heart packed full of frowns | Reed, Willie; Texas Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476011) Co14407D Yz L1010 |
| Lord they will even laugh and grin in your face : Lord they don't mean you no good | Shade, Will; Feed Your Friend with a Long Handled Spoon; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (555981) ViV38578 Rt RL311 |
| He washed his face : he combed his head | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47713) Pm12518 Rt RL308 |
| He washed his face : he combed his head | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200432) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| But every time I see her smiling face : my kindhearted feeling come down | Sykes, Roosevelt; Hard Luck Man Blues; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (69404 ) Vi23320 Yz L1033 |
| I turned my face : right to the wall | Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555712) ViV38547 Rt RL322 |
| Got a face : like Mickey Mouse | Wallace, Minnie; Field Mouse Stomp; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX1141) Vo03106 Rt RL321 |
| I looked up at her face : I looked down at her feet | Washboard Sam; Out with the Wrong Woman; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01883 ) BBB6794 BC10 |
| Now she powdered her face : *Lord her* wavy hair | Washboard Sam; Diggin' My Potatoes; Chicago, 15 May 1939; (034797 ) BBB8211 BC10 |
| Going to wash my face : in the dear old Mexico | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Turpentine Blues; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403222) Vi21134 Yz L1008 |
| Well they got a nut factory : where the women do meet | Brown, Hi Henry; Nut Factory Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11506A) Vo1692 Yz L1003 |
| Got a nut factory : where they work so hard | Brown, Hi Henry; Nut Factory Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11506A) Vo1692 Yz L1003 |
| I went down to the factory : where I worked three year | Stone, Joe; It's Hard Time; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76837 ) BBB5169 Yz L1030 |
| Your picture has faded : mama that hangs up on the wall | Davis, Walter; Can't See Your Face; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (0493201) BBB8600 Yz L1025 |
| Now the daylight is failing : and the moon begin to rise | Arnold, Kokomo; Mean Old Twister; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91161A) De7347 BC4 |
| It never fails : to touch the spot | Johnson, Lonnie; I'm Nuts About that Gal; New York, 12 Aug. 1932; (1522592) OK8946 CC30 |
| 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 had a fall : five to twentyone | Blake, Blind; Doing a Stretch; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15249A) Pm12810 Bio BLP12023 |
| Told me late last fall : you never had no man at all | Calicott, Joe; Fare Thee Well Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM778 ) Br7166 OJL11 |
| And I wished that I could fall : here across your coffin dead | Cox, Ida; Coffin Blues; Chicago, Sept. 1925; (22931) Pm12318 BYG529073 |
| Because when you fall : you can really pick out again | Memphis Minnie; Georgia Skin; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62540 ) Vi23352 His HLP32 |
| Now you remember way last fall : ooo they put me in the old *Brisby* jail | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Broken Hearted Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070145 ) BBB9031 BC20 |
| The dry spell blues have fallen : drive me from door to door | House, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4254) Pm12990 OJL11 |
| The big star's falling : I know it can't be long before day | Gibson, Clifford; Keep Your Windows Pinned; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57757) ViV38612 Yz L1006 |
| I feel like falling : from the treetop to the ground | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); unnamed title; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493471) Co unissued Yz L1012 |
| You ain't done no falling : till you fall in love with me | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Hot Papa Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22072) Pm12305 Bio BLP12042 |
| I feel like falling : from treetops to the ground | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Mean Jumper Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203802) Pm12631 Mil MLP2007 |
| I say the big star are falling : it don't be long before day | Johnson, Louise; By the Moon and Stars; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4202) Pm13008 Mil MLP2018 |
| The big star falling : mama it ain't long 'fore day | McTell, Blind Willie; Mama, 'Tain't Long Fo' Day; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403101) Vi21474 Yz L1005 |
| I seen a star falling : that means bad luck done fell on me | Miles, Lizzie; Shootin' Star Blues; New York, 4 Jan. 1928; (77082) Ba7025 VJM VLP40 |
| Nighttime's falling : the day is almost dawned | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Night Time Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22111) Pm12303 Mil MLP2001 |
| I felt like falling : from the treetop to the ground | unknown artist (possibly Skip James); Throw Me Down; place unknown, c. Oct. 1928; (209981) Pm unissued Bio BLP12029 |
| And it runs in my family : that's all I like to do | Bogan, Lucille; Alley Boogie; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5563A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| Well but it ain't but three in my family : that's me myself and I | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Me, Myself, and I; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640041) BBB8784 RCA730.581 |
| Well something in my family : ooo well well you know ain't going on right | Hogg, Andrew; Family Trouble Blues; Chicago, 18 Feb. 1937; (61856A) De7303 Rt RL315 |
| I'm going to raise me a family : got me an Indian ma | Jackson, Papa Charlie; The Faking Blues; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2121?) Pm12281 Yz L1029 |
| I had a *ruckus* with my family : they going to send me to the electric chair | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; 'Lectric Chair Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203642) Pm12608 Bio BLP12015 |
| You trying to wreck my family : and some other man's family too | Johnson, Lonnie; Sam, You're Just a Rat; New York, 9 Feb. 1932; (405141A) OK8937 Yz L1028 |
| Bad luck in my family : all done fell on me | Richardson, Mooch; Burying Ground Blues; Memphis, 23 Mar. 1928; (400375A) OK8576 Mam S3803 |
| It's a mark in my family : it must be carried on | Smith, Trixie; Sorrowful Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (17802) Pm12208 CC29 |
| And hard luck was in my family : oh well well and it's rolling down on me | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Road Tramp Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1938; (63540B) De7589 BC4 |
| Cause me to leave my family : and my happy home | Williams, Joe; Mr. Devil Blues; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M196 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321 |
| You done wrecked my family : caused me to leave a happy home | Williams, Joe; Mr. Devil Blues; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M196 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321 |
| Well now I knowed a family : lived down in the avenue | Williamson, Sonny Boy; SusieQ ; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308501) BBB7995 RCA INT1088 |
| Takes a big fat fanbelt : drive a Cadillac Eight | Daddy Stovepipe; Tuxedo Blues; Birmingham, Ala., c. 13 July 1927; (GEX730A) Ge6212 OJL14 |
| Says I'm going to go far : take two dollars to send me a postal card | Arnold, Kokomo; Head Cuttin' Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91331A) De7417 BC4 |
| I'm agoing so far : till the women can't run me down | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Been Mistreated Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 Nov. 1930; (17290) Ch16237 Riv RM8803 |
| I have to go so far : to get my hambone boiled | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Motherless Chile Blues; Atlanta, 5 Nov. 1927; (1451341) Co14299D RBF RF15 |
| I'm going so far : I can't hear your rooster crow | Lewis, Furry; Dry Land Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454291) Vi23345 Yz L1021 |
| We been together so far : we got to get | Memphis Minnie; 'Frisco Town; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487102) Co14455D Yz L1008 |
| Got to go so far : to get my loving done | Thompson, Edward; West Virginia Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2416A) Pm13018 Yz L1006 |
| Now if you ain't got your fare : that's where they will let you down | Estes, Sleepy John; Hobo Jungle Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62481A) De7354 Sw S1219 |
| Give me my fare : I sure will leave this town | Johnson, Elizabeth; Sobbin' Woman Blues; New York, 30 Oct. 1928; (401280?) OK8789 Her H201 |
| Send me car fare : want to come back home | Jones, Maggie; Western Union Blues; New York, 13 Nov. 1924; (1401353) Co14047D VJM VLP23 |
| Farewell farewell : I bid this world goodbye | Darby, Blind; Built Right on the Ground; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (675841) Vi23311 Yz L1003 |
| But the way they are faring : I do swear it's all the same | Davis, Walter; Howling Wind Blues; Chicago, 29 Sept. 31; (675791) ViV23308 RCA INT1085 |
| Now on the farm : they all have joined the government loan | Estes, Sleepy John; Government Money; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62461A) De7414 Sw S1219 |
| Says when I'm on a farm : I hollering whoa haw gee | Fuller, Blind Boy; Piccolo Rag; New York, 5 Apr. 1938; (226771) OK06437 BC11 |
| I worked hard on the county farm : tried to forget my man | Moore, Alice; Prison Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15448) Pm12868 CC37 |
| I believe another man done gone to the county farm : now with his long chain on | Williams, Joe; Baby Please Don't Go; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962441) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| He left the county farm : he got them shackles on | Williams, Joe; Please Don't Go; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704841) BBB8969 RCA INT1087 |
| I'm down on old Parchman Farm : I sure want to go back home | White, Washington; Parchman Farm Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2981A) OK05683 Co C30036 |
| Boll weevil told the farmer : that I ain't going to treat you fair | Patton, Charley; Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15211) Pm12805 Yz L1020 |
| *Oh she showed a lot of farmers : boys how to right from wrong* | Butler, Sam; Jefferson County Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; ( ) Vo1057 Yz L1016 |
| *Blackland farms* : | Perkins, Gertrude; No Easy Rider Blues; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1927; (1453401) Co14313D Fwy FJ2802 |
| I found my faro : lying on a cooling board | Arnold, Kokomo; Stop Look and Listen; Chicago, 23 July 1935; (90201A) De7181 BC4 |
| I found my faro : lying on a cooling board | Arnold, Kokomo; Stop Look and Listen; Chicago, 23 July 1935; (90201A) De7181 BC4 |
| And I followed my faro : to the new burying ground | Arnold, Kokomo; Stop Look and Listen; Chicago, 23 July 1935; (90201A) De7181 BC4 |
| I ain't crazy faro : woman that I ever seen | Estes, Sleepy John; Married Woman Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90175A) Ch50048 OJL21 |
| I got a loving faro : she's long and tall like me | Howell, Peg Leg; Tishamingo Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431171) Co14194D RBF RF9 |
| I seen you faro : going up the right of way | Hurt, Mississippi John; Big Leg Blues; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401474A) OK unissued Bio BLPC4 |
| It done taken your faro : blowed its smoke on you | Johnson, Tommy; Cool Drink of Water Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418362) Vi21279 OJL8 |
| Crying that look like my faro : but she walk too slow | Lofton, Willie; Dark Road Blues; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96257 ) BBB6229 Yz L1007 |
| I got a little faro : she weigh about ninety pounds | Rachel, James Yank; Little Sarah; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555972) ViV38595 Rt RL310 |
| Said I'm going to buy me a faro : to care my Cadillac Eight | Rachel, James Yank; TBone Steak Blues; Memphis, 2 Oct. 1929; (563362) ViV38595 Rt RL310 |
| Because I got a nogood faro : and she treat me just like a dog | Stone, Joe; Back Door Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76838 ) BBB5169 Yz L1030 |
| Don't tell her faro : what road I'm on | Thomas, Henry; Cottonfield Blues; Chicago, c. early July 1927; ( ) Vo1094 OJL3 |
| I had a sweet little faro : but she been and gone | Vincson, Walter; Stop and Listen Blues; Shreveport, La., 17 Feb. 1930; (403806A) OK8807 Yz L1007 |
| And it's hey faro : tell me what's the matter now | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Stingy WomanBlues; Memphis, 24 Feb. 1927; (379421) Vi20552 Rt RL322 |
| I'm going to Farrell : so I can have my fun | Sims, Henry; Farrell Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L451) Pm12912 OJL8 |
| She steps so fast : and she steps so light | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Doin' the Scraunch; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510562) Co14591D CC36 |
| He sells as fast : a hog can chew his corn | Hurt, Mississippi John; Candy Man Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401483B) OK8654 Bio BLPC4 |
| Well the lawyers talk so fast : didn't have time to say not nary word | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Shelby County Workhouse Blues; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402297B) OK8740 RBF RF202 |
| Run so fast : till someone woke me up | Smith, Bessie; Blue Spirit Blues; New York, 11 Oct. 1929; (1491343) Co14527D Co CL858 |
| She leaves here walking running fast : chocolate to the bone | Thomas, Henry; Don't Ease Me In; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; ( ) Vo1197 OJL3 |
| He got to *point it fast* : people and I don't mean maybe | Blake, Blind; Hookworm Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15251A) Pm12794 Bio BLP12031 |
| You may be fat : woman slim or tall | Big Bill (Broonzy); I've Got to Dig You; Chicago, 17 Apr. 1940; (WC3034A) Vo05563 RBF RF16 |
| She so big and fat : got to put ashes all in my bed | Harrison, Smoky; Hop Head Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L791) Pm12920 Rt RL340 |
| Here come my father : with his gun | Davis, Madlyn; Too Black Bad; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20909?) Pm12703 Yz L1039 |
| They'll make you *send* out your mother and father : to just break down the jailhouse door | McTell, Blind Willie; Bell Street Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9946A) De7078 Rt RL324 |
| I've got a mother and father : they were never satisfied with me | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Cell Bound Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1924; (100012) Pm12257 Mil MLP2001 |
| And he said I hate to go leave my mother and father : I hate to go and leave my cousin Sonny | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (040525 ) BBB8265 BC3; |
| Oh well it's our Father : who art in heaven | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47713) Pm12518 Rt RL308 |
| Oh well it's our Father : who art in heaven | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200432) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| I'm motherless and fatherless : sister and brotherless too | Barner, Wiley; If You Want a Good WomanGet One Long and Tall; Birmingham, Ala., c. 15 Aug.1927; (GEX804A) Ge6261 Rt RL313 |
| I am motherless fatherless : sister and brotherless too | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Broke and Hungry; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (3076?) Pm12443 Mil MLP2007 |
| I'm motherless and I'm fatherless : I'm almost friendless too | Johnson, Lonnie; Friendless and Blue; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63517A) De7487 Sw S1225 |
| Then along come a fatmouth : keep me shaking that thing | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Fat Mouth Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1927; (27693) Pm12422 Yz L1029 |
| She had done robbed some fatmouth : who really looking for her man | Jones, Little Hat; Two String Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402648A) OK8712 His HLP32 |
| Because their love is like a faucet : it turns off and on | Sylvester, Hannah; Down South Blues; New York, c. 21 Sept. 1923; (70328) Pat032007 VJM VLP40 |
| Oh love is like a faucet : that turns off and on | Waters, Ethel; Ethel Sings 'Em; New York, c. June 1923; (B) BS14154 Bio BLP12022 |
| Oh it might be my fault : please have my sympathy | Gibson, Clifford; Levee Camp Moan; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577542) ViV38577 Yz L1027 |
| It's all my fault : didn't do things I should | Oden, Jimmy; Going Down Slow; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1941; (0704091) BBB8889 RBF RF16 |
| Love hides all faults : make you do things you don't want to do | Bogan, Lucille; You Got to Die Some Day; New York, 30 July 1934; (154772) ARC60463 Rt RL317 |
| I asked you for a little small favor : and you drove me from your door | Arnold, Kokomo; I'll Be Up Some Day; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60515 ) De7172 Say SDR163 |
| If I ask for a favor : don't turn me don't turn me down | Baker, Willie; No No Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Jan. 1929; (14667) Ge6766 BC5 |
| You ask him for a favor : he won't make you ashamed | Estes, Sleepy John; Liquor Store Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63648A) De7491 RBF RF11 |
| And if I ask you for a favor : mama please now don't turn me down | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Awful Fix Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200341) Pm12539 Yz L1004 |
| Don't you ask them for no favor : they even stop acoming around | Ledbetter, Huddie; T. B. Woman Blues; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (171801) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| You can ask them for a favor : they don't even pay you no mind | Thomas, Jesse Babyface; No Good Woman Blues; Dallas, 10 Aug. 1929; (553272) ViV38555 Yz L1032 |
| Mmm I've been asking for a favor : even I ask the good Lord above | Townsend, Henry; Henry's Worried Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403300A) Co14529D Yz L1030 |
| And when my wife asked you to do her a favor : you pretend you were asleep | Washboard Sam; Get Down Brother; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703801) BBB9018 RCA LPV577 |
| If I ask for a favor : don't turn me don't turn me down | Weaver, Curley; No No Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473052) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| Says you need not ask for no small favors : just go ahead laugh and grin | Arnold, Kokomo; Laugh and Grin Blues; Chicago, 12 Mar. 1937; (91135A) De7285 CC25 |
| Go out to Santa Fe : my baby go down | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Hard Dallas Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210182) Pm12708 Bio BLP12004 |
| Now January February : and March too | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Skoodle Um Skoo; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46701) Pm12501 Bio BLP12042 |
| January February : March April May June July | Lewis, Furry; Big Chief Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1133 Yz L1002 |
| We stopped on Eighteenth and Federal : just two blocks west of State | Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; BoodleDeBum Bum; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C4631 ) Br7121 Rt RL325 |
| Now I'm old and feeble : but I still got my loving ways | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); The Rooster's Crowing Blues; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (56340 ) ViV38593 Her H205 |
| Now I'm old and feeble : I still got my loving ways | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); The Rooster's Crowing Blues; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (56340 ) ViV38593 Her H205 |
| So I can feed : this hungry man of mine | Moore, William; One Way Gal; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203091) Pm12648 OJL8 |
| Make me feel : that I'm on my last goround | Cleveland, Big Boy; Goin' to Leave You Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 12 Apr. 1927; (12700) Ge6108 His HLP22 |
| They made me feel : like I've never felt before | Cox, Ida; Lonesome Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (22461) Pm12307 BYG529073 |
| Lord how can a poor man feel : one he loves stays out all night long | Shade, Will; She Stays Out All Night Long; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418912) Vi21524 Rt RL322 |
| I say sometime I feel : like I'm going away from home | Stokes, Frank; Half Cup of Tea; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47742) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| Now how would you feel : baby now if I come home today | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sleepless Nights Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11519A) Vo1727 Yz L1030 |
| How do you feel : when you drive a good man from your door | Wheatstraw, Peetie; All Night Long Blues; Chicago, 18 Aug. 1934; (C9315A) De7082 AH158 |
| Sometimes I feel : like I would just soon to be dead | Wheatstraw, Peetie; True Blue Woman; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12581) Vo03185 Say SDR191 |
| Now and sometimes I feel : like I'm going going away to stay | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Lord, Oh Lord Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208451) BBB7847 RCA INT1088 |
| Got the lowdown feeling : I sure won't be here long | Bracey, Ishman; Left Alone Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418432) Vi21349 Rt RL330 |
| It's such a miserable feeling : a feeling I do despise | Carr, Leroy; Blues Before Sunrise; St. Louis, 21 Feb. 1934; (SL121) Vo02657 Co C30496 |
| It makes my feeling : just get all wrong | Chatman, Bo; Ants in My Pants; New York, 5 June 1931; (404938B) OK8897 His HLP5 |
| A funny feeling : my head to my feet | Chatman, Bo; Ants in My Pants; New York, 5 June 1931; (404938B) OK8897 His HLP5 |
| I've had a funny feeling : all day and all night | Chatman, Lonnie; It's a Pain to Me; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15452) Pm13143 Bio BLP12041 |
| When you have a feeling : that I sure gal don't want no more | Grant, Bobby; Lonesome Atlanta Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1927; (202122) Pm12595 Yz L1009 |
| The worst feeling : I ever had | Green, Lil; What's the Matter with Love; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641331) BBB8754 RCA LPV574 |
| I'm full of mean evil feeling : and I'm full of gin | Henderson, Katherine; West End Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (235A) QRSR7024 His HLP21 |
| I got a mean evil feeling : you going to hear bad news | Henderson, Katherine; West End Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (235A) QRSR7024 His HLP21 |
| It's the worst old feeling : that I ever had | House, Son; My Black MamaPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4092) Pm13042 OJL2 |
| And when I'm feeling : lonesome and blue | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Your Baby Ain't Sweet Like Mine; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26134) Pm12383 Yz L1029 |
| I felt a funny feeling : from my head to my feet | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; She Can Love So Good; Chicago, c. mid Aug. 1930; (C6079A) Vo1540 Mel MLP7324 |
| 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 |
| Worst old feeling : I most ever had | Johnson, Robert; Walkin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26301) Vo03601 Co CL1654 |
| And I have a funny funny feeling : that I'm talking all out my head | Johnson, Robert; Malted Milk; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3961) ARC71065 Co C30034 |
| I have a warm old feeling : and the hair rising on my head | Johnson, Robert; Malted Milk; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3961) ARC71065 Co C30034 |
| A funny feeling : goes from my head to my toes | Jones, Maggie; Early Every Morn'; New York, 18 Dec. 1924; (1401932) Co14059D VJM VLP23 |
| I had that mean old feeling : I was in the wrong man's town | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Walking Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (16132) Pm12082 BYG529.078 |
| I gets a funny feeling : when you gaze into my eyes | Smith, Bessie; Take Me for a Buggy Ride; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525792) OK8949 Co CL856 |
| I gets this funny feeling : up and down my spine | Smith, Bessie; Take Me for a Buggy Ride; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525792) OK8949 Co CL856 |
| It give me a feeling : that I never had before | Sparks, Milton; Erie Train Blues; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (91445) BBB6529 BC6 |
| I ain't had no good feeling : how long how long | Stokes, Frank; How Long; Memphis, 30 Aug. 1928; (454551) ViV38512 BC6 |
| I've got a feeling : that I want to be mean | Thomas, Hociel; I've Stopped My Man; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9476A) OK8326 Bio BLPC6 |
| Was the worst old feeling : that I ever had | Wallace, Minnie; The Cockeyed World; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX1132) Vo03106 Rt RL321 |
| Because I've got a funny feeling : ooo well and I believe it will shorten my days | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Cut Out Blues; Chicago, 9 Apr. 1936; (C13551) Vo03444 Say SDR191 |
| Now that make me have such a funny feeling : man a feeling I do despise | Williamson, Sonny Boy; My Black Name Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070147 ) BBB8992 BC3 |
| I don't want to hurt your feelings : either make you mad | Davis, Walter; New Come Back Baby; Chicago, 21 Mar. 1941; (0539791) BBB8833 RCA INT1085 |
| Now you hurt my feelings : babe but [I swear] I wouldn't let on | McClennan, Tommy; My Little Girl; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044988 ) BBB8605 Rt RL305 |
| People it hurts my feelings : Lord from door to door | Spivey, Victoria; Detroit Moan; Chicago, 15 Oct. 1936; (C1568?) Vo unissued Spi LP2001 |
| Don't want to hurt your feelings : either get mad at you | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Doin' the Best I Can; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1934; (C9443?) De7007 Say SDR191 |
| You know I don't want to hurt your feelings : baby even getting mad with you | Williamson, Sonny Boy; My Little Machine; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (053002 ) BBB8674 BC3 |
| I know just how it feels : that's why I composed this song | Gibson, Clifford; Old Time Rider; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571762) Vi23255 Yz L1027 |
| How do you think a poor man feels : one he loves stay out all night long | Shade, Will; She Stays Out All Night Long; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418911) Vi unissued RCA INT1175 |
| How you think a poor man feels : one he loves stays out both night and day | Shade, Will; She Stays Out All Night Long; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418911) Vi unissued RCA INT1175 |
| I need shoes on my feet : clothes on my back | Bogan, Lucille; They Ain't Walking No More; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5549 ) Br7163 Yz L1017 |
| I used to take my feet : in a midnight tramp | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lock Step Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208152) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004 |
| 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 |
| Soon as you got on your feet : you wouldn't pay me no mind | McTell, Blind Willie; Cold Winter Day; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9956A) De7810 Yz L1037 |
| You'll get flat feet : from standing too long | Martin, Daisy; What You Was You Used to Be; New York, c. late July 1923; (52381) Ba1262 VJM VLP40 |
| Pull the shoes off my feet : let me out in the cold | Smith, Clara; You Don't Know My Mind; New York, 29 Jan. 1924; (815091) Co14013D VJM VLP16 |
| Pickled *eels* feet : and jambalaya | Smith, Trixie; Black Bottom Hop; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (23641) Pm12336 CC29 |
| 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 |
| Says I been a good fellow : just good as I can be | Alexander, Texas; Frost Texas Tornado Blues; San Antonio, 9 June 1930; (404117B) OK8890 Rt RL316 |
| Says I been a good fellow : just as good as a man could be | Alexander, Texas; Frost Texas Tornado Blues; San Antonio, 9 June 1930; (404117B) OK8890 Rt RL316 |
| Met a funny fellow : he didn't like girls | Blake, Blind; Righteous Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L6481) Pm13035 Bio BLP12003 |
| I'm just a little skinny fellow : and a player is strong | Carr, Leroy; It's Too Short; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164401) Vo02875 Co C30496 |
| Because I'm a very busy fellow : you know they call me the grinder man | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Grinder Man Blues; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535921) BBB8584 RCA730.581 |
| For he's the bootlegging fellow : your *turkey* sure can swing | Johnson, T. C.; J. C. Johnson's Blues; Memphis, 16 Feb. 1928; (400250B) OK8838 Rt RL316 |
| Catch you arguing with that fellow : you going to have a miserable fight | Jones, Coley; The Elder's He's My Man; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495592) Co14489D Rt RL315 |
| I been a ??? fellow : babe I don't intend to be | MacFarland, Barrel House Buck; I Got to Go Blues; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1934; (C9321 ) De7013 OJL20 |
| Said I wouldn't mind it fellow : but you know this train ain't mine | McTell, Blind Willie; Travelin' Blues; Atlanta, 30 Oct. 1929; (1493001) Co14484D Yz L1005 |
| Get up fellow : ride all around the world | McTell, Blind Willie; Travelin' Blues; Atlanta, 30 Oct. 1929; (1493001) Co14484D Yz L1005 |
| See that fellow : with that derby on | McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (1493192) Co14657D Yz L1037 |
| See that fellow : that's standing right there | McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (1493192) Co14657D Yz L1037 |
| When you's a good fellow : they'll always leave you alone | Petties, Arthur; Good Boy Blues; Chicago, c. 2 July 1930; (C5921B) Br7182 Yz L1038 |
| When you's a bad fellow : the jail will be your home | Petties, Arthur; Good Boy Blues; Chicago, c. 2 July 1930; (C5921B) Br7182 Yz L1038 |
| When I'm with a fellow : it's strictly for making dough | Smith, Clara; I Don't Love Nobody; New York, 18 Jan. 1924; (814961) Co14016D VJM VLP16 |
| Well I'm a good fellow : I really spends my dough | Thomas, George; Don't Kill Him in Here; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L182) Pm12826 Rt RL340 |
| Because I'd be a good fellow : mama if you would please let me stay | Turner, Buck; Black Ace; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61790A) De7281 Yz L1026 |
| Yeah I was not a bad fellow : but the judge he sent me away | Washboard Sam; I'm On My Way Blues; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07621 ) BBB7096 BC10 |
| Take a long tall fellow : make a good gal make a good gal squall | Weaver, Curley; No No Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473052) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| He's the best *kind fellow* : that I ever had | Glover, Mae; I Ain't Giving Nobody None; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15395A) Ge6948 Her H201 |
| I want to speak to all you fast fellows : that you are in the wrong | Barefoot Bill; Bad Boy; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503062) Co14526D CC3 |
| I'm going take my females : hang them on a single line | Johnson, Buster; Undertaker Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Jan. 1932; (18323) Ch16718 OJL2 |
| Lord it's goodtime females : bring you back some day | Williams, Joe; Someday Baby; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704861) BBB9025 RBF RF11 |
| Mr Ferris Mr Ferris : let your womenfolks go | Jones, Little Hat; Rolled From Side to Side Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402698A) OK8794 Yz L1010 |
| Well I had a high fever : going up to my head | Barner, Wiley; If You Want a Good WomanGet One Long and Tall; Birmingham, Ala., c. 15 Aug.1927; (GEX804A) Ge6261 Rt RL313 |
| At night I'm hot with fever : and I just roll and toss | Bryant, Laura; Dentist Chair BluesPart 1; Long Island City, c. Jan. 1929; (322A) QRSR7055 His HLP21 |
| Your daughter got the fever : she toodleoo too much | Newbern, Hambone Willie; She Could ToodleOo; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402295A) OK8740 Rt RL323 |
| I'm taken down with the fever : and it won't let me sleep | White, Washington; High Fever Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2987A) Vo05489 Co C30036 |
| Tune up the fiddle : dust the cat and bow | Blake, Blind; Georgia Bound; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15466) Pm12824 Bio BLP12037 |
| I would play my fiddle : but I ain't got no bow | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; It Won't Act Right; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599642) ViV38620 Jo SM3104 |
| I ain't going to play no second fiddle : I'm used to playing lead | Smith, Bessie; I Ain't Goin' to Play Second Fiddle; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406301) Co14090D Co CL855 |
| You in my potato field : three or four times a week | Johnson, Lil; You'll Never Miss Your Jelly Till Your Jelly Rollers Gone; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C3356 ) Vo1299 His HLP2 |
| He *rattle his field* : get *a ??? rule* | Estes, Sleepy John; Tell Me About It; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93008A) De7766 Sw S1220 |
| I been on thirty fields : listens boys I been on thirtynine | Spruell, Freddie; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 25 June 1926; (9793A) OK8422 Yz L1038 |
| I want fifteen fifty : and see if it won | Blake, Blind; Playing Policy Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L6471) Pm13035 Bio BLP12003 |
| Highway Fifty : runs right by my baby's door | McClennan, Tommy; New Highway No. 51; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044986 ) BBB8499 RBF RF202 |
| She likes to fight : she likes to break them down | Blake, Blind; Notoriety Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208752) Pm12754 Bio BLP12031; |
| They had a mighty fight : and not much of a race | Chatman, Bo; Pussy Cat Blues; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026131) BBB6735 Yz L1034 |
| When you have a fight : and you didn't win | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); Do It Right; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (1489783) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| Now he's a natural born fighter : who likes to fight them all | Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293A) De7114 Yz L1016 |
| Joe Louis is a twofist fighter : and he stands six feet tall | Memphis Minnie; He's in the Ring; Chicago, 22 Aug. 1935; (C1099B) Vo03046 Pal PL101 |
| Now listen all you prize fighters : who don't want to meet defeat | Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293A) De7114 Yz L1016 |
| Listen all you prize fighters : don't play him too cheap | Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293A) De7114 Yz L1016 |
| Listen all you prize fighters : don't play him too cheap | Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293A) De7114 Yz L1016 |
| I'm going to tell all of you prize fighters : don't play Joe for no fool | Memphis Minnie; He's in the Ring; Chicago, 22 Aug. 1935; (C1099B) Vo03046 Pal PL101 |
| Fussing and fighting : ain't no way to get along | Carr, Leroy; Longing for My Sugar; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164341) Vo02875 Yz L1036 |
| She was fussing she was fighting : and acting like a doggone fool | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Balky Mule Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203813) Pm12631 Mil MLP2007 |
| Roaches got to fighting : and kicked me out of bed | Lewis, Furry; Creeper's Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M186 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008 |
| Such fussing and fighting : this whole round year | McCoy, Joe; My Wash Woman's Gone; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO110A) Vo1668 Yz L1026 |
| Now he won all his fights : twentythree or four | Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293A) De7114 Yz L1016 |
| We was seeing a film : when they broke it off | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
| Says I could not find : my woman's clothes at all | Alexander, Texas; Awful Moaning BluesPart 1; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402643B) OK8731 Rt RL327 |
| Just trying to find : my little all and all | Evans, Joe; Sitting on Top of the World; New York, 21 May 1931; (106591) Ba32211 His HLP8002 |
| And I come to find : you was worse all the time | Harris, Magnolia; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'Part 2; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930; (C7101 ) MeM12077 Yz L1031 |
| I just want to find : my cow again | James, Skip; Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7631) Pm13085 Bio BLP12029 |
| Who should I find : but my gal making up my partner's bed | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Competition Bed Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207492) Pm12728 Rt RL306 |
| But mama you'll never find : another hotshot like me | McTell, Blind Willie; Searching the Desert for the Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716061) Vi23353 RCA LPV518 |
| Trying to find : that southbound man | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Gone Daddy Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (46912) Pm12526 Mil MLP2001 |
| Just trying to find : my little all and all | Vincson, Walter; Sitting on Top of the World; Shreveport, La., 17 Feb. 1930; (403805B) OK8784 Mam S3804 |
| The gin is mighty fine : them biscuits are a little too thin | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rabbit Foot Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30891) Pm12454 Mil MLP2004 |
| A hundred dollar fine : and two eleven ninetynine | unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322 |
| I done crossed my fingers : and counted up to twentythree | Miles, Lizzie; Shootin' Star Blues; New York, 4 Jan. 1928; (77082) Ba7025 VJM VLP40 |
| They got rings on their fingers : bells on their toes | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
| But now when I get it almost finished : ooo well well I crawl up and down | Wheatstraw, Peetie; King Spider Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90174A) De7144 Say SDR191 |
| Lord the post office must be on fire : and the mailman must undoubtedly be in jail | Big Bill (Broonzy); Big Bill Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18385) Ch16400 Yz L1035 |
| Jailhouse on fire : ??? burning down | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Jailhouse Fire Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44192) Pm12489 Rt RL319 |
| I just swallowed some fire : take a drink of gasoline | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dynamite Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210961) Pm12739 Rt RL301 |
| My house on fire : where's that fire wagon now | Memphis Minnie; Garage Fire Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C6083 ) Vo1601 Rt RL307 |
| House catches fire : ain't no water around | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Southern Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (16122) Pm12083 BYG529.078 |
| Post office on fire : mailman in jail | Red Nelson (Nelson Wilborn); Sweetest Thing Born; Chicago, 6 Feb. 1936; (90605A) De7155 Cor CP58 |
| The first shot I fired : then the man fell dead | McTell, Blind Willie; Bell Street Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9946A) De7078 Rt RL324 |
| First shot I fired : my man fell dead | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Cell Bound Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1924; (100012) Pm12257 Mil MLP2001 |
| *Till they* kill that fireman : break that engineer's neck | Bell, Ed; Mean Conductor Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48201) Pm12546 Yz L1006 |
| Lord a lowdown fireman : dirty engineer | Daniels, Julius; My Mama Was a Sailor; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (379312) Vi20658 Rt RL326 |
| It's a lowdown fireman : dirty engineer | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); 'Fo Day Creep; Atlanta, 10 Nov. 1927; (1451991) Co14280D CC36 |
| Tell me that's a mean old fireman : and that train is just that way | Hill, King Solomon; The Gone Dead Train; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12542) Pm13129 Yz L1004 |
| Takes a good old fireman : a cool kind engineer | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Texas Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1925; (11031?) Pm12335 Yz L1029 |
| I ain't no fireman : and no fireman's son | Jackson, Jim; I'm Wild About My Lovin'; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454161) ViV38505 His HLP32 |
| Same old fireman : going to keep this same old engineer | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Sunshine Special; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (20066?) Pm12593 Mil MLP2007 |
| Well a mean old fireman : a cruel old engineer | Johnson, Billiken; Frisco Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476062) Co14405D Rt RL312 |
| It's the same old fireman : same old engineer | Kelly, Jack; Believe I'll Go Back Home; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137152) MeM12812 Rt RL311 |
| Now that mean old fireman : that cruel old engineer | McCoy, Charlie; That Lonesome Train Took My Baby Away; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404726A) OK8863 RBF RF14 |
| You ought to see that colored fireman : when he got them boiler hot | McTell, Blind Willie; Statesboro Blues; Atlanta, 17 Oct. 1928; (471873) ViV38001 Yz L1005 |
| You's a cruel fireman : lowdown engineer | McTell, Blind Willie; Travelin' Blues; Atlanta, 30 Oct. 1929; (1493001) Co14484D Yz L1005 |
| Oh it's a mean old fireman : cruel old engineer | Smith, Trixie; Freight Train Blues; New York, 26 May 1938; (63866A) De7489 Cor CP58 |
| Now it was a lowdown fireman : and that must have been a dirty engineer | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Train Fare Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (049198 ) BBB8610 BC20 |
| Crawled from the fireplace : and he stopped in the middle of the floor | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Crawlin' Baby Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15671) Pm12880 Mil MLP2013 |
| So many nights at the fireside : how my children's mother would cry | White, Washington; Fixin' to Die Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2989A) Vo05588 Co C30036 |
| Hit you first : through that barbed wire fence | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519041) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| Now big fish little fish : playing in the water | Arnold, Kokomo; Salty Dog; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070A) De7267 Rt RL318 |
| Catching all my game fish : and grinding up their bones | Chatman, Bo; Old Devil; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278781) BBB8093 Yz L1007 |
| I wished I was like a little fish : in the deep blue sea | Chatman, Bo; Arrangement for MeBlues; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476471) BBB8397 Yz L1014 |
| Says a little fish big fish : swimming in the water | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Salty Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1924; (1893?) Pm12236 Yz L1029 |
| Hole where I used to fish : you got me forced out | Johnson, Robert; Dead Shrimp Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26282) ARC70481 Co C30034 |
| What see the way them fishes : do the shivaree | Thompson, Edward; Showers of Rain Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2411A) Pm13018 Yz L1006 |
| I won't go to fishing : mama I done broke my pole | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Southern Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15667) Pm12899 Mil MLP2013 |
| Well when you get ready to go fishing : *put* ??? on that heart you take | Kelly, Jack; Red Ripe Tomatoes; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137142) Ba32844 OJL4 |
| Now when you go to fishing : now don't forget the pole | McClennan, Tommy; Cross Cut Saw Blues; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064885 ) BBB8897 Rt RL305 |
| I'm going to count one two three four five : six seven eight and nine | Johnson, Buster; Undertaker Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Jan. 1932; (18323) Ch16718 OJL2 |
| I says one two three four five : six seven eight nine ten | Pickett, Charlie; Let Me Squeeze Your Lemon; New York, 3 Aug. 1937; (62487A) De7707 RBF RF9 |
| Just keep you four and five : *messed* up all the time | Smith, Clara; Every Woman's Blues; New York, 28 June 1923; (810605) CoA3943 VJM VLP15 |
| Number Five Number Five : please bring my baby back to me | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Number Five Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308481R) BBB8010 RCA INT1088 |
| I went to a goodtime flat : last Saturday night | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; It's Heated; Chicago, 11 June 1929; (C3585 ) Vo1539 Yz L1039 |
| I'm going to build me a barrelhouse flat : way out on Dago Hill | Johnson, Mary; Barrel House Flat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1762) Pm12996 CC37 |
| The man that built the SixtyOne flattop : he's just as true as a *fox* | Kelly, Jack; Highway No. 61 Blues No. 2; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (13713) Ba32934 Rt RL329 |
| That flattop flattop : is the prettiest thing I ever seen | Kelly, Jack; Highway No. 61 Blues No. 2; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (13713) Ba32934 Rt RL329 |
| A horse and a flea : and two little mice | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Move that Thing; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (647402) Vi23274 Rt RL323 |
| Then I want to catch your little flies : ooo well well now when they begin to fall | Wheatstraw, Peetie; King Spider Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90174A) De7144 Say SDR191 |
| That none of your flipfloppers : going to satisfy your mind | Jones, Maggie; You May Go, But You'll Come Back Some Day; New York, 18 Dec. 1924; (1401922) Co14063D VJM VLP23 |
| My gal is in the flood : and I'm Tampa bound | Blake, Blind; Tampa Bound; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30622) Pm12442 Bio BLP12023 |
| I find a note on the floor : it almost send me off in a trance | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Empty Room Blues; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535931) BBB8615 RCA730.581 |
| Fell dead on the floor : with the jailhouse key | Collins, Sam; The Jail House Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12736) Ge6167 OJL2 |
| He got some on his floor : he got some on his shelf | Estes, Sleepy John; Liquor Store Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63648A) De7491 RBF RF11 |
| Walked across my floor : Lordy how I moan | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Prison Cell Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203882) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| So start awalking the floor : wring my hands and pulling my hair | Spivey, Victoria; Telephoning the Blues; New York, 1 Oct. 1929; (567351) ViV38546 Spi LP2001 |
| It's got me floorwalking : and wearing out my shoes | Bryant, Laura; Dentist Chair BluesPart 1; Long Island City, c. Jan. 1929; (322A) QRSR7055 His HLP21 |
| I'm going down on Florida : now where I'm better known | Big Bill (Broonzy); Key to the Highway; Chicago, 2 May 1941; (C37451) OK06242 RBF RF1 |
| I got a woman down in Florida : got two up in Tennessee | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Been Mistreated Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 Nov. 1930; (17290) Ch16237 Riv RM8803 |
| I'm going to Florida : where I can have my fun | Thompson, Edward; Florida Bound; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2412) Pm12873 Yz L1006 |
| It you home in Florida : what in the world you doing up here | Thompson, Edward; Florida Bound; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2412) Pm12873 Yz L1006 |
| I ain't got no flour : I ain't got no lard | Bogan, Lucille; My Man Is Boogan Me; New York, 31 July 1934; (154872) Ba33375 Rt RL317 |
| I'd rather see the flowers : growing on top of my baby's grave | Kelly, Jack; Flower Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1441) Vo unissued OJL21 |
| Buy me some flowers : see how they put my body away | Spruell, Freddie; Your Man Is Gone; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85784 ) BBB6025 Mam S3802 |
| In case old Tampa Red should flutter : don't you be ashamed to shoo | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Kingfish Blues; Chicago, 22 Mar. 1934; (803851) BBB5617 RCA LPV518 |
| I would raise and fly : God knows where my lover was | Wilkins, Robert; Long Train Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M191 ) Br7205 Rt RL333 |
| I wear a scorpion for my watch fob : a rattlesnake for my chain | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Jungle Man Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210452) Pm12721 Bio BLP12042 |
| Old folk : go run and get your glass | Nelson, Romeo; Gettin' Dirty Just Shakin' that Thing; Chicago, 9 Oct. 1929; (C4629 ) Vo1447 OJL15 |
| Listen folks : to my moan | Blake, Blind; Low Down Loving Gal; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208875) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003 |
| Goodbye folks : I'm on my way | Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5071 ) Vo1527 Yz L1036 |
| Steal it from the white folks : now and then | Davenport, Jed; Save Me Some; Memphis, 20 Oct. 1930; (MEM774) Vo1513 OJL19 |
| Now I'm a real kind fellow folks : and that ain't so bad | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Been Mistreated Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 Nov. 1930; (17290) Ch16237 Riv RM8803 |
| Some folks : they don't wear them at all | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Easy Rider Don't Deny My Name; New York, 16 June 1927; (1442823) Co14231D RBF RF15 |
| Want to see my folks : I miss them so | Hite, Mattie; MasonDixon Blues; New York, c. mid Nov. 1923; (70414) Pat032014 VJM VLP40 |
| Nuthouse for crazy folks : folks got sense don't go there | James, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028 |
| Now listen folks : don't mean no harm | McCoy, Joe; Beat It Right; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7246 ) Vo1643 Pal PL101 |
| Now listen here folks : we don't mean no harm | Macon, Ed; Wringing that Thing; Atlanta, 12 Mar. 1929; (402289A) OK8676 Mel MLP7324 |
| Come all you folks : and start to walk | Memphis Minnie; New Dirty Dozens; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5894 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
| Now listen here folks : I don't want no stuff | Memphis Minnie; What's the Matter with the Mill; Chicago, c. 15 Oct. 1930; (C6442 ) Vo1550 BC13 |
| Now listen here folks : I want you all to bear this in mind | Memphis Minnie; What's the Matter with the Mill; Chicago, c. 15 Oct. 1930; (C6442 ) Vo1550 BC13 |
| Let me tell you folks : just how he treated me | Patton, Charley; High Sheriff Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147252) Vo02680 Yz L1020 |
| Talked to white folks black folks : she wouldn't give a penny | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| Listen here folks : I'm going to sing a little song | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
| I went out last night folks : I meant to have some fun | Thomas, George; Don't Kill Him in Here; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L182) Pm12826 Rt RL340 |
| [Let me, I'm going to] tell you folksies : just how he treated me | Patton, Charley; Tom Rushen Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15222A) Pm12877 Yz L1020 |
| Big Bill is going to follow : that woman everywhere | Big Bill (Broonzy); Keep Your Hands Off Her; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962301) BB B6188 RBF RF16 |
| I act like a fool : and played on three six nine | Blake, Blind; Playing Policy Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L6471) Pm13035 Bio BLP12003 |
| She got a fool : about the candy man | Chatman, Bo; My Baby; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476521) BBB8495 Yz L1034 |
| She got a fool : about the old [nut, peanut] man | Chatman, Bo; My Baby; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476521) BBB8495 Yz L1034 |
| She got a fool : about the banana man | Chatman, Bo; My Baby; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476521) BBB8495 Yz L1034 |
| I'm a coffeegrinding fool : now let me grind you some | Coleman, Jaybird; Coffee Grinder Blues; Atlanta, 22 Apr. 1930; (1503602) Co14534D Yz L1006 |
| You say I'm a fool : and everyone knows | Green, Lil; If I'm a Fool; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1942; (0708021) BBB8985 RCA LPV574 |
| I think I'm a big fool : he'll keep on wearing my | Moore, Alice; My Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15449A) Pm12868 CC37 |
| Man's a fool : if he thinks he's got a whole woman by himself | Reynolds, Blind Willie; Married Man Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (647212) Vi23258 Yz L1009 |
| But he's the playingest fool : on that Memphis boat | Smith, Bessie; Jazzbo Brown from Memphis Town; New York, 18 Mar. 1926; (1418192) Co14133D Co CL856 |
| Well now don't be no fool : ooo well well and give it to her all the time | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Last Dime Blues; Chicago, 20 July 1935; (C1081B) Vo03444 Say SDR191 |
| I am just a crazy fool : I can't do a thing | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Crazy with the Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91150A) De7348 Cor CP58 |
| Like a fool : I gave everything I had for you to you | White, Joshua; Stormy Weather No 1; New York, 6 Mar. 1934; (149031) Ba33024 His HLP22 |
| You ain't acting nothing but a fool : dogging me around this away | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Whiskey Headed Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208441) BBB7707 RCA INT1088 |
| Now tell her that she ain't acting nothing but a fool : dogging me around this way | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Rainy Day Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308571) BBB8094 RCA INT1088 |
| Keep on fooling : you'll be filled full of lead | Johnson, Edith North; Nickel's Worth of Liver Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15558A) Pm12823 CC37 |
| If you start to fooling : I'll shoot with my gun | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Gettin' Ready for Trial; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404682C) OK8856 OJL4 |
| I'm feeling funny and foolish : I can't shake that thing no more | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Yo Yo Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15665) Pm12872 Bio BLP12000 |
| Let's stop our foolishness : and try to settle down | Alexander, Texas; Double Crossing Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402639B) OK8745 Yz L1032 |
| Got a head full of foolishness : my baby got a rambling mind | Coleman, Jaybird; No More Good Water; Birmingham, Ala., c. 11 Aug. 1927; (GEX800) Ge6276 OJL14 |
| Now baby let's stop our foolishness : and try to renew love over again | Doyle, Little Buddy; Renewed Love Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1521) OK05771 Rt RL329 |
| I don't want no foolishness : about my Red Cross check | Scott, Sonny; Red Cross Blues; New York, 18 July 1933; (135721) Vo25012 Rt RL325 |
| I stood your foolishness : long enough | Smith, Bessie; I Ain't Goin' to Play Second Fiddle; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406301) Co14090D Co CL855 |
| Playing baseball and football : and don't get enough | McTell, Blind Willie; Razor Ball; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502582) Co14551D Yz L1037 |
| Playing baseball and football : and strutting the stuff | McTell, Blind Willie; Razor Ball; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502582) Co14551D Yz L1037 |
| People she works for : don't allow me in the yard | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Drop that Sack; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21451) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| There will be some nogood man she'll fall for : pretty soon she'll go away | Johnson, Lonnie; When You Fall For Someone That's Not Your Own; New York, 16 Nov. 1928; (401336B) OK8635 CC30 |
| But the woman I did the woodcutting for : she wants me back again | McClennan, Tommy; Cross Cut Saw Blues; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064885 ) BBB8897 Rt RL305 |
| All I hate you for : that three six and nine | Sykes, Roosevelt; 3 6 and 9; Grafton, Wis., c. Aug. 1930; (L4492) Pm13004 Riv RM8819 |
| Now it seems like the girl I been crazy for : slipped away to the good Lord above | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Skinny Woman; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (07654 ) BBB7012 BC20 |
| I asked the desk sergeant ??? police force : my gal ain't off of the street | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Maxwell Street Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22882) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042 |
| Well well the T Model Ford : I say is the poor man's friend | Estes, Sleepy John; Poor Man's Friend; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62480A) De7442 RBF RF11 |
| Well well a VEight Ford : and it done took to style | Estes, Sleepy John; Poor Man's Friend; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62480A) De7442 RBF RF11 |
| And I'm going to sell my VEight Ford : because I don't want a doggone thing | Williamson, Sonny Boy; T. B. Blues; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (040532 ) BBB8333 BC20 |
| You little section foreman : ain't treating your railroad right | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Wartime Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30701) Pm12425 Rt RL301 |
| Had a white ring around his forepaw : white as any snow | Byrd, John; Old Timbrook Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2911) Pm12997 OJL8 |
| Way down in the forest : there's where I long to be | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Jungle Man Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210452) Pm12721 Bio BLP12042 |
| Now I say once ain't forever : say but two time ain't for twice | Bonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); Weary Worried Blues; Chicago, 6 Sept. 1934; (C9403A) Ch50064 RBF RF9 |
| Because I'll be there forever : I'll have no other place to go | McTell, Blind Willie; Death Cell Blues; New York, 19 Sept. 1933; (140491) Vo02577 RBF RF15 |
| But things can't go on forever : they are bound to change some day | Martin, Sara; Mistreating Man Blues; Long Island City, Dec. 1928; (306) QRSR7042 BYG529073 |
| You know once ain't forever : you know baby two Lord ain't but twice | Rachel, James Yank; TBone Steak Blues; Memphis, 2 Oct. 1929; (563362) ViV38595 Rt RL310 |
| Oh they accused me of forgery : I can't write my name | Alexander, Texas; Levee Camp Moan Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81225B) OK8498 RBF RF9 |
| I never will forget : when the times was good | Bogan, Lucille; Tired as I Can Be; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155051) Ba33313 His HLP4 |
| Don't you forget : how I went away | Collins, Sam; It Won't Be Long; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13049A) Ge6379 OJL10 |
| Now I never will forget : that floating bridge | Estes, Sleepy John; Floating Bridge; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62465A) De7442 RBF RF8 |
| Don't forget : to ask for me | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Skoodle Um Skoo; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46701) Pm12501 Bio BLP12042 |
| Oh don't forget : you got a soul | McClennan, Tommy; I'm a Guitar King; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064890 ) BBB8957 RBF RF1 |
| Don't forget : the Memphis Jug Band | Shade, Will; I Can Beat You Plenty; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (55599 ) ViV38586 Rt RL337 |
| 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 |
| They got me accused for forging : and I can't even write my name | McTell, Blind Willie; Death Cell Blues; New York, 19 Sept. 1933; (140491) Vo02577 RBF RF15 |
| You got me way down here by Rolling Fork : you treat me like a dog | Williams, Joe; Please Don't Go; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704841) BBB8969 RCA INT1087 |
| You're feeling forlorn : you've got the blues | Henderson, Katherine; Have You Ever Felt That Way; Long Island City, c. Oct. 1928; (257A) QRS7023 His HLP21 |
| She win a big fortune : shaking him down | Bell, Anna; Shake It, Black Bottom; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (175 ) QRSR7009 His HLP21 |
| Honey I went to the fortuneteller : asked her where had my baby gone | Blind Norris; Sundown Blues; Chicago, 18 Feb. 1937; (61850A) De7290 BC6 |
| I went to see a fortuneteller : just to have my fortune told | Johnson, Alec; Next Week Sometime; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473822) Co14416D CC3 |
| You talk about your fortyfour forty : buddy it'll do very well | James, Skip; 2220 Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7651) Pm13066 Bio BLP12029 |
| She had a big fortyfive : and she was mad as she could be | Carr, Leroy; My Woman's Gone Wrong; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (156261) Vo02950 Co C30496 |
| But I'm liable to take my fortyfive : mama and turn you upside down | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'Part 1; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930 (C7100 ) Vo1602 Yz L1031 |
| And my fortyfour : laying up and down my breast | James, Skip; 2220 Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7651) Pm13066 Bio BLP12029 |
| When they know I got my fortyfour : they won't have a word to say | Sykes, Roosevelt; Kelly's 44 Blues; Cincinnati, 12 June 1930; (629042) ViV38608 Yz L1033 |
| I'm going down Highway FortyNine : boys I'm going to be rocking to my head | Williams, Joe; 49 Highway Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85490 ) BBB5996 OJL17 |
| Going down the Highway FortyNine : ooo well boys I be rocking to my head | Williams, Joe; Highway 49; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704851) BBB9025 RBF RF11 |
| Then if you don't reach that nineteen fortyone : ooh babe what in the world you going to do | Estes, Sleepy John; Working Man Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649261) BBB8950 RBF RF8 |
| She got four speeds forward : and she don't never stall | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Low Down Mojo Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (206361) Pm12650 Mil MLP2004 |
| Now the governor he fought : for the plant of plenty corn and wheat | Estes, Sleepy John; Government Money; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62461A) De7414 Sw S1219 |
| Down in that old foundry : trying to roll my cares away | Stevens, Vol; Stonewall Blues; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62542 ) BBB5675 BC2 |
| You ought to see me down the foundry : trying to do my best | Wilkins, Robert; Nashville Stonewall Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM740A) Br7168 Rt RL307 |
| And it's one two three four : five six seven eight nine | Alexander, Texas; No More Woman Blues; San Antonio, 9 Mar. 1928; (400446A) OK8624 Rt RL312 |
| Half past four : he want to rattle some more | Fuller, Blind Boy; I'm a Rattlesnakin' Daddy; New York, 23 July 1935; (178622) ARC60156 BC11 |
| Now two and two is four : four and two is six | Johnson, Robert; Sweet Home Chicago; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA2582 ) Vo03601 OJL17 |
| Every morning about four : boys might be half past | Wilkins, Robert; Nashville Stonewall Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM740A) Br7168 Rt RL307 |
| Big Four Big Four : won't you please turn your train around | Carr, Leroy; Big Four Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164161) Vo03349 Co C30496 |
| And that Big Four the Big Four : is a mean old train to ride | Jordan, Charley; Big Four Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5837 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030 |
| Lord I catch that Big Four : and beat it on back to town | Jordan, Charley; Big Four Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5837 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030 |
| For she went and caught that Big Four : she beat it back to Tennessee | Jordan, Charley; Big Four Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5837 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030 |
| Want to take me off in France : and know I ain't got no business over there | Memphis Minnie; Man You Won't Give Me No Money; Chicago, 27 May 1936; (C13882) Vo03474 BC1 |
| Crying please Frank : please let me ride with you | Edwards, Frank; Terraplane Blues; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38111) OK06393 BC6 |
| Says stop now Frank : let's get a sack of flour | Edwards, Frank; Terraplane Blues; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38111) OK06393 BC6 |
| Crying please Frank : please let me ride with you | Edwards, Frank; Terraplane Blues; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38111) OK06393 BC6 |
| Beat me to a frazzle : with your skillets pots and pans | Smith, Trixie; You've Got to Beat Me to Keep Me; New York, c. Feb. 1925; (20152) Pm12256 CC29 |
| Policeman said to Freddie : what do you know about this | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coffee Pot Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10043?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| I'll have to cry farewell to freedom : I want none of your women to pity me | McTell, Blind Willie; Death Cell Blues; New York, 19 Sept. 1933; (140491) Vo02577 RBF RF15 |
| My body is freezing : I feel something cold creeping around | Johnson, Lonnie; Blue Ghost Blues; New York, 9 Nov. 1927; (81802B) OK8557 CC30 |
| I want to know if your jellyroll fresh : I want to know if your jellyroll's stale | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bakershop Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15668) Pm12852 Mil MLP2013 |
| Lord if I win on Friday : please Saturday night I'm sure to lose | Arnold, Kokomo; Old Black Cat Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9653A) De7050 CC25 |
| He may be your best friend : mama says you don't know | Alexander, Texas; I Am Calling Blues; New York, 20 Nov. 1928; (401349A) OK8801 His HLP31 |
| Says I used to have a friend : by the name of Sam | Alexander, Texas; Water Bound Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402642A) OK8785 Rt RL327 |
| 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 |
| And then I said maybe boy friend : you can borrow a dime from me | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Maybe I'll Loan You a Dime; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640031) BBB8784 RCA730.581 |
| Just give me one friend : to keep me from feeling so sad | Easton, Amos; No Woman No Nickel; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L11203) Pm13109 Yz L1012 |
| Lord you know I want a friend : like the one that Adam had | Easton, Amos; No Woman No Nickel; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L11203) Pm13109 Yz L1012 |
| Then I sent for my friend : please spare the rod | Fuller, Blind Boy; Big House Bound; possibly Columbia, S.C., 29 Oct. 1938; (SC251) Vo04897 BC11 |
| Well I seen my friend : give her a bottle of booze | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Keyhole Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1939; (034813 ) BBB8221 RCA INT1177 |
| She was with my friend : instead of being with me | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Keyhole Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1939; (034813 ) BBB8221 RCA INT1177 |
| I mean my man and my best friend : won't cheat in West End anymore | Henderson, Katherine; West End Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (235A) QRSR7024 His HLP21 |
| I lost the best friend : I ever had | Henry, Lena; Low Down Despondent Blues; New York, 22 Aug. 1924; (13596) Vo14873 His HLP15 |
| It could be your best friend : mama you don't know | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Right of Way Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (45152) Pm12510 Rt RL301 |
| Me and my girl friend : went out for a little run | Johnson, Lil; Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand Do; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C3355 ) Vo1299 His HLP2 |
| Sam you say you my friend : but your ways I just don't like | Johnson, Lonnie; Sam, You're Just a Rat; New York, 9 Feb. 1932; (405141A) OK8937 Yz L1028 |
| Now Sam you not my friend : and my home you better stop hanging around | Johnson, Lonnie; Sam, You're Just a Rat; New York, 9 Feb. 1932; (405141A) OK8937 Yz L1028 |
| Sam I thought you was my friend : I thought you just was swell | Johnson, Lonnie; Sam, You're Just a Rat; New York, 9 Feb. 1932; (405141A) OK8937 Yz L1028 |
| But since you been running out with your girl friend : you just a plain old everyday clown | Johnson, Lonnie; Something Fishy; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91345A) De7388 Sw S1225 |
| When you got a good friend : have her stay right by your side | Johnson, Robert; When You Get a Good Friend; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25841) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| Hate to bite my friend : somebody been biting me | Lincoln, Charley; Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451042) Co14272D His HLP4 |
| You didn't have a friend : to come and go your bail | McClure, Matthew; Prisoner's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18798) Ch18514 Riv RM8819 |
| I mean my man and my best friend : will never see the West End anymore | Mack, Alura; West End Blues; Richmond, Ind., 1 Mar. 1929; (14847) Ge6813 His HLP4 |
| Boy friend boy friend : where in the world can you be | Memphis Minnie; Boy Friend Blues; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3168A) OK05670 BC1 |
| I didn't have a friend : and no place to go | Smith, Bessie; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, 15 May 1929; (1485343) Co14451D Co CL856 |
| Found my long lost friend : and I might as well stayed at home | Smith, Bessie; Long Old Road; New York, 11 June 1931; (1515953) Co14663D Co CL858 |
| I don't have no friend : by myself I'm always on the road | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hoppin' Toad Frog; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO166A) Vo1655 Yz L1031 |
| Well he quit me for my best friend : and don't come to see me no more | Spivey, Victoria; I Can't Last Long; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1936; (C14502) Vo03314 Spi LP2001 |
| You never miss your friend : till you caught your train and gone | Stokes, Frank; What's the Matter Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418261) ViV38531 Yz L1002 |
| When you look for your friend : they will all be gone | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Hard Dallas Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210182) Pm12708 Bio BLP12004 |
| He may be your best friend : baby you don't know | Thompson, Edward; Showers of Rain Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2411A) Pm13018 Yz L1006 |
| Well well you said I was your friend : and a friend you sure did like | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Somebody's Got to Go; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1936; (100324) BBB6356 Rt RL329 |
| But ain't only here friend : it trouble everywhere | Wilkins, Robert; Jail House Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (45499 ) Vi23379 Yz L1002 |
| I run to her friend : fell down at her knees | Wilkins, Robert; Falling Down Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M192 ) Br7125 Yz L1002 |
| Up ayonder she goes friend : please run try to call her back | Wilkins, Robert; I'll Go With Her Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM743 ) Br7158 OJL11 |
| I believe I'll go home friend : and do this dress myself in black | Wilkins, Robert; I'll Go With Her Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM743 ) Br7158 OJL11 |
| Said she's telling all her friends : that's a nineteen thirty Ford | Calicott, Joe; Traveling Mama Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM779 ) Br7166 Yz L1009 |
| I ain't even got no friends : even got no gal | Evans, Joe; Shook It This Morning Blues; New York, 21 May 1931; (106652) Or8083 Yz L1015 |
| I'm going to make friends : with the fish in the deep blue sea | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Teddy Bear Blues; Chicago, c. June 1927; (45672) Pm12487 Mil MLP2007 |
| I don't mind no men friends : but I am afraid of my grandma's child | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Saturday Night Spender Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212012) Pm12771 Rt RL335 |
| Looking for her good friends : none can be found | Johnson, Robert; Come On in My Kitchen; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25851) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| It's tough when you're broke friends : you can't even get a dime | McClure, Matthew; Prisoner's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18798) Ch18514 Riv RM8819 |
| Because I have no friends : baby and no place to go | Palmer, Sylvester; Broke Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403305B) Co14524D RBF RF12 |
| I carried my friends : out for a good time | Smith, Bessie; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, 15 May 1929; (1485343) Co14451D Co CL856 |
| All the best friends : sure has got to part | Smith, Bessie; Shipwreck Blues; New York, 11 June 1931; (1515973) Co14663D Co CL858 |
| Socalled friends : all that they do | Spivey, Victoria; Don't Trust Nobody Blues; Chicago, 20 Mar. 1931; (VO150 ) Vo1640 Spi LP2001 |
| Tell all my good friends : because I know I can't last long | Spivey, Victoria; I Can't Last Long; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1936; (C14502) Vo03314 Spi LP2001 |
| If I didn't have good friends : I don't know what would become of me | Sykes, Roosevelt; Hard Luck Man Blues; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (69404 ) Vi23320 Yz L1033 |
| You say hello friends : I'm just passing by | Washboard Sam; Get Down Brother; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703801) BBB9018 RCA LPV577 |
| Good morning friends : I want [me] a drink of gin | White, Washington; Good Gin Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2982A) OK05625 Co C30036 |
| Oh come in friends : and have a drink of gin | White, Washington; Good Gin Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2982A) OK05625 Co C30036 |
| Oh come back friends : when I need my gin | White, Washington; Good Gin Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2982A) OK05625 Co C30036 |
| I'd rather be somewhere friends : buried on my knee | Wilkins, Robert; I Do Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (47000 ) Vi23379 OJL5 |
| Tell me friends : ever since that *pull in Jackson maid* | Wilkins, Robert; Alabama Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M190 ) Br7205 Rt RL333 |
| I told mama last night friends : and papa the night before | Wilkins, Robert; Alabama Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M190 ) Br7205 Rt RL333 |
| I know you got men friends : baby when I drive from your door | Williams, Joe; Get Your Head Trimmed Down; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208541) BBB7719 RCA INT1175 |
| And *Martin* said I know I got some friends : I want someone to go and get my mother please | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (040525 ) BBB8265 BC3; |
| And now even won't none of my friends : come and even rub my aching head | Williamson, Sonny Boy; T. B. Blues; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (040532 ) BBB8333 BC20 |
| When it lightning my mind gets frightened : my nerves begin weaken down | Johnson, Lonnie; Flood Water Blues; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91341A) De7397 Sw S1225 |
| Gee I'm frightened : nearly scared to death | Jones, Maggie; Thunderstorm Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1924; (1401752) Co14050D VJM VLP23 |
| Well I saw the Frisco : when she left the yard | Bell, Ed; Frisco Whistle Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48221) Pm12546 OJL14 |
| He caught the Frisco he caught the Frisco : and I just can't keep from crying | Bogan, Lucille; Sweet Man, Sweet Man; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155062) Ba33149 Rt RL317 |
| Well that mean old old Frisco : and that lowdown Santa Fe | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Mean Old 'Frisco Blues; Chicago, 15 Apr. 1942; (0708631) BB340704 RBF RF202 |
| I guess she's gone to Frisco : to dance it there | Jackson, Jim; This Mornin' She Was Gone; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454171) ViV38003 His HLP32 |
| I guess she's gone to Frisco : to dance it there | Jackson, Jim; This Mornin' She Was Gone; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454172) ViV38003 His HLP5 |
| Going to and fro : to old Jim Canan's | Wilkins, Robert; Old Jim Canan's; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX117 ) Vo unissued Yz L1018 |
| You are fattening a frog : for a vampire snake | Smith, Clara; Don't Advertise Your Man; New York, 23 Apr. 1924; (817221) Co14026D VJM VLP17 |
| Mom would you let a poor little old toad frog : hop down in your water pond | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hoppin' Toad Frog; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO166A) Vo1655 Yz L1031 |
| Because where I come from : the mens have mistreated poor me | Dickson, Pearl; Little Rock Blues; Memphis, 12 Dec. 1927; (1453712) Co14286D OJL6 |
| But a jetblack woman I got a letter from : throw it in my back yard | Richardson, Mooch; T and T Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (400213B) OK8554 Mam S3803 |
| She was low in front : she was bouncy behind | Estes, Sleepy John; Drop Down; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93009A) De7766 Sw S1220 |
| She's up in the front : but she's all broke down behind | Williamson, Sonny Boy; She Don't Love Me That Way; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070146 ) BB340701 BC3 |
| Well I ain't going to frown : wouldn't tell you no lie | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Goodbye Red; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308541) BBB7995 RCA INT1088 |
| Well I ain't going to frown : I ain't going to make no noise | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Goodbye Red; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308541) BBB7995 RCA INT1088 |
| Don't like my fruit : let my orange juice be | Stokes, Frank; Mr. Crump Don't Like It; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200451) Pm12552 OJL21; |
| Here's the tree with fruit : and it will make us wise | Thomas, Hociel; Adam and Eve Had the Blues; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9473A) OK8258 Bio BLPC6 |
| You two have bit some fruit : from that forbidden tree | Thomas, Hociel; Adam and Eve Had the Blues; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9473A) OK8258 Bio BLPC6 |
| But I ain't did no frying : while you was away | Carter, Margaret; I Want Plenty of Grease in My Frying Pan; New York, Aug. 1926; (107041) Pat7511 His HLP15 |
| If you want some fun : and a real nice time | Church, Blind Clyde; Number Nine Blues; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (56307) Vi23271 Rt RL329 |
| I have had my fun : if I don't get well no more | Oden, Jimmy; Going Down Slow; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1941; (0704091) BBB8889 RBF RF16 |
| Now didn't we have fun : but you big legs is holding me down | Washboard Sam; Big Woman; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01885 ) BBB6870 BC10 |
| Now I know my baby wants to have fun : now with these other little girls and boys | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Christmas Morning Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308491) BBB8094 RCA INT1088 |
| He said we going to have this function : whether there's awater or not | Spivey, Victoria; The Alligator Pond Went Dry; St. Louis, 27 Apr. 1927; (80769B) OK8481 Spi LP2001 |
| Don't a woman act funny : she's going to put you down | Alexander, Texas; Long Lonesome Day Blues; New York, 11 Aug. 1927; (81213A) OK8511 Rt RL315 |
| Ain't these women funny : about the way they do | Baker, Willie; Mama, Don't Rush Me Blues; Memphis, c. 25 Sept. 1929; (14666) Ge6766 His HLP22 |
| Found out you acting funny : I'm sure going to let you go | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); I See My Great Mistake; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535951) BBB8645 RCA730.581 |
| Don't a man act funny : when a single woman ease in town | Estes, Sleepy John; You Shouldn't Do That; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649161) BBB8915 BC7 |
| Because a woman's very funny : she wants you around her all the time | Gibson, Clifford; Beat You Doing It; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (482A) QRSR7087 Yz L1027 |
| I might think it's funny : | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Voice Throwin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15219) Pm12802 Yz L1010 |
| When your brown [gets, acts] funny : everything you do she gets off | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Cloudy Sky Blues; Atlanta, 25 Mar. 1927; (1437582) Co14205D CC36 |
| She's acting funny : and I she don't seem the same | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); unnamed title; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493471) Co unissued Yz L1012 |
| Can't a woman act funny : quit you for another man | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Lonesome Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24722) Pm12354 Bio BLP12000 |
| It sound mighty funny : but it sure is nice | Lincoln, Charley; Doodle Hole Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502752) Co14550D Yz L1012 |
| Now you gone to act so funny : I'm bound to go | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); I'll Be Gone Long Gone; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15651) Pm13153 Bio BLP12041 |
| Said *nothing funny* : in a state about you | Calicott, Joe; Traveling Mama Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM779 ) Br7166 Yz L1009 |
| Taking all my furniture : didn't left nothing for me to sit down on | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Empty House Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212001) Pm12946 Rt RL335 |
| You begin to fuss : and get your rider back | Butler, Sam; You Can't Keep No Brown; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (26782) Pm12389 Yz L1026 |
| And we ain't going to fuss : and we ain't going to fight | McCoy, Joe; Oh Red; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1936; (90691A) De7182 AH77 |
| And we ain't going to fuss : and we ain't going to fight | McCoy, Joe; We Gonna Pitch a Boogie Woogie; Chicago, 13 Nov. 1936; (90982A) De7326 AH77 |
| Can't tell my future : and I can't tell my past | Brown, Willie; Future Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4182) Pm13090 OJL5 |
| But I just hope I'll be happy with my future : as I am with my present and past | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Caught the Old Coon at Last; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704371) BBB8974 RCA730.581 |
| If I can't tell my future : I will tell my past | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Last Minute Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (16092) Pm12080 BYG529.078 |
| I wouldn't say a gabbernipper : these gabbernippers bite too hard | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Mosquito Moan; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15666) Pm12899 Mil MLP2013 |
| Because every *meat* that I gain : a nogood woman steals him from me | Moore, Alice; Black Evil Blues; Chicago, 18 Aug. 1934; (C9317A) De7028 OJL20 |
| When you get to thinking about your good gal : well you almost to lose your mind | Arnold, Kokomo; Back Door Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9656A) De7156 CC25 |
| Now set down gal : stop your crazy ways | Arnold, Kokomo; Set Down Gal; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91166A) De7361 OJL20 |
| Take another man's gal : walk the streets all walk the streets all night | Baker, Willie; No No Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Jan. 1929; (14667) Ge6766 BC5 |
| I got a gal : though she's a little bit up in years | Baker, Willie; Bad Luck Moan; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14892) Ge6812 Rt RL326 |
| I got a gal : she got a Rolls Royce | Baker, Willie; Sweet Patunia Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14897) Ge6751 His HLP22 |
| I got a gal : she lives up on the hill | Baker, Willie; Sweet Patunia Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14897) Ge6751 His HLP22 |
| A long tall gal : rapping at my door | Baker, Willie; Sweet Patunia Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14897) Ge6751 His HLP22 |
| A long tall gal : can *break* it the best | Baker, Willie; Sweet Patunia Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14897) Ge6751 His HLP22 |
| Meet my gal : hanging around | Bell, Ed; She's a Fool Gal; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510382) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| We never have one gal : at a time | Big Bill (Broonzy); Eagle Riding Papa; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (95951) Ba0712 Yz L1011 |
| I can't see my good gal : standing on that other side | Big Bill (Broonzy); Mississippi River Blues; Chicago, 23 Mar. 1934; (803951) Ba32670 Yz L1011 |
| I've got something gal : that can kick in your stall | Big Bill (Broonzy); I've Got to Dig You; Chicago, 17 Apr. 1940; (WC3034A) Vo05563 RBF RF16 |
| I'm going to find this gal : she's in the world somewhere | Black, Lewis; Rock Island Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453613) Co14429D His HLP5 |
| When I had you black gal : you didn't have nobody nohow | Black, Lewis; Gravel Camp Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453662) Co14291D Fly LP103 |
| Grab your gal : fall in line | Blake, Blind; Too Tight; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30592) Pm12431 Bio BLP12031 |
| My Stonewall Street gal : makes me feel this away | Blake, Blind; Stonewall Street Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30811) Pm12431 Bio BLP12031 |
| But that gal : was the cause of it all | Blake, Blind; Low Down Loving Gal; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208875) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003 |
| Got my gal : took a chance | Blake, Blind; Too Tight Blues No. 2; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15460) Pm12824 Bio BLP12037 |
| 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 |
| I got a yellow gal : and a brown named Mame | Blake, Blind; Righteous Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L6481) Pm13035 Bio BLP12003 |
| Grabbed my gal : around the waist | Bracey, Mississippi; Stered Gal; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404766B) OK8867 Yz L1038 |
| But I'm one gal : who knows her mind | Brown, Bessie; Nobody But My Baby Is Getting My Love; New York, c. early Sept. 1926; (6813?) Ba1859 VJM VLP40 |
| And you want to see some good gal : ain't got no man | Butler, Sam; Some Screamed High Yellow; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (26772) Pm12423 Yz L1016 |
| Good gal : you can count the days I'm gone | Butler, Sam; You Can't Keep No Brown; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (26782) Pm12389 Yz L1026 |
| Now I got a gal : she is big as a bull | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants to Knock a Jug; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7223A) Vo1651 Yz L1036 |
| Now I'm got a gal : she's so sweet | Carr, Leroy; Bo Bo Stomp; New York, 16 Aug. 1934; (156491) Vo02969 Co C30496 |
| Sweetest little gal : that I ever did meet | Carr, Leroy; Bo Bo Stomp; New York, 16 Aug. 1934; (156491) Vo02969 Co C30496 |
| But I'm going to find my good gal : and bring her back home again | Carr, Leroy; Big Four Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164161) Vo03349 Co C30496 |
| I've got a good black gal : I've got a good black gal | Carr, Leroy; Good Woman Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164271) Vo03296 Yz L1019 |
| How he's got a gal : she's shaped like a hog | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594991) BBB8749 RCA730.581 |
| So I can find me a good gal : or won't have to take no *hate* | Collins, Sam; Devil in the Lion's Den; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12737A) Ge6181 OJL10 |
| I'm looking for my good gal : come back and treat me right | Collins, Sam; Riverside Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12740) Ge6167 OJL10 |
| And I got a gal : who loves to roll | Collins, Sam; Hesitation Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13033) Ge6379 OJL10 |
| Say if you see my gal : don't you tell her what I've done | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Levee Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16224) Ch16682 Riv RM8803 |
| Now folks if you see my gal : tell her that I'm gone | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Levee Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16224) Ch16682 Riv RM8803 |
| Now say folks if you see my gal : tell her that I'm gone | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Levee Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16224) Ch16682 Riv RM8803 |
| I had a new gal : I lost her when I got broke | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Been Mistreated Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 Nov. 1930; (17290) Ch16237 Riv RM8803 |
| Little Laura was a gal : she was sixteen | Estes, Sleepy John; Little Laura Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649251) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
| She's the dreamingest gal : dreamingest gal I ever seen | Estes, Sleepy John; Little Laura Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649251) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
| She's the dreamingest gal : dreamingest gal I ever seen | Estes, Sleepy John; Little Laura Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649251) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
| She's the dreamingest gal : dreamingest gal I ever seen | Estes, Sleepy John; Little Laura Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649251) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
| She's the dreamingest gal : for miles around | Estes, Sleepy John; Little Laura Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649251) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
| Because the Black Bottom women gal : ain't going to do nothing but take it away from you | Evans, Joe; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 21 May 1931; (106641) Or8083 Yz L1015 |
| Took my gal : under willow tree | Fuller, Blind Boy; Rag, Mama, Rag; New York, 25 July 1935; (178632) ARC351032 BC6 |
| Now I got a little gal : whose name was ball | Fuller, Blind Boy; Step It Up and Go; New York, 5 Mar. 1940; (26592A) Vo05476 BC11 |
| But when I get lucky gal : I'm coming right back to you | Fuller, Blind Boy; Somebody's Been Talkin'; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26599A) Vo05527 Rt RL318 |
| Just thinking about my gal : because she ain't doing me right | Gillum, Bill Jazz; She Won't Treat Me Kind; Aurora, Ill., 16 Dec. 1938; (030826 ) BBB8106 RCA INT1177 |
| Says a brownskin gal : make a mule kick his stable down | Henry, Hound Head; Low Down Hound Blues; Chicago, 17 Oct. 1928; (C2451 ) Vo1288 His HLP2 |
| But a right black gal : make a rabbit move his family to town | Henry, Hound Head; Low Down Hound Blues; Chicago, 17 Oct. 1928; (C2451 ) Vo1288 His HLP2 |
| Woke up this morning gal : 'twixt midnight and day | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Barbecue Blues; Atlanta, 25 Mar. 1927; (1437571) Co14205D CC36 |
| I'm going to tell you now gal : like Gypsy told the Jew | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Barbecue Blues; Atlanta, 25 Mar. 1927; (1437571) Co14205D CC36 |
| If I mistreat you gal : I sure don't mean no harm | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Motherless Chile Blues; Atlanta, 5 Nov. 1927; (1451341) Co14299D RBF RF15 |
| I thinking about that gal : might make that 'foreday creep | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); 'Fo Day Creep; Atlanta, 10 Nov. 1927; (1451991) Co14280D CC36 |
| Done took my gal : and left me standing here | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); 'Fo Day Creep; Atlanta, 10 Nov. 1927; (1451991) Co14280D CC36 |
| But that brownskin gal : with her coalblack dreamy eyes | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Chocolate to the Bone; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (146054?) Co14331D CC36 |
| When I find that gal : this what I'm going to say | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Ease It to Me Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461732) Co14614D BC7 |
| Me and my gal : was side by side | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Freeze to Me Mama; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493452) Co14507D CC36 |
| I got a gal : she sure is big and fat | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); YoYo Blues No. 2; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502692) Co14523D CC3 |
| I know a gal : by name of Lizzie Brown | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Doin' the Scraunch; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510562) Co14591D CC36 |
| My little gal : know what scraunching means | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Doin' the Scraunch; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510562) Co14591D CC36 |
| I've got a gal : by the name of Blind Lemon Mack | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Doin' the Scraunch; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510562) Co14591D CC36 |
| Good old gal : got to lay there till Judgment Day | House, Son; My Black MamaPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4092) Pm13042 OJL2 |
| Grab your gal : fall in line | Howell, Peg Leg; Too Tight Blues; Atlanta, 1 Nov. 1927; (1450621) Co14298D Rt RL316 |
| Bought my gal : a great big diamond ring | Hurt, Mississippi John; Got the Blues Can't Be Satisfied; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401484B) OK8724 Bio BLPC4 |
| Now I got a gal : works in the yard | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Drop that Sack; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21451) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| Now I got a gal : she lives on the hill | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Drop that Sack; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21451) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| I'm going to see my gal : and it won't be long | Jackson, Jim; I'm Wild About My Lovin'; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454161) ViV38505 His HLP32 |
| Now I've got a gal : and the kid live out on the hill | James, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028 |
| I got a gal : and the kid playing deaf and dumb | James, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028 |
| I met myself a good gal : she said she was fiftyone | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; It's Heated; Chicago, 11 June 1929; (C3585 ) Vo1539 Yz L1039 |
| I've got a gal : she's low and squatty | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; She Can Love So Good; Chicago, c. mid Aug. 1930; (C6079A) Vo1540 Mel MLP7324 |
| I'm going home to my good gal : she's in the world somewhere | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Horse Blues; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25431) Pm12367 Mil MLP2004 |
| Ain't seen my good gal : in three long weeks today | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44464) Pm12474 Bio BLP12000 |
| I'm going to make things right with my good gal : man and it's tight like that | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Maltese Cat Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208201) Pm12712 Bio BLP12015 |
| I had to wrestle so hard with my good gal : I just ain't feeling so well | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Big Night Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1929; (214022) Pm12801 Riv RLP12125 |
| Now you mustn't blame his gal : it's nailed up to his door | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bootin' Me 'Bout; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15675) Pm12946 Mil MLP2004 |
| My old gal : came into town last night | Johnson, James Stump; Barrel of Whiskey Blues; Dallas, 10 Feb. 1932; (706801) Vi23327 Yz L1033 |
| Me and my gal : are going to make everything all right | Johnson, James Stump; Barrel of Whiskey Blues; Dallas, 10 Feb. 1932; (706801) Vi23327 Yz L1033 |
| A brownskin gal : makes a bulldog bark with pain | Johnson, Ki Ki; Wrong Woman Blues; Long Island City, c. Aug. 1928; ( ) QRSR7003 His HLP17 |
| When I met my gal : she was dumb as dumb could be | Johnson, Lonnie; I'm Nuts About that Gal; New York, 12 Aug. 1932; (1522592) OK8946 CC30 |
| If I meet my good gal : then baby won't be back at all | Johnson, Tommy; ByeBye Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418381) Vi21409 Yz L1007 |
| And if I meet my good gal : well I won't be back at all | Johnson, Tommy; Maggie Campbell Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418392) Vi21409 Rt RL330 |
| I been drinking all night gal : did the night before | Johnson, Tommy; Black Mare Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L2452) Pm13000 Yz L1007 |
| You better stop your gal : from from tickling under my chin | Jordan, Luke; Church Bells Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398191) Vi unissued RCA INT1175 |
| I'm going gal : don't you take me for no fool | Jordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398212) Vi21076 Rt RL326 |
| Go on back old gal : you know you can't make me change | Kid Stormy Weather; Short Hair Blues; Jackson, Miss., 17 Oct. 1935; (JAX1792) Vo03145 BC7 |
| I thought about my good gal : who done gone along | King David; Rising Sun Blues; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404665A) OK8913 RBF RF6 |
| Than to hear my good gal : say I don't want you no more | Lewis, Furry; Why Don't You Come Home Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1134 Rt RL333 |
| Going to take my best friend's gal : said the one that lives next door | Lincoln, Charley; Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451042) Co14272D His HLP4 |
| Said I used to have a good gal : but now she's got another man | Lincoln, Charley; Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451042) Co14272D His HLP4 |
| I can get another kid gal : just like I got you | Lincoln, Charley; Mojoe Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451053) Co14475D RBF RF15 |
| Heard my gal : putting *cider* in | McCoy, Joe; That Will Be Alright; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487083) Co14439D Yz L1021 |
| I stole my good gal : from my bosom friend | McTell, Blind Willie; Stole Rider Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403092) Vi21124 Yz L1037 |
| You done mess around gal : and made me break my yoyo string | McTell, Blind Willie; Talking to Myself; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502572) Co14551D Yz L1005 |
| Now I want you to stop my gal : from mistreating me | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Pleading Blues; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (944191) BBB6140 CC35 |
| Yes he told a little gal : looking in the deep blue sea | Moore, Alice; Kid Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1712) Pm13107 CC37 |
| I got a gal : says she's long and tall | Moss, Buddy; Daddy Don't Care; New York, 16 Jan. 1933; (129081) Ba33106 RBF RF15 |
| I got a gal : says she's named Sally Right | Moss, Buddy; Daddy Don't Care; New York, 16 Jan. 1933; (129081) Ba33106 RBF RF15 |
| There's a gal : sweet as she can be | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green; Memphis, 12 May 1930; (599172) ViV38599 Jo SM3104 |
| I leant him to my gal : to keep her company | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; It Won't Act Right; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599642) ViV38620 Jo SM3104 |
| I got a gal : *pass the* ??? out of my place | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Move that Thing; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (647402) Vi23274 Rt RL323 |
| I got a gal : got movements like a cannonball | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Round and Round; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64732 ) Vi23256 Jo SM3104 |
| You told me last night black gal : meet you at the *honey* next door | Petway, Robert; My Baby Left Me; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741141) BBB9036 Rt RL314 |
| Now tell me little black gal : what are you going to do | Pickett, Charlie; Crazy 'Bout My Black Gal; New York, 2 Aug. 1937; (62467A) De7762 Rt RL310 |
| Taking my money black gal : give it all to you | Pickett, Charlie; Crazy 'Bout My Black Gal; New York, 2 Aug. 1937; (62467A) De7762 Rt RL310 |
| Now I'm so crazy about my black gal : I'm just as wild as I can be | Pickett, Charlie; Crazy 'Bout My Black Gal; New York, 2 Aug. 1937; (62467A) De7762 Rt RL310 |
| Now I'm so crazy about my black gal : she ought to be a fool about me | Pickett, Charlie; Crazy 'Bout My Black Gal; New York, 2 Aug. 1937; (62467A) De7762 Rt RL310 |
| Now me and my black gal : had a fight last night | Pickett, Charlie; Crazy 'Bout My Black Gal; New York, 2 Aug. 1937; (62467A) De7762 Rt RL310 |
| Now tell me little black gal : where did you stay last night | Pickett, Charlie; Crazy 'Bout My Black Gal; New York, 2 Aug. 1937; (62467A) De7762 Rt RL310 |
| Just the reason I ask you black gal : know your clothes ain't right | Pickett, Charlie; Crazy 'Bout My Black Gal; New York, 2 Aug. 1937; (62467A) De7762 Rt RL310 |
| That's the only black gal : that's got a mortgage on my soul | Pickett, Charlie; Crazy 'Bout My Black Gal; New York, 2 Aug. 1937; (62467A) De7762 Rt RL310 |
| Now me and my black gal : walking down Main Street | Pickett, Charlie; Crazy 'Bout My Black Gal; New York, 2 Aug. 1937; (62467A) De7762 Rt RL310 |
| Black gal : what makes your head so hard | Pullum, Joe; Black Gal What Makes Your Head So Hard??? No. 2; San Antonio, 3 Apr. 1934; (82786?) BBB5592 Rt RL327 |
| You took and moved my good gal : when I was a long long way from home | Rachel, James Yank; Expressman Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (59934 ) Vi23318 Fwy FA2953 |
| Going to ask that black gal : won't you give me some | Shade, Will; I Can Beat You Plenty; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (55599 ) ViV38586 Rt RL337 |
| I'm going to see that black gal : boys so help me God | Shade, Will; Mary Anna Cut Off; Chicago, 6 Nov. 1934; (C7802) OK8960 Jo SM3104 |
| I got a gal : who treats me good | Shade, Will; Take Your Fingers Off It; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C793 ) Vo03175 Jo SM3104 |
| You know I had a gal : she run a java shop | Shade, Will; She Done Sold It Out; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C8001) OK8963 RBF RF6 |
| I saw my gal : with a man last night | Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406292) Co14095D Co CL855 |
| Caught you and your good gal : having a fight | Smith, Bessie; I Ain't Goin' to Play Second Fiddle; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406301) Co14090D Co CL855 |
| When you get a good gal : you better treat her nice | Smith, Bessie; Lost Your Head Blues; New York, 4 May 1926; (1421492) Co14158D Co CL857 |
| I'm a good old gal : but I've just been treated wrong | Smith, Bessie; Lost Your Head Blues; New York, 4 May 1926; (1421492) Co14158D Co CL857 |
| He met a city gal : and he throwed me down | Smith, Bessie; Black Mountain Blues; New York, 22 July 1930; (1506582) Co14554D Co CL856 |
| Give the money to another gal : and wouldn't give me none | Smith, Clara; You Don't Know My Mind; New York, 29 Jan. 1924; (815091) Co14013D VJM VLP16 |
| I got a new gal : she's tight like that | Spand, Charlie; Good Gal; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15453) Pm12817 Yz L1015 |
| I called my good gal : my tongue was too weak to talk | Stevens, Vol; Stonewall Blues; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62542 ) BBB5675 BC2 |
| And now you know my good gal : I can't keep her satisfied | Stokes, Frank; Sweet to Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47731) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| You didn't have no business gal : starting to deal with me | Stokes, Frank; Half Cup of Tea; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47742) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| You never miss your good gal : till you caught your train and gone | Stokes, Frank; Bedtime Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418251) Vi21272 Rt RL308 |
| Sometime I think I like my good gal : again I think I don't | Stokes, Frank; Right Now Blues; Memphis, 25 Sept. 1929; (555842) ViV38589 Yz L1018 |
| Because the more you cry gal : the further you drive me away | Stokes, Frank; Frank Stoke's Dream; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (563052) Vi23411 Yz L1008 |
| If you take my good gal : I give you trouble all the time | Stokes, Frank; Memphis Rounders Blues; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (563062) Vi23411 Rt RL308 |
| I had a gal : and her name was *Leese* | Stovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); Bed Slats; St. Louis, 26 Apr. 1927; (80760B) OK8543 His HLP4 |
| I told my gal : the week before last | Stovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); Bed Slats; St. Louis, 26 Apr. 1927; (80760B) OK8543 His HLP4 |
| And I told my gal : the week before last | Stovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); Bed Slats; St. Louis, 26 Apr. 1927; (80760B) OK8543 His HLP4 |
| She's a good old gal : she do mess around | Sykes, Roosevelt; Single Tree Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15563) Pm12827 Riv RM8819 |
| Well hello there old gal : you sure looks fine | Sykes, Roosevelt; 3 6 and 9; Grafton, Wis., c. Aug. 1930; (L4492) Pm13004 Riv RM8819 |
| But she ain't the gal : a man should be worried with | Sykes, Roosevelt; 3 6 and 9; Grafton, Wis., c. Aug. 1930; (L4492) Pm13004 Riv RM8819 |
| I went to see my gal : up across the hall | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
| If you see my gal : tell her to hurry home | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
| Me and my gal : walking down the street | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
| I know a gal : by the name of Marylou | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); No Matter How She Done It; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11210A) Vo1699 Yz L1039 |
| I had a gal : and her name was Lou | Temple, Johnnie; So Lonely and Blue; Chicago, 14 May 1937; (91247A) De7337 RBF RF16 |
| Me and my gal : really had some race | Thomas, George; Fast Stuff Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L172) Pm12826 Rt RL340 |
| I'll get me a good gal : most any place I go | Thomkins, Jim; Bedside Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM780 ) Br7200 Rt RL319 |
| I had a good gal : I stole her from my friend | unknown artist (Kansas City Blues Strummers); String Band Blues; probably Chicago, c. late July 1926; ( ) Vo1048 Rt RL311 |
| Going to 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 find my good gal : honey nowhere I go | unknown artist (George Bullet Williams); Touch Me Light Mama; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205902) Pm12680 OJL2 |
| Talk about your gal : ought to see mine | Walker, Willie; South Carolina Rag; Atlanta, 6 Dec. 1930; (151065 ) Co14578D OJL18 |
| My man danced with a gal : her dress was too tight | Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555712) ViV38547 Rt RL322 |
| I never had a gal : like the one I have had | Washington, Louis; Tallahassee Woman; New York, 18 Jan. 1934; (146371) Ba33105 Fly LP103 |
| I've got a gal : lives down by the jail | Weaver, Curley; Sweet Patunia; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473042) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| I got a gal : she's long and tall | Weaver, Curley; Sweet Patunia; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473042) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| So I can see my good gal : when she try and pass me by | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Peaches in the Springtime; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418902) Vi21657 Rt RL311 |
| I just thinking about my gal : because she ain't doing me right | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Worried About that Woman; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1937; (C20321) Vo04066 CC3 |
| When you know you got a good gal : I mean one that will treat you right | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Don't Take a Chance; Chicago, 8 Apr. 1936; (C13521) Vo03348 Say SDR192 |
| But if you don't want your good gal : ooo well now she will put a block and tackle on you too | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Block and Tackle; Chicago, 9 Apr. 1936; (C13542) Vo03348 Say SDR192 |
| *Come in this house* gal : come here right now | Williams, Henry; Georgia Crawl; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1928; (1461482) Co14328D Rt RL316 |
| Me and my gal : ain't doing very well | Williams, Joe; Somebody's Been Borrowing that Stuff; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854881) BBB5900 RCA LPV518 |
| I got a little gal : she lives way edge of town | Williams, Joe; Somebody's Been Borrowing that Stuff; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854881) BBB5900 RCA LPV518 |
| You can put on your dress gal : and run around | Williams, Joe; Somebody's Been Borrowing that Stuff; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854881) BBB5900 RCA LPV518 |
| Going to take my gal : to a social dance | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977?) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| Yes I told my gal : to bring me bail | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977?) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| When your pal buy your gal : a CocaCola | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); Do It Right; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (1489783) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| I got a brand new gal : and I don't want you no more | Woods, Oscar; Don't Sell ItDon't Give It Away; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60849 ) De7219 Yz L1032 |
| *Went to my gal* : *on a Saturday night* | Bunn, Teddy; It's Sweet Like So; New York, 7 Apr. 1930; (597391) ViV38592 His HLP5 |
| Ask me for a gallon : two dollars is all | Mason, Moses; Shrimp Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203023) Pm12605 Rt RL325 |
| Oh shake it yourself gals : put it on a juice | Bell, Anna; Shake It, Black Bottom; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (175 ) QRSR7009 His HLP21 |
| Now hurry up here you gals : and get me a barrel | Black, Lewis; Corn Liquor Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453672) Co14291D Rt RL327 |
| So these corn liquor gals : know I ain't coming here no more | Black, Lewis; Corn Liquor Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453672) Co14291D Rt RL327 |
| Come on gals : run and kiss poor me | Blake, Blind; Come On Boys Let's Do that Messin' Around; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30612) Pm12413 Bio BLP12003 |
| Come on gals : bob it up and down | Blake, Blind; Come On Boys Let's Do that Messin' Around; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30612) Pm12413 Bio BLP12003 |
| Because these nogood gals : trying to backbite me | Jones, Maggie; Jealous Mama Blues; New York, 14 Oct. 1924; (1401051) Co14044D VJM VLP23 |
| Why these trifling gals : run after a good gal's man | Jones, Maggie; Jealous Mama Blues; New York, 14 Oct. 1924; (1401051) Co14044D VJM VLP23 |
| That's where the boys and gals : do meet | McTell, Blind Willie; Georgia Rag; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1931; (4050851) OK8924 Yz L1005 |
| My little gal's : from Illinois | Collins, Sam; Hesitation Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13033) Ge6379 OJL10 |
| I love to gamble : and gambling's all I do | Blake, Blind; Poker Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15248A) Pm12810 Bio BLP12023 |
| When I come back I'm going to gamble : and sell moonshine all my life | Foster, Dessa; Tell It to the Judge No. 2; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C7239?) MeM12117 Yz L1031 |
| Every man tries to gamble : must have a losing day | Gibson, Clifford; Bad Luck Dice; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57753 ) ViV38590 Yz L1027 |
| Because every time I start to gamble : I can't throw a thing but a three | Gibson, Clifford; Bad Luck Dice; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57753 ) ViV38590 Yz L1027 |
| You don't know how to gamble : nothing else for you to do | Gibson, Clifford; Levee Camp Moan; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577542) ViV38577 Yz L1027 |
| When a dumb man tries to gamble : he expects to lose | Gibson, Clifford; HardHeaded Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577552) ViV38577 Yz L1027 |
| Love will make amany man drink and gamble : and stay out all night long | Johnson, Lonnie; Laplegged Drunk Again; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63522A) De7537 Sw S1225 |
| Says you know I'm going to gamble : because you know I gamble all the time | Roland, Walter; Dices' Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154852) Ba33343 RBF RF12 |
| I ain't no gambler : and I don't play no pool | Baker, Willie; No No Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Jan. 1929; (14667) Ge6766 BC5 |
| Because each and every gambler : gets in hard luck sometimes | Memphis Minnie; Georgia Skin; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62540 ) Vi23352 His HLP32 |
| I ain't no gambler : I don't play no pool | Weaver, Curley; No No Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473052) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| Don't you let no gamblers : be the ruin of you | Thomas, Hociel; Gambler's Dream; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9471A) OK8289 Bio BLPC6 |
| Men goes and gambles : lose all his change | Estes, Sleepy John; You Shouldn't Do That; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649161) BBB8915 BC7 |
| Now *ask you to* about gambling : play eleven seventeen and sixtyone | Arnold, Kokomo; Policy Wheel Blues; Chicago, 15 July 1935; (90158A) De7147 CC25 |
| Now when a man gets to gambling : you know he's turning his stocks into feed | Estes, Sleepy John; Working Man Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649261) BBB8950 RBF RF8 |
| I been drinking and gambling : barrelhousing all my days | Gibson, Clifford; Whiskey Moan Blues; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (483A) QRSR7087 Yz L1006 |
| I've been shooting craps and gambling : mama and I done got broke | McTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519051) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| I been shooting craps and gambling : good gal and I done got broke | McTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (140362) Vo02577 RBF RF15 |
| I wouldn't allow snitching and gambling : people around my home | unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322 |
| But gambling : is going to be our end | Wallace, Sippie; Jack O' Diamonds Blues; Chicago, 1 Mar. 1926; (9548A) OK8328 CC32 |
| I wouldn't start to drinking and gambling : I wouldn't run around | Washboard Sam; I Get the Blues at Bedtime; Chicago, 31 July 1942; (0746871) BB340710 RCA LPV577 |
| Good morning skin game : hollering skin game please last | Bogan, Lucille; Skin Game Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (170141) Ba33448 Rt RL317 |
| I want him to go back to that skin game : and see what he can do | Bogan, Lucille; Skin Game Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (170141) Ba33448 Rt RL317 |
| Down to the crap game : me and you | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Drop that Sack; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21451) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| The reason I like the game : the game they call Georgia skin | Memphis Minnie; Georgia Skin; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62540 ) Vi23352 His HLP32 |
| Well I went down to a coon crap game : *although it* went against my will | Owens, Big Boy George; The Coon Crap Game; Richmond, Ind., Oct. 1926; (12579) Ge6006 Rt RL334 |
| Get up in that section gang : and bring me up sometime | Wallace, Sippie; Lazy Man Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80839B) OK8470 CC32 |
| When he walks in to see his old gang : with whom he used to drink | Wheatstraw, Peetie; When a Man Gets Down; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90961A) De7243 Say SDR192 |
| Daddy I'll drop you in my garage : and that's no doubt | Liston, Virginia; RollsRoyce Papa; New York, 29 May 1926; ( ) Vo1032 His HLP1 |
| Well well I was sitting in Madison Square Gardens : now to just watch the big fight come | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Joe Louis and John Henry; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (040535 ) BBB8403 BC3 |
| I use my Skeet and Garret : *feed* it everywhere | Bogan, Lucille; Baking Powder Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (135691) Ba33059 Yz L1017 |
| And I use my Skeet and Garret : and I keep my ??? everywhere | Bogan, Lucille; Pig Iron Sally; New York, 31 July 1934; (154902) Ba33375 Rt RL317 |
| She dipping her Skeet and Garret : and spitting it everywhere | Sykes, Roosevelt; Skeet and Garret; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403312A) OK8749 Yz L1033 |
| 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 |
| Well well just let down the brake and feed the gas : hey and the stuff is here | Estes, Sleepy John; Poor Man's Friend; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62480A) De7442 RBF RF11 |
| He say he going to sell his corn and buy gas : ooh boys pour it in the automobile | Estes, Sleepy John; Working Man Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649261) BBB8950 RBF RF8 |
| Mr gasman : please don't turn off my gas today | Glover, Mae; Gas Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15396A) Ge7040 Yz L1009 |
| But Mr gasman : these cold winds will really give me a chill | Glover, Mae; Gas Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15396A) Ge7040 Yz L1009 |
| Mr gasman : will you please come around after dark | Glover, Mae; Gas Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15396A) Ge7040 Yz L1009 |
| Are you coming in Mr gasman : I want to tell you something right quick | Glover, Mae; Gas Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15396A) Ge7040 Yz L1009 |
| Mr gasman : you got that old hot bankroll right over there in your pants | Glover, Mae; Gas Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15396A) Ge7040 Yz L1009 |
| I will pour in the highpowered gasoline : and see how fast we can ride | Davis, Walter; Minute Man BluesPart 2; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854831) BBB5965 RCA INT1085 |
| I'm going to fill you car with gasoline : and meet you going downtown | Sykes, Roosevelt; No Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1930; (C6475A) MeM12086 Yz L1033 |
| I started blowing my gauge : and I was having my fun | Green, Lil; Knockin' Myself Out; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591521) BBB8659 RCA LPV574 |
| I used to didn't blow gauge : drink nothing of the kind | Green, Lil; Knockin' Myself Out; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591521) BBB8659 RCA LPV574 |
| Doctor get your fever gauge : and put it under my tongue | White, Washington; High Fever Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2987A) Vo05489 Co C30036 |
| Went gaycutting : with another sealskin brown | Jones, Maggie; Undertaker's Blues; New York, 16 Apr. 1925; (1405332) Co14092D VJM VLP23 |
| Well Shorty George : ain't no friend of mine | Ledbetter, Huddie; Shorty George; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (168142) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| And Shorty George : traveling through the land | Ledbetter, Huddie; Shorty George; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (168142) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| Says down in Georgia : where the dance is new | Arnold, Kokomo; Shake That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1936; (90795A) De7212 CC25 |
| When I was down in Georgia : I was doing mighty well | Arnold, Kokomo; Red Beans and Rice; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91162A) De7347 BC4 |
| Says I'm going back to Georgia : where I can get my red beans and rice | Arnold, Kokomo; Red Beans and Rice; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91162A) De7347 BC4 |
| It runs to Atlanta Georgia : clean to the Gulf of Mexico | Batts, Will; Highway No. 61 Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1933; (137291) Vo02531 Yz L1021 |
| I'm talking about my Georgia : I do mean grind | Bogan, Lucille; My Georgia Grind; Chicago, c. 1 Feb. 1930; (C5347 ) Br unissued Rt RL317 |
| I'm going back to Georgia : where I can have my fun | Bogan, Lucille; My Georgia Grind; Chicago, c. 1 Feb. 1930; (C5347 ) Br unissued Rt RL317 |
| Going down in Georgia : where I get my good grinding done | Bogan, Lucille; My Georgia Grind; Chicago, c. 1 Feb. 1930; (C5347 ) Br unissued Rt RL317 |
| I'm going down to Georgia : then up to Tennessee | Carr, Leroy; New How Long How Long BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7221A) Vo1585 RBF RF202 |
| I know you from Georgia : but you are all right with me | Gaither, Bill; Georgia Barrel House; Chicago, 12 June 1940; (WC3104A) OK05714 His HLP31 |
| I was born in Georgia : but I hangs around Tennessee | Glaze, Ruby (Blind Willie McTell); Lonesome Day Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716041) Vi23353 RCA LPV518 |
| I've got a man here in Georgia : partner he's crazy about me | Glaze, Ruby (Blind Willie McTell); Lonesome Day Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716041) Vi23353 RCA LPV518 |
| Soon as I reach old Georgia : the niggers carried a handcuff to me | Howell, Peg Leg; Skin Game Blues; Atlanta, 9 Nov. 1927; (1451852) Co14473D RBF RF202 |
| Now down in Georgia : they got a dance that's new | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shake That Thing; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2120?) Pm12281 Yz L1029 |
| Now the folks in Georgia : they done got wild | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shake That Thing; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2120?) Pm12281 Yz L1029 |
| Dixieland was a camp in Georgia : you can't stay there very long | James, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028 |
| Going back to Georgia : if I don't stay long | Johnson, Elizabeth; Sobbin' Woman Blues; New York, 30 Oct. 1928; (401280?) OK8789 Her H201 |
| It reach from Atlanta Georgia : clean down to the Gulf of Mexico | Kelly, Jack; Highway No. 61 Blues; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137121) Ba32844 Rt RL316 |
| It'll take the Governor of Georgia : to judge one of these women I like | McTell, Blind Willie; Three Women Blues; Atlanta, 17 Oct. 1928; (471852) ViV38001 Yz L1005 |
| I been wandering around Georgia : with these doggone scary day blues | McTell, Blind Willie; Scarey Day Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050031) OK8936 Yz L1037 |
| Runs from Atlanta into Georgia : down into the Gulf of Mexico | Pickett, Charlie; Down the Highway; New York, 3 Aug. 1937; (62488A) De7707 RBF RF202 |
| And I found my Georgie : away behind some hill | Nelson, Blue Coat Tom; Blue Coat Blues; Memphis, 17 Feb. 1928; (400258B) OK8838 Rt RL316 |
| I'm going to Germa : I'll be back some old day | Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Going to Germany; Memphis, 1 Oct. 1929; (563182) ViV38585 OJL4 |
| I believe I'll go back to Germany : *and pay a deposit gold* | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); German Blues; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404677B) OK8856 OJL4 |
| *So long as I can get ??? : get back out of you* | Clayton, Jennie; I Packed My Suitcase, Started to the Train; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403121) Vi21412 Rt RL311 |
| That's where you get : my nineteen and thirtytwo | Estes, Sleepy John; Easin' Back to Tennessee; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63649A) De7516 Sw S1220 |
| Nothing I can get : but bad news | Lincoln, Charley; Chain Gang Trouble; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451082) Co14272D His HLP4 |
| Because every man I get : a nogood woman steals him from me | Moore, Alice; Black and Evil Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15447) Pm12819 CC37 |
| Soon as I get : enough steam just right | Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406292) Co14095D Co CL855 |
| Well now your wife get ??? : and don't want to stay at home | Stokes, Frank; Half Cup of Tea; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47742) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| 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 |
| You ain't going to get : none of my *peppermint cloth* | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Don't Wake It Up; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15601) Pm13152 Bio BLP12041 |
| *So long as I can get* ??? : *get back out of you* | Shade, Will; I Packed My Suitcase, Started to the Train; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403121) Vi21412 Rt RL311 |
| I see you wiggling and giggling : when I'm mad as I can be | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I'm Gonna Leave You on the Outskirts of Town; Chicago, 30 July 1942; (074648 ) BBB9042 RCA INT1177 |
| Because a good old bottle of gin : will get it all the time | Smith, Bessie; Me and My Gin; New York, 25 Aug. 1928; (1468973) Co14384D Co CL856 |
| Jamaica gin : to mix with turpentine | Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022 |
| 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 |
| There's a certain girl : name is Suley Brown | Bell, Anna; Shake It, Black Bottom; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (175 ) QRSR7009 His HLP21 |
| Buddy got a girl : I really like | Bell, Ed; She's a Fool Gal; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510382) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| Lord I'm going to get me a good girl : or jump overboard and drown | Big Bill (Broonzy); Mississippi River Blues; Chicago, 23 Mar. 1934; (803951) Ba32670 Yz L1011 |
| Now I know a little girl : about sixteen years old | Big Bill (Broonzy); Good Liquor Gonna Carry Me Down; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962321) BB B6230 Yz L1011 |
| The little girl : about four feet four | Blake, Blind; Diddie Wa Diddie; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15459A) Pm12888 Mel MLP7324 |
| The best time I have girl : when you's out of my sight | Cannon, Gus; Heart Breakin' Blues; Memphis, 9 Sept. 1928; (470012) ViV38523 OJL4 |
| Now I've got a girl : she lives down in in Shady Lane | Carr, Leroy; Shady Lane Blues; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL73) Vo02762 Co C30496 |
| I love that girl : but I'm scared to call her name | Carr, Leroy; Shady Lane Blues; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL73) Vo02762 Co C30496 |
| Did you ever love a girl : a girl you hate to lose | Carr, Leroy; Shady Lane Blues; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL73) Vo02762 Co C30496 |
| I asked my good girl : to feed me some | Chatman, Bo; Dinner Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992421) BBB6407 Yz L1014 |
| I asked the good girl : to give me some | Chatman, Bo; Dinner Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992421) BBB6407 Yz L1014 |
| I asked the good girl : to squeeze me some | Chatman, Bo; Dinner Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992421) BBB6407 Yz L1014 |
| I asked the good girl : to kiss me some | Chatman, Bo; Dinner Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992421) BBB6407 Yz L1014 |
| I asked the good girl : to love me some | Chatman, Bo; Dinner Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992421) BBB6407 Yz L1014 |
| Little girl little girl : who made your dress | Chatman, Bo; Sue Cow; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026241) BBB6695 OJL18 |
| You got my good girl : guess you satisfied | Chatman, Bo; Shake 'Em On Down; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278691) BBB7927 Yz L1034 |
| T for the girl : she didn't care for me | Chatman, Bo; Shake 'Em On Down; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278691) BBB7927 Yz L1034 |
| If you lose your good girl : there's no use acrying | Chatman, Lonnie; It's a Pain to Me; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15452) Pm13143 Bio BLP12041 |
| Now listen little girl : you don't worry my mind anymore | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); I See My Great Mistake; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535951) BBB8645 RCA730.581 |
| Now if I'm the Pullman porter girl : you got to be the maid | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Got to Help Me Some; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640001) BBB8834 RCA730.581 |
| Now when I go to bed little girl : and lay beside of you | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Got to Help Me Some; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640001) BBB8834 RCA730.581 |
| But you tell me you your mother's baby girl : do you realize I'm my mother's baby boy | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Two of a Kind; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640011) BBB8749 RCA730.581 |
| When you think you got a good girl : Lord she done turn off and gone | Day, Texas Bill; Goin' Back to My Baby; Dallas, 4 Dec. 1929; (1495121) Co14494D Rt RL327 |
| I says go on girl : don't sing them blues to me | Dooley, Simmie (Pink Anderson); Gonna Tip Out Tonight; Atlanta, 14 Apr. 1928; (1460671) Co14436D OJL18 |
| So come on girl : honey you can't bluff | Dooley, Simmie (Pink Anderson); Gonna Tip Out Tonight; Atlanta, 14 Apr. 1928; (1460671) Co14436D OJL18 |
| Now look here girl : put on your best dress | Ezell, Will; Pitchin' Boogie; Richmond, Ind., 20 Sept. 1929; (15650) Pm12855 Mil MLP2018 |
| I've got a good girl : and I've got a lazy friend | Fox, John D.; The Worried Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 Dec. 1927; (GEX1011A) Ge6352 OJL10 |
| Had a little girl : she was little and low | Fuller, Blind Boy; Step It Up and Go; New York, 5 Mar. 1940; (26592A) Vo05476 BC11 |
| Got a little girl : she stays upstairs | Fuller, Blind Boy; Step It Up and Go; New York, 5 Mar. 1940; (26592A) Vo05476 BC11 |
| You was once a good girl : and I had faith in you | Gaither, Bill; Georgia Barrel House; Chicago, 12 June 1940; (WC3104A) OK05714 His HLP31 |
| Got a Monday Monday girl : she works it on Broad and Main | Hull, Papa Harvey; Gang of Brownskin Women; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12689) Ge6122 Yz L1001 |
| Got a Wednesday Wednesday girl : she works it on Broadway Square | Hull, Papa Harvey; Gang of Brownskin Women; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12689) Ge6122 Yz L1001 |
| Got a Friday Friday girl : she brings me a bottle of beer | Hull, Papa Harvey; Gang of Brownskin Women; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12689) Ge6122 Yz L1001 |
| I got a wife got a girl : and I'm fooling on the outside too | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Papa's Lawdy Lawdy Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (18501) Pm12219 RBF RF9 |
| And a blackheaded girl : will make a preacher ball the jack | Jackson, Jim; St. Louis Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM805 ) Vo1477 Yz L1003 |
| Well a high brown girl : loves to ride away somewhere | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Right of Way Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (45152) Pm12510 Rt RL301 |
| I got a girl : said she's long and tall | Johnson, Robert; They're Red Hot; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26271) ARC70757 Co C30034 |
| I wants a little sweet girl : that will do anything that I say | Johnson, Robert; Honeymoon Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL401 ) Vo04002 Co C30034 |
| Little girl little girl : my life seems so misery | Johnson, Robert; Honeymoon Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL401 ) Vo04002 Co C30034 |
| Now I got a girl : she works in the white folk's yard | Jordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398212) Vi21076 Rt RL326 |
| I had a girl : give her everything I had | Kelly, Jack; Men Fooler Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM151 ) Vo05312 OJL19 |
| Now you grab your girl : you hold her tight | Leecan, Bobby; Macon Georgia CutOut; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| Looking for my girl : Lord that we all call Lucille | Lewis, Furry; Jellyroll; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1115 RBF RF11 |
| Than to hear my good girl : says I'm jumping down | Lewis, Furry; Furry's Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454241) ViV38519 Rt RL333 |
| I knowed a little girl : who was very very nice | Lincoln, Charley; Doodle Hole Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502752) Co14550D Yz L1012 |
| Got a Monday Monday girl : she works on Broadway Main | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Brown Skin Girls; Chicago, 18 July 1935; (C1074A) ARC61166 Yz L1025 |
| I've got a Tuesday girl : that *mama is* spending change | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Brown Skin Girls; Chicago, 18 July 1935; (C1074A) ARC61166 Yz L1025 |
| Wednesday girl : drinks a bottle of beer | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Brown Skin Girls; Chicago, 18 July 1935; (C1074A) ARC61166 Yz L1025 |
| Friday Friday girl : she love those teddy bears | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Brown Skin Girls; Chicago, 18 July 1935; (C1074A) ARC61166 Yz L1025 |
| I've got a Saturday girl : takes me each and everywhere | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Brown Skin Girls; Chicago, 18 July 1935; (C1074A) ARC61166 Yz L1025 |
| Now friend don't never let your good girl : fix you like this woman got me | McClennan, Tommy; Brown Skin Girl; Chicago, 22 Nov. 1939; (0442431) BBB8444 RCA LPV518 |
| I say my little girl : just as sweet as she can be | McClennan, Tommy; My Little Girl; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044988 ) BBB8605 Rt RL305 |
| Now please don't never let your good girl : treat you like this here woman got me | McClennan, Tommy; She's a Good Looking Mama; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044992 ) BBB8545 Rt RL305 |
| You's a sweet little girl : but I swear you won't be true | McClennan, Tommy; Katy Mae Blues; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537391) BBB8689 Rt RL305 |
| You a sweet little girl : Elsie but I swear you won't be true | McClennan, Tommy; Elsie Blues; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053743 ) BBB8725 Rt RL305 |
| You you's a good girl : but you ain't been out long | McClennan, Tommy; Cross Cut Saw Blues; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064885 ) BBB8897 Rt RL305 |
| Now listen girl : don't be afraid | McCoy, Joe; Beat It Right; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7246 ) Vo1643 Pal PL101 |
| Say little girl : can I spend the night | McCoy, Joe; You Got to MovePart 1; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9380 ) De7038 BC1 |
| If you see my girl : hurry home | Macon, Ed; Wringing that Thing; Atlanta, 12 Mar. 1929; (402289A) OK8676 Mel MLP7324 |
| Charlie grabbed his girl : and he *crow forked* in | McTell, Blind Willie; Razor Ball; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502582) Co14551D Yz L1037 |
| Look ahere black girl : why don't you get off the line | Memphis Minnie; You Can't Give It Away; Chicago, 10 Jan. 1935; (C9644A) De7048 Pal PL101 |
| Listen here little girl : love for you is true | Oden, Jimmy; Sitting Down Thinking Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18796) Ch16540 Riv RM8819 |
| When I went down to see my girl : well the hour was about nine | Owens, Big Boy George; The Coon Crap Game; Richmond, Ind., Oct. 1926; (12579) Ge6006 Rt RL334 |
| Better get you a new girl : or one you once have had | Petties, Arthur; Two Time Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419062) Vi21282 Yz L1007 |
| Says me and my good girl : we had a falling out | Roland, Walter; Early in the Morning No. 2; New York, 31 July 1934; (154952) Ba33343 Yz L1017 |
| I want to see my good girl : and I think I'll better go | Roland, Walter; Early in the Morning No. 2; New York, 31 July 1934; (154952) Ba33343 Yz L1017 |
| You know the judge said little girl : you know you're rather bold | Shade, Will; She Done Sold It Out; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C8001) OK8963 RBF RF6 |
| You know the prettiest girl : that ever I seen | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Honey Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO126 ) Vo1633 Yz L1031 |
| Now come on girl : let's go out and have some fun | Spruell, Freddie; Let's Go Riding; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85785 ) BBB6261 OJL18 |
| Now that old girl : that stayed in town | Stokes, Frank; Take Me Back; Memphis, 30 Aug. 1928; (454542) ViV38531 Yz L1008 |
| I'm going to get me a good girl : just to wear you off my mind | Taylor, Charley; Louisiana Bound; Grafton, Wis., Mar. or Apr. 1930; (L2522) Pm12967 Her H205 |
| I beat my girl : with a singletree | Thomas, Henry; Don't Ease Me In; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; ( ) Vo1197 OJL3 |
| I've got a girl : her name is Joan | Thomas, Henry; Don't Ease Me In; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; ( ) Vo1197 OJL3 |
| Girl I've got a girl : and she working hard | Thomas, Henry; Don't Ease Me In; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; ( ) Vo1197 OJL3 |
| Says I've got a girl : and she working hard | Thomas, Henry; Don't Leave Me Here; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C4624) Vo1443 Yz L1004 |
| I've got a girl : I wish I could keep her home at night | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Hard to Rule Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203353) Pm12670 Bio BLP12004 |
| I had a girl : she went out sailing on that sea | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); No Baby Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203381) Pm12670 Bio BLP12004 |
| Some men likes their country girl : my girl lives in town | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); She Ain't No Good; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404783B) OK8885 Mam S3804 |
| I seed a goodlooking girl : can I make love with you | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); I've Got Blood in My Eyes for You; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050231) Co14660D Mam S3804 |
| Going to get that girl : that this money will buy | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); I've Got Blood in My Eyes for You; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050231) Co14660D Mam S3804 |
| Thought about my little good girl : come aeasing on back | Virgial, Otto; Little Girl in Rome; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962401) BBB6213 Mam S3802 |
| Well I had one good girl : and she strayed away | Virgial, Otto; Little Girl in Rome; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962401) BBB6213 Mam S3802 |
| You are the same girl : I met in nineteen hundred and four | Washboard Sam; I'm Not the Lad; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644781) BBB8878 RCA LPV577 |
| I was chatting with a girl : in the wrong place | Washboard Sam; My Feet Jumped Salty; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644791) BBB8844 RCA LPV577 |
| Well well I'm going to find my good girl : ooo and I won't be blue no more | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Blues Everywhere I Go; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1936; (100323) BBB6356 Rt RL329 |
| Well well I loved my little girl : and I loved her for myself | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Mama's Advice; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6487A) Vo1620 BC4 |
| Once was a good girl : they don't breed that way no more | Wheatstraw, Peetie; All Night Long Blues; Chicago, 18 Aug. 1934; (C9315A) De7082 AH158 |
| Because now you know your little girl : ooo well well now have caught the train and gone | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Letter Writing Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1935; (C944A) Vo02978 Say SDR191 |
| I love you girl : I will tell the world I do | Wilkins, Robert; Falling Down Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M192 ) Br7125 Yz L1002 |
| Well now I know a girl : by the name of sister Louise | Williamson, Sonny Boy; SusieQ ; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308501) BBB7995 RCA INT1088 |
| Little girl little girl : I got something I want to say to you | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Little Girl Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308521) BBB8010 RCA INT1088 |
| You just my little girl : and I love to hold you in my arms | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Little Girl Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308521) BBB8010 RCA INT1088 |
| But *honest* little girl : I got tired of your lowdown dirty ways | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Low Down Ways; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308531) BBB7979 RCA INT1088 |
| You running around with this little girl : son and that going to change your name | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Low Down Ways; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308531) BBB7979 RCA INT1088 |
| Now my baby was a girl : she was sweet sixteen | Williamson, Sonny Boy; She Was a Dreamer; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064494 ) BBB8914 BC20 |
| She was the dreamingest girl : the dreamingest girl I most ever seen | Williamson, Sonny Boy; She Was a Dreamer; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064494 ) BBB8914 BC20 |
| She was the dreamingest girl : from miles around | Williamson, Sonny Boy; She Was a Dreamer; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064494 ) BBB8914 BC20 |
| She was the dreamingest girl : from miles around | Williamson, Sonny Boy; She Was a Dreamer; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064494 ) BBB8914 BC20 |
| Boy I'd *better see my good girl* : leave me in this town | Day, Will; Central Avenue Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461862) Co14318D Yz L1010 |
| *Take your good girl* : *take your hands away* | Miller, Sodarisa; Sunshine Special; Chicago, c. Apr. 1925; (2092?) Pm12276 Mil MLP2018 |
| Like a girlie : in her teens | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); SecondHand Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16221) Ge7130 Riv RM8803 |
| He said doggone you girlie : doggone your badluck soul | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Southern Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (16122) Pm12083 BYG529.078 |
| The brakeman said little girlie : you know this train ain't mine | Smith, Trixie; Freight Train Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (17671) Pm12211 CC29 |
| He said little girlie : you know this train ain't mine | Smith, Trixie; Freight Train Blues; New York, 26 May 1938; (63866A) De7489 Cor CP58 |
| I know there's lots of girlies : you may charm | Smith, Mamie; Jenny's Ball; New York, 19 Feb. 1931; (404852A) OK8915 Sw S1240 |
| You better join the boys and girls : down on old Number Nine | Church, Blind Clyde; Number Nine Blues; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (56307) Vi23271 Rt RL329 |
| It's run here boys and girls : let *me papa* send a word to you | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Brown Skin Girls; Chicago, 18 July 1935; (C1074A) ARC61166 Yz L1025 |
| Now I'm going girls : don't flirt after me | McCoy, Joe; I'm Wild About My Stuff; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5820A) Vo1570 His HLP32 |
| Now I want you to go ahead on girls : and leave him alone | Memphis Minnie; Squat It; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9426A) De7146 Rt RL329 |
| I'm poor old stranger girls : and I just rolled in your town | Moore, Rosie Mae; Stranger Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418332) Vi21408 OJL6 |
| Lord I'm so heartbroken girls : I cannot cry at all | Moore, Rosie Mae; Stranger Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418332) Vi21408 OJL6 |
| Well if I finds my man girls : I'm going to nail him to the wall | Moore, Rosie Mae; Stranger Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418332) Vi21408 OJL6 |
| I'm poor old stranger girls : and I just rolled in your town | Moore, Rosie Mae; Stranger Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418332) Vi21408 OJL6 |
| The way he treats me girls : he'll do the same thing to you | Smith, Bessie; Weeping Willow Blues; New York, 26 Sept. 1924; (1400622) Co14042D Co CL856; |
| Let me tell you girls : if your man ain't treating you right | Smith, Bessie; Preachin' the Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (1434902) Co14195D Co CL858 |
| I can find more good girls : than a passenger train can haul | Stokes, Frank; Mistreatin' Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454191) Vi21672 Rt RL308 |
| Now some of these girls : will call you honey | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Don't Wake It Up; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15601) Pm13152 Bio BLP12041 |
| Don't tell all the girls : what that Peetie Wheatstraw can do | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91152A) De7292 BC4 |
| I tell you girls : and I'm going to tell you now | Wilkins, Robert; Alabama Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M190 ) Br7205 Rt RL333 |
| Because I ain't going to give : my Georgia grind away | Bogan, Lucille; My Georgia Grind; Chicago, c. 1 Feb. 1930; (C5347 ) Br unissued Rt RL317 |
| I'll really give : your man the blues | McTell, Blind Willie; Come On Around to My House Mama; Atlanta, 30 Oct. 1929; (1493022) Co14484D Rt RL324 |
| I'm going to give : all goodtime women a home | Thomas, Henry; Texas Worried Blues; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; (C2002 ) Vo1249 OJL3 |
| Have a handful of giveme : a mouthful of muchobliged | Estes, Sleepy John; Drop Down Mama; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90176A) Ch50048 OJL21 |
| Got a handful of giveme : mouthful of muchobliged | Patton, Charley; Going to Move to Alabama; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L371) Pm13014 Yz L1020 |
| That the way you been giving : Lord baby don't you give it no more | Chatman, Bo; I Want You To Know; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050251) OK8935 Yz L1014 |
| Now I will be so glad : when my payday comes | Arnold, Kokomo; Buddie Brown Blues; Chicago, 23 Oct. 1937; (91299A) De7449 CC25 |
| I was so glad : to get rid of it | Bell, Anna; I Don't Care Who Gets What I Don't Want; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (176A) QRS R7009 His HLP21 |
| I'll be mighty glad : when them old blue days are gone | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Blue Day Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18217A) Ch16452 Yz L1019 |
| I'll be so glad : when my train pulls up in town | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Down South Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18218A) Ch16452 Yz L1019 |
| I'll be glad : to get back to that Georgia gal of mine | Blake, Blind; Georgia Bound; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15466) Pm12824 Bio BLP12037 |
| I'll be so glad : when my buddy dead and gone | Bracey, Mississippi; You Scolded Me and Drove Me from Your Door; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404764B) OK8904 OJL17 |
| Lordy I'm so glad I'm so glad : police is back on the beat | Davis, Carl (Dallas Jamboree Jug Band); Elm Street Woman Blues Dallas, 20 Sept. 1935; (DAL103 ) Vo03092 BC2 |
| Well I'm so glad : I'm twentyone years old today | Dean, Joe; I'm So Glad I'm TwentyOne Years Old Today; Chicago, c. 7 Aug. 1930; (C5991 ) Vo1544 Yz L1028 |
| Lord I'm so glad : my baby can't treat me that away | Dean, Joe; I'm So Glad I'm TwentyOne Years Old Today; Chicago, c. 7 Aug. 1930; (C5991 ) Vo1544 Yz L1028 |
| That's why I'm so glad : I'm twentyone years old today | Dean, Joe; I'm So Glad I'm TwentyOne Years Old Today; Chicago, c. 7 Aug. 1930; (C5991 ) Vo1544 Yz L1028 |
| So glad : good looks don't take you through this world | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Barbecue Blues; Atlanta, 25 Mar. 1927; (1437571) Co14205D CC36 |
| Won't I be glad : when my train pulls in | Hite, Mattie; MasonDixon Blues; New York, c. mid Nov. 1923; (70414) Pat032014 VJM VLP40 |
| Now I'm so glad : that dog can talk | Jackson, Papa Charlie; All I Want Is a Spoonful; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22981) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042 |
| I be so glad : I sure can't help but shout | Lewis, Furry; Good Looking Girl Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1132 Rt RL329 |
| I'm so glad : that I ain't nobody's fool | Memphis Minnie; Man You Won't Give Me No Money; Chicago, 27 May 1936; (C13882) Vo03474 BC1 |
| But I'm so glad : that that whiskey vote is out | Stokes, Frank; Mr. Crump Don't Like It; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200451) Pm12552 OJL21; |
| But I'm so glad : now made me leave my home | Stokes, Frank; South Memphis Blues; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555732) ViV38548 Rt RL308 |
| Oh baby I'm so glad : that this whole round world do know | Wilkins, Robert; Dirty Deal Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX104 ) Vo03223 BC5 |
| Smith took his glasses : and walked out to the front | Brown, Hi Henry; Titanic Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11476A) Vo1728 Yz L1030 |
| Long you wear them glasses : you can't be no woman of mine | Weaver, Curley; Two Faced Woman; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9941A) Ch50065 His HLP31 |
| I've got a ??? to glory : papa he's done throwed me away | Kelly, Jack; Flower Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1441) Vo unissued OJL21 |
| Dear mother dead and gone to glory : my old dad done strayed away | Red Nelson (Nelson Wilborn); Crying Mother Blues; Chicago, 4 Feb. 1936; (90597A) De7171 Br87.504 |
| Now bought some gloves : bought you some socks | Estes, Sleepy John; Need More Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62466A) De7365 RBF RF8 |
| I knows you'll go : leave me all lowdown and blue | Akers, Garfield; Cottonfield BluesPart 2; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M202 ) Vo1442 OJL2 |
| Some old place I can go : to lay my weary head | Bennett, Will; Real Estate Blues; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K128 ) Vo1464 Rt RL334 |
| You can go : do anything that you want to do | Blake, Blind; Brownskin Mama Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201062) Pm126062 Bio BLP12003 |
| Why did you go : and leave me cold in hand | Carr, Leroy; You Left Me Crying; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164182) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| Now you may go honey you may go : you may stray all alone | Chatman, Bo; Honey; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476571) BBB8555 Yz L1034 |
| So in believe I will go : right down I Paris Tennessee | Davis, Walter; Minute Man BluesPart 1; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854821) BBB5965 RCA INT1085 |
| I got to go : and leave my daddy behind | Delaney, Mattie; Tallahatchie River Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM786 ) Vo1480 Yz L1001 |
| Well you won't have to go : well you won't have to go | Estes, Sleepy John; Liquor Store Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63648A) De7491 RBF RF11 |
| Say car can't go : margin too slick | Estes, Sleepy John; Easin' Back to Tennessee; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63649A) De7516 Sw S1220 |
| But now we go : to buy one another's clothes | Estes, Sleepy John; Time Is Drawing Near; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93005A) De7789 Sw S1220; |
| You can go : you can stay | Glaze, Ruby (Blind Willie McTell); Lonesome Day Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716041) Vi23353 RCA LPV518 |
| Now if you go : have to bring my good clothes on back | Harrison, Smoky; Hop Head Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L791) Pm12920 Rt RL340 |
| Then I got three hundred miles to go : traveling through the mud and clay | Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12522) Pm13116 Yz L1026 |
| Can't nothing go : when the poor gal is around | House, Son; My Black MamaPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4092) Pm13042 OJL2 |
| Just before you and your partner get ready to go : leave a dime for beer | Jackson, Papa Charlie; I'm Alabama Bound; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21442) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| I said you may go : you'll come back | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Drop that Sack; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21451) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| No matter where I go : well they sticks their bills in me | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Mosquito Moan; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15666) Pm12899 Mil MLP2013 |
| Now you may go : but you'll come back some day | Jones, Maggie; You May Go, But You'll Come Back Some Day; New York, 18 Dec. 1924; (1401922) Co14063D VJM VLP23 |
| I got to go : and beat my way back home | McCoy, Joe; Beat It Right; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7246 ) Vo1643 Pal PL101 |
| I got to go : got to leave my baby be | MacFarland, Barrel House Buck; I Got to Go Blues; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1934; (C9321 ) De7013 OJL20 |
| You may go : you may stay | Patton, Charley; Poor Me; New York, 1 Feb. 1934; (147571) Vo02651 Yz L1020 |
| When I go : please don't talk after me | Sims, Henry; Tell Me Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L651) Pm12940 OJL2 |
| When you go : I can see you just the same | Smith, Bessie; Sobbin' Hearted Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402492) Co14056D Co CL855 |
| In places I used to go : I ain't been there I been blowed out by the wind | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hungry Wolf; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO165A) Vo1655 Yz L1031 |
| Now they can come and go : to and fro every day | Spivey, Victoria; How Do You Do It That Way; New York, 10 July 1929; (402526A) OK8713 Spi LP2001 |
| Now in case you want to go : now let me know | Spruell, Freddie; Let's Go Riding; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85785 ) BBB6261 OJL18 |
| I hate to go : and I'm really afraid to stay | Sykes, Roosevelt; As True As I've Been to You; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (694031) Vi23286 Yz L1033 |
| When you go : to Shreveport town | Thomas, Jesse Babyface; Blue Goose Blues; Dallas, 10 Aug. 1929; (553262) ViV38555 Yz L1032 |
| Now baby please don't go : now baby please don't go | Williams, Joe; Baby Please Don't Go; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962441) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| Now baby please don't go : now baby please don't go | Williams, Joe; Baby Please Don't Go; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962441) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| Now baby please don't go : baby please don't go | Williams, Joe; Please Don't Go; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704841) BBB8969 RCA INT1087 |
| Baby please don't go : baby please don't go | Williams, Joe; Please Don't Go; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704841) BBB8969 RCA INT1087 |
| Don't care where you go : how long you stay | Williams, Joe; Someday Baby; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704861) BBB9025 RBF RF11 |
| So go baby go : and stay until you die | Willis, Ruth Mary; Experience Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519061) Co14642D Yz L1037 |
| And that Harlem goat : she was serving time | Byrd, John; Billy Goat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2892) Pm12997 Yz L1001 |
| Lord I love my goat : better than I love myself | Byrd, John; Billy Goat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2892) Pm12997 Yz L1001 |
| I'm going to kill my goat : I'm going kill somebody else | Byrd, John; Billy Goat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2892) Pm12997 Yz L1001 |
| You gobblers keep on gobbling : you roosters watch your setting hen | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hungry Wolf; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO165A) Vo1655 Yz L1031 |
| Going around here swearing before God : you got a poor woman by yourself | Brown, Willie; M and O Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4132) Pm13090 OJL5 |
| I swear to God : this boogie too mean | Ezell, Will; Pitchin' Boogie; Richmond, Ind., 20 Sept. 1929; (15650) Pm12855 Mil MLP2018 |
| Well I went back home great God : sit in my back kitchen door | Hill, Sammy; Needin' My Woman Blues; Dallas, 9 Aug. 1929; (55320) ViV38588 Yz L1004 |
| I swear to God : I got to preach these gospel blues | House, Son; Preachin' the BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4111) Pm13013 OJL5 |
| Well I swear before God : the man I'm loving is doing wrong | Johnson, Louise; All Night Long Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L3981) Pm12992 OJL11 |
| Too late to holler great God : when that stack of dollars done gone | Jordan, Charley; Stack O' Dollars Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5834 ) Vo1557 Yz L1018 |
| My God : babe my God my God my God | MacFarland, Barrel House Buck; I Got to Go Blues; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1934; (C9321 ) De7013 OJL20 |
| I love you girl great God : *till my bluebird talk* | Thomas, Henry; Don't Ease Me In; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; ( ) Vo1197 OJL3 |
| If she heads to the South great God : she's Alabama bound | Thomas, Henry; Don't Leave Me Here; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C4624) Vo1443 Yz L1004 |
| I declare to God : I never take you down | Walker, Uncle Bud; Look Here Mama Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402008A) OK8828 Yz L1018 |
| Please God ??? : make my woman reap righteous seed | Wilkins, Robert; Dirty Deal Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX104 ) Vo03223 BC5 |
| Yonder she goes : with a broom in her hand | Baker, Willie; Rag Baby; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14895B) Ge6846 Her H201 |
| She says I don't mind you going : but please don't go away to stay | Arnold, Kokomo; Midnight Blues; New York, 11 May 1938; (63750A) De7510 Say SDR163 |
| I'm going : where the Monon crosses the L and N | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Down South Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18218A) Ch16452 Yz L1019 |
| I'm going : to Chicago you | Blake, Blind; Low Down Loving Gal; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208875) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003 |
| I thought I was going : to the northland to stay | Blake, Blind; Georgia Bound; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15466) Pm12824 Bio BLP12037 |
| Because I'm going : got to sing longdistance blues | Butler, Sam; You Can't Keep No Brown; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (26782) Pm12389 Yz L1026 |
| Because I'm going I'm going : to sing longdistance blues | Butler, Sam; You Can't Keep No Brown; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (26782) Pm12389 Yz L1026 |
| Everybody's going : down to Memphis town | Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5071 ) Vo1527 Yz L1036 |
| All trains going : to Memphis town | Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5071 ) Vo1527 Yz L1036 |
| The trains all going : there today | Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5071 ) Vo1527 Yz L1036 |
| He said all trains going : to Memphis town | Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5071 ) Vo1527 Yz L1036 |
| Where the men in Texas going : it seems just the same | Coleman, Lonnie; Wild About My Loving; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482592) Co14440D Rt RL318 |
| I'm going : where the Drummond cross the Yellow Dog | Collins, Sam; Yellow Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12738) Ge6146 OJL10 |
| When you think I'm going : I'm standing right here with your *wally* on | Collins, Sam; It Won't Be Long; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13049A) Ge6379 OJL10 |
| I don't mind you going : please don't stay the whole night long | Gibson, Clifford; Stop Your Rambling; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (486A) QRSR7083 Yz L1027 |
| I'm going I'm going : my face you'll never see | Gibson, Clifford; Ice and Snow Blues; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571732) ViV38562 Yz L1027 |
| Because that's just where you're going : if I catch you with anyone else | Gillum, Bill Jazz; You Drink Too Much Whiskey; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070445 ) BBB9004 RCA INT1177 |
| That's where I'm going : just to ease my mind | Hite, Mattie; MasonDixon Blues; New York, c. mid Nov. 1923; (70414) Pat032014 VJM VLP40 |
| So where daddy's going : you can see him just the same | Hull, Papa Harvey; France Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12690) Ge6106 OJL2 |
| I'm going I'm going : crying won't make me stay | Hurt, Mississippi John; Big Leg Blues; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401474A) OK unissued Bio BLPC4 |
| I'm going I'm going : coming here no more | James, Skip; If You Haven't Got Any Hay Get on Down the Road; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7661) Pm13066 Bio BLP12029 |
| I'm going I'm going : coming back no more | James, Skip; If You Haven't Got Any Hay Get on Down the Road; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7661) Pm13066 Bio BLP12029 |
| Tell my good gal I'm going : but I'm still astanding pat | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Pneumonia Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15669) Pm12880 Mil MLP2013 |
| Well I'm going I'm going : daddy to wear you off my mind | Johnson, Louise; Long Way from Home; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L3992) Pm12992 OJL11 |
| I'm going I'm going : back to my old home to stay | Johnson, T. C.; J. C. Johnson's Blues; Memphis, 16 Feb. 1928; (400250B) OK8838 Rt RL316 |
| I'm going to keep on going : till I find a mate | Jones, Maggie; Single Woman's Blues; New York, 29 Sept. 1925; (1410561) Co14102D VJM VLP25 |
| I'm going I'm going : your crying won't make me stay | Lewis, Furry; Mr. Furry's Blues; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1115 Rt RL323 |
| You can talk about me going : push me to the wall | Lucas, Jane; Where Did You Stay Last Night; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17277A) Ch16171 Riv RM8803 |
| I'm going babe I'm going : and crying won't make me stay | McClennan, Tommy; Deep Blue Sea Blues; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064889 ) BBB9005 Rt RL313 |
| Saw them going : with another man | McCoy, Joe; That Will Be Alright; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487083) Co14439D Yz L1021 |
| Wouldn't mind going : but my mama's sick | McCoy, Joe; I'm Wild About My Stuff; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5820A) Vo1570 His HLP32 |
| I'm going : where honey I'm better known | McTell, Blind Willie; Mr. McTell Got the Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (40311?) Vi unissued RCA INT1175 |
| I'm going I'm going : crying won't make me stay | Memphis Minnie; Goin' Back to Texas; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487092) Co14455D OJL21 |
| I don't mind going : to say goodbye | Memphis Minnie; Goin' Back to Texas; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487092) Co14455D OJL21 |
| And I'm going I'm going : mama and your crying won't make me stay | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Leaving Town Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026501) BBB6916 CC35 |
| I'm going : where the Southern cross the Dog | Patton, Charley; Green River Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L443) Pm12972 Yz L1020 |
| Now I'm going I'm going : and it won't be long | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Oh My Babe Blues; New York, Jan. 1926; (23741) Pm12332 Jo SM3098 |
| I'm going : I'm getting loose | Shade, Will; Take Your Fingers Off It; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C793 ) Vo03175 Jo SM3104 |
| Because I'm going : where to my suposedtobe | Sims, Henry; Tell Me Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L651) Pm12940 OJL2 |
| Then you're going : to hang your head and weep | Smith, Bessie; I Ain't Goin' to Play Second Fiddle; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406301) Co14090D Co CL855 |
| I'm going and I'm going : crying ain't going to make me stay | Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M184 ) Br7137 OJL20 |
| And I'm going I'm going : your crying won't make me stay | Stevens, Vol; Papa Long Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418892) Vi21278 Rt RL322 |
| And I'm going and I'm going : and your crying won't make me stay | Stokes, Frank; Blues in D; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200482) Pm12552 Bio BLP12041 |
| And I'm going I'm going : pin up black tape on your door | Stokes, Frank; Downtown Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418221) Vi21272 BC5 |
| And I'm going I'm going : pin up black crepe on your door | Stokes, Frank; Downtown Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418222) Vi unissued His HLP31 |
| And I'm going I'm going : put a black tape on your door | Stokes, Frank; It Won't Be Long Now; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454202) Vi21672 Rt RL307 |
| And I'm going I'm going : and your crying won't make me stay | Stokes, Frank; Frank Stoke's Dream; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (563052) Vi23411 Yz L1008 |
| I'm going I'm going : and your crying won't make me stay | Thomkins, Jim; Bedside Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM780 ) Br7200 Rt RL319 |
| I see the way you going : you sure won't be here long | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Yodeling Fiddling Blues; San Antonio, 12 June 1930; (404146B) OK8834 Mam S3804 |
| But I don't mind going : I'm going and leave you here | Wilkins, Robert; Jail House Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (45499 ) Vi23379 Yz L1002 |
| Oh you told me you was going : you was going to stay | Wilkins, Robert; I Do Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (47000 ) Vi23379 OJL5 |
| When you see me going : baby hang your head and cry | Wilkins, Robert; Police Sergeant Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM741B) Br7168 Rt RL307 |
| I am going : to raise some hell | Williams, Joe; Somebody's Been Borrowing that Stuff; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854881) BBB5900 RCA LPV518 |
| When you're gone : I'll see you just the same | Barner, Wiley; My Gal Treats Me Mean; Birmingham, Ala., c. 15 Aug. 1927; (GEX803) Ge6261 OJL14 |
| Yon she gone she gone : with a red and green light behind | Black Ivory King (Dave Alexander); The Flying Crow; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61795A) De7307 BC5 |
| He's gone he's gone : and he's forever on my mind | Bogan, Lucille; Sweet Man, Sweet Man; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155062) Ba33149 Rt RL317 |
| When I'm dead and gone : and six feet in the ground | Carr, Leroy; Take a Walk Around the Corner; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (15604 ) Vo02986 Co C30496 |
| His wife is gone : but she was all right with me | Carr, Leroy; I Believe I'll Make a Change; New York, 16 Aug. 1934; (156452) Vo02820 Co C30496 |
| You going to miss me when I'm gone : honey and it won't be long | Collins, Sam; It Won't Be Long; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13049A) Ge6379 OJL10 |
| When I'm gone : don't you grieve after me | Collins, Sam; It Won't Be Long; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13049A) Ge6379 OJL10 |
| My baby's gone : and she won't come back no more | Davis, Walter; M. and O. Blues; Cincinnati, 12 June 1930; (629072) ViV38618 RCA INT1085 |
| Time that wintertime is gone : I might come back home | Estes, Sleepy John; Down South Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90094A) Ch50001 Sw S1219 |
| I don't care how long you gone : I won't care how long you stay | Estes, Sleepy John; Someday Baby Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90096A) Ch50068 Br87.504 |
| And find you's been gone : some old rounder might change her mind | Gibson, Clifford; Beat You Doing It; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (482A) QRSR7087 Yz L1027 |
| Now your little daddy's gone : now who you going to get to chop your wood | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Awful Fix Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200341) Pm12539 Yz L1004 |
| Undertaker been here and gone : I give him your height and size | Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12521) Pm13116 Rt RL335 |
| Undertaker been here and gone : I give him your heightth and size | Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12522) Pm13116 Yz L1026 |
| My baby's gone : please don't wait till day | Hill, Sammy; Needin' My Woman Blues; Dallas, 9 Aug. 1929; (55320) ViV38588 Yz L1004 |
| Your train been gone : ever since this morn | Howell, Peg Leg; Away from Home; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482732) Co14535D Rt RL318 |
| Because when you think I'm gone : I'll come creeping back | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Take Me Back Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22082) Pm12296 Bio BLP12042 |
| Oh my ??? *gambler's* gone : why don't you quit crying | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30902) Pm12443 Mil MLP2007 |
| Prowling around my back door when I'm gone : you know that ain't right | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Cat Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15673) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015 |
| My baby's gone : she didn't tell me because | Johnson, James Stump; Barrel of Whiskey Blues; Dallas, 10 Feb. 1932; (706801) Vi23327 Yz L1033 |
| When you think your troubles are gone : and you find yourself drunk again | Johnson, Lonnie; Laplegged Drunk Again; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63522A) De7537 Sw S1225 |
| Oh oh she's gone : I know she won't come back | Johnson, Robert; Come On in My Kitchen; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25851) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| The doctor's gone : going to sell no more | Jordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398212) Vi21076 Rt RL326 |
| Now my baby's gone : left my clothes in the tub | McCoy, Joe; My Wash Woman's Gone; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO110A) Vo1668 Yz L1026 |
| But when I'm gone : don't cry over me | McCoy, Joe; Someday I'll Be in the Clay; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1932; (C9290) De7008 Rt RL329 |
| My baby's gone : and I'm almost in my grave | McTell, Blind Willie; My Baby's Gone; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (140382) Vo02668 Yz L1037 |
| My baby's gone : says I ain't even worried at all | McTell, Blind Willie; My Baby's Gone; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (140382) Vo02668 Yz L1037 |
| Says my good gal she's gone : she didn't mean me no good at all | McTell, Blind Willie; My Baby's Gone; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (140382) Vo02668 Yz L1037 |
| Ever since you been gone : you sure is worrying me | Memphis Minnie; Boy Friend Blues; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3168A) OK05670 BC1 |
| Just say your son is gone : I'm out in this world somewhere | Oden, Jimmy; Going Down Slow; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1941; (0704091) BBB8889 RBF RF16 |
| 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 |
| And I may be gone : for a doggone long long time | Smith, Clara; Freight Train Blues; New York, 30 Sept. 1924; (1400643) Co14041D VJM VLP17 |
| Since you gone : and got so rough | Smith, Laura; Gonna Put You Right in Jail; New York, c. early Feb. 1927; (70742) Ba1977 VJM VLP40 |
| My black snake is gone : and my poor heart is aching me so | Spivey, Victoria; Black Snake Swing; Chicago, 7 July 1936; (90785A) De7203 AH58 |
| All my money gone : and there ain't no more to say | Sykes, Roosevelt; All My Money Gone Blues; New York, 14 June 1929; (402452A) OK8727 Yz L1033 |
| Have all my money gone : I feel myself sinking down | Sykes, Roosevelt; All My Money Gone Blues; New York, 14 June 1929; (402452A) OK8727 Yz L1033 |
| My baby's gone : won't be back no more | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Seminole Blues; Aurora, Ill., 11 Oct. 1937; (014333 ) BBB7315 Yz L1039 |
| Since you been gone : I can't sleep at night | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Please Baby; Atlanta, 24 Oct. 1931; (4050071) OK8922 Mam S3804 |
| Now my money's gone : done pawned all my clothes | Washboard Sam; Life Is Just a Book; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644771) BBB8909 RCA LPV577 |
| Now she's gone she's gone : with a red and green light behind | Washboard Sam; Flying Crow Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644801) BBB8844 BC10 |
| But as soon as I'm gone : you always bite me in the back | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Somebody's Got to Go; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1936; (100324) BBB6356 Rt RL329 |
| So my best gal's gone : I got those redhot blues | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Red Hot Blues; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1937; (C20311) Vo04066 CC3 |
| But now she's gone : and I got those redhot blues | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Red Hot Blues; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1937; (C20311) Vo04066 CC3 |
| Mama now she gone : crying fare farewell to thee | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Mama's Advice; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6487A) Vo1620 BC4 |
| Well then again after I'm gone : ooo please now don't bother with me no more | Wheatstraw, Peetie; The Rising Sun Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1935; (C921A) Vo03066 Say SDR191 |
| And after I'm gone : please don't hang your head and cry | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Working Man; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60506A) De7200 BC4 |
| I might as well be gone : I ain't doing nothing around here | White, Joshua; Welfare Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1934; (149022) Ba33024 His HLP22 |
| And my mother dead and gone : nothing in this world that he will do | Williams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854921) BBB5996 OJL17 |
| Well my mother she gone : and I hope she gone to stay | Williams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854921) BBB5996 OJL17 |
| I believe another man done gone : I believe another man done gone | Williams, Joe; Baby Please Don't Go; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962441) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| Well all the money gone : ooo well and my friends cannot be found | Williams, Joe; I Won't Be in Hard Luck No More; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076641) BBB7065 RCA INT1087 |
| I believe another man done gone : I believe another man done gone | Williams, Joe; Please Don't Go; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704841) BBB8969 RCA INT1087 |
| Oh Lord ah she's gone she's gone : she's forever be on my mind | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Skinny Woman; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (07654 ) BBB7012 BC20 |
| Now ever since Louisa you been gone : my life don't seem the same | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Miss Louisa Blues; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (020114 ) BBB7576 RBF RF14 |
| Think about me when I'm gone : little girl think about me in your sleep | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Little Girl Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308521) BBB8010 RCA INT1088 |
| Says why don't you be good : but my mule is kicking in your stall | Arnold, Kokomo; Your Ways and Actions; New York, 11 May 1938; (67344A) De7510 Say SDR163 |
| Says I tried to be good : but my woman treats me like a dog | Arnold, Kokomo; Kid Man Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (63754A) De7464 Say SDR163 |
| She sure looks good : because everybody says it | Big Bill (Broonzy); Keep Your Hands Off Her; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962301) BB B6188 RBF RF16 |
| You can't be good : I'll be gone too long | Blake, Blind; Doing a Stretch; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15249A) Pm12810 Bio BLP12023 |
| It's so doggone good : that it made made me bite my tongue | Bogan, Lucille; Coffee Grindin' Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3461 ) Br7083 His HLP15 |
| It's so doggone good : it made me talk out of my head | Bogan, Lucille; Coffee Grindin' Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3461 ) Br7083 His HLP15 |
| It's so doggone good : till it make you bite your tongue | Bogan, Lucille; Coffee Grindin' Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3461 ) Br7083 His HLP15 |
| Don't my gal look good : when she's coming after me | Carr, Leroy; Alabama Woman Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6091B) Vo1549 RBF RF1 |
| You don't mean me no good : so I leave you alone | Carr, Leroy; EvilHearted Woman; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164261) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| I don't mean you no more good : now please get you another man | Chatman, Bo; I Want You To Know; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050251) OK8935 Yz L1014 |
| It done got so good : that it make you bite your tongue | Coleman, Jaybird; Coffee Grinder Blues; Atlanta, 22 Apr. 1930; (1503602) Co14534D Yz L1006 |
| Boys I ain't doing no good : this slow death is killing me | Doyle, Little Buddy; Bad in Mind Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1531) Vo05111 Rt RL319 |
| *Some* was good : some said mean | Estes, Sleepy John; Tell Me About It; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93008A) De7766 Sw S1220 |
| 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 |
| He always looks good : from his head to his feet | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Sheik of Desplaines Street; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46712) Pm12501 Bio BLP12042 |
| Now she got something good : she got to bring it home soon | Johnson, Robert; They're Red Hot; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26271) ARC70757 Co C30034 |
| Seeds taste good : right in your mouth | Lewis, Archie; Miss Handy Hanks; Richmond, Ind., 30 Mar. 1933; (19107) Ch16677 Rt RL334 |
| You never meant me no good : you've always had your way | Martin, Sara; Mistreating Man Blues; Long Island City, Dec. 1928; (306) QRSR7042 BYG529073 |
| And you treat me good : Lord will bless your soul | Mississippi Moaner (Isaiah Nettles); Mississippi Moan; Jackson, Miss., 20 Oct. 1935; (JAX2011) Vo03166 Yz L1009 |
| I tried to be good : but he would not let me be | Moore, Alice; Lonesome Dream Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1702) Pm13107 CC37 |
| If crying do any good : I'd cry my poor self away | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Army Camp Harmony Blues; Chicago, May 1925; (21361) Pm12284 Mil MLP2001 |
| Son you don't mean me no good : *I bet they* use you no more | Shade, Will; What's the Matter; Memphis, 17 Sept. 1929; (555302) ViV38551 Jo SM3104 |
| I'm as good : as any woman in your town | Smith, Bessie; Young Woman's Blues; New York, 26 Oct. 1926; (1428783) Co14179D Co CL857 |
| You don't mean me no good : I can tell by the way you do | Smith, Bessie Mae; St. Louis Daddy; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L78?) Pm12922 OJL20 |
| You are looking good : as sure as you're born | Smith, Clara; Good Looking Papa Blues; New York, 29 Jan. 1924; (815081) Co14026D VJM VLP16 |
| But I make coffee so good : it will make you bite your tongue | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Good Coffee Blues; Chicago, c. 20 Sept. 1930; (C6409 ) Vo1590 Yz L1031 |
| I can prowl and do good : because I sleeps in a hollow log | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hungry Wolf; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO165A) Vo1655 Yz L1031 |
| Oh friendship ain't no good : that's why I'm hitting that long long trail | Spivey, Victoria; Don't Trust Nobody Blues; Chicago, 20 Mar. 1931; (VO150 ) Vo1640 Spi LP2001 |
| I'll be good : as any man can act | Stokes, Frank; Take Me Back; Memphis, 30 Aug. 1928; (454542) ViV38531 Yz L1008 |
| It may be just as good : just as good as gold | Sykes, Roosevelt; We Can Sell that Thing; Grafton, Wis., c. Aug. 1930; (L4502) Pm13004 Riv RM8819 |
| Know she ain't no good : she will tear your reputation down | Sykes, Roosevelt; No Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1930; (C6475A) MeM12086 Yz L1033 |
| And I don't feel good : I don't feel bad | Washington, Louis; Tallahassee Woman; New York, 18 Jan. 1934; (146371) Ba33105 Fly LP103 |
| I try to be good : every place I go | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sweet Home Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12612) Vo03396 Say SDR191 |
| If you want to do good : you better stay off of Parchman Farm | White, Washington; Parchman Farm Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2981A) OK05683 Co C30036 |
| I know he's good : I know he's nice and kind | Wilkins, Robert; New Stock Yard Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX107 ) Vo03223 OJL21 |
| Now then I want her to be looking good : Lord when I drop by in her town | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Christmas Morning Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308491) BBB8094 RCA INT1088 |
| I milked her good : about half past ten | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977?) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| *Must have made it good* : chicken in a pot | Bunn, Teddy; It's Sweet Like So; New York, 7 Apr. 1930; (597391) ViV38592 His HLP5 |
| So goodbye : I ain't got no more to say | Davis, Walter; Sad and Lonesome Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854811) BBB5982 RCA INT1175 |
| Now goodbye goodbye : baby now fare you well | Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); My Babe My Babe; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90198A) Ch50053 OJL8 |
| Goodbye : oh here comes the jailor with the key | McTell, Blind Willie; Death Cell Blues; New York, 19 Sept. 1933; (140491) Vo02577 RBF RF15 |
| Goodbye : and please don't call at all | Smith, Mamie; Jenny's Ball; New York, 19 Feb. 1931; (404852A) OK8915 Sw S1240 |
| I ain't goodlooking : I don't dress so fine | Bell, Anna; Every Woman Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (172A) QRSR7007 His HLP21 |
| She ain't so goodlooking : but she do just fine | Bell, Ed; Mamlish Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48163) Pm12524 OJL14 |
| Now we ain't goodlooking : and we don't dress fine | Big Bill (Broonzy); Eagle Riding Papa; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (95951) Ba0712 Yz L1011 |
| My baby ain't goodlooking : and she don't dress fine | Campbell, Gene; Robbin' and Stealin' Blues; Chicago, c. May 1930; (C5704B) Br7170 His HLP2 |
| She ain't goodlooking : but the good gal do go clean | Carr, Leroy; Eleven TwentyNine Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164291) Vo03157 Bio BLPC9 |
| Says I ain't goodlooking : baby I don't dress fine | Chatman, Bo; Arrangement for MeBlues; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476471) BBB8397 Yz L1014 |
| I'm not so goodlooking : got no curly hair | Collins, Sam; Hesitation Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13033) Ge6379 OJL10 |
| I know I ain't goodlooking : teeth don't shine like pearls | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Barbecue Blues; Atlanta, 25 Mar. 1927; (1437571) Co14205D CC36 |
| I ain't goodlooking : and I ain't long and tall | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Low Land Blues; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9456A) OK8273 Bio BLPC6 |
| Says I ain't goodlooking : my teeth don't shine like pearls | Jackson, Papa Charlie; The Cats Got the Measles; Chicago, c. Jan. 1925; (100193) Pm12259 Bio BLP12042 |
| I ain't goodlooking : and I don't dress cute | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Hot Papa Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22072) Pm12305 Bio BLP12042 |
| You ain't goodlooking : and you don't dress fine | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Take Me Back Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22082) Pm12296 Bio BLP12042 |
| Now you ain't goodlooking : you don't dress cute | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Skoodle Um Skoo; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46701) Pm12501 Bio BLP12042 |
| I know I ain't goodlooking : but some woman's angel child | Jackson, Jim; Hesitation Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM804 ) Vo1477 Her H205 |
| Ain't so goodlooking : your teeth don't shine like pearls | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Lonesome Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24722) Pm12354 Bio BLP12000 |
| She ain't so goodlooking : but boys them dimples is *going to draw* | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booger Rooger Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30882) Pm12425 Bio BLP12015 |
| Now she ain't goodlooking : she don't dress fine | Johnson, Lonnie; I'm Nuts About that Gal; New York, 12 Aug. 1932; (1522592) OK8946 CC30 |
| I said now you ain't goodlooking : and you don't dress fine | Johnson, Louise; On the Wall; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4191) Pm13008 Yz L1028 |
| Lord she ain't goodlooking : but I think she takes her time | Lewis, Furry; Good Looking Girl Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1132 Rt RL329 |
| I'm not so goodlooking : I don't dress [so] fine | Linthecome, Joe; Pretty Mama Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 Nov. 1929; (15906A) Ge7131 Rt RL326 |
| You ain't goodlooking : you ain't fair | Lucas, Jane; Leave My Man Alone; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17286) Ch16289 Yz L1035 |
| Know I'm not goodlooking : but I'm some sweet woman's angel child | McTell, Blind Willie; Statesboro Blues; Atlanta, 17 Oct. 1928; (471873) ViV38001 Yz L1005 |
| He's not so goodlooking : he don't dress so fine | Memphis Minnie; Squat It; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9426A) De7146 Rt RL329 |
| My man is so goodlooking : and his clothes fit him so cute | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Rough and Tumble Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22102) Pm12311 Mil MLP2001 |
| She ain't so goodlooking : she ain't got no great long mamlish hair | Sluefoot Joe; Tootin' Out Blues; Long Island City, c. Apr. 1929; (490A) QRSR7086 His HLP17 |
| I ain't goodlooking : but I'm somebody's angel child | Smith, Bessie; Reckless Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402421) Co14056D Co CL855 |
| I ain't goodlooking : and I don't dress fine | Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406292) Co14095D Co CL855 |
| Louise wasn't so goodlooking : and her hair wasn't red | Temple, Johnnie; New Louise Louise Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1937; (91248A) De7337 RBF RF16 |
| I ain't goodlooking : I got no great long hair | White, Georgia; Pigmeat Blues; Chicago, 12 May 1936; (90722A) De7209 AH158 |
| She ain't [very] goodlooking : she got two teeth crowned with gold | Williams, Joe; Meet Me Around the Corner; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539921R) BBB8738 RCA INT1087 |
| He's got a new way of getting goose : and he sure can shake that thing | Bogan, Lucille; Black Angel Blues; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6847A) Br7186 His HLP15 |
| You find Blue Goose : happen to carry you down | Thomas, Jesse Babyface; Blue Goose Blues; Dallas, 10 Aug. 1929; (553262) ViV38555 Yz L1032 |
| Sprinkle gopherdust : around your bed | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; I Don't Know; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| She should be a gorilla : because she sure is wild | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594991) BBB8749 RCA730.581 |
| I scares a gorilla : and make him change his big ugly name | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Jungle Man Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210452) Pm12721 Bio BLP12042 |
| Spreading lies and gossip : surely is one shameful sin | Moore, Monette; Scandal Blues; New York, c. Jan. 1925; (31779) Ajax17093 VJM VLP40 |
| Then I got : put out of church | Blake, Blind; Diddie Wa Diddie; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15459A) Pm12888 Mel MLP7324 |
| Because this kind of love I got : I can love the same way twice | Bogan, Lucille; Reckless Woman; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155072) Ba33313 His HLP4 |
| Papa's got : no coat at all | Carr, Leroy; Gettin' All Wet; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1929; (C4034 ) Vo1423 Yz L1036 |
| The stuff I've got : will cost you a dollar and three | Chatman, Bo; Sales Tax; San Antonio, 27 Mar. 1934; (826351) BBB5453 Yz L1014 |
| What she got : is really surprise | Chatman, Bo; The Ins and Outs of My Girl; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026141) BBB7213 Yz L1014 |
| Always got : them slowdown blues | Edwards, Susie; He Likes It Slow; Chicago, 18 June 1926; (9750A) OK8355 Sw S1240 |
| The woman I got : sweet enough for me | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Voice Throwin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15219) Pm12802 Yz L1010 |
| I ain't got : but a little bit left | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| I'm worried about the movements you got : and those springs trembling on your bed | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bed Springs Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15664) Pm12872 Mel MLP7324 |
| Oh I ain't got : no easy rider now | Johnson, Elizabeth; Sobbin' Woman Blues; New York, 30 Oct. 1928; (401280?) OK8789 Her H201 |
| Said that old woman he's got : is sure going to get him killed | Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Bad Luck's My Buddy; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64739 ) Vi23266 Rt RL307 |
| But that old good disposition that woman got : I do swear it will carry her all through the world | McClennan, Tommy; She's a Good Looking Mama; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044992 ) BBB8545 Rt RL305 |
| That stuff you got : isn't ??? kind | Memphis Minnie; New Dirty Dozens; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5894 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
| Know I've got : the Memphis Jug Band blues | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 RBF RF6 |
| Know I've got : the Memphis Jug Band blues | Shade, Will; Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 Rt RL337 |
| The way you got : it's going to be the ruin of you | Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); I Couldn't Help It; New York, 17 Sept. 1934; (159671) Vo02844 OJL21 |
| The man I've got : must have lost his mind | Smith, Bessie; Cold In Hand Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402502) Co14064D Co CL855 |
| Because the one I've got : have done gone cold in hand | Smith, Bessie; Cold In Hand Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402502) Co14064D Co CL855 |
| He always got : them lowdown blues | Smith, Trixie; He Likes It Slow; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (2363?) Pm12336 Jo SM3098 |
| The town done got : too dry around here | Stokes, Frank; Stomp that Thing; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454262) Vi21738 Rt RL308 |
| Now because this little key that I got : oh well well won't fit my little lock no more | Williamson, Sonny Boy; My Baby Made a Change; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064022 ) BBB8766 BC20 |
| Oh now because this little key that I got : oh well well it won't fit in that little lock no more | Williamson, Sonny Boy; My Baby Made a Change; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064022 ) BBB8766 BC20 |
| I asked the government : to knock some days off my time | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Prison Cell Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203882) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| I wrote to the governor : please turn me aloose | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Prison Cell Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203882) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| I went to the governor : to buy one of his bands | Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); Greyhound Blues; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90199A) Ch50053 Rt RL334 |
| If you got over fifteen grand : better split it ninetynine different ways | Johnson, Lonnie; Racketeers Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1932; (1522602) OK8946 CC30 |
| Now please Mr granddaddy : don't crawl up and down my wall | Short, Jaydee; Grand Daddy Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11479A) Vo1708 Yz L1018 |
| Made grandma : marry her youngest grandson | Carter, George; Hot Jelly Roll Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1929; (211542) Pm12750 Yz L1012 |
| Grandma grandma : please don't sleep so long | Memphis Minnie; Grandpa and Grandma Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C6082 ) Vo1601 OJL4 |
| Grandma grandma : why don't you stay at home | Memphis Minnie; Grandpa and Grandma Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C6082 ) Vo1601 OJL4 |
| Grandma grandma : what makes you love grandpa so | Memphis Minnie; Grandpa and Grandma Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C6082 ) Vo1601 OJL4 |
| You ought to heard my grandmother : when she got my grandfather told | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shotgun Blues; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064023 ) BBB8731 BC3 |
| You done had my grandpa : now you got his youngest son | Bell, Ed; Ham Bone Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48173) Pm12524 OJL14 |
| Grandma baked grandpa : some jellyroll | Bunn, Teddy; It's Sweet Like So; New York, 7 Apr. 1930; (597391) ViV38592 His HLP5 |
| Oh what makes my grandpa : love my grandma so | Gibson, Cleo; Nothing But the Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402312) OK8700 Sw S1240 |
| Grandma and grandpa : at the age of eightythree | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Doin' the Scraunch; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510562) Co14591D CC36 |
| Here comes grandpa : staring up and down the road | Memphis Minnie; Grandpa and Grandma Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C6082 ) Vo1601 OJL4 |
| That's why you and grandpa : grandma can't get along | Memphis Minnie; Grandpa and Grandma Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C6082 ) Vo1601 OJL4 |
| Now sure as the grass : on Texas earth grow green | Estes, Sleepy John; Poor John Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (59968 ) ViV38628 Rt RL323 |
| Now just as sure as the grass : on the ground grow green | Estes, Sleepy John; Married Woman Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90175A) Ch50048 OJL21 |
| You know let the snow and rain rot the grass : ooh boys that make fertilizer for the ground | Estes, Sleepy John; Working Man Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649261) BBB8950 RBF RF8 |
| Where they lay out on the green grass : and look up at the sun | Rupert, Ollie; Ain't Goin' to Be Your Low Down Dog; Memphis, 28 Feb. 1927; (379642) Vi20577 Rt RL323 |
| Babe I'll lay in the green grass : look up at the sun | Thompson, Edward; Florida Bound; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2412) Pm12873 Yz L1006 |
| When I'm sleeping deep down in my grave : don't let no high *flat flappers* worry you | Doyle, Little Buddy; Bad in Mind Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1531) Vo05111 Rt RL319 |
| Well he dug her grave : with a longhandled silver spade | McMullen, Fred; Wait and Listen; New York, 16 Jan. 1933; (129131) Ba32690 Yz L1012 |
| I was at my mother's grave : when they put my mother away | White, Washington; Strange Place Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2978A) Vo05526 Co C30036 |
| I'm standing on my mother's grave : and I wished I could see her face | White, Washington; Strange Place Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2978A) Vo05526 Co C30036 |
| And I asked the gravedigger : to give me back my good man please | Hite, Mattie; Graveyard Dream Blues; New York, c. mid Nov. 1923; (70413) Pat032014 VJM VLP40 |
| The gravedigger : looked me in the eye | Hite, Mattie; Graveyard Dream Blues; New York, c. mid Nov. 1923; (70413) Pat032014 VJM VLP40 |
| Rocks and gravel : ??? road | McCoy, Joe; Cherry Ball Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5864A) Vo1535 Pal PL101 |
| Went to the graveyard : fell down on my knees | Bracey, Ishman; TroubleHearted Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454601) Vi21691 Yz L1007 |
| Went to the graveyard : peeped in my rider's face | Bracey, Ishman; TroubleHearted Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454601) Vi21691 Yz L1007 |
| Went to the graveyard : fell down on my knees | Bracey, Ishman; TroubleHearted Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454602) ViRCX7167 Rt RL330 |
| Take me to the graveyard : put me in the ground | Carr, Leroy; Suicide Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164421) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| Going to let some graveyard : be your resting place | Collins, Sam; It Won't Be Long; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13049A) Ge6379 OJL10 |
| Went to the graveyard : fell down on my knees | Hite, Mattie; Graveyard Dream Blues; New York, c. mid Nov. 1923; (70413) Pat032014 VJM VLP40 |
| Well I went to the graveyard : kneeled down by my baby to talk | Johnson, Buster; Undertaker Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Jan. 1932; (18323) Ch16718 OJL2 |
| I went to the graveyard : looked in my baby's face | Jones, Bo; Leavenworth Prison Blues; Dallas, c. Nov. 1929; (DAL461 ) Vo1452 Rt RL327 |
| Take me to the graveyard : put me in the ground | Jones, Maggie; Suicide Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1925; (1404903) Co14070D VJM VLP23 |
| I want to make the graveyard : be your resting place | Simpson, Coletha; Down South Blues; Chicago, c. 16 Apr. 1929; (C3299) Br7112 His HLP1 |
| Lord I went to the graveyard : and I peeped down in her face | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); The New Stop and Listen Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15513) Pm13134 Yz L1014 |
| Well I went to the graveyard : held up my right hand | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); The New Stop and Listen Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15513) Pm13134 Yz L1014 |
| I went to the graveyard : and I peeped down in brother James' face | Williams, Joe; Brother James; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076631) BBB7022 RCA INT1087 |
| Graveyard : is such a lonely place | Carr, Leroy; Gettin' All Wet; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1929; (C4034 ) Vo1423 Yz L1036 |
| He say if I just stay out of the [grave, graveyard] : he see that I won't go to the pen | Estes, Sleepy John; Lawyer Clark Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649241) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
| You can brown your gravy : fry your steak | Jackson, Papa Charlie; All I Want Is a Spoonful; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22981) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042 |
| You put lice all in my gravy : black potash in my tea | Johnson, Lonnie; Man Killing Broad; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91339A) De7445 Sw S1225; |
| And the way she serves her gravy : man you'd be surprised | Moss, Buddy; Gravy Server; New York, 21 Aug. 1935; (17981 ) ARC61156 Rt RL318 |
| But it's all gravy : in my home town | Smith, Clara; 31st Street Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1924; (815142) Co14009D VJM VLP16 |
| What is it tastes like gravy : boys I bet you don't know | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); What Is It That Tastes Like Gravy; Chicago, c. 14 June 1929; (C3594 ) Vo1426 Yz L1039 |
| Can you guess what tastes like gravy : it's tight if you really want to know | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); What Is It That Tastes Like Gravy; Chicago, c. 14 June 1929; (C3594 ) Vo1426 Yz L1039 |
| Well well well I can't use no gravy : mixed up in my rice | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Don't Hang My Clothes on No Barbed Wire Line; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6489A) Vo1649 Say SDR191 |
| *Hatsie Gray* : and old friend Lou | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; Come On, Mama, Do That Dance; Chicago, 27 June 1929; ( ) Vo1420 Yz L1039 |
| You know I use plenty grease : every day | Carter, Margaret; I Want Plenty of Grease in My Frying Pan; New York, Aug. 1926; (107041) Pat7511 His HLP15 |
| Just big as black and greasy : great God as greasy can be | Evans, Joe; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 21 May 1931; (106641) Or8083 Yz L1015 |
| I may look green : but I ain't no clown | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Hot Papa Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22072) Pm12305 Bio BLP12042 |
| She got a pocket full of green : and back her mouth's up full of gold | Stokes, Frank; Mistreatin' Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454191) Vi21672 Rt RL308 |
| Said my vine's coloured green : potatoes solid red | Washboard Sam; Diggin' My Potatoes; Chicago, 15 May 1939; (034797 ) BBB8211 BC10 |
| I can look and see the greenback : growing on that hill | Carr, Leroy; New How Long How Long BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7221A) Vo1585 RBF RF202 |
| But I ain't seen the greenback : on a dollar bill | Carr, Leroy; New How Long How Long BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7221A) Vo1585 RBF RF202 |
| You fed me greens : and I mean that they really can cook | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Southern Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15667) Pm12899 Mil MLP2013 |
| Then these squabbling women in Greenville : will stop squabbling over me | Barefoot Bill; Squabblin' Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503032) Co14526D OJL14 |
| Lord I went out in Greenville : looked down in brother James' face | Williams, Joe; Brother James; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076631) BBB7022 RCA INT1087 |
| She had wind like the greyhound : and she sure could run | Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; BoodleDeBum Bum; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C4631 ) Br7121 Rt RL325 |
| Going to catch that old Greyhound : going to ride from town going to ride from town to town | Fuller, Blind Boy; Bus Rider Blues; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC3139A) OK05933 BC11 |
| Now yon come that Greyhound : with his tongue sticking out on the side | McClennan, Tommy; New Highway No. 51; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044986 ) BBB8499 RBF RF202 |
| Going to catch me a Greyhound : going to leave here tonight | Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); Greyhound Blues; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90199A) Ch50053 Rt RL334 |
| Put on the griddle : and open the cabin door | Blake, Blind; Georgia Bound; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15466) Pm12824 Bio BLP12037 |
| There's no use to grieve : no use to cry | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); I'll Be Gone Long Gone; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15651) Pm13153 Bio BLP12041 |
| No use in grieving : I'm going to leave this town | Jones, Maggie; Good Time Flat Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1924; (1401912) Co14055D VJM VLP23 |
| Now I'm grieving : almost dying | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Misery Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47071) Pm12508 Fwy FJ2802 |
| Come get some Georgia grind : to carry the good work on | Bogan, Lucille; My Georgia Grind; Chicago, c. 1 Feb. 1930; (C5347 ) Br unissued Rt RL317 |
| Got to do my Georgia grind : like a natural man | Bogan, Lucille; My Georgia Grind; Chicago, c. 1 Feb. 1930; (C5347 ) Br unissued Rt RL317 |
| But I like my Georgia grind : at half and half | Bogan, Lucille; My Georgia Grind; Chicago, c. 1 Feb. 1930; (C5347 ) Br unissued Rt RL317 |
| Now he ain't no organ grinder : he just nice and sweet | Green, Lil; My Mellow Man; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591511) BBB8640 RCA LPV574 |
| Bought me a coffee grinder : got the best one I could find | Smith, Bessie; Empty Bed BluesPart; New York, 20 Mar. 1928; (14578??) Co14312D Co CL858 |
| Organ grinder organ grinder : organ grinder play that melody | Spivey, Victoria; Organ Grinder Blues; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401115A) OK unissued Spi LP2001 |
| Organ grinder organ grinder : you don't have to pass your hat no more | Spivey, Victoria; Organ Grinder Blues; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401115A) OK unissued Spi LP2001 |
| You're the grinder : I've been waiting for | Spivey, Victoria; Organ Grinder Blues; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401115A) OK unissued Spi LP2001 |
| Organ grinder organ grinder : your sweet music seems to ease my mind | Spivey, Victoria; Organ Grinder Blues; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401115A) OK unissued Spi LP2001 |
| Organ grinder organ grinder : organ grinder don't tell me you're through | Spivey, Victoria; Organ Grinder Blues; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401115A) OK unissued Spi LP2001 |
| Organ grinder organ grinder : organ grinder play that melody | Spivey, Victoria; Organ Grinder Blues; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401115C) OK8615 Sw S1240 |
| Organ grinder organ grinder : you don't have to tip your hat no more | Spivey, Victoria; Organ Grinder Blues; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401115C) OK8615 Sw S1240 |
| You're the grinder : I've been waiting for | Spivey, Victoria; Organ Grinder Blues; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401115C) OK8615 Sw S1240 |
| Organ grinder organ grinder : your sweet music seems to ease my mind | Spivey, Victoria; Organ Grinder Blues; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401115C) OK8615 Sw S1240 |
| Organ grinder organ grinder : organ grinder don't tell me you're through | Spivey, Victoria; Organ Grinder Blues; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401115C) OK8615 Sw S1240 |
| But I can do your grinding : till the mill man comes | Bird, Billy; Mill Man Blues; Atlanta, 29 Oct. 1928; (1473232) Co14381D Yz L1016 |
| I can do your grinding : till the millerman comes | Chatman, Bo; All Around Man; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992381) BBB6295 Mel MLP7324 |
| Where there ain't no grinning : and snatching off my hat | Smith, Clara; Back Woods Blues; New York, 30 Apr. 1924; (816944) Co14022D VJM VLP17 |
| Because every time she grins : she turns her light on me | Sluefoot Joe; Tootin' Out Blues; Long Island City, c. Apr. 1929; (490A) QRSR7086 His HLP17 |
| I'm going to pack my grip : leave this lonesome town | Blake, Blind; Bad Feeling Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (44431) Pm12497 Bio BLP12003 |
| Going to pack my grip : beat it back to Tennessee | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Grievin' Me Blues; Chicago, c. 6 Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
| I'm going to pack up my grip : and make my getaway | Henderson, Katherine; St. Louis Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (236A) QRSR7024 His HLP21 |
| I'll pack my grip : and make my getaway | Smith, Bessie; The St. Louis Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402411) Co14064D Co CL855 |
| I'll pack my grip : and make my getaway | Smith, Bessie; St. Louis BluesPart; New York, c. Aug. 1929; (NY??? ) CiJ1016 or 17 Jo SM3098 |
| Going to pack my grip : and leave this lonesome town | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Through Train Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205442) Pm12685 Yz L1039 |
| He can moan and he can groan : I ain't fooling you | Smith, Bessie; Jazzbo Brown from Memphis Town; New York, 18 Mar. 1926; (1418192) Co14133D Co CL856 |
| Made me moan and groan : in misery | Smith, Bessie; Blue Spirit Blues; New York, 11 Oct. 1929; (1491343) Co14527D Co CL858 |
| I done moaned I done groaned : moaned my blues away | Yates, Blind Richard; I'm Gonna Moan My Blues Away; New York, c. 9 Apr. 1927; (GEX577A) Ge6104 His HLP1 |
| I'm going to cut out moaning and groaning : about these nogood Janes | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Cut Out Blues; Chicago, 9 Apr. 1936; (C13551) Vo03444 Say SDR191 |
| I have cut out moaning and groaning : about the nogood Jane | Wheatstraw, Peetie; I'm Gonna Cut Out Everything; Chicago, 2 Nov. 1937; (91320A) De7422 Say SDR192 |
| You know I bought the groceries : and I paid the rent | Brown, Richard Rabbit; James Alley Blues; New Orleans, 11 Mar. 1927; (380001) Vi20578 Yz L1032 |
| I brought my own groceries : I brought them every day | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I'm Gonna Leave You on the Outskirts of Town; Chicago, 30 July 1942; (074648 ) BBB9042 RCA INT1177 |
| One man bought your groceries : another joker paid your rent | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Peach Orchard Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1929; (214002) Pm12801 Riv RLP12125 |
| Got a man to buy your groceries : and another joker to pay your rent | Williams, Joe; Peach Orchard Mama; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539911) BBB8774 RCA INT1087 |
| You got a man to buy your groceries : another [joker, man] to pay your rent | Williams, Joe; Peach Orchard Mama; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208551) BBB7770 RCA INT1175 |
| He's got to get it in the groove : and get a new technique | Smith, Trixie; No Good Man; New York, 14 June 1939; (65815A) De7617 AH158 |
| I hung around Grossbeck : I work in hard showers of rain | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203632) Pm12666 Mil MLP2013 |
| If you get in trouble in Grossbeck : they going to send you to penitentiary flying | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203632) Pm12666 Mil MLP2013 |
| Cold frosty ground : was my bed last night | Butler, Sam; Poor Boy Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; ( ) Vo1057 Yz L1016 |
| 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 |
| Snow on the ground : about eight foot deep | Estes, Sleepy John; Easin' Back to Tennessee; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63649A) De7516 Sw S1220 |
| I went down to my praying ground : and fell on bended knees | McTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519051) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| I even went to my praying ground : dropped down on bended knees | McTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (140362) Vo02577 RBF RF15 |
| Men all grow : over sixteen feet | McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (1493192) Co14657D Yz L1037 |
| I been taking charity grub : I've got to go outside | James, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028 |
| Still you got your grunt : but you done lost your root | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Pig Meat Blues; Richmond, Ind., 8 July 1929; (15310) Ge7008 Riv RM8803 |
| Still you got your grunt : but you done lost your root | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Pig Meat Blues; Richmond, Ind., 8 July 1929; (15310) Ge7008 Riv RM8803 |
| Lord I guess : I'll have to catch that *Frisco out* | Cannon, Gus; Poor Boy, Long Ways from Home; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (201442) Pm12571 Yz L1002 |
| Says I guess : you'll have to go arrest poor Dolly Smith | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coffee Pot Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10043?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| My baby keep me guessing : about things I want to know | Fuller, Blind Boy; You Got to Have Your Dollar; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC3140A) OK05712 His HLP31 |
| But I am not guilty : because I ain't done nobody wrong | Barefoot Bill; My Crime Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (1493522) Co14510D OJL14 |
| The jury found me guilty : the judge say listen here | Barefoot Bill; My Crime Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (1493522) Co14510D OJL14 |
| Judge found me guilty : and I hung my head and cried | Daniels, Julius; NinetyNine Year Blues; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (379322) Vi unissued Fwy FA2953 |
| If love is a crime then I'm guilty : but there's nothing I can do | Johnson, Lonnie; I'm Nuts Over You; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91346A) De7397 Sw S1225 |
| If the jury finds them guilty : the judge'll go their bail | Smith, Bessie; Black Mountain Blues; New York, 22 July 1930; (1506582) Co14554D Co CL856 |
| You took your gun : made her raise her hand | Barefoot Bill; Big Rock Jail; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493562) Co14481D Rt RL313 |
| Buy me a gun : just as long as my arm | Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18 |
| Buy me a gun : with a shiny barrel | Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18 |
| He pulled out a gun : said she was through | Blake, Blind; Low Down Loving Gal; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208875) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003 |
| I aim to take my gun : ??? in your face | Collins, Sam; It Won't Be Long; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13049A) Ge6379 OJL10 |
| I'm going to buy me a gun : airplane and a submarine | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Ease It to Me Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461732) Co14614D BC7 |
| Going to grab me a gun : kill my baby | Hurt, Mississippi John; Nobody's Dirty Business; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (400223B) OK8560 Bio BLPC4 |
| Going to grab my gun : going to kill old Suzie | Hurt, Mississippi John; Nobody's Dirty Business; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (400223B) OK8560 Bio BLPC4 |
| Took my gun : and I broke the barrel down | Hurt, Mississippi John; Got the Blues Can't Be Satisfied; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401484B) OK8724 Bio BLPC4 |
| And when I went for my gun : you ought to see them yelling breaking that fence | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Fence Breakin' Yellin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15672) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015 |
| Took my gun : my right hand | McTell, Blind Willie; Bell Street Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9946A) De7078 Rt RL324 |
| I take my gun : in my right hand | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Cell Bound Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1924; (100012) Pm12257 Mil MLP2001 |
| Add one notch on my gun : and the world's rid of one trifling man | Spivey, Victoria; Murder in the First Degree; New York, 1 Nov. 1927; (81596B) OK8581 Spi LP2001 |
| What good is a gun : without a ramrod | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Ramrod Blues; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404784A) OK8905 Mam S3804 |
| I rammed my gun : every morning before day | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Ramrod Blues; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404784A) OK8905 Mam S3804 |
| They uses gunpowder : just to sweeten their tea | Smith, Bessie; Black Mountain Blues; New York, 22 July 1930; (1506582) Co14554D Co CL856 |
| Lord these ain't like the shoes I got on the gutter : hole right in the bottom | Richardson, Mooch; Burying Ground Blues; Memphis, 23 Mar. 1928; (400375A) OK8576 Mam S3803 |
| Now I'm a lonely guy : following the browns | Stokes, Frank; Stomp that Thing; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454262) Vi21738 Rt RL308 |
| Say who was that guy : you had with you last night | Sykes, Roosevelt; 3 6 and 9; Grafton, Wis., c. Aug. 1930; (L4492) Pm13004 Riv RM8819 |
| If you be in a gym : and want to reduce | Bell, Anna; Shake It, Black Bottom; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (175 ) QRSR7009 His HLP21 |
| Yes I went to the Gypsy : to get my fortune told | Blackman, Tewee (Memphis Jug Band); I Whipped My Woman With a Single Tree; Memphis, 4 Oct. 1929; (563472) ViV38578 Rt RL311 |
| I went to the Gypsy : to get my fortune told | Florence, Nellie ; Midnight Weeping Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461752) Co14342D OJL6 |
| Said I went to the Gypsy : to get me a hand | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Drop that Sack; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21451) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| Now if I was a Gypsy : Lord and I could read your mind | Johnson, Edith North; Can't Make Another Day; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15560) Pm12864 Riv RM8819 |
| I went to the Gypsy : get my fortune told | Lewis, Furry; Jellyroll; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1115 RBF RF11 |
| My woman must be a black Gypsy : she knows every place I go | Lewis, Furry; Black Gypsy Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M185 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008 |
| When you used to be my Gypsy : done just so and so | Lewis, Furry; Black Gypsy Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M185 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008 |
| I went to the Gypsy : to have my fortune told | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Southern Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (16122) Pm12083 BYG529.078 |
| Lord I went to the Gypsy : to get my fortune told | Smith, Bessie; Baby Doll; New York, 4 May 1926; (1421472) Co14147D Co CL857 |
| Been to see the Gypsy : hoodoo doctors too | Smith, Clara; Prescription for the Blues; New York, 15 Oct. 1924; (1401091) Co14045D VJM VLP17 |
| I hate the mean old Gypsy : carried my brown away | Smith, Six Cylinder; Oh Oh Lonesome Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2131) Pm12968 Yz L1004 |
| And I'm going to the Gypsy : have my good gal's fortune told | Stokes, Frank; Mistreatin' Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454191) Vi21672 Rt RL308 |
| I'm going to have a talk with some Gypsy : see what evil have I done | Washboard Sam; Evil Blues; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703791) BBB8997 RCA LPV577 |
| I went to the Gypsy : to have my fortune told | Yates, Blind Richard; I'm Gonna Moan My Blues Away; New York, c. 9 Apr. 1927; (GEX577A) Ge6104 His HLP1 |
| Aah ha ha : what's the matter with my man today | Tucker, Bessie; Penitentiary; Memphis, 29 Aug. 1928; (454412) ViV38526 Fwy FJ2801 |
| Whiskey is my habit : good women is all I crave | Carr, Leroy; Hustler's Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164281) Vo03034 Co C30496 |
| If you ever shift that habit : now I can't keep my business straight | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booger Rooger Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30882) Pm12425 Bio BLP12015 |
| Cocaine habit : is mighty bad | Ramey, Ben (Memphis Jug Band); Cocaine Habit Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (599332) ViV38620 BC2 |
| It's the worst old habit : that I ever had | Ramey, Ben (Memphis Jug Band); Cocaine Habit Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (599332) ViV38620 BC2 |
| But craving is just a habit : so I've been told | Waters, Ethel; Craving Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1924; (17422) Pm12313 Bio BLP12022 |
| You better quit your bad habits : digging in every dark hole | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Cave Man Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599622) ViV38605 Mel MLP7324; |
| But the best I've ever had : was the old Crow Jane | Blake, Blind; Righteous Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L6481) Pm13035 Bio BLP12003 |
| Papa had : no place to go | Carr, Leroy; Gettin' All Wet; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1929; (C4034 ) Vo1423 Yz L1036 |
| The woman I had : these men must have had her *foiled* | Dickson, Tom; Death Bell Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400355B) OK8590 Yz L1002 |
| I lost all I had : everything I had to lose | Gibson, Clifford; Bad Luck Dice; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57753 ) ViV38590 Yz L1027 |
| And all the friends I had : done shook hands and left there | James, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028 |
| All the friends I had : done shook hands and gone | James, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028 |
| I wish I had : my poor heart in my hand | Lewis, Furry; Mr. Furry's Blues; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1115 Rt RL323 |
| Quit the best woman I had : and I have drove her from my door | McClennan, Tommy; It's a Cryin' Pity; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064891 ) BBB9005 Rt RL305 |
| The ??? won all the money I had : except a greenback dollar bill | Owens, Big Boy George; The Coon Crap Game; Richmond, Ind., Oct. 1926; (12579) Ge6006 Rt RL334 |
| It had ??? : of my oldtime usedtobe | Rachel, James Yank; Sweet Mama; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (62550) Vi23318 Rt RL329 |
| When every friend I had : is done shook hands and gone | Smith, Bessie; JailHouse Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1923; (812262) CoA4001 Co CL855 |
| You only had : a boot and a shoe | Smith, Clara; I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down; New York, 18 Jan. 1924; (814951) Co14013D VJM VLP16 |
| I lost all I had : everything I had to lose | Sykes, Roosevelt; Lost All I Had Blues; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403322A) OK8819 RBF RF12 |
| And I wish I had : my same old good girl back | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Sawmill Moan; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203372) Pm12616 Bio BLP12004 |
| Because the good times I've had : I don't have no more | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Worried About that Woman; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1937; (C20321) Vo04066 CC3 |
| Well now you know the last woman I had : she was so doggone mean | Wheatstraw, Peetie; The First Shall Be the Last and the Last Shall Be First; New York, 19 Feb. 1936; (60523A) De7167 Say SDR192 |
| Well now the first woman I had : she made me get [down] on my knees | Wheatstraw, Peetie; The First Shall Be the Last and the Last Shall Be First; New York, 19 Feb. 1936; (60523A) De7167 Say SDR192 |
| Well the [next] woman I had : she do nothing but fuss and fight | Wheatstraw, Peetie; The First Shall Be the Last and the Last Shall Be First; New York, 19 Feb. 1936; (60523A) De7167 Say SDR192 |
| Because the funny feeling I had : ooo well now would let me live so many more days | Wheatstraw, Peetie; I'm Gonna Cut Out Everything; Chicago, 2 Nov. 1937; (91320A) De7422 Say SDR192 |
| It's raining and it's hailing : storming daddy on the sea | Wilson, Leola B.; Stevedore Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26161) Pm12379 His HLP1 |
| By the great long hair : same little dress she wore | Estes, Sleepy John; New Someday Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63652A) De7473 RBF RF8 |
| By the great long hair : and the same little dress she wore | Fuller, Blind Boy; Crooked Woman Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1940; (26619A) Vo05527 Rt RL318 |
| She got hair : like a mermaid on the sea | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Stocking Feet Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30661) Pm12407 Mil MLP2013 |
| If the men were asking for hair : you would have a hard time in this world | Jordan, Charley; Tight Haired Mama Blues; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO144) Vo1645 OJL20 |
| You know I bought you some hair : because he sure didn't give you none | Jordan, Charley; Tight Haired Mama Blues; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO144) Vo1645 OJL20 |
| Now if you got good hair : you want to keep it looking neat | Jordan, Charley; Tight Haired Mama Blues; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO144) Vo1645 OJL20 |
| Baby now you got good hair : but you bought bought this from the Jew | Jordan, Charley; Tight Haired Mama Blues; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO144) Vo1645 OJL20 |
| Went downtown and bought you good hair : and the Lord hadn't give you none | Jordan, Luke; Church Bells Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398191) Vi unissued RCA INT1175 |
| Went out town bought you good hair : and the Lord hadn't give you none | Jordan, Luke; Church Bells Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398192) Vi21076 RBF RF9 |
| *Got a batch of* hair : right around his mouth | McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (1493192) Co14657D Yz L1037 |
| I combs his hair : I washes his feet | Memphis Minnie; It's Hard to Please My Man; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3170A) OK05728 BC1 |
| He's got *torro* hair : he's a coffeecolored brown | Smith, Clara; Kansas City Man Blues; New York, 2 Oct. 1923; (812226) Co12D VJM VLP15 |
| She has good hair : her nails is neat | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Don't Wake It Up; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15601) Pm13152 Bio BLP12041 |
| I tore my hair : and I walked the streets | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977?) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| *Black hair* : *for my prejudice* | Bunn, Teddy; It's Sweet Like So; New York, 7 Apr. 1930; (597391) ViV38592 His HLP5 |
| When a man get hairy : know he needs a shave | Alexander, Texas; NinetyEight Degree Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402640A) OK8705 Yz L1004 |
| Big crap game in the hall : started in to fight | McTell, Blind Willie; Razor Ball; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502582) Co14551D Yz L1037 |
| Everybody in the hall : was googoo eyed | Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022 |
| Mama got a hambone : I wonder can I get it boiled | Lacy, Rubin; Ham Hound Crave; Chicago, Mar. 1928; (204203) Pm12629 Yz L1009 |
| When he laid the hambone : *couple jumped out for it* | Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293A) De7114 Yz L1016 |
| Get you a hammer : you can drive all the time | McCoy, Joe; Pile Drivin' Blues; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6012 ) Vo1612 Yz L1002 |
| You have broke my hammer : my hammer's out of line | McCoy, Joe; Pile Drivin' Blues; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6012 ) Vo1612 Yz L1002 |
| He swings a mean hammer : just as sure as you are born | Smith, Clara; Steel Drivin' Man; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (1401812) Co14053D VJM VLP17 |
| That I got *these stones on the hammer* : and I cannot pull it through | Welsh, Nolan; Dying Pickpocket Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210983) Pm12759 Yz L1028 |
| Going to buy me a hammock : carry it underneath through the trees | Patton, Charley; Hammer Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L472) Pm12998 Yz L1020 |
| Said I waved my hand : she didn't even look around | Arnold, Kokomo; Southern Railroad Blues; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9921A) De7139 Say SDR163 |
| I'm cold in hand : can't get nothing here | Easton, Amos; No Woman No Nickel; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L11203) Pm13109 Yz L1012 |
| Here's my hand here's my hand : you can lead me where you want you can lead me where you | Estes, Sleepy John; Airplane Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62482A) De7354 Sw S1219 |
| My babe took my hand : said daddy I can't use you no more | Fox, John D.; The Worried Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 Dec. 1927; (GEX1011A) Ge6352 OJL10 |
| Don't let your left hand : know what your right hand do | Johnson, Lil; Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand Do; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C3355 ) Vo1299 His HLP2 |
| When one holding your hand : while the other one eating your feet | Lewis, Furry; Mean Old Bedbug Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1134 Rt RL333 |
| Raising her hand : trying to *change* that knot | McCoy, Joe; Botherin' that Thing; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5865A) Vo1570 His HLP32 |
| I even turned over in your hand : every cent of my pay | Martin, Carl; Badly Mistreated Man; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8812) OK8961 Yz L1016 |
| If he lands with either hand : he'll sure put you to the seat | Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293A) De7114 Yz L1016 |
| With that pipe in his hand : he'll find you everywhere you go | Memphis Minnie; Grandpa and Grandma Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C6082 ) Vo1601 OJL4 |
| Soon as I get cold in hand : you be ready to kick me out | Memphis Minnie; It's Hard to Please My Man; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3170A) OK05728 BC1 |
| I'm going from hand to hand : and a woman going from man to man | Petties, Arthur; Out on Santa FeBlues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419072) Vi21282 Rt RL314 |
| I can beat you playing that hand : mama you tried to deal to me | Shade, Will; I Can Beat You Plenty; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (55599 ) ViV38586 Rt RL337 |
| I'll shake your hand : tell your papa goodbye | Thomas, Henry; Bull Doze Blues; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; (C1999 ) Vo1230 OJL3 |
| Had his hat in his hand : and his underwear too | Washboard Sam; Back Door; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07616 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| He puts candy in my hand : and he calls me his candy doll | Waters, Ethel; Ethel Sings 'Em; New York, c. June 1923; (B) BS14154 Bio BLP12022 |
| Get your money in your hand : and don't be long | Wilkins, Robert; New Stock Yard Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX107 ) Vo03223 OJL21 |
| Now you begin to run from hand to hand : and you begin to run around | Williams, Joe; Get Your Head Trimmed Down; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208541) BBB7719 RCA INT1175 |
| Well ahere's my hand : I'll mind you like a child | Williamson, Sonny Boy; You've Been Foolin' Round Town; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208481) BBB7756 RCA INT1088 |
| Now here's my hand : if I never see you anymore | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Deep Down in the Ground; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208491) BBB7805 RCA INT1088 |
| Well I waved my hand : Red shook her head | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Goodbye Red; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308541) BBB7995 RCA INT1088 |
| Now you can read out your handbook : preach out your Bible | Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9428B) De7026 BC4 |
| Then you wring your hands : and you cry the whole day long | Akers, Garfield; Dough Roller Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM776 ) Vo1481 OJL11 |
| She got them little bitty hands : them great big legs | Big Bill (Broonzy); Keep Your Hands Off Her; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962301) BB B6188 RBF RF16 |
| Throw your hands : way up high | Blake, Blind; Wabash Rag; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (201542) Pm12597 Yz L1016 |
| I wrung my hands : and I wanted to scream | Hite, Mattie; Graveyard Dream Blues; New York, c. mid Nov. 1923; (70413) Pat032014 VJM VLP40 |
| I done throwed up my hands : Lord and solemnly swore | House, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4262) Pm12990 OJL11 |
| I wring my hands : baby and I want to scream | James, Skip; Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7631) Pm13085 Bio BLP12029 |
| And you wrings your hands : and you cry the whole day long | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Roll and Tumble Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402306B) OK8679 OJL17 |
| When some is holding my hands : others eating my feet | Smith, Bessie; Mean Old Bed Bug Blues; New York, 27 Sept. 1927; (1447963) Co14250D Fwy FJ2802 |
| So if I ever get my hands : on a dollar again | Smith, Bessie; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, 15 May 1929; (1485343) Co14451D Co CL856 |
| Throwed up my hands : clasped them 'fore the sun | Stokes, Frank; Memphis Rounders Blues; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (563062) Vi23411 Rt RL308 |
| Swing his arms and hands : and a few other things | Waters, Ethel; Memphis Man; New York, c. Mar. 1923; (5641) BS14146 Bio BLP12022 |
| Well now you know she's just trouble on your hands : ooo well and keep you worried all the | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Last Dime Blues; Chicago, 20 July 1935; (C1081B) Vo03444 Say SDR191 |
| Now I waved my hands : she wouldn't pay me no mind | Williamson, Sonny Boy; You Give an Account; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (020846 ) BBB7756 BC3; |
| He wasn't so handsome : and so long and tall | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Four Day Honory Scat; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22131) Pm12303 Mil MLP2001 |
| Well the mean old hangman : he went and tightened up that noose | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Hangman's Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208162) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004 |
| Look like something bad is going to happen : you better lower your airplane down | Arnold, Kokomo; Mean Old Twister; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91161A) De7347 BC4 |
| All this must happen : and then I must agree | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Maybe I'll Loan You a Dime; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640031) BBB8784 RCA730.581 |
| Look like everything happened : and everything goes wrong | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Trouble BluesPart 1; Chicago, c. 17 Aug. 1928; (C2229 ) Vo1213 Yz L1019 |
| Strange things have happened : that never before | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); The World Is Going Wrong; Atlanta, 24 Oct. 1931; (4050091) Co14660D Mam S3804 |
| Woman I don't believe I could be any happier : if I were living in heaven above | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Caught the Old Coon at Last; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704371) BBB8974 RCA730.581 |
| Says I got everybody happy : around here in my neighborhood | Arnold, Kokomo; Mean Old Twister; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91161A) De7347 BC4 |
| I tried to make things happy : so we could live a happy life | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Don't Mean Me No Good; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535911) BBB8615 RCA730.581 |
| You come home feeling very happy : and find only a empty room | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Empty Room Blues; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535931) BBB8615 RCA730.581 |
| I tried to make things happy : and your life I tried to let you enjoy | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Two of a Kind; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640011) BBB8749 RCA730.581 |
| Just as happy : woman as I can be | Dickson, Tom; Happy Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400359B) OK8590 Yz L1002 |
| Some people are happy : and some are burdened down | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); 'Fo Day Creep; Atlanta, 10 Nov. 1927; (1451991) Co14280D CC36 |
| And I'm always happy : when I've got my liquor nigh | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Blind Pig Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (1460501) Co14372D CC36 |
| Sam a real man can live happy : but nogood men like you | Johnson, Lonnie; Sam, You're Just a Rat; New York, 9 Feb. 1932; (405141A) OK8937 Yz L1028 |
| Sometime I'm happy : most every time I am blue | Lucas, Jane; Double Trouble Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17285) Ch16289 Yz L1035 |
| Sometimes he makes me happy : then sometimes he makes me cry | Memphis Minnie; Bumble Bee Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (599932) ViV38599 BC7 |
| I can't feel happy : nowhere in the world I be | Memphis Minnie; Boy Friend Blues; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3168A) OK05670 BC1 |
| He got so happy : bull of *barley the claw* | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Nobody Knows; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402296B) OK8679 Rt RL307 |
| I lay down happy : woke up this morning crying | Rhodes, Walter; Leaving Home Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453592) Co14289D Rt RL334 |
| The seven sisters sent me away happy : around the corner I met another little girl | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Seven Sisters BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO169A) Vo1641 Yz L1031 |
| But I'm never happy : how do you get that way | Spivey, Victoria; How Do You Do It That Way; New York, 10 July 1929; (402526A) OK8713 Spi LP2001 |
| I can't stay here and be happy : and I ain't going to even try | Sykes, Roosevelt; Mr. Sykes Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18801) Ch16586 Yz L1033 |
| Hey they think they happy : and don't know what it's all about | Thomas, Jesse Babyface; No Good Woman Blues; Dallas, 10 Aug. 1929; (553272) ViV38555 Yz L1032 |
| Why can't I be happy : people like everybody else | Townsend, Henry; She's Got a Mean Disposition; Chicaco, 25 Feb. 1935; (854941) BBB5966 Yz L1030 |
| You may be happy : everywhere you be | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); I'll Be Gone Long Gone; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15651) Pm13153 Bio BLP12041 |
| I don't be happy : if I just could hold her hand | Wheatstraw, Peetie; First and Last Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12572) Vo03185 Say SDR191 |
| He makes some happy : some he make cry | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp No. 2; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91153 ) De7391 BC4 |
| Sometime she make me happy : then again she make me cry | Williams, Joe; Peach Orchard Mama; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539911) BBB8774 RCA INT1087 |
| Sometimes you make me happy : sometimes you make me cry | Williams, Joe; Peach Orchard Mama; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208551) BBB7770 RCA INT1175 |
| Now she say you don't make me happy : so long as you fool with this alcohol | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shannon Street Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208471) BBB7847 RCA INT1088 |
| He got so happy : pull off all his clothes | Williamson, Sonny Boy; SusieQ ; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308501) BBB7995 RCA INT1088 |
| It's so hard : to get right up and change your mind | Arnold, Kokomo; Midnight Blues; New York, 11 May 1938; (63750A) De7510 Say SDR163 |
| The times so hard : can't get no work to do | Barefoot Bill; Barefoot Bill's Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503041) Co14561D Rt RL325 |
| Now ain't it hard : to live alone | Big Bill (Broonzy); Worrying You Off My MindPart 1; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (16606?) Ba32559 Yz L1035 |
| Times has got so hard : that I cannot find a job | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Hard Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18220) Ch16361 Yz L1019 |
| Times is done got hard : money's done got scarce | Bogan, Lucille; Tricks Ain't Working No More; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6848A) Br7186 His HLP15 |
| Lord I felt so hard : till the blues crept up on me | Bracey, Ishman; Woman Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2392) Pm12970 OJL2 |
| It's hard it's hard : it's hard *to get out of this* town | Bracey, Ishman; Suitcase Full of Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2401) Pm12970 Her H201 |
| That's the reason I tried to hard : to get along with you | Butler, Sam; You Can't Keep No Brown; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (26782) Pm12389 Yz L1026 |
| I keep them working hard : both day and night | Cox, Ida; Wild Women Don't Have the Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (1842?) Pm12228 Jo SM3098 |
| Scuffling have got so hard : seem like I can't even make a dime | Doyle, Little Buddy; Hard Scufflin' Blues; Memphis, 1 July 1939; (MEM171) OK05771 Rt RL329 |
| I once grieved so hard : until I wake up weeping in my sleep | Doyle, Little Buddy; Grief Will Kill You; Memphis, 1 July 1939; (MEM181) Vo05111 Rt RL319; |
| I want you to work hard : for me and my brother | Edwards, Joe; Construction Gang; New York, 12 Sept. 1924; (72817B) OK8163 Sw S1240 |
| Now ain't it hard : to love someone else *dame* | Estes, Sleepy John; Diving Duck Blues; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555962) ViV38549 RBF RF8 |
| Because I been studying so hard : Lord how to sing these blues | Estes, Sleepy John; Street Car Blues; Memphis, 13 May 1930; (59919 ) ViV38614 RBF RF8 |
| And you know the time is hard : peoples is starving all over town | Estes, Sleepy John; Down South Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90094A) Ch50001 Sw S1219 |
| Says I tried so hard : to get along with you | Gillum, Bill Jazz; You're Laughing Now; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020822 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177 |
| I tried hard : a long time | Green, Lil; Love Me; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641311) BBB8714 RCA LPV574 |
| I work so hard : from dawn to dusk | James, Frank; Poor Coal Passer; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (018931) BBB7116 Yz L1015 |
| Reason I'm trying so hard : to make the trip with you | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Broke and Hungry; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (3076?) Pm12443 Mil MLP2007 |
| I cried about you so hard : done wetted my whole coat sleeve | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Christmas Eve Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208182) Pm12692 Bio BLP12000 |
| Baby times is so hard : I almost call it tough | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Tin Cup Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (211981) Pm12756 Mil MLP2013 |
| I tried to love you so hard : but I found out there's no use | Johnson, Lonnie; Low Land Moan; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1927; (82043A) OK8677 CC30 |
| I washes hard : both day and night | Jones, Coley; The Elder's He's My Man; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495592) Co14489D Rt RL315 |
| Say worked so hard : keep the water away | McCoy, Joe; When the Levee Breaks; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487111) Co14439D BC1 |
| You drove me so hard : drove me to my grave | McCoy, Joe; Pile Drivin' Blues; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6012 ) Vo1612 Yz L1002 |
| I been trying so hard : trying to save my life | McCoy, Joe; Preachers Blues; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7247 ) Vo1643 BC13 |
| Go out and work hard : and bring my money home to you | McTell, Blind Willie; Your Time to Worry; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9957A) De7117 Rt RL324 |
| I been trying to hard : now can't you save my life | Memphis Minnie; I Called You This Morning; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6013 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| Oh people it's so hard : to please that man of mine | Memphis Minnie; It's Hard to Please My Man; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3170A) OK05728 BC1 |
| Baby it wouldn't be so hard : if I was getting up from beside of you | Moore, Whistlin' Alex; It Wouldn't Be So Hard; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495622) Co14496D His HLP32 |
| Now I've tried hard : to treat him kind | Smith, Bessie; Cold In Hand Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402502) Co14064D Co CL855 |
| If you make your own bed hard : that's the way it lies | Smith, Bessie; Do Your Duty; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525772) OK8945 Co CL856 |
| Times have got so hard : people ain't got no place to go | Stone, Joe; It's Hard Time; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76837 ) BBB5169 Yz L1030 |
| And Dallas is hard : I don't care how you work | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Hard Dallas Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210182) Pm12708 Bio BLP12004 |
| It's mighty hard : to be married woman's man | Torey, George; Married Woman Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B642) ARC70857 Yz L1002 |
| It's hard it's hard : but I suppose it's fair | Townsend, Sam; Lily Kimball Blues; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502592) Co14571D Yz L1021 |
| I tried hard : all my life | Washboard Sam; I'm Goin' to St. Louis; Chicago, 5 Aug. 1940; (049370 ) BBB8569 BC10 |
| I works hard : just to get me a few dimes | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Last Dime Blues; Chicago, 20 July 1935; (C1081B) Vo03444 Say SDR191 |
| I was trying so hard : to be satisfied | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Working Man; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60506A) De7200 BC4 |
| And I'm trying so hard : to do the best I can | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Working Man; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60506A) De7200 BC4 |
| Ain't it hard : now when you're all alone | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sick Bed Blues; Chicago, 2 Nov. 1937; (91317A) De7403 Say SDR192 |
| That's why's I tried so hard : to come home to die | White, Washington; Fixin' to Die Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2989A) Vo05588 Co C30036 |
| Well now tell him that it's hard : to keep down you know a real good man like me | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Collector Man Blues; Aurora, Ill., 11 Nov. 1937; (016521 ) BBB7428 BC3 |
| Times is harder : than ever been before | James, Skip; Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7522) Pm13065 Bio BLP12029 |
| I'm going to get hardheaded : and act just like a doggone mule | Barefoot Bill; From Now On; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493572) Co14481D OJL14 |
| You know that must be little Martha Hardin : because it's on the north side of town | Estes, Sleepy John; Fire Department Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63650A) De7571 Sw S1220 |
| You know that must be little Martha Hardin : I saw them turn down on Wilson Street | Estes, Sleepy John; Fire Department Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63650A) De7571 Sw S1220 |
| I don't know hardly : baby what to do | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Doin' the Best I Can; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1934; (C9443?) De7007 Say SDR191 |
| All bundled up from hardship : fate to me have been unkind | Howell, Peg Leg; Low Down Rounder Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1928; (1461611) Co14320D RBF RF1 |
| The road to hardship : leads right to the poorhouse door | Jones, Maggie; Poor House Blues; New York, 9 Dec. 1924; (1401712) Co14050D VJM VLP23 |
| Where there's no hardships : like in Tennessee | Jones, Maggie; North Bound Blues; New York, 16 Apr. 1925; (1405342) Co14092D VJM VLP23 |
| And she tied old Harlem : to the railroad track | Byrd, John; Billy Goat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2892) Pm12997 Yz L1001 |
| Got a corrine in Harlem : make a rabbit hug a hound | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; Callin' Corrine; New York, 19 May 1939; (65608A) De7619 AH158 |
| Up in Harlem : every Saturday night | Smith, Bessie; Gimme a Pigfoot; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525782) OK8949 Co CL856 |
| Ain't no harm : to sing a little song | Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; It's a Fight Like That; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C4630 ) Br7121 Rt RL325 |
| Standing on the corner didn't mean no harm : the boy made a dash at me | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Fence Breakin' Yellin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15672) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015 |
| Bill Jack and Harry : will give you a call | Leecan, Bobby; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| Please Judge Harsh : make it light as you possibly can | Lewis, Furry; Judge Harsh Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454332) ViV38506 Yz L1008 |
| You're just an old hasbeen : like a worn out joke | Cox, Ida; Worn Down Daddy Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (207661) Pm12704 BYG529073 |
| You can have the hash : but please leave me the claw | Blake, Blind; Georgia Bound; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15466) Pm12824 Bio BLP12037 |
| For any old where I hangs my hat : is home sweet home to me | Bennett, Will; Real Estate Blues; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K128 ) Vo1464 Rt RL334 |
| I grabbed my coat and hat : down the road I'll start | Martin, Carl; Badly Mistreated Man; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8812) OK8961 Yz L1016 |
| Mama get your hatchet : kill the fly on your baby's head | Lewis, Furry; Creeper's Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M186 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008 |
| Mama get your hatchet : and run here to my bed | Lewis, Furry; Creeper's Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M186 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008 |
| One thing I hate : I can't have my way | Jones, Maggie; Screamin' the Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1924; (1401881) Co14055D VJM VLP23 |
| Lord the woman I hate : I see her every day | Lewis, Furry; I Will Turn Your Money Green; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454252) ViV38506 Yz L1008 |
| And the one I hate : I see her all the time | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; The Woman I Love Blues; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (944181) BBB6140 CC35 |
| And the one I hate : at the house every day | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; The Woman I Love Blues; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (944181) BBB6140 CC35 |
| The only thing I hate : she ain't no woman of mine | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Good Time Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210271) Pm12752 Bio BLP12004 |
| But the one I hate : I sees her every day | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); The New Stop and Listen Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15513) Pm13134 Yz L1014 |
| Lord the one I hate : I can meet her every day | Williams, Joe; Meet Me Around the Corner; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539921R) BBB8738 RCA INT1087 |
| Now I'm just as mean and hateful : swear as I can be | Carr, Leroy; Hard Hearted Papa; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164172) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| I'm stubborn and I'm hateful : I'd die before I'd run | Smith, Clara; Done Sold My Soul to the Devil; New York, 30 Sept. 1924; (1400763) Co14041D VJM VLP17 |
| When I start drinking I'm mean and hateful : and I won't treat nobody right | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Corn Whiskey Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO127 ) Vo1633 Yz L1031 |
| I got a woman named Miss Hattie : she lives on Fourteenth Street | Collins, Chasey; Atlanta Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962491) BBB6187 BC6 |
| Hattie Hattie Hattie : what have you done to me | Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); Coldest Stuff in Town; New York, 14 Sept. 1934; (15952 ) Vo02821 Yz L1021 |
| Another drink Hattie : pass the bottle around | Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); Coldest Stuff in Town; New York, 14 Sept. 1934; (15952 ) Vo02821 Yz L1021 |
| You want your ashes hauled you want your ashes hauled : and ain't got no man ain't got no man | Arnold, Kokomo; Let Your Money Talk; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9924 ) De7191 BC4 |
| Now me and this haunt : run breast and breast | Johnson, Alec; Next Week Sometime; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473822) Co14416D CC3 |
| Even my old house seems haunted : mama and there ain't nobody around | Davis, Walter; Can't See Your Face; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (0493201) BBB8600 Yz L1025 |
| Only trouble you have : is trying to keep her at home | Alexander, Texas; When You Get to Thinking; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1929; (403359B) OK8764 Fly LP103 |
| Love sure have : made a fool out of me | Bell, Anna; Hopeless Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (171A) QRSR7007 His HLP21 |
| Always have : seven eight or nine | Big Bill (Broonzy); Eagle Riding Papa; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (95951) Ba0712 Yz L1011 |
| Now you must not have : a tooth in your head | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Maybe I'll Loan You a Dime; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640031) BBB8784 RCA730.581 |
| Because the good times I used to have : I can't have no more | Gillum, Bill Jazz; She Won't Treat Me Kind; Aurora, Ill., 16 Dec. 1938; (030826 ) BBB8106 RCA INT1177 |
| Everybody's got to have : a little bit of loving sometime | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bootin' Me 'Bout; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15675) Pm12946 Mil MLP2004 |
| Says you going to have : a rounder for your own | Johnson, Tommy; Black Mare Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L2452) Pm13000 Yz L1007 |
| You might have : the finest kind of home | Jones, Maggie; Never Drive a Beggar from Your Door; New York, 18 Sept. 1925; (1409653) Co14127D VJM VLP25 |
| T B's all right to have : if your friend didn't treat you so lowdown | Ledbetter, Huddie; T. B. Woman Blues; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (171801) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| I would not have : this *here red suit on* | Lewis, Furry; Why Don't You Come Home Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1134 Rt RL333 |
| Some woman love I used to have : gone seen my babe some day | Short, Jaydee; Telephone Arguin' Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4561) Pm13043 OJL11 |
| I can't see how you have ??? : mama treat a good man this away | Short, Jaydee; Barefoot Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11475 ) Vo1704 Yz L1003 |
| You should have : sense enough to know | Spand, Charlie; Good Gal; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15453) Pm12817 Yz L1015 |
| I just want to have : a talk with that teasing brown | Weaver, Curley; Oh Lawdy Mama; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9940A) Ch50077 Rt RL326 |
| Well now the woman I have : ooo well well she bothers me all the time | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Last Dime Blues; Chicago, 20 July 1935; (C1081B) Vo03444 Say SDR191 |
| Now the troubles that I'm having : woman you was the cause of it all | Jones, Elijah; Mean Actin' Mama; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201241) BBB7616 RCA INT1175 |
| The trouble I been having : seem like I was raised in a orphan's home | Washboard Sam; I've Been Treated Wrong; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703781) BBB9007 RBF RF1 |
| And the trouble I been having : the good Lord only knows | Washboard Sam; I've Been Treated Wrong; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703781) BBB9007 RBF RF1 |
| This fever I'm having : sure is in my way | White, Washington; High Fever Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2987A) Vo05489 Co C30036 |
| The fever I'm having : sure is hard on a man | White, Washington; High Fever Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2987A) Vo05489 Co C30036 |
| If you haven't any hay : get on down the road | James, Skip; If You Haven't Got Any Hay Get on Down the Road; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7661) Pm13066 Bio BLP12029 |
| If you haven't any hay : get on down the road | James, Skip; If You Haven't Got Any Hay Get on Down the Road; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7661) Pm13066 Bio BLP12029 |
| Just don't lose your head : let no lowdown rounder have my room | Arnold, Kokomo; Back on the Job; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91333A) De7390 Say SDR163 |
| Whop you on your head : until you learn some sense | Big Bill (Broonzy); Skoodle Do Do; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (96012) Pe157 Yz L1011 |
| Whop you on the head : until you learn some sense | Big Bill (Broonzy); Skoodle Do Do; Richmond, Ind., 2 May 1930; (16573) Ge7210 Yz L1035 |
| Say he don't want me to put my head : out of my front door | Bogan, Lucille; My Man Is Boogan Me; New York, 31 July 1934; (154872) Ba33375 Rt RL317 |
| When she rub my head : she make my fever rise | Bracey, Ishman; Pay Me No Mind; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2422) Pm13038 Yz L1007 |
| You nappy head : you knew it all | Carr, Leroy; Gettin' All Wet; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1929; (C4034 ) Vo1423 Yz L1036 |
| 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 |
| I rubbed my hands over your head : and whispered in your ear | Cox, Ida; Coffin Blues; Chicago, Sept. 1925; (22931) Pm12318 BYG529073 |
| Skin on her head : just as tight as a drum | Estes, Sleepy John; Stop That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90095A) Ch50001 Sw S1219 |
| I hung my head : and I cried the whole night long | Florence, Nellie ; Midnight Weeping Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461752) Co14342D OJL6 |
| I'm going to lay my head : down on some railroad track | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Snatch It Back Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44202) Pm12475 Yz L1010 |
| I hung my head : I cried just like a child | Howell, Peg Leg; Doin' Wrong; Atlanta, 9 Nov. 1927; (1451842) Co14473D RBF RF11 |
| That's nothing but a cabbage head : that your grandma sent to me | Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495582) Co14489D Fwy FA2951 |
| Hair on a cabbage head : I've never seen before | Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495582) Co14489D Fwy FA2951 |
| Buzzing around my head : like a swarm of little honeybees | Jones, Maggie; Dallas Blues; New York, 17 Sept. 1925; (1409523) Co14114D VJM VLP25 |
| Even hold your head : when you're feeling sad | McTell, Blind Willie; Stomp Down Rider; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050021) OK8936 Yz L1005 |
| Grip your head : way up high | McTell, Blind Willie; Georgia Rag; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1931; (4050851) OK8924 Yz L1005 |
| I even hold your head : when you are feeling bad | McTell, Blind Willie; Weary Hearted Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140671) Vo02568 Rt RL324 |
| Doctor looked down on me and shook his head : said I wouldn't mind telling you son but I can't | Memphis Minnie; Meningitis Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59994 ) Vi23421 Rt RL337 |
| The doctor looked down at me and shook his head : said I wouldn't mind telling you son but I | Memphis Minnie; Memphis MinnieJitis Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5822 ) Vo1588 BC13 |
| You got a head : just like some twobyfour in some lumber yard | Pullum, Joe; Black Gal What Makes Your Head So Hard??? No. 2; San Antonio, 3 Apr. 1934; (82786?) BBB5592 Rt RL327 |
| This thought have run through my head : just like a stone in sand | Short, Jaydee; Telephone Arguin' Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4561) Pm13043 OJL11 |
| And lose his head : about a little piece of tail | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Honey Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO126 ) Vo1633 Yz L1031 |
| Take a chair and break it over his doggone head : and walk the streets all night | Smith, Laura; Don't You Leave Me Here; New York, c. Mar. 1927; (71302) Ba1977 VJM VLP40 |
| I caught him by the head : man kicked him out the door | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47713) Pm12518 Rt RL308 |
| I caught him by the head : man kicked him out the door | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200432) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| But when I turned it up to my head : here comes somebody else | Washboard Sam; Out with the Wrong Woman; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01883 ) BBB6794 BC10 |
| Going to whip your nappy head : until you learn some sense | Wiley, Geeshie (Elvie Thomas); Over to My House; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2651) Pm12977 Yz L1018 |
| Cut his head : till it was a sin | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977?) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| Yes he went to the headboard : fell down on his knees | Ledbetter, Huddie; Death Letter BluesPart 2; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166961) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| Mmm now if I had a headlight : even like on some passenger train | Temple, Johnnie; Big Boat Whistle; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C986B) Vo03068 OJL17 |
| I've ruined her health : trying to spring me from this vault | Welsh, Nolan; Dying Pickpocket Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210983) Pm12759 Yz L1028 |
| This rain ain't healthy : I've been told | Carr, Leroy; Gettin' All Wet; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1929; (C4034 ) Vo1423 Yz L1036 |
| I long to hear : some good gal call my good gal call my name | Baker, Willie; No No Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Jan. 1929; (14667) Ge6766 BC5 |
| Well I hate to hear : that old fireman when he tones the bell | Black Ivory King (Dave Alexander); The Flying Crow; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61795A) De7307 BC5 |
| I hate to hear : that T and N O blow | Bogan, Lucille; T N and O Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (135491) Ba32845 Rt RL317 |
| If you want to hear : preacher curse | Brown, Hi Henry; Preacher Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11477A) Vo1728 Yz L1030 |
| I just love to hear : my baby call my name | Carr, Leroy; Take a Walk Around the Corner; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (15604 ) Vo02986 Co C30496 |
| It make a deaf woman hear : and a little baby talk | Carter, George; Hot Jelly Roll Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1929; (211542) Pm12750 Yz L1012 |
| You're going to hear : this old lonesome song | Carter, Spider; Don't Leave Me Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Nov. 1930; (C6165 ) Br7188 Rt RL340 |
| Now I hate to hear : Illinois Central blow | Estes, Sleepy John; Watcha Doin'; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (59967 ) ViV38628 Rt RL323 |
| Now I love to hear : that M and O whistle blow | Fuller, Blind Boy; Bye Bye Baby Blues; New York, 15 Dec. 1937; (221561) Vo04843 RBF RF9 |
| I want to hear : from my sweet mama back home | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Cloudy Sky Blues; Atlanta, 25 Mar. 1927; (1437582) Co14205D CC36 |
| I want to hear : from my sweet mama back home | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Poor Boy a Long Ways from Home; New York, 16 June 1927; (1442812) Co14246D Rt RL326 |
| I want to hear : from that bobcat gal of mine | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Poor Boy a Long Ways from Home; New York, 16 June 1927; (1442812) Co14246D Rt RL326 |
| Oh don't you hear : that steamboat whistle blow | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Atlanta Moan; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510542) Co14591D Yz L1026 |
| I hate to hear : my good gal call my name | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Right of Way Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (45152) Pm12510 Rt RL301 |
| Every time I hear : that Sunshine Special blow | Jones, Coley; Texas and Pacific Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1928; (1475661) Co14387D His HLP17 |
| If you want to hear : that elephant laugh | Jordan, Charley; Keep It Clean; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5836 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030 |
| If you want to hear : that elephant grunt | Jordan, Charley; Keep It CleanNo. 2; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO141 ) Vo1611 Yz L1003 |
| When I hear : that whistle blow | Smith, Clara; Deep Blue Sea Blues; New York, 19 Aug. 1924; (819313) Co14034D VJM VLP17 |
| I hate to hear : that engine blow boo hoo | Smith, Clara; Freight Train Blues; New York, 30 Sept. 1924; (1400643) Co14041D VJM VLP17 |
| I hate to hear : that engine blow boo hoo | Smith, Trixie; Freight Train Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (17671) Pm12211 CC29 |
| I hate to hear : that freight train blow boo hoo | Smith, Trixie; Freight Train Blues; New York, 26 May 1938; (63866A) De7489 Cor CP58 |
| Lord I hate to hear : that Erie train whistle when he blow | Sparks, Milton; Erie Train Blues; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (91445) BBB6529 BC6 |
| Seem like I can hear : my good gal's voice in the air | Stevens, Vol; Stonewall Blues; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62542 ) BBB5675 BC2 |
| Indeed I hate to hear : my faro call my name | Stone, Joe; It's Hard Time; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76837 ) BBB5169 Yz L1030 |
| I hate to hear : that through train blow boo hoo | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Through Train Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205442) Pm12685 Yz L1039 |
| I long to hear : some gal call some gal call my name | Weaver, Curley; No No Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473052) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| Mmm hate to hear : C and A whistle blow | Wheatstraw, Peetie; C and A Blues; Chicago, 6 Jan. 1931; (C6891A) Vo1672 OJL20 |
| I hate to hear : New York Central whistle blow | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Doin' the Best I Can; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1934; (C9443?) De7007 Say SDR191 |
| Every time I hear : that lonesome mmm church bell ring | Wilkins, Robert; I'll Go With Her Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM743 ) Br7158 OJL11 |
| Thought I heard : old K C when it blowed | Baxter, Jim (Andrew and Jim Baxter); K. C. Railroad Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 9 Aug. 1927; (397851) Vi20962 Rt RL326 |
| I thought I heard : that K C when she blowed | Blackman, Tewee (Memphis Jug Band); K. C. Moan; Memphis, 4 Oct. 1929; (563462) Vi V38558 Fwy FA2953 |
| I'm so sorry you heard : I don't know what to do | Green, Lil; How Can I Go On; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641351) BBB8790 RCA LPV574 |
| All heard : what sister Johnson said | Hurt, Mississippi John; Candy Man Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401483B) OK8654 Bio BLPC4 |
| Says I thought I heard : my sweet baby say | Jackson, Papa Charlie; She Belongs to Me Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (42431) Pm12461 Yz L1029 |
| I think I heard : my good gal call my name | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Lonesome Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24722) Pm12354 Bio BLP12000 |
| Lord when you heard : you might've thought you wasn't going to get broke | Memphis Minnie; Goin' Back to Texas; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487092) Co14455D OJL21 |
| I think I heard : the Pea Vine when she blowed | Patton, Charley; Pea Vine Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15221A) Pm12877 Yz L1001 |
| I think I heard : the Pea Vine when she blowed | Patton, Charley; Pea Vine Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15221A) Pm12877 Yz L1001 |
| Think I heard : that Marion whistle blow | Patton, Charley; Green River Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L443) Pm12972 Yz L1020 |
| I think I heard : the Bob Lee boat when she moaned | Patton, Charley; Hammer Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L472) Pm12998 Yz L1020 |
| Lord I think I heard : that Helena whistle Helena whistle Helena whistle blow | Patton, Charley; Moon Going Down; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4321) Pm13014 Yz L1020 |
| I think I heard : that Riverside whistle blow | Sims, Henry; Farrell Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L451) Pm12912 OJL8 |
| I think I heard : that steel mill whistle blow | Smith, Six Cylinder; Pennsylvania Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2142) Pm12968 Yz L1004 |
| Because you heard : I cabareted last night | Waters, Ethel; You Can't Do What My Last Man Did; New York, c. June 1923; (A) BS14151 Bio BLP12022 |
| And I can't get no hearing : from that Memphis gal of mine | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rising High Water Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (44915) Pm12487 Mil MLP2007 |
| Oh roll Mr hearseman : Mr hearseman roll slow | Shade, Will; Jim Strainer; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599612) Vi23421 Rt RL337 |
| I know it would break her heart : if she found I was barrelhousing this way | Bailey, Kid; Mississippi Bottom Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (M209/10) Br7114 OJL5 |
| Lonesome for you in my heart : way down in my ???ee | Bell, Anna; Hopeless Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (171A) QRSR7007 His HLP21 |
| I'm leaking at the heart : bleeding at the nose | Big Bill (Broonzy); I Can't Be Satisfied; Richmond, Ind., 2 May 1930; (16569) Ge7230 Yz L1011 |
| And I'm blue to my heart : my man I hate to lose | Bogan, Lucille; Lonesome Midnight Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154782) ARC60463 Rt RL317 |
| And deep down in my heart : ain't nothing but a lover's ruin | Bogan, Lucille; I Hate that Train Called the M. and O.; New York, 31 July 1934; (154911) ARC60204 OJL6 |
| Spread your heart : babe just like mine | Boyd, Georgia; Never Mind Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (768351) BBB5573 Yz L1030 |
| Deep down in my heart : I'm feeling blue | Calloway, Blanche; Lonesome Lovesick; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9459A) OK8279 CC32 |
| She put me out and broke my heart : just to pass the time away | Carr, Leroy; BrokenHearted Man; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164251) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| Now you must have a heart : like a rock in the sea | Davis, Walter; New Come Back Baby; Chicago, 21 Mar. 1941; (0539791) BBB8833 RCA INT1085 |
| You broke my heart : and left me in misery | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Riley Springs Blues; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064737 ) BBB8846 RCA INT1177 |
| But it's going to hurt you to your heart : when I leave you for a while | Harris, Magnolia; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'Part 1; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930; (C7100 ) MeM12077 Yz L1031 |
| Deep down in my heart : I'm feeling blue | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Lovesick Blues; Chicago, 26 Nov. 1926; (9971A) OK8453 CC32 |
| Rest his heart : in the hand of God | James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158 |
| I leave with a prayer in my heart : backwater won't rise no more | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rising High Water Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (44915) Pm12487 Mil MLP2007 |
| There wasn't no blood left in my heart : and they brought my electrocuted daddy to me | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; 'Lectric Chair Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203642) Pm12608 Bio BLP12015 |
| Way down in my heart : got a lot of aches and pains | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; How Long How Long; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207881) Pm12685 Bio BLP12015 |
| My lonesome heart : will shake with fear | Johnson, Joe (Memphis Minnie); I'm Going Back Home; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59992 ) Vi23352 His HLP32 |
| And when they get through playing with your heart : and they'll start dragging you all around | Johnson, Lonnie; I Ain't Gonna Be Your Fool; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63519A) De7509 Sw S1225 |
| You breaks my heart : when you call Mr soandso's name | Johnson, Robert; Kind Hearted Woman Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25801) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| You breaks my heart : when you call Mr soandso's name | Johnson, Robert; Kind Hearted Woman Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25802) ARC70356 Co C30034 |
| I have pains in my heart : they have taken my appetite | Johnson, Robert; Stone in My Passway; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL3772) ARC71267 Co CL1654 |
| But you had a lowdown dirty heart : to baby to mistreat me this away | Kelly, Jack; Flower Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1441) Vo unissued OJL21 |
| My lonesome heart : will shake with fear | McCoy, Joe; Goin' Back to Texas; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487092) Co14455D OJL21 |
| I believe that if I had my sweet woman's heart : in my hand in my hand | McTell, Blind Willie; Drive Away Blues; Atlanta, 26 Nov. 1929; (565991) ViV38580 Yz L1005 |
| And the one in my heart : don't even give a darn for me | McTell, Blind Willie; Searching the Desert for the Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716061) Vi23353 RCA LPV518 |
| Oh she broke my heart : when she grabbed that B and O | McTell, Blind Willie; B and O Blues No. 2; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140661) Vo02568 Yz L1037 |
| And the one in my heart : don't even give a darn for me | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
| I've got consumption of the heart : I feel myself sinking low | Martin, Sara; Death Sting Me Blues; Long Island City, Nov. 1928; (278A) QRSR7042 BYG529073 |
| Don't you know it'll break her heart : know I'm living this away | Patton, Charley; Screamin' and Hollerin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15214) Pm12805 Yz L1020 |
| My babe's got a heart : like a piece of railroad steel | Patton, Charley; Heart Like Railroad Steel; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L501) Pm12953 Her H201 |
| And my baby's got a heart : like a piece of railroad steel | Patton, Charley; Rattlesnake Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L632) Pm12924 Yz L1020 |
| It would break my heart : if *the ??? need* no more | Patton, Charley; Love My Stuff; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14746 ) Vo02782 Mam S3802 |
| Lord it breaks my heart : to hear the *workhard* Miss soandso's name | Sykes, Roosevelt; The Way I Feel Blues; New York, 14 June 1929; (402453B) OK8727 Yz L1033 |
| Lord it breaks my heart : to sing about Highway SixtyOne | Sykes, Roosevelt; Highway 61 Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18802) Ch16586 Yz L1033 |
| Lord it broke my heart : and took the last woman I had | Washboard Sam; Flying Crow Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644801) BBB8844 BC10 |
| And it hurts my heart : ooo well if I hear another man call her name | Wheatstraw, Peetie; True Blue Woman; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12581) Vo03185 Say SDR191 |
| Now you know it hurts my heart : ooo well now when she calls my name | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sick Bed Blues; Chicago, 2 Nov. 1937; (91317A) De7403 Say SDR192 |
| Well well why break her heart : you know ooo Lord treat her this way | Williams, Joe; My Grey Pony; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85491 ) BBB5948 RBF RF14 |
| Now you know it really breaks my heart : to hear anybody call Miss Louisa's name | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Miss Louisa Blues; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (020114 ) BBB7576 RBF RF14 |
| Mmm it give me many heartache : baby ooo Lord as the mamas come and go | Temple, Johnnie; Big Boat Whistle; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C986B) Vo03068 OJL17 |
| Betty Mae you is my heartstrings : you is my destiny | Johnson, Robert; Honeymoon Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL401 ) Vo04002 Co C30034 |
| You turn on the heat : like a fireless cooker | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants a Cookie; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5070 ) Vo1561 Yz L1036 |
| You don't want no more canned heat : when the judge give you your time | Petties, Arthur; Good Boy Blues; Chicago, c. 2 July 1930; (C5921B) Br7182 Yz L1038 |
| Heats my heater : chops my meat | Spivey, Victoria; My Handy Man; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401114B) OK8615 Sw S1240 |
| Going to get me a heaven : heaven kingdom of my own | Alexander, Texas; Yellow Girl Blues; San Antonio, 9 Mar. 1928; (400442B) OK8801 His HLP31 |
| I started to heaven : but I changed my mind | Dickson, Pearl; Little Rock Blues; Memphis, 12 Dec. 1927; (1453712) Co14286D OJL6 |
| When you go to heaven : going to babe going to stop by France | Hull, Papa Harvey; France Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12690) Ge6106 OJL2 |
| Hello heaven : daddy want to give you a telephone | Hull, Papa Harvey; France Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12690) Ge6106 OJL2 |
| Can't find no heaven : I don't care where they go | James, Skip; Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7522) Pm13065 Bio BLP12029 |
| I have to leave you to heaven : *oh my baby's do no wrong* | Johnson, Buster; Undertaker Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Jan. 1932; (18323) Ch16718 OJL2 |
| If you want to go to heaven : when you D I E | Jordan, Charley; Keep It Clean; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5836 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030 |
| If I ain't gone to heaven : you know I gone to hell | McCoy, Joe; Someday I'll Be in the Clay; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1932; (C9290) De7008 Rt RL329 |
| Now if you want to get to heaven : I tell you what to do | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 RBF RF6 |
| I'm on my way to heaven : don't you want to go too | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 RBF RF6 |
| Now if you want to get to heaven : I'll tell you what to do | Shade, Will; Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 Rt RL337 |
| I'm on my way to heaven : don't you want to go too | Shade, Will; Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 Rt RL337 |
| You can't find no heaven : nowhere in the world that you go | Townsend, Henry; She's Got a Mean Disposition; Chicaco, 25 Feb. 1935; (854941) BBB5966 Yz L1030 |
| When I get to heaven : sit down in St Peter's chair | Welsh, Nolan; St. Peter Blues; Chicago, 16 June 1926; (9728A) OK8372 CC32 |
| If I don't meet you in heaven : you know I'll meet you in hell | Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); My Babe My Babe; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90198A) Ch50053 OJL8 |
| It's so heavy : made a good man change his mind | Hurt, Mississippi John; Big Leg Blues; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401474A) OK unissued Bio BLPC4 |
| Well they fell so heavy : that it caused my heart to moan | Johnson, Tommy; Lonesome Home Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L2302) Pm13000 Yz L1007 |
| If the blues get too heavy : he'll jump overboard and drown | Stokes, Frank; Nehi Mama Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454212) Vi21738 Rt RL308 |
| And my suitcase is too heavy : to tote down that dusty road | Taylor, Charley; Heavy Suitcase Blues; Grafton, Wis., Mar. or Apr. 1930; (L2512) Pm12967 Yz L1028 |
| My suitcase is too heavy : to walk down that dusty road | Taylor, Charley; Heavy Suitcase Blues; Grafton, Wis., Mar. or Apr. 1930; (L2512) Pm12967 Yz L1028 |
| 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 |
| When I get myself another heifer : I'm going to move back to Tennessee | Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow BluesNo. 4; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1935; (90316A) De7163 CC25 |
| I going to take my heifer : | James, Skip; Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7631) Pm13085 Bio BLP12029 |
| Say may come along a young heifer : and just tow your bull from home | Patton, Charley; Jersey Bull Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (14723 ) Vo02782 Mam S3802 |
| And it was held : down at the new hope hall | Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022 |
| When you go to Helena : stop on Cherry Street | Memphis Minnie; Reachin' Pete; Chicago, 27 May 1935; (90018 ) De7102 Mam S3803 |
| You can even move to West Hell : doggone if they don't find you there | Johnson, Lonnie; Racketeers Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1932; (1522602) OK8946 CC30 |
| And I heard the jailor say hello : prisoners all fall in line | Carr, Leroy; Eleven TwentyNine Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164291) Vo03157 Bio BLPC9 |
| But I just want enough help : to stand on the water and rule the tide | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Seven Sisters BluesPart 1; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO168A) Vo1641 Yz L1031 |
| But I wouldn't mind helping : you no man of mine | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About YouNo. 2; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6010A) Vo1556 His HLP2 |
| His man better watch his footsteps for the hen : now doggone his ways | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lemon's Worried Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203753) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| What you want with a hen : won't cackle when she lay | Patton, Charley; Banty Rooster Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15217) Pm12792 Yz L1020 |
| What you want with a hen : won't cackle when she lay | Rhodes, Walter; The Crowing Rooster; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453582) Co14289D Rt RL334 |
| And I wouldn't have a hen : won't cackle when she lay | Sluefoot Joe; Shouting Baby Blues; Long Island City, c. Apr. 1929; ( ) QRSR7086 His HLP17 |
| And when the rooster and the hen : go to the barn to play | Spivey, Victoria; How Do You Do It That Way; New York, 10 July 1929; (402526A) OK8713 Spi LP2001 |
| Went to the henhouse : looked on the roof | McCoy, Joe; I'm Wild About My Stuff; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5820A) Vo1570 His HLP32 |
| I might take these old hens : I going down to the doctor's shop | Memphis Minnie; Plymouth Rock Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5831 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| I wouldn't have seen her : not to save nobody's soul | Arnold, Kokomo; Stop Look and Listen; Chicago, 23 July 1935; (90201A) De7181 BC4 |
| Well you keep on kicking her : you bound to break up my happy home | Arnold, Kokomo; Mister Charlie; Chicago, 24 Oct. 1936; (90958A) De7261 CC25 |
| Take the shoes I bought her : bare foots on the I say ground | Barefoot Bill; Squabblin' Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503032) Co14526D OJL14 |
| And a blind man see her : dumb man call her name | Bell, Ed; Mamlish Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48163) Pm12524 OJL14 |
| Dumb man asked her : who your [man, regular] can be | Bell, Ed; Mamlish Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48163) Pm12524 OJL14 |
| And I can't mistreat her : not to please nobody's mind | Big Bill (Broonzy); I Can't Be Satisfied; Richmond, Ind., 2 May 1930; (16569) Ge7230 Yz L1011 |
| Because the day I catch you with her : boy that's the day you're going to die | Big Bill (Broonzy); Keep Your Hands Off Her; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962301) BB B6188 RBF RF16 |
| I hope there ain't another woman like her : in nobody's neighborhood | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; No Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 7 July 1935; (90082A) Ch50049 Cor CP58 |
| I can't get along with her : and I can't leave her alone | Blake, Blind; Notoriety Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208752) Pm12754 Bio BLP12031; |
| Thought I'd catch her : when I walked in | Blake, Blind; Low Down Loving Gal; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208875) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003 |
| Find her : loving my brother Jim | Blake, Blind; Low Down Loving Gal; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208875) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003 |
| And don't care what you give her : you can't change her rambling mind | Bogan, Lucille; Reckless Woman; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155072) Ba33313 His HLP4 |
| Well he sure can't keep her : she don't mean no good nohow | Bracey, Mississippi; Cherry Ball; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404765B) OK8867 Yz L1038 |
| Don't let your woman know you love her : you do you have done wrong | Bradley, Tommie; Pack Up Your Trunk Blues; Richmond, Ind., 27 Oct. 1930; (17206) Ch16149 Yz L1019 |
| Sometime I think that I love her : then I think that I don't | Butler, Sam; Some Screamed High Yellow; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (26772) Pm12423 Yz L1016 |
| I thought I'd send her : *but I'd leave it* at home | Butler, Sam; Jefferson County Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; ( ) Vo1057 Yz L1016 |
| Started to kill her : and she fell down on my bed | Campbell, Bob; Shotgun Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154841) Vo02830 Rt RL340 |
| 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 |
| I tried to stop her : and I got a good cussing | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants to Knock a Jug; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7223A) Vo1651 Yz L1036 |
| Now I tried my best to dodge her : but I was just a little too late | Carr, Leroy; My Woman's Gone Wrong; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (156261) Vo02950 Co C30496 |
| And is I stay with her : I'll barrelhouse some day myself | Carr, Leroy; Barrel House Woman; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (156282) Vo02791 Co C30496 |
| Now I knowed when I quit her : I was doing wrong | Carr, Leroy; Longing for My Sugar; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164341) Vo02875 Yz L1036 |
| And if the Lord has not got her : she's in this world somewhere | Carr, Leroy; Shinin' Pistol; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164381) Vo03067 Co C30496 |
| 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 |
| I will work rob and steal for her : baby in the frosty snow | Cole, Kid; Hard Hearted Mama Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19971) Vo1187 Rt RL313 |
| She didn't know how much I loved her : or else she wouldn't have left at all | Davis, Walter; M. and O. Blues; Cincinnati, 12 June 1930; (629072) ViV38618 RCA INT1085 |
| You can't get her when you want her : have to use her when you can | Estes, Sleepy John; Diving Duck Blues; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555962) ViV38549 RBF RF8 |
| Then if I don't keep her : don't want nobody else | Estes, Sleepy John; Watcha Doin'; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (59967 ) ViV38628 Rt RL323 |
| Soon as I got her : somebody took her from me | Estes, Sleepy John; Mary Come On Home; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93006A) De7814 Sw S1220; |
| And if I tell about her : he always tell me where she been | Fox, John D.; The Worried Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 Dec. 1927; (GEX1011A) Ge6352 OJL10 |
| Every time I kiss her : send a cold chill run over me | Fuller, Blind Boy; Thousand Women Blues; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC3142A) OK05657 RBF RF202 |
| You just might as well leave her : even if it hurts you so | Grant, Bobby; Lonesome Atlanta Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1927; (202122) Pm12595 Yz L1009 |
| I said to her : ring six four nine | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Poor Boy a Long Ways from Home; New York, 16 June 1927; (1442812) Co14246D Rt RL326 |
| There's things about her : you don't know | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Freeze to Me Mama; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493452) Co14507D CC36 |
| She made me love her : now she's way down in Tennessee | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Me and My Whiskey; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493462) Co14507D CC36 |
| And if you don't love her : she sure ain't going to treat you right | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); unnamed title; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493471) Co unissued Yz L1012 |
| He shook her : just like you shake the *jelly from the wheat* | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shake That Thing; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2120?) Pm12281 Yz L1029 |
| And the reason I love her : says she belongs to me | Jackson, Papa Charlie; She Belongs to Me Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (42431) Pm12461 Yz L1029 |
| Lordy what to take to get her : I carries it every day | James, Skip; Cherry Ball Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7482) Pm13065 Bio BLP12029 |
| Lord you ought to see her : when she starting me off | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; She Can Love So Good; Chicago, c. mid Aug. 1930; (C6079A) Vo1540 Mel MLP7324 |
| If I ever leave her : I must be going insane | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Eagle Eyed Mama; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210953) Pm12739 Rt RL301 |
| I tried my best to stop her : and she said that baby ain't none of mine | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Crawlin' Baby Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15671) Pm12880 Mil MLP2013 |
| And I'd tell her : exactly when to buy that expensive drink | Johnson, Alec; Next Week Sometime; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473822) Co14416D CC3 |
| Said I wouldn't make a man love her : if he wouldn't shake hands and go | Jones, Little Hat; Two String Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402648A) OK8712 His HLP32 |
| 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 |
| But oh when I went down to call for her : she didn't do nothing but fuss and fight | Jones, Little Hat; Corpus Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402701B) OK8735 Rt RL315 |
| If you start telling her : he's got the stuff | Jones, Maggie; Never Tell a Woman Friend; New York, 29 Sept. 1925; (1410572) Co14102D VJM VLP25 |
| Now I'm going to kill her : if I should happen to live | Kelly, Jack; Men Fooler Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM151 ) Vo05312 OJL19 |
| I'm going to take something from her : Lord that I really can give | Kelly, Jack; Men Fooler Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM151 ) Vo05312 OJL19 |
| And I can describe her : oh partner most anywhere | Ledbetter, Huddie; RobertaPart 2; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16684 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| I was looking right at her : when the sun went down | Ledbetter, Huddie; C. C. Rider; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16686 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| If I ever see her : I never turn around | Lewis, Furry; Falling Down Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1133 OJL21 |
| Because every time I leave her : I have to hurry back home | Lincoln, Charley; Mojoe Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451053) Co14475D RBF RF15 |
| I'm going to take my whip and whip her : I'm going to whip her down to the ground | Lockwood, Robert; Little Boy Blue; Chicago, 30 July 1941; (064640 ) BBB8820 BC7 |
| I'm going to take dirk and stab her : then I'm you know I'm going to turn it around and around | Lockwood, Robert; Little Boy Blue; Chicago, 30 July 1941; (064640 ) BBB8820 BC7 |
| Got me stone crazy about her : as a doggone fool can be | McClennan, Tommy; Brown Skin Girl; Chicago, 22 Nov. 1939; (0442431) BBB8444 RCA LPV518 |
| Lord and if anybody wants to take her : I believe to my soul I'd die | McClennan, Tommy; She's Just Good Huggin' Size; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044987 ) BBB8605 Rt RL305 |
| She won't do nothing I tell her : but she done bake me jellyroll | McClennan, Tommy; She's Just Good Huggin' Size; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044987 ) BBB8605 Rt RL305 |
| She got me stone crazy about her : as a goodlooking woman can be | McClennan, Tommy; She's a Good Looking Mama; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044992 ) BBB8545 Rt RL305 |
| And if you don't love her : some other man will | McClennan, Tommy; Love with a Feeling; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537401) BBB8689 Rt RL305 |
| When I had her : she lived on Easy Street | McCoy, Joe; You Got to MovePart 1; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9380 ) De7038 BC1 |
| I believe I could teach her : how to treat a real good man | McTell, Blind Willie; Drive Away Blues; Atlanta, 26 Nov. 1929; (565991) ViV38580 Yz L1005 |
| And every time I start to love her : she's tried to put them jinx on me | McTell, Blind Willie; Scarey Day Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050031) OK8936 Yz L1037 |
| Now the reason I love her : she live in Vicksburg on the hill | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Vicksburg BluesPart 3; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026451) BBB6697 CC35 |
| And I love her I love her : and I always will | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Vicksburg BluesPart 3; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026451) BBB6697 CC35 |
| The reason I really love her : I think of Vicksburg on the hill | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Vicksburg BluesPart 3; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026451) BBB6697 CC35 |
| Now I'm sorry that I mistreated her : just as sorry as a man can be | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Never Go Wrong Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026521) BBB6825 CC35 |
| Now it seem like the more that I do for her : it is the less she care for me | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Never Go Wrong Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026521) BBB6825 CC35 |
| But everything about her : is tight like that | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green; Memphis, 12 May 1930; (599172) ViV38599 Jo SM3104 |
| She lets you ride her : in your car | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green; Memphis, 12 May 1930; (599172) ViV38599 Jo SM3104 |
| I told her : to let my thing alone | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; It Won't Act Right; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599642) ViV38620 Jo SM3104 |
| I didn't know that I loved her : till they laid her down | Patton, Charley; Devil Sent the Rain; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L401) Pm13040 Yz L1009 |
| What made me love her : you'll come and love her too | Patton, Charley; When Your Way Gets Dark; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L491) Pm12998 Yz L1020 |
| Don't let a woman know you love her : if you do you have done wrong | Petties, Arthur; Out on Santa FeBlues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419072) Vi21282 Rt RL314 |
| She started me to loving her : then treat me this away | Petties, Arthur; Out on Santa FeBlues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419072) Vi21282 Rt RL314 |
| But when you get to love her : you got to come back to | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Memphis Bound Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22142) Pm12311 Mil MLP2001 |
| But I ain't never told her : about the man she had | Roland, Walter; Big Mama; New York, 2 Aug. 1934; (155202) Ba33282 RBF RF12 |
| But you know I never told her : she could not shake that thing | Roland, Walter; Big Mama; New York, 2 Aug. 1934; (155202) Ba33282 RBF RF12 |
| You know a blind man saw her : and a dumb man called her name | Sluefoot Joe; Tootin' Out Blues; Long Island City, c. Apr. 1929; (490A) QRSR7086 His HLP17 |
| The dumb man asked her : said who is your regular be | Sluefoot Joe; Tootin' Out Blues; Long Island City, c. Apr. 1929; (490A) QRSR7086 His HLP17 |
| And then the blind man told her : said you sure look good to me | Sluefoot Joe; Tootin' Out Blues; Long Island City, c. Apr. 1929; (490A) QRSR7086 His HLP17 |
| And go to my baby and tell her : there's another sevensister man in town | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Seven Sisters BluesPart 1; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO168A) Vo1641 Yz L1031 |
| Now this the reason I love her : she ain't no handmedown | Spand, Charlie; Back to the Woods Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15456) Pm12817 Yz L1015 |
| *Doubt* if her could pay for her : all the time | Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M184 ) Br7137 OJL20 |
| Mary take that little lamb with her : to most every place that she go | Spruell, Freddie; Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85786 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802 |
| And the same thing struck her : in the yas yas yas | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
| The women don't like her : they call her Ida Mae | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); No Matter How She Done It; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11210A) Vo1699 Yz L1039 |
| But the way the men love her : is a crying shame | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); No Matter How She Done It; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11210A) Vo1699 Yz L1039 |
| Every time you speak to her : she'll swear she nearly dead | Torey, George; Married Woman Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B642) ARC70857 Yz L1002 |
| Every time you want to see her : her husband want to see her too | Torey, George; Married Woman Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B642) ARC70857 Yz L1002 |
| But I'm going to try my best to leave her : Lord I'm going to try to let her go | Townsend, Henry; Sick with the Blues; possibly Chicago, 1933; ( ) record unknown Yz L1030 |
| If I never find her : ooo Lord I'll be forever on her trail | Washboard Sam; Gonna Hit the Highway; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703771) BBB8997 RCA LPV577 |
| Every time I put my hand on her : boy she really get on me | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Hitch Me to Your Buggy and Drive Me Like a Mule; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403232) Vi21134 OJL21 |
| I bet I'd want to see her : ooo Lord you don't know how | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sleepless Nights Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11519A) Vo1727 Yz L1030 |
| Don't take a chance about telling her : that you can get a new gal every day | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Don't Take a Chance; Chicago, 8 Apr. 1936; (C13521) Vo03348 Say SDR192 |
| It's a crime on taking a chance on losing her : ooo well well when you drive her from your door | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Don't Take a Chance; Chicago, 8 Apr. 1936; (C13521) Vo03348 Say SDR192 |
| Every time I try to quit her : ooo well well I find myself going her way | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Block and Tackle; Chicago, 9 Apr. 1936; (C13542) Vo03348 Say SDR192 |
| Now I have waked up on her : oh well well and I won't be that weak no more | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Working on the Project; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91164A) De7311 BC4 |
| She done made me crazy about her : now she's trying to quit poor me | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Gotta Shave 'Em Dry; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1041) Pm12916 Her H205 |
| Show the world I wants her : but I can't mmm get her back | Wilkins, Robert; I'll Go With Her Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM743 ) Br7158 OJL11 |
| That's the reason why I'm through telling her : ??? about her dirty deal | Wilkins, Robert; Dirty Deal Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX104 ) Vo03223 BC5 |
| 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 |
| And dance her : around the hall | Wilson, Leola B.; Scoop It; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26074) Pm12379 His HLP1 |
| 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 |
| Lord I can't love her : and she loving somebody else | Woods, Oscar; Evil Hearted Woman; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60847 ) De7904 Yz L1026 |
| If that don't bring her : I know my shotgun will | Woods, Oscar; Lone Wolf Blues; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60848A) De7219 Cor CP58 |
| Every time *I clasp her* : she would holler police | Stovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); Bed Slats; St. Louis, 26 Apr. 1927; (80760B) OK8543 His HLP4 |
| He's got roots and herbs : steals a woman man everywhere he land | Short, Jaydee; Snake Doctor Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11474 ) Vo1704 Yz L1003 |
| When the train get here : I come arolling out | Akers, Garfield; Jumpin' and Shoutin' Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM777A) Vo1481 OJL8 |
| They run around here : with one another's man | Alexander, Texas; Yellow Girl Blues; San Antonio, 9 Mar. 1928; (400442B) OK8801 His HLP31 |
| I'm going to stay right here : wait on something new | Alexander, Texas; Sittin' on a Log; San Antonio, 10 Mar. 1928; (400454B) OK8624 Rt RL312 |
| And I want somebody to come here : help me get this bull from my door | Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow BluesNo. 4; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1935; (90316A) De7163 CC25 |
| Because old man wild water done been here : took her best friends and gone | Arnold, Kokomo; Wild Water Blues; Chicago, 12 Mar. 1937; (91134A) De7285 Cor CP58 |
| Says he left me standing here : with the doggone achingheart blues | Arnold, Kokomo; My Well Is Dry; New York, 11 May 1938; (63748A) De7540 CC25 |
| I'm scared to stay here : scared to leave this old badluck town | Arnold, Kokomo; Bad Luck Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (63753A) De7540 CC25 |
| I'm going to stay right here : till they tear this barrelhouse down | Bailey, Kid; Rowdy Blues; Memphis, c. 25 Sept. 1929; (M211) Br7114 OJL5 |
| I'm a stranger here : I just blowed in your town | Baker, Willie; No No Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Jan. 1929; (14667) Ge6766 BC5 |
| I'm a stranger here : I come in on the train | Baker, Willie; No No Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Jan. 1929; (14667) Ge6766 BC5 |
| Somebody better come here : pretty doggone soon | Baker, Willie; Bad Luck Moan; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14892) Ge6812 Rt RL326 |
| Said I'm a poor boy here : I sure ain't got no home | Barefoot Bill; My Crime Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (1493522) Co14510D OJL14 |
| Said high sheriff been here : got my girl and gone | Barefoot Bill; Big Rock Jail; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493562) Co14481D Rt RL313 |
| But she hangs around here : always raising sand | Barefoot Bill; She's Got a Nice Line; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1930; (1503021) Co14544D Rt RL325 |
| I didn't come here : to be nobody's dog | Baxter, Jim (Andrew and Jim Baxter); Bamalong Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 9 Aug. 1927; (397842) Vi20962 Rt RL318 |
| I stand here : looking up at the rising sun | Bell, Ed; Mean Conductor Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48201) Pm12546 Yz L1006 |
| You need not come here : you ain't not get none of mine | Bell, Ed; Carry It Right Back Home; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510372) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| Lord the mouse done been here : packed his grip and gone | Big Bill (Broonzy); Pussy Cat Blues; New York, 15 Sept. 1930; (100312) Ba32138 Yz L1035 |
| It's a little train leaving out of here : they call the C and A | Big Bill (Broonzy); C and A Blues; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1020B) ARC51265 Yz L1035 |
| I'm going to stick around here : and I'm going to try and keep her from carrying it back | Bird, Billy; Mill Man Blues; Atlanta, 29 Oct. 1928; (1473232) Co14381D Yz L1016 |
| When I leave from here : going out on the O | Black, Lewis; Gravel Camp Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453662) Co14291D Fly LP103 |
| I ain't going to stay around here : and be your stumbling block | Blake, Blind; Stonewall Street Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30811) Pm12431 Bio BLP12031 |
| I can stand right here : five miles down the road | Bogan, Lucille; Jim Tampa Blues; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46722) Pm12504 Yz L1017 |
| And here you riding around here : in a VEight Ford | Bogan, Lucille; Tired as I Can Be; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155051) Ba33313 His HLP4 |
| It will be stew meat here : baby when the boat get back | Bogan, Lucille; Stew Meat Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (170131) Ba33448 Rt RL317 |
| Now when I leave here : I'm going to catch that M and O | Brown, Willie; M and O Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4132) Pm13090 OJL5 |
| Just come here : to sing this little song | Burse, Charlie; Tappin' that Thing; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18648) Ch16654 Rt RL307 |
| Lord I'm poor boy here : long ways from home | Butler, Sam; Poor Boy Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; ( ) Vo1057 Yz L1016 |
| I'm tired of laying around here : working on the starvation farm | Campbell, Bob; Starvation Farm Blues; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155032) Vo02798 Fly LP103 |
| My home ain't here : I ain't compelled to stay | Carr, Leroy; Low Down Dog Blues; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7215A) Vo1605 Yz L1036 |
| Because son there'll be women here : when you dead and gone | Carr, Leroy; Shinin' Pistol; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164381) Vo03067 Co C30496 |
| Because I'm a stranger here : just dropped in your town | Chatman, Bo; I Want You To Know; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050251) OK8935 Yz L1014 |
| There's a good time here : better one around the road | Chatman, Bo; Shake 'Em On Down; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278691) BBB7927 Yz L1034 |
| Baby who been here : since your daddy been gone | Chatman, Bo; Who's Been Here; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278731) BBB7927 Yz L1014 |
| Baby who been here : since you daddy been gone | Chatman, Bo; Who's Been Here; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278731) BBB7927 Yz L1014 |
| Baby who been here : since you daddy been gone | Chatman, Bo; Who's Been Here; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278731) BBB7927 Yz L1014 |
| Somehow here : I don't be treated just right | Chatman, Lonnie; It's a Pain to Me; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15452) Pm13143 Bio BLP12041 |
| Ever since I been here : it's been the whole town's talk | Chatman, Lonnie; It's a Pain to Me; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15452) Pm13143 Bio BLP12041 |
| I'm leaving here : crying won't make me stay | Cleveland, Big Boy; Goin' to Leave You Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 12 Apr. 1927; (12700) Ge6108 His HLP22 |
| Train's down here : track's all out of line | Cleveland, Big Boy; Goin' to Leave You Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 12 Apr. 1927; (12700) Ge6108 His HLP22 |
| You can mistreat me here : but you can't when I go home | Collins, Chasey; Walking Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962481) BBB6261 Rt RL316 |
| Lord I'm freezing here : with *you afighting all around the hall* | Collins, Sam; Yellow Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12738) Ge6146 OJL10 |
| Said come in here : and you shut that door | Collins, Sam; New Salty Dog; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108371) Ba32311 OJL10 |
| Tell her the folks up here : won't let my Kentucky man alone | Cox, Ida; Blue Kentucky Blues; New York, late Jan. 1925; (20032) Pm12258 BYG529073 |
| The last time you were here : you made me cry and walk the floor | Cox, Ida; Rambling Blues; Chicago, Sept. 1925; (2294?) Pm12318 BYG529073 |
| Babe I wouldn't have been here : if it had not been for you | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; If I Get Lucky; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648761) BBB8858 RBF RF202 |
| When the wintertime gets here : I'll wear the B V Ds | Daddy Stovepipe; Sundown Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Mar. 1924; (11861A) Ge5459 Rt RL325 |
| Than to stay around here : be treated like a dog | Davis, Madlyn; Too Black Bad; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20909?) Pm12703 Yz L1039 |
| Good girl used to live here : don't live here no more | Day, Will; Central Avenue Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461862) Co14318D Yz L1010 |
| I'm a stranger here : they're sending out in the sea | Dickson, Tom; Death Bell Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400355B) OK8590 Yz L1002 |
| Going to stand right here : catch the first old gal I see | Dickson, Tom; Death Bell Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400355B) OK8590 Yz L1002 |
| Well my train ain't here : but it's somewhere on the go | Dickson, Tom; Happy Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400359B) OK8590 Yz L1002 |
| Did my baby stop here : did she keep in going | Estes, Sleepy John; Watcha Doin'; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (59967 ) ViV38628 Rt RL323 |
| Reason I'm hanging around here : sticking here dry long so | Estes, Sleepy John; Jack and Jill Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62479A) De7365 RBF RF8 |
| ??? *upped* and come here : caught me in a barrel | Evans, Joe; Shook It This Morning Blues; New York, 21 May 1931; (106652) Or8083 Yz L1015 |
| Now the reason why these men here : they sure don't draw no more | Fuller, Blind Boy; Bye Bye Baby Blues; New York, 15 Dec. 1937; (221561) Vo04843 RBF RF9 |
| And I would not have been here : if it don't been for you | Gibson, Clifford; HardHeaded Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577552) ViV38577 Yz L1027 |
| I'm going to leave here : walking too | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I'll Get Along Somehow; Aurora, Ill., 16 Dec. 1938; (030827 ) BBB8106 RCA INT1177 |
| Because when I'm leaving here : I won't be back no more | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Key to the Highway; Chicago, 9 May 1940; (044972 ) BBB8529 RBF RF16 |
| Well it's hard times here : and it's hard times everywhere I go | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Woke Up Cold in Hand; Chicago, 30 July 1942; (074651 ) BBB9042 RCA INT1177 |
| I'm going to rock right here : until the break of day | Green, Lil; Just Rockin'; Chicago, 9 May 1940; (0449751) BBB8464 RCA LPV574 |
| Get out of here : and get me some money too | Green, Lil; Why Don't You Do Right; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641301) BBB8714 RCA LPV574 |
| Listen here : what my dear old mother says | Harris, William; I'm Leavin' Town; Birmingham, Ala., c. 18 July 1927; (GEX743B) Ge6306 Yz L1001 |
| I left you standing here : in your back door crying | Harris, William; Bull Frog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14318) Ge6661 OJL5 |
| Says now tell me what's the reason you get tired of here : baby I been really homesick about you | Harrison, Smoky; Hop Head Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L791) Pm12920 Rt RL340 |
| Because the women around here : just treat a good man like a dog | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Shaggy Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (4415 ) Pm12489 Rt RL319 |
| Son these women around here : just *they pretty want* you | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Shaggy Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (4415 ) Pm12489 Rt RL319 |
| Well the womens up here : play me to be a fool | Hollins, Tony; Stamp Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1941; (C38431) OK06351 BC5 |
| Leaving here : ain't coming back no more | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| Don't you leave me here : don't you leave me here | Hull, Papa Harvey; Don't You Leave Me Here; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12692) Ge6106 OJL8 |
| Eat my breakfast here : my dinner in Tennessee | Hurt, Mississippi John; Ain't No Tellin'; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401471A) OK8759 Bio BLPC4 |
| Can your sweet papa stop by here : or must I pass on by | Jackson, Papa Charlie; The Faking Blues; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2121?) Pm12281 Yz L1029 |
| Now don't you leave me here : don't you leave me here | Jackson, Papa Charlie; I'm Alabama Bound; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21442) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| The women around here : won't let me see no peace | Jackson, Jim; I'm Wild About My Lovin'; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454161) ViV38505 His HLP32 |
| Because the women around here : won't let me see no peace | Jackson, Jim; Hesitation Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM804 ) Vo1477 Her H205 |
| Hard times here : everywhere you go | James, Skip; Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7522) Pm13065 Bio BLP12029 |
| If a man stay here : he stay most anywhere | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dry Southern Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24751) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| I don't believe I'd abeen here : wringing my hands and crying | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Corinna Blues; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25442) Pm12367 Mil MLP2004 |
| I'm a stranger here : just come in on the train | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Stocking Feet Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30661) Pm12407 Mil MLP2013 |
| Lord I'm worried here : worried everywhere | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Shuckin' Sugar; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30772) Pm12454 Mil MLP2007 |
| I have Uneeda biscuits here : and a half a pint of gin | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rabbit Foot Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30891) Pm12454 Mil MLP2004 |
| Did my gal stop here : Lord did the mama keep on by | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Right of Way Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (45152) Pm12510 Rt RL301 |
| Reason I'm hanging around here : man I'm sticking here dry long so | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Struck Sorrow Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200392) Pm12541 Rt RL335 |
| Lord I'm worried here : worried everywhere I go | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lemon's Worried Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203753) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| Lord I wouldn't've been here : if it hadn't've been for Nell | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Prison Cell Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203882) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| Lord I wouldn't've been here : if it hadn't've been for Nell | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Prison Cell Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203882) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| If I catch you here : I'm going to boot you through the door | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bootin' Me 'Bout; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15675) Pm12946 Mil MLP2004 |
| It's raining here : storming on the sea | Johnson, Elizabeth; Be My Kid Blues; New York, 30 Oct. 1928; (401279B) OK8789 Her H201 |
| I'm leaving here : but I sure don't want to go | Johnson, Elizabeth; Be My Kid Blues; New York, 30 Oct. 1928; (401279B) OK8789 Her H201 |
| Well I'm going to leave here : | Johnson, Louise; On the Wall; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4191) Pm13008 Yz L1028 |
| I got dead shrimps here : someone is fishing in my pond | Johnson, Robert; Dead Shrimp Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26282) ARC70481 Co C30034 |
| I got dead shrimps here : someone's fishing in my pond | Johnson, Robert; Dead Shrimp Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26282) ARC70481 Co C30034 |
| Come here honey come here : explain this thing to me | Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495582) Co14489D Fwy FA2951 |
| Because the people don't know she's here : but she lives on Cherry Street | Jones, Little Hat; Cherry Street Blues; San Antonio, 14 June 1930; (404300A) OK8829 Yz L1032 |
| I ain't got long down here : honey you heard I had | Ledbetter, Huddie; Shorty George; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (168142) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| I wouldn't be in here : treated this away | Lewis, Furry; Why Don't You Come Home Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1134 Rt RL333 |
| I can sit right here : and look on Jackson Avenue | Lewis, Furry; Mistreatin' Mama; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454282) ViV38519 Rt RL323 |
| And it's trouble here : and it's trouble everywhere | Lewis, Furry; Dry Land Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454291) Vi23345 Yz L1021 |
| And it's trouble here : it's trouble in the air | Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Bad Luck's My Buddy; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64739 ) Vi23266 Rt RL307 |
| When I leave here : you can pin crepe over my door | Lincoln, Charley; Mojoe Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451053) Co14475D RBF RF15 |
| Crying I'm astay right here : till my mustache dragged the ground | Lofton, Willie; Dark Road Blues; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96257 ) BBB6229 Yz L1007 |
| I let you stay here : in my house | Lucas, Jane; Leave My Man Alone; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17286) Ch16289 Yz L1035 |
| And I won't be long here : to be treated this away | McCoy, Joe; Someday I'll Be in the Clay; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1932; (C9290) De7008 Rt RL329 |
| He don't live here : but he lives somewhere | McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (1493192) Co14657D Yz L1037 |
| My home ain't here : and I can leave your town | McTell, Blind Willie; Stomp Down Rider; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050021) OK8936 Yz L1005 |
| I just came here : to have a few words with you | Martin, Carl; Good Morning, Judge; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C882 ) Vo03047 OJL18 |
| I'm sitting right here : waiting on that brand new deal | Martin, Carl; Let's Have a New Deal; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90294A) De7114 BC14 |
| I'm going to stay down here : and swing these men around | Martin, Sara; Blind Man Blues; New York, c. 1 Aug. 1923; (71711B) OK8090 Sw S1240 |
| Somebody around here : had on a cottonpicking track | Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (202832) Pm12605 OJL8 |
| White folks standing around here : spending amany dimes | Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (202832) Pm12605 OJL8 |
| You keep arunning around here : you'll lose your life | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About You; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM772A) Vo1476 Pal PL101 |
| Now you got me here : from hand to hand | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About You; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM772A) Vo1476 Pal PL101 |
| Now you got me here : you trying to mistreat me | Memphis Minnie; I'm Going Back Home; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59992 ) Vi23352 His HLP32 |
| Fish man pass here : the other day | Memphis Minnie; New Dirty Dozens; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5894 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
| You keep arunning around here : you'll lose your life | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About YouNo. 2; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6010A) Vo1556 His HLP2 |
| Now you got me here : from hand to hand | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About YouNo. 2; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6010A) Vo1556 His HLP2 |
| Now you got me here : and I'm scared to call your name | Memphis Minnie; I Don't Want that Junk Outa You; Chicago, c. 30 Jan. 1931; (VO111A) Vo1678 Yz L1008 |
| But I'm going to stay right here : and eat these old charity beans | Memphis Minnie; Nothin in Rambling; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3167A) OK05670 BC1 |
| Lord I wish she come here : right down on her head | Mississippi Moaner (Isaiah Nettles); Mississippi Moan; Jackson, Miss., 20 Oct. 1935; (JAX2011) Vo03166 Yz L1009 |
| I have got a regular man here : Lord the good kidman's downtown | Moore, Alice; Kid Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1712) Pm13107 CC37 |
| Lord I just come here : to ease my troubled mind | Moore, Rosie Mae; Stranger Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418332) Vi21408 OJL6 |
| Winter's here : you don't want no rolling at all | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; You Got Me Rollin'; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (647412) Vi23274 Rt RL323 |
| Ah he brought me here : and I was drunk as I could be | Patton, Charley; Tom Rushen Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15222A) Pm12877 Yz L1020 |
| Lord I ain't going to walk here : baby around no more | Patton, Charley; Moon Going Down; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4321) Pm13014 Yz L1020 |
| Well I didn't come here : steal nobody's brown | Patton, Charley; Stone Pony Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147271) Vo02680 Yz L1020 |
| I just stopped by here : well to keep you from stealing mine | Patton, Charley; Stone Pony Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147271) Vo02680 Yz L1020 |
| I'm a stranger here : just blowed in your town | Pope, Jenny; Doggin' Me Around Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M194 ) Vo1438 His HLP1 |
| It's raining here : storming over on the sea | Pope, Jenny; Doggin' Me Around Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M194 ) Vo1438 His HLP1 |
| I would rise back here : right in sweet mama's arms | Rachel, James Yank; TBone Steak Blues; Memphis, 2 Oct. 1929; (563362) ViV38595 Rt RL310 |
| I would ride right here : and land in sweet mama's arms | Rachel, James Yank; Sweet Mama; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (62550) Vi23318 Rt RL329 |
| Boll weevil's here : boll weevil's everywhere you go | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; BoWeavil Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1597?) Pm12080 BYG529.078 |
| Mailman's been here : but didn't leave no news | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Walking Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (16132) Pm12082 BYG529.078 |
| I wouldn't stay here : but I can't take off | Shade, Will; Take Your Fingers Off It; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C793 ) Vo03175 Jo SM3104 |
| Say I just come here : to have a few words with you | Smith, Bessie; JailHouse Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1923; (812262) CoA4001 Co CL855 |
| I ain't here : to try to save your soul | Smith, Bessie; Preachin' the Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (1434902) Co14195D Co CL858 |
| Going to stay right here : just where I'm at | Smith, Clara; Back Woods Blues; New York, 30 Apr. 1924; (816944) Co14022D VJM VLP17 |
| I brought my man here : tried to treat him right | Smith, Clara; Texas Moaner Blues; New York, 19 Aug. 1924; (819321) Co14034D VJM VLP17 |
| For my home ain't here : it's further down the road | Smith, Clara; Basement Blues; New York, 20 Sept. 1924; (1400521) Co14039D VJM VLP17 |
| I just come here : to get you told | Smith, Eithel; Jelly Roll Mill; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18804) Ch16613 Riv RM8819 |
| Don't you leave me here : a good gal I've been | Smith, Laura; Don't You Leave Me Here; New York, c. Mar. 1927; (71302) Ba1977 VJM VLP40 |
| Because if you try to leave me here : the way will sure get you | Smith, Laura; Don't You Leave Me Here; New York, c. Mar. 1927; (71302) Ba1977 VJM VLP40 |
| There'll be no doings here : before you pay | Smith, Mamie; Jenny's Ball; New York, 19 Feb. 1931; (404852A) OK8915 Sw S1240 |
| I wish I had you here : to hold my aching head | Smith, Trixie; Love Me Like You Used To; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (2365?) Pm12330 CC29 |
| It's nobody here : that means me any good | Spand, Charlie; Back to the Woods Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15456) Pm12817 Yz L1015 |
| I can sit right here : think a thousand miles away | Stevens, Vol; Beale Street Mess Around; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403201) Vi21066 Rt RL322 |
| I'm going to stand right here : do the same old thing to you | Stokes, Frank; Ain't Going to Do Like I Used to Do; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212292) Pm12774 Rt RL308 |
| Then you'll set right here : play and begin to sing this song | Stokes, Frank; Hunting Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212341) Pm12774 Rt RL333 |
| And it's hard time here : hard time everywhere | Stone, Joe; It's Hard Time; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76837 ) BBB5169 Yz L1030 |
| I'm leaving here : ain't coming back till fall | Stovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); Court Street Blues; St. Louis, 25 Apr. 1927; (80749A) OK8514 Fly LP103 |
| And if I stay here : I'll be blue all the time | Sykes, Roosevelt; Lost All I Had Blues; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403322A) OK8819 RBF RF12 |
| You know down here : where you got your steak potatoes and tea | Sykes, Roosevelt; 3 6 and 9; Grafton, Wis., c. Aug. 1930; (L4492) Pm13004 Riv RM8819 |
| Because as long as I'm around here : they can't get a fair break at you | Sykes, Roosevelt; As True As I've Been to You; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (694031) Vi23286 Yz L1033 |
| But I won't be around here : mama and let you have your way | Sykes, Roosevelt; As True As I've Been to You; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (694031) Vi23286 Yz L1033 |
| I can stand right here : look [down] on Beale Avenue | Sykes, Roosevelt; Highway 61 Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18802) Ch16586 Yz L1033 |
| Ain't going to stay around here : and be no stumbling block | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Through Train Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205442) Pm12685 Yz L1039 |
| I had one mind to stay here : and two to leave this place | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Good Time Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210271) Pm12752 Bio BLP12004 |
| I got one mind to stay here : got two to leave this place | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Good Time Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210271) Pm12752 Bio BLP12004 |
| I feel like I ain't got no business here : somewhere on the sea | Torey, George; Married Woman Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B642) ARC70857 Yz L1002 |
| Nobody been here : since your daddy left your home | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); German Blues; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404677B) OK8856 OJL4 |
| Because I'm a stranger here : everybody turned their back on me | Vincson, Walter; Lonely One in this Town; Shreveport, La., 17 Feb. 1930; (403807B) OK8784 Rt RL316 |
| Oh I believe I'll leave here : before it is too late | Virgial, Otto; Bad Notion Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962411) BBB6213 Mam S3802 |
| I ain't going to stay here : mama and nowhere else | Walker, Uncle Bud; Look Here Mama Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402008A) OK8828 Yz L1018 |
| I ain't going to stay here : wondering about my soul | Walker, Uncle Bud; Stand Up Suitcase Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402009B) OK8828 Yz L1009 |
| Because he left me here : in this old lonesome home | Wallace, Sippie; Bedroom Blues; Chicago, 20 Nov. 1926; (9930A) OK8439 Sw S1240 |
| Boy girls coming in here : anyhow | Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 1; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1022B) Vo03275 BC10 |
| That nogood woman followed me here : Lord but the police took her away | Washboard Sam; Brown and Yellow Woman Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644831) BBB8937 RCA LPV577 |
| I'm a stranger here : just come in your town | Weaver, Curley; No No Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473052) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| I'm a stranger here : I just come on this train | Weaver, Curley; No No Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473052) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| Heart she left me here : heart full of aching pain | Weaver, Curley; Oh Lawdy Mama; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9940A) Ch50077 Rt RL326 |
| I am just jumping around here : oh well well now like a monkey on the end of a string | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Crazy with the Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91150A) De7348 Cor CP58 |
| Guess who's sneaking around here : sneaking in the grass | Whistlin' Rufus; Sweet Jelly Rollin'; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1933; (77305 ) BBB5306 Rt RL334 |
| My home ain't here : it's in most any old town | Wilkins, Robert; Alabama Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M190 ) Br7205 Rt RL333 |
| I ain't coming back here : to worry your papa so | Wilkins, Robert; Alabama Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M190 ) Br7205 Rt RL333 |
| He's going to take me from here : to Nashville Tennessee | Wilkins, Robert; Nashville Stonewall Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM740A) Br7168 Rt RL307 |
| Right here : while we get away from your man | Wilkins, Robert; Get Away Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM742B) Br7158 OJL11 |
| Just baby stop by here : with the ??? can | Wilkins, Robert; Old Jim Canan's; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX117 ) Vo unissued Yz L1018 |
| I believe I'll leave you here : I believe I'll leave you here | Williams, Joe; Baby Please Don't Go; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962441) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| I believe I'll leave you here because you got me way out here : and you don't feel my care | Williams, Joe; Baby Please Don't Go; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962441) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| I believe you trying to leave me here : trying to leave your daddy here | Williams, Joe; Baby Please Don't Go; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962441) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| Trying to leave your daddy here they got me way down here : and you don't feel my care | Williams, Joe; Baby Please Don't Go; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962441) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| I'll get you way down here : I'll make you walk a log | Williams, Joe; Please Don't Go; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704841) BBB8969 RCA INT1087 |
| You got me way down here : you got me way down here | Williams, Joe; Please Don't Go; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704841) BBB8969 RCA INT1087 |
| Don't call my name you got me way down here : wearing the ball and chain | Williams, Joe; Please Don't Go; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704841) BBB8969 RCA INT1087 |
| I wouldn't have been here : had not been for you | Williams, Joe; Mr. Devil Blues; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M196 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321 |
| Did my baby stop here : did she keep on by | Williamson, Sonny Boy; You Give an Account; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (020846 ) BBB7756 BC3; |
| Not going to stay around here : and be a stumbling block | Willis, Ruth Mary; Man of My Own; New York, 17 Jan. 1933; (129201) Ba32687 Yz L1026 |
| Walking away from here : these old down the country blues | Wilson, Leola B.; Down the Country; Chicago, c. Nov. 1926; (40122) Pm12444 Bio BLP12037 |
| Since I been down here : and been mistreated this away | Woods, Oscar; Lone Wolf Blues; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60848A) De7219 Cor CP58 |
| I didn't *roll in here* : *till Lord sometime* last night | Butler, Sam; Some Screamed High Yellow; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (26772) Pm12423 Yz L1016 |
| I ain't going to stay [there, here] : mama [stay there] and nowhere else | Walker, Uncle Bud; Stand Up Suitcase Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402009B) OK8828 Yz L1009 |
| Hey hey hey : corn liquor in my bones | Black, Lewis; Corn Liquor Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453672) Co14291D Rt RL327 |
| Hey hey hey hey : hey hey hey hey | Blake, Blind; Stonewall Street Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30811) Pm12431 Bio BLP12031 |
| Hey hey : your daddy's feeling blue | Blake, Blind; Hey Hey Daddy Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201081) Pm12606 Bio BLP12003 |
| Hey hey : love you till the day you die | Blake, Blind; Hey Hey Daddy Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201081) Pm12606 Bio BLP12003 |
| Hey hey : your daddy lonesome for you | Blake, Blind; Hey Hey Daddy Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201081) Pm12606 Bio BLP12003 |
| Hey hey : I'm lonesome night and day | Blake, Blind; Hey Hey Daddy Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201081) Pm12606 Bio BLP12003 |
| I said hey : what's the matter now | Cannon, Gus; Last Chance Blues; Chicago, c. 12 Sept. 1929; (C4337 ) Br7138 His HLP15 |
| Hey hey : hey hey hey | Coleman, Jaybird; Man Trouble Blues; Birmingham, Ala., c. 3 Aug. 1927; (GEX771) Ge6245 OJL8 |
| Hey hey : death bells in my ear | Dickson, Tom; Death Bell Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400355B) OK8590 Yz L1002 |
| Hey hey hey hey : hey hey hey hey hey | James, Skip; Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7631) Pm13085 Bio BLP12029 |
| Hey hey hey : I ain't going to be here long | James, Skip; Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7631) Pm13085 Bio BLP12029 |
| Hey hey hey hey : hey hey hey hey hey | James, Skip; Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7631) Pm13085 Bio BLP12029 |
| Hey hey hey : and I can't take my rest | James, Skip; 2220 Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7651) Pm13066 Bio BLP12029 |
| Hey hey : baby where you stay last night | Johnson, Robert; 3220 Blues; San Antonio, 26 Nov. 1936; (SA26161) ARC70460 Co CL1654 |
| Hey hey hey hey : bullfrog blues is really on my mind | Pope, Jenny; Bull Frog Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM757A) Vo1522 His HLP15 |
| Listen hey : sugar listen hey hey hey | Spruell, Freddie; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 25 June 1926; (9793A) OK8422 Yz L1038 |
| Hey hey : mama what's the matter now | Stokes, Frank; Blues in D; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200482) Pm12552 Bio BLP12041 |
| Hey hey hey : honey what's the matter now | Walker, Uncle Bud; Stand Up Suitcase Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402009B) OK8828 Yz L1009 |
| Hey hey hey : listen to the brother moan | Washboard Walter; Narrow Face Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1424) Pm12954 Her H205 |
| Hey hey : what you want me to do | Washboard Walter; Narrow Face Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1424) Pm12954 Her H205 |
| I said hey : what am I going to do | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Last Chance Blues; Memphis, 1 Oct. 1929; (56316 ) ViV38593 Her H205 |
| Hey : ain't got no mama now | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Snake Moan; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80523B) OK8455 Fwy FJ2802 |
| Hey : wonder where the I C train | Lewis, Furry; Sweet Papa Moan; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1116 RBF RF11 |
| Hey : something going on wrong | Mississippi Moaner (Isaiah Nettles); Mississippi Moan; Jackson, Miss., 20 Oct. 1935; (JAX2011) Vo03166 Yz L1009 |
| Hey : hey | Perkins, Gertrude; No Easy Rider Blues; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1927; (1453401) Co14313D Fwy FJ2802 |
| Hey : what do you want your man to do | Stokes, Frank; Half Cup of Tea; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47742) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| Hey : something's really worrying me | Stokes, Frank; Half Cup of Tea; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47742) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| Hey : mama what's the matter now | Stokes, Frank; Half Cup of Tea; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47742) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| Hey : what's the matter now | Stovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); Court Street Blues; St. Louis, 25 Apr. 1927; (80749A) OK8514 Fly LP103 |
| Hey : I know you don't know the way I feel | Sykes, Roosevelt; The Way I Feel Blues; New York, 14 June 1929; (402453B) OK8727 Yz L1033 |
| Hey : don't never make Dallas your home | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Hard Dallas Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210182) Pm12708 Bio BLP12004 |
| Hey : hey hey hey hey | Tucker, Bessie; Bessie's Moan; Memphis, 29 Aug. 1928; (454362) ViV38526 His HLP4 |
| Hey : I ain't going to change no more | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Memphis JugBlues; Memphis, 24 Feb. 1927; (379432) Vi20576 Rt RL322 |
| Hey : you women working on my nerves | White, Washington; Bukka's Jitterbug Swing; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2991A) OK05743 Co C30036 |
| Hey : you going to drive me in my blood | White, Washington; Bukka's Jitterbug Swing; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2991A) OK05743 Co C30036 |
| Hey : please ma'am don't say uhuh | White, Washington; Bukka's Jitterbug Swing; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2991A) OK05743 Co C30036 |
| Hey : he is on his way | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); The Rooster's Crowing Blues; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (56340 ) ViV38593 Her H205 |
| Hey : in my younger days | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); The Rooster's Crowing Blues; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (56340 ) ViV38593 Her H205 |
| And you trust her with your hide : and she treat it just like a piece of wood | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Mistreatin' Woman Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026541) BBB7178 CC35 |
| You better hide : mama you better hide from me | Shade, Will; I Can Beat You Plenty; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (55599 ) ViV38586 Rt RL337 |
| That's why I'm hiding : I'm all out of breath | Jones, Maggie; Thunderstorm Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1924; (1401752) Co14050D VJM VLP23 |
| The price ain't high : I want to get you told | Bogan, Lucille; Stew Meat Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (170131) Ba33448 Rt RL317 |
| She don't roll it too high : or either too low | Chatman, Bo; Rolling Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992371) BBB6373 Yz L1034 |
| You can fly up high : you can ??? all alone | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Memphis Bound Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22142) Pm12311 Mil MLP2001 |
| When I'm feeling high : ain't nothing I won't do | Smith, Bessie; Me and My Gin; New York, 25 Aug. 1928; (1468973) Co14384D Co CL856 |
| Make your bed up higher : and turn your lamp way low | Collins, Sam; Slow Mama Slow; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108392) Ba32311 OJL10 |
| Make your lamp up higher : and turn your lamp around | Collins, Sam; Slow Mama Slow; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108392) Ba32311 OJL10 |
| I've got the key to the highway : and I'm booked out and bound to go | Big Bill (Broonzy); Key to the Highway; Chicago, 2 May 1941; (C37451) OK06242 RBF RF1 |
| Now I'm going to walk this old highway : until the break of day | Big Bill (Broonzy); Key to the Highway; Chicago, 2 May 1941; (C37451) OK06242 RBF RF1 |
| This minuteman is on that lonesome highway : and I swear it won't be long | Davis, Walter; Minute Man BluesPart 2; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854831) BBB5965 RCA INT1085 |
| Then when he set it out on the highway : you can hear your motor hum | Estes, Sleepy John; Brownsville Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63653A) De7473 RBF RF8 |
| I got the key to the highway : billed out and ready to go | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Key to the Highway; Chicago, 9 May 1940; (044972 ) BBB8529 RBF RF16 |
| I'm going to walk this highway : until the break of day | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Key to the Highway; Chicago, 9 May 1940; (044972 ) BBB8529 RBF RF16 |
| I'm going to roam this highway : until the day I die | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Key to the Highway; Chicago, 9 May 1940; (044972 ) BBB8529 RBF RF16 |
| The peoples on the highway : is walking and crying | Memphis Minnie; Nothin in Rambling; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3167A) OK05670 BC1 |
| I hit the highway : caught me a truck | Memphis Minnie; In My Girlish Days; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C37641) OK06410 BC1 |
| And she leave out on that highway : I'm sure going to trail my baby down | Spruell, Freddie; 4A Highway; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85782 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802 |
| I'm going to hit this old highway : catch the fastest thing I see | Washboard Sam; Gonna Hit the Highway; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703771) BBB8997 RCA LPV577 |
| Well well I wants to ride this new highway : ooo that the project just completed in a week ago | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Project Highway; Aurora, Ill., 11 Nov. 1937; (016525 ) BBB7302 RCA INT1175 |
| Well I got to ride this new highway : Lord and I'm going to cross the Gulf of Mexico | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Project Highway; Aurora, Ill., 11 Nov. 1937; (016525 ) BBB7302 RCA INT1175 |
| I walked SixtyOne Highway : till I gives out in my knees | Batts, Will; Highway No. 61 Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1933; (137291) Vo02531 Yz L1021 |
| That SixtyOne Highway : longest road I ever knowed | Batts, Will; Highway No. 61 Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1933; (137291) Vo02531 Yz L1021 |
| Now that Eighty Highway : is the longest highway that I know | Bonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); 80 Highway Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649211) BBB8927 BC7 |
| They going down SixtyOne Highway : that's where the poor boy he fell dead | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Death Valley Blues; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648741) BBB8858 RCA LPV518 |
| I walked SixtyOne Highway : and I give down in my knees | Kelly, Jack; Highway No. 61 Blues; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137121) Ba32844 Rt RL316 |
| That SixtyOne Highway : longest highway that I ever knowed | Kelly, Jack; Highway No. 61 Blues; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137121) Ba32844 Rt RL316 |
| It may be like TwentySeven Highway : swear it just won't wait | Patton, Charley; Love My Stuff; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14746 ) Vo02782 Mam S3802 |
| Now the SixtyOne Highway : she only runs right by my door | Pickett, Charlie; Down the Highway; New York, 3 Aug. 1937; (62488A) De7707 RBF RF202 |
| She want to find FourA Highway : that's the main Highway out of town | Spruell, Freddie; 4A Highway; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85782 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802 |
| Number FourA Highway : that's the main highway out of town | Spruell, Freddie; 4A Highway; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85782 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802 |
| I'd get on that FourA Highway : and God knows I'd roll that highway down | Spruell, Freddie; 4A Highway; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85782 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802 |
| Mr highwayman : please don't block the road | Johnson, Robert; Terraplane Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25861) ARC70356 Co CL1654 |
| I'm going to rob and I'm going to hijack : until I get satisfied | Davis, Walter; Travelin' this Lonesome Road; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854801) BBB5982 RCA INT1175 |
| Thousand people stands on the hill : looking down where they used to stay | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rising High Water Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (44915) Pm12487 Mil MLP2007 |
| The way she bumps over the hill : it would make a panther squall | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Low Down Mojo Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (206361) Pm12650 Mil MLP2004 |
| Out across the hill : I built a lonesome shack | Memphis Minnie; Lonesome Shark Blues; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3166A) OK05728 BC1 |
| Vicksburg on a high hill : and Louisiana Lord it's just below | Patton, Charley; Rattlesnake Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L632) Pm12924 Yz L1020 |
| Vicksburg's on a high hill : and Natchez just below | Patton, Charley; Stone Pony Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147271) Vo02680 Yz L1020 |
| You know I can't go down the hill : but I've got to go to the Red Cross store | Scott, Sonny; Red Cross Blues; New York, 18 July 1933; (135721) Vo25012 Rt RL325 |
| Because I can't go down the hill : you know I go to the Red Cross store | Scott, Sonny; Red Cross Blues; New York, 18 July 1933; (135721) Vo25012 Rt RL325 |
| Because I can't take you down the hill : but I'll show you to the Red Cross store | Scott, Sonny; Red Cross Blues; New York, 18 July 1933; (135721) Vo25012 Rt RL325 |
| I can make any hill : without shifting my gears | Thomas, Jesse Babyface; Blue Goose Blues; Dallas, 10 Aug. 1929; (553262) ViV38555 Yz L1032 |
| Out on Bunker Hill : where the peoples have their fun | Rupert, Ollie; Ain't Goin' to Be Your Low Down Dog; Memphis, 28 Feb. 1927; (379642) Vi20577 Rt RL323 |
| Now old Bunker Hill : place that I [long, wants] to stay | Stokes, Frank; Bunker Hill Blues; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555741) ViV38548 Rt RL308 |
| And the people on Bunker Hill : look at me sing this song | Stokes, Frank; Bunker Hill Blues; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555741) ViV38548 Rt RL308 |
| How in the world can I miss him : when I've got dead aim | Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18 |
| Why don't you rub your bullcow and pet him : tell him what you want your bull to do | Big Bill (Broonzy); Bull Cow Blues; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (116102) Ba32653 Yz L1035 |
| And I'm crazy about him : he spreads so much joy in everything | Bogan, Lucille; Black Angel Blues; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6847A) Br7186 His HLP15 |
| I'm going to find him I'm going to find him : with my smoking fortyfive | Bogan, Lucille; Sweet Man, Sweet Man; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155062) Ba33149 Rt RL317 |
| And I got crazy about him : because he could strut his stuff | Bogan, Lucille; Jump Steady Daddy; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (169932) ARC51258 Yz L1017 |
| Said he ain't had no woman to love him : Lord like I done | Bogan, Lucille; Man Stealer Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (169972) ARC350913 Rt RL317 |
| I told him : he was grinding into my roots too deep | Bryant, Laura; Dentist Chair BluesPart 2; Long Island City, c. Jan. 1929; (323A) QRSR7055 His HLP21 |
| But the same train carried him : going to bring him back some day | Clayton, Jennie; Bob Lee Junior Blues; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403142) Vi21412 Fwy FA2953 |
| The next thing I give him : will be six feet of ground | Cox, Ida; Misery Blues; New York, late Jan. 1925; (1999?) Pm12258 BYG529073 |
| You just tell him : he better hurry home | Cox, Ida; Long Distance Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (2243?) Pm12307 BYG529073 |
| The day I see him : that's the day he'll die | Crawford, Rosetta; My Man Jumped Salty on Me; New York, 1 Feb. 1939; (64972A) De7567 Cor CP58 |
| Crying Lord they mustn't let him : please don't go | Edwards, Frank; We Got to Get Together; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38121) OK06393 BC6 |
| I love him : if he is a little old country boy | Green, Lil; Country Boy Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641341) BBB8754 RCA LPV574 |
| Yes I love him : because he fills my heart with joy | Green, Lil; Country Boy Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641341) BBB8754 RCA LPV574 |
| Because I'm always going to feed him : right from my hand | Green, Lil; Country Boy Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641341) BBB8754 RCA LPV574 |
| I love him : and darn the rest | Green, Lil; If I'm a Fool; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1942; (0708021) BBB8985 RCA LPV574 |
| You know you hug and kissed him : said daddy you sure is fat | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; How Come Mama Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15213) Pm12802 Yz L1010 |
| There is no way to cheat him : I'm so dissatisfied | Howell, Peg Leg; Low Down Rounder Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1928; (1461611) Co14320D RBF RF1 |
| I can't teach him : to take a morning's walk | Jackson, Papa Charlie; All I Want Is a Spoonful; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22981) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042 |
| Well she grabbed my baby and spanked him : I tried to make her leave him alone | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Crawlin' Baby Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15671) Pm12880 Mil MLP2013 |
| I'll kill you about him : and my hand won't even quiver | Johnson, Edith North; Nickel's Worth of Liver Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15558A) Pm12823 CC37 |
| Going to meet him : ain't got time to stay | Jones, Maggie; Box Car Blues; New York, 13 Nov. 1924; (1401343) Co14047D VJM VLP23 |
| When I got through feeding him : he said gal you're free | Jones, Maggie; Anybody Here Want to Try My Cabbage; New York, 10 Dec. 1924; (1401742) Co14063D VJM VLP23 |
| The better I treat him : the worse he treats me | Jones, Maggie; Screamin' the Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1924; (1401881) Co14055D VJM VLP23 |
| And what I like about him : he just idolize me | Jones, Maggie; You May Go, But You'll Come Back Some Day; New York, 18 Dec. 1924; (1401922) Co14063D VJM VLP23 |
| Going to place him : 'neath six feet of ground | Jones, Maggie; Undertaker's Blues; New York, 16 Apr. 1925; (1405332) Co14092D VJM VLP23 |
| Yes I loved him : but he trifled with my heart | Jones, Maggie; Undertaker's Blues; New York, 16 Apr. 1925; (1405332) Co14092D VJM VLP23 |
| Had to shoot him : because he was too smart | Jones, Maggie; Undertaker's Blues; New York, 16 Apr. 1925; (1405332) Co14092D VJM VLP23 |
| Because what you got must suit him : that's the surest sign | Jones, Maggie; Never Tell a Woman Friend; New York, 29 Sept. 1925; (1410572) Co14102D VJM VLP25 |
| Meals with him : all taste like wedding cake | Jones, Maggie; The Man I Love Is Oh So Good; New York, 7 May 1926; (1421653) Co14243D VJM VLP25 |
| 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 |
| Because she know she can take him : and raise him to hang | Ledbetter, Huddie; Alberta; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16692 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Because when them heifers leave him : you know he's going to rove | Ledbetter, Huddie; Bull Cow; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (17182 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Because when them heifers leave him : you know they on his mind | Ledbetter, Huddie; Bull Cow; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (17182 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| And the last time I seed him : he had done gone way up the road | Lee, Bertha; Mind Reader Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (147361) Vo02650 OJL17 |
| All the women loved him : and give him their dough | Leecan, Bobby; Macon Georgia CutOut; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| The blues overtake him : he jump overboard and drown | McTell, Blind Willie; Weary Hearted Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140671) Vo02568 Rt RL324 |
| If I ever find a way to leave him : if we cannot agree | Martin, Daisy; Feelin' Blue; New York, c. late July 1923; (52371) Ba1262 VJM VLP40 |
| I done hear him : pretty mama I'm going your way | Memphis Minnie; New Dirty Dozens; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5894 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
| I been looking for him : my bumblebee's so long so long | Memphis Minnie; New Bumble Bee; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5895 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
| If the Lord was to take him : I wouldn't be stung by nobody else | Memphis Minnie; Stinging Snake Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1934; (CP10691) Vo02711 Pal PL101 |
| Still nobody want him : till I brought him here | Memphis Minnie; Black Cat Blues; Chicago, 27 May 1936; (C13861) Vo03581 Pal PL101 |
| But I don't want him : to be riding these girls to be riding these girls around | Memphis Minnie; Me and My Chauffeur Blues; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C37651) OK06788 BC1 |
| Well I must buy him : a brand new VEight a brand new VEight Ford | Memphis Minnie; Me and My Chauffeur Blues; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C37651) OK06788 BC1 |
| Lord I can't quit him : and I sure can't let him alone | Moore, Rosie Mae; School Girl Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418322) Vi21408 OJL17 |
| The next time I seen him : Lord he had his family there | Patton, Charley; Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15211) Pm12805 Yz L1020 |
| And when I find him : he better not be messing around | Perkins, Gertrude; No Easy Rider Blues; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1927; (1453401) Co14313D Fwy FJ2802 |
| 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 |
| What makes me love him : I can't understand | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Honey Where You Been So Long; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (17012) Pm12200 BYG529.078 |
| I'm so alone without him : *ran away with some of the other bad news* | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Explaining the Blues; Chicago, May 1925; (21371) Pm12284 Mil MLP2001 |
| Keep showing you love him : morning night and noon | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Trust No Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26311) Pm12395 Jo SM3098 |
| If I would marry him : I needn't to work no more | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Misery Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47071) Pm12508 Fwy FJ2802 |
| I stood there laughing over him : while he wobbled around and died | Smith, Bessie; Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair; New York, 3 Mar. 1927; (1435762) Co14209D Co CL858 |
| He would do anything you ask him : in the name of the U S A | Smith, Bessie; Poor Man's Blues; New York, 24 Aug. 1928; (1468951) Co14399D Co CL856 |
| Seems like others look better to him : than I do | Smith, Clara; Every Woman's Blues; New York, 28 June 1923; (810605) CoA3943 VJM VLP15 |
| I haven't the heart to tell him : to his face | Smith, Clara; Every Woman's Blues; New York, 28 June 1923; (810605) CoA3943 VJM VLP15 |
| And just to think of him : I just can't keep from crying | Smith, Clara; Death Letter Blues New York, 15 Oct. 1924; (1401081) Co14045D VJM VLP17 |
| You can't get him when you want him : you got to catch him when you can | Smith, Trixie; Sorrowful Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (17802) Pm12208 CC29 |
| Because a man like him : is only good for a one night stand | Smith, Trixie; No Good Man; New York, 14 June 1939; (65815A) De7617 AH158 |
| Got my ax and mean to kill him : before he sucks my rider's tongue | Spivey, Victoria; New Black Snake BluesPart 1; New York, 13 Oct. 1928; (401222A) OK8626 Spi LP2001 |
| Because you can't get him when you want him : you've got to take him when you can | Waters, Ethel; Ethel Sings 'Em; New York, c. June 1923; (B) BS14154 Bio BLP12022 |
| When I want to love him : he wants to fuss and fight | Waters, Ethel; Craving Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1924; (17422) Pm12313 Bio BLP12022 |
| And his buddy stood beside him : with his lowdown drooping head | Welsh, Nolan; Dying Pickpocket Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210983) Pm12759 Yz L1028 |
| They want to put a halter on him : ooo well and tie him up like a mule in his stall | Wheatstraw, Peetie; When a Man Gets Down; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90961A) De7243 Say SDR192 |
| Because every time you hear him : he coming out with something new | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp No. 2; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91153 ) De7391 BC4 |
| Have a talk with him : before you start to buying | Wilkins, Robert; New Stock Yard Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX107 ) Vo03223 OJL21 |
| *No one can take him* : I wouldn't want nobody else | Memphis Minnie; After While Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1931; (VO152A) Vo1658 BC13 |
| But the movements in her hip : will make a dead man | James, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028 |
| I've got Ford engine movements in my hips : ten thousand miles guarantee | Gibson, Cleo; I've Got Ford Movements in My Hips; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402311) OK8700 Sw S1240 |
| Put your hands on your hips : and let your mind move on | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; Come On, Mama, Do That Dance; Chicago, 27 June 1929; ( ) Vo1420 Yz L1039 |
| Put both hands on her hips : and these is the words she said | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Hambone Willie's DreamyEyed Woman's Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402305B) OK8693 OJL17 |
| He took my daddy out of his ??? : put him in a khaki suit | Smith, Clara; Uncle Sam Blues; New York, 2 Oct. 1923; (812532) Co12D VJM VLP15 |
| Lord I once was a hobo : I crossed so many *points* | Hill, King Solomon; The Gone Dead Train; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12542) Pm13129 Yz L1004 |
| Some people call me a hobo : some call me a bum | Smith, Bessie; Young Woman's Blues; New York, 26 Oct. 1926; (1428783) Co14179D Co CL857 |
| Lord she treat me like a hog : treated me like a dog | Noble, George; The Seminole Blues; Chicago, 11 Feb. 1935; (C8972) ARC70675 Yz L1028 |
| Jumped on the hog : with all his grip | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47713) Pm12518 Rt RL308 |
| Jumped on the hog : with all his grip | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200432) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| Well I'm a rooting ground hog : and I roots both nights and days | Williams, Joe; Rootin' Ground Hog; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076621) BBB7065 RCA INT1087 |
| I'm a rooting ground hog : *if I do ??? day* | Williams, Joe; Rootin' Ground Hog; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076621) BBB7065 RCA INT1087 |
| I'm a rooting ground hog : and I roots everywhere I go | Williams, Joe; Rootin' Ground Hog; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076621) BBB7065 RCA INT1087 |
| I'm a rooting ground hog : and I root everywhere I go | Williams, Joe; Rootin' Ground Hog; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076621) BBB7065 RCA INT1087 |
| I'm that good rooting ground hog : I got a home anywhere I go | Williams, Joe; Rootin' Ground Hog; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076621) BBB7065 RCA INT1087 |
| Now I'm just a walking ground hog : mama and I walks around in my den | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Ground Hog Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070143 ) BBB9031 BC3 |
| Now if I ever get hold : to a dollar again | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Maybe I'll Loan You a Dime; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640031) BBB8784 RCA730.581 |
| Here we are on our way to the holdover : and we cannot hesitate | Jordan, Charley; Raidin' Squad Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5840 ) Vo1528 Yz L1030 |
| I'm deep down in a hole : somebody else is up | Blake, Blind; Fightin' the Jug; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15250) Pm12863 Bio BLP12037 |
| I can bore your hole : till the augerman comes | Chatman, Bo; All Around Man; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992381) BBB6295 Mel MLP7324 |
| She dug a hole : with her right hand | Chatman, Bo; Pussy Cat Blues; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026131) BBB6735 Yz L1034 |
| He really wore a hole : in the bottom of his last pair of shoes | Chatman, Bo; Country Fool; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278791) BBB8122 Yz L1014 |
| Put the key in the hole : and can't get in | Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; It's a Fight Like That; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C4630 ) Br7121 Rt RL325 |
| Key in the hole : but he couldn't get in | Macon, Ed; Wringing that Thing; Atlanta, 12 Mar. 1929; (402289A) OK8676 Mel MLP7324 |
| In the same hole : that I once was in | Spivey, Victoria; I'll Never Fall in Love Again; Chicago, 7 July 1936; (90789A) De7203 Spi LP2001 |
| 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 |
| All the boys holler : ain't tuni sweet | Baker, Willie; Sweet Patunia Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14897) Ge6751 His HLP22 |
| If I could holler : like a mountain jack | Bogan, Lucille; Sweet Patunia; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (43091) Pm12459 Yz L1017 |
| Oh the children they did holler : and the old folks squalled | Byrd, John; Old Timbrook Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2911) Pm12997 OJL8 |
| If my man could holler : like the Bob Lee Junior blows | Clayton, Jennie; Bob Lee Junior Blues; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403142) Vi21412 Fwy FA2953 |
| Said now if I could holler : just like a mountain jack | Evans, Joe; Shook It This Morning Blues; New York, 21 May 1931; (106652) Or8083 Yz L1015 |
| You could hear me holler : mmm for a while | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; She Can Love So Good; Chicago, c. mid Aug. 1930; (C6079A) Vo1540 Mel MLP7324 |
| If I could holler : just like a mountain jack | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; How Long How Long; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207881) Pm12685 Bio BLP12015 |
| When a gator holler : folks say it's a sign of rain | Johnson, Margaret; When a 'Gator Holler, Folk Say It's a Sign of Rain; New York, 20 Oct. 1926; (368461) Vi20333 Fwy FJ2801 |
| Mmm no need to holler : I got to murmur low | Johnson, Tommy; Big Fat Mama Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454651) Vi38535 Rt RL330 |
| I'm going to holler : but I'm going home | Mason, Moses; Shrimp Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203023) Pm12605 Rt RL325 |
| You ought to heard them holler : say I've the whole round world | Memphis Minnie; After While Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1931; (VO152A) Vo1658 BC13 |
| If I could holler : like that mountain jack | Moore, Kid Prince; Honey Dripping Papa; New York, 11 Apr. 1936; (189992) ARC60956 Rt RL340 |
| You might've heard her holler : don't you murder me | Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); I Couldn't Help It; New York, 17 Sept. 1934; (159671) Vo02844 OJL21 |
| Mmm now if I could holler : like this big boat whistle blow | Temple, Johnnie; Big Boat Whistle; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C986B) Vo03068 OJL17 |
| He makes you holler : and he make a fool of you | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); The Wild Cat Squawl; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404680A) OK8908 BC2 |
| Now if I could holler : like some mountain jack | Virgial, Otto; Little Girl in Rome; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962401) BBB6213 Mam S3802 |
| If I could holler : like a mountain jack | Weaver, Curley; Sweet Patunia; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473042) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| You could hear me holler : man and I didn't have no time to swallow | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Black Panter Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070144 ) BB340701 BC3 |
| And a woman run out and hollered : scared my mule away | Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; BoodleDeBum Bum; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C4631 ) Br7121 Rt RL325 |
| You ought aheard her hollering : don't you murder me | Blackman, Tewee (Memphis Jug Band); I Whipped My Woman With a Single Tree; Memphis, 4 Oct. 1929; (563472) ViV38578 Rt RL311 |
| Skin man's hollering : passing right by my door | Brown, Hi Henry; Skin Man; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11509A) Vo1692 Yz L1003 |
| And his pants behind is hollering : I got those raggedyholey blues | Chatman, Bo; Country Fool; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278791) BBB8122 Yz L1014 |
| Ought to hear her hollering : don't murder me | Fuller, Blind Boy; Rag, Mama, Rag; New York, 25 July 1935; (178632) ARC351032 BC6 |
| You won't have to do no hollering : I love you until you die | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); The Spider and the Fly; Atlanta, 23 Apr. 1930; (1503652) Co14558D CC36 |
| You ought to heard me hollering : when they let her down | Hull, Papa Harvey; France Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12690) Ge6106 OJL2 |
| I hear my rider hollering : way up on the hill | Jones, Bo; Back Door Blues; Dallas, c. Nov. 1929; (DAL460 ) Vo1452 Rt RL327 |
| What's the need of me hollering : what's the need of me crying | Lewis, Furry; I Will Turn Your Money Green; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454252) ViV38506 Yz L1008 |
| People all hollering : about what in the world they will do | Lewis, Furry; Judge Harsh Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454332) ViV38506 Yz L1008 |
| You ought to heard my baby hollering : daddy won't you come home | Short, Jaydee; Lonesome Swamp Rattlesnake; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4681) Pm13043 OJL11 |
| And I feel like hollering : murder in the first degree | Stokes, Frank; Half Cup of Tea; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47742) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| And I feel like hollering : murder in the first degree | Stokes, Frank; Beale Town Bound; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47752) Pm12576 Rt RL308 |
| You might've heard her hollering : daddy don't you murder me | Sykes, Roosevelt; Single Tree Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15563) Pm12827 Riv RM8819 |
| Now the women there was hollering : ooo well here come that little cocktail man | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Cocktail Man Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90173A) De7144 Say SDR191 |
| Everybody hollering : here come that Peetie Wheatstraw | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp No. 2; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91153 ) De7391 BC4 |
| When you go down in Smoky Hollow : put your money down in your shoe | Washington, Louis; Tallahassee Woman; New York, 18 Jan. 1934; (146371) Ba33105 Fly LP103 |
| You may go to Hollywood : and try to get on the screen | Memphis Minnie; Nothin in Rambling; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3167A) OK05670 BC1 |
| J C Holmes : was the rider's name | Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406292) Co14095D Co CL855 |
| Says I went back home : and I looked up side the wall | Alexander, Texas; Awful Moaning BluesPart 1; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402643B) OK8731 Rt RL327 |
| Says I went back home : and I looked up on the shelf | Alexander, Texas; Awful Moaning BluesPart 2; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402644B) OK8731 Rt RL327 |
| Says I went back home : and I walked up and down the hall | Alexander, Texas; Awful Moaning BluesPart 2; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402644B) OK8731 Rt RL327 |
| When I come on home : and you and John Russell sure don't treat me right | Arnold, Kokomo; Big Leg Mama; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1935; (90314A) De7116 Say SDR163 |
| Now I'm going home : I done did all in this world that I could | Arnold, Kokomo; Mean Old Twister; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91161A) De7347 BC4 |
| For you've got a home : just as long as I got mine | Bailey, Kid; Rowdy Blues; Memphis, c. 25 Sept. 1929; (M211) Br7114 OJL5 |
| I want to go home : ain't got no shoes to wear | Barefoot Bill; Barefoot Bill's Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503041) Co14561D Rt RL325 |
| I'm going home : get my Bible and set down and read | Batts, Will; Highway No. 61 Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1933; (137291) Vo02531 Yz L1021 |
| Said come home : your poor old mother's dead | Beaman, Lottie; Wayward Girl Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14161A) Ge6607 OJL6 |
| Than to be at home : rolling with my man | Bogan, Lucille; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5562A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| And I'm going back home : where these blues don't worry me | Bogan, Lucille; Tired as I Can Be; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155051) Ba33313 His HLP4 |
| Papa comes home : when his work is over | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants a Cookie; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5070 ) Vo1561 Yz L1036 |
| Get well away from home : then it will roll across your mind | Chatman, Lonnie; It's a Pain to Me; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15452) Pm13143 Bio BLP12041 |
| I'm going home : if I had a lock and key | Chatman, Lonnie; New Sittin' On Top of the World; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15562) Pm13134 Bio BLP12041 |
| Every time we'd get home : you said daddy I love you so | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Don't Mean Me No Good; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535911) BBB8615 RCA730.581 |
| Get a letter from home : some of your folks is dead | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Maybe I'll Loan You a Dime; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640031) BBB8784 RCA730.581 |
| Uncle Bud went home : just like they said | Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; It's a Fight Like That; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C4630 ) Br7121 Rt RL325 |
| If I go home : about half past ten | Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; It's a Fight Like That; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C4630 ) Br7121 Rt RL325 |
| Now Lucy came home : with a big excuse | Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; It's a Fight Like That; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C4630 ) Br7121 Rt RL325 |
| Death Valley is my home : mama I want to die | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Death Valley Blues; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648741) BBB8858 RCA LPV518 |
| I had a happy home : and I wouldn't stay there | Delaney, Mattie; Down the Big Road Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM785 ) Vo1480 Yz L1009 |
| My gal come home : with a tie across her back | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Where Did You Stay Last Night; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17277A) Ch16171 Riv RM8803 |
| Then if I reach my home : I'll be changed all on that L and N | Estes, Sleepy John; Hobo Jungle Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62481A) De7354 Sw S1219 |
| Now change home : I change town | Estes, Sleepy John; Everybody Oughta Make a Change; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63647A) De7571 RBF RF8 |
| Now Brownsville is my home : and you know I ain't going to throwed it down | Estes, Sleepy John; Brownsville Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63653A) De7473 RBF RF8 |
| He come back home : his little wife has to bear the blame | Estes, Sleepy John; You Shouldn't Do That; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649161) BBB8915 BC7 |
| Every night I come home : you got your lips painted red | Fuller, Blind Boy; Piccolo Rag; New York, 5 Apr. 1938; (226771) OK06437 BC11 |
| Says I'm about to lose my home : I've done and lost my car | Fuller, Blind Boy; Three Ball Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26600A) Vo05440 BC11 |
| When I get you home : I'm going to curl your hair | Gibson, Clifford; Tired of Being Mistreated Part 2; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (485A) QRSR7079 Yz L1006 |
| But you'll come home : some old lonesome day | Glaze, Ruby (Blind Willie McTell); Lonesome Day Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716041) Vi23353 RCA LPV518 |
| Come back home : nevermore to roam | Glover, Mae; I Ain't Giving Nobody None; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15395A) Ge6948 Her H201 |
| When you come home : that'll be so doggone nice | Glover, Mae; I Ain't Giving Nobody None; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15395A) Ge6948 Her H201 |
| You can hunt you another home : because she don't want you no more | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Cloudy Sky Blues; Atlanta, 25 Mar. 1927; (1437582) Co14205D CC36 |
| You didn't come home : till the sun was shining bright | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Motherless Chile Blues; Atlanta, 5 Nov. 1927; (1451341) Co14299D RBF RF15 |
| I want to go home : and this train is done gone dead | Hill, King Solomon; The Gone Dead Train; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12542) Pm13129 Yz L1004 |
| Come right back home : and caught her shaking that thing | Hurt, Mississippi John; Got the Blues Can't Be Satisfied; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401484B) OK8724 Bio BLPC4 |
| Says I have a papa home : and you can't come in | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Salty Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1924; (1893?) Pm12236 Yz L1029 |
| She said the *headknots* at home : daddy and you can't in | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coffee Pot Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10043?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| Want you to come on home : and drop that sack | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Drop that Sack; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21451) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| My baby's back home : serving my jellyroll | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coal Man Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (42442) Pm12461 Bio BLP12042 |
| Women went home : and *had it* out in red | James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158 |
| Womens going home : and *had it* out in red | James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158 |
| Now I just started home : and I'll not be worried there | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Shuckin' Sugar; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30772) Pm12454 Mil MLP2007 |
| This not being my home : I don't think I could stay | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rabbit Foot Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30891) Pm12454 Mil MLP2004 |
| I want to go home : and I ain't got sufficient clothes | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30902) Pm12443 Mil MLP2007 |
| When I left home : I left my baby crying | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rambler Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200402) Pm12541 Bio BLP12015 |
| I'm a long long way from home : I ain't got no *lover* in town | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Sad News Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207722) Pm12728 Rt RL306 |
| Well I ain't going to leave my home : till I order me a quart of gin | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Big Night Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1929; (214022) Pm12801 Riv RLP12125 |
| Well my gal got something at home : that I sure do like | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bed Springs Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15664) Pm12872 Mel MLP7324 |
| I'm going home : I ain't been home in so long | Johnson, Elizabeth; Sobbin' Woman Blues; New York, 30 Oct. 1928; (401280?) OK8789 Her H201 |
| She said daddy you've got a home : just as long as I got mine | Johnson, Lem; Candy Blues; New York, 19 May 1942; (70761A) De7895 Br87.504 |
| Soon as I leave my home : you trying to bite me in my back | Johnson, Lonnie; Sam, You're Just a Rat; New York, 9 Feb. 1932; (405141A) OK8937 Yz L1028 |
| But when you came home : you didn't know the name of the play | Johnson, Margaret; If I Let You Get Away With It Once You'll Do It All of the Time; New York, 19 Oct. 1923; (71972B) OK8107 Sw S1240; |
| I was a young girl at home : and I did not know the world | Johnson, Mary; Mary Johnson Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18792) Ch16570 Riv RM8819 |
| Babe you caused me to leave my happy home : and you caused me to weep and moan | Johnson, Mary; Mary Johnson Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18792) Ch16570 Riv RM8819 |
| I can bring your clothes back home : and try me one more time | Johnson, Robert; Phonograph Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25872) ARC unissued Co C30034 |
| You didn't come home : till the sun was shining bright | Johnson, Robert; 3220 Blues; San Antonio, 26 Nov. 1936; (SA26161) ARC70460 Co CL1654 |
| Well I'm going back home : going to fall down on my knees | Johnson, Tommy; Lonesome Home Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L2302) Pm13000 Yz L1007 |
| First night that I went home : drunk as I could be | Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495582) Co14489D Fwy FA2951 |
| Second night when I got home : as drunk as I could be | Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495582) Co14489D Fwy FA2951 |
| The third night when I went home : drunk as I could be | Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495582) Co14489D Fwy FA2951 |
| Comes back home : and wants to fight | Jones, Maggie; If I Lose, Let Me Lose; New York, 17 Dec. 1924; (1401871) Co14059D VJM VLP23 |
| They asked me was my wife at home : and I told she has long been gone | Jordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398212) Vi21076 Rt RL326 |
| I'd be at home : in my folding bed | Kelly, Eddie; Poole County Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130231) BBB7204 RBF RF9 |
| Now I'm going home : get my Bible and sit down and read | Kelly, Jack; Highway No. 61 Blues; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137121) Ba32844 Rt RL316 |
| This ain't my home : I ain't got no right to stay | Lewis, Furry; Furry's Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454241) ViV38519 Rt RL333 |
| This ain't my home : must be my stopping place | Lewis, Furry; Furry's Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454241) ViV38519 Rt RL333 |
| When I left my home : you would not let me be | Lewis, Furry; Furry's Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454241) ViV38519 Rt RL333 |
| Says I want to go home : but I know it's trouble there | Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Bad Luck's My Buddy; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64739 ) Vi23266 Rt RL307 |
| I'm going home : going to tell my brother will | Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Bad Luck's My Buddy; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64739 ) Vi23266 Rt RL307 |
| If I ever get back home : oh baby to stay | Lincoln, Charley; Chain Gang Trouble; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451082) Co14272D His HLP4 |
| Soon as I left home : start to cutting up in my bed | Little Son Joe; Black Cat Swing; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (C40981) OK06707 BC1 |
| And when you come home : we'll go to fuss and fight | McClennan, Tommy; Love with a Feeling; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537401) BBB8689 Rt RL305 |
| That's when I get back home : can't anyone tell | McCoy, Joe; My Mary Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5830 ) Vo1576 Pal PL101 |
| You got a home : just as long as I've got mine | McFadden, Charlie Specks; People People Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1541) Pm12928 Riv RM8819 |
| I told her she had a home : just as long as I got mine | McTell, Blind Willie; Searching the Desert for the Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716061) Vi23353 RCA LPV518 |
| Now I'm going home : to take a snooze | Martin, Daisy; Feelin' Blue; New York, c. late July 1923; (52371) Ba1262 VJM VLP40 |
| When I was at home : I was with my man | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About You; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM772A) Vo1476 Pal PL101 |
| When I was home : I was resting at ease | Memphis Minnie; I'm Going Back Home; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59992 ) Vi23352 His HLP32 |
| When I was at home : I was with my man | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About YouNo. 2; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6010A) Vo1556 His HLP2 |
| Since I brought her home : you can't find no holes at all | Memphis Minnie; Black Cat Blues; Chicago, 27 May 1936; (C13861) Vo03581 Pal PL101 |
| I first left home : I stopped in Tennessee | Memphis Minnie; Nothin in Rambling; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3167A) OK05670 BC1 |
| Every time I leave home : some of my follies follow me | Mississippi Moaner (Isaiah Nettles); Mississippi Moan; Jackson, Miss., 20 Oct. 1935; (JAX2011) Vo03166 Yz L1009 |
| No place to call home : wet hungry and no place to eat | Moore, Whistlin' Alex; West Texas Woman; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495312) Co14496D His HLP32 |
| She's going to come home : and find me gone | Moss, Buddy; Daddy Don't Care; New York, 16 Jan. 1933; (129081) Ba33106 RBF RF15 |
| I ever get back home : I won't be back no more | Patton, Charley; Screamin' and Hollerin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15214) Pm12805 Yz L1020 |
| For you know you got a home : mama long as I got mine | Patton, Charley; Screamin' and Hollerin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15214) Pm12805 Yz L1020 |
| Take me home sweet home : baby to that shining star | Patton, Charley; Bird Nest Bound; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4331) Pm13070 Yz L1020 |
| Aw take me home : to Lord that shining star | Patton, Charley; Revenue Man Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14747 ) Vo02931 Yz L1020 |
| I'm so far from my home : well I can't tell right from wrong | Petway, Robert; Cotton Pickin' Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741151) BBB9036 Rt RL314 |
| And I'm going to slip right back home : to my same old usedtobe | Rachel, James Yank; Little Sarah; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555972) ViV38595 Rt RL310 |
| I'm going home : I'm going to settle down | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Moonshine Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1608?) Pm12083 BYG529.078 |
| Because mama's going home : singing the Bessemer blues | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Bessemer Bound Blues; New York, Jan. 1926; (23732) Pm12374 Mil MLP2001 |
| I come back to my home : I's about to overboard and drown | Richardson, Mooch; Burying Ground Blues; Memphis, 23 Mar. 1928; (400375A) OK8576 Mam S3803 |
| Didn't go home : till the break of dawn | Robinson, Bob; Selling That Stuff; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210353) Pm12714 Riv RM8803 |
| I want to talk to my home : from this sad New York land | Short, Jaydee; Telephone Arguin' Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4561) Pm13043 OJL11 |
| When you get bad luck in your home : there's a few men know just how you feel | Short, Jaydee; Grand Daddy Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11479A) Vo1708 Yz L1018 |
| I'm going to write down home : tell mama to send for me | Simpson, Coletha; Down South Blues; Chicago, c. 16 Apr. 1929; (C3299) Br7112 His HLP1 |
| One who will come home : and sleep every night | Smith, Clara; Mama's Gone Goodbye; New York, 20 Sept. 1924; (1400534) Co14039D VJM VLP17 |
| If you come home : and your mama can't be found | Smith, Ivy; Sad and Blue; Chicago, c. Jan. 1927; (40891) Pm12447 His HLP2 |
| If he don't bring it home : he's not to blame | Smith, Trixie; Ride Jockey Ride; New York, Dec. 1924; (1977?) Pm12245 CC29 |
| I'm going home : and I swear and it won't be long | Spaulding, Henry; Cairo Blues; Chicago, c. 6 May 1929; (C3449 ) Br7085 Yz L1003 |
| And if I ever get back home : I ain't never coming to Detroit no more | Spivey, Victoria; Detroit Moan; Chicago, 15 Oct. 1936; (C1568?) Vo unissued Spi LP2001 |
| I'd have been at home : with a *blackhaired* | Stevens, Vol; Vol Stevens Blues; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403241) Vi21356 OJL21 |
| I would have been at home : trying to live good and | Stokes, Frank; Sweet to Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47731) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| When I got home : my gal was gone away | Stokes, Frank; Hunting Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212341) Pm12774 Rt RL333 |
| And I'll take my home : back in shiny town | Stokes, Frank; Shiney Town Blues; Memphis, 25 Sept. 1929; (555911) ViV38589 RBF RF202 |
| Uncle Bill came home : about half past ten | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
| I got something at home : on my shelf | Thomas, Hociel; Put It Where I Can Get It; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9474A) OK8258 Bio BLPC6 |
| I got up next morning and come back home : been running ever since | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); She Ain't No Good; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404783B) OK8885 Mam S3804 |
| When I got home : the peoples met me and said | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Stop and Listen Blues No. 2; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404785?) OK8859 Mam S3804 |
| When I got home : I was began to scream and cry | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Stop and Listen Blues No. 2; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404785?) OK8859 Mam S3804 |
| I went back home : put on my tie | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); I've Got Blood in My Eyes for You; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050231) Co14660D Mam S3804 |
| Believe I'll make my home : way up on Dago Hill | Virgial, Otto; Bad Notion Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962411) BBB6213 Mam S3802 |
| I'm going back home : and take the righthand road | Washboard Sam; I'm Feeling Low Down; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644821) BBB8878 RCA LPV577 |
| So when I got back home : they was tacking a notice on the door | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C12561) Vo03186 BC7 |
| I was thinking about going home : I don't believe that I will go | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sweet Home Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12612) Vo03396 Say SDR191 |
| Now if you can't keep a happy home : ooo well well will be the devil each and every day | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sweet Home Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12612) Vo03396 Say SDR191 |
| Now if I go home : do you think that is the best place to be | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sweet Home Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12612) Vo03396 Say SDR191 |
| Well then again then if I go home : ooo well now do you think she will be mean to me | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sweet Home Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12612) Vo03396 Say SDR191 |
| Aberdeen is my home : but the mens don't want me around | White, Washington; Aberdeen Mississippi Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2990A) OK05743 Co C30036 |
| I'm going home : sit down and tell my ma | Wilkins, Robert; That's No Way to Get Along; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M189 ) Br7125 OJL5 |
| I got a letter from home : reckon how it read | Wilkins, Robert; Nashville Stonewall Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM740A) Br7168 Rt RL307 |
| I was at home : doing very well | Williams, Joe; Mr. Devil Blues; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M196 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321 |
| Now when you go home : you can't change your wild rice | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Moonshine; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201131) BBB7603 RCA LPV518 |
| Now moonshine will make you go home : lay down across your bed | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Moonshine; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201131) BBB7603 RCA LPV518 |
| Oh now ain't it hard to have a home : a home and you can't go there no more | Williamson, Sonny Boy; The Right Kind of Life; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308551) BBB8034 RCA INT1088 |
| If you gal come home : she's feeling tight | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); Do It Right; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (1489783) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| If your wife leave home : every time you do | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); Do It Right; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (1489783) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| Honey honey : do you think of me | Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18 |
| Son you talk about your honey : you ought to see mine | Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18 |
| Honey honey : do you think I'm a fool | Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18 |
| Honey honey : quit your worrying me | Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18 |
| Give you my money honey : to buy your shoes and clothes | Blake, Blind; You Gonna Quit Me Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201101) Pm12597 Yz L1016 |
| I often tell my honey : don't have to fight | Butler, Sam; You Can't Keep No Brown; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (26782) Pm12389 Yz L1026 |
| Say I just want to show you honey : just what gambling have done for me | Campbell, Bob; Dice's Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154831) Vo02830 Rt RL340 |
| Now it don't make no difference sweet little old honey : ahow you trying to carry on | Chatman, Bo; Honey; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476571) BBB8555 Yz L1034 |
| Awhat you trying to do to me honey : I happen to have it in my bag | Chatman, Bo; Honey; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476571) BBB8555 Yz L1034 |
| Now it don't make a bit of difference with me honey : things you trying to do to me | Chatman, Bo; Honey; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476571) BBB8555 Yz L1034 |
| Awhat you trying to do to me honey : I happen to have it in my bag | Chatman, Bo; Honey; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476571) BBB8555 Yz L1034 |
| But one of these days now little old sweet honey : you'll be out of house and home | Chatman, Bo; Honey; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476571) BBB8555 Yz L1034 |
| Now you trying to do little dirty things honey : and keep it out of your daddy's sight | Chatman, Bo; Honey; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476571) BBB8555 Yz L1034 |
| You fool right around now little old honey : and let me catch you dead to the right | Chatman, Bo; Honey; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476571) BBB8555 Yz L1034 |
| I can't blame you honey : I'd be the same way if I could | Easton, Amos; Green Country Gal; New York, 23 Aug. 1936; (61241A) De7440 AH158 |
| You with your man honey : staying out every night | Gillum, Bill Jazz; It's All Over Now; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070440 ) BBB8975 RCA INT1177 |
| Can I get you now honey : or must I hesitate | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Voice Throwin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15219) Pm12802 Yz L1010 |
| Honey honey : you sweet as a plum | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Easy Rider Don't Deny My Name; New York, 16 June 1927; (1442823) Co14231D RBF RF15 |
| Honey honey : I'm going to tell you the truth | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Easy Rider Don't Deny My Name; New York, 16 June 1927; (1442823) Co14231D RBF RF15 |
| Well the bee gets the honey : puts it in his comb | Hill, Robert; I Had a Gal for the Last Fifteen Years; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026031) BBB6741 His HLP31 |
| There's one thing honey : I want you to understand | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Take Me Back Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22082) Pm12296 Bio BLP12042 |
| Yes yes honey : but hold your breath | James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158 |
| To be way up here honey : treated this away | James, Skip; Cypress Grove Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7472) Pm13088 Bio BLP12029 |
| Don't try to dog me honey : sweet talk can't make me stay | Johnson, Edith North; Good Chib Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15559) Pm12864 CC37 |
| But the way he spreads his honey : Lord it makes me think I'll lose my mind | Johnson, Edith North; Honeydripper Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15561) Pm12823 Mil MLP2018 |
| Oh the way he drips his honey : Lord he won my heart that's all | Johnson, Edith North; Honeydripper Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15561) Pm12823 Mil MLP2018 |
| Come here honey : explain yourself to me | Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495582) Co14489D Fwy FA2951 |
| Come here honey : explain this thing to me | Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495582) Co14489D Fwy FA2951 |
| Been so good to you honey : *good meat* for me | Jordan, Charley; I Couldn't Stay Here; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (18980 ) ARC60961 Yz L1021 |
| If you don't want me honey : let's take and in hand | Lewis, Furry; Dry Land Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454291) Vi23345 Yz L1021 |
| If I don't do to suit you honey : I'll break my backbone trying | Lincoln, Charley; My Wife Drove Me From the Door; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451061) Co14305D RBF RF202 |
| You see me laughing honey : just to keep from crying | Lofton, Willie; My Mean Baby Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9387A) De7076 Rt RL314 |
| He makes my honey : evil John makes my corn | Memphis Minnie; Bumble Bee; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM773 ) Vo1476 His HLP2 |
| And he makes better honey : any bumblebee I ever seen | Memphis Minnie; New Bumble Bee; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5895 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
| I can't travel honey : night or day | Short, Jaydee; Lonesome Swamp Rattlesnake; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4681) Pm13043 OJL11 |
| But the day you quit me honey : it's coming home to you | Smith, Bessie; Down Hearted Blues; New York, 16 Feb. 1923; (808635) CoA3844 Co CL855 |
| Now listen honey : while I say | Smith, Bessie; After You've Gone; New York, 2 Mar. 1927; (1435672) Co14197D Co CL857 |
| Goodbye honey : if you call that gone | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Honey Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO126 ) Vo1633 Yz L1031 |
| And I may be gone honey : for a doggone long long time | Smith, Trixie; Freight Train Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (17671) Pm12211 CC29 |
| Women crying honey : won't you come in please | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
| Oh little honey : don't you make me go | Thomas, Henry; Arkansas; Chicago, c. early July 1927; ( ) Vo1286 Rt RL312 |
| Now fare thee my honey : fare thee | Thomas, Henry; Texas Worried Blues; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; (C2002 ) Vo1249 OJL3 |
| Now I'm going to leave you honey : tomorrow night | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); I'll Be Gone Long Gone; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15651) Pm13153 Bio BLP12041 |
| You sure miss your water honey : when your well go dry | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); I'll Be Gone Long Gone; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15651) Pm13153 Bio BLP12041 |
| Sweetest honey : now come from no bee | Williams, Joe; Little Leg Woman; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854871) BBB5900 Yz L1038 |
| Now because you said that I was your little honeybee : and I could make your honey just right | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Honey Bee Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208421) BBB7707 RCA INT1088 |
| I want some honeydrip : please don't turn me down | Moore, Kid Prince; Honey Dripping Papa; New York, 11 Apr. 1936; (189992) ARC60956 Rt RL340 |
| Don't play honeydrip : way down in no cell | Moore, Kid Prince; Honey Dripping Papa; New York, 11 Apr. 1936; (189992) ARC60956 Rt RL340 |
| Oh thinking about my honeydripper : and all the wrongs he done | Johnson, Edith North; Honeydripper Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15561) Pm12823 Mil MLP2018 |
| He knows he's a good honeydripper : Lord and I want him every day | Johnson, Edith North; Honeydripper Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15561) Pm12823 Mil MLP2018 |
| I'm going to take you for a honeymoon : in some long long distant land | Johnson, Robert; Honeymoon Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL401 ) Vo04002 Co C30034 |
| Boo hoo : I just can't keep from crying | Campbell, Gene; Wandering Blues; Chicago, c. May 1930; (C5701A) Br7170 His HLP2 |
| Boo hoo : I wring my hands and cry | Campbell, Gene; Wandering Blues; Chicago, c. May 1930; (C5701A) Br7170 His HLP2 |
| 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 |
| Aw she went to a hoodoo : she went there all alone | Lincoln, Charley; Mojoe Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451053) Co14475D RBF RF15 |
| Dirty old hookworm : got into my room | Blake, Blind; Hookworm Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15251A) Pm12794 Bio BLP12031 |
| Man like a hookworm : got a hold to my baby | Blake, Blind; Hookworm Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15251A) Pm12794 Bio BLP12031 |
| Her man like a hookworm : taking a hold to my babe | Blake, Blind; Hookworm Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15251A) Pm12794 Bio BLP12031 |
| But there's one thing I hope : I won't have to cry no more | McPhail, Black Bottom; My Dream Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11513A) Vo1690 Yz L1019 |
| Is it hopeless : when I lost my best friend | Bell, Anna; Hopeless Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (171A) QRSR7007 His HLP21 |
| Lowdown mean and hopeless : is just the way I feel | Bell, Anna; Hopeless Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (171A) QRSR7007 His HLP21 |
| Way you talk you like my hopping : why don't you keep me for your little toad | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hoppin' Toad Frog; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO166A) Vo1655 Yz L1031 |
| And my bull got a horn : long as my arm | Patton, Charley; Jersey Bull Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (14723 ) Vo02782 Mam S3802 |
| There ain't nothing on that horn : that old Jazz can't do | Smith, Bessie; Jazzbo Brown from Memphis Town; New York, 18 Mar. 1926; (1418192) Co14133D Co CL856 |
| Like when that horn : is to your lips | Smith, Bessie; Trombone Cholly; New York, 3 Mar. 1927; (1435753) Co14232D Co CL858 |
| My wild cow got a horn : just long as your right arm | Williams, Joe; Wild Cow Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962461) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| Old Timbrook was a black horse : black as any crow | Byrd, John; Old Timbrook Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2911) Pm12997 OJL8 |
| I love my race horse : likes to have my fun | Byrd, John; Old Timbrook Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2911) Pm12997 OJL8 |
| It's pull on your race horse : bet on your derby too | Coleman, Bob; Sing Song Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 June 1929; (15167) Pm12791 Rt RL340 |
| Well I'll follow that horse : man in any land | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Black Pony Blues; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648731) BBB8896 RCA LPV518 |
| Twenty grand is the fastest race horse : that ever run around a track | Davis, Walter; Let Me in Your Saddle; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (0405111) BBB8282 RCA INT1085 |
| On a horse : there's a man he rode | Edwards, Big Boy Teddy; Louise; Chicago, 14 June 1934; (806081) BBB5826 CC3 |
| I ain't no race horse : I ain't built for speed | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Hot Papa Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22072) Pm12305 Bio BLP12042 |
| Go and get my black horse : and saddle up my grey mare | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Horse Blues; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25431) Pm12367 Mil MLP2004 |
| I had money on the horses : money on one two three | Big Bill (Broonzy); When I Had Money; Chicago, 17 Apr. 1940; (WC3036A) Vo05563 RBF RF16; |
| Well there's two black horses : standing on the burying ground | Hull, Papa Harvey; France Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12690) Ge6106 OJL2 |
| I never did like no horses : I never could stand no *steel* | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; D B Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208211) Pm12712 Bio BLP12015 |
| Saying coke's for horses : not women or men | Jordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398212) Vi21076 Rt RL326 |
| You are like an old horseshoe : that's had its day | Cox, Ida; Worn Down Daddy Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (207661) Pm12704 BYG529073 |
| 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 take around to the city hospital : just as quick quick as you possibly can | Memphis Minnie; Memphis MinnieJitis Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5822 ) Vo1588 BC13 |
| 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 |
| Now some like it hot : some like it cold | Bogan, Lucille; Barbecue Bess; New York, 6 Mar. 1935; (169841) Ba33475 Yz L1017 |
| When the battles get hot : he tell him just what to do | Estes, Sleepy John; Lawyer Clark Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649241) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
| When it gets too hot : I want my oven just cool | Hart, Hattie; I Let My Daddy Do That; New York, 13 Sept. 1934; (15899 ) Vo02855 Mam S3803 |
| But I can keep your boiler hot : till the superintendent come | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; It's Heated; Chicago, 11 June 1929; (C3585 ) Vo1539 Yz L1039 |
| 'Males so hot : it burns my hand | Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (202832) Pm12605 OJL8 |
| Have my shrimp hot : they are ready to go | Mason, Moses; Shrimp Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203023) Pm12605 Rt RL325 |
| You ain't so hot : what can it be | Smith, Bessie; Take Me for a Buggy Ride; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525792) OK8949 Co CL856 |
| Night's awful hot : I was feeling fine | Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022 |
| And you's a dirty pot hound : dirtier than any man I seen | Bogan, Lucille; Pot Hound Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3462 ) Br7083 His HLP15 |
| I'm hungry as a hound : I can't travel nowhere | Easton, Amos; No Woman No Nickel; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L11203) Pm13109 Yz L1012 |
| She said is that you Mr Houndhead : mama can't use you no more | Henry, Hound Head; Low Down Hound Blues; Chicago, 17 Oct. 1928; (C2451 ) Vo1288 His HLP2 |
| Count me every hour : see if I'd run away | Edwards, Big Boy Teddy; Louise; Chicago, 14 June 1934; (806081) BBB5826 CC3 |
| The very hour : that you call my name | Johnson, Joe (Memphis Minnie); I'm Going Back Home; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59992 ) Vi23352 His HLP32 |
| Minnie every hour : is a living fear | Johnson, Joe (Memphis Minnie); I'm Going Back Home; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59992 ) Vi23352 His HLP32 |
| They paid a dollar an hour : but the work was too long and hard | Johnson, Lonnie; Low Land Moan; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1927; (82043A) OK8677 CC30 |
| The very hour : I call your name | McCoy, Joe; Goin' Back to Texas; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487092) Co14455D OJL21 |
| Every hour : | McCoy, Joe; Goin' Back to Texas; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487092) Co14455D OJL21 |
| Oh a minute seems like hours : and hour seems like days | Brown, Willie; Future Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4182) Pm13090 OJL5 |
| In the wee midnight hours : long before the break of day | Carr, Leroy; Midnight Hour Blues; New York, 16 Mar. 1932; (11499A) Vo1703 Co C30496 |
| Minutes seem like hours : and hours seem like years | Carr, Leroy; BrokenHearted Man; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164251) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| You better cut out you late hours : and let other mens alone | Gillum, Bill Jazz; You Drink Too Much Whiskey; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070445 ) BBB9004 RCA INT1177 |
| If I going to take my razor and cut your late hours : you wouldn't think I be serving you right | Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12521) Pm13116 Rt RL335 |
| I'm going to take my razor and cut your late hours : you wouldn't think I be serving you right | Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12522) Pm13116 Yz L1026 |
| I'll count the hours : *living when alone* | Johnson, Joe (Memphis Minnie); I'm Going Back Home; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59992 ) Vi23352 His HLP32 |
| I'll count the hours : lover when I'm gone | McCoy, Joe; Goin' Back to Texas; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487092) Co14455D OJL21 |
| Minutes seem like hours : hours seem like days | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Last Minute Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (16092) Pm12080 BYG529.078 |
| Said I went up to my girl's house : and I tipped right through the hall | Bird, Billy; Alabama BluesPart 2; Atlanta, 29 Oct. 1928; (1473261) Co14418D His HLP5 |
| I played on clearing house : couldn't make a grade | Blake, Blind; Playing Policy Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L6471) Pm13035 Bio BLP12003 |
| I caught a stranger in my house : and I busted his head with a club | Blake, Blind; Rope Stretchin' BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L10992) Pm13103 Bio BLP12037 |
| You can pass my house : honey you can hear me cry | Bogan, Lucille; Levee Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (43241) Pm12459 Yz L1017 |
| Come past my house : and hear me cry | Bogan, Lucille; My Georgia Grind; Chicago, c. 1 Feb. 1930; (C5347 ) Br unissued Rt RL317 |
| I'm going to get them in my house : and ain't going to let them out | Bogan, Lucille; Tricks Ain't Working No More; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6848A) Br7186 His HLP15 |
| When you come to my house : come down behind the jail | Bogan, Lucille; Barbecue Bess; New York, 6 Mar. 1935; (169841) Ba33475 Yz L1017 |
| He done pawned my house : he got my life at stake | Bogan, Lucille; Skin Game Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (170141) Ba33448 Rt RL317 |
| Run around the house : took me a peep through the crack | Bracey, Mississippi; Stered Gal; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404766B) OK8867 Yz L1038 |
| Preacher comes to your house : you ask him to rest his hat | Brown, Hi Henry; Preacher Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11477A) Vo1728 Yz L1030 |
| I got a house : way up on the hill | Burse, Charlie; I Got Good Taters; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18650) Ch16481 Rt RL337 |
| I come to your house : and knock upon your door | Carr, Leroy; What More Can I Do; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7222A) Vo1651 Yz L1036 |
| You can talk about your brick house : but you ought to see mine | Collins, Sam; My Road Is Rough and Rocky; New York, c. Oct. 1931; ( ) unknown Yz L1038 |
| Because every time I come to your house : some man hanging around your door | Estes, Sleepy John; Who's Been Tellin' You Buddy Brown Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90097A) Ch50068 Sw S1219 |
| Now they carried me in the house : and they laid me across the bank | Estes, Sleepy John; Floating Bridge; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62465A) De7442 RBF RF8 |
| I got a job in the freight house : trying to learn how to truck | James, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028 |
| I'm going to the big house : and I don't even care | James, Jesse; Lonesome Day Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90762A) De7213 AH158 |
| I passed my partner's house : I stopped in to comb my head | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Competition Bed Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207492) Pm12728 Rt RL306 |
| When I goes to her house : old man starts to booting me around | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bootin' Me 'Bout; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15675) Pm12946 Mil MLP2004 |
| I been fastened in this haunted house : six long months today | Johnson, Lonnie; Blue Ghost Blues; New York, 9 Nov. 1927; (81802B) OK8557 CC30 |
| They worry me so in this haunted house : I wish I was dead and gone | Johnson, Lonnie; Blue Ghost Blues; New York, 9 Nov. 1927; (81802B) OK8557 CC30 |
| I been in this haunted house : for three long years today | Johnson, Lonnie; Blue Ghost Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63523A) De7537 AH158 |
| Now there's twentytwo men came to my house : it was last Sunday morn | Jordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398212) Vi21076 Rt RL326 |
| Now I went to my baby's house : and I sat down on her steps | McClennan, Tommy; Deep Blue Sea Blues; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064889 ) BBB9005 Rt RL313 |
| Now I went to my baby's house : knocked upon her door | McClennan, Tommy; I'm a Guitar King; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064890 ) BBB8957 RBF RF1 |
| I'm going to build me a house : out on the sea | McCoy, Joe; That Will Be Alright; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487083) Co14439D Yz L1021 |
| I went to my house : about half past ten | McCoy, Joe; Preachers Blues; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7247 ) Vo1643 BC13 |
| You ain't got to put it in my house : Lordy only leave it to my door | McTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519051) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| Take me to your house : and let me stay all night | McTell, Blind Willie; Warm It Up to Me; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (140082) Vo02595 Yz L1005 |
| You ain't got to put her in my house : but Lordy only lead her to my door | McTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (140362) Vo02577 RBF RF15 |
| I went to your house : I fell down on the floor | Memphis Minnie; I Called You This Morning; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6013 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| I'd bet anybody pass my house : that one round Joe would knock him out | Memphis Minnie; He's in the Ring; Chicago, 22 Aug. 1935; (C1099B) Vo03046 Pal PL101 |
| Me around the house : just a toodleoodleoo | Newbern, Hambone Willie; She Could ToodleOo; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402295A) OK8740 Rt RL323 |
| I say I come to your house : knocked on your door | Pickett, Charlie; Let Me Squeeze Your Lemon; New York, 3 Aug. 1937; (62487A) De7707 RBF RF9 |
| And every time I come to your house : there's a man standing in your door | Rachel, James Yank; Sweet Mama; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (62550) Vi23318 Rt RL329 |
| Bad luck's *over* my house : ??? then begin to | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Honey Where You Been So Long; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (17012) Pm12200 BYG529.078 |
| Your friend come to your house : wife ask him to rest his hat | Shade, Will; On the Road Again; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470111) ViV38015 OJL19 |
| Now the preacher will come to your house : your wife will ask him to rest his hat | Shade, Will; I Can Beat You Plenty; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (55599 ) ViV38586 Rt RL337 |
| I've gone to your house : the other night | Smith, Bessie; I Ain't Goin' to Play Second Fiddle; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406301) Co14090D Co CL855 |
| I'm going to the gin house : when the whistle blows | Smith, Bessie; The Gin House Blues; New York, 18 Mar. 1926; (1418203) Co14158D Co CL856 |
| I'm going to the gin house : stay there by myself | Smith, Bessie; The Gin House Blues; New York, 18 Mar. 1926; (1418203) Co14158D Co CL856 |
| And looked down on the house : where I used to live | Smith, Bessie; Back Water Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (1434911) Co14195D Co CL858 |
| Black snake's in my house : black snake's all around my door | Spivey, Victoria; Black Snake Swing; Chicago, 7 July 1936; (90785A) De7203 AH58 |
| By time I got in the house : getting ready to have a little fun | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| When I leave your house : pin up black crepe on your door | Stokes, Frank; Frank Stoke's Dream; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (563052) Vi23411 Yz L1008 |
| I went to my woman's house : just to sit down and talk awhile | Sykes, Roosevelt; No Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1930; (C6475A) MeM12086 Yz L1033 |
| I went to a country girl's house : and only one night I spent | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); She Ain't No Good; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404783B) OK8885 Mam S3804 |
| What good is a house : without a back yard | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Ramrod Blues; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404784A) OK8905 Mam S3804 |
| But when you go to their house : it will smell mighty funny | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Don't Wake It Up; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15601) Pm13152 Bio BLP12041 |
| You may have men around your house : everywhere you be | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); I'll Be Gone Long Gone; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15651) Pm13153 Bio BLP12041 |
| You come by my house : with a great long lie | Washboard Sam; Get Down Brother; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703801) BBB9018 RCA LPV577 |
| Well the blues in my house : from the roof to the ground | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Blues Everywhere I Go; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1936; (100323) BBB6356 Rt RL329 |
| Lays around my house : ooo well well trying to take my wife from me | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Low Down Rascal; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60507A) De7200 Say SDR192 |
| If I catch you around my house : you better jump in some country well | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Low Down Rascal; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60507A) De7200 Say SDR192 |
| Well well he'll hang around your house : ooo well and tickle your woman's can | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Low Down Rascal; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60507A) De7200 Say SDR192 |
| Come around over to my house : ain't nobody here but me | Wiley, Geeshie (Elvie Thomas); Over to My House; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2651) Pm12977 Yz L1018 |
| My gal's a housemaid : and she earns a dollar a week | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Tin Cup Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (211981) Pm12756 Mil MLP2013 |
| I walk into these houses : just to see these black men frown | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Chocolate to the Bone; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (146054?) Co14331D CC36 |
| Oh give me Houston : that's the place I crave | Miller, Lillian; Dead Drunk Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 3 May 1928; (13718A) Ge6518 OJL6 |
| When I was in Houston : drunk most every day | Miller, Lillian; Dead Drunk Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 3 May 1928; (13718A) Ge6518 OJL6 |
| Give me Houston : Dallas is not my crave | Wallace, Sippie; Dead Drunk Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80837A) OK8499 Bio BLPC6 |
| But she sure knows how : how to shift her gears | Baker, Willie; Bad Luck Moan; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14892) Ge6812 Rt RL326 |
| Now I don't see how : you *honky* women can *pace* | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shave Em Dry; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10042?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| I'm explaining all I know how : and nothing more can I do | Oden, Jimmy; I Have Made Up My Mind; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18795) Ch16540 Riv RM8819 |
| Then I'll show them how : I can do my stuff | Smith, Clara; I Got Everything a Woman Needs; New York, 28 June 1923; (810596) CoA3943 VJM VLP15 |
| Then after I know how : to lock them blues up for me | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Lock and Key Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203363) Pm12637 Yz L1032 |
| My mama said howdy : papa said goodbye | Ledbetter, Huddie; Death Letter BluesPart 1; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166951) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| Now I done howled and howled : until I [wore, made] my tonsils sore | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf BluesNo. 2; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6405A) Vo1558 Yz L1031 |
| I'm at your door howling : like an old tomcat | Chatman, Bo; Howlin' Tom Cat Blues; San Antonio, 27 Mar. 1934; (826301) BB5536 Yz L1034 |
| The north wind has begin howling : [and, but] the skies are pretty and blue | Davis, Walter; Howling Wind Blues; Chicago, 29 Sept. 31; (675791) ViV23308 RCA INT1085 |
| I can do more howling : than your big dog ever done | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); unnamed title; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493471) Co unissued Yz L1012 |
| Cuckoo was howling : sun was almost down | Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12521) Pm13116 Rt RL335 |
| Cuckoo was howling : sun was almost down | Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12522) Pm13116 Yz L1026 |
| The wind was howling : the buildings begin to fall | Johnson, Lonnie; St. Louis Cyclone Blues; New York, 3 Oct. 1927; (81503B) OK8512 CC30 |
| And now you hear me howling : baby mmm down on my bended knee | Johnson, Robert; I'm a Steady Rollin Man; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL378 ) ARC71267 OJL17 |
| The wind is howling : hear that wicked sound | Jones, Maggie; Thunderstorm Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1924; (1401752) Co14050D VJM VLP23 |
| And that's the reason I'm howling : I'm atrying to be satisfied | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf BluesNo. 1; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6404A) Vo1558 Yz L1031 |
| With their loose mother hubbard : and their stocking feet | James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158 |
| Sister got a hump : from really boogying that thing | Bogan, Lucille; Alley Boogie; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5563A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| Get that hump : in your back | Smith, Trixie; Ride Jockey Ride; New York, Dec. 1924; (1977?) Pm12245 CC29 |
| In eighteen hundred : and ninetynine | Collins, Sam; Lonesome Road Blues; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108361) Ba32669 Yz L1038 |
| Because she's registering a cold one hundred : and I'm booked till I got to go | Johnson, Robert; Terraplane Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25861) ARC70356 Co CL1654 |
| Now back in eighteen hundred : and sixtytwo | Leecan, Bobby; Macon Georgia CutOut; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| Eighteen hundred : ninety years | Martin, Carl; Badly Mistreated Man; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8812) OK8961 Yz L1016 |
| Bet you fifty to one hundred : something is going on wrong | Spivey, Victoria; Telephoning the Blues; New York, 1 Oct. 1929; (567351) ViV38546 Spi LP2001 |
| Now it's eighteen hundred : and it's ninetyone | unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322 |
| Now it's eighteen hundred : and it's ninetytwo | unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322 |
| Now it's eighteen hundred : and it's ninetythree | unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322 |
| Now it's eighteen hundred : and it's ninetyfour | unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322 |
| It's eighteen hundred : and it's ninetyfive | unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322 |
| Oh it's eighteen hundred : and it's ninetysix | unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322 |
| Nineteen hundred : and it's twentyseven | unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322 |
| It's nineteen hundred : and it's twentyeight | unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322 |
| Now it's nineteen hundred : and it's twentynine | unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322 |
| If I was sentenced to be hung : and this ain't no lie | Johnson, Lonnie; I'm Nuts About that Gal; New York, 12 Aug. 1932; (1522592) OK8946 CC30 |
| They tell me they been hung : been bled and been crucified | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Seven Sisters BluesPart 1; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO168A) Vo1641 Yz L1031 |
| Just as soon as I got ragged and hungry : now they all wants to laugh and grin | Arnold, Kokomo; Laugh and Grin Blues; Chicago, 12 Mar. 1937; (91135A) De7285 CC25 |
| Says I'm raggedy and I'm hungry : and I ain't got no place to go | Arnold, Kokomo; Red Beans and Rice; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91162A) De7347 BC4 |
| So hungry : I grew lean and lank | Beaman, Lottie; Rolling Log Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14162) Ge6624 OJL6 |
| So hungry : I grew lean and lank | Beaman, Lottie; Rollin' Log Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC605 ) Br7147 Yz L1018 |
| Tired and hungry : I've been walking many days | Blake, Blind; Walkin' Across the Country; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208682) Pm12754 Bio BLP12031 |
| I'm just as broke and hungry : as any gambler can be | Campbell, Bob; Dice's Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154831) Vo02830 Rt RL340 |
| I fed you when you were hungry : took you in when you was outdoors | Carr, Leroy; What More Can I Do; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7222A) Vo1651 Yz L1036 |
| I'm broke and hungry : not a bite to eat | Dickson, Tom; Death Bell Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400355B) OK8590 Yz L1002 |
| Now they will put him off when he hungry : and won't even let him ride no train | Estes, Sleepy John; Special Agent; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63654A) De7491 RBF RF1 |
| Yeah I was broke and I was hungry : on my way to the pawnshop | Fuller, Blind Boy; Three Ball Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26600A) Vo05440 BC11 |
| I am broke and hungry : ragged and dirty too | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Broke and Hungry; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (3076?) Pm12443 Mil MLP2007 |
| Well it seem like you hungry : honey come and lunch with me | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rabbit Foot Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30891) Pm12454 Mil MLP2004 |
| Lord I'm broke and hungry : and my money's all gone | Johnson, Alec; Miss Meal Cramp Blues; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473792) Co14446D CC3 |
| I'm so broke and hungry : I could eat a kangaroo | Johnson, Alec; Miss Meal Cramp Blues; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473792) Co14446D CC3 |
| Your calf is hungry : and I believe he needs a suck | Johnson, Robert; Milkcow's Calf Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4032) ARC71065 Yz L1026 |
| Now your calf is hungry : I believe he needs a suck | Johnson, Robert; Milkcow's Calf Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4033) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| Broke and hungry : tired of tramping around | Jones, Maggie; Box Car Blues; New York, 13 Nov. 1924; (1401343) Co14047D VJM VLP23 |
| Am I hungry : I ain't nothing but | Jones, Maggie; Western Union Blues; New York, 13 Nov. 1924; (1401353) Co14047D VJM VLP23 |
| Because I was up here hungry : hurry up and ??? to me | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Going Back to Memphis; Memphis, 5 June 1930; (62583 ) Vi23310 Jo SM3104 |
| Get you broke naked and hungry : boys then come down on you | Reynolds, Blind Joe; Nehi Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1462) Pm12927 OJL11 |
| You know says I'm just as broke and hungry : as any gambler ought to be | Roland, Walter; Dices' Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154852) Ba33343 RBF RF12 |
| Most times when I get hungry : I'm like a [drunk] man acting a clown | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hungry Wolf; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO165A) Vo1655 Yz L1031 |
| But now I'm broke and hungry : and you cruel as you can be | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Before Long; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO170A) Vo1674 Rt RL312 |
| Chicken when I'm hungry : white lightning when I'm dry | Welsh, Nolan; St. Peter Blues; Chicago, 16 June 1926; (9728A) OK8372 CC32 |
| But now when you get broke and hungry : ooo well well please now don't you worry me | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Low Down Rascal; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60507A) De7200 Say SDR192 |
| Now I'm broke and I'm hungry : ragged and I'm dirty too | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Broken Hearted Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070145 ) BBB9031 BC20 |
| She's catching hunkies : both night and day | Arnold, Kokomo; Busy Bootin'; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9923A) De7139 Say SDR163 |
| Said I went out hunting : hunting all *night and day* | Stokes, Frank; Hunting Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212341) Pm12774 Rt RL333 |
| I went down to Huntsville : I did not go to stay | Thomas, Henry; Run, Mollie, Run; Chicago, 7 Oct. 1927; (C1222) Vo1141 OJL3 |
| Told me you better hurry : and you better make haste | Bracey, Mississippi; Stered Gal; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404766B) OK8867 Yz L1038 |
| Says I never like to hurry : I just take my time | Edwards, Joe; He Likes It Slow; Chicago, 18 June 1926; (9750A) OK8355 Sw S1240 |
| If the train don't hurry : going to be some walking done | Estes, Sleepy John; Diving Duck Blues; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555962) ViV38549 RBF RF8 |
| Oh hurry hurry : gal you love is dead | House, Son; My Black MamaPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4092) Pm13042 OJL2 |
| Now you don't have to hurry : you don't have to go | Robinson, Bob; Beedle Um Bum; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210362) Pm12714 Riv RM8803 |
| He never likes to hurry : he takes his time | Smith, Trixie; He Likes It Slow; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (2363?) Pm12336 Jo SM3098 |
| Said I'll dodge your husband : like a rabbit dodge a dog at night | Bracey, Mississippi; You Scolded Me and Drove Me from Your Door; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404764B) OK8904 OJL17 |
| People used to ask you was I your husband : you would gladly tell them no | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Don't Mean Me No Good; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535911) BBB8615 RCA730.581 |
| A *cawdycawdy* husband : ??? *scrubby* man | Coleman, Lonnie; Wild About My Loving; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482592) Co14440D Rt RL318 |
| So he can see your husband : if he makes a 'foreday creep | Gibson, Clifford; Keep Your Windows Pinned; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57757) ViV38612 Yz L1006 |
| They're not satisfied with a good husband : they want some other woman's man | Johnson, Lonnie; Crowin' Rooster Blues; Chicago, 7 Feb. 1941; (0592051) BBB8804 RCA LPV518; |
| I have to love your husband : to get to be with you | Jordan, Charley; Hunkie Tunkie Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5841 ) Vo1528 Yz L1003 |
| They'll cook *make one* for their husband : they'll chicken for their man | Jordan, Charley; Gasoline Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6164 ) Vo1551 Yz L1030 |
| Please don't tell your husband : Lord and no one else | Patton, Charley; It Won't Be Long; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15220) Pm12854 Yz L1020 |
| You *bake grub* for your husband : to find those narrowfaced boys | Washboard Walter; Narrow Face Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1424) Pm12954 Her H205 |
| They cook corn bread for their husbands : and biscuits for their men | Alexander, Texas; CornBread Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81223A) OK8511 Rt RL315 |
| About their trifling husbands : and their nogood friends | Cox, Ida; Wild Women Don't Have the Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (1842?) Pm12228 Jo SM3098 |
| Take women from their husbands : babies from their mother's breast | McCoy, Charlie; That Lonesome Train Took My Baby Away; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404726A) OK8863 RBF RF14 |
| If I take you away from your husbands : ooo well well you will leave me for another man | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Devilment Blues; Chicago, 2 Nov. 1937; (91323A) De7422 Say SDR192 |
| And I'm going to hustle : to catch that train southbound | Blake, Blind; Georgia Bound; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15466) Pm12824 Bio BLP12037 |
| When I was a hustler : I'm in my prime | Carr, Leroy; Hustler's Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164281) Vo03034 Co C30496 |
| I left four hustlers : lying on the floor | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977?) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| Now baby I ??? : please get out of my face | McClennan, Tommy; Mr. So and So Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074102 ) BBB9015 Rt RL314 |
| Wife and I : just had a fight | McCoy, Joe; You Got to MovePart 1; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9380 ) De7038 BC1 |
| I ??? : till I done got tired | Memphis Minnie; I Don't Want that Junk Outa You; Chicago, c. 30 Jan. 1931; (VO111A) Vo1678 Yz L1008 |
| I ??? : but I got there just in time | Owens, Big Boy George; The Coon Crap Game; Richmond, Ind., Oct. 1926; (12579) Ge6006 Rt RL334 |
| Because my man and I : don't agree | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Those All Night Long Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1599?) Pm12081 BYG529.078 |
| I : ain't going to stay with you no more | Stokes, Frank; Half Cup of Tea; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47742) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| I : ain't going to do like I used to do | Stokes, Frank; Ain't Going to Do Like I Used to Do; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212292) Pm12774 Rt RL308 |
| Some folks need the ice : some folks need the snow | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Broke Man's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 8 July 1929; (15306A) Ge7008 Riv RM8803 |
| I ain't no iceman : I ain't no iceman's son | Davenport, Charles Cow Cow ; I Ain't No Ice Man; New York, 8 May 1938; (63764A) De7462 AH158 |
| I've cut out my iceman : I bought me a frigidaire | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I'm Gonna Leave You on the Outskirts of Town; Chicago, 30 July 1942; (074648 ) BBB9042 RCA INT1177 |
| I ain't no iceman : no iceman's son | Jackson, Jim; I'm Wild About My Lovin'; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454161) ViV38505 His HLP32 |
| I don't need no iceman : I'm going to get me a frigidaire | Washboard Sam; We Gonna Move; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07617 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| My mind fell ill : throwed that gauge on the ground | Green, Lil; Knockin' Myself Out; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591521) BBB8659 RCA LPV574 |
| And you can't really imagine : how you hear those wild ox moan | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; West Texas Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026511) BBB7178 CC35 |
| Well the chinch has moved in : all in my room | Baker, Willie; Bad Luck Moan; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14892) Ge6812 Rt RL326 |
| We'll drop in : and spend the day | Big Bill (Broonzy); Eagle Riding Papa; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (95951) Ba0712 Yz L1011 |
| Baby come right in : coming right at me | Coleman, Lonnie; Wild About My Loving; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482592) Co14440D Rt RL318 |
| The racket that I am now in : Lord it make *white slavery* | Davis, Walter; Travelin' this Lonesome Road; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854801) BBB5982 RCA INT1175 |
| I ain't got no bed to sleep in : I've got to sleep down on the doggone floor | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Woke Up Cold in Hand; Chicago, 30 July 1942; (074651 ) BBB9042 RCA INT1177 |
| When you come in : your rider she's out and gone | Howell, Peg Leg; Tishamingo Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431171) Co14194D RBF RF9 |
| Say when she come in : she got a rag tied around her head | Howell, Peg Leg; Tishamingo Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431171) Co14194D RBF RF9 |
| If ever I get out of this trouble I'm in : man I won't be rowdy no more | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203632) Pm12666 Mil MLP2013 |
| She will walk right in : and make your home life tough | Jones, Maggie; Never Tell a Woman Friend; New York, 29 Sept. 1925; (1410572) Co14102D VJM VLP25 |
| Walked right in : I took a seat | Leecan, Bobby; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| Trapped in ??? : I'm going to catch him some day soon | Little Son Joe; Black Cat Swing; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (C40981) OK06707 BC1 |
| Old Bill came in : about half past ten | Macon, Ed; Wringing that Thing; Atlanta, 12 Mar. 1929; (402289A) OK8676 Mel MLP7324 |
| Man come in : he want to fight | McTell, Blind Willie; Bell Street Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9946A) De7078 Rt RL324 |
| Good times have come in : don't you see the signs | Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (202832) Pm12605 OJL8 |
| Good times have come in : don't you see the signs | Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (202832) Pm12605 OJL8 |
| Lord when I come in : find my *good gal* gone | Mississippi Moaner (Isaiah Nettles); Mississippi Moan; Jackson, Miss., 20 Oct. 1935; (JAX2011) Vo03166 Yz L1009 |
| I've got a woman in ??? : so you can find you another man | Oden, Jimmy; I Have Made Up My Mind; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18795) Ch16540 Riv RM8819 |
| The old weather done come in : and parched all the cotton and corn | Patton, Charley; Dry Well Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4292) Pm13070 Yz L1020 |
| Some man walked in : and began to fight | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Cell Bound Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1924; (100012) Pm12257 Mil MLP2001 |
| You know a man walked in : say have you any eggs | Shade, Will; She Done Sold It Out; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C8001) OK8963 RBF RF6 |
| I packed all my clothes throwed them in : and they rolled me along | Smith, Bessie; Back Water Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (1434911) Co14195D Co CL858 |
| Takes you right in : to the Golden Gate | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
| The copper brought her in : she didn't need no bail | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); No Matter How She Done It; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11210A) Vo1699 Yz L1039 |
| Yes when I come in : who is that went out that back door | Washboard Sam; Back Door; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07616 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| Yes when I come in : who's that went out that back door | Washboard Sam; Back Door; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07616 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| Stop your calling me in : I've got what you should get | White, Georgia; Walking the Street; Chicago, 28 Jan. 1937; (91104A) De7277 AH158 |
| Now then I believe that you must have been born in ??? : because you got changing ways with | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Number Five Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308481R) BBB8010 RCA INT1088 |
| Now if I can't come in : let me sit down in front of your door | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shotgun Blues; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064023 ) BBB8731 BC3 |
| Now and if I can't come in : let me sit down in front of your door | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Broken Hearted Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070145 ) BBB9031 BC20 |
| Five feet and four inches : and she's just good hugging size | Brown, Willie; Future Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4182) Pm13090 OJL5 |
| That dirty big chief Indian : Lord can be my fatherinlaw | Shade, Will; Memphis BoyBlues; Chicago, 9 June 1927; (386591) Vi20809 Rt RL337 |
| Got one in Indiana : keeps on pulling after me | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Been Mistreated Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 Nov. 1930; (17290) Ch16237 Riv RM8803 |
| Some are *so ???ing* : some are so lowdown | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); 'Fo Day Creep; Atlanta, 10 Nov. 1927; (1451991) Co14280D CC36 |
| Because they tell me that's my baby's initial : and it ought bring my money back home again | Chatman, Bo; Policy Blues; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476531) BBB8495 Yz L1034 |
| Once inside : I'll treat them kind of rough | Smith, Clara; I Got Everything a Woman Needs; New York, 28 June 1923; (810596) CoA3943 VJM VLP15 |
| You will need your insurance : no matter where you go | Washboard Walter; Insurance Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2832) Pm12954 Her H205 |
| I don't intend : for us to part | Green, Lil; If I'm a Fool; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1942; (0708021) BBB8985 RCA LPV574 |
| If your heart ain't iron : it must be marble stone | Lewis, Furry; Mistreatin' Mama; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454282) ViV38519 Rt RL323 |
| Now come and tell me what it is : that I neglect | Edwards, Joe; Construction Gang; New York, 12 Sept. 1924; (72817B) OK8163 Sw S1240 |
| And the *moon is* ??? : in this man's town | Jones, Maggie; Dangerous Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1925; (1404893) Co14070D VJM VLP23 |
| I've had trouble in Rock Island : also on the old S T | Anderson, Jelly Roll; I. C. Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 19 Apr. 1927; (12722) Ge6135 His HLP22 |
| I need to ride the Rock Island : *just riding to satisfy* | Coleman, Lonnie; Old Rock Island Blues; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482582) Co14440D RBF RF15 |
| If I can't find her on Philippines Island : she must be in Ethiopia somewhere | Johnson, Robert; I Believe I'll Dust My Broom; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25811) ARC70481 Co C30034; |
| Reason I know it isn't : tell no lie she have rolled that same thing down on me | Richardson, Mooch; Mooch Richardson's Low Down Barrel House Blues Part 1; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (400215A) OK8554 Mam S3803 |
| Then I know you going to catch it : babe in this world somewhere | Akers, Garfield; Cottonfield BluesPart 2; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M202 ) Vo1442 OJL2 |
| Mama I know you going to catch it : when the wind blows on the line | Akers, Garfield; Cottonfield BluesPart 2; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M202 ) Vo1442 OJL2 |
| Ain't nothing to it : because it's easy to do | Arnold, Kokomo; Shake That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1936; (90795A) De7212 CC25 |
| Now the old folks started it : and the young folks too | Arnold, Kokomo; Shake That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1936; (90795A) De7212 CC25 |
| Says now I sees it : just a little funny swing | Arnold, Kokomo; Shake That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1936; (90795A) De7212 CC25 |
| Now when I want it : I want it awful bad | Arnold, Kokomo; Set Down Gal; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91166A) De7361 OJL20 |
| If I don't get it : you know it's going to make me mad | Arnold, Kokomo; Set Down Gal; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91166A) De7361 OJL20 |
| Now just go ahead and forget it : and try to carry my good works on | Arnold, Kokomo; Back on the Job; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91333A) De7390 Say SDR163 |
| To let her tell it : she ain't got no man | Barefoot Bill; She's Got a Nice Line; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1930; (1503021) Co14544D Rt RL325 |
| I asked her how about it : and she walked back home | Barefoot Bill; She's Got a Nice Line; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1930; (1503021) Co14544D Rt RL325 |
| Only way you'll get it : have to grab your lemon | Barefoot Bill; She's Got a Nice Line; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1930; (1503021) Co14544D Rt RL325 |
| Said if she don't want it : baby give it to my ma | Barefoot Bill; Squabblin' Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503032) Co14526D OJL14 |
| Said if my ma don't want it : baby give it to my pa | Barefoot Bill; Squabblin' Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503032) Co14526D OJL14 |
| Said if my pa don't want it : baby give it to Abby Lee | Barefoot Bill; Squabblin' Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503032) Co14526D OJL14 |
| Said if Abby don't want it : say give it to my usedtobe | Barefoot Bill; Squabblin' Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503032) Co14526D OJL14 |
| Said if she don't want it : baby cast it in the sea | Barefoot Bill; Squabblin' Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503032) Co14526D OJL14 |
| Lord and if that don't do it : might be one more rounder gone | Barefoot Bill; One More Time; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503051) Co14561D Rt RL325 |
| Going to fix it : so I won't have to drift no more | Beaman, Lottie; Rolling Log Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14162) Ge6624 OJL6 |
| Going to fix it : I won't have to drift no more | Beaman, Lottie; Rollin' Log Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC605 ) Br7147 Yz L1018 |
| Every time he shake it : makes you feel young | Bell, Anna; Shake It, Black Bottom; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (175 ) QRSR7009 His HLP21 |
| I could see him shake it : the whole night long | Bell, Anna; Shake It, Black Bottom; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (175 ) QRSR7009 His HLP21 |
| Shake it : till they say | Bell, Anna; Shake It, Black Bottom; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (175 ) QRSR7009 His HLP21 |
| The way you shake it : it's pleasing me | Bell, Anna; Shake It, Black Bottom; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (175 ) QRSR7009 His HLP21 |
| A plenty of people shake it : but not like you | Bell, Anna; Shake It, Black Bottom; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (175 ) QRSR7009 His HLP21 |
| Oh shake it : you know just what I mean | Bell, Anna; Shake It, Black Bottom; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (175 ) QRSR7009 His HLP21 |
| Let me see you shake it : once more again | Bell, Anna; Shake It, Black Bottom; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (175 ) QRSR7009 His HLP21 |
| I just want to blind it : from this halfgood town | Bell, Ed; Mean Conductor Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48201) Pm12546 Yz L1006 |
| Make you shake it : till broad daylight | Big Bill (Broonzy); Eagle Riding Papa; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (95951) Ba0712 Yz L1011 |
| The way we whip it : it's a hanging crime | Big Bill (Broonzy); Eagle Riding Papa; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (95951) Ba0712 Yz L1011 |
| They're doing it : night and day | Blake, Blind; Wabash Rag; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (201542) Pm12597 Yz L1016 |
| Same way I lost it : same way I'll get it back | Blake, Blind; Poker Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15248A) Pm12810 Bio BLP12023 |
| Lady sat on it : said daddy you sure is sweet | Blake, Blind; Diddie Wa Diddie; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15459A) Pm12888 Mel MLP7324 |
| I ain't ever loved it : this away before | Bogan, Lucille; Coffee Grindin' Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3461 ) Br7083 His HLP15 |
| When you got to doing it : it's a oneway strand | Bogan, Lucille; My Georgia Grind; Chicago, c. 1 Feb. 1930; (C5347 ) Br unissued Rt RL317 |
| Some take it : any way it's sold | Bogan, Lucille; Barbecue Bess; New York, 6 Mar. 1935; (169841) Ba33475 Yz L1017 |
| Some people wants it : some people don't | Bogan, Lucille; Barbecue Bess; New York, 6 Mar. 1935; (169841) Ba33475 Yz L1017 |
| Whenever I hear it : I do that guitar drag | Brasswell, Frank; Guitar Rag; Richmond, Ind., 2 May 1930; (16580A) Ge unissued Yz L1035 |
| And I asked her how about it : Lord and she said all right | Brown, Willie; M and O Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4132) Pm13090 OJL5 |
| Before I hardly knew it : he flooded me with gas | Bryant, Laura; Dentist Chair BluesPart 2; Long Island City, c. Jan. 1929; (323A) QRSR7055 His HLP21 |
| Ate it : and *said oh oh* my soul | Bunn, Teddy; It's Sweet Like So; New York, 7 Apr. 1930; (597391) ViV38592 His HLP5 |
| The way we tap it : boys it's most *obscene* | Burse, Charlie; Tappin' that Thing; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18648) Ch16654 Rt RL307 |
| I ask her about it : she said before long | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants to Knock a Jug; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7223A) Vo1651 Yz L1036 |
| Now I don't care who knows it : and I really mean that too | Carr, Leroy; Corn Licker Blues; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL53) Vo02741 Co C30496 |
| I'm just trying to make it : back to that gal who is worrying my mind | Carr, Leroy; Big Four Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164161) Vo03349 Co C30496 |
| And if you fix it like I like it : I will get you a new VEight | Carr, Leroy; Bread Baker; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164321) Vo03296 Yz L1036 |
| I don't want you to fix it : if you don't fix it right | Carr, Leroy; Bread Baker; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164321) Vo03296 Yz L1036 |
| Now babe I can't help it : if I can't play long | Carr, Leroy; It's Too Short; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164401) Vo02875 Co C30496 |
| If you don't go get it : you ain't got no sense | Carter, George; Hot Jelly Roll Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1929; (211542) Pm12750 Yz L1012 |
| You used to buy it : for a dollar round | Chatman, Bo; Sales Tax; San Antonio, 27 Mar. 1934; (826351) BBB5453 Yz L1014 |
| Now sales tax is on it : all over town | Chatman, Bo; Sales Tax; San Antonio, 27 Mar. 1934; (826351) BBB5453 Yz L1014 |
| It ain't nothing to it : it ain't hard to do | Chatman, Bo; Double Up in a Knot; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026171) BBB6659 Yz L1034 |
| People I'm going to squeeze on to it : until the eagle grins | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Maybe I'll Loan You a Dime; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640031) BBB8784 RCA730.581 |
| When me and her get to laying in it : it ride like a Cadillac car | Clark, Lonnie; Down in Tennessee; Richmond, Ind., 21 Sept. 1929; (15661) Pm12871 Rt RL340 |
| Say anything about it : have supper with the man | Collins, Sam; Midnight Special Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13035) Ge6307 OJL10 |
| Some folks hates it : call it a sin | Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; It's a Fight Like That; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C4630 ) Br7121 Rt RL325 |
| At first I didn't believe it : but I found that it was true | Cox, Ida; Rambling Blues; Chicago, Sept. 1925; (2294?) Pm12318 BYG529073 |
| One thing about it : you serve it so kind | Davis, Walter; That Stuff You Sell Ain't No Good; Louisville, 10 June 1931; (694162) ViV23282 RCA INT1085 |
| One thing about it : mama give you the blues | Davis, Walter; That Stuff You Sell Ain't No Good; Louisville, 10 June 1931; (694162) ViV23282 RCA INT1085 |
| I asked him how about it : and he said all right | Delaney, Mattie; Down the Big Road Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM785 ) Vo1480 Yz L1009 |
| I asked him how about it : said he didn't know how | Delaney, Mattie; Down the Big Road Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM785 ) Vo1480 Yz L1009 |
| But I don't want it : if it's ever been used | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); SecondHand Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16221) Ge7130 Riv RM8803 |
| Can't use it : if it's forty years old | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); SecondHand Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16221) Ge7130 Riv RM8803 |
| One could beat it : and one could sing | Estes, Sleepy John; Stop That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90095A) Ch50001 Sw S1219 |
| I can tear it : just dry long so | Estes, Sleepy John; I Wanta Tear It All the Time; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62462A) De7342 Sw S1219 |
| I've always heard it : but now I know it's true | Gibson, Clifford; Whiskey Moan Blues; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (483A) QRSR7087 Yz L1006 |
| He want her to keep rolling it : all the time | Gibson, Clifford; She Rolls It Slow; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (69405 ) Vi23290 RCA INT1175 |
| Now the old folks shake it : young folks too | Glover, Mae; Shake It Daddy; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15392) Ge6964 OJL6 |
| Ain't nobody shake it : like my daddy do | Glover, Mae; Shake It Daddy; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15392) Ge6964 OJL6 |
| Lord the way he shakes it : will make me lose my appetite | Glover, Mae; Shake It Daddy; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15392) Ge6964 OJL6 |
| And nobody shake it : like papa ??? can | Glover, Mae; Shake It Daddy; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15392) Ge6964 OJL6 |
| Because the way you shake it : will make me lose my appetite | Glover, Mae; Shake It Daddy; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15392) Ge6964 OJL6 |
| Because the way you shake it : will make me do things right | Glover, Mae; Shake It Daddy; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15392) Ge6964 OJL6 |
| I don't care how I do it : doggone heart disease | Glover, Mae; I Ain't Giving Nobody None; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15395A) Ge6948 Her H201 |
| Just drink and think about it : we got hard times now | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); We Sure Got Hard Times Now; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502731) Co14558D CC36 |
| But the reason I know it : I traveled it through and through | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Atlanta Moan; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510542) Co14591D Yz L1026 |
| Ain't much to it : it is easy to do | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Doin' the Scraunch; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510562) Co14591D CC36 |
| Well the ground hog even gets it : puts it in his hole | Hill, Robert; I Had a Gal for the Last Fifteen Years; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026031) BBB6741 His HLP31 |
| So my woman's got to get it : doggone her soul | Hill, Robert; I Had a Gal for the Last Fifteen Years; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026031) BBB6741 His HLP31 |
| If you don't come and get it : I'm going to burn it myself | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| You sure will want it : for a long long time | Hurt, Mississippi John; Candy Man Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401483B) OK8654 Bio BLPC4 |
| Lord how can I bear it : Lord what will the harvest bring | Hurt, Mississippi John; Blue Harvest Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401487A) OK8692 Bio BLPC4 |
| There ain't nothing to it : it is easy to do | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shake That Thing; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2120?) Pm12281 Yz L1029 |
| Now the old folks like it : the young folks too | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shake That Thing; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2120?) Pm12281 Yz L1029 |
| Now when you what it : I agree | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Skoodle Um Skoo; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46701) Pm12501 Bio BLP12042 |
| She likes to do it : because she got kind of cold | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; Come On, Mama, Do That Dance; Chicago, 27 June 1929; ( ) Vo1420 Yz L1039 |
| And I told you about it : and you put my trunk outdoors | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Snake Dream Blues; Chicago, c. June 1927; (45772) Pm12510 Bio BLP12015 |
| They'll take your heart and they'll use it : like a football on a football ground | Johnson, Lonnie; I Ain't Gonna Be Your Fool; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63519A) De7509 Sw S1225 |
| Now you can snatch it you can break it : you can hang it on the wall | Johnson, Louise; On the Wall; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4191) Pm13008 Yz L1028 |
| But if you think you'll get away with it : I'll sing this verse to you | Johnson, Margaret; If I Let You Get Away With It Once You'll Do It All of the Time; New York, 19 Oct. 1923; (71972B) OK8107 Sw S1240; |
| Any time I think about it : I just wring my hands and cry | Johnson, Robert; When You Get a Good Friend; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25841) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| You can ride or walk across it : and you can't even hear a knock | Kelly, Jack; Highway No. 61 Blues No. 2; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (13713) Ba32934 Rt RL329 |
| I ain't going to sell it : too good to give away | Kelly, Jack; Red Ripe Tomatoes; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137142) Ba32844 OJL4 |
| And just as long as you like it : if it takes the whole night long | Lasky, Louie; How You Want Your Rollin' Done; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C915C) Vo02955 Her H201 |
| I'm crazy about the way you do it : I'm talking about your jellyroll | Lasky, Louie; Teasin' Brown Blues; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C945B) Vo02955 Her H201 |
| 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 |
| If you going to mistreat it : no pussy will be found | Lucas, Jane; Pussy Cat Blues; New York, 15 Sept. 1930; (100312) Ba32138 Yz L1035 |
| I'd give anything to fix it : I don't care what it be | Lucas, Jane; Fix It; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17278A) Ch16215 Riv RM8803 |
| Mr won't you fix it : what makes you wait so long | Lucas, Jane; Fix It; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17278A) Ch16215 Riv RM8803 |
| If you don't want to fix it : tell me and I'll be moving on | Lucas, Jane; Fix It; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17278A) Ch16215 Riv RM8803 |
| Oh I can beat it : I can beat it tonight | McCoy, Joe; Beat It Right; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7246 ) Vo1643 Pal PL101 |
| You want me to beat it : you got to move it just right | McCoy, Joe; Beat It Right; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7246 ) Vo1643 Pal PL101 |
| Oh I can beat it : I can beat it tonight | McCoy, Joe; Beat It Right; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7246 ) Vo1643 Pal PL101 |
| Keep on beating it : it's going to take your life | McCoy, Joe; Beat It Right; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7246 ) Vo1643 Pal PL101 |
| If you ask her about it : have to reckon with her man | McCoy, Joe; Shake Mattie; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO109A) Vo1668 Mam S3803 |
| Some day you going to want it : and then I won't want you | McCoy, Joe; Joliet Bound; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11220A) Vo1686 Yz L1021 |
| And he make them like it : everywhere he land | McCoy, Joe; My Daddy Was a Movin' Man; Chicago, 22 Oct. 1936; (90949A) De7251 AH77 |
| But every time I hit it : you going to holler God dog | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519041) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| Shake it : like a ship on the sea | McTell, Blind Willie; Georgia Rag; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1931; (4050851) OK8924 Yz L1005 |
| It's got hair on it : and I believe it's a cat | McTell, Blind Willie; It's a Good Little Thing; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (140101) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| Well if you want it you can get it : and I ain't mad | Memphis Minnie; 'Frisco Town; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487102) Co14455D Yz L1008 |
| And when he makes it : Lord how he makes me scream | Memphis Minnie; New Bumble Bee; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5895 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
| When I want it I wants it : and I wants it bad | Memphis Minnie; Ain't No Use Trying to Tell On Me; New York, 27 Oct. 1933; (1525372) Co unissued Yz L1021 |
| I can tell you all about it : and I ain't going to tell you nothing I heard | Memphis Minnie; Drunken Barrelhouse Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1934; (CP10701) Vo02711 Yz L1021 |
| Going to give it : to some woman's man | Memphis Minnie; You Can't Give It Away; Chicago, 10 Jan. 1935; (C9644A) De7048 Pal PL101 |
| You just as well to take it : on back where you stay | Memphis Minnie; You Can't Give It Away; Chicago, 10 Jan. 1935; (C9644A) De7048 Pal PL101 |
| She spends it : so they say | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green; Memphis, 12 May 1930; (599172) ViV38599 Jo SM3104 |
| Man you can believe it : or not | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green; Memphis, 12 May 1930; (599172) ViV38599 Jo SM3104 |
| Anybody ask you what about it : tell them that's all that's all | Patton, Charley; Banty Rooster Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15217) Pm12792 Yz L1020 |
| Yes you know it you know it : you know you done done me wrong | Patton, Charley; Pea Vine Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15221A) Pm12877 Yz L1001 |
| Short time to make it : and a long ways to go | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Walking Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (16132) Pm12082 BYG529.078 |
| Want you to tell it : to who you choose | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Four Day Honory Scat; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22131) Pm12303 Mil MLP2001 |
| And every time she shake it : Lord a hustling woman lose her home | Reynolds, Blind Willie; Third Street Woman Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (647242) Vi23258 OJL11 |
| And if I ask you what about it : daddy that's all that's all | Rhodes, Walter; The Crowing Rooster; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453582) Co14289D Rt RL334 |
| I asked her how about it : not a crust in that shop | Shade, Will; She Done Sold It Out; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C8001) OK8963 RBF RF6 |
| I'm going to hold it : until you men come under my command | Smith, Bessie; Down Hearted Blues; New York, 16 Feb. 1923; (808635) CoA3844 Co CL855 |
| I'm going to hold on to it : till them eagles grin | Smith, Bessie; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, 15 May 1929; (1485343) Co14451D Co CL856 |
| I got to make it : I've got to find the end | Smith, Bessie; Long Old Road; New York, 11 June 1931; (1515953) Co14663D Co CL858 |
| Every time you start to shake it : everybody starts to fall | Smith, Trixie; Don't Shake It No More; New York, c. June 1924; (18072) Pm12211 CC29 |
| Wondering will they break it : Lordy Lordy who can tell | Smith, Trixie; Mining Camp Blues; New York, c. Feb. 1925; (20161) Pm12256 CC29 |
| And he got it like I made it : I killed him judge and that's all I know | Spivey, Victoria; Murder in the First Degree; New York, 1 Nov. 1927; (81596B) OK8581 Spi LP2001 |
| I'll tell you all about it : now bear it in mind | Spruell, Freddie; Let's Go Riding; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85785 ) BBB6261 OJL18 |
| If Mr Crump don't like it : he ain't going to have it here | Stokes, Frank; Mr. Crump Don't Like It; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200451) Pm12552 OJL21; |
| No mess around it : and let it get too old | Sykes, Roosevelt; We Can Sell that Thing; Grafton, Wis., c. Aug. 1930; (L4502) Pm13004 Riv RM8819 |
| Time you think you've got it : it turns off and gone | Sylvester, Hannah; Down South Blues; New York, c. 21 Sept. 1923; (70328) Pat032007 VJM VLP40 |
| When she whip it : it's too bad Jim | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
| Now the gal that let me taste it : they put her in jail | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); What Is It That Tastes Like Gravy; Chicago, c. 14 June 1929; (C3594 ) Vo1426 Yz L1039 |
| The reason I know it : I rambled it through and through | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Jim Jackson's JamboreePart I; Memphis, 14 Oct. 1929; (M203/4) Vo1428 Yz L1021 |
| Won't you make it : so your man'll never know | Thomas, Henry; Bob McKinney; Chicago, Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1138 OJL3 |
| Since I looked into it : I don't need no baby nohow | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); No Baby Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203381) Pm12670 Bio BLP12004 |
| Just can't so it : for to strut that stuff | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Giving It Away; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404683A) OK8908 OJL19 |
| Every time you move it : Lord I can't be still | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Don't Wake It Up; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15601) Pm13152 Bio BLP12041 |
| Take a Greyhound to run it : it's a round bumpy road | Wallace, Minnie; The Old Folks Started It; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555722) ViV38547 OJL21 |
| Takes a married woman to strut it : satisfy my soul | Wallace, Minnie; The Old Folks Started It; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555722) ViV38547 OJL21 |
| But you would drink beer and like it : if you were the woman of mine | Washboard Sam; Sophisticated Mama; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020814 ) BBB7780 BC2 |
| Now if you think that she likes it : ooo well you just a blackeyed fool | Washboard Sam; My Feet Jumped Salty; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644791) BBB8844 RCA LPV577 |
| Now if you think that he likes it : ooo well you just a blackeyed fool | Washboard Sam; My Feet Jumped Salty; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644791) BBB8844 RCA LPV577 |
| Now if you think that she likes it : ooo well you just a blackeyed fool | Washboard Sam; My Feet Jumped Salty; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644791) BBB8844 RCA LPV577 |
| Now if you think that I liked it : ooo well you just a blackeyed fool | Washboard Sam; My Feet Jumped Salty; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644791) BBB8844 RCA LPV577 |
| Have you heard it have you heard it : the da da swing | Waters, Ethel; That Da Da Strain; New York, c. May 1922; (A) BS14120 Bio BLP12022 |
| Everybody when they heard it : starts to ???ing around | Waters, Ethel; That Da Da Strain; New York, c. May 1922; (A) BS14120 Bio BLP12022 |
| Because every time you think you've got it : papa it's turned off and gone | Waters, Ethel; Ethel Sings 'Em; New York, c. June 1923; (B) BS14154 Bio BLP12022 |
| The men all know it : and pin their women to their side | Weaver, Sylvester; Can't Be Trusted Blues; New York, 31 Aug. 1927; (81401B) OK8504 Yz L1012 |
| But she really made me like it : ooo well well and I want to do it some more | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Block and Tackle; Chicago, 9 Apr. 1936; (C13542) Vo03348 Say SDR192 |
| Now I don't worry about it : ooo well well they'll never get my payday change | Wheatstraw, Peetie; I'm Gonna Cut Out Everything; Chicago, 2 Nov. 1937; (91320A) De7422 Say SDR192 |
| If you want it you can get it : and I ain't mad | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Frisco Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15769A) Pm12860 OJL15 |
| Now you can shake you can break it : you can hang it on the wall | Wiley, Geeshie (Elvie Thomas); Over to My House; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2651) Pm12977 Yz L1018 |
| Woman I can't stand it : God in heaven do know it | Wilkins, Robert; Jail House Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (45499 ) Vi23379 Yz L1002 |
| Now I went and got my shotgun and I started to kill it : but I thought my baby's been doing me | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Black Panter Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070144 ) BB340701 BC3 |
| Just see me do this scoop it : across the floor | Wilson, Leola B.; Scoop It; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26074) Pm12379 His HLP1 |
| Scoop it : pretty mama for me | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); Scoop It; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26074) Pm12379 His HLP1 |
| Didn't mean to do it : the good Lord knows | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977?) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| Whenever you do it : whatever you should | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); Do It Right; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (1489783) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| You wish you hadn't adone it : but it's just too late | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Prison Wall Blues; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (64747) Vi23272 Rt RL329 |
| Well she told me not to sell it : papa don't you give it away | Woods, Oscar; Don't Sell ItDon't Give It Away; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60849 ) De7219 Yz L1032 |
| Now she told me not to sell it : don't you give it away | Woods, Oscar; Don't Sell ItDon't Give It Away; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60849 ) De7219 Yz L1032 |
| She told me not to sell it : papa don't you give it away | Woods, Oscar; Don't Sell ItDon't Give It Away; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60849 ) De7219 Yz L1032 |
| She told me not to sell it : papa don't you give it away | Woods, Oscar; Don't Sell It; San Antonio, 30 Oct. 1937; (SA28451) Vo03906 Yz L1015 |
| *Account it* : costing a dollar three | Chatman, Bo; Sales Tax; San Antonio, 27 Mar. 1934; (826351) BBB5453 Yz L1014 |
| That is the reason I am so *love with it* : SixtyOne has give me a new start | Kelly, Jack; Highway No. 61 Blues No. 2; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (13713) Ba32934 Rt RL329 |
| I'm going to make my stop in Italy : where the monkeyman don't belong | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Teddy Bear Blues; Chicago, c. June 1927; (45672) Pm12487 Mil MLP2007 |
| Now the rooster crows in Italy : I heard him way down in France | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Gotta Shave 'Em Dry; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1041) Pm12916 Her H205 |
| My right foot itches : something going on wrong | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booster Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24741) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| But when my right hand itches : I know I'll get some money sure | Miles, Lizzie; Shootin' Star Blues; New York, 4 Jan. 1928; (77082) Ba7025 VJM VLP40 |
| My buddy played the jack : when he give me that hardluck queen | Campbell, Bob; Dice's Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154831) Vo02830 Rt RL340 |
| Ball the jack : and you go to town | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Doin' the Scraunch; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510562) Co14591D CC36 |
| So I can hear my wild jack : every time he calls | Johnson, Billiken; Wild Jack Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476072) Co14405D Rt RL315 |
| This big black jack : got mane just like a horse | Johnson, Billiken; Wild Jack Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476072) Co14405D Rt RL315 |
| Going to keep my wild jack : lock him in my stall | Johnson, Billiken; Wild Jack Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476072) Co14405D Rt RL315 |
| He's a big bad jack : and you can hear him all over town | Johnson, Billiken; Wild Jack Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476072) Co14405D Rt RL315 |
| Going to keep my wild jack : if I have to chain him down | Johnson, Billiken; Wild Jack Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476072) Co14405D Rt RL315 |
| Ace of spades caught the jack : and the [ten, king] of spades caught the ten | Wheatstraw, Peetie; King of Spades; Chicago, 20 July 1935; (C1082B) Vo03066 Say SDR191 |
| Says old Uncle Jack : he is a jellyroll king | Arnold, Kokomo; Shake That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1936; (90795A) De7212 CC25 |
| Now old Uncle Jack : the jellyroll king | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shake That Thing; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2120?) Pm12281 Yz L1029 |
| Bedbugs big as a jackass : he will bite you and stand and grin | Lewis, Furry; Mean Old Bedbug Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1134 Rt RL333 |
| Bedbugs big as a jackass : will bite you and stand and grin | Smith, Bessie; Mean Old Bed Bug Blues; New York, 27 Sept. 1927; (1447963) Co14250D Fwy FJ2802 |
| Yellow jacket yellow jacket : you sting me once more | Ledbetter, Huddie; Yellow Jacket; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (171791) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| You can buzz yellow jacket : buzz all around my face | Ledbetter, Huddie; Yellow Jacket; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (171791) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| I don't want no other yellow jacket : to just take your place | Ledbetter, Huddie; Yellow Jacket; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (171791) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| *All you do to wear my jacket* : but you want to wear my pants | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Last Chance Blues; Memphis, 1 Oct. 1929; (56316 ) ViV38593 Her H205 |
| I went with iceman Jackson : he sold me ice and coke | Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; BoodleDeBum Bum; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C4631 ) Br7121 Rt RL325 |
| Bluebird when you get in Jackson : don't tell nobody I'm home | McClennan, Tommy; Bluebird Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074107 ) BBB9037 RCA LPV518 |
| Now bluebird you get to Jackson : out on China Street | McClennan, Tommy; Bluebird Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074107 ) BBB9037 RCA LPV518 |
| I'm going to Jackson : Greenwood is where I belong | Washboard Sam; Lowland Blues; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07620 ) BBB7096 BC10 |
| My babe in jail : I can't get no news | Barefoot Bill; Big Rock Jail; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493562) Co14481D Rt RL313 |
| When they get you in jail : with your back turned to the wall | Barefoot Bill; Bad Boy; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503062) Co14526D CC3 |
| Six men are in jail : faces to the wall | Blake, Blind; Low Down Loving Gal; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208875) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003 |
| I'll serve ninetynine years in jail : most any day | Bogan, Lucille; Black Angel Blues; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6847A) Br7186 His HLP15 |
| When I was lying in jail : with my back turned to the wall | Collins, Sam; The Jail House Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12736) Ge6167 OJL2 |
| Now I was sitting in jail : with my eyes all full of tears | Estes, Sleepy John; Jailhouse Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93007A) De7814 RBF RF8 |
| Now I'm laying here in this New Huntsville jail : and I'm almost dead | Evans, Joe; New Huntsville Jail; New York, 20 May 1931; (106512) Or8080 His HLP8002 |
| She will put you in jail : six feet in the ground | Fuller, Blind Boy; Crooked Woman Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1940; (26619A) Vo05527 Rt RL318 |
| Yeah locked up in jail : and I just can't help myself | Fuller, Blind Boy; Crooked Woman Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1940; (26619A) Vo05527 Rt RL318 |
| I'm laying in jail : my back turned to the wall | Howell, Peg Leg; Ball and Chain Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482702) Co14535D Rt RL318 |
| Now when you're laying in jail : with your head in your arms | Jackson, Papa Charlie; I Got What It Takes But It Breaks My Heart to Give It Away; Chicago, c. Jan. 1925; (100203) Pm12259 Bio BLP12042 |
| Poor evelyn's in jail : with her back turned to the wall | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coffee Pot Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10043?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| In the jail : would be my end | Jones, Maggie; If I Lose, Let Me Lose; New York, 17 Dec. 1924; (1401871) Co14059D VJM VLP23 |
| I'll either spend a month in jail : or I'm sure to lose my job | Miles, Lizzie; Shootin' Star Blues; New York, 4 Jan. 1928; (77082) Ba7025 VJM VLP40 |
| Now one gal is in jail : and the other one is in the pen | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Pleading Blues; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (944191) BBB6140 CC35 |
| Uncle Jim went to jail : with a heavy load | Robinson, Bob; Selling That Stuff; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210353) Pm12714 Riv RM8803 |
| Thirty days in jail : with my back turned to the wall | Smith, Bessie; JailHouse Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1923; (812262) CoA4001 Co CL855 |
| I don't mind being in jail : but I got to stay there so long so long | Smith, Bessie; JailHouse Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1923; (812262) CoA4001 Co CL855 |
| Three months in jail : ain't no long long time | Smith, Clara; Court House Blues; New York, 3 Apr. 1925; (1404921) Co14073D CC32 |
| I'm going to lay down in jail : like I used to lie down in Calumet | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; County Jail Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO132A) Vo1679 Yz L1031 |
| One man is in jail : the other one is in the pen | Smith, Trixie; Praying Blues; New York, Sept. 1924; (18862) Pm12232 CC29 |
| Oh you ever get in jail : boy and you have no friends | Stevens, Vol; Stonewall Blues; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62542 ) BBB5675 BC2 |
| I have laid in jail : with my face turned to the wall | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Unhappy Blues; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404712B) OK8859 Mam S3804 |
| She got me out of jail : bought me a diamond ring | Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); My Babe My Babe; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90198A) Ch50053 OJL8 |
| I'm lying in jail : with my face turned to the wall | Wilkins, Robert; Jail House Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (45499 ) Vi23379 Yz L1002 |
| I stayed in jail : it was thirty long days | Wilkins, Robert; Nashville Stonewall Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM740A) Br7168 Rt RL307 |
| Thirty days seem like years in the jailhouse : where there is no booze | Patton, Charley; Tom Rushen Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15222A) Pm12877 Yz L1020 |
| Thirty days seem like years in a jailhouse : where there is no booze | Patton, Charley; High Sheriff Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147252) Vo02680 Yz L1020 |
| Well I'm laying here in this jailhouse : scared as any fool can be | Spivey, Victoria; Murder in the First Degree; New York, 1 Nov. 1927; (81596B) OK8581 Spi LP2001 |
| I've been in this jailhouse : for one solid year | Texas Tommy; Jail Break Blues; Dallas, c. 25 Oct. 1928; (DAL689A) Br7044 Rt RL312 |
| Look here Mr jailkeeper : put another gal in my stall | Smith, Bessie; JailHouse Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1923; (812262) CoA4001 Co CL855 |
| I'm going to ask that jailor : can I do my good gal's time myself | Carr, Leroy; Eleven TwentyNine Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164291) Vo03157 Bio BLPC9 |
| Hey Mr jailor : don't sleep so sound | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Jailhouse Fire Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44192) Pm12489 Rt RL319 |
| But please Mr jailor : she got to get out of there somehow | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Jailhouse Fire Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44192) Pm12489 Rt RL319 |
| *And hey* Mr jailor : I hope the jailhouse burns down | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Jailhouse Fire Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44192) Pm12489 Rt RL319 |
| Mean old jailor : taking away my dancing shoes | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lock Step Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208152) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004 |
| Gave some to the jailor : who turned the key on me | Jones, Maggie; Anybody Here Want to Try My Cabbage; New York, 10 Dec. 1924; (1401742) Co14063D VJM VLP23 |
| Hey jailor : tell me what have I done | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Cell Bound Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1924; (100012) Pm12257 Mil MLP2001 |
| Every time that old jailor : takes a prisoner down | Texas Tommy; Jail Break Blues; Dallas, c. 25 Oct. 1928; (DAL689A) Br7044 Rt RL312 |
| Crying kill me jailor : jailor kill me please | Welsh, Nolan; The Bridwell Blues; Chicago, 16 June 1926; (9727A) OK8372 Fwy FJ2802 |
| Life is nothing but a jam : a constant jamboree | Waters, Ethel; Ethel Sings 'Em; New York, c. June 1923; (B) BS14154 Bio BLP12022 |
| Because this is Jesse James : and you should not tell him a lie | Washboard Sam; Jesse James Blues; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1023B) Vo03375 BC10 |
| I says sleep on brother James : I'll meet you Resurrection Day | Williams, Joe; Brother James; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076631) BBB7022 RCA INT1087 |
| I said goodbye brother James : ooo well I'll meet you Resurrection Day | Williams, Joe; Brother James; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076631) BBB7022 RCA INT1087 |
| Says you know you died drunk brother James : and you didn't have no time to pray | Williams, Joe; Brother James; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076631) BBB7022 RCA INT1087 |
| Farewell brother James : hope we will meet some day | Williams, Joe; Brother James; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076631) BBB7022 RCA INT1087 |
| I'm crazy about my Jane : tell the world that I am | Butler, Sam; You Can't Keep No Brown; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (26782) Pm12389 Yz L1026 |
| I want to see my Jane : tell the world that I do | Butler, Sam; You Can't Keep No Brown; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (26782) Pm12389 Yz L1026 |
| If I change my mind Jane : I'll change my mind once again | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Change My Mind Blues; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| Lord that's why you hear Crow Jane : singing these lonesome songs | Rachel, James Yank; Expressman Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (59934 ) Vi23318 Fwy FA2953 |
| Took Aunt Jane : to the county jail | Robinson, Bob; Selling That Stuff; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210353) Pm12714 Riv RM8803 |
| Reading I'm sorry Jane : you got my goat | Smith, Bessie; Young Woman's Blues; New York, 26 Oct. 1926; (1428783) Co14179D Co CL857 |
| 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 |
| Seem like them Bell Street Crow Janes : have done got rough with me | McTell, Blind Willie; Bell Street Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9946A) De7078 Rt RL324 |
| Now I ain't no janitor : no fireman's son | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; It's Heated; Chicago, 11 June 1929; (C3585 ) Vo1539 Yz L1039 |
| Because when you start to jazz : I get a feeling from the start | Waters, Ethel; Oh, Joe, Play that Trombone; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022 |
| I've got mine on Jazzbo : that Memphis clarinet clown | Smith, Bessie; Jazzbo Brown from Memphis Town; New York, 18 Mar. 1926; (1418192) Co14133D Co CL856 |
| Yes I'm jealous jealous : jealoushearted me | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Jealous Hearted Blues; New York, c. 15 Oct. 1924; (19242) Pm12252 Mil MLP2001 |
| Lord I'm just jealous : jealous as I can be | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Jealous Hearted Blues; New York, c. 15 Oct. 1924; (19242) Pm12252 Mil MLP2001 |
| Some begs the jelly : to that teasing brown of mine | Brown, Hi Henry; Skin Man; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11509A) Vo1692 Yz L1003 |
| Talking about my jelly : about my sweet jellyroll | Carter, George; Hot Jelly Roll Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1929; (211542) Pm12750 Yz L1012 |
| When you take my jelly : mama can't keep you at home | Carter, George; Hot Jelly Roll Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1929; (211542) Pm12750 Yz L1012 |
| She got good jelly : she sells it hot | Collins, Sam; New Salty Dog; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108371) Ba32311 OJL10 |
| Now she's *making* her jelly : and she will not give it away | Curry, Ben; Fat Mouth Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12362) Pm13118 Rt RL325 |
| She's got the same old jelly : she had forty years ago | Gibson, Cleo; Nothing But the Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402312) OK8700 Sw S1240 |
| Oh she mix up her jelly : she rolls it over slow | Gibson, Clifford; She Rolls It Slow; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (69405 ) Vi23290 RCA INT1175 |
| Let you taste my jelly : you just worries me all the time | Harris, Otis; You'll Like My Loving; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476092) Co14428D Yz L1032 |
| I give you my jelly : he ain't give you none | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Motherless Chile Blues; Atlanta, 5 Nov. 1927; (1451341) Co14299D RBF RF15 |
| Takes all his good jelly : around all the whole neighborhood | Johnson, Edith North; Can't Make Another Day; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15560) Pm12864 Riv RM8819 |
| You never miss your jelly : till your jellyroller's gone | Johnson, Lil; You'll Never Miss Your Jelly Till Your Jelly Rollers Gone; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C3356 ) Vo1299 His HLP2 |
| I've tried old jelly : and old *loosha* too | Johnson, T. C.; J. C. Johnson's Blues; Memphis, 16 Feb. 1928; (400250B) OK8838 Rt RL316 |
| Try and bum jelly : to who you please | McCoy, Joe; That Will Be Alright; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487083) Co14439D Yz L1021 |
| Now you talk about jelly : you ought to see mine | McCoy, Joe; That Will Be Alright; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487083) Co14439D Yz L1021 |
| Sharing her jelly : all over town | McCoy, Joe; That Will Be Alright; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487083) Co14439D Yz L1021 |
| Give you my jelly : then I die for you | Memphis Minnie; 'Frisco Town; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487102) Co14455D Yz L1008 |
| He stole my jelly : and had to serve his time | Pope, Jenny; Tennessee Workhouse Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM758B) Vo1522 His HLP15 |
| I sold some jelly : to a man named Will | Smith, Eithel; Jelly Roll Mill; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18804) Ch16613 Riv RM8819 |
| 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 |
| You can tell that jelly : and it's never been sold | Smith, Eithel; Jelly Roll Mill; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18804) Ch16613 Riv RM8819 |
| If you have to have jelly : you won't have to steal | Smith, Eithel; Jelly Roll Mill; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18804) Ch16613 Riv RM8819 |
| Strut my jelly : with who I please | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
| I sell jelly : sell it fresh and cold | unknown artist (Noah Lewis); Selling the Jelly; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (64738 ) Vi23319 OJL19 |
| Before you buy my jelly : | unknown artist (Noah Lewis); Selling the Jelly; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (64738 ) Vi23319 OJL19 |
| You knew my jelly : didn't die for you | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Frisco Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15769A) Pm12860 OJL15 |
| You sell your jelly : to who you please | Williams, Joe; I Want It Awful Bad; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M195 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321 |
| I sold some jelly : I sure won't sell no more | Woods, Oscar; Don't Sell ItDon't Give It Away; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60849 ) De7219 Yz L1032 |
| You ought to keep that jelly : until Judgment Day | Woods, Oscar; Don't Sell ItDon't Give It Away; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60849 ) De7219 Yz L1032 |
| I sold some jelly : I sure won't sell no more | Woods, Oscar; Don't Sell It; San Antonio, 30 Oct. 1937; (SA28451) Vo03906 Yz L1015 |
| Woman *use the jelly* : I like those oldtime | Alexander, Texas; Long Lonesome Day Blues; New York, 11 Aug. 1927; (81213A) OK8511 Rt RL315 |
| Says he must have been a jellybean : had long shoes on | Chatman, Bo; Who's Been Here; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278731) BBB7927 Yz L1014 |
| I'm going to stop that jellybean : from kicking in my stall | Jones, Jake; Monkeyin' Around; Dallas, c. Oct. 1929; (DAL473 ) Br7130 His HLP2 |
| Jellyroll jellyroll : jellyroll is so hard to find | Bell, Ed; Ham Bone Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48173) Pm12524 OJL14 |
| Jellyroll jellyroll : well you see what you went and done | Bell, Ed; Ham Bone Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48173) Pm12524 OJL14 |
| She got the same jellyroll : she had forty years ago | Bell, Ed; Ham Bone Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48173) Pm12524 OJL14 |
| Jellyroll jellyroll : you can eat it on the fence | Carter, George; Hot Jelly Roll Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1929; (211542) Pm12750 Yz L1012 |
| Because your jellyroll : is plenty sweet enough for me | Chatman, Bo; Your Biscuits Are Big Enough for Me; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026191) BBB8159 Yz L1014 |
| Well she can bake good jellyroll : and she's so nice and clean | Gibson, Clifford; She Rolls It Slow; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (69405 ) Vi23290 RCA INT1175 |
| She got the best jellyroll : that is in town | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I'm Gonna Get It; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020823 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177 |
| I thought about my faking jellyroll : come on back to town | Jackson, Papa Charlie; The Faking Blues; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2121?) Pm12281 Yz L1029 |
| She bake her jellyroll : all the time | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Your Baby Ain't Sweet Like Mine; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26134) Pm12383 Yz L1029 |
| Make me a jellyroll : and I mean it's out the book | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Southern Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15667) Pm12899 Mil MLP2013 |
| If I had a piece of your jellyroll : honey I'd be satisfied | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bakershop Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15668) Pm12852 Mil MLP2013 |
| Now she bake good jellyroll : she bakes it nice and hot | Johnson, Lonnie; I'm Nuts About that Gal; New York, 12 Aug. 1932; (1522592) OK8946 CC30 |
| You going to get my jellyroll : won't have no time to frown | unknown artist (Noah Lewis); Selling the Jelly; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (64738 ) Vi23319 OJL19 |
| What you see here Jenkins : just look what you done done | Willis, Ruth Mary; Experience Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519061) Co14642D Yz L1037 |
| She's a fullblood Jersey : I'm going to tell you boys the way I know | Spruell, Freddie; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 25 June 1926; (9793A) OK8422 Yz L1038 |
| Thinking about you Jesse : you have been with someone else | Woods, Oscar; Evil Hearted Woman; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60847 ) De7904 Yz L1026 |
| I'm going to ask Dr Jesus : if the devil ever been there | Williams, Joe; Mr. Devil Blues; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M196 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321 |
| Bought that jewel : just tapping that thing | Burse, Charlie; Tappin' that Thing; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18648) Ch16654 Rt RL307 |
| 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 |
| Now if I start to jitterbugging : I'll forget my hole down in the ground | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Ground Hog Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070143 ) BBB9031 BC3 |
| I know to blow this jive : it's a sin and a shame | Green, Lil; Knockin' Myself Out; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591521) BBB8659 RCA LPV574 |
| You have a nice line of jive : with a plow and a hoe | Washboard Sam; I'm Not the Lad; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644781) BBB8878 RCA LPV577 |
| I fell for your jiving : I took you in | Green, Lil; Why Don't You Do Right; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641301) BBB8714 RCA LPV574 |
| Mean I ain't got no job : I ain't got no place to stay | Big Bill (Broonzy); Starvation Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (209232) Pm12707 Yz L1011 |
| I ain't got no job : now you going to put me down | Blake, Blind; No Dough Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205591) Pm12723 Bio BLP12031 |
| And when I get a job : maybe you will change your way | Blake, Blind; No Dough Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205591) Pm12723 Bio BLP12031 |
| I'm going to get me a job : keep coal in your cold kitchen range | Blake, Blind; No Dough Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205591) Pm12723 Bio BLP12031 |
| You must bring me a job : or money from anywhere | Bogan, Lucille; Pot Hound Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3462 ) Br7083 His HLP15 |
| And if you can't bring a job : don't you look for your daily stew | Bogan, Lucille; Pot Hound Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3462 ) Br7083 His HLP15 |
| Yeah I'm going down there and get me a job : working in Mr Ford's place | Campbell, Bob; Starvation Farm Blues; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155032) Vo02798 Fly LP103 |
| Ease out to your job : without disturbing me | Edwards, Joe; Construction Gang; New York, 12 Sept. 1924; (72817B) OK8163 Sw S1240 |
| You hear about a job : now you is on your way | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); We Sure Got Hard Times Now; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502731) Co14558D CC36 |
| Twenty mens after the same job : all in the same old day | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); We Sure Got Hard Times Now; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502731) Co14558D CC36 |
| Oh I got to stay on the job : I ain't got no time to lose | House, Son; Preachin' the BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4111) Pm13013 OJL5 |
| The reason he keeps his job : he can squat it in the sack | Memphis Minnie; Squat It; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9426A) De7146 Rt RL329 |
| I'll get a job : *if you allow me to* | Thomas, Henry; Arkansas; Chicago, c. early July 1927; ( ) Vo1286 Rt RL312 |
| They can't find no job : ooo well and no place to stay | Washboard Sam; Life Is Just a Book; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644771) BBB8909 RCA LPV577 |
| And when I tell you about a job : ooo Lord you say you don't want to talk | Washboard Sam; Get Down Brother; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703801) BBB9018 RCA LPV577 |
| She had an old job : making four dollars a day | Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); My Babe My Babe; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90198A) Ch50053 OJL8 |
| I'm a welltrained jockey : won't you please ma'am let me ride | Davis, Walter; Let Me in Your Saddle; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (0405111) BBB8282 RCA INT1085 |
| I may not give a ride like you old jockey : but I'll try to make you satisfied | Davis, Walter; Let Me in Your Saddle; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (0405111) BBB8282 RCA INT1085 |
| My father was a jockey : learned me to ride behind | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; You May Leave But This Will Bring You Back; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64733 ) Vi23267 Rt RL337 |
| I got a jockey : riding for me | Smith, Trixie; Ride Jockey Ride; New York, Dec. 1924; (1977?) Pm12245 CC29 |
| Kansas Joe : been here and gone | McCoy, Joe; I'm Wild About My Stuff; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5820A) Vo1570 His HLP32 |
| Sluefoot Mose and crosseyed Joe : didn't go in at all | McTell, Blind Willie; Razor Ball; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502582) Co14551D Yz L1037 |
| Know you going to miss poor Joe : when I'm dead and gone | Williams, Joe; I Know You Gonna Miss Me; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076611) BBB7022 RCA INT1087 |
| Well well and I bet my fifty cents on Joe : ooo well in no time I won my fifty cents back again | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Joe Louis and John Henry; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (040535 ) BBB8403 BC3 |
| Because they heard of poor John : was going around electric car | Estes, Sleepy John; Street Car Blues; Memphis, 13 May 1930; (59919 ) ViV38614 RBF RF8 |
| I believe poor John : he needs a box | Estes, Sleepy John; Need More Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62466A) De7365 RBF RF8 |
| If I find her with my John : I'll slice and I'll cut and send her to her grave | Smith, Clara; My John Blues; New York, 3 Apr. 1925; (1404931) Co14077D CC32 |
| Along came John : who's my best friend | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977?) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| ??? CoalOil Johnny : sure was aborn in hell | Stevens, Vol; Coal Oil Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418882) Vi21278 OJL4 |
| Said grandpa Johnson : grabbed sister Kate | Arnold, Kokomo; Shake That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1936; (90795A) De7212 CC25 |
| Now grandpa Johnson : grabbed sister Kate | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shake That Thing; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2120?) Pm12281 Yz L1029 |
| Ever since Miss Suzie Johnson : lost her Jockey Lee | Smith, Bessie; The Yellow Dog Blues; New York, 6 May 1925; (1405862) Co14075D Co CL857 |
| You started to hitting bootlegging joint : and every whiskeyhouse you know | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Low Down Ways; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308531) BBB7979 RCA INT1088 |
| And I don't see her joker : stand to my place | Blake, Blind; Hard Road Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201072) Pm12583 Bio BLP12031 |
| I used to be a joker : now I'm going to make a change | Blake, Blind; No Dough Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205591) Pm12723 Bio BLP12031 |
| Old pussy turned the joker : and picked the money up | Chatman, Bo; Pussy Cat Blues; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026131) BBB6735 Yz L1034 |
| Lord I believe some other good joker : trying to root me out of my place | Davis, Walter; Ashes in My Whiskey; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962371) BBB6201 RCA INT1085 |
| My girl got a mean joker : and ahe don't allow me around | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); unnamed title; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493471) Co unissued Yz L1012 |
| I cut that joker : so long deep and wide | Hurt, Mississippi John; Got the Blues Can't Be Satisfied; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401484B) OK8724 Bio BLPC4 |
| Give your loving to another joker : and it's sure going to be my ruin | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Distance Moan; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15670A) Pm12852 Mil MLP2013 |
| You got another joker : hanging around your door | Sluefoot Joe; Tootin' Out Blues; Long Island City, c. Apr. 1929; (490A) QRSR7086 His HLP17 |
| And folks I am not joking : when I sing these downsouth blues | Sylvester, Hannah; Down South Blues; New York, c. 21 Sept. 1923; (70328) Pat032007 VJM VLP40 |
| Now Casey Jones : went from place to place | James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158 |
| I want to take a journey : to the devil down below | Smith, Bessie; Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair; New York, 3 Mar. 1927; (1435762) Co14209D Co CL858 |
| I say goodbye hard luck hello joy : here I come for tea | Bennett, Will; Real Estate Blues; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K128 ) Vo1464 Rt RL334 |
| This song brings joy : to our *cry* | Manning, Leola; The Blues Is All Wrong; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Apr. 1930; (K8089 ) Vo1529 Yz L1015 |
| *Oh joyful* : much obliged | Memphis Minnie; I Don't Want that Junk Outa You; Chicago, c. 30 Jan. 1931; (VO111A) Vo1678 Yz L1008 |
| Now the judge : won't let me go his bail | Beaman, Lottie; Rolling Log Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14162) Ge6624 OJL6 |
| And the judge : won't let me go his bail | Beaman, Lottie; Rollin' Log Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC605 ) Br7147 Yz L1018 |
| Then I'm going to the judge : and I'm going to fall down on my knees | Carr, Leroy; Take a Walk Around the Corner; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (15604 ) Vo02986 Co C30496 |
| Ask him please fair judge : have mercy on me please | Carr, Leroy; Take a Walk Around the Corner; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (15604 ) Vo02986 Co C30496 |
| Now I'm going to see that judge : and talk to him myself | Carr, Leroy; Eleven TwentyNine Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164291) Vo03157 Bio BLPC9 |
| Be light on me judge : I ain't been here before | Daniels, Julius; NinetyNine Year Blues; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (379322) Vi unissued Fwy FA2953 |
| I'm guilty kind old judge : please treat me nice and kind | Foster, Dessa; Tell It to the Judge No. 2; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C7239?) MeM12117 Yz L1031 |
| I asked the judge : what might be my fine | Howell, Peg Leg; Ball and Chain Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482702) Co14535D Rt RL318 |
| I told the judge : I ain't been here before | Howell, Peg Leg; Ball and Chain Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482702) Co14535D Rt RL318 |
| Mr judge Mr judge : please don't break so hard | Howell, Peg Leg; Ball and Chain Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482702) Co14535D Rt RL318 |
| And my baby asked the judge : was he going to electrocute that man of mine | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; 'Lectric Chair Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203642) Pm12608 Bio BLP12015 |
| Will you please tell the judge : don't have a trial till June | Jones, Little Hat; Two String Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402648A) OK8712 His HLP32 |
| Good morning judge : what may be my fine | Lewis, Furry; Judge Harsh Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454332) ViV38506 Yz L1008 |
| Crying judge : please spare my man | Lewis, Furry; Judge Harsh Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454332) ViV38506 Yz L1008 |
| Now good morning judge : judge how do you do | Martin, Carl; Good Morning, Judge; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C882 ) Vo03047 OJL18 |
| Please kind judge : listen to my plea | Martin, Carl; Good Morning, Judge; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C882 ) Vo03047 OJL18 |
| I can judge : by the way you act | Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (202832) Pm12605 OJL8 |
| I can judge : by the way you walk | Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (202832) Pm12605 OJL8 |
| Oh he took me to the judge : with my head hanging low | Moore, Alice; Broadway St. Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15452) Pm12819 CC37 |
| Wish the proper judge : would make these women let their dresses down | Reynolds, Blind Joe; Nehi Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1462) Pm12927 OJL11 |
| You know they taken me 'fore the judge : the judge asked me what is your name | Shade, Will; She Done Sold It Out; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C8001) OK8963 RBF RF6 |
| Lord I asked the judge : what should be my fine | Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); Moanin' the Blues; New York, 18 Sept. 1934; (159781) Vo02844 Yz L1002 |
| Yes I asked the judge : to be easy as you can | Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); Moanin' the Blues; New York, 18 Sept. 1934; (159781) Vo02844 Yz L1002 |
| Judge judge please Mr judge : send me to the electric chair | Smith, Bessie; Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair; New York, 3 Mar. 1927; (1435762) Co14209D Co CL858 |
| Judge judge good Mr judge : let me go away from here | Smith, Bessie; Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair; New York, 3 Mar. 1927; (1435762) Co14209D Co CL858 |
| Judge judge hear me judge : send me to the electric chair | Smith, Bessie; Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair; New York, 3 Mar. 1927; (1435762) Co14209D Co CL858 |
| Judge judge send me there judge : I love him so dear | Smith, Bessie; Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair; New York, 3 Mar. 1927; (1435762) Co14209D Co CL858 |
| Judge judge sweet me judge : send me to the electric chair | Smith, Bessie; Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair; New York, 3 Mar. 1927; (1435762) Co14209D Co CL858 |
| Judge judge good kind judge : burn me because I don't care | Smith, Bessie; Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair; New York, 3 Mar. 1927; (1435762) Co14209D Co CL858 |
| When you hear the judge : call your name | Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M184 ) Br7137 OJL20 |
| She shook it for the judge : and put the cop in jail | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); No Matter How She Done It; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11210A) Vo1699 Yz L1039 |
| I said judge : judge what may be my fine | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); No Job Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203432) Pm12609 Bio BLP12004 |
| I went before the judge : I said judge what is my fine | unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322 |
| Now look ahere judge : can't you hold up off of that fine | unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322 |
| Old judge : going to have somebody's wine | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Gettin' Ready for Trial; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404682C) OK8856 OJL4 |
| Had me before the judge : about selling corn | Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555712) ViV38547 Rt RL322 |
| I am going to tell the judge : I know that I done wrong | Wilkins, Robert; Police Sergeant Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM741B) Br7168 Rt RL307 |
| I know the judge : is going to give me thirty long days | Wilkins, Robert; Police Sergeant Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM741B) Br7168 Rt RL307 |
| Look ahere judge : give me the lowest fine | Williams, Joe; Somebody's Been Borrowing that Stuff; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854881) BBB5900 RCA LPV518 |
| You can arrest me judge : put me in the cell | Williams, Joe; Somebody's Been Borrowing that Stuff; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854881) BBB5900 RCA LPV518 |
| Good morning judge : he done lowered the fine | Williams, Joe; I'm Getting Wild About Her; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539901) BBB8774 BC6 |
| The lawyer told the judge : can you lower his fine | Williams, Joe; I'm Getting Wild About Her; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539901) BBB8774 BC6 |
| Judge : what'll be my fine | Daniels, Julius; NinetyNine Year Blues; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (379322) Vi unissued Fwy FA2953 |
| Catch a long jumping Judy : go on across the hill | Butler, Sam; Some Screamed High Yellow; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (26772) Pm12423 Yz L1016 |
| Wouldn't mind a jug : honey on the mule's behind | Ledbetter, Huddie; Honey, I'm All Out and Down; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166882) Ba33359 Rt RL315 |
| I've got the world in a jug : the stopper's in my hand | Smith, Bessie; Down Hearted Blues; New York, 16 Feb. 1923; (808635) CoA3844 Co CL855 |
| I don't want no bug juice : that old stuff is too darn high | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Blind Pig Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (1460501) Co14372D CC36 |
| Love my bug juice : just as crazy about it as I can be | Moore, Kid Prince; Bug Juice Blues; New York, 8 Apr. 1936; (189712) ARC60956 Rt RL340 |
| Catching the juice : from the too black bad | Nelson, Romeo; Gettin' Dirty Just Shakin' that Thing; Chicago, 9 Oct. 1929; (C4629 ) Vo1447 OJL15 |
| The wildcat jumped : on the sewing machine | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
| Up she jumped : down she fell | Jordan, Charley; Keep It Clean; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5836 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030 |
| Up he jumped : down he fell | Jordan, Charley; Keep It CleanNo. 2; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO141 ) Vo1611 Yz L1003 |
| You can press my jumper : iron my overalls | Collins, Sam; Riverside Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12740) Ge6167 OJL10 |
| You press my jumper : my overalls | Collins, Sam; I'm Sitting on Top of the World; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108422) Ba32395 OJL10 |
| Hand me down my jumper : and I'll be on my lonesome way | Easton, Amos; Green Country Gal; New York, 23 Aug. 1936; (61241A) De7440 AH158 |
| If you catch my jumper : hanging outside your wall | Estes, Sleepy John; The Girl I Love, She Got Long Curly Hair; Memphis, 24 Sept. 1929; (555811) ViV38549 RBF RF8 |
| My rider's got a mean jumper : and he don't allow me around | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Mean Jumper Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203802) Pm12631 Mil MLP2007 |
| Won't you wash my jumper : starch my overalls | Johnson, Tommy; Lonesome Home Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454631) Vi unissued His HLP31 |
| Won't you wash my jumper : starch my overalls | Johnson, Tommy; Lonesome Home Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454632) Vi unissued His HLP31 |
| Now won't you starch my jumper : iron my overalls | McCoy, Charlie; That Lonesome Train Took My Baby Away; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404726A) OK8863 RBF RF14 |
| Will you iron my jumper : yes and starch my overalls | Richardson, Mooch; T and T Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (400213B) OK8554 Mam S3803 |
| You can starch my jumper : iron my overalls | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Sunshine Blues; Chicago, 9 June 1927; (386581) Vi20781 Rt RL322 |
| I feel like jumping : through the keyhole in your door | Blind Percy; Fourteenth Street Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (201802) Pm12584 Rt RL327 |
| Jumpsteady got to jumping : jumping in the room | Bogan, Lucille; Jump Steady Daddy; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (169932) ARC51258 Yz L1017 |
| Now when jumpsteady starts to jumping : he does it slow | Bogan, Lucille; Jump Steady Daddy; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (169932) ARC51258 Yz L1017 |
| I feel like jumping : from a treetop to the ground | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Up the Way Bound; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25471) Pm12375 Yz L1029 |
| I feel like jumping : through the keyhole in your door | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Broke and Hungry; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (3076?) Pm12443 Mil MLP2007 |
| I feel like jumping : through the keyhole in your door | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Mean Jumper Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203802) Pm12631 Mil MLP2007 |
| Mama I feel like jumping : through the keyhole in your door | Lewis, Furry; Falling Down Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1133 OJL21 |
| I feel like jumping : from the treetop to the ground | Lewis, Furry; Why Don't You Come Home Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1134 Rt RL333 |
| Tomcat jumping : on a sewing machine | Memphis Minnie; New Dirty Dozens; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5894 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
| Then my eyes start to jumping : then I'm dangerous as a doggone lion | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hungry Wolf; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO165A) Vo1655 Yz L1031 |
| I told you early last June : when the flowers began to bloom | Calicott, Joe; Fare Thee Well Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM778 ) Br7166 OJL11 |
| But now we can't get one in June : and neither July | Estes, Sleepy John; Time Is Drawing Near; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93005A) De7789 Sw S1220; |
| Ain't nothing in the jungle : that's any better than me | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Jungle Man Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210452) Pm12721 Bio BLP12042 |
| Because ain't nothing in the jungle : that's any better than me | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Jungle Man Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210452) Pm12721 Bio BLP12042 |
| Lots of people had justice : and been in penitentiary too | Lewis, Furry; Judge Harsh Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454332) ViV38506 Yz L1008 |
| Going to get that Kaiser : and we'll be seldom seen | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rabbit Foot Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30891) Pm12454 Mil MLP2004 |
| Sister you catch the Katy : I'll catch that Santa Fe | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30902) Pm12443 Mil MLP2007 |
| Going to *set up and stop* that Katy : because it's taking my brown from me | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Sunshine Special; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (20066?) Pm12593 Mil MLP2007 |
| Say you always keep : some some fatmouth following you | McClennan, Tommy; Brown Skin Girl; Chicago, 22 Nov. 1939; (0442431) BBB8444 RCA LPV518 |
| Because I keep : the don't know and don't care blues | Smith, Trixie; I Don't Know and I Don't Care Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (17661) Pm12208 CC29 |
| Want to keep : your daddy from crying | Williams, Joe; Somebody's Been Borrowing that Stuff; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854881) BBB5900 RCA LPV518 |
| You're going to work for Willie Kelly : and he'll work for somebody else | Sykes, Roosevelt; As True As I've Been to You; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (694031) Vi23286 Yz L1033 |
| Speak to Mr Kelly : he's the auctioneer | Wilkins, Robert; New Stock Yard Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX107 ) Vo03223 OJL21 |
| Way down in old Kentucky : mid those high blue hills | Cox, Ida; Blue Kentucky Blues; New York, late Jan. 1925; (20032) Pm12258 BYG529073 |
| She was born in Kentucky : raised in Tennessee | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; She Can Love So Good; Chicago, c. mid Aug. 1930; (C6079A) Vo1540 Mel MLP7324 |
| I scrubbed them pots and kettles : I washed and ironed the white folks clothes | Spivey, Victoria; Murder in the First Degree; New York, 1 Nov. 1927; (81596B) OK8581 Spi LP2001 |
| Say I got a key : shine like gold | Anderson, . . . (Walter Taylor); ThirtyEight and Plus; Richmond, Ind., 14 Feb. 1930; (16266B) Ge7157 Fwy FJ2801 |
| When I get my little cellblock key : I'm going to be country bound | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Jailhouse Fire Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44192) Pm12489 Rt RL319 |
| Mean papa turn in your key : because you don't live here no more | Smith, Clara; Mean Papa, Turn in Your Key; New York, 17 Apr. 1924; (816972) Co14022D VJM VLP16 |
| I looked in through the keyhole : there's another nigger in my stall | Bird, Billy; Alabama BluesPart 2; Atlanta, 29 Oct. 1928; (1473261) Co14418D His HLP5 |
| But had a dozen keys : to fit my back door | Johnson, Margaret; If I Let You Get Away With It Once You'll Do It All of the Time; New York, 19 Oct. 1923; (71972B) OK8107 Sw S1240; |
| Soon I began to kick : I began to rear | Cannon, Gus; Feather Bed; Memphis, 9 Sept. 1928; (470022) ViV38515 Fwy FA2953 |
| When my man starts kicking : I let him find another home | Cox, Ida; Wild Women Don't Have the Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (1842?) Pm12228 Jo SM3098 |
| Every little kid : that you meet | Blake, Blind; Wabash Rag; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (201542) Pm12597 Yz L1016 |
| If you be my kid : I'll be your teddy bear | Johnson, Elizabeth; Be My Kid Blues; New York, 30 Oct. 1928; (401279B) OK8789 Her H201 |
| Every little kid : that you meet | McTell, Blind Willie; Georgia Rag; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1931; (4050851) OK8924 Yz L1005 |
| Now you can tell your kidman : he needn't take it so doggone hard | Arnold, Kokomo; Kid Man Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (63754A) De7464 Say SDR163 |
| 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 |
| I'm going to quit my kidman : I like my usedtobe | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Kid Man Blues; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9457A) OK8273 Bio BLPC6 |
| Don't you tell your kidman : please don't tell nobody else | McClennan, Tommy; I'm a Guitar King; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064890 ) BBB8957 RBF RF1 |
| Lord I quit my kidman : because I caught him in a lie | Moore, Alice; Kid Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1712) Pm13107 CC37 |
| Don't tell your kidman : and nobody else | Williamson, Sonny Boy; You've Been Foolin' Round Town; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208481) BBB7756 RCA INT1088 |
| I found three kidmen : shaking down your peaches tree | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Peach Orchard Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1929; (214002) Pm12801 Riv RLP12125 |
| Chase out all those kidmen : and let me keep your orchard clean | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Peach Orchard Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1929; (214002) Pm12801 Riv RLP12125 |
| If you raise any kids : they all got to look like me | Williams, Joe; Break 'Em On Down; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704871) BBB8969 BC21 |
| Papa got killed : on the I C track | James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158 |
| Papa got killed : on the I C track | James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158 |
| Soon a goodfornothing killer : is going to breathe his last | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Hangman's Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208162) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004 |
| My mama was a killer : and my old daddy was a bear | Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); Greyhound Blues; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90199A) Ch50053 Rt RL334 |
| Tell me Lilly Kimball : what did you do to me | Townsend, Sam; Lily Kimball Blues; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502592) Co14571D Yz L1021 |
| I love you Lilly Kimball : don't want no other one | Townsend, Sam; Lily Kimball Blues; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502592) Co14571D Yz L1021 |
| You used to be kind : now you begun to change | Blake, Blind; Goodbye Mama Moan; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205411) Pm12634 Bio BLP12037 |
| Wild women are the only kind : that do | Cox, Ida; Wild Women Don't Have the Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (1842?) Pm12228 Jo SM3098 |
| Even though you been kind : there's nothing that you can do | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Sad News Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207722) Pm12728 Rt RL306 |
| And that's a different kind : of Maltese cat | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Four Day Honory Scat; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22131) Pm12303 Mil MLP2001 |
| I was nice I was kind : as a poor girl could be | Simpson, Coletha; Down South Blues; Chicago, c. 16 Apr. 1929; (C3299) Br7112 His HLP1 |
| Well now she was nice and kind : ooo well well she did not dog me around | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12621) Vo03396 RBF RF12 |
| Baby I'll split your kindling : you know I'll bellow your fire | Chatman, Bo; Arrangement for MeBlues; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476471) BBB8397 Yz L1014 |
| But babe I can chop your kindling : until the wood chopper comes | Davenport, Charles Cow Cow ; I Ain't No Ice Man; New York, 8 May 1938; (63764A) De7462 AH158 |
| Bring the coal and kindling : make a fire for me | Edwards, Susie; Construction Gang; New York, 12 Sept. 1924; (72817B) OK8163 Sw S1240 |
| Ain't going to cut no kindling : ain't going to pack no coal | Gibson, Clifford; Tired of Being Mistreated Part 1; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (484A) QRSR7079 Yz L1027 |
| Ain't going to cut no kindling : ain't going to buy no corn | Gibson, Clifford; I'm Tired of Being Mistreated; New York, 14 June 1929; (402459B) OK8742 Yz L1027 |
| I'll cut your kindling : I will build your fire | Temple, Johnnie; The Evil Devil Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C987 ) Vo02987 Yz L1038 |
| *Men are rather buy* kindness : you with every woman you see | Simpson, Coletha; Down South Blues; Chicago, c. 16 Apr. 1929; (C3299) Br7112 His HLP1 |
| You'll miss my kindness : most everywhere | Smith, Clara; It Won't Be Long Now; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (814761) Co14006D VJM VLP16 |
| Well well little girl says I'm the king : fair brown and you is the queen | Johnson, Robert; Little Queen of Spades; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL395?) Vo04108 Co C30034 |
| Now little girl say I'm the king : baby and you is the queen | Johnson, Robert; Little Queen of Spades; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL395?) Vo04108 His HLP31 |
| I'm a guitar king : singing the blues everywhere I go | McClennan, Tommy; I'm a Guitar King; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064890 ) BBB8957 RBF RF1 |
| Treated me like I was a doggone king : and she was a doggone queen | McTell, Blind Willie; Statesboro Blues; Atlanta, 17 Oct. 1928; (471873) ViV38001 Yz L1005 |
| I will play kingfish : if you act just like the minnows do | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Kingfish Blues; Chicago, 22 Mar. 1934; (803851) BBB5617 RCA LPV518 |
| Another little kiss : wouldn't do us any harm | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants a Cookie; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5070 ) Vo1561 Yz L1036 |
| Just give me a kiss : that very same way | Harris, William; Hot Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14323) Ge6707 OJL5 |
| Mama want some loving kisses : right away | Henderson, Rosa; Get It Fixed; New York, c. Apr. 1925; ( ) Vo1177 His HLP15 |
| You miss my love and kisses : and you wish you back home | Jones, Maggie; You May Go, But You'll Come Back Some Day; New York, 18 Dec. 1924; (1401922) Co14063D VJM VLP23 |
| And when she start to kissing : make a poor man leave his home | Big Bill (Broonzy); Long Tall Mama; New York, 30 Mar. 1932; (116171) Ba33085 Yz L1011 |
| She gets kissing : like a shaggy dog | McTell, Blind Willie; It's a Good Little Thing; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (140101) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| Well she dreamed that we was kissing : down by the mill | Williamson, Sonny Boy; She Was a Dreamer; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064494 ) BBB8914 BC20 |
| Well she knowed about kissing : from hugging on down | Williamson, Sonny Boy; She Was a Dreamer; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064494 ) BBB8914 BC20 |
| Starvation in my kitchen : rent sign's on my door | Big Bill (Broonzy); Starvation Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (209232) Pm12707 Yz L1011 |
| Lord starvation's in my kitchen : rent sign's on my door | Big Bill (Broonzy); I Can't Be Satisfied; Richmond, Ind., 2 May 1930; (16569) Ge7230 Yz L1011 |
| People in the kitchen : trying to | Burse, Charlie; I Got Good Taters; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18650) Ch16481 Rt RL337 |
| Go in your kitchen : Lord and cook until she come home | Estes, Sleepy John; The Girl I Love, She Got Long Curly Hair; Memphis, 24 Sept. 1929; (555811) ViV38549 RBF RF8 |
| I got a range in my kitchen : bake bread nice and brown | Fuller, Blind Boy; I'm a Rattlesnakin' Daddy; New York, 23 July 1935; (178622) ARC60156 BC11 |
| I got a range in my kitchen : I've got a strict rule | Hart, Hattie; I Let My Daddy Do That; New York, 13 Sept. 1934; (15899 ) Vo02855 Mam S3803 |
| It was in the loving kitchen : where they made the plot | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coffee Pot Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10043?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| She sleeps in the kitchen : one foot in the hall | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; Callin' Corrine; New York, 19 May 1939; (65608A) De7619 AH158 |
| Blues in my kitchen : blues in my dining room | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Piney Woods Money Mama; Chicago, c. Mar. 1928; (204082) Pm12650 Mil MLP2004 |
| Well the cook's in the kitchen : picking and fussing over turnip greens | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Piney Woods Money Mama; Chicago, c. Mar. 1928; (204082) Pm12650 Mil MLP2004 |
| Rats is mean in my kitchen : and I lost my Maltese cat | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Maltese Cat Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208201) Pm12712 Bio BLP12015 |
| Lamp sits in my kitchen : mosquitoes all around my screen | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Mosquito Moan; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15666) Pm12899 Mil MLP2013 |
| I stepped back in my kitchen : and they springing up in my back yard | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Mosquito Moan; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15666) Pm12899 Mil MLP2013 |
| I was sitting in my kitchen : looking way out across the sky | Johnson, Lonnie; St. Louis Cyclone Blues; New York, 3 Oct. 1927; (81503B) OK8512 CC30 |
| You better come on in my kitchen : well it's going to be raining outdoors | Johnson, Robert; Come On in My Kitchen; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25851) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| She sleeps in the kitchen : with her feets in the hall | Johnson, Robert; They're Red Hot; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26271) ARC70757 Co C30034 |
| She was standing in the kitchen : in her morning gown | Ledbetter, Huddie; C. C. Rider; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16686 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| I got a range in my kitchen : bakes nice and brown | Lincoln, Charley; Jealous Hearted Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451032) Co14305D RBF RF9 |
| Says he sneaked in my kitchen : eat up all the bread | Little Son Joe; Black Cat Swing; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (C40981) OK06707 BC1 |
| I was sitting in my kitchen : just as quiet as a lamb | Memphis Minnie; Ain't No Use Trying to Tell On Me; New York, 27 Oct. 1933; (1525372) Co unissued Yz L1021 |
| Her mama's in the kitchen : cooking in a stew | Newbern, Hambone Willie; She Could ToodleOo; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402295A) OK8740 Rt RL323 |
| Got a range in my kitchen : cooks nice and brown | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Jealous Hearted Blues; New York, c. 15 Oct. 1924; (19242) Pm12252 Mil MLP2001 |
| Her feets in the kitchen : her head's in the hall | Shade, Will; Take Your Fingers Off It; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C793 ) Vo03175 Jo SM3104 |
| Come down in my kitchen : *leave off instant and* | Smith, Trixie; You've Got to Beat Me to Keep Me; New York, c. Feb. 1925; (20152) Pm12256 CC29 |
| Music in the kitchen : music in the hall | Thomas, Henry; Run, Mollie, Run; Chicago, 7 Oct. 1927; (C1222) Vo1141 OJL3 |
| Because the blues in my kitchen : my biscuitroller's gone | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Blues Everywhere I Go; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1936; (100323) BBB6356 Rt RL329 |
| It's raining in my kitchen : lightning on my wall | Wilson, Leola B.; Back Biting Bee Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1926; (40132) Pm12444 Bio BLP12037 |
| Says the old cats and the kittens : is sitting in the sun | Chatman, Bo; Pussy Cat Blues; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026131) BBB6735 Yz L1034 |
| Says the little bitty kittens : come out the door asaying | Chatman, Bo; Pussy Cat Blues; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026131) BBB6735 Yz L1034 |
| Says the little bitty kittens : says papa Uncle Bud | Chatman, Bo; Pussy Cat Blues; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026131) BBB6735 Yz L1034 |
| I had a little kitty : I called her mine | Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; It's a Fight Like That; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C4630 ) Br7121 Rt RL325 |
| Got a mouthful of kitty : and it's tight like that | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); Do It Right; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (1489783) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| When you get me down upon your knee : and ask me to be your bride | Smith, Bessie; Take Me for a Buggy Ride; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525792) OK8949 Co CL856 |
| I fell down on my knees : and forgot just what to say | Alexander, Texas; Sittin' on a Log; San Antonio, 10 Mar. 1928; (400454B) OK8624 Rt RL312 |
| Fell down on my knees : I begin to moan | Beaman, Lottie; Wayward Girl Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14161A) Ge6607 OJL6 |
| Going to fall down on my knees : pray to the Lord above | Bogan, Lucille; T N and O Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (135491) Ba32845 Rt RL317 |
| No use of getting on your knees : because I can't use you no more | Harris, Magnolia; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'Part 2; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930; (C7101 ) MeM12077 Yz L1031 |
| I fell down on my knees : I started in to pray | Johnson, Lonnie; St. Louis Cyclone Blues; New York, 3 Oct. 1927; (81503B) OK8512 CC30 |
| I'm going to get down on my knees : I want my little old baby back home | Kelly, Jack; Believe I'll Go Back Home; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137152) MeM12812 Rt RL311 |
| Fell on my knees : mama get along with you | McTell, Blind Willie; Cold Winter Day; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9956A) De7810 Yz L1037 |
| Well I fell down on my knees : and cried | Thomkins, Jim; Bedside Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM780 ) Br7200 Rt RL319 |
| Fall down on your knees : ask the good Lord to help you | Williams, Joe; Wild Cow Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962461) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| Everybody knew : his preaching was grand | McCoy, Joe; Hallelujah Joe Ain't Preachin' No More; Chicago, 14 Jan. 1937; (91074A) De7299 AH77 |
| Take a butcher knife : cut off your head | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); If You Want Me to Love You; New York, 5 Feb. 1932; (11242A) Vo1682 Yz L1039 |
| If your husband should knock : tell him you're cooking and he can't come in | Gibson, Clifford; Keep Your Windows Pinned; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57757) ViV38612 Yz L1006 |
| Babe you knock : just like you never knocked before | Harrison, Smoky; Iggly Oggly Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L801) Pm12920 Rt RL340 |
| Stop knocking : on my windowpane | Arnold, Kokomo; Busy Bootin'; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9923A) De7139 Say SDR163 |
| Somebody's knocking : on my back door | Big Bill (Broonzy); Skoodle Do Do; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (96012) Pe157 Yz L1011 |
| Somebody was knocking : on my back door | Big Bill (Broonzy); Skoodle Do Do; Richmond, Ind., 2 May 1930; (16573) Ge7210 Yz L1035 |
| Somebody knocking : on my back door | Fuller, Blind Boy; I'm a Rattlesnakin' Daddy; New York, 23 July 1935; (178622) ARC60156 BC11 |
| I keep knocking : but they won't let me in | Green, Lil; I'm Wasting My Time on You; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1942; (0708031) BBB9010 RCA LPV574 |
| Someone started knocking : knocking on my door | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Hurry and Bring It Back Home; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (1460552) Co14372D CC36 |
| Once I heard a knocking : on my back kitchen door | Hill, Sammy; Needin' My Woman Blues; Dallas, 9 Aug. 1929; (55320) ViV38588 Yz L1004 |
| My brown knocking : on amy back door | Owens, Marshall; Try Me One More Time; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12401) Pm13117 Yz L1006 |
| Somebody's knocking : on my door | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
| The churnwheel knocking : friends I'm Alabama bound | Wilkins, Robert; Alabama Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M190 ) Br7205 Rt RL333 |
| Double in a knot : you'll always get my mon' | Chatman, Bo; Double Up in a Knot; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026171) BBB6659 Yz L1034 |
| Say you double in a knot : is the way | Chatman, Bo; Double Up in a Knot; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026171) BBB6659 Yz L1034 |
| You can double in a knot : or you can let it be | Chatman, Bo; Double Up in a Knot; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026171) BBB6659 Yz L1034 |
| I just want to know : if she done anybody wrong | Barefoot Bill; Big Rock Jail; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493562) Co14481D Rt RL313 |
| And I know : she's got the blues for me | Beaman, Lottie; Wayward Girl Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14161A) Ge6607 OJL6 |
| And then you know : you must have done me wrong | Beaman, Lottie; Goin' Away Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14163A) Ge6624 OJL6 |
| And then you know : you must have done me wrong | Beaman, Lottie; Going Away Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC604 ) Br7147 Yz L1018 |
| You want to know : just who we are | Big Bill (Broonzy); Eagle Riding Papa; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (95951) Ba0712 Yz L1011 |
| Now some want to know : just what you got | Big Bill (Broonzy); Eagle Riding Papa; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (95951) Ba0712 Yz L1011 |
| Now guess you know : what these hard time is all about | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Hard Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18220) Ch16361 Yz L1019 |
| I know : still love me | Blake, Blind; Doing a Stretch; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15249A) Pm12810 Bio BLP12023 |
| Some people wants to know : the regular price | Bogan, Lucille; Barbecue Bess; New York, 6 Mar. 1935; (169841) Ba33475 Yz L1017 |
| Next thing he want to know : sister where your husband at | Brown, Hi Henry; Preacher Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11477A) Vo1728 Yz L1030 |
| Said I want to let you know : I growed most too high | Calicott, Joe; Traveling Mama Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM779 ) Br7166 Yz L1009 |
| And then I know : she's going out to rob and steal | Campbell, Gene; Robbin' and Stealin' Blues; Chicago, c. May 1930; (C5704B) Br7170 His HLP2 |
| I know : how you hungry hustlers feel | Campbell, Gene; Robbin' and Stealin' Blues; Chicago, c. May 1930; (C5704B) Br7170 His HLP2 |
| Baby I want you to know : babe I want you to know | Chatman, Bo; I Want You To Know; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050251) OK8935 Yz L1014 |
| Babe I want you to know : honey I want you to know | Chatman, Bo; I Want You To Know; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050251) OK8935 Yz L1014 |
| Now you know : we're carrying the good work on | Chatman, Bo; Dinner Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992421) BBB6407 Yz L1014 |
| Now you know : we're carrying the good work on | Chatman, Bo; Dinner Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992421) BBB6407 Yz L1014 |
| Now you know : we're carrying the good work on | Chatman, Bo; Dinner Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992421) BBB6407 Yz L1014 |
| Now you know : we're carrying the good work on | Chatman, Bo; Dinner Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992421) BBB6407 Yz L1014 |
| Now you know : we're carrying the good work on | Chatman, Bo; Dinner Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992421) BBB6407 Yz L1014 |
| Here's one thing I want you to know : before you leave from home | Chatman, Bo; Cigarette Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992441) BBB6295 RBF RF14 |
| Everybody wants to know : how do Memphis slim get by | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Me, Myself, and I; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640041) BBB8784 RCA730.581 |
| And I wonder if you know : that your mama's near | Cox, Ida; Coffin Blues; Chicago, Sept. 1925; (22931) Pm12318 BYG529073 |
| I know : just what you trying to pull on me | Estes, Sleepy John; Drop Down Mama; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90176A) Ch50048 OJL21 |
| I don't know : whether he got any place to sleep | Estes, Sleepy John; Easin' Back to Tennessee; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63649A) De7516 Sw S1220 |
| You don't know : how you treated me | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Riley Springs Blues; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064737 ) BBB8846 RCA INT1177 |
| You want to know : what it's all about | Green, Lil; Love Me; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641311) BBB8714 RCA LPV574 |
| Now people all want to know : why do I follow my man | Green, Lil; Country Boy Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641341) BBB8754 RCA LPV574 |
| Oh yes I know I know : oh yes I know | Hardin, Lane; California Desert Blues; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914501) BBB6242 Rt RL319 |
| Then I wanted to know : honey where have you been | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Crooked Woman Blues; Atlanta, 10 Nov. 1927; (1451981) Co14280D CC36 |
| You know : you the foolishest man in town | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Airy Man Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (18512) Pm12219 Yz L1029 |
| Still I know : I wouldn't take no salt | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Drop that Sack; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21451) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| Doesn't somebody know : where my baby at | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Up the Way Bound; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25471) Pm12375 Yz L1029 |
| She'd like to know : just what to do | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Skoodle Um Skoo; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46701) Pm12501 Bio BLP12042 |
| Come on and let me know : who you are | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; Come On, Mama, Do That Dance; Chicago, 27 June 1929; ( ) Vo1420 Yz L1039 |
| Most of these women I know : cooking ??? *down for down* | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Empty House Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212001) Pm12946 Rt RL335 |
| You know : you once was the sweetest woman I ever found | Johnson, Lonnie; Something Fishy; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91345A) De7388 Sw S1225 |
| To let the pimps know : that the workingman is on his way | Johnson, Lonnie; Crowin' Rooster Blues; Chicago, 7 Feb. 1941; (0592051) BBB8804 RCA LPV518; |
| Just let him know : that you got another man | Jones, Maggie; Screamin' the Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1924; (1401881) Co14055D VJM VLP23 |
| You don't know : what keeping it dirty means | Jordan, Charley; Keep It CleanNo. 2; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO141 ) Vo1611 Yz L1003 |
| They didn't know : it was against the law | Jordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398212) Vi21076 Rt RL326 |
| There's nobody know : Polk County like I do | Kelly, Eddie; Poole County Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130231) BBB7204 RBF RF9 |
| And you know : that you have I say done me wrong | Kelly, Jack; Kokomo Blues; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137212) MeM12812 Rt RL311 |
| That's the only thing I know : to cure a prisoner's blues | McClure, Matthew; Prisoner's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18798) Ch18514 Riv RM8819 |
| First thing I know : she done had turned me in | McCoy, Joe; Someday I'll Be in the Clay; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1932; (C9290) De7008 Rt RL329 |
| First thing I know : you had four or five men | McCoy, Joe; Someday I'll Be in the Clay; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1932; (C9290) De7008 Rt RL329 |
| Want you to know : your woman from mine | McCoy, Joe; We Gonna Pitch a Boogie Woogie; Chicago, 13 Nov. 1936; (90982A) De7326 AH77 |
| I want you to let them know : | Memphis Minnie; After While Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1931; (VO152A) Vo1658 BC13 |
| Folks you don't know : how worried must I be | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Pleading Blues; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (944191) BBB6140 CC35 |
| You know : you didn't have another man in my stall | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Got a Letter from My Darlin'; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64731 ) Vi23267 Rt RL337 |
| Don't nobody know : how she mistreated me | Noble, George; The Seminole Blues; Chicago, 11 Feb. 1935; (C8972) ARC70675 Yz L1028 |
| You don't know : sure don't know my mind | Patton, Charley; Devil Sent the Rain; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L401) Pm13040 Yz L1009 |
| Poor girl I know : your man has done you wrong | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Four Day Honory Scat; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22131) Pm12303 Mil MLP2001 |
| Just because I didn't know : that he was lying | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Misery Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47071) Pm12508 Fwy FJ2802 |
| The next thing he'll want to know : where is your husband at | Shade, Will; On the Road Again; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470111) ViV38015 OJL19 |
| She says I don't know : he's gone and went to the 'gin | Shade, Will; On the Road Again; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470111) ViV38015 OJL19 |
| Next thing he want to know : lady where is your husband at | Shade, Will; I Can Beat You Plenty; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (55599 ) ViV38586 Rt RL337 |
| She say I don't know : I think he gone to jail | Shade, Will; I Can Beat You Plenty; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (55599 ) ViV38586 Rt RL337 |
| But I says doctor you don't know : really what is worrying me | Smith, Bessie; Baby Doll; New York, 4 May 1926; (1421472) Co14147D Co CL857 |
| You don't know : you don't know my mind | Smith, Clara; You Don't Know My Mind; New York, 29 Jan. 1924; (815091) Co14013D VJM VLP16 |
| I know : the ship is near ashore | Smith, Clara; Deep Blue Sea Blues; New York, 19 Aug. 1924; (819313) Co14034D VJM VLP17 |
| The seven sisters told me everything I wanted to know : and they wouldn't let me speak a word | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Seven Sisters BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO169A) Vo1641 Yz L1031 |
| Folks you don't know : half the trouble I've seen | Smith, Trixie; Praying Blues; New York, Sept. 1924; (18862) Pm12232 CC29 |
| Now I know : you ain't worth a | Spivey, Sweet Pease (Addie Spivey); Double Dozens; Chicago, 12 Aug. 1936; (90787C) De7204 AH158 |
| Now don't you think I know : my baby love me so | Stokes, Frank; Last Go Round; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47771) Pm12591 Bio BLP12041 |
| Anything you want to know : got a little *lunch* done | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| Now if you don't know : I tell you who do | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); What Is It That Tastes Like Gravy; Chicago, c. 14 June 1929; (C3594 ) Vo1426 Yz L1039 |
| Daddy you know : your mama means you good | Thomas, Hociel; I've Stopped My Man; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9476A) OK8326 Bio BLPC6 |
| I want to know : if I can bite your man in the back | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Back Gnawing Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203442) Pm12609 Bio BLP12004 |
| Then you know : that brown going to be the death of me | Thompson, Edward; West Virginia Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2416A) Pm13018 Yz L1006 |
| First thing you know : you will be drunk again | Washboard Sam; I'm Goin' to St. Louis; Chicago, 5 Aug. 1940; (049370 ) BBB8569 BC10 |
| There is one thing I know : ooo well we have no more | Washboard Sam; Life Is Just a Book; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644771) BBB8909 RCA LPV577 |
| But I never did know : just when we were due our pay | Washboard Sam; Levee Camp Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644811) BBB8909 BC10 |
| You'd be surprised to know : what the word of narrowface means | Washboard Walter; Narrow Face Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1424) Pm12954 Her H205 |
| Now you don't know : you don't worry my mind | Washington, Louis; Black Snake Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1934; (146761) Ba33058 Rt RL313 |
| So I know : have to walk the streets night and day | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C12561) Vo03186 BC7 |
| Well well now I wonder do she know : that I'm fixing to beat it on back to 'Bam | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Don't Hang My Clothes on No Barbed Wire Line; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6489A) Vo1649 Say SDR191 |
| If I just could know : ooo well well now what woman treats me the worst | Wheatstraw, Peetie; The First Shall Be the Last and the Last Shall Be First; New York, 19 Feb. 1936; (60523A) De7167 Say SDR192 |
| I want you to know : babe I didn't come here to stay | Williams, Joe; My Grey Pony; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85491 ) BBB5948 RBF RF14 |
| Now Louisa you know : I have been Lord the very best that I could | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Miss Louisa Blues; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (020114 ) BBB7576 RBF RF14 |
| And I know : you won't have no real regular man at all | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shady Grove Blues; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064492 ) BBB8914 BC20 |
| That's to let the rounder know : the workingman is on his way | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); The Rooster's Crowing Blues; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (56340 ) ViV38593 Her H205 |
| That's to let the rounder know : the workingman is on his way | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); The Rooster's Crowing Blues; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (56340 ) ViV38593 Her H205 |
| If you *don't know* : between each drink | Smith, Clara; Hot Papa; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (814773) Co14006D VJM VLP16 |
| [Baby tell me something, I want to know] : about those meatless and wheatless days | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rabbit Foot Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30891) Pm12454 Mil MLP2004 |
| He said I never knowed : you own the train | Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5071 ) Vo1527 Yz L1036 |
| Done all I knowed : I can't get along with you | Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Going to Germany; Memphis, 1 Oct. 1929; (563182) ViV38585 OJL4 |
| If Gabriel knowed : how you could blow | Smith, Bessie; Trombone Cholly; New York, 3 Mar. 1927; (1435753) Co14232D Co CL858 |
| I never was known : to treat no one man right | Cox, Ida; Wild Women Don't Have the Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (1842?) Pm12228 Jo SM3098 |
| New he's better known : by the devil's soninlaw | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp No. 2; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91153 ) De7391 BC4 |
| Nobody knows : the trouble I do see | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Trouble BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. 17 Aug. 1928; (C2230 ) Vo1213 Yz L1019 |
| Nobody knows : but the good Lord and me | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Trouble BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. 17 Aug. 1928; (C2230 ) Vo1213 Yz L1019 |
| Everybody knows : when my notoriety woman come to town | Blake, Blind; Notoriety Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208752) Pm12754 Bio BLP12031; |
| Lord there nobody knows : what's on my troubled mind | Bradley, Tommie; Pack Up Your Trunk Blues; Richmond, Ind., 27 Oct. 1930; (17206) Ch16149 Yz L1019 |
| But the good Lord knows : that the women don't treat me right | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Been Mistreated Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 Nov. 1930; (17290) Ch16237 Riv RM8803 |
| I'm in a world of trouble God knows : and I got to go | Fuller, Blind Boy; Bye Bye Baby Blues; New York, 15 Dec. 1937; (221561) Vo04843 RBF RF9 |
| Oh nobody knows : Atlanta like I do | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Atlanta Moan; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510542) Co14591D Yz L1026 |
| Nobody knows : what the sheik will do | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Kid Man Blues; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9457A) OK8273 Bio BLPC6 |
| Nobody knows : but the good Lord and me | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Pleading Blues; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (944191) BBB6140 CC35 |
| Nobody knows : streetwalking women like I do | Nelson, Sonny Boy; Street Walkin'; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026001) BBB6672 Yz L1038 |
| Nobody knows : the thoughts that came over me | Smith, Bessie; Long Old Road; New York, 11 June 1931; (1515953) Co14663D Co CL858 |
| Nobody knows : but the good Lord and me | Smith, Trixie; Praying Blues; New York, Sept. 1924; (18862) Pm12232 CC29 |
| Nobody knows : old Memphis like I do | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Jim Jackson's JamboreePart I; Memphis, 14 Oct. 1929; (M203/4) Vo1428 Yz L1021 |
| You want to take care of the man's labour : and let these single boys alone | Reynolds, Blind Joe; Outside Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1443) Pm12927 OJL8 |
| Take care of your husband's labour : and let these single boys alone | Reynolds, Blind Willie; Married Man Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (647212) Vi23258 Yz L1009 |
| That is give you women my labour : oh well well and my money too | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Road Tramp Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1938; (63540B) De7589 BC4 |
| Want all you ladies : all gather around | Hurt, Mississippi John; Candy Man Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401483B) OK8654 Bio BLPC4 |
| I'm always around the ladies : and I like to have my business fixed | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; D B Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208211) Pm12712 Bio BLP12015 |
| I want you to tell me pretty lady : how you want your grinding done | Bird, Billy; Mill Man Blues; Atlanta, 29 Oct. 1928; (1473232) Co14381D Yz L1016 |
| Now when I fix it lady : sure will be mighty good | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Fix It; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17278A) Ch16215 Riv RM8803 |
| Now an old lady : had a jug of wine | Estes, Sleepy John; Drop Down; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93009A) De7766 Sw S1220 |
| Says I'm sorry lady : but your man has said his last goodbye | Hite, Mattie; Graveyard Dream Blues; New York, c. mid Nov. 1923; (70413) Pat032014 VJM VLP40 |
| Now I got a lady : by the name of Sue | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Skoodle Um Skoo; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46701) Pm12501 Bio BLP12042 |
| There's a lady : but her name is Lou | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; I Don't Know; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| My old lady : ought to be ashamed | McCoy, Joe; Botherin' that Thing; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5865A) Vo1570 His HLP32 |
| Read my search warrant lady : I'm just looking for my man | Moore, Rosie Mae; Mad Dog Blues; New Orleans, c. Dec. 1928; (NOR760) Br7049 Rt RL329 |
| Because you know I'm got to go home and ??? my old lady : because she won't come back no | Roland, Walter; T Model Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (135521) Ba32932 Yz L1017 |
| Lord I told my old lady : no longer than week before last | Shade, Will; She Stays Out All Night Long; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418911) Vi unissued RCA INT1175 |
| I told my old lady : no longer than the week before last | Shade, Will; She Stays Out All Night Long; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418912) Vi21524 Rt RL322 |
| I told my old lady : so long *as poker* last | Shade, Will; I Can Beat You Plenty; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (55599 ) ViV38586 Rt RL337 |
| Well now he make one old lady : go hang herself and die | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp No. 2; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91153 ) De7391 BC4 |
| Well I knowed a lady : by the name of sister Kate | Williamson, Sonny Boy; SusieQ ; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308501) BBB7995 RCA INT1088 |
| Now I met an old lady : with her face right to the ground | Williamson, Sonny Boy; She Don't Love Me That Way; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070146 ) BB340701 BC3 |
| He got a nice little lake : right inside the grove | Estes, Sleepy John; Lawyer Clark Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649241) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
| Said now Mary had a little lamb : I mean his fleece was white as snow | Spruell, Freddie; Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85786 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802 |
| Depot agent look down at mary's lamb : said Mary I declare your lamb can't go | Spruell, Freddie; Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85786 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802 |
| Because I'm lame : I can't hardly see | Beaman, Lottie; Goin' Away Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14163A) Ge6624 OJL6 |
| I'm lame : I can't hardly see | Beaman, Lottie; Going Away Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC604 ) Br7147 Yz L1018 |
| Got trouble in the land : you're going to need my help some day | Arnold, Kokomo; Set Down Gal; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91166A) De7361 OJL20 |
| I went down to the landing : to see if any boats was there | Big Bill (Broonzy); Mississippi River Blues; Chicago, 23 Mar. 1934; (803951) Ba32670 Yz L1011 |
| I had to raise a conversation with the landlady : to keep from crying | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booster Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24741) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| My landlady : is a good old soul | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977?) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| '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 |
| Stay away from my door Mr landlord : because I'm down in the dumps | Smith, Bessie; I'm Down in the Dumps; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525802) OK8945 Co CL856 |
| Because I'm the landlord : I've got to sell the beer | Thomas, George; Don't Kill Him in Here; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L182) Pm12826 Rt RL340 |
| Well now the first shall be the last : and the last shall be the first | Wheatstraw, Peetie; The First Shall Be the Last and the Last Shall Be First; New York, 19 Feb. 1936; (60523A) De7167 Say SDR192 |
| That is why I say the first shall be the last : and the last shall be the first | Wheatstraw, Peetie; The First Shall Be the Last and the Last Shall Be First; New York, 19 Feb. 1936; (60523A) De7167 Say SDR192 |
| I haven't nothing so long as corn liquor lasts : and I got no money to spend | Jackson, Jim; Bootlegging Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419042) Vi21268 Rt RL323 |
| But I jumped too late : the sheriff had done jumped before | Blake, Blind; Rope Stretchin' BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L10992) Pm13103 Bio BLP12037 |
| Because it's soon or late : we have to go down in that old lonesome ground | Estes, Sleepy John; Everybody Oughta Make a Change; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63647A) De7571 RBF RF8 |
| From four until late : I was wringing my hands and crying | Johnson, Robert; From Four Until Late; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL3791) ARC70956 Co C30034 |
| From four until late : she give us a nogood bunching clown | Johnson, Robert; From Four Until Late; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL3791) ARC70956 Co C30034 |
| He stays out late : every night | Jones, Maggie; If I Lose, Let Me Lose; New York, 17 Dec. 1924; (1401871) Co14059D VJM VLP23 |
| It's too late too late : too late too late too late | Jordan, Charley; Raidin' Squad Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5840 ) Vo1528 Yz L1030 |
| It's too late too late : too late too late too late | Ledbetter, Huddie; T. B. Woman Blues; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (171801) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| Got there too late : from bothering that thing | McCoy, Joe; Botherin' that Thing; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5865A) Vo1570 His HLP32 |
| Look like here of late : I've been crying both day and night | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Fool's Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO167A) Vo1674 Yz L1010 |
| Oh the way my wife been *attracting* of late : she's about to make me lose my mind | Stovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); A Woman Gets Tired of the Same Man All the Time; St. Louis, 26 Apr. 1927; (80748A) OK8514 Rt RL310 |
| I had some tough luck lately : I got locked up in jail | Carr, Leroy; New How Long How Long BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7221A) Vo1585 RBF RF202 |
| Sooner or later : one of us has got to walk away | Arnold, Kokomo; Midnight Blues; New York, 11 May 1938; (63750A) De7510 Say SDR163 |
| Two minutes later : preacher came in | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977?) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| You might as well laugh : ??? you fall | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Prison Wall Blues; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (64747) Vi23272 Rt RL329 |
| You laughed and laughed : until you put my clothes in a pile | Gillum, Bill Jazz; You're Laughing Now; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020822 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177 |
| Now why don't you people quit laughing : I feel mighty sad in my mind | Arnold, Kokomo; Big Ship Blues; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91167A) De7361 Say SDR163 |
| When you see me laughing : I'm laughing just to keep from crying | Crawford, Rosetta; My Man Jumped Salty on Me; New York, 1 Feb. 1939; (64972A) De7567 Cor CP58 |
| Ever lay down laughing : and wake up hollering and crying | Darby, Blind; Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15566) Pm12828 Yz L1003 |
| You leave me laughing : some day you come back crying | Day, Will; Sunrise Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461912) Co14318D Yz L1032 |
| Lord poor Willie left here laughing : poor Jim left here crying | Shade, Will; Jim Strainer; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599612) Vi23421 Rt RL337 |
| When you see me laughing : laughing to keep from crying | Smith, Clara; You Don't Know My Mind; New York, 29 Jan. 1924; (815091) Co14013D VJM VLP16 |
| It's true you can dodge the law : but you can't dodge them slugs out the machine gun | Johnson, Lonnie; Racketeers Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1932; (1522602) OK8946 CC30 |
| Yes you called on the old law : and he brought his ball and chain | McCoy, Joe; Something Gonna Happen to You; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96262 ) BBB6260 Yz L1021; |
| When they pass the law : pulling the short dress down | Reynolds, Blind Joe; Nehi Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1462) Pm12927 OJL11 |
| They sent out a law : for everybody to leave town | Wallace, Sippie; The Flood Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80840B) OK8470 Sw S1240 |
| Because I'm acquainted with John Law : and they won't let me down | Estes, Sleepy John; Brownsville Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63653A) De7473 RBF RF8 |
| Now Mr Clark is a lawyer : his youngest brother is too | Estes, 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 seen | Estes, Sleepy John; Lawyer Clark Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649241) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
| I went to a lawyer : I called him over the phone | Pope, Jenny; Tennessee Workhouse Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM758B) Vo1522 His HLP15 |
| Said listen me lawyer : when will my man be home | Pope, Jenny; Tennessee Workhouse Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM758B) Vo1522 His HLP15 |
| Now I consulted lawyers : and I know darn well I was wrong | Estes, Sleepy John; Jailhouse Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93007A) De7814 RBF RF8 |
| It was judges and lawyers : says man you's the cause of it all | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Unhappy Blues; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404712B) OK8859 Mam S3804 |
| You go and get some lawyers : to come and go my bond | Wilkins, Robert; Police Sergeant Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM741B) Br7168 Rt RL307 |
| But they ain't too lazy : to count his money Saturday night | Calloway, Blanche; Lazy Woman's Blues; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9458A) OK8279 CC32 |
| When a woman's too lazy : to try and bake an apple pie | Calloway, Blanche; Lazy Woman's Blues; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9458A) OK8279 CC32 |
| Some people say he is lazy : but I know that is a lie | Green, Lil; Country Boy Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641341) BBB8754 RCA LPV574 |
| He'd let you lead : his band I know | Smith, Bessie; Trombone Cholly; New York, 3 Mar. 1927; (1435753) Co14232D Co CL858 |
| Says this big ship going to leaking : right between midnight and day | Arnold, Kokomo; Big Ship Blues; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91167A) De7361 Say SDR163 |
| Are leaking : on your bed | Carr, Leroy; Gettin' All Wet; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1929; (C4034 ) Vo1423 Yz L1036 |
| Two or three leaks : in your inner tube | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; New York, 17 Sept. 1930; (100482) Or8033 Yz L1035 |
| Two or three leaks : in your inner tube | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17276B) Ch16171 Riv RM8803 |
| If you want to learn : you got to pay | Bogan, Lucille; My Georgia Grind; Chicago, c. 1 Feb. 1930; (C5347 ) Br unissued Rt RL317 |
| I can learn ??? : not to ball the jack | Collins, Sam; Hesitation Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13033) Ge6379 OJL10 |
| Woman must learn : how to take their time | Smith, Bessie; Preachin' the Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (1434902) Co14195D Co CL858 |
| I will have to learn : to live out here in San Antone | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Yodeling Fiddling Blues; San Antonio, 12 June 1930; (404146B) OK8834 Mam S3804 |
| But now I learned : to hop from broad to broad | Spand, Charlie; Good Gal; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15453) Pm12817 Yz L1015 |
| Ain't nothing else I learned : Lord a monkeywoman can do | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Turpentine Blues; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403222) Vi21134 Yz L1008 |
| Every time I want to leave : I know she's got to come back home | Arnold, Kokomo; Kid Man Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (63754A) De7464 Say SDR163 |
| I ain't got no right to leave : ain't got no right to change my mind | Butler, Sam; Some Screamed High Yellow; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (26772) Pm12423 Yz L1016 |
| I might leave : because I don't feel welcome here | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Mean Old 'Frisco Blues; Chicago, 15 Apr. 1942; (0708631) BB340704 RBF RF202 |
| Every time I leave : she don't do nothing but mess around | Jones, Jake; Monkeyin' Around; Dallas, c. Oct. 1929; (DAL473 ) Br7130 His HLP2 |
| And I ain't going to leave : until that Judgment Day | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Going Back to Memphis; Memphis, 5 June 1930; (62583 ) Vi23310 Jo SM3104 |
| If the train go and leave : you got a mule to ride | Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406292) Co14095D Co CL855 |
| For when I leave : sure come creeping home | Walker, Uncle Bud; Look Here Mama Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402008A) OK8828 Yz L1018 |
| The blues dropped on those willow leaves : and it rolled right down on me | Smith, Bessie; Weeping Willow Blues; New York, 26 Sept. 1924; (1400622) Co14042D Co CL856; |
| Now if you don't believe I'm leaving : please count the days I'm gone | Arnold, Kokomo; Head Cuttin' Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91331A) De7417 BC4 |
| My daddy was leaving : and the blues had me | Bogan, Lucille; Lonesome Midnight Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154782) ARC60463 Rt RL317 |
| 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 |
| Now you don't believe I'm leaving : just watch the train I'm on | Bracey, Ishman; Leavin' Town Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (45458?) ViV38560(?) Rt RL330 |
| Lord and my baby is leaving : crying won't make her stay | Bradley, Tommie; Window Pane Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Jan. 1932; (18326) Ch16696 BC5 |
| My daddy said he was leaving : though it's against my will | Cox, Ida; Misery Blues; New York, late Jan. 1925; (1999?) Pm12258 BYG529073 |
| I feel like leaving : if it takes me all night long | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Levee Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16224) Ch16682 Riv RM8803 |
| When you see me leaving : hang your head and cry | Estes, Sleepy John; My Black Gal Blues; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (625482) Vi23397 Rt RL307 |
| If you call that leaving : make the best out of life you can | Gibson, Clifford; Brooklyn Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577591) Vi23255 Yz L1027 |
| That's why I'm leaving : I ain't got no place to go | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Got to Reap What You Sow; Chicago, 17 May 1939; (034810 ) BBB8287 RCA INT1177 |
| Don't believe I'm leaving : count the day I'm gone | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| When you see me leaving : hang your head and cry | Hull, Papa Harvey; Two Little Tommies Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12691) Ge6122 Yz L1009 |
| See me leaving : hand your head and cry | Johnson, Elizabeth; Be My Kid Blues; New York, 30 Oct. 1928; (401279B) OK8789 Her H201 |
| When you see me leaving : baby don't you cry | Kyle, Charlie; Kyle's Worried Blues; Memphis, 1 Sept. 1928; (454682) Vi21707 Yz L1018 |
| She says daddy I'm leaving : and I can't come back no more | McTell, Blind Willie; B and O Blues No. 2; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140661) Vo02568 Yz L1037 |
| Now he is leaving : just to spite me | Moore, Alice; Lonesome Dream Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1702) Pm13107 CC37 |
| Today I am leaving : and I'm going away to stay | Oden, Jimmy; I Have Made Up My Mind; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18795) Ch16540 Riv RM8819 |
| My man is leaving : crying won't make him stay | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Army Camp Harmony Blues; Chicago, May 1925; (21361) Pm12284 Mil MLP2001 |
| The last train was leaving : the boxcars were filled with freight | Smith, Trixie; Choo Choo Blues; New York, Dec. 1924; (19783) Pm12245 CC29 |
| Mama dream of what I'm leaving : something that your good gal like | Stokes, Frank; Blues in D; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200482) Pm12552 Bio BLP12041 |
| You can't blame me for leaving : boy I'm Florida bound | Thompson, Edward; Florida Bound; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2412) Pm12873 Yz L1006 |
| Now I'm leaving I'm leaving : leaving on the eagle wing | Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); My Babe My Babe; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90198A) Ch50053 OJL8 |
| 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 |
| If you don't think I'm leaving : count the days I'll be gone | Wilson, Leola B.; Down the Country; Chicago, c. Nov. 1926; (40122) Pm12444 Bio BLP12037 |
| Leaving : hang crepe on your door | Coleman, Lonnie; Old Rock Island Blues; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482582) Co14440D RBF RF15 |
| Well mama *done leaving* : taken no ??? on you | Barefoot Bill; Snigglin' Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493532) Co14510D Yz L1006 |
| Sarah Lee : why don't you come home | Lewis, Furry; Why Don't You Come Home Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1134 Rt RL333 |
| I can see Bertha Lee : Lord but she can't see me | Patton, Charley; Poor Me; New York, 1 Feb. 1934; (147571) Vo02651 Yz L1020 |
| Bertha Lee : you sure have been good to me | Petway, Robert; Bertha Lee Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741081) BBB9008 RBF RF14 |
| You been good Bertha Lee : as you's intend to be | Petway, Robert; Bertha Lee Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741081) BBB9008 RBF RF14 |
| Bertha Lee : honey please don't you stray from home | Petway, Robert; Bertha Lee Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741081) BBB9008 RBF RF14 |
| If you do Bertha Lee : something sure is going on wrong | Petway, Robert; Bertha Lee Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741081) BBB9008 RBF RF14 |
| Bertha Lee : won't you come back home to me | Petway, Robert; Bertha Lee Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741081) BBB9008 RBF RF14 |
| If you don't Bertha Lee : oh babe I sure can't sleep | Petway, Robert; Bertha Lee Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741081) BBB9008 RBF RF14 |
| Look ahere now Bertha Lee : I don't want you to run around | Petway, Robert; Bertha Lee Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741081) BBB9008 RBF RF14 |
| If you do Bertha Lee : please lay my money down | Petway, Robert; Bertha Lee Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741081) BBB9008 RBF RF14 |
| When I left : I didn't have my right mind | Blake, Blind; Depression's Gone from Me Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. June 1932; (L14762) Pm13137 Bio BLP12023 |
| I can rattle to the left : rattle to the right | Fuller, Blind Boy; I'm a Rattlesnakin' Daddy; New York, 23 July 1935; (178622) ARC60156 BC11 |
| Now he packs dynamite in his left : he carries a punching right | Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293A) De7114 Yz L1016 |
| That terrific left : boys is all he needs | Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293A) De7114 Yz L1016 |
| Crying he even carried a mean left : and he carried a mean right | Memphis Minnie; He's in the Ring; Chicago, 22 Aug. 1935; (C1099B) Vo03046 Pal PL101 |
| And the train had left : went steaming on up the road | Patton, Charley; Hammer Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L472) Pm12998 Yz L1020 |
| Now when my bluebird left : she put a note up in my door | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Blue Bird BluesPart 1; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308511) BBB7979 RCA INT1088 |
| Raise up that right leg : let the left one down | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; New York, 17 Sept. 1930; (100482) Or8033 Yz L1035 |
| Raise up that right leg : let that left one down | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17276B) Ch16171 Riv RM8803 |
| I say jake leg jake leg jake leg : tell me what in the world you going to do | Lofton, Willie; Jake Leg Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9386A) De7076 Rt RL314 |
| Boy great big legs : and that little bitty feet | Carr, Leroy; Bo Bo Stomp; New York, 16 Aug. 1934; (156491) Vo02969 Co C30496 |
| Got great big legs : and a little bitty feet | Fuller, Blind Boy; Piccolo Rag; New York, 5 Apr. 1938; (226771) OK06437 BC11 |
| My woman got little bitty legs : but man what a noble thigh | Jones, Jake; Southern Sea Blues; Dallas, c. Oct. 1929; (DAL474 ) Br7130 His HLP2 |
| Great big legs : and ??? feet | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Got a Letter from My Darlin'; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64731 ) Vi23267 Rt RL337 |
| She got them great big legs : she got the walking size | Roland, Walter; Big Mama; New York, 2 Aug. 1934; (155202) Ba33282 RBF RF12 |
| Bullfrog legs : with onion sauce | Smith, Trixie; Black Bottom Hop; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (23641) Pm12336 CC29 |
| I went to Mr Lehman : in a lope | Ramey, Ben (Memphis Jug Band); Cocaine Habit Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (599332) ViV38620 BC2 |
| Baby please let me roll your lemon : and squeeze it the whole night long | Chatman, Bo; Let Me Roll Your Lemon; New Orleans, 19 Jan. 1935; (876241) BBB5861 Yz L1034 |
| Oh let me squeeze and roll your lemon : oh baby until your good juice come | Chatman, Bo; Let Me Roll Your Lemon; New Orleans, 19 Jan. 1935; (876241) BBB5861 Yz L1034 |
| Now I just squeeze your lemon : baby one time | Chatman, Bo; Let Me Roll Your Lemon; New Orleans, 19 Jan. 1935; (876241) BBB5861 Yz L1034 |
| I said please let me squeeze your lemon : while I'm in your lonesome town | Pickett, Charlie; Let Me Squeeze Your Lemon; New York, 3 Aug. 1937; (62487A) De7707 RBF RF9 |
| Just like a lemon : is ??? *to me* | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Go Away Woman; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15541) Pm13152 Bio BLP12041 |
| Extract of lemon : and ginger ale | Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022 |
| Extract of lemon : with ginger ale | Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022 |
| You squeezed my lemon : caused my juice to run | Williams, Joe; I Want It Awful Bad; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M195 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321 |
| When she gets a letter from Lemon : I wrote her two days out | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Got the Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24711) Pm12354 Bio BLP12000 |
| I asked you about your lemons : baby and you ups and tells me a lie | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Until My Love Come Down; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (020119 ) BBB7576 RBF RF14 |
| Now I said please let me be your lemonsqueezer : now while I'm in your lonesome town | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Until My Love Come Down; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (020119 ) BBB7576 RBF RF14 |
| Now if you let me be your lemonsqueezer : Lord until my love comes down | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Until My Love Come Down; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (020119 ) BBB7576 RBF RF14 |
| Old *Tim Lepson* : *get stoned on gin* | Estes, Sleepy John; Tell Me About It; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93008A) De7766 Sw S1220 |
| You don't need no lesson : to shake that thing | Arnold, Kokomo; Shake That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1936; (90795A) De7212 CC25 |
| But she's taught me a lesson : about nogood women and men | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; No Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 7 July 1935; (90082A) Ch50049 Cor CP58 |
| Let this be a lesson : now that I have left you flat | Martin, Daisy; What You Was You Used to Be; New York, c. late July 1923; (52381) Ba1262 VJM VLP40 |
| But here's a lesson : that was taught to me | Smith, Mamie; Jenny's Ball; New York, 19 Feb. 1931; (404852A) OK8915 Sw S1240 |
| You taught me a lesson : about a Mr soandso | Sykes, Roosevelt; Mr. Sykes Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18801) Ch16586 Yz L1033 |
| I have learned my lesson : believe me I am through | Sylvester, Hannah; Down South Blues; New York, c. 21 Sept. 1923; (70328) Pat032007 VJM VLP40 |
| Now that done learned me a lesson : about shaking my pistol in these womenfolks' face | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Broken Hearted Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070145 ) BBB9031 BC20 |
| And you better not let : my regular catch you here | Bracey, Ishman; Saturday Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418421) Vi21349 OJL8 |
| And don't never let : the same woman quit you twice | Bradley, Tommie; Pack Up Your Trunk Blues; Richmond, Ind., 27 Oct. 1930; (17206) Ch16149 Yz L1019 |
| But I ain't going to let : that same bee sting me twice | Cox, Ida; Southern Woman's Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (2244?) Pm12298 Jo SM3098 |
| Don't you let : my good girl catch you here | Hurt, Mississippi John; Ain't No Tellin'; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401471A) OK8759 Bio BLPC4 |
| Now boys don't never let : no woman treat you nice and kind | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Mistreatin' Woman Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026541) BBB7178 CC35 |
| Don't never let : no one man worry your mind | Smith, Clara; Every Woman's Blues; New York, 28 June 1923; (810605) CoA3943 VJM VLP15 |
| I'm going to write you a letter : I'm going to mail it in the air | Akers, Garfield; Cottonfield BluesPart 2; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M202 ) Vo1442 OJL2 |
| I'm going to write you a letter : I'm going to mail it in the sky | Akers, Garfield; Cottonfield BluesPart 2; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M202 ) Vo1442 OJL2 |
| Says she won't write me no letter : she won't send me no telegram | Arnold, Kokomo; Rocky Road Blues; Chicago, 23 Oct. 1937; (91300A) De7449 CC25 |
| I received a letter : what do you suppose it read | Beaman, Lottie; Wayward Girl Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14161A) Ge6607 OJL6 |
| Said I'm bound to get a letter : from that cheating brown of mine | Black, Lewis; Rock Island Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453613) Co14429D His HLP5 |
| I'm going to write a letter : mail it in the air | Black, Lewis; Rock Island Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453613) Co14429D His HLP5 |
| Now did you get that letter : baby that I wrote to you | Bonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); Weary Worried Blues; Chicago, 6 Sept. 1934; (C9403A) Ch50064 RBF RF9 |
| Now I'm going to write a letter : mail it in the air | Butler, Sam; You Can't Keep No Brown; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (26782) Pm12389 Yz L1026 |
| Going write a letter : mailed it in the air | Butler, Sam; Poor Boy Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; ( ) Vo1057 Yz L1016 |
| In my farewell letter : someone's sure to find | Carr, Leroy; Suicide Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164421) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| I write you a letter : come sneaking back | Collins, Sam; I'm Sitting on Top of the World; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108422) Ba32395 OJL10 |
| I'm going to write you a letter : my wife and I ain't going to do right no more | Davis, Walter; JacksonvillePart 2; Chicago, 3 Apr. 1936; (1003381) BBB6468 Yz L1025 |
| On the bed there laid a letter : said be as good as you can be | Davis, Walter; The Only Woman; Chicago, 21 Mar. 1941; (0539751) BBB8773 RCA INT1085 |
| Now she didn't write no letter : and she didn't care for me | Estes, Sleepy John; Vernita Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62463A) De7342 Cor CP58 |
| Now I wrote little Martha a letter : five days it returned back to me | Estes, Sleepy John; Fire Department Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63650A) De7571 Sw S1220 |
| Write me a letter : and send it by mail | Evans, Joe; New Huntsville Jail; New York, 20 May 1931; (106512) Or8080 His HLP8002 |
| I just received a letter : baby won't you please come home | Gibson, Clifford; Drayman Blues; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571752) ViV38562 Yz L1027 |
| I got a letter : I got a letter here in my hand | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Sad News Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207722) Pm12728 Rt RL306 |
| I'm going to write a letter : telephone every town I know | Johnson, Robert; I Believe I'll Dust My Broom; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25811) ARC70481 Co C30034; |
| I got a letter : from my girl in the room | Johnson, Robert; They're Red Hot; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26271) ARC70757 Co C30034 |
| In my farewell letter : someone's sure to find | Jones, Maggie; Suicide Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1925; (1404903) Co14070D VJM VLP23 |
| You can read my letter : now you sure don't know my mind | Lacy, Rubin; Ham Hound Crave; Chicago, Mar. 1928; (204203) Pm12629 Yz L1009 |
| Yes she wrote me a letter : what you reckon it read | Ledbetter, Huddie; Death Letter BluesPart 1; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166951) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| I'm going to write me a letter : back to Youngstown | Lewis, Furry; Furry's Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454241) ViV38519 Rt RL333 |
| I wrote her a letter : I mailed it in the air | Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Pretty Mama Blues; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (563422) ViV38585 RCA INT1175 |
| You can read my letter : but you sure can't read my mind | Lofton, Willie; My Mean Baby Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9387A) De7076 Rt RL314 |
| Now did you get that letter : dropped in your back yard | McClennan, Tommy; Baby, Don't You Want to Go; Chicago, 22 Nov. 1939; (044245 ) BBB8408 Rt RL305 |
| Now you can read my letter : oh but you can't read my mind | McClennan, Tommy; You Can't Read My Mind; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064887 ) BBB8897 Rt RL305 |
| She wouldn't write me no letter : she didn't care for me | McCoy, Joe; My Mary Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5830 ) Vo1576 Pal PL101 |
| Oh you wrote me a letter : to come back to Newport News | McTell, Blind Willie; Writin' Paper Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403081) Vi21474 Yz L1005 |
| I wrote my gal a letter : way down in Tennessee | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Going Back to Memphis; Memphis, 5 June 1930; (62583 ) Vi23310 Jo SM3104 |
| Now I received a letter : some longdistance telegram | Pickett, Charlie; Down the Highway; New York, 3 Aug. 1937; (62488A) De7707 RBF RF202 |
| You can read my letter : but you sure can't read my mind | Reed, Willie; Texas Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476011) Co14407D Yz L1010 |
| Going to write a letter : going to mail it in the air | Rupert, Ollie; Ain't Goin' to Be Your Low Down Dog; Memphis, 28 Feb. 1927; (379642) Vi20577 Rt RL323 |
| Going to sit down and write a letter : to my Uncle Sam | Smith, Clara; Uncle Sam Blues; New York, 2 Oct. 1923; (812532) Co12D VJM VLP15 |
| I received a letter : that my man was dying | Smith, Clara; Death Letter Blues New York, 15 Oct. 1924; (1401081) Co14045D VJM VLP17 |
| You can read my letter : you sure can't read my mind | Stevens, Vol; Vol Stevens Blues; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403241) Vi21356 OJL21 |
| My good gal wrote a letter : how do you reckon it read | Stevens, Vol; Stonewall Blues; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62542 ) BBB5675 BC2 |
| I wrote my baby a letter : she send me a telegram | Sykes, Roosevelt; Skeet and Garret; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403312A) OK8749 Yz L1033 |
| Did you get that letter : that I throwed in your back yard | Washboard Sam; Jesse James Blues; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1023B) Vo03375 BC10 |
| Mmm going to write me a letter : mama going to mail it in the air | Wheatstraw, Peetie; C and A Blues; Chicago, 6 Jan. 1931; (C6891A) Vo1672 OJL20 |
| I received a letter : the girl I love was dead | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Working Man; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60506A) De7200 BC4 |
| You didn't write no letter : you didn't love me nohow | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Corrine Corrina Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1032) Pm12916 Her H205 |
| When she gets that letter : baby Lord I pass my | Williams, Joe; My Grey Pony; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85491 ) BBB5948 RBF RF14 |
| Oh did you get my letter : throwed in your back yard | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Fourth and Beale; Chicago, c. 12 Sept. 1929; (C4338 ) Br7138 His HLP15 |
| You can read my letters : but you sure can't read my mind | Smith, Clara; Every Woman's Blues; New York, 28 June 1923; (810605) CoA3943 VJM VLP15 |
| In boxcar letters : that's as long as he is tall | Smith, Clara; Steel Drivin' Man; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (1401812) Co14053D VJM VLP17 |
| Down in the levee : Camp Number Nine | Bogan, Lucille; Levee Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (43241) Pm12459 Yz L1017 |
| Now I'm going to the levee : because my gal done turned me down | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Levee Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16224) Ch16682 Riv RM8803 |
| Go down on the levee : where the water's high | Henderson, Bertha; Let Your Love Come Down; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205622) Pm12655 Bio BLP12037 |
| Standing on the levee : in New Orleans | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Doin' the Scraunch; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510562) Co14591D CC36 |
| I walked the levee : I just walked end to end | James, Skip; Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7631) Pm13085 Bio BLP12029 |
| I went down to the levee : and [over, out] to the freight house yard | Johnson, Lonnie; Low Land Moan; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1927; (82043A) OK8677 CC30 |
| The flood water have broke the levee : and we ain't safe here no more | Johnson, Lonnie; Flood Water Blues; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91341A) De7397 Sw S1225 |
| The backwaters done broke the levee : and I can't stay here no more | Johnson, Lonnie; South Bound Backwater; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63524A) De7461 Sw S1225 |
| Then after I walk the levee : from end to end | Johnson, T. C.; J. C. Johnson's Blues; Memphis, 16 Feb. 1928; (400250B) OK8838 Rt RL316 |
| I can walk that old Green River levee : babe I won't have to hide | Kelly, Jack; Red Ripe Tomatoes; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137142) Ba32844 OJL4 |
| Oh the women in the levee : *Charlie because it's most* payday | Ledbetter, Huddie; Honey, I'm All Out and Down; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166882) Ba33359 Rt RL315 |
| The men on the levee : hollering don't you move your knee | Ledbetter, Huddie; Honey, I'm All Out and Down; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166882) Ba33359 Rt RL315 |
| Oh the women on the levee : honey hollering whoa gee | Ledbetter, Huddie; Honey, I'm All Out and Down; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166882) Ba33359 Rt RL315 |
| The men on the levee : hollering don't you murder me | Ledbetter, Huddie; Honey, I'm All Out and Down; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166882) Ba33359 Rt RL315 |
| I worked on the levee : mama both night and day | McCoy, Joe; When the Levee Breaks; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487111) Co14439D BC1 |
| I worked on the levee : mama both night and day | McCoy, Joe; When the Levee Breaks; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487111) Co14439D BC1 |
| I worked on the levee : mama both night and day | McCoy, Joe; When the Levee Breaks; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487111) Co14439D BC1 |
| Old mean old levee : cause me to weep and moan | McCoy, Joe; When the Levee Breaks; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487111) Co14439D BC1 |
| They meets at the levee : every Saturday night | McCoy, Joe; Shake Mattie; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO109A) Vo1668 Mam S3803 |
| Mmm I'm going down on the levee : and down on the levee where I'm going to stay | Townsend, Henry; Long Ago Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403302?) Co14529D Yz L1003 |
| I'm going to stay down on the levee : babe until you change your ways | Townsend, Henry; Long Ago Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403302?) Co14529D Yz L1003 |
| They dynamite the levee : thought it might give us ease | Wallace, Sippie; The Flood Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80840B) OK8470 Sw S1240 |
| Says I worked in a leveecamp : just about a month ago | Washboard Sam; Levee Camp Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644811) BBB8909 BC10 |
| They don't build some levees : I don't know what become of you | Delaney, Mattie; Tallahatchie River Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM786 ) Vo1480 Yz L1001 |
| Give him a lick : and he want it all | Macon, Ed; Wringing that Thing; Atlanta, 12 Mar. 1929; (402289A) OK8676 Mel MLP7324 |
| I ain't going to tell no lie : your daddy's about to die | Blake, Blind; Hey Hey Daddy Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201081) Pm12606 Bio BLP12003 |
| Ain't no use of telling me that lie : because I'm down in the dumps | Smith, Bessie; I'm Down in the Dumps; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525802) OK8945 Co CL856 |
| I believe my baby done lied : I believe my baby done lied | Williams, Joe; Baby Please Don't Go; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962441) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| All my life : I been a traveling man | Blake, Blind; Police Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15463) Pm12888 Yz L1012 |
| They tell me marriage is a sweet life : I believe I'll try it myself | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); I Believe I'll Settle Down; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594981) BBB8903 RCA730.581 |
| Now once I lived a life : of a millionaire | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Maybe I'll Loan You a Dime; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640031) BBB8784 RCA730.581 |
| You can bet your life : one's got the other's man | Evans, Joe; Shook It This Morning Blues; New York, 21 May 1931; (106652) Or8083 Yz L1015 |
| All my past life : I found till today | Gibson, Clifford; Brooklyn Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577591) Vi23255 Yz L1027 |
| Bet your life : there's something going on wrong | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Shaggy Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (4415 ) Pm12489 Rt RL319 |
| But I decided to pull down for a fast life : and take it as it comes | Hill, King Solomon; The Gone Dead Train; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12542) Pm13129 Yz L1004 |
| Trying to steal my life : to have your old usedtobe | Johnson, Lonnie; Man Killing Broad; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91339A) De7445 Sw S1225; |
| Now you trying to take my life : and all my loving too | Johnson, Robert; Stone in My Passway; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL3772) ARC71267 Co CL1654 |
| I have mistaken my life : people and I can't get back again | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Change My Mind Blues; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| I've had the blues all my life : I think that's long enough | Miller, Sodarisa; Sunshine Special; Chicago, c. Apr. 1925; (2092?) Pm12276 Mil MLP2018 |
| You can bet your life : that there's something going on wrong | Moore, William; Midnight Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203122) Pm12636 Rt RL340 |
| Because I'm going to enjoy my simple straight life : and I ain't going to sell that old insurance no | Smith, . . . (Smith and Harper); Insurance Policy Blues; Augusta, Ga., 26 or 27 June 1936; (AUG1263) ARC61061 Rt RL334 |
| Once I lived the life : of a millionaire | Smith, Bessie; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, 15 May 1929; (1485343) Co14451D Co CL856 |
| But good things in life : don't never last | Spand, Charlie; Good Gal; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15453) Pm12817 Yz L1015 |
| I had my ups and downs in life : and bitter times I saw | Thomas, Henry; Arkansas; Chicago, c. early July 1927; ( ) Vo1286 Rt RL312 |
| I bet you my life : he'll treat you right | Wilkins, Robert; New Stock Yard Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX107 ) Vo03223 OJL21 |
| You can bet your life : he's playing her victrola | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); Do It Right; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (1489783) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| The captain say get your lifesavers : fasten them around your waist | Johnson, Lonnie; Life Saver Blues; New York, 9 Nov. 1927; (81801B) OK8557 CC30 |
| You know I'm glad I didn't get lifetime : boys and I escaped the electric chair | Estes, Sleepy John; Jailhouse Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93007A) De7814 RBF RF8 |
| If I could shine my light : like a headlight on some train | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Wartime Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30701) Pm12425 Rt RL301 |
| I would shine my light : in Corinna's brain | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Wartime Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30701) Pm12425 Rt RL301 |
| Well I would shine my light : ooo Lord in the ocean spring | Temple, Johnnie; Big Boat Whistle; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C986B) Vo03068 OJL17 |
| *I went ??? search light* : up and down that long line | Byrd, John; Billy Goat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2892) Pm12997 Yz L1001 |
| Says and it smokes like lightning : and it *faro* shine like gold | Arnold, Kokomo; Stop Look and Listen; Chicago, 23 July 1935; (90201A) De7181 BC4 |
| Now you going to hear thunder and lightning : from the end of my pistol barrel | Arnold, Kokomo; Big Leg Mama; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1935; (90314A) De7116 Say SDR163 |
| It was thundering out and lightning : oh Lord how it did rain | Carr, Leroy; Tight Time Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164331) Vo03034 Bio BLPC9 |
| I been drinking white lightning : it gone to my head | Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Viola Lee Blues; Memphis, 20 Sept. 1928; (47066?) ViV38523 OJL21 |
| Crying smokes like lightning : shine like faro gold | Lofton, Willie; Dark Road Blues; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96257 ) BBB6229 Yz L1007 |
| I've been drinking white lightning : and it's gone to my head | McCoy, Joe; Joliet Bound; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11220A) Vo1686 Yz L1021 |
| Mmm smoke like lightning : church bells shine like gold | McMullen, Fred; Wait and Listen; New York, 16 Jan. 1933; (129131) Ba32690 Yz L1012 |
| When it thunders and lightning : and the wind begin to blow | Smith, Bessie; Back Water Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (1434911) Co14195D Co CL858 |
| Crying smokes like lightning : *bells* that shine like gold | Vincson, Walter; Stop and Listen Blues; Shreveport, La., 17 Feb. 1930; (403806A) OK8807 Yz L1007 |
| This white lightning : done gone to my head | White, Washington; Shake 'Em On Down; Chicago, 2 Sept. 1937; (C19971) Vo03711 Co C30036 |
| Says it thunders and lightnings : and the rain begins to fall | Arnold, Kokomo; Front Door Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9655A) De7156 BC4 |
| 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 |
| Turn out the lights : *cut out your* | Smith, Trixie; Black Bottom Hop; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (23641) Pm12336 CC29 |
| Mama you been just like : says a farmer's mule | Baker, Willie; Mama, Don't Rush Me Blues; Memphis, c. 25 Sept. 1929; (14666) Ge6766 His HLP22 |
| I feel just like : I could lay right down and die | Barefoot Bill; Barefoot Bill's Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503041) Co14561D Rt RL325 |
| She blowed like : it never blowed before | Baxter, Jim (Andrew and Jim Baxter); K. C. Railroad Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 9 Aug. 1927; (397851) Vi20962 Rt RL326 |
| Well there's one thing I don't like : about the railroad track | Bell, Ed; Frisco Whistle Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48221) Pm12546 OJL14 |
| Now if you like : the way we play | Big Bill (Broonzy); Eagle Riding Papa; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (95951) Ba0712 Yz L1011 |
| And she blowed like : my woman's on board | Blackman, Tewee (Memphis Jug Band); K. C. Moan; Memphis, 4 Oct. 1929; (563462) Vi V38558 Fwy FA2953 |
| Her hair look just like : a chinchilla coat | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594991) BBB8749 RCA730.581 |
| Smell just like : old rotten burnt wood | Davis, Walter; That Stuff You Sell Ain't No Good; Louisville, 10 June 1931; (694162) ViV23282 RCA INT1085 |
| You look like : somebody just turned you loose | Davis, Walter; I Can Tell By the Way You Smell; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914331) BBB6059 Yz L1025 |
| Now it blow just like : it ain't going to blow no more | Estes, Sleepy John; Married Woman Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90175A) Ch50048 OJL21 |
| And it blows just like : it never blowed before | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Atlanta Moan; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510542) Co14591D Yz L1026 |
| I felt just like : somebody in my family was dead | Johnson, Lil; You'll Never Miss Your Jelly Till Your Jelly Rollers Gone; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C3356 ) Vo1299 His HLP2 |
| *Sound* just like : she couldn't *blow* | King David; What's That Tastes Like Gravy; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404664A) OK8913 RBF RF6 |
| You treat me just like : somebody you ain't never seen | Lewis, Furry; Mistreatin' Mama; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454282) ViV38519 Rt RL323 |
| Says I do just like : mama babe that I used to do | Lincoln, Charley; My Wife Drove Me From the Door; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451061) Co14305D RBF RF202 |
| There's one thing I like : about that gal of mine | Moore, William; One Way Gal; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203091) Pm12648 OJL8 |
| Blowed just like : my rider getting on board | Patton, Charley; Pea Vine Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15221A) Pm12877 Yz L1001 |
| She blowed just like : she wasn't going to blow no more | Patton, Charley; Pea Vine Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15221A) Pm12877 Yz L1001 |
| And it blew just like : my baby getting on board | Patton, Charley; Green River Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L443) Pm12972 Yz L1020 |
| Because you like : to break my aching heart | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Oh My Babe Blues; New York, Jan. 1926; (23741) Pm12332 Jo SM3098 |
| I feel like : somebody has shipwrecked poor me | Smith, Bessie; Shipwreck Blues; New York, 11 June 1931; (1515973) Co14663D Co CL858 |
| She blowed just like : she ain't going no more | Smith, Six Cylinder; Pennsylvania Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2142) Pm12968 Yz L1004 |
| If you feel like : your good gal just quit you in the *long* | Stokes, Frank; Hunting Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212341) Pm12774 Rt RL333 |
| Lord it sound just like : ain't going to blow this horn no more | Sykes, Roosevelt; 44 Blues; New York, 14 June 1929; (402451A) OK8702 His HLP5 |
| I bet she's just like ??? : can't never tell what she's going to do | Taylor, Charley; Heavy Suitcase Blues; Grafton, Wis., Mar. or Apr. 1930; (L2512) Pm12967 Yz L1028 |
| Because the girl I like : got hair like a horse's mane | Thomkins, Jim; Bedside Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM780 ) Br7200 Rt RL319 |
| I feel just like : snapping my pistol in your nogood face | Washboard Sam; Jesse James Blues; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1023B) Vo03375 BC10 |
| Knocks like : nobody ever knocked before | Waters, Ethel; Memphis Man; New York, c. Mar. 1923; (5641) BS14146 Bio BLP12022 |
| It blow just like : it ain't going to blow no more | Wiggins, James Boodle It; FortyFour Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15768A) Pm12860 OJL15 |
| Oh look like : I can see trouble in the air | Wilkins, Robert; Jail House Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (45499 ) Vi23379 Yz L1002 |
| Know I feel just like : she said her last goodbye | Wilkins, Robert; Long Train Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M191 ) Br7205 Rt RL333 |
| Trying to *scream like* ??? : these ??? same old ways | Vincson, Walter; Stop and Listen Blues; Shreveport, La., 17 Feb. 1930; (403806A) OK8807 Yz L1007 |
| For it's very likely : bound to rain somewhere | House, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4262) Pm12990 OJL11 |
| For everyone likes : the real good jazz | Smith, Trixie; The World's Jazz Crazy and So Am I; New York, Mar. 1925; (20632) Pm12262 CC29 |
| I'm just like Miss Lilliam : I mean Miss Lynn you see | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Chocolate to the Bone; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (146054?) Co14331D CC36 |
| It's hard to love you Lilly : you love somebody else | Townsend, Sam; Lily Kimball Blues; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502592) Co14571D Yz L1021 |
| Can't you see Lilly : I want you to understand | Townsend, Sam; Lily Kimball Blues; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502592) Co14571D Yz L1021 |
| Take me back Lilly : I'll be a different man | Townsend, Sam; Lily Kimball Blues; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502592) Co14571D Yz L1021 |
| She got a new line : for every man she meets | Barefoot Bill; She's Got a Nice Line; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1930; (1503021) Co14544D Rt RL325 |
| Going on down the line : a little further now | Smith, Bessie; Preachin' the Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (1434902) Co14195D Co CL858 |
| Now if you got the line : I got the pole | Spruell, Freddie; Let's Go Riding; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85785 ) BBB6261 OJL18 |
| Women fall in line : with a big washtub | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
| I been up the line : been up the line | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Working Man; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60506A) De7200 BC4 |
| I'll *haunt the line* : for you I know | McCoy, Joe; Goin' Back to Texas; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487092) Co14455D OJL21 |
| You show your linen : to any man | Davis, Walter; I Can Tell By the Way You Smell; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914331) BBB6059 Yz L1025 |
| Now but some day she going to meet the lion : she ain't going to even have no place to stay | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Black Panter Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070144 ) BB340701 BC3 |
| Sound like a million lions : when they turn loose their roar | Johnson, Lonnie; St. Louis Cyclone Blues; New York, 3 Oct. 1927; (81503B) OK8512 CC30 |
| And a mouthful of lip : I guarantee it's everywhere | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dry Southern Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24751) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| But a black gal spit bacca juice *shoo* snuff all on your lips : oh loving you just the same | Bonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); Black Gal Swing; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (064918 ) BBB8852 BC7 |
| Up to my lips : then down to my toes | Davenport, Jed; Save Me Some; Memphis, 20 Oct. 1930; (MEM774) Vo1513 OJL19 |
| When he wraps his big fat lips : around that doggone horn | Smith, Bessie; Jazzbo Brown from Memphis Town; New York, 18 Mar. 1926; (1418192) Co14133D Co CL856 |
| Cocaine or soothing liquid : to ease my pain for me | Bryant, Laura; Dentist Chair BluesPart 1; Long Island City, c. Jan. 1929; (322A) QRSR7055 His HLP21 |
| Going to drink my liquor : drink it and win | Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18 |
| I'm going to make corn liquor : for to tickle you gals | Black, Lewis; Corn Liquor Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453672) Co14291D Rt RL327 |
| I seen corn liquor : running out my back door | Black, Lewis; Corn Liquor Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453672) Co14291D Rt RL327 |
| Corn liquor : is going all through your sweet daddy's head | Black, Lewis; Corn Liquor Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453672) Co14291D Rt RL327 |
| I want you to put corn liquor : at my head and feet | Black, Lewis; Corn Liquor Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453672) Co14291D Rt RL327 |
| Go out and get full of liquor : wake the whole neighborhood | Blind Percy; Fourteenth Street Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (201802) Pm12584 Rt RL327 |
| Drinking charcoal liquor : throwing myself away | Boyd, Georgia; Never Mind Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (768351) BBB5573 Yz L1030 |
| Gets full of liquor : and tries to sing | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants to Knock a Jug; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7223A) Vo1651 Yz L1036 |
| Now I love my good corn liquor : and I really mean I do | Carr, Leroy; Corn Licker Blues; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL53) Vo02741 Co C30496 |
| Now I've been drinking my good corn liquor : I mean don't no one get rough | Carr, Leroy; Corn Licker Blues; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL53) Vo02741 Co C30496 |
| So give me some more corn liquor : if I get drunk [just please, please just] take me home | Carr, Leroy; Corn Licker Blues; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL53) Vo02741 Co C30496 |
| Quit having liquor : and gambling too | Chatman, Bo; The Law Gonna Step on You; New York, 5 June 1931; (404935A) OK unissued Yz L1034 |
| I get full of good liquor : walk the streets all night | Cox, Ida; Wild Women Don't Have the Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (1842?) Pm12228 Jo SM3098 |
| Sister's got the liquor : and brother's got the jug | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Grievin' Me Blues; Chicago, c. 6 Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
| Oh take this liquor : drink this wine | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Come On In; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1931; (L7192) Pm13104 Riv RM8803 |
| Catch the liquor : just to make me laugh | Estes, Sleepy John; Stop That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90095A) Ch50001 Sw S1219 |
| You ain't never found no liquor : and you searched my house two or three times | Foster, Dessa; Tell It to the Judge No. 1; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C7238A) MeM12117 Yz L1031 |
| You can drink my liquor : where my clothes | Hart, Hattie; I Let My Daddy Do That; New York, 13 Sept. 1934; (15899 ) Vo02855 Mam S3803 |
| Oh liquor liquor liquor : give me liquor until I die | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Blind Pig Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (1460501) Co14372D CC36 |
| [When] you want a drink of liquor : you think it's awful nice | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); We Sure Got Hard Times Now; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502731) Co14558D CC36 |
| Get full of highpowered liquor : it's bound to make him scream | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Pratt City Blues; Chicago, 23 Nov. 1926; (9950A) OK8420 Sw S1240 |
| Because the landlady's liquor : Lord it's coming too slow | Hull, Papa Harvey; Mama You Don't Know How; Chicago, c. May 1927; ( ) BP8030 Her H201 |
| This corn liquor ??? : there's plenty more to be made | Jackson, Jim; Bootlegging Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419042) Vi21268 Rt RL323 |
| Every man likes his liquor : when he gets it fresh from the still | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Happy New Year Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208192) Pm12692 Bio BLP12000 |
| Wild women like their liquor : their gin and their rocking rye | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Big Night Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1929; (214022) Pm12801 Riv RLP12125 |
| Well you drinking bad liquor : you'll be overtaken after a while | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Fence Breakin' Yellin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15672) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015 |
| But me and my gin house liquor : well we sure can do | Johnson, T. C.; J. C. Johnson's Blues; Memphis, 16 Feb. 1928; (400250B) OK8838 Rt RL316 |
| If I can't get no liquor : drink that good garden gin | Lucas, Jane; Pussy Cat Blues; New York, 15 Sept. 1930; (100312) Ba32138 Yz L1035 |
| My good gal said if you drink any more corn liquor : how she don't want me no more | Shade, Will; Evergreen Money Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418182) Vi21657 Rt RL310 |
| If your woman says she don't drink corn liquor : don't think she's nice and sweet | Shade, Will; Better Leave That Stuff Alone; Memphis, 24 Sept. 1928; (47092 ) Vi21725 Mam S3803 |
| If she don't drink that old corn liquor : then your partner must drink the old canned heat | Shade, Will; Better Leave That Stuff Alone; Memphis, 24 Sept. 1928; (47092 ) Vi21725 Mam S3803 |
| Before a woman spend fifty cents on corn liquor : she'll buy that bottle of canned heat on the sly | Shade, Will; Better Leave That Stuff Alone; Memphis, 24 Sept. 1928; (47092 ) Vi21725 Mam S3803 |
| Keep me full of liquor : and I'll sure be nice to you | Smith, Bessie; Me and My Gin; New York, 25 Aug. 1928; (1468973) Co14384D Co CL856 |
| Buying bootleg liquor : champagne and wine | Smith, Bessie; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, 15 May 1929; (1485343) Co14451D Co CL856 |
| Babies crying for liquor : and all the birds sing bass | Smith, Bessie; Black Mountain Blues; New York, 22 July 1930; (1506582) Co14554D Co CL856 |
| Now what's the meaning of all this here liquor : call the wagon because I'm going to run you in | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Tell It to the Judge No. 1; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C7238A) MeM12117 Yz L1031 |
| They got you charged with having liquor : now tell me what is your plea | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Tell It to the Judge No. 2; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C7239?) MeM12117 Yz L1031 |
| To catch the liquor : from his yas yas yas | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
| Take this liquor : take this wine | Washboard Sam; Come On In; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01884 ) BBB6870 RBF RF16 |
| Going to drink good liquor : and let all women be | Washboard Sam; Bucket's Got a Hole in It; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020808 ) BBB7906 BC2 |
| If the river was liquor : and I was a duck | Wilson, Leola B.; Down the Country; Chicago, c. Nov. 1926; (40122) Pm12444 Bio BLP12037 |
| Put me at the head of the list : and don't forget to call my name | McTell, Blind Willie; Razor Ball; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502582) Co14551D Yz L1037 |
| Oh stop and listen : hear those bells atone | Arnold, Kokomo; Stop Look and Listen; Chicago, 23 July 1935; (90201A) De7181 BC4 |
| Oh stop and listen : at the *onenote* how she blow | Calicott, Joe; Traveling Mama Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM779 ) Br7166 Yz L1009 |
| If you will stop and listen : I will tell you a thing or two | Carr, Leroy; Naptown Blues; Chicago, 17 June 1929; (C3267 ) Vo1400 Yz L1036 |
| Her *dammy dam* won't listen : to her dream | Estes, Sleepy John; Little Laura Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649251) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
| I've been trying to listen : to everything you say | Gibson, Clifford; Brooklyn Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577591) Vi23255 Yz L1027 |
| Oh stop and listen : see tomorrow bring | James, Jesse; Lonesome Day Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90762A) De7213 AH158 |
| You better stop now and listen : and see what tomorrow brings | James, Jesse; Lonesome Day Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90762A) De7213 AH158 |
| Want all of you people to listen : while my guitar sings | Johnson, Lonnie; Mr. Johnson Swing; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63520A) De7509 Sw S1225 |
| I want all you people to listen : while I swing this song | Johnson, Lonnie; Mr. Johnson Swing; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63520A) De7509 Sw S1225 |
| Well you can't wait and listen : hear me when I cry | McMullen, Fred; Wait and Listen; New York, 16 Jan. 1933; (129131) Ba32690 Yz L1012 |
| Well you can't wait and listen : *yeah there Willie Mae* | McMullen, Fred; Wait and Listen; New York, 16 Jan. 1933; (129131) Ba32690 Yz L1012 |
| Now daddy daddy daddy listen : turn your lights down low | Spruell, Freddie; Muddy Water Blues; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9908A) OK8422 Mam S3802 |
| Now I told mama listen : if you be good | Stokes, Frank; Right Now Blues; Memphis, 25 Sept. 1929; (555842) ViV38589 Yz L1018 |
| But I did not listen : to what my mother said | Thomas, Elvie; Motherless Child Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2642) Pm12977 OJL2 |
| I cried oh Lord listen : please send back the woman I love | Townsend, Henry; Henry's Worried Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403300A) Co14529D Yz L1030 |
| Oh stop and listen : hear how the bell is toned | Vincson, Walter; Stop and Listen Blues; Shreveport, La., 17 Feb. 1930; (403806A) OK8807 Yz L1007 |
| I want you to sit and listen : ooo gal to my wonderful plan | Washboard Sam; Lover's Lane Blues; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703811) BBB9007 BC10 |
| Well well now you must stop look and listen : may be your best friend you don't know | Wheatstraw, Peetie; All Night Long Blues; Chicago, 18 Aug. 1934; (C9315A) De7082 AH158 |
| Her mother wouldn't listen : to her dreams | Williamson, Sonny Boy; She Was a Dreamer; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064494 ) BBB8914 BC20 |
| Say if I'd listened : what my mama said | Kelly, Eddie; Poole County Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130231) BBB7204 RBF RF9 |
| I stopped and listened : as the bells continued on | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Stop and Listen Blues No. 2; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404785?) OK8859 Mam S3804 |
| Now I wished I had listened : what my mother said | Wilkins, Robert; Jail House Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (45499 ) Vi23379 Yz L1002 |
| Lord I wonder is she listening : and won't even answer me | Davis, Walter; Just Want to Talk Awhile; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (0704511) BB unissued RC INT1085 |
| You may be little : you may have a tender snoot | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Pig Meat Blues; Richmond, Ind., 8 July 1929; (15310) Ge7008 Riv RM8803 |
| She's built up a little : and I stay around | Fuller, Blind Boy; You've Got Something There; Memphis, 12 July 1939; (MEM1021) Vo05083 BC11 |
| I can tell from a little : just what a whole lot means | Lewis, Furry; Mistreatin' Mama; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454282) ViV38519 Rt RL323 |
| She's too lazy to live : and she's too darn lazy to die | Calloway, Blanche; Lazy Woman's Blues; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9458A) OK8279 CC32 |
| You can't live : in this big world alone | Jones, Maggie; Never Drive a Beggar from Your Door; New York, 18 Sept. 1925; (1409653) Co14127D VJM VLP25 |
| And colored folks don't live : much lower down than that | Smith, Clara; Basement Blues; New York, 20 Sept. 1924; (1400521) Co14039D VJM VLP17 |
| Just as sure as we live : sure we's born to die | White, Washington; Fixin' to Die Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2989A) Vo05588 Co C30036 |
| Bring me a nickel's worth of liver : a dime's worth of stew | Johnson, Edith North; Nickel's Worth of Liver Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15558A) Pm12823 CC37 |
| Bring me a nickel's worth of liver : a dime's worth of grease | Johnson, Edith North; Nickel's Worth of Liver Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15558A) Pm12823 CC37 |
| I due to break away your liver : and tear your heart to piece | Johnson, Robert; They're Red Hot; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26271) ARC70757 Co C30034 |
| You can talk about burnt liver : but narrowface is the meat I crave | Washboard Walter; Narrow Face Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1424) Pm12954 Her H205 |
| Tell me a cat got nine lives : honey and I believe that's true | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Cat Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15673) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015 |
| If the cat man is got nine lives : he going to need them when I get through | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Cat Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15673) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015 |
| Going where my Cairo baby lives : won't be long | Spaulding, Henry; Cairo Blues; Chicago, c. 6 May 1929; (C3449 ) Br7085 Yz L1003 |
| For you will lose your nine lives : if you don't let my baby alone | Spruell, Freddie; Tom Cat Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207272) Pm12665 His HLP17 |
| I done changed my way of living : going to find someone to treat me right | Arnold, Kokomo; Bad Luck Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (63753A) De7540 CC25 |
| I can't make my living : around this town | Bogan, Lucille; They Ain't Walking No More; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5549 ) Br7163 Yz L1017 |
| And I got to make my living : don't care where I go | Bogan, Lucille; They Ain't Walking No More; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5549 ) Br7163 Yz L1017 |
| This way of living : sure is hard | Bogan, Lucille; They Ain't Walking No More; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5549 ) Br7163 Yz L1017 |
| And I've got to make my living : don't care where I go | Bogan, Lucille; Tricks Ain't Working No More; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6848A) Br7186 His HLP15 |
| I'm going to change my way of living : ain't going to worry no more | Carr, Leroy; Blues Before Sunrise; St. Louis, 21 Feb. 1934; (SL121) Vo02657 Co C30496 |
| Because this life I'm living : won't let me stay here long | Carr, Leroy; I Believe I'll Make a Change; New York, 16 Aug. 1934; (156452) Vo02820 Co C30496 |
| I was just tired of living : but wasn't afraid to die | Carr, Leroy; Suicide Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164421) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| Now I love the life I'm living : and I'm living the life I love | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Caught the Old Coon at Last; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704371) BBB8974 RCA730.581 |
| Because this life that I'm living : Lord it's bad luck *here* | Davis, Walter; Minute Man BluesPart 1; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854821) BBB5965 RCA INT1085 |
| The house where you were living : it don't [even] look right no more | Davis, Walter; Call Your Name; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (0405231) BBB8470 Yz L1025 |
| Now life ain't worth living : if you ain't with the one you love | Estes, Sleepy John; Black Mattie Blues; Memphis, 2 Oct. 1929; (563351) ViV38582 Rt RL307 |
| Lord I'm going to quit my bad way of living : and visit the Sunday school | Estes, Sleepy John; Street Car Blues; Memphis, 13 May 1930; (59919 ) ViV38614 RBF RF8 |
| Try to make a living : by putting on airs | Fuller, Blind Boy; Step It Up and Go; New York, 5 Mar. 1940; (26592A) Vo05476 BC11 |
| But you should stop your way of living : and stay at home sometime | Gibson, Clifford; Brooklyn Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577591) Vi23255 Yz L1027 |
| Don't care about living : don't want to die | Henry, Lena; Low Down Despondent Blues; New York, 22 Aug. 1924; (13596) Vo14873 His HLP15 |
| And by my reckless living : I've put myself in bad | Howell, Peg Leg; Low Down Rounder Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1928; (1461611) Co14320D RBF RF1 |
| The shack where we was living : she reel and rock but never fell | Johnson, Lonnie; St. Louis Cyclone Blues; New York, 3 Oct. 1927; (81503B) OK8512 CC30 |
| And the shack where we was living : begin moving around | Johnson, Lonnie; Flood Water Blues; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91341A) De7397 Sw S1225 |
| And if I could only change my way of living : it would mean so much to me | Johnson, Robert; Drunken Hearted Man; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3971) ARC unissued Co C30034 |
| And if I could only change my way of living : it would mean so much to me | Johnson, Robert; Drunken Hearted Man; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3972) ARC unissued Rt RL314 |
| I was tired of living : but wasn't scared to die | Jones, Maggie; Suicide Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1925; (1404903) Co14070D VJM VLP23 |
| You got strange living : going back again | McTell, Blind Willie; Stomp Down Rider; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050021) OK8936 Yz L1005 |
| Because I've got to make a living : if I have to rob and steal | Martin, Carl; Let's Have a New Deal; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90294A) De7114 BC14 |
| Stop your way of living : and you won't have to cry no more | Patton, Charley; Pea Vine Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15221A) Pm12877 Yz L1001 |
| What's the use of living : can't get the man you love | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (15962) Pm12081 BYG529.078 |
| Oh the life I'm living : oh and it's killing me | Rhodes, Walter; Leaving Home Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453592) Co14289D Rt RL334 |
| Well the life you're living : honey'll be the death of you | Rhodes, Walter; Leaving Home Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453592) Co14289D Rt RL334 |
| He is one third living : and three third dead | Smith, Clara; My Doggone Lazy Man; New York, 31 Jan. 1924; (815122) Co14016D VJM VLP16 |
| I got a new way of living : everybody can catch on | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); New Way of Living Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210282) Pm12752 Bio BLP12004 |
| Because I got a new way of living : it just won't quit | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); New Way of Living Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210282) Pm12752 Bio BLP12004 |
| I'm going to change my way of living : and that ain't no bluff | Waters, Ethel; There'll Be Some Changes Made; New York, c. Aug. 1921; (P1471) BS2021 Bio BLP12022 |
| I'm going to cut out my way of living : and I'm going to change my ways | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Cut Out Blues; Chicago, 9 Apr. 1936; (C13551) Vo03444 Say SDR191 |
| I have cut out my way of living : I have changed my ways | Wheatstraw, Peetie; I'm Gonna Cut Out Everything; Chicago, 2 Nov. 1937; (91320A) De7422 Say SDR192 |
| And change my way of living : oh oh well well so I won't have to tramp around | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Road Tramp Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1938; (63540B) De7589 BC4 |
| Stop my way of living : and I won't have to cry no more | Williams, Joe; I Know You Gonna Miss Me; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076611) BBB7022 RCA INT1087 |
| Now my baby have changed her way of living : I mean she's changed all around | Williamson, Sonny Boy; My Baby Made a Change; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064022 ) BBB8766 BC20 |
| That the life that you are living : will kill you after a while | Woods, Oscar; Lone Wolf Blues; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60848A) De7219 Cor CP58 |
| He occupied my livingroom : and broke my *fairybook* down | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Black Snake Moan No 2; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212021) Pm12756 Mil MLP2013 |
| I keeps my gun loaded : for every goodlooking woman I meet | Chatman, Bo; Ram Rod Daddy; New York, 4 June 1931; (404926A) OK8897 His HLP5 |
| Dice was loaded : made me sore | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977?) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| Now that jumper says loader : please send me six foot of clay | Fuller, Blind Boy; Bye Bye Baby Blues; New York, 15 Dec. 1937; (221561) Vo04843 RBF RF9 |
| I'm a poor coal loader : I'm in the mine | James, Frank; Poor Coal Passer; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (018931) BBB7116 Yz L1015 |
| He ain't no loafer : he's just a little old country boy | Green, Lil; Country Boy Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641341) BBB8754 RCA LPV574 |
| Tell your mama caught the local : you catch the Cannonball | Black, Lewis; Gravel Camp Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453662) Co14291D Fly LP103 |
| Tell you my man caught the local : I caught on behind | Black, Lewis; Gravel Camp Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453662) Co14291D Fly LP103 |
| If you miss me on the local : look for me on the gine | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Texas Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1925; (11031?) Pm12335 Yz L1029 |
| But mama's got the lock : on the kitchen door | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants a Cookie; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5070 ) Vo1561 Yz L1036 |
| My mama give me a lock : and my papa give me the key | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Lock and Key Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203363) Pm12637 Yz L1032 |
| Keep your back door locked : baby keeps your windows pinned | Gibson, Clifford; Keep Your Windows Pinned; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57757) ViV38612 Yz L1006 |
| I was sitting on a log : just like a doggone dog | Alexander, Texas; Sittin' on a Log; San Antonio, 10 Mar. 1928; (400454B) OK8624 Rt RL312 |
| Like a log : I've been jammed on the bank | Beaman, Lottie; Rolling Log Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14162) Ge6624 OJL6 |
| Like a log : I've been jammed on the bank | Beaman, Lottie; Rollin' Log Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC605 ) Br7147 Yz L1018 |
| Like a lollipop : with sugar tip | Bunn, Teddy; It's Sweet Like So; New York, 7 Apr. 1930; (597391) ViV38592 His HLP5 |
| I said isn't it lonely : since I'm all alone | Barefoot Bill; Big Rock Jail; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493562) Co14481D Rt RL313 |
| Lonesome lovesick blues will make you feel so lonely : when you're left all alone | Calloway, Blanche; Lonesome Lovesick; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9459A) OK8279 CC32 |
| My nights are getting lonely : my days are getting long | Davis, Walter; New Come Back Baby; Chicago, 21 Mar. 1941; (0539791) BBB8833 RCA INT1085 |
| I'm so sad and lonely : love has been refused | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Grievin' Me Blues; Chicago, c. 6 Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
| The graveyard is lonely : you better put brakes on yourself | Gillum, Bill Jazz; You Drink Too Much Whiskey; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070445 ) BBB9004 RCA INT1177 |
| I'm feeling lonely : won't you tell me what to do | Gross, Helen; Strange Man; New York, c. July 1924; (315901) Ajax17050 VJM VLP40 |
| Lonesome lovesick blues will make you feel so lonely : when you're left all alone | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Lovesick Blues; Chicago, 26 Nov. 1926; (9971A) OK8453 CC32 |
| Don't the world seem lonely : when you got to battle it all by yourself | Johnson, Lonnie; Friendless and Blue; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63517A) De7487 Sw S1225 |
| Inside my breast felt lonely : my baby left my heart in pain | McTell, Blind Willie; Death Cell Blues; New York, 19 Sept. 1933; (140491) Vo02577 RBF RF15 |
| Have you ever been lonely : honey and feel so blue | Short, Jaydee; Lonesome Swamp Rattlesnake; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4681) Pm13043 OJL11 |
| Baby I'm feeling so lonely : and I'm feeling so blue | Temple, Johnnie; So Lonely and Blue; Chicago, 14 May 1937; (91247A) De7337 RBF RF16 |
| And I am feeling so lonely : and I'm feeling so blue | Temple, Johnnie; So Lonely and Blue; Chicago, 14 May 1937; (91247A) De7337 RBF RF16 |
| And you will be feeling so lonely : and you will be feeling so blue | Temple, Johnnie; So Lonely and Blue; Chicago, 14 May 1937; (91247A) De7337 RBF RF16 |
| I grow lonely : day by day | Thomas, Hociel; Listen to Ma; Chicago, 24 Feb. 1926; (9521A) OK8346 Bio BLPC6 |
| Says I'll be sad and I'll be lonesome : worried I'll be blue | Arnold, Kokomo; Front Door Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9655A) De7156 BC4 |
| Now don't your house look lonesome : when a hearse roll in front of your door | Arnold, Kokomo; Stop Look and Listen; Chicago, 23 July 1935; (90201A) De7181 BC4 |
| Says I feel so lonesome : I ain't got my heifer by my side | Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow BluesNo. 4; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1935; (90316A) De7163 CC25 |
| Says I felt so lonesome : I didn't have my baby by my side | Arnold, Kokomo; Mister Charlie; Chicago, 24 Oct. 1936; (90958A) De7261 CC25 |
| My days seem lonesome : and my nights they are so long | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Blue Day Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18217A) Ch16452 Yz L1019 |
| I'm lonesome I'm lonesome : and I got them lonesome midnight blues | Bogan, Lucille; Lonesome Midnight Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154782) ARC60463 Rt RL317 |
| The clothes look lonesome : hanging out on the line | Bradley, Tommie; Please Don't Act that Way; Richmond, Ind., 17 July 1931; (17884) Ch16339 Mam S3802 |
| Lord and my room looked so lonesome : since my baby been gone | Bradley, Tommie; Window Pane Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Jan. 1932; (18326) Ch16696 BC5 |
| When you get lonesome : and want to have some fun | Carr, Leroy; Naptown Blues; Chicago, 17 June 1929; (C3267 ) Vo1400 Yz L1036 |
| Don't the clouds look lonesome : across the deep blue sea | Carr, Leroy; Alabama Woman Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6091B) Vo1549 RBF RF1 |
| Ain't it lonesome : sleeping all by yourself | Carr, Leroy; Mean Mistreater Mama; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL1?) Vo02657 Co C30496 |
| Nights so lonesome : and the days so long | Carr, Leroy; Hold Them Puppies; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL63) Vo02751 Yz L1036 |
| And it sounds so lonesome : because it taken my baby away | Carr, Leroy; Big Four Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164161) Vo03349 Co C30496 |
| Don't your house look lonesome : when the one that you love is gone | Davis, Walter; L and N Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (768021) BBB5143 RCA INT1085 |
| I was sad and lonesome : when I walked into my baby's door | Davis, Walter; Sad and Lonesome Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854811) BBB5982 RCA INT1175 |
| I am friendless and I'm lonesome : people you would be the same old way | Davis, Walter; Moonlight Is My Spread; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962341) BBB6167 RCA INT1085 |
| Don't your house look lonesome : when your good girl is fixing to leave | Day, Texas Bill; Billiken's Weary Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495392) Co14514D Rt RL335 |
| I saying I sad and lonesome : Lord what I'm going to do | Edwards, Frank; Terraplane Blues; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38111) OK06393 BC6 |
| Now I saying I sad and lonesome : Lord what I'm going to do | Edwards, Frank; Terraplane Blues; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38111) OK06393 BC6 |
| Say the days seem so lonesome : and the nights so long | Gibson, Clifford; Drayman Blues; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571752) ViV38562 Yz L1027 |
| I'm so lonesome : I'm so lonesome and I'm so blue | Grant, Bobby; Lonesome Atlanta Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1927; (202122) Pm12595 Yz L1009 |
| I'm so sad and lonesome : mama I don't know what to do | Grant, Bobby; Lonesome Atlanta Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1927; (202122) Pm12595 Yz L1009 |
| Now don't your house look lonesome : when your baby pack up and leave | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rambler Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200402) Pm12541 Bio BLP12015 |
| This house is lonesome : my baby left me all alone | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lonesome House Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200762) Pm12593 Mil MLP2007 |
| Oh sometimes I feel so lonesome : Lord I don't know where to go | Johnson, Edith North; Honeydripper Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15561) Pm12823 Mil MLP2018 |
| Well I feel so lonesome : you hear me when I moan | Johnson, Robert; Terraplane Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25861) ARC70356 Co CL1654 |
| Well I was lonesome I felt so lonesome : and I could not help but cry | Johnson, Robert; Love in Vain; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL402?) Vo04630 Co C30034 |
| Well I felt so lonesome I was lonesome : and I could not help but cry | Johnson, Robert; Love in Vain; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL402?) Vo04630 His HLP31 |
| Don't your house look lonesome : when your best buddy's gone | Kelly, Eddie; Poole County Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130231) BBB7204 RBF RF9 |
| Don't your house look lonesome : when your woman is gone | Ledbetter, Huddie; Death Letter BluesPart 2; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166961) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| Now any time you get lonesome : and you wants to have some fun | McClennan, Tommy; New Highway No. 51; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044986 ) BBB8499 RBF RF202 |
| You ever been down and lonesome : you know how a poor man feels | McTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519051) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| You ever been down and lonesome : you know just how Willie McTell feels | McTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (140362) Vo02577 RBF RF15 |
| So when the town get lonesome : I'd be bird nest bound | Patton, Charley; Bird Nest Bound; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4331) Pm13070 Yz L1020 |
| Way lonesome : out in some swamp I know | Short, Jaydee; Lonesome Swamp Rattlesnake; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4681) Pm13043 OJL11 |
| When you were lonesome : I tried to treat you kind | Smith, Bessie; Lost Your Head Blues; New York, 4 May 1926; (1421492) Co14158D Co CL857 |
| Days are lonesome : nights are [so] long | Smith, Bessie; Lost Your Head Blues; New York, 4 May 1926; (1421492) Co14158D Co CL857 |
| I'm so awfully lonesome : I don't know what to do | Smith, Clara; Prescription for the Blues; New York, 15 Oct. 1924; (1401091) Co14045D VJM VLP17 |
| Lonesome lonesome : yes I'm sinking sinking sinking down below my grave | Spivey, Victoria; I Can't Last Long; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1936; (C14502) Vo03314 Spi LP2001 |
| She don't call so lonesome : but she calls *my name* | Stone, Joe; It's Hard Time; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76837 ) BBB5169 Yz L1030 |
| I'm just as lonesome : as a young man can be | Sykes, Roosevelt; Fire Detective Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15557) Pm12827 Riv RM8819 |
| Boys ain't it lonesome : sleeping all by yourself | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Mean Mistreater Blues; Chicago, 14 June 1934; (806041) BBB5546 RCA LPV518 |
| I'm so lonesome lonesome : I don't know what to do | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); So Lonesome; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203342) Pm12637 Yz L1026 |
| My room sure looks lonesome : since my good man been gone | Wallace, Sippie; Bedroom Blues; Chicago, 20 Nov. 1926; (9930A) OK8439 Sw S1240 |
| Your mama's lonesome : as she can be | Waters, Ethel; Midnight Blues; New York, c. Mar. 1923; (5652) BS14146 Bio BLP12022 |
| Did you ever wake up lonesome : all by yourself | Williams, Henry; Lonesome Blues; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1928; (1461492) Co14328D Fly LP103 |
| If she moans so lonesome : I'm going to bring my wild cow home | Williams, Joe; Wild Cow Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962461) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| I get lonesome : around here by myself | Woods, Oscar; Evil Hearted Woman; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60847 ) De7904 Yz L1026 |
| Say my bed [seem lonely, is lonesome] : my pillow now it sure do | Spruell, Freddie; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 25 June 1926; (9793A) OK8422 Yz L1038 |
| I rambled all night long : and I'm rambling again today | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Rambling Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18216) Ch16370 BC6 |
| I been drunk so long : dizzy all the time | Blake, Blind; Fightin' the Jug; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15250) Pm12863 Bio BLP12037 |
| Down so long : down don't worry me | Bracey, Ishman; TroubleHearted Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454601) Vi21691 Yz L1007 |
| I've been down so long : down don't worry me | Bracey, Ishman; TroubleHearted Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454602) ViRCX7167 Rt RL330 |
| Now her ears are so long : her nose so flat | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594991) BBB8749 RCA730.581 |
| It's been hanging there so long : I can't see your face at all | Davis, Walter; Can't See Your Face; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (0493201) BBB8600 Yz L1025 |
| I asked him how long : and he said all night | Delaney, Mattie; Down the Big Road Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM785 ) Vo1480 Yz L1009 |
| It 'tain't going to be long : before they going to ring me away from here | Dickson, Tom; Death Bell Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400355B) OK8590 Yz L1002 |
| I've been waiting on you so long : till I'm burning down | Easton, Amos; I'm Waitin' On You; New York, 16 Mar. 1932; (11503A) Vo1719 His HLP31 |
| Tear it long : tear it wide | Estes, Sleepy John; I Wanta Tear It All the Time; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62462A) De7342 Sw S1219 |
| Baby I've been worried so long : that worrying don't bother me | Fox, John D.; The Worried Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 Dec. 1927; (GEX1011A) Ge6352 OJL10 |
| Tell me how long : does I have to wait | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Voice Throwin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15219) Pm12802 Yz L1010 |
| Stayed out all night long : before day come creeping in | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Crooked Woman Blues; Atlanta, 10 Nov. 1927; (1451981) Co14280D CC36 |
| How long how long : how long my train been gone | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); California Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (1483582) Co14573D CC36 |
| How long how long : had the train been gone | Hull, Papa Harvey; Don't You Leave Me Here; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12692) Ge6106 OJL8 |
| Can you tell me how long : Jackson to McComb | Hull, Papa Harvey; Don't You Leave Me Here; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12692) Ge6106 OJL8 |
| I've had it so long : I hate to lose it | Jackson, Papa Charlie; I Got What It Takes But It Breaks My Heart to Give It Away; Chicago, c. Jan. 1925; (100203) Pm12259 Bio BLP12042 |
| That's your time ain't long : if I catch you with another man | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Take Me Back Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22082) Pm12296 Bio BLP12042 |
| Tell me how long : will I have to wait | Jackson, Jim; Hesitation Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM804 ) Vo1477 Her H205 |
| Girl it's been so long : seems like my heart going to break | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30902) Pm12443 Mil MLP2007 |
| Lord it's been so long : seems like my heart going to break | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44464) Pm12474 Bio BLP12000 |
| I'll hunger long : for you evermore | Johnson, Joe (Memphis Minnie); I'm Going Back Home; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59992 ) Vi23352 His HLP32 |
| You been gone the whole night long : I believe to my soul something going on wrong | Johnson, Lonnie; Sweet Woman You Can't Go Wrong; New York, 5 Aug. 1927; (81189B) OK8512 CC30 |
| They haunt me all night long : so I can't sleep no more | Johnson, Lonnie; Blue Ghost Blues; New York, 9 Nov. 1927; (81802B) OK8557 CC30 |
| That's a long that's a long : a long old tiresome road | Johnson, Lonnie; Way Down That Lonesome Road; San Antonio, 13 Mar. 1928; (400490A) OK8574 CC30 |
| I've been drinking all night long : I've started again today | Johnson, Lonnie; Laplegged Drunk Again; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63522A) De7537 Sw S1225 |
| They will stay out all night long : then come home and blow up on you | Jordan, Charley; Gasoline Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6164 ) Vo1551 Yz L1030 |
| Have to be riding it so long : I expect you dead and gone | Jordan, Luke; My Gal's Done Quit Me; New York, 18 Nov. 1929; (577031) ViV38564 Rt RL318 |
| I have to sit up all night long : my feet can't touch the floor | Lewis, Furry; Mean Old Bedbug Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1134 Rt RL333 |
| I been troubled so long : trouble don't worry my mind | Lewis, Furry; I Will Turn Your Money Green; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454252) ViV38506 Yz L1008 |
| I been down so long : it seem like up to me | Lewis, Furry; I Will Turn Your Money Green; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454252) ViV38506 Yz L1008 |
| How long how long : how long how long | Lincoln, Charley; Chain Gang Trouble; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451082) Co14272D His HLP4 |
| How long : before I can go home | Lincoln, Charley; Chain Gang Trouble; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451082) Co14272D His HLP4 |
| Hit your kidman all day long : and play sick on your husband at night | McClennan, Tommy; Deep Blue Sea Blues; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064889 ) BBB9005 Rt RL313 |
| Crying how long : you going to keep me away from home | McCoy, Joe; Going Back Home; Chicago, 16 Aug. 1934; (C9300A) De7087 Yz L1007 |
| She'll keep you up all night long : then will spend your money too | Nelson, Sonny Boy; Street Walkin'; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026001) BBB6672 Yz L1038 |
| How long : evening train been gone | Patton, Charley; Green River Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L443) Pm12972 Yz L1020 |
| Walking all night long : walking from place to place | Petties, Arthur; Good Boy Blues; Chicago, c. 2 July 1930; (C5921B) Br7182 Yz L1038 |
| I been down south so long : know it sure don't worry my mind | Petway, Robert; My Baby Left Me; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741141) BBB9036 Rt RL314 |
| How long : on my bended knees | Petway, Robert; Cotton Pickin' Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741151) BBB9036 Rt RL314 |
| She can walk all night long : babe you won't stop and eat | Rachel, James Yank; Gravel Road Woman; New York, 6 Feb. 1934; (147932) Vo02649 OJL21 |
| It won't be long : before God will bring his day | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Before Long; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO170A) Vo1674 Rt RL312 |
| All night long : the band kept us awake | Smith, Trixie; The World's Jazz Crazy and So Am I; New York, Mar. 1925; (20632) Pm12262 CC29 |
| I wonder how long : before my husband gets back | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| And now I walked all night long : with my fortyfour in my hand | Sykes, Roosevelt; 44 Blues; New York, 14 June 1929; (402451A) OK8702 His HLP5 |
| Lord I wore my fortyfour so long : Lord it made my shoulder sore | Sykes, Roosevelt; 44 Blues; New York, 14 June 1929; (402451A) OK8702 His HLP5 |
| I walked all night long : my feet got soaking wet | Thomkins, Jim; Bedside Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM780 ) Br7200 Rt RL319 |
| Baby how long baby how long : *long* before you bring your *load* back home | Torey, George; Lonesome Man Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B651) ARC70857 Yz L1002 |
| Singing now hey how long : is you going to still [do, treat] me wrong | Torey, George; Lonesome Man Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B651) ARC70857 Yz L1002 |
| I ain't had a drink so long : till I feeling so bad | Washington, Louis; Tallahassee Woman; New York, 18 Jan. 1934; (146371) Ba33105 Fly LP103 |
| I'm going to change my long ??? : for a little short spat | Waters, Ethel; There'll Be Some Changes Made; New York, c. Aug. 1921; (P1471) BS2021 Bio BLP12022 |
| Stay out all night long : babe now to keep you off my mind | Wheatstraw, Peetie; All Night Long Blues; Chicago, 18 Aug. 1934; (C9315A) De7082 AH158 |
| But the payday is so long : oh well well until the grocery man won't let me eat | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Working on the Project; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91164A) De7311 BC4 |
| I wore my fortyfour so long : that it made my shoulder sore | Wiggins, James Boodle It; FortyFour Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15768A) Pm12860 OJL15 |
| Been together so long : now got to get apart | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Frisco Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15769A) Pm12860 OJL15 |
| Turn your lamp down low I crying all night long : now baby please don't go | Williams, Joe; Baby Please Don't Go; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962441) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| Turn your lamp down low now baby all night long : baby please don't go | Williams, Joe; Please Don't Go; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704841) BBB8969 RCA INT1087 |
| Now we can roll all night long : this woman won't have to stop and eat | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Skinny Woman; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (07654 ) BBB7012 BC20 |
| Well and when they go out and stay all night long : your mother's standing in her back door | Williamson, Sonny Boy; The Right Kind of Life; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308551) BBB8034 RCA INT1088 |
| So it won't be long : before your mama be gone | Willis, Ruth Mary; Man of My Own; New York, 17 Jan. 1933; (129201) Ba32687 Yz L1026 |
| So long so long : Wolf River so long | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Wolf River Blues; Memphis, 24 Nov. 1930; (64709 ) Vi23272 OJL19 |
| *Sad and long* : *with how to win my part* | Johnson, Joe (Memphis Minnie); I'm Going Back Home; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59992 ) Vi23352 His HLP32 |
| Listen longdistance : can you send a telegram | Cox, Ida; Long Distance Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (2243?) Pm12307 BYG529073 |
| Give me long longdistance : I wonder what's wrong with my line | Davis, Walter; Just Want to Talk Awhile; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (0704511) BB unissued RC INT1085 |
| I'm calling longdistance : and I wonder where could she be | Davis, Walter; Just Want to Talk Awhile; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (0704511) BB unissued RC INT1085 |
| I can't stay here much longer : because my time has just about come | Carr, Leroy; Hustler's Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164281) Vo03034 Co C30496 |
| Say well it won't be no longer : than you quit doing me wrong | Torey, George; Lonesome Man Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B651) ARC70857 Yz L1002 |
| Said she *sound so loo : sound so soo* | King David; What's That Tastes Like Gravy; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404664A) OK8913 RBF RF6 |
| I'll take a long look : right smack down in your mind | Lee, Bertha; Mind Reader Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (147361) Vo02650 OJL17 |
| It makes her look : like what she ain't | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green; Memphis, 12 May 1930; (599172) ViV38599 Jo SM3104 |
| I was sitting looking : way out across the world | Alexander, Texas; Frost Texas Tornado Blues; San Antonio, 9 June 1930; (404117B) OK8890 Rt RL316 |
| Now I been setting here looking : way down that lonesome road | Arnold, Kokomo; Red Beans and Rice; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91162A) De7347 BC4 |
| Just looking : for my room and board | Beaman, Lottie; Rollin' Log Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC605 ) Br7147 Yz L1018 |
| The way she was looking : was a doggone pity | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants to Knock a Jug; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7223A) Vo1651 Yz L1036 |
| Yes I'm standing and looking : watching that Southern whistle blow | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Mean Old 'Frisco Blues; Chicago, 15 Apr. 1942; (0708631) BB340704 RBF RF202 |
| Just as well be looking : for a needle in the sand | Fuller, Blind Boy; Rag, Mama, Rag; New York, 25 July 1935; (178632) ARC351032 BC6 |
| Don't you looking : for me no more | Gillum, Bill Jazz; It Looks Bad for You; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064741 ) BBB8816 RCA INT1177 |
| But my buddy came looking : got her back again | unknown artist (Kansas City Blues Strummers); String Band Blues; probably Chicago, c. late July 1926; ( ) Vo1048 Rt RL311 |
| Looking : for my room and board | Beaman, Lottie; Rolling Log Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14162) Ge6624 OJL6 |
| I'm just crazy about your good looks : as any poor man can be | Stokes, Frank; Bunker Hill Blues; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555741) ViV38548 Rt RL308 |
| We'll make you loose : we'll make you tight | Big Bill (Broonzy); Eagle Riding Papa; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (95951) Ba0712 Yz L1011 |
| She had one foot loose : and *curled up with the air* | Day, Will; Central Avenue Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461862) Co14318D Yz L1010 |
| Your ribs was kind of loose : they moved about | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; New York, 17 Sept. 1930; (100482) Or8033 Yz L1035 |
| Man when I turn your motor loose : and it sure will split the air | Estes, Sleepy John; Brownsville Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63653A) De7473 RBF RF8 |
| When she grabs you and turns you loose : makes the flesh tremble on your bones | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bed Springs Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15664) Pm12872 Mel MLP7324 |
| Because when you turn her loose : be sure she got enough | McClennan, Tommy; Love with a Feeling; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537401) BBB8689 Rt RL305 |
| Your ribs was kind of loosened : they moved about | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17276B) Ch16171 Riv RM8803 |
| Say the woman I love Lord : she is my partner's maid | Alexander, Texas; When You Get to Thinking; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1929; (403359B) OK8764 Fly LP103 |
| Says I'm crying to the good Lord : send me back my good gal if you please | Arnold, Kokomo; Southern Railroad Blues; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9921A) De7139 Say SDR163 |
| That's a house full of women Lord : none in there is mine | Bailey, Kid; Mississippi Bottom Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (M209/10) Br7114 OJL5 |
| I'm going to ask the good Lord : give me back my baby if he please | Batts, Will; Highway No. 61 Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1933; (137291) Vo02531 Yz L1021 |
| Took my woman away Lord : left me standing here | Bell, Ed; Mean Conductor Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48201) Pm12546 Yz L1006 |
| I pray to the Lord : that Southern would wreck | Bell, Ed; Mean Conductor Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48201) Pm12546 Yz L1006 |
| Down to the depot mama Lord : I looked up on the board | Big Bill (Broonzy); Down in the Basement Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (209221) Pm12707 Yz L1035 |
| Got my ticket Lord Lord : conductor can I ride | Big Bill (Broonzy); Down in the Basement Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (209221) Pm12707 Yz L1035 |
| Sweety in the basement mama Lord : sweet as she can be | Big Bill (Broonzy); Down in the Basement Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (209221) Pm12707 Yz L1035 |
| Down to the railroad mama Lord : and I looked up at the sun | Big Bill (Broonzy); Down in the Basement Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (209221) Pm12707 Yz L1035 |
| Don't want no woman Lord Lord : *declare I'll stay at home* | Big Bill (Broonzy); Down in the Basement Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (209221) Pm12707 Yz L1035 |
| Lord Lord : mama some old rainy day | Big Bill (Broonzy); Starvation Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (209232) Pm12707 Yz L1011 |
| Oh Lord Lord Lord : crying Lord Lordy Lord | Big Bill (Broonzy); The Banker's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17281) Ch16327 Yz L1011 |
| I'm going to ask the good Lord : what evil have I done | Big Bill (Broonzy); Key to the Highway; Chicago, 2 May 1941; (C37451) OK06242 RBF RF1 |
| Lord Lord : your papa done going to stay | Blake, Blind; Bad Feeling Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (44431) Pm12497 Bio BLP12003 |
| And I hope to the Lord : I won't love it anymore | Bogan, Lucille; Coffee Grindin' Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3461 ) Br7083 His HLP15 |
| Dice jumped to hustle Lord : I swear my money don't lose | Bogan, Lucille; Baking Powder Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (135691) Ba33059 Yz L1017 |
| Take your last rider Lord : blow black smoke on you | Bracey, Ishman; Left Alone Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418432) Vi21349 Rt RL330 |
| Says I love you rider Lord : just can't take your place | Bracey, Ishman; TroubleHearted Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454601) Vi21691 Yz L1007 |
| Trying to quit your daddy Lord : and you don't know how | Bracey, Ishman; TroubleHearted Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454601) Vi21691 Yz L1007 |
| You don't believe I love you Lord : think what a fool I been | Bracey, Ishman; TroubleHearted Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454602) ViRCX7167 Rt RL330 |
| Lord I love you rider Lord : till the day you die | Bracey, Ishman; TroubleHearted Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454602) ViRCX7167 Rt RL330 |
| Now every time she smiles Lord : kindness everywhere | Bracey, Ishman; Woman Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2392) Pm12970 OJL2 |
| I'm going to leave here walking Lord : and talking to myself | Bracey, Ishman; Suitcase Full of Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2401) Pm12970 Her H201 |
| Don't you let her get drunk Lord : and she'll *lower* her | Bracey, Mississippi; Cherry Ball; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404765B) OK8867 Yz L1038 |
| And I said Lord : baby don't act that way | Bradley, Tommie; Please Don't Act that Way; Richmond, Ind., 17 July 1931; (17884) Ch16339 Mam S3802 |
| I said Lord : what you want me to do | Bradley, Tommie; Please Don't Act that Way; Richmond, Ind., 17 July 1931; (17884) Ch16339 Mam S3802 |
| Lord Lord : ain't going to moan no more | Butler, Sam; Poor Boy Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; ( ) Vo1057 Yz L1016 |
| Sat deep in my saddle Lord : and I ??? *name* | Collins, Sam; Yellow Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12738) Ge6146 OJL10 |
| Lord Lord : Lordy Lordy Lord | Cox, Ida; Ida Cox's Lawdy, Lawdy Blues; Chicago, July 1923; (1488?) Pm12064 BYG529073 |
| Oh Lord : oh Lord oh Lord oh Lord | Davis, Walter; Sad and Lonesome Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854811) BBB5982 RCA INT1175 |
| It's oh Lord Lord : please get him off of my mind | Day, Texas Bill; Goin' Back to My Baby; Dallas, 4 Dec. 1929; (1495121) Co14494D Rt RL327 |
| I pray to heaven Lord : I seen my pretty mama up there | Day, Will; Central Avenue Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461862) Co14318D Yz L1010 |
| Lord Lord : Lord Lordy Lord Lord | Day, Will; Sunrise Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461912) Co14318D Yz L1032 |
| Now catch it Smith and Park Lord : ride it down to Summer Street | Estes, Sleepy John; Street Car Blues; Memphis, 13 May 1930; (59919 ) ViV38614 RBF RF8 |
| They just thinking of something Lord : how to fool some man | Estes, Sleepy John; Stack O' Dollars; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (625472) Vi23397 Rt RL307 |
| It weren't nothing that she knowed Lord : just something that she heard | Estes, Sleepy John; Stack O' Dollars; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (625472) Vi23397 Rt RL307 |
| I would have been at home Lord : in my faro's bed | Estes, Sleepy John; My Black Gal Blues; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (625482) Vi23397 Rt RL307 |
| I said Lord Lord : something going on wrong | Florence, Nellie ; Midnight Weeping Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461752) Co14342D OJL6 |
| So true so true Lord : mama so true | Harrison, Smoky; Hop Head Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L791) Pm12920 Rt RL340 |
| Got three great big bulldogs Lord : to watch you while you sleep | Harrison, Smoky; Hop Head Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L791) Pm12920 Rt RL340 |
| Lord I'm going I'm going mama Lord : I'm I'm going so far away | Harrison, Smoky; Iggly Oggly Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L801) Pm12920 Rt RL340 |
| Lord Lord : can't rest no place I go | Henderson, Bertha; Lead Hearted Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205602) Pm12655 Bio BLP12037 |
| My mama got a hen great God Lord : lays nineteen eggs a day | Hill, Sammy; Cryin' for the Blues; Dallas, 9 Aug. 1929; (55319) ViV38588 Yz L1004 |
| Lord : am I right or wrong | Hill, Sammy; Cryin' for the Blues; Dallas, 9 Aug. 1929; (55319) ViV38588 Yz L1004 |
| I want to be good Lord Lord : send me my babe back home | Hill, Sammy; Needin' My Woman Blues; Dallas, 9 Aug. 1929; (55320) ViV38588 Yz L1004 |
| Oh Lord : have mercy if you please | House, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4262) Pm12990 OJL11 |
| I swear to the Lord : that I won't do wrong no more | Howell, Peg Leg; Doin' Wrong; Atlanta, 9 Nov. 1927; (1451842) Co14473D RBF RF11 |
| The woman I love Lord : stoled her from my best friend | James, Skip; Devil Got My Woman; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7461) Pm13088 Bio BLP12029 |
| I prayed to the Lord : my special rider would come | James, Skip; Special Rider Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7602) Pm13098 Yz L1001 |
| Carried the woman away Lord : and left me standing here | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Corinna Blues; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25442) Pm12367 Mil MLP2004 |
| And look up to the good Lord : just before you go | Johnson, Lonnie; Way Down That Lonesome Road; San Antonio, 13 Mar. 1928; (400490A) OK8574 CC30 |
| Lord ??? : and I fell down on my knees | Johnson, Louise; Long Way from Home; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L3992) Pm12992 OJL11 |
| The weather's getting cloudy Lord : how these *birdies sing* | Johnson, Margaret; When a 'Gator Holler, Folk Say It's a Sign of Rain; New York, 20 Oct. 1926; (368461) Vi20333 Fwy FJ2801 |
| Well I'm going away Lord : won't be back till fall | Johnson, Tommy; Maggie Campbell Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418392) Vi21409 Rt RL330 |
| If I had good luck Lord : like I once have had | Jones, Bo; Leavenworth Prison Blues; Dallas, c. Nov. 1929; (DAL461 ) Vo1452 Rt RL327 |
| But then I promised the good Lord : partner not to dig no coal | Jordan, Luke; Church Bells Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398192) Vi21076 RBF RF9 |
| I'm going to ask the good Lord : to give me back my baby if you please | Kelly, Jack; Highway No. 61 Blues; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137121) Ba32844 Rt RL316 |
| I ain't never loved Lord : I hopes I never will | King David; Sweet Potato Blues; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404666B) OK8901 Rt RL311 |
| I'm worried now Lord : I won't be worried long | King David; I Can Deal Worry; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404668A) OK8901 Rt RL311 |
| It takes a worried man Lord : to sing a worried song | King David; I Can Deal Worry; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404668A) OK8901 Rt RL311 |
| I'm going to ask the good Lord : to send me an angel down | Lasky, Louie; Teasin' Brown Blues; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C945B) Vo02955 Her H201 |
| Well I'll stay right here Lord : until Roberta come down | Ledbetter, Huddie; RobertaPart 1; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16683 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| When I walked in Lord : she was slowly dying | Ledbetter, Huddie; Death Letter BluesPart 1; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166951) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| You didn't break my heart Lord : till you laid her down | Ledbetter, Huddie; Death Letter BluesPart 2; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166961) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| Women in Kansas City Lord : doing the turkey trot | Ledbetter, Huddie; Kansas City Papa; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166971) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| The women in Louisiana Lord : doing the eagle rock | Ledbetter, Huddie; Kansas City Papa; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166971) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| Lord : have mercy on me | Ledbetter, Huddie; Match Box Blues; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (168??? ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Big chief Lord : be my daddyinlaw | Lewis, Furry; Big Chief Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1133 Yz L1002 |
| Shake it and break it Lord : you can hang it on the wall | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; I Don't Know; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| I say you done drunk so much jake oh Lord : till it done give him the *lemon leg* | Lofton, Willie; Jake Leg Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9386A) De7076 Rt RL314 |
| I say I know the jake leg oh Lord : just as far as I can hear the poor boy walk | Lofton, Willie; Jake Leg Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9386A) De7076 Rt RL314 |
| But the jake leg ??? oh Lord : that keep them coming every day | Lofton, Willie; Jake Leg Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9386A) De7076 Rt RL314 |
| I say he done drunk so much jake oh Lord : till it done give him the *lemon leg* | Lofton, Willie; Jake Leg Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9386A) De7076 Rt RL314 |
| Mama mama mama mama crying out and say oh Lord : there's nothing in the world poor daddy | Lofton, Willie; Jake Leg Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9386A) De7076 Rt RL314 |
| Because he done drunk so much jake oh Lord : till they got the *lemon leg* too | Lofton, Willie; Jake Leg Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9386A) De7076 Rt RL314 |
| Now I followed my baby Lord : long days and long nights | McClennan, Tommy; Elsie Blues; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053743 ) BBB8725 Rt RL305 |
| Now Lord oh Lord : baby hear me blow the blues | McClennan, Tommy; Deep Blue Sea Blues; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064889 ) BBB9005 Rt RL313 |
| Well I believe to the Lord : these going to kill me dead | McMullen, Fred; De Kalb Chain Blues; New York, 18 Jan. 1933; (12936 ) Ba32784 BC5 |
| Lord Lord : whiskey is killing me | McPhail, Black Bottom; Whiskey Man Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11514A) Vo1721 Yz L1019 |
| Good Lord good Lord : send me an angel down | McTell, Blind Willie; Talking to Myself; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502572) Co14551D Yz L1005 |
| Good Lord good Lord : send me an angel down | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
| Oh Lord Lord : wonder where is my chauffeur now | Memphis Minnie; Garage Fire Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C6083 ) Vo1601 Rt RL307 |
| Lord Lord : now won't you hear my plea | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Pleading Blues; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (944191) BBB6140 CC35 |
| Lord Lord : now I ain't got a friend | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Pleading Blues; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (944191) BBB6140 CC35 |
| She goes out Lord : and stays all day | Moss, Buddy; Daddy Don't Care; New York, 16 Jan. 1933; (129081) Ba33106 RBF RF15 |
| Jumped up and done the shimmy Lord : you ain't never seen | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Nobody Knows; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402296B) OK8679 Rt RL307 |
| Cast my eyes to the Lord : say you please have mercy on poor me | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Shelby County Workhouse Blues; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402297B) OK8740 RBF RF202 |
| No sooner I got at the bus station Lord : police he arrested me | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Shelby County Workhouse Blues; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402297B) OK8740 RBF RF202 |
| And I told my woman Lord : [just] before I left her town | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Roll and Tumble Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402306B) OK8679 OJL17 |
| And I fold my arms Lord : and I [slowly] walked away | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Roll and Tumble Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402306B) OK8679 OJL17 |
| How can I lose Lord : with the help I got | Patton, Charley; Banty Rooster Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15217) Pm12792 Yz L1020 |
| And the morning sun Lord : was beginning to rise | Patton, Charley; Heart Like Railroad Steel; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L501) Pm12953 Her H201 |
| I thought I would take a trip Lord : out on the big *ice slab* | Patton, Charley; High Water EverywherePart II; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L602) Pm12909 Yz L1020 |
| But when I leave Chicago Lord : I ain't coming back here no more | Patton, Charley; Mean Black Moan; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L771) Pm12953 Yz L1001 |
| And my man hasn't worked Lord : in two or three weeks or more | Patton, Charley; Mean Black Moan; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L771) Pm12953 Yz L1001 |
| It's all I can do Lord : ah fight for my life | Patton, Charley; Mean Black Moan; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L771) Pm12953 Yz L1001 |
| Lord the Lula women Lord : ??? up and down | Patton, Charley; Dry Well Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4292) Pm13070 Yz L1020 |
| Rosetta Henry told me Lord : I don't want you hanging around | Patton, Charley; Moon Going Down; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4321) Pm13014 Yz L1020 |
| Took my roll Lord : I was broke as I could be | Patton, Charley; 34 Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (147391) Vo02651 Yz L1020 |
| Oh Lord oh Lord : let me see your brand new year | Patton, Charley; 34 Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (147391) Vo02651 Yz L1020 |
| I said expressman expressman Lord : you have parked your wagon wrong | Rachel, James Yank; Expressman Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (59934 ) Vi23318 Fwy FA2953 |
| Lord Lord : look where the sun done gone | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (15962) Pm12081 BYG529.078 |
| Hey Lord : there's something going on wrong | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (15962) Pm12081 BYG529.078 |
| Oh Lord : these dogs of mine | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Those Dogs of Mine; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (17031) Pm12215 BYG529.078 |
| Lord : I beg to be excused | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Those Dogs of Mine; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (17031) Pm12215 BYG529.078 |
| Oh Lord : this wounded heart of mine | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Slave to the Blues; New York, Jan. 1926; (23692) Pm12332 Mil MLP2001 |
| Lordy Lord : have mercy on poor me | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Oh My Babe Blues; New York, Jan. 1926; (23741) Pm12332 Jo SM3098 |
| Then again I think Lord : she ought to be buried alive | Reed, Willie; Dreaming Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476002) Co14407D Yz L1004 |
| Well it's T for Texas Lord : I got a T for Tennessee | Richardson, Mooch; T and T Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (400213B) OK8554 Mam S3803 |
| *Sitting by the* ??? Lord : | Richardson, Mooch; Mooch Richardson's Low Down Barrel House Blues Part 1; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (400215A) OK8554 Mam S3803 |
| For I'm barefoot I ain't got nothing to wear Lord : I don't know what to do | Richardson, Mooch; Burying Ground Blues; Memphis, 23 Mar. 1928; (400375A) OK8576 Mam S3803 |
| Lord Lord : kindly hear my plea | Smith, Trixie; Praying Blues; New York, Sept. 1924; (18862) Pm12232 CC29 |
| Lord Lord : I ain't got a friend | Smith, Trixie; Praying Blues; New York, Sept. 1924; (18862) Pm12232 CC29 |
| Just as sure as the good Lord : sits in the heaven above | Spand, Charlie; Back to the Woods Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15456) Pm12817 Yz L1015 |
| Lord : could that be another woman there | Spivey, Victoria; Telephoning the Blues; New York, 1 Oct. 1929; (567351) ViV38546 Spi LP2001 |
| Lord : my good man don't want me no more | Spivey, Victoria; T. B.'s Got Me Blues; Chicago, 7 July 1936; (90790A) De7222 Spi LP2001 |
| If I hadn't took the seven Lord : I wouldn't have gotten none | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47713) Pm12518 Rt RL308 |
| If I hadn't took the seven Lord : I wouldn't have gotten none | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200432) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| Lord : have mercy on me please | Sykes, Roosevelt; Poor Boy Blues; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403323A) OK8787 Yz L1033 |
| I hate to see Lord : the evening sun go down | Thompson, Edward; West Virginia Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2416A) Pm13018 Yz L1006 |
| Pray to the good Lord : to get her off your mind | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); The World Is Going Wrong; Atlanta, 24 Oct. 1931; (4050091) Co14660D Mam S3804 |
| Crying ooo Lord : what a ooo lonesome place | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); The New Stop and Listen Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15513) Pm13134 Yz L1014 |
| Said I wait for Soo Lord : honey by the depot | Walker, Uncle Bud; Stand Up Suitcase Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402009B) OK8828 Yz L1009 |
| Said this sideboard Soo Lord : carry load of wine | Walker, Uncle Bud; Stand Up Suitcase Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402009B) OK8828 Yz L1009 |
| I called on the good Lord : and my man too | Wallace, Sippie; The Flood Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80840B) OK8470 Sw S1240 |
| Boy I may be right Lord : boy I may be wrong | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Hitch Me to Your Buggy and Drive Me Like a Mule; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403232) Vi21134 OJL21 |
| I say eagle's on a half Lord : baby In God We Trust | Wiley, Geeshie (Elvie Thomas); Eagles on a Half; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1931; (L8261) Pm13074 Yz L1001 |
| I got me a pony Lord : and she already trained | Williams, Joe; My Grey Pony; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85491 ) BBB5948 RBF RF14 |
| When I was a little boy Lord : my stepfather didn't allow me around | Williams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854921) BBB5996 OJL17 |
| *You allow her Lord* : take some poor girl's man | Petties, Arthur; Two Time Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419062) Vi21282 Yz L1007 |
| Crying she's gone *tell you Lord* : won't be back no more | Vincson, Walter; Stop and Listen Blues; Shreveport, La., 17 Feb. 1930; (403806A) OK8807 Yz L1007 |
| Lord Lordy : Lord Lord Lord Lord | Darby, Blind; Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15566) Pm12828 Yz L1003 |
| Lordy Lordy : Lordy Lordy Lord | Fox, John D.; The Moanin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 15 Dec. 1927; (GEX1019A) Ge6352 Rt RL334 |
| Mmm good Lordy : send me an angel down | McCoy, Charlie; Last Time Blues; Memphis, c. 22 Sept. 1929; (M176 ) Br7141 Yz L1001 |
| There are a hundred men Lordy : [standing] all around my bed | Patton, Charley; Mean Black Moan; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L771) Pm12953 Yz L1001 |
| Lordy Lordy : here's what I want you to do | Washboard Walter; Narrow Face Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1424) Pm12954 Her H205 |
| Oh well it's Lordy Lordy : what am I to do | Washboard Walter; Insurance Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2832) Pm12954 Her H205 |
| I cried all night long Lordy : and I can't get along with you | Williams, Joe; Wild Cow Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962461) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| And when I lose : it never makes me blue | Blake, Blind; Poker Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15248A) Pm12810 Bio BLP12023 |
| I ain't got no time to lose : I got to hurry on back | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Ease It to Me Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461732) Co14614D BC7 |
| If I lose : I'm going get some more | Thomas, Jesse Babyface; Blue Goose Blues; Dallas, 10 Aug. 1929; (553262) ViV38555 Yz L1032 |
| If I lose : won't be nothing lost | Thomas, Jesse Babyface; Blue Goose Blues; Dallas, 10 Aug. 1929; (553262) ViV38555 Yz L1032 |
| Boys now when she lose : ooo well well then I have the crapshooting blues | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Crapshooter's Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91154A) De7292 Say SDR192 |
| I once was lost : but now I'm found | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Prison Wall Blues; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (64747) Vi23272 Rt RL329 |
| Now he love sister Lottie : trying to save her wicked soul | Williams, Joe; Brother James; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076631) BBB7022 RCA INT1087 |
| 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 |
| She don't call so loud : but she call so nice and plain | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Right of Way Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (45152) Pm12510 Rt RL301 |
| Babe I'm going back to St Louis : I'm going there to stay | Big Bill (Broonzy); C and A Blues; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1020B) ARC51265 Yz L1035 |
| I hate to leave St Louis : and I tried so hard to stay | Smith, Bessie Mae; St. Louis Daddy; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L78?) Pm12922 OJL20 |
| Bad luck in St Louis : and it all fell on [poor] me | Smith, Bessie Mae; St. Louis Daddy; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L78?) Pm12922 OJL20 |
| I'm leaving St Louis : I'm going out Grand Avenue | Sykes, Roosevelt; Highway 61 Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18802) Ch16586 Yz L1033 |
| I'm going to St Louis : to wear you off my mind | Washboard Sam; I'm Goin' to St. Louis; Chicago, 5 Aug. 1940; (049370 ) BBB8569 BC10 |
| I got a gal in East St Louis : she lives in Polack Town | Williams, Joe; I Won't Be in Hard Luck No More; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076641) BBB7065 RCA INT1087 |
| Now I'm going back to St Louis : I'm going to sit right down | Williams, Joe; Crawlin' King Snake; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539892) BBB8738 RCA INT1087 |
| Aunt Louise : she bought blue goose cheese | Bunn, Teddy; Pattin' Dat Cat; New York, 7 Apr. 1930; (597401) ViV38592 His HLP5 |
| Looking for my Louise : to come and go my bail | Edwards, Big Boy Teddy; Louise; Chicago, 14 June 1934; (806081) BBB5826 CC3 |
| Louise : is the sweetest gal I know | Temple, Johnnie; Louise Louise Blues; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (90981A) De7244 Cor CP58 |
| Now look ahere Louise : what you trying to do | Temple, Johnnie; Louise Louise Blues; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (90981A) De7244 Cor CP58 |
| Now you know Louise : baby that will never do | Temple, Johnnie; Louise Louise Blues; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (90981A) De7244 Cor CP58 |
| Louise : baby won't you hurry home | Temple, Johnnie; Louise Louise Blues; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (90981A) De7244 Cor CP58 |
| Louise : baby please hurry home | Temple, Johnnie; New Louise Louise Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1937; (91248A) De7337 RBF RF16 |
| I'm going to Louisiana : where I can drink and have my fun | Carr, Leroy; Hustler's Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164281) Vo03034 Co C30496 |
| Lord I'm on my way down in Louisiana : I believe I'll wait here for the Katy Fly | Jones, Elijah; Katy Fly; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201201) BBB7616 RCA INT1175 |
| Lord I'm going to Louisiana : going to get me a hoodoo hand | Jones, Little Hat; Two String Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402648A) OK8712 His HLP32 |
| Way down in Louisiana : oh where the work all done | Ledbetter, Huddie; Red River Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16704 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| I's born in Louisiana : I raised in Algiers | Memphis Minnie; Nothin in Rambling; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3167A) OK05670 BC1 |
| Let's leave Louisiana : and go to Arkansas | Patton, Charley; Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15211) Pm12805 Yz L1020 |
| Says I went down in Louisiana : says you know down on that farm | Roland, Walter; Dices' Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154852) Ba33343 RBF RF12 |
| And I'm headed for New Orleans Louisiana : I'm traveling both day and night | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Seven Sisters BluesPart 1; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO168A) Vo1641 Yz L1031 |
| I went to New Orleans Louisiana : just on account of something I heard | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Seven Sisters BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO169A) Vo1641 Yz L1031 |
| Boy go down in Louisiana : and get the lead right out of your bean | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Seven Sisters BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO169A) Vo1641 Yz L1031 |
| If seven sisters can't do anything in Louisiana : bet you'll have to go to New Orleans | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Seven Sisters BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO169A) Vo1641 Yz L1031 |
| Hon' I'm going down in Louisiana : baby just behind the sun | Taylor, Charley; Louisiana Bound; Grafton, Wis., Mar. or Apr. 1930; (L2522) Pm12967 Her H205 |
| I was down in Louisiana : doing as I please | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Poor Boy Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210204) Pm12722 Bio BLP12004 |
| If your home in Louisiana : what you doing over here | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Poor Boy Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210204) Pm12722 Bio BLP12004 |
| But the gal in Louisville : has got the best *clothes* | Jackson, Jim; Hesitation Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM804 ) Vo1477 Her H205 |
| I felt so low : don't know what to do | Smith, Clara; All Night Blues; New York, 27 July 1923; (811533) CoA3966 VJM VLP15 |
| Your head will hang low : and your heart will ache | Smith, Clara; Don't Advertise Your Man; New York, 23 Apr. 1924; (817221) Co14026D VJM VLP17 |
| My papa's name is low : with a zero if you please | Smith, Clara; Basement Blues; New York, 20 Sept. 1924; (1400521) Co14039D VJM VLP17 |
| Now she's little and she's low : right down on the ground | Spand, Charlie; Back to the Woods Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15456) Pm12817 Yz L1015 |
| When you're feeling low : just dance these blues away | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Red Hot Blues; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1937; (C20311) Vo04066 CC3 |
| It's a low it's a low low : lowdown dirty shame | Wiley, Geeshie (Elvie Thomas); Eagles on a Half; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1931; (L8261) Pm13074 Yz L1001 |
| Turn your lamp down low : turn your lamp down low | Williams, Joe; Baby Please Don't Go; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962441) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| I beg you night before turn your lamp down low : now baby please don't go | Williams, Joe; Baby Please Don't Go; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962441) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| Turn your lamp down low : turn your lamp down low | Williams, Joe; Please Don't Go; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704841) BBB8969 RCA INT1087 |
| *When I get low* : let's go down in the alley | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Throw Me in the Alley; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9351 ) De7018 Say SDR191 |
| And he's got so lowdown : he wants to put me outdoors | Bogan, Lucille; My Man Is Boogan Me; New York, 31 July 1934; (154872) Ba33375 Rt RL317 |
| My woman so lowdown : she barrelhouse all the time | Carr, Leroy; Barrel House Woman; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (156282) Vo02791 Co C30496 |
| I've been too lowdown : life have put me on the shelf | Howell, Peg Leg; Low Down Rounder Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1928; (1461611) Co14320D RBF RF1 |
| I want something lowdown : daddy want it nice and slow | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Down in the Basement; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26271) Pm12395 Jo SM3098 |
| When someone that you love : has been left behind | Arnold, Kokomo; Midnight Blues; New York, 11 May 1938; (63750A) De7510 Say SDR163 |
| Big girl I love : live on Eighteenth Street | Barefoot Bill; She's Got a Nice Line; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1930; (1503021) Co14544D Rt RL325 |
| This girl I love : won't give me none | Barefoot Bill; She's Got a Nice Line; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1930; (1503021) Co14544D Rt RL325 |
| Honey I love : God knows I do | Baxter, Jim (Andrew and Jim Baxter); K. C. Railroad Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 9 Aug. 1927; (397851) Vi20962 Rt RL326 |
| Talk about your sure love : just ought to meet mine | Bell, Ed; Mamlish Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48163) Pm12524 OJL14 |
| The woman I love : she's long and tall | Bell, Ed; Carry It Right Back Home; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510372) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| Girl I love : ain't no fool | Bell, Ed; She's a Fool Gal; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510382) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| The brownie I love : makes me sing this song | Blake, Blind; Blake's Worried Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30602) Pm12442 Bio BLP12023 |
| Woman I love : don't know what to do | Blake, Blind; Blake's Worried Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30602) Pm12442 Bio BLP12023 |
| Gal I love : with somebody's else | Blake, Blind; Hard Road Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201072) Pm12583 Bio BLP12031 |
| The woman I love : has driven me to drink | Blake, Blind; Fightin' the Jug; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15250) Pm12863 Bio BLP12037 |
| And the man that I love : done been here and gone | Bogan, Lucille; T N and O Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (135491) Ba32845 Rt RL317 |
| Thinking about the woman I love : loving someone else | Campbell, Gene; Wandering Blues; Chicago, c. May 1930; (C5701A) Br7170 His HLP2 |
| I gave you my love : and tried to get along with you | Carr, Leroy; What More Can I Do; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7222A) Vo1651 Yz L1036 |
| And the one I love : I don't see her anymore | Carr, Leroy; Midnight Hour Blues; New York, 16 Mar. 1932; (11499A) Vo1703 Co C30496 |
| When the one that you love : is loving someone else | Carr, Leroy; Mean Mistreater Mama; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL1?) Vo02657 Co C30496 |
| Thinking the woman that I love : ain't been treated right | Carr, Leroy; Longing for My Sugar; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164341) Vo02875 Yz L1036 |
| I gave you all my love : still you were unsatisfied | Carter, Spider; Don't Leave Me Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Nov. 1930; (C6165 ) Br7188 Rt RL340 |
| Now lend me your love : baby please lend me your love | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Lend Me Your Love; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704391) BBB9028 RCA730.581 |
| You got a mortgage on my love : you know there really is no doubt | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Lend Me Your Love; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704391) BBB9028 RCA730.581 |
| Know the woman I love : she sure was good to me | Clark, Lonnie; Down in Tennessee; Richmond, Ind., 21 Sept. 1929; (15661) Pm12871 Rt RL340 |
| Cried the man I love : said he's traveling on the line | Clayton, Jennie; Bob Lee Junior Blues; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403142) Vi21412 Fwy FA2953 |
| Than to have the man I love : say he don't want me | Cox, Ida; Ida Cox's Lawdy, Lawdy Blues; Chicago, July 1923; (1488?) Pm12064 BYG529073 |
| Oh the man I love : treats me like a dog | Cox, Ida; Ida Cox's Lawdy, Lawdy Blues; Chicago, July 1923; (1488?) Pm12064 BYG529073 |
| Than to hear the man I love : say I don't want you no more | Cox, Ida; Ida Cox's Lawdy, Lawdy Blues; Chicago, July 1923; (1488?) Pm12064 BYG529073 |
| Because the man I love : has put me on the shelf | Crawford, Rosetta; My Man Jumped Salty on Me; New York, 1 Feb. 1939; (64972A) De7567 Cor CP58 |
| Because the woman I love : done throwed me away | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; If I Get Lucky; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648761) BBB8858 RBF RF202 |
| Now the man I love : treats me like a dog | Dickson, Pearl; Twelve Pound Daddy; Memphis, 12 Dec. 1927; (1453703) Co14286D Yz L1008 |
| I want your love : I can't refuse | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); SecondHand Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16221) Ge7130 Riv RM8803 |
| Now she dreamed about love : from kissing on down | Estes, Sleepy John; Little Laura Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649251) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
| Because the man I love : done been here and gone | Florence, Nellie ; Midnight Weeping Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461752) Co14342D OJL6 |
| The only little girl that I love : she treats me like a dog | Fox, John D.; The Moanin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 15 Dec. 1927; (GEX1019A) Ge6352 Rt RL334 |
| I had shot the woman I love : ain't got no one to come go my bail | Fuller, Blind Boy; Big House Bound; possibly Columbia, S.C., 29 Oct. 1938; (SC251) Vo04897 BC11 |
| Said a woman I love : she rolled all over the bed | Fuller, Blind Boy; Somebody's Been Talkin'; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26599A) Vo05527 Rt RL318 |
| Even lost the one I love : but I swear I can't lose with you | Gibson, Clifford; Bad Luck Dice; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57753 ) ViV38590 Yz L1027 |
| Going back to the one I love : and acknowledge that I done wrong | Gibson, Clifford; Levee Camp Moan; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577542) ViV38577 Yz L1027 |
| For the gal I love : she just won't treat me kind | Gillum, Bill Jazz; She Won't Treat Me Kind; Aurora, Ill., 16 Dec. 1938; (030826 ) BBB8106 RCA INT1177 |
| I know you don't love : when you keep on raising sand | Gillum, Bill Jazz; It Looks Bad for You; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064741 ) BBB8816 RCA INT1177 |
| Because you in there with your new love : drinking your gin | Green, Lil; I'm Wasting My Time on You; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1942; (0708031) BBB9010 RCA LPV574 |
| I'm looking for someone to love : who can your good gal be | Gross, Helen; Strange Man; New York, c. July 1924; (315901) Ajax17050 VJM VLP40 |
| Feel like the girl that I love : have just lay down and died | Harris, Willie; Lonesome Midnight Dream; Chicago, c. mid Mar. 1930; (C5551 ) Br7149 Rt RL340 |
| I say the woman I love : she in the jailhouse now | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Jailhouse Fire Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44192) Pm12489 Rt RL319 |
| Why the man I love : would not have gone nowhere | Henderson, Katherine; St. Louis Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (236A) QRSR7024 His HLP21 |
| The gal I love : she lives on a silver dollar | Henry, Hound Head; My Silver Dollar Mama; Chicago, 17 Oct. 1928; (C2452 ) Vo1288 His HLP2 |
| The woman I love : she keeps me up | Hollins, Tony; Stamp Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1941; (C38431) OK06351 BC5 |
| Say the woman I love : she done drove me away | Howell, Peg Leg; Tishamingo Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431171) Co14194D RBF RF9 |
| I don't love : no one but you | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Baby Please Loan Me Your Heart; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210812) Pm12736 Yz L1029 |
| Oh the girl I love : wouldn't go nowhere | Jackson, Jim; St. Louis Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM805 ) Vo1477 Yz L1003 |
| I ain't had no true love : since Corinna been gone | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Corinna Blues; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25442) Pm12367 Mil MLP2004 |
| And the girl I love : her mama don't want me around | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Chock House Blues; Chicago, c. May or June 1926; (25582) Pm12373 Mil MLP2007 |
| The good woman I love : she done packed her trunk and gone | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Stocking Feet Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30661) Pm12407 Mil MLP2013 |
| The woman I love : she drove me from her door | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Stocking Feet Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30661) Pm12407 Mil MLP2013 |
| Well the girl I love : is the one I crave to see | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Wartime Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30701) Pm12425 Rt RL301 |
| This here woman I love : she's done been here and gone | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Shuckin' Sugar; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30772) Pm12454 Mil MLP2007 |
| The woman I love : why she's five feet from the ground | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30902) Pm12443 Mil MLP2007 |
| The woman I love : she must be out of town | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Easy Rider Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44232) Pm12474 Mil MLP2004 |
| The woman I love : she keeps a good man worried all the time | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44242) Pm12474 Mil MLP2004 |
| And the girl I love : she's just now leaving home | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Right of Way Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (45152) Pm12510 Rt RL301 |
| Because the woman I love : says she don't want me nohow | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dynamite Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210961) Pm12739 Rt RL301 |
| Now the man I love : he's just about the heightth of me | Johnson, Edith North; Good Chib Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15559) Pm12864 CC37 |
| Now the man I love : Lord he don't mean me no good | Johnson, Edith North; Can't Make Another Day; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15560) Pm12864 Riv RM8819 |
| Lord the man I love : oh Lord he really made me fall | Johnson, Edith North; Honeydripper Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15561) Pm12823 Mil MLP2018 |
| The man I love : sure done turned me down | Johnson, Elizabeth; Sobbin' Woman Blues; New York, 30 Oct. 1928; (401280?) OK8789 Her H201 |
| The girl I love : sings like a turtledove | Johnson, Joe (Memphis Minnie); Don't Want No Woman; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (62539 ) Vi23313 Pal PL101 |
| The way that gal can love : change any man's mind | Johnson, Lonnie; I'm Nuts About that Gal; New York, 12 Aug. 1932; (1522592) OK8946 CC30 |
| I've got a woman now that I love : better than I love myself | Johnson, Lonnie; It Ain't What You Usta Be; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91342A) De7427 Sw S1225 |
| Even the one you love : turn their back on you for someone else | Johnson, Lonnie; Friendless and Blue; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63517A) De7487 Sw S1225 |
| It takes the sweet woman I love : to drive these blues away | Johnson, Lonnie; New Falling Rain Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63521A) De7461 Sw S1225 |
| I said I was through with love : both whiskey wine and gin | Johnson, Lonnie; Laplegged Drunk Again; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63522A) De7537 Sw S1225 |
| The woman I love : took from my best friend | Johnson, Robert; Come On in My Kitchen; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25851) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| Every man loves that game you call love : but it don't mean no man no good | Johnson, Robert; Drunken Hearted Man; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3971) ARC unissued Co C30034 |
| Every man loves that game you call love : but it don't mean no man no good | Johnson, Robert; Drunken Hearted Man; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3972) ARC unissued Rt RL314 |
| The man I love : keeps me worried all the time | Jones, Maggie; Screamin' the Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1924; (1401881) Co14055D VJM VLP23 |
| The man I love : is oh so good to me | Jones, Maggie; The Man I Love Is Oh So Good; New York, 7 May 1926; (1421653) Co14243D VJM VLP25 |
| Because the girl I love : she don't treat me right | Lewis, Furry; Sweet Papa Moan; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1116 RBF RF11 |
| The girl I love : she sure done put me down | Lewis, Furry; Why Don't You Come Home Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1134 Rt RL333 |
| But the woman I love : she's so far away | Lewis, Furry; I Will Turn Your Money Green; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454252) ViV38506 Yz L1008 |
| Woman I love : she done quit poor me | Lewis, Furry; I Will Turn Your Money Green; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454252) ViV38506 Yz L1008 |
| Woman I love : she don't pay me no mind | Lewis, Furry; I Will Turn Your Money Green; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454252) ViV38506 Yz L1008 |
| The woman I love : she weighs a thousand and four | Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Pretty Mama Blues; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (563422) ViV38585 RCA INT1175 |
| Take a gal I love : satisfy my soul | Lincoln, Charley; Jealous Hearted Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451032) Co14305D RBF RF9 |
| I says I got love : if I could have it in your home | Lincoln, Charley; Jealous Hearted Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451032) Co14305D RBF RF9 |
| Well it ain't no love : sure ain't no getting along | Lincoln, Charley; My Wife Drove Me From the Door; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451061) Co14305D RBF RF202 |
| For the woman I love : don't mean me no good | McCoy, Joe; You Got to MovePart 1; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9380 ) De7038 BC1 |
| That little woman I love : got a mouth chock full of good gold | McTell, Blind Willie; Stole Rider Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403092) Vi21124 Yz L1037 |
| Say the woman I love : treats me just like a dog | McTell, Blind Willie; Savannah Mama; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (140351) Vo02568 Yz L1005 |
| But for your love : good gal I will be you slave | McTell, Blind Willie; My Baby's Gone; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (140382) Vo02668 Yz L1037 |
| Because the gal I love : she rode that B and O | McTell, Blind Willie; B and O Blues No. 2; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140661) Vo02568 Yz L1037 |
| Oh this game called love : I played it on the square | Martin, Sara; Mistreating Man Blues; Long Island City, Dec. 1928; (306) QRSR7042 BYG529073 |
| I got a man I love : better than myself | Memphis Minnie; After While Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1931; (VO152A) Vo1658 BC13 |
| But every man I love : don't seem like he want to pay me no mind | Memphis Minnie; It's Hard to Be Mistreated; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (C16711) Vo03474 BC1 |
| If I don't find the one I love : I don't want nobody else | Memphis Minnie; Boy Friend Blues; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3168A) OK05670 BC1 |
| The woman I love : she only sixteen years of age | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; The Woman I Love Blues; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (944181) BBB6140 CC35 |
| And the woman I love : Lord she do not pay me no mind | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; The Woman I Love Blues; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (944181) BBB6140 CC35 |
| And the woman I love : she's gone far away | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; The Woman I Love Blues; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (944181) BBB6140 CC35 |
| The man I love : I know he's out of town | Perkins, Gertrude; No Easy Rider Blues; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1927; (1453401) Co14313D Fwy FJ2802 |
| How can I love : when she's always in the road | Petties, Arthur; Two Time Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419062) Vi21282 Yz L1007 |
| Go see the one you love : the blues will soon leave you | Petties, Arthur; Good Boy Blues; Chicago, c. 2 July 1930; (C5921B) Br7182 Yz L1038 |
| The man I love : has done left town | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Moonshine Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1608?) Pm12083 BYG529.078 |
| Takes a man I love : to satisfy my soul | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Jealous Hearted Blues; New York, c. 15 Oct. 1924; (19242) Pm12252 Mil MLP2001 |
| Know I got a T for the best girl I love : Lord she stay right in Memphis Tennessee | Richardson, Mooch; T and T Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (400213B) OK8554 Mam S3803 |
| The man I love : wouldn't go nowhere | Smith, Bessie; The St. Louis Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402411) Co14064D Co CL855 |
| That man I love : he wouldn't go nowhere | Smith, Bessie; St. Louis BluesPart; New York, c. Aug. 1929; (NY??? ) CiJ1016 or 17 Jo SM3098 |
| Well there ain't no love : there ain't no getting along | Smith, Clara; Every Woman's Blues; New York, 28 June 1923; (810605) CoA3943 VJM VLP15 |
| When the one you love : haven't got you on his mind | Smith, Clara; Texas Moaner Blues; New York, 19 Aug. 1924; (819321) Co14034D VJM VLP17 |
| The man I love : got lowdown ways for two | Smith, Clara; Basement Blues; New York, 20 Sept. 1924; (1400521) Co14039D VJM VLP17 |
| Once I had a love : he went away from me | Smith, Clara; Prescription for the Blues; New York, 15 Oct. 1924; (1401091) Co14045D VJM VLP17 |
| The man I love : he made ninetynine | Smith, Clara; Court House Blues; New York, 3 Apr. 1925; (1404921) Co14073D CC32 |
| It's hard to love : another woman's man | Smith, Trixie; Sorrowful Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (17802) Pm12208 CC29 |
| And the girl I love : just went and broke my heart | Stevens, Vol; Baby Got the Rickets; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403251) Vi21356 OJL19 |
| I lost the one I love : I just can't lose these blues | Sykes, Roosevelt; Lost All I Had Blues; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403322A) OK8819 RBF RF12 |
| You know if you ever been in love : what I'm say ain't nothing strange to you | Sykes, Roosevelt; Hard Luck Man Blues; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (69404 ) Vi23320 Yz L1033 |
| The woman I love : treat me so unkind | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Through Train Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205442) Pm12685 Yz L1039 |
| Now the gal I love : she's long and slim | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
| She give me her love : even let me draw her pay | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Seminole Blues; Aurora, Ill., 11 Oct. 1937; (014333 ) BBB7315 Yz L1039 |
| The woman I love : she don't pay me no mind | Temple, Johnnie; The Evil Devil Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C987 ) Vo02987 Yz L1038 |
| The woman I love : I stole her from my best friend | Temple, Johnnie; The Evil Devil Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C987 ) Vo02987 Yz L1038 |
| To fall in love : with every man you see | Thomas, Elvie; Motherless Child Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2642) Pm12977 OJL2 |
| Because the woman I love : she treats me any way | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Jig Head Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210174) Pm12708 Bio BLP12004 |
| I seen the brown I love : when she caught that lowdown train | Thompson, Edward; Showers of Rain Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2411A) Pm13018 Yz L1006 |
| You have your chance at love : now I'm going to leave you flat | Turner, Joe; Blues on Central Avenue; Los Angeles, 8 Sept. 1941; (DLA2739A) De7889 Br87.504 |
| For my woman I love : she just won't wait | Virgial, Otto; Bad Notion Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962411) BBB6213 Mam S3802 |
| Gal you stole my love : and you know that it was a crime | Washboard Sam; You Stole My Love; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703821) BBB9018 RCA LPV577 |
| And that onesided love : is going to make your poor heart burn | Washboard Sam; I Laid My Cards on the Table; Chicago, 31 July 1942; (0746861) BB340710 RCA LPV577 |
| Because the man I love : is forever on my mind | Waters, Ethel; Ethel Sings 'Em; New York, c. June 1923; (B) BS14154 Bio BLP12022 |
| It's so hard to love : another woman's man | Waters, Ethel; Ethel Sings 'Em; New York, c. June 1923; (B) BS14154 Bio BLP12022 |
| Woman I love : woman I crave to see | Weaver, Curley; Oh Lawdy Mama; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9940A) Ch50077 Rt RL326 |
| Woman I love : got mouth chock full of good gold | Weaver, Curley; Oh Lawdy Mama; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9940A) Ch50077 Rt RL326 |
| Woman I love : caught that Southern train | Weaver, Curley; Oh Lawdy Mama; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9940A) Ch50077 Rt RL326 |
| Woman I love : right down on the ground | Weaver, Curley; Oh Lawdy Mama; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9940A) Ch50077 Rt RL326 |
| Can't get the gal I love : don't want none at all | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Peaches in the Springtime; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418902) Vi21657 Rt RL311 |
| Well well well now the one I love : I believe she could mix it for me so nice | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Don't Hang My Clothes on No Barbed Wire Line; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6489A) Vo1649 Say SDR191 |
| And the one little girl I love : ooo well well left me for somebody else | Wheatstraw, Peetie; First and Last Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12572) Vo03185 Say SDR191 |
| Well seem like she fall in love : ooo well with every lowdown rascal she meets | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Low Down Rascal; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60507A) De7200 Say SDR192 |
| Well I'm going to take my love : down to the deep blue sea | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Deep Sea Love; New York, 20 Feb. 1936; (60539A) De7167 Say SDR192 |
| The woman I love : she had another man | White, Washington; Black Train Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2977A) Vo05588 Co C30036 |
| See the woman I love : standing waving after me | Wilkins, Robert; Falling Down Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M192 ) Br7125 Yz L1002 |
| Because the girl I love : she's not got a dime | Wilkins, Robert; Police Sergeant Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM741B) Br7168 Rt RL307 |
| And the one you love : off loving someone else | Williams, Henry; Lonesome Blues; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1928; (1461492) Co14328D Fly LP103 |
| I ain't never loved : just one man in my life | Bogan, Lucille; Reckless Woman; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155072) Ba33313 His HLP4 |
| The only woman in the world that I ever loved : she's gone she's gone | Davis, Walter; The Only Woman; Chicago, 21 Mar. 1941; (0539751) BBB8773 RCA INT1085 |
| I ain't never loved : but a thousand women in my life | Fuller, Blind Boy; Thousand Women Blues; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC3142A) OK05657 RBF RF202 |
| I ain't never loved : and I hope I never will | King David; Rising Sun Blues; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404665A) OK8913 RBF RF6 |
| I ain't never loved : but four womens in my life | Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Pretty Mama Blues; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (563422) ViV38585 RCA INT1175 |
| I ain't never loved : but three men in my life | Smith, Bessie; Down Hearted Blues; New York, 16 Feb. 1923; (808635) CoA3844 Co CL855 |
| I ain't never loved : but three womens in my life | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Back Gnawing Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203442) Pm12609 Bio BLP12004 |
| She's the onliest woman I ever loved : I can't get her off my mind | Washboard Sam; Gonna Hit the Highway; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703771) BBB8997 RCA LPV577 |
| Now I once have been a lover : baby back in my young days | Estes, Sleepy John; Down South Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90094A) Ch50001 Sw S1219 |
| One is my lover : the other in my heart | Hull, Papa Harvey; Two Little Tommies Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12691) Ge6122 Yz L1009 |
| *That mean crazy lover : the day I lost that real thing* | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Explaining the Blues; Chicago, May 1925; (21371) Pm12284 Mil MLP2001 |
| Thinking about my lover : she had done put me down | Reed, Willie; Texas Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476011) Co14407D Yz L1010 |
| I can see my lover : Lord but she can't see me | Reed, Willie; Leavin' Home; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495441) Co unissued His HLP17 |
| Thought I hear my true lover : say yonder come my beau | Richardson, Mooch; Burying Ground Blues; Memphis, 23 Mar. 1928; (400375A) OK8576 Mam S3803 |
| And you had better use me lover : just before I go away | Townsend, Henry; She's Got a Mean Disposition; Chicaco, 25 Feb. 1935; (854941) BBB5966 Yz L1030 |
| They don't allow my lover : come and shake my hand | White, Washington; High Fever Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2987A) Vo05489 Co C30036 |
| I wants my lover : come and drive my fever away | White, Washington; High Fever Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2987A) Vo05489 Co C30036 |
| I used to be a lover : baby in my younger days | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); The Rooster's Crowing Blues; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (56340 ) ViV38593 Her H205 |
| And you caught your loverman : when you can't keep him at home | Memphis Minnie; It's Hard to Be Mistreated; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (C16711) Vo03474 BC1 |
| Lonesome and lovesick : baby just for you | Calloway, Blanche; Lonesome Lovesick; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9459A) OK8279 CC32 |
| Lonesome and lovesick : baby just for you | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Lovesick Blues; Chicago, 26 Nov. 1926; (9971A) OK8453 CC32 |
| Call me lovey : loveydo | Henderson, Katherine; Mushy Love; Long Island City, c. Nov. 1928; (274A) QRS7054 His HLP21 |
| Say when you get to loving : man I near about die | Alexander, Texas; Easy Rider Blues; Fort Worth, 30 Sept. 1934; (FW1138) Vo02856 Yz L1010 |
| Says the woman that I'm loving : got brains just like a turkey hen | Arnold, Kokomo; Slop Jar Blues; Chicago, 5 Feb. 1935; (C9776A) De7092 Say SDR163 |
| Than to hear the woman that I'm loving : say sweet papa I got to go | Arnold, Kokomo; Slop Jar Blues; Chicago, 5 Feb. 1935; (C9776A) De7092 Say SDR163 |
| Says I can't live for loving : but I just can't help myself | Arnold, Kokomo; Mister Charlie; Chicago, 24 Oct. 1936; (90958A) De7261 CC25 |
| Says I got where I can't get no loving : not until my payday comes | Arnold, Kokomo; Red Beans and Rice; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91162A) De7347 BC4 |
| Because the little woman that I been loving : said she do not even want me around | Arnold, Kokomo; Rocky Road Blues; Chicago, 23 Oct. 1937; (91300A) De7449 CC25 |
| Says I've had no loving : Lord since God knows when | Arnold, Kokomo; Back on the Job; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91333A) De7390 Say SDR163 |
| Says I ain't had none of your loving : Lord since God knows when | Arnold, Kokomo; My Well Is Dry; New York, 11 May 1938; (63748A) De7540 CC25 |
| When she go to loving : she make a panther squall | Barner, Wiley; If You Want a Good WomanGet One Long and Tall; Birmingham, Ala., c. 15 Aug.1927; (GEX804A) Ge6261 Rt RL313 |
| And the girl I'm loving : but she don't pay me no mind | Big Bill (Broonzy); Grandma's Farm; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (96001) Pe187 Yz L1035 |
| Says and the woman that I'm loving : living with another man | Big Bill (Broonzy); The Banker's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17281) Ch16327 Yz L1011 |
| Lord and the woman I been loving : she don't want me no more | Big Bill (Broonzy); Mr. Conductor Man; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18392) Ch16426 Yz L1035 |
| So you well as to give me some of your loving : before you pass away | Big Bill (Broonzy); Bull Cow Blues; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (116102) Ba32653 Yz L1035 |
| And when she get to loving : holler papa won't you take your time | Big Bill (Broonzy); Long Tall Mama; New York, 30 Mar. 1932; (116171) Ba33085 Yz L1011 |
| Oh when she start to loving : she sure can do her stuff | Big Bill (Broonzy); Long Tall Mama; New York, 30 Mar. 1932; (116171) Ba33085 Yz L1011 |
| She got the kind of loving : will make a panther squall | Blake, Blind; Panther Squall Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205822) Pm12723 Yz L1016 |
| Because I can get your kind of loving : in the streets just anywhere | Bogan, Lucille; Pot Hound Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3462 ) Br7083 His HLP15 |
| I said the woman I'm loving : caught the train and gone | Bracey, Ishman; Left Alone Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418432) Vi21349 Rt RL330 |
| Now the woman I'm loving : she treat me like a mangy dog | Bracey, Ishman; Leavin' Town Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (45458?) ViV38560(?) Rt RL330 |
| Now where there ain't no loving : ain't no getting along | Butler, Sam; You Can't Keep No Brown; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (26782) Pm12389 Yz L1026 |
| Dying for some loving : and the one you love has gone | Calloway, Blanche; Lonesome Lovesick; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9459A) OK8279 CC32 |
| I want some loving : no one but you will do | Calloway, Blanche; Lonesome Lovesick; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9459A) OK8279 CC32 |
| I'm thinking about the loving : that I let go by | Campbell, Gene; Wandering Blues; Chicago, c. May 1930; (C5701A) Br7170 His HLP2 |
| Because I never get the loving : that I really should | Campbell, Gene; Wandering Blues; Chicago, c. May 1930; (C5701A) Br7170 His HLP2 |
| If you want some loving : you want it cheap | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants to Knock a Jug; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7223A) Vo1651 Yz L1036 |
| Ain't had no loving : since you been gone | Carr, Leroy; Hold Them Puppies; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL63) Vo02751 Yz L1036 |
| She got the best old loving : that I ever did see | Carr, Leroy; Hold Them Puppies; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL63) Vo02751 Yz L1036 |
| I want some of your loving : don't care what you do | Carr, Leroy; Hold Them Puppies; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL63) Vo02751 Yz L1036 |
| Thinks about your loving : baby when you gone | Chatman, Bo; Ants in My Pants; New York, 5 June 1931; (404938B) OK8897 His HLP5 |
| I'm as loving : as a woman can be | Chatman, Bo; Sales Tax; San Antonio, 27 Mar. 1934; (826351) BBB5453 Yz L1014 |
| I know that your loving : is the best that I ever seen | Chatman, Bo; I Get the Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992351) BBB6589 Yz L1034 |
| Thinking about your loving : mixed with some other man | Chatman, Bo; I Get the Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992351) BBB6589 Yz L1034 |
| When you come to loving : I'll pacify your mind | Chatman, Bo; Arrangement for MeBlues; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476471) BBB8397 Yz L1014 |
| Gives me her loving : both day and night | Chatman, Lonnie; New Sittin' On Top of the World; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15562) Pm13134 Bio BLP12041 |
| Oh now it's loving : really really worworrying me | Cole, Kid; Hard Hearted Mama Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19971) Vo1187 Rt RL313 |
| And that cruelhearted loving : it's going to be the death of me | Cole, Kid; Hard Hearted Mama Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19971) Vo1187 Rt RL313 |
| The two women I'm loving : they keep bothering my heart | Cole, Kid; Hard Hearted Mama Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19971) Vo1187 Rt RL313 |
| Wild about my loving : *crazy deeds* I have my fun | Coleman, Lonnie; Wild About My Loving; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482592) Co14440D Rt RL318 |
| And this woman I'm loving : don't pay me no mind | Darby, Blind; Built Right on the Ground; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (675841) Vi23311 Yz L1003 |
| The woman that I was loving : she did not mean me no good | Davis, Walter; Moonlight Is My Spread; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962341) BBB6167 RCA INT1085 |
| If the woman that you were loving : would mistreat you both night and day | Davis, Walter; Moonlight Is My Spread; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962341) BBB6167 RCA INT1085 |
| Lord your ways is so loving : and your skin is nice and soft | Davis, Walter; Think You Need a Shot; Chicago, 3 Apr. 1936; (1003391) BBB6498 RCA INT1085 |
| The girl I loving : treat me like a dog | Day, Will; Sunrise Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461912) Co14318D Yz L1032 |
| Because the woman I'm loving : is going back to Kankakee | Dickson, Tom; Happy Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400359B) OK8590 Yz L1002 |
| Woman I'm loving : done mistreated me | Dickson, Tom; Happy Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400359B) OK8590 Yz L1002 |
| Can't have no loving : but I still have the blues | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Grievin' Me Blues; Chicago, c. 6 Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
| I had a new way of loving : but I done lost my stroke | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Been Mistreated Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 Nov. 1930; (17290) Ch16237 Riv RM8803 |
| I got to have my loving : when my habit get on | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); If You Want Me to Love You; New York, 5 Feb. 1932; (11242A) Vo1682 Yz L1039 |
| Now the girl I'm loving : she got this great long curly hair | Estes, Sleepy John; The Girl I Love, She Got Long Curly Hair; Memphis, 24 Sept. 1929; (555811) ViV38549 RBF RF8 |
| You can get all my loving : let that black snake go | Estes, Sleepy John; Watcha Doin'; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (59967 ) ViV38628 Rt RL323 |
| Now the woman I'm loving : she got one teeth solid gold | Estes, Sleepy John; Poor John Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (59968 ) ViV38628 Rt RL323 |
| Now have you ever tried loving : and you can't get it out of your mind | Estes, Sleepy John; Who's Been Tellin' You Buddy Brown Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90097A) Ch50068 Sw S1219 |
| Woman I'm loving : wants *me sell this gold* | Estes, Sleepy John; Drop Down Mama; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90176A) Ch50048 OJL21 |
| Had no loving : since she been gone | Estes, Sleepy John; Vernita Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62463A) De7342 Cor CP58 |
| Get all my loving : you let Mr soandso go | Estes, Sleepy John; Need More Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62466A) De7365 RBF RF8 |
| Then if I spy the woman I'm loving : poor John going to let this air poor John going to let this | Estes, Sleepy John; Airplane Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62482A) De7354 Sw S1219 |
| She had dream all about loving : and she know just what to do | Estes, Sleepy John; Little Laura Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649251) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
| I got a way of loving : they just can't understand | Florence, Nellie ; Jacksonville Blues ; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461741) Co14342D OJL6 |
| But the man I'm loving : lives down in Jacksonville | Florence, Nellie ; Jacksonville Blues ; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461741) Co14342D OJL6 |
| The woman he's loving : is sure going to get him killed | Fuller, Blind Boy; Bye Bye Baby Blues; New York, 15 Dec. 1937; (221561) Vo04843 RBF RF9 |
| I ain't had no loving : since my gal been gone | Fuller, Blind Boy; Pistol Snapper Blues; New York, 5 Apr. 1938; (226741) Vo04106 BC11 |
| You talk about loving : that sure is *hit* | Fuller, Blind Boy; Piccolo Rag; New York, 5 Apr. 1938; (226771) OK06437 BC11 |
| You got me to loving : and it just won't quit | Fuller, Blind Boy; Piccolo Rag; New York, 5 Apr. 1938; (226771) OK06437 BC11 |
| You do that loving : let it go round and round | Fuller, Blind Boy; Piccolo Rag; New York, 5 Apr. 1938; (226771) OK06437 BC11 |
| Ain't had no loving : since she been gone | Fuller, Blind Boy; Step It Up and Go; New York, 5 Mar. 1940; (26592A) Vo05476 BC11 |
| She got the kind of loving : make me talk out of my head | Fuller, Blind Boy; Somebody's Been Talkin'; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26599A) Vo05527 Rt RL318 |
| You must be kind and loving : and don't run around at night | Gibson, Clifford; Beat You Doing It; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (482A) QRSR7087 Yz L1027 |
| Got to give me lots of loving : and keep my company | Gibson, Clifford; Sunshine Moan; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (478A) QRSR7083 Yz L1027 |
| Because she got a way of loving : that her daddy likes | Gibson, Clifford; Old Time Rider; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571762) Vi23255 Yz L1027 |
| If you don't like my loving : what make you keep on worrying me | Harris, Otis; Waking Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476081) Co14428D Fly LP103 |
| I know you like my loving : I can tell from the way you wine | Harris, Otis; You'll Like My Loving; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476092) Co14428D Yz L1032 |
| When me and my baby start to loving : we wants to fight like cats and dogs | Harris, Otis; You'll Like My Loving; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476092) Co14428D Yz L1032 |
| I'll give you loving : loving until you die | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); The Spider and the Fly; Atlanta, 23 Apr. 1930; (1503652) Co14558D CC36 |
| Dying for some loving : and the one you love has gone | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Lovesick Blues; Chicago, 26 Nov. 1926; (9971A) OK8453 CC32 |
| I want some loving : no one but you will do | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Lovesick Blues; Chicago, 26 Nov. 1926; (9971A) OK8453 CC32 |
| You speak about loving : she swear she's almost dead | Howell, Peg Leg; Tishamingo Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431171) Co14194D RBF RF9 |
| I'm crazy about my loving : it's always been my crave | Howell, Peg Leg; Doin' Wrong; Atlanta, 9 Nov. 1927; (1451842) Co14473D RBF RF11 |
| Because I'm wild about my loving : and I like to have my fun | Jackson, Jim; I'm Wild About My Lovin'; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454161) ViV38505 His HLP32 |
| You want some good loving : get yourself an old Crow Jane | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; It's Heated; Chicago, 11 June 1929; (C3585 ) Vo1539 Yz L1039 |
| And you can get my loving : if you let that black snake go | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Snake Dream Blues; Chicago, c. June 1927; (45772) Pm12510 Bio BLP12015 |
| When she starts to loving : man it's out the world | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Lastin' Lovin'; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (204072) Pm12666 Mil MLP2013 |
| She got this oldfashioned loving : man it just won't quit | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Lastin' Lovin'; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (204072) Pm12666 Mil MLP2013 |
| Lord when she starts to loving : man it ain't in the book | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Lastin' Lovin'; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (204072) Pm12666 Mil MLP2013 |
| Every time I start to loving : she ease that thing on me | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Low Down Mojo Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (206361) Pm12650 Mil MLP2004 |
| I will change the way I'm loving : like you never have been before | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Christmas Eve Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208182) Pm12692 Bio BLP12000 |
| I miss that midnight loving : and you know I ain't treated right | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Empty House Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212001) Pm12946 Rt RL335 |
| I'm getting some other man's loving : when I ought to be getting my own | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Empty House Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212001) Pm12946 Rt RL335 |
| Soon as you get some of my loving : they can't keep you out of town | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Empty House Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212001) Pm12946 Rt RL335 |
| You'll ask her for loving : she'll swear she's almost dead | Johnson, Ki Ki; Wrong Woman Blues; Long Island City, c. Aug. 1928; ( ) QRSR7003 His HLP17 |
| Lord when she starts to loving : I can't help from to fall | Johnson, Lonnie; I'm Nuts About that Gal; New York, 12 Aug. 1932; (1522592) OK8946 CC30 |
| Because the man that I'm loving : I swear he sure don't treat me right | Johnson, Louise; All Night Long Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L3981) Pm12992 OJL11 |
| I can't give any more of my loving : because I just ain't satisfied | Johnson, Robert; Kind Hearted Woman Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25802) ARC70356 Co C30034 |
| Because then the black man you been loving : girl friend can get my room | Johnson, Robert; I Believe I'll Dust My Broom; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25811) ARC70481 Co C30034; |
| I got a woman that I'm loving : way down in Arkansas | Johnson, Robert; Terraplane Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25861) ARC70356 Co CL1654 |
| And you've taken my loving : and given it to your other man | Johnson, Robert; Phonograph Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25872) ARC unissued Co C30034 |
| Lord the little woman I'm loving : wouldn't have no right to pray | Johnson, Robert; If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26331) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| I got a woman that I'm loving : boy but she don't mean a thing | Johnson, Robert; Stone in My Passway; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL3772) ARC71267 Co CL1654 |
| Baby you just as welcome to my loving : as the flowers is in may | Johnson, Robert; Malted Milk; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3961) ARC71065 Co C30034 |
| My woman's got a new way of loving : a monkeyman can't catch on | Jones, Jake; Monkeyin' Around; Dallas, c. Oct. 1929; (DAL473 ) Br7130 His HLP2 |
| My woman got a new way of loving : man and it won't behave | Jones, Jake; Southern Sea Blues; Dallas, c. Oct. 1929; (DAL474 ) Br7130 His HLP2 |
| When you think of my good loving : that's the time you'll find | Jones, Maggie; You May Go, But You'll Come Back Some Day; New York, 18 Dec. 1924; (1401922) Co14063D VJM VLP23 |
| But what I crave is loving : that will satisfy my soul | Jones, Maggie; Early Every Morn'; New York, 18 Dec. 1924; (1401932) Co14059D VJM VLP23 |
| Need the kind of loving : that will make my heart beat | Jones, Maggie; Mamma; New York, 5 May 1925; (1405841) Co14074D VJM VLP25 |
| I ain't had no loving : gal since you been gone | Lewis, Furry; Why Don't You Come Home Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1134 Rt RL333 |
| I ain't had my great loving : since my streamline been gone | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Streamline Train; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| Check up on my loving : but you sure can't get it all | Lucas, Jane; Where Did You Stay Last Night; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17277A) Ch16171 Riv RM8803 |
| Just a little bit of loving : and then you can be gone | McClennan, Tommy; Brown Skin Girl; Chicago, 22 Nov. 1939; (0442431) BBB8444 RCA LPV518 |
| You can get my loving : if you just let him go | McClennan, Tommy; Baby, Don't You Want to Go; Chicago, 22 Nov. 1939; (044245 ) BBB8408 Rt RL305 |
| Now if I don't get the girl I'm loving : ain't going down Highway FiftyOne no more | McClennan, Tommy; New Highway No. 51; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044986 ) BBB8499 RBF RF202 |
| You can get all my loving : if you just let him go | McClennan, Tommy; My Baby's Doggin' Me; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044991 ) BBB8545 Rt RL305 |
| I give you all my loving : Katy Mae what more can a poor man do | McClennan, Tommy; Katy Mae Blues; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537391) BBB8689 Rt RL305 |
| Now I give you all my loving : Elsie what more can a poor man do | McClennan, Tommy; Elsie Blues; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053743 ) BBB8725 Rt RL305 |
| You can get all my loving : but you got to let that black man go | McClennan, Tommy; It's a Cryin' Pity; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064891 ) BBB9005 Rt RL305 |
| The woman I'm loving : she's fixing to blow this town | McCoy, Charlie; That Lonesome Train Took My Baby Away; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404726A) OK8863 RBF RF14 |
| I'm crazy about your loving : don't see why she can | McCoy, Joe; That Will Be Alright; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487083) Co14439D Yz L1021 |
| Haven't been long loving : honey since you been gone | McCoy, Joe; My Mary Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5830 ) Vo1576 Pal PL101 |
| I want some real good loving : why don't your heart be true | McCoy, Joe; My Mary Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5830 ) Vo1576 Pal PL101 |
| When he start to loving : they cry for more | McCoy, Joe; My Daddy Was a Movin' Man; Chicago, 22 Oct. 1936; (90949A) De7251 AH77 |
| That new way of loving : mama it must be best | McTell, Blind Willie; Talking to Myself; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502572) Co14551D Yz L1005 |
| And if you get some of my loving : you won't want your rider no more | McTell, Blind Willie; Rollin' Mama Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (71603 ) Vi23328 Rt RL324 |
| You don't have to worry about your loving : I'm a deepsea diver and I don't go wrong | McTell, Blind Willie; Rollin' Mama Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (71603 ) Vi23328 Rt RL324 |
| That new way of loving : swear to God it must be best | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
| People what's the use of loving : when I can't see why I should | Martin, Carl; Badly Mistreated Man; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8812) OK8961 Yz L1016 |
| Because the man I'm loving : he loving someone else | Memphis Minnie; Crazy Cryin' Blues; Chicago, c. 30 Jan. 1931; (VO112A) Vo1678 BC13 |
| You can get my loving : if you let that old black snake go | Mississippi Moaner (Isaiah Nettles); It's Cold in China Blues; Jackson, Miss., 20 Oct. 1935; (JAX2021) Vo03166 OJL8 |
| Folks tell me your loving : baby sure going to be my ruin | Mississippi Moaner (Isaiah Nettles); It's Cold in China Blues; Jackson, Miss., 20 Oct. 1935; (JAX2021) Vo03166 OJL8 |
| Because the man I'm loving : I don't care where he *follow me* | Moore, Alice; Prison Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15448) Pm12868 CC37 |
| But when you think of your loving : I know that you cannot behave | Moore, Alice; Lonesome Dream Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1702) Pm13107 CC37 |
| Way she keep loving : says Lord Lord Lord | Moss, Buddy; Daddy Don't Care; New York, 16 Jan. 1933; (129081) Ba33106 RBF RF15 |
| Now the little ??? black gal I been loving : she got teeth solid gold | Pickett, Charlie; Crazy 'Bout My Black Gal; New York, 2 Aug. 1937; (62467A) De7762 Rt RL310 |
| The woman I'm loving : she's just my height and size | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Stealin' Stealin'; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470372) ViV38504 RBF RF1 |
| And the girl I'm loving : she sure done left this town | Rachel, James Yank; TBone Steak Blues; Memphis, 2 Oct. 1929; (563362) ViV38595 Rt RL310 |
| The woman I'm loving : she's just my height and size | Shade, Will; Stealin' Stealin'; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470372) ViV38504 Rt RL337 |
| This man has taught me more about loving : than you will ever know | Smith, Bessie; You've Been a Good Old Wagon; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402511) Co14079D Co CL855 |
| He is the king of loving : this man deserve a crown | Smith, Bessie; You've Been a Good Old Wagon; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402511) Co14079D Co CL855 |
| He's got a new way of loving : almost takes my breath away | Smith, Bessie; Empty Bed BluesPart; New York, 20 Mar. 1928; (14578??) Co14312D Co CL858 |
| I need a whole lots of loving : because I'm down in the dumps | Smith, Bessie; I'm Down in the Dumps; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525802) OK8945 Co CL856 |
| He gives me plenty loving : treats his mama right | Smith, Clara; I Want My Sweet Daddy Now; New York, 31 Aug. 1923; (811831) CoA3991 VJM VLP15 |
| But when it comes to loving : I'll take a downhome man for mine | Smith, Trixie; Choo Choo Blues; New York, Dec. 1924; (19783) Pm12245 CC29 |
| I'm tired of old style loving : a modern man I'm forced to seek | Smith, Trixie; No Good Man; New York, 14 June 1939; (65815A) De7617 AH158 |
| A good woman that I'm loving : done took my appetite | Stokes, Frank; What's the Matter Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418261) ViV38531 Yz L1002 |
| I ain't had no loving : how long how long | Stokes, Frank; How Long; Memphis, 30 Aug. 1928; (454551) ViV38512 BC6 |
| I ain't had no loving : how long how long | Stokes, Frank; How Long; Memphis, 30 Aug. 1928; (454551) ViV38512 BC6 |
| I ain't had no loving : how long how long | Stokes, Frank; How Long; Memphis, 30 Aug. 1928; (454551) ViV38512 BC6 |
| I ain't had no loving : since my baby gone | Stokes, Frank; How Long; Memphis, 30 Aug. 1928; (454551) ViV38512 BC6 |
| I ain't had no loving : since my baby gone | Stokes, Frank; How Long; Memphis, 30 Aug. 1928; (454551) ViV38512 BC6 |
| I ain't had no loving : since my baby gone | Stokes, Frank; How Long; Memphis, 30 Aug. 1928; (454551) ViV38512 BC6 |
| When the woman that you loving : is loving someone else | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Mean Mistreater Blues; Chicago, 14 June 1934; (806041) BBB5546 RCA LPV518 |
| You trying to give some man my loving : and me too | Temple, Johnnie; Louise Louise Blues; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (90981A) De7244 Cor CP58 |
| I ain't had no loving : oh since Louise been gone | Temple, Johnnie; Louise Louise Blues; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (90981A) De7244 Cor CP58 |
| I ain't had no loving : since my Louise been gone | Temple, Johnnie; New Louise Louise Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1937; (91248A) De7337 RBF RF16 |
| When you think I'm loving : I done took off and gone | Thompson, Edward; Seven Sister Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2413) Pm12873 Yz L1006 |
| Because when you start loving : it bring my kindness down | Townsend, Sam; Lily Kimball Blues; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502592) Co14571D Yz L1021 |
| Because the man I'm loving : treats me so unkind | Tucker, Bessie; Bessie's Moan; Memphis, 29 Aug. 1928; (454362) ViV38526 His HLP4 |
| Swear it ain't no loving : it ain't no getting along | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Your Good Man Caught the Train and Gone; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404710A) OK8905 Mam S3804 |
| And you will miss my loving : each night and day | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Your Good Man Caught the Train and Gone; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404710A) OK8905 Mam S3804 |
| I tried to be loving : and treat you kind | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); The World Is Going Wrong; Atlanta, 24 Oct. 1931; (4050091) Co14660D Mam S3804 |
| You give your loving : to the other men | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Shake Hands and Tell Me Goodbye; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050201) OK8951 Mam S3804 |
| Well the woman I'm loving : she's six feet in the clay | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); The New Stop and Listen Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15513) Pm13134 Yz L1014 |
| Can't give you nothing but loving : and you'll have to make that do | Washboard Sam; Sophisticated Mama; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020814 ) BBB7780 BC2 |
| Some people crave for loving : some people crave for gold | Waters, Ethel; Craving Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1924; (17422) Pm12313 Bio BLP12022 |
| The woman I'm loving : she ain't no gal of mine | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Peaches in the Springtime; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418902) Vi21657 Rt RL311 |
| For the gal I'm loving : she just won't treat me kind | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Worried About that Woman; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1937; (C20321) Vo04066 CC3 |
| When she says she want loving : don't tell her that you too tired | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Don't Take a Chance; Chicago, 8 Apr. 1936; (C13521) Vo03348 Say SDR192 |
| Because she wants some loving : you women will understand | White, Georgia; The Blues Ain't Nothin' But. . .; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1938; (91545A) De7562 Cor CP58 |
| Ain't had no loving : since you been gone | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Corrine Corrina Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1032) Pm12916 Her H205 |
| Just a little bitty loving : can't your heart be true | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Corrine Corrina Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1032) Pm12916 Her H205 |
| Just a little bitty loving : let your love be true | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Corrine Corrina Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1032) Pm12916 Her H205 |
| Woman I'm loving : won't treat me right | Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); Greyhound Blues; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90199A) Ch50053 Rt RL334 |
| And that woman I'm loving : she was the cause of it all | Wilkins, Robert; Jail House Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (45499 ) Vi23379 Yz L1002 |
| Well well the woman I'm loving : ooo ooo Lord she done done me wrong | Williams, Joe; Little Leg Woman; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854871) BBB5900 Yz L1038 |
| The girl I'm loving : she talk that old babytalk | Williams, Joe; Wild Cow Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962461) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| Lord I said good girl I'm loving : she done drove me away from her door | Williams, Joe; Wild Cow Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962461) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| I'm trying to keep my woman taking my loving : carrying it out handing it to Mr soandso | Williams, Joe; Rootin' Ground Hog; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076621) BBB7065 RCA INT1087 |
| Lord the woman I'm loving : sleeping in her *ray* | Williams, Joe; Meet Me Around the Corner; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539921R) BBB8738 RCA INT1087 |
| Now when this little woman that you been loving : have fell in love with Mr soandso | Williamson, Sonny Boy; The Right Kind of Life; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308551) BBB8034 RCA INT1088 |
| Now what's the use of loving : people and I don't see why I should | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Rainy Day Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308571) BBB8094 RCA INT1088 |
| Now and you know the woman I'm loving : Lord and she don't mean me no good | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Rainy Day Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308571) BBB8094 RCA INT1088 |
| Well she knowed about loving : from kisses on down | Williamson, Sonny Boy; She Was a Dreamer; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064494 ) BBB8914 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 |
| She wants some loving : that very night | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); Do It Right; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (1489783) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| Said rooster was crowing cows was lowing : never heard such a noise before | Alexander, Texas; Frost Texas Tornado Blues; San Antonio, 9 June 1930; (404117B) OK8890 Rt RL316 |
| When I get down in the lowlands : I won't be mistreated no more | Washboard Sam; Lowland Blues; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07620 ) BBB7096 BC10 |
| Walking around with this lowlife : in front of me | Memphis Minnie; I Don't Want that Junk Outa You; Chicago, c. 30 Jan. 1931; (VO111A) Vo1678 Yz L1008 |
| And I've got to change my luck : if I have to move next door | Bogan, Lucille; Tricks Ain't Working No More; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6848A) Br7186 His HLP15 |
| Get in the luck : I ain't going to eat no more | Chatman, Bo; Beans; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826121) BBB5629 Yz L1014 |
| Now I'm having bad luck : and bad luck I can't understand | Davis, Walter; JacksonvillePart 2; Chicago, 3 Apr. 1936; (1003381) BBB6468 Yz L1025 |
| *Said the evil* is hard luck : doggone your hardluck soul | Florence, Nellie ; Midnight Weeping Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461752) Co14342D OJL6 |
| Now got in tough luck : all my people dead and gone | McCoy, Robert Lee; Tough Luck; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076551) BBB7115 Rt RL321 |
| When a man gets in tough luck : nobody wants him around | McCoy, Robert Lee; Tough Luck; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076551) BBB7115 Rt RL321 |
| Now when I got in tough luck : my pigmeat didn't treat me right | McCoy, Robert Lee; Tough Luck; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076551) BBB7115 Rt RL321 |
| So when I get out of this tough luck : I'm going to leave your home | McCoy, Robert Lee; Tough Luck; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076551) BBB7115 Rt RL321 |
| I have so much bad luck : baby I'm the badluck man | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Working Man; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60506A) De7200 BC4 |
| Now did you hear about this bad luck : the bad luck happened just about six months ago | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (040525 ) BBB8265 BC3; |
| Lord if I get lucky : mama in this world again | Alexander, Texas; No More Woman Blues; San Antonio, 9 Mar. 1928; (400446A) OK8624 Rt RL312 |
| Says that scoundrel got lucky : stoled her back again | Alexander, Texas; Water Bound Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402642A) OK8785 Rt RL327 |
| Says I'm going to run lucky : and find me a happy home | Arnold, Kokomo; Tired of Runnin' from Door to Door; New York, 11 May 1938; (67346) De7464 Say SDR163 |
| And if I get kind of lucky : won't be back at all | Black, Lewis; Rock Island Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453613) Co14429D His HLP5 |
| And you don't believe I'm lucky : just count the days I'm gone | Bracey, Ishman; Leavin' Town Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (45458?) ViV38560(?) Rt RL330 |
| Oh did you dream lucky : and wake up cold in hand | Butler, Sam; Some Screamed High Yellow; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (26772) Pm12423 Yz L1016 |
| But if I ever get lucky : I swear I'll have my diamonds on | Gibson, Clifford; Bad Luck Dice; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57753 ) ViV38590 Yz L1027 |
| Have you ever dreamed you were lucky : and then woke up cold in hand | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Woke Up Cold in Hand; Chicago, 30 July 1942; (074651 ) BBB9042 RCA INT1177 |
| Have you ever dreamed lucky : woke up cold in hand | Harris, William; Bull Frog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14318) Ge6661 OJL5 |
| Did you ever dream lucky : wake up cold in hand | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Barbecue Blues; Atlanta, 25 Mar. 1927; (1437571) Co14205D CC36 |
| But he got lucky : stoled her back again | James, Skip; Devil Got My Woman; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7461) Pm13088 Bio BLP12029 |
| Some joker got lucky : stoled her back again | Johnson, Robert; Come On in My Kitchen; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25851) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| Now if I get lucky : get a bottle of gin | Jordan, Charley; Don't Put Your Dirty Hands on Me; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (189831) ARC60661 Rt RL310 |
| That fool got lucky : he stoled her back again | McTell, Blind Willie; Stole Rider Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403092) Vi21124 Yz L1037 |
| Ever dream that you lucky : and wake up cold in hand | Stokes, Frank; Frank Stoke's Dream; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (563052) Vi23411 Yz L1008 |
| Lord he got lucky : and stoled her back again | Temple, Johnnie; The Evil Devil Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C987 ) Vo02987 Yz L1038 |
| And that woman done got lucky : Lord and stoled her man back again | Wilson, Leola B.; Stevedore Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26161) Pm12379 His HLP1 |
| Giving away my luggage : and trying to love me too | Kelly, Jack; Betty Sue Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1431) Vo unissued OJL19 |
| When I was living at Lula : I was living there at ease | Patton, Charley; Dry Well Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4292) Pm13070 Yz L1020 |
| Oh today over in Lula : we'll bid that town goodbye | Patton, Charley; Dry Well Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4292) Pm13070 Yz L1020 |
| Lord the citizens around Lula : all doing very well | Patton, Charley; Dry Well Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4292) Pm13070 Yz L1020 |
| Oh Jim Strainer told Lula : on a Friday night | Shade, Will; Jim Strainer; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599612) Vi23421 Rt RL337 |
| I want to see the last of poor Lula : Mr hearseman before you go | Shade, Will; Jim Strainer; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599612) Vi23421 Rt RL337 |
| I followed poor Lula : Lord to that burying ground | Shade, Will; Jim Strainer; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599612) Vi23421 Rt RL337 |
| When Jim Strainer killed poor Lula : it was on that barroom floor | Shade, Will; Jim Strainer; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599612) Vi23421 Rt RL337 |
| Jim Strainer killed poor Lula : I'm booked out and bound to go | Shade, Will; Jim Strainer; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599612) Vi23421 Rt RL337 |
| Going to find me some lumber : build that old jack a home | Johnson, Billiken; Wild Jack Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476072) Co14405D Rt RL315 |
| Soon as we make a few more lurches : I will be right back in New York town | Arnold, Kokomo; Big Ship Blues; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91167A) De7361 Say SDR163 |
| He got his concentrated lye : cocaine and his snuff | Jackson, Jim; Bootlegging Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419042) Vi21268 Rt RL323 |
| And if you think I'm lying : follow me to the door | Bogan, Lucille; They Ain't Walking No More; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5549 ) Br7163 Yz L1017 |
| Now I went up north with you ma : I ain't doing so well | Big Bill (Broonzy); Skoodle Do Do; Richmond, Ind., 2 May 1930; (16573) Ge7210 Yz L1035 |
| I cried please ma'am : give me thirteen fortynine | Cannon, Gus; Poor Boy, Long Ways from Home; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (201442) Pm12571 Yz L1002 |
| The sewing machine : sewed so fast | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
| Sewing machine : run so fast | Memphis Minnie; New Dirty Dozens; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5894 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
| If I had my machine : I wouldn't worry about leaving town | Spruell, Freddie; 4A Highway; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85782 ) BBB5995 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 |
| Says my woman got mad : and drove me out of her yard | Alexander, Texas; Seen Better Days; San Antonio, 9 June 1930; (404112B) OK8890 Rt RL316 |
| Lord she got mad : and drove poor me away | Alexander, Texas; Seen Better Days; San Antonio, 9 June 1930; (404112B) OK8890 Rt RL316 |
| She made me mad : and I've got in my gin | Blake, Blind; Fightin' the Jug; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15250) Pm12863 Bio BLP12037 |
| All you women get mad : because I won't twa twa twa | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Number Three Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44162) Pm12475 Yz L1010 |
| Make me mad : think | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Voice Throwin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15219) Pm12802 Yz L1010 |
| You didn't make me mad : till you broke my diamond ring | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Got the Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24711) Pm12354 Bio BLP12000 |
| Because when I gets mad : I acts just like a clown | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Peach Orchard Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1929; (214002) Pm12801 Riv RLP12125 |
| Whenever she get mad : she blows up just like gasoline | Jordan, Charley; Gasoline Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6164 ) Vo1551 Yz L1030 |
| Brother got mad : because they wouldn't let him rub | McCoy, Joe; Botherin' that Thing; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5865A) Vo1570 His HLP32 |
| Don't get mad : we going to sing a little song | Macon, Ed; Wringing that Thing; Atlanta, 12 Mar. 1929; (402289A) OK8676 Mel MLP7324 |
| Look ahere you get mad : every time I call your name | Memphis Minnie; 'Frisco Town; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487102) Co14455D Yz L1008 |
| You didn't make me mad : till you broke my diamond ring | Mississippi Moaner (Isaiah Nettles); It's Cold in China Blues; Jackson, Miss., 20 Oct. 1935; (JAX2021) Vo03166 OJL8 |
| You know she make me [awful] mad : when she calls my name | Roland, Walter; Big Mama; New York, 2 Aug. 1934; (155202) Ba33282 RBF RF12 |
| That's why it makes me mad : when I hear a tomcat moan | Spruell, Freddie; Tom Cat Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207272) Pm12665 His HLP17 |
| Don't get mad : we don't mean no harm | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
| Look ahere you get mad : every time I call your name | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Frisco Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15769A) Pm12860 OJL15 |
| You get mad : someone call your name | Williams, Joe; I Want It Awful Bad; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M195 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321 |
| Jenny Mae : brother Sam | Bunn, Teddy; Pattin' Dat Cat; New York, 7 Apr. 1930; (597401) ViV38592 His HLP5 |
| Tear it for Mae : tear it for Joe | Estes, Sleepy John; I Wanta Tear It All the Time; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62462A) De7342 Sw S1219 |
| Betty Mae Betty Mae : you shall be my wife some day | Johnson, Robert; Honeymoon Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL401 ) Vo04002 Co C30034 |
| You know I love you Katy Mae : and that's why we can't get along | McClennan, Tommy; Katy Mae Blues; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537391) BBB8689 Rt RL305 |
| Well it looks like Maggie : baby but she walks too slow | Johnson, Tommy; Maggie Campbell Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418392) Vi21409 Rt RL330 |
| I'd rather be an old maid : than to be worried and blue each and every day | Johnson, Mary; Mary Johnson Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18792) Ch16570 Riv RM8819 |
| Reason I ain't been getting no mail : you know I done found out what it's all about | Estes, Sleepy John; Mailman Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93004A) De7789 Sw S1220; |
| Well well the blues in my mailbox : because I can't get no mail | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Blues Everywhere I Go; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1936; (100323) BBB6356 Rt RL329 |
| Now I been waiting on the mailman : he usually come around about eleven o'clock | Estes, Sleepy John; Mailman Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93004A) De7789 Sw S1220; |
| Tell me mailman : I can't get no news | Stevens, Vol; Stonewall Blues; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62542 ) BBB5675 BC2 |
| Hey Mr mailman : did you bring me any news | Wallace, Sippie; Special Delivery Blues; Chicago, 1 Mar. 1926; (9547A) OK8328 CC32 |
| Mailman : please stop by my box today | Estes, Sleepy John; Mailman Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93004A) De7789 Sw S1220; |
| Mailman : please don't you lose your head | Estes, Sleepy John; Mailman Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93004A) De7789 Sw S1220; |
| You can make : a fool of me | Bell, Ed; She's a Fool Gal; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510382) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| Then you know that would make : ooh boy money get thick again | Estes, Sleepy John; Working Man Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649261) BBB8950 RBF RF8 |
| Highstepper you can't make : no fatmouth out of me | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Lonesome Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24722) Pm12354 Bio BLP12000 |
| And you can't make : no orchard out of me | Smith, Clara; Basement Blues; New York, 20 Sept. 1924; (1400521) Co14039D VJM VLP17 |
| ??? *you trying to make* : *would make a ??? of* you | Jordan, Charley; Don't Put Your Dirty Hands on Me; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (189831) ARC60661 Rt RL310 |
| Making : another poor fool sad | Blake, Blind; Low Down Loving Gal; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208875) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003 |
| If you see 'male : you're going to take some more | Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (202832) Pm12605 OJL8 |
| All my 'males : soon will be gone | Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (202832) Pm12605 OJL8 |
| Well well I'm going to look for little Malvina : ooo man don't say she can't be found | Williams, Joe; 49 Highway Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85490 ) BBB5996 OJL17 |
| [I'm going to, if I] get up in the morning Malvina : I believe I'll dust my bed | Williams, Joe; 49 Highway Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85490 ) BBB5996 OJL17 |
| I said look ahere mama : what in the world are you trying to do | Akers, Garfield; Cottonfield BluesPart 1; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M201 ) Vo1442 OJL2 |
| Than to hear some gossip mama : that she had done you so | Akers, Garfield; Cottonfield BluesPart 1; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M201 ) Vo1442 OJL2 |
| I said trouble here mama : and trouble everywhere you go | Akers, Garfield; Cottonfield BluesPart 1; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M201 ) Vo1442 OJL2 |
| And it's trouble here mama : baby good gal I don't know | Akers, Garfield; Cottonfield BluesPart 1; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M201 ) Vo1442 OJL2 |
| Don't you tell your mama : don't you tell nobody else | Akers, Garfield; Cottonfield BluesPart 2; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M202 ) Vo1442 OJL2 |
| I said that's all right sweet mama : your trouble's going to come some day | Akers, Garfield; Dough Roller Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM776 ) Vo1481 OJL11 |
| If I can't get you mama : I'm going to get somebody else | Akers, Garfield; Jumpin' and Shoutin' Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM777A) Vo1481 OJL8 |
| Oh tell me pretty mama : how you want your rolling done | Alexander, Texas; Long Lonesome Day Blues; New York, 11 Aug. 1927; (81213A) OK8511 Rt RL315 |
| Oh Lordy mama : what am I to do | Alexander, Texas; Sittin' on a Log; San Antonio, 10 Mar. 1928; (400454B) OK8624 Rt RL312 |
| What you going to do mama : when your thing give out | Alexander, Texas; Easy Rider Blues; Fort Worth, 30 Sept. 1934; (FW1138) Vo02856 Yz L1010 |
| You put that thing on me mama : and let a black child die | Amos, Blind Joe; C and O Blues; probably Chicago, c. July 1927; ( ) Vo1116 OJL17 |
| Look here pretty mama : what you done done | Anderson, . . . (Walter Taylor); ThirtyEight and Plus; Richmond, Ind., 14 Feb. 1930; (16266B) Ge7157 Fwy FJ2801 |
| Going away pretty mama : won't be back till fall | Anderson, . . . (Walter Taylor); ThirtyEight and Plus; Richmond, Ind., 14 Feb. 1930; (16266B) Ge7157 Fwy FJ2801 |
| Now it was early one morning mama : I was on my way to school | Arnold, Kokomo; Rainy Night Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (599382) Vi23268 Yz L1012 |
| Lord I cried last night mama : then I cried the whole night long | Arnold, Kokomo; Rainy Night Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (599382) Vi23268 Yz L1012 |
| Going to do right mama : then I won't have to cry no more | Arnold, Kokomo; Rainy Night Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (599382) Vi23268 Yz L1012 |
| Because the little woman I love mama : has adrove me from her door | Arnold, Kokomo; Rainy Night Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (599382) Vi23268 Yz L1012 |
| Says I know my mamlish milkcow pretty mama : Lord by the way she lows | Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9428B) De7026 BC4 |
| Says I ain't had no milk and butter mama : Lord since my cow been gone | Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9428B) De7026 BC4 |
| Says I'll be your lowdown dog mama : but please don't dog me around | Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9428B) De7026 BC4 |
| Takes a rocking chair to rock mama : a rubber ball to roll | Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9428B) De7026 BC4 |
| Take a little teasing brown mama : just to pacify my soul | Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9428B) De7026 BC4 |
| Lord the little woman I love mama : have done drove me from her door | Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9428B) De7026 BC4 |
| Now one and one is two mama : two and two is four | Arnold, Kokomo; Old Original Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9429B) De7026 BC4 |
| Mess around here pretty mama : you know we got to go | Arnold, Kokomo; Old Original Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9429B) De7026 BC4 |
| Now four and one is five mama : five and one is six | Arnold, Kokomo; Old Original Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9429B) De7026 BC4 |
| You mess around here pretty mama : you going to get me tricked | Arnold, Kokomo; Old Original Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9429B) De7026 BC4 |
| Now six and one is seven mama : seven and one is eight | Arnold, Kokomo; Old Original Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9429B) De7026 BC4 |
| You mess around here pretty mama : you going to make me late | Arnold, Kokomo; Old Original Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9429B) De7026 BC4 |
| Says I told you mama : when you first fell across my bed | Arnold, Kokomo; Old Original Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9429B) De7026 BC4 |
| I don't drink because I'm dry mama : don't drink because I'm blue | Arnold, Kokomo; Old Original Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9429B) De7026 BC4 |
| The reason I drink pretty mama : I can't get along with you | Arnold, Kokomo; Old Original Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9429B) De7026 BC4 |
| Now eight and one is nine mama : nine and one is ten | Arnold, Kokomo; Old Original Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9429B) De7026 BC4 |
| You mess around here pretty mama : I'm going to take you in | Arnold, Kokomo; Old Original Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9429B) De7026 BC4 |
| Now ten and one is eleven mama : eleven and one is twelve | Arnold, Kokomo; Old Original Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9429B) De7026 BC4 |
| You mess around here pretty mama : you going to catch you a lot of hell | Arnold, Kokomo; Old Original Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9429B) De7026 BC4 |
| Yes the black cat blues mama : ain't nothing but a doggone heart disease | Arnold, Kokomo; Old Black Cat Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9653A) De7050 CC25 |
| Yes this black cat blues mama : don't mean no one nar' no good | Arnold, Kokomo; Old Black Cat Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9653A) De7050 CC25 |
| Lord if the black cat blues don't leave me mama : Lord I've got to get further down the road | Arnold, Kokomo; Old Black Cat Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9653A) De7050 CC25 |
| Lord acknowledge to my good gal mama : Lord that I have done you wrong | Arnold, Kokomo; Sissy Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9654A) De7050 CC25 |
| Lord you going to hear these blues again mama : well you sure got to sing them yourself | Arnold, Kokomo; Sissy Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9654A) De7050 CC25 |
| Says I knocked on my front door mama : my good gal wouldn't seem to let me in | Arnold, Kokomo; Front Door Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9655A) De7156 BC4 |
| Says I'm going to buy me a thirtytwo twenty mama : with a long six inch barrel | Arnold, Kokomo; Front Door Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9655A) De7156 BC4 |
| Then I'm going to Caruthersville mama : just to take that righthand road | Arnold, Kokomo; Front Door Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9655A) De7156 BC4 |
| Says I had the blues today mama : just like I never had before | Arnold, Kokomo; Back Door Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9656A) De7156 CC25 |
| Says *I am* with your mama : out across the field | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
| I hollered at your mama : I told her to wait | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
| Say I like your mama : sister too | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
| Says I feel just like mama : throwing my slop jar in your face | Arnold, Kokomo; Slop Jar Blues; Chicago, 5 Feb. 1935; (C9776A) De7092 Say SDR163 |
| Now I could cut your throat mama : and drink your blood like wine | Arnold, Kokomo; Slop Jar Blues; Chicago, 5 Feb. 1935; (C9776A) De7092 Say SDR163 |
| Well I stood on the corner mama : and I looked two blocks and a half | Arnold, Kokomo; Black Annie; Chicago, 5 Feb. 1935; (C9777A) De7092 Say SDR163 |
| Now when you think I'm loving you mama : well I done turned you off and gone | Arnold, Kokomo; Black Annie; Chicago, 5 Feb. 1935; (C9777A) De7092 Say SDR163 |
| Lord if you don't live with me mama : well you ain't going to live with nobody else | Arnold, Kokomo; Black Annie; Chicago, 5 Feb. 1935; (C9777A) De7092 Say SDR163 |
| Said I'm going back home mama : and I'm going back there to stay | Arnold, Kokomo; Southern Railroad Blues; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9921A) De7139 Say SDR163 |
| I met your mama : in the alley way | Arnold, Kokomo; Busy Bootin'; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9923A) De7139 Say SDR163 |
| I had your mama : on the chopping block | Arnold, Kokomo; Busy Bootin'; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9923A) De7139 Say SDR163 |
| Pretty mama : I'm telling you | Arnold, Kokomo; Busy Bootin'; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9923A) De7139 Say SDR163 |
| If you like your cool kind beer pretty mama : we can rush the can | Arnold, Kokomo; Let Your Money Talk; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9924 ) De7191 BC4 |
| Just lay it on the wood pretty mama : I do the best I can | Arnold, Kokomo; Let Your Money Talk; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9924 ) De7191 BC4 |
| Think you going to get my money mama : that's your yas yas yas | Arnold, Kokomo; Policy Wheel Blues; Chicago, 15 July 1935; (90158A) De7147 CC25 |
| Now it's mama mama mama : please keep your big legs down | Arnold, Kokomo; Big Leg Mama; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1935; (90314A) De7116 Say SDR163 |
| Says I've been traveling mama : all by myself | Arnold, Kokomo; I'll Be Up Some Day; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60515 ) De7172 Say SDR163 |
| But that's all right mama : I'll be up some day | Arnold, Kokomo; I'll Be Up Some Day; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60515 ) De7172 Say SDR163 |
| Ever since you been gone mama : I've been about to lose my mind | Arnold, Kokomo; I'll Be Up Some Day; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60515 ) De7172 Say SDR163 |
| Why shouldn't I take a chance mama : when good luck comes along | Arnold, Kokomo; Mister Charlie; Chicago, 24 Oct. 1936; (90958A) De7261 CC25 |
| Says I love you mama : but you don't even care for me | Arnold, Kokomo; Long and Tall; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070A) De7306 CC25 |
| Says now tell me mama : what make you do me like you do | Arnold, Kokomo; Long and Tall; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070A) De7306 CC25 |
| Now if you mess with me mama : I'm sure going to turn your damper down | Arnold, Kokomo; Long and Tall; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070A) De7306 CC25 |
| Now when you happy mama : everybody smiles with you | Arnold, Kokomo; Laugh and Grin Blues; Chicago, 12 Mar. 1937; (91135A) De7285 CC25 |
| Now I got something to tell you mama : and I really want you to understand | Arnold, Kokomo; Laugh and Grin Blues; Chicago, 12 Mar. 1937; (91135A) De7285 CC25 |
| Some of these days mama : you bound to understand | Arnold, Kokomo; Set Down Gal; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91166A) De7361 OJL20 |
| Said I asked my mama : to not to be so rough | Arnold, Kokomo; Set Down Gal; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91166A) De7361 OJL20 |
| Says I'm getting so tired mama : rolling from sun to sun | Arnold, Kokomo; Buddie Brown Blues; Chicago, 23 Oct. 1937; (91299A) De7449 CC25 |
| Now listen here mama : I ain't going to do it no more | Arnold, Kokomo; Head Cuttin' Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91331A) De7417 BC4 |
| Now I'm leaving you mama : Lord and it won't be long | Arnold, Kokomo; Head Cuttin' Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91331A) De7417 BC4 |
| Now I'm going away mama : but I'll be back some day soon | Arnold, Kokomo; Back on the Job; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91333A) De7390 Say SDR163 |
| Now listen here mama : go ahead and set down and be yourself | Arnold, Kokomo; Back on the Job; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91333A) De7390 Say SDR163 |
| Hey Lord sweet mama : tell me when you're coming back again | Arnold, Kokomo; My Well Is Dry; New York, 11 May 1938; (63748A) De7540 CC25 |
| Now that's all I got to say mama : I ain't going to let you worry my mind | Arnold, Kokomo; Kid Man Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (63754A) De7464 Say SDR163 |
| She's a lightweighted mama : so I can bear so I can bear down | Baker, Willie; No No Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Jan. 1929; (14667) Ge6766 BC5 |
| I said you get blue mama : honey you can dance | Barefoot Bill; Snigglin' Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493532) Co14510D Yz L1006 |
| From now on mama : I tell you just like that | Barefoot Bill; From Now On; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493572) Co14481D OJL14 |
| From now on mama : I ain't going to have no rule | Barefoot Bill; From Now On; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493572) Co14481D OJL14 |
| From now on mama : you going to do what I say | Barefoot Bill; From Now On; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493572) Co14481D OJL14 |
| From now on mama : this way you got of doing | Barefoot Bill; From Now On; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493572) Co14481D OJL14 |
| From now on mama : starting from this very day | Barefoot Bill; From Now On; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493572) Co14481D OJL14 |
| From now on mama : I said I'm going to let you go | Barefoot Bill; From Now On; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493572) Co14481D OJL14 |
| And my hard luck mama : because I ain't got no shoes | Barefoot Bill; Barefoot Bill's Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503041) Co14561D Rt RL325 |
| Mama mama : please let me alone | Barner, Wiley; My Gal Treats Me Mean; Birmingham, Ala., c. 15 Aug. 1927; (GEX803) Ge6261 OJL14 |
| I'm just a big fat mama : I'm just taking my time | Bell, Anna; Every Woman Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (172A) QRSR7007 His HLP21 |
| Your right foot in mama : your left one out | Big Bill (Broonzy); Skoodle Do Do; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (96012) Pe157 Yz L1011 |
| Want you treat me mama : like I do you | Big Bill (Broonzy); I Can't Be Satisfied; Richmond, Ind., 2 May 1930; (16569) Ge7230 Yz L1011 |
| Down in Mississippi mama : doing very well | Big Bill (Broonzy); Skoodle Do Do; Richmond, Ind., 2 May 1930; (16573) Ge7210 Yz L1035 |
| Babe your bull got a horn mama : as long as your right arm | Big Bill (Broonzy); Bull Cow Blues; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (116102) Ba32653 Yz L1035 |
| Why don't you tell me loving mama : how you want your rolling done | Big Bill (Broonzy); How You Want It Done; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (116112) Ba32436 Yz L1011 |
| Got a long tall mama : she stands about seven feet nine | Big Bill (Broonzy); Long Tall Mama; New York, 30 Mar. 1932; (116171) Ba33085 Yz L1011 |
| Lord I'm going to get me a boat mama : paddle on down from here | Big Bill (Broonzy); Mississippi River Blues; Chicago, 23 Mar. 1934; (803951) Ba32670 Yz L1011 |
| I'm leaving this morning mama : I won't be back no more | Big Bill (Broonzy); C and A Blues; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1020B) ARC51265 Yz L1035 |
| Run here sweet mama : run and help me with this heavy load | Big Bill (Broonzy); Key to the Highway; Chicago, 2 May 1941; (C37451) OK06242 RBF RF1 |
| Oh yes pretty mama : have no money to pay | Bird, John (Mae Glover); Gas Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15396A) Ge7040 Yz L1009 |
| I've been in pretty mama : and I won't be back no more | Bird, John (Mae Glover); Gas Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15396A) Ge7040 Yz L1009 |
| If I call around pretty mama : will you let me park | Bird, John (Mae Glover); Gas Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15396A) Ge7040 Yz L1009 |
| I can't help it pretty mama : the gasman don't take no chance | Bird, John (Mae Glover); Gas Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15396A) Ge7040 Yz L1009 |
| When you see a train mama : come weaving up and down the line | Black, Lewis; Rock Island Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453613) Co14429D His HLP5 |
| Well I'm going away mama : won't be back till fall | Black, Lewis; Rock Island Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453613) Co14429D His HLP5 |
| Don't you see mama : see what you done done | Black, Lewis; Rock Island Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453613) Co14429D His HLP5 |
| Said I'm going away mama : make it lonesome here | Black, Lewis; Rock Island Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453613) Co14429D His HLP5 |
| I'm going away tomorrow mama : going out on the cue | Black, Lewis; Gravel Camp Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453662) Co14291D Fly LP103 |
| Mmm pretty mama : ain't going to be here long | Black, Lewis; Gravel Camp Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453662) Co14291D Fly LP103 |
| And it's mmm mama : what's the matter now | Black, Lewis; Corn Liquor Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453672) Co14291D Rt RL327 |
| Now pick me up mama : put me in your bed | Black, Lewis; Corn Liquor Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453672) Co14291D Rt RL327 |
| I can tell mama : there's something going on wrong | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Kokomo Blues; Indianapolis, c. June 1928; (IND624 ) Vo1192 Yz L1019 |
| Tell me pretty mama : where did you stay last night | Blake, Blind; Early Morning Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30571) Pm12387 Bio BLP12031 |
| I love you pretty mama : believe me it ain't no lie | Blake, Blind; Early Morning Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30571) Pm12387 Bio BLP12031 |
| Tell me pretty mama : where did you stay last night | Blake, Blind; Early Morning Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30572) Pm12387 Bio BLP12037 |
| Love you pretty mama : believe me it ain't no lie | Blake, Blind; Early Morning Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30572) Pm12387 Bio BLP12037 |
| Let me tell you mama : what my black dog done done to me | Blake, Blind; Black Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (43621) Pm12464 Bio BLP12003 |
| Look ahere mama : you done throwed your papa down | Blake, Blind; Bad Feeling Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (44431) Pm12497 Bio BLP12003 |
| Look ahere mama : what you want me to do | Blake, Blind; Bad Feeling Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (44431) Pm12497 Bio BLP12003 |
| Brownskin mama : what in the world you want me to do | Blake, Blind; Brownskin Mama Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201062) Pm126062 Bio BLP12003 |
| Grab me mama : hold me tight | Blake, Blind; Wabash Rag; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (201542) Pm12597 Yz L1016 |
| Grab me mama : make me cry | Blake, Blind; Wabash Rag; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (201542) Pm12597 Yz L1016 |
| Goodbye mama : you ain't the same no more | Blake, Blind; Goodbye Mama Moan; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205411) Pm12634 Bio BLP12037 |
| Mama mama : don't treat your papa mean no more | Blake, Blind; Bootleg Rum Dum Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205661) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003 |
| I got a sweet mama : she ain't low at all | Blake, Blind; Panther Squall Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205822) Pm12723 Yz L1016 |
| Got a new mama : ain't going to gamble her away | Blake, Blind; Poker Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15248A) Pm12810 Bio BLP12023 |
| I'm singing now mama : because it won't be long | Blake, Blind; Rope Stretchin' BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L11012) Pm13103 Bio BLP12037 |
| When it's all over mama : and you're all alone by my side | Blake, Blind; Rope Stretchin' BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L11012) Pm13103 Bio BLP12037 |
| I got the blues so bad pretty mama : I can't *gee* away | Blind Percy; Coal River Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201382) Pm12584 Yz L1010 |
| Let me tell you mama : like the Dago told the Jew | Blind Percy; Fourteenth Street Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (201802) Pm12584 Rt RL327 |
| And I'm a coffeegrinding mama : won't you let me grind you some | Bogan, Lucille; Coffee Grindin' Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3461 ) Br7083 His HLP15 |
| Now if I can't be your regular mama : I sure ain't going to be your dog | Bonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); Weary Worried Blues; Chicago, 6 Sept. 1934; (C9403A) Ch50064 RBF RF9 |
| Now you tell me mama : do you think that's right | Bracey, Ishman; Saturday Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418421) Vi21349 OJL8 |
| Ain't got nobody mama : *she has rock the ship* | Bracey, Ishman; Left Alone Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418432) Vi21349 Rt RL330 |
| Now I tell you mama : now I'm sure going to leave this town | Bracey, Ishman; Leavin' Town Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (45458?) ViV38560(?) Rt RL330 |
| Now before I stay here mama : and be treated this away | Bracey, Ishman; Leavin' Town Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (45458?) ViV38560(?) Rt RL330 |
| I can't live over here mama : a long way from my home | Bracey, Ishman; Leavin' Town Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (45458?) ViV38560(?) Rt RL330 |
| Won't you tell me mama mama : what have I said *or done* | Bracey, Ishman; My Brown Mama Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (45459?) Vi21691(?) Rt RL330 |
| Mama mama mama : you sure can worry me | Bracey, Ishman; My Brown Mama Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (45459?) Vi21691(?) Rt RL330 |
| See [how] the sun went down mama : left it so lonesome here | Bracey, Ishman; My Brown Mama Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (45459?) Vi21691(?) Rt RL330 |
| Tell me mama : what's the matter now | Bracey, Ishman; TroubleHearted Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454601) Vi21691 Yz L1007 |
| Tell me mama : on your worried mind | Bracey, Ishman; TroubleHearted Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454601) Vi21691 Yz L1007 |
| If I don't get no better mama : believe I'm going I'm going | Bracey, Ishman; TroubleHearted Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454601) Vi21691 Yz L1007 |
| Love you mama : till the sea go dry | Bracey, Ishman; TroubleHearted Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454602) ViRCX7167 Rt RL330 |
| Worried now mama : but I shan't be very long | Bracey, Ishman; The Four Day Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454612) ViV38560 Yz L1007 |
| Because I did everything mama : tried to make you kind | Bradley, Tommie; Pack Up Your Trunk Blues; Richmond, Ind., 27 Oct. 1930; (17206) Ch16149 Yz L1019 |
| Little children cried mama : mama what shall we do | Brown, Hi Henry; Titanic Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11476A) Vo1728 Yz L1030 |
| Take his bread sweet mama : and save him the crust | Brown, Hi Henry; Preacher Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11477A) Vo1728 Yz L1030 |
| Say excuse me mama : I don't mean no harm | Burse, Charlie; Tappin' that Thing; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18648) Ch16654 Rt RL307 |
| Oh tell me mama : what's the matter now | Burse, Charlie; Boodie Bum Bum; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C7921) OK8956 Jo SM3104 |
| Now I woke up this morning mama : blues all around my bed | Butler, Sam; You Can't Keep No Brown; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (26782) Pm12389 Yz L1026 |
| Because the redhot mama : drives your dollar down | Butler, Sam; Jefferson County Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; ( ) Vo1057 Yz L1016 |
| Hot mama : sit down on my knee | Butler, Sam; Jefferson County Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; ( ) Vo1057 Yz L1016 |
| Lord that Harlem goat mama : sure was feeling fine | Byrd, John; Billy Goat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2892) Pm12997 Yz L1001 |
| He caught that red shirt mama : trying to flag a train | Byrd, John; Billy Goat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2892) Pm12997 Yz L1001 |
| Well a shortlegged mama : trying to carry your daddy by | Calicott, Joe; Traveling Mama Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM779 ) Br7166 Yz L1009 |
| Way you doing me mama : says its out of sight | Calicott, Joe; Traveling Mama Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM779 ) Br7166 Yz L1009 |
| I said hey mama : I'll give you your last chance | Cannon, Gus; Last Chance Blues; Chicago, c. 12 Sept. 1929; (C4337 ) Br7138 His HLP15 |
| Papa says to mama : come a little closer | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants a Cookie; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5070 ) Vo1561 Yz L1036 |
| Papa says to mama : you a real nicelooker | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants a Cookie; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5070 ) Vo1561 Yz L1036 |
| Now I'm sloppy drunk mama : sleeping all by myself | Carr, Leroy; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6086B) Vo1541 Yz L1015 |
| I'm a 'foreday rider mama : riding all night long | Carr, Leroy; Four Day Rider; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6090A) Vo1574 Yz L1036 |
| Anywhere I come mama : I sing my worried song | Carr, Leroy; Four Day Rider; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6090A) Vo1574 Yz L1036 |
| Now I'm going to leave you mama : we can't get along | Carr, Leroy; Four Day Rider; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6090A) Vo1574 Yz L1036 |
| Going to let you go mama : and sing my worried song | Carr, Leroy; Four Day Rider; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6090A) Vo1574 Yz L1036 |
| I won't carry nobody mama : I'm riding by myself | Carr, Leroy; Four Day Rider; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6090A) Vo1574 Yz L1036 |
| You brought me these blues mama : seems like they're going to stay | Carr, Leroy; Four Day Rider; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6090A) Vo1574 Yz L1036 |
| Now I work hard mama : and I brought you home my pay | Carr, Leroy; Low Down Dog Blues; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7215A) Vo1605 Yz L1036 |
| I saw your mama : in Kansas City | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants to Knock a Jug; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7223A) Vo1651 Yz L1036 |
| I saw you mama : way last spring | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants to Knock a Jug; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7223A) Vo1651 Yz L1036 |
| I saw your mama : your papa too | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants to Knock a Jug; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7223A) Vo1651 Yz L1036 |
| You're a mean mistreating mama : and you don't mean me no good | Carr, Leroy; Mean Mistreater Mama; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL1?) Vo02657 Co C30496 |
| Can you remember mama : in the morning I knocked upon your door | Carr, Leroy; Mean Mistreater Mama; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL1?) Vo02657 Co C30496 |
| Stand back pretty mama : I don't want you to make me wait | Carr, Leroy; Hurry Down Sunshine; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL43) Vo02741 Co C30496 |
| You put the puppies on my mama : you drove me crazy too | Carr, Leroy; Hold Them Puppies; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL63) Vo02751 Yz L1036 |
| I'm going to leave you mama : and I really don't care who knows | Carr, Leroy; Southbound Blues; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (156272) Vo03107 Co C30496 |
| You mistreated me mama : you would not treat me nice and sweet | Carr, Leroy; Southbound Blues; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (156272) Vo03107 Co C30496 |
| Because I ain't got you pretty mama : to hold my aching head | Carr, Leroy; You Left Me Crying; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164182) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| So watch your step mama : you know what you've done | Carr, Leroy; You Left Me Crying; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164182) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| Now you got me grieving mama : over nobody else but you | Carr, Leroy; You've Got Me Grieving; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164302) Vo03349 Bio BLPC9 |
| Yes you got me grieving mama : I really mean that's true | Carr, Leroy; You've Got Me Grieving; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164302) Vo03349 Bio BLPC9 |
| Now you got me grieving mama : over nobody else but you | Carr, Leroy; You've Got Me Grieving; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164302) Vo03349 Bio BLPC9 |
| Yes you got me grieving mama : I love no one else but you | Carr, Leroy; You've Got Me Grieving; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164302) Vo03349 Bio BLPC9 |
| They running sweet mama : like they have not run before | Carter, George; Rising River Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1929; (211532) Pm12750 Yz L1012 |
| Come here sweet mama : let me speak my mind | Carter, George; Rising River Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1929; (211532) Pm12750 Yz L1012 |
| You's a redhot mama : meat shakes on the bone | Chatman, Bo; Ants in My Pants; New York, 5 June 1931; (404938B) OK8897 His HLP5 |
| Now don't you hear me mama : I'm begging at your door | Chatman, Bo; Howlin' Tom Cat Blues; San Antonio, 27 Mar. 1934; (826301) BB5536 Yz L1034 |
| Now I'm begging now mama : don't treat me this way no more | Chatman, Bo; Howlin' Tom Cat Blues; San Antonio, 27 Mar. 1934; (826301) BB5536 Yz L1034 |
| Says I'm here begging mama : down on my bended knees | Chatman, Bo; Howlin' Tom Cat Blues; San Antonio, 27 Mar. 1934; (826301) BB5536 Yz L1034 |
| I'm begging now mama : don't treat me this way no more if you please | Chatman, Bo; Howlin' Tom Cat Blues; San Antonio, 27 Mar. 1934; (826301) BB5536 Yz L1034 |
| Says [can't, don't] you hear me mama : rapping on your back door | Chatman, Bo; Howlin' Tom Cat Blues; San Antonio, 27 Mar. 1934; (826301) BB5536 Yz L1034 |
| But if I get what I want mama : I won't rap no more | Chatman, Bo; Howlin' Tom Cat Blues; San Antonio, 27 Mar. 1934; (826301) BB5536 Yz L1034 |
| Now don't you hear me mama : howling at your door | Chatman, Bo; Howlin' Tom Cat Blues; San Antonio, 27 Mar. 1934; (826301) BB5536 Yz L1034 |
| But if you give me what I want mama : you won't hear me rap no more | Chatman, Bo; Howlin' Tom Cat Blues; San Antonio, 27 Mar. 1934; (826301) BB5536 Yz L1034 |
| Now listen here mama : treat me in a lowdown way | Chatman, Bo; Howlin' Tom Cat Blues; San Antonio, 27 Mar. 1934; (826301) BB5536 Yz L1034 |
| But if I get what I want mama : you'll see me walk away | Chatman, Bo; Howlin' Tom Cat Blues; San Antonio, 27 Mar. 1934; (826301) BB5536 Yz L1034 |
| If you ever been down mama : you know just how I feel | Clark, Lonnie; Broke Down Engine; Richmond, Ind., 21 Sept. 1929; (15660) Pm12871 Rt RL340 |
| Easy mama : somebody knocking at my door | Clark, Lonnie; Broke Down Engine; Richmond, Ind., 21 Sept. 1929; (15660) Pm12871 Rt RL340 |
| I love you pretty mama : I tell the world I do | Clark, Lonnie; Broke Down Engine; Richmond, Ind., 21 Sept. 1929; (15660) Pm12871 Rt RL340 |
| I'm going to love you mama : till my dreams come true | Clark, Lonnie; Broke Down Engine; Richmond, Ind., 21 Sept. 1929; (15660) Pm12871 Rt RL340 |
| If you want me to love you mama : have to do like Jesse James | Clark, Lonnie; Broke Down Engine; Richmond, Ind., 21 Sept. 1929; (15660) Pm12871 Rt RL340 |
| I'm worried today mama : but I won't be worried long | Clark, Lonnie; Down in Tennessee; Richmond, Ind., 21 Sept. 1929; (15661) Pm12871 Rt RL340 |
| My woman got a bed mama : shine just like the morning star | Clark, Lonnie; Down in Tennessee; Richmond, Ind., 21 Sept. 1929; (15661) Pm12871 Rt RL340 |
| I'm going back south mama : way down in Tennessee | Clark, Lonnie; Down in Tennessee; Richmond, Ind., 21 Sept. 1929; (15661) Pm12871 Rt RL340 |
| I cried last night mama : and I cried the night before | Clark, Lonnie; Down in Tennessee; Richmond, Ind., 21 Sept. 1929; (15661) Pm12871 Rt RL340 |
| I ain't going to let you mistreat me mama : so I won't have to cry no more | Clark, Lonnie; Down in Tennessee; Richmond, Ind., 21 Sept. 1929; (15661) Pm12871 Rt RL340 |
| Tell me cruelhearted mama : what's on your hardhearted mind | Cole, Kid; Hard Hearted Mama Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19971) Vo1187 Rt RL313 |
| Tell me cruelhearted mama : what you want your daddy to do | Cole, Kid; Hard Hearted Mama Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19971) Vo1187 Rt RL313 |
| Said take your Bible pretty mama : and read the days your daddy's gone | Cole, Kid; Hard Hearted Mama Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19971) Vo1187 Rt RL313 |
| And those Niagara Falls blues pretty mama : going to be the death of you | Cole, Kid; Niagara Fall Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19981) Vo1187 Rt RL313 |
| I looked down the lonesome road pretty mama : far as I could see | Cole, Kid; Niagara Fall Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19981) Vo1187 Rt RL313 |
| Now it's run here sweet mama : I'm [about to, certainly going to] get you told | Cole, Kid; Niagara Fall Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19981) Vo1187 Rt RL313 |
| If you ever been down mama : you know just how [I, a prisoner] feel | Coleman, Bob; Sing Song Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 June 1929; (15167) Pm12791 Rt RL340 |
| And if if hadn't been for you little mama : I wouldn't not been here | Coleman, Bob; Sing Song Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 June 1929; (15167) Pm12791 Rt RL340 |
| Hey pretty mama : tell me what have you done | Coleman, Jaybird; No More Good Water; Birmingham, Ala., c. 11 Aug. 1927; (GEX800) Ge6276 OJL14 |
| I done told you mama : ain't going to tell you no more | Coleman, Jaybird; Mistreatin' Mama; Birmingham, Ala., c. 11 Aug. 1927; (GEX801A) BP8052 OJL14 |
| Now the blues so worrisome mama : between midnight and day | Coleman, Jaybird; Mistreatin' Mama; Birmingham, Ala., c. 11 Aug. 1927; (GEX801A) BP8052 OJL14 |
| Hey hey mama : what is going on wrong | Coleman, Jaybird; Save Your MoneyLet These Women Go; Birmingham, Ala., c. 11 Aug. 1927; (GEX802B) BP8052 Rt RL313 |
| You're a mean mama : whispering in your ear | Coleman, Jaybird; Save Your MoneyLet These Women Go; Birmingham, Ala., c. 11 Aug. 1927; (GEX802B) BP8052 Rt RL313 |
| Let me tell you mama : what you said last night | Collins, Sam; Devil in the Lion's Den; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12737A) Ge6181 OJL10 |
| Easy mama : don't fade away | Collins, Sam; Yellow Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12738) Ge6146 OJL10 |
| Says run here mama : and fall in your daddy's breast | Collins, Sam; Lonesome Road Blues; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108361) Ba32669 Yz L1038 |
| Take your time kind mama : I'm going to do it just as slow as I can | Collins, Sam; Slow Mama Slow; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108392) Ba32311 OJL10 |
| So now sweet mama : got those doggone hockshop blues | Cooksey, Robert; Hock My Shoes; New York, c. 21 Mar. 1927; (E22059) Br7007 Rt RL321 |
| He said I'm leaving mama : and your crying won't make me stay | Cox, Ida; Misery Blues; New York, late Jan. 1925; (1999?) Pm12258 BYG529073 |
| I'm going to tell my mama : when I go back home | Cox, Ida; Blue Kentucky Blues; New York, late Jan. 1925; (20032) Pm12258 BYG529073 |
| Now bury me mama : low down in the sand | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Death Valley Blues; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648741) BBB8858 RCA LPV518 |
| Now bury me mama : where I won't bother your next old man | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Death Valley Blues; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648741) BBB8858 RCA LPV518 |
| That's all right mama : that's all right for you | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; If I Get Lucky; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648761) BBB8858 RBF RF202 |
| I've been worried all night mama : now worried again today | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; If I Get Lucky; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648761) BBB8858 RBF RF202 |
| I'm leaving town mama : just to wear you off my mind | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; If I Get Lucky; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648761) BBB8858 RBF RF202 |
| If I get lucky mama : with my train fare home | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; If I Get Lucky; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648761) BBB8858 RBF RF202 |
| Do anything mama : tell the truth don't mean no lie | Curry, Ben; Fat Mouth Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12362) Pm13118 Rt RL325 |
| Some of these days mama : you going to do like I want you to | Curry, Ben; Fat Mouth Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12362) Pm13118 Rt RL325 |
| You don't like my potatoes mama : oh don't you plow so deep | Daddy Stovepipe; Sundown Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Mar. 1924; (11861A) Ge5459 Rt RL325 |
| Work now mama : both night and day | Davenport, Jed; Save Me Some; Memphis, 20 Oct. 1930; (MEM774) Vo1513 OJL19 |
| I'm going to tell you something mama : every word is true | Davis, Carl (Dallas Jamboree Jug Band); Elm Street Woman Blues Dallas, 20 Sept. 1935; (DAL103 ) Vo03092 BC2 |
| I've got a VEight Ford now sweet mama : Lord you know I'm a minuteman | Davis, Walter; Minute Man BluesPart 1; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854821) BBB5965 RCA INT1085 |
| I have a VEight Ford now sweet mama : Lord and you know it won't be long | Davis, Walter; Minute Man BluesPart 2; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854831) BBB5965 RCA INT1085 |
| I believe my root do you more good mama : than any herbs that you ever had | Davis, Walter; Root Man Blues; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914301) BBB6040 RCA INT1085 |
| But you know I'm a doctor mama : I got to give it to somebody else | Davis, Walter; Root Man Blues; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914301) BBB6040 RCA INT1085 |
| And when I'm giving it to you mama : you don't want to turn your doctor loose | Davis, Walter; Root Man Blues; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914301) BBB6040 RCA INT1085 |
| And that's something mama : that I just can't stand | Davis, Walter; I Can Tell By the Way You Smell; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914331) BBB6059 Yz L1025 |
| Run here mama : just look at sis | Davis, Walter; I Can Tell By the Way You Smell; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914331) BBB6059 Yz L1025 |
| Got me out here scuffling mama : trying to make it if I can | Davis, Walter; JacksonvillePart 2; Chicago, 3 Apr. 1936; (1003381) BBB6468 Yz L1025 |
| You got bad blood mama : I believe you need a shot | Davis, Walter; Think You Need a Shot; Chicago, 3 Apr. 1936; (1003391) BBB6498 RCA INT1085 |
| Now turn over here mama : let me see what else you got | Davis, Walter; Think You Need a Shot; Chicago, 3 Apr. 1936; (1003391) BBB6498 RCA INT1085 |
| All right take it easy here mama : whilst I stick my needle in | Davis, Walter; Think You Need a Shot; Chicago, 3 Apr. 1936; (1003391) BBB6498 RCA INT1085 |
| Lord if you keep on drunk mama : you going to make me break my needle off | Davis, Walter; Think You Need a Shot; Chicago, 3 Apr. 1936; (1003391) BBB6498 RCA INT1085 |
| I don't want to waste none of it mama : I want you to have it all | Davis, Walter; Think You Need a Shot; Chicago, 3 Apr. 1936; (1003391) BBB6498 RCA INT1085 |
| And if you let me get in your saddle mama : I may ride the way you like | Davis, Walter; Let Me in Your Saddle; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (0405111) BBB8282 RCA INT1085 |
| I got myself a mama : she always keep me feeling blue | Davis, Walter; Please Don't Mistreat Me; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (0493231) BBB8664 Yz L1025 |
| Lord I wouldn't say hard things to you mama : to make you hang your head and cry | Davis, Walter; Please Don't Mistreat Me; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (0493231) BBB8664 Yz L1025 |
| I'm going to ask my pretty mama : baby can't you use me no more | Day, Texas Bill; Goin' Back to My Baby; Dallas, 4 Dec. 1929; (1495121) Co14494D Rt RL327 |
| Lord I got a pretty mama : lives on Central Avenue | Day, Will; Central Avenue Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461862) Co14318D Yz L1010 |
| Just tell me pretty mama : what you trying to do | Day, Will; Sunrise Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461912) Co14318D Yz L1032 |
| But I will do you mama : like a calf will do a cow | Delaney, Mattie; Down the Big Road Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM785 ) Vo1480 Yz L1009 |
| Going back home to mama : won't have to lay down no more | Dickson, Tom; Death Bell Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400355B) OK8590 Yz L1002 |
| It's one pretty mama : going to need a friend again | Dickson, Tom; Labor Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400360A) OK8570 Yz L1008; |
| Run here pretty mama : sit down on your daddy's knee | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Broke Man's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 8 July 1929; (15306A) Ge7008 Riv RM8803 |
| But I know what you is mama : when you start to root | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Pig Meat Blues; Richmond, Ind., 8 July 1929; (15310) Ge7008 Riv RM8803 |
| Oh mama : you may have your snoot | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Pig Meat Blues; Richmond, Ind., 8 July 1929; (15310) Ge7008 Riv RM8803 |
| Take me back sweet mama : try me one more time | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Gee, But It's Hard; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16225) Ch16682 Riv RM8803 |
| The doctor's got to cut you mama : Lord knows where | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; New York, 17 Sept. 1930; (100482) Or8033 Yz L1035 |
| The doctor's got to cut you mama : yas yas yas | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; New York, 17 Sept. 1930; (100482) Or8033 Yz L1035 |
| The doctor's got to cut you mama : yas yas yas | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17276B) Ch16171 Riv RM8803 |
| Tell me pretty mama : where'd you stay last night | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Where Did You Stay Last Night; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17277A) Ch16171 Riv RM8803 |
| You want me to love you mama : and make [me, you] love [you, me] too | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); If You Want Me to Love You; New York, 5 Feb. 1932; (11242A) Vo1682 Yz L1039 |
| Come here pretty mama : come here right now | Easton, Amos; I'm Waitin' On You; New York, 16 Mar. 1932; (11503A) Vo1719 His HLP31 |
| Paint both show mama : got a heavy load | Edwards, Frank; Terraplane Blues; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38111) OK06393 BC6 |
| And if I clean up pretty mama : may I stay all night with you | Estes, Sleepy John; BrokenHearted, Ragged and Dirty Too; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555313) ViV38582 Rt RL307 |
| Now if I can't come in mama : then I'll sit out on your porch | Estes, Sleepy John; BrokenHearted, Ragged and Dirty Too; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555313) ViV38582 Rt RL307 |
| Now asked sweet mama : let me be her kid | Estes, Sleepy John; Milk Cow Blues; Memphis, 13 May 1930; (59918 ) ViV38614 RBF RF202 |
| Now run here mama : and run here quick | Evans, Joe; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 21 May 1931; (106641) Or8083 Yz L1015 |
| If you will love me mama : you'd never treat me wrong | Fox, John D.; The Worried Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 Dec. 1927; (GEX1011A) Ge6352 OJL10 |
| ??? *has beaten* mama : you're going to be sorry some day | Fox, John D.; The Moanin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 15 Dec. 1927; (GEX1019A) Ge6352 Rt RL334 |
| Mind mama : what you sow | Fuller, Blind Boy; Rag, Mama, Rag; New York, 25 July 1935; (178632) ARC351032 BC6 |
| Come to see me mama : when your love some down | Fuller, Blind Boy; Stealing BoHog; New York, 7 Sept. 1937; (216272) ARC80165 BC11 |
| If you see my pigmeat mama : tell her to hurry home | Fuller, Blind Boy; Stealing BoHog; New York, 7 Sept. 1937; (216272) ARC80165 BC11 |
| Because that Blood Red River mama : is rising six foot a day | Fuller, Blind Boy; Bye Bye Baby Blues; New York, 15 Dec. 1937; (221561) Vo04843 RBF RF9 |
| Says that's all right mama : you going need my help some day | Fuller, Blind Boy; Pistol Snapper Blues; New York, 5 Apr. 1938; (226741) Vo04106 BC11 |
| Drinking your moonshine whiskey mama : talking all out your head | Fuller, Blind Boy; Pistol Snapper Blues; New York, 5 Apr. 1938; (226741) Vo04106 BC11 |
| Said hear me mama : who in the world been telling you | Fuller, Blind Boy; Somebody's Been Talkin'; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26599A) Vo05527 Rt RL318 |
| Wake up mama : loving ain't half through | Fuller, Blind Boy; Good Feeling Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1940; (26616A) OK06231 BC11 |
| Wake up mama : loving is just began | Fuller, Blind Boy; Good Feeling Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1940; (26616A) OK06231 BC11 |
| Now the love I have for you mama : God knows it can't be turned around | Fuller, Blind Boy; Thousand Women Blues; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC3142A) OK05657 RBF RF202 |
| Well you laughing at me now mama : you'll be crying after a while | Gillum, Bill Jazz; You're Laughing Now; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020822 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177 |
| Well you laughing at me now mama : you'll be crying after a while | Gillum, Bill Jazz; You're Laughing Now; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020822 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177 |
| Well you laughing at me now mama : you'll be crying after a while | Gillum, Bill Jazz; You're Laughing Now; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020822 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177 |
| Well you laughing at me now mama : you'll be crying after a while | Gillum, Bill Jazz; You're Laughing Now; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020822 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177 |
| Give me one more kiss mama : just before I go | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Key to the Highway; Chicago, 9 May 1940; (044972 ) BBB8529 RBF RF16 |
| I brought you out here mama : and you won't stop fooling around | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I'm Gonna Leave You on the Outskirts of Town; Chicago, 30 July 1942; (074648 ) BBB9042 RCA INT1177 |
| I'm a pigmeat mama : pigmeat's all I crave | Glover, Mae; Pig Meat Mama; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15393) Ge6948 Rt RL319 |
| But I'm a pigmeat mama : give it to me all the time | Glover, Mae; Pig Meat Mama; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15393) Ge6948 Rt RL319 |
| What make you do your little mama : like you do | Green, Lil; Give Your Mama One Smile; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591501) BBB8640 RCA LPV574 |
| Crossing that old desert mama : just like breaking the Hindenburg Line | Hardin, Lane; California Desert Blues; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914501) BBB6242 Rt RL319 |
| It was late last night mama : and I hear you cry out in bed | Harris, Otis; Waking Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476081) Co14428D Fly LP103 |
| I told you pretty mama : I have the best jelly in your town | Harris, Otis; You'll Like My Loving; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476092) Co14428D Yz L1032 |
| I swim deep pretty mama : just like a catfish loaded down | Harris, Otis; You'll Like My Loving; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476092) Co14428D Yz L1032 |
| Yeah mean mama : where you stay last night | Harris, William; I'm Leavin' Town; Birmingham, Ala., c. 18 July 1927; (GEX743B) Ge6306 Yz L1001 |
| Easy mama : no good bearing down | Harris, William; I'm Leavin' Town; Birmingham, Ala., c. 18 July 1927; (GEX743B) Ge6306 Yz L1001 |
| It's going to rain today mama : sun shine in your back door | Harris, William; Bull Frog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14318) Ge6661 OJL5 |
| I'm going to tell you this time mama : I ain't going to tell you no I ain't going to tell you no I | Harris, William; Bull Frog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14318) Ge6661 OJL5 |
| I'm going to tell you this time mama : ain't going to tell you no more | Harris, William; Bull Frog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14318) Ge6661 OJL5 |
| I says go on home mama : you gots: *ruses* all in your back | Harrison, Smoky; Hop Head Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L791) Pm12920 Rt RL340 |
| So soon this morning mama : you were knocking on my door | Harrison, Smoky; Iggly Oggly Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L801) Pm12920 Rt RL340 |
| Baby no igglyoggly me mama : sister no igglyoggly you | Harrison, Smoky; Iggly Oggly Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L801) Pm12920 Rt RL340 |
| No need to smile mama : don't believe I want no more | Harrison, Smoky; Iggly Oggly Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L801) Pm12920 Rt RL340 |
| He said don't cry mama : daddy will bring your yoyo home | Hart, Hattie; Memphis Yo Yo Blues; Memphis, 4 Oct. 1929; (563452) ViV38558 Rt RL322 |
| I say I *flied when I was four* mama : be careful *in years gone* by | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Number Three Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44162) Pm12475 Yz L1010 |
| Tell me brownskin mama : where did you stay last night | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Snatch It Back Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44202) Pm12475 Yz L1010 |
| I say I love you pretty mama : I don't care what you do | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Snatch It Back Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44202) Pm12475 Yz L1010 |
| You go to your black man mama : I'll stick to my gal | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Snatch It Back Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44202) Pm12475 Yz L1010 |
| Hey mama : tell me what have I done | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Awful Fix Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200341) Pm12539 Yz L1004 |
| Now run here pretty mama : tell papa where you been so long | Henry, Hound Head; Low Down Hound Blues; Chicago, 17 Oct. 1928; (C2451 ) Vo1288 His HLP2 |
| Say you come in here mama : with your clothes on wrong | Henry, Hound Head; Low Down Hound Blues; Chicago, 17 Oct. 1928; (C2451 ) Vo1288 His HLP2 |
| Going to starch my jumper mama : iron my overalls | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Barbecue Blues; Atlanta, 25 Mar. 1927; (1437571) Co14205D CC36 |
| Hey hey mama : mama that ain't no way to do | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Cloudy Sky Blues; Atlanta, 25 Mar. 1927; (1437582) Co14205D CC36 |
| Mama mama : just look at sis | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Easy Rider Don't Deny My Name; New York, 16 June 1927; (1442823) Co14231D RBF RF15 |
| Please tell me pretty mama : honey where you stayed last night | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Motherless Chile Blues; Atlanta, 5 Nov. 1927; (1451341) Co14299D RBF RF15 |
| I think sweet mama : I'll have to let you go | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Crooked Woman Blues; Atlanta, 10 Nov. 1927; (1451981) Co14280D CC36 |
| I got a yellow mama : always got a pleasant smile | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Chocolate to the Bone; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (146054?) Co14331D CC36 |
| Now mama mama : hurry bring it on back to me | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Hurry and Bring It Back Home; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (1460552) Co14372D CC36 |
| Listen here sweet mama : I'm going to tell you a natural fact | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Hurry and Bring It Back Home; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (1460552) Co14372D CC36 |
| All I crave is my sweet mama : that I dreams about all night long | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Ease It to Me Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461732) Co14614D BC7 |
| Once I had a dear sweet mama : I didn't treat her right | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Ease It to Me Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461732) Co14614D BC7 |
| It's true I love you sweet mama : but you can't mistreat me no more | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); She's Gone Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473061) Co14461D RBF RF15 |
| Said come along mama : give me a hug | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Freeze to Me Mama; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493452) Co14507D CC36 |
| Please tell me mama : what kind of loving you crave | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Me and My Whiskey; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493462) Co14507D CC36 |
| You want to yoyo mama : call on Barbecue call on Barbecue Bob | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); YoYo Blues No. 2; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502692) Co14523D CC3 |
| But the men call mama : because I take my time | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Low Land Blues; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9456A) OK8273 Bio BLPC6 |
| Because they lost their mama : he's got them all alone | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Kid Man Blues; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9457A) OK8273 Bio BLPC6 |
| I'm lonesome mama : and I know it's true | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Lonesome Weary Blues; Chicago, 26 Nov. 1926; (9972A) OK8453 CC32 |
| Wish I had a loving mama : love me all the time | Hill, King Solomon; Tell Me Baby; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12582) Pm13129 Yz L1004 |
| Something keep you bothered mama : honey worried all the time | Hill, Sammy; Cryin' for the Blues; Dallas, 9 Aug. 1929; (55319) ViV38588 Yz L1004 |
| When I was just a little boy sweet mama : on my way to school | Hill, Sammy; Cryin' for the Blues; Dallas, 9 Aug. 1929; (55319) ViV38588 Yz L1004 |
| I ain't got no sweet mama : teach me right from wrong | Hill, Sammy; Cryin' for the Blues; Dallas, 9 Aug. 1929; (55319) ViV38588 Yz L1004 |
| I ain't got no sweet mama : Lord to rock me in her arms | Hill, Sammy; Cryin' for the Blues; Dallas, 9 Aug. 1929; (55319) ViV38588 Yz L1004 |
| I'm sorry I wasn't at home mama : just my babe hadn't've stayed | Hill, Sammy; Needin' My Woman Blues; Dallas, 9 Aug. 1929; (55320) ViV38588 Yz L1004 |
| I just want to tell my mama : I mustn't see my baby anymore | Hill, Sammy; Needin' My Woman Blues; Dallas, 9 Aug. 1929; (55320) ViV38588 Yz L1004 |
| Well I went out mama : and I begin to prayer and moan | Hill, Sammy; Needin' My Woman Blues; Dallas, 9 Aug. 1929; (55320) ViV38588 Yz L1004 |
| It's knock like my sweet mama : boys she been here before | Hill, Sammy; Needin' My Woman Blues; Dallas, 9 Aug. 1929; (55320) ViV38588 Yz L1004 |
| Don't you want your sweet man mama : honey lie down and die for you | Hill, Sammy; Needin' My Woman Blues; Dallas, 9 Aug. 1929; (55320) ViV38588 Yz L1004 |
| Well black mama : what's the matter with you today | House, Son; My Black MamaPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4082) Pm13042 OJL2 |
| Hey mama : what's the matter with you | House, Son; My Black MamaPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4082) Pm13042 OJL2 |
| That's all right mama : your troubles will come some day | House, Son; My Black MamaPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4092) Pm13042 OJL2 |
| You treat me mama : says that's your last | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| Let me tell you mama : what's the matter now | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| Sweet mama sweet mama : what's on your mind | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| Sweet mama : what's on your loving mind | Howell, Peg Leg; Tishamingo Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431171) Co14194D RBF RF9 |
| Take me sweet mama : allow me one more show | Howell, Peg Leg; Doin' Wrong; Atlanta, 9 Nov. 1927; (1451842) Co14473D RBF RF11 |
| Said the way I'm treated mama : I sure ain't satisfied | Howell, Peg Leg; Doin' Wrong; Atlanta, 9 Nov. 1927; (1451842) Co14473D RBF RF11 |
| Take me mama : please don't throw me down | Howell, Peg Leg; Doin' Wrong; Atlanta, 9 Nov. 1927; (1451842) Co14473D RBF RF11 |
| Lord it was late last night mama : everything was still | Hull, Papa Harvey; Mama You Don't Know How; Chicago, c. May 1927; ( ) BP8030 Her H201 |
| Lord I'd rather be dead mama : mouldering in the clay | Hull, Papa Harvey; Mama You Don't Know How; Chicago, c. May 1927; ( ) BP8030 Her H201 |
| Going to sing this verse mama : ain't going to sing no more | Hull, Papa Harvey; Mama You Don't Know How; Chicago, c. May 1927; ( ) BP8030 Her H201 |
| Now run here mama : stay back in my home | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shave Em Dry; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10042?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| Now tell me pretty mama : tell me please don't lie | Jackson, Papa Charlie; The Faking Blues; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2121?) Pm12281 Yz L1029 |
| Lord I'm going away mama : believe me it ain't stall | Jackson, Papa Charlie; The Faking Blues; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2121?) Pm12281 Yz L1029 |
| Look here pretty mama : who can your regular be | Jackson, Papa Charlie; I'm Alabama Bound; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21442) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| Won't you tell me pretty mama : I won't have to wait | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Hot Papa Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22072) Pm12305 Bio BLP12042 |
| Got a knockkneed mama : down in Tennessee | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Mama, Don't You Think I Know; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22242) Pm12305 Bio BLP12042 |
| Now knockkneed mama : what you going to cook tonight | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Mama, Don't You Think I Know; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22242) Pm12305 Bio BLP12042 |
| Teach my mama : that washboard rub | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Mama, Don't You Think I Know; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22242) Pm12305 Bio BLP12042 |
| Because I knew my mama : got arrested on Maxwell Street | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Maxwell Street Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22882) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042 |
| Sweet mama : don't make no mistake | Jackson, Papa Charlie; All I Want Is a Spoonful; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22981) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042 |
| Now cool kind mama : says you needn't've stalled | Jackson, Papa Charlie; All I Want Is a Spoonful; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22981) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042 |
| My cool kind mama : want to fuss and fight | Jackson, Papa Charlie; All I Want Is a Spoonful; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22981) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042 |
| Come here mama : sit down on your papa's knee | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Butter and Egg Man Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1926; (110691) Pm12358 Bio BLP12042 |
| Why don't you take me pretty mama : make something out of poor me | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Butter and Egg Man Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1926; (110691) Pm12358 Bio BLP12042 |
| Why don't you take me pretty mama : let you treat me as you do | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Butter and Egg Man Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1926; (110691) Pm12358 Bio BLP12042 |
| I'm going to love you mama : till my whiskers pass the ground | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Fat Mouth Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1927; (27693) Pm12422 Yz L1029 |
| Ah wake up mama : wake up and don't sleep so sound | James, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028 |
| Look here mama : is our papa dead | James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158 |
| Now tell the truth mama : he say is that a fact | James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158 |
| That'll be all right pretty mama : you going to need my help some day | James, Skip; Cypress Grove Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7472) Pm13088 Bio BLP12029 |
| Hey pretty mama : please don't tell on me | James, Skip; Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7631) Pm13085 Bio BLP12029 |
| Get your habit in your hand mama : Lord Lord get on down the road | James, Skip; If You Haven't Got Any Hay Get on Down the Road; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7661) Pm13066 Bio BLP12029 |
| If I go to Louisiana mama : Lord Lord they'll hang me sure | James, Skip; If You Haven't Got Any Hay Get on Down the Road; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7661) Pm13066 Bio BLP12029 |
| Listen here mama : I'll be good | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Beggin' Back; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (30164) Pm12394 Bio BLP12000 |
| Some pretty mama : better come and get this black snake soon | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Black Snake Moan; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30672) Pm12407 Mil MLP2013 |
| Black snake mama : done run my darling home | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Black Snake Moan; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30672) Pm12407 Mil MLP2013 |
| Mmm hitch me to your buggy mama : drive me like a mule | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rabbit Foot Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30891) Pm12454 Mil MLP2004 |
| And some pretty mama : had better come and get this black snake soon | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Snake Moan; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80523B) OK8455 Fwy FJ2802 |
| Lord that black snake mama : done run my darling home | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Snake Moan; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80523B) OK8455 Fwy FJ2802 |
| Lord mama : who may your manager be | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80524B) OK8455 RBF RF1 |
| Now tell me mama : who may your manager be | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44242) Pm12474 Mil MLP2004 |
| Excuse me mama : for knocking on your door | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44464) Pm12474 Bio BLP12000 |
| Come here pretty mama : going to take you far across the pond | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Teddy Bear Blues; Chicago, c. June 1927; (45672) Pm12487 Mil MLP2007 |
| Hey hey mama : black [snake's lying, snake is] all in my hall | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Snake Dream Blues; Chicago, c. June 1927; (45772) Pm12510 Bio BLP12015 |
| And if you quit me mama : you can't see that black snake at all | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Snake Dream Blues; Chicago, c. June 1927; (45772) Pm12510 Bio BLP12015 |
| Listen here mama : black snake is wearing my clothes | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Snake Dream Blues; Chicago, c. June 1927; (45772) Pm12510 Bio BLP12015 |
| Take me back mama : I [won't, can't] be bad no more | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Snake Dream Blues; Chicago, c. June 1927; (45772) Pm12510 Bio BLP12015 |
| Trying to find good home mama : man I ain't found none yet | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Deceitful Brownskin Woman; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200652) Pm12551 Bio BLP12015 |
| Lord it's heavyhipped mama : and the meat shakes on the bone | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Deceitful Brownskin Woman; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200652) Pm12551 Bio BLP12015 |
| I'm going away mama : just to wear you off my mind | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lonesome House Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200762) Pm12593 Mil MLP2007 |
| Now here come my bad cat mama : to run me away with them bad cat blues | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Balky Mule Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203813) Pm12631 Mil MLP2007 |
| Hey hey mama : that rider's done and gone | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Change My Luck Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203872) Pm12639 Mil MLP2007 |
| I've got another mama : she ain't long and up tall | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Change My Luck Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203872) Pm12639 Mil MLP2007 |
| She was my best mama : but she wouldn't treat me right | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Change My Luck Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203872) Pm12639 Mil MLP2007 |
| I'm going to get me a mama : I mean with lots of bucks | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Change My Luck Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203872) Pm12639 Mil MLP2007 |
| I'm going to be gone mama : so I can change my luck | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Change My Luck Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203872) Pm12639 Mil MLP2007 |
| Lord heavyhipped mama : she done moved to the piney wood | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Piney Woods Money Mama; Chicago, c. Mar. 1928; (204082) Pm12650 Mil MLP2004 |
| She's a highstepping mama : and she don't mean no man no good | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Piney Woods Money Mama; Chicago, c. Mar. 1928; (204082) Pm12650 Mil MLP2004 |
| Big mama : own everything in her neighborhood | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Piney Woods Money Mama; Chicago, c. Mar. 1928; (204082) Pm12650 Mil MLP2004 |
| I'm screaming for my mama : can't make no time at all | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lock Step Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208152) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004 |
| Just thinking about my mama : and man that woman sure is sweet | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Maltese Cat Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208201) Pm12712 Bio BLP12015 |
| I was thinking about my mama : and I didn't pay that train no mind | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Maltese Cat Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208201) Pm12712 Bio BLP12015 |
| There ain't nothing mama : no use | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Oil Well Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (211971) Pm12771 Riv RLP12125 |
| I ain't seen my mama : since black snake taken her away from town | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Black Snake Moan No 2; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212021) Pm12756 Mil MLP2013 |
| I am worried about my mama : I can't keep her off my mind | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Black Snake Moan No 2; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212021) Pm12756 Mil MLP2013 |
| Peach orchard mama : you swore nobody'd pick your fruit but me | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Peach Orchard Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1929; (214002) Pm12801 Riv RLP12125 |
| I didn't want to kill you mama : but I hate to see your peaches tree fail | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Peach Orchard Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1929; (214002) Pm12801 Riv RLP12125 |
| Peach orchard mama : don't treat your papa so mean | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Peach Orchard Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1929; (214002) Pm12801 Riv RLP12125 |
| Peach orchard mama : don't turn your papa down | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Peach Orchard Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1929; (214002) Pm12801 Riv RLP12125 |
| Don't blame me mama : for talking out my head | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bed Springs Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15664) Pm12872 Mel MLP7324 |
| I got a brownskin mama : she built right to the ground | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bootin' Me 'Bout; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15675) Pm12946 Mil MLP2004 |
| And a bowlegged mama : make a snail catch a passenger train | Johnson, Ki Ki; Wrong Woman Blues; Long Island City, c. Aug. 1928; ( ) QRSR7003 His HLP17 |
| I got a kindhearted mama : do anything in this world for me | Johnson, Robert; Kind Hearted Woman Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25802) ARC70356 Co C30034 |
| I said I flashed your lights mama : your horn won't even blow | Johnson, Robert; Terraplane Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25861) ARC70356 Co CL1654 |
| I'm going heist your hood mama : I'm bound to check your oil | Johnson, Robert; Terraplane Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25861) ARC70356 Co CL1654 |
| Keep on spilling my malted milk mama : until I change my mind | Johnson, Robert; Malted Milk; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3961) ARC71065 Co C30034 |
| Some pretty mama : starts breaking down with me | Johnson, Robert; Stop Breakin' Down Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3991) Vo04002 Co C30034 |
| When some pretty mama : starts breaking down on me | Johnson, Robert; Stop Breakin' Down Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3991) Vo04002 Co C30034 |
| Just come on back to Friar's Point mama : and barrelhouse all night long | Johnson, Robert; Traveling Riverside Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4002) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| Crying canned heat mama : sure Lord killing me | Johnson, Tommy; Canned Heat Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454622) ViV38535 His HLP31 |
| Crying mama mama mama : you know canned heat killing me | Johnson, Tommy; Canned Heat Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454622) ViV38535 His HLP31 |
| Crying mama mama mama : crying canned heat killing me | Johnson, Tommy; Canned Heat Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454622) ViV38535 His HLP31 |
| Well it's good to you mama : sure Lord killing me | Johnson, Tommy; Lonesome Home Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454631) Vi unissued His HLP31 |
| Crying big fat mama : meat shaking on her bones | Johnson, Tommy; Big Fat Mama Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454651) Vi38535 Rt RL330 |
| Mmm going away mama : won't be back till fall | Johnson, Tommy; Big Fat Mama Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454651) Vi38535 Rt RL330 |
| Big fat mama : with the meat shaking on her bones | Johnson, Tommy; Big Fat Mama Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454651) Vi38535 Rt RL330 |
| Big fat mama : Lord meat shake on her bones | Johnson, Tommy; Big Fat Mama Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454651) Vi38535 Rt RL330 |
| Mmm big fat mama : meat shaking on her bones | Johnson, Tommy; Big Fat Mama Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454651) Vi38535 Rt RL330 |
| 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 |
| If I call you mama : going to sure Lord call your name | Johnson, Tommy; Black Mare Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L2452) Pm13000 Yz L1007 |
| Told you last night mama : what I did the night before | Johnson, Tommy; Black Mare Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L2452) Pm13000 Yz L1007 |
| If I don't love you pretty mama : I will pray to die | Jones, Jake; Southern Sea Blues; Dallas, c. Oct. 1929; (DAL474 ) Br7130 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 |
| I'm a backbiting mama : looking for a cheating man | Jones, Maggie; I'm a Back Bitin' Mama; New York, 17 Sept. 1925; (1409514) Co14127D VJM VLP25 |
| I'm a lonesome mama : need someone to chop my wood | Jones, Maggie; Single Woman's Blues; New York, 29 Sept. 1925; (1410561) Co14102D VJM VLP25 |
| I'm a real kind mama : looking for a loving man | Jones, Maggie; I'm a Real Kind Mama; New York, 7 May 1926; (142167?) Co14139D VJM VLP25 |
| Well it's mama mama mama : what that you got in that grip | Jordan, Charley; Stack O' Dollars Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5834 ) Vo1557 Yz L1018 |
| Put the muzzle on your mama : because she had bad hair | Jordan, Charley; Keep It Clean; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5836 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030 |
| Baby is all I want mama : just one more crack at you | Jordan, Charley; Big Four Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5837 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030 |
| 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 |
| Tell me pretty mama : where have you been | Jordan, Charley; Don't Put Your Dirty Hands on Me; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (189831) ARC60661 Rt RL310 |
| I'm a stranger in town mama : figuring on going the whole way down | Jordan, Luke; Church Bells Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398192) Vi21076 RBF RF9 |
| I'm not going to quit you pretty mama : whilst the weather's cool | Jordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398212) Vi21076 Rt RL326 |
| Crying come back pretty mama : God sakes don't go this time | Jordan, Luke; My Gal's Done Quit Me; New York, 18 Nov. 1929; (577031) ViV38564 Rt RL318 |
| I'm going away mama : and it won't be long | Kelly, Eddie; Poole County Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130231) BBB7204 RBF RF9 |
| Take me mama : try me one more time | King David; I Can Deal Worry; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404668A) OK8901 Rt RL311 |
| Say you know pretty mama : you ain't with the man you love | King David; I Can Deal Worry; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404668A) OK8901 Rt RL311 |
| I looked at my mama : and I hung my head and cried | Lacy, Rubin; Mississippi Jail House Groan; Chicago, Mar. 1928; (204192) Pm12629 OJL8 |
| Now tell me mama : just how you want your rolling done | Lasky, Louie; How You Want Your Rollin' Done; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C915C) Vo02955 Her H201 |
| Oh mama : I dream about you night and day | Lasky, Louie; Teasin' Brown Blues; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C945B) Vo02955 Her H201 |
| I love you mama : and I'll tell the world I do | Lasky, Louie; Teasin' Brown Blues; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C945B) Vo02955 Her H201 |
| That old black snake mama : done run my darling home | Ledbetter, Huddie; New Black Snake Moan; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166912) Ba33360 Co C30035 |
| I love you pretty mama : just can't take your place | Ledbetter, Huddie; Death Letter BluesPart 1; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166951) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| You don't miss pretty mama : till you shake your hand goodbye | Ledbetter, Huddie; Death Letter BluesPart 2; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166961) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| Tell me pretty mama : which away you going | Ledbetter, Huddie; Red River Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16704 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| I told my mama : mama you don't know | Ledbetter, Huddie; Mr. Hughe's Town; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (16808 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Told my mama : fell on my knees | Ledbetter, Huddie; Mr. Hughe's Town; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (16808 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Crying oh Lordy mama : will you forgive me please | Ledbetter, Huddie; Mr. Hughe's Town; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (16808 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Just look ahere mama : don't treat pigmeat the way you do | Ledbetter, Huddie; Pig Meat Papa; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (171812) ARC60455 His HLP4 |
| Don't kid your mama : you ain't fooling nobody but yourself | Lee, Bertha; Mind Reader Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (147361) Vo02650 OJL17 |
| You made a hit with your mama : now you can't lose out | Leecan, Bobby; Macon Georgia CutOut; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| Now take it easy mama : and be a good scout | Leecan, Bobby; Macon Georgia CutOut; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| For you're a mistreating mama : baby as sure as you born | Lewis, Furry; Mistreatin' Mama; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454282) ViV38519 Rt RL323 |
| Eagle rock me mama : *Sally long me too* | Lewis, Furry; Black Gypsy Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M185 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008 |
| Please tell me mama : what more can I do | Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Going to Germany; Memphis, 1 Oct. 1929; (563182) ViV38585 OJL4 |
| Hey pretty mama : can I get a job with you | Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Pretty Mama Blues; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (563422) ViV38585 RCA INT1175 |
| I says I can't help mama : what you do | Lincoln, Charley; Jealous Hearted Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451032) Co14305D RBF RF9 |
| I said stop still mama : and let me give you my advice | Lincoln, Charley; Jealous Hearted Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451032) Co14305D RBF RF9 |
| Two kind of people in this world mama : babe that I sure can't stand | Lincoln, Charley; Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451042) Co14272D His HLP4 |
| Just as sure as a sparrow mama : babe flying in the air | Lincoln, Charley; Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451042) Co14272D His HLP4 |
| I got a loving sweet mama : in this world somewhere | Lincoln, Charley; Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451042) Co14272D His HLP4 |
| I ain't going to grieve mama : I sure ain't going to cry no more | Lincoln, Charley; Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451042) Co14272D His HLP4 |
| Oh the mojo blues mama : crawling across the floor | Lincoln, Charley; Mojoe Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451053) Co14475D RBF RF15 |
| I'm leaving here mama : babe crying won't make me stay | Lincoln, Charley; Mojoe Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451053) Co14475D RBF RF15 |
| Said I love you sweet mama : but I sure ain't no fool about you | Lincoln, Charley; Mojoe Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451053) Co14475D RBF RF15 |
| Hey hey mama : baby what the matter now | Lincoln, Charley; My Wife Drove Me From the Door; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451061) Co14305D RBF RF202 |
| I'm leaving here mama : crying won't make me stay | Lincoln, Charley; Country Breakdown; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451071) Co14475D RBF RF15 |
| Don't want no dollar mama : I sure can't use no half | Lincoln, Charley; Country Breakdown; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451071) Co14475D RBF RF15 |
| Listen here pretty mama : what's on your worried mind | Linthecome, Joe; Pretty Mama Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 Nov. 1929; (15906A) Ge7131 Rt RL326 |
| If you don't want me mama : why don't you tell me so | Linthecome, Joe; Pretty Mama Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 Nov. 1929; (15906A) Ge7131 Rt RL326 |
| Mama mama : why don't you treat me right | Linthecome, Joe; Pretty Mama Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 Nov. 1929; (15906A) Ge7131 Rt RL326 |
| Some of these old days mama : some of these old sad lonely nights | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Monkey Man Blues; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C948A) Vo02951 Yz L1015 |
| Because I leave town mama : don't count the days I'm gone | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Monkey Man Blues; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C948A) Vo02951 Yz L1015 |
| 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 |
| Some day you going to need me mama : swear when I won't need you | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Monkey Man Blues; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C948A) Vo02951 Yz L1015 |
| Time mama : I'm going to poison you | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; I Don't Know; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| The reason I drink pretty mama : now I can't get along with you | McClennan, Tommy; Baby, Don't You Want to Go; Chicago, 22 Nov. 1939; (044245 ) BBB8408 Rt RL305 |
| Now look ahere mama : tell me where you stay last night | McClennan, Tommy; My Baby's Doggin' Me; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044991 ) BBB8545 Rt RL305 |
| Now I done told you once pretty mama : ain't going to tell you no more | McClennan, Tommy; My Baby's Doggin' Me; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044991 ) BBB8545 Rt RL305 |
| Because I like pretty mama : better than any woman that I ever seen | McClennan, Tommy; My Baby's Doggin' Me; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044991 ) BBB8545 Rt RL305 |
| But it's going to be too late pretty mama : your daddy will be gone | McClennan, Tommy; She's a Good Looking Mama; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044992 ) BBB8545 Rt RL305 |
| Sure I love you sweet mama : but I sure ain't going to be your dog | McClennan, Tommy; She's a Good Looking Mama; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044992 ) BBB8545 Rt RL305 |
| Sugar mama sugar mama : won't you please come back to me | McClennan, Tommy; New Sugar Mama; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053737 ) BBB8760 Rt RL305 |
| Now sugar mama sugar mama : [won't you] please come [on] back to me | McClennan, Tommy; New Sugar Mama; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053737 ) BBB8760 Rt RL305 |
| Now sugar mama sugar mama : you know you been gone all day long | McClennan, Tommy; New Sugar Mama; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053737 ) BBB8760 Rt RL305 |
| Now sugar mama sugar mama : now won't you please come on back to me | McClennan, Tommy; New Sugar Mama; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053737 ) BBB8760 Rt RL305 |
| Drop down mama : let daddy see | McClennan, Tommy; Drop Down Mama; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537411) BBB8704 Rt RL305 |
| Now look ahere mama : you stay last night | McClennan, Tommy; Cross Cut Saw Blues; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064885 ) BBB8897 Rt RL305 |
| Well look here mama : see what you done done | McCoy, Joe; That Will Be Alright; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487083) Co14439D Yz L1021 |
| Now look here mama : what am I to do | McCoy, Joe; When the Levee Breaks; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487111) Co14439D BC1 |
| Well you're trying to quit your daddy mama : and you don't know how | McCoy, William; Central Tracks Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476111) Co14453D Yz L1018 |
| Take me back mama : you know that I have been true | McFadden, Charlie Specks; People People Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1541) Pm12928 Riv RM8819 |
| I'm leaving you now mama : baby baby bye bye | McFadden, Charlie Specks; Groceries on the Shelf:; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1551) Pm12928 Riv RM8819 |
| *But with searching* I cry mama : see my baby laying on the bed | McMullen, Fred; Wait and Listen; New York, 16 Jan. 1933; (129131) Ba32690 Yz L1012 |
| I wrote you a letter mama : put it in your front yard | McTell, Blind Willie; Writin' Paper Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403081) Vi21474 Yz L1005 |
| I wrote you a letter mama : sent you a telegram | McTell, Blind Willie; Writin' Paper Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403081) Vi21474 Yz L1005 |
| He took my mama : ??? her to the town of *Rome* | McTell, Blind Willie; Stole Rider Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403092) Vi21124 Yz L1037 |
| Wake up mama : don't you sleep so hard | McTell, Blind Willie; Mama, 'Tain't Long Fo' Day; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403101) Vi21474 Yz L1005 |
| I didn't have no mama : drive these blues away | McTell, Blind Willie; Mama, 'Tain't Long Fo' Day; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403101) Vi21474 Yz L1005 |
| Wake up mama : turn your lamp down low | McTell, Blind Willie; Statesboro Blues; Atlanta, 17 Oct. 1928; (471873) ViV38001 Yz L1005 |
| You can reach over in the corner mama : and hand me my traveling shoes | McTell, Blind Willie; Statesboro Blues; Atlanta, 17 Oct. 1928; (471873) ViV38001 Yz L1005 |
| Come on around to my house mama : ain't nobody there but me | McTell, Blind Willie; Come On Around to My House Mama; Atlanta, 30 Oct. 1929; (1493022) Co14484D Rt RL324 |
| Come on around to my house mama : ain't nobody there but me | McTell, Blind Willie; Come On Around to My House Mama; Atlanta, 30 Oct. 1929; (1493022) Co14484D Rt RL324 |
| She's a real kind mama : looking for another man | McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (1493192) Co14657D Yz L1037 |
| Think pretty mama : done fell on me | McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (1493192) Co14657D Yz L1037 |
| I want to tell you something mama : seem mighty doggone strange | McTell, Blind Willie; Talking to Myself; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502572) Co14551D Yz L1005 |
| Now look here mama : let me tell you this | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519041) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| When I get it mama : your can will see no rest | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519041) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| Well ashes to ashes mama : and sand to sand | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519041) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| Now if I catch you mama : down in the heart of town | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519041) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| I'll grab you mama : and turn you every way but loose | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519041) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| If you's a real hot mama : drive away daddy's weeping spell | McTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519051) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| When I first met you mama : you were so nice and kind | McTell, Blind Willie; Stomp Down Rider; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050021) OK8936 Yz L1005 |
| Look here mama : I ain't going to do right no more | McTell, Blind Willie; Stomp Down Rider; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050021) OK8936 Yz L1005 |
| Well she's a hotshot mama : and I'm scared to tell her where I been | McTell, Blind Willie; Scarey Day Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050031) OK8936 Yz L1037 |
| Grab your mama : and hold her tight | McTell, Blind Willie; Georgia Rag; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1931; (4050851) OK8924 Yz L1005 |
| I'm going pretty mama : please don't break this rule | McTell, Blind Willie; Searching the Desert for the Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716061) Vi23353 RCA LPV518 |
| I'm going pretty mama : searching these deserts now | McTell, Blind Willie; Searching the Desert for the Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716061) Vi23353 RCA LPV518 |
| When you see me mama : standing in the door | McTell, Blind Willie; Warm It Up to Me; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (140082) Vo02595 Yz L1005 |
| Look ahere mama : just a word or two | McTell, Blind Willie; It's a Good Little Thing; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (140101) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| Look here mama : just don't stop | McTell, Blind Willie; It's a Good Little Thing; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (140101) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| What is that mama : you got in that sack | McTell, Blind Willie; It's a Good Little Thing; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (140101) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| Look here mama : just like a log | McTell, Blind Willie; It's a Good Little Thing; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (140101) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| Going back to Savannah mama : and sign my initial down | McTell, Blind Willie; Savannah Mama; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (140351) Vo02568 Yz L1005 |
| Because I got another hot mama : and she lives in Baltimore | McTell, Blind Willie; B and O Blues No. 2; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140661) Vo02568 Yz L1037 |
| Look ahere pretty mama : I'll tell you what I'll do | McTell, Blind Willie; Weary Hearted Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140671) Vo02568 Rt RL324 |
| I does all for you mama : you require | McTell, Blind Willie; Weary Hearted Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140671) Vo02568 Rt RL324 |
| Now look ahere mama : let me explain you this | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140692) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| When I get it mama : your can won't see no rest | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140692) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| If I catch you mama : down in the heart of town | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140692) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| She's a long tall mama : five and a half from the ground | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
| She's a tailormade mama : and she ain't no handmedown | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
| I want to tell you pretty mama : exactly who I am | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
| Soon as you got up mama : you changed your mind | McTell, Blind Willie; Cold Winter Day; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9956A) De7810 Yz L1037 |
| I gave you my money mama : buy you shoes and clothes | McTell, Blind Willie; Cold Winter Day; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9956A) De7810 Yz L1037 |
| I took you mama : your shoes were thin | McTell, Blind Willie; Cold Winter Day; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9956A) De7810 Yz L1037 |
| When I took you mama : *feet'll* on the ground | McTell, Blind Willie; Cold Winter Day; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9956A) De7810 Yz L1037 |
| Make no difference mama : take your lock and key | McTell, Blind Willie; Cold Winter Day; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9956A) De7810 Yz L1037 |
| Going away mama : it won't be long | McTell, Blind Willie; Cold Winter Day; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9956A) De7810 Yz L1037 |
| I took you mama : treated you nice and kind | McTell, Blind Willie; Cold Winter Day; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9956A) De7810 Yz L1037 |
| I done told you mama : right from the start | McTell, Blind Willie; Your Time to Worry; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9957A) De7117 Rt RL324 |
| Yes you going to leave your mama : standing in this door | Memphis Minnie; I Called You This Morning; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6013 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| It's the way you *crow* mama : just awhile before day | Miller, Sodarisa; Sunshine Special; Chicago, c. Apr. 1925; (2092?) Pm12276 Mil MLP2018 |
| I said mama : what become of me | Mississippi Moaner (Isaiah Nettles); Mississippi Moan; Jackson, Miss., 20 Oct. 1935; (JAX2011) Vo03166 Yz L1009 |
| Some of my former deeds mama : cause me to leave my old home | Mississippi Moaner (Isaiah Nettles); Mississippi Moan; Jackson, Miss., 20 Oct. 1935; (JAX2011) Vo03166 Yz L1009 |
| Take me mama : won't be bad no more | Mississippi Moaner (Isaiah Nettles); It's Cold in China Blues; Jackson, Miss., 20 Oct. 1935; (JAX2021) Vo03166 OJL8 |
| Hey mama : what have I said and done | Mississippi Moaner (Isaiah Nettles); It's Cold in China Blues; Jackson, Miss., 20 Oct. 1935; (JAX2021) Vo03166 OJL8 |
| You's a highstepping mama : and I don't care what you do | Mississippi Moaner (Isaiah Nettles); It's Cold in China Blues; Jackson, Miss., 20 Oct. 1935; (JAX2021) Vo03166 OJL8 |
| I've been worrying all day mama : and could hardly sleep last night | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Vicksburg Blues No. 2; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (944201) BBB6072 Yz L1028 |
| I've got a good gal pretty mama : waiting there for me | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Vicksburg Blues No. 2; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (944201) BBB6072 Yz L1028 |
| Now there's nothing I can do mama : oh no more I can say | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Vicksburg Blues No. 2; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (944201) BBB6072 Yz L1028 |
| I love you mama : but you don't mean me no good | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Mama You Don't Mean Me No Good; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (944211) BBB6072 CC35 |
| If you don't want me mama : now let your daddy be | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Mama You Don't Mean Me No Good; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (944211) BBB6072 CC35 |
| The first time I met the blues mama : they came walking through the wood | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; The First Time I Met You; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026421) BBB6766 RBF RF12 |
| They stopped at my house first mama : and done me all the harm they could | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; The First Time I Met You; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026421) BBB6766 RBF RF12 |
| Had a cool loving mama : and they call her Jesse P | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Vicksburg BluesPart 3; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026451) BBB6697 CC35 |
| I were laying upstairs mama : trying to take my rest | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Out West Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026491) BBB6916 CC35 |
| Now I'm going out west mama : Lord and I can't take you | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Out West Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026491) BBB6916 CC35 |
| Because it's nothing out there mama : that a woman like you can do | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Out West Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026491) BBB6916 CC35 |
| And the more you cry mama : the farther that you drive me away | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Leaving Town Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026501) BBB6916 CC35 |
| Now when I leave this time mama : you can pin crepe on my door | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Leaving Town Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026501) BBB6916 CC35 |
| If I mistreat you mama : I sure don't mean no harm | Moore, Kid Prince; Honey Dripping Papa; New York, 11 Apr. 1936; (189992) ARC60956 Rt RL340 |
| I got me a mama : she's so big and fat | Moore, Kid Prince; Honey Dripping Papa; New York, 11 Apr. 1936; (189992) ARC60956 Rt RL340 |
| She's a sweet loving mama : I know she's going to raise a little hell | Moore, Kid Prince; Honey Dripping Papa; New York, 11 Apr. 1936; (189992) ARC60956 Rt RL340 |
| Oh run here mama : run and tell me now | Moore, William; Midnight Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203122) Pm12636 Rt RL340 |
| Now mama : just poisoned you | Nelson, Romeo; Gettin' Dirty Just Shakin' that Thing; Chicago, 9 Oct. 1929; (C4629 ) Vo1447 OJL15 |
| I had a mama : that spoke like this | Nelson, Romeo; Gettin' Dirty Just Shakin' that Thing; Chicago, 9 Oct. 1929; (C4629 ) Vo1447 OJL15 |
| And now goodbye mama : I'll meet you some old day | Nelson, Romeo; Dyin' Rider Blues; Chicago, 26 Nov. 1929; (C4752 ) Vo1494 RBF RF12 |
| I was dreaming about sweet mama : the time once I've had | Nelson, Blue Coat Tom; Blue Coat Blues; Memphis, 17 Feb. 1928; (400258B) OK8838 Rt RL316 |
| And I rosed this morning mama : and I didn't know right from wrong | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Roll and Tumble Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402306B) OK8679 OJL17 |
| Says that's all right sweet mama : your trouble going to come some day | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Roll and Tumble Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402306B) OK8679 OJL17 |
| I'm leaving here mama : don't you want to go | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Going Back to Memphis; Memphis, 5 June 1930; (62583 ) Vi23310 Jo SM3104 |
| I'm coming home mama : if I have to | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Got a Letter from My Darlin'; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64731 ) Vi23267 Rt RL337 |
| I'm coming home mama : if I have to ride the rods | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Got a Letter from My Darlin'; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64731 ) Vi23267 Rt RL337 |
| 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 got me rolling mama : I don't know how come | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; You Got Me Rollin'; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (647412) Vi23274 Rt RL323 |
| Jackson on a high hill mama : Natchez just below | Patton, Charley; Screamin' and Hollerin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15214) Pm12805 Yz L1020 |
| I believe sweet mama : going to do like she say | Patton, Charley; It Won't Be Long; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15220) Pm12854 Yz L1020 |
| I believe sweet mama : sure was kind to me | Patton, Charley; It Won't Be Long; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15220) Pm12854 Yz L1020 |
| Followed sweet mama : to the burying ground | Patton, Charley; Devil Sent the Rain; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L401) Pm13040 Yz L1009 |
| Now the water now mama : done struck Charlotte town | Patton, Charley; High Water EverywherePart I; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L591) Pm12909 Yz L1020 |
| When I leave here mama : I'm going further down the road | Patton, Charley; Rattlesnake Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L632) Pm12924 Yz L1020 |
| I'm going to shake glad hands mama : I say Lord with your loving boy | Patton, Charley; Rattlesnake Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L632) Pm12924 Yz L1020 |
| Come on mama : out to the edge of town | Patton, Charley; Bird Nest Bound; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4331) Pm13070 Yz L1020 |
| If I was a bird mama : I would build a nest in the heart of town | Patton, Charley; Bird Nest Bound; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4331) Pm13070 Yz L1020 |
| Aw come one mama : let us go to the edge of town | Patton, Charley; Revenue Man Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14747 ) Vo02931 Yz L1020 |
| I can tell the day mama : I seen my baby's face | Petties, Arthur; Out on Santa FeBlues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419072) Vi21282 Rt RL314 |
| Well if I were a catfish mama : I said swimming deep down in the deep blue sea | Petway, Robert; Catfish Blues; Chicago, 28 Mar. 1941; (0594761) BBB8838 Yz L1038 |
| All these gals now sweet mama : I said now setting out hooks for me | Petway, Robert; Catfish Blues; Chicago, 28 Mar. 1941; (0594761) BBB8838 Yz L1038 |
| Got on my knees now mama : I didn't know not not a word to say | Petway, Robert; Catfish Blues; Chicago, 28 Mar. 1941; (0594761) BBB8838 Yz L1038 |
| She'll even moan now sweet mama : honey she's going from door to door | Petway, Robert; Cotton Pickin' Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741151) BBB9036 Rt RL314 |
| Now my baby last night mama : oh well she said now black man I'm going | Petway, Robert; Cotton Pickin' Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741151) BBB9036 Rt RL314 |
| You know loving mama : that you can't squeeze them all by yourself | Pickett, Charlie; Let Me Squeeze Your Lemon; New York, 3 Aug. 1937; (62487A) De7707 RBF RF9 |
| Let me squeeze your lemon mama : I mean anyhow | Pickett, Charlie; Let Me Squeeze Your Lemon; New York, 3 Aug. 1937; (62487A) De7707 RBF RF9 |
| 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 |
| If I find my sweet mama : baby I believe we're going to have some fun | Pickett, Charlie; Down the Highway; New York, 3 Aug. 1937; (62488A) De7707 RBF RF202 |
| ??? mama : what's on your mind | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 RBF RF6 |
| I want you to love me mama : like my easy rider done | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Stealin' Stealin'; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470372) ViV38504 RBF RF1 |
| She may be home with her mama : she's the one I only want | Pullum, Joe; Black Gal What Makes Your Head So Hard??? No. 2; San Antonio, 3 Apr. 1934; (82786?) BBB5592 Rt RL327 |
| Say you mistreat me [now] mama : and that's the way you do | Rachel, James Yank; TBone Steak Blues; Memphis, 2 Oct. 1929; (563362) ViV38595 Rt RL310 |
| I say you used to be sweet mama : but I ain't going to call you sweet no more | Rachel, James Yank; Sweet Mama; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (62550) Vi23318 Rt RL329 |
| I don't want no skinny mama : I wants a woman she got on plenty of meat | Rachel, James Yank; Gravel Road Woman; New York, 6 Feb. 1934; (147932) Vo02649 OJL21 |
| Take me back mama : or else I'll die | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Dream Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (16991) Pm12098 BYG529.078 |
| I say where have you been mama : been out selling sweet jellyroll | Ramey, Ben (Memphis Jug Band); I Can't Stand It; Memphis, 17 Sept. 1929; (555291) ViV38551 Rt RL322 |
| I didn't know my old pretty mama : to run me crazy now | Ranger, Jack; T. P. Window Blues; San Antonio, 28 June 1929; (402768) OK8785 Rt RL315 |
| What's the use of leaving your mama : know you're going to beg back home again | Red Nelson (Nelson Wilborn); Sweetest Thing Born; Chicago, 6 Feb. 1936; (90605A) De7155 Cor CP58 |
| Tell me what's the matter mama : can't see no mail | Red Nelson (Nelson Wilborn); Sweetest Thing Born; Chicago, 6 Feb. 1936; (90605A) De7155 Cor CP58 |
| Have you ever been accused mama : ain't done nothing wrong | Reed, Willie; Dreaming Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476002) Co14407D Yz L1004 |
| Excuse me mama : for knocking at your room | Reed, Willie; Dreaming Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476002) Co14407D Yz L1004 |
| Lord pretty mama : what's the matter now | Reed, Willie; Texas Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476011) Co14407D Yz L1010 |
| Take me pretty mama : try me one more time | Reed, Willie; Texas Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476011) Co14407D Yz L1010 |
| Don't you worry mama : because I was carried away | Reed, Willie; Leavin' Home; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495441) Co unissued His HLP17 |
| I was just sitting here awondering mama : about my usedtobe | Reed, Willie; Leavin' Home; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495441) Co unissued His HLP17 |
| She's a big fat mama : with the meat shaking on her bones | Reynolds, Blind Willie; Third Street Woman Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (647242) Vi23258 OJL11 |
| If you can't do my rolling mama : you can't spend my change | Reynolds, Blind Willie; Third Street Woman Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (647242) Vi23258 OJL11 |
| Says won't you run here pretty mama : see what your man have done | Roland, Walter; Every Morning Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1934; (155212) Ba33282 BC7 |
| Hey pretty mama : honey what you got on your mind | Shade, Will; Memphis BoyBlues; Chicago, 9 June 1927; (386591) Vi20809 Rt RL337 |
| I wouldn't hurt so bad mama : but you had another man just the same | Shade, Will; I Packed My Suitcase, Started to the Train; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403121) Vi21412 Rt RL311 |
| Hey mama mama : where you stay last night | Shade, Will; Kansas City Blues; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403151) Vi21185 Rt RL307 |
| I'll pack your suitcase mama : I will throw it over the fence | Shade, Will; Evergreen Money Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418182) Vi21657 Rt RL310 |
| I allow you don't need no telling mama : babe because you already know | Shade, Will; Evergreen Money Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418182) Vi21657 Rt RL310 |
| *I told* when I'm staying all night long mama : Lord it's going to the *pass* | Shade, Will; She Stays Out All Night Long; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418912) Vi21524 Rt RL322 |
| Come on mama : let's get on the road again | Shade, Will; On the Road Again; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470111) ViV38015 OJL19 |
| Lord mama : what's on your mind | Shade, Will; Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 Rt RL337 |
| I want you to love me mama : like my easy rider done | Shade, Will; Stealin' Stealin'; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470372) ViV38504 Rt RL337 |
| And if you keep on using canned heat mama : you soon get to the place you just can't leave it | Shade, Will; Better Leave That Stuff Alone; Memphis, 24 Sept. 1928; (47092 ) Vi21725 Mam S3803 |
| Oh well it's come on mama : and let me go his bail | Shade, Will; I Can Beat You Plenty; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (55599 ) ViV38586 Rt RL337 |
| How how can I love you mama : when you goes on the street always | Shade, Will; Taking Your Place; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (56343) Vi23347 Jo SM3104 |
| Now someone has done something mama : about to take your place | Shade, Will; Taking Your Place; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (56343) Vi23347 Jo SM3104 |
| Let's get stomp barefoot mama : and get drunk and run | Short, Jaydee; Barefoot Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11475 ) Vo1704 Yz L1003 |
| I don't feel like running with you mama : but I just feel like having my fun | Short, Jaydee; Barefoot Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11475 ) Vo1704 Yz L1003 |
| In a few more days now mama : your good man going to be going away | Short, Jaydee; Barefoot Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11475 ) Vo1704 Yz L1003 |
| Now I believe I'll go mama : don't feel welcome here | Short, Jaydee; Barefoot Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11475 ) Vo1704 Yz L1003 |
| The reason I feel that way mama : I ain't got nobody to feel my care | Short, Jaydee; Grand Daddy Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11479A) Vo1708 Yz L1018 |
| Farrell blues mama : sure don't worry me | Sims, Henry; Farrell Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L451) Pm12912 OJL8 |
| Oh mama : what have I done to you | Sims, Henry; Farrell Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L451) Pm12912 OJL8 |
| Let mama : feel that money touch | Smith, Bessie; One and Two Blues; New York, 26 Oct. 1926; (1428762) Co14172D Co CL857 |
| Don't start your mama : to slipping out on you | Smith, Ivy; Sad and Blue; Chicago, c. Jan. 1927; (40891) Pm12447 His HLP2 |
| Now when you hear me howling mama : I mean howling at your door | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf BluesNo. 2; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6405A) Vo1558 Yz L1031 |
| Come on and give me what I want mama : then you won't hear me howl no more | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf BluesNo. 2; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6405A) Vo1558 Yz L1031 |
| Ever since you quit me mama : I ain't wanted nobody else | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf BluesNo. 2; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6405A) Vo1558 Yz L1031 |
| And when I howl this time mama : I never will howl no more | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf BluesNo. 2; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6405A) Vo1558 Yz L1031 |
| Watch the roads dark as night mama : and you liable to see me prowl | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf BluesNo. 2; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6405A) Vo1558 Yz L1031 |
| I heard you say this morning mama : that your head was throbbing through and through | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Good Coffee Blues; Chicago, c. 20 Sept. 1930; (C6409 ) Vo1590 Yz L1031 |
| Pull off your high shoes mama : lay down on the bed | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Good Coffee Blues; Chicago, c. 20 Sept. 1930; (C6409 ) Vo1590 Yz L1031 |
| Been all over the world grinding coffee mama : come on let me grind you some | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Good Coffee Blues; Chicago, c. 20 Sept. 1930; (C6409 ) Vo1590 Yz L1031 |
| When you drinking you talk too much mama : forgive me if you please | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'Part 2; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930; (C7101 ) Vo1602 Yz L1031 |
| I love you and always will mama : I'm down on my bended knees | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'Part 2; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930; (C7101 ) Vo1602 Yz L1031 |
| I know the reason I can't keep you mama : I taken you from my bosom friend | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'Part 2; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930; (C7101 ) Vo1602 Yz L1031 |
| Just let me hop you one time mama : and you'll keep me for your little old toad | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hoppin' Toad Frog; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO166A) Vo1655 Yz L1031 |
| And if you do it mama : do it slow | Smith, Trixie; Don't Shake It No More; New York, c. June 1924; (18072) Pm12211 CC29 |
| Redhot mama : *eggs hardboiled* | Smith, Trixie; Black Bottom Hop; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (23641) Pm12336 CC29 |
| You mistreat me now mama : without a cause | Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M184 ) Br7137 OJL20 |
| Lordy it's sweet to mama : now mama where you stay last night | Stokes, Frank; Sweet to Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47731) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| Yeah listen mama : what I'm about to say to you | Stokes, Frank; Beale Town Bound; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47752) Pm12576 Rt RL308 |
| Ain't a thing to the world mama : that I want you to do | Stokes, Frank; Beale Town Bound; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47752) Pm12576 Rt RL308 |
| If the blues get away from me mama : I'm going back home with you | Stokes, Frank; Beale Town Bound; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47752) Pm12576 Rt RL308 |
| And I'm going I'm going mama : what you want me to bring you back | Stokes, Frank; Beale Town Bound; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47752) Pm12576 Rt RL308 |
| You didn't have no business mama : starting this deal with me | Stokes, Frank; Beale Town Bound; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47752) Pm12576 Rt RL308 |
| Hey listen at me mama : don't be all night | Stokes, Frank; Last Go Round; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47771) Pm12591 Bio BLP12041 |
| Take me in your arms mama : and rock me good and slow | Stokes, Frank; Blues in D; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200482) Pm12552 Bio BLP12041 |
| Hey listen mama : the world is done gone away | Stokes, Frank; Downtown Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418221) Vi21272 BC5 |
| Hey listen mama : the world is done gone away | Stokes, Frank; Downtown Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418222) Vi unissued His HLP31 |
| I'm going I'm going mama : what you want me to bring you back | Stokes, Frank; It Won't Be Long Now; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454202) Vi21672 Rt RL307 |
| I don't want no gravy mama : when the gravy get cold | Stokes, Frank; It Won't Be Long Now; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454202) Vi21672 Rt RL307 |
| I got the Nehi blues mama : don't know what in the world to do | Stokes, Frank; Nehi Mama Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454212) Vi21738 Rt RL308 |
| Now if you love me mama : you'll treat me right | Stokes, Frank; Take Me Back; Memphis, 30 Aug. 1928; (454542) ViV38531 Yz L1008 |
| Now if you will mama : take me back | Stokes, Frank; Take Me Back; Memphis, 30 Aug. 1928; (454542) ViV38531 Yz L1008 |
| Now listen at me mama mama : why did you let me go | Stokes, Frank; How Long; Memphis, 30 Aug. 1928; (454551) ViV38512 BC6 |
| Hey listen mama : if you will treat me right | Stokes, Frank; Ain't Going to Do Like I Used to Do; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212292) Pm12774 Rt RL308 |
| I don't want you to weep mama : I don't want you to moan | Stokes, Frank; South Memphis Blues; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555732) ViV38548 Rt RL308 |
| I've been so true mama : and I want you to do | Stokes, Frank; South Memphis Blues; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555732) ViV38548 Rt RL308 |
| *Hey them* Mississippi mama : and you look all right to me | Stokes, Frank; Bunker Hill Blues; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555741) ViV38548 Rt RL308 |
| If you don't treat me right mama : you can't *treat* nobody else | Stokes, Frank; Bunker Hill Blues; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555741) ViV38548 Rt RL308 |
| You give me bad luck dear mama : you trouble me all the time | Stokes, Frank; Right Now Blues; Memphis, 25 Sept. 1929; (555842) ViV38589 Yz L1018 |
| Give everything in this world mama : that a man ever could | Stokes, Frank; Right Now Blues; Memphis, 25 Sept. 1929; (555842) ViV38589 Yz L1018 |
| Now listen at me mama : mama if you'll only be kind | Stokes, Frank; Right Now Blues; Memphis, 25 Sept. 1929; (555842) ViV38589 Yz L1018 |
| I do everything mama : to try to satisfy your mind | Stokes, Frank; Right Now Blues; Memphis, 25 Sept. 1929; (555842) ViV38589 Yz L1018 |
| And I'm leaving you mama : this is the last time I'll ever go | Stokes, Frank; Frank Stoke's Dream; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (563052) Vi23411 Yz L1008 |
| I'm going to buy me a little red rooster mama : put it in my back door | Stone, Joe; Back Door Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76838 ) BBB5169 Yz L1030 |
| Because honey I only want a mama : seems just like a *country* dream | Stone, Joe; Back Door Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76838 ) BBB5169 Yz L1030 |
| Sure to be buried in the river mama : than to be buried in a hollow log | Stone, Joe; Back Door Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76838 ) BBB5169 Yz L1030 |
| Said I'm leave this time mama : please don't hang none that crepe on my door | Stone, Joe; Back Door Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76838 ) BBB5169 Yz L1030 |
| And I wonder why mama : that you can't get along with me | Stone, Joe; Back Door Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76838 ) BBB5169 Yz L1030 |
| Going to shoot you mama : going to cut you too | Sykes, Roosevelt; Single Tree Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15563) Pm12827 Riv RM8819 |
| Going away mama : coming here no more | Sykes, Roosevelt; Single Tree Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15563) Pm12827 Riv RM8819 |
| Lord I'd rather be in the woods mama : Lord in a lion's den | Sykes, Roosevelt; Skeet and Garret; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403312A) OK8749 Yz L1033 |
| Than to be here in this town mama : Lord and deceive her men | Sykes, Roosevelt; Skeet and Garret; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403312A) OK8749 Yz L1033 |
| So I went back to my mama : nothing else I can do | Sykes, Roosevelt; Poor Boy Blues; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403323A) OK8787 Yz L1033 |
| Turn your light out mama : and [I want you to] pull you curtains down | Sykes, Roosevelt; No Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1930; (C6475A) MeM12086 Yz L1033 |
| I found out you's no good mama : I think I better let you go | Sykes, Roosevelt; Mr. Sykes Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18801) Ch16586 Yz L1033 |
| Oh listen kind mama : don't worry about your dad when I'm gone | Sykes, Roosevelt; Highway 61 Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18802) Ch16586 Yz L1033 |
| You know I'm wild about your kind mama : I ain't going to do nothing wrong | Sykes, Roosevelt; Highway 61 Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18802) Ch16586 Yz L1033 |
| You's a mean mistreating mama : and you don't mean me no good | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Mean Mistreater Blues; Chicago, 14 June 1934; (806041) BBB5546 RCA LPV518 |
| That's the way I talk pretty mama : I don't have to beg nobody here | Taylor, Charley; Heavy Suitcase Blues; Grafton, Wis., Mar. or Apr. 1930; (L2512) Pm12967 Yz L1028 |
| And when I come back pretty mama : all my good work will be done | Taylor, Charley; Louisiana Bound; Grafton, Wis., Mar. or Apr. 1930; (L2522) Pm12967 Her H205 |
| If you see my mama : before I do | Thomas, Henry; Cottonfield Blues; Chicago, c. early July 1927; ( ) Vo1094 OJL3 |
| ??? up *the winter* street mama : have a watch on me | Thomas, Henry; Don't Ease Me In; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; ( ) Vo1197 OJL3 |
| I turned around sweet mama : I was workhouse bound | Thomas, Henry; Don't Ease Me In; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; ( ) Vo1197 OJL3 |
| She got a dress she wear sweet mama : said it's pink and blue | Thomas, Henry; Don't Ease Me In; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; ( ) Vo1197 OJL3 |
| Tell me mama : what's the matter now | Thomas, Henry; Texas Easy Street Blues; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; ( ) Vo1197 OJL3 |
| Tell me mama : what's the matter now | Thomas, Henry; Texas Easy Street Blues; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; ( ) Vo1197 OJL3 |
| I turned around sweet mama : I went across town | Thomas, Henry; Don't Leave Me Here; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C4624) Vo1443 Yz L1004 |
| I believe to my soul pretty mama : she's *water* bound | Thomas, Henry; Don't Leave Me Here; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C4624) Vo1443 Yz L1004 |
| I know you was blind pretty mama : baby but now you see | Thomas, Jesse Babyface; No Good Woman Blues; Dallas, 10 Aug. 1929; (553272) ViV38555 Yz L1032 |
| I was good to you pretty mama : tried to please your mind | Thomas, Jesse Babyface; No Good Woman Blues; Dallas, 10 Aug. 1929; (553272) ViV38555 Yz L1032 |
| Well mama mama : what's the matter now | Thomkins, Jim; Bedside Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM780 ) Br7200 Rt RL319 |
| I got a letter mama : you ought to heard it read | Thompson, Ashley; Minglewood Blues; Memphis, 30 Jan. 1928; (418032) Vi21267 Fwy FA2953 |
| Don't mistreat me mama : because I'm your little wild | Thompson, Edward; Showers of Rain Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2411A) Pm13018 Yz L1006 |
| And I'll play for you mama : if you please let me be your man | Turner, Buck; Black Ace; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61790A) De7281 Yz L1026 |
| But I'll play for you mama : if you please will treat me right | Turner, Buck; Black Ace; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61790A) De7281 Yz L1026 |
| There's a little ace in the deck mama : *I'll lay forth and* tight | Turner, Buck; Black Ace; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61790A) De7281 Yz L1026 |
| But I'll play for you mama : if you treat me right | Turner, Buck; Black Ace; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61790A) De7281 Yz L1026 |
| If you don't want me mama : I said please sit here alone | Turner, Buck; Black Ace; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61790A) De7281 Yz L1026 |
| Because I'll play for you mama : eee when the cangetit's gone | Turner, Buck; Black Ace; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61790A) De7281 Yz L1026 |
| And if you don't want me mama : please just let me stay | Turner, Buck; Black Ace; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61790A) De7281 Yz L1026 |
| If you know you don't want me mama : you won't even say | Turner, Buck; Black Ace; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61790A) De7281 Yz L1026 |
| That's all right mama : you going to need my help some day | Turner, Buck; Black Ace; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61790A) De7281 Yz L1026 |
| Touch me light pretty mama : this may be your last | unknown artist (George Bullet Williams); Touch Me Light Mama; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205902) Pm12680 OJL2 |
| I believe to my soul mama : got to leave your town | unknown artist (George Bullet Williams); Touch Me Light Mama; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205902) Pm12680 OJL2 |
| I got no pretty mama : talk babytalk to me | unknown artist (George Bullet Williams); Touch Me Light Mama; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205902) Pm12680 OJL2 |
| Going uptown mama : some whiskey *skey* for me | unknown artist (George Bullet Williams); Touch Me Light Mama; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205902) Pm12680 OJL2 |
| If you're worried mama : you know just how I feel | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); German Blues; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404677B) OK8856 OJL4 |
| Say wake up mama : the children done come home | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); German Blues; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404677B) OK8856 OJL4 |
| Say wake up mama : hear your rooster crow | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); The Wild Cat Squawl; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404680A) OK8908 BC2 |
| Wake up mama : hear your rooster crow | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Gettin' Ready for Trial; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404682C) OK8856 OJL4 |
| Don't want me mama : don't you tell no lies | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Gettin' Ready for Trial; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404682C) OK8856 OJL4 |
| Wake up mama : hear the rooster crow | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Giving It Away; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404683A) OK8908 OJL19 |
| Don't the house look lonesome mama : rolling before your door | Vincson, Walter; Stop and Listen Blues; Shreveport, La., 17 Feb. 1930; (403806A) OK8807 Yz L1007 |
| *I wear* those blues mama : when the sun goes down | Walker, Uncle Bud; Look Here Mama Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402008A) OK8828 Yz L1018 |
| Now look ahere mama : what you trying to do | Walker, Uncle Bud; Look Here Mama Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402008A) OK8828 Yz L1018 |
| Hey mama : honey what's the matter now | Walker, Uncle Bud; Stand Up Suitcase Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402009B) OK8828 Yz L1009 |
| Got a little bitty mama : and a big mama too | Washboard Sam; Big Woman; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01885 ) BBB6870 BC10 |
| My little bitty mama : don't treat me like my big mama do | Washboard Sam; Big Woman; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01885 ) BBB6870 BC10 |
| Hey hey mama : don't be mean to me | Washboard Sam; Big Woman; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01885 ) BBB6870 BC10 |
| Hey hey mama : take your big legs off of me | Washboard Sam; Big Woman; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01885 ) BBB6870 BC10 |
| Hey hey mama : let's go across town | Washboard Sam; Big Woman; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01885 ) BBB6870 BC10 |
| Hey hey mama : give me my shoes and clothes | Washboard Sam; Big Woman; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01885 ) BBB6870 BC10 |
| Oh tell me mama : who's that here awhile ago | Washboard Sam; Back Door; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07616 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| Now don't come here mama : I'm going to start to raising sand | Washboard Sam; Back Door; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07616 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| When I get you mama : we going to move on the outskirts of town | Washboard Sam; We Gonna Move; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07617 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| Well the reason mama : I don't want you to stay here | Washboard Sam; We Gonna Move; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07617 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| Well I'm going to heat with gas mama : and not with coal | Washboard Sam; We Gonna Move; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07617 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| Well I'm going to bring my groceries mama : myself every day | Washboard Sam; We Gonna Move; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07617 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| Well it may be funny mama : as funny as can be | Washboard Sam; We Gonna Move; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07617 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| Here I come mama : tired and dirty as I can be | Washboard Sam; Save It for Me; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020809 ) BBB7866 BC10 |
| Just want to know mama : if you save it for me | Washboard Sam; Save It for Me; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020809 ) BBB7866 BC10 |
| Sophisticated mama : don't turn your nose up at me | Washboard Sam; Sophisticated Mama; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020814 ) BBB7780 BC2 |
| I'm going to read you mama : tell you what I think of you | Washboard Sam; Sophisticated Mama; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020814 ) BBB7780 BC2 |
| Your game is so strong mama : yes your dice is too bad | Washboard Sam; I'm Not the Lad; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644781) BBB8878 RCA LPV577 |
| I mean now some pretty mama : done [run, drove] my black snake home | Washington, Louis; Black Snake Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1934; (146761) Ba33058 Rt RL313 |
| I mean some pretty mama : better come and get this black snake soon | Washington, Louis; Black Snake Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1934; (146761) Ba33058 Rt RL313 |
| I mean now that's all right pretty mama : most any old any old way you do | Washington, Louis; Black Snake Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1934; (146761) Ba33058 Rt RL313 |
| Then he looks at me and cries mama : I mean your sweet old girl | Waters, Ethel; Ethel Sings 'Em; New York, c. June 1923; (B) BS14154 Bio BLP12022 |
| Sometime mama : you're good as good can be | Weaver, Curley; Sometime Mama; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9939B) Ch50065 His HLP31 |
| She's a tailormade mama : not no handmedown | Weaver, Curley; Oh Lawdy Mama; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9940A) Ch50077 Rt RL326 |
| Said get away from my window mama : don't knock at my back door | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Memphis JugBlues; Memphis, 24 Feb. 1927; (379432) Vi20576 Rt RL322 |
| I stuck with you mama : when you did not have no man at all | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Memphis JugBlues; Memphis, 24 Feb. 1927; (379432) Vi20576 Rt RL322 |
| Had a redhot mama : that I sure did hate to lose | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Red Hot Blues; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1937; (C20311) Vo04066 CC3 |
| Mama mama : baby how can it be | Welsh, Nolan; St. Peter Blues; Chicago, 16 June 1926; (9728A) OK8372 CC32 |
| Well well well I seen my little mama : as she come creeping up the hill | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Ain't It a Pity and a Shame; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6488A) Vo1649 Say SDR191 |
| Well well well did you ever wake up mama : baby now between midnight and day | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Ain't It a Pity and a Shame; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6488A) Vo1649 Say SDR191 |
| You know my little mama : going to be sleeping on your floor | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Ice and Snow Blues; Chicago, 28 Sept. 1931; (675671) BBB5626 BC4 |
| Now little mama : it was in the ice and snow | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Ice and Snow Blues; Chicago, 28 Sept. 1931; (675671) BBB5626 BC4 |
| You can tell by the bullet holes mama : now here in my hand | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Ice and Snow Blues; Chicago, 28 Sept. 1931; (675671) BBB5626 BC4 |
| And don't forget the day now little mama : babe now you drove me from your door | Wheatstraw, Peetie; All Night Long Blues; Chicago, 18 Aug. 1934; (C9315A) De7082 AH158 |
| The way you treat me little mama : you don't mean me no good nohow | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Throw Me in the Alley; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9351 ) De7018 Say SDR191 |
| Now won't you come here little mama : please now let's have a cocktail together | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Cocktail Man Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90173A) De7144 Say SDR191 |
| But I will work for you little mama : ooo well well baby if you ain't got a dime | Wheatstraw, Peetie; King of Spades; Chicago, 20 July 1935; (C1082B) Vo03066 Say SDR191 |
| Then again I will scratch for you little mama : ooo well well like a rooster scratch for a hen | Wheatstraw, Peetie; King of Spades; Chicago, 20 July 1935; (C1082B) Vo03066 Say SDR191 |
| I can look in your eyes sweet mama : tell what's on your mind | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Devilment Blues; Chicago, 2 Nov. 1937; (91323A) De7422 Say SDR192 |
| Sugar mama sugar mama : where did you get your sugar from | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sugar Mama; Chicago, 18 Oct. 1938; (91529A) De7529 Say SDR192 |
| You got fine sugar sugar mama : and it's going right to my head | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sugar Mama; Chicago, 18 Oct. 1938; (91529A) De7529 Say SDR192 |
| And if you take it from me sugar mama : ooo well well I know I'll soon be dead | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sugar Mama; Chicago, 18 Oct. 1938; (91529A) De7529 Say SDR192 |
| Everybody's bragging about your sugar sugar mama : and I'm almost going bragging too | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sugar Mama; Chicago, 18 Oct. 1938; (91529A) De7529 Say SDR192 |
| And if I can't get that sugar mama : ooo well well I don't know what I will do | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sugar Mama; Chicago, 18 Oct. 1938; (91529A) De7529 Say SDR192 |
| But when I want that sweet sugar sugar mama : ooo well well I don't feel just right | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sugar Mama; Chicago, 18 Oct. 1938; (91529A) De7529 Say SDR192 |
| That sugar you got sugar mama : is going from town to town | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sugar Mama; Chicago, 18 Oct. 1938; (91529A) De7529 Say SDR192 |
| Everybody wants some of your sugar mama : ooo well well but please don't let them have more | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sugar Mama; Chicago, 18 Oct. 1938; (91529A) De7529 Say SDR192 |
| Listen here mama : don't you be so fast | Whistlin' Rufus; Sweet Jelly Rollin'; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1933; (77305 ) BBB5306 Rt RL334 |
| Mama mama : who you quit | Whistlin' Rufus; Sweet Jelly Rollin'; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1933; (77305 ) BBB5306 Rt RL334 |
| Get your nightshirt mama : and your gown | White, Washington; Shake 'Em On Down; Chicago, 2 Sept. 1937; (C19971) Vo03711 Co C30036 |
| See see mama : what you done done | White, Washington; Shake 'Em On Down; Chicago, 2 Sept. 1937; (C19971) Vo03711 Co C30036 |
| Now mama little mama : what's on your *ruddy* mind | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Gotta Shave 'Em Dry; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1041) Pm12916 Her H205 |
| These lowdown women mama : treated your poor son wrong | Wilkins, Robert; That's No Way to Get Along; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M189 ) Br7125 OJL5 |
| When I leaves that time mama : I won't be back no more | Wilkins, Robert; Alabama Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M190 ) Br7205 Rt RL333 |
| It read son come home to your mama : she's sick and nearly dead | Wilkins, Robert; Nashville Stonewall Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM740A) Br7168 Rt RL307 |
| Said how can I come home mama : I'm behind these walls | Wilkins, Robert; Nashville Stonewall Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM740A) Br7168 Rt RL307 |
| Lord I made up in my mind pretty mama : honest great God let you go | Wilkins, Robert; Dirty Deal Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX104 ) Vo03223 BC5 |
| Goodbye pretty mama : oh baby fare thee well | Wilkins, Robert; Dirty Deal Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX104 ) Vo03223 BC5 |
| And *the luck of the fortune* mama : you may need me around some day | Williams, Jabo; Polock Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. May 1932; (L1406?) Pm13130 Yz L1028 |
| Well look here mama : let your daddy see | Williams, Joe; Little Leg Woman; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854871) BBB5900 Yz L1038 |
| I'm standing in Chicago mama : New Orleans on my mind | Williams, Joe; 49 Highway Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85490 ) BBB5996 OJL17 |
| When I get in my bed mama : baby tighten up on your reins | Williams, Joe; My Grey Pony; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85491 ) BBB5948 RBF RF14 |
| He's a nogood weed mama : and the cows going to mow him down | Williams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854921) BBB5996 OJL17 |
| And before I'll be a dog mama : I'll leave my happy home | Williams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854921) BBB5996 OJL17 |
| I was thinking about the good time mama : mmm Lord me and my baby once have had | Williams, Joe; Wild Cow Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962461) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| I think I heard my wild cow mama : when she begin to low | Williams, Joe; Wild Cow Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962461) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| Cried last night mama : cried all night before | Williams, Joe; I Know You Gonna Miss Me; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076611) BBB7022 RCA INT1087 |
| Peach orchard mama : you swore wasn't nobody going to use your peaches but me | Williams, Joe; Peach Orchard Mama; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539911) BBB8774 RCA INT1087 |
| Ever again I want a peach orchard mama : ooo well well wish to God that you would die | Williams, Joe; Peach Orchard Mama; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539911) BBB8774 RCA INT1087 |
| Look pretty mama : what you done done | Williams, Joe; I Want It Awful Bad; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M195 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321 |
| Peach orchard mama : you swore no one get your fruit but me | Williams, Joe; Peach Orchard Mama; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208551) BBB7770 RCA INT1175 |
| But you know loving mama : that you can't squeeze them all yourself | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Until My Love Come Down; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (020119 ) BBB7576 RBF RF14 |
| Lord I want some feeding mama : so I can hear a *high sound* | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Ground Hog Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070143 ) BBB9031 BC3 |
| Now if I clean up pretty mama : can I stay all night with you | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Broken Hearted Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070145 ) BBB9031 BC20 |
| Big fat mama : and I can bend down low | Wilson, Leola B.; Scoop It; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26074) Pm12379 His HLP1 |
| And it's hey mama : I'm going to leave your town | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Fourth and Beale; Chicago, c. 12 Sept. 1929; (C4338 ) Br7138 His HLP15 |
| I wanted to see you mama : but your good man had me barred | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Fourth and Beale; Chicago, c. 12 Sept. 1929; (C4338 ) Br7138 His HLP15 |
| Mama : then I'll bite like a cat | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; You Got Me Rollin'; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (647412) Vi23274 Rt RL323 |
| I say if you don't [need your black woman, want me mama] : you [don't have to, ain't got to] turn | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Snatch It Back Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44202) Pm12475 Yz L1010 |
| See my mammy : and my Uncle Ben | Hite, Mattie; MasonDixon Blues; New York, c. mid Nov. 1923; (70414) Pat032014 VJM VLP40 |
| Want me to be your mammy : and your doctor too | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About You; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM772A) Vo1476 Pal PL101 |
| Want me to be your mammy : and your doctor too | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About YouNo. 2; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6010A) Vo1556 His HLP2 |
| And he can kiss my mammy : without bending his knees | Smith, Clara; Basement Blues; New York, 20 Sept. 1924; (1400521) Co14039D VJM VLP17 |
| But you started with another man : and stayed out every day and night | Akers, Garfield; Jumpin' and Shoutin' Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM777A) Vo1481 OJL8 |
| When she's loving you man : she loves you just right | Alexander, Texas; Easy Rider Blues; Fort Worth, 30 Sept. 1934; (FW1138) Vo02856 Yz L1010 |
| Now I'm going to ring up China yeah man : see can I find my good gal over there | Arnold, Kokomo; Sissy Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9654A) De7050 CC25 |
| Oh and the church bells is toning yeah man : on one Sunday morning | Arnold, Kokomo; Sissy Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9654A) De7050 CC25 |
| I'm going to sing these blues mama yeah man : and I'm going to lay them upon your shelf | Arnold, Kokomo; Sissy Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9654A) De7050 CC25 |
| Just let the landlady know man : and she will put it on ice | Arnold, Kokomo; Let Your Money Talk; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9924 ) De7191 BC4 |
| Come on back here man : and give me my quarter | Arnold, Kokomo; Salty Dog; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070A) De7267 Rt RL318 |
| Now I'm just a broke man : nobody seems to want to treat me right | Arnold, Kokomo; Broke Man Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91332A) De7417 CC25 |
| And a since I been a broke man : nobody seems to want to go my way | Arnold, Kokomo; Broke Man Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91332A) De7417 CC25 |
| Well I ain't going to be no fool man : I'm going to hold up my head and walk | Arnold, Kokomo; My Well Is Dry; New York, 11 May 1938; (63748A) De7540 CC25 |
| Start to loving a man : then go to dogging you | Baker, Willie; Mama, Don't Rush Me Blues; Memphis, c. 25 Sept. 1929; (14666) Ge6766 His HLP22 |
| Take a mighty mean man : take another man's take another man's home | Baker, Willie; No No Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Jan. 1929; (14667) Ge6766 BC5 |
| Take a long tall man : make a good gal make a good gal squall | Baker, Willie; No No Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Jan. 1929; (14667) Ge6766 BC5 |
| *Lord* took another man : *right across my face* | Barefoot Bill; I Don't Like That; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1930; (1503011) Co14544D Rt RL325 |
| And I'm too good a man : for to let that talk go around | Barefoot Bill; Squabblin' Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503032) Co14526D OJL14 |
| I can use a man : when it amuses me | Bell, Anna; I Don't Care Who Gets What I Don't Want; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (176A) QRS R7009 His HLP21 |
| Because a happy man : I never did meet | Bell, Anna; I Don't Care Who Gets What I Don't Want; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (176A) QRS R7009 His HLP21 |
| A long tall man : you know's the best | Bell, Ed; Carry It Right Back Home; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510372) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| A short stubble man : go bumpty bump | Bell, Ed; Carry It Right Back Home; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510372) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| Cause a man : to kill you dead | Bell, Ed; She's a Fool Gal; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510382) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| Got good okra man : serve it hot | Big Bill (Broonzy); Eagle Riding Papa; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (95951) Ba0712 Yz L1011 |
| I said Mr conductor man : I want to talk to you | Big Bill (Broonzy); Mr. Conductor Man; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18392) Ch16426 Yz L1035 |
| Crying please Mr conductor man : please take my last thin dime | Big Bill (Broonzy); Mr. Conductor Man; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18392) Ch16426 Yz L1035 |
| I'm a rustling man : I rustle night and day | Big Bill (Broonzy); Rustlin' Man; Chicago, 9 Dec. 1935; (C8903) ARC unissued Rt RL316 |
| A rustling man : have a hard time in this town | Big Bill (Broonzy); Rustlin' Man; Chicago, 9 Dec. 1935; (C8903) ARC unissued Rt RL316 |
| I am a rustling man : I go from town to town | Big Bill (Broonzy); Rustlin' Man; Chicago, 9 Dec. 1935; (C8903) ARC unissued Rt RL316 |
| Now lady I ain't no mill man : just a mill man's son | Bird, Billy; Mill Man Blues; Atlanta, 29 Oct. 1928; (1473232) Co14381D Yz L1016 |
| Better keep your other man : from hanging around my door | Blake, Blind; Goodbye Mama Moan; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205411) Pm12634 Bio BLP12037 |
| A woman can still make a man : act like a clown | Blake, Blind; Walkin' Across the Country; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208682) Pm12754 Bio BLP12031 |
| And that backbiting man : better not show his face | Blake, Blind; Search Warrant Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208713) Pm12737 Bio BLP12023 |
| I'm a man : play one gal | Blake, Blind; Low Down Loving Gal; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208875) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003 |
| What this man : all about | Blake, Blind; Low Down Loving Gal; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208875) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003 |
| I killed a man : and that's the how and how | Blake, Blind; Rope Stretchin' BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L10992) Pm13103 Bio BLP12037 |
| Your black man : ought to get on out of town | Blake, Blind; Depression's Gone from Me Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. June 1932; (L14762) Pm13137 Bio BLP12023 |
| A big fat man : was trying to play with me | Bogan, Lucille; Sweet Patunia; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (43091) Pm12459 Yz L1017 |
| Sweet patuni man : I can't understand | Bogan, Lucille; Sweet Patunia; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (43091) Pm12459 Yz L1017 |
| I'm going to do just like a blind man : stand and beg for change | Bogan, Lucille; Tricks Ain't Working No More; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6848A) Br7186 His HLP15 |
| He's a railroad man : and he sure do love to ride | Bogan, Lucille; T N and O Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (135491) Ba32845 Rt RL317 |
| Sweet man sweet man : what makes you candy taste so hard | Bogan, Lucille; Sweet Man, Sweet Man; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155062) Ba33149 Rt RL317 |
| Because you know I love that man : he so hard to find | Bogan, Lucille; Sweet Man, Sweet Man; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155062) Ba33149 Rt RL317 |
| And I want to see my man : because because he's so good and kind | Bogan, Lucille; Sweet Man, Sweet Man; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155062) Ba33149 Rt RL317 |
| I'm going to stop my man : from running around | Bogan, Lucille; Down in Boogie Alley; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155082) Ba33149 Rt RL317 |
| Now look here man : what you want me to do | Bogan, Lucille; Stew Meat Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (170131) Ba33448 Rt RL317 |
| I credit one man : it was to my sorrow | Bogan, Lucille; Stew Meat Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (170131) Ba33448 Rt RL317 |
| If my man : he could only win my money back | Bogan, Lucille; Skin Game Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (170141) Ba33448 Rt RL317 |
| You women fuss and argue with your good man : when you know you don't do right yourself | Bonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); 80 Highway Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649211) BBB8927 BC7 |
| Grab another man : and went across the hall | Bracey, Mississippi; Stered Gal; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404766B) OK8867 Yz L1038 |
| Because it ain't like a man : that ain't got nowhere to go | Brown, Richard Rabbit; James Alley Blues; New Orleans, 11 Mar. 1927; (380001) Vi20578 Yz L1032 |
| If you wants your man : keep him out of Birmingham | Butler, Sam; Jefferson County Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; ( ) Vo1057 Yz L1016 |
| Just to tell her sweet man : her monkeyman is out and gone | Calloway, Blanche; Lazy Woman's Blues; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9458A) OK8279 CC32 |
| I said to the station man : where's my train | Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5071 ) Vo1527 Yz L1036 |
| Women if you got a good man : give him three good meals every day | Carr, Leroy; Good Woman Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164271) Vo03296 Yz L1019 |
| Wondering what man : had his hand running down through your hair down there | Carr, Leroy; You've Got Me Grieving; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164302) Vo03349 Bio BLPC9 |
| The house rent man : has done put my things outdoors | Carr, Leroy; Tight Time Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164331) Vo03034 Bio BLPC9 |
| Bo Carter is a man : broadcasts all over this land | Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter Special; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826111) BBB5489 Yz L1034 |
| I mean what she got man : surely will hypnotize | Chatman, Bo; The Ins and Outs of My Girl; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026141) BBB7213 Yz L1014 |
| I says he's a country man : but that fool done moved to town | Chatman, Bo; Country Fool; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278791) BBB8122 Yz L1014 |
| And if them numbers come out man : it'll bring my money back right again | Chatman, Bo; Policy Blues; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476531) BBB8495 Yz L1034 |
| Can't have another man : and be good to you | Chatman, Lonnie; New Sittin' On Top of the World; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15562) Pm13134 Bio BLP12041 |
| Now when you got a man : don't never be on the square | Cox, Ida; Wild Women Don't Have the Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (1842?) Pm12228 Jo SM3098 |
| You stole my man : between midnight and day | Cox, Ida; You Stole My Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (207681) Pm12704 BYG529073 |
| Baby I ain't no stove man : I ain't no stove man's son | Davenport, Charles Cow Cow ; I Ain't No Ice Man; New York, 8 May 1938; (63764A) De7462 AH158 |
| I'm a railroad man : and I love that M and O | Davis, Walter; M. and O. Blues No. 3; Dallas, 10 Feb. 1932; (706761) ViV23333 RBF RF12 |
| Mama here come your root man : open the door and let him in | Davis, Walter; Root Man Blues; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914301) BBB6040 RCA INT1085 |
| Say my gal just quit me now man : pulled in another lane | Edwards, Frank; Terraplane Blues; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38111) OK06393 BC6 |
| A well trained man : when you leave camp | Edwards, Frank; We Got to Get Together; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38121) OK06393 BC6 |
| Got a man on your man : kidman on your kid | Estes, Sleepy John; My Black Gal Blues; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (625482) Vi23397 Rt RL307 |
| Than for my man : keeps treating me this away | Florence, Nellie ; Midnight Weeping Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461752) Co14342D OJL6 |
| Say Nellie needs a man : most anywhere you go | Florence, Nellie ; Midnight Weeping Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461752) Co14342D OJL6 |
| Got a letter from my man : that my man had died | Florence, Nellie ; Midnight Weeping Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461752) Co14342D OJL6 |
| Mama I'm the same man : you just only changed your ways | Fox, John D.; The Moanin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 15 Dec. 1927; (GEX1019A) Ge6352 Rt RL334 |
| Let another man : stayed at my back door | Fuller, Blind Boy; Rag, Mama, Rag; New York, 25 July 1935; (178632) ARC351032 BC6 |
| Says give me a loan Mr pawnshop man : and help me if you can | Fuller, Blind Boy; Three Ball Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26600A) Vo05440 BC11 |
| Says I asked that pawnshop man : what the three balls doing hanging on that wall | Fuller, Blind Boy; Three Ball Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26600A) Vo05440 BC11 |
| Because there's always been some good man : to beat you doing what you're trying to do | Gibson, Clifford; Beat You Doing It; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (482A) QRSR7087 Yz L1027 |
| Say the holdup man : says don't act tough | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I'm Gonna Get It; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020823 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177 |
| I can't see my good man : on the other side | Glaze, Ruby (Blind Willie McTell); Lonesome Day Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716041) Vi23353 RCA LPV518 |
| I love that man : from his head down to his feet | Green, Lil; My Mellow Man; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591511) BBB8640 RCA LPV574 |
| I got a man : a real handsome one | Green, Lil; Country Boy Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641341) BBB8754 RCA LPV574 |
| Dream about your man : and all your ??? *is gone* | Gross, Helen; Hard Luck Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (315641) Ajax17037 VJM VLP40 |
| Strange man strange man : let me come close to you | Gross, Helen; Strange Man; New York, c. July 1924; (315901) Ajax17050 VJM VLP40 |
| Call me a freakish man : what more was there to do | Hannah, George; Freakish Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1930; (L5621) Pm13024 Mil MLP2018 |
| Why don't you get you some other man : oh mama and just let me be | Harris, Otis; Waking Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476081) Co14428D Fly LP103 |
| Mr ambulance man : I can't stay still to save my soul | Hart, Hattie; Oh Ambulance Man; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (599322) ViV38605 Mel MLP7324 |
| You got another big fat man : slam up to my gate | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; How Come Mama Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15213) Pm12802 Yz L1010 |
| A woman get tired of one man : all the time | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; How Come Mama Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15213) Pm12802 Yz L1010 |
| Because a lying man : I do despise | Henderson, Rosa; Get It Fixed; New York, c. Apr. 1925; ( ) Vo1177 His HLP15 |
| She said a brownskin man : is just all right with me | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Chocolate to the Bone; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (146054?) Co14331D CC36 |
| I know a man : his age was fiftyfour | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); YoYo Blues No. 2; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502692) Co14523D CC3 |
| Doggone any man : lets a woman be his boss | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Low Land Blues; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9456A) OK8273 Bio BLPC6 |
| Because I'm a traveling man : boys I can't stay here | Hill, King Solomon; The Gone Dead Train; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12542) Pm13129 Yz L1004 |
| Well now you have a new man : ooo well well she can't use me no more | Hogg, Andrew; Family Trouble Blues; Chicago, 18 Feb. 1937; (61856A) De7303 Rt RL315 |
| Well I'm a country man : never go to town | Hollins, Tony; Stamp Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1941; (C38431) OK06351 BC5 |
| Come on back here man : and give me my quarter | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Salty Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1924; (1893?) Pm12236 Yz L1029 |
| Doggone a man : let a woman be his boss | Jackson, Papa Charlie; The Cats Got the Measles; Chicago, c. Jan. 1925; (100193) Pm12259 Bio BLP12042 |
| Ask that man : that run me last | Jackson, Papa Charlie; All I Want Is a Spoonful; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22981) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042 |
| I'm just a butter and egg man : you can easy get along with me | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Butter and Egg Man Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1926; (110691) Pm12358 Bio BLP12042 |
| I'm just a butter and egg man : just as soft as I can be | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Butter and Egg Man Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1926; (110691) Pm12358 Bio BLP12042 |
| I'm too good a man : to let that talk go around | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Up the Way Bound; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25471) Pm12375 Yz L1029 |
| I know a man : he's on our street | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Sheik of Desplaines Street; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46712) Pm12501 Bio BLP12042 |
| Now he's a man : that I would love to meet | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Sheik of Desplaines Street; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46712) Pm12501 Bio BLP12042 |
| Now he's a man : has a *copper* good to eat | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Sheik of Desplaines Street; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46712) Pm12501 Bio BLP12042 |
| I'm the baddest man : ever came from Tennessee | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Jungle Man Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210452) Pm12721 Bio BLP12042 |
| And every cow's calf man : honey he was born to die | James, Skip; Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7631) Pm13085 Bio BLP12029 |
| I want to fools this man : and make out he's welcome here | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Got the Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24711) Pm12354 Bio BLP12000 |
| Won't some good man : tell me some woman's name | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Stocking Feet Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30661) Pm12407 Mil MLP2013 |
| I'm a poor blind man : ain't got nowhere to go | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Easy Rider Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44232) Pm12474 Mil MLP2004 |
| I wonder why they electrocute a man : *if he ??? line* | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; 'Lectric Chair Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203642) Pm12608 Bio BLP12015 |
| But to tell you the truth man : she is as soft as a butterball | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Change My Luck Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203872) Pm12639 Mil MLP2007 |
| I'm going to start something man : and I tell you it won't be long | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dynamite Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210961) Pm12739 Rt RL301 |
| Ain't it tough to see a man : go to *wreck and almost fall and die* | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Tin Cup Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (211981) Pm12756 Mil MLP2013 |
| The furniture man : he done been here and gone | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Empty House Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212001) Pm12946 Rt RL335 |
| Cat man cat man : stay away from my house at night | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Cat Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15673) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015 |
| I'm tired of this jellyroll man : come to my home when I'm out | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Cat Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15673) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015 |
| Reason I call him cat man : he don't [come, go] around in the day | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Cat Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15673) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015 |
| Don't want to go near no man : pretty soon she'll be too old | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bootin' Me 'Bout; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15675) Pm12946 Mil MLP2004 |
| ??? my man : he called all the police | Johnson, Edith North; Nickel's Worth of Liver Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15558A) Pm12823 CC37 |
| Because he's a real sweet man : and I [want to lease him, got to sign him up] for ninetynine | Johnson, Edith North; Honeydripper Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15561) Pm12823 Mil MLP2018 |
| *Thieving* man : don't want me no more | Johnson, Elizabeth; Be My Kid Blues; New York, 30 Oct. 1928; (401279B) OK8789 Her H201 |
| Sleep with my man : if it kills me dead | Johnson, Elizabeth; Be My Kid Blues; New York, 30 Oct. 1928; (401279B) OK8789 Her H201 |
| Get your one man : you sure better get you two | Johnson, Elizabeth; Sobbin' Woman Blues; New York, 30 Oct. 1928; (401280?) OK8789 Her H201 |
| Look like my man : has turned his back on me | Johnson, Lil; Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand Do; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C3355 ) Vo1299 His HLP2 |
| When she seen my man : she told him what I had done | Johnson, Lil; Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand Do; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C3355 ) Vo1299 His HLP2 |
| If you're a single man : you better drink and have your fun | Johnson, Lonnie; Hard Time Ain't Gone No Where; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91340A) De7388 Sw S1225 |
| You see your good looks didn't hold your man : a little black gal's loving stole your man away | Johnson, Lonnie; It Ain't What You Usta Be; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91342A) De7427 Sw S1225 |
| I never had no good man : I mean to ease my aching head | Johnson, Louise; All Night Long Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L3981) Pm12992 OJL11 |
| I never had no good man : I mean to ease my worried head | Johnson, Louise; Long Way from Home; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L3992) Pm12992 OJL11 |
| If you want to see my man : you got to come to me | Johnson, Mary; Key to the Mountain Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1773) Pm12996 Jo SM3098 |
| Mmm he was my man : before you women ever knew his name | Johnson, Mary; Key to the Mountain Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1773) Pm12996 Jo SM3098 |
| If you women wants a good man : find one of your own | Johnson, Mary; Key to the Mountain Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1773) Pm12996 Jo SM3098 |
| For this man is my man : I want you women to leave my man alone | Johnson, Mary; Key to the Mountain Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1773) Pm12996 Jo SM3098 |
| I'm a steady rolling man : I roll both night and day | Johnson, Robert; I'm a Steady Rollin Man; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL378 ) ARC71267 OJL17 |
| I am a hardworking man : have been for many years I know | Johnson, Robert; I'm a Steady Rollin Man; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL378 ) ARC71267 OJL17 |
| I'm a [poor] drunkenhearted man : my life seems so misery | Johnson, Robert; Drunken Hearted Man; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3971) ARC unissued Co C30034 |
| I'm a poor drunkenhearted man : and sin was the cause of it all | Johnson, Robert; Drunken Hearted Man; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3971) ARC unissued Co C30034 |
| I'm a [poor] drunkenhearted man : my life seems so misery | Johnson, Robert; Drunken Hearted Man; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3972) ARC unissued Rt RL314 |
| I'm the poor drunkenhearted man : and sin was the cause of it all | Johnson, Robert; Drunken Hearted Man; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3972) ARC unissued Rt RL314 |
| Pretty woman like a man : love him people and shake hands and go | Jones, Little Hat; Rolled From Side to Side Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402698A) OK8794 Yz L1010 |
| Well a woman loves a man : but I know this dollar's first | Jones, Little Hat; Hurry Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402699A) OK8735 Yz L1010 |
| If you take my man : sure going to wake up dead | Jones, Maggie; Jealous Mama Blues; New York, 14 Oct. 1924; (1401051) Co14044D VJM VLP23 |
| Got a man : way down old Texas way | Jones, Maggie; Box Car Blues; New York, 13 Nov. 1924; (1401343) Co14047D VJM VLP23 |
| To my man : way down in Birmingham | Jones, Maggie; Western Union Blues; New York, 13 Nov. 1924; (1401353) Co14047D VJM VLP23 |
| I'm going to keep a good man : wherever he can be | Jones, Maggie; Screamin' the Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1924; (1401881) Co14055D VJM VLP23 |
| Feel like cutting my man : half in two | Jones, Maggie; Dangerous Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1925; (1404893) Co14070D VJM VLP23 |
| If you see a blind man : on the street | Jones, Maggie; Never Drive a Beggar from Your Door; New York, 18 Sept. 1925; (1409653) Co14127D VJM VLP25 |
| Than to see some other man : smiling smiling in my baby's face | Kelly, Jack; Flower Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1441) Vo unissued OJL21 |
| It takes a worried man : to sing this worried song | Kyle, Charlie; Kyle's Worried Blues; Memphis, 1 Sept. 1928; (454682) Vi21707 Yz L1018 |
| Every good man : gets in hard luck sometimes | Ledbetter, Huddie; Honey, I'm All Out and Down; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166882) Ba33359 Rt RL315 |
| Just tell the waiter man : to bring on a drink | Leecan, Bobby; Macon Georgia CutOut; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| I can keep you man : from penitentiary | Lewis, Furry; Judge Harsh Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454332) ViV38506 Yz L1008 |
| If I catch you with a man : going to be too tight | Lincoln, Charley; Jealous Hearted Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451032) Co14305D RBF RF9 |
| Didn't get this man : for nobody else | Lucas, Jane; Leave My Man Alone; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17286) Ch16289 Yz L1035 |
| I got this man : all for myself | Lucas, Jane; Leave My Man Alone; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17286) Ch16289 Yz L1035 |
| Call my man : on the telephone | Lucas, Jane; Leave My Man Alone; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17286) Ch16289 Yz L1035 |
| Had my man : long enough | Lucas, Jane; Leave My Man Alone; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17286) Ch16289 Yz L1035 |
| You took my man : you dirty louse | Lucas, Jane; Leave My Man Alone; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17286) Ch16289 Yz L1035 |
| Son you're too young a man : to have the women at your side | McClennan, Tommy; Baby, Don't You Want to Go; Chicago, 22 Nov. 1939; (044245 ) BBB8408 Rt RL305 |
| Now he's a whiskeyheaded man : and he stays drunk all the time | McClennan, Tommy; Whiskey Head Man; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053736 ) BBB8760 RBF RF14 |
| Now every time I see this man : he's at some whiskey joint | McClennan, Tommy; Whiskey Head Man; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053736 ) BBB8760 RBF RF14 |
| Now every time I see this man : he's standing on the street | McClennan, Tommy; Whiskey Head Man; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053736 ) BBB8760 RBF RF14 |
| Now every time I see this man : he at some whiskey joint | McClennan, Tommy; Whiskey Head Man; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053736 ) BBB8760 RBF RF14 |
| Because you go with every man : mmm in anybody's neighborhood | McClennan, Tommy; Down to Skin and Bones; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053738 ) BBB8725 Rt RL305 |
| Because you going with the man : that lives right above my neighborhood | McClennan, Tommy; Black Minnie; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537421) BBB8704 Rt RL305 |
| Because you going with the man : that lives right in my neighborhood | McClennan, Tommy; It's a Cryin' Pity; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064891 ) BBB9005 Rt RL305 |
| Now that engineer man : ought to be ashamed of himself | McCoy, Charlie; That Lonesome Train Took My Baby Away; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404726A) OK8863 RBF RF14 |
| When I was a man : I tried to prove a friend | McCoy, Joe; Someday I'll Be in the Clay; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1932; (C9290) De7008 Rt RL329 |
| Get another man : I got another gal | McTell, Blind Willie; Warm It Up to Me; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (140082) Vo02595 Yz L1005 |
| Then he's your man my man : somebody else's too | Martin, Sara; Blind Man Blues; New York, c. 1 Aug. 1923; (71711B) OK8090 Sw S1240 |
| Now I've got another man : and I can't use you | Memphis Minnie; Goin' Back to Texas; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487092) Co14455D OJL21 |
| You's a man : running from hand to hand | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About You; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM772A) Vo1476 Pal PL101 |
| Know you is a married man : and you got a wife | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About You; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM772A) Vo1476 Pal PL101 |
| You's a worthless ??? man : I'll take it all away from you | Memphis Minnie; Don't Want No Woman; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62539 ) Vi23313 Pal PL101 |
| I had a man : he gambled all the time | Memphis Minnie; Georgia Skin; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62540 ) Vi23352 His HLP32 |
| You ever saw a man : running from hand to hand | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About YouNo. 2; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6010A) Vo1556 His HLP2 |
| Know you's a married man : and you got a wife | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About YouNo. 2; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6010A) Vo1556 His HLP2 |
| And she start picking up man : all up and down the line | Memphis Minnie; Chickasaw Train Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9382 ) De7019 Cor CP58 |
| I've got a man : works on the railroad track | Memphis Minnie; Squat It; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9426A) De7146 Rt RL329 |
| That's the man : he's scared to call his name | Memphis Minnie; Squat It; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9426A) De7146 Rt RL329 |
| He's the tallest man : walks on Cherry Street | Memphis Minnie; Reachin' Pete; Chicago, 27 May 1935; (90018 ) De7102 Mam S3803 |
| Now I'm going to get myself a single man : and leave these married mens alone | Memphis Minnie; It's Hard to Be Mistreated; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (C16711) Vo03474 BC1 |
| Done left my good man : all on account of you | Memphis Minnie; My Baby Don't Want Me No More; Chicago, 17 June 1937; (C19361) Vo03894 BC1 |
| Well I believe I'll get me a good man : ooo Lord and settle down | Memphis Minnie; Nothin in Rambling; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3167A) OK05670 BC1 |
| My man my man : treats me so lowdown | Moore, Alice; My Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15449A) Pm12868 CC37 |
| I love my man : but he loves somebody else | Moore, Alice; My Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15449A) Pm12868 CC37 |
| Smallpox got my first man : booze killed number two | Moore, Monette; Black Hearse Blues; New York, c. Jan. 1925; (31777) Ajax17093 VJM VLP40 |
| Go on old man : don't sing those blues to me | Moore, Rosie Mae; HaHa Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418311) Vi21280 Her H201 |
| It's hard to love a man : when you know you really love | Moore, Rosie Mae; School Girl Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418322) Vi21408 OJL17 |
| Lord that brownskin man : caused me not to obey my poor mother's rule | Moore, Rosie Mae; School Girl Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418322) Vi21408 OJL17 |
| Lord I find my man : I'm going to nail him to the wall | Moore, Rosie Mae; Stranger Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418332) Vi21408 OJL6 |
| But if I find my man : he sure is going to be my meat | Moore, Rosie Mae; Mad Dog Blues; New Orleans, c. Dec. 1928; (NOR760) Br7049 Rt RL329 |
| I'm going to kill my man : then I'm going to kill myself | Moore, Rosie Mae; Mad Dog Blues; New Orleans, c. Dec. 1928; (NOR760) Br7049 Rt RL329 |
| Now sister fooled brother man : and brother *moved down* | Nelson, Romeo; Gettin' Dirty Just Shakin' that Thing; Chicago, 9 Oct. 1929; (C4629 ) Vo1447 OJL15 |
| And if you speak about loving man : she'll swear that she's almost dead | Nelson, Sonny Boy; Street Walkin'; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026001) BBB6672 Yz L1038 |
| 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; |
| What you want with a man : when he won't do nothing he say | Patton, Charley; Banty Rooster Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15217) Pm12792 Yz L1020 |
| She's got a man on her man : got a kid on her kid | Patton, Charley; It Won't Be Long; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15220) Pm12854 Yz L1020 |
| When you see my man : Lordy he come easing by | Patton, Charley; When Your Way Gets Dark; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L491) Pm12998 Yz L1020 |
| But you women all get a good man : you don't know how to treat him right | Rachel, James Yank; TBone Steak Blues; Memphis, 2 Oct. 1929; (563362) ViV38595 Rt RL310 |
| I don't want no man : to put no sugar in my tea | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; BoWeavil Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1597?) Pm12080 BYG529.078 |
| With this one man : on my mind | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Those All Night Long Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1599?) Pm12081 BYG529.078 |
| She say you can get a man : anywhere you go | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Southern Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (16122) Pm12083 BYG529.078 |
| Lord I saw my man : fall on his knees and cry | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Dream Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (16991) Pm12098 BYG529.078 |
| All I need is my man : to turn my damper down | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Jealous Hearted Blues; New York, c. 15 Oct. 1924; (19242) Pm12252 Mil MLP2001 |
| To keep my man : from making his midnight creep | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Jealous Hearted Blues; New York, c. 15 Oct. 1924; (19242) Pm12252 Mil MLP2001 |
| He started *mauling* my man : ???ing down to the floor | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Rough and Tumble Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22102) Pm12311 Mil MLP2001 |
| I went to the fortuneteller to find my man : because he lays heavy on my mind | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Four Day Honory Scat; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22131) Pm12303 Mil MLP2001 |
| I've got a man : he had a hound | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Down in the Basement; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26271) Pm12395 Jo SM3098 |
| Don't trust your man : no further than your eyes can see | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Trust No Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26311) Pm12395 Jo SM3098 |
| I trusted my man : with my best friend | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Trust No Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26311) Pm12395 Jo SM3098 |
| I'll find a man : I love some day | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Gone Daddy Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (46912) Pm12526 Mil MLP2001 |
| Don't find my man : going to ramble till I die | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Slow Driving Moan; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47091) Pm12526 Mil MLP2001 |
| Give it to another man : come home and tell me lies | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Black Eye Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208982) Pm12963 Yz L1039 |
| Engineer man engineer man : please turn your train around | Ranger, Jack; T. P. Window Blues; San Antonio, 28 June 1929; (402768) OK8785 Rt RL315 |
| Just do a job roll for the man : and try to carry your labour home | Reynolds, Blind Joe; Outside Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1443) Pm12927 OJL8 |
| Get you a job and roll for the man : and try to carry your labour home | Reynolds, Blind Willie; Married Man Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (647212) Vi23258 Yz L1009 |
| What you want with a man : won't do nothing he say | Rhodes, Walter; The Crowing Rooster; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453582) Co14289D Rt RL334 |
| To see you give another man : Lord my *roof* and *plate* | Richardson, Mooch; Mooch Richardson's Low Down Barrel House Blues Part 1; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (400215A) OK8554 Mam S3803 |
| 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 |
| Look like I can see my good man : coming back to me | Rupert, Ollie; I Raised My Window and Looked at the Risin' Sun; Memphis, 28 Feb. 1927; (379632) Vi20577 Rt RL323 |
| You can hardly hold your man : your job is uncertain guarantee | Scruggs, Irene; My Back to the Wall; Richmond, Ind., 30 Aug. 1930; (16975A) Ge7296 Yz L1026 |
| I'm a snake doctor man : everybody's trying to find out my name | Short, Jaydee; Snake Doctor Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11474 ) Vo1704 Yz L1003 |
| What I got in these sacks on my back man : you don't know honey know | Short, Jaydee; Snake Doctor Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11474 ) Vo1704 Yz L1003 |
| I'm a snake doctor man : got my medicine I say in my bag | Short, Jaydee; Snake Doctor Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11474 ) Vo1704 Yz L1003 |
| I mean to be a real snake doctor man : and you know I don't mean to be no quack | Short, Jaydee; Snake Doctor Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11474 ) Vo1704 Yz L1003 |
| Lord you do things to your good man : mama can make you feel so blue | Short, Jaydee; Barefoot Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11475 ) Vo1704 Yz L1003 |
| You going to miss that hardworking man : you going to need his help some day | Short, Jaydee; Barefoot Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11475 ) Vo1704 Yz L1003 |
| Tell me man : which way the rising sun | Sims, Henry; Tell Me Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L651) Pm12940 OJL2 |
| Tell me man : what you got on your mind | Sims, Henry; Tell Me Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L651) Pm12940 OJL2 |
| I said hey hey insurance man : quit knocking on my door | Smith, . . . (Smith and Harper); Insurance Policy Blues; Augusta, Ga., 26 or 27 June 1936; (AUG1263) ARC61061 Rt RL334 |
| Once I was crazy about a man : he mistreated me all the time | Smith, Bessie; Down Hearted Blues; New York, 16 Feb. 1923; (808635) CoA3844 Co CL855 |
| You better stop your man : from tickling me under my chin | Smith, Bessie; JailHouse Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1923; (812262) CoA4001 Co CL855 |
| Than to see my man : starting in to pack his trunk | Smith, Bessie; Ticket Agent Ease Your Window Down; New York, 5 Apr. 1924; (816702) Co14025D Co CL855 |
| I hate a man : that don't play fair and square | Smith, Bessie; Ticket Agent Ease Your Window Down; New York, 5 Apr. 1924; (816702) Co14025D Co CL855 |
| Folks I love my man : I kiss him morning noon and night | Smith, Bessie; Weeping Willow Blues; New York, 26 Sept. 1924; (1400622) Co14042D Co CL856; |
| To hold her man : when these gals have got so many different ways | Smith, Bessie; The Gin House Blues; New York, 18 Mar. 1926; (1418203) Co14158D Co CL856 |
| I mean to watch my man : don't care what these other gals say | Smith, Bessie; The Gin House Blues; New York, 18 Mar. 1926; (1418203) Co14158D Co CL856 |
| I done killed my man : I want to reap just what I sow | Smith, Bessie; Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair; New York, 3 Mar. 1927; (1435762) Co14209D Co CL858 |
| I don't want no bonded man : to go my bail | Smith, Bessie; Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair; New York, 3 Mar. 1927; (1435762) Co14209D Co CL858 |
| Mr rich man rich man : open up you heart and mind | Smith, Bessie; Poor Man's Blues; New York, 24 Aug. 1928; (1468951) Co14399D Co CL856 |
| They'll make an honest man : do things that you know is wrong | Smith, Bessie; Poor Man's Blues; New York, 24 Aug. 1928; (1468951) Co14399D Co CL856 |
| If it wasn't for the poor man : Mr rich man what would you do | Smith, Bessie; Poor Man's Blues; New York, 24 Aug. 1928; (1468951) Co14399D Co CL856 |
| Sugar man sugar man : please come back to me | Smith, Bessie Mae; Sugar Man BluesPart 1; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6167 ) Vo1559 His HLP2 |
| Love you sweet man : do anything you say | Smith, Bessie Mae; Sugar Man BluesPart 1; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6167 ) Vo1559 His HLP2 |
| Sugar man sugar man : you got the best sugar in town | Smith, Bessie Mae; Sugar Man BluesPart 2; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6168 ) Vo1559 His HLP2 |
| I've got a Kansas City man : awaiting there for me | Smith, Clara; Kansas City Man Blues; New York, 2 Oct. 1923; (812226) Co12D VJM VLP15 |
| It took my husband my good man : come back and got my usedtobe | Smith, Clara; Uncle Sam Blues; New York, 2 Oct. 1923; (812532) Co12D VJM VLP15 |
| Now the preacher told me that God will forgive a black man : most anything he do | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf BluesNo. 1; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6404A) Vo1558 Yz L1031 |
| So if you got a bad man : and he won't do right | Smith, Laura; Don't You Leave Me Here; New York, c. Mar. 1927; (71302) Ba1977 VJM VLP40 |
| If you love a man : he'll treat you like a dog | Smith, Trixie; I Don't Know and I Don't Care Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (17661) Pm12208 CC29 |
| I ain't seen the man : that I can't stand to lose | Smith, Trixie; I Don't Know and I Don't Care Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (17661) Pm12208 CC29 |
| Please send me a man : that wants nobody else but me | Smith, Trixie; Praying Blues; New York, Sept. 1924; (18862) Pm12232 CC29 |
| I'm going to love that man : till the day he dies | Smith, Trixie; Freight Train Blues; New York, 26 May 1938; (63866A) De7489 Cor CP58 |
| It takes a real hip man : to make me tell the truth | Smith, Trixie; No Good Man; New York, 14 June 1939; (65815A) De7617 AH158 |
| Razor man : going to take your name | Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M184 ) Br7137 OJL20 |
| I don't want no man : laying around on the grass | Spivey, Sweet Pease (Addie Spivey); Double Dozens; Chicago, 12 Aug. 1936; (90787C) De7204 AH158 |
| A tomcat man : is trying to break up my home | Spruell, Freddie; Tom Cat Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207272) Pm12665 His HLP17 |
| I'm just a lowdown man : always feeling lowdown and blue | Spruell, Freddie; LowDown Mississippi Bottom Man; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207281) Pm12665 Mam S3802 |
| You know that's the last of my good man : because they putting him down in the cold cold | Spruell, Freddie; Your Man Is Gone; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85784 ) BBB6025 Mam S3802 |
| Said daddy I have a man ??? : and you have no rights in there | Stevens, Vol; Stonewall Blues; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62542 ) BBB5675 BC2 |
| While you're out man : trying to | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| Now you can tell a good man : looking in his face | Stokes, Frank; Blues in D; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200482) Pm12552 Bio BLP12041 |
| Before you miss your good man : rolling in your arms | Stokes, Frank; It Won't Be Long Now; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454202) Vi21672 Rt RL307 |
| Lord I say good morning Mr pawnshop man : as I walked in his door | Sykes, Roosevelt; Kelly's 44 Blues; Cincinnati, 12 June 1930; (629042) ViV38608 Yz L1033 |
| Mistreat me for another man : as true as I have been to you | Sykes, Roosevelt; As True As I've Been to You; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (694031) Vi23286 Yz L1033 |
| I'm a hardluck man : just as hardluck as I can be | Sykes, Roosevelt; Hard Luck Man Blues; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (69404 ) Vi23320 Yz L1033 |
| I want to be you man : and you want me to be your dog | Taylor, Charley; Louisiana Bound; Grafton, Wis., Mar. or Apr. 1930; (L2522) Pm12967 Her H205 |
| When she leave a man : he have to grieve and moan | Temple, Johnnie; New Louise Louise Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1937; (91248A) De7337 RBF RF16 |
| Get me some coldhearted man : I'm jailhouse bound | Texas Tommy; Jail Break Blues; Dallas, c. 25 Oct. 1928; (DAL689A) Br7044 Rt RL312 |
| I am a rambling gambling man : I gamble in many towns | Thomas, Henry; Arkansas; Chicago, c. early July 1927; ( ) Vo1286 Rt RL312 |
| They got a little town man : all the other men too | Thomas, Henry; Don't Ease Me In; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; ( ) Vo1197 OJL3 |
| They got all the women coming down to the man : *I mean in Texas too* | Thomas, Henry; Don't Ease Me In; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; ( ) Vo1197 OJL3 |
| That every woman wants a man : that means her good | Thomas, Hociel; Put It Where I Can Get It; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9474A) OK8258 Bio BLPC6 |
| Because I'm a rambling man : I can't stay at one place long | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Ramblin' Man; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210194) Pm12722 Bio BLP12004 |
| Got another man : she don't love me no more | Thompson, Edward; West Virginia Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2416A) Pm13018 Yz L1006 |
| Got another man : she don't rock me no more | Thompson, Edward; West Virginia Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2416A) Pm13018 Yz L1006 |
| How she worries the poor man : just because she can | Townsend, Henry; Henry's Worried Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403300A) Co14529D Yz L1030 |
| Lord she mistreats the poor man : to pass the time away | Townsend, Henry; Henry's Worried Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403300A) Co14529D Yz L1030 |
| Oh she mistreat the poor man : just to pass the doggone time away | Townsend, Henry; Mistreated Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403301A) Co14491D) yz L1030 |
| Now you know honey I was a poor man : sleeping out in the ice and snow | Townsend, Henry; Poor Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403303A) Co14491D Yz L1030 |
| I had a good man : he caught the train and gone | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Your Good Man Caught the Train and Gone; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404710A) OK8905 Mam S3804 |
| A town girl will get one man : and always treat him swell | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); She Ain't No Good; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404783B) OK8885 Mam S3804 |
| I saw another man : knocking on your door | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Shake Hands and Tell Me Goodbye; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050201) OK8951 Mam S3804 |
| With another man : just astrutting your stuff | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Shake Hands and Tell Me Goodbye; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050201) OK8951 Mam S3804 |
| Hey hey man : can't you wait awhile | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); I've Got Blood in My Eyes for You; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050231) Co14660D Mam S3804 |
| No no man : I can't wait | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); I've Got Blood in My Eyes for You; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050231) Co14660D Mam S3804 |
| Saw another man : knocking on your door | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Go Away Woman; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15541) Pm13152 Bio BLP12041 |
| Music man : ain't it grand | Walker, Willie; South Carolina Rag; Atlanta, 6 Dec. 1930; (151065 ) Co14578D OJL18 |
| Just step up to your man : and do your wicked strut | Wallace, Minnie; The Old Folks Started It; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555722) ViV38547 OJL21 |
| They trying to steal my man : and hurry him over there | Wallace, Minnie; The Cockeyed World; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX1132) Vo03106 Rt RL321 |
| I love my man : tell the cockeyed world I do | Wallace, Minnie; The Cockeyed World; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX1132) Vo03106 Rt RL321 |
| I thinks about my sweet man : all night long | Wallace, Sippie; Bedroom Blues; Chicago, 20 Nov. 1926; (9930A) OK8439 Sw S1240 |
| Wake up man : see how bright the sun does shine | Wallace, Sippie; Lazy Man Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80839B) OK8470 CC32 |
| Now you know man : you got to bring me up some dough | Wallace, Sippie; Lazy Man Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80839B) OK8470 CC32 |
| How long man : do you think the *powder laws* will last | Wallace, Sippie; Lazy Man Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80839B) OK8470 CC32 |
| I don't want a man : that don't work every day | Wallace, Sippie; Lazy Man Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80839B) OK8470 CC32 |
| I want a man : that brings home his pay | Wallace, Sippie; Lazy Man Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80839B) OK8470 CC32 |
| Because you's the laziest man : that I ever had | Wallace, Sippie; Lazy Man Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80839B) OK8470 CC32 |
| I got to kill some man : and rob some passenger train | Washboard Sam; Jesse James Blues; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1023B) Vo03375 BC10 |
| I'm a hardworking man : to be mistreated where I go | Washboard Sam; Lowland Blues; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07620 ) BBB7096 BC10 |
| You don't want no man : if he ain't got money to burn | Washboard Sam; Sophisticated Mama; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020814 ) BBB7780 BC2 |
| I'm a barrelhouse man : ain't got no money to give you | Washboard Sam; Sophisticated Mama; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020814 ) BBB7780 BC2 |
| Now I am a free man : Lord and sleeping all alone | Washboard Sam; Brown and Yellow Woman Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644831) BBB8937 RCA LPV577 |
| Now baby I'm not a bad man : you know we ain't no kin | Washboard Sam; Lover's Lane Blues; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703811) BBB9007 BC10 |
| Please Mr insurance man : trust me if you will | Washboard Walter; Insurance Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2832) Pm12954 Her H205 |
| Memphis man : comes knocking at the door | Waters, Ethel; Memphis Man; New York, c. Mar. 1923; (5641) BS14146 Bio BLP12022 |
| Memphis man : the lovingest man I know | Waters, Ethel; Memphis Man; New York, c. Mar. 1923; (5641) BS14146 Bio BLP12022 |
| My last man : tried to drag me down | Waters, Ethel; You Can't Do What My Last Man Did; New York, c. June 1923; (A) BS14151 Bio BLP12022 |
| But he was one good man : to have around | Waters, Ethel; You Can't Do What My Last Man Did; New York, c. June 1923; (A) BS14151 Bio BLP12022 |
| I love my man : I'll tell the world I do | Waters, Ethel; Craving Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1924; (17422) Pm12313 Bio BLP12022 |
| You going to get you another man : if you don't stop your sometime ways | Weaver, Curley; Sometime Mama; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9939B) Ch50065 His HLP31 |
| Says I ain't been your good man : since you been my | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Memphis JugBlues; Memphis, 24 Feb. 1927; (379432) Vi20576 Rt RL322 |
| I'm a hardworking man : and trying to do things just right | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Doin' the Best I Can; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1934; (C9443?) De7007 Say SDR191 |
| Well I know how to play the man : ooo well well the game they call cooncan | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Coon Can Shorty; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60512A) De7159 Say SDR192 |
| Well now you know that will make a barrelhouse man : ooo well well stay out each and every | Wheatstraw, Peetie; The First Shall Be the Last and the Last Shall Be First; New York, 19 Feb. 1936; (60523A) De7167 Say SDR192 |
| Now I am a man : that everybody knows | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Shack Bully Stomp; New York, 1 Apr. 1938; (63539A) De7479 BC4 |
| Listen here man : don't talk about me | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Truckin' Thru' Traffic; Chicago, 18 Oct. 1938; (91525A) De7529 Say SDR192 |
| Because loving your man : he's so hard to please | White, Georgia; The Blues Ain't Nothin' But. . .; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1938; (91545A) De7562 Cor CP58 |
| Falling out with your man : you feel like leaving town | White, Georgia; The Blues Ain't Nothin' But. . .; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1938; (91545A) De7562 Cor CP58 |
| I ain't the first man : the train left cold in hand | White, Washington; Black Train Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2977A) Vo05588 Co C30036 |
| They will take a woman's man : and leave her cold in hand | White, Washington; District Attorney Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2988A) OK05683 Co C30036 |
| Mr conductor man : I want to talk with you | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Evil Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203792) Pm12662 Mil MLP2018 |
| I've got a brownskin man : but I'm scared to call his name | Wiley, Geeshie (Elvie Thomas); Eagles on a Half; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1931; (L8261) Pm13074 Yz L1001 |
| Can't buy from a better man : than Mr Owens | Wilkins, Robert; New Stock Yard Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX107 ) Vo03223 OJL21 |
| I killed a man : about the stuff of mine | Williams, Joe; Somebody's Been Borrowing that Stuff; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854881) BBB5900 RCA LPV518 |
| Kill every man : about the stuff of mine | Williams, Joe; Somebody's Been Borrowing that Stuff; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854881) BBB5900 RCA LPV518 |
| I believe my baby she lied said she didn't have a man : now while I had my time | Williams, Joe; Baby Please Don't Go; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962441) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| Tell the man : about this stuff of mine | Williams, Joe; I'm Getting Wild About Her; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539901) BBB8774 BC6 |
| Tell the man : about the stuff of mine | Williams, Joe; I'm Getting Wild About Her; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539901) BBB8774 BC6 |
| Yes I'm a gambling man : still gambling yet | Williams, Joe; Break 'Em On Down; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704871) BBB8969 BC21 |
| Well now I knowed the man : by the name of old man Mose | Williamson, Sonny Boy; SusieQ ; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308501) BBB7995 RCA INT1088 |
| Now you need to go get you some real white man : you know to sign you a little note | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Welfare Store Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (053001 ) BBB8610 BC3 |
| Western Union man : please stop by my house today | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Western Union Man; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064019 ) BBB8731 BC3 |
| Western Union man : please don't you lose your head | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Western Union Man; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064019 ) BBB8731 BC3 |
| I been sitting here waiting on the Western Union man : oh you know he usually comes along | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Western Union Man; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064019 ) BBB8731 BC3 |
| Now what's the use of me worrying about a Western Union man : when I have passenger plane | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Western Union Man; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064019 ) BBB8731 BC3 |
| She said get away from me man : I swear you done gotten too old | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shotgun Blues; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064023 ) BBB8731 BC3 |
| I once loved a man : that didn't mean me no good | Willis, Ruth Mary; Experience Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519061) Co14642D Yz L1037 |
| I'm talking about a man : a man by the name of John | Willis, Ruth Mary; Experience Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519061) Co14642D Yz L1037 |
| He's the meanest man : that ever lived under the sun | Willis, Ruth Mary; Experience Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519061) Co14642D Yz L1037 |
| Women don't let your man : treat like mine done for me | Willis, Ruth Mary; Painful Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519071) Co14642D Yz L1037 |
| Delano was a man : who could flag my train for a ride | Willis, Ruth Mary; Painful Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519071) Co14642D Yz L1037 |
| Lord a train had my man : and it was fairly flying | Wilson, Leola B.; Stevedore Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26161) Pm12379 His HLP1 |
| I ain't got no man : to put my arms around | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Fourth and Beale; Chicago, c. 12 Sept. 1929; (C4338 ) Br7138 His HLP15 |
| Told the shoe man : give me a size fourteen | Yates, Blind Richard; Sore Bunion Blues; New York, c. 9 Apr. 1927; (GEX578A) Ge6104 His HLP1 |
| Just get your *best friend's good man* : and do the best you can | Baker, Willie; WeakMinded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14668) Spt9427 Yz L1012 |
| Just get your *best friend's good man* : and do the best you can | Baker, Willie; WeakMinded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14896) Ge6751 Her H201 |
| Now you see [Mr Melrose, that man] : standing in the floor | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Old Taylor; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594971) BBB8903 RCA730.581 |
| I cut her mane : I put streamline shoes on her feet | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Black Pony Blues; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648731) BBB8896 RCA LPV518 |
| 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 |
| She said son have good manners : learn to paddle your own canoe | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Me, Myself, and I; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640041) BBB8784 RCA730.581 |
| You wouldn't have no time *with mano* : to pass the time away | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sleepless Nights Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11519A) Vo1727 Yz L1030 |
| That good sweet candy man's : in town | Hurt, Mississippi John; Candy Man Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401483B) OK8654 Bio BLPC4 |
| I'm going to build me a mansion : out on Decatur Hill | Brown, Willie; M and O Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4132) Pm13090 OJL5 |
| I'm going to build me a little mansion : on Central Avenue | Day, Will; Central Avenue Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461862) Co14318D Yz L1010 |
| Mr Purvis on his mansion : he don't pay no mind | Patton, Charley; High Sheriff Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147252) Vo02680 Yz L1020 |
| I'm going to buy me a mansion : out on Bunker Hill | Rupert, Ollie; Ain't Goin' to Be Your Low Down Dog; Memphis, 28 Feb. 1927; (379642) Vi20577 Rt RL323 |
| While you living in your mansion : you don't know what hard times means | Smith, Bessie; Poor Man's Blues; New York, 24 Aug. 1928; (1468951) Co14399D Co CL856 |
| I haven't got so many : but I got so far to go | Baker, Willie; WeakMinded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14668) Spt9427 Yz L1012 |
| I ain't got so many : but I got so far to go | Baker, Willie; WeakMinded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14896) Ge6751 Her H201 |
| And tell me so many ??? : that I have no need no cash | Barefoot Bill; Snigglin' Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493532) Co14510D Yz L1006 |
| I ain't got so many : but I got so far to go | Rhodes, Walter; Leaving Home Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453592) Co14289D Rt RL334 |
| I ain't got so many : got so far to go | Walker, Uncle Bud; Stand Up Suitcase Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402009B) OK8828 Yz L1009 |
| I ain't got so many : but I got buggish far to go | Weaver, Curley; Oh Lawdy Mama; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9940A) Ch50077 Rt RL326 |
| I ain't got so many : Lord I got so far to go | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Turpentine Blues; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403222) Vi21134 Yz L1008 |
| I won't play marbles : on my baby's marble ground | Estes, Sleepy John; You Shouldn't Do That; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649161) BBB8915 BC7 |
| I got a coalblack mare : but Lord how that horse can run | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Black Pony Blues; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648731) BBB8896 RCA LPV518 |
| She's a coalblack mare : she's got long black curly mane | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Black Pony Blues; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648731) BBB8896 RCA LPV518 |
| I been breaking down with you dizzy mares : seem like you want me to dig a country well | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Monkey Man Blues; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C948A) Vo02951 Yz L1015 |
| I breaks down with you dizzy mares : but I don't get on my happy black knees | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Monkey Man Blues; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C948A) Vo02951 Yz L1015 |
| He leaves his mark : on everybody's pants | Blake, Blind; Police Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15463) Pm12888 Yz L1012 |
| Now the butcher's in the market : they begin to pout | Shade, Will; She Done Sold It Out; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C8001) OK8963 RBF RF6 |
| There's Maxwell Street Market : got Water Street Market too | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Maxwell Street Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22882) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042 |
| Just as hard to be married : and break up your home | Big Bill (Broonzy); Worrying You Off My MindPart 1; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (16606?) Ba32559 Yz L1035 |
| I believe I will get married : married Lord and settle down | Big Bill (Broonzy); Rustlin' Man; Chicago, 9 Dec. 1935; (C8903) ARC unissued Rt RL316 |
| We got married : had a baby lamb | Blake, Blind; Low Down Loving Gal; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208875) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003 |
| Lord I'm tired of being married : tired of this settling down | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Shuckin' Sugar; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30772) Pm12454 Mil MLP2007 |
| *So* after you're married : | Thompson, Ashley; Minglewood Blues; Memphis, 30 Jan. 1928; (418032) Vi21267 Fwy FA2953 |
| Now you know you was married : well why didn't you tell me so | Turner, Joe; Blues on Central Avenue; Los Angeles, 8 Sept. 1941; (DLA2739A) De7889 Br87.504 |
| I think I would get married : baby and I would settle down | Washboard Sam; I Get the Blues at Bedtime; Chicago, 31 July 1942; (0746871) BB340710 RCA LPV577 |
| Ain't going to marry : neither settle down | Bailey, Kid; Rowdy Blues; Memphis, c. 25 Sept. 1929; (M211) Br7114 OJL5 |
| I believe I'll marry : I believe I'll settle down | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); I Believe I'll Settle Down; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594981) BBB8903 RCA730.581 |
| Lord I ain't going to marry : ain't going to settle down | Davis, Carl (Dallas Jamboree Jug Band); Elm Street Woman Blues Dallas, 20 Sept. 1935; (DAL103 ) Vo03092 BC2 |
| I ain't going to marry : ain't going to settle down | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Low Land Blues; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9456A) OK8273 Bio BLPC6 |
| I ain't going to marry : ain't going to [be no settling, settle] down | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Old Rounders Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (3018?) Pm12394 Rt RL306 |
| I ain't going to marry : and I ain't going to settle down | Johnson, James Stump; Barrel of Whiskey Blues; Dallas, 10 Feb. 1932; (706801) Vi23327 Yz L1033 |
| Baby when I marry : going to marry an Indian squaw | Lewis, Furry; Big Chief Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1133 Yz L1002 |
| Crying I ain't going to marry : ain't going to settle down | Lofton, Willie; Dark Road Blues; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96257 ) BBB6229 Yz L1007 |
| I ain't going to marry : I ain't going to settle down | Martin, Sara; Blind Man Blues; New York, c. 1 Aug. 1923; (71711B) OK8090 Sw S1240 |
| Well I believe I'll marry : ooo Lord and settle down | Memphis Minnie; Nothin in Rambling; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3167A) OK05670 BC1 |
| I don't want to marry : just want to be your man | Patton, Charley; Pony Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15216) Pm12792 Yz L1020 |
| No time to marry : no time to settle down | Smith, Bessie; Young Woman's Blues; New York, 26 Oct. 1926; (1428783) Co14179D Co CL857 |
| I ain't going to marry : ain't going to settle down | Smith, Bessie; Young Woman's Blues; New York, 26 Oct. 1926; (1428783) Co14179D Co CL857 |
| I ain't going to marry : ain't going to settle down | unknown artist (Kansas City Blues Strummers); String Band Blues; probably Chicago, c. late July 1926; ( ) Vo1048 Rt RL311 |
| Well I don't want to marry : baby just want to be your man | Williams, Joe; My Grey Pony; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85491 ) BBB5948 RBF RF14 |
| I wouldn't mind marrying : but I can't stand settling down | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80524B) OK8455 RBF RF1 |
| Old Aunt Martha : live behind the jail | Chatman, Bo; Sales Tax; San Antonio, 27 Mar. 1934; (826351) BBB5453 Yz L1014 |
| Stopped little Mary : across the creek | Estes, Sleepy John; Mary Come On Home; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93006A) De7814 Sw S1220; |
| Love little Mary : always will | Estes, Sleepy John; Mary Come On Home; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93006A) De7814 Sw S1220; |
| Took little Mary : down to Tipton *bell* | Estes, Sleepy John; Mary Come On Home; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93006A) De7814 Sw S1220; |
| Some day you'll want poor Mary : and she'll be somewhere from you | Johnson, Mary; Rattlesnake Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18791) Ch16570 Riv RM8819 |
| Was thinking about my Mary : didn't have no place to stay | McCoy, Joe; My Mary Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5830 ) Vo1576 Pal PL101 |
| Now tell me Mary : where did you stay last night | McCoy, Joe; My Mary Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5830 ) Vo1576 Pal PL101 |
| I met my Mary : way across the sea | McCoy, Joe; My Mary Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5830 ) Vo1576 Pal PL101 |
| You see my Mary : tell her to hurry home | McCoy, Joe; My Mary Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5830 ) Vo1576 Pal PL101 |
| I love my Mary : tell the whole round world I do | McCoy, Joe; My Mary Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5830 ) Vo1576 Pal PL101 |
| Goodbye Mary : goodbye and it's fare you well | McCoy, Joe; My Mary Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5830 ) Vo1576 Pal PL101 |
| I said aweeping Mary : now Mary don't you weep no more | Stokes, Frank; Sweet to Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47731) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| Stuck a match : caught a man in his bed | Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; It's a Fight Like That; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C4630 ) Br7121 Rt RL325 |
| Give me a match : and let me take a whiff quick | Green, Lil; Knockin' Myself Out; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591521) BBB8659 RCA LPV574 |
| I ain't got so many matches : but I got so far to go | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80524B) OK8455 RBF RF1 |
| I ain't got so many matches : but I got so far to go | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44242) Pm12474 Mil MLP2004 |
| I ain't got so many matches : but I got so far to go | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44464) Pm12474 Bio BLP12000 |
| I wonder what can the matter : with poor Betsy Mae | Alexander, Texas; Seen Better Days; San Antonio, 9 June 1930; (404112B) OK8890 Rt RL316 |
| Says I wonder what's the matter : with my troublesome mind | Alexander, Texas; Seen Better Days; San Antonio, 9 June 1930; (404112B) OK8890 Rt RL316 |
| I wonder what's the matter : you ain't got no settled mind | Alexander, Texas; Easy Rider Blues; Fort Worth, 30 Sept. 1934; (FW1138) Vo02856 Yz L1010 |
| Lord I wonder what's the matter : Papa Bill can't get no mail | Big Bill (Broonzy); Big Bill Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18385) Ch16400 Yz L1035 |
| 'Tain't nothing the matter : captain but I just ain't going | Dickson, Tom; Labor Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400360A) OK8570 Yz L1008; |
| I wonder what's the matter : can't get no mail | Estes, Sleepy John; New Someday Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63652A) De7473 RBF RF8 |
| Baby what's the matter : why don't you be yourself | Green, Lil; If I Didn't Love You; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0647281) BBB8865 RCA LPV574 |
| I wonder what's the matter : that I can't sleep at night | Hogg, Andrew; Family Trouble Blues; Chicago, 18 Feb. 1937; (61856A) De7303 Rt RL315 |
| And what's the matter : baby I can't see | James, Skip; Cypress Grove Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7472) Pm13088 Bio BLP12029 |
| Tell me what's the matter : [papa Lemon, I] can't get no mail | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Got the Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24711) Pm12354 Bio BLP12000 |
| Sugar what's the matter : don't like no black snake nohow | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Black Snake Moan; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30672) Pm12407 Mil MLP2013 |
| Wonder what's the matter : I can't get no mail | Johnson, Elizabeth; Sobbin' Woman Blues; New York, 30 Oct. 1928; (401280?) OK8789 Her H201 |
| See what's the matter : with his yas yas yas | Jordan, Charley; Keep It Clean; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5836 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030 |
| Darling tell me what's the matter : don't like no black snake nohow | Ledbetter, Huddie; New Black Snake Moan; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166912) Ba33360 Co C30035 |
| I would tell you what's the matter : but I done got scared | Memphis Minnie; 'Frisco Town; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487102) Co14455D Yz L1008 |
| Tell me now what's the matter : now darling something must abe going on wrong | Spruell, Freddie; Way Back Down Home; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9909A) OK8422 Mam S3802 |
| Oh now I wonder what's the matter : I can't rest at night | Stokes, Frank; What's the Matter Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418261) ViV38531 Yz L1002 |
| I wonder what's the matter : with my rider here | Walker, Uncle Bud; Look Here Mama Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402008A) OK8828 Yz L1018 |
| Well where does it matter : ooo I ain't going to scare her away | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sleepless Nights Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11519A) Vo1727 Yz L1030 |
| I would tell you what's the matter : but I done got scared | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Frisco Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15769A) Pm12860 OJL15 |
| It make no matter : she didn't care for me | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Corrine Corrina Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1032) Pm12916 Her H205 |
| Oh Black Mattie : where did you stay last night | Estes, Sleepy John; Black Mattie Blues; Memphis, 2 Oct. 1929; (563351) ViV38582 Rt RL307 |
| Shake shake Mattie : shake rattle and roll | McCoy, Joe; Shake Mattie; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO109A) Vo1668 Mam S3803 |
| Old shaking Mattie : meat shake on the bone | McCoy, Joe; Shake Mattie; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO109A) Vo1668 Mam S3803 |
| Old shaking Mattie : and shaking Sue | McCoy, Joe; Shake Mattie; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO109A) Vo1668 Mam S3803 |
| Old *gatefoot* Mattie : and *gatefoot bright* | McCoy, Joe; Shake Mattie; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO109A) Vo1668 Mam S3803 |
| Yonder come old Mattie : with a paper in her hand | McCoy, Joe; Shake Mattie; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO109A) Vo1668 Mam S3803 |
| Yonder come old Mattie : how in the world you know | McCoy, Joe; Shake Mattie; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO109A) Vo1668 Mam S3803 |
| I know old Mattie : by the dress she wore | McCoy, Joe; Shake Mattie; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO109A) Vo1668 Mam S3803 |
| And she puts *straw* in your mattress : makes you wish you was dead | Batts, Will; Country Woman; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137181) Vo02531 Rt RL329 |
| Oh I worked old Maude : and I worked old Belle | Alexander, Texas; Levee Camp Moan Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81225B) OK8498 RBF RF9 |
| She say you might get mawkish : baby you won't keep it hid | Jordan, Charley; You Run and Tell Your Daddy; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO143 ) Vo1611 Yz L1003 |
| I live six twentyfour Maxwell : mama and I'm talking about you | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Maxwell Street Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22882) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042 |
| Listen I don't mean maybe : but you know | Jones, Maggie; Mamma; New York, 5 May 1925; (1405841) Co14074D VJM VLP25 |
| I don't mean maybe : I can't let women alone | Weaver, Sylvester; Can't Be Trusted Blues; New York, 31 Aug. 1927; (81401B) OK8504 Yz L1012 |
| Maybe : the sunshine'll drive these blues away | McTell, Blind Willie; Mama, 'Tain't Long Fo' Day; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403101) Vi21474 Yz L1005 |
| It was crying for poor boy McTell : some old rainy day | McTell, Blind Willie; Drive Away Blues; Atlanta, 26 Nov. 1929; (565991) ViV38580 Yz L1005 |
| I said you don't want me : what made you want to lie | Akers, Garfield; Cottonfield BluesPart 1; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M201 ) Vo1442 OJL2 |
| Lord my baby quit me : she done set my trunk outdoors | Akers, Garfield; Cottonfield BluesPart 1; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M201 ) Vo1442 OJL2 |
| Ah you know you don't love me : you ain't got me on your mind | Akers, Garfield; Jumpin' and Shoutin' Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM777A) Vo1481 OJL8 |
| Lord the fool trying to quit me : man but I love her still | Alexander, Texas; CornBread Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81223A) OK8511 Rt RL315 |
| Oh he looked at me : and he walked away | Alexander, Texas; Section Gang Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81224B) OK8498 Rt RL312 |
| If she don't love me : she won't love nobody else | Alexander, Texas; NinetyEight Degree Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402640A) OK8705 Yz L1004 |
| The women all tell me : satisfied their soul | Anderson, . . . (Walter Taylor); ThirtyEight and Plus; Richmond, Ind., 14 Feb. 1930; (16266B) Ge7157 Fwy FJ2801 |
| Lord if my good gal quits me : well I don't want nobody else | Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9428B) De7026 BC4 |
| Said all my friends done forgot me : everybody's down on me in my neighborhood | Arnold, Kokomo; Old Black Cat Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9653A) De7050 CC25 |
| Says the Good Book tells me : that I got a good gal in this world some where | Arnold, Kokomo; Sissy Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9654A) De7050 CC25 |
| I says when my blues leave me : my trouble just walked in | Arnold, Kokomo; Back Door Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9656A) De7156 CC25 |
| She slipped away from me : just like a Cadillac Eight | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
| Seems like everybody's down on me : always somebody's doing me wrong | Arnold, Kokomo; Mister Charlie; Chicago, 24 Oct. 1936; (90958A) De7261 CC25 |
| Now the little woman I'm loving quit me : well I sure don't want nobody else | Arnold, Kokomo; Mister Charlie; Chicago, 24 Oct. 1936; (90958A) De7261 CC25 |
| Now some day you going to want me : and I swear and I won't want you | Arnold, Kokomo; Long and Tall; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070A) De7306 CC25 |
| Old Uncle Bud liked to caught me : kissing his wife | Arnold, Kokomo; Salty Dog; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070A) De7267 Rt RL318 |
| Now my mama told me : when I was only five months old | Arnold, Kokomo; Mean Old Twister; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91161A) De7347 BC4 |
| Now my captain done called me : Lord and I got to go | Arnold, Kokomo; Buddie Brown Blues; Chicago, 23 Oct. 1937; (91299A) De7449 CC25 |
| Says my mama told me : Lord when I was quite a child | Arnold, Kokomo; Rocky Road Blues; Chicago, 23 Oct. 1937; (91300A) De7449 CC25 |
| Some of these days you're going to miss me : mama Lord when I'm gone | Arnold, Kokomo; Back on the Job; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91333A) De7390 Say SDR163 |
| Now you know that you love me : mama why don't you tell me so | Arnold, Kokomo; Your Ways and Actions; New York, 11 May 1938; (67344A) De7510 Say SDR163 |
| Now she's gone and left me : she didn't mean me no good | Arnold, Kokomo; Your Ways and Actions; New York, 11 May 1938; (67344A) De7510 Say SDR163 |
| Says my woman get a chance to see me : not until the sunshiny day | Arnold, Kokomo; Tired of Runnin' from Door to Door; New York, 11 May 1938; (67346) De7464 Say SDR163 |
| Says my woman get a chance to see me : but they all hear me when I talk | Arnold, Kokomo; My Well Is Dry; New York, 11 May 1938; (63748A) De7540 CC25 |
| Now you said that you loved me : what make you treat me so unkind | Arnold, Kokomo; Kid Man Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (63754A) De7464 Say SDR163 |
| Because if he messes with me : going to crack him right on his nog | Arnold, Kokomo; Kid Man Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (63754A) De7464 Say SDR163 |
| And my friend passed me : and she never said a word | Bailey, Kid; Mississippi Bottom Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (M209/10) Br7114 OJL5 |
| You going to miss me : baby when I'm gone | Barefoot Bill; Snigglin' Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493532) Co14510D Yz L1006 |
| Oh you used to told me : you could drive me like a cow | Barefoot Bill; From Now On; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493572) Co14481D OJL14 |
| But now you can't drive me : because you don't know how | Barefoot Bill; From Now On; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493572) Co14481D OJL14 |
| Then told me : that the one had took my place | Barefoot Bill; I Don't Like That; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1930; (1503011) Co14544D Rt RL325 |
| You say you done quit me : now what should I do | Barefoot Bill; I Don't Like That; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1930; (1503011) Co14544D Rt RL325 |
| My baby done quit me : talked all over town | Barefoot Bill; Squabblin' Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503032) Co14526D OJL14 |
| Judge please don't kill me : I won't be bad no more | Barefoot Bill; Bad Boy; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503062) Co14526D CC3 |
| If you didn't want me : don't you dog me around | Baxter, Jim (Andrew and Jim Baxter); Bamalong Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 9 Aug. 1927; (397842) Vi20962 Rt RL318 |
| I know you'll miss me : from singing this lonesome song | Beaman, Lottie; Goin' Away Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14163A) Ge6624 OJL6 |
| I know you'll miss me : from singing this lonesome song | Beaman, Lottie; Going Away Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC604 ) Br7147 Yz L1018 |
| Since my daddy left me : I'm hopeless as can be | Bell, Anna; Hopeless Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (171A) QRSR7007 His HLP21 |
| I want somebody to help me : if you ??? please | Bell, Anna; Hopeless Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (171A) QRSR7007 His HLP21 |
| If that were me : and me was it | Bell, Anna; I Don't Care Who Gets What I Don't Want; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (176A) QRS R7009 His HLP21 |
| Because you mistreated me : and you throwed me from your door | Bell, Ed; Mamlish Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48163) Pm12524 OJL14 |
| Mama didn't like me : papa give me ways | Bell, Ed; Mamlish Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48163) Pm12524 OJL14 |
| Hey you can't quit me : ain't no need atrying | Bell, Ed; Mean Conductor Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48201) Pm12546 Yz L1006 |
| Threatened to kill me : that he would take my life | Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18 |
| Doctor said it will kill me : but he never said when | Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18 |
| Times have caught me : living on pork and beans | Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18 |
| Good girl told me : she can't use me no more | Big Bill (Broonzy); I Can't Be Satisfied; Richmond, Ind., 2 May 1930; (16569) Ge7230 Yz L1011 |
| Good girl told me : she can't use me no more | Big Bill (Broonzy); I Can't Be Satisfied; Richmond, Ind., 2 May 1930; (16569) Ge7230 Yz L1011 |
| But you women all thought you loved me : look like every minute going to be my last | Big Bill (Broonzy); Bull Cow Blues; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (116102) Ba32653 Yz L1035 |
| Won't you tell me : how you want it done | Big Bill (Broonzy); How You Want It Done; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (116112) Ba32436 Yz L1011 |
| Lord I know you going to call me : baby Lord and I'll be gone | Big Bill (Broonzy); How You Want It Done; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (116112) Ba32436 Yz L1011 |
| And the ferryman told me : could not find no boats nowhere | Big Bill (Broonzy); Mississippi River Blues; Chicago, 23 Mar. 1934; (803951) Ba32670 Yz L1011 |
| Now my woman told me : about fifteen years ago | Big Bill (Broonzy); Good Liquor Gonna Carry Me Down; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962321) BB B6230 Yz L1011 |
| Don't fool with me : because you sure can't win | Big Bill (Broonzy); I've Got to Dig You; Chicago, 17 Apr. 1940; (WC3034A) Vo05563 RBF RF16 |
| When my mother raised me : she didn't raise no monkeyman | Bird, Billy; Alabama BluesPart 2; Atlanta, 29 Oct. 1928; (1473261) Co14418D His HLP5 |
| And baby you told me : you didn't want me no more | Black Boy Shine (Harold Holiday); Sugarland Blues; San Antonio, 20 Nov. 1936; (SA25511) Vo03417 BC7 |
| Say now you can't leave me : 'tain't no need of crying | Black, Lewis; Gravel Camp Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453662) Co14291D Fly LP103 |
| Trouble gets on me : and my money gets away | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Trouble BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. 17 Aug. 1928; (C2230 ) Vo1213 Yz L1019 |
| When trouble gets on me : it never ends | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Trouble BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. 17 Aug. 1928; (C2230 ) Vo1213 Yz L1019 |
| My friends don't know me : and I can't get a dime or two | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Hard Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18220) Ch16361 Yz L1019 |
| Soon as hard time strike me : my baby puts me out | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Hard Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18220) Ch16361 Yz L1019 |
| The day you dare to quit me : baby that's the day you die | Blake, Blind; Early Morning Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30571) Pm12387 Bio BLP12031 |
| The day you try to quit me : baby that's the day you die | Blake, Blind; Early Morning Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30572) Pm12387 Bio BLP12037 |
| If the blues don't kill me : they will drill me through and through | Blake, Blind; Blake's Worried Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30602) Pm12442 Bio BLP12023 |
| My gal quit me : and I ain't got the blues | Blake, Blind; Come On Boys Let's Do that Messin' Around; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30612) Pm12413 Bio BLP12003 |
| You swear that you love me : but you know you don't treat me right | Blake, Blind; Stonewall Street Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30811) Pm12431 Bio BLP12031 |
| You caused me : to leave my sweet old happy home | Blake, Blind; Black Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (43621) Pm12464 Bio BLP12003 |
| If you only let me : see my baby one more time | Blake, Blind; Black Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (43621) Pm12464 Bio BLP12003 |
| Take me : mama I'll tell you what I'll do | Blake, Blind; One Time Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (43632) Pm12479 Bio BLP12037 |
| Some day you want me : mama and I won't want you | Blake, Blind; Brownskin Mama Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201062) Pm126062 Bio BLP12003 |
| Nobody but me : you know the reason why | Blake, Blind; Hey Hey Daddy Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201081) Pm12606 Bio BLP12003 |
| There's no need of you dogging me : mama I ain't done nothing to you | Blake, Blind; Doggin' Me Mama Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1928; (205173) Pm12673 Bio BLP12037 |
| If you keep on dogging me : no telling what I'll do | Blake, Blind; Doggin' Me Mama Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1928; (205173) Pm12673 Bio BLP12037 |
| You treat me : like an old dog got the mange | Blake, Blind; Goodbye Mama Moan; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205411) Pm12634 Bio BLP12037 |
| Because all the dirt you done for me : it's coming back home to you | Blake, Blind; No Dough Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205591) Pm12723 Bio BLP12031 |
| If she thinks she can quit me : she really have lost her mind | Blake, Blind; Search Warrant Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208713) Pm12737 Bio BLP12023 |
| Because she knows just how to make me : come back home | Blake, Blind; Notoriety Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208752) Pm12754 Bio BLP12031; |
| Going to keep her with me : each and every day | Blake, Blind; Poker Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15248A) Pm12810 Bio BLP12023 |
| Stand by me : until I get my parole | Blake, Blind; Doing a Stretch; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15249A) Pm12810 Bio BLP12023 |
| Just keep the flies from buzzing by me : and then I will be satisfied | Blake, Blind; Rope Stretchin' BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L11012) Pm13103 Bio BLP12037 |
| She sobbed when she told me : I just could not change my mind | Blind Norris; Sundown Blues; Chicago, 18 Feb. 1937; (61850A) De7290 BC6 |
| If you don't want me : it's cinch I don't want you | Blind Percy; Fourteenth Street Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (201802) Pm12584 Rt RL327 |
| Had the nerve to tell me : another man's got my place | Blind Percy; Fourteenth Street Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (201802) Pm12584 Rt RL327 |
| And it's better to me : than any I ever had | Bogan, Lucille; Coffee Grindin' Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3461 ) Br7083 His HLP15 |
| My good man quit me : for somebody else | Bogan, Lucille; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5562A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| If my black angel would leave me : I believe that I would die | Bogan, Lucille; Black Angel Blues; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6847A) Br7186 His HLP15 |
| You don't treat me : like I'm no human being | Bogan, Lucille; You Got to Die Some Day; New York, 30 July 1934; (154772) ARC60463 Rt RL317 |
| He puts his arms around me : like the ring around the good Lord's sun | Bogan, Lucille; Man Stealer Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (169972) ARC350913 Rt RL317 |
| When he come back to me : got a dollar two | Bogan, Lucille; Skin Game Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (170141) Ba33448 Rt RL317 |
| You said you loved me : you know you told a lie | Boyd, Georgia; Never Mind Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (768351) BBB5573 Yz L1030 |
| Just like you found me : you took and threw me down | Bracey, Ishman; Left Alone Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418432) Vi21349 Rt RL330 |
| Ask you to forgive me : darling if you please | Bracey, Ishman; Left Alone Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418432) Vi21349 Rt RL330 |
| Sugar the way you do me : you make my blood run cold | Bracey, Ishman; Leavin' Town Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (45458?) ViV38560(?) Rt RL330 |
| For you treat me : like my sugar just ain't *hard* | Bracey, Ishman; My Brown Mama Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (45459?) Vi21691(?) Rt RL330 |
| Now you know you got me : just the way you do | Bracey, Ishman; The Four Day Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454612) ViV38560 Yz L1007 |
| Baby the way you treat me : break my heart in two | Bracey, Ishman; Woman Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2392) Pm12970 OJL2 |
| Babe when you love me : good Lord take me around and around | Bracey, Ishman; Woman Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2392) Pm12970 OJL2 |
| My baby just quit me : she left me with the bust up blues | Bracey, Ishman; Bust Up Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2412) Pm13038 Her H205 |
| Now that's the thanks you give me : you left me with those bust up blues | Bracey, Ishman; Bust Up Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2412) Pm13038 Her H205 |
| No sweet woman to love me : I didn't have no place to go | Bracey, Mississippi; Cherry Ball; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404765B) OK8867 Yz L1038 |
| Ain't got nobody to love me : nobody to feel my care | Bracey, Mississippi; Cherry Ball; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404765B) OK8867 Yz L1038 |
| You treat me : like didn't know my name | Bracey, Mississippi; I'll Overcome Some Day; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404767B) OK8904 OJL17 |
| My baby quit me : didn't say a word | Bracey, Mississippi; I'll Overcome Some Day; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404767B) OK8904 OJL17 |
| Baby but you didn't come to see me : mama when I had felt alone | Bradley, Tommie; Window Pane Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Jan. 1932; (18326) Ch16696 BC5 |
| I said if you don't want me : why don't you tell me so | Brown, Richard Rabbit; James Alley Blues; New Orleans, 11 Mar. 1927; (380001) Vi20578 Yz L1032 |
| And if you can't get along with me : well it's you own fault | Brown, Richard Rabbit; James Alley Blues; New Orleans, 11 Mar. 1927; (380001) Vi20578 Yz L1032 |
| But all my pain had left me : he really done me good | Bryant, Laura; Dentist Chair BluesPart 2; Long Island City, c. Jan. 1929; (323A) QRSR7055 His HLP21 |
| But my mama told me : Sam come down fast | Butler, Sam; Poor Boy Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; ( ) Vo1057 Yz L1016 |
| Police grabbed me : right by my arm | Cannon, Gus; Feather Bed; Memphis, 9 Sept. 1928; (470022) ViV38515 Fwy FA2953 |
| He answered me : with a railroad frown | Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5071 ) Vo1527 Yz L1036 |
| My gal trying quit me : for somebody else | Carr, Leroy; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6086B) Vo1541 Yz L1015 |
| You say you ain't going to miss me : when I'm gone away | Carr, Leroy; Low Down Dog Blues; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7215A) Vo1605 Yz L1036 |
| I don't want it to tell me : that you've been gone | Carr, Leroy; New How Long How Long BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7221A) Vo1585 RBF RF202 |
| You had the nerve to tell me : you didn't want me no more | Carr, Leroy; What More Can I Do; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7222A) Vo1651 Yz L1036 |
| I know you won't miss me : after I am gone | Carr, Leroy; What More Can I Do; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7222A) Vo1651 Yz L1036 |
| Because you don't want me : there must be some other man | Carr, Leroy; What More Can I Do; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7222A) Vo1651 Yz L1036 |
| Blues why do you worry me : why do you stay so long | Carr, Leroy; Midnight Hour Blues; New York, 16 Mar. 1932; (11499A) Vo1703 Co C30496 |
| You say you're going to leave me : well you say you going away | Carr, Leroy; Mean Mistreater Mama; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL1?) Vo02657 Co C30496 |
| You had the nerve to tell me : that you didn't want me no more | Carr, Leroy; Mean Mistreater Mama; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL1?) Vo02657 Co C30496 |
| You going to leave me you going to leave me : you going to leave me blue | Carr, Leroy; Hold Them Puppies; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL63) Vo02751 Yz L1036 |
| How come she left me : Lord I really don't know why | Carr, Leroy; Take a Walk Around the Corner; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (15604 ) Vo02986 Co C30496 |
| Now I said honey please don't shoot me : baby you the only woman I love | Carr, Leroy; My Woman's Gone Wrong; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (156261) Vo02950 Co C30496 |
| No need to ask me : why I'm packing my clothes | Carr, Leroy; Southbound Blues; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (156272) Vo03107 Co C30496 |
| But when she loves me : I forget that I ever was blue | Carr, Leroy; Barrel House Woman; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (156282) Vo02791 Co C30496 |
| Now they laugh and grin at me : because I ain't got a lousy dime | Carr, Leroy; Hard Hearted Papa; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164172) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| If you don't come back to me : hot spring water won't help you none | Carr, Leroy; You Left Me Crying; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164182) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| If you want to leave me : you can go | Carr, Leroy; You've Got Me Grieving; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164302) Vo03349 Bio BLPC9 |
| You going to leave me : bye bye bye | Carr, Leroy; You've Got Me Grieving; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164302) Vo03349 Bio BLPC9 |
| My mother told me : don't you weep don't you moan | Carr, Leroy; Shinin' Pistol; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164381) Vo03067 Co C30496 |
| Now my woman treats me : [just] like I'm a motherless child | Carr, Leroy; It's Too Short; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164401) Vo02875 Co C30496 |
| If somebody finds me : when I'm dead and gone | Carr, Leroy; Suicide Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164421) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| But your arms around me : baby like you should | Chatman, Bo; Ants in My Pants; New York, 5 June 1931; (404938B) OK8897 His HLP5 |
| Now you may take me : to be a fool | Chatman, Bo; Sales Tax; San Antonio, 27 Mar. 1934; (826351) BBB5453 Yz L1014 |
| She never like to roll me : unless she roll me just right | Chatman, Bo; Rolling Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992371) BBB6373 Yz L1034 |
| She said man if you ever love me : you surely will trot along back | Chatman, Bo; The Ins and Outs of My Girl; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026141) BBB7213 Yz L1014 |
| My baby loves me : tried to treat me right | Chatman, Lonnie; New Sittin' On Top of the World; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15562) Pm13134 Bio BLP12041 |
| You told me that you loved me : say you love me all your life | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); I See My Great Mistake; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535951) BBB8645 RCA730.581 |
| Her voice remind me : of an awful dog | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594991) BBB8749 RCA730.581 |
| Now my mother she told me : son just don't lead a doggone mule | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Me, Myself, and I; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640041) BBB8784 RCA730.581 |
| Even my woman she asked me : daddy do you really love me | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Me, Myself, and I; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640041) BBB8784 RCA730.581 |
| I know it's going to worry me : but it won't last long | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Gonna Worry Too; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704351) BBB8945 RCA730.581 |
| If he don't come to see me : you can count the days I'm gone | Clayton, Jennie; State of Tennessee Blues; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403132) Vi21185 Rt RL322 |
| My mama told me : papa told me too | Cleveland, Big Boy; Goin' to Leave You Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 12 Apr. 1927; (12700) Ge6108 His HLP22 |
| If the blues overtake me : jump overboard and drown | Cole, James; Mistreated the Only Friend You Had; Richmond, Ind., 16 Jan. 1932; (18324) Ch16718 Rt RL311 |
| I'd rather see you murder me : baby and to leave me too | Cole, Kid; Hard Hearted Mama Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19971) Vo1187 Rt RL313 |
| Because my woman had done quit me : didn't have nowhere to go | Coleman, Jaybird; Man Trouble Blues; Birmingham, Ala., c. 3 Aug. 1927; (GEX771) Ge6245 OJL8 |
| Mama told me : six long weeks ago | Coleman, Jaybird; Save Your MoneyLet These Women Go; Birmingham, Ala., c. 11 Aug. 1927; (GEX802B) BP8052 Rt RL313 |
| Now my baby has aquit me : talked all out of my head | Coleman, Jaybird; Man Trouble Blues; Atlanta, 22 Apr. 1930; (1506311) Co14534D Rt RL313 |
| And you know you didn't love me : you fell across my bed | Collins, Chasey; Walking Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962481) BBB6261 Rt RL316 |
| Oh the way that woman love me : I swear she can't be beat | Collins, Chasey; Atlanta Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962491) BBB6187 BC6 |
| My woman had the nerve to tell me : daddy aren't you spending slow | Collins, Chasey; Atlanta Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962491) BBB6187 BC6 |
| You did cause me : to leave my home | Collins, Sam; Lonesome Road Blues; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108361) Ba32669 Yz L1038 |
| The day you left me : you throwed me down | Collins, Sam; I'm Sitting on Top of the World; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108422) Ba32395 OJL10 |
| You ever quit me : and put me out | Collins, Sam; I'm Sitting on Top of the World; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108422) Ba32395 OJL10 |
| The day you left me : won't wear no black | Collins, Sam; I'm Sitting on Top of the World; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108422) Ba32395 OJL10 |
| Can't nobody run me : like them bloodhounds done | Collins, Sam; My Road Is Rough and Rocky; New York, c. Oct. 1931; ( ) unknown Yz L1038 |
| She said money don't excite me : and that we all know well | Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; BoodleDeBum Bum; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C4631 ) Br7121 Rt RL325 |
| Are you trying to quit me : and you don't know how | Cox, Ida; Ida Cox's Lawdy, Lawdy Blues; Chicago, July 1923; (1488?) Pm12064 BYG529073 |
| You told me that you loved me : and I believed what you said | Cox, Ida; Coffin Blues; Chicago, Sept. 1925; (22931) Pm12318 BYG529073 |
| I said blues please tell me : what are you doing here so soon | Cox, Ida; Rambling Blues; Chicago, Sept. 1925; (2294?) Pm12318 BYG529073 |
| If he didn't want me : he didn't have to lie | Crawford, Rosetta; My Man Jumped Salty on Me; New York, 1 Feb. 1939; (64972A) De7567 Cor CP58 |
| Yes my mama told me : papa told me too | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Mean Old 'Frisco Blues; Chicago, 15 Apr. 1942; (0708631) BB340704 RBF RF202 |
| And my fair brown told me : I refuse to go | Daddy Stovepipe; Sundown Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Mar. 1924; (11861A) Ge5459 Rt RL325 |
| Mama if you want to see me : mama I'll let the nineteen go | Daddy Stovepipe; Sundown Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Mar. 1924; (11861A) Ge5459 Rt RL325 |
| If whiskey don't kill me : I'm doomed to lose my mind | Darby, Blind; Built Right on the Ground; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (675841) Vi23311 Yz L1003 |
| Little babe done quit me : and I'll give on up to die | Darby, Blind; Built Right on the Ground; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (675841) Vi23311 Yz L1003 |
| Mama told me : papa told me too | Davenport, Jed; Save Me Some; Memphis, 20 Oct. 1930; (MEM774) Vo1513 OJL19 |
| But she's gone and left me : she didn't mean me no good | Davis, Walter; M. and O. Blues; Cincinnati, 12 June 1930; (629072) ViV38618 RCA INT1085 |
| When the gal I love quit me : I don't want nobody else | Davis, Walter; M. and O. Blues; Cincinnati, 12 June 1930; (629072) ViV38618 RCA INT1085 |
| My gal done quit me : found somebody else | Davis, Walter; Sloppy Drunk Again; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854791) BBB5879 OJL20 |
| And if the freight train leaves me : Lord I got a mule to ride | Davis, Walter; Travelin' this Lonesome Road; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854801) BBB5982 RCA INT1175 |
| She always told me : son don't you do nothing wrong | Davis, Walter; Travelin' this Lonesome Road; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854801) BBB5982 RCA INT1175 |
| And here's the words she told me : I can't use you no more | Davis, Walter; Sad and Lonesome Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854811) BBB5982 RCA INT1175 |
| My tires ain't going to fail me : and my motor it is good and strong | Davis, Walter; Minute Man BluesPart 2; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854831) BBB5965 RCA INT1085 |
| Lord the way they are feeding me : that they don't want me around | Davis, Walter; Ashes in My Whiskey; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962371) BBB6201 RCA INT1085 |
| Lord you know the way that you left me : mama it almost broke my heart | Davis, Walter; Call Your Name; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (0405231) BBB8470 Yz L1025 |
| But now you gone and left me : and I can't see your face at all | Davis, Walter; Can't See Your Face; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (0493201) BBB8600 Yz L1025 |
| Please don't mistreat me : if you don't want me around | Davis, Walter; Please Don't Mistreat Me; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (0493231) BBB8664 Yz L1025 |
| You say you don't [even] love me : you don't even love yourself | Davis, Walter; Please Don't Mistreat Me; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (0493231) BBB8664 Yz L1025 |
| I know there ain't a room in your heart for me : mama you loving someone else | Davis, Walter; Please Don't Mistreat Me; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (0493231) BBB8664 Yz L1025 |
| I heard somebody calling me : papa don't you want to go | Davis, Walter; Don't You Want to Go; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (0704481) BBB9027 RCA INT1085 |
| Mama deedada calling me : papa soandso | Davis, Walter; Don't You Want to Go; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (0704481) BBB9027 RCA INT1085 |
| But you told me : there was nothing I could do | Davis, Walter; Don't You Want to Go; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (0704481) BBB9027 RCA INT1085 |
| Now you want to leave me : don't mean me no good | Davis, Walter; Don't You Want to Go; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (0704481) BBB9027 RCA INT1085 |
| *She make it trying* to run with me : and my buddy too | Day, Will; Central Avenue Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461862) Co14318D Yz L1010 |
| If you are *loving* me : I don't want no partnership man | Dickson, Pearl; Twelve Pound Daddy; Memphis, 12 Dec. 1927; (1453703) Co14286D Yz L1008 |
| I'm going to beg her to take me : see what she make of me | Dickson, Tom; Death Bell Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400355B) OK8590 Yz L1002 |
| Treat me : like someone you never seen | Dickson, Tom; Happy Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400359B) OK8590 Yz L1002 |
| When you see me : with my head hung down | Dickson, Tom; Happy Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400359B) OK8590 Yz L1002 |
| She even told me : to my face | Dooley, Simmie (Pink Anderson); Gonna Tip Out Tonight; Atlanta, 14 Apr. 1928; (1460671) Co14436D OJL18 |
| You see it's grieving me : oh it's grieving me | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Grievin' Me Blues; Chicago, c. 6 Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
| Women all screaming about me : but I can't give up my brown | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Grievin' Me Blues; Chicago, c. 6 Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
| My pals done all forsake me : and the times is getting tight | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Broke Man's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 8 July 1929; (15306A) Ge7008 Riv RM8803 |
| Parts of me : big and fat | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); SecondHand Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16221) Ge7130 Riv RM8803 |
| But it seem like the *many ways draining* out of me : more and more every day | Doyle, Little Buddy; Hard Scufflin' Blues; Memphis, 1 July 1939; (MEM171) OK05771 Rt RL329 |
| Mama told me : times and times again | Easton, Amos; No Woman No Nickel; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L11203) Pm13109 Yz L1012 |
| Lord look down on poor me : pity my worried cares | Easton, Amos; No Woman No Nickel; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L11203) Pm13109 Yz L1012 |
| Now the judge have sentenced me : out on the county road | Edwards, Big Boy Teddy; Louise; Chicago, 14 June 1934; (806081) BBB5826 CC3 |
| Now the day that you quit me : I won't be mad with you | Estes, Sleepy John; Black Mattie Blues; Memphis, 2 Oct. 1929; (563351) ViV38582 Rt RL307 |
| Well she looked at me : she begin to smile | Estes, Sleepy John; Milk Cow Blues; Memphis, 13 May 1930; (59918 ) ViV38614 RBF RF202 |
| Baby done quit me : ain't said a mumbling word | Estes, Sleepy John; Stack O' Dollars; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (625472) Vi23397 Rt RL307 |
| Well mama you don't allow me : to fool around all night long | Estes, Sleepy John; Drop Down Mama; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90176A) Ch50048 OJL21 |
| Now my mother often taught me : quit playing a bum | Estes, Sleepy John; Floating Bridge; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62465A) De7442 RBF RF8 |
| Now you never have told me : how you want your rolling done | Estes, Sleepy John; Jack and Jill Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62479A) De7365 RBF RF8 |
| Now I believe you must awant me : to roll from sun to sun | Estes, Sleepy John; Jack and Jill Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62479A) De7365 RBF RF8 |
| Now the day that you quit me : and I won't be mad with I won't be mad with you | Estes, Sleepy John; Airplane Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62482A) De7354 Sw S1219 |
| Now the sheriff he arrest me : and he march me around front of the circuit court | Estes, Sleepy John; Jailhouse Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93007A) De7814 RBF RF8 |
| I knowed you never loved me : when you fell down on my knees | Estes, Sleepy John; You Shouldn't Do That; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649161) BBB8915 BC7 |
| And if God don't have me : you know the devil must | Evans, Joe; New Huntsville Jail; New York, 20 May 1931; (106512) Or8080 His HLP8002 |
| Just when she left me : she's gone to stay | Evans, Joe; Sitting on Top of the World; New York, 21 May 1931; (106591) Ba32211 His HLP8002 |
| Why should you beg me : and say goodbye | Evans, Joe; Sitting on Top of the World; New York, 21 May 1931; (106591) Ba32211 His HLP8002 |
| That judge is going to lick me : because I been here so many times | Foster, Dessa; Tell It to the Judge No. 1; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C7238A) MeM12117 Yz L1031 |
| It takes a man like me : to carry this worried song | Fox, John D.; The Worried Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 Dec. 1927; (GEX1011A) Ge6352 OJL10 |
| Wife don't love me : my sweetheart do | Fuller, Blind Boy; Rag, Mama, Rag; New York, 25 July 1935; (178632) ARC351032 BC6 |
| And you say you going to put me : woman down in my lonesome grave | Fuller, Blind Boy; Pistol Snapper Blues; New York, 5 Apr. 1938; (226741) Vo04106 BC11 |
| Now you know you didn't want me : when you lied down across my bed | Fuller, Blind Boy; Pistol Snapper Blues; New York, 5 Apr. 1938; (226741) Vo04106 BC11 |
| You don't have to kill me : because you don't want me no more | Fuller, Blind Boy; Pistol Snapper Blues; New York, 5 Apr. 1938; (226741) Vo04106 BC11 |
| Used to love me : but she don't no more | Fuller, Blind Boy; Step It Up and Go; New York, 5 Mar. 1940; (26592A) Vo05476 BC11 |
| Hear my gal call me : and I got to go | Fuller, Blind Boy; Step It Up and Go; New York, 5 Mar. 1940; (26592A) Vo05476 BC11 |
| You don't even treat me : nothing like you used to do | Fuller, Blind Boy; Somebody's Been Talkin'; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26599A) Vo05527 Rt RL318 |
| He wrote me and told me : just be sure it's one and two and three | Fuller, Blind Boy; Three Ball Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26600A) Vo05440 BC11 |
| Says my woman she quit me : keep me worried and blue | Fuller, Blind Boy; Good Feeling Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1940; (26616A) OK06231 BC11 |
| Take me in your arms and love me : like you used to do | Fuller, Blind Boy; Good Feeling Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1940; (26616A) OK06231 BC11 |
| Say now my woman she done and quit me : she's far on down the she's far on down the road | Fuller, Blind Boy; Bus Rider Blues; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC3139A) OK05933 BC11 |
| When she throws her arms around poor me : like the circle around a like the circle around the | Fuller, Blind Boy; Bus Rider Blues; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC3139A) OK05933 BC11 |
| And if you love me : I wonder what can it be | Gaither, Bill; Georgia Barrel House; Chicago, 12 June 1940; (WC3104A) OK05714 His HLP31 |
| But when my sweet woman quit me : them was the worst blues I ever had | Gibson, Clifford; Beat You Doing It; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (482A) QRSR7087 Yz L1027 |
| But I found someone to love me : I'm going to change my ways | Gibson, Clifford; Whiskey Moan Blues; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (483A) QRSR7087 Yz L1006 |
| 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 |
| My woman quit me : got her another man | 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 |
| If I see this ain't no place for me : I'm going back where I belong | Gibson, Clifford; Drayman Blues; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571752) ViV38562 Yz L1027 |
| And I know you bound to miss me : baby when I'm gone | Gibson, Clifford; Levee Camp Moan; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577542) ViV38577 Yz L1027 |
| If you never no more see me : you'll miss me when I go | Gibson, Clifford; Levee Camp Moan; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577542) ViV38577 Yz L1027 |
| You told me you loved me : told my boy friend too | Gibson, Clifford; HardHeaded Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577552) ViV38577 Yz L1027 |
| And I think it's time for me : to make my getaway | Gibson, Clifford; Keep Your Windows Pinned; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57757) ViV38612 Yz L1006 |
| It's that my sweet woman done quit me : the news all over town | Gibson, Clifford; Jive Me Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577581) ViV38572 Yz L1027 |
| Said my baby is going to leave me : and she's going away to stay | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Let Her Go; Aurora, Ill., 16 Dec. 1938; (030823 ) BBB8027 RCA INT1177 |
| Now you told me : that wouldn't do | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I'll Get Along Somehow; Aurora, Ill., 16 Dec. 1938; (030827 ) BBB8106 RCA INT1177 |
| It may be me : it may be you | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I'll Get Along Somehow; Aurora, Ill., 16 Dec. 1938; (030827 ) BBB8106 RCA INT1177 |
| And then what hurt me : she started pulling off her shoes | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Keyhole Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1939; (034813 ) BBB8221 RCA INT1177 |
| You used to love me : and went back to your usedtobe | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Riley Springs Blues; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064737 ) BBB8846 RCA INT1177 |
| Now you didn't want me : when I was treating you nice and kind | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I Got Somebody Else; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064739 ) BBB8816 RCA INT1177 |
| Since the hard time is got me : I've been running from door to door | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Woke Up Cold in Hand; Chicago, 30 July 1942; (074651 ) BBB9042 RCA INT1177 |
| Pigmeat's going to carry me : carry me to my grave | Glover, Mae; Pig Meat Mama; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15393) Ge6948 Rt RL319 |
| My man left me : he left me feeling bad | Glover, Mae; I Ain't Giving Nobody None; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15395A) Ge6948 Her H201 |
| And you must awant me : to lay down and die for you | Grant, Bobby; Nappy Head Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1927; (202043) Pm12595 Yz L1001 |
| Put your arms around me : hold me tight | Green, Lil; Give Your Mama One Smile; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591501) BBB8640 RCA LPV574 |
| Can't nobody thrill me : like my mellow man can | Green, Lil; My Mellow Man; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591511) BBB8640 RCA LPV574 |
| Come home to me : each day to get his meal | Green, Lil; My Mellow Man; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591511) BBB8640 RCA LPV574 |
| But my man quit me : and that changed my mind | Green, Lil; Knockin' Myself Out; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591521) BBB8659 RCA LPV574 |
| Now all you got to offer me : is a drink of gin | Green, Lil; Why Don't You Do Right; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641301) BBB8714 RCA LPV574 |
| If you love me : you will soon find out | Green, Lil; Love Me; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641311) BBB8714 RCA LPV574 |
| You got me : feeling sad | Green, Lil; What's the Matter with Love; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641331) BBB8754 RCA LPV574 |
| I know he will [learn to] love me : when he gets to be a man | Green, Lil; Country Boy Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641341) BBB8754 RCA LPV574 |
| Everybody tells me : what he do | Green, Lil; If I'm a Fool; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1942; (0708021) BBB8985 RCA LPV574 |
| But he say he love me : both day and night | Green, Lil; If I'm a Fool; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1942; (0708021) BBB8985 RCA LPV574 |
| Baby you left me : sick in bed | Green, Lil; I'm Wasting My Time on You; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1942; (0708031) BBB9010 RCA LPV574 |
| Mama and papa told me : when I left my home | Green, Lil; I'm Wasting My Time on You; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1942; (0708031) BBB9010 RCA LPV574 |
| My man done quit me : he done throwed me down | Gross, Helen; Hard Luck Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (315641) Ajax17037 VJM VLP40 |
| I know you 'buke and dog me : baby with your fortyfive | Harris, Magnolia; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'Part 1; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930; (C7100 ) MeM12077 Yz L1031 |
| And every time you see me : you wants to fall down on the ground | Harris, Otis; You'll Like My Loving; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476092) Co14428D Yz L1032 |
| You don't likee me : well I sure God don't like you | Harris, William; Bull Frog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14318) Ge6661 OJL5 |
| Whenever you quit me : I ain't going to take you back | Harris, William; Hot Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14323) Ge6707 OJL5 |
| But when it comes to loving me : that will be in a dream | Hart, Hattie; I Let My Daddy Do That; New York, 13 Sept. 1934; (15899 ) Vo02855 Mam S3803 |
| My mama told me : my papa told me too | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Shaggy Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (4415 ) Pm12489 Rt RL319 |
| Now I got the undertaker with me : just to haul you away | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; How Come Mama Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15213) Pm12802 Yz L1010 |
| Mama told me : daddy told me too | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Voice Throwin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15219) Pm12802 Yz L1010 |
| Hold me hold me : whisper something sweet and low | Henderson, Katherine; Mushy Love; Long Island City, c. Nov. 1928; (274A) QRS7054 His HLP21 |
| Oh love me : like a caveman does | Henderson, Katherine; Mushy Love; Long Island City, c. Nov. 1928; (274A) QRS7054 His HLP21 |
| Every time she leaves me : I declare I'm bound to holler | Henry, Hound Head; My Silver Dollar Mama; Chicago, 17 Oct. 1928; (C2452 ) Vo1288 His HLP2 |
| Said she knock and kick me : treat me like a lowdown dirty dog | Henry, Hound Head; My Silver Dollar Mama; Chicago, 17 Oct. 1928; (C2452 ) Vo1288 His HLP2 |
| And he told me : he was going away to stay | Henry, Lena; Low Down Despondent Blues; New York, 22 Aug. 1924; (13596) Vo14873 His HLP15 |
| When I think of how he left me : I can't help but cry | Henry, Lena; Low Down Despondent Blues; New York, 22 Aug. 1924; (13596) Vo14873 His HLP15 |
| My brown done quit me : God knows she had it all | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Barbecue Blues; Atlanta, 25 Mar. 1927; (1437571) Co14205D CC36 |
| If you don't want me : it's a cinch I don't want you | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Barbecue Blues; Atlanta, 25 Mar. 1927; (1437571) Co14205D CC36 |
| My mama told me : papa told me too | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Barbecue Blues; Atlanta, 25 Mar. 1927; (1437571) Co14205D CC36 |
| You trying to quit me : mama you know I been good to you | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Cloudy Sky Blues; Atlanta, 25 Mar. 1927; (1437582) Co14205D CC36 |
| Please tell me : what you going to do | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Poor Boy a Long Ways from Home; New York, 16 June 1927; (1442812) Co14246D Rt RL326 |
| Now give me : longdistance phone | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Poor Boy a Long Ways from Home; New York, 16 June 1927; (1442812) Co14246D Rt RL326 |
| Baby you throw your arms around me : let's have some fun | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Easy Rider Don't Deny My Name; New York, 16 June 1927; (1442823) Co14231D RBF RF15 |
| The day you quit me : that's the day you die | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Easy Rider Don't Deny My Name; New York, 16 June 1927; (1442823) Co14231D RBF RF15 |
| If the blues overtake me : going to rock on away from here | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Motherless Chile Blues; Atlanta, 5 Nov. 1927; (1451341) Co14299D RBF RF15 |
| Oh the way my wife treats me : it sure is a sin | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Crooked Woman Blues; Atlanta, 10 Nov. 1927; (1451981) Co14280D CC36 |
| You like you ignore me : somebody's going to ignore you | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); 'Fo Day Creep; Atlanta, 10 Nov. 1927; (1451991) Co14280D CC36 |
| Someone told me : your brown done left this town | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Hurry and Bring It Back Home; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (1460552) Co14372D CC36 |
| My baby looks for me : at any old hour at night | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); She's Gone Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473061) Co14461D RBF RF15 |
| But if the man had aseed me : around the mountain I'd have been gone | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); California Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (1483582) Co14573D CC36 |
| What it done to me : spoiled me the rest of my life | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Black Skunk Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (1483602) Co14573D CC36 |
| All the people around me : they give me plenty of air | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Black Skunk Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (1483602) Co14573D CC36 |
| Gals all call me : big bad Pete | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Freeze to Me Mama; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493452) Co14507D CC36 |
| Listen to me : please listen to my song | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Freeze to Me Mama; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493452) Co14507D CC36 |
| Like you take her from me : somebody sure take her from you | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Atlanta Moan; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510542) Co14591D Yz L1026 |
| The womens don't like me : because I speak my mind | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Low Land Blues; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9456A) OK8273 Bio BLPC6 |
| I say mama told me : papa told me too | Hill, King Solomon; Tell Me Baby; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12582) Pm13129 Yz L1004 |
| Well now she proved to me : ooo well well that she didn't mean me no good | Hogg, Andrew; Family Trouble Blues; Chicago, 18 Feb. 1937; (61856A) De7303 Rt RL315 |
| Well now the way she treat me : ooo well well a lowdown dirty shame | Hogg, Andrew; Family Trouble Blues; Chicago, 18 Feb. 1937; (61856A) De7303 Rt RL315 |
| My woman she told me : nineteen and thirtyfour | Hogg, Andrew; Family Trouble Blues; Chicago, 18 Feb. 1937; (61856A) De7303 Rt RL315 |
| Oh some people tell me : the worried blues ain't bad | House, Son; My Black MamaPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4092) Pm13042 OJL2 |
| Oh I wish I had me : a heaven of my own | House, Son; Preachin' the BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4101) Pm13013 OJL5 |
| Well if she don't have me : she won't have nobody else | House, Son; Preachin' the BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4101) Pm13013 OJL5 |
| Make you love me : doggone your soul | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| You don't want me : take me anyhow | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| Say you can't quit me : no need of trying | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| You can't quit me : 'tain't no need of trying | Howell, Peg Leg; Tishamingo Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431171) Co14194D RBF RF9 |
| My friends have turned against me : smiling in my face | Howell, Peg Leg; Low Down Rounder Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1928; (1461611) Co14320D RBF RF1 |
| Ain't nobody wants me : they wouldn't be in my shoes | Howell, Peg Leg; Low Down Rounder Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1928; (1461611) Co14320D RBF RF1 |
| They arrested me : carried me before the judge | Howell, Peg Leg; Ball and Chain Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482702) Co14535D Rt RL318 |
| Say the judge wouldn't like me : and he say a mumbling word | Howell, Peg Leg; Ball and Chain Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482702) Co14535D Rt RL318 |
| Can you tell me : how far Jackson to back home | Hull, Papa Harvey; Two Little Tommies Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12691) Ge6122 Yz L1009 |
| Dark clouds above me : clouds all around poor me | Hurt, Mississippi John; Blue Harvest Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401487A) OK8692 Bio BLPC4 |
| Everything that gets me : everybody's so unkind | Hurt, Mississippi John; Blue Harvest Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401487A) OK8692 Bio BLPC4 |
| Uncle ??? caught me : kissing his wife | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Salty Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1924; (1893?) Pm12236 Yz L1029 |
| Now the men don't like me : just because I speak my mind | Jackson, Papa Charlie; The Cats Got the Measles; Chicago, c. Jan. 1925; (100193) Pm12259 Bio BLP12042 |
| Now get back to me : and | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shake That Thing; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2120?) Pm12281 Yz L1029 |
| If you don't want me : why don't you tell me why | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Take Me Back Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22082) Pm12296 Bio BLP12042 |
| Because my sweet mama quit me : left me with the Texas blues | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Texas Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1925; (11031?) Pm12335 Yz L1029 |
| My baby done quit me : and talk's all over town | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Up the Way Bound; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25471) Pm12375 Yz L1029 |
| She even buys me : all my clothes | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Your Baby Ain't Sweet Like Mine; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26134) Pm12383 Yz L1029 |
| Tell me tell me : please has anybody seen my brown | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Fat Mouth Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1927; (27693) Pm12422 Yz L1029 |
| She used to love me : till old fatmouth blew in town | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Fat Mouth Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1927; (27693) Pm12422 Yz L1029 |
| Now baby you can tell me : just what are you to do | Jackson, Papa Charlie; She Belongs to Me Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (42431) Pm12461 Yz L1029 |
| You look for me : I'll be gone | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Ash Tray Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (206042) Pm12660 Bio BLP12042 |
| And the way you treat me : I'm going to jump over the dock | Jackson, Jim; Hesitation Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM804 ) Vo1477 Her H205 |
| Give me what you promised me : before you lay down | James, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028 |
| Well the old people told me : baby but I never did know | James, Skip; Cypress Grove Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7472) Pm13088 Bio BLP12029 |
| She gets so she don't love me : she won't love nobody else | James, Skip; Cherry Ball Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7482) Pm13065 Bio BLP12029 |
| Cherry ball quit me : she quit me in a calm good way | James, Skip; Cherry Ball Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7482) Pm13065 Bio BLP12029 |
| That's the reason why you hear me : sing my old lonesome song | James, Skip; Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7631) Pm13085 Bio BLP12029 |
| My right foot itching me : and I just can't stay here long | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booster Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24741) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| Well my mind leads me : to take a trip down south | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dry Southern Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24751) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| I asked the girl did she love me : she said Lemon I don't know how | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dry Southern Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24751) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| Sugar the blues ain't on me : but things ain't going on right | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Horse Blues; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25431) Pm12367 Mil MLP2004 |
| Tell him my good gal has quit me : and I can't live in no peace | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Old Rounders Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (3018?) Pm12394 Rt RL306 |
| Don't mistreat me : because I'm young and wild | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Stocking Feet Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30661) Pm12407 Mil MLP2013 |
| You treat me : like my trouble have just begun | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Wartime Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30701) Pm12425 Rt RL301 |
| Caused a man like me : steal way away from home | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Broke and Hungry; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (3076?) Pm12443 Mil MLP2007 |
| Girl if you don't want me : why don't you let me know | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Broke and Hungry; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (3076?) Pm12443 Mil MLP2007 |
| Now if you don't love me : please don't dog me around | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Shuckin' Sugar; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30772) Pm12454 Mil MLP2007 |
| Tell me : you always got a fatmouth following you | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booger Rooger Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30882) Pm12425 Bio BLP12015 |
| Now my baby quit me : and she done throwed me down | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booger Rooger Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30882) Pm12425 Bio BLP12015 |
| Now tell me : where my easy rider's gone | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Easy Rider Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44232) Pm12474 Mil MLP2004 |
| The blues overtake me : and tears come rolling down | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Easy Rider Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44232) Pm12474 Mil MLP2004 |
| You turn your back to quit me : woman and you don't know how | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Easy Rider Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44232) Pm12474 Mil MLP2004 |
| Put that thing on me : and I'll follow you everywhere | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44242) Pm12474 Mil MLP2004 |
| Sugar the blues ain't on me : but things ain't going on right | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44464) Pm12474 Bio BLP12000 |
| Oh if you don't love me : pretty mama don't run no stall | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Right of Way Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (45152) Pm12510 Rt RL301 |
| Say that the blues ain't on me : but things ain't going on right | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Struck Sorrow Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200392) Pm12541 Rt RL335 |
| My wife has quit me : and my best pigmeat gal has too | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Chinch Bug Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200641) Pm12551 Bio BLP12015 |
| I asked for a woman to marry me : and I just made my getaway | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lemon's Worried Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203753) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| I believe he's looking for me : he's up all hours at night | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Mean Jumper Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203802) Pm12631 Mil MLP2007 |
| Now my bad cat's leaving me : ain't going to catch my mice no more | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Balky Mule Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203813) Pm12631 Mil MLP2007 |
| I mean the woman if she quit me : it's going to be too black bad | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Lastin' Lovin'; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (204072) Pm12666 Mil MLP2013 |
| But that fool just off and left me : she done moved to the piney wood | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Piney Woods Money Mama; Chicago, c. Mar. 1928; (204082) Pm12650 Mil MLP2004 |
| Competition worrying me : you been having a competition with me | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Competition Bed Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207492) Pm12728 Rt RL306 |
| Now they got me : doing a different kind of dance | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lock Step Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208152) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004 |
| It don't matter to me : whether it sunshine snow or rains | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lock Step Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208152) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004 |
| They got to hang me : because I done something wrong | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Hangman's Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208162) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004 |
| And the judge is telling me : be hanging till I'm dead | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Hangman's Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208162) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004 |
| Keeps her eagle eyes on me : till the good Lord brings daylight | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Eagle Eyed Mama; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210953) Pm12739 Rt RL301 |
| Eagleeyed mama's worrying me : what am I going to do | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Eagle Eyed Mama; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210953) Pm12739 Rt RL301 |
| She swore that she loved me : but I know that she doing me wrong | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dynamite Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210961) Pm12739 Rt RL301 |
| That tough luck has sunk me : and the rats is creeping in my hat | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Tin Cup Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (211981) Pm12756 Mil MLP2013 |
| Mosquitoes all around me : mosquitoes are everywhere I go | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Mosquito Moan; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15666) Pm12899 Mil MLP2013 |
| Made a break at me : groped for my pocketknife | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Fence Breakin' Yellin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15672) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015 |
| Her father told me : better not to come back no more | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bootin' Me 'Bout; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15675) Pm12946 Mil MLP2004 |
| Won't somebody help me : with a little bite to eat | Johnson, Alec; Miss Meal Cramp Blues; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473792) Co14446D CC3 |
| Don't care what you give me : I'd eat even chicken meat | Johnson, Alec; Miss Meal Cramp Blues; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473792) Co14446D CC3 |
| A young lady she walked up to me : and this is what she said | Johnson, Alec; Next Week Sometime; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473822) Co14416D CC3 |
| She throws her arms around me : like the circle around the sun | Johnson, Billiken; Interurban Blues; Dallas, 3 Dec. 1927; (1453232) Co14293D Rt RL335 |
| All this world's against me : I believe my baby is too | Johnson, Edith North; Can't Make Another Day; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15560) Pm12864 Riv RM8819 |
| Ah my baby's against me : Lord I can tell by the way he do | Johnson, Edith North; Can't Make Another Day; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15560) Pm12864 Riv RM8819 |
| He treats me : like I'm some old body's dog | Johnson, Elizabeth; Sobbin' Woman Blues; New York, 30 Oct. 1928; (401280?) OK8789 Her H201 |
| You're leaving me : wrecking happiness | Johnson, Joe (Memphis Minnie); I'm Going Back Home; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59992 ) Vi23352 His HLP32 |
| Day you leave me : that's the day you die | Johnson, Joe (Memphis Minnie); I'm Going Back Home; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59992 ) Vi23352 His HLP32 |
| My mama told me : papa told me too | Johnson, Lem; Candy Blues; New York, 19 May 1942; (70761A) De7895 Br87.504 |
| When one pretty woman quits me : I'll have three more | Johnson, Lem; Candy Blues; New York, 19 May 1942; (70761A) De7895 Br87.504 |
| My man told me : he was going away | Johnson, Lil; Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand Do; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C3355 ) Vo1299 His HLP2 |
| Remember me : after the days I'm gone | Johnson, Lonnie; Mr. Johnson's Blues; St. Louis, 4 Nov. 1925; (9435A) OK8253 CC30 |
| Something tells me : won't be long before we're sinking down | Johnson, Lonnie; Life Saver Blues; New York, 9 Nov. 1927; (81801B) OK8557 CC30 |
| This haunted house blues is killing me : I feel myself sinking down | Johnson, Lonnie; Blue Ghost Blues; New York, 9 Nov. 1927; (81802B) OK8557 CC30 |
| When she starts to kiss me : does me good down in my toes | Johnson, Lonnie; I'm Nuts About that Gal; New York, 12 Aug. 1932; (1522592) OK8946 CC30 |
| Hard times don't worry me : I was broke when it first started out | Johnson, Lonnie; Hard Time Ain't Gone No Where; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91340A) De7388 Sw S1225 |
| If some people was like me : they didn't have no money when times was good | Johnson, Lonnie; Hard Time Ain't Gone No Where; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91340A) De7388 Sw S1225 |
| My mother and dad left me : when I was too small to help myself | Johnson, Lonnie; Friendless and Blue; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63517A) De7487 Sw S1225 |
| Because sometimes you with me : baby then again you gone | Johnson, Lonnie; New Falling Rain Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63521A) De7461 Sw S1225 |
| Blue ghost has got me : I feel myself sinking down | Johnson, Lonnie; Blue Ghost Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63523A) De7537 AH158 |
| I feel cold arms around me : and ice lips upon my cheek | Johnson, Lonnie; Blue Ghost Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63523A) De7537 AH158 |
| My lover's ghost has got me : and I know my time won't be long | Johnson, Lonnie; Blue Ghost Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63523A) De7537 AH158 |
| You said you's going to leave me : but I don't care | Johnson, Margaret; If I Let You Get Away With It Once You'll Do It All of the Time; New York, 19 Oct. 1923; (71972B) OK8107 Sw S1240; |
| You have to kill me : just to have it on your mind | Johnson, Robert; Kind Hearted Woman Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25801) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| Somebody will tell me : that you need my help some day | Johnson, Robert; Sweet Home Chicago; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA2582 ) Vo03601 OJL17 |
| You know grandma left me : now grandpa too | Johnson, Robert; They're Red Hot; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26271) ARC70757 Co C30034 |
| Didn't nobody seem to know me : everybody passed me by | Johnson, Robert; Cross Road Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26292) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| Well some people tell me : that the worried blues ain't bad | Johnson, Robert; Walkin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26301) Vo03601 Co CL1654 |
| My innocence betrayed me : have overtaken poor Bob at last | Johnson, Robert; Stone in My Passway; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL3772) ARC71267 Co CL1654 |
| You laid a passway for me : now what are you trying to do | Johnson, Robert; Stone in My Passway; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL3772) ARC71267 Co CL1654 |
| And the days keep on worrying me : there's a hellhound on my trail | Johnson, Robert; Hell Hound on My Trail; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3942) ARC70956 Co CL1654 |
| My poor father died and left me : and my mother done the best that she could | Johnson, Robert; Drunken Hearted Man; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3971) ARC unissued Co C30034 |
| My poor father died and left me : and my mother done the best that she could | Johnson, Robert; Drunken Hearted Man; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3972) ARC unissued Rt RL314 |
| And you'll find me : hanging around the levee both night and day | Johnson, T. C.; J. C. Johnson's Blues; Memphis, 16 Feb. 1928; (400250B) OK8838 Rt RL316 |
| What makes you do me : like you do do do | Johnson, Tommy; Big Road Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418372) Vi21279 Rt RL330 |
| Now you think you going to do me : like you done poor Cherry Red | Johnson, Tommy; Big Road Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418372) Vi21279 Rt RL330 |
| Canned heat don't kill me : crying babe I'll never die | Johnson, Tommy; Canned Heat Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454622) ViV38535 His HLP31 |
| Because every time my man leaves me : Lord knows I feel so bad | Jones, Anna; Trixie Blues; New York, c. June 1923; (14731) Pm12052 His HLP15 |
| But now you want to quit me : and you don't know how | Jones, Coley; Sweet Mama Blues; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1925; (1453443) Co14290D Rt RL312 |
| If the blues overtake me : rock away from there | Jones, Coley; Sweet Mama Blues; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1925; (1453443) Co14290D Rt RL312 |
| It makes me : want to pack up all my clothes and go | Jones, Coley; Texas and Pacific Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1928; (1475661) Co14387D His HLP17 |
| I want someone to tell me : oh what Lord have mercy means | Jones, Little Hat; New Two Sixteen Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402647A) OK8712 His HLP32 |
| Lord it's something telling me : keeps on troubling me | Jones, Little Hat; Two String Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402648A) OK8712 His HLP32 |
| I want you talk babytalk to me : and then suck my tongue cherry red | Jones, Little Hat; Cross the Water Blues; San Antonio, 14 June 1930; (404199B) OK8829 Yz L1032 |
| Because when you leave me : I'm blue as blue can be | Jones, Maggie; Four Flushing Papa; New York, 14 Oct. 1924; (1401042) Co14044D VJM VLP23 |
| *Anything wrong* with me : *is a mitten to a side* | Jones, Maggie; Jealous Mama Blues; New York, 14 Oct. 1924; (1401051) Co14044D VJM VLP23 |
| Ride me ride me : sooth my boxcar blues | Jones, Maggie; Box Car Blues; New York, 13 Nov. 1924; (1401343) Co14047D VJM VLP23 |
| Every time he sees me : he wants to eat | Jones, Maggie; Anybody Here Want to Try My Cabbage; New York, 10 Dec. 1924; (1401742) Co14063D VJM VLP23 |
| The man that mistreat me : should be buried today | Jones, Maggie; Screamin' the Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1924; (1401881) Co14055D VJM VLP23 |
| And when he kisses me : Lordy knows | Jones, Maggie; Early Every Morn'; New York, 18 Dec. 1924; (1401932) Co14059D VJM VLP23 |
| If somebody finds me : when I'm dead and gone | Jones, Maggie; Suicide Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1925; (1404903) Co14070D VJM VLP23 |
| Take it from me : and don't you call my bluff | Jones, Maggie; Mamma; New York, 5 May 1925; (1405841) Co14074D VJM VLP25 |
| The sort that will thrill me : from my head to my feet | Jones, Maggie; Mamma; New York, 5 May 1925; (1405841) Co14074D VJM VLP25 |
| Some day you going to want me : but your baby won't want you | Jordan, Charley; Stack O' Dollars Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5834 ) Vo1557 Yz L1018 |
| For that stack of dollars is worrying me : Lord and I got to go | Jordan, Charley; Stack O' Dollars Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5834 ) Vo1557 Yz L1018 |
| If I can't make you love me : then I don't care what you do | Jordan, Charley; Big Four Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5837 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030 |
| My woman quit me : I can't see no peace | Jordan, Charley; Hunkie Tunkie Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5841 ) Vo1528 Yz L1003 |
| My mama told me : my papa too | Jordan, Charley; Hunkie Tunkie Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5841 ) Vo1528 Yz L1003 |
| She don't allow me : to stay out all night long | Jordan, Charley; Hunkie Tunkie Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5841 ) Vo1528 Yz L1003 |
| Every time you see me : you looking for some soap | Jordan, Charley; Keep It CleanNo. 2; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO141 ) Vo1611 Yz L1003 |
| If you put your dirty black hands on me : I'm going to put you back in jail | Jordan, Charley; Don't Put Your Dirty Hands on Me; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (189831) ARC60661 Rt RL310 |
| She had a nerve to ask me : would a matchbox hold my clothes | Jordan, Luke; Church Bells Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398192) Vi21076 RBF RF9 |
| Well amy gal had quit me : the talks all over town | Jordan, Luke; My Gal's Done Quit Me; New York, 18 Nov. 1929; (577031) ViV38564 Rt RL318 |
| 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 sure going to miss me : just as sure as you born | Kelly, Eddie; Poole County Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130231) BBB7204 RBF RF9 |
| Babe please forgive me : I know that I've done you wrong | Kelly, Jack; Believe I'll Go Back Home; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137152) MeM12812 Rt RL311 |
| Well my friend took her from me : and it surely was too bad | Kelly, Jack; Men Fooler Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM151 ) Vo05312 OJL19 |
| You mistreat me : I'm going to leave my happy home | Kyle, Charlie; Kyle's Worried Blues; Memphis, 1 Sept. 1928; (454682) Vi21707 Yz L1018 |
| If the blues overtake me : I'll jump overboard and drown | Kyle, Charlie; Kyle's Worried Blues; Memphis, 1 Sept. 1928; (454682) Vi21707 Yz L1018 |
| Because can't nobody treat me : honey like my rider do | Lasky, Louie; Teasin' Brown Blues; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C945B) Vo02955 Her H201 |
| Honey the way you treat me : beats all I ever seen | Ledbetter, Huddie; RobertaPart 2; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16684 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Roberta done quit me : and I can't see no peace | Ledbetter, Huddie; RobertaPart 2; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16684 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| You don't want me : now honey I don't want you | Ledbetter, Huddie; Honey, I'm All Out and Down; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166882) Ba33359 Rt RL315 |
| Honey the way you treats me : beats all I ever seen | Ledbetter, Huddie; Alberta; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16692 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| If you can't tell me : that going to be your ruin | Ledbetter, Huddie; Red River Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16704 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Because she told me : which away the Red River was arunning down | Ledbetter, Huddie; Red River Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16704 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| My mama told me : my sister too | Ledbetter, Huddie; Mr. Hughe's Town; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (16808 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Women in Shreveport kill me : why don't you let me go | Ledbetter, Huddie; Mr. Hughe's Town; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (16808 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| A friend walked up to me : the very next day | Leecan, Bobby; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| Lord the Gypsy told me : boy you got a jellyroll | Lewis, Furry; Jellyroll; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1115 RBF RF11 |
| I know you don't want me : why don't you tell me so | Lewis, Furry; Jellyroll; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1115 RBF RF11 |
| Lord my good girl quit me : my kid done put me down | Lewis, Furry; Jellyroll; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1115 RBF RF11 |
| You know you didn't want me : you oughtn't've made no stall | Lewis, Furry; Mr. Furry's Blues; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1115 Rt RL323 |
| If you mistreat me : mistreat a motherless child | Lewis, Furry; Big Chief Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1133 Yz L1002 |
| My mama told me : when I was a child | Lewis, Furry; Why Don't You Come Home Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1134 Rt RL333 |
| I believe I'll buy me : a graveyard of my own | Lewis, Furry; Furry's Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454241) ViV38519 Rt RL333 |
| If the one more suit me : I'm going to let the nineteen go | Lewis, Furry; Mistreatin' Mama; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454282) ViV38519 Rt RL323 |
| I know the mens don't like me : because I speak my mind | Lincoln, Charley; Jealous Hearted Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451032) Co14305D RBF RF9 |
| All the women crazy about me : because I takes my time | Lincoln, Charley; Jealous Hearted Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451032) Co14305D RBF RF9 |
| Some people tell me : honey them blues ain't bad | Lincoln, Charley; Mojoe Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451053) Co14475D RBF RF15 |
| Say you trying to quit me : honey and you don't know how | Lincoln, Charley; My Wife Drove Me From the Door; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451061) Co14305D RBF RF202 |
| I know the mens don't like me : because that I speak my mind | Lincoln, Charley; My Wife Drove Me From the Door; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451061) Co14305D RBF RF202 |
| But the women crazy about me : because that I take my time | Lincoln, Charley; My Wife Drove Me From the Door; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451061) Co14305D RBF RF202 |
| How come you treat me : so unkind | Linthecome, Joe; Pretty Mama Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 Nov. 1929; (15906A) Ge7131 Rt RL326 |
| My baby she gone and left me : she left me all alone | Lockwood, Robert; Little Boy Blue; Chicago, 30 July 1941; (064640 ) BBB8820 BC7 |
| When my baby left me : she didn't even say goodbye | Lofton, Willie; My Mean Baby Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9387A) De7076 Rt RL314 |
| Crying won't let you do me : like you did poor shine | Lofton, Willie; Dark Road Blues; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96257 ) BBB6229 Yz L1007 |
| Now my my mama told me : papa started to cry | McClennan, Tommy; Baby, Don't You Want to Go; Chicago, 22 Nov. 1939; (044245 ) BBB8408 Rt RL305 |
| But I caught her twotiming me : and I swear I turn her damper down | McClennan, Tommy; She's Just Good Huggin' Size; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044987 ) BBB8605 Rt RL305 |
| And every time she kisses me : cold chill run all over me | McClennan, Tommy; My Little Girl; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044988 ) BBB8605 Rt RL305 |
| She keep on adogging me : till I going to make everything all right | McClennan, Tommy; My Baby's Doggin' Me; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044991 ) BBB8545 Rt RL305 |
| Mmm mama told me : papa started to cry | McClennan, Tommy; Love with a Feeling; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537401) BBB8689 Rt RL305 |
| Now my mama she don't allow me : stay out the whole night long | McClennan, Tommy; Drop Down Mama; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537411) BBB8704 Rt RL305 |
| And one time done come and caught me : baby with my B V Ds | McClennan, Tommy; Black Minnie; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537421) BBB8704 Rt RL305 |
| And if you don't suit me : I'm going to try to *fade the line* | McClennan, Tommy; Black Minnie; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537421) BBB8704 Rt RL305 |
| Now my mama told me : son you most too old | McClennan, Tommy; I'm a Guitar King; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064890 ) BBB8957 RBF RF1 |
| She had the nerve to tell me : that she didn't want me no more | McClennan, Tommy; I'm a Guitar King; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064890 ) BBB8957 RBF RF1 |
| My baby tried to do me : like the tadpole do the trout | McCoy, Charlie; Last Time Blues; Memphis, c. 22 Sept. 1929; (M176 ) Br7141 Yz L1001 |
| Your leaving me : breaks my happiness | McCoy, Joe; Goin' Back to Texas; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487092) Co14455D OJL21 |
| Told me : that you just got on | McCoy, Joe; I Called You This Morning; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6013 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| Told me : that you just got through | McCoy, Joe; I Called You This Morning; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6013 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| Told me : that you couldn't use me | McCoy, Joe; I Called You This Morning; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6013 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| Told me : that you didn't want me no more | McCoy, Joe; I Called You This Morning; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6013 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| You told me : that it was out of fix | McCoy, Joe; I Called You This Morning; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6013 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| Now the men don't like me : because I speak my mind | McCoy, Joe; Beat It Right; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7246 ) Vo1643 Pal PL101 |
| The women like me : because I can beat it all the time | McCoy, Joe; Beat It Right; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7246 ) Vo1643 Pal PL101 |
| Yes you talked about me : all through the neighborhood | McCoy, Joe; Something Gonna Happen to You; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96262 ) BBB6260 Yz L1021; |
| Yes my mother she told me : my daddy sat down and he cried | McCoy, Joe; Something Gonna Happen to You; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96262 ) BBB6260 Yz L1021; |
| Used to gang around me : like the ants on a bug | McCoy, Joe; Something Gonna Happen to You; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96262 ) BBB6260 Yz L1021; |
| And when they gets on me : talk like a natural man | McCoy, Joe; Southern Blues; Chicago, 2 Oct. 1936; (90913A) De7229 AH77 |
| Each one told me : he sure could go | McCoy, Joe; My Daddy Was a Movin' Man; Chicago, 22 Oct. 1936; (90949A) De7251 AH77 |
| Babe I know that you love me : you won't treat me right | McCoy, Robert Lee; Friar's Point Blues; Chicago, 5 June 1940; (93037A) De7819 Rt RL319 |
| Every time you kiss me : you make my love come down | McCoy, Robert Lee; Friar's Point Blues; Chicago, 5 June 1940; (93037A) De7819 Rt RL319 |
| Babe I know you love me : you won't treat me right | McCoy, Robert Lee; Friar's Point Blues; Chicago, 5 June 1940; (93037A) De7819 Rt RL319 |
| If you don't want me : hey [please] don't dog me around | McCoy, William; Central Tracks Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476111) Co14453D Yz L1018 |
| When my blues leave me : my trouble just begins | McFadden, Charlie Specks; People People Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1541) Pm12928 Riv RM8819 |
| My mama told me : my papa told me too | McFadden, Charlie Specks; Groceries on the Shelf:; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1551) Pm12928 Riv RM8819 |
| My babe quit me : then I know my soul is lost | MacFarland, Barrel House Buck; I Got to Go Blues; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1934; (C9321 ) De7013 OJL20 |
| And the women do tell me : I'm the sweetest black man on earth | MacFarland, Barrel House Buck; I Got to Go Blues; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1934; (C9321 ) De7013 OJL20 |
| My daddy left me : other day | Mack, Alura; Wicked Daddy Blues; Richmond, Ind., 1 Mar. 1929; (14848) Ge6797 His HLP4 |
| Because you won't *smother* me : another night | Mack, Alura; Wicked Daddy Blues; Richmond, Ind., 1 Mar. 1929; (14848) Ge6797 His HLP4 |
| Well they beat me and they search me : fortyfive in my side | McMullen, Fred; De Kalb Chain Blues; New York, 18 Jan. 1933; (12936 ) Ba32784 BC5 |
| I dreamed my baby was leaving me : and I was begging her please don't go | McPhail, Black Bottom; My Dream Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11513A) Vo1690 Yz L1019 |
| Now if I could get me : one more drink of booze | McTell, Blind Willie; Writin' Paper Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403081) Vi21474 Yz L1005 |
| Every time you hug and kiss me : it make my blood run cold | McTell, Blind Willie; Stole Rider Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403092) Vi21124 Yz L1037 |
| Hug me and she kissed me : called me sugar lump | McTell, Blind Willie; Atlanta Strut; Atlanta, 30 Oct. 1929; (1492992) Co14657D Yz L1037 |
| Throwed them sweet arms around me : like a grape vine around a stump | McTell, Blind Willie; Atlanta Strut; Atlanta, 30 Oct. 1929; (1492992) Co14657D Yz L1037 |
| Looks good to me : just as sure as you're born | McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (1493192) Co14657D Yz L1037 |
| Seem like to me : I can hear my Atlanta mama call | McTell, Blind Willie; Drive Away Blues; Atlanta, 26 Nov. 1929; (565991) ViV38580 Yz L1005 |
| My woman done left me : I got these lovechanging blues | McTell, Blind Willie; LoveChanging Blues; Atlanta, 29 Nov. 1929; (566351) ViV38580 Yz L1005 |
| My mama she told me : when I was a boy playing mumblepeg | McTell, Blind Willie; Talking to Myself; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502572) Co14551D Yz L1005 |
| Now if you don't want me : baby give me your right hand | McTell, Blind Willie; Stomp Down Rider; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050021) OK8936 Yz L1005 |
| Say you walked away and left me : good gal with another man | McTell, Blind Willie; Savannah Mama; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (140351) Vo02568 Yz L1005 |
| Atlanta mens all hate me : and the women don't want me around | McTell, Blind Willie; Savannah Mama; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (140351) Vo02568 Yz L1005 |
| My baby left me : says she didn't mean me no good | McTell, Blind Willie; My Baby's Gone; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (140382) Vo02668 Yz L1037 |
| My baby left me : she didn't even say goodbye | McTell, Blind Willie; My Baby's Gone; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (140382) Vo02668 Yz L1037 |
| Before she even left me : says she riding that Cannonball | McTell, Blind Willie; My Baby's Gone; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (140382) Vo02668 Yz L1037 |
| Ain't but one thing could release me : and that's old father time | McTell, Blind Willie; Death Cell Blues; New York, 19 Sept. 1933; (140491) Vo02577 RBF RF15 |
| I know you'll miss me : the days I'm gone | McTell, Blind Willie; Cold Winter Day; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9956A) De7810 Yz L1037 |
| You can talks about me : treat me mean | Manning, Leola; The Blues Is All Wrong; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Apr. 1930; (K8089 ) Vo1529 Yz L1015 |
| Oh you don't love me : after all I done for you | Martin, Carl; Farewell to You Baby; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8771) OK8961 Yz L1016 |
| Take a tip from me : stay off Joe Louis' beat | Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293A) De7114 Yz L1016 |
| Take a tip from me : stay off Joe Louis' beat | Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293A) De7114 Yz L1016 |
| Oh death please sting me : and take me out of my misery | Martin, Sara; Death Sting Me Blues; Long Island City, Nov. 1928; (278A) QRSR7042 BYG529073 |
| You can quit me : do anything you want to do | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About You; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM772A) Vo1476 Pal PL101 |
| Some day you'll want me : and I won't want you | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About You; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM772A) Vo1476 Pal PL101 |
| You will mistreat me : and you won't do right | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About You; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM772A) Vo1476 Pal PL101 |
| That that you had for me : the other night | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About You; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM772A) Vo1476 Pal PL101 |
| And the way he stung me : he made me cry for more | Memphis Minnie; Bumble Bee; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM773 ) Vo1476 His HLP2 |
| My head and neck was paining me : seem like my back going to break in two | Memphis Minnie; Meningitis Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59994 ) Vi23421 Rt RL337 |
| Then the nurses all began to stand around me : the doctors had done me out | Memphis Minnie; Meningitis Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59994 ) Vi23421 Rt RL337 |
| Yes but you don't treat me : honey papa like you should | Memphis Minnie; Don't Want No Woman; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62539 ) Vi23313 Pal PL101 |
| My head and neck was paining me : seem like my back going to break in two | Memphis Minnie; Memphis MinnieJitis Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5822 ) Vo1588 BC13 |
| You up and quit me : do anything you want to do | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About YouNo. 2; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6010A) Vo1556 His HLP2 |
| Some day you'll want me : and I won't want you | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About YouNo. 2; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6010A) Vo1556 His HLP2 |
| You will mistreat me : and you won't do right | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About YouNo. 2; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6010A) Vo1556 His HLP2 |
| That that you had for me : the other night | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About YouNo. 2; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6010A) Vo1556 His HLP2 |
| You done something to me : wouldn't do it no more | Memphis Minnie; I Called You This Morning; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6013 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| Telling me : that the mill had broken down | Memphis Minnie; What's the Matter with the Mill; Chicago, c. 15 Oct. 1930; (C6442 ) Vo1550 BC13 |
| I want you tell me : how come you do like you do do do | Memphis Minnie; Ain't No Use Trying to Tell On Me; New York, 27 Oct. 1933; (1525372) Co unissued Yz L1021 |
| You don't give it to me : want to make me mad | Memphis Minnie; Ain't No Use Trying to Tell On Me; New York, 27 Oct. 1933; (1525372) Co unissued Yz L1021 |
| You better come to me : if you want to save your life | Memphis Minnie; Dirty Mother For You; Chicago, 10 Jan. 1935; (C9641A) De7048 Pal PL101 |
| He said don't bring me : none of that doggone crap you heard | Memphis Minnie; Dirty Mother For You; Chicago, 10 Jan. 1935; (C9641A) De7048 Pal PL101 |
| I need someone to love me : but someone to call my own | Memphis Minnie; It's Hard to Be Mistreated; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (C16711) Vo03474 BC1 |
| Well you say you going away to leave me : going back down the road | Memphis Minnie; My Baby Don't Want Me No More; Chicago, 17 June 1937; (C19361) Vo03894 BC1 |
| So when my good man quit me : I won't have to beg him back | Memphis Minnie; Lonesome Shark Blues; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3166A) OK05728 BC1 |
| So when he stops feeding me : have some place to cook and eat | Memphis Minnie; Lonesome Shark Blues; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3166A) OK05728 BC1 |
| The police start to shoot me : thought it something I stole | Memphis Minnie; Nothin in Rambling; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3167A) OK05670 BC1 |
| I let a black cat cross me : I walked right through a funeral line | Miles, Lizzie; Shootin' Star Blues; New York, 4 Jan. 1928; (77082) Ba7025 VJM VLP40 |
| What my mama told me : | Miller, Sodarisa; Sunshine Special; Chicago, c. Apr. 1925; (2092?) Pm12276 Mil MLP2018 |
| Now my blues got at me : Lord and run me from tree to tree | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; The First Time I Met You; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026421) BBB6766 RBF RF12 |
| And a notion struck me : Lord I believe I'll go out west | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Out West Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026491) BBB6916 CC35 |
| I spied her looking ??? *cross* me : where I wasn't even known | Moore, Whistlin' Alex; West Texas Woman; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495312) Co14496D His HLP32 |
| And you don't *store* it to me : that's what makes my happiness | Moore, Whistlin' Alex; It Wouldn't Be So Hard; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495622) Co14496D His HLP32 |
| I don't know that she loves me : but still she calls me her southpaw | Moore, Whistlin' Alex; It Wouldn't Be So Hard; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495622) Co14496D His HLP32 |
| If my man don't have me : he won't have nobody else | Moore, Alice; Black and Evil Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15447) Pm12819 CC37 |
| 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 |
| My babe turned to me : with tears running down his face | Moore, Alice; My Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15449A) Pm12868 CC37 |
| Now I have someone to care for me : don't want you hanging around | Moore, Alice; Kid Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1712) Pm13107 CC37 |
| If my babe don't have me : he won't have nobody there | Moore, Alice; Black Evil Blues; Chicago, 18 Aug. 1934; (C9317A) De7028 OJL20 |
| But the day you try to quit me : brother that's the day you die | Moore, Rosie Mae; Staggering Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418302) Vi21280 Rt RL310 |
| You even told me : right to my face | Moore, Rosie Mae; HaHa Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418311) Vi21280 Her H201 |
| My gal done quit me : I got to leave this town | Moss, Buddy; Hard Road Blues; New York, 19 Jan. 1933; (129461) Ba33106 RBF RF15 |
| Said and everything she serves me : she serves it to me right | Moss, Buddy; Gravy Server; New York, 21 Aug. 1935; (17981 ) ARC61156 Rt RL318 |
| But on every time she touches me : my mind can't be still | Nelson, Blue Coat Tom; Blue Coat Blues; Memphis, 17 Feb. 1928; (400258B) OK8838 Rt RL316 |
| Well she went to leave me : *rat* stuck to her shoe | Newbern, Hambone Willie; She Could ToodleOo; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402295A) OK8740 Rt RL323 |
| Lord the police arrest me : carried me before the judge | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Shelby County Workhouse Blues; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402297B) OK8740 RBF RF202 |
| Lord the guards done treat me : like I was a lowdown dog | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Shelby County Workhouse Blues; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402297B) OK8740 RBF RF202 |
| Every time she hugs me : it nearly breaks my back | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Round and Round; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64732 ) Vi23256 Jo SM3104 |
| Squeeze me : till I get as little as a gnat | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; You Got Me Rollin'; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (647412) Vi23274 Rt RL323 |
| Because the way that she treated me : every day nobody knows | Noble, George; The Seminole Blues; Chicago, 11 Feb. 1935; (C8972) ARC70675 Yz L1028 |
| My health is failing me : and I'm going down slow | Oden, Jimmy; Going Down Slow; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1941; (0704091) BBB8889 RBF RF16 |
| Tell her to pray for me : forgive me for my sin | Oden, Jimmy; Going Down Slow; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1941; (0704091) BBB8889 RBF RF16 |
| Mama told me : daddy told me too | Owens, Marshall; Try Me One More Time; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12401) Pm13117 Yz L1006 |
| My mama told me : | Patton, Charley; Going to Move to Alabama; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L371) Pm13014 Yz L1020 |
| I got women now behind me : just try that old ax on down | Patton, Charley; Jersey Bull Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (14723 ) Vo02782 Mam S3802 |
| When you ain't here to love me : I'll simply hey hey | Perkins, Gertrude; No Easy Rider Blues; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1927; (1453401) Co14313D Fwy FJ2802 |
| Now put your arms around me : like the circle around the sun | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Stealin' Stealin'; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470372) ViV38504 RBF RF1 |
| My black woman has quit me : I'm going back to Culver City | Pullum, Joe; Black Gal What Makes Your Head So Hard??? No. 2; San Antonio, 3 Apr. 1934; (82786?) BBB5592 Rt RL327 |
| And I looked behind me : and I found my faro gone | Rachel, James Yank; Little Sarah; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555972) ViV38595 Rt RL310 |
| My honey left me : he's gone away | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Honey Where You Been So Long; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (17012) Pm12200 BYG529.078 |
| They sure do worry me : all the time | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Those Dogs of Mine; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (17031) Pm12215 BYG529.078 |
| I can't wear me : no *darktoes* shoes | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Those Dogs of Mine; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (17031) Pm12215 BYG529.078 |
| Cold and dark all around me : no one to go my bail | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Cell Bound Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1924; (100012) Pm12257 Mil MLP2001 |
| Whole world would be forgived me : if I could just explain | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Explaining the Blues; Chicago, May 1925; (21371) Pm12284 Mil MLP2001 |
| The man I love has left me : because I called another man's name | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Explaining the Blues; Chicago, May 1925; (21371) Pm12284 Mil MLP2001 |
| Explain why you left me : and tell me why you went away | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Explaining the Blues; Chicago, May 1925; (21371) Pm12284 Mil MLP2001 |
| I wonder why he leaves me : to roar and cry the whole night through | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Night Time Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22111) Pm12303 Mil MLP2001 |
| You've got to drift to leave me : you're going to leave your home some day | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Memphis Bound Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22142) Pm12311 Mil MLP2001 |
| You have got me ??? : and Memphis *is all I've got to say* | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Memphis Bound Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22142) Pm12311 Mil MLP2001 |
| My man is gone and left me : gone to Memphis Tennessee | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Memphis Bound Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22142) Pm12311 Mil MLP2001 |
| Blues do tell me : do I have to die a slave | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Slave to the Blues; New York, Jan. 1926; (23692) Pm12332 Mil MLP2001 |
| I've done everything you asked me : trying to get along with you | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Bessemer Bound Blues; New York, Jan. 1926; (23732) Pm12374 Mil MLP2001 |
| He told me that he loved me : loved me so | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Misery Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47071) Pm12508 Fwy FJ2802 |
| I'm tired of you driving me : I mean baby all the time | Ramey, Ben (Memphis Jug Band); Tired of You Driving Me; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (56344) Vi V38586 Rt RL337 |
| Because I done got tired of you driving me : ???ing me all the time | Ramey, Ben (Memphis Jug Band); Tired of You Driving Me; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (56344) Vi V38586 Rt RL337 |
| I used to have a sweet woman to love me : now she treats me like a lowdown dog | Red Nelson (Nelson Wilborn); Crying Mother Blues; Chicago, 4 Feb. 1936; (90597A) De7171 Br87.504 |
| She would be most sweet and true to me : if I could go to her home | Red Nelson (Nelson Wilborn); Sweetest Thing Born; Chicago, 6 Feb. 1936; (90605A) De7155 Cor CP58 |
| You know if you didn't want me : why didn't you leave me back in town | Reed, Willie; Texas Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476011) Co14407D Yz L1010 |
| But the way she treats me : that's the coldest stuff in town | Reynolds, Blind Willie; Third Street Woman Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (647242) Vi23258 OJL11 |
| 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 |
| Well you used to know me : but you just don't know me now | Rhodes, Walter; Leaving Home Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453592) Co14289D Rt RL334 |
| My mama told me : and papa told me too | Rhodes, Walter; Leaving Home Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453592) Co14289D Rt RL334 |
| Say you know you do not love me : like I say I love you | Roland, Walter; T Model Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (135521) Ba32932 Yz L1017 |
| You know you told me you love me : but what about that man I seed you with the other day | Roland, Walter; T Model Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (135521) Ba32932 Yz L1017 |
| And I bet you men can tell me : what it's all about | Roland, Walter; Early in the Morning No. 2; New York, 31 July 1934; (154952) Ba33343 Yz L1017 |
| And every time she leave me : you know it makes me cry | Roland, Walter; Big Mama; New York, 2 Aug. 1934; (155202) Ba33282 RBF RF12 |
| Every time she calls me : you know she makes me mad | Roland, Walter; Big Mama; New York, 2 Aug. 1934; (155202) Ba33282 RBF RF12 |
| You know my woman left me : Lord when I wasn't feeling well | Roland, Walter; Penniless Blues; New York, 20 Mar. 1935; (171532) Ba33461 Yz L1017 |
| Nobody else can love me : just like my good man done | Rupert, Ollie; I Raised My Window and Looked at the Risin' Sun; Memphis, 28 Feb. 1927; (379632) Vi20577 Rt RL323 |
| Oh you trying to leave me : and you don't know how | Schaffer, Ed (Shreveport Home Wreckers); Fence Breakin' Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599652) Vi23275 Yz L1026 |
| My good girl done quit me : sure have got to go | Schaffer, Ed (Shreveport Home Wreckers); Home Wreckin' Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599662) Vi23275 Rt RL313 |
| She going to take care of me : while the times was hard | Scott, Sonny; Red Cross Blues; New York, 18 July 1933; (135721) Vo25012 Rt RL325 |
| High yellow quit me : black ain't going to throw me down | Shade, Will; Kansas City Blues; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403151) Vi21185 Rt RL307 |
| Now put your arms around me : like the circle around the sun | Shade, Will; Stealin' Stealin'; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470372) ViV38504 Rt RL337 |
| Yes my mother told me : father told me too | Shade, Will; What's the Matter; Memphis, 17 Sept. 1929; (555302) ViV38551 Jo SM3104 |
| Boy my mother always taught me : to learn to feed my friends with a longhandled spoon | Shade, Will; Feed Your Friend with a Long Handled Spoon; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (555981) ViV38578 Rt RL311 |
| Mama told me : papa told me too | Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); I Couldn't Help It; New York, 17 Sept. 1934; (159671) Vo02844 OJL21 |
| Well mama told me : papa too | Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); I Couldn't Help It; New York, 17 Sept. 1934; (159671) Vo02844 OJL21 |
| Now if you don't want me : why don't you tell me so | Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); Moanin' the Blues; New York, 18 Sept. 1934; (159781) Vo02844 Yz L1002 |
| They tell me : the graveyard is a lonesome nasty place | Simpson, Coletha; Down South Blues; Chicago, c. 16 Apr. 1929; (C3299) Br7112 His HLP1 |
| Blues come to me : just like a dream | Sims, Henry; Farrell Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L451) Pm12912 OJL8 |
| You may want to see me : look little and cute | Sims, Henry; Tell Me Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L651) Pm12940 OJL2 |
| I'm going to get me : a khaki suit | Sims, Henry; Tell Me Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L651) Pm12940 OJL2 |
| Well you know you didn't even see me : when I was lying sick on my bed | Smith, . . . (Smith and Harper); Insurance Policy Blues; Augusta, Ga., 26 or 27 June 1936; (AUG1263) ARC61061 Rt RL334 |
| The next man I get has got to promise me : to be mine all mine | Smith, Bessie; Down Hearted Blues; New York, 16 Feb. 1923; (808635) CoA3844 Co CL855 |
| Because my man's done quit me : and tried to leave this town | Smith, Bessie; Ticket Agent Ease Your Window Down; New York, 5 Apr. 1924; (816702) Co14025D Co CL855 |
| If he don't want me : he had no right to stall | Smith, Bessie; Ticket Agent Ease Your Window Down; New York, 5 Apr. 1924; (816702) Co14025D Co CL855 |
| Now he's gone and left me : after all I tried to do | Smith, Bessie; Weeping Willow Blues; New York, 26 Sept. 1924; (1400622) Co14042D Co CL856; |
| But it seems to me : his love is gone blind | Smith, Bessie; Cold In Hand Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402502) Co14064D Co CL855 |
| The way he quits me : I can't understand | Smith, Bessie; Cold In Hand Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402502) Co14064D Co CL855 |
| How can you tell me : that you're going away | Smith, Bessie; After You've Gone; New York, 2 Mar. 1927; (1435672) Co14197D Co CL857 |
| My new man had left me : just a room and an empty bed | Smith, Bessie; Empty Bed BluesPart; New York, 20 Mar. 1928; (14578??) Co14312D Co CL858 |
| He knows how to thrill me : and he thrills me night and day | Smith, Bessie; Empty Bed BluesPart; New York, 20 Mar. 1928; (14578??) Co14312D Co CL858 |
| Stay away from me : because I'm in my sin | Smith, Bessie; Me and My Gin; New York, 25 Aug. 1928; (1468973) Co14384D Co CL856 |
| Nobody wants me : around their door | Smith, Bessie; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, 15 May 1929; (1485343) Co14451D Co CL856 |
| When you hug and kiss me : it makes me feel fine | Smith, Bessie; Take Me for a Buggy Ride; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525792) OK8949 Co CL856 |
| Every time he smiles at me : I can't keep my body still | Smith, Bessie; I'm Down in the Dumps; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525802) OK8945 Co CL856 |
| Every time you leave me : I hang my head and cry | Smith, Bessie Mae; Sugar Man BluesPart 2; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6168 ) Vo1559 His HLP2 |
| Blues fell down on me : just like drops of rain | Smith, Bessie Mae; Sugar Man BluesPart 2; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6168 ) Vo1559 His HLP2 |
| Because my mama told me : and my daddy told me too | Smith, Clara; Down South Blues; New York, 27 July 1923; (811513) CoA3961 VJM VLP15 |
| You said you want to leave me : at the door | Smith, Clara; I Never Miss My Sunshine; New York, 7 Sept. 1923; (812022) CoA4000 VJM VLP15 |
| Ain't found nobody else to love me : like my loving daddy done | Smith, Clara; I Never Miss My Sunshine; New York, 7 Sept. 1923; (812022) CoA4000 VJM VLP15 |
| Uncle Sam has told me : that things are ??? around | Smith, Clara; Uncle Sam Blues; New York, 2 Oct. 1923; (812532) Co12D VJM VLP15 |
| Some day you'll want me : and it won't be long | Smith, Clara; It Won't Be Long Now; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (814761) Co14006D VJM VLP16 |
| Some day you'll want me : and it won't be long | Smith, Clara; It Won't Be Long Now; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (814761) Co14006D VJM VLP16 |
| I had a fellow take me : all around the town | Smith, Clara; I Don't Love Nobody; New York, 18 Jan. 1924; (814961) Co14016D VJM VLP16 |
| And if he ask to kiss me : I would knock him down | Smith, Clara; I Don't Love Nobody; New York, 18 Jan. 1924; (814961) Co14016D VJM VLP16 |
| New York don't get me : Chicago must | Smith, Clara; 31st Street Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1924; (815142) Co14009D VJM VLP16 |
| It seems to me : as if I'm all broke down | Smith, Clara; The Clearing House Blues; New York, 17 Apr. 1924; (816982) Co14019D VJM VLP17 |
| When that man quit me : that's what brought me down | Smith, Clara; Texas Moaner Blues; New York, 19 Aug. 1924; (819321) Co14034D VJM VLP17 |
| He follows right behind me : every crooked turn I make | Smith, Clara; Done Sold My Soul to the Devil; New York, 30 Sept. 1924; (1400763) Co14041D VJM VLP17 |
| Shook their heads and told me : nothing they could do | Smith, Clara; Prescription for the Blues; New York, 15 Oct. 1924; (1401091) Co14045D VJM VLP17 |
| And if you can't cure me : I'm just as sure to die | Smith, Clara; Prescription for the Blues; New York, 15 Oct. 1924; (1401091) Co14045D VJM VLP17 |
| Lord if someone don't save me : I'll go down singing the shipwreck blues | Smith, Clara; Shipwrecked Blues; New York, 3 Apr. 1925; (1404911) Co14077D CC32 |
| Nobody ever gets a chance to see me : but they all hear me when I howl | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf BluesNo. 1; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6404A) Vo1558 Yz L1031 |
| What made you quit me : I love you as I did three years ago | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf BluesNo. 1; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6404A) Vo1558 Yz L1031 |
| [Look, seem] like God don't treat me : like I'm a human kind | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf BluesNo. 1; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6404A) Vo1558 Yz L1031 |
| Ask you to take me back and forgive me : do that for me if you please | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf BluesNo. 2; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6405A) Vo1558 Yz L1031 |
| Mama it ain't no need of leaving me : because you're going to be mistreated by someone else | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'Part 1; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930 (C7100 ) Vo1602 Yz L1031 |
| Baby come on and sit down and talk to me : and give me one more try | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'Part 2; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930; (C7101 ) Vo1602 Yz L1031 |
| Some people tell me : God takes care of old folks and fools | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Fool's Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO167A) Vo1674 Yz L1010 |
| Everybody talks about me : and nobody don't treat me right | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Fool's Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO167A) Vo1674 Yz L1010 |
| Because I asked him to save me : and look like he's trying to take my life | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Fool's Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO167A) Vo1674 Yz L1010 |
| People it don't seem like to me : that God takes care of old folks and fools | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Fool's Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO167A) Vo1674 Yz L1010 |
| Last night you called me : a lowdown dirty name | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Before Long; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO170A) Vo1674 Rt RL312 |
| That is why you hear me : moan these lonesome blues | Smith, Six Cylinder; Oh Oh Lonesome Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2131) Pm12968 Yz L1004 |
| That's why you hear me : ??? these lowdown blues | Smith, Six Cylinder; Oh Oh Lonesome Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2131) Pm12968 Yz L1004 |
| That is why you hear me : singing these lonesome blues | Smith, Six Cylinder; Oh Oh Lonesome Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2131) Pm12968 Yz L1004 |
| If you don't likee me : I sure don't likee you | Smith, Trixie; Sorrowful Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (17802) Pm12208 CC29 |
| Will he come back to me : will they leave him in the ground | Smith, Trixie; Mining Camp Blues; New York, c. Feb. 1925; (20161) Pm12256 CC29 |
| And when he calls me : praying's no use | Smith, Trixie; He Likes It Slow; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (2363?) Pm12336 Jo SM3098 |
| You used to treat me : like a dog | Spand, Charlie; Good Gal; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15453) Pm12817 Yz L1015 |
| And my baby told me : pack your things and go | Spand, Charlie; Back to the Woods Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15456) Pm12817 Yz L1015 |
| Because my best baby has quit me : and the world she cared for me | Spaulding, Henry; Biddle Street Blues; Chicago, c. 6 May 1929; (C3450 ) Br7085 OJL20 |
| Mama told me : pop told me too | Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M184 ) Br7137 OJL20 |
| You told me that you loved me : to give my poor heart ease | Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M184 ) Br7137 OJL20 |
| Daddy if you don't want me : had aplenty more | Spivey, Victoria; Arkansas Road Blues; St. Louis, 27 Apr. 1927; (80768B) OK8481 Spi LP2001 |
| I believe they're going to hang me : from what my lawyer said to me | Spivey, Victoria; Murder in the First Degree; New York, 1 Nov. 1927; (81596B) OK8581 Spi LP2001 |
| But I can't make them like me : how do you do it that way | Spivey, Victoria; How Do You Do It That Way; New York, 10 July 1929; (402526A) OK8713 Spi LP2001 |
| T B's got me : all my friends done throwed me down | Spivey, Victoria; T. B.'s Got Me Blues; Chicago, 7 July 1936; (90790A) De7222 Spi LP2001 |
| Now the ticket agent she told me : when the Western Union message give me my number wrong | Spruell, Freddie; Way Back Down Home; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9909A) OK8422 Mam S3802 |
| She wouldn't even talk with me : wouldn't even have a word to say | Spruell, Freddie; 4A Highway; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85782 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802 |
| I don't want you worrying all about me : because you know Freddie's coming back home | Spruell, Freddie; Don't Cry Baby; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85783 ) BBB6025 Mam S3802 |
| Don't you be no ways uneasy about me : some day I'm coming back home | Spruell, Freddie; Don't Cry Baby; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85783 ) BBB6025 Mam S3802 |
| Don't you worry nothing about me : because I'm coming back home some day | Spruell, Freddie; Don't Cry Baby; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85783 ) BBB6025 Mam S3802 |
| You can ask the undertakers about me : they may tell you how I died | Spruell, Freddie; Your Man Is Gone; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85784 ) BBB6025 Mam S3802 |
| Now explain it to me : tell me would you like to go | Spruell, Freddie; Let's Go Riding; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85785 ) BBB6261 OJL18 |
| Here now tell me : would you really like to go | Spruell, Freddie; Let's Go Riding; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85785 ) BBB6261 OJL18 |
| Now listen would you explain it to me : and tell me did you know | Spruell, Freddie; Let's Go Riding; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85785 ) BBB6261 OJL18 |
| Tell me : would you like to go | Spruell, Freddie; Let's Go Riding; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85785 ) BBB6261 OJL18 |
| I want you to go out riding with me : and have a good time today | Spruell, Freddie; Let's Go Riding; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85785 ) BBB6261 OJL18 |
| You going to look for me : I'll be a thousand miles away | Stevens, Vol; Beale Street Mess Around; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403201) Vi21066 Rt RL322 |
| And the blues they had me : *running up the wall* | Stevens, Vol; Vol Stevens Blues; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403241) Vi21356 OJL21 |
| Said my mother told me : my dear old father too | Stevens, Vol; Vol Stevens Blues; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403241) Vi21356 OJL21 |
| And the blues they tell me : crying man oh man | Stevens, Vol; Coal Oil Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418882) Vi21278 OJL4 |
| You will call for me : and I'll be a thousand miles from home | Stevens, Vol; Papa Long Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418892) Vi21278 Rt RL322 |
| Aunt Caroline Dyer she told me : son you don't have to feel so rough | Stevens, Vol; Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62541 ) Vi23347 Jo SM3104 |
| Aunt Caroline Dyer she told me : son these women they don't mean you no good | Stevens, Vol; Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62541 ) Vi23347 Jo SM3104 |
| Lord my mama told me : Lord when I was a child | Stokes, Frank; Sweet to Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47731) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| If the blues don't quit me : I'll stay drunk every day | Stokes, Frank; Bedtime Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418251) Vi21272 Rt RL308 |
| And she quit me she left me : to sing this song | Stokes, Frank; What's the Matter Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418261) ViV38531 Yz L1002 |
| Now you mistreat me : oh baby drove me from your door | Stokes, Frank; Mistreatin' Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454191) Vi21672 Rt RL308 |
| Well if you don't want me : well mama you don't have to *run no salt* | Stokes, Frank; Mistreatin' Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454191) Vi21672 Rt RL308 |
| Oh but the dreams that you give me : baby call me from anywhere | Stokes, Frank; Mistreatin' Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454191) Vi21672 Rt RL308 |
| But if you don't come to see me : count the days I'm gone | Stokes, Frank; It Won't Be Long Now; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454202) Vi21672 Rt RL307 |
| So they can eagle rock me they can talk me : about the things that I used to do | Stokes, Frank; Nehi Mama Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454212) Vi21738 Rt RL308 |
| The Nehi women keep me : everywhere I go | Stokes, Frank; Nehi Mama Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454212) Vi21738 Rt RL308 |
| Now you mistreat me : when you leave trouble in my mind | Stokes, Frank; Hunting Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212341) Pm12774 Rt RL333 |
| Ain't nothing that separate from me : for you to be my wife | Stokes, Frank; Shiney Town Blues; Memphis, 25 Sept. 1929; (555911) ViV38589 RBF RF202 |
| And the bossman told me : man I ain't hiring here | Stone, Joe; It's Hard Time; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76837 ) BBB5169 Yz L1030 |
| Say you trying to flip with me : honey and you don't know how | Stovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); Court Street Blues; St. Louis, 25 Apr. 1927; (80749A) OK8514 Fly LP103 |
| If the blues overtake me : I ain't coming back at all | Stovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); Court Street Blues; St. Louis, 25 Apr. 1927; (80749A) OK8514 Fly LP103 |
| The blues overtake me : rock away from here | Stovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); Bed Slats; St. Louis, 26 Apr. 1927; (80760B) OK8543 His HLP4 |
| The gait she's carrying me : is most too fast | Stovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); Bed Slats; St. Louis, 26 Apr. 1927; (80760B) OK8543 His HLP4 |
| People you could not blame me : when all I gots been *torn* | Sykes, Roosevelt; All My Money Gone Blues; New York, 14 June 1929; (402452A) OK8727 Yz L1033 |
| A nogood woman mistreat me : she taken all my money and gone | Sykes, Roosevelt; All My Money Gone Blues; New York, 14 June 1929; (402452A) OK8727 Yz L1033 |
| Lord you treats me : just like my heart is made of steel | Sykes, Roosevelt; The Way I Feel Blues; New York, 14 June 1929; (402453B) OK8727 Yz L1033 |
| Reason why it worries me : to hear that fire bell ring | Sykes, Roosevelt; Fire Detective Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15557) Pm12827 Riv RM8819 |
| You know you shout at me : you throwed my trunk outdoor | Sykes, Roosevelt; Single Tree Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15563) Pm12827 Riv RM8819 |
| You been following me : around this whole week | Sykes, Roosevelt; Skeet and Garret; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403312A) OK8749 Yz L1033 |
| I said if these blues don't kill me : then I wasn't born to die | Sykes, Roosevelt; Lost All I Had Blues; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403322A) OK8819 RBF RF12 |
| Lord the policeman walked around me : they walked around me both night and day | Sykes, Roosevelt; Kelly's 44 Blues; Cincinnati, 12 June 1930; (629042) ViV38608 Yz L1033 |
| Tell me : why do you smell that old way | Sykes, Roosevelt; We Can Sell that Thing; Grafton, Wis., c. Aug. 1930; (L4502) Pm13004 Riv RM8819 |
| I thought he was still behind me : and I didn't hesitate | Sykes, Roosevelt; No Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1930; (C6475A) MeM12086 Yz L1033 |
| You used to treat me like you loved me : I wonder why you changed your mind | Sykes, Roosevelt; As True As I've Been to You; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (694031) Vi23286 Yz L1033 |
| Last time my baby quit me : I say I didn't no more want her around | Sykes, Roosevelt; Hard Luck Man Blues; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (69404 ) Vi23320 Yz L1033 |
| Because my mama told me : and my daddy told me too | Sylvester, Hannah; Down South Blues; New York, c. 21 Sept. 1923; (70328) Pat032007 VJM VLP40 |
| You say you going to leave me : well you say you going away | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Mean Mistreater Blues; Chicago, 14 June 1934; (806041) BBB5546 RCA LPV518 |
| You had the nerve to tell me : that you didn't want me no more | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Mean Mistreater Blues; Chicago, 14 June 1934; (806041) BBB5546 RCA LPV518 |
| Now you know you can't love me : and love some other man too | Temple, Johnnie; Louise Louise Blues; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (90981A) De7244 Cor CP58 |
| And she left me : about something that she heard | Temple, Johnnie; New Louise Louise Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1937; (91248A) De7337 RBF RF16 |
| The turnkey don't like me : that's why I have to steal | Texas Tommy; Jail Break Blues; Dallas, c. 25 Oct. 1928; (DAL689A) Br7044 Rt RL312 |
| My mother told me : just before she died | Thomas, Elvie; Motherless Child Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2642) Pm12977 OJL2 |
| You going to call me : and I'll be gone | Thomas, Henry; Cottonfield Blues; Chicago, c. early July 1927; ( ) Vo1094 OJL3 |
| He says you better work for me : I asked old Liza Jane | Thomas, Henry; Arkansas; Chicago, c. early July 1927; ( ) Vo1286 Rt RL312 |
| You going to call me : I'll be gone | Thomas, Henry; Bob McKinney; Chicago, Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1138 OJL3 |
| If my ma don't want me : send me to my pa | Thomas, Henry; Texas Worried Blues; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; (C2002 ) Vo1249 OJL3 |
| If my pa don't want me : send me to my girl | Thomas, Henry; Texas Worried Blues; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; (C2002 ) Vo1249 OJL3 |
| If my girl don't want me : cast me in the sea | Thomas, Henry; Texas Worried Blues; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; (C2002 ) Vo1249 OJL3 |
| I'm going to build me : a heaven of my own | Thomas, Henry; Texas Worried Blues; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; (C2002 ) Vo1249 OJL3 |
| Mama told me : father told me too | Thomas, Hociel; Gambler's Dream; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9471A) OK8289 Bio BLPC6 |
| I know you love me : daddy it's understood | Thomas, Hociel; I've Stopped My Man; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9476A) OK8326 Bio BLPC6 |
| Maybe she will remember me : when her man has put her out | Thomas, Jesse Babyface; No Good Woman Blues; Dallas, 10 Aug. 1929; (553272) ViV38555 Yz L1032 |
| Oh my mama told me : when I first left her door | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); So Lonesome; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203342) Pm12637 Yz L1026 |
| When one quit me : it's sure to worry my mind | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Lock and Key Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203363) Pm12637 Yz L1032 |
| Because my girl have called me : and I've got to go | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Sawmill Moan; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203372) Pm12616 Bio BLP12004 |
| If the blues overtake me : I won't be back at all | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Ramblin' Mind Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203392) Pm12616 Bio BLP12004 |
| Because my meal ticket woman have quit me : and I can't find no work to do | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); No Job Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203432) Pm12609 Bio BLP12004 |
| My mama told me : when I was about twelve years old | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Back Gnawing Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203442) Pm12609 Bio BLP12004 |
| That's what my mother told me : just before she died | Thomkins, Jim; Bedside Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM780 ) Br7200 Rt RL319 |
| My mama told me : papa told me too | Thompson, Edward; Florida Bound; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2412) Pm12873 Yz L1006 |
| Ain't nobody stop me : ??? *home* | Thompson, Edward; West Virginia Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2416A) Pm13018 Yz L1006 |
| My brownie caught me : this morning soon | Thompson, Edward; West Virginia Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2416A) Pm13018 Yz L1006 |
| She used to love me : she don't love me no more | Thompson, Edward; West Virginia Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2416A) Pm13018 Yz L1006 |
| She used to rock me : in the morning soon | Thompson, Edward; West Virginia Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2416A) Pm13018 Yz L1006 |
| And my baby she worries me : she worries me on every hand | Townsend, Henry; Henry's Worried Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403300A) Co14529D Yz L1030 |
| Oh because she mistreat me : she mistreat me both night and day | Townsend, Henry; Henry's Worried Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403300A) Co14529D Yz L1030 |
| My baby mistreat me : night and day | Townsend, Henry; Mistreated Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403301A) Co14491D) yz L1030 |
| Ain't going to let you mistreat me : drive me away from your door | Townsend, Henry; Mistreated Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403301A) Co14491D) yz L1030 |
| When you mistreated poor me : and drove me away from around your door | Townsend, Henry; Long Ago Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403302?) Co14529D Yz L1003 |
| I ain't going to let you drive me : babe away from around your door | Townsend, Henry; Long Ago Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403302?) Co14529D Yz L1003 |
| And why you want to dog me : babe I swear I just can't see | Townsend, Henry; Long Ago Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403302?) Co14529D Yz L1003 |
| But you going to need me : you going to need my help I say | Townsend, Henry; She's Got a Mean Disposition; Chicaco, 25 Feb. 1935; (854941) BBB5966 Yz L1030 |
| I believe it's going to make me : grieve myself to death | Townsend, Sam; Lily Kimball Blues; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502592) Co14571D Yz L1021 |
| You know that you hurt me : daddy because I seen you smile | Tucker, Bessie; Bessie's Moan; Memphis, 29 Aug. 1928; (454362) ViV38526 His HLP4 |
| My man don't want me : that's why I weep and moan | Tucker, Bessie; Bessie's Moan; Memphis, 29 Aug. 1928; (454362) ViV38526 His HLP4 |
| If you don't want me : please don't dog me around | Tucker, Bessie; Bessie's Moan; Memphis, 29 Aug. 1928; (454362) ViV38526 His HLP4 |
| Just like you found me : you can put me down | Tucker, Bessie; Bessie's Moan; Memphis, 29 Aug. 1928; (454362) ViV38526 His HLP4 |
| I ask him if he love me : Lord and he walked away | Tucker, Bessie; Penitentiary; Memphis, 29 Aug. 1928; (454412) ViV38526 Fwy FJ2801 |
| Because my man he mistreated me : Lord he have done me wrong | Tucker, Bessie; Penitentiary; Memphis, 29 Aug. 1928; (454412) ViV38526 Fwy FJ2801 |
| If you bring her back to me : I'll never do her wrong | Turner, Buck; Christmas Time Blues; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61793A) De7387 Rt RL327 |
| Are you going to tell me : what's the matter now | unknown artist (Kansas City Blues Strummers); String Band Blues; probably Chicago, c. late July 1926; ( ) Vo1048 Rt RL311 |
| If you don't want me : hold up your right hand | unknown artist (Kansas City Blues Strummers); String Band Blues; probably Chicago, c. late July 1926; ( ) Vo1048 Rt RL311 |
| If I only had me : ??? house of my own | unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322 |
| If I only had me : a shelter of my own | unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322 |
| The white people load me : in the workhouse door | unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322 |
| Because my good gal done quit me : sure can't feel no peace | unknown artist (George Bullet Williams); Touch Me Light Mama; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205902) Pm12680 OJL2 |
| These women don't like me : because I almost give it away | unknown artist (Noah Lewis); Selling the Jelly; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (64738 ) Vi23319 OJL19 |
| Mr wildcat told me : didn't *pay* you no more | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); The Wild Cat Squawl; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404680A) OK8908 BC2 |
| Because the day you quit me : that's the day you die | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Gettin' Ready for Trial; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404682C) OK8856 OJL4 |
| Just when she left me : she'd gone to stay | Vincson, Walter; Sitting on Top of the World; Shreveport, La., 17 Feb. 1930; (403805B) OK8784 Mam S3804 |
| Why should you beg me : and say goodbye | Vincson, Walter; Sitting on Top of the World; Shreveport, La., 17 Feb. 1930; (403805B) OK8784 Mam S3804 |
| My babe says she don't want me : she's calling someone else on | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Yodeling Fiddling Blues; San Antonio, 12 June 1930; (404146B) OK8834 Mam S3804 |
| If you don't want me : won't you please tell me so | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Your Good Man Caught the Train and Gone; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404710A) OK8905 Mam S3804 |
| Just as sure as you hear me : sing you this lonesome song | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Your Good Man Caught the Train and Gone; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404710A) OK8905 Mam S3804 |
| You will long for me : but I will be far away | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Your Good Man Caught the Train and Gone; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404710A) OK8905 Mam S3804 |
| My baby told me : I would have to go | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); The World Is Going Wrong; Atlanta, 24 Oct. 1931; (4050091) Co14660D Mam S3804 |
| She looked at me : begin to smile | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); I've Got Blood in My Eyes for You; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050231) Co14660D Mam S3804 |
| If you don't want me : give me my money back | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); I've Got Blood in My Eyes for You; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050231) Co14660D Mam S3804 |
| You always got me : feeling so blue | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Go Away Woman; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15541) Pm13152 Bio BLP12041 |
| Said she got something for me : she going to bring it back home | Virgial, Otto; Little Girl in Rome; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962401) BBB6213 Mam S3802 |
| He said baby can't quit me : ain't no need of you trying | Virgial, Otto; Little Girl in Rome; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962401) BBB6213 Mam S3802 |
| Oh my mama she told me : ain't been no great long time | Virgial, Otto; Bad Notion Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962411) BBB6213 Mam S3802 |
| How in the world to tell me : honey what's the matter now | Walker, Uncle Bud; Stand Up Suitcase Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402009B) OK8828 Yz L1009 |
| Said *won't poor* tell me : honey what's the matter now | Walker, Uncle Bud; Stand Up Suitcase Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402009B) OK8828 Yz L1009 |
| Said a sideboard sent me : got to roll you know | Walker, Uncle Bud; Stand Up Suitcase Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402009B) OK8828 Yz L1009 |
| Now listen to me : you doing me mighty mean | Walker, Willie; South Carolina Rag; Atlanta, 6 Dec. 1930; (151065 ) Co14578D OJL18 |
| It seems like you don't want me : no matter what I do | Washboard Sam; Jesse James Blues; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1023B) Vo03375 BC10 |
| Now woman you must want me : to be like Jesse James | Washboard Sam; Jesse James Blues; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1023B) Vo03375 BC10 |
| Now I got her home with me : I got into bed | Washboard Sam; Out with the Wrong Woman; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01883 ) BBB6794 BC10 |
| You said you loved me : I found out you told a lie | Washboard Sam; Low Down Woman; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07618 ) BBB7048 BC10 |
| I'm just like my mother left me : I ain't got nothing at all | Washboard Sam; Lowland Blues; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07620 ) BBB7096 BC10 |
| Oh men do tell me : I'm a doggone fool | Washboard Sam; Save It for Me; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020809 ) BBB7866 BC10 |
| But if you save it for me : I'll work like a doggone mule | Washboard Sam; Save It for Me; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020809 ) BBB7866 BC10 |
| If you belongs to me : you would eat hot dogs any time I say | Washboard Sam; Sophisticated Mama; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020814 ) BBB7780 BC2 |
| If you think you can boss me : and eat up my grub | Washboard Sam; I'm Not the Lad; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644781) BBB8878 RCA LPV577 |
| I don't know what folks tell me : if it's true or not | Washboard Sam; Let Me Play Your Vendor; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703751) BBB8967 RCA LPV577 |
| My mother died and left me : when I was only two years old | Washboard Sam; I've Been Treated Wrong; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703781) BBB9007 RBF RF1 |
| These old evil blues keep following me : Death Valley going to be my home | Washboard Sam; Evil Blues; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703791) BBB8997 RCA LPV577 |
| Please deliver me : from these narrowfaced blues | Washboard Walter; Narrow Face Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1424) Pm12954 Her H205 |
| Nothing about me : is going to be the same | Waters, Ethel; There'll Be Some Changes Made; New York, c. Aug. 1921; (P1471) BS2021 Bio BLP12022 |
| *Arty* wanted to marry me : way last spring | Waters, Ethel; Georgia Blues; New York, c. May 1922; (B) BS14120 Bio BLP12022 |
| Even bought me : a great big diamond ring | Waters, Ethel; Georgia Blues; New York, c. May 1922; (B) BS14120 Bio BLP12022 |
| My mama told me : papa told me too | Weaver, Curley; No No Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473052) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| Every time she hug and kiss me : make my buggish blood run cold | Weaver, Curley; Oh Lawdy Mama; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9940A) Ch50077 Rt RL326 |
| You know you didn't want me : when you stuck your four eyes in my door | Weaver, Curley; Two Faced Woman; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9941A) Ch50065 His HLP31 |
| And you trying to quit me : Lordy woman and you don't know how | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Stingy WomanBlues; Memphis, 24 Feb. 1927; (379421) Vi20552 Rt RL322 |
| Now baby must want me : for to be her lowdown dog | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Memphis JugBlues; Memphis, 24 Feb. 1927; (379432) Vi20576 Rt RL322 |
| ??? said she loves me : boy I don't believe she told me the truth | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Hitch Me to Your Buggy and Drive Me Like a Mule; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403232) Vi21134 OJL21 |
| He asked me : if I was going to pay my rent no more | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C12561) Vo03186 BC7 |
| So a notion struck me : I better be on my way | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C12561) Vo03186 BC7 |
| Well well a notion struck me : I'll try to stay a day or two | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C12561) Vo03186 BC7 |
| They was tearing my house down on me : ooo that crew from that W P A | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C12561) Vo03186 BC7 |
| And it may be me : and it may be you | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Somebody's Got to Go; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1936; (100324) BBB6356 Rt RL329 |
| Mama now she told me : ooo mmm till I hold her head and cry | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Mama's Advice; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6487A) Vo1620 BC4 |
| Well now my little girl she quit me : mama now now why did she run away | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Ain't It a Pity and a Shame; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6488A) Vo1649 Say SDR191 |
| But my woman she *keeps that* on me : I ain't going to work tonight | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Doin' the Best I Can; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1934; (C9443?) De7007 Say SDR191 |
| She said she had gone away to leave me : [and I wondered] now why don't she stay away | Wheatstraw, Peetie; The Rising Sun Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1935; (C921A) Vo03066 Say SDR191 |
| Well now the last word you gave me : ooo well well it keeps me bothered all the time | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Letter Writing Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1935; (C944A) Vo02978 Say SDR191 |
| Well my little woman she had quit me : ooo well well now I didn't have no happy home | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Letter Writing Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1935; (C944A) Vo02978 Say SDR191 |
| But the Good Book is tell me : ooo well well that the first shall be the last | Wheatstraw, Peetie; First and Last Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12572) Vo03185 Say SDR191 |
| She was by me : if I stayed up all night long | Wheatstraw, Peetie; True Blue Woman; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12581) Vo03185 Say SDR191 |
| My baby will be glad to see me : come walking in her door | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sweet Home Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12612) Vo03396 Say SDR191 |
| And had the nerve to ask me : ooo well well if I liked limburger cheese | Wheatstraw, Peetie; The First Shall Be the Last and the Last Shall Be First; New York, 19 Feb. 1936; (60523A) De7167 Say SDR192 |
| The way my woman mistreats me : ooo well well I ain't got over it yet | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Remember and Forget Blues; Chicago, 8 Apr. 1936; (C13512) Vo03273 Say SDR192 |
| She tells me that she loves me : ooo well well but she has changed her mind | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Remember and Forget Blues; Chicago, 8 Apr. 1936; (C13512) Vo03273 Say SDR192 |
| Since the woman I loved have deceived me : ooo well well now I don't want nobody else | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Remember and Forget Blues; Chicago, 8 Apr. 1936; (C13512) Vo03273 Say SDR192 |
| Because them doublecrossing woman left me : ooo well well and won't come back | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Cut Out Blues; Chicago, 9 Apr. 1936; (C13551) Vo03444 Say SDR191 |
| Somebody done put jinx on me : ooo well and I can't have no luck at all | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Cut Out Blues; Chicago, 9 Apr. 1936; (C13551) Vo03444 Say SDR191 |
| And when my *Toby* tells me : ooo well I'm going to cut in with some good Jane | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Cut Out Blues; Chicago, 9 Apr. 1936; (C13551) Vo03444 Say SDR191 |
| Ah she nearly caused poor me : ooo well well to be in my grave | Wheatstraw, Peetie; False Hearted Woman; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90963A) De7243 Say SDR192 |
| She turn her back on me : time I landed in jail | Wheatstraw, Peetie; False Hearted Woman; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90963A) De7243 Say SDR192 |
| The people looked at me : like they thought that I was a country clown | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Crazy with the Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91150A) De7348 Cor CP58 |
| I heard somebody call me : it was the policeman on his beat | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Crazy with the Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91150A) De7348 Cor CP58 |
| Well well now he just wanted to tell me : oh well well that I was driving on the wrong side of | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Crazy with the Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91150A) De7348 Cor CP58 |
| I know somebody have put a jinx on me : ooo well now I know I won't have no luck at all | Wheatstraw, Peetie; I'm Gonna Cut Out Everything; Chicago, 2 Nov. 1937; (91320A) De7422 Say SDR192 |
| And if my money lasts me : ooo well I know I won't have to cut it with nogood Jane | Wheatstraw, Peetie; I'm Gonna Cut Out Everything; Chicago, 2 Nov. 1937; (91320A) De7422 Say SDR192 |
| You swear that you love me : ooo well well but you mistreats me all the time | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Devilment Blues; Chicago, 2 Nov. 1937; (91323A) De7422 Say SDR192 |
| You'll not give me : all of that great big | Whistlin' Rufus; Sweet Jelly Rollin'; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1933; (77305 ) BBB5306 Rt RL334 |
| Now you've gone and left me : seems like the world is falling on through | White, Joshua; Stormy Weather No 1; New York, 6 Mar. 1934; (149031) Ba33024 His HLP22 |
| All my friends come to see me : and say well I told you so | White, Joshua; Stormy Weather No 1; New York, 6 Mar. 1934; (149031) Ba33024 His HLP22 |
| Since you've gone and left me : I do nothing but weep and moan | White, Joshua; Stormy Weather No 1; New York, 6 Mar. 1934; (149031) Ba33024 His HLP22 |
| My baby she called me : she called me up on the phone | White, Washington (Booker Washington White); Pinebluff Arkansas; Chicago, 2 Sept. 1937; (C19962) Vo03711 Co C30036 |
| Well it seems like to me : ooo well someone must stoled it away | White, Washington; Strange Place Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2978A) Vo05526 Co C30036 |
| Well they might catch me : all with a pint of gin | White, Washington; Good Gin Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2982A) OK05625 Co C30036 |
| Your mother treated me : like I was her baby child | White, Washington; Fixin' to Die Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2989A) Vo05588 Co C30036 |
| Them Aberdeen women told me : they will buy my gasoline | White, Washington; Aberdeen Mississippi Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2990A) OK05743 Co C30036 |
| All don't see me : know can hear me sing | Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); My Babe My Babe; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90198A) Ch50053 OJL8 |
| 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 |
| Oh the judge going to give me : six months on the road | Wilkins, Robert; Jail House Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (45499 ) Vi23379 Yz L1002 |
| Want you to tell me : what more woman do you want me to do | Wilkins, Robert; I Do Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (47000 ) Vi23379 OJL5 |
| Now if you don't want me : give me your right hand | Wilkins, Robert; I Do Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (47000 ) Vi23379 OJL5 |
| Treated me : like my poor heart was made of a rock of stone | Wilkins, Robert; That's No Way to Get Along; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M189 ) Br7125 OJL5 |
| If you don't want me : please don't dog me around | Wilkins, Robert; Alabama Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M190 ) Br7205 Rt RL333 |
| My mama told me : and papa told me too | Wilkins, Robert; Alabama Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M190 ) Br7205 Rt RL333 |
| If brownskin women kills me : mama let me go | Wilkins, Robert; Alabama Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M190 ) Br7205 Rt RL333 |
| Come and walk with me : down to my loving shack tonight | Wilkins, Robert; Falling Down Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M192 ) Br7125 Yz L1002 |
| And that woman said she loved me : I could not see her face | Wilkins, Robert; Nashville Stonewall Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM740A) Br7168 Rt RL307 |
| Oh the judge he sentenced me : boys from five to ten | Wilkins, Robert; Nashville Stonewall Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM740A) Br7168 Rt RL307 |
| If you don't want me : you don't have to dog me around | Wilkins, Robert; Police Sergeant Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM741B) Br7168 Rt RL307 |
| Woman you just tell me : do you want to go | Wilkins, Robert; Get Away Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM742B) Br7158 OJL11 |
| You did something to me : I ain't going to tell nobody else | Wilkins, Robert; Get Away Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM742B) Br7158 OJL11 |
| Save me : all of that stuff of mine | Williams, Joe; Somebody's Been Borrowing that Stuff; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854881) BBB5900 RCA LPV518 |
| And I know you going to miss me : baby when I leave this town | Williams, Joe; My Grey Pony; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85491 ) BBB5948 RBF RF14 |
| Know you're going to miss me : when I'm dead and gone | Williams, Joe; I Know You Gonna Miss Me; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076611) BBB7022 RCA INT1087 |
| Well I know she going to miss me : well when I'm dead and gone | Williams, Joe; I Know You Gonna Miss Me; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076611) BBB7022 RCA INT1087 |
| Well I know that woman going to miss me : well when I'm dead and gone | Williams, Joe; I Know You Gonna Miss Me; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076611) BBB7022 RCA INT1087 |
| Well my baby had the nerve to tell me : that she didn't want me no more | Williams, Joe; Rootin' Ground Hog; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076621) BBB7065 RCA INT1087 |
| I believe somebody put bad luck on me : ooo well I believe now it's time to go | Williams, Joe; I Won't Be in Hard Luck No More; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076641) BBB7065 RCA INT1087 |
| You had the nerve to tell me : ooo well well she didn't want me no more | Williams, Joe; Crawlin' King Snake; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539892) BBB8738 RCA INT1087 |
| You had the nerve to tell me : ooo well well you didn't want poor Joey no more | Williams, Joe; Crawlin' King Snake; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539892) BBB8738 RCA INT1087 |
| My best woman done quit me : and I ain't got no time to lose | Williams, Joe; Meet Me Around the Corner; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539921R) BBB8738 RCA INT1087 |
| You told me : that you was done | Williams, Joe; I Want It Awful Bad; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M195 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321 |
| You told me : you got it fixed | Williams, Joe; I Want It Awful Bad; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M195 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321 |
| Now that's the reason my baby worries me : my baby she don't treat me right | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Skinny Woman; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (07654 ) BBB7012 BC20 |
| I know you don't love me : you wild about Mr soandso | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Early in the Morning; Aurora, Ill., 11 Nov. 1937; (016524 ) BBB7302 RCA INT1175 |
| Well when my baby come out and see me : I know she's going to jump and shout | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Project Highway; Aurora, Ill., 11 Nov. 1937; (016525 ) BBB7302 RCA INT1175 |
| Now Miss Louisa she mistreated me : and she drove me from her door | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Miss Louisa Blues; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (020114 ) BBB7576 RBF RF14 |
| Now I know the reason she don't love me : she's wild about Mr soandso | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Down South; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201171) BBB7665 RCA LPV518 |
| Because my baby she didn't want me : to come way back up here nohow | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Down South; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201171) BBB7665 RCA LPV518 |
| Now and you don't treat me : nothing baby like you used to do | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Lord, Oh Lord Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208451) BBB7847 RCA INT1088 |
| My baby done left me : treat me like a hound | Williamson, Sonny Boy; You Give an Account; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (020846 ) BBB7756 BC3; |
| Now when my baby left me : my baby wouldn't even wave her hand | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Number Five Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308481R) BBB8010 RCA INT1088 |
| Well I know the reason she left me : because she was wild about some other man | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Number Five Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308481R) BBB8010 RCA INT1088 |
| Well I know you didn't love me : now I'm going to find me some other place to stay | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Number Five Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308481R) BBB8010 RCA INT1088 |
| You can't marry me : and somebody else too | Williamson, Sonny Boy; SusieQ ; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308501) BBB7995 RCA INT1088 |
| Well I think about how you used to love me : little girl nobody in this world but me | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Little Girl Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308521) BBB8010 RCA INT1088 |
| Well now she say she love me : she wild about Mr soandso | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Goodbye Red; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308541) BBB7995 RCA INT1088 |
| Well the way you treat me : coming back home to you | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Goodbye Red; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308541) BBB7995 RCA INT1088 |
| Now my mother often sit down and talked with me : talked with me about being so wild | Williamson, Sonny Boy; The Right Kind of Life; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308551) BBB8034 RCA INT1088 |
| Well now I said if you won't bury me : they'll throw my body in the deep blue sea | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Insurance Man Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308561) BBB8034 RCA INT1088 |
| Now but tell them if they be good they come to see me : people on Resurrection Day | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (040525 ) BBB8265 BC3; |
| For the women looking at me : from my head to my feet | Williamson, Sonny Boy; T. B. Blues; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (040532 ) BBB8333 BC20 |
| Well now I ain't got nobody to love me : out here in this great big old world alone | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Train Fare Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (049198 ) BBB8610 BC20 |
| Now baby if'n you wouldn't write me : look like you would send me a telegram | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Train Fare Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (049198 ) BBB8610 BC20 |
| Now but I know you don't love me : baby you don't love me no more | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Train Fare Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (049198 ) BBB8610 BC20 |
| I say and if you do that for me : I won't have to go down to that welfare store | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Welfare Store Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (053001 ) BBB8610 BC3 |
| Oh now but that change that hurt me : oh somebody have changed that lock on my door | Williamson, Sonny Boy; My Baby Made a Change; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064022 ) BBB8766 BC20 |
| Now when my baby left me : you know she left me a mule to ride | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shotgun Blues; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064023 ) BBB8731 BC3 |
| Now if you can stand to leave me : I'll try to love to see you go | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shotgun Blues; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064023 ) BBB8731 BC3 |
| You know my woman she done quit me : and I'm going to start to raising hell | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shady Grove Blues; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064492 ) BBB8914 BC20 |
| Now my gal she done quit me : for somebody else | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064493 ) BBB8822 BC3 |
| She dreamed that she had taken me : from the girl on the hill | Williamson, Sonny Boy; She Was a Dreamer; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064494 ) BBB8914 BC20 |
| You trying to love me : and some other man too | Williamson, Sonny Boy; You Got to Step Back; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064495 ) BBB8822 BC20 |
| You can't love me : and some other man too | Williamson, Sonny Boy; You Got to Step Back; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064495 ) BBB8822 BC20 |
| You can't love me : and some other man too | Williamson, Sonny Boy; She Don't Love Me That Way; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070146 ) BB340701 BC3 |
| Now I don't believe you love me : woman I believe I'm just trifling away my time | Williamson, Sonny Boy; My Black Name Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070147 ) BBB8992 BC3 |
| Now I was just thinking my woman didn't love me : I hope she ain't in love with nobody else | Williamson, Sonny Boy; My Black Name Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070147 ) BBB8992 BC3 |
| Lord you treat me : like my troubles have just begun | Willis, Ruth Mary; Experience Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519061) Co14642D Yz L1037 |
| So why fetch me : no train I'm on | Willis, Ruth Mary; Man of My Own; New York, 17 Jan. 1933; (129201) Ba32687 Yz L1026 |
| She stopped rolling with me : started rolling with him | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977?) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| She went away and left me : but she's forever on my mind | Woods, Oscar; Evil Hearted Woman; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60847 ) De7904 Yz L1026 |
| Lord my mother told me : when I was quite a child | Woods, Oscar; Lone Wolf Blues; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60848A) De7219 Cor CP58 |
| Now you know you didn't want me : why did you so | Woods, Oscar; Don't Sell ItDon't Give It Away; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60849 ) De7219 Yz L1032 |
| You know you didn't want me : baby why did you so | Woods, Oscar; Don't Sell ItDon't Give It Away; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60849 ) De7219 Yz L1032 |
| Now you know you didn't want me : why did you stall | Woods, Oscar; Don't Sell It; San Antonio, 30 Oct. 1937; (SA28451) Vo03906 Yz L1015 |
| You know you didn't want me : baby why did you stall | Woods, Oscar; Don't Sell It; San Antonio, 30 Oct. 1937; (SA28451) Vo03906 Yz L1015 |
| And the Gypsy told me : doggone my hardluck soul | Yates, Blind Richard; I'm Gonna Moan My Blues Away; New York, c. 9 Apr. 1927; (GEX577A) Ge6104 His HLP1 |
| And the Gypsy told me : I have a woman every place I go | Yates, Blind Richard; I'm Gonna Moan My Blues Away; New York, c. 9 Apr. 1927; (GEX577A) Ge6104 His HLP1 |
| Now when one don't love me : I know the other one will | Yates, Blind Richard; I'm Gonna Moan My Blues Away; New York, c. 9 Apr. 1927; (GEX577A) Ge6104 His HLP1 |
| *Know* my mother *treat me* : catch that morning train | Bracey, Ishman; Suitcase Full of Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2401) Pm12970 Her H201 |
| I know you lazy women are going to *pan me* : when you hear this song | Calloway, Blanche; Lazy Woman's Blues; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9458A) OK8279 CC32 |
| So *crying to me* : don't mean you can't bluff | Moore, Rosie Mae; HaHa Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418311) Vi21280 Her H201 |
| She *cook all around me* : when my work day come | Thomas, George; Fast Stuff Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L172) Pm12826 Rt RL340 |
| You going to miss [your daddy, me] : some old lonesome day | Martin, Carl; Farewell to You Baby; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8771) OK8961 Yz L1016 |
| Now the sheep is in the meadow : and the cows is in the corn | Lockwood, Robert; Little Boy Blue; Chicago, 30 July 1941; (064640 ) BBB8820 BC7 |
| I ain't had a square meal : in many doggone days | Johnson, Alec; Miss Meal Cramp Blues; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473792) Co14446D CC3 |
| You can't bring me my meal : bring me the husk | Memphis Minnie; What's the Matter with the Mill; Chicago, c. 15 Oct. 1930; (C6442 ) Vo1550 BC13 |
| Just a nickel's worth of meal : a dime's worth of lard | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; You May Leave But This Will Bring You Back; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64733 ) Vi23267 Rt RL337 |
| I go to take my meals : and can't eat a bite | Chatman, Lonnie; Please Baby; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15622) Pm13153 Bio BLP12041 |
| I go to take my meals : I can't eat a bite | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Please Baby; Atlanta, 24 Oct. 1931; (4050071) OK8922 Mam S3804 |
| She didn't even cook her meals : ooo well well I mean she really had got a break | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Remember and Forget Blues; Chicago, 8 Apr. 1936; (C13512) Vo03273 Say SDR192 |
| Treat me mean : and I won't let her alone | Barner, Wiley; My Gal Treats Me Mean; Birmingham, Ala., c. 15 Aug. 1927; (GEX803) Ge6261 OJL14 |
| I don't mean : to speak so bold | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); SecondHand Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16221) Ge7130 Riv RM8803 |
| But now baby was so mean : she done drove all my love away | Estes, Sleepy John; Down South Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90094A) Ch50001 Sw S1219 |
| But my gal so mean : I'm scared to call her name | Estes, Sleepy John; Down South Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90094A) Ch50001 Sw S1219 |
| You know what I mean : give me back everything I bought | Gaither, Bill; Georgia Barrel House; Chicago, 12 June 1940; (WC3104A) OK05714 His HLP31 |
| But if you treat me mean : I'll have to run away | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Pleadin' for the Blues; Chicago, 23 Nov. 1926; (9949A) OK8420 Sw S1240 |
| Oh he treats me mean : [only, just] comes to see me sometime | Johnson, Edith North; Honeydripper Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15561) Pm12823 Mil MLP2018 |
| Said my brown treat me so mean : that I don't know right from wrong | Lincoln, Charley; My Wife Drove Me From the Door; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451061) Co14305D RBF RF202 |
| Because you treats me mean : you know you done me wrong | McCoy, Robert Lee; Tough Luck; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076551) BBB7115 Rt RL321 |
| Lord my baby treats me mean : she keeps me worried all the time | McPhail, Black Bottom; Whiskey Man Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11514A) Vo1721 Yz L1019 |
| My brown treat me so mean : sometime don't know right from wrong | Smith, Clara; Every Woman's Blues; New York, 28 June 1923; (810605) CoA3943 VJM VLP15 |
| Now what I mean : by treating you right | Stokes, Frank; Take Me Back; Memphis, 30 Aug. 1928; (454542) ViV38531 Yz L1008 |
| You can treat me mean : mean as you can be | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Your Good Man Caught the Train and Gone; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404710A) OK8905 Mam S3804 |
| I ain't mean : I'm good as I can be | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Honey Babe Let the Deal Go Down; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404782B) OK8885 Mam S3804 |
| Lord and they sure did treat me mean : because they taking my babe away from here | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Train Fare Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (049198 ) BBB8610 BC20 |
| Oh by all means : I had a jellyroll mill | Smith, Eithel; Jelly Roll Mill; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18804) Ch16613 Riv RM8819 |
| If you meant : to treat me right | Easton, Amos; I'm Waitin' On You; New York, 16 Mar. 1932; (11503A) Vo1719 His HLP31 |
| The mouse got the measles : the dog's got the whooping cough | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Low Land Blues; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9456A) OK8273 Bio BLPC6 |
| Now the cat's got the measles : dog's got the whooping cough | Jackson, Papa Charlie; The Cats Got the Measles; Chicago, c. Jan. 1925; (100193) Pm12259 Bio BLP12042 |
| And that gooddoing meat : going to [carry, take] me to my grave | Bogan, Lucille; Barbecue Bess; New York, 6 Mar. 1935; (169841) Ba33475 Yz L1017 |
| And if you want my meat : you can come to my house at twelve | Bogan, Lucille; Barbecue Bess; New York, 6 Mar. 1935; (169841) Ba33475 Yz L1017 |
| And you can get my meat : any night at twelve | Bogan, Lucille; Barbecue Bess; New York, 6 Mar. 1935; (169841) Ba33475 Yz L1017 |
| Give you my stew meat : and credit you too | Bogan, Lucille; Stew Meat Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (170131) Ba33448 Rt RL317 |
| Some men like lunch meat : and some they likes old tongue | Chatman, Bo; Your Biscuits Are Big Enough for Me; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026191) BBB8159 Yz L1014 |
| But I can furnish you plenty of meat : baby until the butcher comes | Davenport, Charles Cow Cow ; I Ain't No Ice Man; New York, 8 May 1938; (63764A) De7462 AH158 |
| I'll fry some meat : cook some bread | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Come On In; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1931; (L7192) Pm13104 Riv RM8803 |
| To order in some quince meat : and get all ???fied | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); The Spider and the Fly; Atlanta, 23 Apr. 1930; (1503652) Co14558D CC36 |
| She brings me meat : she brings me lard | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Drop that Sack; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21451) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| I cried for flour and meat : I declare it was gone | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rabbit Foot Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30891) Pm12454 Mil MLP2004 |
| She brings me meat : I can swear she brings me lard | Jordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398212) Vi21076 Rt RL326 |
| Say I'll sell you some meat : if you furnish your bread | Shade, Will; She Done Sold It Out; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C8001) OK8963 RBF RF6 |
| She sold all their meat : and the butchers could not sell out | Shade, Will; She Done Sold It Out; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C8001) OK8963 RBF RF6 |
| You can sell me some meat : just before you go | Shade, Will; She Done Sold It Out; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C8001) OK8963 RBF RF6 |
| I'll cook some meat : bake some bread | Washboard Sam; Come On In; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01884 ) BBB6870 RBF RF16 |
| You can't slice my meat : you can't make my bread | Washboard Sam; I'm Not the Lad; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644781) BBB8878 RCA LPV577 |
| You'll not cram all that meat : up in my little | Whistlin' Rufus; Sweet Jelly Rollin'; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1933; (77305 ) BBB5306 Rt RL334 |
| Fixing to meddle : with every sister he meets | Brown, Hi Henry; Preacher Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11477A) Vo1728 Yz L1030 |
| Know bobby brought you your medicine : also brought you bread | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); She's Gone Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473061) Co14461D RBF RF15 |
| Now how can you make ends meet : oh well well well when you can't get no pay | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Working on the Project; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91164A) De7311 BC4 |
| And he's telling all the sisters and the brothers he meets : he's Alabama bound | Jackson, Papa Charlie; I'm Alabama Bound; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21442) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| She can stand in Melford : man and put the check on me | Chatman, Bo; The Ins and Outs of My Girl; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026141) BBB7213 Yz L1014 |
| My man is so mellow : they call him spongy boy | Green, Lil; My Mellow Man; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591511) BBB8640 RCA LPV574 |
| Snow begin melting : and the rain begin to fall | Johnson, Lonnie; South Bound Backwater; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63524A) De7461 Sw S1225 |
| *Butter like melting* : on the front | Bunn, Teddy; It's Sweet Like So; New York, 7 Apr. 1930; (597391) ViV38592 His HLP5 |
| I been down in Memphis : been down in New Orleans | Burse, Charlie; Tappin' that Thing; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18648) Ch16654 Rt RL307 |
| Going down to Memphis : see my gal again | Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5071 ) Vo1527 Yz L1036 |
| When you get down to Memphis : won't find me there | Daddy Stovepipe; Stove Pipe Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Mar. 1924; (11862A) Ge5459 Rt RL325 |
| Good Lord oh when you get to Memphis : won't find me there | Daddy Stovepipe; Stove Pipe Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Mar. 1924; (11862A) Ge5459 Rt RL325 |
| Good Lord now when you get to Memphis : won't find me there | Daddy Stovepipe; Stove Pipe Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Mar. 1924; (11862A) Ge5459 Rt RL325 |
| Now the peoples in Memphis : they are walking the streets up and down | Estes, Sleepy John; Down South Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90094A) Ch50001 Sw S1219 |
| If you ever go to Memphis : stop by Jessie's hall | Howell, Peg Leg; Doin' Wrong; Atlanta, 9 Nov. 1927; (1451842) Co14473D RBF RF11 |
| I've got a girl in Memphis : she's all right | Jackson, Jim; Hesitation Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM804 ) Vo1477 Her H205 |
| Well she's living in Memphis : and the fool won't write to me | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Wartime Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30701) Pm12425 Rt RL301 |
| If I don't leave Memphis : black water been all over poor me | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rising High Water Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (44915) Pm12487 Mil MLP2007 |
| The first night I stayed in Memphis : chinch bugs turned my bed around | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Chinch Bug Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200641) Pm12551 Bio BLP12015 |
| Well I'm going to Memphis : come to stop at Cincinnat' | Johnson, Louise; On the Wall; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4191) Pm13008 Yz L1028 |
| Well I'm going to Memphis : stop at *Satches* hall | Johnson, Louise; On the Wall; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4191) Pm13008 Yz L1028 |
| When you come to Memphis : please stop by Minglewood | Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); New Minglewood Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (647372) Vi23266 OJL4 |
| Not to meet me in Memphis : but meet me in Birmingham | McTell, Blind Willie; Writin' Paper Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403081) Vi21474 Yz L1005 |
| When you get in Memphis : pretty mama look around for me | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
| Down in Memphis : Tennessee | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green; Memphis, 12 May 1930; (599172) ViV38599 Jo SM3104 |
| When I get back to Memphis : you can bet I'll stay | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Going Back to Memphis; Memphis, 5 June 1930; (62583 ) Vi23310 Jo SM3104 |
| I love old Memphis : the place where I was born | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Going Back to Memphis; Memphis, 5 June 1930; (62583 ) Vi23310 Jo SM3104 |
| You ever go to Memphis : stop by Minglewood | Patton, Charley; It Won't Be Long; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15220) Pm12854 Yz L1020 |
| But I'd rather be in Memphis : reading by a candle light | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Bessemer Bound Blues; New York, Jan. 1926; (23732) Pm12374 Mil MLP2001 |
| Son that thing in Memphis : going to be the death of you | Shade, Will; What's the Matter; Memphis, 17 Sept. 1929; (555302) ViV38551 Jo SM3104 |
| I heard a fellow say in Memphis : I really mean I was dragged down home | Spruell, Freddie; Way Back Down Home; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9909A) OK8422 Mam S3802 |
| I would take you to South Memphis : mama but I don't know how | Stokes, Frank; South Memphis Blues; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555732) ViV38548 Rt RL308 |
| Before I'll take you to South Memphis : I going bid you adieu | Stokes, Frank; South Memphis Blues; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555732) ViV38548 Rt RL308 |
| There's only four places in Memphis : that I'd like to go | Stokes, Frank; Memphis Rounders Blues; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (563062) Vi23411 Rt RL308 |
| If you ever been to Memphis : you stop down in Hollywood | Sykes, Roosevelt; Highway 61 Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18802) Ch16586 Yz L1033 |
| I got to go to Memphis : something over there that I want to do | Sykes, Roosevelt; Highway 61 Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18802) Ch16586 Yz L1033 |
| Don't bring her to Memphis : Jim Jackson will take them away from you | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Jim Jackson's JamboreePart I; Memphis, 14 Oct. 1929; (M203/4) Vo1428 Yz L1021 |
| I'm going back to Memphis : if I have to walk | Williams, Joe; Crawlin' King Snake; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539892) BBB8738 RCA INT1087 |
| I'm going to Memphis : stop on Fourth and Beale | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Fourth and Beale; Chicago, c. 12 Sept. 1929; (C4338 ) Br7138 His HLP15 |
| Says I left Memphis : went down the Macon Road | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Wolf River Blues; Memphis, 24 Nov. 1930; (64709 ) Vi23272 OJL19 |
| Babe if you think I'm same your mistreating men : I declare I won't | Alexander, Texas; Double Crossing Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402639B) OK8745 Yz L1032 |
| She had so many men : she kept me always crying | Alexander, Texas; Double Crossing Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402639B) OK8745 Yz L1032 |
| Want all of you men : to clearly understand | Amos, Blind Joe; C and O Blues; probably Chicago, c. July 1927; ( ) Vo1116 OJL17 |
| Telling all you men : I been well blessed | Baker, Willie; Sweet Patunia Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14897) Ge6751 His HLP22 |
| Some womens like two men : some womens they like three | Bogan, Lucille; Reckless Woman; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155072) Ba33313 His HLP4 |
| But I like as many men : I see is good to me | Bogan, Lucille; Reckless Woman; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155072) Ba33313 His HLP4 |
| Now it's all of you men : ought to be ashamed of yourself | Brown, Willie; M and O Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4132) Pm13090 OJL5 |
| Well you got more men : than a twoton truck can haul | Calicott, Joe; Fare Thee Well Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM778 ) Br7166 OJL11 |
| And he takes women from their men : Lord just any old place he lands | Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter Special; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826111) BBB5489 Yz L1034 |
| Now listen here men : what Bo Carter say for you to do | Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter's Advice; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026161) BBB7073 Yz L1014 |
| Now just listen here men : want you take Bo Carter's advice | Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter's Advice; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026161) BBB7073 Yz L1014 |
| To keep these men : from stealing my loving from me | Chatman, Lonnie; New Sittin' On Top of the World; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15562) Pm13134 Bio BLP12041 |
| These northern men : are about to let my poor hambone spoil | Cox, Ida; Southern Woman's Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (2244?) Pm12298 Jo SM3098 |
| All you jealous men : better keep your women tied | Daniels, Julius; My Mama Was a Sailor; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (379312) Vi20658 Rt RL326 |
| If you good men : want to keep her out of town at night | Dickson, Tom; Labor Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400360A) OK8570 Yz L1008; |
| I'm changing friends and men : and I won't be blue no more | Harris, Magnolia; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'Part 1; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930; (C7100 ) MeM12077 Yz L1031 |
| These here women want these men : to act like some boxer dog | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Chock House Blues; Chicago, c. May or June 1926; (25582) Pm12373 Mil MLP2007 |
| Because these worrisome old men : will cause your head to turn white and grey | Johnson, Mary; Mary Johnson Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18792) Ch16570 Riv RM8819 |
| It caused so many men : wear an apron overall | Johnson, Robert; From Four Until Late; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL3791) ARC70956 Co C30034 |
| But it's so many good men : got lifetime here | Ledbetter, Huddie; Shorty George; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (168142) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| Keep these men : from my jellyroll | McCoy, Joe; That Will Be Alright; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487083) Co14439D Yz L1021 |
| I want to tell all you men : nice and kind | McTell, Blind Willie; Weary Hearted Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140671) Vo02568 Rt RL324 |
| I wants all you men : to let my good gal alone | McTell, Blind Willie; Weary Hearted Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140671) Vo02568 Rt RL324 |
| And she start picking up men : all up and down this line | Memphis Minnie; Chickasaw Train Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9382 ) De7019 Cor CP58 |
| Tell me men : what do you expect for us poor women to do | Memphis Minnie; Man You Won't Give Me No Money; Chicago, 27 May 1936; (C13882) Vo03474 BC1 |
| I'm tired of loving these married men : can say I know their wives got them and gone | Memphis Minnie; It's Hard to Be Mistreated; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (C16711) Vo03474 BC1 |
| Tell you married men : how to keep your wives at home | Reynolds, Blind Joe; Outside Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1443) Pm12927 OJL8 |
| So we single men : can tell a married woman from a child | Reynolds, Blind Joe; Nehi Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1462) Pm12927 OJL11 |
| Tell you married men : how to keep your wives at home | Reynolds, Blind Willie; Married Man Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (647212) Vi23258 Yz L1009 |
| Let me tell you men : what those married women will do | Reynolds, Blind Willie; Married Man Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (647212) Vi23258 Yz L1009 |
| Tell you this men : ain't going to tell you nothing else | Reynolds, Blind Willie; Married Man Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (647212) Vi23258 Yz L1009 |
| Because you know ain't many men : goes there and comes back alive | Roland, Walter; 45 Pistol Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1935; (170812) ARC60361 BC7 |
| I can get more men : than a passenger train can haul | Smith, Bessie; Ticket Agent Ease Your Window Down; New York, 5 Apr. 1924; (816702) Co14025D Co CL855 |
| All you men : tried to drive me wild | Smith, Bessie; Reckless Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402421) Co14056D Co CL855 |
| Taking other women's men : you are doing a sin | Smith, Bessie; Preachin' the Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (1434902) Co14195D Co CL858 |
| Talking about changing men : mama you been saying that stuff all over town | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'Part 1; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930 (C7100 ) Vo1602 Yz L1031 |
| I got nineteen men : and I want one more | Smith, Trixie; Sorrowful Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (17802) Pm12208 CC29 |
| Talk to six straight men : say she knows no better | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| That's where the men : do the Georgia rub | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
| But a country girl will get her ten men : and give them all hell | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); She Ain't No Good; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404783B) OK8885 Mam S3804 |
| Some of you men : when you're *scratching hoe* | Wallace, Minnie; The Old Folks Started It; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555722) ViV38547 OJL21 |
| Oh listen men : I don't mean no harm | White, Washington; Parchman Farm Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2981A) OK05683 Co C30036 |
| Oh listen you men : don't you let them in | White, Washington; Good Gin Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2982A) OK05625 Co C30036 |
| He has caused amany men : to be in some distant land | White, Washington; District Attorney Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2988A) OK05683 Co C30036 |
| Listen here men : what I've got to say | Wilkins, Robert; New Stock Yard Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX107 ) Vo03223 OJL21 |
| I want all of you men : to meet me there | Wilkins, Robert; New Stock Yard Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX107 ) Vo03223 OJL21 |
| *All you men* : you may go your way | Moore, Rosie Mae; HaHa Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418311) Vi21280 Her H201 |
| Some of these menfolks : look just like my suretobe | Campbell, Bob; Shotgun Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154841) Vo02830 Rt RL340 |
| I puts up a solid foundation mens : and you know it don't never fall | Short, Jaydee; Snake Doctor Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11474 ) Vo1704 Yz L1003 |
| Says it's Lord have mercy : Lord have mercy on me | Alexander, Texas; Frost Texas Tornado Blues; San Antonio, 9 June 1930; (404117B) OK8890 Rt RL316 |
| Please have mercy : bad luck's on my head | Bogan, Lucille; They Ain't Walking No More; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5549 ) Br7163 Yz L1017 |
| I said Lord have mercy : on this lonesome place | Bracey, Ishman; TroubleHearted Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454601) Vi21691 Yz L1007 |
| Hollered Lord have mercy : on this lonesome place | Bracey, Ishman; TroubleHearted Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454602) ViRCX7167 Rt RL330 |
| Lord have mercy : where we going | Estes, Sleepy John; Floating Bridge; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62465A) De7442 RBF RF8 |
| Lord have mercy : baby what become of me | Estes, Sleepy John; Easin' Back to Tennessee; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63649A) De7516 Sw S1220 |
| Blues have mercy : have mercy on poor me | Gibson, Clifford; Levee Camp Moan; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577542) ViV38577 Yz L1027 |
| Oh Lord have mercy : on my wicked soul | House, Son; My Black MamaPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4082) Pm13042 OJL2 |
| And you want the Lord have mercy : how much more further I've got to go | Johnson, Lonnie; Way Down That Lonesome Road; San Antonio, 13 Mar. 1928; (400490A) OK8574 CC30 |
| I said Lord have mercy : I mean Lord have mercy on me | Johnson, Louise; Long Way from Home; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L3992) Pm12992 OJL11 |
| I said Lord have mercy : mercy's all I need | Johnson, Louise; Long Way from Home; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L3992) Pm12992 OJL11 |
| Asked the Lord above have mercy : save poor Bob if you please | Johnson, Robert; Cross Road Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26292) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| Cried Lord have mercy : if you please | McCoy, Joe; My Wash Woman's Gone; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO110A) Vo1668 Yz L1026 |
| Hey Lord have mercy : on my wicked soul | Patton, Charley; Screamin' and Hollerin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15214) Pm12805 Yz L1020 |
| You better get on your knees and ask for mercy : because the judge giving breaks no more | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Tell It to the Judge No. 1; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C7238A) MeM12117 Yz L1031 |
| Oh Lord have mercy : on my worried soul | Virgial, Otto; Bad Notion Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962411) BBB6213 Mam S3802 |
| I can't get no message : over the phone nowhere I go | Short, Jaydee; Telephone Arguin' Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4561) Pm13043 OJL11 |
| She received that message : that the man she loved was gone | Thompson, Edward; Seven Sister Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2413) Pm12873 Yz L1006 |
| Black gal she took meth : gave my brown *to her* death | Estes, Sleepy John; My Black Gal Blues; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (625482) Vi23397 Rt RL307 |
| Well I went down to Michigan : came up Grant | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; It's Heated; Chicago, 11 June 1929; (C3585 ) Vo1539 Yz L1039 |
| That's a small town in Western Michigan : tell daddy don't you want to go | Spruell, Freddie; Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85786 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802 |
| And when I crawls in the middle : it rides me like a Cadillac car | McTell, Blind Willie; Scarey Day Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050031) OK8936 Yz L1037 |
| She was a *broad back middy* : and a gambling stomping whore | Alexander, Texas; CornBread Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81223A) OK8511 Rt RL315 |
| I do my ramming at midnight : and I don't be seen in the day | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Grinder Man Blues; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535921) BBB8584 RCA730.581 |
| She going to the race track at midnight : and I rode her all night long | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Black Pony Blues; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648731) BBB8896 RCA LPV518 |
| When I go to bed at midnight : sometimes I wish I was dead | Henderson, Bertha; Lead Hearted Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205602) Pm12655 Bio BLP12037 |
| It was late at midnight : moon shine bright like day | Hurt, Mississippi John; Big Leg Blues; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401474A) OK unissued Bio BLPC4 |
| Come around at midnight : steals my cream when I'm away | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Cat Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15673) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015 |
| My blues at midnight : and don't leave me until day | Johnson, Lonnie; Falling Rain Blues; St. Louis, 4 Nov. 1925; (9436A) OK8253 CC30 |
| The world was black as midnight : I never heard such a noise before | Johnson, Lonnie; St. Louis Cyclone Blues; New York, 3 Oct. 1927; (81503B) OK8512 CC30 |
| Blues grabbed me at midnight : didn't turn me loose till day | McTell, Blind Willie; Mama, 'Tain't Long Fo' Day; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403101) Vi21474 Yz L1005 |
| These blues at midnight : they don't leave me till day | McTell, Blind Willie; Three Women Blues; Atlanta, 17 Oct. 1928; (471852) ViV38001 Yz L1005 |
| The wolves howled at midnight : wild ox moaned till day | Moore, Whistlin' Alex; West Texas Woman; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495312) Co14496D His HLP32 |
| Baby it's dark babe dark at midnight : and the moon shine down like day | Rachel, James Yank; Gravel Road Woman; New York, 6 Feb. 1934; (147932) Vo02649 OJL21 |
| My man leaves at midnight : don't come back till early morn | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Night Time Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22111) Pm12303 Mil MLP2001 |
| He used to come home at midnight : now he don't come home at all | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Night Time Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22111) Pm12303 Mil MLP2001 |
| Black cat crawls late hours at midnight : nightmares ride till the break of day | Red Nelson (Nelson Wilborn); Crying Mother Blues; Chicago, 4 Feb. 1936; (90597A) De7171 Br87.504 |
| Here I lay here after midnight : drinking my poor self to sleep | Spivey, Victoria; Don't Trust Nobody Blues; Chicago, 20 Mar. 1931; (VO150 ) Vo1640 Spi LP2001 |
| I wake up out of the midnight : I really have those milkcow blues | Spruell, Freddie; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 25 June 1926; (9793A) OK8422 Yz L1038 |
| If she leave there between nine and midnight : I'll overtake her just before day | Spruell, Freddie; 4A Highway; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85782 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802 |
| Left me at midnight : clock was striking twelve | Sylvester, Hannah; Midnight Blues; New York, c. May 1923; (1407?) Pm12033 VJM VLP40 |
| I can't rest at midnight : and day I just can't sleep | Washboard Sam; Evil Blues; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703791) BBB8997 RCA LPV577 |
| You left [me] at midnight : clock was striking twelve | Waters, Ethel; Midnight Blues; New York, c. Mar. 1923; (5652) BS14146 Bio BLP12022 |
| I loved my gal with all my might : she didn't love nobody but me | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Levee Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16224) Ch16682 Riv RM8803 |
| Now love is mighty : rest on either hand | Gillum, Bill Jazz; It Looks Bad for You; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064741 ) BBB8816 RCA INT1177 |
| I'm going to hold it around ninety miles : and I ain't going to break my gait | Davis, Walter; Minute Man BluesPart 2; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854831) BBB5965 RCA INT1085 |
| You're walking for miles : no place to go | Henderson, Katherine; Have You Ever Felt That Way; Long Island City, c. Oct. 1928; (257A) QRS7023 His HLP21 |
| Thousand miles : baby away from home | Howell, Peg Leg; Away from Home; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482732) Co14535D Rt RL318 |
| You used to be sweet milk : but you done turned sour on me | Glover, Mae; Shake It Daddy; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15392) Ge6964 OJL6 |
| I ain't had no milk : since that cow been gone | House, Son; My Black MamaPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4082) Pm13042 OJL2 |
| He's crying about his sweet milk : and she won't feed him just that cream | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Crawlin' Baby Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15671) Pm12880 Mil MLP2013 |
| I keep drinking malted milk : trying to drink my blues away | Johnson, Robert; Malted Milk; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3961) ARC71065 Co C30034 |
| Malted milk malted milk : keep rushing to my head | Johnson, Robert; Malted Milk; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3961) ARC71065 Co C30034 |
| Don't drink no black cow's milk : don't you eat no black hen's eggs | McTell, Blind Willie; Talking to Myself; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502572) Co14551D Yz L1005 |
| I ain't had no sweet milk : since she been gone | Memphis Minnie; Soo Cow Soo; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1931; (VO151A) Vo1658 Yz L1021 |
| Says I'm still in love with my milkcow : I just can't stand the way she do | Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow BluesNo. 4; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1935; (90316A) De7163 CC25 |
| Now the government furnish you a milkcow : a rooster and some portion of hen | Estes, Sleepy John; Government Money; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62461A) De7414 Sw S1219 |
| I'm an old milkcow : to make the yoyo mum | Hart, Hattie; Memphis Yo Yo Blues; Memphis, 4 Oct. 1929; (563452) ViV38558 Rt RL322 |
| Well if you see my milkcow : tell her to hurry home | House, Son; My Black MamaPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4082) Pm13042 OJL2 |
| Tell me milkcow : what on earth is wrong with you | Johnson, Robert; Milkcow's Calf Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4032) ARC71065 Yz L1026 |
| Tell me milkcow : what on earth is wrong with you | Johnson, Robert; Milkcow's Calf Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4033) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| That's nothing but a milkcow : where your mule ought to be | Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495582) Co14489D Fwy FA2951 |
| ??? for my milkcow : I don't care where my Jersey go | Spruell, Freddie; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 25 June 1926; (9793A) OK8422 Yz L1038 |
| Now I feel like milking : and my cow won't come | Johnson, Robert; Milkcow's Calf Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4032) ARC71065 Yz L1026 |
| Now I feel like milking : and my cow won't come | Johnson, Robert; Milkcow's Calf Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4033) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| Now I ain't no milkman : no milkman's son | Chatman, Bo; All Around Man; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992381) BBB6295 Mel MLP7324 |
| I ain't no milkman : I ain't no milkman's son | Davenport, Charles Cow Cow ; I Ain't No Ice Man; New York, 8 May 1938; (63764A) De7462 AH158 |
| I sent her to the mill : to have her coffee ground | Hannah, George; Freakish Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1930; (L5621) Pm13024 Mil MLP2018 |
| Looked over by the mill : one was getting down | McCoy, Joe; Preachers Blues; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7247 ) Vo1643 BC13 |
| Started to the mill : and come right back | Memphis Minnie; What's the Matter with the Mill; Chicago, c. 15 Oct. 1930; (C6442 ) Vo1550 BC13 |
| They both been to the mill : they can't get nothing *for two* | Memphis Minnie; What's the Matter with the Mill; Chicago, c. 15 Oct. 1930; (C6442 ) Vo1550 BC13 |
| If you're going to the mill : you get to there crying | Memphis Minnie; What's the Matter with the Mill; Chicago, c. 15 Oct. 1930; (C6442 ) Vo1550 BC13 |
| Now I ain't no miller : no miller's son | Chatman, Bo; All Around Man; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992381) BBB6295 Mel MLP7324 |
| I ain't no miller : no miller's son | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Voice Throwin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15219) Pm12802 Yz L1010 |
| Can be your miller : till your miller come | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Voice Throwin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15219) Pm12802 Yz L1010 |
| My appetite is worth a million : and just got a measly dime | Johnson, Margaret; When a 'Gator Holler, Folk Say It's a Sign of Rain; New York, 20 Oct. 1926; (368461) Vi20333 Fwy FJ2801 |
| When they come to their right mind : they come on back to town | Alexander, Texas; Frost Texas Tornado Blues; San Antonio, 9 June 1930; (404117B) OK8890 Rt RL316 |
| Said you done lost your mind : and let that old *outminder* take my place | Arnold, Kokomo; Slop Jar Blues; Chicago, 5 Feb. 1935; (C9776A) De7092 Say SDR163 |
| Can't make up my mind : to love no one but you | Barefoot Bill; I Don't Like That; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1930; (1503011) Co14544D Rt RL325 |
| South is on my mind : my blues won't go away | Blake, Blind; Georgia Bound; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15466) Pm12824 Bio BLP12037 |
| Never mind : honey never mind | Boyd, Georgia; Never Mind Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (768351) BBB5573 Yz L1030 |
| Never mind : there's time to shine | Boyd, Georgia; Never Mind Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (768351) BBB5573 Yz L1030 |
| Oh never mind : never mind | Boyd, Georgia; Never Mind Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (768351) BBB5573 Yz L1030 |
| But never mind : there's time to shine | Boyd, Georgia; Never Mind Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (768351) BBB5573 Yz L1030 |
| Now I've got trouble on my mind : it's trying to get her back home | Carr, Leroy; Longing for My Sugar; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164341) Vo02875 Yz L1036 |
| What I've got on my mind : ain't nobody in this world can tell | Davis, Walter; JacksonvillePart 2; Chicago, 3 Apr. 1936; (1003381) BBB6468 Yz L1025 |
| Can't wear you off my mind : don't care what I do | Henderson, Bertha; Lead Hearted Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205602) Pm12655 Bio BLP12037 |
| Blues on my mind : blues all around my head | Hite, Mattie; Graveyard Dream Blues; New York, c. mid Nov. 1923; (70413) Pat032014 VJM VLP40 |
| I'm going to wreck my mind : competition going between me and my friend | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Competition Bed Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207492) Pm12728 Rt RL306 |
| I believe my baby's going crazy losing her mind : Lord the woman is going insane | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Yo Yo Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15665) Pm12872 Bio BLP12000 |
| That's what it takes to ease my mind : and stop all my tears | Johnson, Edith North; Honeydripper Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15561) Pm12823 Mil MLP2018 |
| I tried to please your mind : and you keep me worried all the time | Johnson, Lonnie; Sweet Woman You Can't Go Wrong; New York, 5 Aug. 1927; (81189B) OK8512 CC30 |
| The blues will leave you with murder in your mind : that's when the devil out of hell steps in | Johnson, Lonnie; Devil's Got the Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63518A) De7487 Sw S1225 |
| I said in my mind : your trouble going to come some day | Johnson, Robert; If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26331) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| And you rode across my mind : baby each and every day | Johnson, Robert; Honeymoon Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL401 ) Vo04002 Co C30034 |
| And when I see on your mind : you would not have no friend | Lee, Bertha; Mind Reader Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (147361) Vo02650 OJL17 |
| I would not mind : but I ain't done nothing wrong | Lewis, Furry; Judge Harsh Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454332) ViV38506 Yz L1008 |
| I got a mind : never work no more | Martin, Carl; Badly Mistreated Man; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8812) OK8961 Yz L1016 |
| If you don't mind : you will lose your life | Memphis Minnie; I'm Going Back Home; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59992 ) Vi23352 His HLP32 |
| I done made up in my mind : not to sell moonshine no more | Memphis Minnie; Moonshine; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (C16701) Vo03894 BC1 |
| Lord I got atraveling on the mind : *anyone thing I'll be dying* | Noble, George; The Seminole Blues; Chicago, 11 Feb. 1935; (C8972) ARC70675 Yz L1028 |
| I have made up my mind : to explain to you in every way | Oden, Jimmy; I Have Made Up My Mind; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18795) Ch16540 Riv RM8819 |
| I have made up my mind : baby to tell you the truth | Oden, Jimmy; I Have Made Up My Mind; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18795) Ch16540 Riv RM8819 |
| Just to ease my mind : of all this trouble I've got | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Lucky Rock Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (17042) Pm12215 BYG529.078 |
| I'm dreary in mind : and I'm so worried in heart | Smith, Bessie; Shipwreck Blues; New York, 11 June 1931; (1515973) Co14663D Co CL858 |
| What's on my mind : don't nobody know | Sykes, Roosevelt; Poor Boy Blues; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403323A) OK8787 Yz L1033 |
| Then I made up in my mind : and I [really, simply] don't care how I go | Sykes, Roosevelt; Kelly's 44 Blues; Cincinnati, 12 June 1930; (629042) ViV38608 Yz L1033 |
| Well now she got it in her mind : that I'm ain't going to treat her right | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sleepless Nights Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11519A) Vo1727 Yz L1030 |
| Seems like now she ought to have it in her mind : ooo well well that I can get me a girl each and | Wheatstraw, Peetie; The Rising Sun Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1935; (C921A) Vo03066 Say SDR191 |
| Now it don't worry my mind : ooo well now I don't care if the woman never come back | Wheatstraw, Peetie; I'm Gonna Cut Out Everything; Chicago, 2 Nov. 1937; (91320A) De7422 Say SDR192 |
| When a man gets troubled in mind : he want to sleep all the time | White, Washington; Sleepy Man Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2980A) OK05743 Co C30036 |
| I'm feeling worried in mind : and I'm trying to keep from crying | White, Washington; Sleepy Man Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2980A) OK05743 Co C30036 |
| I wonder what's the matter with my right mind : my mind keep me sleeping all the time | White, Washington; Sleepy Man Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2980A) OK05743 Co C30036 |
| If I had my right mind : I would write my woman a few lines | White, Washington; Sleepy Man Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2980A) OK05743 Co C30036 |
| I made it up in my mind : baby to go and stay | Wilkins, Robert; Police Sergeant Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM741B) Br7168 Rt RL307 |
| I don't mind : my gal running around | Williams, Joe; Somebody's Been Borrowing that Stuff; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854881) BBB5900 RCA LPV518 |
| Well now she forever stays on my mind : people she the only woman I crave | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Number Five Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308481R) BBB8010 RCA INT1088 |
| But I won't pay them no mind : but I continue to drink | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Low Down Ways; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308531) BBB7979 RCA INT1088 |
| Now because my baby bes on my mind : and I don't be thinking about nobody else | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Rainy Day Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308571) BBB8094 RCA INT1088 |
| Look like I would kind of run across your mind : baby you would want to know just where I am | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Train Fare Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (049198 ) BBB8610 BC20 |
| She used to be mine : but look who's got her now | Bracey, Mississippi; Cherry Ball; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404765B) OK8867 Yz L1038 |
| She used to be mine : but look who got her now | Fuller, Blind Boy; Somebody's Been Talkin'; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26599A) Vo05527 Rt RL318 |
| He said look you ought to know this train ain't mine : and you asking me in vain | Hill, King Solomon; The Gone Dead Train; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12542) Pm13129 Yz L1004 |
| She used to be mine : but the fatmouth has got her now | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Fat Mouth Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1927; (27693) Pm12422 Yz L1029 |
| Just like you taken mine : I'll take someone else's too | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rambler Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200402) Pm12541 Bio BLP12015 |
| Well you can't be mine : and somebody else's too | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About You; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM772A) Vo1476 Pal PL101 |
| Well you can't be mine : and somebody else's too | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About YouNo. 2; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6010A) Vo1556 His HLP2 |
| You can't be mine : and somebody else's too | Memphis Minnie; I Don't Want that Junk Outa You; Chicago, c. 30 Jan. 1931; (VO111A) Vo1678 Yz L1008 |
| This gal of mine : she's one way all the time | Moore, William; One Way Gal; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203091) Pm12648 OJL8 |
| I thought it was that sweet man of mine : making his 'foreday creep | Smith, Bessie; I'm Down in the Dumps; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525802) OK8945 Co CL856 |
| Just one day from that man of mine : seem like a thousand years | Smith, Bessie; I'm Down in the Dumps; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525802) OK8945 Co CL856 |
| Now you can't be mine : every womans in St Louis too | Smith, Bessie Mae; St. Louis Daddy; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L78?) Pm12922 OJL20 |
| While that lowdown man of mine : is trying to make his 'foreday creep | Spivey, Victoria; Don't Trust Nobody Blues; Chicago, 20 Mar. 1931; (VO150 ) Vo1640 Spi LP2001 |
| I stole that sweet man of mine : stole him from my best friend | Wilson, Leola B.; Stevedore Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26161) Pm12379 His HLP1 |
| How he was a coal miner : from his hat down to his shoes | Smith, Trixie; Mining Camp Blues; New York, c. Feb. 1925; (20161) Pm12256 CC29 |
| Black Minnie Black Minnie : you know you ain't doing me right | McClennan, Tommy; Black Minnie; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537421) BBB8704 Rt RL305 |
| But the day you quit me Black Minnie : I swear that's the day you die | McClennan, Tommy; Black Minnie; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537421) BBB8704 Rt RL305 |
| And I'd rather be with you Black Minnie : than to be with anyone else | McClennan, Tommy; Black Minnie; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537421) BBB8704 Rt RL305 |
| I give my money Black Minnie : and everything that you told me you need | McClennan, Tommy; Black Minnie; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537421) BBB8704 Rt RL305 |
| Now Black Minnie Black Minnie : I'm going to take you one more time | McClennan, Tommy; Black Minnie; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537421) BBB8704 Rt RL305 |
| Black Minnie Black Minnie : what in the world are you trying to do | McClennan, Tommy; Black Minnie; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537421) BBB8704 Rt RL305 |
| I believe trying to love me Black Minnie : and my partner too | McClennan, Tommy; Black Minnie; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537421) BBB8704 Rt RL305 |
| Now Black Minnie Black Minnie : you know you don't mean me no good | McClennan, Tommy; Black Minnie; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537421) BBB8704 Rt RL305 |
| Black Minnie Black Minnie : girl you stays in the dark | McClennan, Tommy; Black Minnie; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537421) BBB8704 Rt RL305 |
| Black Minnie Black Minnie : I'm going to try you one more time | McClennan, Tommy; Black Minnie; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537421) BBB8704 Rt RL305 |
| I got those tadpoles and minnows : arguing over me | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80524B) OK8455 RBF RF1 |
| Lord it seems like every minute : sure going to be my last | Brown, Willie; Future Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4182) Pm13090 OJL5 |
| She'd often say excuse me a minute : I've got to step around here | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Beer Drinking Woman; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535901) BBB8584 RCA730.581 |
| Looked like every minute : I was going to lose my mind | McCoy, Charlie; That Lonesome Train Took My Baby Away; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404726A) OK8863 RBF RF14 |
| Looked like every minute : I was stepping in another world | McCoy, Charlie; That Lonesome Train Took My Baby Away; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404726A) OK8863 RBF RF14 |
| Wait just a minute : let's get this right | McTell, Blind Willie; It's a Good Little Thing; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (140101) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| I swear every minute : it seems like it's going to be my last | Patton, Charley; Jersey Bull Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (14723 ) Vo02782 Mam S3802 |
| Seem like every minute : is going to be my last | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Last Minute Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (16092) Pm12080 BYG529.078 |
| The very next minute : he'll turn his back on you | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Trust No Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26311) Pm12395 Jo SM3098 |
| I'll love you *a minute* : oh but you won't behave | Tucker, Bessie; Penitentiary; Memphis, 29 Aug. 1928; (454412) ViV38526 Fwy FJ2801 |
| I won't be but a few minutes : before I'll kill that old headache dead | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Good Coffee Blues; Chicago, c. 20 Sept. 1930; (C6409 ) Vo1590 Yz L1031 |
| Keeps his pockets full of mirrors : he's the pup's bowwow | Smith, Mamie; Jenny's Ball; New York, 19 Feb. 1931; (404852A) OK8915 Sw S1240 |
| But I seem so miscontented : every time I ride the big I C | Anderson, Jelly Roll; I. C. Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 19 Apr. 1927; (12722) Ge6135 His HLP22 |
| Life have gotten miserable : seem like no more happiness to be made | Doyle, Little Buddy; Hard Scufflin' Blues; Memphis, 1 July 1939; (MEM171) OK05771 Rt RL329 |
| Lord how can I feel misery : Lord and feel like you | Estes, Sleepy John; BrokenHearted, Ragged and Dirty Too; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555313) ViV38582 Rt RL307 |
| But your life in misery : the minute that you ain't with the woman you love | Jones, Little Hat; Two String Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402648A) OK8712 His HLP32 |
| So don't have no part missing : I want you to work all night | Lucas, Jane; Fix It; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17278A) Ch16215 Riv RM8803 |
| Way down in Mississippi : where I was bred and born | Bailey, Kid; Mississippi Bottom Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (M209/10) Br7114 OJL5 |
| I'm going back to Mississippi : Lord now where I belong | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; If I Get Lucky; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648761) BBB8858 RBF RF202 |
| Do the Mississippi : and the Mobile Bay | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; Come On, Mama, Do That Dance; Chicago, 27 June 1929; ( ) Vo1420 Yz L1039 |
| 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'm going down to Mississippi : going to give Louisiana hell | Patton, Charley; Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15211) Pm12805 Yz L1020 |
| In ??? Mississippi : where my folks are at | Smith, Clara; Basement Blues; New York, 20 Sept. 1924; (1400521) Co14039D VJM VLP17 |
| In the lowlands of Mississippi : that's where I was born | Spruell, Freddie; LowDown Mississippi Bottom Man; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207281) Pm12665 Mam S3802 |
| When I was down in Mississippi : having troubles of my own | Stokes, Frank; South Memphis Blues; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555732) ViV38548 Rt RL308 |
| Anywhere in Mississippi : is my native home | Washboard Sam; Lowland Blues; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07620 ) BBB7096 BC10 |
| Honey I'm from Missouri : you have to *side* me | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); California Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (1483582) Co14573D CC36 |
| Says I gambled all over Missouri : gambled all through Spain | Howell, Peg Leg; Skin Game Blues; Atlanta, 9 Nov. 1927; (1451852) Co14473D RBF RF202 |
| Gambled all over Missouri : gambled through Tennessee | Howell, Peg Leg; Skin Game Blues; Atlanta, 9 Nov. 1927; (1451852) Co14473D RBF RF202 |
| When I was in Missouri : would not let me be | Lewis, Furry; I Will Turn Your Money Green; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454252) ViV38506 Yz L1008 |
| Kansas City Missouri : has been her regular trade | Wilkins, Robert; Alabama Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M190 ) Br7205 Rt RL333 |
| She made a misstep : you might've seen her fall | Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555712) ViV38547 Rt RL322 |
| Makes no mistake : yes I'm running wild | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I'm Gonna Get It; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020823 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177 |
| But your mistakemaking : is all over now | Martin, Carl; Farewell to You Baby; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8771) OK8961 Yz L1016 |
| Poor boy has been mistreated : now I can't be satisfied | Butler, Sam; You Can't Keep No Brown; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (26782) Pm12389 Yz L1026 |
| I've been mistreated : and I don't mind dying | Crawford, Rosetta; My Man Jumped Salty on Me; New York, 1 Feb. 1939; (64972A) De7567 Cor CP58 |
| You were badly mistreated : I know just what you mean | Estes, Sleepy John; Drop Down Mama; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90176A) Ch50048 OJL21 |
| Because I'm tired of being mistreated : and the way you do | Gibson, Clifford; Tired of Being Mistreated Part 1; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (484A) QRSR7079 Yz L1027 |
| Girl I'm tired of being mistreated : and the way you do | Gibson, Clifford; Tired of Being Mistreated Part 2; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (485A) QRSR7079 Yz L1006 |
| Because I'm tired of being mistreated : tired of the way you do | Gibson, Clifford; I'm Tired of Being Mistreated; New York, 14 June 1929; (402459B) OK8742 Yz L1027 |
| I feel mistreated : and I don't mind dying | Johnson, Robert; Walkin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26301) Vo03601 Co CL1654 |
| Babe I been mistreated : baby and I don't mind dying | Johnson, Robert; Walkin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26301) Vo03601 Co CL1654 |
| Don't you feel mistreated : but you won't let on | Ledbetter, Huddie; Death Letter BluesPart 2; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166961) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| For now I've been mistreated : and I'm leaving town this very day | McPhail, Black Bottom; My Dream Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11513A) Vo1690 Yz L1019 |
| I've been badly mistreated : I've been drove from door to door | Martin, Carl; Badly Mistreated Man; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8812) OK8961 Yz L1016 |
| Well it's hard to be mistreated : when you ain't done nothing wrong | Memphis Minnie; It's Hard to Be Mistreated; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (C16711) Vo03474 BC1 |
| Before I stand to be mistreated : girls I'll take morphine and die | Moore, Rosie Mae; Stranger Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418332) Vi21408 OJL6 |
| You going to be mistreated : and I'll have to leave you home | Patton, Charley; Devil Sent the Rain; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L401) Pm13040 Yz L1009 |
| Lord I been mistreated : folks and I don't mind dying | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Moonshine Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1608?) Pm12083 BYG529.078 |
| I been mistreated : and I don't mind dying | Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406292) Co14095D Co CL855 |
| Before I'll be mistreated : I'm going to shoot my fortyfour | Sykes, Roosevelt; Kelly's 44 Blues; Cincinnati, 12 June 1930; (629042) ViV38608 Yz L1033 |
| If you ever been mistreated : then you know how mistreated feels | Torey, George; Married Woman Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B642) ARC70857 Yz L1002 |
| Well well now I been mistreated : baby and I'm going to raise some hell | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Ain't It a Pity and a Shame; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6488A) Vo1649 Say SDR191 |
| And you's a dirty mistreater : you ain't treating me right | Bogan, Lucille; Pot Hound Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3462 ) Br7083 His HLP15 |
| I ain't nothing but a mistreater : baby and it ain't no joke | Bogan, Lucille; Pig Iron Sally; New York, 31 July 1934; (154902) Ba33375 Rt RL317 |
| Now you're a mean mistreater : and you mistreats me all the time | Carr, Leroy; Mean Mistreater Mama; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL1?) Vo02657 Co C30496 |
| That's a dirty mistreater : didn't mean me no good nohow | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Fat Mouth Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1927; (27693) Pm12422 Yz L1029 |
| Now you's a mean mistreater : and you mistreat me all the time | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Mean Mistreater Blues; Chicago, 14 June 1934; (806041) BBB5546 RCA LPV518 |
| Now you's a dirty mistreater : I can't use you no more | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Go Away Woman; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15541) Pm13152 Bio BLP12041 |
| After all your mistreating : no one can take your place | Gibson, Clifford; Ice and Snow Blues; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571732) ViV38562 Yz L1027 |
| He's sneaking and mistreating : die if that ain't no lie | Spruell, Freddie; Tom Cat Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207272) Pm12665 His HLP17 |
| To taste the different mixtures : that they handled there | Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022 |
| Now mmm : mmm | Bird, Billy; Mill Man Blues; Atlanta, 29 Oct. 1928; (1473232) Co14381D Yz L1016 |
| I said mmm : what you got on your mind | Black, Lewis; Rock Island Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453613) Co14429D His HLP5 |
| Thousands of people mmm : around the burying ground | Bracey, Ishman; TroubleHearted Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454601) Vi21691 Yz L1007 |
| Felt so sorry mmm : till they let her down | Bracey, Ishman; TroubleHearted Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454601) Vi21691 Yz L1007 |
| Ain't had no mmm : since she has been gone | Carr, Leroy; Hold Them Puppies; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL63) Vo02751 Yz L1036 |
| She's got the best old mmm : I ever did see | Carr, Leroy; Hold Them Puppies; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL63) Vo02751 Yz L1036 |
| I says mmm : ain't got nobody now | Fuller, Blind Boy; Big House Bound; possibly Columbia, S.C., 29 Oct. 1938; (SC251) Vo04897 BC11 |
| I says mmm : I mean come and go my bail | Fuller, Blind Boy; Big House Bound; possibly Columbia, S.C., 29 Oct. 1938; (SC251) Vo04897 BC11 |
| Honey mmm : baby what more can I do | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Hambone Willie's DreamyEyed Woman's Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402305B) OK8693 OJL17 |
| Crying mmm : don't nobody know | Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); Moanin' the Blues; New York, 18 Sept. 1934; (159781) Vo02844 Yz L1002 |
| Listen mmm : baby now how long how long | Spruell, Freddie; Muddy Water Blues; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9908A) OK8422 Mam S3802 |
| The hog said mmm : the gun said zip | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47713) Pm12518 Rt RL308 |
| The hog said mmm : the gun said zip | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200432) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| I'm crying mmm : black snake crawling all in my room | Washington, Louis; Black Snake Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1934; (146761) Ba33058 Rt RL313 |
| And it's mmm : something must be wrong | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Gotta Shave 'Em Dry; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1041) Pm12916 Her H205 |
| Because mmm : bring another half a pint | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064493 ) BBB8822 BC3 |
| Mmm : you ain't got me on your mind | Akers, Garfield; Jumpin' and Shoutin' Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM777A) Vo1481 OJL8 |
| Mmm : tried to treat her right | Akers, Garfield; Jumpin' and Shoutin' Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM777A) Vo1481 OJL8 |
| Mmm : what you want your babe to do | Akers, Garfield; Jumpin' and Shoutin' Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM777A) Vo1481 OJL8 |
| Mmm : mmm | Alexander, Texas; Levee Camp Moan Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81225B) OK8498 RBF RF9 |
| Mmm : Lord that morning bell | Alexander, Texas; Levee Camp Moan Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81225B) OK8498 RBF RF9 |
| Mmm : mmm | Alexander, Texas; No More Woman Blues; San Antonio, 9 Mar. 1928; (400446A) OK8624 Rt RL312 |
| Mmm : mmm | Alexander, Texas; Awful Moaning BluesPart 2; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402644B) OK8731 Rt RL327 |
| Mmm : mmm | Alexander, Texas; Awful Moaning BluesPart 2; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402644B) OK8731 Rt RL327 |
| Mmm : mmm | Alexander, Texas; Frost Texas Tornado Blues; San Antonio, 9 June 1930; (404117B) OK8890 Rt RL316 |
| Mmm : mama come to my rescue | Baker, Willie; Bad Luck Moan; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14892) Ge6812 Rt RL326 |
| Mmm : I won't be here long | Black, Lewis; Rock Island Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453613) Co14429D His HLP5 |
| Mmm : don't need you nohow | Black, Lewis; Gravel Camp Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453662) Co14291D Fly LP103 |
| Mmm : corn liquor on my mind | Black, Lewis; Corn Liquor Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453672) Co14291D Rt RL327 |
| Mmm : baby don't you want to go | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Kokomo Blues; Indianapolis, c. June 1928; (IND624 ) Vo1192 Yz L1019 |
| Mmm : baby where you been so long | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Kokomo Blues; Indianapolis, c. June 1928; (IND624 ) Vo1192 Yz L1019 |
| Mmm : baby you don't know you don't know | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Kokomo Blues; Indianapolis, c. June 1928; (IND624 ) Vo1192 Yz L1019 |
| Mmm : baby what's the matter now | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Kokomo Blues; Indianapolis, c. June 1928; (IND624 ) Vo1192 Yz L1019 |
| Mmm : mmm | Blake, Blind; Hookworm Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15251A) Pm12794 Bio BLP12031 |
| Mmm : rope stretching all day long | Blake, Blind; Rope Stretchin' BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L10992) Pm13103 Bio BLP12037 |
| Mmm : rope stretching all day long | Blake, Blind; Rope Stretchin' BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L11012) Pm13103 Bio BLP12037 |
| Mmm : bring me another twobit pint | Bogan, Lucille; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5562A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| Mmm : Lord Lord Lord Lord Lord | Bonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); Weary Worried Blues; Chicago, 6 Sept. 1934; (C9403A) Ch50064 RBF RF9 |
| Mmm : bring me another twobit pint | Carr, Leroy; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6086B) Vo1541 Yz L1015 |
| Mmm : what's going become of me | Chatman, Bo; I'm an Old Bumble Bee; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404720B) OK8852 RBF RF9 |
| Mmm : hey hey hey hey | Dickson, Pearl; Twelve Pound Daddy; Memphis, 12 Dec. 1927; (1453703) Co14286D Yz L1008 |
| Mmm : oh my mellow man | Green, Lil; My Mellow Man; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591511) BBB8640 RCA LPV574 |
| Mmm : my woman in trouble now | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Jailhouse Fire Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44192) Pm12489 Rt RL319 |
| Mmm : Lord Lord Lord | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); She's Gone Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473061) Co14461D RBF RF15 |
| Mmm : hear my lonesome plea | Hill, King Solomon; Down on My Bended Knee; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12532) Pm13116 Yz L1032 |
| Mmm : mmm | Hill, Sammy; Cryin' for the Blues; Dallas, 9 Aug. 1929; (55319) ViV38588 Yz L1004 |
| Mmm : black snake crawling in my room | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Black Snake Moan; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30672) Pm12407 Mil MLP2013 |
| Mmm : what's the matter now | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Black Snake Moan; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30672) Pm12407 Mil MLP2013 |
| Mmm : wonder where my black snake gone | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Black Snake Moan; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30672) Pm12407 Mil MLP2013 |
| Mmm : black snake crawling in my room | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Snake Moan; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80523B) OK8455 Fwy FJ2802 |
| Mmm : what's the matter now | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Snake Moan; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80523B) OK8455 Fwy FJ2802 |
| Mmm : papa Lemon's feeling so blue | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Eagle Eyed Mama; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210953) Pm12739 Rt RL301 |
| Mmm : going to run that black snake down | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Black Snake Moan No 2; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212021) Pm12756 Mil MLP2013 |
| Mmm : black snake is so hard to find | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Black Snake Moan No 2; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212021) Pm12756 Mil MLP2013 |
| Mmm : black snake was hanging around | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Black Snake Moan No 2; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212021) Pm12756 Mil MLP2013 |
| Mmm : I feel myself sinking down | Johnson, Lonnie; Blue Ghost Blues; New York, 9 Nov. 1927; (81802B) OK8557 CC30 |
| Mmm : something cold is creeping around | Johnson, Lonnie; Blue Ghost Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63523A) De7537 AH158 |
| Mmm : mmm | Johnson, Robert; Come On in My Kitchen; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25851) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| Mmm : I ain't going to tell you no more | Johnson, Tommy; Black Mare Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L2452) Pm13000 Yz L1007 |
| Mmm : what's the matter now | Jones, Coley; Sweet Mama Blues; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1925; (1453443) Co14290D Rt RL312 |
| Mmm : mmm | Jones, Little Hat; Two String Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402648A) OK8712 His HLP32 |
| Mmm : baby don't you think I know | Jones, Little Hat; Rolled From Side to Side Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402698A) OK8794 Yz L1010 |
| Mmm : baby what's on your mind | Jones, Little Hat; Corpus Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402701B) OK8735 Rt RL315 |
| Mmm : ain't going to [sing, blow] no more | Jones, Little Hat; Cross the Water Blues; San Antonio, 14 June 1930; (404199B) OK8829 Yz L1032 |
| Mmm : Lord Lord Lordy Lord | Jones, Little Hat; Cherry Street Blues; San Antonio, 14 June 1930; (404300A) OK8829 Yz L1032 |
| Mmm : these boards is killing me | Jordan, Charley; Raidin' Squad Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5840 ) Vo1528 Yz L1030 |
| Mmm : these raids is killing me | Jordan, Charley; Raidin' Squad Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5840 ) Vo1528 Yz L1030 |
| Mmm : mmm | Lacy, Rubin; Mississippi Jail House Groan; Chicago, Mar. 1928; (204192) Pm12629 OJL8 |
| Mmm : oh honey what's the matter now | Ledbetter, Huddie; New Black Snake Moan; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166912) Ba33360 Co C30035 |
| Mmm : baby why you have to go | Ledbetter, Huddie; Baby, Don't You Love Me No More; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16693 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Mmm : when you left you broke my heart | Ledbetter, Huddie; Baby, Don't You Love Me No More; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16693 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Mmm : baby your papa ain't a fool | Ledbetter, Huddie; Baby, Don't You Love Me No More; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16693 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Mmm : baby what are you going to do | Ledbetter, Huddie; Baby, Don't You Love Me No More; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16693 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Mmm : baby ain't you coming back | Ledbetter, Huddie; Baby, Don't You Love Me No More; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16693 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Mmm : this T B is killing me | Ledbetter, Huddie; T. B. Woman Blues; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (171801) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| Mmm : mmm | Ledbetter, Huddie; T. B. Woman Blues; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (171801) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| Mmm : baby that's all I want | McClennan, Tommy; Brown Skin Girl; Chicago, 22 Nov. 1939; (0442431) BBB8444 RCA LPV518 |
| Mmm : baby don't you want to go | McClennan, Tommy; Baby, Don't You Want to Go; Chicago, 22 Nov. 1939; (044245 ) BBB8408 Rt RL305 |
| Mmm : my baby's dogging me | McClennan, Tommy; My Baby's Doggin' Me; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044991 ) BBB8545 Rt RL305 |
| Mmm : gal I don't know why I should | McClennan, Tommy; Down to Skin and Bones; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053738 ) BBB8725 Rt RL305 |
| Mmm : what's the matter now | McCoy, William; Central Tracks Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476111) Co14453D Yz L1018 |
| Mmm : hear my weep and moan | McTell, Blind Willie; Writin' Paper Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403081) Vi21474 Yz L1005 |
| Mmm : Lordy Lordy Lord | McTell, Blind Willie; Savannah Mama; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (140351) Vo02568 Yz L1005 |
| Mmm : babe ain't it hard ain't it hard ain't it hard | McTell, Blind Willie; Savannah Mama; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (140351) Vo02568 Yz L1005 |
| Mmm : Lordy Lordy Lordy Lord | McTell, Blind Willie; My Baby's Gone; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (140382) Vo02668 Yz L1037 |
| Mmm : chained down in this dark cell by myself | McTell, Blind Willie; Death Cell Blues; New York, 19 Sept. 1933; (140491) Vo02577 RBF RF15 |
| Mmm : the judge won't give me no fine | McTell, Blind Willie; Death Cell Blues; New York, 19 Sept. 1933; (140491) Vo02577 RBF RF15 |
| Mmm : Lordy Lordy Lord | McTell, Blind Willie; Death Cell Blues; New York, 19 Sept. 1933; (140491) Vo02577 RBF RF15 |
| Mmm : don't stay so long from me | Memphis Minnie; Bumble Bee; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM773 ) Vo1476 His HLP2 |
| Mmm : stinger go in my right arm | Memphis Minnie; Bumble Bee Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (599932) ViV38599 BC7 |
| Mmm : the meningitis killing me | Memphis Minnie; Meningitis Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59994 ) Vi23421 Rt RL337 |
| Mmm : give me Georgia skin | Memphis Minnie; Georgia Skin; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62540 ) Vi23352 His HLP32 |
| Mmm : the meningitis killing me | Memphis Minnie; Memphis MinnieJitis Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5822 ) Vo1588 BC13 |
| Mmm : where my bumblebee gone | Memphis Minnie; New Bumble Bee; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5895 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
| Mmm : wonder where is my stinging snake gone | Memphis Minnie; Stinging Snake Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1934; (CP10691) Vo02711 Pal PL101 |
| Mmm : where is my stinging snake now | Memphis Minnie; Stinging Snake Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1934; (CP10691) Vo02711 Pal PL101 |
| Mmm : Chickasaw don't pay no woman no mind | Memphis Minnie; Chickasaw Train Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9382 ) De7019 Cor CP58 |
| Mmm : look what you done made me do | Memphis Minnie; My Baby Don't Want Me No More; Chicago, 17 June 1937; (C19361) Vo03894 BC1 |
| Mmm : people wonder where could my baby be | Memphis Minnie; Boy Friend Blues; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3168A) OK05670 BC1 |
| Mmm : Lordy Lordy Lord | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Shelby County Workhouse Blues; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402297B) OK8740 RBF RF202 |
| Mmm : I ain't got to sing it no more | Palmer, Sylvester; Broke Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403305B) Co14524D RBF RF12 |
| Mmm : how my poor heart is aching for me | Pullum, Joe; Black Gal What Makes Your Head So Hard??? No. 2; San Antonio, 3 Apr. 1934; (82786?) BBB5592 Rt RL327 |
| Mmm : come my Third Street woman now | Reynolds, Blind Willie; Third Street Woman Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (647242) Vi23258 OJL11 |
| Mmm : where my Third Street woman gone | Reynolds, Blind Willie; Third Street Woman Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (647242) Vi23258 OJL11 |
| Mmm : babe will come back home to you | Schaffer, Ed (Shreveport Home Wreckers); Fence Breakin' Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599652) Vi23275 Yz L1026 |
| Mmm : what's the matter now | Schaffer, Ed (Shreveport Home Wreckers); Home Wreckin' Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599662) Vi23275 Rt RL313 |
| Mmm : ain't going to sing no more | Schaffer, Ed (Shreveport Home Wreckers); Home Wreckin' Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599662) Vi23275 Rt RL313 |
| Mmm : I can't move no more | Smith, Bessie; Back Water Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (1434911) Co14195D Co CL858 |
| Mmm : I done fell so low | Smith, Bessie; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, 15 May 1929; (1485343) Co14451D Co CL856 |
| Mmm : want my sugar right now | Smith, Bessie Mae; Sugar Man BluesPart 2; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6168 ) Vo1559 His HLP2 |
| Mmm : mama listen at me howl | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf BluesNo. 2; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6405A) Vo1558 Yz L1031 |
| Mmm : oh Lord I heard that old judge say ninetynine | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; County Jail Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO132A) Vo1679 Yz L1031 |
| Mmm : ain't going to sing no more | Spand, Charlie; Back to the Woods Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15456) Pm12817 Yz L1015 |
| Mmm : that Erie's got my baby gone | Sparks, Milton; Erie Train Blues; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (91445) BBB6529 BC6 |
| Mmm : mmm | Spaulding, Henry; Cairo Blues; Chicago, c. 6 May 1929; (C3449 ) Br7085 Yz L1003 |
| Mmm : won't be here long | Spaulding, Henry; Cairo Blues; Chicago, c. 6 May 1929; (C3449 ) Br7085 Yz L1003 |
| Mmm : this ain't no place for me | Spivey, Victoria; Don't Trust Nobody Blues; Chicago, 20 Mar. 1931; (VO150 ) Vo1640 Spi LP2001 |
| Mmm : baby you really made me sore | Spivey, Victoria; Black Snake Swing; Chicago, 7 July 1936; (90785A) De7203 AH58 |
| Mmm : baby listen hoo hoo hoo | Spruell, Freddie; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 25 June 1926; (9793A) OK8422 Yz L1038 |
| Mmm : mama what's the matter now | Stokes, Frank; South Memphis Blues; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555732) ViV38548 Rt RL308 |
| Mmm : but *I'm blowed in the wind* | Sykes, Roosevelt; Single Tree Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15563) Pm12827 Riv RM8819 |
| Mmm : you asked me [to, would I] try you again | Sykes, Roosevelt; Mr. Sykes Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18801) Ch16586 Yz L1033 |
| Mmm : you can't do that again | Sykes, Roosevelt; Mr. Sykes Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18801) Ch16586 Yz L1033 |
| Mmm : oh Lord Lord Lordy Lord | Taylor, Charley; Heavy Suitcase Blues; Grafton, Wis., Mar. or Apr. 1930; (L2512) Pm12967 Yz L1028 |
| Mmm : mmm | White, Washington (Booker Washington White); The Panama Limited; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59996 ) Vi23295 OJL5 |
| Mmm : Lord Lord Lord Lord | White, Washington (Booker Washington White); The Panama Limited; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59996 ) Vi23295 OJL5 |
| Mmm : mmm | White, Washington (Booker Washington White); The Panama Limited; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59996 ) Vi23295 OJL5 |
| Mmm : mmm | White, Washington (Booker Washington White); The Panama Limited; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59996 ) Vi23295 OJL5 |
| Mmm : Lord Lord Lord Lord | White, Washington; Special Stream Line; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2992A) OK05743 Co C30036 |
| Mmm : I ain't got a dime | White, Washington; Special Stream Line; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2992A) OK05743 Co C30036 |
| Mmm : I believe I'll lose my mind | White, Washington; Special Stream Line; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2992A) OK05743 Co C30036 |
| Baby *do you think it mmm* : oh I may be right or wrong | Johnson, Robert; When You Get a Good Friend; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25841) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| Says I'm going to moan going to moan : till I treat my baby right | Alexander, Texas; Awful Moaning BluesPart 2; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402644B) OK8731 Rt RL327 |
| You can get long distance moan : and you don't care what you do | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Distance Moan; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15670A) Pm12852 Mil MLP2013 |
| This long distance moan : about to worry me to death this time | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Distance Moan; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15670A) Pm12852 Mil MLP2013 |
| I began to moan : and I began to cry | Johnson, Lil; You'll Never Miss Your Jelly Till Your Jelly Rollers Gone; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C3356 ) Vo1299 His HLP2 |
| I'll make your can moan : like a graveyard hound | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140692) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| It's a mean black moan : and it's lying front of my door | Patton, Charley; Mean Black Moan; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L771) Pm12953 Yz L1001 |
| I moaned I moaned : I cried the whole night long | Florence, Nellie ; Midnight Weeping Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461752) Co14342D OJL6 |
| I been moaning moaning : ever since you been gone | Alexander, Texas; Awful Moaning BluesPart 1; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402643B) OK8731 Rt RL327 |
| Going to find a new way of moaning : bring my woman back home | Alexander, Texas; Awful Moaning BluesPart 1; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402643B) OK8731 Rt RL327 |
| I'm just down here weeping and moaning : right by my mama's side | Arnold, Kokomo; Mean Old Twister; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91161A) De7347 BC4 |
| I know you hear me keep moaning : just like Noah's dove | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Lend Me Your Love; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704391) BBB9028 RCA730.581 |
| I woke up this morning moaning : with the worried blues on my mind | Day, Texas Bill; Goin' Back to My Baby; Dallas, 4 Dec. 1929; (1495121) Co14494D Rt RL327 |
| Another year you hear me moaning : Lord let Thy will be done | Jones, Little Hat; Little Hat Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402700A) OK8794 Yz L1032 |
| You can hear her moaning : moaning night and morn | Smith, Bessie; The Yellow Dog Blues; New York, 6 May 1925; (1405862) Co14075D Co CL857 |
| That's why you hear me [screaming and crying, moaning] : going back to Tennessee | McTell, Blind Willie; Come On Around to My House Mama; Atlanta, 30 Oct. 1929; (1493022) Co14484D Rt RL324 |
| I'm tired of mean black moans : friends lying front of my door | Patton, Charley; Mean Black Moan; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L771) Pm12953 Yz L1001 |
| Just after the mockingbird : come out to play | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shady Grove Blues; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064492 ) BBB8914 BC20 |
| Well well one thing about the T Model : you don't have to shift no gears | Estes, Sleepy John; Poor Man's Friend; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62480A) De7442 RBF RF11 |
| Now old Uncle Moe : he's sick in bed | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shake That Thing; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2120?) Pm12281 Yz L1029 |
| My rider's got a mojo : and she won't let me see | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Low Down Mojo Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (206361) Pm12650 Mil MLP2004 |
| And everybody say she got a mojo : [because she, baby you] been using that stuff | Johnson, Robert; Little Queen of Spades; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL395?) Vo04108 Co C30034 |
| Everybody says she got a mojo : [because, now] she's been using that stuff | Johnson, Robert; Little Queen of Spades; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL395?) Vo04108 His HLP31 |
| My mama she got a mojo : believe she trying to keep it hid | McTell, Blind Willie; Talking to Myself; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502572) Co14551D Yz L1005 |
| My good gal got a mojo : she's trying to keep it hid | McTell, Blind Willie; Scarey Day Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050031) OK8936 Yz L1037 |
| I said she got that mojo : and she won't let me see | McTell, Blind Willie; Scarey Day Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050031) OK8936 Yz L1037 |
| My baby she got a mojo : I believe she trying to keep it hid | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
| I'm going to pick you up a mojo : oh Lord so you can strut your stuff | Stevens, Vol; Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62541 ) Vi23347 Jo SM3104 |
| My baby she got a mojo : trying to keep it hid | Weaver, Curley; Fried Pie Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9943A) Ch50077 Rt RL326 |
| Oh nigger licked molasses : and the white man licked them too | Alexander, Texas; Section Gang Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81224B) OK8498 Rt RL312 |
| Place a jug of molasses : at my feet | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Come Along Little Children; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18656) Ch16654 Rt RL307 |
| With black molasses : made it super fine | Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022 |
| But old Timbrook he beat Molly : to the hole in the wall | Byrd, John; Old Timbrook Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2911) Pm12997 OJL8 |
| I tell you once in a while moment : think I hear my baby call my name | Arnold, Kokomo; Rainy Night Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (599382) Vi23268 Yz L1012 |
| But the very moment : I looked around | Green, Lil; Knockin' Myself Out; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591521) BBB8659 RCA LPV574 |
| Every day seems like Monday : just at the rising sun | Arnold, Kokomo; Tired of Runnin' from Door to Door; New York, 11 May 1938; (67346) De7464 Say SDR163 |
| I worked hard from Monday : until late Saturday night | Bogan, Lucille; Pot Hound Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3462 ) Br7083 His HLP15 |
| Oh if the black cat blues was money : I would be rich as Henry Ford | Arnold, Kokomo; Old Black Cat Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9653A) De7050 CC25 |
| When you get your money : then pack your bags and go | Arnold, Kokomo; Policy Wheel Blues; Chicago, 15 July 1935; (90158A) De7147 CC25 |
| Says it done took all my money : and but it still won't let me be | Arnold, Kokomo; Policy Wheel Blues; Chicago, 15 July 1935; (90158A) De7147 CC25 |
| You can pile up your black money : because you sure going to get it fixed | Arnold, Kokomo; Policy Wheel Blues; Chicago, 15 July 1935; (90158A) De7147 CC25 |
| If they don't give you your money : go buy you a gatling gun | Arnold, Kokomo; Policy Wheel Blues; Chicago, 15 July 1935; (90158A) De7147 CC25 |
| Says I loaned you my money : and then you stole my gal and gone | Arnold, Kokomo; Big Leg Mama; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1935; (90314A) De7116 Say SDR163 |
| Says you stole my money : then you turned around and took my gal | Arnold, Kokomo; Big Leg Mama; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1935; (90314A) De7116 Say SDR163 |
| She said you ain't got no money : sweet papa there is the door | Arnold, Kokomo; I'll Be Up Some Day; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60515 ) De7172 Say SDR163 |
| Said now I ain't got no money : and no place to go | Arnold, Kokomo; I'll Be Up Some Day; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60515 ) De7172 Say SDR163 |
| He saves his money : and use his fist | Arnold, Kokomo; Salty Dog; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070A) De7267 Rt RL318 |
| Now when I had plenty money : everybody want to be my friend | Arnold, Kokomo; Laugh and Grin Blues; Chicago, 12 Mar. 1937; (91135A) De7285 CC25 |
| Says they done took all my black money : and they got me running from door to door | Arnold, Kokomo; Red Beans and Rice; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91162A) De7347 BC4 |
| And when I make my black money : I'm going on back home to Mary Jane | Arnold, Kokomo; Broke Man Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91332A) De7417 CC25 |
| I give you all my money : I was cold in hand | Barefoot Bill; Snigglin' Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493532) Co14510D Yz L1006 |
| And you spent all my money : on your other man | Barefoot Bill; Snigglin' Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493532) Co14510D Yz L1006 |
| 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 |
| I spent all my money : to ??? that thing | Bell, Anna; Shake It, Black Bottom; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (175 ) QRSR7009 His HLP21 |
| They will get your money : and they'll have a man on you | Bell, Ed; Ham Bone Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48173) Pm12524 OJL14 |
| Because she'll spend your money : then she will throw you out | Big Bill (Broonzy); The Banker's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17281) Ch16327 Yz L1011 |
| Say you taken all my money : give it to your nogood man | Big Bill (Broonzy); The Banker's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17281) Ch16327 Yz L1011 |
| Said I have had money : but now I'm cold in hand | Big Bill (Broonzy); The Banker's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17281) Ch16327 Yz L1011 |
| When I got my money : they all come back again | Big Bill (Broonzy); Worrying You Off My MindPart 1; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (16606?) Ba32559 Yz L1035 |
| Just as soon as I get my money : I won't have to rustle this away | Big Bill (Broonzy); Rustlin' Man; Chicago, 9 Dec. 1935; (C8903) ARC unissued Rt RL316 |
| Now when I had money : I had friends and a real good home | Big Bill (Broonzy); When I Had Money; Chicago, 17 Apr. 1940; (WC3036A) Vo05563 RBF RF16; |
| Lord I done lost my money : babe my friends and home is gone | Big Bill (Broonzy); When I Had Money; Chicago, 17 Apr. 1940; (WC3036A) Vo05563 RBF RF16; |
| I can get my money : but trouble won't let it stay | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Trouble BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. 17 Aug. 1928; (C2230 ) Vo1213 Yz L1019 |
| I gambled away my money : and I gambled away my shack | Blake, Blind; Poker Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15248A) Pm12810 Bio BLP12023 |
| Thinking about the money : that I should have had | Blake, Blind; Playing Policy Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L6471) Pm13035 Bio BLP12003 |
| Lost my money : and that gal of mine | Blake, Blind; Playing Policy Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L6471) Pm13035 Bio BLP12003 |
| Lord think of the money : that I should have made | Blake, Blind; Playing Policy Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L6471) Pm13035 Bio BLP12003 |
| It take your money : and stay all night for you | Bogan, Lucille; Sweet Patunia; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (43091) Pm12459 Yz L1017 |
| He made so much money : women when the weather was warm | Bogan, Lucille; Jim Tampa Blues; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46722) Pm12504 Yz L1017 |
| Now you take your money : and you have your fun | Bogan, Lucille; Pot Hound Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3462 ) Br7083 His HLP15 |
| And you got to put your money : down where I got mine | Bogan, Lucille; Pot Hound Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3462 ) Br7083 His HLP15 |
| And I can't make no money : don't care where I go | Bogan, Lucille; Tricks Ain't Working No More; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6848A) Br7186 His HLP15 |
| Because I'm going to give you some more money : and I'm going to give it to you sure | Bogan, Lucille; Baking Powder Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (135691) Ba33059 Yz L1017 |
| He never lost no money : until he drew that black queen of spades | Bogan, Lucille; Skin Game Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (170141) Ba33448 Rt RL317 |
| When I had money : I had a friend | Bracey, Mississippi; I'll Overcome Some Day; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404767B) OK8904 OJL17 |
| Ain't got no money : I ain't ain't got no friend | Bracey, Mississippi; I'll Overcome Some Day; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404767B) OK8904 OJL17 |
| I took all my money : and I brought it home to you | Bradley, Tommie; Please Don't Act that Way; Richmond, Ind., 17 July 1931; (17884) Ch16339 Mam S3802 |
| I spent her money : she spent mine | Campbell, Charlie; Goin' Away Blues; Birmingham, Ala. 25 Mar. 1937; (B322) Vo03571 Fly LP103 |
| But she gives me money : all of the time | Campbell, Gene; Robbin' and Stealin' Blues; Chicago, c. May 1930; (C5704B) Br7170 His HLP2 |
| I give you my money : but that don't do no good | Cannon, Gus; Last Chance Blues; Chicago, c. 12 Sept. 1929; (C4337 ) Br7138 His HLP15 |
| I haven't any money : for a ticket on the train | Carr, Leroy; New How Long How Long BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7221A) Vo1585 RBF RF202 |
| I give you my money : and even bought your clothes | Carr, Leroy; What More Can I Do; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7222A) Vo1651 Yz L1036 |
| I spent all of my money : showing my friends a great big time | Carr, Leroy; Hard Hearted Papa; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164172) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| Now I ain't got no money : and I ain't got nowhere to stay | Carr, Leroy; BrokenHearted Man; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164251) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| They give their women their money : they really buy them the clothes | Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter Special; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826111) BBB5489 Yz L1034 |
| You can't make no money : laying straight these days | Chatman, Bo; Double Up in a Knot; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026171) BBB6659 Yz L1034 |
| Thinking of the money : that I once have had | Chatman, Lonnie; It's a Pain to Me; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15452) Pm13143 Bio BLP12041 |
| Now when you lose your money : don't lose your mind | Chatman, Lonnie; It's a Pain to Me; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15452) Pm13143 Bio BLP12041 |
| I was spending plenty of money : and I didn't bit more care | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Maybe I'll Loan You a Dime; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640031) BBB8784 RCA730.581 |
| You can spend my money : you can pawn my *sicking* clothes | Church, Blind Clyde; Pneumatic Blues; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (56308) Vi23271 Rt RL329 |
| Son you save your money : just to buy your clothes | Coleman, Jaybird; Save Your MoneyLet These Women Go; Birmingham, Ala., c. 11 Aug. 1927; (GEX802B) BP8052 Rt RL313 |
| Spend my woman's money : mama and she won't come | Coleman, Jaybird; Save Your MoneyLet These Women Go; Birmingham, Ala., c. 11 Aug. 1927; (GEX802B) BP8052 Rt RL313 |
| I done spent all of my money : my bank account run low | Collins, Chasey; Atlanta Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962491) BBB6187 BC6 |
| I give my money : and a diamond ring | Collins, Sam; I'm Sitting on Top of the World; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108422) Ba32395 OJL10 |
| But he blowed in all his money : buying sweet jellyroll | Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; BoodleDeBum Bum; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C4631 ) Br7121 Rt RL325 |
| You ain't got no money : you're down and broke | Cox, Ida; Worn Down Daddy Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (207661) Pm12704 BYG529073 |
| With dice you lose your money : with your man you lose your life | Crawford, Rosetta; My Man Jumped Salty on Me; New York, 1 Feb. 1939; (64972A) De7567 Cor CP58 |
| When you got money : your friends will hear your plea | Darby, Blind; Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15566) Pm12828 Yz L1003 |
| When you ain't got no money : then you have to come home to me | Darby, Blind; Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15566) Pm12828 Yz L1003 |
| Make my money : bring it all away | Davenport, Jed; Save Me Some; Memphis, 20 Oct. 1930; (MEM774) Vo1513 OJL19 |
| But I want my money : captain when payday come | Dickson, Tom; Labor Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400360A) OK8570 Yz L1008; |
| She will get your money : then *poor gam* at you | Dickson, Tom; Labor Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400360A) OK8570 Yz L1008; |
| I wasted lots of money : went out every night | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Broke Man's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 8 July 1929; (15306A) Ge7008 Riv RM8803 |
| You got to take all your money : throw it against the wall | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); If You Want Me to Love You; New York, 5 Feb. 1932; (11242A) Vo1682 Yz L1039 |
| So you bring me all your money : when they pay your check | Edwards, Susie; Construction Gang; New York, 12 Sept. 1924; (72817B) OK8163 Sw S1240 |
| She will get all your money : give it to her other man | Estes, Sleepy John; Diving Duck Blues; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555962) ViV38549 RBF RF8 |
| Now when I had money : hello sugar pie | Estes, Sleepy John; Black Mattie Blues; Memphis, 2 Oct. 1929; (563351) ViV38582 Rt RL307 |
| Now I'm spending all my money : goodbye country guy | Estes, Sleepy John; Black Mattie Blues; Memphis, 2 Oct. 1929; (563351) ViV38582 Rt RL307 |
| She will get all your money : to her same man back again | Estes, Sleepy John; Married Woman Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90175A) Ch50048 OJL21 |
| Now change my money : change my honey | Estes, Sleepy John; Everybody Oughta Make a Change; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63647A) De7571 RBF RF8 |
| Ask for a little money : he say boys share the mule | Estes, Sleepy John; Tell Me About It; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93008A) De7766 Sw S1220 |
| They'd sooner take that money : out of the bottom of your shoe | Evans, Joe; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 21 May 1931; (106641) Or8083 Yz L1015 |
| They'll take your money : and they'll take your clothes | Evans, Joe; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 21 May 1931; (106641) Or8083 Yz L1015 |
| I got friend who's got money : please tell him come go my bail | Fuller, Blind Boy; Big House Bound; possibly Columbia, S.C., 29 Oct. 1938; (SC251) Vo04897 BC11 |
| When I had money : I had women and friends for miles around | Fuller, Blind Boy; You Got to Have Your Dollar; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC3140A) OK05712 His HLP31 |
| I've have the blues about my money : had the blues because I'm feeling bad | Gibson, Clifford; Beat You Doing It; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (482A) QRSR7087 Yz L1027 |
| You can ever so much money : and friends of different kinds | Gibson, Clifford; Beat You Doing It; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (482A) QRSR7087 Yz L1027 |
| You taken my money : you left me cold in hand | Gibson, Clifford; Tired of Being Mistreated Part 1; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (484A) QRSR7079 Yz L1027 |
| I got the money : to buy a house and lot | Gibson, Clifford; Tired of Being Mistreated Part 2; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (485A) QRSR7079 Yz L1006 |
| You can spend my money : but you got to stay at home with me | Gibson, Clifford; Sunshine Moan; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (478A) QRSR7083 Yz L1027 |
| You taken my money : you left me cold in hand | Gibson, Clifford; I'm Tired of Being Mistreated; New York, 14 June 1929; (402459B) OK8742 Yz L1027 |
| When a man's got money : the blues don't cross his mind | Gibson, Clifford; Blues Without a Dime; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57756 ) ViV38590 Yz L1027 |
| When you ain't got no money : your woman get another man | Gibson, Clifford; Blues Without a Dime; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57756 ) ViV38590 Yz L1027 |
| Says I give you my money : you treat me like a tramp | Gillum, Bill Jazz; You're Laughing Now; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020822 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177 |
| Give me your money : I'll treat you rough | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I'm Gonna Get It; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020823 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177 |
| I give you my money : you wouldn't play fair | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I'll Get Along Somehow; Aurora, Ill., 16 Dec. 1938; (030827 ) BBB8106 RCA INT1177 |
| You taken my money : and gave me the air | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I'll Get Along Somehow; Aurora, Ill., 16 Dec. 1938; (030827 ) BBB8106 RCA INT1177 |
| I've got to make me some money : so I won't have these hardluck blues no more | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Woke Up Cold in Hand; Chicago, 30 July 1942; (074651 ) BBB9042 RCA INT1177 |
| You had plenty of money : in nineteen twentytwo | Green, Lil; Why Don't You Do Right; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641301) BBB8714 RCA LPV574 |
| If you ain't got no money : they going to put you out | Green, Lil; Why Don't You Do Right; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641301) BBB8714 RCA LPV574 |
| I lost all my money : I got nowhere to go | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Number Three Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44162) Pm12475 Yz L1010 |
| Some people want to have plenty of money : some want their wine and song | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Ease It to Me Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461732) Co14614D BC7 |
| You can have my money : all I want is the facts | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Ease It to Me Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461732) Co14614D BC7 |
| They'll spend all their money : leave you sad and blue | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Kid Man Blues; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9457A) OK8273 Bio BLPC6 |
| Putting up all my money : and I isn't got a doggone thing | Hurt, Mississippi John; Blue Harvest Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401487A) OK8692 Bio BLPC4 |
| If you ain't got no money : the women got nothing for you to do | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Maxwell Street Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22882) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042 |
| To spend your money : for the corn that the bootlegger makes | Jackson, Jim; Bootlegging Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419042) Vi21268 Rt RL323 |
| Get that money : from your daddy's death | James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158 |
| If you say you had money : you better be sure | James, Skip; Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7522) Pm13065 Bio BLP12029 |
| I bet my money : and I lost it Lord it's dough | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30902) Pm12443 Mil MLP2007 |
| But when she made the money : is when she lived in the piney wood | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Piney Woods Money Mama; Chicago, c. Mar. 1928; (204082) Pm12650 Mil MLP2004 |
| But you ain't got no money : so don't come back here again | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Sad News Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207722) Pm12728 Rt RL306 |
| 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 |
| You can take my money : I mean you can wear my best clothes | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Fence Breakin' Yellin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15672) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015 |
| She didn't have no money : but she was too tight | Johnson, James Stump; Barrel of Whiskey Blues; Dallas, 10 Feb. 1932; (706801) Vi23327 Yz L1033 |
| When they demand your money : you got to give it up with a smile | Johnson, Lonnie; Racketeers Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1932; (1522602) OK8946 CC30 |
| You [slave, work] hard for your money : just to give it to some other one | Johnson, Lonnie; Racketeers Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1932; (1522602) OK8946 CC30 |
| And some cream puff's using my money : ooo well well babe but that'll never be no more | Johnson, Robert; I'm a Steady Rollin Man; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL378 ) ARC71267 OJL17 |
| They got all kinds of money : and brownskin women too | Johnson, T. C.; J. C. Johnson's Blues; Memphis, 16 Feb. 1928; (400250B) OK8838 Rt RL316 |
| I ain't got no money : nobody won't loan me none | Jones, Bo; Leavenworth Prison Blues; Dallas, c. Nov. 1929; (DAL461 ) Vo1452 Rt RL327 |
| Oh she get all of your money : then look what a hole you're in | Jones, Little Hat; Rolled From Side to Side Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402698A) OK8794 Yz L1010 |
| Spent my money : spent it on my socalled friends | Jones, Maggie; Poor House Blues; New York, 9 Dec. 1924; (1401712) Co14050D VJM VLP23 |
| Ain't got no money : to buy my winter coat | Jones, Maggie; Good Time Flat Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1924; (1401912) Co14055D VJM VLP23 |
| Poor folks crave fine clothes and money : rich folks crave the gold | Jones, Maggie; Early Every Morn'; New York, 18 Dec. 1924; (1401932) Co14059D VJM VLP23 |
| When I had money : my friends all ganged around | Jordan, Charley; Raidin' Squad Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5840 ) Vo1528 Yz L1030 |
| Babe they go out and take money : from a man walking with a walking cane | Jordan, Charley; Gasoline Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6164 ) Vo1551 Yz L1030 |
| *Last* all my money : was won from twobytwo | Leecan, Bobby; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| As soon as your money : grows treetop tall | Leecan, Bobby; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| I show you more money : Rockerfeller ever seen | Lewis, Furry; I Will Turn Your Money Green; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454252) ViV38506 Yz L1008 |
| You done taken all my money : and now you want to take my life | Lewis, Furry; Creeper's Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M186 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008 |
| I ain't got no money : I can't get no work to do | Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Pretty Mama Blues; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (563422) ViV38585 RCA INT1175 |
| You can have my money : all I own | Lincoln, Charley; Jealous Hearted Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451032) Co14305D RBF RF9 |
| Said I used to have money : but said now I'm cold in hand | Lincoln, Charley; Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451042) Co14272D His HLP4 |
| Crying you taken the poor boy's money : going to have to kill me before you take mine | Lofton, Willie; Dark Road Blues; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96257 ) BBB6229 Yz L1007 |
| If you ask him for any money : say I ain't got none to lend | Lucas, Jane; Double Trouble Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17285) Ch16289 Yz L1035 |
| He got plenty of money : ain't no *junk* | Lucas, Jane; Leave My Man Alone; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17286) Ch16289 Yz L1035 |
| When I lost all my money : no one would loan me a dime | McClure, Matthew; Prisoner's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18798) Ch18514 Riv RM8819 |
| Took all my money : put me on a bum | McCoy, Joe; That Will Be Alright; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487083) Co14439D Yz L1021 |
| I'll give my money : to buy your shoes and clothes | McCoy, Joe; Evil Devil Woman Blues; Chicago, 16 Aug. 1934; (C9299A) De7822 BC5 |
| And I haven't got any money : no place to call my home | McCoy, Robert Lee; Tough Luck; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076551) BBB7115 Rt RL321 |
| If he haven't got any money : there is no friend to be found | McCoy, Robert Lee; Tough Luck; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076551) BBB7115 Rt RL321 |
| When a man got lots of money : he'll have friend at every house | McCoy, Robert Lee; Tough Luck; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076551) BBB7115 Rt RL321 |
| But if he haven't got any money : he'll be treated like a cat with a mouse | McCoy, Robert Lee; Tough Luck; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076551) BBB7115 Rt RL321 |
| Made more money : than John Henry Ford | Macon, Ed; Wringing that Thing; Atlanta, 12 Mar. 1929; (402289A) OK8676 Mel MLP7324 |
| Some hotshot got money : come in and go my bail | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519041) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| I even give you my money : *I admire* | McTell, Blind Willie; Stomp Down Rider; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050021) OK8936 Yz L1005 |
| I'll give you my money : and baby I *admire* | McTell, Blind Willie; Weary Hearted Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140671) Vo02568 Rt RL324 |
| Some hotshot got money : come in and go my bail | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140692) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| They'll spend all your money : turn around and run you insane | McTell, Blind Willie; Runnin' Me Crazy; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140701) Vo02595 Rt RL324 |
| Well she spent all my money : and then she drove me outdoors | McTell, Blind Willie; Runnin' Me Crazy; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140701) Vo02595 Rt RL324 |
| Know when you had your money : thought that you wouldn't get broke | Memphis Minnie; I'm Going Back Home; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59992 ) Vi23352 His HLP32 |
| When you lose your money : please don't lose your mind | Memphis Minnie; Georgia Skin; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62540 ) Vi23352 His HLP32 |
| I give you my money : and I ain't ashamed | Memphis Minnie; I Don't Want that Junk Outa You; Chicago, c. 30 Jan. 1931; (VO111A) Vo1678 Yz L1008 |
| You give me money : just to take it back | Memphis Minnie; I Don't Want that Junk Outa You; Chicago, c. 30 Jan. 1931; (VO111A) Vo1678 Yz L1008 |
| Because I ain't got no money : but I can hobo out of town | Memphis Minnie; Drunken Barrelhouse Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1934; (CP10701) Vo02711 Yz L1021 |
| I made aplenty money : all last week | Memphis Minnie; You Got to MovePart I; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9380 ) De7038 BC1 |
| And if you ain't got no money : have to go tomorrow night | Memphis Minnie; He's in the Ring; Chicago, 22 Aug. 1935; (C1099B) Vo03046 Pal PL101 |
| Man you won't give me no money : you won't buy me no clothes to wear | Memphis Minnie; Man You Won't Give Me No Money; Chicago, 27 May 1936; (C13882) Vo03474 BC1 |
| Work and give you all our money : and be used like a doggone tool | Memphis Minnie; Man You Won't Give Me No Money; Chicago, 27 May 1936; (C13882) Vo03474 BC1 |
| If I keep every dime of my money : sure got to come under my rule | Memphis Minnie; Man You Won't Give Me No Money; Chicago, 27 May 1936; (C13882) Vo03474 BC1 |
| You know if you take my money : you be done broke your teacher's rule | Memphis Minnie; Man You Won't Give Me No Money; Chicago, 27 May 1936; (C13882) Vo03474 BC1 |
| I ain't going to give you my money : and don't know what it's all about | Memphis Minnie; It's Hard to Please My Man; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3170A) OK05728 BC1 |
| Give you all my money : and everything | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Mama You Don't Mean Me No Good; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (944211) BBB6072 CC35 |
| Now you got all my money : still you ain't satisfied | Moore, Alice; Lonesome Dream Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1702) Pm13107 CC37 |
| But she can spend more money : than any woman that you ever seen | Nelson, Sonny Boy; Street Walkin'; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026001) BBB6672 Yz L1038 |
| I've lost all my money : baby and everything I had too | Palmer, Sylvester; Broke Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403305B) Co14524D RBF RF12 |
| I ain't got no money : and I sure ain't got no home | Patton, Charley; Dry Well Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4292) Pm13070 Yz L1020 |
| You can have my money : everything I own | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Jealous Hearted Blues; New York, c. 15 Oct. 1924; (19242) Pm12252 Mil MLP2001 |
| I give him all my money : just to have some fun | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Misery Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47071) Pm12508 Fwy FJ2802 |
| Take all my money : blacken both my eyes | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Black Eye Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208982) Pm12963 Yz L1039 |
| When you lose your money : please God don't lose your mind | Reynolds, Blind Joe; Outside Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1443) Pm12927 OJL8 |
| Taking these old men's money : when they walking on walking canes | Reynolds, Blind Joe; Nehi Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1462) Pm12927 OJL11 |
| When you lose your money : please don't lose your mind | Reynolds, Blind Willie; Married Man Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (647212) Vi23258 Yz L1009 |
| She will get your money : she will catcurl up to you | Reynolds, Blind Willie; Married Man Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (647212) Vi23258 Yz L1009 |
| Says my woman give me money : just to play *good* jack | Roland, Walter; Dices' Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154852) Ba33343 RBF RF12 |
| I didn't win no money : but great God you know I played my hand | Roland, Walter; Dices' Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154852) Ba33343 RBF RF12 |
| If I win any money : sure going to bring it home | Roland, Walter; Dices' Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154852) Ba33343 RBF RF12 |
| But you know says I've got to win some money : so I can give it to that gal of mine | Roland, Walter; Dices' Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154852) Ba33343 RBF RF12 |
| Says I give you my money : if you let that other man go | Roland, Walter; Every Morning Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1934; (155212) Ba33282 BC7 |
| I said don't take my money : then try to dog me around | Roland, Walter; Every Morning Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1934; (155212) Ba33282 BC7 |
| Says I ain't going to give you no more money : ain't going to let you do me wrong | Roland, Walter; Every Morning Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1934; (155212) Ba33282 BC7 |
| For you would take my money : then you will slip on home | Roland, Walter; Every Morning Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1934; (155212) Ba33282 BC7 |
| I ain't got no money : not a penny can I show | Roland, Walter; Penniless Blues; New York, 20 Mar. 1935; (171532) Ba33461 Yz L1017 |
| You know I let that woman tote my money : Lord in a jomo sack | Roland, Walter; Penniless Blues; New York, 20 Mar. 1935; (171532) Ba33461 Yz L1017 |
| He stole my money : and he pawned my clothes | Smith, Bessie; Ticket Agent Ease Your Window Down; New York, 5 Apr. 1924; (816702) Co14025D Co CL855 |
| Now since you got plenty of money : you have throwed your good gal down | Smith, Bessie; Lost Your Head Blues; New York, 4 May 1926; (1421492) Co14158D Co CL857 |
| But since you got money : it's done changed your mind | Smith, Bessie; Lost Your Head Blues; New York, 4 May 1926; (1421492) Co14158D Co CL857 |
| Spending my money : I didn't care | Smith, Bessie; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, 15 May 1929; (1485343) Co14451D Co CL856 |
| I gave you clothes and money : and put shoes on your feet | Smith, Bessie Mae; St. Louis Daddy; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L78?) Pm12922 OJL20 |
| And brings me his money : every Saturday night | Smith, Clara; He's Mine, All Mine; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (1401821) Co14053D VJM VLP17 |
| If I win any money : won't be back at all | Smith, Six Cylinder; Pennsylvania Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2142) Pm12968 Yz L1004 |
| Because they fool with my money : mama don't mind going to jail | Spivey, Victoria; Don't Trust Nobody Blues; Chicago, 20 Mar. 1931; (VO150 ) Vo1640 Spi LP2001 |
| I'll bring you my money : every Saturday night | Stokes, Frank; Take Me Back; Memphis, 30 Aug. 1928; (454542) ViV38531 Yz L1008 |
| You'll bring me that money : every Saturday night | Stokes, Frank; Take Me Back; Memphis, 30 Aug. 1928; (454542) ViV38531 Yz L1008 |
| I spent my money : looking to be happy some day | Sykes, Roosevelt; Fire Detective Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15557) Pm12827 Riv RM8819 |
| When I start to spend my money : a man pulled a great big gun | Thomas, George; Don't Kill Him in Here; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L182) Pm12826 Rt RL340 |
| And don't you take all my money : and please don't kill him in here | Thomas, George; Don't Kill Him in Here; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L182) Pm12826 Rt RL340 |
| I done give you my money : I can give you most anything | Townsend, Henry; Poor Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403303A) Co14491D Yz L1030 |
| We can get the money : walk on down through town | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Honey Babe Let the Deal Go Down; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404782B) OK8885 Mam S3804 |
| You got the money : and trying to break this date | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); I've Got Blood in My Eyes for You; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050231) Co14660D Mam S3804 |
| You stole all my money : and cut up all my clothes | Wallace, Sippie; Jack O' Diamonds Blues; Chicago, 1 Mar. 1926; (9548A) OK8328 CC32 |
| He takes all my money : and stays out all night | Wallace, Sippie; Have You Ever Been Down; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80838A) OK8499 Bio BLPC6 |
| Can't make no money : tricks ain't walking no more | Washboard Sam; Bucket's Got a Hole in It; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020808 ) BBB7906 BC2 |
| Then if I can't make no money : going to catch the Santa Fe | Washboard Sam; Bucket's Got a Hole in It; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020808 ) BBB7906 BC2 |
| You can throw away my money : drive me to the W P A | Washboard Sam; Save It for Me; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020809 ) BBB7866 BC10 |
| Now once I had money : could go most anywhere | Washboard Sam; Life Is Just a Book; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644771) BBB8909 RCA LPV577 |
| When you get your money : don't be so tight | Washboard Sam; I'm Not the Lad; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644781) BBB8878 RCA LPV577 |
| You spend your money : and I'll spend mine | Washboard Sam; I'm Not the Lad; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644781) BBB8878 RCA LPV577 |
| I work hard for my money : I spends it all away | Washboard Sam; Let Me Play Your Vendor; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703751) BBB8967 RCA LPV577 |
| I didn't have no money : and I told him not to come no more | Washboard Walter; Insurance Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2832) Pm12954 Her H205 |
| I didn't have no money : to get a nurse to hold my head | Washboard Walter; Insurance Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2832) Pm12954 Her H205 |
| I will have my money : next time he comes around | Washboard Walter; Insurance Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2832) Pm12954 Her H205 |
| Ain't got no money : now my insurance is due | Washboard Walter; Insurance Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2832) Pm12954 Her H205 |
| Tried to take my money : and pawn my *flat* | Waters, Ethel; You Can't Do What My Last Man Did; New York, c. June 1923; (A) BS14151 Bio BLP12022 |
| I done spent all my money : now tell me you don't want me no more | Weaver, Curley; Two Faced Woman; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9941A) Ch50065 His HLP31 |
| If I have any money : I will buy me some | Weaver, Curley; Fried Pie Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9943A) Ch50077 Rt RL326 |
| Well well some of them now will take your money : carry it and give it to another man | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Ain't It a Pity and a Shame; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6488A) Vo1649 Say SDR191 |
| You taken my money : and spent it on your other man | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Ice and Snow Blues; Chicago, 28 Sept. 1931; (675671) BBB5626 BC4 |
| I once have had money : but now I'm down to my last dime | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Last Dime Blues; Chicago, 20 July 1935; (C1081B) Vo03444 Say SDR191 |
| Well now she gave me money : and kept me nice and clean | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12621) Vo03396 RBF RF12 |
| You think you can get my money : that is going to be your D B A | Wheatstraw, Peetie; When I Get My Bonus; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60511A) De7159 Say SDR192 |
| My babe give me money : Cooncan Shorty is my name | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Coon Can Shorty; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60512A) De7159 Say SDR192 |
| Oh before I lose her money : ooo well I must *spread due* to the ??? game | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Coon Can Shorty; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60512A) De7159 Say SDR192 |
| Because I gave her my money : ooo well well and she lived in a great big way | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Remember and Forget Blues; Chicago, 8 Apr. 1936; (C13512) Vo03273 Say SDR192 |
| Now I ain't got no money : no job can I find | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Remember and Forget Blues; Chicago, 8 Apr. 1936; (C13512) Vo03273 Say SDR192 |
| Taking my money : and told me to go | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Truckin' Thru' Traffic; Chicago, 18 Oct. 1938; (91525A) De7529 Say SDR192 |
| Taken my money : and then throwed me down | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Truckin' Thru' Traffic; Chicago, 18 Oct. 1938; (91525A) De7529 Say SDR192 |
| But when I had plenty money : my friends would come around | White, Washington; Sleepy Man Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2980A) OK05743 Co C30036 |
| Said give me some money : I'm going to Polack Town | Williams, Jabo; Polock Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. May 1932; (L1406?) Pm13130 Yz L1028 |
| Give me back my money : I'll catch the train and go | Williams, Joe; Rootin' Ground Hog; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076621) BBB7065 RCA INT1087 |
| Tell him that I ain't got no money : now and he know I trying to | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Collector Man Blues; Aurora, Ill., 11 Nov. 1937; (016521 ) BBB7428 BC3 |
| Well you tell him a man ain't got no money : can't hardly find a place to stand | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Collector Man Blues; Aurora, Ill., 11 Nov. 1937; (016521 ) BBB7428 BC3 |
| Tell him but some day I'll have some money : now I want everybody to watch and see | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Collector Man Blues; Aurora, Ill., 11 Nov. 1937; (016521 ) BBB7428 BC3 |
| Well now you can tell him watch and see old Sonny Boy getting some money : oh Lord know | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Collector Man Blues; Aurora, Ill., 11 Nov. 1937; (016521 ) BBB7428 BC3 |
| Well well well I've got to get some money : I wants to buy a VEight Ford | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Project Highway; Aurora, Ill., 11 Nov. 1937; (016525 ) BBB7302 RCA INT1175 |
| Well then I give you my money : baby and you left me cold in hand | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Low Down Ways; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308531) BBB7979 RCA INT1088 |
| You took my money : you know you started to raising sand | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Low Down Ways; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308531) BBB7979 RCA INT1088 |
| Now when I get my money : babe I'm going to be ???ing just like you | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Rainy Day Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308571) BBB8094 RCA INT1088 |
| You made plenty of money : in nineteen twentytwo | Williamson, Sonny Boy; She Don't Love Me That Way; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070146 ) BB340701 BC3 |
| If I don't win no money : I won't be back at all | Wilson, Leola B.; Down the Country; Chicago, c. Nov. 1926; (40122) Pm12444 Bio BLP12037 |
| Get some money : if she have to sell a little coal | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977?) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| If your gal need money : how bad you feel | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); Do It Right; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (1489783) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| Go get some money : if you have to steal | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); Do It Right; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (1489783) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| New year caught me with *marked money* : man I was doing just fine | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Happy New Year Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208192) Pm12692 Bio BLP12000 |
| Then all the moneymen : like a rattlesnake in his coil | House, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4262) Pm12990 OJL11 |
| Got ways like a monkey : as sly as a fox | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594991) BBB8749 RCA730.581 |
| Two bits for the monkey : six bits for her man | Cooksey, Robert; Dollar Blues; New York, c. 21 Mar. 1927; (E22051) Br7007 Rt RL321 |
| Takes a longtailed monkey : a shorttailed dog | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Mama, Don't You Think I Know; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22242) Pm12305 Bio BLP12042 |
| She has feet like a monkey : head like a teddy bear | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dry Southern Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24751) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| Blues jumped the monkey : and run him for a solid mile | McCoy, Joe; Southern Blues; Chicago, 2 Oct. 1936; (90913A) De7229 AH77 |
| You look like a monkey : in a baseball suit | Wallace, Minnie; Field Mouse Stomp; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX1141) Vo03106 Rt RL321 |
| 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 |
| And I seen two monkeys : doing the sweet jellyroll | Bird, Billy; Alabama BluesPart 1; Atlanta, 29 Oct. 1928; (1473251) Co14418D His HLP5 |
| And I seen two monkeys : playing around after me | Bird, Billy; Alabama BluesPart 1; Atlanta, 29 Oct. 1928; (1473251) Co14418D His HLP5 |
| I saw two little monkeys : doing the monkey jellyroll | Kyle, Charlie; Kyle's Worried Blues; Memphis, 1 Sept. 1928; (454682) Vi21707 Yz L1018 |
| And I seen two monkeywomen : climbing up a tree | Bird, Billy; Alabama BluesPart 2; Atlanta, 29 Oct. 1928; (1473261) Co14418D His HLP5 |
| Says I been to Montana : been all over Tennessee | Harrison, Smoky; Hop Head Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L791) Pm12920 Rt RL340 |
| Some got six months : some got a solid year | James, Jesse; Lonesome Day Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90762A) De7213 AH158 |
| Lordy some has got six months : some got two and three years | Ledbetter, Huddie; Shorty George; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (168142) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| Some got six months : some got one solid year | Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Viola Lee Blues; Memphis, 20 Sept. 1928; (47066?) ViV38523 OJL21 |
| Now some got six months : some got one solid year | McCoy, Joe; Joliet Bound; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11220A) Vo1686 Yz L1021 |
| And some got six months : I have got a year | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Unhappy Blues; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404712B) OK8859 Mam S3804 |
| I been listening for the last six months : and I could not see | Wiley, Geeshie (Elvie Thomas); Over to My House; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2651) Pm12977 Yz L1018 |
| 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 |
| You start in mooching : but your mooching been in vain | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); We Sure Got Hard Times Now; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502731) Co14558D CC36 |
| Shine on old moon : harvest moon shine on | Cox, Ida; Blue Kentucky Blues; New York, late Jan. 1925; (20032) Pm12258 BYG529073 |
| You had been drinking that old moonshine : trying to jive poor me | Estes, Sleepy John; You Shouldn't Do That; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649161) BBB8915 BC7 |
| Get a half pint of moonshine : two or three bottles of beer | Ezell, Will; Pitchin' Boogie; Richmond, Ind., 20 Sept. 1929; (15650) Pm12855 Mil MLP2018 |
| Get all your moonshine : get all your beer | Ezell, Will; Pitchin' Boogie; Richmond, Ind., 20 Sept. 1929; (15650) Pm12855 Mil MLP2018 |
| You may drink your moonshine : but baby your heart ain't free | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rambler Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200402) Pm12541 Bio BLP12015 |
| They drink good moonshine : and stay drunk all day | McPhail, Black Bottom; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11512A) Vo1721 Yz L1019 |
| That's where they drink good moonshine : and stay drunk all day | McPhail, Black Bottom; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11512A) Vo1721 Yz L1019 |
| I was drinking my moonshine : he made me throw my knife away | Memphis Minnie; Reachin' Pete; Chicago, 27 May 1935; (90018 ) De7102 Mam S3803 |
| I can't drink moonshine : because I'm afraid I'll die | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Barrel House Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (15982) Pm12082 BYG529.078 |
| I'm going to drink good moonshine : and run these browns down | Smith, Bessie; Young Woman's Blues; New York, 26 Oct. 1926; (1428783) Co14179D Co CL857 |
| And on account of moonshine : her people don't allow me around | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Corn Whiskey Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO127 ) Vo1633 Yz L1031 |
| Yeah all you do is drink moonshine : and clown all over town | Washboard Sam; Low Down Woman; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07618 ) BBB7048 BC10 |
| You drink moonshine : I believe you smoke reefers too | Washboard Sam; Low Down Woman; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07618 ) BBB7048 BC10 |
| Yeah she start drinking moonshine : and running with the lowest class in town | Washboard Sam; Low Down Woman; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07618 ) BBB7048 BC10 |
| Now and it's moonshine : moonshine do harm to many men | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Moonshine; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201131) BBB7603 RCA LPV518 |
| You been drinking moonshine : moonshine do harm to many men | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Moonshine; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201131) BBB7603 RCA LPV518 |
| I can't sleep no more : can't get her off my mind | Barefoot Bill; One More Time; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503051) Co14561D Rt RL325 |
| I ain't going to sing no more : baby that is all | Barefoot Bill; Bad Boy; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503062) Co14526D CC3 |
| 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 |
| I ain't going call no more : good man is hard to find | Blake, Blind; One Time Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (43632) Pm12479 Bio BLP12037 |
| And there ain't no more : cheap like mine in town | Bogan, Lucille; Coffee Grindin' Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3461 ) Br7083 His HLP15 |
| Boy I ain't coming back here no more : with a *very win* | Carr, Leroy; Bo Bo Stomp; New York, 16 Aug. 1934; (156491) Vo02969 Co C30496 |
| I don't want you to cook for me no more : because you might poison me | Carr, Leroy; EvilHearted Woman; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164261) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| I don't seem happy no more : I done got it bad | Chatman, Lonnie; It's a Pain to Me; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15452) Pm13143 Bio BLP12041 |
| Now if she don't love me no more : peoples ain't that a crying shame | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); I Believe I'll Settle Down; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594981) BBB8903 RCA730.581 |
| You ain't young no more : and your loving is weak | Cox, Ida; Worn Down Daddy Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (207661) Pm12704 BYG529073 |
| When you sell any more : it take God to tell | Davis, Walter; That Stuff You Sell Ain't No Good; Louisville, 10 June 1931; (694162) ViV23282 RCA INT1085 |
| If I don't never see you no more : please drop me a post card | Davis, Walter; Call Your Name; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (0405231) BBB8470 Yz L1025 |
| You didn't do no more : than I looked for you to do | Day, Will; Sunrise Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461912) Co14318D Yz L1032 |
| Help me to rise once more : I'm going to change my freehearted ways | Easton, Amos; No Woman No Nickel; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L11203) Pm13109 Yz L1012 |
| Say I got room for two or three more : I swear and you too | Edwards, Frank; Terraplane Blues; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38111) OK06393 BC6 |
| If you want to hear any more : you'll have to buy this song | Jackson, Jim; Hesitation Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM804 ) Vo1477 Her H205 |
| Right now I could eat more : than a whole carload of tramps | Johnson, Alec; Miss Meal Cramp Blues; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473792) Co14446D CC3 |
| It's worth paying more : but they ain't none of mine | Johnson, Robert; They're Red Hot; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26271) ARC70757 Co C30034 |
| You can sting me once more : and then I've got to go | Ledbetter, Huddie; Yellow Jacket; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (171791) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| I don't love you no more : and I don't see where I can | Oden, Jimmy; I Have Made Up My Mind; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18795) Ch16540 Riv RM8819 |
| I ain't got me no more no more : no more baby now | Ranger, Jack; T. P. Window Blues; San Antonio, 28 June 1929; (402768) OK8785 Rt RL315 |
| Says I ain't going to Third Alley no more : unless I change my mind | Roland, Walter; 45 Pistol Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1935; (170812) ARC60361 BC7 |
| When I get that one more : I'll let that nineteen go | Smith, Trixie; Sorrowful Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (17802) Pm12208 CC29 |
| Say no more : and I'll look for you down about half past nine | Sykes, Roosevelt; 3 6 and 9; Grafton, Wis., c. Aug. 1930; (L4492) Pm13004 Riv RM8819 |
| If I never see you no more : do Lord remember me | Thomas, Henry; Charmin' Betsy; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C4621 ) Vo1468 Rt RL315 |
| Ain't going to wear it no more : till these old blues stop worrying me | unknown artist (possibly Skip James); Throw Me Down; place unknown, c. Oct. 1928; (209981) Pm unissued Bio BLP12029 |
| *Saving* there's more : of that stuff of mine | Williams, Joe; Somebody's Been Borrowing that Stuff; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854881) BBB5900 RCA LPV518 |
| Save a little more : of that stuff of mine | Williams, Joe; Somebody's Been Borrowing that Stuff; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854881) BBB5900 RCA LPV518 |
| Save me a little more : of that stuff of mine | Williams, Joe; I'm Getting Wild About Her; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539901) BBB8774 BC6 |
| I was walking down Morgan : stopped on Maxwell Street | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Maxwell Street Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22882) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042 |
| Down on Morgan : there's a good location | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
| It was early one morning : just about the break of day | Akers, Garfield; Cottonfield BluesPart 1; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M201 ) Vo1442 OJL2 |
| And I rose this morning : and I didn't know right from wrong | Akers, Garfield; Dough Roller Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM776 ) Vo1481 OJL11 |
| She will get up early in the morning : just awhile before day | Alexander, Texas; Work Ox Blues; New York, 15 Nov. 1928; (401330A) OK8658 Sw S1276 |
| I'm going to get up in the morning : do like Buddy Brown | Alexander, Texas; NinetyEight Degree Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402640A) OK8705 Yz L1004 |
| Says I moaned early in the morning : moaned late late at night | Alexander, Texas; Awful Moaning BluesPart 2; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402644B) OK8731 Rt RL327 |
| My woman left me this morning : but I blame myself | Alexander, Texas; When You Get to Thinking; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1929; (403359B) OK8764 Fly LP103 |
| Say it's in the morning : so late in the night | Alexander, Texas; Easy Rider Blues; Fort Worth, 30 Sept. 1934; (FW1138) Vo02856 Yz L1010 |
| My fair brown told me this morning : she didn't want me no more | Amos, Blind Joe; C and O Blues; probably Chicago, c. July 1927; ( ) Vo1116 OJL17 |
| I woke up this morning : about half past four | Anderson, . . . (Walter Taylor); ThirtyEight and Plus; Richmond, Ind., 14 Feb. 1930; (16266B) Ge7157 Fwy FJ2801 |
| I'm going to wake up one morning : and have all my glad rags gone | Anderson, Jelly Roll; Free Woman Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 19 Apr. 1927; (12718B) Ge6135 Rt RL340 |
| Hollering good morning : I said blues how do you do | Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9428B) De7026 BC4 |
| Fell mighty well this morning : can't get along with you | Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9428B) De7026 BC4 |
| Says I woke up this morning : and I looked outdoors | Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9428B) De7026 BC4 |
| Says my blues fell this morning : and my love come falling down | Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9428B) De7026 BC4 |
| Lord I woke up this morning : with my Port China tickets in my hand | Arnold, Kokomo; Sissy Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9654A) De7050 CC25 |
| Now if you wake up in the morning : ain't got nothing on your mind | Arnold, Kokomo; Policy Wheel Blues; Chicago, 15 July 1935; (90158A) De7147 CC25 |
| Says I load coal in the morning : and I cut corn late at night | Arnold, Kokomo; Big Leg Mama; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1935; (90314A) De7116 Say SDR163 |
| I can't get my milk in the morning : I can't get my cream no more | Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow BluesNo. 4; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1935; (90316A) De7163 CC25 |
| Says I went out to my barn this morning : he didn't have one word to say | Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow BluesNo. 4; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1935; (90316A) De7163 CC25 |
| And it was early this morning : I was walking down the avenue | Arnold, Kokomo; Mister Charlie; Chicago, 24 Oct. 1936; (90958A) De7261 CC25 |
| 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 |
| Captain rung the bell this morning : just at the break of day | Arnold, Kokomo; Buddie Brown Blues; Chicago, 23 Oct. 1937; (91299A) De7449 CC25 |
| Now I'm going to get up in the morning : do just like old Buddy Brown | Arnold, Kokomo; Buddie Brown Blues; Chicago, 23 Oct. 1937; (91299A) De7449 CC25 |
| And when I woke up this morning : my poor head was going round and round | Arnold, Kokomo; Broke Man Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91332A) De7417 CC25 |
| For when I wake up in the morning : my head is going around and around | Arnold, Kokomo; Tired of Runnin' from Door to Door; New York, 11 May 1938; (67346) De7464 Say SDR163 |
| Says I holler in the morning : I begin to moan late at night | Arnold, Kokomo; My Well Is Dry; New York, 11 May 1938; (63748A) De7540 CC25 |
| In the morning : right between midnight and day | Arnold, Kokomo; Midnight Blues; New York, 11 May 1938; (63750A) De7510 Say SDR163 |
| So when I wake up every morning : my head is going round and round | Arnold, Kokomo; Bad Luck Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (63753A) De7540 CC25 |
| I woke up this morning : my good gal was gone | Baker, Willie; No No Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Jan. 1929; (14667) Ge6766 BC5 |
| On one Monday morning : on my way to school | Baker, Willie; Crooked Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14894A) Ge6846 Yz L1012 |
| That's the Monday morning : I broke my mama's rule | Baker, Willie; Crooked Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14894A) Ge6846 Yz L1012 |
| Well I woke up this morning : half past four | Baker, Willie; Sweet Patunia Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14897) Ge6751 His HLP22 |
| I wake up this morning : blues all around my bed | Barner, Wiley; If You Want a Good WomanGet One Long and Tall; Birmingham, Ala., c. 15 Aug.1927; (GEX804A) Ge6261 Rt RL313 |
| And I got up this morning : just about the dawn of day | Big Bill (Broonzy); Starvation Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (209232) Pm12707 Yz L1011 |
| Got up this morning : with the same thing on my mind | Big Bill (Broonzy); Grandma's Farm; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (96001) Pe187 Yz L1035 |
| Got up this morning : about half past four | Big Bill (Broonzy); Skoodle Do Do; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (96012) Pe157 Yz L1011 |
| I got up this morning : mama about half past four | Big Bill (Broonzy); Skoodle Do Do; Richmond, Ind., 2 May 1930; (16573) Ge7210 Yz L1035 |
| I got up this morning : hear the train whistle blow | Big Bill (Broonzy); Mr. Conductor Man; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18392) Ch16426 Yz L1035 |
| I'm leaving this morning : man I ain't got my fare | Big Bill (Broonzy); Mr. Conductor Man; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18392) Ch16426 Yz L1035 |
| I'm leaving this morning : I sure don't want to go | Big Bill (Broonzy); Mr. Conductor Man; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18392) Ch16426 Yz L1035 |
| You need me some morning : when I won't need you | Big Bill (Broonzy); Worrying You Off My MindPart 1; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (16606?) Ba32559 Yz L1035 |
| Lord I got up this morning : just about the break of day | Big Bill (Broonzy); How You Want It Done; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (116112) Ba32436 Yz L1011 |
| You wake me up in the morning : mama I still got that old habit | Big Bill (Broonzy); How You Want It Done; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (116112) Ba32436 Yz L1011 |
| Because I'm leaving in the morning : Lord on that C and A | Big Bill (Broonzy); C and A Blues; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1020B) ARC51265 Yz L1035 |
| Now I wake up in the morning : holding a bottle tight | Big Bill (Broonzy); Good Liquor Gonna Carry Me Down; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962321) BB B6230 Yz L1011 |
| It's soon one morning : I heard a panther squall | Black, Lewis; Gravel Camp Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453662) Co14291D Fly LP103 |
| Early one morning : on my way to the penal farm | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Penal Farm Blues; Indianapolis, c. June 1928; (IND625 ) Vo1192 Yz L1019 |
| I had trouble this morning : mailman didn't leave no mail | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Trouble BluesPart 1; Chicago, c. 17 Aug. 1928; (C2229 ) Vo1213 Yz L1019 |
| Trouble in the morning : noon and night | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Trouble BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. 17 Aug. 1928; (C2230 ) Vo1213 Yz L1019 |
| I woke up this morning : with rambling on my mind | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Rambling Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18216) Ch16370 BC6 |
| And every morning : the rent man grabs on my doorknob | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Hard Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18220) Ch16361 Yz L1019 |
| She leaves every morning : come back at the break of day | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; No Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 7 July 1935; (90082A) Ch50049 Cor CP58 |
| And when she comes in the morning : she ain't got a word to say | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; No Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 7 July 1935; (90082A) Ch50049 Cor CP58 |
| Early this morning : my baby made me sore | Blake, Blind; Early Morning Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30571) Pm12387 Bio BLP12031 |
| Early this morning : my baby made me sore | Blake, Blind; Early Morning Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30572) Pm12387 Bio BLP12037 |
| I woke up this morning : worried in my mind | Blake, Blind; Blake's Worried Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30602) Pm12442 Bio BLP12023 |
| I got up this morning : put on my walking shoes | Blake, Blind; Tampa Bound; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30622) Pm12442 Bio BLP12023 |
| You call me in the morning : you call me late at night | Blake, Blind; Stonewall Street Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30811) Pm12431 Bio BLP12031 |
| I'll get up every morning : work hard all day for you | Blake, Blind; One Time Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (43632) Pm12479 Bio BLP12037 |
| You dog me in the morning : mama you dog me late at night | Blake, Blind; Doggin' Me Mama Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1928; (205173) Pm12673 Bio BLP12037 |
| She left me this morning : she carried away all my clothes | Blind Norris; Sundown Blues; Chicago, 18 Feb. 1937; (61850A) De7290 BC6 |
| She left me this morning : I hadn't done nothing wrong | Blind Norris; Sundown Blues; Chicago, 18 Feb. 1937; (61850A) De7290 BC6 |
| Told me this morning : you didn't want me no more | Blind Percy; Fourteenth Street Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (201802) Pm12584 Rt RL327 |
| When I woke up this morning : I want to boogie some more | Bogan, Lucille; Alley Boogie; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5563A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| I got up this morning : with the rising sun | Bogan, Lucille; Tricks Ain't Working No More; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6848A) Br7186 His HLP15 |
| I got up this morning : feeling tough | Bogan, Lucille; Tricks Ain't Working No More; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6848A) Br7186 His HLP15 |
| Got up this morning : by the rising sun | Bogan, Lucille; Baking Powder Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (135691) Ba33059 Yz L1017 |
| When the sun rose this morning : I was laying in my floor crying | Bogan, Lucille; You Got to Die Some Day; New York, 30 July 1934; (154772) ARC60463 Rt RL317 |
| He gets up every morning : and before he goes | Bogan, Lucille; My Man Is Boogan Me; New York, 31 July 1934; (154872) Ba33375 Rt RL317 |
| Lord it's soon in the morning : going to believe I'll leaving here | Bracey, Ishman; My Brown Mama Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (45459?) Vi21691(?) Rt RL330 |
| Woke up this morning : mama was treating me night and day | Bracey, Ishman; The Four Day Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454612) ViV38560 Yz L1007 |
| Woke up soon this morning : with my face up to the ground | Bracey, Ishman; The Four Day Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454612) ViV38560 Yz L1007 |
| I woke up this morning : had the blues all around my bed | Bracey, Ishman; Suitcase Full of Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2401) Pm12970 Her H201 |
| 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 |
| Have you woke up in the morning : *you weep and moan* | Bracey, Ishman; Pay Me No Mind; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2422) Pm13038 Yz L1007 |
| Sun rose this morning : I was laying out on my floor | Bracey, Mississippi; Cherry Ball; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404765B) OK8867 Yz L1038 |
| Lord it's early this morning : Lord about four o'clock | Bradley, Tommie; Four Day Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 July 1931; (17886A) Ch16339 OJL19 |
| Lord when I got up this morning : snow was on my windowpane | Bradley, Tommie; Window Pane Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Jan. 1932; (18326) Ch16696 BC5 |
| Early one morning : just about four o'clock | Brown, Hi Henry; Titanic Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11476A) Vo1728 Yz L1030 |
| For you come in this morning : sun was shining bright | Burse, Charlie; Boodie Bum Bum; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C7921) OK8956 Jo SM3104 |
| I woke up this morning : blues all around my bed | Butler, Sam; Poor Boy Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; ( ) Vo1057 Yz L1016 |
| Lord it was early in the morning : about the break of day | Byrd, John; Billy Goat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2892) Pm12997 Yz L1001 |
| Before *ten* this morning : you had me talking out my head | Campbell, Bob; Shotgun Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154841) Vo02830 Rt RL340 |
| I wake up in the morning : I can't tell her shoes from mine | Campbell, Charlie; Goin' Away Blues; Birmingham, Ala. 25 Mar. 1937; (B322) Vo03571 Fly LP103 |
| About four this morning : blues come in my door | Carr, Leroy; I Keep the Blues; New York, 15 Mar. 1932; (11497A) Vo1709 Yz L1036 |
| Now I'm going out this morning : my fortyfive in my hand | Carr, Leroy; Take a Walk Around the Corner; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (15604 ) Vo02986 Co C30496 |
| Now I woke up this morning : my woman was standing over me | Carr, Leroy; My Woman's Gone Wrong; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (156261) Vo02950 Co C30496 |
| When she gets up in the morning : she starts to drink her corn | Carr, Leroy; Barrel House Woman; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (156282) Vo02791 Co C30496 |
| Big Four blowed this morning : at the break of day | Carr, Leroy; Big Four Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164161) Vo03349 Co C30496 |
| I woke up this morning : didn't find you there | Carr, Leroy; You've Got Me Grieving; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164302) Vo03349 Bio BLPC9 |
| I like it early in the morning : I've got to have it late at night | Carr, Leroy; Bread Baker; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164321) Vo03296 Yz L1036 |
| Says I woke up this morning : half past four | Chatman, Bo; Let Me Roll Your Lemon; New Orleans, 19 Jan. 1935; (876241) BBB5861 Yz L1034 |
| She roll me every morning : she roll me every night | Chatman, Bo; Rolling Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992371) BBB6373 Yz L1034 |
| She shook me this morning : at half past one | Chatman, Bo; Rolling Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992371) BBB6373 Yz L1034 |
| And I woke up this morning : my pillow slip wringing wet | Cole, Kid; Niagara Fall Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19981) Vo1187 Rt RL313 |
| I waked up this morning : mama feeling sad and blue | Coleman, Jaybird; Man Trouble Blues; Birmingham, Ala., c. 3 Aug. 1927; (GEX771) Ge6245 OJL8 |
| I woke up Lord this morning : *things are worrying on a* poor me | Coleman, Jaybird; Man Trouble Blues; Atlanta, 22 Apr. 1930; (1506311) Co14534D Rt RL313 |
| When you get up in the morning : when the dingdong rings | Collins, Sam; Midnight Special Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13035) Ge6307 OJL10 |
| I got up this morning : looked at the rising sun | Collins, Sam; My Road Is Rough and Rocky; New York, c. Oct. 1931; ( ) unknown Yz L1038 |
| I got up this morning : just about the break of day | Collins, Sam; My Road Is Rough and Rocky; New York, c. Oct. 1931; ( ) unknown Yz L1038 |
| I got up this morning : fell down across my bed | Collins, Sam; My Road Is Rough and Rocky; New York, c. Oct. 1931; ( ) unknown Yz L1038 |
| My woman woke up this morning : dollar in her hand | Cooksey, Robert; Dollar Blues; New York, c. 21 Mar. 1927; (E22051) Br7007 Rt RL321 |
| Early this morning : when everything was still | Cox, Ida; Misery Blues; New York, late Jan. 1925; (1999?) Pm12258 BYG529073 |
| Early this morning : the blues come walking in my room | Cox, Ida; Rambling Blues; Chicago, Sept. 1925; (2294?) Pm12318 BYG529073 |
| Mama I woke up this morning : mama had the sundown blues | Daddy Stovepipe; Sundown Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Mar. 1924; (11861A) Ge5459 Rt RL325 |
| Woke up this morning : and I was half most dead | Darby, Blind; Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15566) Pm12828 Yz L1003 |
| Oh she left me this morning : and she caught that M and O | Davis, Walter; M. and O. Blues; Cincinnati, 12 June 1930; (629072) ViV38618 RCA INT1085 |
| I looked for you Sunday morning : till Monday in the afternoon | Davis, Walter; Call Your Name; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (0405231) BBB8470 Yz L1025 |
| But I hope you'll be here Tuesday morning : hope you will be here Tuesday morning soon | Davis, Walter; Call Your Name; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (0405231) BBB8470 Yz L1025 |
| Down on my knees this morning : I prayed to the good Lord above | Day, Texas Bill; Billiken's Weary Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495392) Co14514D Rt RL335 |
| Left here early this morning : carried all of her clothes | Day, Will; Central Avenue Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461862) Co14318D Yz L1010 |
| Well the sun rose this morning : and laid down on my floor | Day, Will; Sunrise Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461912) Co14318D Yz L1032 |
| Here early this morning : *crying ???* soon | Day, Will; Sunrise Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461912) Co14318D Yz L1032 |
| For another new morning : going to need your friend again | Dickson, Tom; Happy Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400359B) OK8590 Yz L1002 |
| You got to get up early in the morning : fix your lunch | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); If You Want Me to Love You; New York, 5 Feb. 1932; (11242A) Vo1682 Yz L1039 |
| Get up every morning : at half past three | Edwards, Joe; Construction Gang; New York, 12 Sept. 1924; (72817B) OK8163 Sw S1240 |
| How you get up every morning : at half past three | Edwards, Susie; Construction Gang; New York, 12 Sept. 1924; (72817B) OK8163 Sw S1240 |
| He count me in the morning : count me through the day | Edwards, Big Boy Teddy; Louise; Chicago, 14 June 1934; (806081) BBB5826 CC3 |
| Now I got up this morning : couldn't make no time | Estes, Sleepy John; Watcha Doin'; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (59967 ) ViV38628 Rt RL323 |
| Get up in the morning : grey towel around your head | Estes, Sleepy John; Watcha Doin'; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (59967 ) ViV38628 Rt RL323 |
| Now I got up this morning : blues all around my bed | Estes, Sleepy John; My Black Gal Blues; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (625482) Vi23397 Rt RL307 |
| Now I get up every morning : and I walk to Third and Field | Estes, Sleepy John; Down South Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90094A) Ch50001 Sw S1219 |
| Now I'm going to get up in the morning : and I'm going to do like Buddy Brown | Estes, Sleepy John; Who's Been Tellin' You Buddy Brown Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90097A) Ch50068 Sw S1219 |
| Tear it in the morning : late at night | Estes, Sleepy John; I Wanta Tear It All the Time; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62462A) De7342 Sw S1219 |
| Now you come home this morning : babe the moon was shining bright | Estes, Sleepy John; Vernita Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62463A) De7342 Cor CP58 |
| 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 |
| Get up in the morning : they be finally dry | Estes, Sleepy John; Clean Up at Home; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63651B) De7516 Sw S1220 |
| Now trouble in the morning : trouble late at night | Estes, Sleepy John; New Someday Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63652A) De7473 RBF RF8 |
| Soon that morning : Mr ??? hit that black line | Estes, Sleepy John; Tell Me About It; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93008A) De7766 Sw S1220 |
| And one of them tell the police next morning : *partner* | Evans, Joe; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 21 May 1931; (106641) Or8083 Yz L1015 |
| Now I shook it this morning : baby until late last night | Evans, Joe; Shook It This Morning Blues; New York, 21 May 1931; (106652) Or8083 Yz L1015 |
| I'm telling you this morning : I'm tired of you searching my house | Foster, Dessa; Tell It to the Judge No. 1; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C7238A) MeM12117 Yz L1031 |
| I have a notion this morning : beating you up and throwing you out | Foster, Dessa; Tell It to the Judge No. 1; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C7238A) MeM12117 Yz L1031 |
| On a Sunday morning : just about half past four | Fox, John D.; The Worried Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 Dec. 1927; (GEX1011A) Ge6352 OJL10 |
| I woke up this morning : about half past four | Fuller, Blind Boy; I'm a Rattlesnakin' Daddy; New York, 23 July 1935; (178622) ARC60156 BC11 |
| Yes he rattle this morning : about half past three | Fuller, Blind Boy; I'm a Rattlesnakin' Daddy; New York, 23 July 1935; (178622) ARC60156 BC11 |
| I rattle every morning : till late at night | Fuller, Blind Boy; I'm a Rattlesnakin' Daddy; New York, 23 July 1935; (178622) ARC60156 BC11 |
| Yes I rattled this morning : about half past ten | Fuller, Blind Boy; I'm a Rattlesnakin' Daddy; New York, 23 July 1935; (178622) ARC60156 BC11 |
| When I called this morning : about half past one | Fuller, Blind Boy; Good Feeling Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1940; (26616A) OK06231 BC11 |
| Then I called her this morning : about half past ten | Fuller, Blind Boy; Good Feeling Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1940; (26616A) OK06231 BC11 |
| Before day in the morning : I'll be done left your neighborhood | Gaither, Bill; Georgia Barrel House; Chicago, 12 June 1940; (WC3104A) OK05714 His HLP31 |
| You left me this morning : you stayed away all day | Gibson, Clifford; Tired of Being Mistreated Part 1; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (484A) QRSR7079 Yz L1027 |
| Now you left me this morning : you stayed away all day | Gibson, Clifford; I'm Tired of Being Mistreated; New York, 14 June 1929; (402459B) OK8742 Yz L1027 |
| Bad luck wakes me every morning : trouble follows me all night long | Gibson, Clifford; Drayman Blues; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571752) ViV38562 Yz L1027 |
| Did you ever wake up in the morning : and find your rider gone | Gibson, Clifford; Old Time Rider; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571762) Vi23255 Yz L1027 |
| Says I woke up this morning : feeling so bad | Gillum, Bill Jazz; She Won't Treat Me Kind; Aurora, Ill., 16 Dec. 1938; (030826 ) BBB8106 RCA INT1177 |
| I woke up this morning : Lord and my baby was gone | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Got to Reap What You Sow; Chicago, 17 May 1939; (034810 ) BBB8287 RCA INT1177 |
| I'll wash you clothes in the morning : bake jellyroll at night | Glover, Mae; I Ain't Giving Nobody None; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15395A) Ge6948 Her H201 |
| Had a strange feeling this morning : I swear I've had it all day | Hannah, George; Freakish Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1930; (L5621) Pm13024 Mil MLP2018 |
| I feel bluer this morning : than I ever felt before | Harris, Magnolia; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'Part 1; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930; (C7100 ) MeM12077 Yz L1031 |
| Got up this morning : and I could not keep from crying | Harris, William; I'm Leavin' Town; Birmingham, Ala., c. 18 July 1927; (GEX743B) Ge6306 Yz L1001 |
| When I woke up this morning : folks I just started to scream | Harris, Willie; Lonesome Midnight Dream; Chicago, c. mid Mar. 1930; (C5551 ) Br7149 Rt RL340 |
| I woke up this morning : feeling sad and blue | Hart, Hattie; Memphis Yo Yo Blues; Memphis, 4 Oct. 1929; (563452) ViV38558 Rt RL322 |
| It was soon this morning : I heard my doorbell ring | Hart, Hattie; Coldest Stuff in Town; New York, 14 Sept. 1934; (15952 ) Vo02821 Yz L1021 |
| When I wake up in the morning : my heart it feels like lead | Henderson, Bertha; Lead Hearted Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205602) Pm12655 Bio BLP12037 |
| Now woke up this morning : my gal had the worried blues | Henry, Hound Head; Low Down Hound Blues; Chicago, 17 Oct. 1928; (C2451 ) Vo1288 His HLP2 |
| My man quit me this morning : about the break of day | Henry, Lena; Low Down Despondent Blues; New York, 22 Aug. 1924; (13596) Vo14873 His HLP15 |
| 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 |
| On a Monday morning : first thing sad news | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Hurry and Bring It Back Home; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (1460552) Co14372D CC36 |
| I go there early in the morning : and I'll go there late at night | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); unnamed title; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493471) Co unissued Yz L1012 |
| Well I woke up this morning : half past four | Hollins, Tony; Stamp Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1941; (C38431) OK06351 BC5 |
| Well I woke up this morning : half past two | Hollins, Tony; Stamp Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1941; (C38431) OK06351 BC5 |
| I got a letter this morning : how do you reckon it read | House, Son; My Black MamaPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4092) Pm13042 OJL2 |
| Now I met the blues this morning : walking just like a man | House, Son; Preachin' the BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4111) Pm13013 OJL5 |
| Woke up this morning : about five o'clock | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| I woke up this morning : between midnight and day | Howell, Peg Leg; Tishamingo Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431171) Co14194D RBF RF9 |
| I been in New York this morning : just about half past nine | Hurt, Mississippi John; Avalon Blues; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401473B) OK8759 Bio BLPC4 |
| 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 |
| It was early one morning : just about the break of day | Jackson, Papa Charlie; She Belongs to Me Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (42431) Pm12461 Yz L1029 |
| I get up early in the morning : sweet mama and I comb and curry my horse | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coal Man Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (42442) Pm12461 Bio BLP12042 |
| A box fell on me this morning : like to bust one of my | James, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028 |
| I'm going in the morning : and I don't even care | James, Jesse; Lonesome Day Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90762A) De7213 AH158 |
| I woke up this morning : looked at the special rising sun | James, Skip; Special Rider Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7602) Pm13098 Yz L1001 |
| I got up this morning : the blues all around my bed | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Got the Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24711) Pm12354 Bio BLP12000 |
| I got up this morning : my sureenough on my mind | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booster Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24741) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| I got up this morning : rambling for my shoes | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dry Southern Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24751) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| I can leave here Sunday morning : Monday morning I'm sitting around home | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Broke and Hungry; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (3076?) Pm12443 Mil MLP2007 |
| She left me this morning : with a face that's full of frowns | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Easy Rider Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44232) Pm12474 Mil MLP2004 |
| Well I got up this morning : with my [sureenough, same thing] on my mind | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44242) Pm12474 Mil MLP2004 |
| I woke up this morning : took a walk till the break of day | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lemon's Worried Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203753) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| I woke up this morning : woke up about half past ten | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lemon's Worried Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203753) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| I go there early in the morning : and I goes there late at night | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Mean Jumper Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203802) Pm12631 Mil MLP2007 |
| I met this jumper one morning : he was out on the out edge of town | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Mean Jumper Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203802) Pm12631 Mil MLP2007 |
| I got up this morning : sure was feeling fine | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Balky Mule Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203813) Pm12631 Mil MLP2007 |
| I got up this morning : I was easing across this floor | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Balky Mule Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203813) Pm12631 Mil MLP2007 |
| Every morning : I walk down that big long hall | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lock Step Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208152) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004 |
| Hang me in the morning : and cut me down at night | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Hangman's Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208162) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004 |
| Early one New Year morning : I was walking down by the hill | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Happy New Year Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208192) Pm12692 Bio BLP12000 |
| I loved my baby in the morning : Lord loved her late at night | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Empty House Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212001) Pm12946 Rt RL335 |
| I woke up this morning : black snake was making *easy ruckus* in my room | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Black Snake Moan No 2; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212021) Pm12756 Mil MLP2013 |
| I woke up this morning : black snake was moving in on me | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Black Snake Moan No 2; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212021) Pm12756 Mil MLP2013 |
| I wake up every morning : with the rising sun | Johnson, Edith North; Honeydripper Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15561) Pm12823 Mil MLP2018 |
| I woke up this morning : with the blues all around my bed | Johnson, Lil; You'll Never Miss Your Jelly Till Your Jelly Rollers Gone; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C3356 ) Vo1299 His HLP2 |
| 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 |
| I woke up this morning : blues all around my bed | Johnson, Louise; All Night Long Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L3981) Pm12992 OJL11 |
| Lord I woke up this morning : blues all around my bed | Johnson, Louise; Long Way from Home; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L3992) Pm12992 OJL11 |
| You dog me all in the morning : and dog me late at night | Johnson, Mary; Rattlesnake Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18791) Ch16570 Riv RM8819 |
| I'm going to get up in the morning : I believe I'll dust my broom | Johnson, Robert; I Believe I'll Dust My Broom; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25811) ARC70481 Co C30034; |
| And I'm leaving this morning : with my arms folded up and crying | Johnson, Robert; Ramblin' On My Mind; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25831) ARC70581 Co C30034 |
| And I'm leaving this morning : with my arms folded up and crying | Johnson, Robert; Ramblin' On My Mind; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25832) ARC70581 Co CL1654 |
| I woke up this morning : and all my shrimps was dead and gone | Johnson, Robert; Dead Shrimp Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26282) ARC70481 Co C30034 |
| I woke up this morning : feeling around for my shoes | Johnson, Robert; Walkin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26301) Vo03601 Co CL1654 |
| Got up this morning : my little Berniece was gone | Johnson, Robert; Walkin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26301) Vo03601 Co CL1654 |
| Well I got up this morning : all I had was gone | Johnson, Robert; Walkin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26301) Vo03601 Co CL1654 |
| Well leaving this morning : if I have to oh ride the blinds | Johnson, Robert; Walkin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26301) Vo03601 Co CL1654 |
| Leaving this morning : I have to ride the blinds | Johnson, Robert; Walkin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26301) Vo03601 Co CL1654 |
| I got up this morning : the blues walking like a man | Johnson, Robert; Preachin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26321) ARC70460 Co C30034 |
| I got up this morning : the blues walking like a man | Johnson, Robert; Preachin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26322) ARC70460 Co C30034 |
| When I woke up this morning : my biscuitroller's gone | Johnson, Robert; If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26331) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| Early this morning : when you knocked upon my door | Johnson, Robert; Me and the Devil Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3982) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| I woke up up this morning : with canned heat on my mind | Johnson, Tommy; Canned Heat Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454622) ViV38535 His HLP31 |
| I woked up up this morning : crying canned heat around my bed | Johnson, Tommy; Canned Heat Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454622) ViV38535 His HLP31 |
| I woke up this morning : said my morning prayers | Johnson, Tommy; Lonesome Home Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454631) Vi unissued His HLP31 |
| I woke up this morning : said my morning prayers | Johnson, Tommy; Lonesome Home Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454632) Vi unissued His HLP31 |
| Lord I woke up this morning : blues all around my bed | Johnson, Tommy; Lonesome Home Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L2302) Pm13000 Yz L1007 |
| Mmm soon one morning : blues come falling down | Johnson, Tommy; Lonesome Home Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L2302) Pm13000 Yz L1007 |
| Woke up this morning : blues all around my bed | Jones, Anna; Trixie Blues; New York, c. June 1923; (14731) Pm12052 His HLP15 |
| Early one morning : I set down in my door | Jones, Bo; Back Door Blues; Dallas, c. Nov. 1929; (DAL460 ) Vo1452 Rt RL327 |
| My woman left me this morning : left me wondering all to myself | Jones, Elijah; Katy Fly; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201201) BBB7616 RCA INT1175 |
| Oh when I was talking to my babe that morning : and she told me that I didn't | Jones, Little Hat; Corpus Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402701B) OK8735 Rt RL315 |
| I met my gal this morning : long long way from home | Jordan, Charley; Got Your Water On; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (189822) ARC60661 Rt RL310 |
| I woke up soon this morning : had that thing all over me | Jordan, Charley; Got Your Water On; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (189822) ARC60661 Rt RL310 |
| Woke up this morning : the family had the weary blues | Jordan, Luke; Church Bells Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398191) Vi unissued RCA INT1175 |
| Woke up this morning : the family had the weary blues | Jordan, Luke; Church Bells Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398192) Vi21076 RBF RF9 |
| I woke up this morning : with traveling on my mind | Jordan, Luke; My Gal's Done Quit Me; New York, 18 Nov. 1929; (577031) ViV38564 Rt RL318 |
| Well woke up this morning : and I feeling bad | Kelly, Eddie; Poole County Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130231) BBB7204 RBF RF9 |
| I got the blues this morning : Lord Lord like I never had before | Kid Stormy Weather; Short Hair Blues; Jackson, Miss., 17 Oct. 1935; (JAX1792) Vo03145 BC7 |
| Woke up this morning : look at the rising sun | King David; Rising Sun Blues; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404665A) OK8913 RBF RF6 |
| I woke up this morning : those blues were on my mind | Kyle, Charlie; Kyle's Worried Blues; Memphis, 1 Sept. 1928; (454682) Vi21707 Yz L1018 |
| I had my hand on some this morning : and I swear I let it get away | Lasky, Louie; Teasin' Brown Blues; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C945B) Vo02955 Her H201 |
| I woke up this morning I woke up this morning : with the blues right there around my bed | Ledbetter, Huddie; Alberta; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16692 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| I got up this morning : hung all around my brown | Ledbetter, Huddie; Red River Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16704 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| You stung me this morning : stung me till I was sore | Ledbetter, Huddie; Yellow Jacket; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (171791) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| She met me this morning : with a brand new fortyfour | Lewis, Furry; Black Gypsy Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M185 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008 |
| I woke up this morning : and I looked up against the wall | Lewis, Furry; Creeper's Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M186 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008 |
| When I woke up this morning : I looked down on the floor | Lewis, Furry; Creeper's Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M186 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008 |
| When I came home this morning : my wife she met me at the door | Lincoln, Charley; My Wife Drove Me From the Door; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451061) Co14305D RBF RF202 |
| When I woke up this morning : say she was stinging poor me | Lincoln, Charley; Country Breakdown; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451071) Co14475D RBF RF15 |
| Early one morning : just about half past three | Lockwood, Robert; Take a Little Walk with Me; Chicago, 30 July 1941; (064641 ) BBB8820 Yz L1038 |
| Wake up some morning : find your own self dead | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; I Don't Know; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| Yes I'm leaving you in the morning : leaving on that streamline train | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Streamline Train; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| Four o'clock that morning : I was thinking on my baby *door* | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Streamline Train; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| Half five that morning : I trying to get it fixed | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Streamline Train; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| Baby I'm leaving you in the morning : leaving on that streamline train | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Streamline Train; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| Trouble wake me in the morning : put me to bed late at night | Lucas, Jane; Double Trouble Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17285) Ch16289 Yz L1035 |
| Now she dog me every morning : she dog me late at night | McClennan, Tommy; My Baby's Doggin' Me; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044991 ) BBB8545 Rt RL305 |
| Now my coffee's sweet in the morning : you know I'm crazy about [that, my] tea at night | McClennan, Tommy; New Sugar Mama; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053737 ) BBB8760 Rt RL305 |
| Now she leave me every morning : she don't come home till night | McClennan, Tommy; Down to Skin and Bones; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053738 ) BBB8725 Rt RL305 |
| Now my baby got ways soon in the morning : just like a squirrel | McClennan, Tommy; Drop Down Mama; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537411) BBB8704 Rt RL305 |
| Get up every morning : grabbing them *covers* on the world | McClennan, Tommy; Drop Down Mama; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537411) BBB8704 Rt RL305 |
| I'm going to write you a letter soon in the morning : mail it in the air | McClennan, Tommy; Drop Down Mama; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537411) BBB8704 Rt RL305 |
| Woke up this morning : found something wrong | McCoy, Charlie; That Lonesome Train Took My Baby Away; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404726A) OK8863 RBF RF14 |
| Early one morning : *my mind* | McCoy, Joe; My Mary Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5830 ) Vo1576 Pal PL101 |
| Come home this morning : the sun was shining bright | McCoy, Joe; My Mary Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5830 ) Vo1576 Pal PL101 |
| I called you this morning : about half past one | McCoy, Joe; I Called You This Morning; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6013 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| I called you this morning : about half past two | McCoy, Joe; I Called You This Morning; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6013 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| I called you this morning : about half past three | McCoy, Joe; I Called You This Morning; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6013 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| I called you this morning : about half past four | McCoy, Joe; I Called You This Morning; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6013 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| I called you this morning : about half past five | McCoy, Joe; I Called You This Morning; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6013 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| I called you this morning : about half past six | McCoy, Joe; I Called You This Morning; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6013 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| I got up this morning : said my morning prayers | McCoy, Joe; My Wash Woman's Gone; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO110A) Vo1668 Yz L1026 |
| You can love me in the morning : you can love me late at night | McCoy, Robert Lee; Friar's Point Blues; Chicago, 5 June 1940; (93037A) De7819 Rt RL319 |
| Lord I get drunk every morning : with a whiskey bottle in my hand | McPhail, Black Bottom; Whiskey Man Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11514A) Vo1721 Yz L1019 |
| One for in the morning : one for late at night | McTell, Blind Willie; Three Women Blues; Atlanta, 17 Oct. 1928; (471852) ViV38001 Yz L1005 |
| We woke up this morning : we had them Statesboro blues | McTell, Blind Willie; Statesboro Blues; Atlanta, 17 Oct. 1928; (471873) ViV38001 Yz L1005 |
| Wake up in the morning : about half past three | McTell, Blind Willie; Come On Around to My House Mama; Atlanta, 30 Oct. 1929; (1493022) Co14484D Rt RL324 |
| Wake up in the morning : at half past three | McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (1493192) Co14657D Yz L1037 |
| Soon in the morning : at half past four | McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (1493192) Co14657D Yz L1037 |
| You done come in this morning : you won't tell me where you been | McTell, Blind Willie; Stomp Down Rider; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050021) OK8936 Yz L1005 |
| And when you wake up next morning : feel like you done laid outdoors | McTell, Blind Willie; Bell Street Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9946A) De7078 Rt RL324 |
| I woke up this morning : got on a stroll | Martin, Carl; Badly Mistreated Man; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8812) OK8961 Yz L1016 |
| Now I woke up this morning : doggone my soul | Martin, Carl; Let's Have a New Deal; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90294A) De7114 BC14 |
| I woke up this morning : about half past five | Memphis Minnie; 'Frisco Town; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487102) Co14455D Yz L1008 |
| You stung me this morning : I been reckless all day long | Memphis Minnie; Bumble Bee; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM773 ) Vo1476 His HLP2 |
| I met my bumblebee this morning : as it flying in the door | Memphis Minnie; Bumble Bee; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM773 ) Vo1476 His HLP2 |
| He come in this morning : I been working for him all day long | Memphis Minnie; Bumble Bee Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (599932) ViV38599 BC7 |
| He stung me this morning : I been look for him all day long | Memphis Minnie; Bumble Bee Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (599932) ViV38599 BC7 |
| I hurried to the neighbors that morning : I didn't know what in the world to do | Memphis Minnie; Meningitis Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59994 ) Vi23421 Rt RL337 |
| Lord I had such a mood that morning : I didn't know what in the world to do | Memphis Minnie; Memphis MinnieJitis Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5822 ) Vo1588 BC13 |
| I found my rooster this morning : by looking at his comb | Memphis Minnie; Plymouth Rock Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5831 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| I woke up this morning : my Cadillac standing at my back gate | Memphis Minnie; Garage Fire Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C6083 ) Vo1601 Rt RL307 |
| I got up this morning : I made a fire in my stove | Memphis Minnie; Crazy Cryin' Blues; Chicago, c. 30 Jan. 1931; (VO112A) Vo1678 BC13 |
| I got up this morning : I went outdoors | Memphis Minnie; Soo Cow Soo; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1931; (VO151A) Vo1658 Yz L1021 |
| He left here this morning : didn't carry nothing but his hat | Memphis Minnie; Where Is My Good Man; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11216A) Vo1698 OJL6 |
| He left here this morning : didn't carry nothing but his hat | Memphis Minnie; Where Is My Good Man; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11216A) Vo1698 OJL6 |
| He left here this morning : didn't carry nothing but his hat | Memphis Minnie; Where Is My Good Man; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11216A) Vo1698 OJL6 |
| I got up this morning : one stung me on my leg | Memphis Minnie; Stinging Snake Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1934; (CP10691) Vo02711 Pal PL101 |
| Eight o'clock in the morning : don't say one mumbling word | Memphis Minnie; Drunken Barrelhouse Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1934; (CP10701) Vo02711 Yz L1021 |
| I told the depot agent this morning : I don't think you treat me right | Memphis Minnie; Chickasaw Train Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9382 ) De7019 Cor CP58 |
| He got drunk this morning : tore up the neighborhood | Memphis Minnie; Dirty Mother For You; Chicago, 10 Jan. 1935; (C9641A) De7048 Pal PL101 |
| He met me one sunny morning : just about the break of day | Memphis Minnie; Reachin' Pete; Chicago, 27 May 1935; (90018 ) De7102 Mam S3803 |
| I ain't going home till morning : | Miller, Sodarisa; Sunshine Special; Chicago, c. Apr. 1925; (2092?) Pm12276 Mil MLP2018 |
| You bes with me every morning : Lordy every night and noon | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; The First Time I Met You; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026421) BBB6766 RBF RF12 |
| I get up early every morning : to toil the whole day through | Moore, Whistlin' Alex; It Wouldn't Be So Hard; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495622) Co14496D His HLP32 |
| Lord early one morning : girls on my way to school | Moore, Rosie Mae; School Girl Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418322) Vi21408 OJL17 |
| Say she serves me in the morning : she serves me late at night | Moss, Buddy; Gravy Server; New York, 21 Aug. 1935; (17981 ) ARC61156 Rt RL318 |
| In the morning : find your own self dead | Nelson, Romeo; Gettin' Dirty Just Shakin' that Thing; Chicago, 9 Oct. 1929; (C4629 ) Vo1447 OJL15 |
| She'll come home every morning : with a rag tied on her head | Nelson, Sonny Boy; Street Walkin'; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026001) BBB6672 Yz L1038 |
| I woke up here this morning : feeling bad | Nelson, Blue Coat Tom; Blue Coat Blues; Memphis, 17 Feb. 1928; (400258B) OK8838 Rt RL316 |
| I'm going in the morning : ain't going to lose no time | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Got a Letter from My Darlin'; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64731 ) Vi23267 Rt RL337 |
| And I came up this morning : baby don't you want to go | Noble, George; The Seminole Blues; Chicago, 11 Feb. 1935; (C8972) ARC70675 Yz L1028 |
| She treated me like a bear one morning : and then ah just like a log | Noble, George; The Seminole Blues; Chicago, 11 Feb. 1935; (C8972) ARC70675 Yz L1028 |
| I woke up this morning : baby and feeling bad | Owens, Big Boy George; Kentucky Blues; Richmond, Ind., Oct. 1926; (12571) Ge6006 Yz L1018 |
| Oh I woke up this morning : honey about the break of day | Owens, Marshall; Texas Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12382) Pm13117 Yz L1006 |
| Woke up this morning : get my shoes | Owens, Marshall; Try Me One More Time; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12401) Pm13117 Yz L1006 |
| Woke up this morning : to get my coat | Owens, Marshall; Try Me One More Time; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12401) Pm13117 Yz L1006 |
| Woke up this morning : to get my tie | Owens, Marshall; Try Me One More Time; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12401) Pm13117 Yz L1006 |
| Woke up this morning : about the break of day | Owens, Marshall; Try Me One More Time; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12401) Pm13117 Yz L1006 |
| I woke up this morning : jinx all around my bed | Patton, Charley; Screamin' and Hollerin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15214) Pm12805 Yz L1020 |
| I got up this morning : Tom Day was standing around | Patton, Charley; Tom Rushen Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15222A) Pm12877 Yz L1020 |
| I got up this morning : my hat in my hand | Patton, Charley; Going to Move to Alabama; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L371) Pm13014 Yz L1020 |
| If I leave you this morning : don't say dad how do you feel | Patton, Charley; Heart Like Railroad Steel; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L501) Pm12953 Her H201 |
| I got up this morning : something after five | Patton, Charley; Heart Like Railroad Steel; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L501) Pm12953 Her H201 |
| If I leave here this morning : never say daddy how do you feel | Patton, Charley; Rattlesnake Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L632) Pm12924 Yz L1020 |
| Every morning : Lord rent man is at my door | Patton, Charley; Mean Black Moan; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L771) Pm12953 Yz L1001 |
| Oh I remember one morning : standing in my baby's door | Patton, Charley; Bird Nest Bound; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4331) Pm13070 Yz L1020 |
| And I remember one morning : between midnight and day | Patton, Charley; Jersey Bull Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (14723 ) Vo02782 Mam S3802 |
| I got up one morning : feeling mighty bad | Patton, Charley; High Sheriff Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147252) Vo02680 Yz L1020 |
| Aw I wake up every morning : now with the jinx all around my bed | Patton, Charley; Revenue Man Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14747 ) Vo02931 Yz L1020 |
| Wake up every morning : when everything look blue | Petties, Arthur; Good Boy Blues; Chicago, c. 2 July 1930; (C5921B) Br7182 Yz L1038 |
| My baby left me this morning : she did not even shake my hand | Petway, Robert; My Baby Left Me; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741141) BBB9036 Rt RL314 |
| Now if I don't come in the morning : you know I will do just tomorrow night | Pickett, Charlie; Down the Highway; New York, 3 Aug. 1937; (62488A) De7707 RBF RF202 |
| I woke up this morning : to make a fire in the stove | Pope, Jenny; Bull Frog Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM757A) Vo1522 His HLP15 |
| 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 |
| And I got up this morning : a light all in my room | Rachel, James Yank; Little Sarah; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555972) ViV38595 Rt RL310 |
| Woke up this morning : with my head bowed down | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Walking Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (16132) Pm12082 BYG529.078 |
| I'm leaving this morning : with my clothes in my hand | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Lost Wandering Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (16982) Pm12098 BYG529.078 |
| 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 |
| My man left me two this morning : now he's trying to come back at noon | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Four Day Honory Scat; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22131) Pm12303 Mil MLP2001 |
| Woke up this morning : looking for my darn old shoes | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Bessemer Bound Blues; New York, Jan. 1926; (23732) Pm12374 Mil MLP2001 |
| My good gal come in this morning : about half past four | Ramey, Ben (Memphis Jug Band); I Can't Stand It; Memphis, 17 Sept. 1929; (555291) ViV38551 Rt RL322 |
| I woke up this morning : the crying blues on my mind | Ramey, Ben (Memphis Jug Band); Tired of You Driving Me; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (56344) Vi V38586 Rt RL337 |
| She packed her trunk this morning : didn't know she was fixing to go | Ranger, Jack; T. P. Window Blues; San Antonio, 28 June 1929; (402768) OK8785 Rt RL315 |
| I'm going to call you one morning : please don't forget that day | Red Nelson (Nelson Wilborn); Sweetest Thing Born; Chicago, 6 Feb. 1936; (90605A) De7155 Cor CP58 |
| Four o'clock every morning : she turn it loose on me | Reynolds, Blind Willie; Third Street Woman Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (647242) Vi23258 OJL11 |
| We fell out early in the morning : baby about the break of day | Roland, Walter; Early in the Morning No. 2; New York, 31 July 1934; (154952) Ba33343 Yz L1017 |
| She say I go early in the morning : baby about the break of day | Roland, Walter; Early in the Morning No. 2; New York, 31 July 1934; (154952) Ba33343 Yz L1017 |
| She said she'd be there early in the morning : baby about the break of day | Roland, Walter; Early in the Morning No. 2; New York, 31 July 1934; (154952) Ba33343 Yz L1017 |
| Unless you go there early in the morning : baby about the break of day | Roland, Walter; Early in the Morning No. 2; New York, 31 July 1934; (154952) Ba33343 Yz L1017 |
| Before it get early in the morning : baby about the break of day | Roland, Walter; Early in the Morning No. 2; New York, 31 July 1934; (154952) Ba33343 Yz L1017 |
| Says every morning every morning : I wakes with the rising sun | Roland, Walter; Every Morning Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1934; (155212) Ba33282 BC7 |
| Lord early one morning : just about the break of day | Rupert, Ollie; I Raised My Window and Looked at the Risin' Sun; Memphis, 28 Feb. 1927; (379632) Vi20577 Rt RL323 |
| Now my girl told me this morning : that she done collared a job | Scott, Sonny; Red Cross Blues; New York, 18 July 1933; (135721) Vo25012 Rt RL325 |
| Oh you go off to stay in the morning : and you stays all day | Shade, Will; Taking Your Place; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (56343) Vi23347 Jo SM3104 |
| Well I got up this morning : feeling bad | Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); I Couldn't Help It; New York, 17 Sept. 1934; (159671) Vo02844 OJL21 |
| Well I woke up this morning : feeling blue | Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); I Couldn't Help It; New York, 17 Sept. 1934; (159671) Vo02844 OJL21 |
| When I woke up this morning : mama's feeling bad | Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); Moanin' the Blues; New York, 18 Sept. 1934; (159781) Vo02844 Yz L1002 |
| It was early this morning : I was lying out on my floor | Short, Jaydee; Grand Daddy Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11479A) Vo1708 Yz L1018 |
| Woke up this morning : when the chickens was crowing for day | Smith, Bessie; Young Woman's Blues; New York, 26 Oct. 1926; (1428783) Co14179D Co CL857 |
| I woke up this morning : can't even get out of my door | Smith, Bessie; Back Water Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (1434911) Co14195D Co CL858 |
| I woke up this morning : with an awful aching head | Smith, Bessie; Empty Bed BluesPart; New York, 20 Mar. 1928; (14578??) Co14312D Co CL858 |
| 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 |
| My coffee must be sugared in the morning : my tea late at night | Smith, Bessie Mae; Sugar Man BluesPart 1; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6167 ) Vo1559 His HLP2 |
| Early in the morning : late at night | Smith, Clara; I Want My Sweet Daddy Now; New York, 31 Aug. 1923; (811831) CoA3991 VJM VLP15 |
| And he's up every morning : at half past four | Smith, Clara; He's Mine, All Mine; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (1401821) Co14053D VJM VLP17 |
| Jellyroll every morning : jellyroll at night | Smith, Eithel; Jelly Roll Mill; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18804) Ch16613 Riv RM8819 |
| I'm going to search this shack this morning : come on and hear this search warrant read | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Tell It to the Judge No. 1; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C7238A) MeM12117 Yz L1031 |
| Here I am judge this morning : and here is my fortyfive | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; County Jail Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO132A) Vo1679 Yz L1031 |
| And it's one thing I wished I had this morning : that's that fortyfive of mine | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; County Jail Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO132A) Vo1679 Yz L1031 |
| Woke up Monday morning : and done the same old thing | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Before Long; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO170A) Vo1674 Rt RL312 |
| She left this morning : she's border bound today | Smith, Six Cylinder; Oh Oh Lonesome Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2131) Pm12968 Yz L1004 |
| 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 |
| My baby woke me up this morning : she told me she's Joliet bound | Spruell, Freddie; 4A Highway; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85782 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802 |
| Yes I'm leaving here tomorrow morning : tell me baby don't you want to go | Spruell, Freddie; Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85786 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802 |
| When that train leaves tomorrow morning : I want to catch that morning train and ride | Spruell, Freddie; Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85786 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802 |
| Woke up early this morning : blues around my bed | Stevens, Vol; Beale Street Mess Around; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403201) Vi21066 Rt RL322 |
| Woke up early this morning : feeling awful low | Stevens, Vol; Vol Stevens Blues; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403241) Vi21356 OJL21 |
| Woke up early early this morning : got out of my bed | Stevens, Vol; Coal Oil Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418882) Vi21278 OJL4 |
| Woke up early early this morning : with the blues all around my bed | Stevens, Vol; Coal Oil Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418882) Vi21278 OJL4 |
| Woke up early this morning : blues all around my bed | Stevens, Vol; Papa Long Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418892) Vi21278 Rt RL322 |
| I am leaving in the morning : I don't want no one to feel blue | Stevens, Vol; Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62541 ) Vi23347 Jo SM3104 |
| Lord I woke up this morning : with the blues all around my baby's bed | Stokes, Frank; Sweet to Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47731) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| Car rolled this morning : I was lying out on my own | Stone, Joe; It's Hard Time; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76837 ) BBB5169 Yz L1030 |
| Lord I wake up every morning : the world be scratching on my door | Sykes, Roosevelt; 44 Blues; New York, 14 June 1929; (402451A) OK8702 His HLP5 |
| I woke up this morning : just as sick as I could be | Sykes, Roosevelt; The Way I Feel Blues; New York, 14 June 1929; (402453B) OK8727 Yz L1033 |
| I woke up this morning : thousand things on my mind | Sykes, Roosevelt; Lost All I Had Blues; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403322A) OK8819 RBF RF12 |
| I says I feel bad this morning : and I really wants my fortyfour | Sykes, Roosevelt; Kelly's 44 Blues; Cincinnati, 12 June 1930; (629042) ViV38608 Yz L1033 |
| Wake up in the morning : find your own self dead | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
| She left me this morning : she caught that Seminole | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Seminole Blues; Aurora, Ill., 11 Oct. 1937; (014333 ) BBB7315 Yz L1039 |
| And I'm leaving in the morning : and I'm leaving on the southbound train | Taylor, Charley; Louisiana Bound; Grafton, Wis., Mar. or Apr. 1930; (L2522) Pm12967 Her H205 |
| Have you ever woke up in the morning : your bed going around and around | Temple, Johnnie; So Lonely and Blue; Chicago, 14 May 1937; (91247A) De7337 RBF RF16 |
| Louise left me this morning : she never said a word | Temple, Johnnie; New Louise Louise Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1937; (91248A) De7337 RBF RF16 |
| I started out one morning : to meet the early train | Thomas, Henry; Arkansas; Chicago, c. early July 1927; ( ) Vo1286 Rt RL312 |
| She sleeps late every morning : I can't hardly get her woke | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Hard to Rule Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203353) Pm12670 Bio BLP12004 |
| Now you will wake up in the morning : and find me gone | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Ramblin' Man; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210194) Pm12722 Bio BLP12004 |
| I woke up this morning : I had the blues three different ways | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Good Time Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210271) Pm12752 Bio BLP12004 |
| Because I got a letter this morning : my baby was coming back home | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Good Time Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210271) Pm12752 Bio BLP12004 |
| Wake up soon every morning : babe wear a rag all around her head | Torey, George; Married Woman Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B642) ARC70857 Yz L1002 |
| Said I woke up this morning : just about the dawn of day | Torey, George; Lonesome Man Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B651) ARC70857 Yz L1002 |
| My blues start in the morning : and they worries me the whole day long | Townsend, Henry; Henry's Worried Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403300A) Co14529D Yz L1030 |
| I woke up this morning : feeling mighty bad | Tucker, Bessie; Bessie's Moan; Memphis, 29 Aug. 1928; (454362) ViV38526 His HLP4 |
| I am looking for you Christmas morning : before I lose my mind | Turner, Buck; Christmas Time Blues; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61793A) De7387 Rt RL327 |
| Woke up this morning : woke up before day | unknown artist (George Bullet Williams); Touch Me Light Mama; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205902) Pm12680 OJL2 |
| Woke up this morning : with the same thing on my mind | unknown artist (George Bullet Williams); Touch Me Light Mama; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205902) Pm12680 OJL2 |
| Went home this morning : about the break of day | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); The Wild Cat Squawl; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404680A) OK8908 BC2 |
| Every morning : about half past nine | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Gettin' Ready for Trial; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404682C) OK8856 OJL4 |
| Say I woke up this morning : about the break of day | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Giving It Away; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404683A) OK8908 OJL19 |
| When you get up in the morning : begin to sing this lonesome song | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Your Good Man Caught the Train and Gone; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404710A) OK8905 Mam S3804 |
| When I woke up this morning : my ramrod was gone away | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Ramrod Blues; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404784A) OK8905 Mam S3804 |
| When I left town this morning : I was on my way back home | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Stop and Listen Blues No. 2; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404785?) OK8859 Mam S3804 |
| Feel bad this morning : ain't got no home | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); The World Is Going Wrong; Atlanta, 24 Oct. 1931; (4050091) Co14660D Mam S3804 |
| I was out this morning : feeling blue | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); I've Got Blood in My Eyes for You; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050231) Co14660D Mam S3804 |
| I woke up this morning : she had my pocket picked | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); New Shake that Thing; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15552) Pm13143 Bio BLP12041 |
| She got up this morning : she looking mighty sweet | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Don't Wake It Up; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15601) Pm13152 Bio BLP12041 |
| I got a letter this morning : from that girl in Rome | Virgial, Otto; Little Girl in Rome; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962401) BBB6213 Mam S3802 |
| Oh I woke up this morning : sure was feeling bad | Virgial, Otto; Bad Notion Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962411) BBB6213 Mam S3802 |
| Oh I had a notion this morning : oh and I believe I will | Virgial, Otto; Bad Notion Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962411) BBB6213 Mam S3802 |
| I got up this morning : crying mama I got to go | Walker, Uncle Bud; Stand Up Suitcase Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402009B) OK8828 Yz L1009 |
| Early one morning : about half past four | Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555712) ViV38547 Rt RL322 |
| I woke up this morning : feeling mighty sad | Wallace, Minnie; The Cockeyed World; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX1132) Vo03106 Rt RL321 |
| Well trouble start this morning : at my front door | Washboard Sam; I'm Goin' to St. Louis; Chicago, 5 Aug. 1940; (049370 ) BBB8569 BC10 |
| Insurance man came this morning : and knocked on my door | Washboard Walter; Insurance Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2832) Pm12954 Her H205 |
| Early this morning : you wanted to fight | Waters, Ethel; You Can't Do What My Last Man Did; New York, c. June 1923; (A) BS14151 Bio BLP12022 |
| I got up this morning : about half past four | Weaver, Curley; Sweet Patunia; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473042) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| Got up this morning : my good gal was gone | Weaver, Curley; No No Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473052) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| Going home in the morning : woman and I sure can't carry you | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Turpentine Blues; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403222) Vi21134 Yz L1008 |
| Well well the landlord come this morning : and he knocked on my door | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C12561) Vo03186 BC7 |
| Well well I went out next morning : I put a lock on my door | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C12561) Vo03186 BC7 |
| Early next morning : while I was laying in my bed | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C12561) Vo03186 BC7 |
| Said I woke up this morning : I was feeling so bad | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Worried About that Woman; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1937; (C20321) Vo04066 CC3 |
| Lord I woke up this morning : when everything was still | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Ain't It a Pity and a Shame; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6488A) Vo1649 Say SDR191 |
| You got up this morning : with a rag around your head | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Doin' the Best I Can; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1934; (C9443?) De7007 Say SDR191 |
| Went out this morning : could not make no time | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Doin' the Best I Can; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1934; (C9443?) De7007 Say SDR191 |
| Well now I lay down every morning : but I get up with the rising sun | Wheatstraw, Peetie; The Rising Sun Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1935; (C921A) Vo03066 Say SDR191 |
| That's why I say I lays down every morning : said I get up with the rising sun | Wheatstraw, Peetie; The Rising Sun Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1935; (C921A) Vo03066 Say SDR191 |
| Well now remember this morning : how you told me to pack up my clothes and go | Wheatstraw, Peetie; The Rising Sun Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1935; (C921A) Vo03066 Say SDR191 |
| And I got up this morning : went down in old *alleycan* | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Cocktail Man Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90173A) De7144 Say SDR191 |
| And now the way that I feel this morning : ooo well really now I got to | Wheatstraw, Peetie; King Spider Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90174A) De7144 Say SDR191 |
| I wake up this morning : just crazy with the blues | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Crazy with the Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91150A) De7348 Cor CP58 |
| I went downtown this morning : with my hat on upside down | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Crazy with the Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91150A) De7348 Cor CP58 |
| I can do without my coffee in the morning : but I must have my tea at night | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sugar Mama; Chicago, 18 Oct. 1938; (91529A) De7529 Say SDR192 |
| Going to get up in the morning : baby with the rising sun | White, Washington (Booker Washington White); Pinebluff Arkansas; Chicago, 2 Sept. 1937; (C19962) Vo03711 Co C30036 |
| Judge give me life this morning : down on Parchman Farm | White, Washington; Parchman Farm Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2981A) OK05683 Co C30036 |
| We goes to work in the morning : just the dawn of day | White, Washington; Parchman Farm Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2981A) OK05683 Co C30036 |
| Because they told me this morning : revenue mens will be back again | White, Washington; Good Gin Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2982A) OK05625 Co C30036 |
| I wake up every morning : with leaving on my mind | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Evil Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203792) Pm12662 Mil MLP2018 |
| I'm leaving this morning : I haven't got my fare | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Evil Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203792) Pm12662 Mil MLP2018 |
| I wake up every morning : wolves sitting in my door | Wiggins, James Boodle It; FortyFour Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15768A) Pm12860 OJL15 |
| I woke up this morning : about half past five | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Frisco Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15769A) Pm12860 OJL15 |
| Come in this morning : the sun was shining bright | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Corrine Corrina Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1032) Pm12916 Her H205 |
| Called her this morning : about half past five | Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); Greyhound Blues; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90199A) Ch50053 Rt RL334 |
| Early one morning : baby something was on my mind | Wilkins, Robert; Dirty Deal Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX104 ) Vo03223 BC5 |
| When you wake up Monday morning : with the stockyard blues | Wilkins, Robert; New Stock Yard Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX107 ) Vo03223 OJL21 |
| Get up in the morning : *caught that* on the world | Williams, Joe; Little Leg Woman; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854871) BBB5900 Yz L1038 |
| I got up this morning : feeling bad | Williams, Joe; Somebody's Been Borrowing that Stuff; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854881) BBB5900 RCA LPV518 |
| Well I'll get up in the morning : catch the Highway FortyNine | Williams, Joe; 49 Highway Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85490 ) BBB5996 OJL17 |
| Well well I get up in the morning : ooo Lord boys she's down on my mind | Williams, Joe; 49 Highway Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85490 ) BBB5996 OJL17 |
| Well [poor Joe, I'm] leaving this morning : my face is full of frowns | Williams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854921) BBB5996 OJL17 |
| Yeah I got up this morning : I was feeling awful bad | Williams, Joe; Wild Cow Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962461) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| Babe I woke up this morning : I looked down the road | Williams, Joe; Wild Cow Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962461) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| Now good morning : blues how do you do | Williams, Joe; Wild Cow Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962461) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| I woke up this morning : I looked down the line | Williams, Joe; Rootin' Ground Hog; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076621) BBB7065 RCA INT1087 |
| Well when I get up in the morning : ooo well peach orchard man she's on my mind | Williams, Joe; Peach Orchard Mama; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539911) BBB8774 RCA INT1087 |
| Early one morning : just about the break of day | Williams, Joe; Meet Me Around the Corner; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539921R) BBB8738 RCA INT1087 |
| Well I'm going to get up in the morning : get to Highway FortyNine | Williams, Joe; Highway 49; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704851) BBB9025 RBF RF11 |
| [I'm going to wake, well I'm going to get] in the morning : I believe I'll dust my bed | Williams, Joe; Highway 49; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704851) BBB9025 RBF RF11 |
| Blues this morning : I'll be rolling in Jackson town | Williams, Joe; Highway 49; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704851) BBB9025 RBF RF11 |
| I called you this morning : about half past one | Williams, Joe; I Want It Awful Bad; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M195 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321 |
| I called you this morning : about half past five | Williams, Joe; I Want It Awful Bad; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M195 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321 |
| I called you this morning : about half past six | Williams, Joe; I Want It Awful Bad; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M195 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321 |
| I wake up in the morning : peach orchard woman on my mind | Williams, Joe; Peach Orchard Mama; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208551) BBB7770 RCA INT1175 |
| Lord I have the blues in the morning : blues is the first thing when I lay down at night | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Skinny Woman; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (07654 ) BBB7012 BC20 |
| But you have to go down early in the morning : baby about the break of day | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Early in the Morning; Aurora, Ill., 11 Nov. 1937; (016524 ) BBB7302 RCA INT1175 |
| She told me to come to her house this morning : I got there about half past eight | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Early in the Morning; Aurora, Ill., 11 Nov. 1937; (016524 ) BBB7302 RCA INT1175 |
| I will make you honey in the morning : now I will make you honey in the night | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Honey Bee Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208421) BBB7707 RCA INT1088 |
| Well it was on one Christmas morning : *Tbird's* Christmas coming back again | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Christmas Morning Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308491) BBB8094 RCA INT1088 |
| Now and she left me this morning : people and I been looking for her all day long | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Blue Bird BluesPart 1; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308511) BBB7979 RCA INT1088 |
| Every Monday morning : people the insurance man knocking on my door | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Insurance Man Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308561) BBB8034 RCA INT1088 |
| I'll leave so early in the morning : you know your real man won't never know | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shotgun Blues; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064023 ) BBB8731 BC3 |
| Now I'll leave so early in the morning : that your real man won't never know | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Broken Hearted Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070145 ) BBB9031 BC20 |
| I woke up one morning : walking across the floor | Willis, Ruth Mary; Experience Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519061) Co14642D Yz L1037 |
| Woke up this morning : at the break of day | Willis, Ruth Mary; Man of My Own; New York, 17 Jan. 1933; (129201) Ba32687 Yz L1026 |
| Early this morning : heard someone calling me | Wilson, Leola B.; Back Biting Bee Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1926; (40132) Pm12444 Bio BLP12037 |
| Early one morning : about the break of day | Woods, Oscar; Evil Hearted Woman; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60847 ) De7904 Yz L1026 |
| Says it was early one morning : about the break of day | Woods, Oscar; Don't Sell ItDon't Give It Away; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60849 ) De7219 Yz L1032 |
| Early one morning : baby about the break of day | Woods, Oscar; Don't Sell ItDon't Give It Away; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60849 ) De7219 Yz L1032 |
| It was early one morning : about the break of day | Woods, Oscar; Don't Sell It; San Antonio, 30 Oct. 1937; (SA28451) Vo03906 Yz L1015 |
| Early one morning : baby about the break of day | Woods, Oscar; Don't Sell It; San Antonio, 30 Oct. 1937; (SA28451) Vo03906 Yz L1015 |
| Some of these mornings : mama it won't be long | Big Bill (Broonzy); Skoodle Do Do; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (96012) Pe157 Yz L1011 |
| Some of these mornings : mama it won't be long | Big Bill (Broonzy); Skoodle Do Do; Richmond, Ind., 2 May 1930; (16573) Ge7210 Yz L1035 |
| Lord it's some of these old mornings : Lordy know it won't be long | Big Bill (Broonzy); How You Want It Done; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (116112) Ba32436 Yz L1011 |
| Bill you going to drink one of these mornings : and you'll never drink no more | Big Bill (Broonzy); Good Liquor Gonna Carry Me Down; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962321) BB B6230 Yz L1011 |
| One of these mornings : it won't be long | Campbell, Charlie; Goin' Away Blues; Birmingham, Ala. 25 Mar. 1937; (B322) Vo03571 Fly LP103 |
| It's going to be one of these mornings : swear and it won't be long | Carr, Leroy; Shady Lane Blues; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL73) Vo02762 Co C30496 |
| Some of these mornings : you going to long for me | Gibson, Clifford; Brooklyn Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577591) Vi23255 Yz L1027 |
| I'll wake up one of these mornings : that feeling will be here to stay | Hannah, George; Freakish Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1930; (L5621) Pm13024 Mil MLP2018 |
| I said but one of these good mornings : I'm bound to get her out of jail | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Jailhouse Fire Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44192) Pm12489 Rt RL319 |
| You going to wake up one of these mornings : mama baby and I'll be gone | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Awful Fix Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200341) Pm12539 Yz L1004 |
| Some of these mornings : going to wake up crazy | Hurt, Mississippi John; Nobody's Dirty Business; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (400223B) OK8560 Bio BLPC4 |
| Some of these mornings : going to wake up boozy | Hurt, Mississippi John; Nobody's Dirty Business; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (400223B) OK8560 Bio BLPC4 |
| You going to run over some of these mornings : papa swear you can't get in | Jordan, Luke; Church Bells Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398191) Vi unissued RCA INT1175 |
| Some of these mornings : baby listen to what I say | Lewis, Furry; Mr. Furry's Blues; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1115 Rt RL323 |
| There'll be one of these mornings : you going to jump and shout | McCoy, Joe; Something Gonna Happen to You; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96262 ) BBB6260 Yz L1021; |
| All of these mornings : how my poor heart aches | Mack, Alura; Wicked Daddy Blues; Richmond, Ind., 1 Mar. 1929; (14848) Ge6797 His HLP4 |
| Some of these mornings : babe and it won't be long | Owens, Big Boy George; Kentucky Blues; Richmond, Ind., Oct. 1926; (12571) Ge6006 Yz L1018 |
| One of these mornings : you know it won't be long | Patton, Charley; Devil Sent the Rain; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L401) Pm13040 Yz L1009 |
| But you going to want me some of these mornings : and poor dad won't have you | Rachel, James Yank; TBone Steak Blues; Memphis, 2 Oct. 1929; (563362) ViV38595 Rt RL310 |
| And it's one of these mornings : honey it won't be long | Stevens, Vol; Beale Street Mess Around; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403201) Vi21066 Rt RL322 |
| And it's one of these mornings : honey and it won't be long | Stevens, Vol; Baby Got the Rickets; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403251) Vi21356 OJL19 |
| And it's one of these mornings : honey it won't be long | Stevens, Vol; Papa Long Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418892) Vi21278 Rt RL322 |
| One of these mornings : mama and it won't be long | Stokes, Frank; It Won't Be Long Now; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454202) Vi21672 Rt RL307 |
| Said one of these mornings : it won't be long | Thomas, Henry; Cottonfield Blues; Chicago, c. early July 1927; ( ) Vo1094 OJL3 |
| One of these mornings : won't be long | Thomas, Henry; Bob McKinney; Chicago, Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1138 OJL3 |
| Got up one of these mornings : looked down in the sea | Thompson, Edward; Showers of Rain Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2411A) Pm13018 Yz L1006 |
| Oh one of these mornings : | Virgial, Otto; Bad Notion Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962411) BBB6213 Mam S3802 |
| One of these mornings : either late or soon | Williams, Joe; Little Leg Woman; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854871) BBB5900 Yz L1038 |
| Canned heat is just like morphine : it crawls all through your bones | Shade, Will; Better Leave That Stuff Alone; Memphis, 24 Sept. 1928; (47092 ) Vi21725 Mam S3803 |
| Old Uncle Mose : he was the jellyroll king | Leecan, Bobby; Macon Georgia CutOut; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| Old man Mose : and sister Sue | Williamson, Sonny Boy; SusieQ ; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308501) BBB7995 RCA INT1088 |
| Yes dear mother : I'll try to sing that song | Beaman, Lottie; Wayward Girl Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14161A) Ge6607 OJL6 |
| Goodbye mother : I won't see you again | Beaman, Lottie; Wayward Girl Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14161A) Ge6607 OJL6 |
| I had no mother : here to take my part | Beaman, Lottie; Wayward Girl Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14161A) Ge6607 OJL6 |
| Lord if I had alistened to my mother : Lord what she say | Big Bill (Broonzy); When I Had Money; Chicago, 17 Apr. 1940; (WC3036A) Vo05563 RBF RF16; |
| Besides the woman was my mother : and that's where love begins | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Caught the Old Coon at Last; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704371) BBB8974 RCA730.581 |
| I sacrificed my mother : just to get along long with you | Darby, Blind; Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15566) Pm12828 Yz L1003 |
| Going to write and tell my mother : to look for me on my way | Davis, Walter; Minute Man BluesPart 1; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854821) BBB5965 RCA INT1085 |
| I want you to tell my dear old mother : I'm in the New Huntsville jail | Evans, Joe; New Huntsville Jail; New York, 20 May 1931; (106512) Or8080 His HLP8002 |
| I want you to tell my dear old mother : it's hard for me to eat that | Evans, Joe; New Huntsville Jail; New York, 20 May 1931; (106512) Or8080 His HLP8002 |
| If you don't want to tell your mother : that you soon will be coming home | Gillum, Bill Jazz; You Drink Too Much Whiskey; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070445 ) BBB9004 RCA INT1177 |
| I left my mother : why can't I leave you | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Pleadin' for the Blues; Chicago, 23 Nov. 1926; (9949A) OK8420 Sw S1240 |
| I wouldn't listen to my mother : wouldn't listen to my dad | Howell, Peg Leg; Low Down Rounder Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1928; (1461611) Co14320D RBF RF1 |
| Ain't got no mother : father left me long ago | Hurt, Mississippi John; Blue Harvest Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401487A) OK8692 Bio BLPC4 |
| For to poison her father and her mother : in the coffeepot | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coffee Pot Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10043?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| If I listened at my mother : in farther day | Lincoln, Charley; Chain Gang Trouble; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451082) Co14272D His HLP4 |
| Please write my mother : tell her the shape I'm in | Oden, Jimmy; Going Down Slow; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1941; (0704091) BBB8889 RBF RF16 |
| Only way to meet my mother : I'm going to have to change my lowdown ways | Red Nelson (Nelson Wilborn); Crying Mother Blues; Chicago, 4 Feb. 1936; (90597A) De7171 Br87.504 |
| If you can't stay with me mother : it must have been your time to leave from here | Red Nelson (Nelson Wilborn); Crying Mother Blues; Chicago, 4 Feb. 1936; (90597A) De7171 Br87.504 |
| And outside of my mother : there's nobody else I love | Spivey, Victoria; Don't Trust Nobody Blues; Chicago, 20 Mar. 1931; (VO150 ) Vo1640 Spi LP2001 |
| Baby please don't tell my mother : please don't let my sister know | Spruell, Freddie; Your Man Is Gone; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85784 ) BBB6025 Mam S3802 |
| I spoke hard words to my mother : even to my dear old dad too | Sykes, Roosevelt; The Way I Feel Blues; New York, 14 June 1929; (402453B) OK8727 Yz L1033 |
| For my mother : in every way | Thomas, Hociel; Listen to Ma; Chicago, 24 Feb. 1926; (9521A) OK8346 Bio BLPC6 |
| Because I told their mother : I had to say goodbye | White, Washington; Fixin' to Die Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2989A) Vo05588 Co C30036 |
| *Since my mother* : put that thing on you | Thomas, Hociel; I've Stopped My Man; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9476A) OK8326 Bio BLPC6 |
| She got a crankshaft motion : she got a crosstown swing | Davis, Walter; Sweet Sixteen; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854841) BBB5931 RCA INT1085 |
| He got the motion : and she got the swing | Davis, Walter; I Can Tell By the Way You Smell; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914331) BBB6059 Yz L1025 |
| I like the motion : that my daddy has | Smith, Trixie; The World's Jazz Crazy and So Am I; New York, Mar. 1925; (20632) Pm12262 CC29 |
| Won't you listen to my VEight motor : won't you listen to how my motor hums | Davis, Walter; Minute Man BluesPart 2; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854831) BBB5965 RCA INT1085 |
| Going up the mountain : take my stand | Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18 |
| Going up the mountain : going out west | Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18 |
| Going up the mountain : *do everything* | Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18 |
| Now when the moon peeps over the mountain : I'll be on my way | Big Bill (Broonzy); Key to the Highway; Chicago, 2 May 1941; (C37451) OK06242 RBF RF1 |
| And I went up on a mountain : and I looked down a little old hole | Bird, Billy; Alabama BluesPart 1; Atlanta, 29 Oct. 1928; (1473251) Co14418D His HLP5 |
| And I went up on a mountain : and I looked down in the sea | Bird, Billy; Alabama BluesPart 1; Atlanta, 29 Oct. 1928; (1473251) Co14418D His HLP5 |
| I went up on a mountain : just to see what I could see | Bird, Billy; Alabama BluesPart 2; Atlanta, 29 Oct. 1928; (1473261) Co14418D His HLP5 |
| I went up on the mountain : looked down in the deep blue sea | Bogan, Lucille; Sweet Patunia; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (43091) Pm12459 Yz L1017 |
| Go out on the mountain : call sweet patuni back | Bogan, Lucille; Sweet Patunia; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (43091) Pm12459 Yz L1017 |
| I went up on the mountain : looked down in the sea | Carter, George; Hot Jelly Roll Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1929; (211542) Pm12750 Yz L1012 |
| And I went on the mountain : I looked down in the sea | Estes, Sleepy John; Stack O' Dollars; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (625472) Vi23397 Rt RL307 |
| I would crawl up on some mountain : holler for that woman back | Evans, Joe; Shook It This Morning Blues; New York, 21 May 1931; (106652) Or8083 Yz L1015 |
| When the moon creep over the mountain : honey I'll be on my way | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Key to the Highway; Chicago, 9 May 1940; (044972 ) BBB8529 RBF RF16 |
| I'm going up on a mountain : I'm going to do just like a hog | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Shaggy Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (4415 ) Pm12489 Rt RL319 |
| Standing on the mountain : far as I can see | Hurt, Mississippi John; Blue Harvest Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401487A) OK8692 Bio BLPC4 |
| You may fall from the mountain : down in the deep blue sea | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Hot Papa Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22072) Pm12305 Bio BLP12042 |
| I'd go up on the mountain : and call my baby back | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; How Long How Long; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207881) Pm12685 Bio BLP12015 |
| Wild jack on the mountain : and he brays the whole day long | Johnson, Billiken; Wild Jack Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476072) Co14405D Rt RL315 |
| I'm going to the mountain : hold up my right hand | Johnson, Joe (Memphis Minnie); Don't Want No Woman; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (62539 ) Vi23313 Pal PL101 |
| My man's in the mountain : and I've got the mountain key | Johnson, Mary; Key to the Mountain Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1773) Pm12996 Jo SM3098 |
| Oh my man's in the mountain : and I've got the mountain key | Johnson, Mary; Key to the Mountain Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1773) Pm12996 Jo SM3098 |
| I went to the mountain : look as far as my eyes could see | Johnson, Robert; If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26331) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| Lord I went up on a mountain : peeped in a little hole | Kyle, Charlie; Kyle's Worried Blues; Memphis, 1 Sept. 1928; (454682) Vi21707 Yz L1018 |
| You can take me to the mountain : there will be pigmeat there | Ledbetter, Huddie; Pig Meat Papa; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (171812) ARC60455 His HLP4 |
| I'd rather be up on a mountain : or down in the deep blue sea | McPhail, Black Bottom; My Dream Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11513A) Vo1690 Yz L1019 |
| Went up on a mountain : looked down in the deep blue sea | Moore, Kid Prince; Honey Dripping Papa; New York, 11 Apr. 1936; (189992) ARC60956 Rt RL340 |
| I'd go up on the mountain : call my baby back | Moore, Kid Prince; Honey Dripping Papa; New York, 11 Apr. 1936; (189992) ARC60956 Rt RL340 |
| I went up on the mountain : turned my face to the sky | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Lost Wandering Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (16982) Pm12098 BYG529.078 |
| Well I went up on the mountain : give my horn a blow | Richardson, Mooch; Burying Ground Blues; Memphis, 23 Mar. 1928; (400375A) OK8576 Mam S3803 |
| I works on the mountain : till my shirt got soaking wet | Scott, Sonny; Red Cross Blues; New York, 18 July 1933; (135721) Vo25012 Rt RL325 |
| I went up on the mountain : high as any gal could stand | Smith, Bessie; Weeping Willow Blues; New York, 26 Sept. 1924; (1400622) Co14042D Co CL856; |
| I'm going up on the mountain : to watch the sinking sun | Smith, Clara; I Never Miss My Sunshine; New York, 7 Sept. 1923; (812022) CoA4000 VJM VLP15 |
| Well I went up on a mountain : taking a peep in that old deep blue sea | Torey, George; Lonesome Man Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B651) ARC70857 Yz L1002 |
| I would go on a mountain : call my baby back | Virgial, Otto; Little Girl in Rome; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962401) BBB6213 Mam S3802 |
| Go up on a mountain : bring my tuni back | Weaver, Curley; Sweet Patunia; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473042) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| You can carry it to the mountain : it will be pigmeat there | White, Georgia; Pigmeat Blues; Chicago, 12 May 1936; (90722A) De7209 AH158 |
| I'm going up on the mountain : and look down in the sea | Wilkins, Robert; Alabama Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M190 ) Br7205 Rt RL333 |
| Went up on Kinnesaw Mountain : gave my horn a blow | McTell, Blind Willie; Atlanta Strut; Atlanta, 30 Oct. 1929; (1492992) Co14657D Yz L1037 |
| Climbing on the Lookout Mountain : look dived in Niagara Falls | McTell, Blind Willie; Drive Away Blues; Atlanta, 26 Nov. 1929; (565991) ViV38580 Yz L1005 |
| Back in Black Mountain : a child will smack your face | Smith, Bessie; Black Mountain Blues; New York, 22 July 1930; (1506582) Co14554D Co CL856 |
| On this Black Mountain : can't keep a man in jail | Smith, Bessie; Black Mountain Blues; New York, 22 July 1930; (1506582) Co14554D Co CL856 |
| Had a man in Black Mountain : sweetest man in town | Smith, Bessie; Black Mountain Blues; New York, 22 July 1930; (1506582) Co14554D Co CL856 |
| I'm bound for Black Mountain : me and my razor and my gun | Smith, Bessie; Black Mountain Blues; New York, 22 July 1930; (1506582) Co14554D Co CL856 |
| Down in Black Mountain : they all shoots quick and straight | Smith, Bessie; Black Mountain Blues; New York, 22 July 1930; (1506582) Co14554D Co CL856 |
| I was raised in the mountains : way down in Tennessee | Linthecome, Joe; Pretty Mama Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 Nov. 1929; (15906A) Ge7131 Rt RL326 |
| In the Smoky Mountains : where the eagle builds his nest | Carr, Leroy; Shady Lane Blues; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL73) Vo02762 Co C30496 |
| They was standing seemed to be in mourning : with their heads all hanging down | Davis, Walter; The Only Woman; Chicago, 21 Mar. 1941; (0539751) BBB8773 RCA INT1085 |
| You got a head like a mouse : mouth like a goat | Jordan, Charley; Keep It CleanNo. 2; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO141 ) Vo1611 Yz L1003 |
| Ring around her mouth : is just as sweet as any honey | Anderson, . . . (Walter Taylor); ThirtyEight and Plus; Richmond, Ind., 14 Feb. 1930; (16266B) Ge7157 Fwy FJ2801 |
| The lips around her mouth : just sweet as any honey | Arnold, Kokomo; Salty Dog; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070A) De7267 Rt RL318 |
| My gal got a mouth : like a lighthouse on the sea | Baker, Willie; WeakMinded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14668) Spt9427 Yz L1012 |
| My gal got a mouth : like a lighthouse on the sea | Baker, Willie; WeakMinded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14896) Ge6751 Her H201 |
| Says all around your mouth : is something like mud | Chatman, Bo; Pussy Cat Blues; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026131) BBB6735 Yz L1034 |
| Kiss her on the mouth : just sweet as any honey | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Salty Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1924; (1893?) Pm12236 Yz L1029 |
| Then baby shut your mouth : and don't be raising sand | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Easy Rider Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44232) Pm12474 Mil MLP2004 |
| My woman got a mouth : like a lighthouse in the sea | Lewis, Furry; Black Gypsy Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M185 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008 |
| You can pack up your trunk to move : but you will change your mind | Gibson, Clifford; HardHeaded Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577552) ViV38577 Yz L1027 |
| I've got to move : out of the neighborhood | McCoy, Joe; You Got to MovePart 1; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9380 ) De7038 BC1 |
| You ain't got to move : out this neighborhood | Memphis Minnie; You Got to MovePart I; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9380 ) De7038 BC1 |
| He said you have to move : if you can't pay | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C12561) Vo03186 BC7 |
| I thought I would move : but I have no place to go | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C12561) Vo03186 BC7 |
| Every time I move : you got my rider down | Williams, Joe; Mr. Devil Blues; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M196 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321 |
| Got a brand new movement : one that she calls her own | Big Bill (Broonzy); Long Tall Mama; New York, 30 Mar. 1932; (116171) Ba33085 Yz L1011 |
| I got athis old Elgin movement : make the springs tremble all on your bed | Jordan, Charley; Got Your Water On; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (189822) ARC60661 Rt RL310 |
| If they miss *airy* movement : it sure is their last | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Round and Round; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64732 ) Vi23256 Jo SM3104 |
| Because he ain't got the movements : in his hump | Bell, Ed; Carry It Right Back Home; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510372) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| She got Elgin movements : and a twentyyear guarantee | Blake, Blind; Panther Squall Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205822) Pm12723 Yz L1016 |
| My baby got movements : like a old Cadillac Eight | Chatman, Lonnie; New Sittin' On Top of the World; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15562) Pm13134 Bio BLP12041 |
| She got Elgin movements : from her head down to her toe | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Change My Luck Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203872) Pm12639 Mil MLP2007 |
| She's got Elgin movements : from her head down to her toes | Johnson, Robert; Walkin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26301) Vo03601 Co CL1654 |
| I've got to keep moving : blues falling down like hail | Johnson, Robert; Hell Hound on My Trail; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3942) ARC70956 Co CL1654 |
| Mozelle : why we can't get along | McClennan, Tommy; Mozelle Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074100 ) BBB9015 Rt RL314 |
| Mozelle : I love you for myself | McClennan, Tommy; Mozelle Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074100 ) BBB9015 Rt RL314 |
| Well listen Mr : what have my baby done | Barefoot Bill; Big Rock Jail; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493562) Co14481D Rt RL313 |
| Now Mr Mr : please spare my life | Barefoot Bill; Squabblin' Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503032) Co14526D OJL14 |
| Hey here Mr : you must be losing your mind | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bootin' Me 'Bout; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15675) Pm12946 Mil MLP2004 |
| Mr oh Mr : can't you fix this thing for me | Lucas, Jane; Fix It; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17278A) Ch16215 Riv RM8803 |
| You got tools Mr : everybody say your work is fine | Lucas, Jane; Fix It; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17278A) Ch16215 Riv RM8803 |
| Don't play that band Mr : just play the blues for me | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Slow Driving Moan; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47091) Pm12526 Mil MLP2001 |
| I said excuse me Mr : I don't mean no harm | Thomas, George; Don't Kill Him in Here; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L182) Pm12826 Rt RL340 |
| Please Mr : please don't kill me in here | Thomas, George; Don't Kill Him in Here; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L182) Pm12826 Rt RL340 |
| I hear you call uhuh Mr : baby why you too fast | Whistlin' Rufus; Sweet Jelly Rollin'; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1933; (77305 ) BBB5306 Rt RL334 |
| Wait a minute Mr Mr : give me a cigarette | White, Georgia; Walking the Street; Chicago, 28 Jan. 1937; (91104A) De7277 AH158 |
| Now and he said please Mr : said please don't shoot me no more | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (040525 ) BBB8265 BC3; |
| Now *look here Mr* ??? : *says you take a good drop* | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Airy Man Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (18512) Pm12219 Yz L1029 |
| And I don't miss her so much : until I'm all by myself | Carr, Leroy; Longing for My Sugar; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164341) Vo02875 Yz L1036 |
| I been stung so much : I'm up a tree | Jones, Maggie; Dangerous Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1925; (1404893) Co14070D VJM VLP23 |
| He doodled so much : he got a hump in his back | Lincoln, Charley; Doodle Hole Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502752) Co14550D Yz L1012 |
| 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 |
| You cave so much : till you can't keep it hid | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Cave Man Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599622) ViV38605 Mel MLP7324; |
| So there'd quit being so doggone much : of murdering in town | Reynolds, Blind Joe; Nehi Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1462) Pm12927 OJL11 |
| I done cried so much : look like I got the mumps | Smith, Bessie; I'm Down in the Dumps; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525802) OK8945 Co CL856 |
| He don't talk much : he's a hardboiled man | Smith, Clara; He's Mine, All Mine; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (1401821) Co14053D VJM VLP17 |
| Tell him not to *slip* so much : and pay your fine | Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M184 ) Br7137 OJL20 |
| She shook it so much : she had the German flu | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); No Matter How She Done It; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11210A) Vo1699 Yz L1039 |
| I stay drunk so much : I can't tell night from day | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Jig Head Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210174) Pm12708 Bio BLP12004 |
| Because I drink so much : I can't hardly see | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Jig Head Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210174) Pm12708 Bio BLP12004 |
| Now I love you so much : baby I'd like to hold you in my arms | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Big Apple Blues; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064020 ) BBB8766 BC20 |
| Now you may like you love me so much : baby please drop one down for me | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Big Apple Blues; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064020 ) BBB8766 BC20 |
| Now my water got muddy : and my horse run into a stream | Big Bill (Broonzy); When I Had Money; Chicago, 17 Apr. 1940; (WC3036A) Vo05563 RBF RF16; |
| 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 |
| Says I spied another mule : pawing in my stall | Alexander, Texas; Awful Moaning BluesPart 2; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402644B) OK8731 Rt RL327 |
| Says it must've be another mule : mama kicking in my stall | Arnold, Kokomo; Front Door Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9655A) De7156 BC4 |
| Says I'm going to kill that mule : then I'm sure going kill my gal | Arnold, Kokomo; Front Door Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9655A) De7156 BC4 |
| Pour me out some white mule : pour me out some sandy rye | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Blind Pig Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (1460501) Co14372D CC36 |
| But you'll find another mule : just kicking in your stall | Jones, Maggie; You May Go, But You'll Come Back Some Day; New York, 18 Dec. 1924; (1401922) Co14063D VJM VLP23 |
| He like he swallowed a mule : and left his tail hanging out | McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (1493192) Co14657D Yz L1037 |
| I caught another mule : kicking in my stall | Stovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); Bed Slats; St. Louis, 26 Apr. 1927; (80760B) OK8543 His HLP4 |
| I won't try no mule : that don't know gee from haw | Sykes, Roosevelt; No Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1930; (C6475A) MeM12086 Yz L1033 |
| Found another mule : kicking in my stall | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
| Got a black mule : *really* kicking in my stall | Thomas, Henry; Texas Easy Street Blues; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; ( ) Vo1197 OJL3 |
| A country girl *jewel brown mule* : but she's getting drunk just the same | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); She Ain't No Good; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404783B) OK8885 Mam S3804 |
| Lord they accused me of murder : I haven't harmed a man | Alexander, Texas; Levee Camp Moan Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81225B) OK8498 RBF RF9 |
| They got me accused of murder : and I never harmed a man | Barefoot Bill; My Crime Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (1493522) Co14510D OJL14 |
| Cried my gal hollered murder : I ain't raised my hand | Fuller, Blind Boy; Rag, Mama, Rag; New York, 25 July 1935; (178632) ARC351032 BC6 |
| The blues will drive you to drink and murder : and spend the rest of your life in jail | Johnson, Lonnie; Devil's Got the Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63518A) De7487 Sw S1225 |
| They arrest me for murder : I ain't never harmed a man | Lewis, Furry; Judge Harsh Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454332) ViV38506 Yz L1008 |
| Women hollered murder : and I ain't raised my hand | Lewis, Furry; Judge Harsh Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454332) ViV38506 Yz L1008 |
| And they accusing me of murder : never harmed a man | McCoy, Joe; Joliet Bound; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11220A) Vo1686 Yz L1021 |
| Accused me of murder : I never harmed a man | McCoy, Joe; Something Gonna Happen to You; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96262 ) BBB6260 Yz L1021; |
| Well they've got me accused for murder : and I haven't even harmed a man | McTell, Blind Willie; Death Cell Blues; New York, 19 Sept. 1933; (140491) Vo02577 RBF RF15 |
| He was charged with murder : but stealing was his crime | Pope, Jenny; Tennessee Workhouse Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM758B) Vo1522 His HLP15 |
| Women crying murder : I ain't raised my hand | Smith, Clara; Kansas City Man Blues; New York, 2 Oct. 1923; (812226) Co12D VJM VLP15 |
| Got me accused for murder : and stealing was my crime | Sykes, Roosevelt; Skeet and Garret; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403312A) OK8749 Yz L1033 |
| *She can cheat murder* : | Smith, Clara; Mean Papa, Turn in Your Key; New York, 17 Apr. 1924; (816972) Co14022D VJM VLP16 |
| You's a coldblooded murderer : when you want me out your way | Fuller, Blind Boy; Pistol Snapper Blues; New York, 5 Apr. 1938; (226741) Vo04106 BC11 |
| I would have been a murderer : if I'd afooled around with you | McTell, Blind Willie; Your Time to Worry; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9957A) De7117 Rt RL324 |
| She said she liked my music : but my tune's too short | Carr, Leroy; It's Too Short; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164401) Vo02875 Co C30496 |
| I likes lowdown music : I like to barrelhouse get drunk too | Spruell, Freddie; LowDown Mississippi Bottom Man; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207281) Pm12665 Mam S3802 |
| First time I heard your music : I was just sixteen | Washboard Sam; Let Me Play Your Vendor; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703751) BBB8967 RCA LPV577 |
| They called for music : but no jazz band was there | Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022 |
| Lord I want to hear some swinging music : I want to hear a Fats Waller sound | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Ground Hog Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070143 ) BBB9031 BC3 |
| I cut off his mustache : and bought him a *Sunday* suit | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Rough and Tumble Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22102) Pm12311 Mil MLP2001 |
| I don't want to be wearing mustache : ooo well mistreated for Mr soandso | Williams, Joe; I Won't Be in Hard Luck No More; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076641) BBB7065 RCA INT1087 |
| I got spreading mustard : from north to south | Lewis, Archie; Miss Handy Hanks; Richmond, Ind., 30 Mar. 1933; (19107) Ch16677 Rt RL334 |
| When a woman get musty : you know she needs to bathe | Alexander, Texas; NinetyEight Degree Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402640A) OK8705 Yz L1004 |
| When she rub my ??? : she's improved my appetite | Bracey, Ishman; Pay Me No Mind; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2422) Pm13038 Yz L1007 |
| I cut him with my ??? : I kicked him in the side | Smith, Bessie; Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair; New York, 3 Mar. 1927; (1435762) Co14209D Co CL858 |
| I just weep in my ??? : across my head | Sylvester, Hannah; I Want My Sweet Daddy; New York, c. 21 Sept. 1923; (70329) Pat032007 VJM VLP40 |
| For I feel myself : sinking every day | Darby, Blind; Built Right on the Ground; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (675841) Vi23311 Yz L1003 |
| Then what I made of myself : I declare it was a crying shame | Estes, Sleepy John; Brownsville Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63653A) De7473 RBF RF8 |
| I said to myself : what you think of that | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Keyhole Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1939; (034813 ) BBB8221 RCA INT1177 |
| I'm all alone by myself : no one to love me at all | Johnson, Lonnie; Falling Rain Blues; St. Louis, 4 Nov. 1925; (9436A) OK8253 CC30 |
| You know when I found myself : I was laplegged drunk again | Johnson, Lonnie; Laplegged Drunk Again; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63522A) De7537 Sw S1225 |
| Keep a quarter for myself : have to give to my man | Jones, Maggie; Four Flushing Papa; New York, 14 Oct. 1924; (1401042) Co14044D VJM VLP23 |
| Don't know what to do with myself : at night | Jones, Maggie; Mamma; New York, 5 May 1925; (1405841) Co14074D VJM VLP25 |
| I'm going to put myself : on a Santa Fe and go | Jones, Maggie; Dallas Blues; New York, 17 Sept. 1925; (1409523) Co14114D VJM VLP25 |
| I have to pinch myself : to see if I'm awake | Jones, Maggie; The Man I Love Is Oh So Good; New York, 7 May 1926; (1421653) Co14243D VJM VLP25 |
| Said I'd rather go by myself : and look to the good Lord above | Rachel, James Yank; Squeaky Work Bench Blues; New York, 6 Feb. 1934; (147922) Ba33047 Yz L1021 |
| I'm going to find myself : another man | Smith, Bessie; Cold In Hand Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402502) Co14064D Co CL855 |
| If I'm tired of sleeping by myself : you too dumb to realize | Smith, Bessie; Do Your Duty; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525772) OK8945 Co CL856 |
| But I know for myself : and your front yard is where I get my load | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hoppin' Toad Frog; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO166A) Vo1655 Yz L1031 |
| Say I feel myself : falling again | Spivey, Victoria; I'll Never Fall in Love Again; Chicago, 7 July 1936; (90789A) De7203 Spi LP2001 |
| L and N L and N : bring my baby back to me | Davis, Walter; L and N Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (768021) BBB5143 RCA INT1085 |
| Double T double N : double T double S U Z | Thompson, Edward; Seven Sister Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2413) Pm12873 Yz L1006 |
| I hits every nail : right on the head | McCoy, Joe; Beat It Right; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7246 ) Vo1643 Pal PL101 |
| Womens all know my name : call him Mr Tampa Long | Bogan, Lucille; Jim Tampa Blues; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46722) Pm12504 Yz L1017 |
| But that ain't his name : his name is plain Leroy | Green, Lil; My Mellow Man; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591511) BBB8640 RCA LPV574 |
| And if you want to know my name : just look around on my sack | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coal Man Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (42442) Pm12461 Bio BLP12042 |
| I'm going to write my name : up on my baby's back door | Jones, Bo; Back Door Blues; Dallas, c. Nov. 1929; (DAL460 ) Vo1452 Rt RL327 |
| So she can see my name : if she never see me no more | Jones, Bo; Back Door Blues; Dallas, c. Nov. 1929; (DAL460 ) Vo1452 Rt RL327 |
| Going to call my name : darling and I'll be gone | Owens, Big Boy George; Kentucky Blues; Richmond, Ind., Oct. 1926; (12571) Ge6006 Yz L1018 |
| Nobody knows my name : nobody knows what I've done | Smith, Bessie; Young Woman's Blues; New York, 26 Oct. 1926; (1428783) Co14179D Co CL857 |
| He wouldn't know his name : printed on a wall | Smith, Clara; Steel Drivin' Man; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (1401812) Co14053D VJM VLP17 |
| I don't know my real name : I don't know when I was born | Washboard Sam; I've Been Treated Wrong; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703781) BBB9007 RBF RF1 |
| Don't call my name : don't call my name | Williams, Joe; Please Don't Go; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704841) BBB8969 RCA INT1087 |
| Old wolf is hungry now I'm going to do most 'napping : than I done since God knows when | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hungry Wolf; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO165A) Vo1655 Yz L1031 |
| Her head is nappy : and her feet done got long | Evans, Joe; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 21 May 1931; (106641) Or8083 Yz L1015 |
| Your head is nappy : your feet so mamlish long | Grant, Bobby; Nappy Head Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1927; (202043) Pm12595 Yz L1001 |
| Nobody knows old Naptown : baby like I do | Carr, Leroy; Naptown Blues; Chicago, 17 June 1929; (C3267 ) Vo1400 Yz L1036 |
| When you get to Naptown : the blues won't last very long | Carr, Leroy; Naptown Blues; Chicago, 17 June 1929; (C3267 ) Vo1400 Yz L1036 |
| I would rather be in Naptown : than any place I know | Carr, Leroy; Naptown Blues; Chicago, 17 June 1929; (C3267 ) Vo1400 Yz L1036 |
| I'm going back to Naptown : baby don't you want to go | Carr, Leroy; Naptown Blues; Chicago, 17 June 1929; (C3267 ) Vo1400 Yz L1036 |
| You can take a narrowface : and lead a preacher to his grave | Washboard Walter; Narrow Face Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1424) Pm12954 Her H205 |
| But these women from Nashville : swear they just won't be here long | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Teddy Bear Blues; Chicago, c. June 1927; (45672) Pm12487 Mil MLP2007 |
| If you want to go to Nashville : man and ain't got no fare | Lewis, Furry; Furry's Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454241) ViV38519 Rt RL333 |
| I get my ??? boots nasty : from walking around on your dirty rug | Rachel, James Yank; Squeaky Work Bench Blues; New York, 6 Feb. 1934; (147922) Ba33047 Yz L1021 |
| Been to the nation : and I just got back | Baxter, Jim (Andrew and Jim Baxter); Bamalong Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 9 Aug. 1927; (397842) Vi20962 Rt RL318 |
| Went to the nation : and the territor' | Collins, Sam; I'm Sitting on Top of the World; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108422) Ba32395 OJL10 |
| Lord I'm going to the nation : buy me an Indian squaw | Jackson, Papa Charlie; The Faking Blues; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2121?) Pm12281 Yz L1029 |
| I've been to the nation : around the territor' | James, Jesse; Lonesome Day Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90762A) De7213 AH158 |
| I've been all through the nation : and around the territor' | James, Jesse; Lonesome Day Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90762A) De7213 AH158 |
| 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 |
| Well I went to the nation : Lord I thought I'd fall Lord and die | Richardson, Mooch; Mooch Richardson's Low Down Barrel House Blues Part 1; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (400215A) OK8554 Mam S3803 |
| I'm going to the nation : I ain't going to make no fuss | Thomas, Henry; Shanty Blues; Chicago, Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1139 OJL3 |
| I went to the nation : from that dirty territor' | unknown artist (George Bullet Williams); Touch Me Light Mama; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205902) Pm12680 OJL2 |
| I went to the nation : from that dirty territor' | unknown artist (George Bullet Williams); Touch Me Light Mama; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205902) Pm12680 OJL2 |
| There's two kind of nations : I sure can't understand | Blind Percy; Fourteenth Street Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (201802) Pm12584 Rt RL327 |
| I'll fight the army and navy : just me and my gin | Smith, Bessie; Me and My Gin; New York, 25 Aug. 1928; (1468973) Co14384D Co CL856 |
| Now you look so neat and you look so neat : and you talk so sweet you talk so sweet | Arnold, Kokomo; Let Your Money Talk; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9924 ) De7191 BC4 |
| She's little and neat : all nice so sweet | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Got a Letter from My Darlin'; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64731 ) Vi23267 Rt RL337 |
| Tie it around my neck : and jump off the dock | Crawford, Rosetta; My Man Jumped Salty on Me; New York, 1 Feb. 1939; (64972A) De7567 Cor CP58 |
| Tie a string on my neck : and I'll follow everywhere | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Teddy Bear Blues; Chicago, c. June 1927; (45672) Pm12487 Mil MLP2007 |
| Put a rope around my neck : you can lead me anywhere | Jordan, Charley; You Run and Tell Your Daddy; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO143 ) Vo1611 Yz L1003 |
| 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 nigger put a neckbone : in the pot | Shade, Will; On the Road Again; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470111) ViV38015 OJL19 |
| And you can eat more neckbones : than any man I've ever seen | Bogan, Lucille; Pot Hound Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3462 ) Br7083 His HLP15 |
| She spent a dime for neckbones : and ninety cents for that old canned heat | Shade, Will; Better Leave That Stuff Alone; Memphis, 24 Sept. 1928; (47092 ) Vi21725 Mam S3803 |
| Lord I tell you it wasn't no need : of mama trying to be so kind | Akers, Garfield; Jumpin' and Shoutin' Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM777A) Vo1481 OJL8 |
| And it's what is the need : of baby trying to be so kind | Akers, Garfield; Jumpin' and Shoutin' Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM777A) Vo1481 OJL8 |
| Because you going to need : you going to need my help some day | Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9428B) De7026 BC4 |
| Won't be no need : asing this lonesome song | Barefoot Bill; Snigglin' Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493532) Co14510D Yz L1006 |
| Baby I say you going to need : my little help some old lonesome day | Chatman, Bo; Some Day; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278771) BBB8147 Yz L1034 |
| It ain't no need : you calling me on my telephone | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I Got Somebody Else; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064739 ) BBB8816 RCA INT1177 |
| All I need : someone to turn my damper down | Lincoln, Charley; Jealous Hearted Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451032) Co14305D RBF RF9 |
| It ain't no need : of getting rocks in your jaws | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); I've Got Blood in My Eyes for You; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050231) Co14660D Mam S3804 |
| Doctor says all you need : your lover in your arms | White, Washington; High Fever Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2987A) Vo05489 Co C30036 |
| Because you going to need : you going to need my help some day | Williams, Joe; Wild Cow Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962461) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| Just like looking for a needle : in a bed of sand | Arnold, Kokomo; Salty Dog; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070A) De7267 Rt RL318 |
| Now she got legs like a needle : she ain't got no chin | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594991) BBB8749 RCA730.581 |
| It's like hunting for a needle : in a bed of sand | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Salty Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1924; (1893?) Pm12236 Yz L1029 |
| Just like hunting for a needle : buried in a bed of sand | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coffee Pot Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10043?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| He threads my needle : creams my wheat | Spivey, Victoria; My Handy Man; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401114B) OK8615 Sw S1240 |
| You can catch them shooting needles : all the while | Ramey, Ben (Memphis Jug Band); Cocaine Habit Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (599332) ViV38620 BC2 |
| Needmore : it has hung amany men | Estes, Sleepy John; Need More Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62466A) De7365 RBF RF8 |
| I've got everything that a woman needs : to make a good man fall | Smith, Clara; I Got Everything a Woman Needs; New York, 28 June 1923; (810596) CoA3943 VJM VLP15 |
| I asked my nextdoor neighbor : which away did my baby go | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Empty Room Blues; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535931) BBB8615 RCA730.581 |
| Now ask the ladies in your neighborhood : about my plan | Washboard Sam; Lover's Lane Blues; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703811) BBB9007 BC10 |
| Nero : make me a soldier with a cross | MacFarland, Barrel House Buck; I Got to Go Blues; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1934; (C9321 ) De7013 OJL20 |
| Because you got the nerve : to leave my good woman to cry | Blake, Blind; Black Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (43621) Pm12464 Bio BLP12003 |
| And you have got more nerve : than any pot hound I've ever seen | Bogan, Lucille; Pot Hound Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3462 ) Br7083 His HLP15 |
| Have you got the nerve : to drive papa McTell from your door | McTell, Blind Willie; Statesboro Blues; Atlanta, 17 Oct. 1928; (471873) ViV38001 Yz L1005 |
| A hornets' nest : don't mean a thing to me | Jones, Maggie; Dangerous Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1925; (1404893) Co14070D VJM VLP23 |
| I know where there's a bird nest : built down on the ground | Patton, Charley; Bird Nest Bound; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4331) Pm13070 Yz L1020 |
| I know where there's a bird nest : built down on the ground | Patton, Charley; Revenue Man Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14747 ) Vo02931 Yz L1020 |
| I got something new : that I ain't never told you yet | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Shack Bully Stomp; New York, 1 Apr. 1938; (63539A) De7479 BC4 |
| Sugar I will never : be contented here | Barefoot Bill; Barefoot Bill's Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503041) Co14561D Rt RL325 |
| Baby if you never : never never no more | Gibson, Clifford; Levee Camp Moan; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577542) ViV38577 Yz L1027 |
| And you may not never : mama see me in your town no more | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Awful Fix Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200341) Pm12539 Yz L1004 |
| Don't you never : want new loving sometimes | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Me and My Whiskey; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493462) Co14507D CC36 |
| Says you'll never : get to ??? *Bill* | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Airy Man Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (18512) Pm12219 Yz L1029 |
| I'll never : get down this low no more | James, Skip; Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7522) Pm13065 Bio BLP12029 |
| I never : would have been here today | Lincoln, Charley; Chain Gang Trouble; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451082) Co14272D His HLP4 |
| I never : be treated this away | Lincoln, Charley; Chain Gang Trouble; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451082) Co14272D His HLP4 |
| You may never never : see me anymore | McCoy, Joe; Going Back Home; Chicago, 16 Aug. 1934; (C9300A) De7087 Yz L1007 |
| Said if you never if you never : hear me anymore | Rachel, James Yank; Expressman Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (59934 ) Vi23318 Fwy FA2953 |
| I never never never : can forget that day | Stokes, Frank; How Long; Memphis, 30 Aug. 1928; (454551) ViV38512 BC6 |
| I never never : baby I can't see anymore | Stokes, Frank; How Long; Memphis, 30 Aug. 1928; (454551) ViV38512 BC6 |
| Don't you never : let no woman rule your life | Thompson, Ashley; Minglewood Blues; Memphis, 30 Jan. 1928; (418032) Vi21267 Fwy FA2953 |
| Don't you never : let no woman rule your life | Thompson, Ashley; Minglewood Blues; Memphis, 30 Jan. 1928; (418032) Vi21267 Fwy FA2953 |
| Mama never : drive a stranger from your door | Thompson, Edward; Showers of Rain Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2411A) Pm13018 Yz L1006 |
| Don't never : drive an insurance man from your door | Washboard Walter; Insurance Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2832) Pm12954 Her H205 |
| Say you can never : catch that kind of little girl at home | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Early in the Morning; Aurora, Ill., 11 Nov. 1937; (016524 ) BBB7302 RCA INT1175 |
| My brown wrote to tell me sad news : she got a brand new man | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Sad News Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207722) Pm12728 Rt RL306 |
| It's sad news : when your baby's ???ing on you | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Sad News Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207722) Pm12728 Rt RL306 |
| But when I got the news : I was highwater bound | Wallace, Sippie; The Flood Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80840B) OK8470 Sw S1240 |
| Got to Newport News : before dinner time | James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158 |
| I'm going to Newport News : just to see Aunt Caroline Dyer | Stevens, Vol; Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62541 ) Vi23347 Jo SM3104 |
| I'm going to Newport News : just to pass ??? on the doggone day | Stevens, Vol; Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62541 ) Vi23347 Jo SM3104 |
| I'm going back to Newport News : and do what Aunt Caroline Dyer told me to do | Stevens, Vol; Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62541 ) Vi23347 Jo SM3104 |
| You can read a newspaper : you can't read a person's mind | Jackson, Papa Charlie; She Belongs to Me Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (42431) Pm12461 Yz L1029 |
| I picking up the newspaper : and I looking in the ads | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); No Job Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203432) Pm12609 Bio BLP12004 |
| *Ring them nice : and they'll* | Mason, Moses; Shrimp Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203023) Pm12605 Rt RL325 |
| But I tried to be nice : tried to be nice and kind | Memphis Minnie; It's Hard to Be Mistreated; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (C16711) Vo03474 BC1 |
| Legs look as nice : as Georgia ham | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green; Memphis, 12 May 1930; (599172) ViV38599 Jo SM3104 |
| But they treated me so nice : when I was up able to run around | Spivey, Victoria; T. B.'s Got Me Blues; Chicago, 7 July 1936; (90790A) De7222 Spi LP2001 |
| And she treats me nice : around her house | Stokes, Frank; Last Go Round; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47771) Pm12591 Bio BLP12041 |
| I will start being nice : and keep you on my mind | Stokes, Frank; Ain't Going to Do Like I Used to Do; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212292) Pm12774 Rt RL308 |
| But now you won't treat me nice : and I ain't going to buy you a doggone thing | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Low Down Ways; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308531) BBB7979 RCA INT1088 |
| Just tell her nicely : there is a front door | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); The World Is Going Wrong; Atlanta, 24 Oct. 1931; (4050091) Co14660D Mam S3804 |
| But he loves me nicer : than my regular can | Sylvester, Hannah; I Want My Sweet Daddy; New York, c. 21 Sept. 1923; (70329) Pat032007 VJM VLP40 |
| Some give her a nickel : some give her a lousy dime | Alexander, Texas; Easy Rider Blues; Fort Worth, 30 Sept. 1934; (FW1138) Vo02856 Yz L1010 |
| Some begs a nickel : some some begs a dime | Brown, Hi Henry; Skin Man; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11509A) Vo1692 Yz L1003 |
| I didn't have a nickel : and all my clothes in pawn | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Empty Room Blues; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535931) BBB8615 RCA730.581 |
| I wouldn't spend a nickel : not to save your soul | Gibson, Clifford; Tired of Being Mistreated Part 1; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (484A) QRSR7079 Yz L1027 |
| A nickel is a nickel : a dime is a dime | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; How Come Mama Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15213) Pm12802 Yz L1010 |
| Nickel is a nickel : dime is a dime | Hill, King Solomon; Tell Me Baby; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12582) Pm13129 Yz L1004 |
| Nickel is a nickel : dime is a dime | Hill, King Solomon; Tell Me Baby; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12582) Pm13129 Yz L1004 |
| I taken her last nickel : out of her nation sack | Johnson, Robert; Come On in My Kitchen; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25851) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| She got two for a nickel : got four for a dime | Johnson, Robert; They're Red Hot; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26271) ARC70757 Co C30034 |
| If you cry about a nickel : you die about a dime | Johnson, Robert; Last Fair Deal Gone Down; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26311) ARC70460 Co CL1654 |
| Because I think I got a nickel : I wants to buy me one | McTell, Blind Willie; Scarey Day Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050031) OK8936 Yz L1037 |
| Two for a nickel : four for a dime | Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (202832) Pm12605 OJL8 |
| Now the soap is a nickel : and the towel is three | Memphis Minnie; New Dirty Dozens; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5894 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
| Says nickel is a nickel : and a dime a dime | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Giving It Away; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404683A) OK8908 OJL19 |
| Now a nickel is a nickel : and a dime is a dime | Washboard Sam; I'm Not the Lad; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644781) BBB8878 RCA LPV577 |
| I can ask her for a nickel : she gives me ten and a dime | Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); My Babe My Babe; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90198A) Ch50053 OJL8 |
| A nickel is a nickel : and a dime is a dime | Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); Greyhound Blues; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90199A) Ch50053 Rt RL334 |
| *Well I didn't have a nickel* : wouldn't pay me no fine | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Gettin' Ready for Trial; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404682C) OK8856 OJL4 |
| Play with these thirty year old nickels : will fit your machine just right | Washboard Sam; Let Me Play Your Vendor; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703751) BBB8967 RCA LPV577 |
| A big black nigger : in my folding bed | Shade, Will; On the Road Again; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470111) ViV38015 OJL19 |
| I never seen a nigger : run so fast | Shade, Will; On the Road Again; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470111) ViV38015 OJL19 |
| He say go ahead on nigger : that ain't no good long time | unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322 |
| Lord I walked all last night : and all last night before | Alexander, Texas; No More Woman Blues; San Antonio, 9 Mar. 1928; (400446A) OK8624 Rt RL312 |
| I can't sleep at night : when I lay down to take my rest | Alexander, Texas; When You Get to Thinking; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1929; (403359B) OK8764 Fly LP103 |
| Come back tomorrow night : and try it again | Arnold, Kokomo; Busy Bootin'; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9923A) De7139 Say SDR163 |
| Paid my room rent last night : half past ten | Baker, Willie; Mama, Don't Rush Me Blues; Memphis, c. 25 Sept. 1929; (14666) Ge6766 His HLP22 |
| She got up last night : she crawled around my bed | Baker, Willie; WeakMinded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14668) Spt9427 Yz L1012 |
| She got up last night : she crawled around my bed | Baker, Willie; WeakMinded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14896) Ge6751 Her H201 |
| You come home at night : she got a towel on her head | Bell, Ed; Ham Bone Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48173) Pm12524 OJL14 |
| When I lay down at night : mama just a gallon out of sight | Big Bill (Broonzy); Good Liquor Gonna Carry Me Down; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962321) BB B6230 Yz L1011 |
| I went home last night : about half past four | Black, Lewis; Corn Liquor Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453672) Co14291D Rt RL327 |
| All last night : baby it seemed so long | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Penal Farm Blues; Indianapolis, c. June 1928; (IND625 ) Vo1192 Yz L1019 |
| Did you ever lie down at night : thinking about your brown | Blake, Blind; Tampa Bound; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30622) Pm12442 Bio BLP12023 |
| Took one drink last night : and it made me go stone blind | Blake, Blind; Bootleg Rum Dum Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205661) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003 |
| Went home last night : my baby won't let me in | Blake, Blind; Fightin' the Jug; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15250) Pm12863 Bio BLP12037 |
| I dreamed last night : the woman I love was dead | Blake, Blind; Playing Policy Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L6471) Pm13035 Bio BLP12003 |
| I boogie all night : all the night before | Bogan, Lucille; Alley Boogie; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5563A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| Late last night : when my clock was striking three | Bogan, Lucille; Lonesome Midnight Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154782) ARC60463 Rt RL317 |
| I went to bed last night : and the blues wouldn't let me rest | Bogan, Lucille; Man Stealer Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (169972) ARC350913 Rt RL317 |
| You know when I look for you at night : way down on Eighty Highway with someone else | Bonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); 80 Highway Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649211) BBB8927 BC7 |
| Say my woman told me last night : she did not want no gambling man | Campbell, Bob; Dice's Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154831) Vo02830 Rt RL340 |
| Say that woman told me last night : that you cannot even stand Mr Ford's ways | Campbell, Bob; Starvation Farm Blues; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155032) Vo02798 Fly LP103 |
| Every night : I wander all by myself | Campbell, Gene; Wandering Blues; Chicago, c. May 1930; (C5701A) Br7170 His HLP2 |
| She goes out at night : just like she's on wheels | Campbell, Gene; Robbin' and Stealin' Blues; Chicago, c. May 1930; (C5704B) Br7170 His HLP2 |
| I keep the blues all night : and the whole day through | Carr, Leroy; I Keep the Blues; New York, 15 Mar. 1932; (11497A) Vo1709 Yz L1036 |
| She went out last night : and she didn't even say goodbye | Carr, Leroy; Take a Walk Around the Corner; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (15604 ) Vo02986 Co C30496 |
| You stay drunk all night : and the whole day long | Carr, Leroy; Barrel House Woman No. 2; New York, 15 Aug. 1934; (156332) Vo02820 Yz L1019 |
| Now I can't sleep at night : there's rocks all in my bed | Carr, Leroy; You Left Me Crying; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164182) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| I ate them last night : and the night before | Chatman, Bo; Beans; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826121) BBB5629 Yz L1014 |
| I ate them last night : and the night before | Chatman, Bo; Beans; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826121) BBB5629 Yz L1014 |
| I ate them last night : and the night before | Chatman, Bo; Beans; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826121) BBB5629 Yz L1014 |
| I ate them last night : and the night before | Chatman, Bo; Beans; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826121) BBB5629 Yz L1014 |
| Says I come down last night : half past ten | Chatman, Bo; Let Me Roll Your Lemon; New Orleans, 19 Jan. 1935; (876241) BBB5861 Yz L1034 |
| I lay down last night : with that gal all on my mind | Collins, Sam; Loving Lady Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12739) Ge6146 OJL10 |
| I cried last night : and the night before | Collins, Sam; Lonesome Road Blues; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108361) Ba32669 Yz L1038 |
| Way in the night : I could hear her cry | Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; It's a Fight Like That; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C4630 ) Br7121 Rt RL325 |
| He will come home at night : turn the bed upside down | Cox, Ida; Blue Kentucky Blues; New York, late Jan. 1925; (20032) Pm12258 BYG529073 |
| Sometime it seem like at night : that the old house is falling down | Davis, Walter; Can't See Your Face; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (0493201) BBB8600 Yz L1025 |
| I lay down last night all night : and the night before | Dickson, Tom; Death Bell Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400355B) OK8590 Yz L1002 |
| Now the other night : when I phoned | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); SecondHand Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16221) Ge7130 Riv RM8803 |
| The other night : a man named Willie come and stole my gal away | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Levee Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16224) Ch16682 Riv RM8803 |
| If I wake up at night : and I wants to eat | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); If You Want Me to Love You; New York, 5 Feb. 1932; (11242A) Vo1682 Yz L1039 |
| I wait all last night : all the night before | Easton, Amos; I'm Waitin' On You; New York, 16 Mar. 1932; (11503A) Vo1719 His HLP31 |
| You know I worried last night : all night before | Estes, Sleepy John; I Ain't Gonna Be Worried No More; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62464A) De7414 Sw S1219 |
| Come home last night : had the back door locked | Estes, Sleepy John; I Ain't Gonna Be Worried No More; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62464A) De7414 Sw S1219 |
| Now it was late last night : when everything was still | Estes, Sleepy John; Jack and Jill Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62479A) De7365 RBF RF8 |
| Had a dream last night : black cat crossed my trail | Estes, Sleepy John; New Someday Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63652A) De7473 RBF RF8 |
| He stay out all night : he throw his home girl down | Estes, Sleepy John; You Shouldn't Do That; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649161) BBB8915 BC7 |
| As I lay down in my cell at night : I tries so hard to take my rest | Evans, Joe; New Huntsville Jail; New York, 20 May 1931; (106512) Or8080 His HLP8002 |
| Because this way you going every night : will soon start me with a rambling mind | Gibson, Clifford; Stop Your Rambling; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (486A) QRSR7083 Yz L1027 |
| Says I seen you leaving last night : baby by the light of the moon | Harrison, Smoky; Hop Head Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L791) Pm12920 Rt RL340 |
| When she go to bed every night : she tells everything what's on her mind | Hayes, Nap (T. C. Johnson Groups); Violin Blues; Memphis, 15 Feb. 1928; (400239A) OK8708 Rt RL316 |
| Says I went to my gal last night : papa knocked on her door | Henry, Hound Head; Low Down Hound Blues; Chicago, 17 Oct. 1928; (C2451 ) Vo1288 His HLP2 |
| I lied down last night : I couldn't even sleep | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); 'Fo Day Creep; Atlanta, 10 Nov. 1927; (1451991) Co14280D CC36 |
| Had a dream last night : that the man I love was dead | Hite, Mattie; Graveyard Dream Blues; New York, c. mid Nov. 1923; (70413) Pat032014 VJM VLP40 |
| When I ??? game last night : thought I'd have some fun | Howell, Peg Leg; Skin Game Blues; Atlanta, 9 Nov. 1927; (1451852) Co14473D RBF RF202 |
| I laid awake all night : trying to make myself satisfied | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Take Me Back Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22082) Pm12296 Bio BLP12042 |
| I went home the other night : I swore I wouldn't drink no more | Jackson, Jim; Bootlegging Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419042) Vi21268 Rt RL323 |
| Come home at night : you got my best friend crying | James, Frank; Poor Coal Passer; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (018931) BBB7116 Yz L1015 |
| I laid down last night : tried to take my rest | James, Skip; Devil Got My Woman; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7461) Pm13088 Bio BLP12029 |
| Last night : she loved me for a while | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; She Can Love So Good; Chicago, c. mid Aug. 1930; (C6079A) Vo1540 Mel MLP7324 |
| Last night : while I was sound asleep | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; She Can Love So Good; Chicago, c. mid Aug. 1930; (C6079A) Vo1540 Mel MLP7324 |
| Mama said last night : don't let a black cat cross your trail | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Got the Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24711) Pm12354 Bio BLP12000 |
| I went home last night : fell down on my bed | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Old Rounders Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (3018?) Pm12394 Rt RL306 |
| She told me late last night : you don't need no mama nohow | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Black Snake Moan; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30672) Pm12407 Mil MLP2013 |
| I cried all night : and all that night before | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booger Rooger Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30882) Pm12425 Bio BLP12015 |
| She told me late last night : you don't need no mama nohow | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Snake Moan; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80523B) OK8455 Fwy FJ2802 |
| I left one in Lakeport last night : and I'm selling jellyroll | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44242) Pm12474 Mil MLP2004 |
| I had a dream last night : black snake is killed my baby dead | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Snake Dream Blues; Chicago, c. June 1927; (45772) Pm12510 Bio BLP12015 |
| I lie down last night : rolled from side to side | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Struck Sorrow Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200392) Pm12541 Rt RL335 |
| Went home last night : found a note in my brownskin's door | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Deceitful Brownskin Woman; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200652) Pm12551 Bio BLP12015 |
| I had a dream last night : all about my gal | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lonesome House Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200762) Pm12593 Mil MLP2007 |
| I worried my rider so late last night : she had a mule wagon backed up to my door | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lemon's Worried Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203753) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| I lay down last night : with Lemon's lowdown worried blues | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lemon's Worried Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203753) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| Lay awake at night : and just can't eat a bite | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Prison Cell Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203882) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| I went uptown last night : I tried drinking hard to ease my pain | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Sad News Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207722) Pm12728 Rt RL306 |
| But on a Saturday night : I can get all the loving I crave | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Saturday Night Spender Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212012) Pm12771 Rt RL335 |
| My gal wouldn't let me go home last night : wouldn't tell me the reason why | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Big Night Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1929; (214022) Pm12801 Riv RLP12125 |
| Broke my yoyo string last night : and I can't come home no more | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Yo Yo Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15665) Pm12872 Bio BLP12000 |
| I bought a spray last night : and I sprayed all over my house | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Mosquito Moan; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15666) Pm12899 Mil MLP2013 |
| I stood out in the cold all night : and she didn't come home at all | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Pneumonia Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15669) Pm12880 Mil MLP2013 |
| It was late last night : when I liked to crawl in baby's room | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Crawlin' Baby Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15671) Pm12880 Mil MLP2013 |
| I had the blues last night : I've got them again today | Johnson, Lil; Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand Do; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C3355 ) Vo1299 His HLP2 |
| The blue ghost haunts me all night : the nightmare ride me all night long | Johnson, Lonnie; Blue Ghost Blues; New York, 9 Nov. 1927; (81802B) OK8557 CC30 |
| It's Saturday night : and I'm higher than a Georgia pine | Johnson, Margaret; When a 'Gator Holler, Folk Say It's a Sign of Rain; New York, 20 Oct. 1926; (368461) Vi20333 Fwy FJ2801 |
| I went to bed last night : I rolled from side to side | Jones, Little Hat; New Two Sixteen Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402647A) OK8712 His HLP32 |
| I went to bed last night : keep arolling from side to side | Jones, Little Hat; Rolled From Side to Side Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402698A) OK8794 Yz L1010 |
| If you stay out all night : and come home at four | Jones, Maggie; I'm a Back Bitin' Mama; New York, 17 Sept. 1925; (1409514) Co14127D VJM VLP25 |
| At morning noon and night : that's all I'm thinking of | Jones, Maggie; I'm a Real Kind Mama; New York, 7 May 1926; (142167?) Co14139D VJM VLP25 |
| She told me late last night : you didn't need no mammy nohow | Ledbetter, Huddie; New Black Snake Moan; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166912) Ba33360 Co C30035 |
| I lay down last night I lay down last night : I was turning from side to side | Ledbetter, Huddie; Alberta; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16692 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Dreamed last night : and all that night before | Ledbetter, Huddie; My Friend Blind Lemon; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (16807 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| I dreamt last night : the whole round world was mine | Lewis, Furry; Big Chief Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1133 Yz L1002 |
| When I lay down at night : and I wonder how can a poor man sleep | Lewis, Furry; Mean Old Bedbug Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1134 Rt RL333 |
| I dreamt last night : the world was caving in | Lewis, Furry; Why Don't You Come Home Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1134 Rt RL333 |
| She walks the street [late at, every] night : she won't treat nobody right | McClennan, Tommy; You Can't Read My Mind; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064887 ) BBB8897 Rt RL305 |
| But don't forget that night : I knocked upon you door | McClennan, Tommy; It's a Cryin' Pity; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064891 ) BBB9005 Rt RL305 |
| Well all last night : I sat on the levee and moaned | McCoy, Joe; When the Levee Breaks; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487111) Co14439D BC1 |
| I went out last night : came in late | McCoy, Joe; Preachers Blues; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7247 ) Vo1643 BC13 |
| Lord I cried last night : and I cried the night before | McPhail, Black Bottom; My Dream Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11513A) Vo1690 Yz L1019 |
| Then I can sleep at night : and won't have to dream no more | McPhail, Black Bottom; My Dream Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11513A) Vo1690 Yz L1019 |
| Got drunk last night : mama and the night before | McTell, Blind Willie; Mr. McTell Got the Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (40311?) Vi unissued RCA INT1175 |
| I come home one Saturday night : pull off my clothes and lie down | Memphis Minnie; Meningitis Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59994 ) Vi23421 Rt RL337 |
| I coming home one Saturday night : pull my clothes off and I lie down | Memphis Minnie; Memphis MinnieJitis Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5822 ) Vo1588 BC13 |
| I can't rest at night : from them crawling all under my head | Memphis Minnie; Stinging Snake Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1934; (CP10691) Vo02711 Pal PL101 |
| I can't sleep at night : because he keeps me awake | Memphis Minnie; Stinging Snake Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1934; (CP10691) Vo02711 Pal PL101 |
| I stayed in jail last night : and all last night before | Memphis Minnie; Moonshine; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (C16701) Vo03894 BC1 |
| Asked my daddy last night : please take me to the show | Memphis Minnie; My Baby Don't Want Me No More; Chicago, 17 June 1937; (C19361) Vo03894 BC1 |
| Late hours at night : trying to play my hand | Memphis Minnie; In My Girlish Days; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C37641) OK06410 BC1 |
| I'm going out all night : ??? going to strut my stuff | Miller, Sodarisa; Sunshine Special; Chicago, c. Apr. 1925; (2092?) Pm12276 Mil MLP2018 |
| I would go out at night : and get full of bucket gin | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Never Go Wrong Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026521) BBB6825 CC35 |
| *Even as* I lay down at night : behind you lies an empty space | Moore, Alice; Black and Evil Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15447) Pm12819 CC37 |
| I had a dream last night : babe I can't understand | Moore, Alice; Lonesome Dream Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1702) Pm13107 CC37 |
| Did you ever lay down at night : behind you lies an empty space | Moore, Alice; Black Evil Blues; Chicago, 18 Aug. 1934; (C9317A) De7028 OJL20 |
| Took one drink last night : and it made me go stone blind | Moore, Kid Prince; Bug Juice Blues; New York, 8 Apr. 1936; (189712) ARC60956 Rt RL340 |
| Have you ever laid down at night : thinking about your brown | Moss, Buddy; Hard Road Blues; New York, 19 Jan. 1933; (129461) Ba33106 RBF RF15 |
| I lay down last night : a thousand things on my mind | Moss, Buddy; Hard Road Blues; New York, 19 Jan. 1933; (129461) Ba33106 RBF RF15 |
| Hey late last night : when everything was still | Nelson, Blue Coat Tom; Blue Coat Blues; Memphis, 17 Feb. 1928; (400258B) OK8838 Rt RL316 |
| Says I told her last night : and all night before | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Hambone Willie's DreamyEyed Woman's Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402305B) OK8693 OJL17 |
| Last night : my gal went to bed | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Move that Thing; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (647402) Vi23274 Rt RL323 |
| Come a storm last night : tore the wires down | Patton, Charley; Pony Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15216) Pm12792 Yz L1020 |
| She's up at night : like a police on his beat | Patton, Charley; It Won't Be Long; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15220) Pm12854 Yz L1020 |
| Yes I cried last night : and I ain't going to cry no more | Patton, Charley; Pea Vine Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15221A) Pm12877 Yz L1001 |
| I lay down last night : hoping I would have my peace | Patton, Charley; Tom Rushen Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15222A) Pm12877 Yz L1020 |
| It was late one night : Holloway was gone to bed | Patton, Charley; Tom Rushen Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15222A) Pm12877 Yz L1020 |
| I was out at night : when I heard the loco blow | Patton, Charley; Moon Going Down; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4321) Pm13014 Yz L1020 |
| Come a storm at night : and tore the wire down | Patton, Charley; Stone Pony Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147271) Vo02680 Yz L1020 |
| I walked all night : got a few more miles to go | Perkins, Gertrude; No Easy Rider Blues; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1927; (1453401) Co14313D Fwy FJ2802 |
| Well I lay down down last night : well I tried to take my rest | Petway, Robert; Catfish Blues; Chicago, 28 Mar. 1941; (0594761) BBB8838 Yz L1038 |
| Can't sleep a wink at night : for crying | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Those All Night Long Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1599?) Pm12081 BYG529.078 |
| Had a dream last night : and the night before | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Dream Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (16991) Pm12098 BYG529.078 |
| Since I had that dream last night : mama don't mind dying | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Dream Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (16991) Pm12098 BYG529.078 |
| Said I laid down last night : my mind was rambling around | Reed, Willie; Texas Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476011) Co14407D Yz L1010 |
| I been blue all night : what is I going to do | Roland, Walter; Penniless Blues; New York, 20 Mar. 1935; (171532) Ba33461 Yz L1017 |
| When I lay down at night : I wonder how can a poor girl sleep | Smith, Bessie; Mean Old Bed Bug Blues; New York, 27 Sept. 1927; (1447963) Co14250D Fwy FJ2802 |
| Had a dream last night : that I was dead | Smith, Bessie; Blue Spirit Blues; New York, 11 Oct. 1929; (1491343) Co14527D Co CL858 |
| I had a nightmare last night : when I lay down | Smith, Bessie; I'm Down in the Dumps; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525802) OK8945 Co CL856 |
| The jurymen sit all night : ??? from eight to three | Smith, Clara; Court House Blues; New York, 3 Apr. 1925; (1404921) Co14073D CC32 |
| It was late last night : I tried so hard to sleep | Spruell, Freddie; Tom Cat Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207272) Pm12665 His HLP17 |
| She cried all last night : my baby cried all the night before | Spruell, Freddie; Don't Cry Baby; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85783 ) BBB6025 Mam S3802 |
| You get out at night : you peeping through a crack | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| Now when you lay down at night : lit out early try to take your rest | Stokes, Frank; Downtown Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418221) Vi21272 BC5 |
| Now when you lay down at night : lit out early try to take your rest | Stokes, Frank; Downtown Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418222) Vi unissued His HLP31 |
| Now when you lay down at night : call your good friend by name | Stokes, Frank; Bedtime Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418251) Vi21272 Rt RL308 |
| Now when you lay down at night : lay down early try to take your rest | Stokes, Frank; It Won't Be Long Now; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454202) Vi21672 Rt RL307 |
| Lord I was at a party last night : I was out there till about half past two | Sykes, Roosevelt; Kelly's 44 Blues; Cincinnati, 12 June 1930; (629042) ViV38608 Yz L1033 |
| Wind blow at night : and the wind blows in the day | Sykes, Roosevelt; We Can Sell that Thing; Grafton, Wis., c. Aug. 1930; (L4502) Pm13004 Riv RM8819 |
| Every night : when I go to bed | Sylvester, Hannah; I Want My Sweet Daddy; New York, c. 21 Sept. 1923; (70329) Pat032007 VJM VLP40 |
| I taste it last night : the night before | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); What Is It That Tastes Like Gravy; Chicago, c. 14 June 1929; (C3594 ) Vo1426 Yz L1039 |
| I lay down last night : and I tried to take my rest | Temple, Johnnie; The Evil Devil Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C987 ) Vo02987 Yz L1038 |
| If you can't come Saturday night : you need not come at all | Thomas, Henry; Run, Mollie, Run; Chicago, 7 Oct. 1927; (C1222) Vo1141 OJL3 |
| And I had them all night : and got them all again today | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Sawmill Moan; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203372) Pm12616 Bio BLP12004 |
| And I lay down last night : tried to take my rest | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Ramblin' Mind Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203392) Pm12616 Bio BLP12004 |
| It's one day and one night : is long as I stay in one place | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Ramblin' Man; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210194) Pm12722 Bio BLP12004 |
| I went home last night : about half past four | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); The Wild Cat Squawl; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404680A) OK8908 BC2 |
| Went ahunting last night : out in the woods | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); The Wild Cat Squawl; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404680A) OK8908 BC2 |
| I been walking all night : when the sun refused to shine | Vincson, Walter; Overtime Blues; Memphis, c. 22 Sept. 1929; (M178) Br7141 Yz L1007 |
| I lay down last night : tried to take my rest | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Your Good Man Caught the Train and Gone; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404710A) OK8905 Mam S3804 |
| Last night : the night before | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Shake Hands and Tell Me Goodbye; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050201) OK8951 Mam S3804 |
| Last night : and the night before | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Go Away Woman; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15541) Pm13152 Bio BLP12041 |
| I lay down last night : I was awful sick | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); New Shake that Thing; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15552) Pm13143 Bio BLP12041 |
| I lay down last night : tried to take my rest | Wallace, Sippie; Bedroom Blues; Chicago, 20 Nov. 1926; (9930A) OK8439 Sw S1240 |
| You ramble all night : and you sleep all day | Wallace, Sippie; Lazy Man Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80839B) OK8470 CC32 |
| Because you told me late last night : you stayed in another place | Washboard Sam; Jesse James Blues; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1023B) Vo03375 BC10 |
| I went to a party last night : I was dressed to kill | Washboard Sam; Out with the Wrong Woman; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01883 ) BBB6794 BC10 |
| I went to her place last night : I knocked upon the door | Washboard Sam; Out with the Wrong Woman; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01883 ) BBB6794 BC10 |
| You open your vendor at night : and keep it locked all day | Washboard Sam; Let Me Play Your Vendor; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703751) BBB8967 RCA LPV577 |
| I had the blues all night : I'll be glad when morning comes | Washboard Sam; Evil Blues; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703791) BBB8997 RCA LPV577 |
| All last night : I was all alone | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Letter Writing Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1935; (C944A) Vo02978 Say SDR191 |
| Then again last night : I sat down and I weep and moan | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Letter Writing Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1935; (C944A) Vo02978 Say SDR191 |
| I went home last night : and my honey doll was mad | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Deep Sea Love; New York, 20 Feb. 1936; (60539A) De7167 Say SDR192 |
| She put a block and tackle on me last night : when she was in my arms | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Block and Tackle; Chicago, 9 Apr. 1936; (C13542) Vo03348 Say SDR192 |
| I've been walking all night : like a police on his beat | White, Georgia; Walking the Street; Chicago, 28 Jan. 1937; (91104A) De7277 AH158 |
| She left me last night : left me in the wrong | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Evil Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203792) Pm12662 Mil MLP2018 |
| You got to waits till the night : when we go to bed | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Frisco Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15769A) Pm12860 OJL15 |
| Oh and talk all night : tell poor Timmy what you please | Wilkins, Robert; I Do Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (47000 ) Vi23379 OJL5 |
| I lay down at night : I can't sleep at all | Wilkins, Robert; Long Train Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M191 ) Br7205 Rt RL333 |
| I cried last night : all night before | Williams, Joe; Somebody's Been Borrowing that Stuff; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854881) BBB5900 RCA LPV518 |
| Lord I went home at night : I looked out my door | Williams, Joe; Wild Cow Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962461) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| Now me and my baby talked last night : and we talked for nearly an hour | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Welfare Store Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (053001 ) BBB8610 BC3 |
| Go and put on your nightgown : baby let's we go lie down | Calicott, Joe; Fare Thee Well Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM778 ) Br7166 OJL11 |
| Horrid nightmares : scary dreams | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Maybe It's the Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16222) Ge7190 Riv RM8803 |
| I'm going to drink one of these nights : and tell my sober thoughts | Gaither, Bill; Georgia Barrel House; Chicago, 12 June 1940; (WC3104A) OK05714 His HLP31 |
| It's been snowing forty days and nights : lakes and rivers begin to freeze | Johnson, Lonnie; Flood Water Blues; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91341A) De7397 Sw S1225 |
| Half past nine : I'm going to rattle again | Fuller, Blind Boy; I'm a Rattlesnakin' Daddy; New York, 23 July 1935; (178622) ARC60156 BC11 |
| About half past nine : sing the same old song to me | Stokes, Frank; Half Cup of Tea; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47742) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| Woke up this morning about half past nine : and I just could not keep from crying | Wilson, Leola B.; Stevedore Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26161) Pm12379 His HLP1 |
| Down on Number Nine : where the M and M men go | Church, Blind Clyde; Number Nine Blues; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (56307) Vi23271 Rt RL329 |
| Well well they raised it all the way from ninety : hey down to a hundred miles | Estes, Sleepy John; Poor Man's Friend; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62480A) De7442 RBF RF11 |
| All these *cotton nip* : ain't got no tea | Estes, Sleepy John; Tell Me About It; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93008A) De7766 Sw S1220 |
| One said no : and the other said yes | Anderson, . . . (Walter Taylor); ThirtyEight and Plus; Richmond, Ind., 14 Feb. 1930; (16266B) Ge7157 Fwy FJ2801 |
| Lord I would not have been here no : baby laying in this old hospital bed | Big Bill (Broonzy); When I Had Money; Chicago, 17 Apr. 1940; (WC3036A) Vo05563 RBF RF16; |
| But no : all over now | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Don't Mean Me No Good; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535911) BBB8615 RCA730.581 |
| Lord I ain't got no : special rider here | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Mean Old 'Frisco Blues; Chicago, 15 Apr. 1942; (0708631) BB340704 RBF RF202 |
| I ain't got no : special rider here | James, Skip; Special Rider Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7602) Pm13098 Yz L1001 |
| Oh no : these raids is killing me | Jordan, Charley; Raidin' Squad Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5840 ) Vo1528 Yz L1030 |
| I told them no : baby I don't want to go | Scott, Sonny; Red Cross Blues; New York, 18 July 1933; (135721) Vo25012 Rt RL325 |
| And the ??? : didn't have no : baby have no place to go | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Ice and Snow Blues; Chicago, 28 Sept. 1931; (675671) BBB5626 BC4 |
| But I told her no : baby and I sure don't want to go | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Welfare Store Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (053001 ) BBB8610 BC3 |
| Don't you let nobody : tear the barrelhouse down | Akers, Garfield; Dough Roller Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM776 ) Vo1481 OJL11 |
| I don't love nobody : whole in this round world but you | Bailey, Kid; Rowdy Blues; Memphis, c. 25 Sept. 1929; (M211) Br7114 OJL5 |
| I ain't got nobody : to really comfort me | Beaman, Lottie; Goin' Away Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14163A) Ge6624 OJL6 |
| I ain't got nobody : to really comfort me | Beaman, Lottie; Going Away Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC604 ) Br7147 Yz L1018 |
| She won't tell nobody : what it's all about | Big Bill (Broonzy); C and A Blues; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1020B) ARC51265 Yz L1035 |
| I ain't got nobody : ain't got nowhere to go | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Hard Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18220) Ch16361 Yz L1019 |
| I ain't got nobody : since my baby's blowed this town | Blake, Blind; One Time Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (43632) Pm12479 Bio BLP12037 |
| I didn't have nobody : to worry me at all | Blake, Blind; Depression's Gone from Me Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. June 1932; (L14762) Pm13137 Bio BLP12023 |
| And there ain't nobody : ??? no alley boogie yet | Bogan, Lucille; Alley Boogie; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5563A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| And I ain't going to let nobody : put that doggone thing on me | Bogan, Lucille; Pig Iron Sally; New York, 31 July 1934; (154902) Ba33375 Rt RL317 |
| Lord I ain't got nobody : that I can call my own | Bradley, Tommie; Window Pane Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Jan. 1932; (18326) Ch16696 BC5 |
| Because there ain't nobody : knows old Naptown like I know | Carr, Leroy; Naptown Blues; Chicago, 17 June 1929; (C3267 ) Vo1400 Yz L1036 |
| I ain't going to bother nobody : just let the good times baby roll on | Carr, Leroy; Corn Licker Blues; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL53) Vo02741 Co C30496 |
| Haven't got nobody : just to carry my smoking on | Chatman, Bo; Cigarette Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992441) BBB6295 RBF RF14 |
| But you can't find nobody : going to treat you like poor me | Church, Blind Clyde; Pneumatic Blues; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (56308) Vi23271 Rt RL329 |
| I ain't got nobody : throw my arms around | Collins, Sam; Devil in the Lion's Den; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12737A) Ge6181 OJL10 |
| I ain't got me nobody : carry my troubles to | Collins, Sam; Riverside Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12740) Ge6167 OJL10 |
| And you ain't got nobody : just to keep a happy home | Davis, Walter; L and N Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (768021) BBB5143 RCA INT1085 |
| Can't blame nobody : for that | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); SecondHand Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16221) Ge7130 Riv RM8803 |
| Women now about nowadays they don't want to love nobody : and don't worry about the man | Doyle, Little Buddy; Grief Will Kill You; Memphis, 1 July 1939; (MEM181) Vo05111 Rt RL319; |
| He don't try to rob nobody : just bring *along to the store* | Estes, Sleepy John; Lawyer Clark Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649241) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
| Well I got nobody : Lord come and go my bail | Fuller, Blind Boy; Big House Bound; possibly Columbia, S.C., 29 Oct. 1938; (SC251) Vo04897 BC11 |
| I ain't got nobody : just to teach me right from wrong | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Got to Reap What You Sow; Chicago, 17 May 1939; (034810 ) BBB8287 RCA INT1177 |
| I ain't going to stand nobody : ooo always hanging around | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I'm Gonna Leave You on the Outskirts of Town; Chicago, 30 July 1942; (074648 ) BBB9042 RCA INT1177 |
| I ain't got nobody : and you sure look good to me | Gross, Helen; Strange Man; New York, c. July 1924; (315901) Ajax17050 VJM VLP40 |
| You ain't got nobody : to tell your troubles to | Henderson, Katherine; Have You Ever Felt That Way; Long Island City, c. Oct. 1928; (257A) QRS7023 His HLP21 |
| My kidman don't want nobody : to talk to me | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Kid Man Blues; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9457A) OK8273 Bio BLPC6 |
| I ain't trusting nobody : I'm afraid of myself | Howell, Peg Leg; Low Down Rounder Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1928; (1461611) Co14320D RBF RF1 |
| Because I don't want nobody : not to *see my pause* | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coal Man Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (42442) Pm12461 Bio BLP12042 |
| Ain't got nobody : nobody feel my care | James, Skip; Special Rider Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7602) Pm13098 Yz L1001 |
| Ain't got nobody : I'm all here by myself | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Wartime Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30701) Pm12425 Rt RL301 |
| I ain't got nobody : who will come and claim my hand | Jones, Maggie; I'm a Real Kind Mama; New York, 7 May 1926; (142167?) Co14139D VJM VLP25 |
| I don't love nobody : honey else but you | Kelly, Eddie; Poole County Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130231) BBB7204 RBF RF9 |
| This man ain't got nobody : to take his troubles to | Ledbetter, Huddie; RobertaPart 2; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16684 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| I ain't got nobody : get me out on bond | Lewis, Furry; Judge Harsh Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454332) ViV38506 Yz L1008 |
| Now I ain't going to tell nobody : baby about the way you do | McClennan, Tommy; Brown Skin Girl; Chicago, 22 Nov. 1939; (0442431) BBB8444 RCA LPV518 |
| I ain't got nobody : tell my troubles to | McCoy, Joe; When the Levee Breaks; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487111) Co14439D BC1 |
| I ain't got nobody : to keep the water away | McCoy, Joe; When the Levee Breaks; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487111) Co14439D BC1 |
| Didn't have nobody : to speak in my behalf | McCoy, Joe; My Wash Woman's Gone; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO110A) Vo1668 Yz L1026 |
| She ain't got nobody : come and go her bail | McCoy, Joe; Oh Red; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1936; (90691A) De7182 AH77 |
| Ain't nobody : stick it out like you can | McCoy, Joe; The Garbage Man; Chicago, 2 Oct. 1936; (90914A) De7229 AH77 |
| Don't she let nobody : tear her barrelhouse down | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Roll and Tumble Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402306B) OK8679 OJL17 |
| I didn't see nobody : looked like my sweet mama to me | Patton, Charley; Devil Sent the Rain; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L401) Pm13040 Yz L1009 |
| I didn't find me nobody : did not have a man | Patton, Charley; Heart Like Railroad Steel; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L501) Pm12953 Her H201 |
| I ain't going to tell nobody : thirtyfour have done for me | Patton, Charley; 34 Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (147391) Vo02651 Yz L1020 |
| I ain't got nobody : here to take care of me | Pope, Jenny; Doggin' Me Around Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M194 ) Vo1438 His HLP1 |
| But I ain't got me nobody : I'm sleeping every night just by myself | Richardson, Mooch; T and T Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (400213B) OK8554 Mam S3803 |
| Don't try me nobody : because you never will win | Smith, Bessie; Me and My Gin; New York, 25 Aug. 1928; (1468973) Co14384D Co CL856 |
| You can't trust nobody : you might as well be alone | Smith, Bessie; Long Old Road; New York, 11 June 1931; (1515953) Co14663D Co CL858 |
| Ain't got nobody : to tell my troubles to | Smith, Clara; All Night Blues; New York, 27 July 1923; (811533) CoA3966 VJM VLP15 |
| Ain't got nobody : to tell my troubles to | Smith, Clara; All Night Blues; New York, 27 July 1923; (811533) CoA3966 VJM VLP15 |
| Don't never tell nobody : what your perfect good man can do | Smith, Clara; Don't Never Tell Nobody; New York, 1 Oct. 1923; (811984) Co13002D VJM VLP15 |
| I don't want nobody : I want the world to know | Smith, Clara; I Don't Love Nobody; New York, 18 Jan. 1924; (814961) Co14016D VJM VLP16 |
| There ain't nobody : who lives in 'Bam | Smith, Clara; Steel Drivin' Man; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (1401812) Co14053D VJM VLP17 |
| For I'd rather be with nobody : than I'd rather be howling by myself | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf BluesNo. 2; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6405A) Vo1558 Yz L1031 |
| I don't trust nobody : but the good Lord above | Spivey, Victoria; Don't Trust Nobody Blues; Chicago, 20 Mar. 1931; (VO150 ) Vo1640 Spi LP2001 |
| You can hears I ain't got nobody : somebody come and get me | Thomas, Jesse Babyface; No Good Woman Blues; Dallas, 10 Aug. 1929; (553272) ViV38555 Yz L1032 |
| Now you ain't got nobody : and a good man's hard to find | Thomas, Jesse Babyface; No Good Woman Blues; Dallas, 10 Aug. 1929; (553272) ViV38555 Yz L1032 |
| I ain't got nobody : that I can call my own | Wallace, Sippie; Bedroom Blues; Chicago, 20 Nov. 1926; (9930A) OK8439 Sw S1240 |
| Because I don't want nobody : ooo always hanging around | Washboard Sam; We Gonna Move; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07617 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| I couldn't find nobody : to give my poor heart relief | Washboard Sam; Flying Crow Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644801) BBB8844 BC10 |
| I don't love nobody : that's my policy | Weaver, Sylvester; Can't Be Trusted Blues; New York, 31 Aug. 1927; (81401B) OK8504 Yz L1012 |
| Now I ain't got nobody : I done put my love up on my shelf | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Remember and Forget Blues; Chicago, 8 Apr. 1936; (C13512) Vo03273 Say SDR192 |
| I ain't got nobody : take me to this train | White, Washington (Booker Washington White); The Panama Limited; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59996 ) Vi23295 OJL5 |
| I ain't going to never tell nobody : what my mama done to me | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Gotta Shave 'Em Dry; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1041) Pm12916 Her H205 |
| But I don't want nobody : baby don't want me | Wilkins, Robert; I Do Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (47000 ) Vi23379 OJL5 |
| I ain't got nobody : to talk babytalk to me | Williams, Joe; My Grey Pony; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85491 ) BBB5948 RBF RF14 |
| Now because didn't have nobody : to raise no sand nohow | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Goodbye Red; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308541) BBB7995 RCA INT1088 |
| When I come home last night I heard a noise : asked my wife what was that | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Cat Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15673) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015 |
| I better stop that noise : before they crack my head | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
| The judge say I'll give you one chance Nolan : but you would not leave this town | Welsh, Nolan; The Bridwell Blues; Chicago, 16 June 1926; (9727A) OK8372 Fwy FJ2802 |
| You wouldn't give me none : of that forbidden fruit | Bradley, Tommie; Adam and Eve; Richmond, Ind., 27 Sept. 1930; (17084) Ch16149 OJL19 |
| Now you know it didn't hobo John none : and that's where I stayed all night | Estes, Sleepy John; Hobo Jungle Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62481A) De7354 Sw S1219 |
| Drinking won't help you none : crying won't do no good | Gaither, Bill; Georgia Barrel House; Chicago, 12 June 1940; (WC3104A) OK05714 His HLP31 |
| Said I walked from noon : honey way up north | Walker, Uncle Bud; Stand Up Suitcase Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402009B) OK8828 Yz L1009 |
| I got one for noontime : to treat your old daddy right | McTell, Blind Willie; Three Women Blues; Atlanta, 17 Oct. 1928; (471852) ViV38001 Yz L1005 |
| Yonder come the little Nora : how do you know | Collins, Sam; Midnight Special Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13035) Ge6307 OJL10 |
| From Memphis to Norfolk : is a thirtysix hour's ride | Johnson, Robert; From Four Until Late; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL3791) ARC70956 Co C30034 |
| Folks up north : you all have heard the blues | Smith, Bessie; Nashville Women's Blues; New York, 26 May 1925; (1406252) Co14090D Co CL855 |
| Don't go north : and let them men make a fool out of you | Smith, Clara; Down South Blues; New York, 27 July 1923; (811513) CoA3961 VJM VLP15 |
| Grind it north grind it north : grind it north and grind it east and west | Spivey, Victoria; Organ Grinder Blues; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401115A) OK unissued Spi LP2001 |
| Grind it north grind it north : grind it north and grind it east and west | Spivey, Victoria; Organ Grinder Blues; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401115C) OK8615 Sw S1240 |
| Don't go north : and let the men make a fool out of you | Sylvester, Hannah; Down South Blues; New York, c. 21 Sept. 1923; (70328) Pat032007 VJM VLP40 |
| So cold up north : till the birds can't sing | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); New Shake that Thing; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15552) Pm13143 Bio BLP12041 |
| Well look for poor Joe down north : ooo well I will be so far away | Williams, Joe; Rootin' Ground Hog; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076621) BBB7065 RCA INT1087 |
| Well I say I don't live up north : my home is back down in Tennessee | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Insurance Man Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308561) BBB8034 RCA INT1088 |
| I don't want no northerner : no northern black or brown | Cox, Ida; Southern Woman's Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (2244?) Pm12298 Jo SM3098 |
| Lord some folks said blues and trouble nothing : but evil running across your mind | Arnold, Kokomo; Old Black Cat Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9653A) De7050 CC25 |
| I don't get nothing : but the mean old high sheriff blues | Barefoot Bill; Big Rock Jail; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493562) Co14481D Rt RL313 |
| I haven't found nothing : boy for a poor rustling man to do | Big Bill (Broonzy); Rustlin' Man; Chicago, 9 Dec. 1935; (C8903) ARC unissued Rt RL316 |
| Because woman you don't do nothing : drive a good man away from home | Big Bill (Broonzy); Key to the Highway; Chicago, 2 May 1941; (C37451) OK06242 RBF RF1 |
| You never have nothing : long as you live in Sugarland | Black Boy Shine (Harold Holiday); Sugarland Blues; San Antonio, 20 Nov. 1936; (SA25511) Vo03417 BC7 |
| You won't have to do nothing : but pour me out | Blake, Blind; Fightin' the Jug; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15250) Pm12863 Bio BLP12037 |
| You don't have nothing : when house rent comes | Bogan, Lucille; Pot Hound Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3462 ) Br7083 His HLP15 |
| I can't see or smell nothing : but your doggone feet | Bogan, Lucille; Pot Hound Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3462 ) Br7083 His HLP15 |
| Now these blues blues ain't nothing : Lord but a doggone hungry feel | Bracey, Ishman; Woman Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2392) Pm12970 OJL2 |
| Well they don't draw nothing : if husbands don't draw them away | Brown, Hi Henry; Nut Factory Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11506A) Vo1692 Yz L1003 |
| When they don't draw nothing : their husbands bust them in the jaw | Brown, Hi Henry; Nut Factory Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11506A) Vo1692 Yz L1003 |
| You never get nothing : by being an angel child | Cox, Ida; Wild Women Don't Have the Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (1842?) Pm12228 Jo SM3098 |
| Blues ain't nothing : good man on your mind | Dickson, Tom; Happy Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400359B) OK8590 Yz L1002 |
| 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 |
| I can't do nothing : with this white stuff on | Estes, Sleepy John; Easin' Back to Tennessee; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63649A) De7516 Sw S1220 |
| They don't care nothing : about what in the world they do | Evans, Joe; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 21 May 1931; (106641) Or8083 Yz L1015 |
| Says I can't do nothing : till that woman come back to you | Gibson, Clifford; Old Time Rider; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571762) Vi23255 Yz L1027 |
| Because you haven't done nothing : but drove a good man away from home | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Key to the Highway; Chicago, 9 May 1940; (044972 ) BBB8529 RBF RF16 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Mr blues ain't doing nothing : and I would like to get a job from you | Harris, Otis; Waking Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476081) Co14428D Fly LP103 |
| Mama this ain't nothing : but to worry your mind | Harris, William; Hot Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14323) Ge6707 OJL5 |
| Says they don't do nothing : but fly in *frosty* wings | Harrison, Smoky; Iggly Oggly Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L801) Pm12920 Rt RL340 |
| If you ain't got nothing : please tell me so | Henderson, Rosa; Get It Fixed; New York, c. Apr. 1925; ( ) Vo1177 His HLP15 |
| 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 |
| Oh he didn't do nothing : but play with his yo play with his yoyo | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); YoYo Blues No. 2; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502692) Co14523D CC3 |
| 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 |
| He don't do nothing : but eat and sleep | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Sheik of Desplaines Street; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46712) Pm12501 Bio BLP12042 |
| The blues ain't nothing : but a good woman on your mind | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Corinna Blues; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25442) Pm12367 Mil MLP2004 |
| She wouldn't do nothing : but barrelhouse all night long | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Change My Luck Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203872) Pm12639 Mil MLP2007 |
| I couldn't do nothing : until I got myself unwound | Johnson, Robert; Dead Shrimp Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26282) ARC70481 Co C30034 |
| Now she won't do nothing : but tear a good man's reputation down | Johnson, Robert; From Four Until Late; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL3791) ARC70956 Co C30034 |
| You won't do nothing : but tear a good man's reputation down | Johnson, Robert; Stop Breakin' Down Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3991) Vo04002 Co C30034 |
| I know the blues ain't nothing : but a woman wants to see her man | Jones, Anna; Trixie Blues; New York, c. June 1923; (14731) Pm12052 His HLP15 |
| I couldn't see nothing : but smoke from that train | Jones, Coley; Texas and Pacific Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1928; (1475661) Co14387D His HLP17 |
| I never earned nothing : oh so much to hurt me so | Jones, Little Hat; Corpus Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402701B) OK8735 Rt RL315 |
| 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 |
| And it was nothing : honey but a cypress tree | Ledbetter, Huddie; RobertaPart 1; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16683 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| 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 |
| Well I can't do nothing : hon' but wave my hands | Ledbetter, Huddie; Shorty George; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (168142) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| And she don't *allow* nothing : but chocolate to the bone | Lewis, Furry; Good Looking Girl Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1132 Rt RL329 |
| You won't do nothing : but walk the *Horn Lake* Road | Lewis, Furry; Dry Land Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454291) Vi23345 Yz L1021 |
| Score was twenty to nothing : the roaches was ahead | Lewis, Furry; Creeper's Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M186 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008 |
| Katy Mae won't do nothing : oh but walk the road | McClennan, Tommy; Katy Mae Blues; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537391) BBB8689 Rt RL305 |
| Now love ain't nothing : single women loving married men | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
| And it don't do nothing : but follow behind Holloway's farmer's plow | Patton, Charley; 34 Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (147391) Vo02651 Yz L1020 |
| Well she won't do nothing : but walk up and down the gravel road | Rachel, James Yank; Gravel Road Woman; New York, 6 Feb. 1934; (147932) Vo02649 OJL21 |
| A old man ain't nothing : but a young woman's slave | Reynolds, Blind Joe; Nehi Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1462) Pm12927 OJL11 |
| She didn't need nothing : to go her bail | Robinson, Bob; Selling That Stuff; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210353) Pm12714 Riv RM8803 |
| And you know you better not start nothing : know they'll make away with you | Roland, Walter; 45 Pistol Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1935; (170812) ARC60361 BC7 |
| And tell him that he's nothing : but a pure greenhorn | Smith, Clara; I Don't Love Nobody; New York, 18 Jan. 1924; (814961) Co14016D VJM VLP16 |
| Can't get nothing : while roving around | Smith, Clara; 31st Street Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1924; (815142) Co14009D VJM VLP16 |
| Now I couldn't do nothing : but hang my head and cry | Smith, Trixie; Railroad Blues; New York, Mar. 1925; (20642) Pm12262 CC29 |
| I said I ain't done nothing : but kill a man what belong to me | Spivey, Victoria; Murder in the First Degree; New York, 1 Nov. 1927; (81596B) OK8581 Spi LP2001 |
| Now babe the blues ain't nothing : but a woman want to see her man | Stokes, Frank; Sweet to Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47731) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| Yeah don't know nothing : meet my gal somewhere | Stokes, Frank; Last Go Round; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47771) Pm12591 Bio BLP12041 |
| Didn't have nothing : but a limburger cheese | Sykes, Roosevelt; We Can Sell that Thing; Grafton, Wis., c. Aug. 1930; (L4502) Pm13004 Riv RM8819 |
| But she didn't need nothing : to go her bail | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); What Is It That Tastes Like Gravy; Chicago, c. 14 June 1929; (C3594 ) Vo1426 Yz L1039 |
| You can't drink nothing : unless it's champagne or wine | Washboard Sam; Sophisticated Mama; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020814 ) BBB7780 BC2 |
| But you see it ain't nothing : but a great big fat hen | Washboard Walter; Narrow Face Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1424) Pm12954 Her H205 |
| I couldn't find nothing : to pacify my mind | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Working Man; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60506A) De7200 BC4 |
| Oh the blues ain't nothing : but a woman want to see her man | White, Georgia; The Blues Ain't Nothin' But. . .; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1938; (91545A) De7562 Cor CP58 |
| Oh the blues ain't nothing : but a lowdown heart disease | White, Georgia; The Blues Ain't Nothin' But. . .; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1938; (91545A) De7562 Cor CP58 |
| Oh the blues ain't nothing : but a woman loving a married man | White, Georgia; The Blues Ain't Nothin' But. . .; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1938; (91545A) De7562 Cor CP58 |
| Oh the blues ain't nothing : but a good woman feeling bad | White, Georgia; The Blues Ain't Nothin' But. . .; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1938; (91545A) De7562 Cor CP58 |
| Oh the blues ain't nothing : but a feeling that will get you down | White, Georgia; The Blues Ain't Nothin' But. . .; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1938; (91545A) De7562 Cor CP58 |
| I don't see nothing : but hands standing at the train | White, Washington; Black Train Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2977A) Vo05588 Co C30036 |
| Because I don't care nothing : about oh them revenue men | White, Washington; Good Gin Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2982A) OK05625 Co C30036 |
| I ain't going to do nothing : but lay around and shake that thing | Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); My Babe My Babe; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90198A) Ch50053 OJL8 |
| I ain't going to do nothing : but lay down by her side | Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); My Babe My Babe; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90198A) Ch50053 OJL8 |
| I didn't have to do nothing : but lay around and throw it away | Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); My Babe My Babe; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90198A) Ch50053 OJL8 |
| She didn't do nothing : but lay down with her man | Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); Greyhound Blues; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90199A) Ch50053 Rt RL334 |
| Can't hear nothing : but your doggone best friend crying | Williams, Joe; Little Leg Woman; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854871) BBB5900 Yz L1038 |
| Couldn't hear nothing : but my babe's train crying | Williams, Joe; Rootin' Ground Hog; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076621) BBB7065 RCA INT1087 |
| Didn't give nothing : but a bucket of gin | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977?) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| Now hollering won't get you nothing : behind the wall | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Prison Wall Blues; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (64747) Vi23272 Rt RL329 |
| Lord that's when I got the notion : to break my mama's rule | Arnold, Kokomo; Rainy Night Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (599382) Vi23268 Yz L1012 |
| Said now I got a notion : to leave this lonesome town | Arnold, Kokomo; Southern Railroad Blues; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9921A) De7139 Say SDR163 |
| Says I got a strong notion : coming right on back home to you | Arnold, Kokomo; Broke Man Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91332A) De7417 CC25 |
| Once I had a notion : Lord and I believe I will | Brown, Willie; M and O Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4132) Pm13090 OJL5 |
| Mama I got a notion : honey and I believe I will | Butler, Sam; Some Screamed High Yellow; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (26772) Pm12423 Yz L1016 |
| Lord I got a notion : my woman done and left this town | Fuller, Blind Boy; Somebody's Been Talkin'; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26599A) Vo05527 Rt RL318 |
| Oh I once had a notion : Lord I believe I will | Patton, Charley; Love My Stuff; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14746 ) Vo02782 Mam S3802 |
| If you ain't coming back tell me right now : leave a dime for beer | Arnold, Kokomo; Let Your Money Talk; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9924 ) De7191 BC4 |
| Well I dreamed last night now : that my old shack was falling down | Arnold, Kokomo; Broke Man Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91332A) De7417 CC25 |
| And it ain't but the one thing now : Lord that worries my mind | Bailey, Kid; Mississippi Bottom Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (M209/10) Br7114 OJL5 |
| Is you ever been lucky now : woke up cold in hand | Bailey, Kid; Rowdy Blues; Memphis, c. 25 Sept. 1929; (M211) Br7114 OJL5 |
| I would call that now : nothing but a monkeyman | Bailey, Kid; Rowdy Blues; Memphis, c. 25 Sept. 1929; (M211) Br7114 OJL5 |
| Did you get that letter now : mailed in your back yard | Bailey, Kid; Rowdy Blues; Memphis, c. 25 Sept. 1929; (M211) Br7114 OJL5 |
| I know doggone well now : when I get enough | Baker, Willie; Mama, Don't Rush Me Blues; Memphis, c. 25 Sept. 1929; (14666) Ge6766 His HLP22 |
| I want it right now : please tell me can I get it | Barefoot Bill; She's Got a Nice Line; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1930; (1503021) Co14544D Rt RL325 |
| Said it's traintime now : *said that* ring I did adore | Barefoot Bill; Squabblin' Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503032) Co14526D OJL14 |
| Lord everything now : baby would be peaches and cream | Big Bill (Broonzy); When I Had Money; Chicago, 17 Apr. 1940; (WC3036A) Vo05563 RBF RF16; |
| I'm worried now : I won't be worried long | Blake, Blind; Blake's Worried Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30602) Pm12442 Bio BLP12023 |
| It's a hard hard time now : good man can't get no dough | Blake, Blind; No Dough Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205591) Pm12723 Bio BLP12031 |
| Time is so hard now : maybe things will change some day | Blake, Blind; No Dough Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205591) Pm12723 Bio BLP12031 |
| I got so now : that I can't control my mind | Bogan, Lucille; Coffee Grindin' Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3461 ) Br7083 His HLP15 |
| I'm doing something now : I ain't never done before | Bogan, Lucille; Alley Boogie; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5563A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| Now you see my rider now : I'll tell you what I'll do | Bracey, Ishman; My Brown Mama Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (45459?) Vi21691(?) Rt RL330 |
| You scold me faro now : drove all from your door | Bracey, Mississippi; You Scolded Me and Drove Me from Your Door; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404764B) OK8904 OJL17 |
| There was ice and snow now : laying outside your door | Bracey, Mississippi; You Scolded Me and Drove Me from Your Door; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404764B) OK8904 OJL17 |
| I can't sleep for dreaming now : I can't stay woke for crying | Bracey, Mississippi; You Scolded Me and Drove Me from Your Door; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404764B) OK8904 OJL17 |
| Now I'm worried now : but I won't be worried long | Bracey, Mississippi; You Scolded Me and Drove Me from Your Door; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404764B) OK8904 OJL17 |
| It takes a worried woman now : sing a worried song | Bracey, Mississippi; You Scolded Me and Drove Me from Your Door; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404764B) OK8904 OJL17 |
| Now you got a bad husband now : baby that'll be all right | Bracey, Mississippi; You Scolded Me and Drove Me from Your Door; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404764B) OK8904 OJL17 |
| Know my buddy got something now : Lord I'd like to own | Bracey, Mississippi; You Scolded Me and Drove Me from Your Door; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404764B) OK8904 OJL17 |
| You see me coming now : put your man outdoors | Bracey, Mississippi; Cherry Ball; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404765B) OK8867 Yz L1038 |
| Said the sun going down now : black dark caught me here | Bracey, Mississippi; Cherry Ball; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404765B) OK8867 Yz L1038 |
| Now I've got to take Christmas now : in my overalls | Bracey, Mississippi; I'll Overcome Some Day; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404767B) OK8904 OJL17 |
| You mistreated me now : for another man | Bracey, Mississippi; I'll Overcome Some Day; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404767B) OK8904 OJL17 |
| Times ain't now : nothing like they used to be | Brown, Richard Rabbit; James Alley Blues; New Orleans, 11 Mar. 1927; (380001) Vi20578 Yz L1032 |
| Oh that woman I love now : she's five feet from the ground | Brown, Willie; Future Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4182) Pm13090 OJL5 |
| And it's T for Texas now : and it's T for Tennessee | Brown, Willie; Future Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4182) Pm13090 OJL5 |
| It's your time now : but it'll be mine some sweet day | Carr, Leroy; Low Down Dog Blues; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7215A) Vo1605 Yz L1036 |
| I stings every goodlooking woman now : everywhere I goes along | Chatman, Bo; I'm an Old Bumble Bee; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404720B) OK8852 RBF RF9 |
| Says as I fly around now : I makes a beautiful song | Chatman, Bo; I'm an Old Bumble Bee; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404720B) OK8852 RBF RF9 |
| Every time I need stinging now : I get those longstinger bumblebees | Chatman, Bo; I'm an Old Bumble Bee; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404720B) OK8852 RBF RF9 |
| These times now : ain't suiting me | Chatman, Bo; Sales Tax; San Antonio, 27 Mar. 1934; (826351) BBB5453 Yz L1014 |
| But most any man now : will howl about something like that | Chatman, Bo; Howlin' Tom Cat Blues; San Antonio, 27 Mar. 1934; (826301) BB5536 Yz L1034 |
| Just let you know they want some other man now : go in the bed in the place of you | Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter's Advice; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026161) BBB7073 Yz L1014 |
| I'm worried now : and I won't be worried long | Clayton, Jennie; State of Tennessee Blues; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403132) Vi21185 Rt RL322 |
| You having a good time now : but your troubles will be after a while | Clayton, Jennie; State of Tennessee Blues; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403132) Vi21185 Rt RL322 |
| How long now : will I have to wait | Collins, Sam; Hesitation Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13033) Ge6379 OJL10 |
| Can I get you now : honey have to hesitate | Collins, Sam; Hesitation Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13033) Ge6379 OJL10 |
| Lord I'm worried now : but I won't be worried long | Cox, Ida; Southern Woman's Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (2244?) Pm12298 Jo SM3098 |
| I would give more for you now : than a farmer would for land | Davis, Walter; Let Me in Your Saddle; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (0405111) BBB8282 RCA INT1085 |
| 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 that devil *brother be upstairs* now : Lord after you are dead and gone | Doyle, Little Buddy; Grief Will Kill You; Memphis, 1 July 1939; (MEM181) Vo05111 Rt RL319; |
| Lord I'm worried now : but I won't be worried long | Fox, John D.; The Worried Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 Dec. 1927; (GEX1011A) Ge6352 OJL10 |
| But it's been so different now : since I have fell down | Gibson, Clifford; Whiskey Moan Blues; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (483A) QRSR7087 Yz L1006 |
| I'm in bad luck now : going to catch me somebody's train | Gibson, Clifford; Drayman Blues; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571752) ViV38562 Yz L1027 |
| See now : what you done to me | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Riley Springs Blues; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064737 ) BBB8846 RCA INT1177 |
| What worries me now : worries me every day | Green, Lil; Just Rockin'; Chicago, 9 May 1940; (0449751) BBB8464 RCA LPV574 |
| But they're so common now : you get one every day in the week | Hannah, George; Freakish Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1930; (L5621) Pm13024 Mil MLP2018 |
| Yeah it ain't no heaven now : and it ain't no burning hell | House, Son; My Black MamaPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4082) Pm13042 OJL2 |
| Oh I'm going to preach these blues now : and I want everybody to shout | House, Son; Preachin' the BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4101) Pm13013 OJL5 |
| Can I get you now : or must I hesitate | Jackson, Jim; Hesitation Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM804 ) Vo1477 Her H205 |
| And I'm going away now : I'm going away to stay | James, Skip; Cypress Grove Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7472) Pm13088 Bio BLP12029 |
| The way I feel now : I could get a keg of dynamite | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dynamite Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210961) Pm12739 Rt RL301 |
| Oh your time now : be mine after a while | Johnson, Elizabeth; Sobbin' Woman Blues; New York, 30 Oct. 1928; (401280?) OK8789 Her H201 |
| And I must stop you now : because you got to consider somehow | Johnson, Lonnie; Sweet Woman You Can't Go Wrong; New York, 5 Aug. 1927; (81189B) OK8512 CC30 |
| You know I love you now : and I love you all along | Johnson, Lonnie; Sweet Woman You Can't Go Wrong; New York, 5 Aug. 1927; (81189B) OK8512 CC30 |
| Now now now now now : I cried like a newborn child | Johnson, Louise; Long Way from Home; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L3992) Pm12992 OJL11 |
| Now we played it on the sofa now : we played it side the wall | Johnson, Robert; Phonograph Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25872) ARC unissued Co C30034 |
| Now I gave my baby now : the ninetynine degree | Johnson, Robert; Stop Breakin' Down Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3991) Vo04002 Co C30034 |
| But my Friar's point rider now : hops all over me | Johnson, Robert; Traveling Riverside Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4002) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| Baby I guess it must be love now : ooo Lord that's taken effect on me | Johnson, Robert; Honeymoon Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL401 ) Vo04002 Co C30034 |
| If you see my milkcow baby now : please drive her home | Johnson, Robert; Milkcow's Calf Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4033) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| Taken the poor boy's money now : sure Lord won't take mine | Johnson, Tommy; Big Road Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418372) Vi21279 Rt RL330 |
| Going to reap it now : or baby reap it byandby | Johnson, Tommy; ByeBye Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418381) Vi21409 Yz L1007 |
| She's got a little bitty foot now : Lord and got them great big thighs | Kelly, Jack; Men Fooler Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM151 ) Vo05312 OJL19 |
| I'm worried now : but I won't be worried long | Kyle, Charlie; Kyle's Worried Blues; Memphis, 1 Sept. 1928; (454682) Vi21707 Yz L1018 |
| Eee laying in jail now : with my back turned to the wall | Lacy, Rubin; Mississippi Jail House Groan; Chicago, Mar. 1928; (204192) Pm12629 OJL8 |
| I promised not to holler now : now mama now hey hey hey | Lacy, Rubin; Mississippi Jail House Groan; Chicago, Mar. 1928; (204192) Pm12629 OJL8 |
| If my woman kills me now : Lord I'll pray to die | Lacy, Rubin; Mississippi Jail House Groan; Chicago, Mar. 1928; (204192) Pm12629 OJL8 |
| I ain't got nobody now : I'm all here by myself | Lacy, Rubin; Ham Hound Crave; Chicago, Mar. 1928; (204203) Pm12629 Yz L1009 |
| Let me be your sometime now : till your always comes | Lacy, Rubin; Ham Hound Crave; Chicago, Mar. 1928; (204203) Pm12629 Yz L1009 |
| And I'll do more for you now : your always ever done | Lacy, Rubin; Ham Hound Crave; Chicago, Mar. 1928; (204203) Pm12629 Yz L1009 |
| Because these Chicago women now : about to let my hambone spoil | Lacy, Rubin; Ham Hound Crave; Chicago, Mar. 1928; (204203) Pm12629 Yz L1009 |
| And all the children now : papa trying to sing my song | Lacy, Rubin; Ham Hound Crave; Chicago, Mar. 1928; (204203) Pm12629 Yz L1009 |
| Well I'm worried now : and I won't be worried long | Lee, Bertha; Mind Reader Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (147361) Vo02650 OJL17 |
| I'm worried now : been worried all day long | Lewis, Furry; Good Looking Girl Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1132 Rt RL329 |
| Good time now : trouble after a while | Lewis, Furry; Why Don't You Come Home Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1134 Rt RL333 |
| My woman done quit me now : going to leave your town | Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Ticket Agent Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64736 ) BBB5675 OJL4 |
| Now I told you once now baby now : ain't going to tell you no more | McClennan, Tommy; Brown Skin Girl; Chicago, 22 Nov. 1939; (0442431) BBB8444 RCA LPV518 |
| Katy Mae's a goodlooking woman now : but she stays out all night long | McClennan, Tommy; Katy Mae Blues; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537391) BBB8689 Rt RL305 |
| You can misuse me here now now : but you can't when I go home | McClennan, Tommy; Elsie Blues; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053743 ) BBB8725 Rt RL305 |
| Now I followed you to them dance now : and you jook jook all the time | McClennan, Tommy; Elsie Blues; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053743 ) BBB8725 Rt RL305 |
| Lord I would have all these goodlooking women now now now : fishing after me | McClennan, Tommy; Deep Blue Sea Blues; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064889 ) BBB9005 Rt RL313 |
| Don't got nobody now now now : give me my last pair of shoes | McClennan, Tommy; Deep Blue Sea Blues; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064889 ) BBB9005 Rt RL313 |
| Well you might get mad now : show your Santa Claus | McCoy, Joe; Cherry Ball Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5864A) Vo1535 Pal PL101 |
| See you dead now : in some cedar grove | McCoy, Joe; Cherry Ball Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5864A) Vo1535 Pal PL101 |
| Than to see some man now : bothering with your clothes | McCoy, Joe; Cherry Ball Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5864A) Vo1535 Pal PL101 |
| I can't get enough now : satisfy my soul | McCoy, Joe; Shake Mattie; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO109A) Vo1668 Mam S3803 |
| I can't get by now : at the way they do | McCoy, Joe; Shake Mattie; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO109A) Vo1668 Mam S3803 |
| I got an old tub now : so deep and wide | McCoy, Joe; My Wash Woman's Gone; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO110A) Vo1668 Yz L1026 |
| 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 |
| Now I hear my last jail sentence now : must be Joliet bound | McCoy, Joe; Joliet Bound; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11220A) Vo1686 Yz L1021 |
| Now if you run big boy now : ??? bound to die | McCoy, Joe; Joliet Bound; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11220A) Vo1686 Yz L1021 |
| On she's all right now : she's all right with me | McCoy, Joe; Evil Devil Woman Blues; Chicago, 16 Aug. 1934; (C9299A) De7822 BC5 |
| I'm going to ask my buddy now : how come he shares | McCoy, Joe; Something Gonna Happen to You; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96262 ) BBB6260 Yz L1021; |
| Crying something bad now : sure is going to happen to you | McCoy, Joe; Something Gonna Happen to You; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96262 ) BBB6260 Yz L1021; |
| I am sober now : but I'm going to get drunk again | McPhail, Black Bottom; Whiskey Man Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11514A) Vo1721 Yz L1019 |
| Got to wait now : until we go to bed | Memphis Minnie; 'Frisco Town; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487102) Co14455D Yz L1008 |
| It's all I want now : my bumblebee just to stay at home | Memphis Minnie; Bumble Bee; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM773 ) Vo1476 His HLP2 |
| But I got nothing to worry about now : because I got the man I love | Memphis Minnie; Don't Want No Woman; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62539 ) Vi23313 Pal PL101 |
| Think about the condition you in now : you never will get her back home alive again | Memphis Minnie; Memphis MinnieJitis Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5822 ) Vo1588 BC13 |
| I got to go back now : and look them all over again | Memphis Minnie; Plymouth Rock Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5831 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| He's got the same pipe now : he had forty years ago | Memphis Minnie; Grandpa and Grandma Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C6082 ) Vo1601 OJL4 |
| He done something to me now : he won't do no more | Memphis Minnie; Dirty Mother For You; Chicago, 10 Jan. 1935; (C9641A) De7048 Pal PL101 |
| I been had this old cat now : for three or four years | Memphis Minnie; Black Cat Blues; Chicago, 27 May 1936; (C13861) Vo03581 Pal PL101 |
| I would have been there now : if my daddy hadn't've sprung the door | Memphis Minnie; Moonshine; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (C16701) Vo03894 BC1 |
| And all I can hear now : is his moaning his mournful cry | Moore, Alice; Kid Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1712) Pm13107 CC37 |
| I'm worried now : but I won't be worried long | Patton, Charley; Down the Dirt Road Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15215) Pm12854 Yz L1020 |
| If he lose his office now : he's running from town to town | Patton, Charley; Tom Rushen Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15222A) Pm12877 Yz L1020 |
| Yes I'm worried now : but I won't be worried long | Patton, Charley; Green River Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L443) Pm12972 Yz L1020 |
| Go back to the one you love now : the blues will soon leave you | Petties, Arthur; Two Time Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419062) Vi21282 Yz L1007 |
| Heart full of sorrow now : blues are all riding you | Petties, Arthur; Two Time Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419062) Vi21282 Yz L1007 |
| You come in from your work now : she got her clothes and gone | Petties, Arthur; Out on Santa FeBlues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419072) Vi21282 Rt RL314 |
| I can't stay here now : this ain't the place for me | Petties, Arthur; Out on Santa FeBlues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419072) Vi21282 Rt RL314 |
| *When you're there* you going to stay now : you can't stay nowhere | Petties, Arthur; Out on Santa FeBlues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419072) Vi21282 Rt RL314 |
| You had all you want now : now please let me alone | Petties, Arthur; Out on Santa FeBlues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419072) Vi21282 Rt RL314 |
| Going to get drunk now : I won't dream no more | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Dream Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (16991) Pm12098 BYG529.078 |
| Well it's too late now : the blues have made a slave of me | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Slave to the Blues; New York, Jan. 1926; (23692) Pm12332 Mil MLP2001 |
| I'm leaving now : I'm sorry we have to part | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Oh My Babe Blues; New York, Jan. 1926; (23741) Pm12332 Jo SM3098 |
| I've got to go to work now : get another start | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Misery Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47071) Pm12508 Fwy FJ2802 |
| Says you know I'm going to sing this here verse now : ain't going to sing no more | Roland, Walter; T Model Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (135521) Ba32932 Yz L1017 |
| If you can't go now : please ma'am tell me when you could | Roland, Walter; Early in the Morning No. 2; New York, 31 July 1934; (154952) Ba33343 Yz L1017 |
| You know I got me a woman now : they call her Aunt Kate | Roland, Walter; Early in the Morning No. 2; New York, 31 July 1934; (154952) Ba33343 Yz L1017 |
| I'm going to sing this verse now : ain't going to sing no more | Roland, Walter; Early in the Morning No. 2; New York, 31 July 1934; (154952) Ba33343 Yz L1017 |
| Going to get me a gal now : so I can have my fun | Sims, Henry; Farrell Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L451) Pm12912 OJL8 |
| So now : I got them sobbinghearted blues | Smith, Bessie; Sobbin' Hearted Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402492) Co14056D Co CL855 |
| I'm playing quits now : right from this very night | Smith, Bessie; You've Been a Good Old Wagon; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402511) Co14079D Co CL855 |
| So now : I'm going to call your bluff | Smith, Bessie; I Ain't Goin' to Play Second Fiddle; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406301) Co14090D Co CL855 |
| Now you's the sheik of this town now : won't keep you off the streets | Smith, Bessie Mae; St. Louis Daddy; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L78?) Pm12922 OJL20 |
| My health is gone now : and left me with the sickness blues | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Fool's Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO167A) Vo1674 Yz L1010 |
| Biddle Street Biddle Street now : is only twentysix blocks long | Spaulding, Henry; Biddle Street Blues; Chicago, c. 6 May 1929; (C3450 ) Br7085 OJL20 |
| Listen to my story now : please listen to my song | Spruell, Freddie; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 25 June 1926; (9793A) OK8422 Yz L1038 |
| Can you imagine how I feel now : have mercy my real milkcow gone | Spruell, Freddie; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 25 June 1926; (9793A) OK8422 Yz L1038 |
| Say you look in my face now : run and tell them I got those milkcow blues | Spruell, Freddie; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 25 June 1926; (9793A) OK8422 Yz L1038 |
| Can't you imagine how I feel now : I done told my real milkcow bye bye | Spruell, Freddie; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 25 June 1926; (9793A) OK8422 Yz L1038 |
| Some people say that I'm right now : and some say I'm wrong | Spruell, Freddie; Way Back Down Home; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9909A) OK8422 Mam S3802 |
| Things happen way back down home now : they I declare they sure run across my mind | Spruell, Freddie; Way Back Down Home; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9909A) OK8422 Mam S3802 |
| Crying hey listen operator now : don't you tell me wrong | Spruell, Freddie; Way Back Down Home; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9909A) OK8422 Mam S3802 |
| She asking all her friends around now : where she find number FourA highway | Spruell, Freddie; 4A Highway; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85782 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802 |
| Now tell me now : can't you go | Spruell, Freddie; Let's Go Riding; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85785 ) BBB6261 OJL18 |
| You having good times now : you have trouble after awhile | Stokes, Frank; Sweet to Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47731) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| I say I'm riding now : but maybe my trouble will end some sweet day | Sykes, Roosevelt; Highway 61 Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18802) Ch16586 Yz L1033 |
| And I'm worried now : but I won't be worried long | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Good Time Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210271) Pm12752 Bio BLP12004 |
| Son your trouble ain't now : but it sure be after a while | Thomkins, Jim; Bedside Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM780 ) Br7200 Rt RL319 |
| But I got another woman now : drive my troubles away | Townsend, Henry; Henry's Worried Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403300A) Co14529D Yz L1030 |
| Yes the girl that I wants now : she wants to walk out of my door | Townsend, Henry; Sick with the Blues; possibly Chicago, 1933; ( ) record unknown Yz L1030 |
| I'm going to try to find someone now : thinks the world and all of me | Townsend, Henry; Sick with the Blues; possibly Chicago, 1933; ( ) record unknown Yz L1030 |
| 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 |
| You having your time now : but you got to die some day | Townsend, Henry; She's Got a Mean Disposition; Chicaco, 25 Feb. 1935; (854941) BBB5966 Yz L1030 |
| Is it too late now : to make up for all I done | Townsend, Sam; Lily Kimball Blues; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502592) Co14571D Yz L1021 |
| It's your time now : be mine after a while | Tucker, Bessie; Bessie's Moan; Memphis, 29 Aug. 1928; (454362) ViV38526 His HLP4 |
| But it seems that now : I got no loving mind | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); The World Is Going Wrong; Atlanta, 24 Oct. 1931; (4050091) Co14660D Mam S3804 |
| Said when you been good now : can't do no more | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); The World Is Going Wrong; Atlanta, 24 Oct. 1931; (4050091) Co14660D Mam S3804 |
| They'll build a levee now : I have no more to worry about | Walker, Aaron TBone; Trinity River Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495481) Co14506D Rt RL327 |
| I can't play it right now : I'll play it later on tonight | Washboard Sam; Let Me Play Your Vendor; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703751) BBB8967 RCA LPV577 |
| I'm crying oh now : black snake crawling all on my room | Washington, Louis; Black Snake Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1934; (146761) Ba33058 Rt RL313 |
| Well well well some of these women now : done made up their minds all the time | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Mama's Advice; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6487A) Vo1620 BC4 |
| He got some of these women now : going from hand to hand | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91152A) De7292 BC4 |
| That will cause suspicion now : you know they will try him too | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91152A) De7292 BC4 |
| I think it's time now : I stop my rambling ways | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Shack Bully Stomp; New York, 1 Apr. 1938; (63539A) De7479 BC4 |
| I want some goodlooking mama to come here now : please drive these blues away | Williams, Joe; Rootin' Ground Hog; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076621) BBB7065 RCA INT1087 |
| I got to wait now : before I go to bed | Williams, Joe; I Want It Awful Bad; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M195 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321 |
| Now you got me here now : this old way you do | Williams, Joe; Mr. Devil Blues; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M196 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321 |
| Now you got me here now : and I'm catching hell | Williams, Joe; Mr. Devil Blues; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M196 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321 |
| I'm going to write a letter now : going to mail it in the air | Williams, Joe; Mr. Devil Blues; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M196 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321 |
| Tell him I know I'm down now : now but I won't be down always | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Collector Man Blues; Aurora, Ill., 11 Nov. 1937; (016521 ) BBB7428 BC3 |
| Now but that will be all right now : my bad luck ain't going to last always | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Rainy Day Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308571) BBB8094 RCA INT1088 |
| Now just because I'm down and out now : I'm going to see some old lucky day | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Rainy Day Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308571) BBB8094 RCA INT1088 |
| Now ??? : was in the stand | Cannon, Gus; Feather Bed; Memphis, 9 Sept. 1928; (470022) ViV38515 Fwy FA2953 |
| Now : what you want poor John to do | Estes, Sleepy John; Poor John Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (59968 ) ViV38628 Rt RL323 |
| Now : I'm growing old | Smith, Bessie; Reckless Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402421) Co14056D Co CL855 |
| Now : I ain't going to work for you no more | Stokes, Frank; Half Cup of Tea; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47742) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| Oh you know how boys and girls is nowadays : they won't pay their mother no mind | Williamson, Sonny Boy; The Right Kind of Life; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308551) BBB8034 RCA INT1088 |
| I say you know how times is nowadays : can't no one man find a job | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Insurance Man Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308561) BBB8034 RCA INT1088 |
| Ain't got nowhere : not to lay my head | Butler, Sam; Poor Boy Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; ( ) Vo1057 Yz L1016 |
| Ain't got nowhere : to lay my worried head | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Poor Boy a Long Ways from Home; New York, 16 June 1927; (1442812) Co14246D Rt RL326 |
| She ain't got nowhere : carry her dirty clothes | McCoy, Joe; Oh Red; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1936; (90691A) De7182 AH77 |
| I ain't got nowheres : to lay my weary head | Evans, Joe; Shook It This Morning Blues; New York, 21 May 1931; (106652) Or8083 Yz L1015 |
| Play that old country number : that you call three sixtynine | Arnold, Kokomo; Policy Wheel Blues; Chicago, 15 July 1935; (90158A) De7147 CC25 |
| Because the chinches got my number : wrote a letter to my wife | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Chinch Bug Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200641) Pm12551 Bio BLP12015 |
| He said he lost on that number : the very same way | Leecan, Bobby; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| I'll have to give you my number : five nine ninetyfour | McTell, Blind Willie; Death Cell Blues; New York, 19 Sept. 1933; (140491) Vo02577 RBF RF15 |
| Well I gave you the right number : gee I can't understand | Spivey, Victoria; Telephoning the Blues; New York, 1 Oct. 1929; (567351) ViV38546 Spi LP2001 |
| You sure can get your number : but you can't go hear my words back down home | Spruell, Freddie; Way Back Down Home; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9909A) OK8422 Mam S3802 |
| I must've didn't have the right number : when I went to the Western Union to the telephone | Spruell, Freddie; Way Back Down Home; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9909A) OK8422 Mam S3802 |
| I'm going to change my number : where I'm living at | Waters, Ethel; There'll Be Some Changes Made; New York, c. Aug. 1921; (P1471) BS2021 Bio BLP12022 |
| Because she even changed her house number : oh you know she done moved to another town | Williamson, Sonny Boy; My Baby Made a Change; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064022 ) BBB8766 BC20 |
| Now when you change your numbers : play thirteen thirtytwo and fiftyone | Arnold, Kokomo; Policy Wheel Blues; Chicago, 15 July 1935; (90158A) De7147 CC25 |
| Numbers numbers : about to drive me wild | Blake, Blind; Playing Policy Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L6471) Pm13035 Bio BLP12003 |
| I thought I'd play some numbers : like most colored people do | Leecan, Bobby; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| *Every time* that M and O : when she came on that Santa Fe | Batts, Will; Highway No. 61 Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1933; (137291) Vo02531 Yz L1021 |
| If he don't ride that T and N O : he sure ain't satisfied | Bogan, Lucille; T N and O Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (135491) Ba32845 Rt RL317 |
| If you don't find me on the M and O : you'll find me somewhere on that Santa Fe | McClennan, Tommy; Bluebird Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074107 ) BBB9037 RCA LPV518 |
| Lord the water will obey : if you just say be still | Wallace, Sippie; The Flood Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80840B) OK8470 Sw S1240 |
| Says my chief occupation : taking *musky* men women | Alexander, Texas; Water Bound Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402642A) OK8785 Rt RL327 |
| But my chief occupation : taking women from their monkeymen | Jackson, Papa Charlie; The Cats Got the Measles; Chicago, c. Jan. 1925; (100193) Pm12259 Bio BLP12042 |
| Said my regular occupation : taking women from their men | Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); New Minglewood Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (647372) Vi23266 OJL4 |
| You can go to the ocean : you can go to the deep blue sea | Church, Blind Clyde; Pneumatic Blues; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (56308) Vi23271 Rt RL329 |
| Now change in the ocean : change in the deep blue sea | Estes, Sleepy John; Everybody Oughta Make a Change; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63647A) De7571 RBF RF8 |
| I feel like jumping in the ocean : I feel like jumping in the deep blue sea | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; 'Lectric Chair Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203642) Pm12608 Bio BLP12015 |
| I was shipwrecked on the ocean : throwed off on the southern sea | Jones, Jake; Southern Sea Blues; Dallas, c. Oct. 1929; (DAL474 ) Br7130 His HLP2 |
| I was standing beside the ocean : looking across on the other side | Jones, Jake; Southern Sea Blues; Dallas, c. Oct. 1929; (DAL474 ) Br7130 His HLP2 |
| I went down to the ocean : just to get a permanent wave | Jones, Jake; Southern Sea Blues; Dallas, c. Oct. 1929; (DAL474 ) Br7130 His HLP2 |
| When it storms on the ocean : you cannot see the sky | Jones, Jake; Southern Sea Blues; Dallas, c. Oct. 1929; (DAL474 ) Br7130 His HLP2 |
| I took a trip out on the ocean : walked the sand of the deep blue sea | McTell, Blind Willie; Talking to Myself; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502572) Co14551D Yz L1005 |
| You may search the ocean : you might go across the deep blue sea | McTell, Blind Willie; Searching the Desert for the Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716061) Vi23353 RCA LPV518 |
| I been to the ocean : peeped down the deep blue sea | Patton, Charley; Devil Sent the Rain; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L401) Pm13040 Yz L1009 |
| My man's on the ocean : bobbing up and down | Smith, Clara; Deep Blue Sea Blues; New York, 19 Aug. 1924; (819313) Co14034D VJM VLP17 |
| Now if I get across the Atlantic Ocean : good people I will not live to Spain | Arnold, Kokomo; Big Ship Blues; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91167A) De7361 Say SDR163 |
| I looking for my babe on Indian Ocean : but she come on that China sea | Kelly, Jack; Highway No. 61 Blues; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137121) Ba32844 Rt RL316 |
| And when I come in twelve o'clock : ??? shake it up right | Evans, Joe; Shook It This Morning Blues; New York, 21 May 1931; (106652) Or8083 Yz L1015 |
| It was about three o'clock : before he could let me be | White, Washington; High Fever Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2987A) Vo05489 Co C30036 |
| And it's all on account of : that lowdown gal of mine | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Pneumonia Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15669) Pm12880 Mil MLP2013 |
| It's all on account of : taking one woman's man | Smith, Clara; Kansas City Man Blues; New York, 2 Oct. 1923; (812226) Co12D VJM VLP15 |
| Sweep me off : for another man | Baker, Willie; Rag Baby; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14895B) Ge6846 Her H201 |
| I want her to drive them off : so they won't come back no more | Barefoot Bill; From Now On; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493572) Co14481D OJL14 |
| I might get off : at Memphis town | Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5071 ) Vo1527 Yz L1036 |
| Both legs cut off : above your knee | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Maybe I'll Loan You a Dime; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640031) BBB8784 RCA730.581 |
| They dried me off : and they laid me in the bed | Estes, Sleepy John; Floating Bridge; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62465A) De7442 RBF RF8 |
| People got off : but Casey Jones stayed on | James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158 |
| If I ever get off : this killing floor | James, Skip; Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7522) Pm13065 Bio BLP12029 |
| That joker stole off : with that longhaired brown of mine | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30902) Pm12443 Mil MLP2007 |
| One had me cooling off : while the other one talked about taking my wife | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Fence Breakin' Yellin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15672) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015 |
| I can keep it turned off : or I can turn it on | Lincoln, Charley; Jealous Hearted Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451032) Co14305D RBF RF9 |
| I dropped my baby off : among my friends | McCoy, Joe; Someday I'll Be in the Clay; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1932; (C9290) De7008 Rt RL329 |
| Pay you off : right here tonight | McCoy, Joe; You Got to MovePart 1; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9380 ) De7038 BC1 |
| He'll pay you off : if you use your head | McCoy, Joe; We Gonna Pitch a Boogie Woogie; Chicago, 13 Nov. 1936; (90982A) De7326 AH77 |
| Because where you left off : is just the place where he began | Martin, Daisy; What You Was You Used to Be; New York, c. late July 1923; (52381) Ba1262 VJM VLP40 |
| It have worn off : I can't use it no more | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; It Won't Act Right; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599642) ViV38620 Jo SM3104 |
| My baby tried to pull off : my derby | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; It Won't Act Right; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599642) ViV38620 Jo SM3104 |
| Ninety men were laid off : at the railroad shop | Patton, Charley; Mean Black Moan; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L771) Pm12953 Yz L1001 |
| Said a picket flew off : and hit him in the jaw | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Come Along Little Children; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18656) Ch16654 Rt RL307 |
| I want him to drive them off : so they won't come back no more | Smith, Bessie; The Gin House Blues; New York, 18 Mar. 1926; (1418203) Co14158D Co CL856 |
| She's always going off : on automobile rides | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Hard to Rule Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203353) Pm12670 Bio BLP12004 |
| I walked off : and left my mother standing in the snow | Wilkins, Robert; Alabama Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M190 ) Br7205 Rt RL333 |
| Into the office : then to the bathhouse below | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Penal Farm Blues; Indianapolis, c. June 1928; (IND625 ) Vo1192 Yz L1019 |
| Now call William in the office : want to see you alone | Estes, Sleepy John; Easin' Back to Tennessee; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63649A) De7516 Sw S1220 |
| I went down to the office : fell out on the floor | Memphis Minnie; Dirty Mother For You; Chicago, 10 Jan. 1935; (C9641A) De7048 Pal PL101 |
| I went to the ticket office : and I lays my money down | Williams, Jabo; Polock Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. May 1932; (L1406?) Pm13130 Yz L1028 |
| Until these arresting officers : change my tricking name | Bogan, Lucille; Tricks Ain't Working No More; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6848A) Br7186 His HLP15 |
| Crying oh : baby don't you want to go | Arnold, Kokomo; Old Original Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9429B) De7026 BC4 |
| Crying oh : look what that [policy wheel, coalfield, greyhound] have done to me | Arnold, Kokomo; Policy Wheel Blues; Chicago, 15 July 1935; (90158A) De7147 CC25 |
| Mmm Lord oh Lord oh : oh Lord oh Lord oh Lord | Bracey, Ishman; Leavin' Town Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (45458?) ViV38560(?) Rt RL330 |
| Oh oh oh : hey hey hey hey | Ledbetter, Huddie; Bull Cow; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (17182 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Oh oh oh oh oh : oh oh oh oh oh oh | Smith, Six Cylinder; Oh Oh Lonesome Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2131) Pm12968 Yz L1004 |
| Because oh : I ain't coming here no more | Spivey, Victoria; Black Snake Swing; Chicago, 7 July 1936; (90785A) De7203 AH58 |
| I'm crying oh : where in the world my black snake gone | Washington, Louis; Black Snake Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1934; (146761) Ba33058 Rt RL313 |
| Sometimes I tell her oh : lady this alcohol is killing me | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shannon Street Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208471) BBB7847 RCA INT1088 |
| Oh : ain't got no mama now | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Black Snake Moan; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30672) Pm12407 Mil MLP2013 |
| Oh : better find my mama soon | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Black Snake Moan No 2; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212021) Pm12756 Mil MLP2013 |
| Oh : babe it hurts me to my heart | MacFarland, Barrel House Buck; I Got to Go Blues; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1934; (C9321 ) De7013 OJL20 |
| Oh : baby what's the matter you | MacFarland, Barrel House Buck; I Got to Go Blues; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1934; (C9321 ) De7013 OJL20 |
| Oh : I can't stay there no more | Spivey, Victoria; Black Snake Swing; Chicago, 7 July 1936; (90785A) De7203 AH58 |
| Oh : I don't want you no more | Spivey, Victoria; Black Snake Swing; Chicago, 7 July 1936; (90785A) De7203 AH58 |
| Oh : hey hey hey hey | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Sawmill Moan; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203372) Pm12616 Bio BLP12004 |
| Oh : whiskey's killing me | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Jig Head Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210174) Pm12708 Bio BLP12004 |
| My home's in Oklahoma : I ain't got no business here | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Old Rounders Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (3018?) Pm12394 Rt RL306 |
| And my poor mother's old : Lord and her hair is turning grey | Bailey, Kid; Mississippi Bottom Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (M209/10) Br7114 OJL5 |
| I thought she was too old : I'm telling you | Blake, Blind; Righteous Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L6481) Pm13035 Bio BLP12003 |
| I was three years old : when my poor mother died | Lewis, Furry; Big Chief Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1133 Yz L1002 |
| Oh my mama's getting old : her head is turning grey | Patton, Charley; Screamin' and Hollerin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15214) Pm12805 Yz L1020 |
| You know a girl get twelve years old : she thinks she's grown | Roland, Walter; Early in the Morning No. 2; New York, 31 July 1934; (154952) Ba33343 Yz L1017 |
| I'm twentyfive years old : that ain't no maid | Smith, Bessie; I'm Down in the Dumps; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525802) OK8945 Co CL856 |
| And now I'm getting old : Lord my head's getting grey | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| Now I have got to be old : and just about turning grey | Wheatstraw, Peetie; False Hearted Woman; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90963A) De7243 Say SDR192 |
| I had an old ??? : in the ??? camp | Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); Greyhound Blues; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90199A) Ch50053 Rt RL334 |
| Said my mama's getting old : Lord her hair done got grey | Williams, Joe; My Grey Pony; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85491 ) BBB5948 RBF RF14 |
| Lord when a little girl become twelve years old : begin to think she's grown | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Early in the Morning; Aurora, Ill., 11 Nov. 1937; (016524 ) BBB7302 RCA INT1175 |
| When your gal gets old : she wants to be alone | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); Do It Right; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (1489783) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| Every day is growing older : and the nights growing near | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Unhappy Blues; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404712B) OK8859 Mam S3804 |
| Lord my mama she got older : now her hair done got grey | Williams, Joe; My Grey Pony; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85491 ) BBB5948 RBF RF14 |
| I'm going to hop right on : won't even stop to pack my clothes | Anderson, Jelly Roll; I. C. Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 19 Apr. 1927; (12722) Ge6135 His HLP22 |
| I can see from now on : all *luck flee* from me | Bell, Anna; Hopeless Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (171A) QRSR7007 His HLP21 |
| I got four feet to walk on : tail to shake if it's all night long | Big Bill (Broonzy); Bull Cow Blues; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (116102) Ba32653 Yz L1035 |
| Because I got my habits on : I'm going to wreck this joint | Bogan, Lucille; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5562A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| Because I got my habits on : and I'm going to wreck this joint | Carr, Leroy; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6086B) Vo1541 Yz L1015 |
| Dinner got on : and she fed me some | Chatman, Bo; Dinner Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992421) BBB6407 Yz L1014 |
| Dinner got on : and she give me some | Chatman, Bo; Dinner Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992421) BBB6407 Yz L1014 |
| Dinner got on : and she squeezed me some | Chatman, Bo; Dinner Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992421) BBB6407 Yz L1014 |
| Dinner got on : and she kissed me some | Chatman, Bo; Dinner Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992421) BBB6407 Yz L1014 |
| Dinner got on : and then she love me some | Chatman, Bo; Dinner Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992421) BBB6407 Yz L1014 |
| Walk on : walk on little girl walk on | Collins, Chasey; Walking Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962481) BBB6261 Rt RL316 |
| You don't let me on : I'm going to ride the blinds | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); YoYo Blues No. 2; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502692) Co14523D CC3 |
| I got three legs to truck on : boys please don't block my road | Johnson, Robert; Stone in My Passway; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL3772) ARC71267 Co CL1654 |
| I got on : my walking shoes | Jones, Maggie; If I Lose, Let Me Lose; New York, 17 Dec. 1924; (1401871) Co14059D VJM VLP23 |
| Go ahead on : let my stuff alone | McCoy, Joe; I'm Wild About My Stuff; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5820A) Vo1570 His HLP32 |
| *That's why* I can't go on : loving a mistreating man | Martin, Sara; Mistreating Man Blues; Long Island City, Dec. 1928; (306) QRSR7042 BYG529073 |
| She said your man was on : that 'foreday scat | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Four Day Honory Scat; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22131) Pm12303 Mil MLP2001 |
| I'm going on ??? : I'm going to raise my hand | Shade, Will; I Can Beat You Plenty; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (55599 ) ViV38586 Rt RL337 |
| I like you when you got your habits on : you can shift a gear with so much pride | Smith, Bessie; Take Me for a Buggy Ride; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525792) OK8949 Co CL856 |
| When you come on : beat that thing | Smith, Clara; Play It a Long Time Papa; New York, 27 July 1923; (811542) CoA3966 VJM VLP15 |
| No telling what goes on : when you don't take that with you | Spruell, Freddie; Let's Go Riding; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85785 ) BBB6261 OJL18 |
| Why don't you come on baby come on : and let's go back to Kokomo | Spruell, Freddie; Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85786 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802 |
| She *lied* just come on baby come on : I declare I'm going back to Kokomo | Spruell, Freddie; Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85786 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802 |
| Why don't you come on baby come on : listen tell me don't you want to go | Spruell, Freddie; Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85786 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802 |
| But from now on : there'll be a change in me | Waters, Ethel; There'll Be Some Changes Made; New York, c. Aug. 1921; (P1471) BS2021 Bio BLP12022 |
| I walked on and on : with my fortyfour in my hand | Wiggins, James Boodle It; FortyFour Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15768A) Pm12860 OJL15 |
| I got on : my last pair of shoes | Williams, Joe; Someday Baby; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704861) BBB9025 RBF RF11 |
| Now you going to keep on : baby you know fooling around | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shady Grove Blues; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064492 ) BBB8914 BC20 |
| If you do it once : you'll do it twice | Bogan, Lucille; My Georgia Grind; Chicago, c. 1 Feb. 1930; (C5347 ) Br unissued Rt RL317 |
| Now I've told you once : ain't going to tell you no more | Carr, Leroy; Barrel House Woman No. 2; New York, 15 Aug. 1934; (156332) Vo02820 Yz L1019 |
| You fooled me once : you fooled me twice | Gibson, Clifford; Tired of Being Mistreated Part 1; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (484A) QRSR7079 Yz L1027 |
| You fooled me once : you fooled me twice | Gibson, Clifford; I'm Tired of Being Mistreated; New York, 14 June 1929; (402459B) OK8742 Yz L1027 |
| But if you roll it once : you want to roll it twice | Gibson, Clifford; She Rolls It Slow; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (69405 ) Vi23290 RCA INT1175 |
| Showed her once : now she's a scraunching queen | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Doin' the Scraunch; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510562) Co14591D CC36 |
| I told you once : this makes twice | Jackson, Papa Charlie; All I Want Is a Spoonful; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22981) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042 |
| So I can leave at once : and hunt me somewhere else to go | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Broke and Hungry; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (3076?) Pm12443 Mil MLP2007 |
| Because if I let you get away with it once : you'll do it all the time | Johnson, Margaret; If I Let You Get Away With It Once You'll Do It All of the Time; New York, 19 Oct. 1923; (71972B) OK8107 Sw S1240; |
| You promised me once : you wouldn't cheat anymore | Johnson, Margaret; If I Let You Get Away With It Once You'll Do It All of the Time; New York, 19 Oct. 1923; (71972B) OK8107 Sw S1240; |
| She got to doodle once : and she want it twice | Lincoln, Charley; Doodle Hole Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502752) Co14550D Yz L1012 |
| I knowed a man once : who got aon the doodle track | Lincoln, Charley; Doodle Hole Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502752) Co14550D Yz L1012 |
| I done told you once : done told you twice | McCoy, Joe; Preachers Blues; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7247 ) Vo1643 BC13 |
| I done told you once : I done told you twice | Memphis Minnie; I'm Going Back Home; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59992 ) Vi23352 His HLP32 |
| I got the one : that I love the best | Baxter, Jim (Andrew and Jim Baxter); Bamalong Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 9 Aug. 1927; (397842) Vi20962 Rt RL318 |
| Well you hear one jellybean ask the other one : which way did the good girl go | Brown, Hi Henry; Nut Factory Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11506A) Vo1692 Yz L1003 |
| Oh the black cat told the white one : let's go across town and clown | Burse, Charlie; Boodie Bum Bum; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C7921) OK8956 Jo SM3104 |
| And the white cat told the black one : you better set your black self down | Burse, Charlie; Boodie Bum Bum; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C7921) OK8956 Jo SM3104 |
| Papa tried to steal one : like he did before | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants a Cookie; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5070 ) Vo1561 Yz L1036 |
| Around home you was just a spoiled one : and what you said it had to be | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Two of a Kind; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640011) BBB8749 RCA730.581 |
| Ain't no one : can change my mind | Crawford, Rosetta; My Man Jumped Salty on Me; New York, 1 Feb. 1939; (64972A) De7567 Cor CP58 |
| That leaves no one : to love and care for me | Dickson, Tom; Death Bell Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400355B) OK8590 Yz L1002 |
| Because he's the only one : to ??? for me | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Lonesome Weary Blues; Chicago, 26 Nov. 1926; (9972A) OK8453 CC32 |
| Got a Thursday one : take me each and everywhere | Hull, Papa Harvey; Gang of Brownskin Women; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12689) Ge6122 Yz L1001 |
| Got a Saturday one : well she better not catch me here | Hull, Papa Harvey; Gang of Brownskin Women; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12689) Ge6122 Yz L1001 |
| I asked for one : she brought me two | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Drop that Sack; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21451) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| I got one : with the sweetest ways | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Your Baby Ain't Sweet Like Mine; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26134) Pm12383 Yz L1029 |
| I ain't talking to one : I ain't talking to two | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Ash Tray Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (206042) Pm12660 Bio BLP12042 |
| Sam if you want a woman go get one : and let my wife alone | Johnson, Lonnie; Sam, You're Just a Rat; New York, 9 Feb. 1932; (405141A) OK8937 Yz L1028 |
| 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 |
| I've got a Thursday one : that she better not catch me here | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Brown Skin Girls; Chicago, 18 July 1935; (C1074A) ARC61166 Yz L1025 |
| I'm taking one : to ninetynine | McCoy, Joe; We Gonna Pitch a Boogie Woogie; Chicago, 13 Nov. 1936; (90982A) De7326 AH77 |
| And if he hits you with either one : same as a charge from a dynamite | Memphis Minnie; He's in the Ring; Chicago, 22 Aug. 1935; (C1099B) Vo03046 Pal PL101 |
| I wore out the last one : but with this one I ain't through | Moore, Monette; Black Hearse Blues; New York, c. Jan. 1925; (31777) Ajax17093 VJM VLP40 |
| She said son if you feed them with a short one : Lord they will soon lose friendship with you | Shade, Will; Feed Your Friend with a Long Handled Spoon; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (555981) ViV38578 Rt RL311 |
| But this is the one : you like to hear the news | Smith, Bessie; Nashville Women's Blues; New York, 26 May 1925; (1406252) Co14090D Co CL855 |
| Be a longtailed one : have plenty of jack | Smith, Bessie; One and Two Blues; New York, 26 Oct. 1926; (1428762) Co14172D Co CL857 |
| Because that's the only one : that I ever did like | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Sawmill Moan; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203372) Pm12616 Bio BLP12004 |
| But now I got one : would make a tomcat heist its tail | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Ramblin' Mind Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203392) Pm12616 Bio BLP12004 |
| My brother's got one : but I can't use it none | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Ramrod Blues; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404784A) OK8905 Mam S3804 |
| Never found a bruised one : till I caught them in my bed | Washboard Sam; Diggin' My Potatoes; Chicago, 15 May 1939; (034797 ) BBB8211 BC10 |
| And I can't find no one : ooo well to take her place | White, Washington; Strange Place Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2978A) Vo05526 Co C30036 |
| If I can't find no one : ooo well you will find me in a grave | White, Washington; Strange Place Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2978A) Vo05526 Co C30036 |
| Old folks teaching the young ones : what to do | Arnold, Kokomo; Shake That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1936; (90795A) De7212 CC25 |
| Then I will lean upon some loved ones : ooo Lord in the valley baby I will go | Temple, Johnnie; Big Boat Whistle; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C986B) Vo03068 OJL17 |
| Because I know my onions : that's why I always please | Florence, Nellie ; Jacksonville Blues ; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461741) Co14342D OJL6 |
| If only : could get my good man back | Memphis Minnie; Where Is My Good Man; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11216A) Vo1698 OJL6 |
| A white man only : got every day | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| Because ooh : I can't stand no more | Spivey, Victoria; I Can't Last Long; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1936; (C14502) Vo03314 Spi LP2001 |
| Now but ooh : T B's is killing me | Williamson, Sonny Boy; T. B. Blues; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (040532 ) BBB8333 BC20 |
| Ooh : mama I don't know what to do | Akers, Garfield; Cottonfield BluesPart 2; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M202 ) Vo1442 OJL2 |
| Ooh : that's the last word you said | Akers, Garfield; Cottonfield BluesPart 2; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M202 ) Vo1442 OJL2 |
| Ooh : I can't get this daddy off my mind | Bell, Anna; Hopeless Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (171A) QRSR7007 His HLP21 |
| Ooh : broke down in tears today | Blind Percy; Coal River Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201382) Pm12584 Yz L1010 |
| Ooh : just can't let him go | Bogan, Lucille; Jump Steady Daddy; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (169932) ARC51258 Yz L1017 |
| Ooh : my baby don't treat me good no more | Hayes, Nap (T. C. Johnson Groups); Violin Blues; Memphis, 15 Feb. 1928; (400239A) OK8708 Rt RL316 |
| Ooh : I ain't got no mama now | Hull, Papa Harvey; Mama You Don't Know How; Chicago, c. May 1927; ( ) BP8030 Her H201 |
| Ooh : mama you don't know how | Hull, Papa Harvey; Mama You Don't Know How; Chicago, c. May 1927; ( ) BP8030 Her H201 |
| Ooh : tomorrow I may be far away | Johnson, Edith North; Good Chib Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15559) Pm12864 CC37 |
| Ooh : baby don't you want to go | Johnson, Robert; Sweet Home Chicago; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA2582 ) Vo03601 OJL17 |
| Ooh : baby where you stay last night | Johnson, Robert; 3220 Blues; San Antonio, 26 Nov. 1936; (SA26161) ARC70460 Co CL1654 |
| Ooh : boys I just can't take my rest | Johnson, Robert; 3220 Blues; San Antonio, 26 Nov. 1936; (SA26161) ARC70460 Co CL1654 |
| Ooh : mama what's the matter now | Kelly, Eddie; Poole County Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130231) BBB7204 RBF RF9 |
| Ooh : I ain't got no mammy now | Ledbetter, Huddie; New Black Snake Moan; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166912) Ba33360 Co C30035 |
| Ooh : black snake crawling in my room | Ledbetter, Huddie; New Black Snake Moan; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166912) Ba33360 Co C30035 |
| Ooh : and *catch us* anywhere | Ledbetter, Huddie; Pig Meat Papa; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (171812) ARC60455 His HLP4 |
| Ooh : my gal done quit me now | Lewis, Furry; Jellyroll; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1115 RBF RF11 |
| Ooh : what am I going to do now | Lewis, Furry; Sweet Papa Moan; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1116 RBF RF11 |
| Ooh : I'd rather be dead and in my grave | Lewis, Furry; Sweet Papa Moan; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1116 RBF RF11 |
| Ooh : Lord Lord Lordy Lord | McClennan, Tommy; She's a Good Looking Mama; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044992 ) BBB8545 Rt RL305 |
| Ooh : ooh | Smith, Six Cylinder; Oh Oh Lonesome Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2131) Pm12968 Yz L1004 |
| Ooh : ooh | Smith, Six Cylinder; Oh Oh Lonesome Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2131) Pm12968 Yz L1004 |
| Ooh : baby why didn't you let me go | Spivey, Victoria; Arkansas Road Blues; St. Louis, 27 Apr. 1927; (80768B) OK8481 Spi LP2001 |
| Ooh : wonder if my black snake will come back home | Spivey, Victoria; New Black Snake BluesPart 1; New York, 13 Oct. 1928; (401222A) OK8626 Spi LP2001 |
| Ooh : there must be somebody there | Spivey, Victoria; Telephoning the Blues; New York, 1 Oct. 1929; (567351) ViV38546 Spi LP2001 |
| Ooh : Central won't you let me know | Spivey, Victoria; Telephoning the Blues; New York, 1 Oct. 1929; (567351) ViV38546 Spi LP2001 |
| Ooh : my poor lungs are hurting me so | Spivey, Victoria; T. B.'s Got Me Blues; Chicago, 7 July 1936; (90790A) De7222 Spi LP2001 |
| Ooh : oh Lord Lord Lord Lord Lord | Taylor, Charley; Louisiana Bound; Grafton, Wis., Mar. or Apr. 1930; (L2522) Pm12967 Her H205 |
| Ooh : look where the sun going down | Williams, Henry; Lonesome Blues; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1928; (1461492) Co14328D Fly LP103 |
| I got ooo : twa twa twa twa twa twa twa | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Snatch It Back Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44202) Pm12475 Yz L1010 |
| I've got that *mainliner* feeling ooo : I'm full of gin | Mack, Alura; West End Blues; Richmond, Ind., 1 Mar. 1929; (14847) Ge6813 His HLP4 |
| Crying Lord help ooo : give me my ooo favor please | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); The New Stop and Listen Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15513) Pm13134 Yz L1014 |
| I asked the graveyard ooo : to show me the right man | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); The New Stop and Listen Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15513) Pm13134 Yz L1014 |
| Ooo : ooo wee | Carr, Leroy; Low Down Dog Blues; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7215A) Vo1605 Yz L1036 |
| Ooo : ooo wee | Davis, Walter; Sloppy Drunk Again; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854791) BBB5879 OJL20 |
| Ooo : ooo | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Snatch It Back Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44202) Pm12475 Yz L1010 |
| My mouth jumped open : like a country well | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shake That Thing; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2120?) Pm12281 Yz L1029 |
| Got your eyes wide open : but you're sound asleep | Johnson, Edith North; Nickel's Worth of Liver Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15558A) Pm12823 CC37 |
| 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 |
| Her mouth flew open : like a mussel shell | Jordan, Charley; Keep It Clean; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5836 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030 |
| His trap flew open : like a mussel shell | Jordan, Charley; Keep It CleanNo. 2; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO141 ) Vo1611 Yz L1003 |
| Had you mouth wide open : and you don't know what to say | Ledbetter, Huddie; Alberta; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16692 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Cotton bolls are open : you can make amany dimes | Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (202832) Pm12605 OJL8 |
| Jailhouse doors open : then you got a rambling mind | Petties, Arthur; Good Boy Blues; Chicago, c. 2 July 1930; (C5921B) Br7182 Yz L1038 |
| I just keep my eyes open : and work my head | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); New Way of Living Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210282) Pm12752 Bio BLP12004 |
| *I ??? operate* : you can't make that wagon pay | Smith, Bessie; You've Been a Good Old Wagon; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402511) Co14079D Co CL855 |
| Asked the operator : how long my rider been gone | Bracey, Ishman; Left Alone Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418432) Vi21349 Rt RL330 |
| All right operator : maybe it ain't nobody home | Davis, Walter; Just Want to Talk Awhile; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (0704511) BB unissued RC INT1085 |
| Oh I asked the operator : how long that train been gone | Gibson, Cleo; Nothing But the Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402312) OK8700 Sw S1240 |
| I asked the operator : how long the train been gone | Howell, Peg Leg; Away from Home; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482732) Co14535D Rt RL318 |
| And left twenty of his opponents : lying on the floor | Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293A) De7114 Yz L1016 |
| He charges on his opponents : from the beginning of the gong | Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293A) De7114 Yz L1016 |
| And lays it on his opponents : until he get enough | Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293A) De7114 Yz L1016 |
| Gal stay out of my orchard : and let my peaches be | Harris, William; Hot Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14323) Ge6707 OJL5 |
| While I work in your orchard : and giving you every cent | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Peach Orchard Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1929; (214002) Pm12801 Riv RLP12125 |
| He ain't no orchard : and I ain't trying to be | Smith, Clara; Basement Blues; New York, 20 Sept. 1924; (1400521) Co14039D VJM VLP17 |
| Well you want Joe Williams to work in your orchard : well and I'll keep your orchard clean | Williams, Joe; Peach Orchard Mama; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539911) BBB8774 RCA INT1087 |
| Well you got me working in your orchard : ooo well well and bring you every cent | Williams, Joe; Peach Orchard Mama; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539911) BBB8774 RCA INT1087 |
| Whilst I'm working in your orchard : keeping your orchard free | Williams, Joe; Peach Orchard Mama; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208551) BBB7770 RCA INT1175 |
| Whilst ??? Sonny Boy working in your orchard : giving you every cent | Williams, Joe; Peach Orchard Mama; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208551) BBB7770 RCA INT1175 |
| Take your organ : and grind some more for me | Spivey, Victoria; Organ Grinder Blues; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401115A) OK unissued Spi LP2001 |
| It's not your organ : but the way you grind | Spivey, Victoria; Organ Grinder Blues; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401115A) OK unissued Spi LP2001 |
| Shake your organ : and grind some more for me | Spivey, Victoria; Organ Grinder Blues; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401115C) OK8615 Sw S1240 |
| It's not your organ : but it's the way you grind | Spivey, Victoria; Organ Grinder Blues; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401115C) OK8615 Sw S1240 |
| Going to New Orleans : to find that lucky rock | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Lucky Rock Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (17042) Pm12215 BYG529.078 |
| They tell me seven sisters in New Orleans : they can really fix a man up right | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Seven Sisters BluesPart 1; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO168A) Vo1641 Yz L1031 |
| Baby please don't go back to New Orleans : and get your cold ice cream | Williams, Joe; Baby Please Don't Go; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962441) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| Now baby please don't go back to New Orleans : you know I love you so | Williams, Joe; Baby Please Don't Go; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962441) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| Baby please don't go back to New Orleans : you know I love you so | Williams, Joe; Please Don't Go; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704841) BBB8969 RCA INT1087 |
| Baby please don't go back to New Orleans : get your cold ice cream | Williams, Joe; Please Don't Go; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704841) BBB8969 RCA INT1087 |
| I'm low and ornery : don't care what I do | Jones, Maggie; Dangerous Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1925; (1404893) Co14070D VJM VLP23 |
| I'm just like an orphan : where my folks is I don't know | Hurt, Mississippi John; Blue Harvest Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401487A) OK8692 Bio BLPC4 |
| I was reared as an orphan : never harmed a man | Texas Tommy; Jail Break Blues; Dallas, c. 25 Oct. 1928; (DAL689A) Br7044 Rt RL312 |
| I been treated like an orphan : and been worked like a slave | Washboard Sam; I've Been Treated Wrong; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703781) BBB9007 RBF RF1 |
| I'm too old for the orphan : and too young for the old folks' home | Washboard Sam; I've Been Treated Wrong; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703781) BBB9007 RBF RF1 |
| Each one turned to the other : and said | Bunn, Teddy; It's Sweet Like So; New York, 7 Apr. 1930; (597391) ViV38592 His HLP5 |
| But somehow or other : Lord my money ran low | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Maybe I'll Loan You a Dime; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640031) BBB8784 RCA730.581 |
| 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 |
| Does it seem like hell was broke out : in this place below | Alexander, Texas; Frost Texas Tornado Blues; San Antonio, 9 June 1930; (404117B) OK8890 Rt RL316 |
| I soon found out : that he was funny that away | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
| The tears rolled out : like a black shower of rain | Beaman, Lottie; Wayward Girl Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14161A) Ge6607 OJL6 |
| But you will find out : that always ain't | Bell, Anna; I Don't Care Who Gets What I Don't Want; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (176A) QRS R7009 His HLP21 |
| The bridge washed out : the wire's all down | Blake, Blind; Tampa Bound; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30622) Pm12442 Bio BLP12023 |
| My clothes are worn out : holes all in my shoes | Blake, Blind; Walkin' Across the Country; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208682) Pm12754 Bio BLP12031 |
| She stepped out : I could see | Blake, Blind; Low Down Loving Gal; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208875) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003 |
| And I found out : whiskey ain't no friend of me | Blake, Blind; Fightin' the Jug; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15250) Pm12863 Bio BLP12037 |
| I went out : and walked around | Blake, Blind; Diddie Wa Diddie; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15459A) Pm12888 Mel MLP7324 |
| Because here I sit all down and out : with my head hung down | Carr, Leroy; Big Four Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164161) Vo03349 Co C30496 |
| Yes I'm down and out : ain't got no money to ride no train | Carr, Leroy; Big Four Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164161) Vo03349 Co C30496 |
| Now I'm down and out : ain't got no friends around | Carr, Leroy; It's Too Short; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164401) Vo02875 Co C30496 |
| Oh mama cut them out : daddy runned the stitches | Chatman, Bo; Sue Cow; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026241) BBB6695 OJL18 |
| Hey mama cut it out : and daddy done the rest | Chatman, Bo; Sue Cow; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026241) BBB6695 OJL18 |
| She fell out : about the whiskey man | Chatman, Bo; My Baby; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476521) BBB8495 Yz L1034 |
| Now policy man my number's done come out : bring me twentyseven dollars on around | Chatman, Bo; Policy Blues; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476531) BBB8495 Yz L1034 |
| Policy man if my numbers come out : don't fool around on the street | Chatman, Bo; Policy Blues; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476531) BBB8495 Yz L1034 |
| Found out : you given your love baby to somebody else | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); I See My Great Mistake; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535951) BBB8645 RCA730.581 |
| I was taking my boy friend out : for a good time | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Maybe I'll Loan You a Dime; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640031) BBB8784 RCA730.581 |
| Go home and put my man out : if he don't act right | Cox, Ida; Wild Women Don't Have the Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (1842?) Pm12228 Jo SM3098 |
| But when it comes to find out : you was misusing me all the while | Darby, Blind; Deceiving Blues; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (675831) Vi23311 OJL20 |
| Now I'm feeling down and out : and I've got the blues today | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Levee Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16224) Ch16682 Riv RM8803 |
| My wife's gone out : on a allnight run | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Come On In; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1931; (L7192) Pm13104 Riv RM8803 |
| Hitler kicked him out : so he couldn't get back | Edwards, Frank; We Got to Get Together; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38121) OK06393 BC6 |
| All the time she was out : she was raising hell | Estes, Sleepy John; Mary Come On Home; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93006A) De7814 Sw S1220; |
| Now if you go out : stay all night | Fuller, Blind Boy; You've Got Something There; Memphis, 12 July 1939; (MEM1021) Vo05083 BC11 |
| Yeah when I get out : I'm going to find me someone else | Fuller, Blind Boy; Crooked Woman Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1940; (26619A) Vo05527 Rt RL318 |
| That's when I found out : that I and you had to part | Gillum, Bill Jazz; It's All Over Now; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070440 ) BBB8975 RCA INT1177 |
| Why when I came to find out : that it was just a lonesome midnight dream | Harris, Willie; Lonesome Midnight Dream; Chicago, c. mid Mar. 1930; (C5551 ) Br7149 Rt RL340 |
| I just found out : why my baby treats me so unkind | Hayes, Nap (T. C. Johnson Groups); Violin Blues; Memphis, 15 Feb. 1928; (400239A) OK8708 Rt RL316 |
| Next time you go out : carry your black suit along | Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12521) Pm13116 Rt RL335 |
| Baby next time you go out : carry your black suit along | Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12522) Pm13116 Yz L1026 |
| If he kick out : of his own sweet home | Hill, Robert; I Had a Gal for the Last Fifteen Years; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026031) BBB6741 His HLP31 |
| Put you out : told you to go | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Airy Man Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (18512) Pm12219 Yz L1029 |
| Black snake crawl out : he said he don't mean no harm | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Snake Dream Blues; Chicago, c. June 1927; (45772) Pm12510 Bio BLP12015 |
| The next time I go to slip out : I ain't going to leave on the light anymore | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Chinch Bug Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200641) Pm12551 Bio BLP12015 |
| So you'd better watch out : doggone your badluck soul | Jones, Maggie; Jealous Mama Blues; New York, 14 Oct. 1924; (1401051) Co14044D VJM VLP23 |
| I'm down and out : now I know it's too late | Jones, Maggie; Poor House Blues; New York, 9 Dec. 1924; (1401712) Co14050D VJM VLP23 |
| When the train pulled out : the mule lay down and die | King David; Sweet Potato Blues; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404666B) OK8901 Rt RL311 |
| Because I believe you been out : with Mr soandso | McClennan, Tommy; Mr. So and So Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074102 ) BBB9015 Rt RL314 |
| He will lead your wife out : on the sly | McCoy, Joe; Preachers Blues; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7247 ) Vo1643 BC13 |
| I found out : where he had made his date | McCoy, Joe; Preachers Blues; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7247 ) Vo1643 BC13 |
| Police brought me out : by my right arm | McPhail, Black Bottom; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11512A) Vo1721 Yz L1019 |
| My baby put me out : I'm just going from hand to hand | McPhail, Black Bottom; Whiskey Man Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11514A) Vo1721 Yz L1019 |
| Soon as I get out : kiss the ground | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519041) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| Soon as I get out : kiss the ground | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140692) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| Well I just want to find out : now which away must I go | Memphis Minnie; My Baby Don't Want Me No More; Chicago, 17 June 1937; (C19361) Vo03894 BC1 |
| So when he puts me out : have some place to lay my head | Memphis Minnie; Lonesome Shark Blues; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3166A) OK05728 BC1 |
| Baby when I was all down and out : you just could not be found | Moore, Alice; Kid Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1712) Pm13107 CC37 |
| She stays out : all night long | Moss, Buddy; Daddy Don't Care; New York, 16 Jan. 1933; (129081) Ba33106 RBF RF15 |
| She stays out : both day and night | Moss, Buddy; Daddy Don't Care; New York, 16 Jan. 1933; (129081) Ba33106 RBF RF15 |
| I take my gal out : to a dance one night | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; It Won't Act Right; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599642) ViV38620 Jo SM3104 |
| The paper came out : and told the news | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Cell Bound Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1924; (100012) Pm12257 Mil MLP2001 |
| Aunt Jane stayed out : all night long | Robinson, Bob; Selling That Stuff; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210353) Pm12714 Riv RM8803 |
| I am the wolf that everybody been trying to find out : where in the world I prowl | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf BluesNo. 1; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6404A) Vo1558 Yz L1031 |
| I'd dive down and come right out : and I won't stay in your water long | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hoppin' Toad Frog; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO166A) Vo1655 Yz L1031 |
| We can go out : and have a very good time | Spruell, Freddie; Let's Go Riding; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85785 ) BBB6261 OJL18 |
| In time I got out : I drunk a little gin | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| Any time you get out : you're ready to | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| Lord I believe I'll start out : to barrelhousing again | Stokes, Frank; Mr. Crump Don't Like It; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200451) Pm12552 OJL21; |
| I have found out : it doesn't pay to love a northern man | Sylvester, Hannah; Down South Blues; New York, c. 21 Sept. 1923; (70328) Pat032007 VJM VLP40 |
| Because I've already found out : that your love is not true | Townsend, Henry; Sick with the Blues; possibly Chicago, 1933; ( ) record unknown Yz L1030 |
| My old lady out : on a all night run | Washboard Sam; Come On In; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01884 ) BBB6870 RBF RF16 |
| I done found out : I can't satisfy your soul | Washboard Sam; Big Woman; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01885 ) BBB6870 BC10 |
| One found out : the other one had a man | Washboard Sam; My Feet Jumped Salty; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644791) BBB8844 RCA LPV577 |
| Electric lights going out : telephones is bogging down | Washboard Sam; Levee Camp Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644811) BBB8909 BC10 |
| If I tell you you can't go out : you say I'm acting mean | Weaver, Curley; Two Faced Woman; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9941A) Ch50065 His HLP31 |
| But I soon found out : that that wouldn't do | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C12561) Vo03186 BC7 |
| But the rent men have put me out : I ain't got no place to stay | White, Joshua; Welfare Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1934; (149022) Ba33024 His HLP22 |
| They would carry me out : in the rain and cold | White, Washington; When Can I Change My Clothes; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2979A) Vo05489 Co C30036 |
| When I get down and out : sing this lonesome song | Williams, Joe; I Know You Gonna Miss Me; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076611) BBB7022 RCA INT1087 |
| Moonshine will make you curse out : most anybody you meet | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Moonshine; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201131) BBB7603 RCA LPV518 |
| Told her come on go out : come go and get a quart of wine | Williamson, Sonny Boy; You've Been Foolin' Round Town; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208481) BBB7756 RCA INT1088 |
| I said insurance man please don't turn me out : Lord and I ain't got nobody to bury me | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Insurance Man Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308561) BBB8034 RCA INT1088 |
| I'm feeling like an outcast : looking like a tramp | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Broke Man's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 8 July 1929; (15306A) Ge7008 Riv RM8803 |
| I was outdoors : sleeping in the rain | Howell, Peg Leg; Away from Home; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482732) Co14535D Rt RL318 |
| My woman threw my clothes outdoors : and now I got those crawling baby blues | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Crawlin' Baby Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15671) Pm12880 Mil MLP2013 |
| I was locked outdoors : huddled myself all night long and cried | Memphis Minnie; Crazy Cryin' Blues; Chicago, c. 30 Jan. 1931; (VO112A) Vo1678 BC13 |
| It's cloudy outdoors : as can be | Smith, Bessie; Shipwreck Blues; New York, 11 June 1931; (1515973) Co14663D Co CL858 |
| I ain't got nobody on the outside : *to play in the field* | Coleman, Bob; Sing Song Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 June 1929; (15167) Pm12791 Rt RL340 |
| I'm going outside : and work out my time | Wilkins, Robert; Police Sergeant Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM741B) Br7168 Rt RL307 |
| Somebody outside : knows more than you | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); Do It Right; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (1489783) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| Men they call me oven : they say that I'm redhot | Florence, Nellie ; Jacksonville Blues ; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461741) Co14342D OJL6 |
| Come and talk to Mr Owens : about his goodlooking mules | Wilkins, Robert; New Stock Yard Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX107 ) Vo03223 OJL21 |
| Go over : and see Miss Stella Gold | Blake, Blind; Righteous Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L6481) Pm13035 Bio BLP12003 |
| I'm going to ramble this town over : until I find my girl | Carr, Leroy; Shinin' Pistol; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164381) Vo03067 Co C30496 |
| I'm going to make traintime and over : and I ain't going to be one minute late | Davis, Walter; Minute Man BluesPart 2; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854831) BBB5965 RCA INT1085 |
| Now look over : where them girls got them dress of green | Ezell, Will; Pitchin' Boogie; Richmond, Ind., 20 Sept. 1929; (15650) Pm12855 Mil MLP2018 |
| And after election was over : your head's down like a billygoat | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); We Sure Got Hard Times Now; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502731) Co14558D CC36 |
| Coalman got run over : by the fivefifteen | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| Coalman got run over : by the five fortyfour | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| Going to turn over : try it on this side | Hurt, Mississippi John; Ain't No Tellin'; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401471A) OK8759 Bio BLPC4 |
| I hate to turn over : and find my rider gone | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Prison Cell Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203882) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| I'm aching all over : believe I got the pneumonia this time | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Pneumonia Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15669) Pm12880 Mil MLP2013 |
| I've traveled this world over : million times or more | Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495582) Co14489D Fwy FA2951 |
| I've traveled this world over : million times or more | Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495582) Co14489D Fwy FA2951 |
| I've traveled this world over : million times or more | Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495582) Co14489D Fwy FA2951 |
| You turned over : cried like a child | McCoy, Joe; I Called You This Morning; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6013 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| My baby turned over : cried just like a child | Memphis Minnie; 'Frisco Town; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487102) Co14455D Yz L1008 |
| She took me over : to a cabaret | Moore, William; One Way Gal; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203091) Pm12648 OJL8 |
| But when the strike is over : Lord I will be all right | Patton, Charley; Mean Black Moan; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L771) Pm12953 Yz L1001 |
| That'll pass you right over : in the Promised Land | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 RBF RF6 |
| That'll pass you right over : in the Promised Land | Shade, Will; Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 Rt RL337 |
| Now the war is over : poor man must live the same as you | Smith, Bessie; Poor Man's Blues; New York, 24 Aug. 1928; (1468951) Co14399D Co CL856 |
| Tell him that war is over : please send me back my man | Smith, Clara; Uncle Sam Blues; New York, 2 Oct. 1923; (812532) Co12D VJM VLP15 |
| Now when I first went over : to Memphis Tennessee | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47713) Pm12518 Rt RL308 |
| Invite the preacher over : to my house | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47713) Pm12518 Rt RL308 |
| Now when I first went over : to Memphis Tennessee | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200432) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| She stooped over : to pick some grass | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
| She shakes all over : when she walks | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); No Matter How She Done It; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11210A) Vo1699 Yz L1039 |
| I rambled this wide world over : I rambled and traveled around | Thomas, Henry; Arkansas; Chicago, c. early July 1927; ( ) Vo1286 Rt RL312 |
| If I don't get over : these Lilly Kimball blues | Townsend, Sam; Lily Kimball Blues; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502592) Co14571D Yz L1021 |
| My baby turned over : and tried to cop a jive | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Frisco Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15769A) Pm12860 OJL15 |
| She turned over : cried like a child | Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); Greyhound Blues; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90199A) Ch50053 Rt RL334 |
| You turned over : cried like a child | Williams, Joe; I Want It Awful Bad; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M195 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321 |
| Just jump right overboard : because he ain't no more to you | Smith, Bessie; Weeping Willow Blues; New York, 26 Sept. 1924; (1400622) Co14042D Co CL856; |
| A ghost and a night owl : they come to see me sometime | Davis, Walter; Moonlight Is My Spread; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962341) BBB6167 RCA INT1085 |
| Black cat and an owl : come to keep me company | Johnson, Lonnie; Blue Ghost Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63523A) De7537 AH158 |
| Then if you get a woman of your own : and make her happy night and day | Johnson, Lonnie; When You Fall For Someone That's Not Your Own; New York, 16 Nov. 1928; (401336B) OK8635 CC30 |
| Say she foxtrot and pace : and I rode that horse today | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Black Pony Blues; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648731) BBB8896 RCA LPV518 |
| He said the Southern Pacific : and the Santa Fe | Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406292) Co14095D Co CL855 |
| I'm crazy about a Packard : but my baby only rates a Ford | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; D B Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208211) Pm12712 Bio BLP12015 |
| You say your suitcase is packed : your trunks done gone | Barefoot Bill; I Don't Like That; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1930; (1503011) Co14544D Rt RL325 |
| My suitcase is packed : my trunk's already gone | Gibson, Clifford; Jive Me Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577581) ViV38572 Yz L1027 |
| My suitcase is packed : my trunk's already home | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Texas Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1925; (11031?) Pm12335 Yz L1029 |
| Now my suitcase is packed : and my trunk's all ready to go | Taylor, Charley; Heavy Suitcase Blues; Grafton, Wis., Mar. or Apr. 1930; (L2512) Pm12967 Yz L1028 |
| My suitcase was packed : trunk's already home | Willis, Ruth Mary; Man of My Own; New York, 17 Jan. 1933; (129201) Ba32687 Yz L1026 |
| Ease your pain : till your doctor come | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Voice Throwin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15219) Pm12802 Yz L1010 |
| My heart is filled with pain : I believe I can't be trained | White, Washington; Black Train Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2977A) Vo05588 Co C30036 |
| My heart did pain : when my baby got on the train | Willis, Ruth Mary; Painful Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519071) Co14642D Yz L1037 |
| My heart is painful : I believe my blues are pouring down | Willis, Ruth Mary; Painful Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519071) Co14642D Yz L1037 |
| Now you pawned your pajamas : baby now you sold your clothes | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Ice and Snow Blues; Chicago, 28 Sept. 1931; (675671) BBB5626 BC4 |
| Old pal old pal : you stole my man away | Cox, Ida; You Stole My Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (207681) Pm12704 BYG529073 |
| And if I catch you old pal : I sure will make you pay | Cox, Ida; You Stole My Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (207681) Pm12704 BYG529073 |
| Old pal old pal : you better let my man alone | Cox, Ida; You Stole My Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (207681) Pm12704 BYG529073 |
| You'll miss the best pal : you ever had | Smith, Bessie; After You've Gone; New York, 2 Mar. 1927; (1435672) Co14197D Co CL857 |
| Although she has been a real pal : and she answers to all my calls | Welsh, Nolan; Dying Pickpocket Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210983) Pm12759 Yz L1028 |
| Watch the pallbearers : when they lay my faro down | Arnold, Kokomo; Stop Look and Listen; Chicago, 23 July 1935; (90201A) De7181 BC4 |
| Six pallbearers : take his to his last goround | Jones, Maggie; Undertaker's Blues; New York, 16 Apr. 1925; (1405332) Co14092D VJM VLP23 |
| I watched the pallbearers : slowly let him down | Smith, Clara; Death Letter Blues New York, 15 Oct. 1924; (1401081) Co14045D VJM VLP17 |
| Make me down a pallet : on your floor | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Stocking Feet Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30661) Pm12407 Mil MLP2013 |
| I will make you a pallet : so you can jellyroll | Pope, Jenny; Bull Frog Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM757A) Vo1522 His HLP15 |
| Oh make me a pallet : on your floor | Thomas, Henry; Bob McKinney; Chicago, Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1138 OJL3 |
| I slept with a panther : until just about the break of day | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Jungle Man Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210452) Pm12721 Bio BLP12042 |
| 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 |
| My baby thinks she's a black panther : now and she won't do me awhile | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Black Panter Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070144 ) BB340701 BC3 |
| Last night in my bed I found a black panther : must have been about fortynine inches | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Black Panter Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070144 ) BB340701 BC3 |
| In my bed I found a black panther : must have been fortynine inches long | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Black Panter Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070144 ) BB340701 BC3 |
| I walked down my pantry : I walked back up my hall | Cole, Kid; Niagara Fall Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19981) Vo1187 Rt RL313 |
| Have pigtails in my pantry : neckbones on my shelf | Johnson, Lonnie; Low Land Moan; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1927; (82043A) OK8677 CC30 |
| Now change my pants : change my shirt | Estes, Sleepy John; Everybody Oughta Make a Change; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63647A) De7571 RBF RF8 |
| With one leg in his pants : and his shoes in his hand | Washboard Sam; Back Door; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07616 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| I did like your papa : but your papa wouldn't do | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
| I met your papa : around the corner the other day | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
| I got a brand new papa : I can't use you no more | Bell, Anna; Every Woman Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (172A) QRSR7007 His HLP21 |
| Come on papa : and give me some more | Blake, Blind; Diddie Wa Diddie; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15459A) Pm12888 Mel MLP7324 |
| Look here papa : I don't mean no harm | Bogan, Lucille; My Georgia Grind; Chicago, c. 1 Feb. 1930; (C5347 ) Br unissued Rt RL317 |
| Now one hot papa : is enough | Brown, Bessie; Nobody But My Baby Is Getting My Love; New York, c. early Sept. 1926; (6813?) Ba1859 VJM VLP40 |
| Share it with papa : don't forget | Carr, Leroy; Gettin' All Wet; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1929; (C4034 ) Vo1423 Yz L1036 |
| Pity old papa : and don't forget | Carr, Leroy; Gettin' All Wet; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1929; (C4034 ) Vo1423 Yz L1036 |
| Mama looks at papa : says oh oh no sir | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants a Cookie; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5070 ) Vo1561 Yz L1036 |
| Mama says to papa : you sure ain't clover | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants a Cookie; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5070 ) Vo1561 Yz L1036 |
| I'm a hardhearted papa : there's nothing pleases me | Carr, Leroy; Hard Hearted Papa; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164172) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| So I'm a hardhearted papa : I've done changed my ways | Carr, Leroy; Hard Hearted Papa; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164172) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| I said sweet papa : put some grease in my pot | Carter, Margaret; I Want Plenty of Grease in My Frying Pan; New York, Aug. 1926; (107041) Pat7511 His HLP15 |
| They call me pretty papa : swellest man in town | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Grievin' Me Blues; Chicago, c. 6 Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
| Ah you used to call me papa : you used to call me dunce | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Broke Man's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 8 July 1929; (15306A) Ge7008 Riv RM8803 |
| Come and tell your papa : what you want me to do | Edwards, Joe; Construction Gang; New York, 12 Sept. 1924; (72817B) OK8163 Sw S1240 |
| And her mama and her papa : they sure don't allow me there | Estes, Sleepy John; The Girl I Love, She Got Long Curly Hair; Memphis, 24 Sept. 1929; (555811) ViV38549 RBF RF8 |
| Lord I lost my papa : and my dear mama too | Estes, Sleepy John; Street Car Blues; Memphis, 13 May 1930; (59919 ) ViV38614 RBF RF8 |
| Since you been gone papa : listen what I've done | Glover, Mae; I Ain't Giving Nobody None; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15395A) Ge6948 Her H201 |
| Let's get our gauge up papa : let our love come down | Henderson, Bertha; Let Your Love Come Down; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205622) Pm12655 Bio BLP12037 |
| Papa papa : let me tell to you | Henderson, Rosa; Get It Fixed; New York, c. Apr. 1925; ( ) Vo1177 His HLP15 |
| Papa papa : better do your stuff | Henderson, Rosa; Get It Fixed; New York, c. Apr. 1925; ( ) Vo1177 His HLP15 |
| When I find that aggravated papa : who tried to twotime me | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Ease It to Me Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461732) Co14614D BC7 |
| Papa papa : something's going on wrong | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Kid Man Blues; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9457A) OK8273 Bio BLPC6 |
| Don't worry hot papa : I'm *driftrack* bound | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Pratt City Blues; Chicago, 23 Nov. 1926; (9950A) OK8420 Sw S1240 |
| But the women cry papa : just because I take my time | Jackson, Papa Charlie; The Cats Got the Measles; Chicago, c. Jan. 1925; (100193) Pm12259 Bio BLP12042 |
| I'm just a redhot papa : just blowed in your town | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Hot Papa Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22072) Pm12305 Bio BLP12042 |
| You got to keep a papa : for your personal use | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Skoodle Um Skoo; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46701) Pm12501 Bio BLP12042 |
| Following papa : to the burying ground | James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158 |
| Listen papa : don't give me none of your head | Johnson, Edith North; Nickel's Worth of Liver Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15558A) Pm12823 CC37 |
| Rattlesnake treating papa : what makes you treat your mama so mean | Johnson, Mary; Rattlesnake Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18791) Ch16570 Riv RM8819 |
| Fourflushing papa : what kind of man is you | Jones, Maggie; Four Flushing Papa; New York, 14 Oct. 1924; (1401042) Co14044D VJM VLP23 |
| Fourflushing papa : you thrill me through and through | Jones, Maggie; Four Flushing Papa; New York, 14 Oct. 1924; (1401042) Co14044D VJM VLP23 |
| Fourflushing papa : what have you done to me | Jones, Maggie; Four Flushing Papa; New York, 14 Oct. 1924; (1401042) Co14044D VJM VLP23 |
| You take it all papa : because it's all yours | Jones, Maggie; Four Flushing Papa; New York, 14 Oct. 1924; (1401042) Co14044D VJM VLP23 |
| I jumped on your papa : because I thought he was a horse | Jordan, Charley; Keep It Clean; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5836 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030 |
| Come home big papa : your loving baby's dead | Ledbetter, Huddie; Death Letter BluesPart 1; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166951) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| Because you can't quit me papa : there's no need in trying | McTell, Blind Willie; Writin' Paper Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403081) Vi21474 Yz L1005 |
| I done told you one time papa : I don't want my chicken mixed | Memphis Minnie; Plymouth Rock Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5831 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| I'm a honeydripping papa : I don't know right from wrong | Moore, Kid Prince; Honey Dripping Papa; New York, 11 Apr. 1936; (189992) ARC60956 Rt RL340 |
| Can't you tell me pretty papa : where did you stay last night | Moore, Rosie Mae; Staggering Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418302) Vi21280 Rt RL310 |
| Says do you love your papa : anyhow | Moore, William; Midnight Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203122) Pm12636 Rt RL340 |
| Say hurry home papa : rider's almost dead | Nelson, Romeo; Dyin' Rider Blues; Chicago, 26 Nov. 1929; (C4752 ) Vo1494 RBF RF12 |
| You haven't kissed me papa : like you done before | Nelson, Romeo; Dyin' Rider Blues; Chicago, 26 Nov. 1929; (C4752 ) Vo1494 RBF RF12 |
| Say mama and papa : going to work | Patton, Charley; Going to Move to Alabama; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L371) Pm13014 Yz L1020 |
| Hey pretty papa hey pretty papa : I can't stand these bullfrog blues no more | Pope, Jenny; Bull Frog Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM757A) Vo1522 His HLP15 |
| Now but her mama and papa : they sure don't allow me around | Rachel, James Yank; Little Sarah; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555972) ViV38595 Rt RL310 |
| Apple sugar papa : how come you do me like you do | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Bessemer Bound Blues; New York, Jan. 1926; (23732) Pm12374 Mil MLP2001 |
| But from now on papa : I won't be your dog no more | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Bessemer Bound Blues; New York, Jan. 1926; (23732) Pm12374 Mil MLP2001 |
| Now papa : what you want me to do | Rupert, Ollie; I Raised My Window and Looked at the Risin' Sun; Memphis, 28 Feb. 1927; (379632) Vi20577 Rt RL323 |
| When I had you pretty papa : you was blind and could not see | Rupert, Ollie; I Raised My Window and Looked at the Risin' Sun; Memphis, 28 Feb. 1927; (379632) Vi20577 Rt RL323 |
| When I quit you pretty papa : don't bring your blues to me | Rupert, Ollie; I Raised My Window and Looked at the Risin' Sun; Memphis, 28 Feb. 1927; (379632) Vi20577 Rt RL323 |
| It's a harddriving papa : just as sure as you born | Rupert, Ollie; I Raised My Window and Looked at the Risin' Sun; Memphis, 28 Feb. 1927; (379632) Vi20577 Rt RL323 |
| You know I love you pretty papa : love you each and everywhere | Rupert, Ollie; Ain't Goin' to Be Your Low Down Dog; Memphis, 28 Feb. 1927; (379642) Vi20577 Rt RL323 |
| Now pretty papa : what you want me to do | Rupert, Ollie; Ain't Goin' to Be Your Low Down Dog; Memphis, 28 Feb. 1927; (379642) Vi20577 Rt RL323 |
| Come in pretty papa : mama wants some loving I vow | Smith, Bessie; Reckless Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402421) Co14056D Co CL855 |
| Come in pretty papa : mama wants some loving right now | Smith, Bessie; Reckless Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402421) Co14056D Co CL855 |
| So now papa : I'm going to put out your lamp | Smith, Bessie; I Ain't Goin' to Play Second Fiddle; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406301) Co14090D Co CL855 |
| Now papa : I ain't sore | Smith, Bessie; I Ain't Goin' to Play Second Fiddle; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406301) Co14090D Co CL855 |
| Play it a long time papa : your mama's feeling blue | Smith, Clara; Play It a Long Time Papa; New York, 27 July 1923; (811542) CoA3966 VJM VLP15 |
| Do it a long time papa : I don't love no one but you | Smith, Clara; Play It a Long Time Papa; New York, 27 July 1923; (811542) CoA3966 VJM VLP15 |
| Hot papa : don't keep me waiting so long | Smith, Clara; Hot Papa; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (814773) Co14006D VJM VLP16 |
| Hot papa : you know you're treating me wrong | Smith, Clara; Hot Papa; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (814773) Co14006D VJM VLP16 |
| Hot papa : you are driving me mad | Smith, Clara; Hot Papa; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (814773) Co14006D VJM VLP16 |
| Hot papa : you are making me bad | Smith, Clara; Hot Papa; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (814773) Co14006D VJM VLP16 |
| Oh goodlooking papa : where have you been so long | Smith, Clara; Good Looking Papa Blues; New York, 29 Jan. 1924; (815081) Co14026D VJM VLP16 |
| Oh doughspreading papa : you got your habits on | Smith, Clara; Good Looking Papa Blues; New York, 29 Jan. 1924; (815081) Co14026D VJM VLP16 |
| You were sweet papa : without a doubt | Smith, Clara; Good Looking Papa Blues; New York, 29 Jan. 1924; (815081) Co14026D VJM VLP16 |
| I said now papa : can you stand to see me cry | Smith, Clara; You Don't Know My Mind; New York, 29 Jan. 1924; (815091) Co14013D VJM VLP16 |
| War horse papa : how come you do me like you do | Smith, Clara; War Horse Mama; New York, 10 Apr. 1924; (816832) Co14021D VJM VLP16 |
| War horse papa : you can't be true | Smith, Clara; War Horse Mama; New York, 10 Apr. 1924; (816832) Co14021D VJM VLP16 |
| War horse papa : that's seven going to ride in a hack | Smith, Clara; War Horse Mama; New York, 10 Apr. 1924; (816832) Co14021D VJM VLP16 |
| War horse papa : but six is coming back | Smith, Clara; War Horse Mama; New York, 10 Apr. 1924; (816832) Co14021D VJM VLP16 |
| War horse papa : I'm too good a girl | Smith, Clara; War Horse Mama; New York, 10 Apr. 1924; (816832) Co14021D VJM VLP16 |
| War horse papa : you know you can't be true | Smith, Clara; War Horse Mama; New York, 10 Apr. 1924; (816832) Co14021D VJM VLP16 |
| Mama loves you sweet papa : but I just can't take your place | Smith, Clara; Death Letter Blues New York, 15 Oct. 1924; (1401081) Co14045D VJM VLP17 |
| If you ain't coming back sweet papa : leave a dime for gin | Smith, Laura; Don't You Leave Me Here; New York, c. Mar. 1927; (71302) Ba1977 VJM VLP40 |
| My pretty papa : he don't know how | Smith, Trixie; The World's Jazz Crazy and So Am I; New York, Mar. 1925; (20632) Pm12262 CC29 |
| Now I'm a kingfish papa : and I know what kind of bait to choose | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Kingfish Blues; Chicago, 22 Mar. 1934; (803851) BBB5617 RCA LPV518 |
| It's one thing papa : I've decided to do | Wallace, Sippie; Have You Ever Been Down; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80838A) OK8499 Bio BLPC6 |
| I'm going to find another papa : then I can't use you | Wallace, Sippie; Have You Ever Been Down; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80838A) OK8499 Bio BLPC6 |
| Now that last cruel papa : he blacked my eye | Waters, Ethel; You Can't Do What My Last Man Did; New York, c. June 1923; (A) BS14151 Bio BLP12022 |
| I said squat low papa : let your mama see | Wiley, Geeshie (Elvie Thomas); Eagles on a Half; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1931; (L8261) Pm13074 Yz L1001 |
| Run here papa : look at sis | Williams, Henry; Georgia Crawl; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1928; (1461482) Co14328D Rt RL316 |
| Lady tells me papa papa : well you ain't no good at all | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shannon Street Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208471) BBB7847 RCA INT1088 |
| Get my pencil and paper : I'm going to sit right down | Lewis, Furry; Furry's Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454241) ViV38519 Rt RL333 |
| Just as sure as this paper : sticks aside the wall | Memphis Minnie; Ain't No Use Trying to Tell On Me; New York, 27 Oct. 1933; (1525372) Co unissued Yz L1021 |
| Then I'll sign a paper : died with heart disease | Smith, Clara; Prescription for the Blues; New York, 15 Oct. 1924; (1401091) Co14045D VJM VLP17 |
| Just have it printed in your paper : a little trouble between women and men | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; County Jail Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO132A) Vo1679 Yz L1031 |
| You could get paralyzed : for fifteen cents | Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022 |
| Well we will take a walk out in the park : now and sit down under some little shady tree | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Honey Bee Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208421) BBB7707 RCA INT1088 |
| 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 |
| Come into my parlor : said the spider to the fly | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); The Spider and the Fly; Atlanta, 23 Apr. 1930; (1503652) Co14558D CC36 |
| Come into my parlor : said the spider to the fly | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); The Spider and the Fly; Atlanta, 23 Apr. 1930; (1503652) Co14558D CC36 |
| Well now I was sitting in the parlor : just as dumb as a lamb | Wiley, Geeshie (Elvie Thomas); Over to My House; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2651) Pm12977 Yz L1018 |
| I can't get parole : wish *like* the governor would quit my time | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Prison Wall Blues; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (64747) Vi23272 Rt RL329 |
| You can go tell the parson : you can tell Chief O'Brien | Gibson, Clifford; Tired of Being Mistreated Part 1; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (484A) QRSR7079 Yz L1027 |
| Gave some to the parson : and he shook with glee | Jones, Maggie; Anybody Here Want to Try My Cabbage; New York, 10 Dec. 1924; (1401742) Co14063D VJM VLP23 |
| So when we part : be hard to find a ??? *bean* | Memphis Minnie; Lonesome Shark Blues; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3166A) OK05728 BC1 |
| Now come her partner : beat me shaking that thing | Collins, Sam; I'm Sitting on Top of the World; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108422) Ba32395 OJL10 |
| You can't eat when you get hungry partner : you can't sleep at night | Gibson, Clifford; Don't Put That Thing On Me; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571742) ViV38572 Yz L1006 |
| If you got a good woman partner : you'd better treat her right | Gibson, Clifford; Don't Put That Thing On Me; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571742) ViV38572 Yz L1006 |
| I'm going to leave you partner : and I won't be back here no more | Harris, William; Bull Frog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14318) Ge6661 OJL5 |
| Look ahere partner : see what you done to me | Harris, William; Bull Frog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14318) Ge6661 OJL5 |
| 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 |
| Some of them got six months partner : and some got a solid year | James, Jesse; Lonesome Day Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90762A) De7213 AH158 |
| But I believe my partner : Lord got a lifetime here | James, Jesse; Lonesome Day Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90762A) De7213 AH158 |
| I walked to the jail with my partner : asked him how come he's here | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; 'Lectric Chair Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203642) Pm12608 Bio BLP12015 |
| Won't you let me tell you partner : what the gasoline women will do | Jordan, Charley; Gasoline Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6164 ) Vo1551 Yz L1030 |
| You ain't my partner : because the times have done got hard | Memphis Minnie; After While Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1931; (VO152A) Vo1658 BC13 |
| Well he taken my partner : down to the jail | Memphis Minnie; Reachin' Pete; Chicago, 27 May 1935; (90018 ) De7102 Mam S3803 |
| Said I'd have been her shimmy partner : Lord if I had a chance | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Nobody Knows; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402296B) OK8679 Rt RL307 |
| It's because you know partner : she got her another man | Petway, Robert; My Baby Left Me; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741141) BBB9036 Rt RL314 |
| I'm going to leave in the morning now partner : with that little sweety sure God on my mind | Petway, Robert; My Baby Left Me; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741141) BBB9036 Rt RL314 |
| Pick so much cotton now partner : will you forgive me if you please | Petway, Robert; Cotton Pickin' Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741151) BBB9036 Rt RL314 |
| All I know that she was doing partner : making her 'foreday creep | Shade, Will; Sometimes I Think I Love You; Chicago, 9 June 1927; (386571) Vi20809 OJL19 |
| Going out west partner : going to marry me an Indian squaw | Shade, Will; Memphis BoyBlues; Chicago, 9 June 1927; (386591) Vi20809 Rt RL337 |
| Say I'm a poor boy partner : and I ain't got no relation here | Shade, Will; Memphis BoyBlues; Chicago, 9 June 1927; (386591) Vi20809 Rt RL337 |
| When I got home partner : I didn't have time to [fasten, lock] my back gate | Sykes, Roosevelt; No Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1930; (C6475A) MeM12086 Yz L1033 |
| He said you stay there partner : until about twelve | Washboard Sam; I'm On My Way Blues; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07621 ) BBB7096 BC10 |
| Lord I can stand right here partner : and look on *Culligan* Avenue | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Memphis JugBlues; Memphis, 24 Feb. 1927; (379432) Vi20576 Rt RL322 |
| Hey get your partner : put on your dancing shoes | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Red Hot Blues; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1937; (C20311) Vo04066 CC3 |
| 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 |
| Although I'm going partner : going to a better land | Welsh, Nolan; Dying Pickpocket Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210983) Pm12759 Yz L1028 |
| Now you grab your partner : large or small | Wilson, Leola B.; Scoop It; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26074) Pm12379 His HLP1 |
| I tell you partner : I ain't got a friend | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); The Rooster's Crowing Blues; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (56340 ) ViV38593 Her H205 |
| *Nice little partner* : | Gibson, Clifford; Tired of Being Mistreated Part 2; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (485A) QRSR7079 Yz L1006 |
| We'll just call partners : so you cannot get sold for slaves | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Got to Help Me Some; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640001) BBB8834 RCA730.581 |
| Said you sell anyone parts : make the motor go | Calicott, Joe; Traveling Mama Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM779 ) Br7166 Yz L1009 |
| I'm going back to that party : get with them wild women again | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Big Night Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1929; (214022) Pm12801 Riv RLP12125 |
| At your house rent party : you made your last mistake | Johnson, Lonnie; Low Land Moan; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1927; (82043A) OK8677 CC30 |
| A certain party : that I know | Waters, Ethel; Georgia Blues; New York, c. May 1922; (B) BS14120 Bio BLP12022 |
| My dice won't pass : cards is the only game you see | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Coon Can Shorty; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60512A) De7159 Say SDR192 |
| But some day my dice going to pass : and my money going to be on the wood | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Coon Can Shorty; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60512A) De7159 Say SDR192 |
| Now the mailman he passed : but he did not leave no news | Arnold, Kokomo; My Well Is Dry; New York, 11 May 1938; (63748A) De7540 CC25 |
| You passed : just like a whirlwind | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); 'Fo Day Creep; Atlanta, 10 Nov. 1927; (1451991) Co14280D CC36 |
| My girl caught a passenger : I caught the mamlish blinds | Bell, Ed; Mean Conductor Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48201) Pm12546 Yz L1006 |
| My brownie caught a passenger : left me a mule to ride | King David; Sweet Potato Blues; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404666B) OK8901 Rt RL311 |
| And he won't need no passengers : I will be his load | Memphis Minnie; Me and My Chauffeur Blues; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C37651) OK06788 BC1 |
| I got stones in my passway : and my road seem dark as night | Johnson, Robert; Stone in My Passway; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL3772) ARC71267 Co CL1654 |
| Leave you bull in a pasture : where there ain't no grass | Big Bill (Broonzy); Bull Cow Blues; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (116102) Ba32653 Yz L1035 |
| I've got a patch : sitting in the back | Burse, Charlie; I Got Good Taters; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18650) Ch16481 Rt RL337 |
| Well sweet patuni : going to carry me to my grave | Baker, Willie; Sweet Patunia Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14897) Ge6751 His HLP22 |
| She was singing sweet patuni : only thing I crave | Baker, Willie; Sweet Patunia Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14897) Ge6751 His HLP22 |
| Well sweet patuni : going to carry me to my grave | Baker, Willie; Sweet Patunia Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14897) Ge6751 His HLP22 |
| Sweet patuni : is going to follow me to my grave | Bogan, Lucille; Sweet Patunia; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (43091) Pm12459 Yz L1017 |
| Oh sweet patuni : going to carry me to my grave | Weaver, Curley; Sweet Patunia; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473042) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| My clothes all in pawn : ain't got nowhere to go | Carr, Leroy; It's Too Short; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164401) Vo02875 Co C30496 |
| Says I went to the pawnshop : great God with my shoes in my hand | Fuller, Blind Boy; Three Ball Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26600A) Vo05440 BC11 |
| Yeah I'm going down to the pawnshop : see can I pawn my guitar | Fuller, Blind Boy; Three Ball Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26600A) Vo05440 BC11 |
| And I went to the pawnshop : and I lays my diamond down | Williams, Jabo; Polock Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. May 1932; (L1406?) Pm13130 Yz L1028 |
| And I'm so hungry on payday : I can't hardly speak | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Tin Cup Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (211981) Pm12756 Mil MLP2013 |
| Now when I get a payday : I don't have no plans | Jones, Maggie; Four Flushing Papa; New York, 14 Oct. 1924; (1401042) Co14044D VJM VLP23 |
| Now when I get a payday : right to you I go | Jones, Maggie; Four Flushing Papa; New York, 14 Oct. 1924; (1401042) Co14044D VJM VLP23 |
| There will be somebody coming on your payday : to collect | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Hard Dallas Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210182) Pm12708 Bio BLP12004 |
| 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 |
| I can't see no peace : since my stinging snake left the home | Memphis Minnie; Stinging Snake Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1934; (CP10691) Vo02711 Pal PL101 |
| Well if you don't like my peaches : don't shake my tree | Harris, William; Hot Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14323) Ge6707 OJL5 |
| If you don't like my peaches : don't you shake my tree | Linthecome, Joe; Pretty Mama Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 Nov. 1929; (15906A) Ge7131 Rt RL326 |
| Have you ever seen peaches : grow on a sweet potato vine | Smith, Trixie; Sorrowful Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (17802) Pm12208 CC29 |
| Men don't like my peaches : they sure can't leave me alone | Stokes, Frank; Half Cup of Tea; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47742) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| You don't like my peaches : don't shake my tree | Stokes, Frank; Mr. Crump Don't Like It; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200451) Pm12552 OJL21; |
| See them peaches : hanging in the tree | Thompson, Edward; West Virginia Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2416A) Pm13018 Yz L1006 |
| I'm going to buy you some blackeyed peas : mama and try to get along with you | Lasky, Louie; Teasin' Brown Blues; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C945B) Vo02955 Her H201 |
| They call me Peetie : the lucky man | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Working Man; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60506A) De7200 BC4 |
| My name is Peetie : I'm on the line you bet | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Shack Bully Stomp; New York, 1 Apr. 1938; (63539A) De7479 BC4 |
| So you want to go to the state penitentiary : go to Grossbeck for your trial | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203632) Pm12666 Mil MLP2013 |
| They got walls at the state penitentiary : you can't jump man as hard as you try | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203632) Pm12666 Mil MLP2013 |
| Penitentiary penitentiary : oh is going to be my home | Tucker, Bessie; Penitentiary; Memphis, 29 Aug. 1928; (454412) ViV38526 Fwy FJ2801 |
| Penitentiary : seems just like my home | Lewis, Furry; Judge Harsh Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454332) ViV38506 Yz L1008 |
| Now I'm going to tell all you people : when I get on my feet again | Arnold, Kokomo; Laugh and Grin Blues; Chicago, 12 Mar. 1937; (91135A) De7285 CC25 |
| Now listen here people : I don't want no one's advice | Arnold, Kokomo; Bad Luck Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (63753A) De7540 CC25 |
| I'll tell you people : the penal farm is a lonesome place | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Penal Farm Blues; Indianapolis, c. June 1928; (IND625 ) Vo1192 Yz L1019 |
| Thousands of people : round the burying ground | Bracey, Ishman; TroubleHearted Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454602) ViRCX7167 Rt RL330 |
| Now here I am people : out in the ice and snow | Carr, Leroy; It's Too Short; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164401) Vo02875 Co C30496 |
| Now tell all you people : what jellyroll done done | Carter, George; Hot Jelly Roll Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1929; (211542) Pm12750 Yz L1012 |
| I'm going to show your people : how to ball the jack | Collins, Sam; New Salty Dog; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108371) Ba32311 OJL10 |
| Listen here people : I've done everything that I could | Davis, Walter; M. and O. Blues; Cincinnati, 12 June 1930; (629072) ViV38618 RCA INT1085 |
| I'm going to leave here people : going to catch that M and O | Davis, Walter; M. and O. Blues No. 3; Dallas, 10 Feb. 1932; (706761) ViV23333 RBF RF12 |
| When she left me good people : she rode that L and N | Davis, Walter; L and N Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (768021) BBB5143 RCA INT1085 |
| I don't have the good times people : that I have had in my life so long | Davis, Walter; Minute Man BluesPart 1; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854821) BBB5965 RCA INT1085 |
| I'm going back home people : Lord and I'm going back there to stay | Davis, Walter; Minute Man BluesPart 1; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854821) BBB5965 RCA INT1085 |
| Now I know the people : is on the wander everywhere | Estes, Sleepy John; Street Car Blues; Memphis, 13 May 1930; (59919 ) ViV38614 RBF RF8 |
| I telled all the people : in your neighborhood | Estes, Sleepy John; Someday Baby Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90096A) Ch50068 Br87.504 |
| Two kind of people : baby I can't understand | Evans, Joe; Shook It This Morning Blues; New York, 21 May 1931; (106652) Or8083 Yz L1015 |
| You run around with funny people : you get a streak of it up your back | Hannah, George; Freakish Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1930; (L5621) Pm13024 Mil MLP2018 |
| There's so many people : have gone down today | Hill, King Solomon; The Gone Dead Train; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12542) Pm13129 Yz L1004 |
| You might to wire to some of your people : and your fare will be sent right here | Hill, King Solomon; The Gone Dead Train; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12542) Pm13129 Yz L1004 |
| I'm going to tell you people : to listen to this song | Jackson, Jim; I'm Wild About My Lovin'; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454161) ViV38505 His HLP32 |
| The more you do for people : the less they think of you | Jackson, Jim; This Mornin' She Was Gone; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454171) ViV38003 His HLP32 |
| The more you do for people : the less they they think of you | Jackson, Jim; This Mornin' She Was Gone; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454172) ViV38003 His HLP5 |
| Let me tell you people : just before I go | James, Skip; Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7522) Pm13065 Bio BLP12029 |
| Now gather around me people : let me tell you a true fact | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Tin Cup Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (211981) Pm12756 Mil MLP2013 |
| Listen people : to what I'm telling you | Johnson, Lil; Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand Do; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C3355 ) Vo1299 His HLP2 |
| I want all you people : to listen to my song | Johnson, Lonnie; Mr. Johnson's Blues; St. Louis, 4 Nov. 1925; (9435A) OK8253 CC30 |
| She got nine gold teeth people : all that wavy hair | Jones, Little Hat; New Two Sixteen Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402647A) OK8712 His HLP32 |
| Said I want to make an end of her people : and shake hands and go | Jones, Little Hat; New Two Sixteen Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402647A) OK8712 His HLP32 |
| I remember one time people : oh it is in nineteen and twentyfour | Jones, Little Hat; Corpus Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402701B) OK8735 Rt RL315 |
| Some of the meanest people : the poor boy most ever seen | Lofton, Willie; My Mean Baby Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9387A) De7076 Rt RL314 |
| And all these people : have no place to stay | McCoy, Joe; When the Levee Breaks; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487111) Co14439D BC1 |
| Want all you people : just to understand | McCoy, Joe; Pile Drivin' Blues; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6012 ) Vo1612 Yz L1002 |
| People people : you don't know my mind | McFadden, Charlie Specks; People People Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1541) Pm12928 Riv RM8819 |
| And I'll tell all you people : that ain't no place to go | McMullen, Fred; De Kalb Chain Blues; New York, 18 Jan. 1933; (12936 ) Ba32784 BC5 |
| I'm going to tell all you people : my dream I had one week ago | McPhail, Black Bottom; My Dream Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11513A) Vo1690 Yz L1019 |
| I tell all you people : you can rest at ease | Memphis Minnie; North Memphis Blues; Chicago, c. 15 Oct. 1930; (C6443 ) Vo1550 BC13 |
| I tell all of you people : you can rest at ease | Memphis Minnie; North Memphis Blues; Chicago, c. 15 Oct. 1930; (C6443 ) Vo1550 BC13 |
| Now listen to me good people : I don't aim to make you mad | Memphis Minnie; North Memphis Blues; Chicago, c. 15 Oct. 1930; (C6443 ) Vo1550 BC13 |
| If you listen to me good people : I'll tell you what it's all about | Memphis Minnie; Drunken Barrelhouse Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1934; (CP10701) Vo02711 Yz L1021 |
| Hey people : listen while I sing my news | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (15962) Pm12081 BYG529.078 |
| I want to tell you people : all about my badluck blues | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (15962) Pm12081 BYG529.078 |
| I'm going to tell you people : the evil boll weevil loves *some vine* | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; BoWeavil Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1597?) Pm12080 BYG529.078 |
| Lord look ayonder people : my love had been refused | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Lost Wandering Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (16982) Pm12098 BYG529.078 |
| Oh ten thousand people : was around her burying ground | Richardson, Mooch; Burying Ground Blues; Memphis, 23 Mar. 1928; (400375A) OK8576 Mam S3803 |
| She's only hustling them people : to get that stuff they call that old canned heat | Shade, Will; Better Leave That Stuff Alone; Memphis, 24 Sept. 1928; (47092 ) Vi21725 Mam S3803 |
| There's so many people : arguing on the telegram | Short, Jaydee; Telephone Arguin' Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4561) Pm13043 OJL11 |
| Listen people : if you want to hear | Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406292) Co14095D Co CL855 |
| So let me tell you people : about this Memphis man | Smith, Bessie; Jazzbo Brown from Memphis Town; New York, 18 Mar. 1926; (1418192) Co14133D Co CL856 |
| There's thousands of people : ain't got no place to go | Smith, Bessie; Back Water Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (1434911) Co14195D Co CL858 |
| Black Mountain people : are bad as they can be | Smith, Bessie; Black Mountain Blues; New York, 22 July 1930; (1506582) Co14554D Co CL856 |
| That the reason why people : you hear me sing this moan | Sparks, Milton; Erie Train Blues; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (91445) BBB6529 BC6 |
| That train come and stole my baby people : swear it won't bring her back | Sparks, Milton; Erie Train Blues; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (91445) BBB6529 BC6 |
| Let me tell you people : some of the grandest news | Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M184 ) Br7137 OJL20 |
| I tell you people : what she done | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); No Matter How She Done It; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11210A) Vo1699 Yz L1039 |
| All they'll do to you people : go down and tell lies on poor you | unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322 |
| I left all the snitching people : way behind | unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322 |
| There was so many people : standing on the corner today | Washboard Sam; Life Is Just a Book; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644771) BBB8909 RCA LPV577 |
| The real estate people : they all done got so | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C12561) Vo03186 BC7 |
| I said don't do me this away people : you know I been here before | Welsh, Nolan; The Bridwell Blues; Chicago, 16 June 1926; (9727A) OK8372 Fwy FJ2802 |
| Well now let me tell you people : what the C and A will do for you | Wheatstraw, Peetie; C and A Blues; Chicago, 6 Jan. 1931; (C6891A) Vo1672 OJL20 |
| Peetie Wheatstraw good people : going to put you all in the alley | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Throw Me in the Alley; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9351 ) De7018 Say SDR191 |
| Good morning people : just got back from cocktail land | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Cocktail Man Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90173A) De7144 Say SDR191 |
| And maybe people : ooo well well I could get her to understand | Wheatstraw, Peetie; First and Last Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12572) Vo03185 Say SDR191 |
| Well now you know I want you people : ooo well now to listen to my song | Wheatstraw, Peetie; True Blue Woman; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12581) Vo03185 Say SDR191 |
| When I was working people : she really had her sway | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Remember and Forget Blues; Chicago, 8 Apr. 1936; (C13512) Vo03273 Say SDR192 |
| But I can't leave my baby people : ooo well well I must do just what she say | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Block and Tackle; Chicago, 9 Apr. 1936; (C13542) Vo03348 Say SDR192 |
| What she did to me people : ain't never been done before | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Block and Tackle; Chicago, 9 Apr. 1936; (C13542) Vo03348 Say SDR192 |
| I have begged scraps from the people : oh well well until my tongue is too stiff to talk | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Road Tramp Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1938; (63540B) De7589 BC4 |
| Everybody can tell you people : that I ain't no lazy man | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Road Tramp Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1938; (63540B) De7589 BC4 |
| The welfare helping people : each and every day | White, Joshua; Welfare Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1934; (149022) Ba33024 His HLP22 |
| Now the president's warning people : things will break some day | White, Joshua; Welfare Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1934; (149022) Ba33024 His HLP22 |
| I tell you people : I don't know your name | Williams, Henry; Lonesome Blues; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1928; (1461492) Co14328D Fly LP103 |
| Now I want all you people : to gather around | Williamson, Sonny Boy; You Give an Account; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (020846 ) BBB7756 BC3; |
| Let me tell you people : what she told me one sunny day | Woods, Oscar; Evil Hearted Woman; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60847 ) De7904 Yz L1026 |
| Now *do you believe that I gone back to her people* : but my baby knowed that I was gone | Fox, John D.; The Moanin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 15 Dec. 1927; (GEX1019A) Ge6352 Rt RL334 |
| I tell you peoples : I don't know what to do | Collins, Sam; Riverside Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12740) Ge6167 OJL10 |
| Now you can talk about pepper : boys but it ain't hot | Davis, Madlyn; It's Red Hot; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20908?) Pm12703 Yz L1039 |
| Catching my goggleeyed perches : and they barbecuing the bones | Johnson, Robert; Dead Shrimp Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26282) ARC70481 Co C30034 |
| They catching all my perches : grinding up the bone | Temple, Johnnie; Louise Louise Blues; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (90981A) De7244 Cor CP58 |
| It hurts to love a person : that don't belong to you | Johnson, Lonnie; I Ain't Gonna Be Your Fool; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63519A) De7509 Sw S1225 |
| I were the only person : to try and go his bail | Spivey, Victoria; Arkansas Road Blues; St. Louis, 27 Apr. 1927; (80768B) OK8481 Spi LP2001 |
| There's been amany person : hung their head and moan | Washboard Sam; Life Is Just a Book; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644771) BBB8909 RCA LPV577 |
| If your man gets personal : want to have your fun | Johnson, Robert; Traveling Riverside Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4002) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| Old *Rufus* Pete : he was very slow | Leecan, Bobby; Macon Georgia CutOut; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| I met Mr Peter : down on Monroe Street | Estes, Sleepy John; Liquor Store Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63648A) De7491 RBF RF11 |
| I'll say look ahere St Peter : you got any white lightning here | Welsh, Nolan; St. Peter Blues; Chicago, 16 June 1926; (9728A) OK8372 CC32 |
| I've been phoning phoning : I've been telephoning all night long | Spivey, Victoria; Telephoning the Blues; New York, 1 Oct. 1929; (567351) ViV38546 Spi LP2001 |
| Yeah but she got a phonograph : but it won't say a lonesome word | Johnson, Robert; Phonograph Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25872) ARC unissued Co C30034 |
| Yeah but I love my phonograph : but she have broke my winding chain | Johnson, Robert; Phonograph Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25872) ARC unissued Co C30034 |
| Well athis piano : and everything | McClintock, Lil; Furniture Man; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510162) Co14575D Rt RL318 |
| Three pickaninnies : eating sugarcane | Bunn, Teddy; It's Sweet Like So; New York, 7 Apr. 1930; (597391) ViV38592 His HLP5 |
| Get me a picket : off of my back fence | Big Bill (Broonzy); Skoodle Do Do; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (96012) Pe157 Yz L1011 |
| Get me a picket : off of my back fence | Big Bill (Broonzy); Skoodle Do Do; Richmond, Ind., 2 May 1930; (16573) Ge7210 Yz L1035 |
| I'm going to *jack* me a picket : from my yard back fence | Calicott, Joe; Traveling Mama Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM779 ) Br7166 Yz L1009 |
| Thought I'd get me a picket : off a graveyard fence | Stovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); Court Street Blues; St. Louis, 25 Apr. 1927; (80749A) OK8514 Fly LP103 |
| I'm going to grab me a picket : off of my back fence | Wiley, Geeshie (Elvie Thomas); Over to My House; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2651) Pm12977 Yz L1018 |
| Now I'm going to set my picture : Lord up on your shelf | Arnold, Kokomo; Black Annie; Chicago, 5 Feb. 1935; (C9777A) De7092 Say SDR163 |
| Take your picture : make it in a frame | Barner, Wiley; My Gal Treats Me Mean; Birmingham, Ala., c. 15 Aug. 1927; (GEX803) Ge6261 OJL14 |
| I know you see that picture : now up on your mother's shelf | Brown, Willie; Future Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4182) Pm13090 OJL5 |
| But you can kiss my picture : and think the world of me | Gibson, Clifford; Ice and Snow Blues; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571732) ViV38562 Yz L1027 |
| You'll see my picture : hanging on the wall | Howell, Peg Leg; Doin' Wrong; Atlanta, 9 Nov. 1927; (1451842) Co14473D RBF RF11 |
| I've got your picture : and I'm going to put it in a frame | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Shuckin' Sugar; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30772) Pm12454 Mil MLP2007 |
| Oh take my picture : hang it up in Jackson's wall | Patton, Charley; Banty Rooster Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15217) Pm12792 Yz L1020 |
| Going to take my picture : hang it up against the wall | Rhodes, Walter; The Crowing Rooster; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453582) Co14289D Rt RL334 |
| I'll take my picture : put it in a frame | Rhodes, Walter; The Crowing Rooster; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453582) Co14289D Rt RL334 |
| All I want is your picture : it must be in a frame | Smith, Bessie; Sobbin' Hearted Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402492) Co14056D Co CL855 |
| I'm going to put a four bit piece : back on the twenty thirty and the little old ten | Chatman, Bo; Policy Blues; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476531) BBB8495 Yz L1034 |
| I get a fresh piece : every day | Spivey, Victoria; My Handy Man; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401114B) OK8615 Sw S1240 |
| Blind pig blind pig : sure glad you can't see | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Blind Pig Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (1460501) Co14372D CC36 |
| Some like pigmeat : but hogmeat's what I crave | Baker, Willie; Bad Luck Moan; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14892) Ge6812 Rt RL326 |
| Yes the reason why I like pigmeat : you know it's nice and sweet | Fuller, Blind Boy; Stealing BoHog; New York, 7 Sept. 1937; (216272) ARC80165 BC11 |
| You better lay off my pigmeat : or it won't be good for you | Glover, Mae; Pig Meat Mama; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15393) Ge6948 Rt RL319 |
| If I don't get my pigmeat : Lord I'd rather be dead | Glover, Mae; Pig Meat Mama; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15393) Ge6948 Rt RL319 |
| Your baby's pigmeat : as anybody in the neighborhood | Ledbetter, Huddie; Pig Meat Papa; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (171812) ARC60455 His HLP4 |
| If you don't believe it's pigmeat : come in and you won't regret | Ledbetter, Huddie; Pig Meat Papa; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (171812) ARC60455 His HLP4 |
| I got something about this pigmeat : sweet mama I ain't told you yet | Ledbetter, Huddie; Pig Meat Papa; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (171812) ARC60455 His HLP4 |
| If you don't believe this pigmeat : mama from my head on down | Ledbetter, Huddie; Pig Meat Papa; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (171812) ARC60455 His HLP4 |
| But why should I worry about the pigmeat : sleeping with an old hog every night | McCoy, Robert Lee; Tough Luck; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076551) BBB7115 Rt RL321 |
| I loved your pigmeat : so nice and so sweet | Mack, Alura; Wicked Daddy Blues; Richmond, Ind., 1 Mar. 1929; (14848) Ge6797 His HLP4 |
| I've been chasing pigmeat : since I was nine days old | Smith, Trixie; No Good Man; New York, 14 June 1939; (65815A) De7617 AH158 |
| I know this is pigmeat : the kind that you won't regret | White, Georgia; Pigmeat Blues; Chicago, 12 May 1936; (90722A) De7209 AH158 |
| I've got something about this pigmeat : I ain't told you yet | White, Georgia; Pigmeat Blues; Chicago, 12 May 1936; (90722A) De7209 AH158 |
| He don't work on no rock pile : he don't tote no slag | Bogan, Lucille; Jump Steady Daddy; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (169932) ARC51258 Yz L1017 |
| Then I goed up to the coal pile : get me a friend to buy some coal | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coal Man Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (42442) Pm12461 Bio BLP12042 |
| Drove so many piles : my hammer's all worn out | McCoy, Joe; Pile Drivin' Blues; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6012 ) Vo1612 Yz L1002 |
| Turn over and grab the pillow : where you great gal used to lay | Barner, Wiley; If You Want a Good WomanGet One Long and Tall; Birmingham, Ala., c. 15 Aug.1927; (GEX804A) Ge6261 Rt RL313 |
| With my head on a pillow : where my goat Lord used to lay | Byrd, John; Billy Goat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2892) Pm12997 Yz L1001 |
| The rock is my pillow : that is where I rest my head | Davis, Walter; Moonlight Is My Spread; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962341) BBB6167 RCA INT1085 |
| I got a rock for my pillow : treetop for my bed | Evans, Joe; Shook It This Morning Blues; New York, 21 May 1931; (106652) Or8083 Yz L1015 |
| I lay down on my pillow : I rolled from side to side | Gibson, Clifford; Jive Me Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577581) ViV38572 Yz L1027 |
| Now I got rocks all in my pillow : gravel all in my bed | Harrison, Smoky; Hop Head Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L791) Pm12920 Rt RL340 |
| With my hand around my pillow : where my brownie used to lay | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Barbecue Blues; Atlanta, 25 Mar. 1927; (1437571) Co14205D CC36 |
| Didn't have no loving pillow : to lay head on | Howell, Peg Leg; Away from Home; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482732) Co14535D Rt RL318 |
| Rocks was my pillow : and the cold ground was my bed | Johnson, Lonnie; Friendless and Blue; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63517A) De7487 Sw S1225 |
| There's another head on the pillow : where my head ought to be | Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495582) Co14489D Fwy FA2951 |
| How come another head on the pillow : where my head ought to be | Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495582) Co14489D Fwy FA2951 |
| You turn over on your pillow : then you cry right on | Kelly, Eddie; Poole County Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130231) BBB7204 RBF RF9 |
| The rocks have been my pillow : and the cold ground have been my bed | Kelly, Jack; Cold Iron Bed; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (13722 ) Ba32934 OJL4 |
| Had your arm around your pillow : where your good gal used to lay | Lincoln, Charley; Country Breakdown; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451071) Co14475D RBF RF15 |
| You will turn over and hug a pillow : where your daddy used to die | Moore, Alice; Black Evil Blues; Chicago, 18 Aug. 1934; (C9317A) De7028 OJL20 |
| I hugging the pillow : where my fair brown did lay | Owens, Marshall; Texas Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12382) Pm13117 Yz L1006 |
| Hugging the pillow : where that fair brown lay | Owens, Marshall; Try Me One More Time; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12401) Pm13117 Yz L1006 |
| With your arms around the pillow : where your daddy used to lay | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (15962) Pm12081 BYG529.078 |
| Tombstone's my pillow : graveyard going to be my bed | Red Nelson (Nelson Wilborn); Crying Mother Blues; Chicago, 4 Feb. 1936; (90597A) De7171 Br87.504 |
| And I turned over and hugged the pillow : where my baby used to lay | Roland, Walter; Early in the Morning No. 2; New York, 31 July 1934; (154952) Ba33343 Yz L1017 |
| Then I turn over and hug the pillow : where my baby used to lay | Roland, Walter; Early in the Morning No. 2; New York, 31 July 1934; (154952) Ba33343 Yz L1017 |
| Then I turned over and hugged the pillow : where my baby used to lay | Roland, Walter; Early in the Morning No. 2; New York, 31 July 1934; (154952) Ba33343 Yz L1017 |
| Then I turned over and hugged the pillow : where my baby used to lay | Roland, Walter; Early in the Morning No. 2; New York, 31 July 1934; (154952) Ba33343 Yz L1017 |
| Then I turn over and hug the pillow : where my baby used to lay | Roland, Walter; Early in the Morning No. 2; New York, 31 July 1934; (154952) Ba33343 Yz L1017 |
| *Turned* on the right side of my pillow : my man had gone away | Smith, Bessie; Young Woman's Blues; New York, 26 Oct. 1926; (1428783) Co14179D Co CL857 |
| By his pillow : he left a note | Smith, Bessie; Young Woman's Blues; New York, 26 Oct. 1926; (1428783) Co14179D Co CL857 |
| I hugged the pillow : where you used to lay | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Giving It Away; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404683A) OK8908 OJL19 |
| Oh with your head on your pillow : babe where your good man he once have lay | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Ain't It a Pity and a Shame; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6488A) Vo1649 Say SDR191 |
| Laid my head on my pillow : | Wilkins, Robert; Long Train Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M191 ) Br7205 Rt RL333 |
| I did grab the pillow : where my baby used to lay | Williams, Joe; Rootin' Ground Hog; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076621) BBB7065 RCA INT1087 |
| I hugged the pillow : where my baby used to lay | Williams, Joe; Meet Me Around the Corner; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539921R) BBB8738 RCA INT1087 |
| Looked on my pillow : where my man used to lay | Willis, Ruth Mary; Man of My Own; New York, 17 Jan. 1933; (129201) Ba32687 Yz L1026 |
| With your arms around the pillow : where Mr soandso used to lay | Wilson, Leola B.; Down the Country; Chicago, c. Nov. 1926; (40122) Pm12444 Bio BLP12037 |
| Now you ought to see me grab the pillows : where my baby used to lay | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Early in the Morning; Aurora, Ill., 11 Nov. 1937; (016524 ) BBB7302 RCA INT1175 |
| I'm going to do like a pimp : I'm going to walk all around this town | Johnson, James Stump; Barrel of Whiskey Blues; Dallas, 10 Feb. 1932; (706801) Vi23327 Yz L1033 |
| And another half a pint : will see me go | Bogan, Lucille; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5562A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| And another half a pint : mama will see me go | Carr, Leroy; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6086B) Vo1541 Yz L1015 |
| Give me another half a pint : [and, then] maybe I'll go home | Carr, Leroy; Corn Licker Blues; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL53) Vo02741 Co C30496 |
| Another half a pint : mama will see me *Joe* | Davis, Walter; Sloppy Drunk Again; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854791) BBB5879 OJL20 |
| Oh you know and another half a pint : woman you will see me go | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064493 ) BBB8822 BC3 |
| [I'm going to, I believe I'll] keep on the Pinto : drive on back to Brandyville | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Mosquito Moan; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15666) Pm12899 Mil MLP2013 |
| Grandpa ain't smoked his pipe : grandma since you been gone | Memphis Minnie; Grandpa and Grandma Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C6082 ) Vo1601 OJL4 |
| Because he broke his pipe : he had forty years ago | Memphis Minnie; Grandpa and Grandma Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C6082 ) Vo1601 OJL4 |
| Well they call me Daddy Stove Pipe : turn your damper down | Daddy Stovepipe; Stove Pipe Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Mar. 1924; (11862A) Ge5459 Rt RL325 |
| I got one eye on my pistol : and the other on your trunk | Blake, Blind; Early Morning Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30571) Pm12387 Bio BLP12031 |
| I got one eye on my pistol : and the other on your trunk | Blake, Blind; Early Morning Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30572) Pm12387 Bio BLP12037 |
| I'm going to buy me a hardshooting pistol : and put her in her grave | Carr, Leroy; Blues Before Sunrise; St. Louis, 21 Feb. 1934; (SL121) Vo02657 Co C30496 |
| I'm going to buy me a shiny pistol : I'm coming after you | Carr, Leroy; You Left Me Crying; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164182) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| I'm going to get me a brand new [shiny] pistol : with a long shiny barrel | Carr, Leroy; Shinin' Pistol; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164381) Vo03067 Co C30496 |
| I got a brand new pistol : and a box of balls | Collins, Sam; New Salty Dog; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108371) Ba32311 OJL10 |
| I'm take me my pistol : three rounds of ball | Daniels, Julius; NinetyNine Year Blues; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (379322) Vi unissued Fwy FA2953 |
| If I hadn't've had my pistol : think I would run myself | Estes, Sleepy John; My Black Gal Blues; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (625482) Vi23397 Rt RL307 |
| And when I get my pistol : I won't have them long | Fuller, Blind Boy; Crooked Woman Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1940; (26619A) Vo05527 Rt RL318 |
| I bought a pistol : I bought it today | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; How Come Mama Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15213) Pm12802 Yz L1010 |
| Going to buy me a pistol : with a great long shiny barrel | Johnson, Elizabeth; Sobbin' Woman Blues; New York, 30 Oct. 1928; (401280?) OK8789 Her H201 |
| I'm going to shoot my pistol : going to shoot my gatling gun | Johnson, Robert; 3220 Blues; San Antonio, 26 Nov. 1936; (SA26161) ARC70460 Co CL1654 |
| I'm going to buy me a pistol : hang it up side the wall | Jones, Jake; Monkeyin' Around; Dallas, c. Oct. 1929; (DAL473 ) Br7130 His HLP2 |
| I'm going to get my pistol : forty rounds of ball | Lewis, Furry; Furry's Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454241) ViV38519 Rt RL333 |
| I'm have bought me a pistol : shotgun and some shells | McCoy, Joe; Something Gonna Happen to You; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96262 ) BBB6260 Yz L1021; |
| I done pawned my pistol : mama and my best clothes in soak | McTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519051) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| You know I'm going to steal me a pistol : shoot my chauffeur down | Memphis Minnie; Me and My Chauffeur Blues; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C37651) OK06788 BC1 |
| I'm going to buy me a pistol : as long as my right arm | Moore, William; Midnight Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203122) Pm12636 Rt RL340 |
| She put a pistol : under my head | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Move that Thing; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (647402) Vi23274 Rt RL323 |
| I'm going to buy me a pistol : shotgun and some shells | Washboard Sam; Low Down Woman; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07618 ) BBB7048 BC10 |
| Oh you've unfastened your pistol : you've been making your bogus play | Washboard Sam; Yes I Got Your Woman; Chicago, 5 Aug. 1940; (049374 ) BBB8599 RBF RF16 |
| A man cocked a pistol : right in my face | Washboard Sam; My Feet Jumped Salty; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644791) BBB8844 RCA LPV577 |
| Mmm bring me my pistol : shotgun and some shells | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Ain't It a Pity and a Shame; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6488A) Vo1649 Say SDR191 |
| They got shotguns and pistols : standing all around my door | Johnson, Lonnie; Blue Ghost Blues; New York, 9 Nov. 1927; (81802B) OK8557 CC30 |
| Something like the pitcher : that they sent down in the well | Smith, Trixie; Mining Camp Blues; New York, c. Feb. 1925; (20161) Pm12256 CC29 |
| It's a crying pity : lowdown dirty shame | McClennan, Tommy; I'm a Guitar King; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064890 ) BBB8957 RBF RF1 |
| It's a crying pity : a lowdown dirty shame | McClennan, Tommy; It's a Cryin' Pity; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064891 ) BBB9005 Rt RL305 |
| Hunt some place : to get his ashes hauled | Barner, Wiley; My Gal Treats Me Mean; Birmingham, Ala., c. 15 Aug. 1927; (GEX803) Ge6261 OJL14 |
| Mama this lonesome place : don't seem like home to me | Bracey, Ishman; My Brown Mama Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (45459?) Vi21691(?) Rt RL330 |
| The women around this place : going to let my cigarette spoil | Chatman, Bo; Cigarette Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992441) BBB6295 RBF RF14 |
| Lord the women at the other place : going to let my ashes spoil | Chatman, Bo; Cigarette Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992441) BBB6295 RBF RF14 |
| This is the place : where I have long to be | Dickson, Pearl; Little Rock Blues; Memphis, 12 Dec. 1927; (1453712) Co14286D OJL6 |
| 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 |
| Nobody can steal your place : you can leave her with a bunch of men | Gibson, Clifford; Whiskey Moan Blues; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (483A) QRSR7087 Yz L1006 |
| Says I was in a place : that I did not want to be | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Keyhole Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1939; (034813 ) BBB8221 RCA INT1177 |
| You got to find another place : for to park your *rotsy* hips | Hill, Robert; I Had a Gal for the Last Fifteen Years; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026031) BBB6741 His HLP31 |
| Now when he walks into a place : and takes his seat | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Sheik of Desplaines Street; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46712) Pm12501 Bio BLP12042 |
| I'm going to stop at a place : I haven't never been before | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Struck Sorrow Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200392) Pm12541 Rt RL335 |
| Now I have no place : for you women you see | Johnson, Mary; Key to the Mountain Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1773) Pm12996 Jo SM3098 |
| Lonesome place : don't seem like it's home to me | Johnson, Tommy; Lonesome Home Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L2302) Pm13000 Yz L1007 |
| Back to the same old place : where we long to be | Lockwood, Robert; Take a Little Walk with Me; Chicago, 30 July 1941; (064641 ) BBB8820 Yz L1038 |
| Back to the same old place : Memphis Tennessee | Lockwood, Robert; Take a Little Walk with Me; Chicago, 30 July 1941; (064641 ) BBB8820 Yz L1038 |
| She done got me to the place : I hate to see my baby leave home | McClennan, Tommy; Down to Skin and Bones; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053738 ) BBB8725 Rt RL305 |
| Lord he come in to the place : hate to see my bumblebee leave home | Memphis Minnie; Bumble Bee Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (599932) ViV38599 BC7 |
| He had me to the place : where I wish to God that I could die | Memphis Minnie; Bumble Bee Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (599932) ViV38599 BC7 |
| Know the other place : will do just as well | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 RBF RF6 |
| Know there's a place : that do just as well | Shade, Will; Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 Rt RL337 |
| Then trouble taken place : in the lowlands at night | Smith, Bessie; Back Water Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (1434911) Co14195D Co CL858 |
| There ain't no place : for a poor old girl to go | Smith, Bessie; Back Water Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (1434911) Co14195D Co CL858 |
| Detroit's a cold cold place : and I ain't got a dime to my name | Spivey, Victoria; Detroit Moan; Chicago, 15 Oct. 1936; (C1568?) Vo unissued Spi LP2001 |
| I been in trouble some place : gal ever since I been your man | Stokes, Frank; Bedtime Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418251) Vi21272 Rt RL308 |
| But you got to the place : you didn't pay me no mind | Washboard Sam; I'm Goin' to St. Louis; Chicago, 5 Aug. 1940; (049370 ) BBB8569 BC10 |
| It's going to be my place : to pick him up | Waters, Ethel; One Man Nan; New York, c. Aug. 1921; (P1461) BS2021 Bio BLP12022 |
| Home is a happy place : if you can make it that way | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sweet Home Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12612) Vo03396 Say SDR191 |
| I'm a stranger at this place : and I'm looking for my mother's grave | White, Washington; Strange Place Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2978A) Vo05526 Co C30036 |
| You done got me to the place : I hate to see that evening sun go down | Williams, Joe; Peach Orchard Mama; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539911) BBB8774 RCA INT1087 |
| You got to *live in your place* : ??? you | Owens, Marshall; Try Me One More Time; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12401) Pm13117 Yz L1006 |
| I'm rocking in places : I never rocked before | Green, Lil; Just Rockin'; Chicago, 9 May 1940; (0449751) BBB8464 RCA LPV574 |
| Love will drive you to many places : sometimes where you don't belong | Johnson, Lonnie; Laplegged Drunk Again; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63522A) De7537 Sw S1225 |
| I stroll through dark places : threatening to do my part | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hungry Wolf; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO165A) Vo1655 Yz L1031 |
| I have a special plan : resting on my mind | Washboard Sam; Diggin' My Potatoes; Chicago, 15 May 1939; (034797 ) BBB8211 BC10 |
| Because my baby caught a plane : that was up the way bound | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Up the Way Bound; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25471) Pm12375 Yz L1029 |
| Going to catch me a plane : babe going to leave your town | Owens, Big Boy George; Kentucky Blues; Richmond, Ind., Oct. 1926; (12571) Ge6006 Yz L1018 |
| While I play : this rag of mine | Blake, Blind; Too Tight; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30592) Pm12431 Bio BLP12031 |
| Let's play : the redhot shaker's rag | Davis, Madlyn; It's Red Hot; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20908?) Pm12703 Yz L1039 |
| While I play : this rag of mine | Howell, Peg Leg; Too Tight Blues; Atlanta, 1 Nov. 1927; (1450621) Co14298D Rt RL316 |
| Because the womens can play : well so as the men | Memphis Minnie; Georgia Skin; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62540 ) Vi23352 His HLP32 |
| If you'll play : that thing for me | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Down in the Basement; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26271) Pm12395 Jo SM3098 |
| I'm going to play : with another key | Smith, Bessie; I Ain't Goin' to Play Second Fiddle; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406301) Co14090D Co CL855 |
| Know you can play : when you get in hell | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Shake Hands and Tell Me Goodbye; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050201) OK8951 Mam S3804 |
| We going to play : our guitars anyhow | Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 2; Chicago, 3 July 1935; (C1059?) Vo03375 RBF RF202 |
| I used to be a playboy : I played out both night and day | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Caught the Old Coon at Last; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704371) BBB8974 RCA730.581 |
| But if she gets long winded player : she's sure to get caught | Carr, Leroy; It's Too Short; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164401) Vo02875 Co C30496 |
| And the band all playing : Nearer My God to Thee | Brown, Hi Henry; Titanic Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11476A) Vo1728 Yz L1030 |
| Big piano playing : near my door | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; YaDaDo; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (1702?) Pm12257 BYG529.078 |
| All of my playmates : is not surprised | Memphis Minnie; In My Girlish Days; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C37641) OK06410 BC1 |
| When he plays : that high brown stuff | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Down in the Basement; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26271) Pm12395 Jo SM3098 |
| Baby please hear my plea : why don't you come back home | Johnson, Lonnie; Baby Please Don't Leave Me No More; New York, 11 June 1929; (402441A) OK8754 CC30 |
| I had to talk and plead : for to keep him from blowing me down | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Mean Jumper Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203802) Pm12631 Mil MLP2007 |
| Now the judge he pleaded : clerk he wrote it down | McCoy, Joe; Joliet Bound; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11220A) Vo1686 Yz L1021 |
| Begging and pleading : don't you leave this time | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Back Door Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18221) Ch16361 Yz L1019 |
| Now don't you hear me pleading : hear my grieve and groan | McTell, Blind Willie; Writin' Paper Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403081) Vi21474 Yz L1005 |
| Need not come here pleading : holding up your hands | McTell, Blind Willie; Your Time to Worry; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9957A) De7117 Rt RL324 |
| Please listen to my pleading : because I can't stand these hard times long | Smith, Bessie; Poor Man's Blues; New York, 24 Aug. 1928; (1468951) Co14399D Co CL856 |
| Well it's please please please : don't send me to the electric chair | Carr, Leroy; Take a Walk Around the Corner; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (15604 ) Vo02986 Co C30496 |
| She said daddy who is it please : with tears standing in her eye | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Me, Myself, and I; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640041) BBB8784 RCA730.581 |
| Do this please : before I fall down *left in a jam* | Cox, Ida; Long Distance Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (2243?) Pm12307 BYG529073 |
| You can do as you please : thirty days won't make me cry | Foster, Dessa; Tell It to the Judge No. 2; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C7239?) MeM12117 Yz L1031 |
| Mmm please : help me win my fare | Hill, King Solomon; The Gone Dead Train; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12542) Pm13129 Yz L1004 |
| Tell me please : Lord because I can't see | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Butter and Egg Man Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1926; (110691) Pm12358 Bio BLP12042 |
| I'm crying please : please don't do me wrong | Johnson, Robert; Terraplane Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25861) ARC70356 Co CL1654 |
| I'm crying please : please let us be friends | Johnson, Robert; Stone in My Passway; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL3772) ARC71267 Co CL1654 |
| I'm crying please : please don't do me wrong | Johnson, Robert; Milkcow's Calf Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4032) ARC71065 Yz L1026 |
| I'm crying please : please don't do me wrong | Johnson, Robert; Milkcow's Calf Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4033) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| What it takes to please : I'm going to carry that around | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Mama You Don't Mean Me No Good; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (944211) BBB6072 CC35 |
| That's why I said please : please stop knocking on my door | Smith, . . . (Smith and Harper); Insurance Policy Blues; Augusta, Ga., 26 or 27 June 1936; (AUG1263) ARC61061 Rt RL334 |
| And you can do just as you please : and I'll act just like some mother's child | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'Part 2; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930; (C7101 ) Vo1602 Yz L1031 |
| I said please : mama please don't drive me away | Turner, Buck; Black Ace; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61790A) De7281 Yz L1026 |
| Please : take me on dry land | Estes, Sleepy John; Floating Bridge; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62465A) De7442 RBF RF8 |
| Please : don't give my baby no job | Williams, Joe; Meet Me Around the Corner; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539921R) BBB8738 RCA INT1087 |
| Just make your exit *smiling please* : there's no use getting sore | Martin, Daisy; What You Was You Used to Be; New York, c. late July 1923; (52381) Ba1262 VJM VLP40 |
| Because they have their pleasure : and they sure do carry on | Carr, Leroy; Naptown Blues; Chicago, 17 June 1929; (C3267 ) Vo1400 Yz L1036 |
| Whiskey has been my pleasure : goodtime places I've always found | Gibson, Clifford; Whiskey Moan Blues; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (483A) QRSR7087 Yz L1006 |
| Cigarettes is my pleasure : and whiskey I do crave | Gibson, Clifford; Society Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57760 ) Vi38612 Yz L1027 |
| Now your life ain't all pleasure : unless you be with that one you love | Spand, Charlie; Back to the Woods Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15456) Pm12817 Yz L1015 |
| Say your life ain't no pleasure : unless you with that one you love | Torey, George; Lonesome Man Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B651) ARC70857 Yz L1002 |
| Now I ain't no plumber : no plumber's son | Chatman, Bo; All Around Man; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992381) BBB6295 Mel MLP7324 |
| Lord I ain't no plumber : and I ain't nobody's stool | Dean, Joe; I'm So Glad I'm TwentyOne Years Old Today; Chicago, c. 7 Aug. 1930; (C5991 ) Vo1544 Yz L1028 |
| Carries a gun in her pocket : a dagger in her hair | Blake, Blind; Notoriety Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208752) Pm12754 Bio BLP12031; |
| Got no money in your pocket : to get a decent meal | Bracey, Ishman; Woman Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2392) Pm12970 OJL2 |
| She carries a razor in her pocket : with them frowns all in her face | Davis, Walter; Ashes in My Whiskey; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962371) BBB6201 RCA INT1085 |
| Pistol in my pocket : blackjack in my hand | Fuller, Blind Boy; Rag, Mama, Rag; New York, 25 July 1935; (178632) ARC351032 BC6 |
| You put your hand in your pocket : and you ain't got the price | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); We Sure Got Hard Times Now; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502731) Co14558D CC36 |
| I'll get in your pocket : and follow you everywhere | Johnson, Elizabeth; Be My Kid Blues; New York, 30 Oct. 1928; (401279B) OK8789 Her H201 |
| Kept afeeling my pocket : and I didn't have a lousy dime | Jordan, Luke; My Gal's Done Quit Me; New York, 18 Nov. 1929; (577031) ViV38564 Rt RL318 |
| In my pocket : I didn't have a cent | Leecan, Bobby; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| Bedbug had been in my pocket : and pulled out all my dough | Lewis, Furry; Creeper's Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M186 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008 |
| He got oneway pocket : because he's going to come out | Lucas, Jane; Leave My Man Alone; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17286) Ch16289 Yz L1035 |
| Going to carry it in my pocket : and make you stay at home | Moore, William; Midnight Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203122) Pm12636 Rt RL340 |
| In your pockets : you ain't ain't got a dime | Leecan, Bobby; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| I ain't going to pick no more pockets : I'm going to be a regular man | Welsh, Nolan; Dying Pickpocket Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210983) Pm12759 Yz L1028 |
| I'm going back to Friar's Point : down in sweet old Dixieland | McCoy, Robert Lee; Friar's Point Blues; Chicago, 5 June 1940; (93037A) De7819 Rt RL319 |
| 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 |
| Going to get me some poison : kill myself | Crawford, Rosetta; My Man Jumped Salty on Me; New York, 1 Feb. 1939; (64972A) De7567 Cor CP58 |
| I think I will use ??? poison : to get my brownie off my mind | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Distance Moan; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15670A) Pm12852 Mil MLP2013 |
| Didn't take no poison : I couldn't stand the strain | Jones, Maggie; Suicide Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1925; (1404903) Co14070D VJM VLP23 |
| Give me something poison : doctor won't you please | Smith, Clara; Prescription for the Blues; New York, 15 Oct. 1924; (1401091) Co14045D VJM VLP17 |
| I'm going to throw my poison : on every pretty woman in town | Williams, Joe; Crawlin' King Snake; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539892) BBB8738 RCA INT1087 |
| They can do the best playing poker : you sure done lost your home | Batts, Will; Country Woman; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137181) Vo02531 Rt RL329 |
| I'd rather be on the North Pole : living in the ice and snow | Sykes, Roosevelt; Hard Luck Man Blues; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (69404 ) Vi23320 Yz L1033 |
| It was a doggone polecat : and he [sure] ain't no friend of mine | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Black Skunk Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (1483602) Co14573D CC36 |
| I spied the police : and I started to run | Green, Lil; Knockin' Myself Out; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591521) BBB8659 RCA LPV574 |
| The chief of police : done tore my playhouse down | Jones, Maggie; Good Time Flat Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1924; (1401912) Co14055D VJM VLP23 |
| The flea said police : the horse on me | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Move that Thing; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (647402) Vi23274 Rt RL323 |
| A big police : was knocking on my door | Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555712) ViV38547 Rt RL322 |
| Oh you know the police : is going to run you clean out of town | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shady Grove Blues; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064492 ) BBB8914 BC20 |
| Up stepped this policeman : take both of us down | Daniels, Julius; My Mama Was a Sailor; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (379312) Vi20658 Rt RL326 |
| Natural policeman : but he dead and gone | James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158 |
| There the ??? polices : have teared my playhouse down | Williams, Jabo; Polock Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. May 1932; (L1406?) Pm13130 Yz L1028 |
| Now while you playing policy : play four eighteen and fiftysix | Arnold, Kokomo; Policy Wheel Blues; Chicago, 15 July 1935; (90158A) De7147 CC25 |
| I'm going to keep playing policy : till some good luck comes | Blake, Blind; Playing Policy Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L6471) Pm13035 Bio BLP12003 |
| I'm going to cut out playing policy : because my numbers just won't fall | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Cut Out Blues; Chicago, 9 Apr. 1936; (C13551) Vo03444 Say SDR191 |
| I'm going to cut out playing policy : because my number just won't fall | Wheatstraw, Peetie; I'm Gonna Cut Out Everything; Chicago, 2 Nov. 1937; (91320A) De7422 Say SDR192 |
| But a black gal drinks shoe polish : she's getting drunk just the same | Bonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); Black Gal Swing; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (064918 ) BBB8852 BC7 |
| Sweet patuni with shoe polish : and you're bound for jail | Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022 |
| Wasn't a drop of water in the pond : awhen he got back | Spivey, Victoria; The Alligator Pond Went Dry; St. Louis, 27 Apr. 1927; (80769B) OK8481 Spi LP2001 |
| You can catch my pony : saddle up my black mare | Patton, Charley; Pony Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15216) Pm12792 Yz L1020 |
| I got me a stone pony : and I don't ride Shetland no more | Patton, Charley; Stone Pony Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147271) Vo02680 Yz L1020 |
| You can find my stone pony : hooked to my rider's door | Patton, Charley; Stone Pony Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147271) Vo02680 Yz L1020 |
| Vicksburg's my pony : Greenville is my grey mare | Patton, Charley; Stone Pony Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147271) Vo02680 Yz L1020 |
| You can find my stone pony : down in Lula town somewhere | Patton, Charley; Stone Pony Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147271) Vo02680 Yz L1020 |
| And I got me a stone pony : don't ride Shetland no more | Patton, Charley; Stone Pony Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147271) Vo02680 Yz L1020 |
| If you ain't a stone pony : ooo well hard times will bust your vest | Washboard Sam; Life Is Just a Book; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644771) BBB8909 RCA LPV577 |
| I got me a grey pony : down in my pasture somewhere | Williams, Joe; My Grey Pony; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85491 ) BBB5948 RBF RF14 |
| Would you take a poor ??? : *or a slave* like me | Ledbetter, Huddie; Red River Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16704 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| *The rich and the poor* : got the hesitating blues | Collins, Sam; Hesitation Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13033) Ge6379 OJL10 |
| Poorhouse poorhouse : open wide your poorhouse gate | Jones, Maggie; Poor House Blues; New York, 9 Dec. 1924; (1401712) Co14050D VJM VLP23 |
| In the poorhouse : I'll be till Judgment Day | Jones, Maggie; Poor House Blues; New York, 9 Dec. 1924; (1401712) Co14050D VJM VLP23 |
| I would go to the poorhouse : but Lord you know I'm ashamed | Spivey, Victoria; Detroit Moan; Chicago, 15 Oct. 1936; (C1568?) Vo unissued Spi LP2001 |
| But I guess I'll have to go to the poorhouse : oh well well and do the best I can | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Road Tramp Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1938; (63540B) De7589 BC4 |
| Chicago pop : and *lilac* | Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022 |
| I heard the bedsprings popping : and I believe I heard my baby crying | Estes, Sleepy John; BrokenHearted, Ragged and Dirty Too; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555313) ViV38582 Rt RL307 |
| I went out on the front porch : awalking about | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47713) Pm12518 Rt RL308 |
| I went out on the front porch : awalking about | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200432) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| Now Mr redcap porter : won't you help me with my heavy won't you help me with my heavy | Fuller, Blind Boy; Bus Rider Blues; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC3139A) OK05933 BC11 |
| Say Mr redcap porter : help me with my load | Thompson, Edward; Florida Bound; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2412) Pm12873 Yz L1006 |
| Hey redcap porter : did my best woman ever get on board | Torey, George; Lonesome Man Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B651) ARC70857 Yz L1002 |
| Now little batch of posies : laid on my door | Stokes, Frank; Nehi Mama Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454212) Vi21738 Rt RL308 |
| You do it in one position : all night | Leecan, Bobby; Macon Georgia CutOut; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| If I had possession : over Judgment Day | Johnson, Robert; If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26331) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| Crying is it possible : will I ever get back home | McCoy, Joe; Going Back Home; Chicago, 16 Aug. 1934; (C9300A) De7087 Yz L1007 |
| Said they cooked that possum : and they cook him down low | King David; What's That Tastes Like Gravy; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404664A) OK8913 RBF RF6 |
| Let me tell you postman : what the army have done to me | Smith, Clara; Uncle Sam Blues; New York, 2 Oct. 1923; (812532) Co12D VJM VLP15 |
| If you don't like my sweet potato : what made you dig so deep | Johnson, Lil; You'll Never Miss Your Jelly Till Your Jelly Rollers Gone; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C3356 ) Vo1299 His HLP2 |
| Take your sweet potato : *raise them at your home* | Williams, Joe; Break 'Em On Down; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704871) BBB8969 BC21 |
| Have you ever seen sweet potatoes : growing on a vine | Bell, Anna; Every Woman Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (172A) QRSR7007 His HLP21 |
| I got potatoes : and *they want* | Burse, Charlie; I Got Good Taters; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18650) Ch16481 Rt RL337 |
| I've got potatoes : | Burse, Charlie; I Got Good Taters; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18650) Ch16481 Rt RL337 |
| Hang my potatoes : in a little brown | Burse, Charlie; I Got Good Taters; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18650) Ch16481 Rt RL337 |
| I've got potatoes : boys it won't stop at all | Burse, Charlie; I Got Good Taters; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18650) Ch16481 Rt RL337 |
| I've got potatoes : Lord they ought to | Burse, Charlie; I Got Good Taters; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18650) Ch16481 Rt RL337 |
| He dug those potatoes : with the pocketknife | Collins, Sam; New Salty Dog; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108371) Ba32311 OJL10 |
| Been sowing them potatoes : on my plantation | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Salty Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1924; (1893?) Pm12236 Yz L1029 |
| There ain't no more potatoes : the frost done killed the vine | King David; Sweet Potato Blues; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404666B) OK8901 Rt RL311 |
| Baby's digging my potatoes : tramping on my vines | Washboard Sam; Diggin' My Potatoes; Chicago, 15 May 1939; (034797 ) BBB8211 BC10 |
| Two and a half a potful : five dollars a cup | unknown artist (Noah Lewis); Selling the Jelly; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (64738 ) Vi23319 OJL19 |
| Every time I would have a potion : I would have a foaming at the mouth | Memphis Minnie; Meningitis Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59994 ) Vi23421 Rt RL337 |
| Pork chops fortyfive cents a pound : cotton is only ten | House, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4254) Pm12990 OJL11 |
| Something pounding : in my breast | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Maybe It's the Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16222) Ge7190 Riv RM8803 |
| You buy her high brown powder : and Farmer's Skin Success | Bracey, Ishman; Saturday Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418421) Vi21349 OJL8 |
| Baby don't put no more baking powder : in your bread you see | Chatman, Bo; Your Biscuits Are Big Enough for Me; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026191) BBB8159 Yz L1014 |
| Oh lipstick and powder : sure won't help her none | House, Son; My Black MamaPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4082) Pm13042 OJL2 |
| Now if it wasn't for the powder : storebought hair | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shave Em Dry; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10042?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| If it wasn't for powder : and this storebought hair | Jackson, Jim; St. Louis Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM805 ) Vo1477 Yz L1003 |
| You sprinkled hotfoot powder : mmm around my door | Johnson, Robert; Hell Hound on My Trail; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3942) ARC70956 Co CL1654 |
| She uses powder : uses paint | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green; Memphis, 12 May 1930; (599172) ViV38599 Jo SM3104 |
| Wasn't for powder : and this storebought hair | Smith, Bessie; The St. Louis Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402411) Co14064D Co CL855 |
| Wasn't for powder : and this storebought hair | Smith, Bessie; St. Louis BluesPart; New York, c. Aug. 1929; (NY??? ) CiJ1016 or 17 Jo SM3098 |
| Something in your practice : to pacify my mind | Smith, Clara; Prescription for the Blues; New York, 15 Oct. 1924; (1401091) Co14045D VJM VLP17 |
| No dancing prancing : until the break of day | Smith, Mamie; Jenny's Ball; New York, 19 Feb. 1931; (404852A) OK8915 Sw S1240 |
| Fall down on your knees and pray : the good Lord to help you | Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9428B) De7026 BC4 |
| Every night I pray : for you to walk across my door | White, Joshua; Stormy Weather No 1; New York, 6 Mar. 1934; (149031) Ba33024 His HLP22 |
| I'll start in praying : till the storm is through | Jones, Maggie; Thunderstorm Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1924; (1401752) Co14050D VJM VLP23 |
| If you obey your preacher : the good Lord is going to bless your soul | Arnold, Kokomo; Mean Old Twister; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91161A) De7347 BC4 |
| Said I ain't no preacher : I'm just a bachelor man | Arnold, Kokomo; Set Down Gal; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91166A) De7361 OJL20 |
| See that preacher : walking down the street | Brown, Hi Henry; Preacher Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11477A) Vo1728 Yz L1030 |
| Preacher preacher : you nice and kind | Brown, Hi Henry; Preacher Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11477A) Vo1728 Yz L1030 |
| But I caught a preacher : in the potato field | Davis, Madlyn; Too Black Bad; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20909?) Pm12703 Yz L1039 |
| I'm going to be a Baptist preacher : and I sure won't have to work | House, Son; Preachin' the BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4101) Pm13013 OJL5 |
| I'm going to act like a preacher : so I can ride from town to town | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80524B) OK8455 RBF RF1 |
| To keep that preacher : from my wife | McCoy, Joe; Preachers Blues; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7247 ) Vo1643 BC13 |
| ??? over that preacher : you be done lost your wife | McCoy, Joe; Preachers Blues; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7247 ) Vo1643 BC13 |
| Oh well you see a preacher : lay behind the log | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47713) Pm12518 Rt RL308 |
| Don't allow my preacher : at my house no more | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47713) Pm12518 Rt RL308 |
| Oh well you see a preacher : laying behind the log | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200432) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| Invite the preacher : over to my house | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200432) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| Don't allow my preacher : at my house no more | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200432) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| I caught a preacher : in my watermelon field | Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555712) ViV38547 Rt RL322 |
| *Aunt Dinah got a preacher* : *roll* above her knee | Davis, Walter; Sweet Sixteen; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854841) BBB5931 RCA INT1085 |
| There'll be no preachers : at Miss Jenny's ball | Smith, Mamie; Jenny's Ball; New York, 19 Feb. 1931; (404852A) OK8915 Sw S1240 |
| I was crazy about the preachers : as I could be | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47713) Pm12518 Rt RL308 |
| I was crazy about preachers : as I could be | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200432) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| If you had prepared : twenty years ago | Green, Lil; Why Don't You Do Right; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641301) BBB8714 RCA LPV574 |
| When you in my presence : mama you giggles and laughs | Barefoot Bill; Snigglin' Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493532) Co14510D Yz L1006 |
| Coffin going to be your present : hell going to be your brand new home | Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12521) Pm13116 Rt RL335 |
| Coffin going to be your present : hell going to be your brand new home | Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12522) Pm13116 Yz L1026 |
| Don't the moon look pretty : shining down from that willow tree | Campbell, Bob; Shotgun Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154841) Vo02830 Rt RL340 |
| It ain't so pretty : but it ??? fine | Collins, Sam; My Road Is Rough and Rocky; New York, c. Oct. 1931; ( ) unknown Yz L1038 |
| Now don't the moon look pretty : shining down through the trees | Davis, Walter; M. and O. Blues No. 3; Dallas, 10 Feb. 1932; (706761) ViV23333 RBF RF12 |
| Don't the moon look pretty : shining through the trees | Day, Texas Bill; Billiken's Weary Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495392) Co14514D Rt RL335 |
| There's someone sitting pretty : in the place where you once sat | Martin, Daisy; What You Was You Used to Be; New York, c. late July 1923; (52381) Ba1262 VJM VLP40 |
| Don't the moon look pretty : shining down through the tree | Patton, Charley; Poor Me; New York, 1 Feb. 1934; (147571) Vo02651 Yz L1020 |
| Don't the moon look pretty : shining down through the trees | Stone, Joe; It's Hard Time; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76837 ) BBB5169 Yz L1030 |
| Ain't so pretty : but she sure do dress fine | Walker, Willie; South Carolina Rag; Atlanta, 6 Dec. 1930; (151065 ) Co14578D OJL18 |
| Ain't so pretty : but she's the sweetest in town | Walker, Willie; South Carolina Rag; Atlanta, 6 Dec. 1930; (151065 ) Co14578D OJL18 |
| When you were in your prime : you loved to run around | Smith, Bessie; You've Been a Good Old Wagon; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402511) Co14079D Co CL855 |
| She hurt her honeydrip prince : because I know it's tight like that | Moore, Kid Prince; Honey Dripping Papa; New York, 11 Apr. 1936; (189992) ARC60956 Rt RL340 |
| I'm sitting here in prison : with my black cap on | Barefoot Bill; Bad Boy; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503062) Co14526D CC3 |
| And I laid in prison : my face turned to the wall | Coleman, Bob; Sing Song Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 June 1929; (15167) Pm12791 Rt RL340 |
| I'm going back to prison : don't know what else to do | McClure, Matthew; Prisoner's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18798) Ch18514 Riv RM8819 |
| When I was in prison : it ain't no use to scream and cry | Patton, Charley; High Sheriff Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147252) Vo02680 Yz L1020 |
| I'm down in prison : all bound in chains | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Cell Bound Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1924; (100012) Pm12257 Mil MLP2001 |
| Lying here in prison : longing to be free | Wheatstraw, Peetie; False Hearted Woman; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90963A) De7243 Say SDR192 |
| Prison : sure don't want to make it my home | Cole, Kid; Hard Hearted Mama Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19971) Vo1187 Rt RL313 |
| Take me for your prisoner : let that one I love go free | Anderson, Jelly Roll; Free Woman Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 19 Apr. 1927; (12718B) Ge6135 Rt RL340 |
| I'm going to do like a prisoner : I'm going to roll my time on out | House, Son; Preachin' the BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4101) Pm13013 OJL5 |
| A man is like a prisoner : and he's never satisfied | Johnson, Robert; From Four Until Late; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL3791) ARC70956 Co C30034 |
| I'm alike a prisoner : I'm always aworking the street | Ledbetter, Huddie; T. B. Woman Blues; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (171801) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| And the guard told the prisoner : it ain't no whiskeydrinking here | Pope, Jenny; Whiskey Drinkin' Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M193 ) Vo1438 His HLP1 |
| Just because he's ??? prisoner : they had him on *secret dock* | Pope, Jenny; Tennessee Workhouse Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM758B) Vo1522 His HLP15 |
| I'm a poor black prisoner : working in the ice and snow | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); No Job Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203432) Pm12609 Bio BLP12004 |
| Poor people are like prisoners : but they just ain't got on a ball and chain | Davis, Walter; Howling Wind Blues; Chicago, 29 Sept. 31; (675791) ViV23308 RCA INT1085 |
| That's where they take the prisoners : and never set them free | Pope, Jenny; Tennessee Workhouse Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM758B) Vo1522 His HLP15 |
| Listen here professor : play for me those blues | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Hurry and Bring It Back Home; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (1460552) Co14372D CC36 |
| I was working on the project : begging the relief for shoes | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Working on the Project; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91164A) De7311 BC4 |
| Working on the project : with holes all in my clothes | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Working on the Project; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91164A) De7311 BC4 |
| I am working on the project : trying to make both ends meet | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Working on the Project; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91164A) De7311 BC4 |
| Working on the project : my gal's spending all my dough | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Working on the Project; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91164A) De7311 BC4 |
| Working on the project : with payday three or four weeks away | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Working on the Project; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91164A) De7311 BC4 |
| Now baby I'm going to make you this promise : I make our home happy for you in every way | Doyle, Little Buddy; Renewed Love Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1521) OK05771 Rt RL329 |
| Why love is proposition : sure get a good man killed | King David; Rising Sun Blues; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404665A) OK8913 RBF RF6 |
| A loving proposition : sure get a good man killed | King David; Sweet Potato Blues; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404666B) OK8901 Rt RL311 |
| Because love is a proposition : that's got many a poor girl killed | Tucker, Bessie; Penitentiary; Memphis, 29 Aug. 1928; (454412) ViV38526 Fwy FJ2801 |
| He the first man that proved : that water run upstream | Estes, Sleepy John; Lawyer Clark Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649241) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
| I have been a good provider : but I believe I've been misled | Patton, Charley; Revenue Man Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14747 ) Vo02931 Yz L1020 |
| Seem like he wants me to be a prowler : and a howling wolf all the time | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf BluesNo. 1; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6404A) Vo1558 Yz L1031 |
| Take me back and I'll quit prowling : and I won't ever howl no more | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf BluesNo. 1; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6404A) Vo1558 Yz L1031 |
| I can strut my pudding : spread my grease with ease | Florence, Nellie ; Jacksonville Blues ; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461741) Co14342D OJL6 |
| You can push you can pull : don't you tear my clothes | Chatman, Bo; Shake 'Em On Down; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278691) BBB7927 Yz L1034 |
| You can look out now pullets : this won't be long | Memphis Minnie; Plymouth Rock Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5831 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| You ain't got no excuse now pullets : ain't nothing in your way | Memphis Minnie; Plymouth Rock Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5831 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| Preacher in the pulpit : Bible in his hand | Brown, Hi Henry; Preacher Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11477A) Vo1728 Yz L1030 |
| Baby preacher's on the pulpit : just trying to save souls | Chatman, Bo; Who's Been Here; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278731) BBB7927 Yz L1014 |
| And the preacher's in the pulpit : jumping up and down | Chatman, Bo; Who's Been Here; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278731) BBB7927 Yz L1014 |
| There's a preacher in the pulpit : Bible in his hand | Jackson, Papa Charlie; I'm Alabama Bound; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21442) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| Children's in the pulpit : mama trying to learn the Psalms | Jordan, Luke; Church Bells Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398191) Vi unissued RCA INT1175 |
| Children's in the pulpit : mama trying to learn the Psalms | Jordan, Luke; Church Bells Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398192) Vi21076 RBF RF9 |
| Preacher in the pulpit : bobbing up and down | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Round and Round; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64732 ) Vi23256 Jo SM3104 |
| Oh the preacher in the pulpit : he laid his Bible down | Stevens, Vol; Coal Oil Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418882) Vi21278 OJL4 |
| Give you a punch : through that barbed wire fence | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140692) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| So go on and take the punishment : it's no worry of mine | Washboard Sam; You Stole My Love; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703821) BBB9018 RCA LPV577 |
| Now I got four or five puppies : and got one shaggy hound | Bracey, Ishman; Saturday Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418421) Vi21349 OJL8 |
| I've got ten little puppies : twelve little shaggy hound | Cox, Ida; Lonesome Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (22461) Pm12307 BYG529073 |
| I got ten little puppies : I got twelve little shaggy hounds | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booger Rooger Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30882) Pm12425 Bio BLP12015 |
| I got twelve little puppies : ten big shaggy hounds | King David; Rising Sun Blues; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404665A) OK8913 RBF RF6 |
| I got twelve little puppies : ten big shaggy hounds | King David; Sweet Potato Blues; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404666B) OK8901 Rt RL311 |
| I could hear something pushing : all around my head | Collins, Sam; My Road Is Rough and Rocky; New York, c. Oct. 1931; ( ) unknown Yz L1038 |
| Old Tommy scratched pussy : in a dangerous place | Chatman, Bo; Pussy Cat Blues; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026131) BBB6735 Yz L1034 |
| You can play with my pussy : but please don't dog it around | Lucas, Jane; Pussy Cat Blues; New York, 15 Sept. 1930; (100312) Ba32138 Yz L1035 |
| If you got a good pussy : folks don't give it away | Lucas, Jane; Pussy Cat Blues; New York, 15 Sept. 1930; (100312) Ba32138 Yz L1035 |
| They sent me to the stone quarry : I was standing in the door | Welsh, Nolan; The Bridwell Blues; Chicago, 16 June 1926; (9727A) OK8372 Fwy FJ2802 |
| I'll get a dollar and a quarter : I won't have to work hard as you | Alexander, Texas; Section Gang Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81224B) OK8498 Rt RL312 |
| Show them girls a quarter : they won't let you go | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants to Knock a Jug; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7223A) Vo1651 Yz L1036 |
| I wouldn't spend a quarter : not to save your soul | Gibson, Clifford; I'm Tired of Being Mistreated; New York, 14 June 1929; (402459B) OK8742 Yz L1027 |
| It's going to take two dollars and a quarter : I declare to send me a postal card | Jones, Little Hat; Cherry Street Blues; San Antonio, 14 June 1930; (404300A) OK8829 Yz L1032 |
| Some got both queens : some got both kings | McCoy, Joe; Beat It Right; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7246 ) Vo1643 Pal PL101 |
| 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 |
| I used to ask a question : then answer that question myself | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Fool's Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO167A) Vo1674 Yz L1010 |
| Before many more questions : won't you please make arrangements for me | Chatman, Bo; Arrangement for MeBlues; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476471) BBB8397 Yz L1014 |
| He asked so many questions : can you make arrangements for me | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80524B) OK8455 RBF RF1 |
| I asked so many questions : can't you make arrangements for me | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44242) Pm12474 Mil MLP2004 |
| He asked so many questions : can't you make arrangements for me | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44464) Pm12474 Bio BLP12000 |
| And might be a few questions : she swore sure *kill her dead* | Mississippi Moaner (Isaiah Nettles); Mississippi Moan; Jackson, Miss., 20 Oct. 1935; (JAX2011) Vo03166 Yz L1009 |
| Judge don't ask me no questions : about how our trouble began | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; County Jail Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO132A) Vo1679 Yz L1031 |
| Lemon won't kill no quicker : if you bother with my jellyroll | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Fence Breakin' Yellin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15672) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015 |
| To keep her quiet : I knocked her teeth out her mouth | Blake, Blind; Notoriety Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208752) Pm12754 Bio BLP12031; |
| I wasn't too quiet : to hear my back door slam | Memphis Minnie; Ain't No Use Trying to Tell On Me; New York, 27 Oct. 1933; (1525372) Co unissued Yz L1021 |
| Nothing but a bed quilt : where your coat ought to be | Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495582) Co14489D Fwy FA2951 |
| Pockets in a bed quilt : I've never seen before | Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495582) Co14489D Fwy FA2951 |
| Yellow man won't quit : black man just won't hey | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Chocolate to the Bone; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (146054?) Co14331D CC36 |
| So if one wants to quit : I can turn her *go* | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); New Way of Living Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210282) Pm12752 Bio BLP12004 |
| Sweet woman I ain't going to stand no quitting : I ain't going to stand no jumping down | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Gotta Shave 'Em Dry; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1041) Pm12916 Her H205 |
| Double E double R : double E double N O P | Shade, Will; State of Tennessee; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403132) Vi21185 Rt RL322 |
| Just as sure as the rabbit : mama plays on your grandma's farm | Big Bill (Broonzy); Grandma's Farm; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (96001) Pe187 Yz L1035 |
| I ascared to trust a rabbit : and I won't even trust a squirrel | Bogan, Lucille; Pig Iron Sally; New York, 31 July 1934; (154902) Ba33375 Rt RL317 |
| Blues jumped a rabbit : run him one solid mile | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rabbit Foot Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30891) Pm12454 Mil MLP2004 |
| My dog got the rabbit : the rabbit fell down on his knees | Johnson, Lil; You'll Never Miss Your Jelly Till Your Jelly Rollers Gone; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C3356 ) Vo1299 His HLP2 |
| Hey my doggy jumped a rabbit : and he run him for a solid mile | Jordan, Charley; You Run and Tell Your Daddy; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO143 ) Vo1611 Yz L1003 |
| Lord said blues jumped a rabbit : run him for a solid mile | Rachel, James Yank; Sweet Mama; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (62550) Vi23318 Rt RL329 |
| If you want to get the rabbits : out the L O G | Jordan, Charley; Keep It Clean; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5836 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030 |
| Yes she win every race : man you don't see how it's done | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Black Pony Blues; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648731) BBB8896 RCA LPV518 |
| I'm going to the races : see my pony run | Shade, Will; She Done Sold It Out; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C8001) OK8963 RBF RF6 |
| There's another coat on the coat rack : where my coat ought to be | Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495582) Co14489D Fwy FA2951 |
| How come another coat on the coat rack : where my coat ought to be | Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495582) Co14489D Fwy FA2951 |
| You know he didn't know the racket : but he had the same thing on his mind | Burse, Charlie; Boodie Bum Bum; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C7921) OK8956 Jo SM3104 |
| Oh you don't know the racket : you ought to go back home | Burse, Charlie; Boodie Bum Bum; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C7921) OK8956 Jo SM3104 |
| Going to start a little racket : going to start it out right | Washboard Sam; Bucket's Got a Hole in It; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020808 ) BBB7906 BC2 |
| Well now when I lay my racket : ooo well well now I'm as sweet as I can be | Wheatstraw, Peetie; King of Spades; Chicago, 20 July 1935; (C1082B) Vo03066 Say SDR191 |
| Because the racketeers : got no certain place to dig your grave | Johnson, Lonnie; Racketeers Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1932; (1522602) OK8946 CC30 |
| I've got the rickets and the rackets : and my baby's got the Mobile blues | Coleman, Lonnie; Old Rock Island Blues; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482582) Co14440D RBF RF15 |
| I got a voice like a radio : it broadcasts everywhere | Shade, Will; State of Tennessee; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403132) Vi21185 Rt RL322 |
| Now that I want you to bring my baby one of these radios : and two or three of them little | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Christmas Morning Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308491) BBB8094 RCA INT1088 |
| It's the best rag : that I ever had | Davis, Madlyn; It's Red Hot; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20908?) Pm12703 Yz L1039 |
| It makes me mad makes me rage : almost sends me to my grave | Pope, Jenny; Whiskey Drinkin' Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M193 ) Vo1438 His HLP1 |
| I'm getting so ragged : I ain't got no decent clothes | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Hard Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18220) Ch16361 Yz L1019 |
| My soles are ragged : I got those hard road blues | Moss, Buddy; Hard Road Blues; New York, 19 Jan. 1933; (129461) Ba33106 RBF RF15 |
| Barefooted hungry and raggedy : doggone my hardluck soul | Barefoot Bill; Barefoot Bill's Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503041) Co14561D Rt RL325 |
| You was beat and raggedy : as a mop | Green, Lil; What Have I Done; Chicago, 9 May 1940; (0449761) BBB8524 RCA LPV574 |
| I was raggedy : thirsty too | Leecan, Bobby; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| If he beats me ragging : he's got to rag it some | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Southern Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (16122) Pm12083 BYG529.078 |
| The storm is raging : I know what I'll do | Jones, Maggie; Thunderstorm Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1924; (1401752) Co14050D VJM VLP23 |
| Oh the gale is raging : and my ship without a sail | Smith, Clara; Shipwrecked Blues; New York, 3 Apr. 1925; (1404911) Co14077D CC32 |
| Now you talk about rags : boys but you ought to hear mine | Davis, Madlyn; It's Red Hot; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20908?) Pm12703 Yz L1039 |
| Now I'm in this raid : my friends have all thrown me down | Jordan, Charley; Raidin' Squad Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5840 ) Vo1528 Yz L1030 |
| If this place gets raided : it's me and my gin | Smith, Bessie; Me and My Gin; New York, 25 Aug. 1928; (1468973) Co14384D Co CL856 |
| Now went to the railroad : and looked up at the sun | Estes, Sleepy John; Diving Duck Blues; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555962) ViV38549 RBF RF8 |
| Now I looked down the railroad : till my eyes got *green* and sore | Estes, Sleepy John; Married Woman Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90175A) Ch50048 OJL21 |
| I'm standing on the railroad : looking north and south | Rupert, Ollie; I Raised My Window and Looked at the Risin' Sun; Memphis, 28 Feb. 1927; (379632) Vi20577 Rt RL323 |
| Far down the railroad : far as I could see | Rupert, Ollie; I Raised My Window and Looked at the Risin' Sun; Memphis, 28 Feb. 1927; (379632) Vi20577 Rt RL323 |
| He works on the railroad : making that railroad tie | Smith, Clara; Steel Drivin' Man; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (1401812) Co14053D VJM VLP17 |
| He works on the railroad : on that old Southern line | Smith, Clara; Steel Drivin' Man; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (1401812) Co14053D VJM VLP17 |
| He works on the railroad : daylightsavings time | Smith, Clara; Steel Drivin' Man; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (1401812) Co14053D VJM VLP17 |
| I went down to the railroad : I laid my head on the track | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); New Shake that Thing; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15552) Pm13143 Bio BLP12041 |
| I went down the railroad : I looked down the tracks | Virgial, Otto; Little Girl in Rome; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962401) BBB6213 Mam S3802 |
| Like a tramp on the railroad : ain't got a decent meal | Wallace, Sippie; Have You Ever Been Down; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80838A) OK8499 Bio BLPC6 |
| That mean T P [railroad, railway] : sure has done me wrong | Jones, Coley; Texas and Pacific Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1928; (1475661) Co14387D His HLP17 |
| Papa's in the rain : getting all wet | Carr, Leroy; Gettin' All Wet; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1929; (C4034 ) Vo1423 Yz L1036 |
| Papa's in the rain : getting all wet | Carr, Leroy; Gettin' All Wet; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1929; (C4034 ) Vo1423 Yz L1036 |
| Papa's in the rain : getting all wet | Carr, Leroy; Gettin' All Wet; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1929; (C4034 ) Vo1423 Yz L1036 |
| Papa's in the rain : getting all wet | Carr, Leroy; Gettin' All Wet; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1929; (C4034 ) Vo1423 Yz L1036 |
| Papa's in the rain : getting all wet | Carr, Leroy; Gettin' All Wet; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1929; (C4034 ) Vo1423 Yz L1036 |
| Out in the rain : hail sleet and snow | Green, Lil; I'm Wasting My Time on You; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1942; (0708031) BBB9010 RCA LPV574 |
| She walked in the rain : till her feet got soaking wet | Moore, William; One Way Gal; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203091) Pm12648 OJL8 |
| My trouble come like rain : ??? *and cold* | Smith, Bessie; The Gin House Blues; New York, 18 Mar. 1926; (1418203) Co14158D Co CL856 |
| You got a raincoat : in your hall | Carr, Leroy; Gettin' All Wet; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1929; (C4034 ) Vo1423 Yz L1036 |
| Lord it rained : it rained as far as I could see | White, Joshua; Stormy Weather No 1; New York, 6 Mar. 1934; (149031) Ba33024 His HLP22 |
| Just as soon as it start to raining : you quiver just like a leaf on a tree | Arnold, Kokomo; Laugh and Grin Blues; Chicago, 12 Mar. 1937; (91135A) De7285 CC25 |
| People since it's raining : it has been for nights and days | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rising High Water Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (44915) Pm12487 Mil MLP2007 |
| When it begin raining : and you're looking through your windowpane | Johnson, Lonnie; When You Fall For Someone That's Not Your Own; New York, 16 Nov. 1928; (401336B) OK8635 CC30 |
| If it keeps on raining : levee's going to break | McCoy, Joe; When the Levee Breaks; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487111) Co14439D BC1 |
| If it keeps on raining : levee's going to break | McCoy, Joe; When the Levee Breaks; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487111) Co14439D BC1 |
| It's raining : and it's storming on the sea | Smith, Bessie; Shipwreck Blues; New York, 11 June 1931; (1515973) Co14663D Co CL858 |
| And when it ain't raining : he's making back time | Smith, Clara; He's Mine, All Mine; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (1401821) Co14053D VJM VLP17 |
| And you know it's going to be some hell raised : Lord if she don't bring some of my money back | Roland, Walter; Penniless Blues; New York, 20 Mar. 1935; (171532) Ba33461 Yz L1017 |
| Lord the water done [rushed, raised] : all over that old Jackson Road | Patton, Charley; High Water EverywherePart I; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L591) Pm12909 Yz L1020 |
| *Eat cake* with some raisins : and you're bound for jail | Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022 |
| I got a mind to ramble : mind to leave this town | Black, Lewis; Rock Island Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453613) Co14429D His HLP5 |
| I think I'll ramble : *rambling* on my mind | Butler, Sam; Some Screamed High Yellow; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (26772) Pm12423 Yz L1016 |
| Got a mind to ramble : ain't going to settle down | Hull, Papa Harvey; Two Little Tommies Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12691) Ge6122 Yz L1009 |
| I'm going to ride and ramble : till cherry come back to me | James, Skip; Cherry Ball Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7482) Pm13065 Bio BLP12029 |
| Because I'm going to ramble : until the day that I die | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Ramblin' Man; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210194) Pm12722 Bio BLP12004 |
| My mind begin to ramble : like wild geese in the west | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Your Good Man Caught the Train and Gone; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404710A) OK8905 Mam S3804 |
| I have a mind to ramble : I don't want to stay here another day | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Block and Tackle; Chicago, 9 Apr. 1936; (C13542) Vo03348 Say SDR192 |
| Many nights I rambled : and I hid out the whole night long | Bird, Billy; Mill Man Blues; Atlanta, 29 Oct. 1928; (1473232) Co14381D Yz L1016 |
| Now I've rambled and I've rambled : until I broke my poor self down | Lockwood, Robert; Little Boy Blue; Chicago, 30 July 1941; (064640 ) BBB8820 BC7 |
| Rambled and I rambled : till about the break of day | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Shack Bully Stomp; New York, 1 Apr. 1938; (63539A) De7479 BC4 |
| Rambled : till the butcher cut him down | Jones, Maggie; Undertaker's Blues; New York, 16 Apr. 1925; (1405332) Co14092D VJM VLP23 |
| His name is rambler : and when he gets a chance | Blake, Blind; Police Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15463) Pm12888 Yz L1012 |
| He is a rambler he is a rambler : and he is never satisfied | Bogan, Lucille; Sweet Man, Sweet Man; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155062) Ba33149 Rt RL317 |
| And I know he was a rambler : when he caught that train to ride | Bogan, Lucille; Sweet Man, Sweet Man; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155062) Ba33149 Rt RL317 |
| Lord I'm tired of being a rambler : my last trip of running around | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); I Believe I'll Settle Down; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594981) BBB8903 RCA730.581 |
| I'm going to act like a rambler : and I can't stay home no more | McTell, Blind Willie; B and O Blues No. 2; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140661) Vo02568 Yz L1037 |
| When I get through rambling : and looking this whole world through | Carr, Leroy; Shinin' Pistol; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164381) Vo03067 Co C30496 |
| Baby stop your way of rambling : stay at home with me sometime | Gibson, Clifford; Stop Your Rambling; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (486A) QRSR7083 Yz L1027 |
| My mind got to rambling : like the wild geese from the west | James, Skip; Devil Got My Woman; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7461) Pm13088 Bio BLP12029 |
| I got rambling : I got rambling [all] on my mind | Johnson, Robert; Ramblin' On My Mind; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25831) ARC70581 Co C30034 |
| I got rambling : I got rambling [all] on my mind | Johnson, Robert; Ramblin' On My Mind; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25832) ARC70581 Co CL1654 |
| My milkcow been rambling : ooo wee for miles around | Johnson, Robert; Milkcow's Calf Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4032) ARC71065 Yz L1026 |
| My milkcow been rambling : ooo wee for miles around | Johnson, Robert; Milkcow's Calf Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4033) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| Mozelle you know you been rambling : rambling all night long | McClennan, Tommy; Mozelle Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074100 ) BBB9015 Rt RL314 |
| Ain't nothing in rambling : either running around | Memphis Minnie; Nothin in Rambling; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3167A) OK05670 BC1 |
| Because ain't nothing in rambling : either running around | Memphis Minnie; Nothin in Rambling; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3167A) OK05670 BC1 |
| My mind got to rambling : like the wild geese from the west | Temple, Johnnie; The Evil Devil Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C987 ) Vo02987 Yz L1038 |
| And my mind got to rambling : like the wild geese in the west | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Ramblin' Mind Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203392) Pm12616 Bio BLP12004 |
| I feel like rambling : rambling stays on my mind | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Ramblin' Man; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210194) Pm12722 Bio BLP12004 |
| Every time I use my ramrod : I surely will win a home | Chatman, Bo; Ram Rod Daddy; New York, 4 June 1931; (404926A) OK8897 His HLP5 |
| When I get to use my ramrod : I sure Lord take my time | Chatman, Bo; Ram Rod Daddy; New York, 4 June 1931; (404926A) OK8897 His HLP5 |
| I wonder where is the ramrod : belongs to my gun | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Ramrod Blues; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404784A) OK8905 Mam S3804 |
| When I ain't got the ramrod : belongs to my gun | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Ramrod Blues; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404784A) OK8905 Mam S3804 |
| There's a fire in my range : bakes nice and brown | Smith, Clara; Mama's Gone Goodbye; New York, 20 Sept. 1924; (1400534) Co14039D VJM VLP17 |
| Some old lowdown rascal : trying to steal his wife | Estes, Sleepy John; Watcha Doin'; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (59967 ) ViV38628 Rt RL323 |
| Some hardluck rascal : done told me I ain't here no more | Lincoln, Charley; Mojoe Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451053) Co14475D RBF RF15 |
| Some lowdown rascal : always trying to steal his wife | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Doin' the Best I Can; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1934; (C9443?) De7007 Say SDR191 |
| You's a lowdown rascal : just as mean as you can be | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Low Down Rascal; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60507A) De7200 Say SDR192 |
| You got that lowdown nogood rascal : said I'm going to let you be | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Low Down Rascal; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60507A) De7200 Say SDR192 |
| Yes you is one black rat : some day I'll find your trail | Little Son Joe; Black Cat Swing; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (C40981) OK06707 BC1 |
| Don't be no rat : and don't be no fool | McTell, Blind Willie; Warm It Up to Me; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (140082) Vo02595 Yz L1005 |
| He catches every rat : run across my floor | Memphis Minnie; Black Cat Blues; Chicago, 27 May 1936; (C13861) Vo03581 Pal PL101 |
| If you must be a rat : here's the fact | Smith, Bessie; One and Two Blues; New York, 26 Oct. 1926; (1428762) Co14172D Co CL857 |
| Lord I'm just like a rat : running from stall to stall | Sykes, Roosevelt; Poor Boy Blues; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403323A) OK8787 Yz L1033 |
| What's that *stonehot* rat : over the head of papa's | Whistlin' Rufus; Sweet Jelly Rollin'; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1933; (77305 ) BBB5306 Rt RL334 |
| I *claim to see the oldest rat* : of the *barge* | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| Ain't nobody rattle : just like the way I do | Fuller, Blind Boy; I'm a Rattlesnakin' Daddy; New York, 23 July 1935; (178622) ARC60156 BC11 |
| You're just like a rattler : you always ready to bite | Carr, Leroy; EvilHearted Woman; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164261) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| You treats me like a rattlesnake : crawling on the ground | Johnson, Mary; Rattlesnake Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18791) Ch16570 Riv RM8819 |
| Well the lonesome rattlesnake : just creeped up to my door | Short, Jaydee; Lonesome Swamp Rattlesnake; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4681) Pm13043 OJL11 |
| For that creeping rattlesnake : done crawled up to my door | Short, Jaydee; Lonesome Swamp Rattlesnake; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4681) Pm13043 OJL11 |
| I met a rattlesnake : oh baby at last | Short, Jaydee; Lonesome Swamp Rattlesnake; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4681) Pm13043 OJL11 |
| For that creeping rattlesnake : done crawled up to my door | Short, Jaydee; Lonesome Swamp Rattlesnake; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4681) Pm13043 OJL11 |
| Well you said you'd rather see a rattlesnake : ooo well well now come crawling across your | Wheatstraw, Peetie; The Rising Sun Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1935; (C921A) Vo03066 Say SDR191 |
| Creeping rattlesnakes : done crawled around my bed | Short, Jaydee; Lonesome Swamp Rattlesnake; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4681) Pm13043 OJL11 |
| But these creeping rattlesnakes : done crawled up to my door | Short, Jaydee; Lonesome Swamp Rattlesnake; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4681) Pm13043 OJL11 |
| And these badluck rattlesnakes : won't let my good man be | Smith, Bessie Mae; St. Louis Daddy; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L78?) Pm12922 OJL20 |
| Now the old folks rattling : the young ones too | Fuller, Blind Boy; I'm a Rattlesnakin' Daddy; New York, 23 July 1935; (178622) ARC60156 BC11 |
| My windows is rattling : my doorknob turning round and round | Johnson, Lonnie; Blue Ghost Blues; New York, 9 Nov. 1927; (81802B) OK8557 CC30 |
| My windows begin rattling : and my doorknob is turning around and around | Johnson, Lonnie; Blue Ghost Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63523A) De7537 AH158 |
| I hear these women raving : about their monkeyman | Cox, Ida; Wild Women Don't Have the Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (1842?) Pm12228 Jo SM3098 |
| You see me raving : you hear me crying | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Slave to the Blues; New York, Jan. 1926; (23692) Pm12332 Mil MLP2001 |
| By the way she's raving : she must have gone and tried it too | Smith, Bessie; Empty Bed BluesPart; New York, 20 Mar. 1928; (14578??) Co14312D Co CL858 |
| Women all raving : about Peetie Wheatstraw in this land | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91152A) De7292 BC4 |
| Do and I'm going to take my black hand razor : I'm going to cut you on your doggone head | Arnold, Kokomo; Buddie Brown Blues; Chicago, 23 Oct. 1937; (91299A) De7449 CC25 |
| I'm going to get me a razor : and a gun | Crawford, Rosetta; My Man Jumped Salty on Me; New York, 1 Feb. 1939; (64972A) De7567 Cor CP58 |
| When daddy gets his razor : babies in the cradle moan | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Kid Man Blues; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9457A) OK8273 Bio BLPC6 |
| I'm going to cut him with my razor : I'm going to use my pistol too | Moore, Rosie Mae; Mad Dog Blues; New Orleans, c. Dec. 1928; (NOR760) Br7049 Rt RL329 |
| Had a fortydollar razor : trying to shave that knot | Shade, Will; What's the Matter; Memphis, 17 Sept. 1929; (555302) ViV38551 Jo SM3104 |
| Going to take my razor : cut my honeysuckle vine | Wilson, Leola B.; Back Biting Bee Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1926; (40132) Pm12444 Bio BLP12037 |
| Check all your razors : and your guns | Smith, Bessie; Gimme a Pigfoot; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525782) OK8949 Co CL856 |
| Check all your razors : and your guns | Smith, Bessie; Gimme a Pigfoot; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525782) OK8949 Co CL856 |
| Said if I could only read : read my little woman's mind | Fuller, Blind Boy; You Got to Have Your Dollar; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC3140A) OK05712 His HLP31 |
| Mama my cot's ready : keep it for myself | Bell, Ed; Mamlish Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48163) Pm12524 OJL14 |
| My train is ready : and I'm going to Kokomo | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Kokomo Blues; Indianapolis, c. June 1928; (IND624 ) Vo1192 Yz L1019 |
| Papa ain't ready : so help me God | Davis, Walter; I Can Tell By the Way You Smell; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914331) BBB6059 Yz L1025 |
| But when I get ready : to get my ashes hauled | Hart, Hattie; I Let My Daddy Do That; New York, 13 Sept. 1934; (15899 ) Vo02855 Mam S3803 |
| Better come here ready : if you want to win my love | Henderson, Rosa; Get It Fixed; New York, c. Apr. 1925; ( ) Vo1177 His HLP15 |
| Because your meals ain't ready : the house is never clean | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coffee Pot Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10043?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| Well you just getting ready : honey for the cypress grove | James, Skip; Cypress Grove Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7472) Pm13088 Bio BLP12029 |
| I say your meals are never ready : and your house ain't never clean | Johnson, Ki Ki; Wrong Woman Blues; Long Island City, c. Aug. 1928; ( ) QRSR7003 His HLP17 |
| And they got me ready : for that Parchman train | Patton, Charley; Hammer Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L472) Pm12998 Yz L1020 |
| You always ready : every time that I call | Smith, Bessie; Take Me for a Buggy Ride; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525792) OK8949 Co CL856 |
| There's three trains ready : but none ain't going my way | Smith, Trixie; Freight Train Blues; New York, 26 May 1938; (63866A) De7489 Cor CP58 |
| And then you realize : your sweet mama's gone | Jackson, Papa Charlie; I Got What It Takes But It Breaks My Heart to Give It Away; Chicago, c. Jan. 1925; (100203) Pm12259 Bio BLP12042 |
| I just began to realize : the things my mother said | Woods, Oscar; Lone Wolf Blues; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60848A) De7219 Cor CP58 |
| Honey I didn't have no blues really : but things wasn't going on right | Jones, Little Hat; New Two Sixteen Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402647A) OK8712 His HLP32 |
| But you really : ain't worth a | Spivey, Sweet Pease (Addie Spivey); Double Dozens; Chicago, 12 Aug. 1936; (90787C) De7204 AH158 |
| You got to reap : just what you sow | Fuller, Blind Boy; Rag, Mama, Rag; New York, 25 July 1935; (178632) ARC351032 BC6 |
| That's the very reason : I'm a wandering child today | Bell, Ed; Mamlish Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48163) Pm12524 OJL14 |
| And that's the reason : I believe I'll make a change | Estes, Sleepy John; Need More Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62466A) De7365 RBF RF8 |
| Now tell me what is the reason : that awe can't get along | Gillum, Bill Jazz; One Letter Home; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070443 ) BBB8943 RCA INT1177 |
| That's the reason : that I hang my head and cry | Henry, Lena; Low Down Despondent Blues; New York, 22 Aug. 1924; (13596) Vo14873 His HLP15 |
| But there ain't no reason : let some other man read my sign | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Take Me Back Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22082) Pm12296 Bio BLP12042 |
| That's the very reason : scared to trust him at home | Memphis Minnie; Squat It; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9426A) De7146 Rt RL329 |
| There's no reason : why he should treat me this way | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Those All Night Long Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1599?) Pm12081 BYG529.078 |
| Girl that's the very reason : I'm bound to jail today | Reed, Willie; Leavin' Home; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495441) Co unissued His HLP17 |
| That's the reason : we single men Lord don't know what we wants to do | Reynolds, Blind Joe; Nehi Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1462) Pm12927 OJL11 |
| And you know folks that's the reason : Lord that I'm worried so | Roland, Walter; Penniless Blues; New York, 20 Mar. 1935; (171532) Ba33461 Yz L1017 |
| Now I'll tell you the reason : I don't like a single man much | Scruggs, Irene; My Back to the Wall; Richmond, Ind., 30 Aug. 1930; (16975A) Ge7296 Yz L1026 |
| And it's wonder what the reason : now baby I can't rest at night | Stokes, Frank; Mistreatin' Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454191) Vi21672 Rt RL308 |
| That's the reason : why he makes a fool out of me | Sylvester, Hannah; I Want My Sweet Daddy; New York, c. 21 Sept. 1923; (70329) Pat032007 VJM VLP40 |
| But the reason : so many without a place to stay | Washboard Sam; Life Is Just a Book; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644771) BBB8909 RCA LPV577 |
| And that's the reason : you treat me like you do | Wilkins, Robert; Falling Down Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M192 ) Br7125 Yz L1002 |
| Reason : that will forever be my native home | Bailey, Kid; Mississippi Bottom Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (M209/10) Br7114 OJL5 |
| I picked up the receiver : I could not get a word | Short, Jaydee; Telephone Arguin' Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4561) Pm13043 OJL11 |
| Now I'm wild and reckless : and nobody cares for me | Gibson, Clifford; Society Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57760 ) Vi38612 Yz L1027 |
| My mother died and left me reckless : my daddy died and left me wild wild wild | McTell, Blind Willie; Statesboro Blues; Atlanta, 17 Oct. 1928; (471873) ViV38001 Yz L1005 |
| You done got reckless : and change your mind | McTell, Blind Willie; Stomp Down Rider; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050021) OK8936 Yz L1005 |
| Well I done got reckless : and I broke my mama's rule | McTell, Blind Willie; Scarey Day Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050031) OK8936 Yz L1037 |
| Mama said I'm reckless : daddy said I'm young and wild | Mississippi Moaner (Isaiah Nettles); It's Cold in China Blues; Jackson, Miss., 20 Oct. 1935; (JAX2021) Vo03166 OJL8 |
| Quit being so reckless : be my baby child | Mississippi Moaner (Isaiah Nettles); It's Cold in China Blues; Jackson, Miss., 20 Oct. 1935; (JAX2021) Vo03166 OJL8 |
| My mama says I'm reckless : my daddy says I'm wild | Smith, Bessie; Reckless Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402421) Co14056D Co CL855 |
| Now I got to do some recording : and I ought to be recording right now | Estes, Sleepy John; Special Agent; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63654A) De7491 RBF RF1 |
| 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 |
| They say your day or night records : are kind that were hot | Washboard Sam; Let Me Play Your Vendor; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703751) BBB8967 RCA LPV577 |
| Oh Red : wish you were dead | McCoy, Joe; Oh Red; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1936; (90691A) De7182 AH77 |
| Oh Red : what you going to do | McCoy, Joe; Oh Red; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1936; (90691A) De7182 AH77 |
| Oh Red : baby's in jail | McCoy, Joe; Oh Red; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1936; (90691A) De7182 AH77 |
| Oh Red : she's outdoors | McCoy, Joe; Oh Red; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1936; (90691A) De7182 AH77 |
| Oh Red : she's all right | McCoy, Joe; Oh Red; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1936; (90691A) De7182 AH77 |
| Oh Red : all over now | McCoy, Joe; Oh Red; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1936; (90691A) De7182 AH77 |
| Just see Tampa Red : and his best gal too | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); What Is It That Tastes Like Gravy; Chicago, c. 14 June 1929; (C3594 ) Vo1426 Yz L1039 |
| Well goodbye Red : now ain't going to cry | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Goodbye Red; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308541) BBB7995 RCA INT1088 |
| Well my little Red : she just don't know | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Goodbye Red; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308541) BBB7995 RCA INT1088 |
| Now tell me Red : what you want me to do | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Goodbye Red; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308541) BBB7995 RCA INT1088 |
| Said to the redbird : skeedleumskee | Bunn, Teddy; Pattin' Dat Cat; New York, 7 Apr. 1930; (597401) ViV38592 His HLP5 |
| I'm redhot : and dangerous as can be | Jones, Maggie; Dangerous Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1925; (1404893) Co14070D VJM VLP23 |
| Now I'm going to smoke my reefer : drink my good champagne and wine | Arnold, Kokomo; Rocky Road Blues; Chicago, 23 Oct. 1937; (91300A) De7449 CC25 |
| If you see me reeling : mama go hide in your trunk | Blake, Blind; Bootleg Rum Dum Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205661) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003 |
| And if you refuse : they'll read about you in a short little while | Johnson, Lonnie; Racketeers Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1932; (1522602) OK8946 CC30 |
| And if you refuse : the answer will be from a racketeer's gun | Johnson, Lonnie; Racketeers Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1932; (1522602) OK8946 CC30 |
| I'm just stealing from my regular : back to my usedtobe | Bell, Anna; Every Woman Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (172A) QRSR7007 His HLP21 |
| Said I used to be your regular : now I've got to be your dog | Big Bill (Broonzy); The Banker's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17281) Ch16327 Yz L1011 |
| Come and got my regular : then took my usedtobe | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Trouble BluesPart 1; Chicago, c. 17 Aug. 1928; (C2229 ) Vo1213 Yz L1019 |
| He chased me from my regular : now he's after my usedtobe | Blake, Blind; Black Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (43621) Pm12464 Bio BLP12003 |
| I ain't got no regular : baby please take me | Blake, Blind; One Time Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (43632) Pm12479 Bio BLP12037 |
| Going back to my regular : because she got everything | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Cloudy Sky Blues; Atlanta, 25 Mar. 1927; (1437582) Co14205D CC36 |
| Will I be your regular : or did I come too late | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Hot Papa Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22072) Pm12305 Bio BLP12042 |
| I'm going home to my regular : drunk as I can be | Miller, Sodarisa; Sunshine Special; Chicago, c. Apr. 1925; (2092?) Pm12276 Mil MLP2018 |
| I can't quit my regular : and I won't throw my kidman down | Moore, Alice; Kid Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1712) Pm13107 CC37 |
| Baby if I see you regular : mama see me when you can | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Fourth and Beale; Chicago, c. 12 Sept. 1929; (C4338 ) Br7138 His HLP15 |
| She got *the regular* : doing that thing | Davis, Walter; Sweet Sixteen; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854841) BBB5931 RCA INT1085 |
| And Jackson got down like a reindeer : and he runned her some | Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; BoodleDeBum Bum; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C4631 ) Br7121 Rt RL325 |
| Some people like religion : some like to rob and steal | Gibson, Clifford; Society Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57760 ) Vi38612 Yz L1027 |
| Oh I'm going to get me religion : I'm going to join the Baptist Church | House, Son; Preachin' the BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4101) Pm13013 OJL5 |
| Oh and I had religion : Lord this very day | House, Son; Preachin' the BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4101) Pm13013 OJL5 |
| Now I can get religion : baby most any day | Lasky, Louie; How You Want Your Rollin' Done; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C915C) Vo02955 Her H201 |
| I could have religion : Lord this very day | Lewis, Furry; Mistreatin' Mama; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454282) ViV38519 Rt RL323 |
| I ain't crying for no religion : Lordy give me back my good gal please | McTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519051) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| I ain't crying for no religion : Lordy give me back my good gal please | McTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (140362) Vo02577 RBF RF15 |
| Then they carried the remains : throwed it out in the *shore* | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coffee Pot Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10043?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| And I just can't remember : babe last old words you said | Akers, Garfield; Cottonfield BluesPart 2; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M202 ) Vo1442 OJL2 |
| Don't you remember : last Friday night | Arnold, Kokomo; Busy Bootin'; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9923A) De7139 Say SDR163 |
| Don't you remember : when my door was locked | Arnold, Kokomo; Busy Bootin'; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9923A) De7139 Say SDR163 |
| Son you must always remember : Lord that you was born to die | Arnold, Kokomo; Rocky Road Blues; Chicago, 23 Oct. 1937; (91300A) De7449 CC25 |
| Right now I can't remember : the many things he did | Bryant, Laura; Dentist Chair BluesPart 2; Long Island City, c. Jan. 1929; (323A) QRSR7055 His HLP21 |
| But always remember : that you treated your daddy wrong | Carr, Leroy; What More Can I Do; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7222A) Vo1651 Yz L1036 |
| Say you must remember : I once have been your slave | Fuller, Blind Boy; Pistol Snapper Blues; New York, 5 Apr. 1938; (226741) Vo04106 BC11 |
| But you must always remember : your daddy has been your friend | Gibson, Clifford; Brooklyn Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577591) Vi23255 Yz L1027 |
| Lord I remember : what my big fat mama said | Harrison, Smoky; Hop Head Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L791) Pm12920 Rt RL340 |
| Sister you ought to remember : that you once was a child | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Stocking Feet Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30661) Pm12407 Mil MLP2013 |
| Just remember : that he's got to eat | Jones, Maggie; Never Drive a Beggar from Your Door; New York, 18 Sept. 1925; (1409653) Co14127D VJM VLP25 |
| I'll always remember : you don't mean me no good nohow | MacFarland, Barrel House Buck; I Got to Go Blues; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1934; (C9321 ) De7013 OJL20 |
| I'm going to make you remember : how you drove me away | Reed, Willie; Dreaming Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476002) Co14407D Yz L1004 |
| Then you'll remember : Miss Smith's old song | Smith, Clara; It Won't Be Long Now; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (814761) Co14006D VJM VLP16 |
| Because you must remember : you once have been a child | Thompson, Edward; Showers of Rain Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2411A) Pm13018 Yz L1006 |
| I'll always remember : I met you on Central Avenue | Turner, Joe; Blues on Central Avenue; Los Angeles, 8 Sept. 1941; (DLA2739A) De7889 Br87.504 |
| I can't help but remember : those days of long time ago | Wheatstraw, Peetie; First and Last Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12572) Vo03185 Say SDR191 |
| Ah but now remember : ooo well she will never see me anymore | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sweet Home Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12612) Vo03396 Say SDR191 |
| It's so easy to remember : and it's so hard to forget | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Remember and Forget Blues; Chicago, 8 Apr. 1936; (C13512) Vo03273 Say SDR192 |
| Then when she pay up her house rent : that don't leave anything for insurance at all | Estes, Sleepy John; Fire Department Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63650A) De7571 Sw S1220 |
| Now you done spent all my nineteen forty rent : woman you done worked on my substitute | Estes, Sleepy John; Working Man Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649261) BBB8950 RBF RF8 |
| I wouldn't even pay my house rent : I wouldn't buy me nothing to eat | Memphis Minnie; He's in the Ring; Chicago, 22 Aug. 1935; (C1099B) Vo03046 Pal PL101 |
| 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 |
| I got a [mean] reputation : and they call me Drilling Sam | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Oil Well Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (211971) Pm12771 Riv RLP12125 |
| *Got no rest : over my dead loot* | Burse, Charlie; Tappin' that Thing; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18648) Ch16654 Rt RL307 |
| Some day I will return : with a marriage license in my hand | Johnson, Robert; Honeymoon Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL401 ) Vo04002 Co C30034 |
| He'll soon be returning : and bad tidings he will bring | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Honey Where You Been So Long; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (17012) Pm12200 BYG529.078 |
| You might read from Revelation : back to Genesee | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519041) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| Read from Revelation : back to Genesee | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140692) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| And if I ever get my revenge : evilness will carry me to my grave | Washboard Sam; I've Been Treated Wrong; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703781) BBB9007 RBF RF1 |
| My name is Rex : I lives down the west | Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); Coldest Stuff in Town; New York, 14 Sept. 1934; (15952 ) Vo02821 Yz L1021 |
| She caught the rheumatism : in her feet | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
| If you ain't got that rhythm : it don't mean a thing | Johnson, Lonnie; Mr. Johnson Swing; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63520A) De7509 Sw S1225 |
| If you were born with that rhythm : honest you can't never go wrong | Johnson, Lonnie; Mr. Johnson Swing; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63520A) De7509 Sw S1225 |
| Shook his *juicy rib* : down his aisle | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; I Don't Know; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| Sometime I'm rich : sometime I ain't got a cent | Blake, Blind; Poker Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15248A) Pm12810 Bio BLP12023 |
| Now he lawyers for the rich : he lawyers for the poor | Estes, Sleepy John; Lawyer Clark Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649241) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
| Sell it to the rich : and I sell it to the poor | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| She says young man you are partly rich : you're worth a great big pot of gold | Johnson, Alec; Next Week Sometime; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473822) Co14416D CC3 |
| Now when I left for Richmond : the weather was kind of cool | Estes, Sleepy John; Special Agent; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63654A) De7491 RBF RF1 |
| Some *fool's* born with rickets : some *fool's* born with pain | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Memphis Bound Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22142) Pm12311 Mil MLP2001 |
| Got the rickets got the rickets : and my baby got the Mobile blues | Stevens, Vol; Baby Got the Rickets; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403251) Vi21356 OJL19 |
| I take a gal for a ride : she tried to get rough | Baker, Willie; Mama, Don't Rush Me Blues; Memphis, c. 25 Sept. 1929; (14666) Ge6766 His HLP22 |
| The train I ride : is eighteen coaches long | Bogan, Lucille; T N and O Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (135491) Ba32845 Rt RL317 |
| The train I ride : burn no coal at all | Cleveland, Big Boy; Goin' to Leave You Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 12 Apr. 1927; (12700) Ge6108 His HLP22 |
| I'd rather ride : this ??? line | Collins, Sam; I'm Sitting on Top of the World; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108422) Ba32395 OJL10 |
| A Ford is a car everybody wants to ride : jump in you will see | Gibson, Cleo; I've Got Ford Movements in My Hips; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402311) OK8700 Sw S1240 |
| Said the train I ride : it's eighteen coaches long | Howell, Peg Leg; Away from Home; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482732) Co14535D Rt RL318 |
| I'm going to ride : until I find that goodgoody woman of mine | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Up the Way Bound; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25471) Pm12375 Yz L1029 |
| And if he ride : he have to ride the rod | James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158 |
| The train I ride : don't burn no coal at all | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Easy Rider Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44232) Pm12474 Mil MLP2004 |
| Lord the train I ride : eighteen coaches long | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Right of Way Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (45152) Pm12510 Rt RL301 |
| And I wouldn't let everybody ride : but people you know the train ain't mine | Jones, Little Hat; Little Hat Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402700A) OK8794 Yz L1032 |
| Lord the train she ride : you marked up on time | Ledbetter, Huddie; Shorty George; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (168142) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| Lord the train I ride : is sixteen coaches long | Lewis, Furry; Good Looking Girl Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1132 Rt RL329 |
| I'm going to ride : till I find that southbound man | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Gone Daddy Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (46912) Pm12526 Mil MLP2001 |
| Want to ride : with Mr J C or die | Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406292) Co14095D Co CL855 |
| I'm going to take a ride : on the T and O | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Honey Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO126 ) Vo1633 Yz L1031 |
| I'm going to take a ride : in my high brown's arms | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Honey Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO126 ) Vo1633 Yz L1031 |
| This train I ride : it don't burn no coal | White, Washington (Booker Washington White); The Panama Limited; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59996 ) Vi23295 OJL5 |
| Say she ride she ride : till the blues lay off of me | Wilkins, Robert; Long Train Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M191 ) Br7205 Rt RL333 |
| She's a easy rider : but she do right not so long | Alexander, Texas; Easy Rider Blues; Fort Worth, 30 Sept. 1934; (FW1138) Vo02856 Yz L1010 |
| She's a easy rider : but she do right all sometime | Alexander, Texas; Easy Rider Blues; Fort Worth, 30 Sept. 1934; (FW1138) Vo02856 Yz L1010 |
| And felt for your rider : she done eased away | Amos, Blind Joe; C and O Blues; probably Chicago, c. July 1927; ( ) Vo1116 OJL17 |
| They'll take your rider : never bring her back | Bell, Ed; Frisco Whistle Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48221) Pm12546 OJL14 |
| Lord take me rider : take me to your hand | Bracey, Ishman; Left Alone Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418432) Vi21349 Rt RL330 |
| You don't want me rider : please don't dog me around | Bracey, Ishman; Left Alone Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418432) Vi21349 Rt RL330 |
| When you see your rider : out in the road | Calicott, Joe; Traveling Mama Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM779 ) Br7166 Yz L1009 |
| I'm a good jockey rider : and I don't stay there too long | Davis, Walter; Let Me in Your Saddle; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (0405111) BBB8282 RCA INT1085 |
| I'm going to ask my rider : would she set my trunk outdoors | Dickson, Tom; Death Bell Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400355B) OK8590 Yz L1002 |
| I can tell my rider : if I feel her in the dark | Fuller, Blind Boy; Pistol Snapper Blues; New York, 5 Apr. 1938; (226741) Vo04106 BC11 |
| Now if you see my rider : tell her I said bring it home | Fuller, Blind Boy; Pistol Snapper Blues; New York, 5 Apr. 1938; (226741) Vo04106 BC11 |
| But that oldtimey rider : can drive your blues away | Gibson, Clifford; Old Time Rider; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571762) Vi23255 Yz L1027 |
| Thinking about my rider : she done put me down | Harris, William; I'm Leavin' Town; Birmingham, Ala., c. 18 July 1927; (GEX743B) Ge6306 Yz L1001 |
| Me and my rider : and two or three more | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| I felt for my rider : she done walked away | Howell, Peg Leg; Tishamingo Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431171) Co14194D RBF RF9 |
| And now my rider : eee Lord will be the same old way | James, Jesse; Lonesome Day Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90762A) De7213 AH158 |
| If you see my rider : tell her carry on carry on | James, Skip; Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7631) Pm13085 Bio BLP12029 |
| See see rider : you see what you done done | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Corinna Blues; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25442) Pm12367 Mil MLP2004 |
| Well easy rider : died on the road | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Easy Rider Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44232) Pm12474 Mil MLP2004 |
| If you take my rider : I can't get mad with you | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rambler Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200402) Pm12541 Bio BLP12015 |
| She used to be my rider : and he ain't treating her right | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Mean Jumper Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203802) Pm12631 Mil MLP2007 |
| Used to be my rider : but she just won't treat me right | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Prison Cell Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203882) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| You don't know you love your rider : till she is so far from you | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Distance Moan; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15670A) Pm12852 Mil MLP2013 |
| Well you know by that rider : that I ain't going to be here long | Johnson, Louise; All Night Long Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L3981) Pm12992 OJL11 |
| And when you hear me howling in my passway rider : please open your door and let me in | Johnson, Robert; Stone in My Passway; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL3772) ARC71267 Co CL1654 |
| I been feeling ashamed about my rider : babe I'm booked and I got to go | Johnson, Robert; Stone in My Passway; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL3772) ARC71267 Co CL1654 |
| All I would need my little sweet rider : just to pass the time away | Johnson, Robert; Hell Hound on My Trail; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3942) ARC70956 Co CL1654 |
| It keeps me with a rambling mind rider : every old place I go | Johnson, Robert; Hell Hound on My Trail; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3942) ARC70956 Co CL1654 |
| Mmm see see rider : see what you done done | Johnson, Tommy; Maggie Campbell Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418392) Vi21409 Rt RL330 |
| Mmm what's the matter rider : where did you stay last night | Johnson, Tommy; Big Fat Mama Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454651) Vi38535 Rt RL330 |
| Said I know it's my rider : she got a voice like a whippoorwill | Jones, Bo; Back Door Blues; Dallas, c. Nov. 1929; (DAL460 ) Vo1452 Rt RL327 |
| Says I love you rider : but I can't take your place | Jones, Bo; Leavenworth Prison Blues; Dallas, c. Nov. 1929; (DAL461 ) Vo1452 Rt RL327 |
| Says I done killed my rider : and I got them Leavenworth blues | Jones, Bo; Leavenworth Prison Blues; Dallas, c. Nov. 1929; (DAL461 ) Vo1452 Rt RL327 |
| Now if you steal my rider : I won't get mad with you | Lasky, Louie; How You Want Your Rollin' Done; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C915C) Vo02955 Her H201 |
| See see rider : see what you done done | Ledbetter, Huddie; C. C. Rider; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16686 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Hotshot rider : rapping at her door | McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (1493192) Co14657D Yz L1037 |
| I got a letter from my rider : what do you reckon it read | Nelson, Romeo; Dyin' Rider Blues; Chicago, 26 Nov. 1929; (C4752 ) Vo1494 RBF RF12 |
| I don't carry my rider : going to carry me someone's else | Patton, Charley; Down the Dirt Road Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15215) Pm12854 Yz L1020 |
| I'm going to find a rider : baby in the world somewhere | Patton, Charley; Pony Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15216) Pm12792 Yz L1020 |
| I can tell my rider : if I feel her in the dark | Patton, Charley; Banty Rooster Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15217) Pm12792 Yz L1020 |
| I got to see my rider : where she's getting her dough | Patton, Charley; Moon Going Down; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4321) Pm13014 Yz L1020 |
| And I keeps on telling my rider : well she was *shivering* down | Patton, Charley; Love My Stuff; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14746 ) Vo02782 Mam S3802 |
| If I don't find my rider : I'm going to walk on across the way | Perkins, Gertrude; No Easy Rider Blues; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1927; (1453401) Co14313D Fwy FJ2802 |
| For my own easy rider : for he ain't no secondhand man | Perkins, Gertrude; No Easy Rider Blues; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1927; (1453401) Co14313D Fwy FJ2802 |
| No easy rider : hey hey hey | Perkins, Gertrude; No Easy Rider Blues; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1927; (1453401) Co14313D Fwy FJ2802 |
| Get you rider : and take you off that thing | Spaulding, Henry; Cairo Blues; Chicago, c. 6 May 1929; (C3449 ) Br7085 Yz L1003 |
| I got one old rider : all in my mind | Walker, Uncle Bud; Stand Up Suitcase Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402009B) OK8828 Yz L1009 |
| [Oh see, oh look ahere] rider : I can't [stay, be] here long | Walker, Uncle Bud; Stand Up Suitcase Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402009B) OK8828 Yz L1009 |
| Hey rider : honey what is on your mind | Walker, Uncle Bud; Stand Up Suitcase Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402009B) OK8828 Yz L1009 |
| I said get back rider : don't care how you lay | Wiley, Geeshie (Elvie Thomas); Eagles on a Half; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1931; (L8261) Pm13074 Yz L1001 |
| They done stole my rider : and I guess they satisfied | Wilkins, Robert; Long Train Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M191 ) Br7205 Rt RL333 |
| The way he rides : is a shame | Smith, Trixie; Ride Jockey Ride; New York, Dec. 1924; (1977?) Pm12245 CC29 |
| If you feel like riding : and don't want to walk | Arnold, Kokomo; Let Your Money Talk; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9924 ) De7191 BC4 |
| Feel like riding : if it takes me all night long | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Levee Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16224) Ch16682 Riv RM8803 |
| But when any easy riding : goes on here | Hart, Hattie; I Let My Daddy Do That; New York, 13 Sept. 1934; (15899 ) Vo02855 Mam S3803 |
| You'll find me riding : mama Lord Lord in this world somewhere | James, Skip; If You Haven't Got Any Hay Get on Down the Road; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7661) Pm13066 Bio BLP12029 |
| Feel like riding : feel like going back | Jones, Maggie; Box Car Blues; New York, 13 Nov. 1924; (1401343) Co14047D VJM VLP23 |
| Well I could still be riding : I don't have to be with you | Memphis Minnie; My Baby Don't Want Me No More; Chicago, 17 June 1937; (C19361) Vo03894 BC1 |
| Aw the revenue man is riding : boy you'd better look out | Patton, Charley; Revenue Man Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14747 ) Vo02931 Yz L1020 |
| He left here riding : left on the Cannonball | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Four Day Honory Scat; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22131) Pm12303 Mil MLP2001 |
| I feel like riding : if it's all night long | Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406292) Co14095D Co CL855 |
| Want to go out riding : I can tell you how it's done | Spruell, Freddie; Let's Go Riding; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85785 ) BBB6261 OJL18 |
| Want to go riding : don't have to go far | Spruell, Freddie; Let's Go Riding; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85785 ) BBB6261 OJL18 |
| Now when you let me go out riding : and have some fun | Spruell, Freddie; Let's Go Riding; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85785 ) BBB6261 OJL18 |
| Now if you want to go with me riding : we could really have some fun | Spruell, Freddie; Let's Go Riding; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85785 ) BBB6261 OJL18 |
| I'll go out riding : if you will too | Spruell, Freddie; Let's Go Riding; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85785 ) BBB6261 OJL18 |
| Brother James went out riding : riding in that twentynine Ford | Williams, Joe; Brother James; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076631) BBB7022 RCA INT1087 |
| Well well well then I ain't going to stop riding : well until I park in front of my baby's door | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Project Highway; Aurora, Ill., 11 Nov. 1937; (016525 ) BBB7302 RCA INT1175 |
| I said lazy baby won't you go riding : can I take you riding with me in my car | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shannon Street Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208471) BBB7847 RCA INT1088 |
| They got a Winchester rifle : and try to kill me dead | Lewis, Furry; Creeper's Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M186 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008 |
| But that's all right : that's all right for you | Big Bill (Broonzy); Worrying You Off My MindPart 1; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (16606?) Ba32559 Yz L1035 |
| Mama that's all right : sugar that's all right for you | Bracey, Ishman; The Four Day Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454612) ViV38560 Yz L1007 |
| That's all right : *bad luck pass on* | Campbell, Charlie; Goin' Away Blues; Birmingham, Ala. 25 Mar. 1937; (B322) Vo03571 Fly LP103 |
| I tried to treat you right : you would not pay that no mind | Carr, Leroy; What More Can I Do; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7222A) Vo1651 Yz L1036 |
| Now I try to treat everybody right : but I mean don't start no stuff | Carr, Leroy; Corn Licker Blues; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL53) Vo02741 Co C30496 |
| You double in a knot right : you'll always have a dime | Chatman, Bo; Double Up in a Knot; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026171) BBB6659 Yz L1034 |
| Now right is right : wrong is wrong | Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; It's a Fight Like That; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C4630 ) Br7121 Rt RL325 |
| But that's all right : I'll get him back some day | Cox, Ida; You Stole My Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (207681) Pm12704 BYG529073 |
| Then I felt all right : till the judge turned around and frowned | Fuller, Blind Boy; Big House Bound; possibly Columbia, S.C., 29 Oct. 1938; (SC251) Vo04897 BC11 |
| You won't act right : when I tried to do right myself | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I Got Somebody Else; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064739 ) BBB8816 RCA INT1177 |
| Why don't you do right : like some other men do | Green, Lil; Why Don't You Do Right; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641301) BBB8714 RCA LPV574 |
| Girl I can't live right : ain't going to try no more | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booster Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24741) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| Mama that's all right : mama that's all right for you | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Black Snake Moan; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30672) Pm12407 Mil MLP2013 |
| Mama that's all right : most any old way you do | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Black Snake Moan; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30672) Pm12407 Mil MLP2013 |
| Mama that's all right : mama that's all right for you | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Snake Moan; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80523B) OK8455 Fwy FJ2802 |
| Said baby that's all right : most any old way you do | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Snake Moan; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80523B) OK8455 Fwy FJ2802 |
| You know you don't treat me right : when you stay out both day and night | Johnson, Lonnie; Sweet Woman You Can't Go Wrong; New York, 5 Aug. 1927; (81189B) OK8512 CC30 |
| Ah that's all right : daddy that's all right for you | Johnson, Mary; Rattlesnake Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18791) Ch16570 Riv RM8819 |
| Honey that's all right : that's all right for you | Ledbetter, Huddie; New Black Snake Moan; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166912) Ba33360 Co C30035 |
| Darling that's all right : most any old way you do | Ledbetter, Huddie; New Black Snake Moan; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166912) Ba33360 Co C30035 |
| Now how can I do right : now baby you won't do right yourself | McClennan, Tommy; Katy Mae Blues; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537391) BBB8689 Rt RL305 |
| Just D B all right : she'll be home some day | McClennan, Tommy; Drop Down Mama; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537411) BBB8704 Rt RL305 |
| You didn't have no right : raise no hell nohow | McCoy, Joe; Oh Red; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1936; (90691A) De7182 AH77 |
| This song's all right : if you thinks it's wrong | Manning, Leola; The Blues Is All Wrong; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Apr. 1930; (K8089 ) Vo1529 Yz L1015 |
| It's all right : it's a ??? song | Manning, Leola; The Blues Is All Wrong; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Apr. 1930; (K8089 ) Vo1529 Yz L1015 |
| This song's all right : it just won't jump | Manning, Leola; The Blues Is All Wrong; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Apr. 1930; (K8089 ) Vo1529 Yz L1015 |
| It's all right : it just won't | Manning, Leola; The Blues Is All Wrong; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Apr. 1930; (K8089 ) Vo1529 Yz L1015 |
| This song's all right : it just won't quit | Manning, Leola; The Blues Is All Wrong; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Apr. 1930; (K8089 ) Vo1529 Yz L1015 |
| It's all right : we're singing it | Manning, Leola; The Blues Is All Wrong; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Apr. 1930; (K8089 ) Vo1529 Yz L1015 |
| But that sixinch right : come with lightning speed | Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293A) De7114 Yz L1016 |
| Reaching Pete's all right : but his buddy *overzeal* | Memphis Minnie; Reachin' Pete; Chicago, 27 May 1935; (90018 ) De7102 Mam S3803 |
| She treats me right : and loves me all the time | Moore, William; One Way Gal; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203091) Pm12648 OJL8 |
| Ah all right : ain't going to be here long | Patton, Charley; It Won't Be Long; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15220) Pm12854 Yz L1020 |
| You trying act right : girl will not let you | Petties, Arthur; Two Time Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419062) Vi21282 Yz L1007 |
| *Electric all right : and* light shine nice and bright | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Bessemer Bound Blues; New York, Jan. 1926; (23732) Pm12374 Mil MLP2001 |
| You know they got the shape all right : but they can't carry no heavy load | Roland, Walter; T Model Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (135521) Ba32932 Yz L1017 |
| Well a single man's all right : but he ain't got that married man's touch | Scruggs, Irene; My Back to the Wall; Richmond, Ind., 30 Aug. 1930; (16975A) Ge7296 Yz L1026 |
| Now you better do right : stay out of my flat | Smith, Clara; Hot Papa; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (814773) Co14006D VJM VLP16 |
| Don't stomp it right : you needn't stomp it at all | Stokes, Frank; Stomp that Thing; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454262) Vi21738 Rt RL308 |
| Says that's all right : I'll see you again | Stokes, Frank; Hunting Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212341) Pm12774 Rt RL333 |
| Mama that's all right : you're sweet enough for me | Stokes, Frank; Bunker Hill Blues; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555741) ViV38548 Rt RL308 |
| Then we will be all right : be back on the road again | Stokes, Frank; Shiney Town Blues; Memphis, 25 Sept. 1929; (555911) ViV38589 RBF RF202 |
| If you act right : you get your gravy free | Sykes, Roosevelt; 3 6 and 9; Grafton, Wis., c. Aug. 1930; (L4492) Pm13004 Riv RM8819 |
| Well she's all right : a good old kid | Sykes, Roosevelt; 3 6 and 9; Grafton, Wis., c. Aug. 1930; (L4492) Pm13004 Riv RM8819 |
| You may think it's all right : but baby doll can't you see | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Kingfish Blues; Chicago, 22 Mar. 1934; (803851) BBB5617 RCA LPV518 |
| I was doing all right : till I fell in love with you | Turner, Joe; Blues on Central Avenue; Los Angeles, 8 Sept. 1941; (DLA2739A) De7889 Br87.504 |
| I may be right : I may be wrong | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Don't Wake It Up; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15601) Pm13152 Bio BLP12041 |
| Now mama that's all right : mama that's all right for you | Washington, Louis; Black Snake Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1934; (146761) Ba33058 Rt RL313 |
| He say everything will be all right : you will have a place to stay | White, Joshua; Welfare Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1934; (149022) Ba33024 His HLP22 |
| Daddy it's all right : how you turn me down | White, Washington; Special Stream Line; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2992A) OK05743 Co C30036 |
| That's all right : may be home some day | Williams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854921) BBB5996 OJL17 |
| Now that will be all right : Louisa you will have to reap just what you sow | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Miss Louisa Blues; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (020114 ) BBB7576 RBF RF14 |
| Now but that will be all right : Louisa you will come back home some day | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Miss Louisa Blues; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (020114 ) BBB7576 RBF RF14 |
| Woman that will be all right : I know my baby ain't going to stay away | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Number Five Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308481R) BBB8010 RCA INT1088 |
| Oh now but that will be all right : maybe my bluebird will change her mind | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Blue Bird BluesPart 1; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308511) BBB7979 RCA INT1088 |
| But that's all right : little girl trouble ain't going to last always | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Little Girl Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308521) BBB8010 RCA INT1088 |
| *It ain't right* : and I don't have fun | Barefoot Bill; She's Got a Nice Line; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1930; (1503021) Co14544D Rt RL325 |
| *Honey babe that's all right* : honey and I'll be gone | Owens, Marshall; Texas Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12382) Pm13117 Yz L1006 |
| Who can make a hammer ring : like my man Sam | Smith, Clara; Steel Drivin' Man; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (1401812) Co14053D VJM VLP17 |
| When the bell started ringing : conductor hollered all aboard | Big Bill (Broonzy); Mr. Conductor Man; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18392) Ch16426 Yz L1035 |
| That old doorbell kept ringing : I wouldn't leave nobody come in | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Happy New Year Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208192) Pm12692 Bio BLP12000 |
| I can hear the hell dog ringing : and the people all acrying | Kelly, Jack; Highway No. 61 Blues No. 2; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (13713) Ba32934 Rt RL329 |
| She made a hit with Jack the Ripper : and the *only* one | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); No Matter How She Done It; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11210A) Vo1699 Yz L1039 |
| She made Jack the Ripper : throw away his knife | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); No Matter How She Done It; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11210A) Vo1699 Yz L1039 |
| Now the wind's going to rise : going to blow my blues away | Estes, Sleepy John; Diving Duck Blues; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555962) ViV38549 RBF RF8 |
| Now the wind going to rise : blow my blues away | Estes, Sleepy John; Jack and Jill Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62479A) De7365 RBF RF8 |
| If that river should happen to rise : won't have to move my things out | Walker, Aaron TBone; Trinity River Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495481) Co14506D Rt RL327 |
| The wind going to rise : and blow my blues away | Williamson, Sonny Boy; She Don't Love Me That Way; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070146 ) BB340701 BC3 |
| Before the sun rises : I'll be at my rider's door | Perkins, Gertrude; No Easy Rider Blues; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1927; (1453401) Co14313D Fwy FJ2802 |
| Now this wild water keep on rising : I got to get help from someone else | Arnold, Kokomo; Wild Water Blues; Chicago, 12 Mar. 1937; (91134A) De7285 Cor CP58 |
| Now this dark cloud is rising : and it's thundering all around | Arnold, Kokomo; Mean Old Twister; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91161A) De7347 BC4 |
| Now the big tide is rising : you better lower your anchors down | Arnold, Kokomo; Big Ship Blues; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91167A) De7361 Say SDR163 |
| Said this big fog go to rising : and a cyclone is right behind | Arnold, Kokomo; Big Ship Blues; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91167A) De7361 Say SDR163 |
| Tallahatchie River rising : Lord it's mighty bad | Delaney, Mattie; Tallahatchie River Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM786 ) Vo1480 Yz L1001 |
| High water rising : get me troubled in mind | Delaney, Mattie; Tallahatchie River Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM786 ) Vo1480 Yz L1001 |
| Lord this water rising : and I sure can't swim | Delaney, Mattie; Tallahatchie River Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM786 ) Vo1480 Yz L1001 |
| But if it keeps on rising : sure going to follow him | Delaney, Mattie; Tallahatchie River Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM786 ) Vo1480 Yz L1001 |
| Backwater rising : southern people can't make no time | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rising High Water Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (44915) Pm12487 Mil MLP2007 |
| Backwater rising : come in my windows and doors | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rising High Water Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (44915) Pm12487 Mil MLP2007 |
| The storm is rising : the rains begin to fall | Johnson, Lonnie; Falling Rain Blues; St. Louis, 4 Nov. 1925; (9436A) OK8253 CC30 |
| Storm begin rising : and the sun begin sinking down | Johnson, Lonnie; Flood Water Blues; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91341A) De7397 Sw S1225 |
| Storm is rising : and the rain begin to fall | Johnson, Lonnie; New Falling Rain Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63521A) De7461 Sw S1225 |
| I can tell the wind is rising : the leaves trembling on the trees | Johnson, Robert; Hell Hound on My Trail; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3942) ARC70956 Co CL1654 |
| The water was rising : up in my friend's door | Patton, Charley; High Water EverywherePart II; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L602) Pm12909 Yz L1020 |
| Trinity River rising : it came in my windows and doors | Walker, Aaron TBone; Trinity River Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495481) Co14506D Rt RL327 |
| The water is rising : people fleeing for the hills | Wallace, Sippie; The Flood Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80840B) OK8470 Sw S1240 |
| But the water still rising : do you hear this plea | Wallace, Sippie; The Flood Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80840B) OK8470 Sw S1240 |
| Don't try to be ritzy : you ain't what you seem to be | Washboard Sam; Sophisticated Mama; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020814 ) BBB7780 BC2 |
| The big boat is up the river : aturning around and around | Big Bill (Broonzy); Mississippi River Blues; Chicago, 23 Mar. 1934; (803951) Ba32670 Yz L1011 |
| I'm going down to the river : just to see the water run | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Hard Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18220) Ch16361 Yz L1019 |
| Say he's going up the river : tried to sell his sack | Bogan, Lucille; Stew Meat Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (170131) Ba33448 Rt RL317 |
| Go on up the river : man and sell your sack | Bogan, Lucille; Stew Meat Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (170131) Ba33448 Rt RL317 |
| Go down the river : there's something new | Chatman, Bo; Double Up in a Knot; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026171) BBB6659 Yz L1034 |
| I'm going to the river : sit right on the ground | Cole, James; Mistreated the Only Friend You Had; Richmond, Ind., 16 Jan. 1932; (18324) Ch16718 Rt RL311 |
| I walked down to the river : then turned around and run | Coleman, Jaybird; No More Good Water; Birmingham, Ala., c. 11 Aug. 1927; (GEX800) Ge6276 OJL14 |
| I went down to the river : just thirtyone days and nights | Collins, Sam; Riverside Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12740) Ge6167 OJL10 |
| Going down to the river : take a rope and a rock | Crawford, Rosetta; My Man Jumped Salty on Me; New York, 1 Feb. 1939; (64972A) De7567 Cor CP58 |
| I'd rather be in the *cripty* river : floating like a log | Davis, Madlyn; Too Black Bad; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20909?) Pm12703 Yz L1039 |
| I send it to the river : river to the deep blue sea | Dean, Joe; I'm So Glad I'm TwentyOne Years Old Today; Chicago, c. 7 Aug. 1930; (C5991 ) Vo1544 Yz L1028 |
| I'm going to the river : get me a *dang* old rocking chair | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Motherless Chile Blues; Atlanta, 5 Nov. 1927; (1451341) Co14299D RBF RF15 |
| Well the boat's up the river : baby and she won't come down | Hull, Papa Harvey; France Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12690) Ge6106 OJL2 |
| Boat's up the river : running side by side | Hull, Papa Harvey; Don't You Leave Me Here; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12692) Ge6106 OJL8 |
| Lord I went to the river : looking for a place to set down | Jackson, Papa Charlie; The Faking Blues; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2121?) Pm12281 Yz L1029 |
| Now the boat's up the river : can't be floated down | Jackson, Papa Charlie; I'm Alabama Bound; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21442) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| Going down to the river : honey don't you wear no black | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Take Me Back Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22082) Pm12296 Bio BLP12042 |
| I'm going to the river : with a rope and a rock | Jackson, Jim; Hesitation Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM804 ) Vo1477 Her H205 |
| I'm going to the river : going to carry my rocking chair | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Lonesome Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24722) Pm12354 Bio BLP12000 |
| Well I'm going to the river : going to walk it up and down | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Wartime Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30701) Pm12425 Rt RL301 |
| I'm going to the river : going to walk down by the sea | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80524B) OK8455 RBF RF1 |
| Over yonder's the river : yonder is your big lake | Johnson, Lonnie; Low Land Moan; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1927; (82043A) OK8677 CC30 |
| I'm going down to the river : take me a rocking chair | Jones, Coley; Sweet Mama Blues; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1925; (1453443) Co14290D Rt RL312 |
| I went to the river : couldn't get across | Jordan, Charley; Keep It Clean; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5836 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030 |
| Take him down to the river : and wash his yas yas yas | Jordan, Charley; Keep It Clean; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5836 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030 |
| I runned to the river : runned so fast | Jordan, Charley; Keep It CleanNo. 2; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO141 ) Vo1611 Yz L1003 |
| You take him down to the river : and then wash his trunk | Jordan, Charley; Keep It CleanNo. 2; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO141 ) Vo1611 Yz L1003 |
| Betty Sue the big boat's up the river : on a *bank* of sand | Kelly, Jack; Betty Sue Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1431) Vo unissued OJL19 |
| I'm going to the river : sit down on the ground | Kyle, Charlie; Kyle's Worried Blues; Memphis, 1 Sept. 1928; (454682) Vi21707 Yz L1018 |
| Way up the river : far as I can see | Ledbetter, Huddie; RobertaPart 1; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16683 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Honey I'm down on the river : sitting out on the ground | Ledbetter, Huddie; RobertaPart 1; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16683 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| I'm going to the river : I'm going to jump overboard and drown | Lewis, Furry; Jellyroll; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1115 RBF RF11 |
| Now a white man go to the river : take him a seat and sit down | McTell, Blind Willie; Weary Hearted Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140671) Vo02568 Rt RL324 |
| Now a colored man go to the river : take him a seat and sit down | McTell, Blind Willie; Weary Hearted Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140671) Vo02568 Rt RL324 |
| I'm going to go to the river : and stop at Dago Hill | Patton, Charley; Love My Stuff; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14746 ) Vo02782 Mam S3802 |
| The brook runs into the river : river runs into the sea | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Last Minute Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (16092) Pm12080 BYG529.078 |
| I went down to the river : sat beneath a willow tree | Smith, Bessie; Weeping Willow Blues; New York, 26 Sept. 1924; (1400622) Co14042D Co CL856; |
| Go to the river : take a chair and sit down | Smith, Bessie; Weeping Willow Blues; New York, 26 Sept. 1924; (1400622) Co14042D Co CL856; |
| I'm going down to the river : into it I'm going to jump | Smith, Bessie; I'm Down in the Dumps; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525802) OK8945 Co CL856 |
| The boat's up the river : and it ain't coming down | Smith, Laura; Don't You Leave Me Here; New York, c. Mar. 1927; (71302) Ba1977 VJM VLP40 |
| I'm going to the river : sit right on the ground | Spand, Charlie; Back to the Woods Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15456) Pm12817 Yz L1015 |
| I went to the river : take my rocking chair | Stovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); Bed Slats; St. Louis, 26 Apr. 1927; (80760B) OK8543 His HLP4 |
| Little minnows in the river : kingfish in the deep blue sea | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Kingfish Blues; Chicago, 22 Mar. 1934; (803851) BBB5617 RCA LPV518 |
| Now Louise the big boat is up the river : on a bank of sand | Temple, Johnnie; Louise Louise Blues; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (90981A) De7244 Cor CP58 |
| Now the boat's up the river : and she won't come down | Thomas, Henry; Cottonfield Blues; Chicago, c. early July 1927; ( ) Vo1094 OJL3 |
| Says the boat's up the river : and she won't come down | Thomas, Henry; Don't Leave Me Here; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C4624) Vo1443 Yz L1004 |
| I'm going to the river : tie my hands behind | Townsend, Sam; Lily Kimball Blues; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502592) Co14571D Yz L1021 |
| Meet me down at the river : bring me my suit of clothes | Weaver, Curley; Oh Lawdy Mama; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9940A) Ch50077 Rt RL326 |
| I'm going to the railroad then to the river : oh well well but I don't know which one that I will | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Crazy with the Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91150A) De7348 Cor CP58 |
| I want to cross the river : go down the other side | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Wolf River Blues; Memphis, 24 Nov. 1930; (64709 ) Vi23272 OJL19 |
| Mississippi River : is so long deep and wide | Big Bill (Broonzy); Mississippi River Blues; Chicago, 23 Mar. 1934; (803951) Ba32670 Yz L1011 |
| Going up Coal River : coming down no more | Blind Percy; Coal River Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201382) Pm12584 Yz L1010 |
| But this Tallahatchie River : done got the best of me | Delaney, Mattie; Tallahatchie River Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM786 ) Vo1480 Yz L1001 |
| The Mississippi River : so deep and wide | Glaze, Ruby (Blind Willie McTell); Lonesome Day Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716041) Vi23353 RCA LPV518 |
| I went up Green River : rolling like a log | Patton, Charley; Green River Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L443) Pm12972 Yz L1020 |
| I was way up Red River : calling all night long | Patton, Charley; Hammer Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L472) Pm12998 Yz L1020 |
| That dirty Trinity River : sure have done me wrong | Walker, Aaron TBone; Trinity River Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495481) Co14506D Rt RL327 |
| The Wolf River : sit down on the *road* | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Wolf River Blues; Memphis, 24 Nov. 1930; (64709 ) Vi23272 OJL19 |
| Cried Wolf River Wolf River : sure is deep and wide | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Wolf River Blues; Memphis, 24 Nov. 1930; (64709 ) Vi23272 OJL19 |
| I'm by the riverside : my man caught the transfer boat | Lee, Bertha; Mind Reader Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (147361) Vo02650 OJL17 |
| I went down the road : that smoky road | Bell, Ed; She's a Fool Gal; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510382) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| It's a hard hard road : when your baby done throwed you down | Blake, Blind; Hard Road Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201072) Pm12583 Bio BLP12031 |
| Going to walk this hard hard road : until my mustache drags the ground | Blake, Blind; Hard Road Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201072) Pm12583 Bio BLP12031 |
| He walked across the road : and knocked the peacock dead | Blake, Blind; Low Down Loving Gal; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208875) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003 |
| Tell him that he sent my gal to the county road : and left me by myself | Carr, Leroy; Eleven TwentyNine Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164291) Vo03157 Bio BLPC9 |
| I am traveling this lonesome road : if I never get back no more | Davis, Walter; Travelin' this Lonesome Road; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854801) BBB5982 RCA INT1175 |
| I'm going to walk down that dirt road : till somebody lets me ride | Grant, Bobby; Lonesome Atlanta Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1927; (202122) Pm12595 Yz L1009 |
| Went down the road : feeling bad | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| He fixed the road : so a bum could ride | James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158 |
| That's a long old road : a long road that has no end | Johnson, Lonnie; Way Down That Lonesome Road; San Antonio, 13 Mar. 1928; (400490A) OK8574 CC30 |
| Walking down the hard road : done wore the soles off of my shoes | Moss, Buddy; Hard Road Blues; New York, 19 Jan. 1933; (129461) Ba33106 RBF RF15 |
| See that long lonesome road : don't you know it's got to end | Smith, Bessie; Young Woman's Blues; New York, 26 Oct. 1926; (1428783) Co14179D Co CL857 |
| It's a long old road : but I'm going to find the end | Smith, Bessie; Long Old Road; New York, 11 June 1931; (1515953) Co14663D Co CL858 |
| On the side of the road : I sat underneath a tree | Smith, Bessie; Long Old Road; New York, 11 June 1931; (1515953) Co14663D Co CL858 |
| I have walked the lonesome road : till my feet is too sore to walk | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Road Tramp Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1938; (63540B) De7589 BC4 |
| You left me walking the road : and then crying | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Corrine Corrina Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1032) Pm12916 Her H205 |
| It's far down the road : friend as I can see | Wilkins, Robert; Falling Down Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M192 ) Br7125 Yz L1002 |
| *Could've built a road* : without being that black | McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (1493192) Co14657D Yz L1037 |
| Ain't but the two old roads : boys I did not want to ride | Jones, Elijah; Katy Fly; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201201) BBB7616 RCA INT1175 |
| Going to walk these hard roads : just to cure my lowdown mind | Moss, Buddy; Hard Road Blues; New York, 19 Jan. 1933; (129461) Ba33106 RBF RF15 |
| Walking these hard roads : going to drive me insane | Moss, Buddy; Hard Road Blues; New York, 19 Jan. 1933; (129461) Ba33106 RBF RF15 |
| Two more roads : he wanted to ride | Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406292) Co14095D Co CL855 |
| Standing on the roadside : with a great big sign it read | Johnson, Alec; Miss Meal Cramp Blues; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473792) Co14446D CC3 |
| I stood on the roadside : and cried alone by myself | Wilkins, Robert; That's No Way to Get Along; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M189 ) Br7125 OJL5 |
| Your woman don't know how to rob : she is too doggone scared to steal | Campbell, Gene; Robbin' and Stealin' Blues; Chicago, c. May 1930; (C5704B) Br7170 His HLP2 |
| Stealing and robbing : is going to take place | Bogan, Lucille; Tricks Ain't Working No More; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6848A) Br7186 His HLP15 |
| Oh Roberta : honey where you been so long | Ledbetter, Huddie; RobertaPart 1; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16683 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Oh Roberta : sit down on my knee | Ledbetter, Huddie; RobertaPart 1; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16683 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Oh Roberta : what in the world you mean | Ledbetter, Huddie; RobertaPart 2; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16684 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Tell me Roberta : what's the matter with you | Ledbetter, Huddie; RobertaPart 2; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16684 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| If I can't find Roberta : I hope to find Lucille | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Fourth and Beale; Chicago, c. 12 Sept. 1929; (C4338 ) Br7138 His HLP15 |
| You get your feathers from a robin : get your music from a wren | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Gotta Shave 'Em Dry; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1041) Pm12916 Her H205 |
| I was down with a rock : rock by the deep blue sea | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Lonesome Weary Blues; Chicago, 26 Nov. 1926; (9972A) OK8453 CC32 |
| If your heart ain't rock : sugar it must be marble stone | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lonesome House Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200762) Pm12593 Mil MLP2007 |
| Take a rocking chair to rock : take a rubber ball to roll | Lincoln, Charley; Jealous Hearted Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451032) Co14305D RBF RF9 |
| It takes a rocking chair to rock : a rubber ball to roll | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Jealous Hearted Blues; New York, c. 15 Oct. 1924; (19242) Pm12252 Mil MLP2001 |
| So long as he can eagle rock : and ball the jack | Smith, Bessie; Baby Doll; New York, 4 May 1926; (1421472) Co14147D Co CL857 |
| But I'm going to Little Rock : where I can have better time | Dickson, Pearl; Little Rock Blues; Memphis, 12 Dec. 1927; (1453712) Co14286D OJL6 |
| Yes when I go to Little Rock : I can go three days without | Dickson, Pearl; Little Rock Blues; Memphis, 12 Dec. 1927; (1453712) Co14286D OJL6 |
| Let me be your rocker : till your straight chair comes | Lacy, Rubin; Ham Hound Crave; Chicago, Mar. 1928; (204203) Pm12629 Yz L1009 |
| When it starts to rocking : it looks just like a Cadillac car | Carr, Leroy; Bread Baker; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164321) Vo03296 Yz L1036 |
| I'm rocking : rocking my worries away | Green, Lil; Just Rockin'; Chicago, 9 May 1940; (0449751) BBB8464 RCA LPV574 |
| I'm reeling and rocking : Lord howling like a hound | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Up the Way Bound; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25471) Pm12375 Yz L1029 |
| That's the man that keeps rocking : on the deep blue sea | Smith, Clara; Deep Blue Sea Blues; New York, 19 Aug. 1924; (819313) Co14034D VJM VLP17 |
| Rocking : rocking myself to sleep | Green, Lil; Just Rockin'; Chicago, 9 May 1940; (0449751) BBB8464 RCA LPV574 |
| Rocking : rocking on down the road | Green, Lil; Just Rockin'; Chicago, 9 May 1940; (0449751) BBB8464 RCA LPV574 |
| Rocking : rocking my blues away | Green, Lil; Just Rockin'; Chicago, 9 May 1940; (0449751) BBB8464 RCA LPV574 |
| Now my road is rocky : but it won't be rocky long | Arnold, Kokomo; Rocky Road Blues; Chicago, 23 Oct. 1937; (91300A) De7449 CC25 |
| My road seem rocky : so the people do say | Butler, Sam; Jefferson County Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; ( ) Vo1057 Yz L1016 |
| The longest train I ever rode : was seventynine coaches long | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); California Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (1483582) Co14573D CC36 |
| Lord I'm going to ease it down in Roebust : catch my baby out on a midnight creep | Estes, Sleepy John; Street Car Blues; Memphis, 13 May 1930; (59919 ) ViV38614 RBF RF8 |
| So I could roll : these lonesome lowdown blues from me | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Lonesome Weary Blues; Chicago, 26 Nov. 1926; (9972A) OK8453 CC32 |
| You want me to roll : from sun to sun | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; You Got Me Rollin'; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (647412) Vi23274 Rt RL323 |
| It take a ??? to roll : and a rocking chair to rock | Williams, Joe; Wild Cow Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962461) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| I'm a rambling roller : jellybaking jellybaking fool | Baker, Willie; No No Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Jan. 1929; (14667) Ge6766 BC5 |
| I'm just a roller : jellybaking jellybaking fool | Weaver, Curley; No No Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473052) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| Neither worry about your rolling : because it's sure going on | Alexander, Texas; The Risin' Sun; New York, 15 Nov. 1928; (401331A) OK8673 Sw S1276 |
| Now I been rolling : I been rolling from sun to sun | Arnold, Kokomo; Red Beans and Rice; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91162A) De7347 BC4 |
| Said now it's time for you to go rolling : buddy why don't you be on your way | Arnold, Kokomo; Buddie Brown Blues; Chicago, 23 Oct. 1937; (91299A) De7449 CC25 |
| I been drifting and rolling : along the road | Beaman, Lottie; Rolling Log Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14162) Ge6624 OJL6 |
| Don't you mention about rolling : because she'll play her trick on you | Bell, Ed; Ham Bone Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48173) Pm12524 OJL14 |
| Don't you mention about rolling : because she swear she nearly dead | Bell, Ed; Ham Bone Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48173) Pm12524 OJL14 |
| I might have been rolling : somewheres in a folding bed | Evans, Joe; New Huntsville Jail; New York, 20 May 1931; (106512) Or8080 His HLP8002 |
| Said the suitcase rolling : Monday man I go | Walker, Uncle Bud; Stand Up Suitcase Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402009B) OK8828 Yz L1009 |
| The water was [rising, rolling] : got up in my bed | Patton, Charley; High Water EverywherePart II; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L602) Pm12909 Yz L1020 |
| I'm the man that rolls : when icicles hanging on the tree | Johnson, Robert; I'm a Steady Rollin Man; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL378 ) ARC71267 OJL17 |
| Chicken on the roof : and melons on the vine | Blake, Blind; Georgia Bound; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15466) Pm12824 Bio BLP12037 |
| You got a nice warm room : and so | Carr, Leroy; Gettin' All Wet; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1929; (C4034 ) Vo1423 Yz L1036 |
| Oh up in my room : I bowed down to pray | House, Son; Preachin' the BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4101) Pm13013 OJL5 |
| Daddy *stay long* has got your room : man you can't live here no more | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Deceitful Brownskin Woman; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200652) Pm12551 Bio BLP12015 |
| Walked in my room : the other night | McTell, Blind Willie; Bell Street Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9946A) De7078 Rt RL324 |
| I walked in my room : the other night | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Cell Bound Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1924; (100012) Pm12257 Mil MLP2001 |
| For the lights in my room : even refuse to shine | Spivey, Victoria; I Can't Last Long; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1936; (C14502) Vo03314 Spi LP2001 |
| Well well the blues in my room : I don't know right from wrong | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Blues Everywhere I Go; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1936; (100323) BBB6356 Rt RL329 |
| Now a bowlegged rooster : and a knockkneed hen | Estes, Sleepy John; Stop That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90095A) Ch50001 Sw S1219 |
| Lord what makes that [banty] rooster : he keeps crowing for the dawn of day | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lemon's Worried Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203753) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| What makes the rooster : crow every morning before day | Johnson, Lonnie; Crowin' Rooster Blues; Chicago, 7 Feb. 1941; (0592051) BBB8804 RCA LPV518; |
| There was a little black rooster : met a little brown hen | Macon, Ed; Wringing that Thing; Atlanta, 12 Mar. 1929; (402289A) OK8676 Mel MLP7324 |
| What do you want with a rooster : when he won't crow 'fore day | McTell, Blind Willie; LoveChanging Blues; Atlanta, 29 Nov. 1929; (566351) ViV38580 Yz L1005 |
| She bit my rooster : bit him to the bone | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; It Won't Act Right; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599642) ViV38620 Jo SM3104 |
| Said the little red rooster : to the little red hen | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Move that Thing; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (647402) Vi23274 Rt RL323 |
| What you want with a rooster : he won't crow 'fore day | Patton, Charley; Banty Rooster Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15217) Pm12792 Yz L1020 |
| Going to buy me a rooster : put him in my back door | Rhodes, Walter; The Crowing Rooster; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453582) Co14289D Rt RL334 |
| What you want with a rooster : he won't crow 'fore day | Rhodes, Walter; The Crowing Rooster; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453582) Co14289D Rt RL334 |
| I wouldn't have a rooster : he won't crow for day | Sluefoot Joe; Shouting Baby Blues; Long Island City, c. Apr. 1929; ( ) QRSR7086 His HLP17 |
| There was a little black rooster : met a little brown hen | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
| Mama bought a rooster : she thought it was a duck | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
| What did the rooster : say to the hen | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Giving It Away; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404683A) OK8908 OJL19 |
| The little game rooster : told the little guinea hen | Washboard Sam; My Feet Jumped Salty; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644791) BBB8844 RCA LPV577 |
| Better get your crowing from the rooster : better get your eggs from a hen | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Gotta Shave 'Em Dry; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1041) Pm12916 Her H205 |
| And hey what makes a rooster : crow at the break of day | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); The Rooster's Crowing Blues; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (56340 ) ViV38593 Her H205 |
| Hangman's rope : it's so tough and strong | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Hangman's Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208162) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004 |
| Get some rope : go hang yourself | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); Do It Right; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (1489783) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| Yes my *cola* lady rose : about half past four | Shade, Will; What's the Matter; Memphis, 17 Sept. 1929; (555302) ViV38551 Jo SM3104 |
| Ask Alma Rose : down in Minglewood | Ramey, Ben (Memphis Jug Band); Cocaine Habit Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (599332) ViV38620 BC2 |
| Lord I'm going to Rosedale : going to take my rider by my side | Johnson, Robert; Traveling Riverside Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4002) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| And I felt so rotten : and I didn't want to ride no train | Collins, Sam; Yellow Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12738) Ge6146 OJL10 |
| But you are so dull and rotten : you think everybody like yourself | Green, Lil; If I Didn't Love You; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0647281) BBB8865 RCA LPV574 |
| I ain't rough : I don't bite | Coleman, Lonnie; Wild About My Loving; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482592) Co14440D Rt RL318 |
| You can get rough : but I will sure *stand* | Thomas, Hociel; I've Stopped My Man; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9476A) OK8326 Bio BLPC6 |
| You can get rough : but I will too | Thomas, Hociel; I've Stopped My Man; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9476A) OK8326 Bio BLPC6 |
| I ain't *your rough* : and I sure know when I've had enough | Mack, Alura; Wicked Daddy Blues; Richmond, Ind., 1 Mar. 1929; (14848) Ge6797 His HLP4 |
| She got something round : and it look just like a bat | Alexander, Texas; The Risin' Sun; New York, 15 Nov. 1928; (401331A) OK8673 Sw S1276 |
| Says it must be another rounder : laying up with my old black hen | Arnold, Kokomo; Front Door Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9655A) De7156 BC4 |
| Same way with a rounder : come in a nice neighborhood | Blake, Blind; Hookworm Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15251A) Pm12794 Bio BLP12031 |
| That any old rounder : sure can take my place | Dooley, Simmie (Pink Anderson); Gonna Tip Out Tonight; Atlanta, 14 Apr. 1928; (1460671) Co14436D OJL18 |
| Just a worried old rounder : with a troublesome mind | Howell, Peg Leg; Low Down Rounder Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1928; (1461611) Co14320D RBF RF1 |
| I ain't no rounder : but I stays at home | Stokes, Frank; Shiney Town Blues; Memphis, 25 Sept. 1929; (555911) ViV38589 RBF RF202 |
| If I had played the dead row : I would come out ahead | Blake, Blind; Playing Policy Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L6471) Pm13035 Bio BLP12003 |
| I was traveling in a rowboat : drifting out in the sea | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Jungle Man Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210452) Pm12721 Bio BLP12042 |
| Mama got the rowboat : papa got the tug | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Giving It Away; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404683A) OK8908 OJL19 |
| You can all have the Rolls Royal : your Packard and Studs | Gibson, Cleo; I've Got Ford Movements in My Hips; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402311) OK8700 Sw S1240 |
| When she go to rub : she rub so mean | McCoy, Joe; My Wash Woman's Gone; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO110A) Vo1668 Yz L1026 |
| Keep me rubbing : from side to side | McCoy, Joe; My Wash Woman's Gone; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO110A) Vo1668 Yz L1026 |
| Cigarettes is my ruin : whiskey is my crave | McTell, Blind Willie; Mr. McTell Got the Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (40311?) Vi unissued RCA INT1175 |
| But understand you can't rule : and either be my boss | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519041) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| Understand you can't rule : and either be my boss | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140692) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| My little brown thinks she's the rule : now because she always has her way | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Black Panter Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070144 ) BB340701 BC3 |
| And I heard a rumbling : way down in the ground | Estes, Sleepy John; Stack O' Dollars; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (625472) Vi23397 Rt RL307 |
| Lord I heard a mighty rumbling : just about the dawn of day | Harris, Willie; Lonesome Midnight Dream; Chicago, c. mid Mar. 1930; (C5551 ) Br7149 Rt RL340 |
| Now I think I heard a rumbling : deep down in the ground | Jackson, Papa Charlie; The Cats Got the Measles; Chicago, c. Jan. 1925; (100193) Pm12259 Bio BLP12042 |
| Hear the thunder rumbling : see the lightning flash | Jones, Maggie; Thunderstorm Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1924; (1401752) Co14050D VJM VLP23 |
| She caught the rumbling : I caught the falling down | Lewis, Furry; Falling Down Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1133 OJL21 |
| I even heard a rumbling : deep down in the ground | McTell, Blind Willie; Talking to Myself; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502572) Co14551D Yz L1005 |
| And I heard a mighty rumbling : and it [sound, looks] just like a passenger train | Temple, Johnnie; Big Boat Whistle; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C986B) Vo03068 OJL17 |
| I heard a mighty rumbling : and the bricks come tumbling down on my head | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C12561) Vo03186 BC7 |
| You hear that rumbling : deep down in the ground | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Deep Down in the Ground; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208491) BBB7805 RCA INT1088 |
| Some train don't run : why be some walking done | Bell, Ed; Mean Conductor Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48201) Pm12546 Yz L1006 |
| I tell you it's a mighty risk to run : and a mighty chance to take | Jackson, Jim; Bootlegging Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419042) Vi21268 Rt RL323 |
| You can run you can run : tell my friend boy Willie Brown | Johnson, Robert; Cross Road Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26292) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| That gal wants to run : the same race all the time | Thomas, George; Fast Stuff Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L172) Pm12826 Rt RL340 |
| If the train don't run : going to be some walking done | White, Washington (Booker Washington White); Pinebluff Arkansas; Chicago, 2 Sept. 1937; (C19962) Vo03711 Co C30036 |
| She keeps me running : ducking and dodging all night long | Arnold, Kokomo; Head Cuttin' Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91331A) De7417 BC4 |
| They's two trains running : none of them going my way | Bell, Ed; Frisco Whistle Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48221) Pm12546 OJL14 |
| I'm going to leave here running : because walking is most too slow | Big Bill (Broonzy); Key to the Highway; Chicago, 2 May 1941; (C37451) OK06242 RBF RF1 |
| No need running : holding out your hand | Blake, Blind; Depression's Gone from Me Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. June 1932; (L14762) Pm13137 Bio BLP12023 |
| My mind was running : back to days of long ago | Carr, Leroy; Midnight Hour Blues; New York, 16 Mar. 1932; (11499A) Vo1703 Co C30496 |
| Some day I'll be running : with the biggest shots in town | Easton, Amos; Green Country Gal; New York, 23 Aug. 1936; (61241A) De7440 AH158 |
| I believe she's running : with a cooncan game | Estes, Sleepy John; I Ain't Gonna Be Worried No More; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62464A) De7414 Sw S1219 |
| I said the people is running : and I wonder who could it be | Estes, Sleepy John; Fire Department Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63650A) De7571 Sw S1220 |
| Needn't come here running : holding up your hands | Evans, Joe; Sitting on Top of the World; New York, 21 May 1931; (106591) Ba32211 His HLP8002 |
| I'm going to leave here running : because walking is most too slow | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Key to the Highway; Chicago, 9 May 1940; (044972 ) BBB8529 RBF RF16 |
| Well it's two trains running : running side by side | Johnson, Tommy; ByeBye Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418381) Vi21409 Yz L1007 |
| And the grease come running : from his jo jo jo | King David; What's That Tastes Like Gravy; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404664A) OK8913 RBF RF6 |
| Keep right on running : go chase yourself | Martin, Daisy; What You Was You Used to Be; New York, c. late July 1923; (52381) Ba1262 VJM VLP40 |
| You had to come running : with a dime | Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (202832) Pm12605 OJL8 |
| My daddy's engine running : on my *double track* | Moore, Monette; Black Hearse Blues; New York, c. Jan. 1925; (31777) Ajax17093 VJM VLP40 |
| Say if you don't quit so much running : you can't be mine no more | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Hambone Willie's DreamyEyed Woman's Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402305B) OK8693 OJL17 |
| Well the T P's running : smoke settling on the ground | Ranger, Jack; T. P. Window Blues; San Antonio, 28 June 1929; (402768) OK8785 Rt RL315 |
| Well hard luck had me running : now my back is turned to the wall | Scruggs, Irene; My Back to the Wall; Richmond, Ind., 30 Aug. 1930; (16975A) Ge7296 Yz L1026 |
| Start running : because it is my *cup* | Smith, Bessie; Blue Spirit Blues; New York, 11 Oct. 1929; (1491343) Co14527D Co CL858 |
| My babe come running : [with a, she had] marriage license in her hand | Sykes, Roosevelt; Mr. Sykes Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18801) Ch16586 Yz L1033 |
| When you see me running : something going on wrong | Thomas, Henry; Texas Easy Street Blues; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; ( ) Vo1197 OJL3 |
| Needn't acome here running : holding up your hands | Vincson, Walter; Sitting on Top of the World; Shreveport, La., 17 Feb. 1930; (403805B) OK8784 Mam S3804 |
| He was running : when I thought he was flying | Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555712) ViV38547 Rt RL322 |
| He come by me running : but it likely he ain't got a chance | Washboard Sam; Back Door; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07616 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| I know you been running : by the way you smell | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Frisco Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15769A) Pm12860 OJL15 |
| You going to leave Chicago running : running most too fast | Williams, Joe; Someday Baby; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704861) BBB9025 RBF RF11 |
| I'd leave this place running : but I'm scared of them flopeared hounds | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Prison Wall Blues; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (64747) Vi23272 Rt RL329 |
| Oh when the river runs : flowers are blooming in May | Spivey, Victoria; How Do You Do It That Way; New York, 10 July 1929; (402526A) OK8713 Spi LP2001 |
| I say the people drink their jake on the rush : now oh Lord they even throw their bottle away | Lofton, Willie; Jake Leg Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9386A) De7076 Rt RL314 |
| So I can stop old John Russell : Lord from hanging around | Arnold, Kokomo; Big Leg Mama; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1935; (90314A) De7116 Say SDR163 |
| Lord I told Mr Russell : don't you broke my plow | Daniels, Julius; My Mama Was a Sailor; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (379312) Vi20658 Rt RL326 |
| My water pipe's all rusted : water's running cold | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Grievin' Me Blues; Chicago, c. 6 Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
| Your carburettor's rusty : this I really mean | Liston, Virginia; RollsRoyce Papa; New York, 29 May 1926; ( ) Vo1032 His HLP1 |
| Now one had the sack : the other had the hoe | Davis, Madlyn; Too Black Bad; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20909?) Pm12703 Yz L1039 |
| I'll tie it in a sack : and walk off talking to myself | Miles, Lizzie; Shootin' Star Blues; New York, 4 Jan. 1928; (77082) Ba7025 VJM VLP40 |
| I'm sad : because he didn't call around | Gross, Helen; Hard Luck Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (315641) Ajax17037 VJM VLP40 |
| He was so sad : I wasn't at home | Lucas, Jane; Leave My Man Alone; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17286) Ch16289 Yz L1035 |
| I sat deep in my saddle : and I don't *remember the name* | Collins, Sam; Yellow Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12738) Ge6146 OJL10 |
| If you let me get in your saddle : and just try me one time | Davis, Walter; Let Me in Your Saddle; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (0405111) BBB8282 RCA INT1085 |
| Just get in the saddle : tighten up on your reins | Patton, Charley; Pony Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15216) Pm12792 Yz L1020 |
| He mounts his saddle : so differently | Smith, Trixie; Ride Jockey Ride; New York, Dec. 1924; (1977?) Pm12245 CC29 |
| And it's some people said : these Big Bill blues ain't bad | Big Bill (Broonzy); Big Bill Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18385) Ch16400 Yz L1035 |
| I told you what I said : don't you drive the blues away | Blake, Blind; Hey Hey Daddy Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201081) Pm12606 Bio BLP12003 |
| The trainman said : there's a jubilee | Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5071 ) Vo1527 Yz L1036 |
| Old pal you said : two friends could understand | Cox, Ida; You Stole My Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (207681) Pm12704 BYG529073 |
| My mother said : six months before I was born | Delaney, Mattie; Down the Big Road Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM785 ) Vo1480 Yz L1009 |
| You laughed and said : honey I was driving you wild | Gillum, Bill Jazz; You're Laughing Now; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020822 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177 |
| The big dog said : pup you just begun | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I'm Gonna Get It; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020823 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177 |
| What you reckon she said : you're not obliged to go | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Poor Boy a Long Ways from Home; New York, 16 June 1927; (1442812) Co14246D Rt RL326 |
| Now Casey Jones said : before he died | James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158 |
| Waiter looked at me and said : hey brother pay up before you eat | Leecan, Bobby; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| Said my good girl said : she didn't want me no more | Lewis, Furry; Good Looking Girl Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1132 Rt RL329 |
| What I said : kicked your grandma dead | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519041) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| That's what I said : I got those cell bound blues | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Cell Bound Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1924; (100012) Pm12257 Mil MLP2001 |
| J C said : with a smile so fine | Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406292) Co14095D Co CL855 |
| And the porter said : we've got a load | Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406292) Co14095D Co CL855 |
| J C said : just before he died | Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406292) Co14095D Co CL855 |
| J C said : I don't feel right | Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406292) Co14095D Co CL855 |
| I don't believe a word she said : she's the lyingest woman in town | Smith, Bessie; Do Your Duty; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525772) OK8945 Co CL856 |
| The brakeman said : Clara you know this train ain't mine | Smith, Clara; Freight Train Blues; New York, 30 Sept. 1924; (1400643) Co14041D VJM VLP17 |
| You know it's often said : and I've done found out | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Honey Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO126 ) Vo1633 Yz L1031 |
| Foreman said : my daddy had gone down for his last last time | Smith, Trixie; Mining Camp Blues; New York, c. Feb. 1925; (20161) Pm12256 CC29 |
| Whoever said : a good man hard to find | Spivey, Victoria; My Handy Man; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401114B) OK8615 Sw S1240 |
| I shook my head and said : you going out with my best friend | Sykes, Roosevelt; Mr. Sykes Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18801) Ch16586 Yz L1033 |
| These are the words I said : to each and every man I met | White, Georgia; Walking the Street; Chicago, 28 Jan. 1937; (91104A) De7277 AH158 |
| President Roosevelt said : them welfare people they going to treat everybody right | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Welfare Store Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (053001 ) BBB8610 BC3 |
| The elephant said : when he swallowed the cat | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); Do It Right; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (1489783) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| Said : I ain't going to talk no more | Bird, Billy; Mill Man Blues; Atlanta, 29 Oct. 1928; (1473232) Co14381D Yz L1016 |
| Lord it's some boats sail : run from sun to sun | Ledbetter, Huddie; Red River Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16704 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Cast your sail : just pull into another shore | Smith, Bessie; Shipwreck Blues; New York, 11 June 1931; (1515973) Co14663D Co CL858 |
| My mama was a sailor : she love the ocean life | Daniels, Julius; My Mama Was a Sailor; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (379312) Vi20658 Rt RL326 |
| For God's sake : leave my gal alone | Lincoln, Charley; Jealous Hearted Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451032) Co14305D RBF RF9 |
| But for God's sake : leave my man alone | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Jealous Hearted Blues; New York, c. 15 Oct. 1924; (19242) Pm12252 Mil MLP2001 |
| Then again you know if he ask her for her salary : if she got a dollar she will swear that she ain't | Wheatstraw, Peetie; When a Man Gets Down; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90961A) De7243 Say SDR192 |
| Say you talk about Sally : talk about Sally Lou | Stokes, Frank; What's the Matter Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418261) ViV38531 Yz L1002 |
| There's old Aunt Sally : old and grey | Williams, Henry; Georgia Crawl; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1928; (1461482) Co14328D Rt RL316 |
| He ain't worth the salt : that goes in his bread | Smith, Clara; My Doggone Lazy Man; New York, 31 Jan. 1924; (815122) Co14016D VJM VLP16 |
| Then the cow jumped salty : Lord because it was against her rule | Washboard Sam; My Feet Jumped Salty; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644791) BBB8844 RCA LPV577 |
| I will have to jump salty : Lord because it's really against my rule | Washboard Sam; My Feet Jumped Salty; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644791) BBB8844 RCA LPV577 |
| Then that woman jumped salty : Lord because it was against her rule | Washboard Sam; My Feet Jumped Salty; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644791) BBB8844 RCA LPV577 |
| Then my feet jumped salty : Lord because it was against his rule | Washboard Sam; My Feet Jumped Salty; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644791) BBB8844 RCA LPV577 |
| You done sent salvation : to my very soul | Smith, Bessie; Take Me for a Buggy Ride; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525792) OK8949 Co CL856 |
| They call me woodcutting Sam : call me woodcutting Bill | McClennan, Tommy; Cross Cut Saw Blues; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064885 ) BBB8897 Rt RL305 |
| He belongs to Uncle Sam : but he's always on my mind | Smith, Clara; Deep Blue Sea Blues; New York, 19 Aug. 1924; (819313) Co14034D VJM VLP17 |
| Steeldriving Sam : steeldriving man of mine | Smith, Clara; Steel Drivin' Man; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (1401812) Co14053D VJM VLP17 |
| Steeldriving Sam : steeldriving man of mine | Smith, Clara; Steel Drivin' Man; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (1401812) Co14053D VJM VLP17 |
| But steeldriving Sam : steeldriving man of mine | Smith, Clara; Steel Drivin' Man; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (1401812) Co14053D VJM VLP17 |
| My name is Washboard Sam : but many call me loving Joe | Washboard Sam; Lover's Lane Blues; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703811) BBB9007 BC10 |
| Southern men are all the same : from Kentucky to New Orleans | Cox, Ida; Southern Woman's Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (2244?) Pm12298 Jo SM3098 |
| You arms don't feel the same : your lips is icebox cold | Johnson, Lonnie; Something Fishy; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91345A) De7388 Sw S1225 |
| But I feel all the same : mama if you die | Spand, Charlie; Good Gal; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15453) Pm12817 Yz L1015 |
| Oh you been raising sand : about what's going on | Washboard Sam; Yes I Got Your Woman; Chicago, 5 Aug. 1940; (049374 ) BBB8599 RBF RF16 |
| Says my brother stole a *ham sand* : the police has locked up me | Lincoln, Charley; Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451042) Co14272D His HLP4 |
| You walk Sandusky : keep your head hung down | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Pratt City Blues; Chicago, 23 Nov. 1926; (9950A) OK8420 Sw S1240 |
| Dan Sane Dan Sane : where have you been so long | Kelly, Jack; Kokomo Blues; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137212) MeM12812 Rt RL311 |
| Sashaying : all around the house | Bunn, Teddy; Pattin' Dat Cat; New York, 7 Apr. 1930; (597401) ViV38592 His HLP5 |
| I ain't had no sass : since she been gone | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
| And I said hello Satan : I believe it's time to go | Johnson, Robert; Me and the Devil Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3982) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| I was trying to moan to your satisfaction : till I treat my woman right | Alexander, Texas; Awful Moaning BluesPart 2; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402644B) OK8731 Rt RL327 |
| Lord I'll give you satisfaction : now if it's all night long | Big Bill (Broonzy); How You Want It Done; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (116112) Ba32436 Yz L1011 |
| Lord I'll give you satisfaction : now if it's all night long | Big Bill (Broonzy); How You Want It Done; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (116112) Ba32436 Yz L1011 |
| Ain't satisfactory : don't care what I do | House, Son; My Black MamaPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4082) Pm13042 OJL2 |
| Baby it ain't satisfactory : baby I don't care what I do | House, Son; My Black MamaPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4082) Pm13042 OJL2 |
| He wasn't satisfied : until he made him a snout | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
| He wasn't satisfied : until he made him a tail | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
| He wasn't satisfied : until he made him some eyes | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
| He wasn't satisfied : then he made his yas yas yas | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
| He wasn't satisfied : until he made him sick | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
| Because I can't be satisfied : and I can't be satisfied | Big Bill (Broonzy); I Can't Be Satisfied; Richmond, Ind., 2 May 1930; (16569) Ge7230 Yz L1011 |
| Oh I'm satisfied : I got the longest line | House, Son; Preachin' the BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4111) Pm13013 OJL5 |
| But I done got satisfied : South Memphis is my home | Stokes, Frank; South Memphis Blues; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555732) ViV38548 Rt RL308 |
| And I ain't satisfied : unless I'm rambling all the time | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Ramblin' Man; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210194) Pm12722 Bio BLP12004 |
| I can't be satisfied : woman and I can't be pleased | Wilkins, Robert; I Do Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (47000 ) Vi23379 OJL5 |
| I'm going to sweeten up on Saturday : what are the women through the week going to do | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Chock House Blues; Chicago, c. May or June 1926; (25582) Pm12373 Mil MLP2007 |
| Every Saturday : go to work in a doggone place | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Saturday Night Spender Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212012) Pm12771 Rt RL335 |
| The night I saw : little Mickey Mouse | Bunn, Teddy; Pattin' Dat Cat; New York, 7 Apr. 1930; (597401) ViV38592 His HLP5 |
| As soon as I saw : that I had won | Leecan, Bobby; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| Now I'm a crosscut saw : drive me across your log | McClennan, Tommy; Cross Cut Saw Blues; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064885 ) BBB8897 Rt RL305 |
| But try my crosscut saw : it's evil to the wood | McClennan, Tommy; Cross Cut Saw Blues; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064885 ) BBB8897 Rt RL305 |
| 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 |
| Big Eighty left Savannah : Lord it did not stop | McTell, Blind Willie; Statesboro Blues; Atlanta, 17 Oct. 1928; (471873) ViV38001 Yz L1005 |
| Going to Savannah : make some jack | McTell, Blind Willie; It's a Good Little Thing; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (140101) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| Got to save : that stuff of mine | Williams, Joe; Somebody's Been Borrowing that Stuff; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854881) BBB5900 RCA LPV518 |
| It's a sad word to say : but the best of friends have to part | Bailey, Kid; Rowdy Blues; Memphis, c. 25 Sept. 1929; (M211) Br7114 OJL5 |
| What she going to come back and say : when she find her daddy gone | Big Bill (Broonzy); C and A Blues; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1020B) ARC51265 Yz L1035 |
| Well the Good Book say : you got to reap just what you sow | Bracey, Mississippi; You Scolded Me and Drove Me from Your Door; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404764B) OK8904 OJL17 |
| Now some folks say : that love is blind | Brown, Bessie; Nobody But My Baby Is Getting My Love; New York, c. early Sept. 1926; (6813?) Ba1859 VJM VLP40 |
| You can only say : there's a good man has gone down | Carr, Leroy; Take a Walk Around the Corner; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (15604 ) Vo02986 Co C30496 |
| Well I ain't got no more to say : and I ain't going to chase you around | Easton, Amos; Green Country Gal; New York, 23 Aug. 1936; (61241A) De7440 AH158 |
| Now my mother used to say : the sign will be | Estes, Sleepy John; Time Is Drawing Near; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93005A) De7789 Sw S1220; |
| Don't care what you say : don't care what you do | Gibson, Clifford; Don't Put That Thing On Me; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571742) ViV38572 Yz L1006 |
| She won't never listen to what you say : and that will leave your heart in pain | Gibson, Clifford; HardHeaded Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577552) ViV38577 Yz L1027 |
| I don't care what they say : I don't care what they do | Green, Lil; Give Your Mama One Smile; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591501) BBB8640 RCA LPV574 |
| You say : he don't treat me right | Green, Lil; If I'm a Fool; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1942; (0708021) BBB8985 RCA LPV574 |
| Then all she will say : it'll never happen again | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Crooked Woman Blues; Atlanta, 10 Nov. 1927; (1451981) Co14280D CC36 |
| 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 heard the people say : Casey Jones can't run | James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158 |
| The women all say : he sure can sing | Kelly, Jack; Kokomo Blues; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137212) MeM12812 Rt RL311 |
| Some people say : worried blues ain't tough | Lewis, Furry; Falling Down Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1133 OJL21 |
| Oh some folks say : that them blues ain't bad | Lincoln, Charley; Jealous Hearted Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451032) Co14305D RBF RF9 |
| Some folks say : a preacher won't steal | McCoy, Joe; Preachers Blues; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7247 ) Vo1643 BC13 |
| Now some folks say : that a preacher won't steal | McCoy, Joe; Preachers Blues; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7247 ) Vo1643 BC13 |
| I imagine my companion say : I don't believe I'll see your smiling face again | Memphis Minnie; Meningitis Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59994 ) Vi23421 Rt RL337 |
| I heard my ??? companion say : I will see your smiling face again | Memphis Minnie; Memphis MinnieJitis Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5822 ) Vo1588 BC13 |
| Some people say : that the midnight blues ain't bad | Moore, William; Midnight Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203122) Pm12636 Rt RL340 |
| Sometimes she will say : baby I love you so | Nelson, Sonny Boy; Street Walkin'; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026001) BBB6672 Yz L1038 |
| Lets folks say : what they please | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green; Memphis, 12 May 1930; (599172) ViV38599 Jo SM3104 |
| She said ain't nothing I could say : *and Mary fact started home* and gone | Noble, George; The Seminole Blues; Chicago, 11 Feb. 1935; (C8972) ARC70675 Yz L1028 |
| Some people say : them overseas blues ain't bad | Patton, Charley; Down the Dirt Road Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15215) Pm12854 Yz L1020 |
| Some people say : the Green River blues ain't bad | Patton, Charley; Green River Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L443) Pm12972 Yz L1020 |
| Now some folks say : a preacher won't steal | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Come Along Little Children; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18656) Ch16654 Rt RL307 |
| I heard the wind say : it said mama please don't die | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Lost Wandering Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (16982) Pm12098 BYG529.078 |
| For to hear that elder say : for the laying her body down | Richardson, Mooch; Burying Ground Blues; Memphis, 23 Mar. 1928; (400375A) OK8576 Mam S3803 |
| But no matter what you say : a good woman never falls | Scruggs, Irene; My Back to the Wall; Richmond, Ind., 30 Aug. 1930; (16975A) Ge7296 Yz L1026 |
| What makes me say : daddy take all of me | Smith, Bessie; Take Me for a Buggy Ride; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525792) OK8949 Co CL856 |
| I hear them say : the oldest sister look like she's just twentyone | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Seven Sisters BluesPart 1; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO168A) Vo1641 Yz L1031 |
| But here's a thing I got to say : just quit me if you dare | Smith, Laura; Don't You Leave Me Here; New York, c. Mar. 1927; (71302) Ba1977 VJM VLP40 |
| You may say : that I'm changing fast | Spand, Charlie; Good Gal; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15453) Pm12817 Yz L1015 |
| I don't care what you say : don't you come here no more | Spivey, Victoria; Black Snake Swing; Chicago, 7 July 1936; (90785A) De7203 AH58 |
| Oh well some folks say : that a preacher won't steal | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47713) Pm12518 Rt RL308 |
| Oh well some folks say : that a preacher won't steal | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200432) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| Oh but the Good Book say : mama you got to reap just what you sow | Stokes, Frank; Mistreatin' Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454191) Vi21672 Rt RL308 |
| Lord my baby say : she heard the fortyfour whistle blow | Sykes, Roosevelt; 44 Blues; New York, 14 June 1929; (402451A) OK8702 His HLP5 |
| Ain't it sad to say : but the fun's all over now | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); The New Stop and Listen Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15513) Pm13134 Yz L1014 |
| Some folks say : a preacher won't steal | Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555712) ViV38547 Rt RL322 |
| When you say : you didn't want me no more | Washboard Sam; I'm Goin' to St. Louis; Chicago, 5 Aug. 1940; (049370 ) BBB8569 BC10 |
| You can't say : you want to fix your bed | Washboard Sam; I'm Not the Lad; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644781) BBB8878 RCA LPV577 |
| There's some folks say : that the redhot blues ain't bad | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Red Hot Blues; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1937; (C20311) Vo04066 CC3 |
| That is why I say : don't give no woman your last dime | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Last Dime Blues; Chicago, 20 July 1935; (C1081B) Vo03444 Say SDR191 |
| Say : he throwed his watch away | Lincoln, Charley; Chain Gang Trouble; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451082) Co14272D His HLP4 |
| *Now what I say* : save up your nickels and dimes | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp No. 2; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91153 ) De7391 BC4 |
| I could hear them all saying : he ain't no friend of mine | McClure, Matthew; Prisoner's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18798) Ch18514 Riv RM8819 |
| Now if you don't believe what I'm saying : ask old alligator Jack | Spivey, Victoria; The Alligator Pond Went Dry; St. Louis, 27 Apr. 1927; (80769B) OK8481 Spi LP2001 |
| Now it's some folks says : a preacher won't steal | Davis, Madlyn; Too Black Bad; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20909?) Pm12703 Yz L1039 |
| Because the Good Book says : you going to reap just what you sow | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Got to Reap What You Sow; Chicago, 17 May 1939; (034810 ) BBB8287 RCA INT1177 |
| The doctor says : he's almost dead | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shake That Thing; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2120?) Pm12281 Yz L1029 |
| Now little girl says : mama is that a fact | James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158 |
| But the Good Book says : that the best of friends must part | MacFarland, Barrel House Buck; I Got to Go Blues; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1934; (C9321 ) De7013 OJL20 |
| Listen to what I says : if you really wants to know | Washboard Sam; Lover's Lane Blues; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703811) BBB9007 BC10 |
| I've got to build me a scaffold : just to hang myself | Moore, Alice; Prison Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15448) Pm12868 CC37 |
| But when folks smell scandal : how they fly to spread the word | Moore, Monette; Scandal Blues; New York, c. Jan. 1925; (31779) Ajax17093 VJM VLP40 |
| Scandal : is just a nice fancy name for dirt | Moore, Monette; Scandal Blues; New York, c. Jan. 1925; (31779) Ajax17093 VJM VLP40 |
| Lord I'm so scared : I am trembling in my shoes | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Hangman's Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208162) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004 |
| I got to find me a scheme : to get my gal all to herself | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bootin' Me 'Bout; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15675) Pm12946 Mil MLP2004 |
| Playing hooky from school : just to rag that thing | Davis, Madlyn; Too Black Bad; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20909?) Pm12703 Yz L1039 |
| He ain't seen no music school : he can't read a note | Smith, Bessie; Jazzbo Brown from Memphis Town; New York, 18 Mar. 1926; (1418192) Co14133D Co CL856 |
| The kids in the school : are ready to write | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Gettin' Ready for Trial; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404682C) OK8856 OJL4 |
| You can read your schoolbook : and book on down | Reed, Willie; Texas Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476011) Co14407D Yz L1010 |
| Now when I was a schoolboy : I would not take no one's advice | Arnold, Kokomo; Broke Man Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91332A) De7417 CC25 |
| Know when you was a schoolboy : when you was going to school | Memphis Minnie; Man You Won't Give Me No Money; Chicago, 27 May 1936; (C13882) Vo03474 BC1 |
| I'm tired of being scolded : when I know I'm doing to best I can | Harris, Magnolia; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'Part 2; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930; (C7101 ) MeM12077 Yz L1031 |
| Some lowdown scoundrel : been fishing in my pond | Chatman, Bo; Old Devil; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278781) BBB8093 Yz L1007 |
| I heard you scratching : early in this room | Wilson, Leola B.; Down the Country; Chicago, c. Nov. 1926; (40122) Pm12444 Bio BLP12037 |
| She do that scraunch : she's the best in town | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Doin' the Scraunch; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510562) Co14591D CC36 |
| Find her doing that scraunch : on a Saturday night | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Doin' the Scraunch; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510562) Co14591D CC36 |
| You do that scraunch : and it's just too tight | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Doin' the Scraunch; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510562) Co14591D CC36 |
| She do that scraunch : it's good like that | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Doin' the Scraunch; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510562) Co14591D CC36 |
| They's the best scraunchers : you ever see | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Doin' the Scraunch; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510562) Co14591D CC36 |
| Find the best scraunchers : the world ever seen | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Doin' the Scraunch; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510562) Co14591D CC36 |
| Children stand there screaming : mama we ain't got no home | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rising High Water Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (44915) Pm12487 Mil MLP2007 |
| Poor people was screaming : and running every which away | Johnson, Lonnie; St. Louis Cyclone Blues; New York, 3 Oct. 1927; (81503B) OK8512 CC30 |
| Women and children were screaming : saying mama where must we go | Johnson, Lonnie; Flood Water Blues; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91341A) De7397 Sw S1225 |
| I feel like screaming : I feel like crying | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Moonshine Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1608?) Pm12083 BYG529.078 |
| Do you hear me screaming : you're going to take me to my grave | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Slave to the Blues; New York, Jan. 1926; (23692) Pm12332 Mil MLP2001 |
| Oh hollering and screaming : where that longgone man of mine | Sluefoot Joe; Shouting Baby Blues; Long Island City, c. Apr. 1929; ( ) QRSR7086 His HLP17 |
| I can do your screwing : till the plumber man comes | Chatman, Bo; All Around Man; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992381) BBB6295 Mel MLP7324 |
| I'd rather hear the screws : on my coffin sound | Lewis, Furry; Furry's Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454241) ViV38519 Rt RL333 |
| We got to scuffle : that house rent tonight | Johnson, Lil; House Rent Scuffle; Chicago, c. 29 June 1929; (C3749 ) Vo1410 Yz L1039 |
| It's raining and storming on the sea : we're miles and miles from shore | Johnson, Lonnie; Life Saver Blues; New York, 9 Nov. 1927; (81801B) OK8557 CC30 |
| But I didn't have no seat : in my pants | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977?) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| She will wake up in one second : when she hears a car horn blow | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Hard to Rule Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203353) Pm12670 Bio BLP12004 |
| And she had a little secret : ooo Lord make a washboard have it too | Washboard Sam; She Belongs to the Devil; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644841) BBB8937 RCA LPV577 |
| I been working on the section : *section* thirtytwo | Alexander, Texas; Section Gang Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81224B) OK8498 Rt RL312 |
| You tell what you see : don't you call my name | Arnold, Kokomo; Busy Bootin'; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9923A) De7139 Say SDR163 |
| And now if you can't see if you can't see : if you deaf and dumb you deaf and dumb | Arnold, Kokomo; Let Your Money Talk; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9924 ) De7191 BC4 |
| I can't see : what brought me here | Beaman, Lottie; Goin' Away Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14163A) Ge6624 OJL6 |
| I can't see : what brought me here | Beaman, Lottie; Goin' Away Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14163A) Ge6624 OJL6 |
| I can't see : what brought me here | Beaman, Lottie; Going Away Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC604 ) Br7147 Yz L1018 |
| I can't see : what brought me here | Beaman, Lottie; Going Away Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC604 ) Br7147 Yz L1018 |
| I want to go see : that gal of mine | Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5071 ) Vo1527 Yz L1036 |
| Can make a blind man see : a lame man walk | Carter, George; Hot Jelly Roll Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1929; (211542) Pm12750 Yz L1012 |
| We going to see : who can double in a knot the best | Chatman, Bo; Double Up in a Knot; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026171) BBB6659 Yz L1034 |
| I hate to see : the evening sun go down | Cleveland, Big Boy; Goin' to Leave You Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 12 Apr. 1927; (12700) Ge6108 His HLP22 |
| I'd rather see : my coffin come rolling in my door | Cox, Ida; Ida Cox's Lawdy, Lawdy Blues; Chicago, July 1923; (1488?) Pm12064 BYG529073 |
| You ought to see : them preachers run | Davis, Madlyn; Too Black Bad; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20909?) Pm12703 Yz L1039 |
| But people before I will stand to see : my good woman go down | Davis, Walter; Travelin' this Lonesome Road; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854801) BBB5982 RCA INT1175 |
| Now can't you see : more and more every year | Estes, Sleepy John; Time Is Drawing Near; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93005A) De7789 Sw S1220; |
| We going to see : who can do the boogiewoogie the best | Ezell, Will; Pitchin' Boogie; Richmond, Ind., 20 Sept. 1929; (15650) Pm12855 Mil MLP2018 |
| I hate to see : that rising sun go down | Fuller, Blind Boy; Somebody's Been Talkin'; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26599A) Vo05527 Rt RL318 |
| I hate to see : that rising sun go down | Fuller, Blind Boy; Somebody's Been Talkin'; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26599A) Vo05527 Rt RL318 |
| I hate to see : that evening sun go down | Henderson, Katherine; St. Louis Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (236A) QRSR7024 His HLP21 |
| I went to see : what the noise was all about | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Hurry and Bring It Back Home; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (1460552) Co14372D CC36 |
| Babe I can't see : honey to save my life | Hill, King Solomon; Tell Me Baby; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12582) Pm13129 Yz L1004 |
| Well I hates to see : that evening sun go down | Jackson, Jim; St. Louis Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM805 ) Vo1477 Yz L1003 |
| I just can't see : what in the world is you waiting on | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Change My Luck Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203872) Pm12639 Mil MLP2007 |
| Trying to see : if my good gal going to make it home all right | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Pneumonia Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15669) Pm12880 Mil MLP2013 |
| You ought to see : this big black jack of mine | Johnson, Billiken; Wild Jack Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476072) Co14405D Rt RL315 |
| I just stop to see : would you miss me from singing these lonesome songs | Johnson, Lonnie; Mr. Johnson Swing; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63520A) De7509 Sw S1225 |
| Men can't you see : you can't keep a whole woman by yourself | Johnson, Lonnie; Crowin' Rooster Blues; Chicago, 7 Feb. 1941; (0592051) BBB8804 RCA LPV518; |
| You ought to see : that curlyheaded monkeyhead | Jordan, Charley; Hunkie Tunkie Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5841 ) Vo1528 Yz L1003 |
| Baby I can see : just what's on your mind | Lee, Bertha; Mind Reader Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (147361) Vo02650 OJL17 |
| I want to see want to see : the girl I'm *for painted about* | Lewis, Furry; Good Looking Girl Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1132 Rt RL329 |
| He can't see : but he sure can smell | Memphis Minnie; New Dirty Dozens; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5894 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
| And just to see : what kind of woman you make | Oden, Jimmy; Sitting Down Thinking Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18796) Ch16540 Riv RM8819 |
| Well I looked there to see : if I was closer to my man | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Lost Wandering Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (16982) Pm12098 BYG529.078 |
| I'd rather see : this whole world sloppy drunk | Smith, Bessie; Ticket Agent Ease Your Window Down; New York, 5 Apr. 1924; (816702) Co14025D Co CL855 |
| I hate to see : the evening sun go down | Smith, Bessie; The St. Louis Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402411) Co14064D Co CL855 |
| I hate to see : that evening sun go down | Smith, Bessie; St. Louis BluesPart; New York, c. Aug. 1929; (NY??? ) CiJ1016 or 17 Jo SM3098 |
| She made a blind man see : and a dumb man talk | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); No Matter How She Done It; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11210A) Vo1699 Yz L1039 |
| And before I would stand to see : my baby leave this town | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Hard Dallas Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210182) Pm12708 Bio BLP12004 |
| I never will see : sweet babe ever anymore | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Stop and Listen Blues No. 2; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404785?) OK8859 Mam S3804 |
| The only way I see : is take my clothes and float | Wallace, Sippie; The Flood Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80840B) OK8470 Sw S1240 |
| If you want to see : the women that may clown | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91152A) De7292 BC4 |
| I want to see : if I can find my good gal there | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Evil Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203792) Pm12662 Mil MLP2018 |
| Going to see : old Dr *fojo* bones | Yates, Blind Richard; Sore Bunion Blues; New York, c. 9 Apr. 1927; (GEX578A) Ge6104 His HLP1 |
| See : if it will drive your blues away | Blake, Blind; Wabash Rag; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (201542) Pm12597 Yz L1016 |
| It didn't seem : that he paid me no mind | Blake, Blind; Doing a Stretch; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15249A) Pm12810 Bio BLP12023 |
| My ice don't seem : to melt away | Spivey, Victoria; My Handy Man; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401114B) OK8615 Sw S1240 |
| I never seen : the likes since I been born | Chatman, Bo; Sales Tax; San Antonio, 27 Mar. 1934; (826351) BBB5453 Yz L1014 |
| I never seen : a judge as mean as you before | Foster, Dessa; Tell It to the Judge No. 2; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C7239?) MeM12117 Yz L1031 |
| I never have seen : Lord such a sight before | Shade, Will; Jim Strainer; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599612) Vi23421 Rt RL337 |
| You ain't seen : such shaking hips | Smith, Bessie; Trombone Cholly; New York, 3 Mar. 1927; (1435753) Co14232D Co CL858 |
| Say I did selfmurder : I died with my boots on | Carr, Leroy; Suicide Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164421) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| Say I did selfmurder : I died with my boots on | Jones, Maggie; Suicide Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1925; (1404903) Co14070D VJM VLP23 |
| That stuff you sell : ain't no good | Davis, Walter; That Stuff You Sell Ain't No Good; Louisville, 10 June 1931; (694162) ViV23282 RCA INT1085 |
| That stuff you sell : ain't no wine | Davis, Walter; That Stuff You Sell Ain't No Good; Louisville, 10 June 1931; (694162) ViV23282 RCA INT1085 |
| The stuff you sell : ain't no booze | Davis, Walter; That Stuff You Sell Ain't No Good; Louisville, 10 June 1931; (694162) ViV23282 RCA INT1085 |
| The stuff you sell : in a jug | Davis, Walter; That Stuff You Sell Ain't No Good; Louisville, 10 June 1931; (694162) ViV23282 RCA INT1085 |
| That stuff you sell : ain't so good | Davis, Walter; That Stuff You Sell Ain't No Good; Louisville, 10 June 1931; (694162) ViV23282 RCA INT1085 |
| You got something you can't sell : and you can't give away | Memphis Minnie; You Can't Give It Away; Chicago, 10 Jan. 1935; (C9644A) De7048 Pal PL101 |
| What you trying to sell : ain't nobody buying | Memphis Minnie; You Can't Give It Away; Chicago, 10 Jan. 1935; (C9644A) De7048 Pal PL101 |
| The root that I'm selling : from it you can get lots of juice | Davis, Walter; Root Man Blues; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914301) BBB6040 RCA INT1085 |
| Cotton have started to selling : but it keeps going down and down | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); We Sure Got Hard Times Now; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502731) Co14558D CC36 |
| I'll make *change selling* : that is all | Mason, Moses; Shrimp Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203023) Pm12605 Rt RL325 |
| He's a man that sells : he's a man that buys | Wilkins, Robert; New Stock Yard Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX107 ) Vo03223 OJL21 |
| If I can't find her in West Selma : she must be in East Monroe I know | Johnson, Robert; I Believe I'll Dust My Broom; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25811) ARC70481 Co C30034; |
| I think I heard that old Seminole : yeah baby when she blows | Noble, George; The Seminole Blues; Chicago, 11 Feb. 1935; (C8972) ARC70675 Yz L1028 |
| If you had good sense : you'd be down in misery | Washboard Sam; Big Woman; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01885 ) BBB6870 BC10 |
| And I didn't say one sentence : till six months after you left | Harris, Magnolia; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'Part 2; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930; (C7101 ) MeM12077 Yz L1031 |
| I know I serve a great long sentence : in the penitentiary | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Ease It to Me Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461732) Co14614D BC7 |
| If you give me light sentence : I won't come here no more | Howell, Peg Leg; Ball and Chain Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482702) Co14535D Rt RL318 |
| Got me a lifetime sentence : down in Sugarland | Ledbetter, Huddie; Shorty George; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (168142) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| 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 |
| Looking for some sergeant : to release some man | Collins, Sam; Midnight Special Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13035) Ge6307 OJL10 |
| You can go tell the sergeant : you can tell Chief O'Brien | Gibson, Clifford; I'm Tired of Being Mistreated; New York, 14 June 1929; (402459B) OK8742 Yz L1027 |
| 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'm going to tell the sergeant : *he the* chief of police | Jackson, Jim; I'm Wild About My Lovin'; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454161) ViV38505 His HLP32 |
| I'm going to tell the sergeant : and the see the chief police | Jackson, Jim; Hesitation Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM804 ) Vo1477 Her H205 |
| Got a mad dog sergeant : honey and he won't knock off | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Prison Cell Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203882) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| Going to the sergeant : trying to free her man | McCoy, Joe; Shake Mattie; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO109A) Vo1668 Mam S3803 |
| The police and a sergeant : they's acoming after me | Wilkins, Robert; Police Sergeant Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM741B) Br7168 Rt RL307 |
| You do the world a service : but you want to wear my pants | Cannon, Gus; Last Chance Blues; Chicago, c. 12 Sept. 1929; (C4337 ) Br7138 His HLP15 |
| Now you let the serviceman : take you everywhere | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I'm Gonna Leave You on the Outskirts of Town; Chicago, 30 July 1942; (074648 ) BBB9042 RCA INT1177 |
| You know this must be the devil I'm serving : I know it can't be Jesus Christ | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Fool's Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO167A) Vo1674 Yz L1010 |
| They started serving : ??? wine | Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022 |
| 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 |
| *But he will stay where he set : and search hard in his face* | Perkins, Gertrude; No Easy Rider Blues; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1927; (1453401) Co14313D Fwy FJ2802 |
| You are three times seven : you know just what you want to do | Clayton, Jennie; I Packed My Suitcase, Started to the Train; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403121) Vi21412 Rt RL311 |
| For she's three times seven : and she knows what she wants to do | Darby, Blind; Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15566) Pm12828 Yz L1003 |
| Lord I'm three time seven : baby why can't you see | Dean, Joe; I'm So Glad I'm TwentyOne Years Old Today; Chicago, c. 7 Aug. 1930; (C5991 ) Vo1544 Yz L1028 |
| Lord I'm three times seven : I'm going to have my way | Dean, Joe; I'm So Glad I'm TwentyOne Years Old Today; Chicago, c. 7 Aug. 1930; (C5991 ) Vo1544 Yz L1028 |
| Now you three times seven : you know what you want to do | Estes, Sleepy John; Black Mattie Blues; Memphis, 2 Oct. 1929; (563351) ViV38582 Rt RL307 |
| You three times seven you three times seven : you ought to know what you want you ought to | Estes, Sleepy John; Airplane Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62482A) De7354 Sw S1219 |
| Says you three time seven : and you knows what you want to do | Gillum, Bill Jazz; You're Laughing Now; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020822 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177 |
| Now you know you left poor me at seven : come back at eight | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; How Come Mama Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15213) Pm12802 Yz L1010 |
| You're three times seven : and you know what you want to do | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Corinna Blues; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25442) Pm12367 Mil MLP2004 |
| Because she's three time seven : and she knows just exactly what to do | Lasky, Louie; How You Want Your Rollin' Done; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C915C) Vo02955 Her H201 |
| Nineteen and seventeen : when the world was tough | Memphis Minnie; In My Girlish Days; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C37641) OK06410 BC1 |
| Wanted to put my twentyfive fifty seventyfive : in her seven seventeen twentyfour | Blake, Blind; Playing Policy Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L6471) Pm13035 Bio BLP12003 |
| She don't dress shabby : and wears a tam | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green; Memphis, 12 May 1930; (599172) ViV38599 Jo SM3104 |
| Last time I searched this shack : you know I found half a pint of gin | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Tell It to the Judge No. 1; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C7238A) MeM12117 Yz L1031 |
| They got me in shackles : I'm wearing my ball and chain | Patton, Charley; Hammer Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L472) Pm12998 Yz L1020 |
| We stopped under a shadetree : laying in the cool | Washboard Sam; She Belongs to the Devil; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644841) BBB8937 RCA LPV577 |
| Lord if I come out and see my shadow : John I believe I'll go back in | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Ground Hog Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070143 ) BBB9031 BC3 |
| I say I'd rather be shaggy : mama just like a dog | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Shaggy Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (4415 ) Pm12489 Rt RL319 |
| You can shake : just like it would shake a tree | Bell, Anna; Shake It, Black Bottom; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (175 ) QRSR7009 His HLP21 |
| Time the meat shake : it's a sign a woman lose her home | Johnson, Tommy; Big Fat Mama Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454651) Vi38535 Rt RL330 |
| Mmm time meat shake : it's sign a fatmouth lose his home | Johnson, Tommy; Big Fat Mama Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454651) Vi38535 Rt RL330 |
| My redhot shaker : plays it all the time | Davis, Madlyn; It's Red Hot; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20908?) Pm12703 Yz L1039 |
| Every time it shakes : it's a sign my baby's home | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Deceitful Brownskin Woman; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200652) Pm12551 Bio BLP12015 |
| Shook her like he shaking : jelly on a plate | Arnold, Kokomo; Shake That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1936; (90795A) De7212 CC25 |
| When she start shaking : it's *long loose please* | Bunn, Teddy; Pattin' Dat Cat; New York, 7 Apr. 1930; (597401) ViV38592 His HLP5 |
| When start to shaking : it's too tight then | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Giving It Away; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404683A) OK8908 OJL19 |
| It's a lowdown shame : the way you treat poor me | Carr, Leroy; Low Down Dog Blues; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7215A) Vo1605 Yz L1036 |
| And I mean it's a shame : the way she went and left poor me | Carr, Leroy; Big Four Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164161) Vo03349 Co C30496 |
| Well that a pity and a shame : ways the women treats the men | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Ain't It a Pity and a Shame; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6488A) Vo1649 Say SDR191 |
| And if I don't find her in Shanghai : ooo Lord I'm going to look all over the Gulf of Mexico | Washboard Sam; Gonna Hit the Highway; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703771) BBB8997 RCA LPV577 |
| Get in a shape : like a fishing worm | Smith, Trixie; Black Bottom Hop; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (23641) Pm12336 CC29 |
| I went down to the shed : put my suitcase in my hand | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
| Then you will be the only sheik : it is in San Antone | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Yodeling Fiddling Blues; San Antonio, 12 June 1930; (404146B) OK8834 Mam S3804 |
| Papa likes his sherry : mama likes her corn | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Barrel House Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (15982) Pm12082 BYG529.078 |
| Got a brand new Shetland : man already trained | Patton, Charley; Pony Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15216) Pm12792 Yz L1020 |
| Now those police shifted : those pistol in my side | McCoy, Joe; Joliet Bound; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11220A) Vo1686 Yz L1021 |
| Every time she shimmies : a skinny woman leaves her home | Martin, Sara; Blind Man Blues; New York, c. 1 Aug. 1923; (71711B) OK8090 Sw S1240 |
| Shake your shimmy : like I'm shaking mine | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
| You shake your shimmy : shake it fast | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
| If you can't shake your shimmy : shake your yas yas yas | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
| She shakes her shimmy : to who she please | Collins, Sam; New Salty Dog; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108371) Ba32311 OJL10 |
| Bet he can't shimmy : but he struts his stuff | McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (1493192) Co14657D Yz L1037 |
| She would've did the shimmy : but her dress was too tight | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; It Won't Act Right; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599642) ViV38620 Jo SM3104 |
| This winter you women better shimmy : and shimmy right fast | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Round and Round; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64732 ) Vi23256 Jo SM3104 |
| Papa likes to shimmy : mama likes to *cole* | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Barrel House Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (15982) Pm12082 BYG529.078 |
| I will shimmy : from A to Z | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Down in the Basement; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26271) Pm12395 Jo SM3098 |
| Jumped up and done a shimmy : you ain't never seen | Smith, Bessie; Preachin' the Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (1434902) Co14195D Co CL858 |
| We going to shake our shimmy : anyhow | Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 2; Chicago, 3 July 1935; (C1059?) Vo03375 RBF RF202 |
| Every time she do the shimmy : I holler hot dog | Weaver, Curley; Sweet Patunia; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473042) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| If you can't shimmy : shake your yas yas yas | Williams, Joe; I'm Getting Wild About Her; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539901) BBB8774 BC6 |
| I might start shimmying : don't let nobody in | Collins, Sam; Slow Mama Slow; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108392) Ba32311 OJL10 |
| I'm going to shimmysheewobble : with every fair brown I meet | Collins, Chasey; Atlanta Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962491) BBB6187 BC6 |
| She doing the shimmysheewobble : right across the hall | Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555712) ViV38547 Rt RL322 |
| Shimmysheewobble : babe that's all | Smith, Trixie; Don't Shake It No More; New York, c. June 1924; (18072) Pm12211 CC29 |
| Do the shimshamshimmy : till the rising sun | Smith, Bessie; Gimme a Pigfoot; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525782) OK8949 Co CL856 |
| Oh the sun's going to shine : in my back door some day | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Back Door Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18221) Ch16361 Yz L1019 |
| Now the sun's going to shine : in my back door some day | Estes, Sleepy John; Diving Duck Blues; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555962) ViV38549 RBF RF8 |
| Now the sun going to shine : in my back door some day | Estes, Sleepy John; Jack and Jill Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62479A) De7365 RBF RF8 |
| The sun going to shine : in my back door some day | Harris, William; I'm Leavin' Town; Birmingham, Ala., c. 18 July 1927; (GEX743B) Ge6306 Yz L1001 |
| The sun going to shine : in my back door some day | Harris, William; Bull Frog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14318) Ge6661 OJL5 |
| But the sun going to shine : once more in my back door | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); She's Gone Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473061) Co14461D RBF RF15 |
| Well the sun's going to shine : in my back door some day | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Deceitful Brownskin Woman; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200652) Pm12551 Bio BLP12015 |
| Crying sun going to shine : in my back door some day | Johnson, Tommy; Big Road Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418372) Vi21279 Rt RL330 |
| Mmm sun going to shine : in my back door some day | Johnson, Tommy; Maggie Campbell Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418392) Vi21409 Rt RL330 |
| Say the sun's going to shine : in my back door some day | Lewis, Furry; Sweet Papa Moan; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1116 RBF RF11 |
| The sun's going to shine : in my back door some day | Smith, Bessie; Sobbin' Hearted Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402492) Co14056D Co CL855 |
| But the sun's going to shine : in my back door some day | Smith, Trixie; Freight Train Blues; New York, 26 May 1938; (63866A) De7489 Cor CP58 |
| Because the sun's going to shine : in my back door some day | Wallace, Sippie; Have You Ever Been Down; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80838A) OK8499 Bio BLPC6 |
| Now the sun is going to shine : in my back door some day | Williamson, Sonny Boy; She Don't Love Me That Way; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070146 ) BB340701 BC3 |
| The pale moon shines : down on the mountain still | Cox, Ida; Blue Kentucky Blues; New York, late Jan. 1925; (20032) Pm12258 BYG529073 |
| Now when the sun is shining : everybody's happy as can be | Arnold, Kokomo; Laugh and Grin Blues; Chicago, 12 Mar. 1937; (91135A) De7285 CC25 |
| Now I see something shining : daylight is breaking all around | Arnold, Kokomo; Big Ship Blues; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91167A) De7361 Say SDR163 |
| Eyeballs shining : like a diamond ring | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants to Knock a Jug; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7223A) Vo1651 Yz L1036 |
| Because old moon you'll be shining : when I'm dead and gone | Cox, Ida; Blue Kentucky Blues; New York, late Jan. 1925; (20032) Pm12258 BYG529073 |
| Say the stars is shining : I know it can't be rain | Gibson, Clifford; Keep Your Windows Pinned; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57757) ViV38612 Yz L1006 |
| When the sun is shining : it's time to make hay | Smith, Bessie; You've Been a Good Old Wagon; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402511) Co14079D Co CL855 |
| With her headlights just shining : like ??? all behind | Virgial, Otto; Little Girl in Rome; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962401) BBB6213 Mam S3802 |
| You're like an old ship : that sprung a leak | Cox, Ida; Worn Down Daddy Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (207661) Pm12704 BYG529073 |
| The way the waves is rocking this ship : we won't see home no more | Johnson, Lonnie; Life Saver Blues; New York, 9 Nov. 1927; (81801B) OK8557 CC30 |
| Mama's shipwrecked shipwrecked : she ain't got no time to lose | Smith, Clara; Shipwrecked Blues; New York, 3 Apr. 1925; (1404911) Co14077D CC32 |
| Lord *he gave her a shirt : it was a shirt of pink* | Byrd, John; Billy Goat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2892) Pm12997 Yz L1001 |
| Take off your shirt : hang it on the chair | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Come On In; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1931; (L7192) Pm13104 Riv RM8803 |
| Wouldn't wear a shirt : after it tear | Washboard Sam; Life Is Just a Book; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644771) BBB8909 RCA LPV577 |
| You can iron my shirts : you can bless my soul | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Airy Man Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (18512) Pm12219 Yz L1029 |
| And my rider's got the ??? shivers : swear it just won't stop | Patton, Charley; Love My Stuff; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14746 ) Vo02782 Mam S3802 |
| Your hugs are so shocking : your eyes tell me yes | Moore, Whistlin' Alex; It Wouldn't Be So Hard; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495622) Co14496D His HLP32 |
| You're like an old shoe : I must throw away | Cox, Ida; Worn Down Daddy Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (207661) Pm12704 BYG529073 |
| But when you take off her shoe : you can smell her stinking feet | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Don't Wake It Up; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15601) Pm13152 Bio BLP12041 |
| All I want is a new pair of shoes : that is all I pray | Bennett, Will; Real Estate Blues; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K128 ) Vo1464 Rt RL334 |
| Give me back my hat and shoes : now baby I bought | Big Bill (Broonzy); I've Got to Dig You; Chicago, 17 Apr. 1940; (WC3034A) Vo05563 RBF RF16 |
| Walked out of my shoes : over this ice and snow | Blake, Blind; Georgia Bound; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15466) Pm12824 Bio BLP12037 |
| He won't buy me no shoes : he won't buy me no clothes | Bogan, Lucille; My Man Is Boogan Me; New York, 31 July 1934; (154872) Ba33375 Rt RL317 |
| I ain't got no shoes : and I ain't got no clothes | Carr, Leroy; Tight Time Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164331) Vo03034 Bio BLPC9 |
| I got holes in my shoes : and my feet is getting damp | Gillum, Bill Jazz; You're Laughing Now; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020822 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177 |
| *Low cut* shoes : and their evening gowns | James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158 |
| Then I'll hide my shoes : somewhere here in your shirttail | Little Son Joe; Black Cat Swing; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (C40981) OK06707 BC1 |
| I'll put coals in someone's shoes : to make warts when they walk | Moore, Monette; Scandal Blues; New York, c. Jan. 1925; (31779) Ajax17093 VJM VLP40 |
| Wear my buck??? shoes : and drink my pint of corn | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Going Back to Memphis; Memphis, 5 June 1930; (62583 ) Vi23310 Jo SM3104 |
| Then get you a pair of them *keen*toed shoes : and one of them old *peat*back soldier coats | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Welfare Store Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (053001 ) BBB8610 BC3 |
| Shoo chicken shoo : I don't want no banties on my yard | Memphis Minnie; Plymouth Rock Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5831 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| He started to shoot : the gun wouldn't go | Blake, Blind; Low Down Loving Gal; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208875) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003 |
| They're going to see some shooting : like they've never seen before | Henderson, Katherine; West End Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (235A) QRSR7024 His HLP21 |
| Want to see some shooting : like there never has been before | Mack, Alura; West End Blues; Richmond, Ind., 1 Mar. 1929; (14847) Ge6813 His HLP4 |
| But when the stars are shooting : I know bad luck is in that sign | Miles, Lizzie; Shootin' Star Blues; New York, 4 Jan. 1928; (77082) Ba7025 VJM VLP40 |
| Because that jive you and Willie B's shooting : coldest stuff in town | Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); Coldest Stuff in Town; New York, 14 Sept. 1934; (15952 ) Vo02821 Yz L1021 |
| Went to the barber shop : to get me a shine | Estes, Sleepy John; Drop Down; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93009A) De7766 Sw S1220 |
| Now you better go to the blacksmith's shop : and get yourself overhauled | Smith, Bessie; You've Been a Good Old Wagon; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402511) Co14079D Co CL855 |
| But life is really too short : to be worried about them old nogood ways | Doyle, Little Buddy; Hard Scufflin' Blues; Memphis, 1 July 1939; (MEM171) OK05771 Rt RL329 |
| You know life is too short : to worry about the one you love | Estes, Sleepy John; Jack and Jill Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62479A) De7365 RBF RF8 |
| I'm not short : I'm long and tall | Gibson, Clifford; Tired of Being Mistreated Part 2; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (485A) QRSR7079 Yz L1006 |
| Because your hair is so short : swear to God I can smell your *brand* | Kid Stormy Weather; Short Hair Blues; Jackson, Miss., 17 Oct. 1935; (JAX1792) Vo03145 BC7 |
| He not so short : he not so tall | Memphis Minnie; Squat It; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9426A) De7146 Rt RL329 |
| He said because my breath is getting short : and my heart is beating awful slow | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (040525 ) BBB8265 BC3; |
| Well now they call me Cooncan Shorty : the man from Cooncan Land | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Coon Can Shorty; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60512A) De7159 Say SDR192 |
| He got shot : with a fortyfour | Collins, Sam; New Salty Dog; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108371) Ba32311 OJL10 |
| Get me a shotgun : and use it in the woods | Campbell, Bob; Shotgun Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154841) Vo02830 Rt RL340 |
| Going to buy a shotgun : long as I am tall | Cole, James; Mistreated the Only Friend You Had; Richmond, Ind., 16 Jan. 1932; (18324) Ch16718 Rt RL311 |
| I'm going to buy me a shotgun : long as I am tall | Johnson, Lonnie; Low Land Moan; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1927; (82043A) OK8677 CC30 |
| I got my eye on my shotgun : the other one is on your trunk | Moore, Rosie Mae; Staggering Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418302) Vi21280 Rt RL310 |
| Her husband come in with his shotgun : and he run me for a solid mile | Sykes, Roosevelt; No Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1930; (C6475A) MeM12086 Yz L1033 |
| Well I'm going to take my old shotgun : ooo well well and I'm going to raise some country hell | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Low Down Rascal; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60507A) De7200 Say SDR192 |
| Go bring my shotgun : my *biskins* and shells | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shady Grove Blues; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064492 ) BBB8914 BC20 |
| Buy a shotgun : start over again | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); Do It Right; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (1489783) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| ??? on her shoulder : piece of paper in her hand | Collins, Sam; Midnight Special Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13035) Ge6307 OJL10 |
| Blues around my shoulder : blues are all around my head | Hurt, Mississippi John; Blue Harvest Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401487A) OK8692 Bio BLPC4 |
| Shake your shoulder : shake your wig | Nelson, Romeo; Gettin' Dirty Just Shakin' that Thing; Chicago, 9 Oct. 1929; (C4629 ) Vo1447 OJL15 |
| I'm going to hang this mandolin under my shoulder : right down front street I'll go | Rachel, James Yank; Little Sarah; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555972) ViV38595 Rt RL310 |
| You shake your shoulder : you shake them fast | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
| ??? shoulders : nice and cute through the waist | Stokes, Frank; Blues in D; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200482) Pm12552 Bio BLP12041 |
| You can't shake your shoulders : shake your yas yas yas | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
| Now I went to the show : the other night | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shave Em Dry; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10042?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| We going to show : our nickers anyhow | Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 2; Chicago, 3 July 1935; (C1059?) Vo03375 RBF RF202 |
| Get me a pick and shovel : dig down in the ground | Beaman, Lottie; Rolling Log Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14162) Ge6624 OJL6 |
| Get me a pick and shovel : dig down in the ground | Beaman, Lottie; Rollin' Log Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC605 ) Br7147 Yz L1018 |
| Says a pick and a shovel : way down *Joe Brown's* coal mine | Daniels, Julius; NinetyNine Year Blues; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (379322) Vi unissued Fwy FA2953 |
| Get your pick and shovel : work with that construction bunch | Edwards, Susie; Construction Gang; New York, 12 Sept. 1924; (72817B) OK8163 Sw S1240 |
| Get a pick and shovel : dig down in the mine | Howell, Peg Leg; Ball and Chain Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482702) Co14535D Rt RL318 |
| Grab a pick and shovel : and roll from sun to sun | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Chock House Blues; Chicago, c. May or June 1926; (25582) Pm12373 Mil MLP2007 |
| I got myself a pick and shovel : I reached twelve that night | Johnson, Alec; Next Week Sometime; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473822) Co14416D CC3 |
| He said get your pick and shovel : and get deep down in mine | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); No Job Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203432) Pm12609 Bio BLP12004 |
| Get you a shovel : and go down in the mine | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Gettin' Ready for Trial; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404682C) OK8856 OJL4 |
| And with a light shower : baby we change our clothes | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Penal Farm Blues; Indianapolis, c. June 1928; (IND625 ) Vo1192 Yz L1019 |
| Now besides the shower : ain't got no help for you | House, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4254) Pm12990 OJL11 |
| The old folks showing : the young folks how to do | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shake That Thing; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2120?) Pm12281 Yz L1029 |
| I found a crab with a shrimp : trying to do the shimmyshee | McTell, Blind Willie; Talking to Myself; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502572) Co14551D Yz L1005 |
| Here is my shrimp : fifty cents a quart | Mason, Moses; Shrimp Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203023) Pm12605 Rt RL325 |
| Have my shrimp : both done and raw | Mason, Moses; Shrimp Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203023) Pm12605 Rt RL325 |
| Have my shrimp : I'm selling them fast | Mason, Moses; Shrimp Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203023) Pm12605 Rt RL325 |
| Selling your shrimp : don't sell them so high | Mason, Moses; Shrimp Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203023) Pm12605 Rt RL325 |
| Selling my shrimp : don't mean no harm | Mason, Moses; Shrimp Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203023) Pm12605 Rt RL325 |
| Selling my shrimp : won't be here long | Mason, Moses; Shrimp Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203023) Pm12605 Rt RL325 |
| He get to flatfoot shuffling : call it everything | Leecan, Bobby; Macon Georgia CutOut; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| Front door shut : back one too | Fuller, Blind Boy; Step It Up and Go; New York, 5 Mar. 1940; (26592A) Vo05476 BC11 |
| He made him sick : and then made him well | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
| I know you're sick : can't get well | Davis, Walter; That Stuff You Sell Ain't No Good; Louisville, 10 June 1931; (694162) ViV23282 RCA INT1085 |
| My mama's sick : papa's dead and gone | Howell, Peg Leg; Away from Home; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482732) Co14535D Rt RL318 |
| My mama's sick : my papa's dead and gone | Howell, Peg Leg; Away from Home; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482732) Co14535D Rt RL318 |
| And I was not sick : but I was just dissatisfied | Ledbetter, Huddie; Alberta; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16692 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| You may be deathbed sick : and mama and graveyard bound | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519041) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| My shrimp sick : it don't make no alarm | Mason, Moses; Shrimp Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203023) Pm12605 Rt RL325 |
| If you was sick : I wouldn't worry you | Memphis Minnie; 'Frisco Town; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487102) Co14455D Yz L1008 |
| I was good when you were sick : and good when you were well | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Shake Hands and Tell Me Goodbye; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050201) OK8951 Mam S3804 |
| I've taken awful sick : and I had to go to bed | Washboard Walter; Insurance Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2832) Pm12954 Her H205 |
| If you were sick : I wouldn't worry you | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Frisco Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15769A) Pm12860 OJL15 |
| She's on her sickbed : suffering with aches and pains | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sick Bed Blues; Chicago, 2 Nov. 1937; (91317A) De7403 Say SDR192 |
| You may be deathbed sickness : graveyard bound | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140692) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| Before she sics : her police dog on me | Blake, Blind; Police Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15463) Pm12888 Yz L1012 |
| He was laying down by my heifer's side : please on a pile of hay | Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow BluesNo. 4; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1935; (90316A) De7163 CC25 |
| Sit one side : I forgot to tell you I had the | James, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028 |
| He told me he had a hole in his side : I don't expect he would do | Richardson, Mooch; Burying Ground Blues; Memphis, 23 Mar. 1928; (400375A) OK8576 Mam S3803 |
| Now I'm on the South Side : my buddy on the east | Estes, Sleepy John; Easin' Back to Tennessee; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63649A) De7516 Sw S1220 |
| Let me be your sidetrack : till your mainline comes | Ledbetter, Huddie; C. C. Rider; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16686 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| The terriblest sight : that I ever seen | Jordan, Charley; Keep It CleanNo. 2; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO141 ) Vo1611 Yz L1003 |
| Before you get out of sight : he got more than one | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| But that's no sign : we should take each other's man | Cox, Ida; You Stole My Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (207681) Pm12704 BYG529073 |
| A mighty bad sign : to advertise your gals | Fuller, Blind Boy; You've Got Something There; Memphis, 12 July 1939; (MEM1021) Vo05083 BC11 |
| That's a mighty true sign : your brown got some other man | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Barbecue Blues; Atlanta, 25 Mar. 1927; (1437571) Co14205D CC36 |
| Always a sign : everybody know you through | Jackson, Jim; This Mornin' She Was Gone; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454171) ViV38003 His HLP32 |
| It's always a sign : everybody knows it's true | Jackson, Jim; This Mornin' She Was Gone; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454172) ViV38003 His HLP5 |
| Looked up at a sign : that said no free meals today | Leecan, Bobby; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| The broad catch you signifying : you breaking her down | Nelson, Romeo; Gettin' Dirty Just Shakin' that Thing; Chicago, 9 Oct. 1929; (C4629 ) Vo1447 OJL15 |
| Oh crazy oh silly : can't you plainly see | Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495582) Co14489D Fwy FA2951 |
| Oh crazy oh silly : can't you plainly see | Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495582) Co14489D Fwy FA2951 |
| Oh crazy oh silly : can't you plainly see | Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495582) Co14489D Fwy FA2951 |
| Then I'll give you silver : give you paper and gold | Wilkins, Robert; Get Away Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM742B) Br7158 OJL11 |
| Potatoes on the simmer : potatoes on the boil | Burse, Charlie; I Got Good Taters; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18650) Ch16481 Rt RL337 |
| Now if you want to sin : slide across to me | Thomas, Hociel; Put It Where I Can Get It; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9474A) OK8258 Bio BLPC6 |
| I know it is a sin : but I loves my good old gin | White, Washington; Good Gin Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2982A) OK05625 Co C30036 |
| Every since every since : I [first] left my mother's door | Davis, Walter; Minute Man BluesPart 1; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854821) BBB5965 RCA INT1085 |
| Ever since : my baby's been gone away | Johnson, James Stump; Barrel of Whiskey Blues; Dallas, 10 Feb. 1932; (706801) Vi23327 Yz L1033 |
| Ever since ever since : my poor mother been dead | Kelly, Jack; Cold Iron Bed; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (13722 ) Ba32934 OJL4 |
| But ever since : nineteen and twentythree | Martin, Carl; Badly Mistreated Man; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8812) OK8961 Yz L1016 |
| Ever since : my mother has been dead | Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); Moanin' the Blues; New York, 18 Sept. 1934; (159781) Vo02844 Yz L1002 |
| Now I love to sing : that good old Taylor blues | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Old Taylor; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594971) BBB8903 RCA730.581 |
| While I sing : this song of mine | Manning, Leola; The Blues Is All Wrong; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Apr. 1930; (K8089 ) Vo1529 Yz L1015 |
| Now the angels keep singing : the moon shines down at night | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Been Mistreated Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 Nov. 1930; (17290) Ch16237 Riv RM8803 |
| When I go out singing : I goes out all alone | Hart, Hattie; Coldest Stuff in Town; New York, 14 Sept. 1934; (15952 ) Vo02821 Yz L1021 |
| I got a new way of singing : makes a good woman lose her home | Hart, Hattie; Coldest Stuff in Town; New York, 14 Sept. 1934; (15952 ) Vo02821 Yz L1021 |
| I wouldn't have been singing : these crooked woman blues | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Crooked Woman Blues; Atlanta, 10 Nov. 1927; (1451981) Co14280D CC36 |
| When you hear me singing : my so lonesome song | James, Skip; Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7522) Pm13065 Bio BLP12029 |
| Sometime you hear me singing : Nearer My God To Thee | Jones, Little Hat; Hurry Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402699A) OK8735 Yz L1010 |
| Then again you hear me singing : sweet Atlanta blues to you | Jones, Little Hat; Hurry Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402699A) OK8735 Yz L1010 |
| Said I'm tired of hearing me singing : Our Father Kingdom Come | Jones, Little Hat; Little Hat Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402700A) OK8794 Yz L1032 |
| Now I was singing : them lonesome kind of blues | Leecan, Bobby; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| That's why I'm singing : these barrelhouse woman blues | McTell, Blind Willie; Rollin' Mama Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (71603 ) Vi23328 Rt RL324 |
| Now papa got to singing : my folks got to crying | Stokes, Frank; Nehi Mama Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454212) Vi21738 Rt RL308 |
| Know if you hear me doing any singing : I'll be standing around my door | Stokes, Frank; Memphis Rounders Blues; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (563062) Vi23411 Rt RL308 |
| When you hear me singing : mama this old lonesome song | Williams, Joe; I Know You Gonna Miss Me; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076611) BBB7022 RCA INT1087 |
| That's why I'm singing : these old experience blues | Willis, Ruth Mary; Experience Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519061) Co14642D Yz L1037 |
| Singing : these doggone Atlanta blues | McTell, Blind Willie; Georgia Rag; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1931; (4050851) OK8924 Yz L1005 |
| Know it's the best to get single : then you won't have to cry no more | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booger Rooger Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30882) Pm12425 Bio BLP12015 |
| You're living single : Lord you know I ain't going to stay | Patton, Charley; Pea Vine Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15221A) Pm12877 Yz L1001 |
| Going to stay single : till my mustache drags the ground | unknown artist (Kansas City Blues Strummers); String Band Blues; probably Chicago, c. late July 1926; ( ) Vo1048 Rt RL311 |
| Don't believe I'm sinking : believe what a hole I'm in | Bracey, Ishman; TroubleHearted Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454601) Vi21691 Yz L1007 |
| Don't believe I'm sinking : believe what a hole I'm in | Bracey, Ishman; TroubleHearted Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454602) ViRCX7167 Rt RL330 |
| Titanic sinking : in the deep blue sea | Brown, Hi Henry; Titanic Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11476A) Vo1728 Yz L1030 |
| If you don't believe I'm sinking : look what a whole I'm in | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Stealin' Stealin'; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470372) ViV38504 RBF RF1 |
| If you don't believe I'm sinking : look what a hole I'm in | Shade, Will; Stealin' Stealin'; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470372) ViV38504 Rt RL337 |
| Oh the ship is sinking : and the line in such a mess | Smith, Clara; Shipwrecked Blues; New York, 3 Apr. 1925; (1404911) Co14077D CC32 |
| If you don't believe I'm sinking : look what a hole I'm in | Thomas, Henry; Bull Doze Blues; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; (C1999 ) Vo1230 OJL3 |
| If you don't believe I'm sinking : look what a fool I've been | Thomas, Henry; Bull Doze Blues; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; (C1999 ) Vo1230 OJL3 |
| The very thought of Sam sinking : that's my *cup* | Waters, Ethel; One Man Nan; New York, c. Aug. 1921; (P1461) BS2021 Bio BLP12022 |
| I feel like sinking : six feet in the lonesome ground | Willis, Ruth Mary; Painful Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519071) Co14642D Yz L1037 |
| Mama if you can't quit your sinning : please quit your lowdown ways | Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9428B) De7026 BC4 |
| Dragging sinnners : to their brimstone flood | Smith, Bessie; Blue Spirit Blues; New York, 11 Oct. 1929; (1491343) Co14527D Co CL858 |
| Come in here sis : you dirty little thing | Evans, Joe; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 21 May 1931; (106641) Or8083 Yz L1015 |
| Come here sis : you old stinking sow | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Easy Rider Don't Deny My Name; New York, 16 June 1927; (1442823) Co14231D RBF RF15 |
| You better stop your sister : from doing her *gait* | Baker, Willie; Mama, Don't Rush Me Blues; Memphis, c. 25 Sept. 1929; (14666) Ge6766 His HLP22 |
| I said sister : I'll soon be gone | Blake, Blind; Diddie Wa Diddie; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15459A) Pm12888 Mel MLP7324 |
| Tell me baby sister : where did you get your sugar from | Burse, Charlie; Boodie Bum Bum; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C7921) OK8956 Jo SM3104 |
| Don't tell your sister : don't tell nobody else | Estes, Sleepy John; Need More Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62466A) De7365 RBF RF8 |
| Say come on sister : with her nose all *spoiled* | Jordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398212) Vi21076 Rt RL326 |
| That was my mama my sister : sweetheart and my wife | Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Pretty Mama Blues; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (563422) ViV38585 RCA INT1175 |
| Old trouble killed my sister : got me one foot in my grave | Lucas, Jane; Double Trouble Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17285) Ch16289 Yz L1035 |
| I know a sister : called Miss Lou | Nelson, Romeo; Gettin' Dirty Just Shakin' that Thing; Chicago, 9 Oct. 1929; (C4629 ) Vo1447 OJL15 |
| Another sister : somebody call Miss Boone | Nelson, Romeo; Gettin' Dirty Just Shakin' that Thing; Chicago, 9 Oct. 1929; (C4629 ) Vo1447 OJL15 |
| There was one old sister : by the name of *Yoon* | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Nobody Knows; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402296B) OK8679 Rt RL307 |
| There was one old sister : lived down on Vance | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Nobody Knows; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402296B) OK8679 Rt RL307 |
| There was one old sister : named sister Green | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Nobody Knows; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402296B) OK8679 Rt RL307 |
| Aunt Jane got a sister : and her name is Lil | Robinson, Bob; Selling That Stuff; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210353) Pm12714 Riv RM8803 |
| Lord one old sister : by the name of sister Green | Smith, Bessie; Preachin' the Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (1434902) Co14195D Co CL858 |
| My mother and my sister : and my partner's wife | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Back Gnawing Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203442) Pm12609 Bio BLP12004 |
| Come on sister : let's start that thing | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Gettin' Ready for Trial; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404682C) OK8856 OJL4 |
| While the preacher and the sister : *love* those narrowface *bones* | Washboard Walter; Narrow Face Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1424) Pm12954 Her H205 |
| Grabbed me a sister : to convert her soul | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977?) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| Sister : give me that longdistance phone | Baxter, Jim (Andrew and Jim Baxter); K. C. Railroad Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 9 Aug. 1927; (397851) Vi20962 Rt RL326 |
| Sister : every dog sure must have his day | Patton, Charley; Hammer Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L472) Pm12998 Yz L1020 |
| When the spirit comes sisters : I want you to jump straight up and down | House, Son; Preachin' the BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4111) Pm13013 OJL5 |
| It's bound to be seven sisters : because I've heard it by everybody else | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Seven Sisters BluesPart 1; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO168A) Vo1641 Yz L1031 |
| When I leave the seven sisters : I'm piling stones all around | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Seven Sisters BluesPart 1; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO168A) Vo1641 Yz L1031 |
| Good morning seven sisters : just thought I'd come down and see | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Seven Sisters BluesPart 1; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO168A) Vo1641 Yz L1031 |
| Seven times you hear the seven sisters : will visit me [all] in my sleep | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Seven Sisters BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO169A) Vo1641 Yz L1031 |
| Ain't no need of sitting : with my head hung down | Blake, Blind; Depression's Gone from Me Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. June 1932; (L14762) Pm13137 Bio BLP12023 |
| Martha's sitting : on up that fence | Bunn, Teddy; Pattin' Dat Cat; New York, 7 Apr. 1930; (597401) ViV38592 His HLP5 |
| I got a Hudson Super Six : I got me *a little old* Cadillac Eight | Memphis Minnie; Garage Fire Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C6083 ) Vo1601 Rt RL307 |
| He said Hudson Super Six : my Cadillac didn't burn down | Memphis Minnie; Garage Fire Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C6083 ) Vo1601 Rt RL307 |
| I am in dear love with SixtyOne : I say it from my heart | Kelly, Jack; Highway No. 61 Blues No. 2; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (13713) Ba32934 Rt RL329 |
| Well he's hollering skin : everywhere he goes | Brown, Hi Henry; Skin Man; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11509A) Vo1692 Yz L1003 |
| I'm going away old skin : but I'm coming back again | Brown, Hi Henry; Skin Man; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11509A) Vo1692 Yz L1003 |
| She wears a bearcat skin : she got a suit of navy blues | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Brown Skin Girls; Chicago, 18 July 1935; (C1074A) ARC61166 Yz L1025 |
| Well it's skins oh skins : skin skin skin skin | Brown, Hi Henry; Skin Man; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11509A) Vo1692 Yz L1003 |
| Well they sell your wife skins : and take her away from you | Brown, Hi Henry; Skin Man; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11509A) Vo1692 Yz L1003 |
| And my gal she skipped : guess she got somebody else | McTell, Blind Willie; Death Cell Blues; New York, 19 Sept. 1933; (140491) Vo02577 RBF RF15 |
| I can hear my back door slamming : [seem like] I can hear a little baby crying | Davis, Walter; Can't See Your Face; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (0493201) BBB8600 Yz L1025 |
| I will work hard and I'll slave : babe I'll bring that money back home to you | Kelly, Jack; Flower Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1441) Vo unissued OJL21 |
| I can't sleep : and I can't eat a thing | Blake, Blind; Fightin' the Jug; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15250) Pm12863 Bio BLP12037 |
| All night long in my sleep : I felt like I wanted to scream | Harris, Willie; Lonesome Midnight Dream; Chicago, c. mid Mar. 1930; (C5551 ) Br7149 Rt RL340 |
| How can a poor man sleep : Lord when the one he loves stays out all night long | Shade, Will; She Stays Out All Night Long; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418912) Vi21524 Rt RL322 |
| You cannot eat and sleep : on mirth and glee | Smith, Mamie; Jenny's Ball; New York, 19 Feb. 1931; (404852A) OK8915 Sw S1240 |
| When you see me sleeping : baby don't you think I'm drunk | Blake, Blind; Early Morning Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30571) Pm12387 Bio BLP12031 |
| When you see me sleeping : baby don't you think I'm drunk | Blake, Blind; Early Morning Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30572) Pm12387 Bio BLP12037 |
| The way I'm sleeping : my back and shoulders tired | Hurt, Mississippi John; Ain't No Tellin'; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401471A) OK8759 Bio BLPC4 |
| Getting tired of sleeping : in this lowdown lonesome cell | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Prison Cell Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203882) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| I'm getting tired of sleeping : in this lowdown lonesome cell | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Prison Cell Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203882) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| When you catch me sleeping : baby don't you think I'm drunk | Jones, Little Hat; Rolled From Side to Side Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402698A) OK8794 Yz L1010 |
| I'd abeen home sleeping : in a doggone feather bed | McTell, Blind Willie; Three Women Blues; Atlanta, 17 Oct. 1928; (471852) ViV38001 Yz L1005 |
| You get sleepy : there's a great big bed | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Come On In; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1931; (L7192) Pm13104 Riv RM8803 |
| If you get sleepy : there's a great big bed | Washboard Sam; Come On In; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01884 ) BBB6870 RBF RF16 |
| And some long tall and slender : to follow me to my grave | Gibson, Clifford; Society Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57760 ) Vi38612 Yz L1027 |
| Slipping and sliding : all across the streets | James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158 |
| My name is Memphis Slim : they call me the grinder man | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Grinder Man Blues; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535921) BBB8584 RCA730.581 |
| Says the horse he slipped : fell on the flea | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Move that Thing; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (647402) Vi23274 Rt RL323 |
| She pulled off her slipper : and then one sock | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Nobody Knows; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402296B) OK8679 Rt RL307 |
| Treat my slippers : with some *hog eye* lard | Barner, Wiley; My Gal Treats Me Mean; Birmingham, Ala., c. 15 Aug. 1927; (GEX803) Ge6261 OJL14 |
| Wear your patent leather slippers : mama put out your morning gown | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Death Valley Blues; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648741) BBB8858 RCA LPV518 |
| Now I bought some slippers : I bought some socks | Estes, Sleepy John; I Ain't Gonna Be Worried No More; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62464A) De7414 Sw S1219 |
| Wear those patent leather slippers : mama don't *made dad* blue | Hull, Papa Harvey; Gang of Brownskin Women; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12689) Ge6122 Yz L1001 |
| I'm slipping slipping slipping : trying to dodge United States law | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Blind Pig Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (1460501) Co14372D CC36 |
| Because when I start slipping : I'll make you sad and blue | Smith, Ivy; Sad and Blue; Chicago, c. Jan. 1927; (40891) Pm12447 His HLP2 |
| Some likes it slow : some likes it fast | Bogan, Lucille; My Georgia Grind; Chicago, c. 1 Feb. 1930; (C5347 ) Br unissued Rt RL317 |
| He likes it slow : when he goes to *play* | Edwards, Susie; He Likes It Slow; Chicago, 18 June 1926; (9750A) OK8355 Sw S1240 |
| He likes it slow : when he goes to pray | Edwards, Susie; He Likes It Slow; Chicago, 18 June 1926; (9750A) OK8355 Sw S1240 |
| Lord he likes it slow : when he goes to dance | Smith, Trixie; He Likes It Slow; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (2363?) Pm12336 Jo SM3098 |
| He likes it slow : when he goes to France | Smith, Trixie; He Likes It Slow; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (2363?) Pm12336 Jo SM3098 |
| When you grind it slow : I like it the best | Spivey, Victoria; Organ Grinder Blues; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401115A) OK unissued Spi LP2001 |
| Says a letter's too slow : and a telegram may get left | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Ramblin' Mind Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203392) Pm12616 Bio BLP12004 |
| Because a letter too slow : and a telegram may get lost | Torey, George; Married Woman Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B642) ARC70857 Yz L1002 |
| I used to play slow : but now I play it fast | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Shack Bully Stomp; New York, 1 Apr. 1938; (63539A) De7479 BC4 |
| And I walked slowly : looked down in the rider's bed | Nelson, Romeo; Dyin' Rider Blues; Chicago, 26 Nov. 1929; (C4752 ) Vo1494 RBF RF12 |
| It ain't made small : and it ain't made wide | Robinson, Bob; Beedle Um Bum; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210362) Pm12714 Riv RM8803 |
| Now don't think because you're smart : because you lot of mouth | Washboard Sam; I'm Not the Lad; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644781) BBB8878 RCA LPV577 |
| I never smelled a smell : that smelled so doggone bad | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Black Skunk Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (1483602) Co14573D CC36 |
| It was the worst old smell : baby I ever had | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Black Skunk Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (1483602) Co14573D CC36 |
| Don't it smell : when it blowing your way | Sykes, Roosevelt; We Can Sell that Thing; Grafton, Wis., c. Aug. 1930; (L4502) Pm13004 Riv RM8819 |
| You know she's smelling : got B O all the time | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594991) BBB8749 RCA730.581 |
| He looked at me and smiled : but yet they refused to say | Cox, Ida; Rambling Blues; Chicago, Sept. 1925; (2294?) Pm12318 BYG529073 |
| She looked at me and smiled : and said go devil and destroy the world | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Seven Sisters BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO169A) Vo1641 Yz L1031 |
| Every time she smiles : she throws that light on me | Baker, Willie; WeakMinded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14668) Spt9427 Yz L1012 |
| Every time she smiles : she throws that light on me | Baker, Willie; WeakMinded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14896) Ge6751 Her H201 |
| Mama just smiles : when she hear papa say | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants a Cookie; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5070 ) Vo1561 Yz L1036 |
| Every time she smiles : she shines her light on me | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Shuckin' Sugar; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30772) Pm12454 Mil MLP2007 |
| And every time she smiles : she throws her loving light on me | Lasky, Louie; How You Want Your Rollin' Done; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C915C) Vo02955 Her H201 |
| Every time she smiles : she shine her light on me | Lewis, Furry; Black Gypsy Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M185 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008 |
| And every time she smiles : Lord it makes my blood run cold | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; The Woman I Love Blues; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (944181) BBB6140 CC35 |
| You walk by me smiling : act like you don't want to speak | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Low Down Ways; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308531) BBB7979 RCA INT1088 |
| When Dolly Smith : knocked on Evelyn's door | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coffee Pot Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10043?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| Holy smokes : I don't know but I killed my man | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Cell Bound Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1924; (100012) Pm12257 Mil MLP2001 |
| I'm going to catch the first thing smoking : and down the road I'm going | Carr, Leroy; Shady Lane Blues; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL73) Vo02762 Co C30496 |
| Just lightning and smoking : on the road somewhere | Daddy Stovepipe; Stove Pipe Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Mar. 1924; (11862A) Ge5459 Rt RL325 |
| Yes if I drink smoky : find me on the road somewhere | Collins, Sam; My Road Is Rough and Rocky; New York, c. Oct. 1931; ( ) unknown Yz L1038 |
| Just like a snail : that man of mine | Edwards, Susie; He Likes It Slow; Chicago, 18 June 1926; (9750A) OK8355 Sw S1240 |
| Just like a snail : that man of mine | Smith, Trixie; He Likes It Slow; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (2363?) Pm12336 Jo SM3098 |
| But I'm getting tired of that black snake : lying in my baby's arms | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Snake Dream Blues; Chicago, c. June 1927; (45772) Pm12510 Bio BLP12015 |
| It's a mean black snake : is making his morning stroll | Johnson, Lonnie; Something Fishy; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91345A) De7388 Sw S1225 |
| I've got a stinging snake : I love sometime better than I do myself | Memphis Minnie; Stinging Snake Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1934; (CP10691) Vo02711 Pal PL101 |
| A black woman is like a black snake : she will strike and run | Shade, Will; A Black Woman Is Like a Black Snake; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470102) ViV38015 Rt RL322 |
| In my path lay a black snake : about eight or nine inches long | Spivey, Victoria; New Black Snake BluesPart 1; New York, 13 Oct. 1928; (401222A) OK8626 Spi LP2001 |
| That is some black snake : trying to get the best of me | Spivey, Victoria; Black Snake Swing; Chicago, 7 July 1936; (90785A) De7203 AH58 |
| Yes I'm a crawling king snake : baby I'm going to ??? all around your door | Williams, Joe; Crawlin' King Snake; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539892) BBB8738 RCA INT1087 |
| Mama be your crawling king snake : till the day I die | Williams, Joe; Crawlin' King Snake; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539892) BBB8738 RCA INT1087 |
| I'm going to be your crawling king snake : I'm ???ing all around your door | Williams, Joe; Crawlin' King Snake; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539892) BBB8738 RCA INT1087 |
| Might be your crawling king snake : mama if I have to die | Williams, Joe; Crawlin' King Snake; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539892) BBB8738 RCA INT1087 |
| This house is full of stinging snakes : crawling all in my bed | Memphis Minnie; Stinging Snake Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1934; (CP10691) Vo02711 Pal PL101 |
| I feel like snapping : my big gun in your face | Blind Percy; Fourteenth Street Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (201802) Pm12584 Rt RL327 |
| And I feel like snapping : my pistol in your face | Fuller, Blind Boy; Pistol Snapper Blues; New York, 5 Apr. 1938; (226741) Vo04106 BC11 |
| Sometimes she makes me sneeze : sometimes she makes me cough | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; She Can Love So Good; Chicago, c. mid Aug. 1930; (C6079A) Vo1540 Mel MLP7324 |
| I left the snitchers : standing at the workhouse gate | unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322 |
| That's when the snitching : was people Lordy just begun | unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322 |
| The snitchers that done the snitching : is way into heaven | unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322 |
| He made him a snout : just as long as a rail | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
| Down where there ain't no snow : and the chilly winds never blow | Cox, Ida; Southern Woman's Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (2244?) Pm12298 Jo SM3098 |
| That's the gal'd walk through the rain and snow : for to ease that thing on me | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Deceitful Brownskin Woman; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200652) Pm12551 Bio BLP12015 |
| Now when my hair begin to snowdrift : and my eyes all dimmer grow | Temple, Johnnie; Big Boat Whistle; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C986B) Vo03068 OJL17 |
| My heart aches so : I can't be satisfied | Beaman, Lottie; Goin' Away Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14163A) Ge6624 OJL6 |
| My heart aches so : I can't be satisfied | Beaman, Lottie; Going Away Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC604 ) Br7147 Yz L1018 |
| And the reason I say so : she so sweet to me | Bracey, Ishman; Pay Me No Mind; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2422) Pm13038 Yz L1007 |
| Then turn it so : your man'll never know | Grant, Bobby; Nappy Head Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1927; (202043) Pm12595 Yz L1001 |
| I work so : from six to six | James, Frank; Poor Coal Passer; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (018931) BBB7116 Yz L1015 |
| I got to dreaming so : I was talking all out of my head | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Old Rounders Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (3018?) Pm12394 Rt RL306 |
| It hurt me so : I thought we'd be pals till the end | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Competition Bed Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207492) Pm12728 Rt RL306 |
| Mosquitoes bother me so : I can't hardly stay on my feet | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Mosquito Moan; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15666) Pm12899 Mil MLP2013 |
| You jook jook so : that I wouldn't pay you no mind | McClennan, Tommy; Elsie Blues; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053743 ) BBB8725 Rt RL305 |
| Shook so : she had the German flu | Nelson, Romeo; Gettin' Dirty Just Shakin' that Thing; Chicago, 9 Oct. 1929; (C4629 ) Vo1447 OJL15 |
| Shook so : you couldn't stay in her room | Nelson, Romeo; Gettin' Dirty Just Shakin' that Thing; Chicago, 9 Oct. 1929; (C4629 ) Vo1447 OJL15 |
| When you grind it so : I like it the best | Spivey, Victoria; Organ Grinder Blues; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401115C) OK8615 Sw S1240 |
| And I been happy so : that I wished I was dead and gone | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Unhappy Blues; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404712B) OK8859 Mam S3804 |
| Now you done got me so : I hate to see that evening sun go down | Williams, Joe; Peach Orchard Mama; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208551) BBB7770 RCA INT1175 |
| I got the blues about Miss soandso : and the child got the blues about me | Johnson, Robert; Ramblin' On My Mind; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25831) ARC70581 Co C30034 |
| I got the blues about Miss soandso : and the child got the blues about me | Johnson, Robert; Ramblin' On My Mind; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25832) ARC70581 Co CL1654 |
| Marry Mr soandso : you can have your way | Williamson, Sonny Boy; You've Been Foolin' Round Town; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208481) BBB7756 RCA INT1088 |
| I'm a good man when I'm sober : but Lord Lord when I'm drunk | Blake, Blind; Bootleg Rum Dum Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205661) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003 |
| Now if you catch me sober : please make me drunk again | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Whiskey and Gin Blues; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704341) BBB8945 RCA730.581 |
| I know you're sober : you got the tail in front | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Mama, Don't You Think I Know; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22242) Pm12305 Bio BLP12042 |
| Soon as I get sober : I'll make me drunk again | Lincoln, Charley; Country Breakdown; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451071) Co14475D RBF RF15 |
| Soon as I get sober : going to get drunk again | Lucas, Jane; Pussy Cat Blues; New York, 15 Sept. 1930; (100312) Ba32138 Yz L1035 |
| I feel myself getting sober : I want to get back drunk again | Memphis Minnie; Drunken Barrelhouse Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1934; (CP10701) Vo02711 Yz L1021 |
| Good man when I'm sober : tiger when I'm drunk | Moore, Kid Prince; Bug Juice Blues; New York, 8 Apr. 1936; (189712) ARC60956 Rt RL340 |
| What's the use of getting sober : know you're going to be drunk again | Red Nelson (Nelson Wilborn); Sweetest Thing Born; Chicago, 6 Feb. 1936; (90605A) De7155 Cor CP58 |
| When I was society : the women would not let me be | Gibson, Clifford; Society Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57760 ) Vi38612 Yz L1027 |
| You put on a sock : and boot and a shoe | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 RBF RF6 |
| You put on a sock : a boot and a shoe | Shade, Will; Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 Rt RL337 |
| Take off your socks : and give your feet some air | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Come On In; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1931; (L7192) Pm13104 Riv RM8803 |
| And wears his shoes and socks : | Smith, Clara; My Doggone Lazy Man; New York, 31 Jan. 1924; (815122) Co14016D VJM VLP16 |
| She likes her music soft : when the lights are low | Johnson, Lonnie; I'm Nuts About that Gal; New York, 12 Aug. 1932; (1522592) OK8946 CC30 |
| Everything is sold : by the government rule | Chatman, Bo; Sales Tax; San Antonio, 27 Mar. 1934; (826351) BBB5453 Yz L1014 |
| Because you put it up solid : so it won't come down | Bailey, Kid; Rowdy Blues; Memphis, c. 25 Sept. 1929; (M211) Br7114 OJL5 |
| You don't give me some : I'm going to raise a bug | Davis, Walter; That Stuff You Sell Ain't No Good; Louisville, 10 June 1931; (694162) ViV23282 RCA INT1085 |
| We should love some : every night | Green, Lil; Love Me; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641311) BBB8714 RCA LPV574 |
| I'm going to haul off and buy me some : if I have to break her loose in jail | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bakershop Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15668) Pm12852 Mil MLP2013 |
| Just put some ??? : in my hand | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Come Along Little Children; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18656) Ch16654 Rt RL307 |
| Said I used to love some : *faro out of town* | Stevens, Vol; Vol Stevens Blues; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403241) Vi21356 OJL21 |
| *Turkey's for some* : ??? *France* | Coleman, Lonnie; Wild About My Loving; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482592) Co14440D Rt RL318 |
| Just try to get somebody : to go on my bond | Barefoot Bill; My Crime Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (1493522) Co14510D OJL14 |
| Kill somebody : about my goodlooking gal | Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18 |
| I wish I had somebody : to drive my blues away | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Back Door Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18221) Ch16361 Yz L1019 |
| And I'm going to rob somebody : if I don't make me some dough | Bogan, Lucille; Tricks Ain't Working No More; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6848A) Br7186 His HLP15 |
| You going to need somebody : to go your bail | Chatman, Bo; The Law Gonna Step on You; New York, 5 June 1931; (404935A) OK unissued Yz L1034 |
| Must have been somebody : slowly jumping down | Estes, Sleepy John; Stack O' Dollars; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (625472) Vi23397 Rt RL307 |
| Well well somebody : they done stole my wine on the road | Estes, Sleepy John; Poor Man's Friend; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62480A) De7442 RBF RF11 |
| Well well it's find somebody : hey got a T Model Ford | Estes, Sleepy John; Poor Man's Friend; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62480A) De7442 RBF RF11 |
| Because there's always somebody : tell her lies on you | Gibson, Clifford; Whiskey Moan Blues; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (483A) QRSR7087 Yz L1006 |
| You went and told somebody : you thought I wouldn't do | Johnson, Margaret; If I Let You Get Away With It Once You'll Do It All of the Time; New York, 19 Oct. 1923; (71972B) OK8107 Sw S1240; |
| Run here somebody : take these canned heat blues | Johnson, Tommy; Canned Heat Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454622) ViV38535 His HLP31 |
| Better tell somebody : better come and get this old black snake soon | Ledbetter, Huddie; New Black Snake Moan; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166912) Ba33360 Co C30035 |
| Won't somebody : please tell me what to do | Mack, Alura; Wicked Daddy Blues; Richmond, Ind., 1 Mar. 1929; (14848) Ge6797 His HLP4 |
| He stinging somebody : everywhere he lands | Memphis Minnie; New Bumble Bee; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5895 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
| I wish somebody : might be able to kill the black moan dead | Patton, Charley; Mean Black Moan; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L771) Pm12953 Yz L1001 |
| Give me somebody : to let my heart go free | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Oh My Babe Blues; New York, Jan. 1926; (23741) Pm12332 Jo SM3098 |
| So somebody : somebody will have to go | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Somebody's Got to Go; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1936; (100324) BBB6356 Rt RL329 |
| Because somebody : can't go to the graveyard | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Somebody's Got to Go; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1936; (100324) BBB6356 Rt RL329 |
| I wish somebody : would come and drive my fever away | White, Washington; High Fever Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2987A) Vo05489 Co C30036 |
| Lord I need somebody : hear me sing this song | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Wolf River Blues; Memphis, 24 Nov. 1930; (64709 ) Vi23272 OJL19 |
| Somebody : stole my little allinall | Bracey, Mississippi; I'll Overcome Some Day; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404767B) OK8904 OJL17 |
| Somebody : just keep on calling me | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Stocking Feet Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30661) Pm12407 Mil MLP2013 |
| Look like it *do you good somebody* : the day they saw me crying | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Before Long; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO170A) Vo1674 Rt RL312 |
| But somehow : I'm going to get even with that house rent man | Carr, Leroy; Tight Time Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164331) Vo03034 Bio BLPC9 |
| Lord when you setting down thinking about someone : have treated you so nice and kind | Arnold, Kokomo; Back Door Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9656A) De7156 CC25 |
| Now make someone : to tell you *loves* every day | Baker, Willie; Mama, Don't Rush Me Blues; Memphis, c. 25 Sept. 1929; (14666) Ge6766 His HLP22 |
| I'm going to get someone : who can drive my blues away | Barefoot Bill; From Now On; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493572) Co14481D OJL14 |
| Ain't it hard to love someone : when they are so far from you | Big Bill (Broonzy); Mississippi River Blues; Chicago, 23 Mar. 1934; (803951) Ba32670 Yz L1011 |
| All I need is someone : drive my blues away | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Rambling Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18216) Ch16370 BC6 |
| When you love someone : and that someone don't love you | Bogan, Lucille; You Got to Die Some Day; New York, 30 July 1934; (154772) ARC60463 Rt RL317 |
| I was thinking about someone : who were left behind | Day, Texas Bill; Goin' Back to My Baby; Dallas, 4 Dec. 1929; (1495121) Co14494D Rt RL327 |
| If I only had someone : just to drive my tears away | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Maybe It's the Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16222) Ge7190 Riv RM8803 |
| And if you could find someone : to treat you loving and kind | Estes, Sleepy John; Who's Been Tellin' You Buddy Brown Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90097A) Ch50068 Sw S1219 |
| How I longed to find someone : to keep my company | Gross, Helen; Strange Man; New York, c. July 1924; (315901) Ajax17050 VJM VLP40 |
| *For me* I may find someone : that cares for me | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Mama You Don't Mean Me No Good; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (944211) BBB6072 CC35 |
| Gee but it's hard to love someone : when that someone don't love you | Smith, Bessie; Down Hearted Blues; New York, 16 Feb. 1923; (808635) CoA3844 Co CL855 |
| Then again I'm going to give it to someone : ooo well well that will give it back to me | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Deep Sea Love; New York, 20 Feb. 1936; (60539A) De7167 Say SDR192 |
| I wished I could find someone : to take my mother's place | White, Washington; Strange Place Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2978A) Vo05526 Co C30036 |
| Says I know it's something : gal it ain't no use | Akers, Garfield; Jumpin' and Shoutin' Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM777A) Vo1481 OJL8 |
| My woman got something : just like the rising sun | Alexander, Texas; The Risin' Sun; New York, 15 Nov. 1928; (401331A) OK8673 Sw S1276 |
| My woman got something : and I ain't ashamed | Alexander, Texas; I Am Calling Blues; New York, 20 Nov. 1928; (401349A) OK8801 His HLP31 |
| My woman she got something : works like sleeping pills | Alexander, Texas; Seen Better Days; San Antonio, 9 June 1930; (404112B) OK8890 Rt RL316 |
| Because your dreamy eyes told me something : Lord that I never heard | Arnold, Kokomo; Your Ways and Actions; New York, 11 May 1938; (67344A) De7510 Say SDR163 |
| The blues is something : woman I ain't never had | Baker, Willie; WeakMinded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14668) Spt9427 Yz L1012 |
| The blues is something : woman I ain't never had | Baker, Willie; WeakMinded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14896) Ge6751 Her H201 |
| I saw you doing something : don't do it no more | Barefoot Bill; I Don't Like That; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1930; (1503011) Co14544D Rt RL325 |
| Done bringing me something : somebody done had | Bell, Ed; Carry It Right Back Home; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510372) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| Go out and get something : bring it home to you | Bell, Ed; Carry It Right Back Home; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510372) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| My baby got something : to satisfy my mind | Big Bill (Broonzy); I Can't Be Satisfied; Richmond, Ind., 2 May 1930; (16569) Ge7230 Yz L1011 |
| The Gypsy told me something : I didn't want no one to know | Blackman, Tewee (Memphis Jug Band); I Whipped My Woman With a Single Tree; Memphis, 4 Oct. 1929; (563472) ViV38578 Rt RL311 |
| A man say I had something : look like new | Bogan, Lucille; Stew Meat Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (170131) Ba33448 Rt RL317 |
| It's a long pointed sharp something : don't make me pull my hair | Bryant, Laura; Dentist Chair BluesPart 1; Long Island City, c. Jan. 1929; (322A) QRSR7055 His HLP21 |
| He shot a burning something : into my cavity | Bryant, Laura; Dentist Chair BluesPart 1; Long Island City, c. Jan. 1929; (322A) QRSR7055 His HLP21 |
| I got something : want you to know | Chatman, Bo; Ants in My Pants; New York, 5 June 1931; (404938B) OK8897 His HLP5 |
| Says my baby got something : I don't know what it is | Chatman, Bo; The Ins and Outs of My Girl; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026141) BBB7213 Yz L1014 |
| She got something : like a stingaree | Chatman, Bo; The Ins and Outs of My Girl; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026141) BBB7213 Yz L1014 |
| She got something : that I really do love | Chatman, Bo; The Ins and Outs of My Girl; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026141) BBB7213 Yz L1014 |
| I know here's something : that a man can't buy | Collins, Sam; New Salty Dog; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108371) Ba32311 OJL10 |
| I want to tell you something : I wouldn't tell you a lie | Cox, Ida; Wild Women Don't Have the Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (1842?) Pm12228 Jo SM3098 |
| Lord I may can do something : baby that might change your mind | Davis, Walter; Let Me in Your Saddle; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (0405111) BBB8282 RCA INT1085 |
| Now there is something : you say that you expect | Edwards, Joe; Construction Gang; New York, 12 Sept. 1924; (72817B) OK8163 Sw S1240 |
| Now my baby doing something : that I never could stand | Estes, Sleepy John; I Ain't Gonna Be Worried No More; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62464A) De7414 Sw S1219 |
| I done something : that you can't do | Estes, Sleepy John; Clean Up at Home; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63651B) De7516 Sw S1220 |
| Out there trying to be something : and you don't know how | Evans, Joe; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 21 May 1931; (106641) Or8083 Yz L1015 |
| They say I got something : the other gals ain't got | Florence, Nellie ; Jacksonville Blues ; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461741) Co14342D OJL6 |
| My gal she got something : sure is hard to beat | Fuller, Blind Boy; Stealing BoHog; New York, 7 Sept. 1937; (216272) ARC80165 BC11 |
| My gal she got something : I know you would like to taste | Fuller, Blind Boy; Stealing BoHog; New York, 7 Sept. 1937; (216272) ARC80165 BC11 |
| My baby got something : to lead me most anywhere | Fuller, Blind Boy; Somebody's Been Talkin'; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26599A) Vo05527 Rt RL318 |
| Says please hurry up and do something : great God I'm about to freeze | Fuller, Blind Boy; Three Ball Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26600A) Vo05440 BC11 |
| Yeah that pawnshop something : great God that come falling down on poor me | Fuller, Blind Boy; Three Ball Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26600A) Vo05440 BC11 |
| You must've found something : to keep you away | Gibson, Clifford; Tired of Being Mistreated Part 1; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (484A) QRSR7079 Yz L1027 |
| You must have found something : to keep you away | Gibson, Clifford; I'm Tired of Being Mistreated; New York, 14 June 1929; (402459B) OK8742 Yz L1027 |
| I want to tell you something : happened to me one day | Gibson, Clifford; Society Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57760 ) Vi38612 Yz L1027 |
| And I seed something : that I did not want to see | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Keyhole Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1939; (034813 ) BBB8221 RCA INT1177 |
| And I seen something : that I did not want to see | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Keyhole Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1939; (034813 ) BBB8221 RCA INT1177 |
| And I seen something : that I did not want to see | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Keyhole Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1939; (034813 ) BBB8221 RCA INT1177 |
| Because that's that's something : it will never do | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); unnamed title; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493471) Co unissued Yz L1012 |
| Let me tell you something : that I seen | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| Let me tell you something : that I know | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| If I don't find something : this will end me in disgrace | Hurt, Mississippi John; Blue Harvest Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401487A) OK8692 Bio BLPC4 |
| I'm going tell you something : to ease your trouble in mind | James, Skip; Special Rider Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7602) Pm13098 Yz L1001 |
| But papa's got something : for to find that mojo with | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Low Down Mojo Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (206361) Pm12650 Mil MLP2004 |
| [I believe she's, she must have] found something : that probably made her fall | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Pneumonia Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15669) Pm12880 Mil MLP2013 |
| Well it must be something : my man have heard before he gone | Johnson, Louise; All Night Long Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L3981) Pm12992 OJL11 |
| Well I'll tell you men something : know you ain't going to think it's so | Jones, Little Hat; Cherry Street Blues; San Antonio, 14 June 1930; (404300A) OK8829 Yz L1032 |
| If he's got a little something : not like the rest | Jones, Maggie; Never Tell a Woman Friend; New York, 29 Sept. 1925; (1410572) Co14102D VJM VLP25 |
| Lord my girl got something : sure Lord worries me | Jordan, Charley; Got Your Water On; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (189822) ARC60661 Rt RL310 |
| Well she's got something : Lord I ain't never seen | Kelly, Jack; Men Fooler Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM151 ) Vo05312 OJL19 |
| Now my rider got something : and I don't know just what it is | Lasky, Louie; How You Want Your Rollin' Done; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C915C) Vo02955 Her H201 |
| Because I know you got something : will send salvation to your soul | Lasky, Louie; Teasin' Brown Blues; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C945B) Vo02955 Her H201 |
| You done something : that's really worrying me | Lockwood, Robert; Take a Little Walk with Me; Chicago, 30 July 1941; (064641 ) BBB8820 Yz L1038 |
| I have got something : for you to do | Lockwood, Robert; Take a Little Walk with Me; Chicago, 30 July 1941; (064641 ) BBB8820 Yz L1038 |
| She know I know she doing something : oh Lord but she know it ain't right | McClennan, Tommy; Down to Skin and Bones; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053738 ) BBB8725 Rt RL305 |
| Katy Mae be doing something : oh Lord well you know is wrong | McClennan, Tommy; Katy Mae Blues; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537391) BBB8689 Rt RL305 |
| You got something : really worry me | McClennan, Tommy; Drop Down Mama; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537411) BBB8704 Rt RL305 |
| Because you know you always doing something : baby when you know it's wrong | McClennan, Tommy; Mozelle Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074100 ) BBB9015 Rt RL314 |
| Yeah I know you been doing something : yeah Mozelle well you know is wrong | McClennan, Tommy; Mozelle Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074100 ) BBB9015 Rt RL314 |
| Blues is something : I just can't understand | McCoy, Joe; Southern Blues; Chicago, 2 Oct. 1936; (90913A) De7229 AH77 |
| I'll tell you something : that will change your mind | McTell, Blind Willie; Come On Around to My House Mama; Atlanta, 30 Oct. 1929; (1493022) Co14484D Rt RL324 |
| Papa Samuel got something : to find that mojo with | McTell, Blind Willie; Talking to Myself; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502572) Co14551D Yz L1005 |
| But Georgia Bill got something : to find that mojo with | McTell, Blind Willie; Scarey Day Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050031) OK8936 Yz L1037 |
| Said my baby got something : she won't tell her daddy what it is | McTell, Blind Willie; Scarey Day Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050031) OK8936 Yz L1037 |
| Best little something : I ever saw | McTell, Blind Willie; It's a Good Little Thing; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (140101) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| Mctell got something : to find that mojo with | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
| 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 |
| If you tell me this is something : that you ain't never had | Memphis Minnie; 'Frisco Town; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487102) Co14455D Yz L1008 |
| That is something : just wasn't *cut it* out | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About You; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM772A) Vo1476 Pal PL101 |
| Daddy has something : just to cut it out | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About YouNo. 2; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6010A) Vo1556 His HLP2 |
| Grandma got something : make grandpa break his pipe | Memphis Minnie; Grandpa and Grandma Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C6082 ) Vo1601 OJL4 |
| And grandpa got something : keep grandma awake all night | Memphis Minnie; Grandpa and Grandma Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C6082 ) Vo1601 OJL4 |
| I will tell you all something : I won't change like the wind | Memphis Minnie; North Memphis Blues; Chicago, c. 15 Oct. 1930; (C6443 ) Vo1550 BC13 |
| You done give me something : about to make me sick | Memphis Minnie; Dirty Mother For You; Chicago, 10 Jan. 1935; (C9641A) De7048 Pal PL101 |
| Lord my daddy got something : that's a brand new thing to me | Moore, Rosie Mae; Stranger Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418332) Vi21408 OJL6 |
| All admit she got something : to ease my worried mind | Moss, Buddy; Gravy Server; New York, 21 Aug. 1935; (17981 ) ARC61156 Rt RL318 |
| Now gal got something : I don't know what it is | Nelson, Blue Coat Tom; Blue Coat Blues; Memphis, 17 Feb. 1928; (400258B) OK8838 Rt RL316 |
| My gal's got something : that I surely like | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Round and Round; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64732 ) Vi23256 Jo SM3104 |
| My rider got something : she trying to keep it hid | Patton, Charley; Down the Dirt Road Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15215) Pm12854 Yz L1020 |
| Lord I got something : to find that something with | Patton, Charley; Down the Dirt Road Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15215) Pm12854 Yz L1020 |
| I'll tell you something : keep it to yourself | Patton, Charley; It Won't Be Long; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15220) Pm12854 Yz L1020 |
| She got something : that the men call a stingaree | Reynolds, Blind Willie; Third Street Woman Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (647242) Vi23258 OJL11 |
| I got something : some people call it worse than blues | Richardson, Mooch; Mooch Richardson's Low Down Barrel House Blues Part 1; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (400215A) OK8554 Mam S3803 |
| Know my faro got something : mens all call it stingaree | Richardson, Mooch; Mooch Richardson's Low Down Barrel House Blues Part 1; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (400215A) OK8554 Mam S3803 |
| Sure miss something : if you don't get some | Robinson, Bob; Beedle Um Bum; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210362) Pm12714 Riv RM8803 |
| I believe I can find something : just begun | Shade, Will; She Done Sold It Out; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C8001) OK8963 RBF RF6 |
| I will learn you something : if you listen to this song | Smith, Bessie; Preachin' the Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (1434902) Co14195D Co CL858 |
| Lord he's got the sweetest something : and I told my gal friend Lou | Smith, Bessie; Empty Bed BluesPart; New York, 20 Mar. 1928; (14578??) Co14312D Co CL858 |
| My man's got something : he gives me such a thrill | Smith, Bessie; I'm Down in the Dumps; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525802) OK8945 Co CL856 |
| Say some strange something : is easing down on me | Spaulding, Henry; Biddle Street Blues; Chicago, c. 6 May 1929; (C3450 ) Br7085 OJL20 |
| I know something : suit your appetite | Stokes, Frank; Last Go Round; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47771) Pm12591 Bio BLP12041 |
| Now let me tell you a little something : don't you raise no fuss | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| Now you know I got to do something : baby that is not right | Sykes, Roosevelt; All My Money Gone Blues; New York, 14 June 1929; (402452A) OK8727 Yz L1033 |
| Well I know something : that I won't say | Sykes, Roosevelt; We Can Sell that Thing; Grafton, Wis., c. Aug. 1930; (L4502) Pm13004 Riv RM8819 |
| I got something : that sure will bring him back | Thomas, Hociel; I've Stopped My Man; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9476A) OK8326 Bio BLPC6 |
| I'm going to tell all you women something : baby you might not like | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Back Gnawing Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203442) Pm12609 Bio BLP12004 |
| I'm going to tell you something : going to tell you the facts | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); I've Got Blood in My Eyes for You; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050231) Co14660D Mam S3804 |
| Now the girl's got something : I don't know what it is | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Don't Wake It Up; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15601) Pm13152 Bio BLP12041 |
| You got something : that I sure Lord want | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Don't Wake It Up; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15601) Pm13152 Bio BLP12041 |
| This is something : I never seen before | Washboard Sam; Back Door; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07616 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| Papa Weaver got something : find that mojo with | Weaver, Curley; Fried Pie Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9943A) Ch50077 Rt RL326 |
| I'm going to tell you women something : that I really ain't going to do | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Road Tramp Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1938; (63540B) De7589 BC4 |
| Baby got something : don't know what it is | White, Washington; Shake 'Em On Down; Chicago, 2 Sept. 1937; (C19971) Vo03711 Co C30036 |
| 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 |
| Want you to tell me something : give my mind some ease | Wilkins, Robert; I Do Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (47000 ) Vi23379 OJL5 |
| I want you to give me something : I ain't never had | Williams, Joe; I Want It Awful Bad; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M195 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321 |
| I'm going to tell you something : baby you can't do | Williamson, Sonny Boy; You Give an Account; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (020846 ) BBB7756 BC3; |
| She say she wanted something : would beat us all on the road | Williamson, Sonny Boy; You Give an Account; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (020846 ) BBB7756 BC3; |
| I'm going to tell you something : keep it to yourself | Williamson, Sonny Boy; You've Been Foolin' Round Town; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208481) BBB7756 RCA INT1088 |
| And when I get to flying sometime : I can see a gang of women standing out in the door | Short, Jaydee; Snake Doctor Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11474 ) Vo1704 Yz L1003 |
| Sometime : we're down your way | Big Bill (Broonzy); Eagle Riding Papa; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (95951) Ba0712 Yz L1011 |
| Sometime : I'd sooner to be dead | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Poor Boy a Long Ways from Home; New York, 16 June 1927; (1442812) Co14246D Rt RL326 |
| Sometime : my woman too sweet to die | MacFarland, Barrel House Buck; I Got to Go Blues; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1934; (C9321 ) De7013 OJL20 |
| Sometime : a drink make me act just like a doggone fool | Moore, Kid Prince; Bug Juice Blues; New York, 8 Apr. 1936; (189712) ARC60956 Rt RL340 |
| Lord it hurts you so bad sometimes : Lord you can't keep from crying | Davis, Walter; Call Your Name; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (0405231) BBB8470 Yz L1025 |
| She treats me so cold sometimes : I think she got somebody else | Johnson, Lonnie; It Ain't What You Usta Be; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91342A) De7427 Sw S1225 |
| I get wicked lonesome sometimes : in a dark room by myself | Short, Jaydee; Grand Daddy Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11479A) Vo1708 Yz L1018 |
| Go somewhere : settle down and make a crop | Estes, Sleepy John; Floating Bridge; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62465A) De7442 RBF RF8 |
| And I swear my man must be somewhere : turning around and around | Johnson, Louise; By the Moon and Stars; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4202) Pm13008 Mil MLP2018 |
| Yes I'm going somewhere : try to find me another man | Memphis Minnie; Don't Want No Woman; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62539 ) Vi23313 Pal PL101 |
| I'm going somewhere : and have my ashes hauled | Memphis Minnie; Ain't No Use Trying to Tell On Me; New York, 27 Oct. 1933; (1525372) Co unissued Yz L1021 |
| He must be going somewhere : great God to try and have his ashes hauled | Stokes, Frank; Sweet to Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47731) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| I'll take you somewhere : you never been before | Wilkins, Robert; Get Away Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM742B) Br7158 OJL11 |
| Said if you don't stop drinking son : it'll kill you dead | Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18 |
| Say go away son : you can't play the *lion* | Estes, Sleepy John; Drop Down; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93009A) De7766 Sw S1220 |
| Some day son : candy's going to be the death of you | Johnson, Lem; Candy Blues; New York, 19 May 1942; (70761A) De7895 Br87.504 |
| Women in Shreveport son : going to be the death of you | Ledbetter, Huddie; Mr. Hughe's Town; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (16808 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Some day son : you got to lay down and die | McCoy, Joe; Something Gonna Happen to You; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96262 ) BBB6260 Yz L1021; |
| Look ahere son : we ought to been gone | Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406292) Co14095D Co CL855 |
| Said be careful in your traveling son : you got to reap just what you sow | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); So Lonesome; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203342) Pm12637 Yz L1026 |
| Well there's one more thing son : that I want you to do | Thomkins, Jim; Bedside Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM780 ) Br7200 Rt RL319 |
| Say brownskin women son : going to be the death of you | Wilkins, Robert; Alabama Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M190 ) Br7205 Rt RL333 |
| She's crying to me son : please son don't you go | Wilkins, Robert; Alabama Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M190 ) Br7205 Rt RL333 |
| Won't you song : Nearer My God to Thee | Beaman, Lottie; Wayward Girl Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14161A) Ge6607 OJL6 |
| Now I done sung this song : until I quit | Bogan, Lucille; Alley Boogie; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5563A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| You can sing this song : when you want me to be your friend | Dickson, Tom; Labor Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400360A) OK8570 Yz L1008; |
| A little song : called deedle dee dum | Estes, Sleepy John; Stop That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90095A) Ch50001 Sw S1219 |
| Sing this song : and I ain't going to sing no more | James, Skip; Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7522) Pm13065 Bio BLP12029 |
| I believe I'll sing this song : ain't going to sing no more | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Struck Sorrow Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200392) Pm12541 Rt RL335 |
| I'm going to sing this old song : ain't going to sing no more | Kelly, Eddie; Poole County Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130231) BBB7204 RBF RF9 |
| I'm going to sing this old song : everywhere I go | Kelly, Eddie; Poole County Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130231) BBB7204 RBF RF9 |
| And he made a little song : about what you going to do | McCoy, Joe; Hallelujah Joe Ain't Preachin' No More; Chicago, 14 Jan. 1937; (91074A) De7299 AH77 |
| Then he wrote a little song : by the name of Oh Red | McCoy, Joe; Hallelujah Joe Ain't Preachin' No More; Chicago, 14 Jan. 1937; (91074A) De7299 AH77 |
| And he wrote that song : weedsmoker's dreams | McCoy, Joe; Hallelujah Joe Ain't Preachin' No More; Chicago, 14 Jan. 1937; (91074A) De7299 AH77 |
| Lord I'll sing this song : and ain't going to sing no more | Rachel, James Yank; Expressman Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (59934 ) Vi23318 Fwy FA2953 |
| Going to sing this song : and I ain't going to sing no more | Short, Jaydee; Lonesome Swamp Rattlesnake; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4681) Pm13043 OJL11 |
| Makes me think about that song : my baby used to sing | Wilkins, Robert; I'll Go With Her Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM743 ) Br7158 OJL11 |
| If I don't leave here soon : my life won't never last | Arnold, Kokomo; Midnight Blues; New York, 11 May 1938; (63750A) De7510 Say SDR163 |
| I'd just soon : have my body baby buried in the sea | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Trouble BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. 17 Aug. 1928; (C2230 ) Vo1213 Yz L1019 |
| Now I got to send send down soon : for my oldtime usedtobe | Bracey, Ishman; Woman Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2392) Pm12970 OJL2 |
| Lord I will leave so soon : that your man he won't never know | Estes, Sleepy John; BrokenHearted, Ragged and Dirty Too; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555313) ViV38582 Rt RL307 |
| If I don't get a break soon : I'll fall dead front of this bakershop | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bakershop Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15668) Pm12852 Mil MLP2013 |
| Just as soon : as a train mama makes up in the yard | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Out West Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026491) BBB6916 CC35 |
| And if I don't see you soon : I'll sure be found crying | Moore, Whistlin' Alex; It Wouldn't Be So Hard; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495622) Co14496D His HLP32 |
| If you don't talk to me soon : baby I don't know what I'm going to do | Short, Jaydee; Telephone Arguin' Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4561) Pm13043 OJL11 |
| Now if somebody don't give me *any* something to eat pretty soon : I just as swear we won't be | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Big Apple Blues; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064020 ) BBB8766 BC20 |
| I wouldn't be so sore : hadn't've stole his *drawers* | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Rough and Tumble Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22102) Pm12311 Mil MLP2001 |
| Then my heart struck sorrow : I guess you know just how I feel | Arnold, Kokomo; Long and Tall; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070A) De7306 CC25 |
| Lord my heart struck sorrow : tears come rolling down | Bracey, Ishman; TroubleHearted Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454602) ViRCX7167 Rt RL330 |
| May bring drops of sorrow : and it may bring drops of rain | Carr, Leroy; Hurry Down Sunshine; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL43) Vo02741 Co C30496 |
| And my heart struck sorrow : when they called my good gal's name | Carr, Leroy; Eleven TwentyNine Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164291) Vo03157 Bio BLPC9 |
| My heart's full of sorrow : tears come rolling down | Cox, Ida; Blue Kentucky Blues; New York, late Jan. 1925; (20032) Pm12258 BYG529073 |
| Lord my eyes are sorrow : tears come arolling down | Estes, Sleepy John; Black Mattie Blues; Memphis, 2 Oct. 1929; (563351) ViV38582 Rt RL307 |
| But you had to face sorrow : when Bob gets back in town | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Atlanta Moan; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510542) Co14591D Yz L1026 |
| For your heart strike sorrow : when I come back to town again | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Struck Sorrow Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200392) Pm12541 Rt RL335 |
| And it may bring sorrow : Lord and it may bring tears | Patton, Charley; 34 Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (147391) Vo02651 Yz L1020 |
| Now if my heart strikes sorrow : my tears come rolling down | Spand, Charlie; Back to the Woods Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15456) Pm12817 Yz L1015 |
| And my heart struck sorrow : and the tears come easing down | Torey, George; Married Woman Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B642) ARC70857 Yz L1002 |
| My heart struck sorrow : it fell like drops of rain | Willis, Ruth Mary; Painful Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519071) Co14642D Yz L1037 |
| I mean to drown my sorrows : about sweet somebody else | Smith, Bessie; The Gin House Blues; New York, 18 Mar. 1926; (1418203) Co14158D Co CL856 |
| Well I'm so sorry : every day that I was born | Barefoot Bill; Bad Boy; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503062) Co14526D CC3 |
| I was sorry : I was sorry sorry to my heart | Bogan, Lucille; I Hate that Train Called the M. and O.; New York, 31 July 1934; (154911) ARC60204 OJL6 |
| Lord my heart felt sorry : tears come rolling down | Bracey, Ishman; TroubleHearted Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454601) Vi21691 Yz L1007 |
| Felt so sorry : till they let her down | Bracey, Ishman; TroubleHearted Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454602) ViRCX7167 Rt RL330 |
| Now I never felt so sorry : till the people walked down the lane | Carr, Leroy; Eleven TwentyNine Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164291) Vo03157 Bio BLPC9 |
| And you going to be sorry : that you done me this away | Darby, Blind; Deceiving Blues; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (675831) Vi23311 OJL20 |
| But some day you going to be sorry : that you ever done me wrong | Davis, Walter; Santa Claus; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914341) BBB6125 Yz L1025 |
| I am sorry : that I can't take you | Gibson, Clifford; Levee Camp Moan; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577542) ViV38577 Yz L1027 |
| You will be sorry : that you drove me away from home | Gillum, Bill Jazz; It's All Over Now; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070440 ) BBB8975 RCA INT1177 |
| You going to be sorry : you treated me this way | Green, Lil; What Have I Done; Chicago, 9 May 1940; (0449761) BBB8524 RCA LPV574 |
| Made me feel so sorry : to see my baby go | Harris, Willie; Lonesome Midnight Dream; Chicago, c. mid Mar. 1930; (C5551 ) Br7149 Rt RL340 |
| Some day I'd be sorry : that I told you to go | Henderson, Bertha; Lead Hearted Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205602) Pm12655 Bio BLP12037 |
| Some day you're going to be sorry : you ever done me wrong | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; How Long How Long; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207881) Pm12685 Bio BLP12015 |
| And you'll be sorry : that you went away | Jones, Maggie; You May Go, But You'll Come Back Some Day; New York, 18 Dec. 1924; (1401922) Co14063D VJM VLP23 |
| But some day you're going to be sorry : that you ever did your daddy wrong | McClennan, Tommy; She's a Good Looking Mama; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044992 ) BBB8545 Rt RL305 |
| Some day you going to be sorry : that you ever done poor Tommy wrong | McClennan, Tommy; Katy Mae Blues; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537391) BBB8689 Rt RL305 |
| But I never felt sorry : till they let my baby down | McClennan, Tommy; Elsie Blues; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053743 ) BBB8725 Rt RL305 |
| And you going to be sorry : you did me this way | Martin, Carl; Farewell to You Baby; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8771) OK8961 Yz L1016 |
| And some day he's going to be sorry : he treated me this away | Moore, Alice; Prison Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15448) Pm12868 CC37 |
| Some day you going to be sorry : honey you done me wrong | Owens, Marshall; Texas Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12382) Pm13117 Yz L1006 |
| Then you'll be sorry : you ever done me wrong | Smith, Clara; It Won't Be Long Now; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (814761) Co14006D VJM VLP16 |
| She was doggone sorry : *weren't* king corn *here* | Stokes, Frank; Mr. Crump Don't Like It; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200451) Pm12552 OJL21; |
| Then you will be sorry : that you treated me so lowdown | Temple, Johnnie; So Lonely and Blue; Chicago, 14 May 1937; (91247A) De7337 RBF RF16 |
| You going to be sorry : sorry to your heart | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); I'll Be Gone Long Gone; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15651) Pm13153 Bio BLP12041 |
| Crying sorry : sorry to my heart | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Mama's Advice; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6487A) Vo1620 BC4 |
| Well now I'm so sorry : I lose my only child | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Mama's Advice; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6487A) Vo1620 BC4 |
| I believe to my soul : there's a black cat sleeping under my bed | Arnold, Kokomo; Head Cuttin' Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91331A) De7417 BC4 |
| Believe to my soul : my girl got a black cat bone | Barner, Wiley; My Gal Treats Me Mean; Birmingham, Ala., c. 15 Aug. 1927; (GEX803) Ge6261 OJL14 |
| I believe to my soul : they going to kill me dead | Collins, Sam; My Road Is Rough and Rocky; New York, c. Oct. 1931; ( ) unknown Yz L1038 |
| I believe to my soul : I'm about to lose my brown | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Number Three Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44162) Pm12475 Yz L1010 |
| I believe to my soul : *she* is Alabama bound | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Number Three Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44162) Pm12475 Yz L1010 |
| I believe to my soul : this old world is about to end | House, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4262) Pm12990 OJL11 |
| Well I believe to my soul : baby boat is water bound | Hull, Papa Harvey; France Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12690) Ge6106 OJL2 |
| I believe to my soul : sweet mama going to hoodoo me | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dry Southern Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24751) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| Believe to my soul : they got my man in jail | Johnson, Elizabeth; Sobbin' Woman Blues; New York, 30 Oct. 1928; (401280?) OK8789 Her H201 |
| But I believe to my soul : she put that thing on me | Johnson, Lonnie; I'm Nuts About that Gal; New York, 12 Aug. 1932; (1522592) OK8946 CC30 |
| I believe to my soul : that your daddy's going fall down | Johnson, Robert; From Four Until Late; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL3791) ARC70956 Co C30034 |
| Believe to my soul : Lord it going to kill me dead | Johnson, Tommy; Canned Heat Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454622) ViV38535 His HLP31 |
| I believe to my soul : mama them blues going to kill me dead | Lincoln, Charley; Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451042) Co14272D His HLP4 |
| I believe to my soul : my brown's got a stingaree | Lincoln, Charley; Country Breakdown; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451071) Co14475D RBF RF15 |
| I believe to my soul : that the little girl is out of town | Lockwood, Robert; Little Boy Blue; Chicago, 30 July 1941; (064640 ) BBB8820 BC7 |
| I believe to my soul : that my stinging snake trying to put me down | Memphis Minnie; Stinging Snake Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1934; (CP10691) Vo02711 Pal PL101 |
| I believe to my soul : the Lord has got a curse on me | Moore, Alice; Black and Evil Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15447) Pm12819 CC37 |
| I believe to my soul : the Lord have got a curse on me | Moore, Alice; Black Evil Blues; Chicago, 18 Aug. 1934; (C9317A) De7028 OJL20 |
| Believe to my soul : she will hustle everywhere but home | Reynolds, Blind Willie; Third Street Woman Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (647242) Vi23258 OJL11 |
| I believe to my soul : you got a doggone stingaree | Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); Coldest Stuff in Town; New York, 14 Sept. 1934; (15952 ) Vo02821 Yz L1021 |
| Oh my soul : I can't bear the sight | Smith, Bessie; Blue Spirit Blues; New York, 11 Oct. 1929; (1491343) Co14527D Co CL858 |
| Got the devil in my soul : and I'm full of bad booze | Smith, Bessie; Black Mountain Blues; New York, 22 July 1930; (1506582) Co14554D Co CL856 |
| But I believe to my soul : my man is Alabama bound | Smith, Laura; Don't You Leave Me Here; New York, c. Mar. 1927; (71302) Ba1977 VJM VLP40 |
| Lord I believe to my soul : that she's got the man next door | Sykes, Roosevelt; The Way I Feel Blues; New York, 14 June 1929; (402453B) OK8727 Yz L1033 |
| I believe to my soul : great God she's water bound | Thomas, Henry; Cottonfield Blues; Chicago, c. early July 1927; ( ) Vo1094 OJL3 |
| I believe to my soul : my girl got a black cat bone | Walker, Uncle Bud; Look Here Mama Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402008A) OK8828 Yz L1018 |
| I believe to my soul : you break my heart in two | Walker, Uncle Bud; Look Here Mama Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402008A) OK8828 Yz L1018 |
| I believe to my soul : I'm just a badluck man | White, Joshua; Welfare Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1934; (149022) Ba33024 His HLP22 |
| Makes me believe to my soul : that my rider's cold dead gone | Wilkins, Robert; Long Train Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M191 ) Br7205 Rt RL333 |
| Drink some rooster soup : before going to bed | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
| There's some say your juice is sour : baby can't you see | Chatman, Bo; Let Me Roll Your Lemon; New Orleans, 19 Jan. 1935; (876241) BBB5861 Yz L1034 |
| I'm going back south : where it's warm the whole year round | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Down South Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18218A) Ch16452 Yz L1019 |
| Down south : on Wabash Street | Blake, Blind; Wabash Rag; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (201542) Pm12597 Yz L1016 |
| And I'm going back south : to my usedtobe | Bogan, Lucille; Tired as I Can Be; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155051) Ba33313 His HLP4 |
| I'm going way down south : where I ain't never been before | Brown, Willie; M and O Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4132) Pm13090 OJL5 |
| I'm going down south : just to see what I can find | Carr, Leroy; Southbound Blues; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (156272) Vo03107 Co C30496 |
| So I'm going down south : shake this dust of this town off my feet | Carr, Leroy; Southbound Blues; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (156272) Vo03107 Co C30496 |
| You ever been south : you know just what I mean | Cox, Ida; Southern Woman's Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (2244?) Pm12298 Jo SM3098 |
| I'm going back south : where I can get my hambone boiled | Cox, Ida; Southern Woman's Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (2244?) Pm12298 Jo SM3098 |
| Now I'm going down south : and I'll stay until winter is gone | Estes, Sleepy John; Down South Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90094A) Ch50001 Sw S1219 |
| And these fast trains north and south : have settled their lives in clay | Hill, King Solomon; The Gone Dead Train; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12542) Pm13129 Yz L1004 |
| Now the people down south : sure won't have no home | House, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4254) Pm12990 OJL11 |
| Take a trip down south : *it's tough to spend my round* | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dry Southern Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24751) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| Way down south : you ought to see the women shimmy and shake | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Southern Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15667) Pm12899 Mil MLP2013 |
| I was down south : where all my whiskey cook | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Southern Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15667) Pm12899 Mil MLP2013 |
| I'm going down south : and I believe I'll take my hook | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Southern Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15667) Pm12899 Mil MLP2013 |
| Going back south : to get smacked in the mouth | Jones, Maggie; Box Car Blues; New York, 13 Nov. 1924; (1401343) Co14047D VJM VLP23 |
| I'm going down south : to have my fortune told | Nelson, Blue Coat Tom; Blue Coat Blues; Memphis, 17 Feb. 1928; (400258B) OK8838 Rt RL316 |
| On the next train south : look for my clothes home | Oden, Jimmy; Going Down Slow; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1941; (0704091) BBB8889 RBF RF16 |
| Lord I'm going down south : where the weather sure do suit my clothes | Petway, Robert; My Baby Left Me; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741141) BBB9036 Rt RL314 |
| Now if you ever go down south : go down in Dixieland | Shade, Will; I Can Beat You Plenty; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (55599 ) ViV38586 Rt RL337 |
| I'm going back south : where the weather suits my clothes | Smith, Clara; Down South Blues; New York, 27 July 1923; (811513) CoA3961 VJM VLP15 |
| I'm going back south : if I wear out ninetynine pair of shoes | Smith, Clara; Down South Blues; New York, 27 July 1923; (811513) CoA3961 VJM VLP15 |
| I'm going back south : where the weather suits my clothes | Sylvester, Hannah; Down South Blues; New York, c. 21 Sept. 1923; (70328) Pat032007 VJM VLP40 |
| I'm going back down south : if I wear out ninetynine pair of shoes | Sylvester, Hannah; Down South Blues; New York, c. 21 Sept. 1923; (70328) Pat032007 VJM VLP40 |
| If she headed to the south : she's Alabama bound | Thomas, Henry; Cottonfield Blues; Chicago, c. early July 1927; ( ) Vo1094 OJL3 |
| The people down south : shaking that thing | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); New Shake that Thing; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15552) Pm13143 Bio BLP12041 |
| I believe I'll go back south : cotton'll be a good price next year | White, Joshua; Welfare Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1934; (149022) Ba33024 His HLP22 |
| I believe I'll go back south : raise everything I need | White, Joshua; Welfare Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1934; (149022) Ba33024 His HLP22 |
| Way down south : I can shake it best | Williams, Henry; Georgia Crawl; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1928; (1461482) Co14328D Rt RL316 |
| Lord I'm going back down south : man where the weather suits my clothes | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Down South; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201171) BBB7665 RCA LPV518 |
| You might take it from the South : you might carry it up north | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519041) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| You might take it from the South : you might carry it up north | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140692) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| Way down in the sunny South : lowlands raise cotton and corn | Spruell, Freddie; LowDown Mississippi Bottom Man; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207281) Pm12665 Mam S3802 |
| Says my gal she caught the Southern : and the fireman he rang the bell | Arnold, Kokomo; Southern Railroad Blues; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9921A) De7139 Say SDR163 |
| Says my gal she caught the Southern : and I know she done put me down | Arnold, Kokomo; Southern Railroad Blues; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9921A) De7139 Say SDR163 |
| Well she didn't catch that Southern : Lord now where did the woman go | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Mean Old 'Frisco Blues; Chicago, 15 Apr. 1942; (0708631) BB340704 RBF RF202 |
| I'll catch the Southern : and she'll take the Santa Fe | James, Skip; Cherry Ball Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7482) Pm13065 Bio BLP12029 |
| Mama if you ride the Southern : I'll ride the Santa Fe | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
| Mama she caught the Southern : my daddy rode the blinds | Virgial, Otto; Little Girl in Rome; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962401) BBB6213 Mam S3802 |
| And you going to reap what you sow : for treating me this away | Bogan, Lucille; You Got to Die Some Day; New York, 30 July 1934; (154772) ARC60463 Rt RL317 |
| Mmm she is a little queen of spades : and the men will not let her be | Johnson, Robert; Little Queen of Spades; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL395?) Vo04108 Co C30034 |
| Now she is a little queen of spades : and the men will not let her be | Johnson, Robert; Little Queen of Spades; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL395?) Vo04108 His HLP31 |
| I'm the king of spades : and the women takes on over me | Wheatstraw, Peetie; King of Spades; Chicago, 20 July 1935; (C1082B) Vo03066 Say SDR191 |
| I am the king of spades : ain't been out in a great long time | Wheatstraw, Peetie; King of Spades; Chicago, 20 July 1935; (C1082B) Vo03066 Say SDR191 |
| Yes I'm the little black king of spades : and then again I always win | Wheatstraw, Peetie; King of Spades; Chicago, 20 July 1935; (C1082B) Vo03066 Say SDR191 |
| It'll make a dumb man speak : make a lame man run | Robinson, Bob; Beedle Um Bum; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210362) Pm12714 Riv RM8803 |
| Got a thirtyeight special : on a fortyfour frame | Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18 |
| Ain't got no special : got no trifling kind | Bracey, Ishman; Left Alone Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418432) Vi21349 Rt RL330 |
| Now that thirtyeight special : buddy it's most too light | James, Skip; 2220 Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7651) Pm13066 Bio BLP12029 |
| She got a thirtyeight special : but I believe it's most too light | Johnson, Robert; 3220 Blues; San Antonio, 26 Nov. 1936; (SA26161) ARC70460 Co CL1654 |
| I caught a freight train special : and my mama caught a passenger behind | McTell, Blind Willie; Writin' Paper Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403081) Vi21474 Yz L1005 |
| I done pawned my thirtytwo special : good gal and my clothes in soak | McTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (140362) Vo02577 RBF RF15 |
| So that Sunshine Special : is going to run me on away from here | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Sunshine Special; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (20066?) Pm12593 Mil MLP2007 |
| Going to leave on the Sunshine Special : going in on the Santa Fe | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Sunshine Special; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (20066?) Pm12593 Mil MLP2007 |
| It let that Sunshine Special : carry my good gal from home | Jones, Coley; Texas and Pacific Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1928; (1475661) Co14387D His HLP17 |
| Sunshine Special : shine down on me | Miller, Sodarisa; Sunshine Special; Chicago, c. Apr. 1925; (2092?) Pm12276 Mil MLP2018 |
| I say Sunshine Special : throw your light down on me | Miller, Sodarisa; Sunshine Special; Chicago, c. Apr. 1925; (2092?) Pm12276 Mil MLP2018 |
| I'm going to let that Texas Special : drop me in southern U S A | Moore, Whistlin' Alex; It Wouldn't Be So Hard; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495622) Co14496D His HLP32 |
| You is built for speed : and fast just like twenty grand | Davis, Walter; Let Me in Your Saddle; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (0405111) BBB8282 RCA INT1085 |
| You said you craved a gal with speed : that's why I wouldn't do | Martin, Daisy; What You Was You Used to Be; New York, c. late July 1923; (52381) Ba1262 VJM VLP40 |
| Because the dry spell : have parched all this cotton and corn | House, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4254) Pm12990 OJL11 |
| It's a dry old spell : everywhere I been | House, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4262) Pm12990 OJL11 |
| We got a new way of spelling : Memphis Tennessee | Lewis, Furry; Jellyroll; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1115 RBF RF11 |
| I got a new way of spelling : dear old state of Tennessee | Shade, Will; State of Tennessee; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403132) Vi21185 Rt RL322 |
| I got a new way of spelling : sweet old Tennessee | Thompson, Edward; Seven Sister Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2413) Pm12873 Yz L1006 |
| My regular found out I was a Saturday night spender : and it sure did make her mad | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Saturday Night Spender Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212012) Pm12771 Rt RL335 |
| See that spider : climbing up the wall | Barner, Wiley; My Gal Treats Me Mean; Birmingham, Ala., c. 15 Aug. 1927; (GEX803) Ge6261 OJL14 |
| Up said the spider : to the little fly one day | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); The Spider and the Fly; Atlanta, 23 Apr. 1930; (1503652) Co14558D CC36 |
| Sure as that spider : hanging on the wall | James, Skip; Cherry Ball Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7482) Pm13065 Bio BLP12029 |
| Crying I spied a spider : climbing up the wall | Lofton, Willie; Dark Road Blues; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96257 ) BBB6229 Yz L1007 |
| Crying I asked the spider : did he want his ashes hauled | Lofton, Willie; Dark Road Blues; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96257 ) BBB6229 Yz L1007 |
| Lord when you see the spider : Lord arunning up and down the wall | Stokes, Frank; Sweet to Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47731) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| Let me be your king spider : I want to build my web on your wall | Wheatstraw, Peetie; King Spider Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90174A) De7144 Say SDR191 |
| Because now there ain't another spider : ooo well well can build a web like mine | Wheatstraw, Peetie; King Spider Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90174A) De7144 Say SDR191 |
| Lord I thought I spied : my oldtime usedtobe | Ledbetter, Huddie; RobertaPart 1; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16683 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Lord I thought I spied : my oldtime usedtobe | Ledbetter, Huddie; RobertaPart 1; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16683 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Says I had a good spirit : thought I was strolling along with you | Arnold, Kokomo; Mister Charlie; Chicago, 24 Oct. 1936; (90958A) De7261 CC25 |
| It must've be that old evil spirit : so deep down in the ground | Johnson, Robert; Me and the Devil Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3982) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| So my old evil spirit : can get a Greyhound bus and ride | Johnson, Robert; Me and the Devil Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3982) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| Because just a little spirit : of the blues tonight | Smith, Bessie; Preachin' the Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (1434902) Co14195D Co CL858 |
| Have you ever been low in spirits : mama and you didn't know what was on your mind | Davis, Walter; Call Your Name; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (0405231) BBB8470 Yz L1025 |
| Evil spirits : all around my bed | Smith, Bessie; Blue Spirit Blues; New York, 11 Oct. 1929; (1491343) Co14527D Co CL858 |
| Mean blues spirits : stuck their forks in me | Smith, Bessie; Blue Spirit Blues; New York, 11 Oct. 1929; (1491343) Co14527D Co CL858 |
| Northern men are splendid : they will treat you mighty fine | Smith, Trixie; Choo Choo Blues; New York, Dec. 1924; (19783) Pm12245 CC29 |
| Which I wouldn't have spoken : if it hadn't've been for you | Sykes, Roosevelt; The Way I Feel Blues; New York, 14 June 1929; (402453B) OK8727 Yz L1033 |
| Every time she makes a spread : a cold chill runs all over me | Johnson, Robert; Little Queen of Spades; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL395?) Vo04108 Co C30034 |
| Every time she makes a spread : ooo fair brown cold chills just runs all over me | Johnson, Robert; Little Queen of Spades; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL395?) Vo04108 His HLP31 |
| I got to wait until spring : to get my ashes hauled | Bogan, Lucille; Tired as I Can Be; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155051) Ba33313 His HLP4 |
| Told me it was early last spring : when the birds began to sing | Calicott, Joe; Fare Thee Well Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM778 ) Br7166 OJL11 |
| You know long through the spring : then you can have some money to spend | Estes, Sleepy John; Government Money; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62461A) De7414 Sw S1219 |
| Well well probably next spring : hey I'm going to rig up my T Model again | Estes, Sleepy John; Poor Man's Friend; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62480A) De7442 RBF RF11 |
| Was in the spring : one summer day | Evans, Joe; Sitting on Top of the World; New York, 21 May 1931; (106591) Ba32211 His HLP8002 |
| Working in the spring : *sleeping in the sand* | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Beggin' Back; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (30164) Pm12394 Bio BLP12000 |
| Was in the spring : one summer day | Vincson, Walter; Sitting on Top of the World; Shreveport, La., 17 Feb. 1930; (403805B) OK8784 Mam S3804 |
| Now I ain't no springman : no springman's son | Chatman, Bo; All Around Man; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992381) BBB6295 Mel MLP7324 |
| I can bounce your springs : till the springman comes | Chatman, Bo; All Around Man; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992381) BBB6295 Mel MLP7324 |
| Riley Springs : is a place to go | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Riley Springs Blues; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064737 ) BBB8846 RCA INT1177 |
| Now you give me peaches in the springtime : apples in the fall | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Peaches in the Springtime; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418902) Vi21657 Rt RL311 |
| I don't eat no cabbage sprouts : bring me solid head | Washboard Sam; Diggin' My Potatoes; Chicago, 15 May 1939; (034797 ) BBB8211 BC10 |
| When they raising a squabble : taking some woman's man | Big Bill (Broonzy); Worrying You Off My MindPart 1; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (16606?) Ba32559 Yz L1035 |
| I mean they'll fuss and squabble : man the whole night through | Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter's Advice; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026161) BBB7073 Yz L1014 |
| She's always squabbling : she don't give me a ??? smile* | Carr, Leroy; It's Too Short; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164401) Vo02875 Co C30496 |
| But when it comes to squabbling : he sure can scratch and bite | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Balky Mule Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203813) Pm12631 Mil MLP2007 |
| But when he does his squatting : he really takes his time | Memphis Minnie; Squat It; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9426A) De7146 Rt RL329 |
| Because when he go to squatting : it's a crying shame | Memphis Minnie; Squat It; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9426A) De7146 Rt RL329 |
| But when he's doing the squatting : you might ahear me squall | Memphis Minnie; Squat It; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9426A) De7146 Rt RL329 |
| If I ever catch you squatting : around my nest again | Washboard Sam; My Feet Jumped Salty; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644791) BBB8844 RCA LPV577 |
| She's low and squatty : right down on the ground | Baker, Willie; No No Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Jan. 1929; (14667) Ge6766 BC5 |
| She ain't low and squatty : she ain't long and slim | Barefoot Bill; She's Got a Nice Line; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1930; (1503021) Co14544D Rt RL325 |
| Lord she is low and she is squatty : she's all right with me | Big Bill (Broonzy); Down in the Basement Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (209221) Pm12707 Yz L1035 |
| Lord she low and she squatty : but she's all right with me | Big Bill (Broonzy); How You Want It Done; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (116112) Ba32436 Yz L1011 |
| She's low and squatty : but I love that girl of mine | Carr, Leroy; Barrel House Woman; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (156282) Vo02791 Co C30496 |
| She's short and squatty : she's all right with me | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Mama, Don't You Think I Know; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22242) Pm12305 Bio BLP12042 |
| And she's low and she's squatty : and made right to the ground | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; The Woman I Love Blues; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (944181) BBB6140 CC35 |
| Now she low and she squatty : she right down on the ground | Williams, Joe; Meet Me Around the Corner; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539921R) BBB8738 RCA INT1087 |
| I see you got your squeal : you got your snoot | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Pig Meat Blues; Richmond, Ind., 8 July 1929; (15310) Ge7008 Riv RM8803 |
| She started to loving and squeezing : I thought she say son you just begun | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; It's Heated; Chicago, 11 June 1929; (C3585 ) Vo1539 Yz L1039 |
| I thought it was a squirrel : I took him into my camp | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Black Skunk Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (1483602) Co14573D CC36 |
| I'm going to build a stable : as long as he is tall | Johnson, Billiken; Wild Jack Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476072) Co14405D Rt RL315 |
| There's another mule in the stable : where my mule ought to be | Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495582) Co14489D Fwy FA2951 |
| How come another mule in the stable : where my mule ought to be | Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495582) Co14489D Fwy FA2951 |
| You might back up in your stable : when the snow begins to fall | Jones, Maggie; You May Go, But You'll Come Back Some Day; New York, 18 Dec. 1924; (1401922) Co14063D VJM VLP23 |
| Because you see me staggering : baby don't you think I'm drunk | Moore, Rosie Mae; Staggering Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418302) Vi21280 Rt RL310 |
| Because you see me staggering : daddy don't you think I'm drunk | Moore, Rosie Mae; Staggering Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418302) Vi21280 Rt RL310 |
| Because he's on his old black stallion : and he's riding from door to door | Arnold, Kokomo; Buddie Brown Blues; Chicago, 23 Oct. 1937; (91299A) De7449 CC25 |
| It lets me stand : but I can't sit | Carr, Leroy; Gettin' All Wet; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1929; (C4034 ) Vo1423 Yz L1036 |
| I ain't going to stand : that way you do | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About You; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM772A) Vo1476 Pal PL101 |
| I ain't going to stand : that way you do | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About YouNo. 2; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6010A) Vo1556 His HLP2 |
| I can't stand : to treat *men* tough | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Those All Night Long Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1599?) Pm12081 BYG529.078 |
| I won't stand : for that caveman stuff | Smith, Laura; Gonna Put You Right in Jail; New York, c. early Feb. 1927; (70742) Ba1977 VJM VLP40 |
| Once I couldn't stand : to see you cry | Spand, Charlie; Good Gal; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15453) Pm12817 Yz L1015 |
| If that's the only way you stand : you don't have to pay no rent | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C12561) Vo03186 BC7 |
| You could stand : and look at the convict tow | White, Washington; When Can I Change My Clothes; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2979A) Vo05489 Co C30036 |
| She five foot standing : and she four feet lying down | Campbell, Bob; Starvation Farm Blues; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155032) Vo02798 Fly LP103 |
| I thought that I was standing : holding the North Pole | Carr, Leroy; New How Long How Long BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7221A) Vo1585 RBF RF202 |
| Left my sister standing : at the watering trough | Patton, Charley; Going to Move to Alabama; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L371) Pm13014 Yz L1020 |
| I'll leave a fellow standing : till his money's gone | Smith, Clara; I Don't Love Nobody; New York, 18 Jan. 1924; (814961) Co14016D VJM VLP16 |
| And left me standing : how long how long | Stokes, Frank; How Long; Memphis, 30 Aug. 1928; (454551) ViV38512 BC6 |
| I'm tired of standing : on the long lonesome road | Wilkins, Robert; Falling Down Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M192 ) Br7125 Yz L1002 |
| And you wish on every *nogood* star : *bring here your baby to me* | Moore, Alice; Black and Evil Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15447) Pm12819 CC37 |
| Now sure as the stars : shine in the world above | Estes, Sleepy John; Jack and Jill Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62479A) De7365 RBF RF8 |
| Says the women they all start : says areally mistreating all their men | Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter Special; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826111) BBB5489 Yz L1034 |
| To get a flying start : and run my baby down | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Up the Way Bound; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25471) Pm12375 Yz L1029 |
| I'm fixing to start : my dozen talk | Memphis Minnie; New Dirty Dozens; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5894 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
| Reason why I start : why I lowdown | Moss, Buddy; Hard Road Blues; New York, 19 Jan. 1933; (129461) Ba33106 RBF RF15 |
| Everything I start : I want you to meet me halfway | Washboard Sam; You Stole My Love; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703821) BBB9018 RCA LPV577 |
| Let him start : to working on my buns | Yates, Blind Richard; Sore Bunion Blues; New York, c. 9 Apr. 1927; (GEX578A) Ge6104 His HLP1 |
| Let's get started : be long gone | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants to Knock a Jug; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7223A) Vo1651 Yz L1036 |
| When trouble first started : down in my front door | Estes, Sleepy John; New Someday Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63652A) De7473 RBF RF8 |
| And the blues had started : climbing up the bed | Stevens, Vol; Coal Oil Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418882) Vi21278 OJL4 |
| And when I mash down on your little starter : then your spark plug will give me fire | Johnson, Robert; Terraplane Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25861) ARC70356 Co CL1654 |
| When trouble starts : it stops at my front door | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Trouble BluesPart 1; Chicago, c. 17 Aug. 1928; (C2229 ) Vo1213 Yz L1019 |
| When trouble starts : it lasted so long | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Trouble BluesPart 1; Chicago, c. 17 Aug. 1928; (C2229 ) Vo1213 Yz L1019 |
| Some is starving : some is dying | Memphis Minnie; Nothin in Rambling; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3167A) OK05670 BC1 |
| A workingman's wife is starving : your wife is living like a queen | Smith, Bessie; Poor Man's Blues; New York, 24 Aug. 1928; (1468951) Co14399D Co CL856 |
| I was born in the state : of old Arkansas | Johnson, T. C.; J. C. Johnson's Blues; Memphis, 16 Feb. 1928; (400250B) OK8838 Rt RL316 |
| And the engineer he left the station : just like a bat up out of hell | Arnold, Kokomo; Southern Railroad Blues; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9921A) De7139 Say SDR163 |
| Says I'm going down to the station : ain't going to take no one's advice | Arnold, Kokomo; Red Beans and Rice; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91162A) De7347 BC4 |
| Now I went to the station : fold my arms and moan | Bracey, Ishman; Left Alone Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418432) Vi21349 Rt RL330 |
| Went to the station : to get me a train | Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5071 ) Vo1527 Yz L1036 |
| The train is at the station : my mind's made up to go | Carr, Leroy; Low Down Dog Blues; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7215A) Vo1605 Yz L1036 |
| I'm going to go to the station : and try to find her there | Carr, Leroy; Shinin' Pistol; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164381) Vo03067 Co C30496 |
| Says I went up to the station : looks up on the board | Chatman, Bo; Shake 'Em On Down; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278691) BBB7927 Yz L1034 |
| I'm going to the station : meet the Cannonball | Collins, Sam; Riverside Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12740) Ge6167 OJL10 |
| You make it to the station : see the same old thing | Collins, Sam; Midnight Special Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13035) Ge6307 OJL10 |
| Went to the station : meet the Cannonball | Collins, Sam; I'm Sitting on Top of the World; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108422) Ba32395 OJL10 |
| I went to the station : I looked up on the board | Dickson, Tom; Happy Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400359B) OK8590 Yz L1002 |
| Going down to the station : down in the yard | Evans, Joe; Sitting on Top of the World; New York, 21 May 1931; (106591) Ba32211 His HLP8002 |
| Take my trunk down to the station : take it never here no more | Gibson, Clifford; Drayman Blues; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571752) ViV38562 Yz L1027 |
| Now the train's at the station : in my mind I'm made up to go | Hardin, Lane; California Desert Blues; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914501) BBB6242 Rt RL319 |
| Standing in the station : waiting for my train | Howell, Peg Leg; Away from Home; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482732) Co14535D Rt RL318 |
| I drived to the station : woman I bid you all adieu | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booger Rooger Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30882) Pm12425 Bio BLP12015 |
| Standing at the station : watch my baby leave town | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; How Long How Long; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207881) Pm12685 Bio BLP12015 |
| Went to the police station : begged the police to put me in jail | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Peach Orchard Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1929; (214002) Pm12801 Riv RLP12125 |
| Running down to the station : catch [that old, the] first mail train I see | Johnson, Robert; Ramblin' On My Mind; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25831) ARC70581 Co C30034 |
| Running down to the station : catch [that old, the] first mail train I see | Johnson, Robert; Ramblin' On My Mind; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25832) ARC70581 Co CL1654 |
| And I followed her to the station : with a suitcase in my hand | Johnson, Robert; Love in Vain; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL402?) Vo04630 Co C30034 |
| When the train rolled up to the station : I looked her in the eye | Johnson, Robert; Love in Vain; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL402?) Vo04630 Co C30034 |
| The train it left the station : with two lights on behind | Johnson, Robert; Love in Vain; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL402?) Vo04630 Co C30034 |
| I followed her to the station : with my suitcase in my hand | Johnson, Robert; Love in Vain; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL402?) Vo04630 His HLP31 |
| When the train rolled up to the station : and I looked her in the eye | Johnson, Robert; Love in Vain; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL402?) Vo04630 His HLP31 |
| When the train it left the station : with two lights on behind | Johnson, Robert; Love in Vain; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL402?) Vo04630 His HLP31 |
| I was standing at the station : wondering what train boys must I ride | Jones, Elijah; Katy Fly; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201201) BBB7616 RCA INT1175 |
| I went running to the station : wringing my hands and crying | Jordan, Luke; My Gal's Done Quit Me; New York, 18 Nov. 1929; (577031) ViV38564 Rt RL318 |
| Lord I'm going to the station : going to tell the chief of police | Ledbetter, Huddie; RobertaPart 2; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16684 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Yes I went to the station : looked up on the sign | Ledbetter, Huddie; Shorty George; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (168142) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| 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 |
| Drive up to the station : to catch that train | McCoy, Joe; Botherin' that Thing; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5865A) Vo1570 His HLP32 |
| I went to the station : looked up on the board | McCoy, Joe; Going Back Home; Chicago, 16 Aug. 1934; (C9300A) De7087 Yz L1007 |
| I left her at the station : wringing her hands and crying | McTell, Blind Willie; Searching the Desert for the Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716061) Vi23353 RCA LPV518 |
| I went down to the station : talk to the judge | Memphis Minnie; Dirty Mother For You; Chicago, 10 Jan. 1935; (C9641A) De7048 Pal PL101 |
| And I went to the station : but the train had gone | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; West Texas Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026511) BBB7178 CC35 |
| He says I'll take you to the station : and see what you will do | Moore, Alice; Broadway St. Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15452) Pm12819 CC37 |
| Lord I seen her at the station : and I seen her on the road | Sluefoot Joe; Shouting Baby Blues; Long Island City, c. Apr. 1929; ( ) QRSR7086 His HLP17 |
| I'm going to the station : and catch the fastest train that goes | Smith, Clara; Down South Blues; New York, 27 July 1923; (811513) CoA3961 VJM VLP15 |
| I stood at the station I said station : saw my man leaving town | Smith, Clara; Texas Moaner Blues; New York, 19 Aug. 1924; (819321) Co14034D VJM VLP17 |
| I went to the station : but I got there too doggone late | Smith, Trixie; Choo Choo Blues; New York, Dec. 1924; (19783) Pm12245 CC29 |
| I'm going to the station : and get the fastest train that goes | Sylvester, Hannah; Down South Blues; New York, c. 21 Sept. 1923; (70328) Pat032007 VJM VLP40 |
| I went to the station : in a shower rain | Thompson, Edward; Showers of Rain Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2411A) Pm13018 Yz L1006 |
| Went to the station : down in the yard | Vincson, Walter; Sitting on Top of the World; Shreveport, La., 17 Feb. 1930; (403805B) OK8784 Mam S3804 |
| I went down to the station : up to the train | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); New Shake that Thing; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15552) Pm13143 Bio BLP12041 |
| There's a train at the station : and I'm ready to go | Washboard Sam; Big Woman; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01885 ) BBB6870 BC10 |
| He carried me to the station : and put me in a cell | Washboard Sam; I'm On My Way Blues; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07621 ) BBB7096 BC10 |
| I'm going down to the station : catch that West Cannonball | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Sunshine Blues; Chicago, 9 June 1927; (386581) Vi20781 Rt RL322 |
| Well well went to the relief station : and I didn't have a cent | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C12561) Vo03186 BC7 |
| I'm going to cut out going to the station : gazing down the railroad track | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Cut Out Blues; Chicago, 9 Apr. 1936; (C13551) Vo03444 Say SDR191 |
| I have cut out going to the station : gazing down at the railroad track | Wheatstraw, Peetie; I'm Gonna Cut Out Everything; Chicago, 2 Nov. 1937; (91320A) De7422 Say SDR192 |
| Meet me down at the station : and kiss me before I go | Wilkins, Robert; I Do Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (47000 ) Vi23379 OJL5 |
| I walked down to the station : fold my troubled arms | Wilkins, Robert; Get Away Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM742B) Br7158 OJL11 |
| Went down to the station : went out on the track | Williams, Joe; I Know You Gonna Miss Me; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076611) BBB7022 RCA INT1087 |
| Now when the train left the station : know my mule laid down and died | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shotgun Blues; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064023 ) BBB8731 BC3 |
| I went down to the station : and I could not keep from crying | Wilson, Leola B.; Stevedore Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26161) Pm12379 His HLP1 |
| They call Whitewash Station : ten miles from hell | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 RBF RF6 |
| They call Whitewash Station : ten miles from hell | Shade, Will; Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 Rt RL337 |
| All I want is a place to stay : I can call my home | Bennett, Will; Real Estate Blues; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K128 ) Vo1464 Rt RL334 |
| Now I can't stay : but fare you well | McCoy, Joe; Someday I'll Be in the Clay; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1932; (C9290) De7008 Rt RL329 |
| Going to stay : I'll be all night long | Smith, Ivy; Sad and Blue; Chicago, c. Jan. 1927; (40891) Pm12447 His HLP2 |
| Now if my bluebird continue on to stay : I believe I'll move to Washington too | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Blue Bird BluesPart 1; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308511) BBB7979 RCA INT1088 |
| And that trifling woman staying : until I breaks my neck | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Hangman's Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208162) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004 |
| And the way he jumps steady : it's just too bad | Bogan, Lucille; Jump Steady Daddy; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (169932) ARC51258 Yz L1017 |
| Say the way she fries my steak : peoples I'm satisfied | Moss, Buddy; Gravy Server; New York, 21 Aug. 1935; (17981 ) ARC61156 Rt RL318 |
| Now they'll have ??? steaks : alligator pie | Smith, Trixie; Black Bottom Hop; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (23641) Pm12336 CC29 |
| I'll rob and steal : and I'll bring it home to you | Bracey, Ishman; My Brown Mama Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (45459?) Vi21691(?) Rt RL330 |
| He's got to rob and steal : don't he got to leave out of this man's town | Chatman, Bo; Country Fool; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278791) BBB8122 Yz L1014 |
| Beg borrow and steal : bring it all home to you | Lewis, Furry; Sweet Papa Moan; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1116 RBF RF11 |
| Want for me to beg rob and steal : bring it all home to you | Shade, Will; Sometimes I Think I Love You; Chicago, 9 June 1927; (386571) Vi20809 OJL19 |
| Said I rob and steal : and make everything for you | Stokes, Frank; Half Cup of Tea; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47742) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| Always gamble and steal : and don't collect nothing from home | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); New Way of Living Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210282) Pm12752 Bio BLP12004 |
| She caused me to steal : all a workingman could save | Wheatstraw, Peetie; False Hearted Woman; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90963A) De7243 Say SDR192 |
| I've got to beg and steal : to please that man of mine | White, Georgia; Walking the Street; Chicago, 28 Jan. 1937; (91104A) De7277 AH158 |
| Going to beg borrow and steal : bring all my money home to you | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Gotta Shave 'Em Dry; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1041) Pm12916 Her H205 |
| If you see me stealing : please don't tell on me | Bell, Anna; Every Woman Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (172A) QRSR7007 His HLP21 |
| If you see me stealing : don't tell on me | Big Bill (Broonzy); Eagle Riding Papa; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (95951) Ba0712 Yz L1011 |
| Just stealing : back to my usedtobe | Big Bill (Broonzy); Eagle Riding Papa; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (95951) Ba0712 Yz L1011 |
| Now if you catch me stealing : please don't tell on me | Bracey, Ishman; Suitcase Full of Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2401) Pm12970 Her H201 |
| Because I'm stealing : to my doggone usedtobe | Bracey, Ishman; Suitcase Full of Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2401) Pm12970 Her H201 |
| And when I start to stealing : I'm going to pick the rounders clean | Carr, Leroy; Tight Time Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164331) Vo03034 Bio BLPC9 |
| If that ain't stealing : boys I'd like to know | Davis, Madlyn; Too Black Bad; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20909?) Pm12703 Yz L1039 |
| If I catch you stealing : regret the day you's born | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Kid Man Blues; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9457A) OK8273 Bio BLPC6 |
| I'm stealing I'm stealing : back to my usedtobe | James, Skip; Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7631) Pm13085 Bio BLP12029 |
| I feel just like stealing : there's nothing else to do | Johnson, Alec; Miss Meal Cramp Blues; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473792) Co14446D CC3 |
| But he will do more stealing : than I can get regular meals | McCoy, Joe; Preachers Blues; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7247 ) Vo1643 BC13 |
| Stealing stealing : pretty mama don't you tell on me | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Stealin' Stealin'; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470372) ViV38504 RBF RF1 |
| Stealing stealing : pretty mama don't you tell on me | Shade, Will; Stealin' Stealin'; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470372) ViV38504 Rt RL337 |
| If you catch me stealing : I don't mean no harm | Smith, Trixie; Sorrowful Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (17802) Pm12208 CC29 |
| So they accuse me of stealing : I fixing to leave your town | Wilkins, Robert; Jail House Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (45499 ) Vi23379 Yz L1002 |
| And when she put on full steam : make a freight train jump a track | Big Bill (Broonzy); Long Tall Mama; New York, 30 Mar. 1932; (116171) Ba33085 Yz L1011 |
| Lord it's two pretty steamers : Lord they running along side by side | Stokes, Frank; Sweet to Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47731) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| Because he can't drive steel : with a doggone horn | Smith, Clara; Steel Drivin' Man; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (1401812) Co14053D VJM VLP17 |
| To find myself a blue steel : I mean a blue steel blade | Smith, Clara; My John Blues; New York, 3 Apr. 1925; (1404931) Co14077D CC32 |
| The law going to step : on your yas yas yas | Chatman, Bo; The Law Gonna Step on You; New York, 5 June 1931; (404935A) OK unissued Yz L1034 |
| Got the right step : you move it just right | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Doin' the Scraunch; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510562) Co14591D CC36 |
| Crying you step one step : then mess all around | Williamson, Sonny Boy; SusieQ ; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308501) BBB7995 RCA INT1088 |
| I had a mean stepfather : Lord he didn't want me to eat a bite | Williams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854921) BBB5996 OJL17 |
| I've got a mean stepfather : and I know you have one too | Williams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854921) BBB5996 OJL17 |
| I have a mean stepfather : he done drove me away | Williams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854921) BBB5996 OJL17 |
| I got a mean stepfather : and my dear mother she don't allow me around | Williams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854921) BBB5996 OJL17 |
| My mean stepfather : he won't give me no place to lay | Williams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854921) BBB5996 OJL17 |
| My stepfather : he swears he done done me wrong | Williams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854921) BBB5996 OJL17 |
| The jailhouse steps : was slick as glass | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977?) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| I got good stew : and it's got to be sold | Bogan, Lucille; Stew Meat Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (170131) Ba33448 Rt RL317 |
| ??? stew : to kick it off | Smith, Trixie; Black Bottom Hop; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (23641) Pm12336 CC29 |
| Now no more stewball : yes and neither no more white rice | Estes, Sleepy John; Jailhouse Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93007A) De7814 RBF RF8 |
| A yellow gal will bite you she will pop you with a stick : a brownskin gal bites the same | Bonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); Black Gal Swing; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (064918 ) BBB8852 BC7 |
| Now she grabbed that stick : and she broke that Harlem's back | Byrd, John; Billy Goat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2892) Pm12997 Yz L1001 |
| He'll leave a big candy stick : in your hand | Hurt, Mississippi John; Candy Man Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401483B) OK8654 Bio BLPC4 |
| You take what sticks : and I'll take what falls | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); If You Want Me to Love You; New York, 5 Feb. 1932; (11242A) Vo1682 Yz L1039 |
| Cut him if he stands still : shoot him if he runs | Crawford, Rosetta; My Man Jumped Salty on Me; New York, 1 Feb. 1939; (64972A) De7567 Cor CP58 |
| But still : I don't believe it's true | Green, Lil; If I'm a Fool; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1942; (0708021) BBB8985 RCA LPV574 |
| When the bootlegger goes to his still : get ready to make his stuff | Jackson, Jim; Bootlegging Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419042) Vi21268 Rt RL323 |
| I'm going to shoot him if he stands still : and cut him if he run | Smith, Bessie; Black Mountain Blues; New York, 22 July 1930; (1506582) Co14554D Co CL856 |
| I'm going to shoot you if you stand still : mama I got a doggone dog to catch you if you run | Stone, Joe; Back Door Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76838 ) BBB5169 Yz L1030 |
| Because any *??? still* : really hurts your papa's back | Edwards, Joe; Construction Gang; New York, 12 Sept. 1924; (72817B) OK8163 Sw S1240 |
| Just get a job at one of these stills : and you surely will be paid | Jackson, Jim; Bootlegging Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419042) Vi21268 Rt RL323 |
| If you feel my stinger : you want to until you die | Hart, Hattie; Coldest Stuff in Town; New York, 14 Sept. 1934; (15952 ) Vo02821 Yz L1021 |
| Because your best old stinger : than any bumblebee that I ever see | Memphis Minnie; Bumble Bee Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (599932) ViV38599 BC7 |
| Oh you ain't done no stinging : on the boodiebum | Burse, Charlie; Boodie Bum Bum; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C7921) OK8956 Jo SM3104 |
| But if I catch you stinging : believe I'll pull your nest all on down | Ledbetter, Huddie; Yellow Jacket; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (171791) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| Sewed ninetynine stitches : up his yas yas yas | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
| Sewed ninetynine stitches : in his yas yas yas | Memphis Minnie; New Dirty Dozens; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5894 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
| You ??? *those stitches* : in the | Collins, Sam; New Salty Dog; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108371) Ba32311 OJL10 |
| The tomcat stitching : on a sewing machine | Ledbetter, Huddie; Kansas City Papa; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166971) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| Pull off them stocking : that silk underwear | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17276B) Ch16171 Riv RM8803 |
| Got on my highcut stockings : low cut shoes | Big Bill (Broonzy); I Can't Be Satisfied; Richmond, Ind., 2 May 1930; (16569) Ge7230 Yz L1011 |
| It ain't in her stockings : and you know it's just above | Chatman, Bo; The Ins and Outs of My Girl; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026141) BBB7213 Yz L1014 |
| She has the hesitating stockings : the hesitating shoes | Collins, Sam; Hesitation Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13033) Ge6379 OJL10 |
| I got up in my stockings : tipping across the floor | Collins, Sam; My Road Is Rough and Rocky; New York, c. Oct. 1931; ( ) unknown Yz L1038 |
| Pull off them stockings : that silk underwear | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; New York, 17 Sept. 1930; (100482) Or8033 Yz L1035 |
| Ain't got no stockings : ain't got no shoes | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 RBF RF6 |
| Ain't got no stockings : ain't got no shoes | Shade, Will; Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 Rt RL337 |
| The Union Stockyards : is a good place to go | Wilkins, Robert; New Stock Yard Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX107 ) Vo03223 OJL21 |
| Say that's papa Frank Stokes : he sure got *worried on* | Stokes, Frank; Bunker Hill Blues; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555741) ViV38548 Rt RL308 |
| It ain't nothing ailing my stomach : it's something wrong with my | James, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028 |
| But a rolling stone : don't gather no moss | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; You May Leave But This Will Bring You Back; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64733 ) Vi23267 Rt RL337 |
| Then I went and stood : up on some high old lonesome hill | Smith, Bessie; Back Water Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (1434911) Co14195D Co CL858 |
| Catch you stooping : I'm going to let your meat outdoors | Church, Blind Clyde; Pneumatic Blues; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (56308) Vi23271 Rt RL329 |
| Now you will have to stop : shaking shaking that old thing | Morand, Herb; Root Hog or Die; New York, 6 Oct. 1937; (62661A) De7439 AH77 |
| If he halts you don't stop : you will likely be knocked out | Patton, Charley; Revenue Man Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14747 ) Vo02931 Yz L1020 |
| I'm going to stop : my running around | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Moonshine Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1608?) Pm12083 BYG529.078 |
| You got to stop : your running around | Smith, Ivy; Sad and Blue; Chicago, c. Jan. 1927; (40891) Pm12447 His HLP2 |
| And I ain't going to stop : until I get in my baby's door | Washboard Sam; I'm Feeling Low Down; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644821) BBB8878 RCA LPV577 |
| Just as sure as the red light [says, means] stop : and the green light means go | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Don't Take a Chance; Chicago, 8 Apr. 1936; (C13521) Vo03348 Say SDR192 |
| But the monkey stopped : at a ??? drugstore | Jordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398212) Vi21076 Rt RL326 |
| Bring around the bottle stopper : let's bottle some beer | Stokes, Frank; Stomp that Thing; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454262) Vi21738 Rt RL308 |
| Because everywhere she stops : she's stealing some woman's good man off | Memphis Minnie; Chickasaw Train Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9382 ) De7019 Cor CP58 |
| Lord I walked to a store : I ain't got a dime | Big Bill (Broonzy); Starvation Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (209232) Pm12707 Yz L1011 |
| Just go down to the tencents store : get you a nickel worth of | Jordan, Charley; Tight Haired Mama Blues; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO144) Vo1645 OJL20 |
| He carried it back to the furniture store : and I swear that I did feel sad | Jordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398212) Vi21076 Rt RL326 |
| They asked me I go down to the Red Cross store : to get them to give me something to eat | Scott, Sonny; Red Cross Blues; New York, 18 July 1933; (135721) Vo25012 Rt RL325 |
| I was going down to the jewelry store : and I was going to buy you a diamond ring | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Low Down Ways; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308531) BBB7979 RCA INT1088 |
| She wanted me to go down to the welfare store : and a sack of that welfare flour | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Welfare Store Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (053001 ) BBB8610 BC3 |
| Don't tell no stories : please don't tell no lies | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Right of Way Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (45152) Pm12510 Rt RL301 |
| My love is like a storm : what blowed the walls all down | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Empty House Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212001) Pm12946 Rt RL335 |
| It was dark and stormy : and the sun shining bright like day | unknown artist (possibly Skip James); Throw Me Down; place unknown, c. Oct. 1928; (209981) Pm unissued Bio BLP12029 |
| I ain't going to tell no story : tell you no doggone lie | Alexander, Texas; Easy Rider Blues; Fort Worth, 30 Sept. 1934; (FW1138) Vo02856 Yz L1010 |
| But do you know that's the same old story : little girl really go for me | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Two of a Kind; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640011) BBB8749 RCA730.581 |
| Now this was my sad story : I never will forget the day | Davis, Walter; The Only Woman; Chicago, 21 Mar. 1941; (0539751) BBB8773 RCA INT1085 |
| I know you heard the story : listen now people I know the song | Spruell, Freddie; Muddy Water Blues; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9908A) OK8422 Mam S3802 |
| Going to turn off this gas stove : I'm bound for a brand new range | Carr, Leroy; I Believe I'll Make a Change; New York, 16 Aug. 1934; (156452) Vo02820 Co C30496 |
| My frying pan was on the stove : getting hot | Carter, Margaret; I Want Plenty of Grease in My Frying Pan; New York, Aug. 1926; (107041) Pat7511 His HLP15 |
| Get the wood in the stove : and the match in your hand | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| I'm like a redhot stove : I'm burning down | Jones, Maggie; Dangerous Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1925; (1404893) Co14070D VJM VLP23 |
| Found my groceries and my stove : where they are selling cheap | Memphis Minnie; Lonesome Shark Blues; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3166A) OK05728 BC1 |
| Says some men you know they're straight : some crooked as a barrel of snakes | Chatman, Bo; Your Biscuits Are Big Enough for Me; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026191) BBB8159 Yz L1014 |
| Whiskey straight : will drive the blues away | Hurt, Mississippi John; Got the Blues Can't Be Satisfied; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401484B) OK8724 Bio BLPC4 |
| Just because she said I was strange : that did not make it true | Hannah, George; Freakish Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1930; (L5621) Pm13024 Mil MLP2018 |
| It's mighty strange : without a doubt | Smith, Bessie; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, 15 May 1929; (1485343) Co14451D Co CL856 |
| You know I ain't no stranger : done been here before | Estes, Sleepy John; Drop Down Mama; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90176A) Ch50048 OJL21 |
| Well I ain't no stranger : I been here before | Hull, Papa Harvey; Two Little Tommies Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12691) Ge6122 Yz L1009 |
| I said don't ever drive a stranger : from your door | Kelly, Jack; Kokomo Blues; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137212) MeM12812 Rt RL311 |
| And I walked up on a stranger : I told him I was in so much misery | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; West Texas Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026511) BBB7178 CC35 |
| She fell for me a raggedy stranger : standing in the drizzling rain | Moore, Whistlin' Alex; West Texas Woman; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495312) Co14496D His HLP32 |
| I'm a stranger : I just come in your town | Moore, Kid Prince; Honey Dripping Papa; New York, 11 Apr. 1936; (189992) ARC60956 Rt RL340 |
| Just because I'm a stranger : I won't be dogged around | Pope, Jenny; Doggin' Me Around Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M194 ) Vo1438 His HLP1 |
| [Awful] nice to meet strangers : just to come and spend the day | Gibson, Clifford; Old Time Rider; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571762) Vi23255 Yz L1027 |
| Like to take my straw : go play in the doodle hole | Lincoln, Charley; Doodle Hole Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502752) Co14550D Yz L1012 |
| I like to take my straw : go play in that doodle hole | Lincoln, Charley; Doodle Hole Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502752) Co14550D Yz L1012 |
| Put a little spit on your straw : you can do so nice | Lincoln, Charley; Doodle Hole Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502752) Co14550D Yz L1012 |
| You go out in the street : and you want to fight | Arnold, Kokomo; Busy Bootin'; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9923A) De7139 Say SDR163 |
| I walked down the street : I couldn't be satisfied | Baker, Willie; No No Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Jan. 1929; (14667) Ge6766 BC5 |
| I got a market across the street : where I sell my meat | Bogan, Lucille; They Ain't Walking No More; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5549 ) Br7163 Yz L1017 |
| Am going across the street ??? : going to town | Cannon, Gus; Feather Bed; Memphis, 9 Sept. 1928; (470022) ViV38515 Fwy FA2953 |
| Staggered down the street : hollering and afussing | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants to Knock a Jug; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7223A) Vo1651 Yz L1036 |
| Tear it on the street : tear it on the shore | Estes, Sleepy John; I Wanta Tear It All the Time; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62462A) De7342 Sw S1219 |
| Had to run through the street : to catch the fivefifteen | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| Can't go look down the street : but she's always raising sand | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Lonesome Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24722) Pm12354 Bio BLP12000 |
| Stood down in the street : one cold dark stormy night | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Pneumonia Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15669) Pm12880 Mil MLP2013 |
| Sashay down the street : to where I went | Leecan, Bobby; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| I'll give her a dollar in the street : and I'll give her two at home | McTell, Blind Willie; Weary Hearted Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140671) Vo02568 Rt RL324 |
| Get out in the street : and act like a sandfoot clown | McTell, Blind Willie; Your Time to Worry; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9957A) De7117 Rt RL324 |
| Went down the street : I couldn't be satisfied | Weaver, Curley; No No Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473052) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| Riding up and down the street : you know with Mr soandso | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Low Down Ways; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308531) BBB7979 RCA INT1088 |
| Says I walked all the way up Beale Street : I bowed my head at every old gal I met | Arnold, Kokomo; Slop Jar Blues; Chicago, 5 Feb. 1935; (C9776A) De7092 Say SDR163 |
| Now down on Smith Street : where you get your rocking rye | Carr, Leroy; Bo Bo Stomp; New York, 16 Aug. 1934; (156491) Vo02969 Co C30496 |
| Now down on Tenth Street : boy it's a terrible mess | Carr, Leroy; Bo Bo Stomp; New York, 16 Aug. 1934; (156491) Vo02969 Co C30496 |
| Come to Fourth Street : right around with me | Estes, Sleepy John; Liquor Store Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63648A) De7491 RBF RF11 |
| Go down on State Street : get a one potful stew | Estes, Sleepy John; Clean Up at Home; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63651B) De7516 Sw S1220 |
| The people on State Street : trying to fight | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shave Em Dry; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10042?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| Well they cool it on State Street : warm it down the line | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; It's Heated; Chicago, 11 June 1929; (C3585 ) Vo1539 Yz L1039 |
| I was walking down Main Street : looking for a zoo | Jordan, Charley; Don't Put Your Dirty Hands on Me; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (189831) ARC60661 Rt RL310 |
| I was first on Main Street : Lord and I started down Beale | Lewis, Furry; Jellyroll; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1115 RBF RF11 |
| 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 |
| Well I went down to ??? Street : where the ??? *fine* | Owens, Big Boy George; The Coon Crap Game; Richmond, Ind., Oct. 1926; (12579) Ge6006 Rt RL334 |
| And the womens down on Beale Street : crying for that old canned heat every day | Shade, Will; Better Leave That Stuff Alone; Memphis, 24 Sept. 1928; (47092 ) Vi21725 Mam S3803 |
| If I gets on Beale Street : then mama things will come to pass | Shade, Will; I Can Beat You Plenty; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (55599 ) ViV38586 Rt RL337 |
| Was standing on Frank Street : in New Orleans | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Honey Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO126 ) Vo1633 Yz L1031 |
| Now I'm going back to Biddle Street : try and wear you off my mind | Spaulding, Henry; Biddle Street Blues; Chicago, c. 6 May 1929; (C3450 ) Br7085 OJL20 |
| Because I have another woman on Biddle Street : will treat me nice and kind | Spaulding, Henry; Biddle Street Blues; Chicago, c. 6 May 1929; (C3450 ) Br7085 OJL20 |
| And the women on Biddle Street : just won't leave me alone | Spaulding, Henry; Biddle Street Blues; Chicago, c. 6 May 1929; (C3450 ) Br7085 OJL20 |
| That's why I'm going back to Biddle Street : I swear it won't be long | Spaulding, Henry; Biddle Street Blues; Chicago, c. 6 May 1929; (C3450 ) Br7085 OJL20 |
| I been walking Hastings Street : nobody seems to treat me right | Spivey, Victoria; Detroit Moan; Chicago, 15 Oct. 1936; (C1568?) Vo unissued Spi LP2001 |
| Now down North Third Street : the corner of Beale | Stokes, Frank; Nehi Mama Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454212) Vi21738 Rt RL308 |
| When you walking down ThirtyFirst Street : you had better look around | Washboard Sam; Bucket's Got a Hole in It; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020808 ) BBB7906 BC2 |
| I went down on Shannon Street : now to buy me some alcohol | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shannon Street Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208471) BBB7847 RCA INT1088 |
| Now than to be out in Beale Street : running from the man | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064493 ) BBB8822 BC3 |
| Now I went down Eighteenth Street : didn't have no hat | Willis, Ruth Mary; Man of My Own; New York, 17 Jan. 1933; (129201) Ba32687 Yz L1026 |
| Now if you're ever on *Fourth Street* : I'll tell you what to do | Estes, Sleepy John; Liquor Store Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63648A) De7491 RBF RF11 |
| ??? *on King Street* : down on Third Avenue | Scott, Sonny; Red Cross Blues; New York, 18 July 1933; (135721) Vo25012 Rt RL325 |
| Get tired of walking these streets : all dressed in black | Bogan, Lucille; They Ain't Walking No More; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5549 ) Br7163 Yz L1017 |
| Poor boy's in the streets : can't be satisfied | Butler, Sam; Poor Boy Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; ( ) Vo1057 Yz L1016 |
| Than to be out in the streets : running from the man | Carr, Leroy; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6086B) Vo1541 Yz L1015 |
| I was walking around the streets : hear somebody call me and I can't stop | Fuller, Blind Boy; Three Ball Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26600A) Vo05440 BC11 |
| I can't walk the streets : nor com *compelate* my mind | Johnson, Robert; Stop Breakin' Down Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3991) Vo04002 Co C30034 |
| But the next time I go strolling : just try to find you someone else | Arnold, Kokomo; Back on the Job; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91333A) De7390 Say SDR163 |
| It was so doggone strong : I sniffled it everywhere | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Black Skunk Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (1483602) Co14573D CC36 |
| The wind is so strong : turning this old ship round and round | Johnson, Lonnie; Life Saver Blues; New York, 9 Nov. 1927; (81801B) OK8557 CC30 |
| But I'll get my whiskey so strong : I'll forget about you | McClennan, Tommy; Mozelle Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074100 ) BBB9015 Rt RL314 |
| But I smelled stronger : baby the harder I rubbed | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Black Skunk Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (1483602) Co14573D CC36 |
| Because the current's much stronger : *when they send it straight out on the line* | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; 'Lectric Chair Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203642) Pm12608 Bio BLP12015 |
| And the blues struck : I brought back my man | Bogan, Lucille; Down in Boogie Alley; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155082) Ba33149 Rt RL317 |
| Every time she struggles : I swears it's out the world | Kelly, Jack; Betty Sue Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1431) Vo unissued OJL19 |
| Lord that jellybaking strut : will make a monkeyman leave his town | Patton, Charley; Love My Stuff; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14746 ) Vo02782 Mam S3802 |
| They way they strut : is really no bluff | Smith, Bessie; Nashville Women's Blues; New York, 26 May 1925; (1406252) Co14090D Co CL855 |
| I give you the strut : show him *got the floor* | Wallace, Minnie; The Old Folks Started It; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555722) ViV38547 OJL21 |
| A woman with a strut : will make a good man holler | Wallace, Minnie; The Old Folks Started It; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555722) ViV38547 OJL21 |
| Your grandma done the strut : in your grandpa's shirt | Wallace, Minnie; The Old Folks Started It; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555722) ViV38547 OJL21 |
| A woman with the strut : can always get a man | Wallace, Minnie; The Old Folks Started It; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555722) ViV38547 OJL21 |
| Saw the sweetbacks and the strutters : all raising sand | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; It's Heated; Chicago, 11 June 1929; (C3585 ) Vo1539 Yz L1039 |
| Who ain't done no strutting : since the Lord knows when | Jones, Maggie; Four Flushing Papa; New York, 14 Oct. 1924; (1401042) Co14044D VJM VLP23 |
| You do that strutting : on the running board | McTell, Blind Willie; Warm It Up to Me; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (140082) Vo02595 Yz L1005 |
| Do *young* about your strutting : in your | Wallace, Minnie; The Old Folks Started It; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555722) ViV38547 OJL21 |
| Strutting : down the avenue | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); SecondHand Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16221) Ge7130 Riv RM8803 |
| I talk because I'm stubborn : I sing because I'm *sick* | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Memphis Bound Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22142) Pm12311 Mil MLP2001 |
| She got stuck : on the candy man | Chatman, Bo; My Baby; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476521) BBB8495 Yz L1034 |
| My gal got stuck : on the peanut man | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; You May Leave But This Will Bring You Back; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64733 ) Vi23267 Rt RL337 |
| I began to study : and the wind begin to blow | Dickson, Tom; Death Bell Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400355B) OK8590 Yz L1002 |
| I want you to stop and study : don't take nobody's life | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203632) Pm12666 Mil MLP2013 |
| Sit here and study : with your eyes all red | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519041) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| If a man don't never study : oh you would never have no books | Rachel, James Yank; Little Sarah; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555972) ViV38595 Rt RL310 |
| You know I can't help but to study : when I really think about what it's like down home | Spruell, Freddie; Way Back Down Home; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9909A) OK8422 Mam S3802 |
| He would pay me for my stuff : when the boat get back | Bogan, Lucille; Stew Meat Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (170131) Ba33448 Rt RL317 |
| Dirtiest old stuff : I ever seen | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants to Knock a Jug; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7223A) Vo1651 Yz L1036 |
| Doing that stuff : will be the death of you | Davenport, Jed; Save Me Some; Memphis, 20 Oct. 1930; (MEM774) Vo1513 OJL19 |
| Get that stuff : for fifty cents | Davis, Walter; That Stuff You Sell Ain't No Good; Louisville, 10 June 1931; (694162) ViV23282 RCA INT1085 |
| And she strutting her stuff : to who she please | Davis, Walter; Sweet Sixteen; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854841) BBB5931 RCA INT1085 |
| I can't strut my stuff : when I got those lockstep blues | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lock Step Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208152) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004 |
| Going to strut my stuff : old anyhow | Kelly, Eddie; Shim Shamming; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130261) BBB7148 BC2 |
| He going to do his stuff : old anyhow | Kelly, Eddie; Shim Shamming; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130261) BBB7148 BC2 |
| Looking for my stuff : but it was no use | McCoy, Joe; I'm Wild About My Stuff; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5820A) Vo1570 His HLP32 |
| Good stuff good stuff : is hard to find | McCoy, Joe; I'm Wild About My Stuff; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5820A) Vo1570 His HLP32 |
| Got good stuff : and it's all I need | McCoy, Joe; I'm Wild About My Stuff; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5820A) Vo1570 His HLP32 |
| Start some stuff : to show them raise some hell | McCoy, Joe; Something Gonna Happen to You; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96262 ) BBB6260 Yz L1021; |
| Your man started some stuff : we're going to put him out | McCoy, Joe; We Gonna Pitch a Boogie Woogie; Chicago, 13 Nov. 1936; (90982A) De7326 AH77 |
| Sell your stuff : to who you please | McCoy, Joe; We Gonna Pitch a Boogie Woogie; Chicago, 13 Nov. 1936; (90982A) De7326 AH77 |
| You ought to see him do his stuff : my latest loving man | Martin, Daisy; What You Was You Used to Be; New York, c. late July 1923; (52381) Ba1262 VJM VLP40 |
| Strut your stuff : long as you please | Ramey, Ben (Memphis Jug Band); Cocaine Habit Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (599332) ViV38620 BC2 |
| She used to sell stuff : and she sells it still | Robinson, Bob; Selling That Stuff; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210353) Pm12714 Riv RM8803 |
| Daddy you really knows your stuff : when you take me for a buggy ride | Smith, Bessie; Take Me for a Buggy Ride; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525792) OK8949 Co CL856 |
| Strut your stuff : you dancing fool | Smith, Trixie; Black Bottom Hop; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (23641) Pm12336 CC29 |
| I can do my stuff : and I'm going to do it *clean* | Thomas, Hociel; I've Stopped My Man; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9476A) OK8326 Bio BLPC6 |
| We going to do rough stuff : anyhow | Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 1; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1022B) Vo03275 BC10 |
| We going to strut our stuff : anyhow | Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 2; Chicago, 3 July 1935; (C1059?) Vo03375 RBF RF202 |
| The way I strut my stuff : ooo well now you never can tell | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91152A) De7292 BC4 |
| Took my stuff : and I walked out your door | Williams, Joe; Somebody's Been Borrowing that Stuff; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854881) BBB5900 RCA LPV518 |
| Whiskey make me stagger and stumble : fall down and scar my chin | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Whiskey and Gin Blues; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704341) BBB8945 RCA730.581 |
| You got to put on the stump : like a D O G | Jordan, Charley; Keep It Clean; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5836 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030 |
| He batters them into submission : then they all sing a song | Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293A) De7114 Yz L1016 |
| Now old sister Sue : *got* heavy a load | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; Come On, Mama, Do That Dance; Chicago, 27 June 1929; ( ) Vo1420 Yz L1039 |
| Betty Sue Betty Sue : is the sweetest girl I know | Kelly, Jack; Betty Sue Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1431) Vo unissued OJL19 |
| Now look ahere Sue : what you trying to do | Kelly, Jack; Betty Sue Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1431) Vo unissued OJL19 |
| I just stay and suffer : sigh and cry all night long | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Those All Night Long Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1599?) Pm12081 BYG529.078 |
| And I suffer : with those all night blues | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Those All Night Long Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1599?) Pm12081 BYG529.078 |
| Because my Super Six sufficient : to take you where you want to go | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; D B Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208211) Pm12712 Bio BLP12015 |
| Used to be my sugar : you ain't sweet no more | Bell, Ed; Mamlish Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48163) Pm12524 OJL14 |
| You used to be sugar : but you ain't sweet no more | Blake, Blind; Goodbye Mama Moan; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205411) Pm12634 Bio BLP12037 |
| Now look ayonder sugar : where the rising sun done gone | Bracey, Ishman; Leavin' Town Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (45458?) ViV38560(?) Rt RL330 |
| I reached for my sugar : and the fool had stoled away | Bracey, Ishman; The Four Day Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454612) ViV38560 Yz L1007 |
| I didn't have no sugar : not to pick up in my arms | Bracey, Ishman; The Four Day Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454612) ViV38560 Yz L1007 |
| I'll give you sugar for sugar : let you get salt for salt | Brown, Richard Rabbit; James Alley Blues; New Orleans, 11 Mar. 1927; (380001) Vi20578 Yz L1032 |
| I'm longing for my sugar : and I don't want no one else | Carr, Leroy; Longing for My Sugar; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164341) Vo02875 Yz L1036 |
| And give it to my sugar : if she'll come back home to stay | Carr, Leroy; Longing for My Sugar; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164341) Vo02875 Yz L1036 |
| Baby I don't want no more sugar : in your jellyroll you see | Chatman, Bo; Your Biscuits Are Big Enough for Me; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026191) BBB8159 Yz L1014 |
| I don't want no sugar : stirred up in my rice | Daddy Stovepipe; Tuxedo Blues; Birmingham, Ala., c. 13 July 1927; (GEX730A) Ge6212 OJL14 |
| A nickel for some sugar : a dime for some rice | Gibson, Clifford; Tired of Being Mistreated Part 1; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (484A) QRSR7079 Yz L1027 |
| I don't want no sugar : in my tea | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Voice Throwin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15219) Pm12802 Yz L1010 |
| She used to be my sugar : now he ain't treating her right | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); unnamed title; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493471) Co unissued Yz L1012 |
| I don't want no sugar : stirred up in my tea | Jackson, Jim; I'm Wild About My Lovin'; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454161) ViV38505 His HLP32 |
| After I lost my sugar : I wasn't going to walk at all | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Got the Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24711) Pm12354 Bio BLP12000 |
| I'm going to grab my sugar : papa don't care what you do | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Got the Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24711) Pm12354 Bio BLP12000 |
| Reason I'm going home with you sugar : I ain't much hard to be fooled | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rabbit Foot Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30891) Pm12454 Mil MLP2004 |
| I ain't seen my sugar : in two long weeks today | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30902) Pm12443 Mil MLP2007 |
| Me and my sugar : *something I did hold* | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Southern Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15667) Pm12899 Mil MLP2013 |
| Some people like their sugar : I'm a fool about my China tea | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Fence Breakin' Yellin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15672) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015 |
| Bring me that granulated sugar : sugar mama to relieve my misery | McClennan, Tommy; New Sugar Mama; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053737 ) BBB8760 Rt RL305 |
| Bring me that granulated sugar : that all it take to ease my misery | McClennan, Tommy; New Sugar Mama; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053737 ) BBB8760 Rt RL305 |
| You been doing something with my sugar : ooo Lord now I know it was wrong | McClennan, Tommy; New Sugar Mama; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053737 ) BBB8760 Rt RL305 |
| You know I don't like nothing but my sugar : and that's what it takes to ease my misery | McClennan, Tommy; New Sugar Mama; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053737 ) BBB8760 Rt RL305 |
| Take a mouthful of sugar : and drink a bottle of turpentine | Ramey, Ben (Memphis Jug Band); I Can't Stand It; Memphis, 17 Sept. 1929; (555291) ViV38551 Rt RL322 |
| You used to be my sugar : but you ain't sweet no more | Sluefoot Joe; Tootin' Out Blues; Long Island City, c. Apr. 1929; (490A) QRSR7086 His HLP17 |
| You got that sweet kind of sugar : make a good woman lose her mind | Smith, Bessie Mae; Sugar Man BluesPart 1; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6167 ) Vo1559 His HLP2 |
| I'm so wild about your sugar : don't know what to do | Smith, Bessie Mae; Sugar Man BluesPart 1; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6167 ) Vo1559 His HLP2 |
| It's that granulated sugar : ain't nobody got it but you | Smith, Bessie Mae; Sugar Man BluesPart 1; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6167 ) Vo1559 His HLP2 |
| When I don't get my sugar : babe I don't feel just right | Smith, Bessie Mae; Sugar Man BluesPart 1; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6167 ) Vo1559 His HLP2 |
| If you see my sugar : tell him to hurry home | Smith, Bessie Mae; Sugar Man BluesPart 1; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6167 ) Vo1559 His HLP2 |
| If you don't give me all your sugar : you won't give it to no one else | Smith, Bessie Mae; Sugar Man BluesPart 2; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6168 ) Vo1559 His HLP2 |
| Lord I want my sugar : just to *have my* sugar *and how* | Smith, Bessie Mae; Sugar Man BluesPart 2; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6168 ) Vo1559 His HLP2 |
| Take you a mouthful of sugar : boy and drink a bottle of turpentine | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Turpentine Blues; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403222) Vi21134 Yz L1008 |
| Well well well I want none of that sugar : mama sprinkled in my tea | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Don't Hang My Clothes on No Barbed Wire Line; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6489A) Vo1649 Say SDR191 |
| You must have got that sweet sugar : ooo well well from down on your man's sugar farm | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sugar Mama; Chicago, 18 Oct. 1938; (91529A) De7529 Say SDR192 |
| He left his suit : hanging all on the rack | Memphis Minnie; Where Is My Good Man; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11216A) Vo1698 OJL6 |
| He got up and *packed his suit* : *said he was going along about nine* | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Four Day Honory Scat; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22131) Pm12303 Mil MLP2001 |
| I'm going to pack my suitcase : and start to drift away | Arnold, Kokomo; Midnight Blues; New York, 11 May 1938; (63750A) De7510 Say SDR163 |
| Lord I grabbed up my suitcase : I *dropped it on the floor* | Big Bill (Broonzy); Mr. Conductor Man; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18392) Ch16426 Yz L1035 |
| Lord I picked up my suitcase : start walking down the road | Big Bill (Broonzy); Mr. Conductor Man; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18392) Ch16426 Yz L1035 |
| Pack your little suitcase : papa's going to Kokomo | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Kokomo Blues; Indianapolis, c. June 1928; (IND624 ) Vo1192 Yz L1019 |
| Hand me down my suitcase : *reach* my walking cane | Bracey, Ishman; Suitcase Full of Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2401) Pm12970 Her H201 |
| I will pack my suitcase : while I hunt from town to town | Davis, Walter; Travelin' this Lonesome Road; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854801) BBB5982 RCA INT1175 |
| Going pack my suitcase : go back to Tennessee | Delaney, Mattie; Tallahatchie River Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM786 ) Vo1480 Yz L1001 |
| I'm going to pack my suitcase : and down the road I'll go | Gillum, Bill Jazz; She Won't Treat Me Kind; Aurora, Ill., 16 Dec. 1938; (030826 ) BBB8106 RCA INT1177 |
| I'm going pack my suitcase : beat it back to Tennessee | Hill, King Solomon; Tell Me Baby; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12582) Pm13129 Yz L1004 |
| I grabbed my suitcase : I took on up the road | House, Son; My Black MamaPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4092) Pm13042 OJL2 |
| I'm going to pack my suitcase : I'm going to blow this town | Howell, Peg Leg; Doin' Wrong; Atlanta, 9 Nov. 1927; (1451842) Co14473D RBF RF11 |
| Well I packed my suitcase : bundled up my clothes | Hull, Papa Harvey; France Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12690) Ge6106 OJL2 |
| I'm going to pack my suitcase : and make my long getaway | Jackson, Jim; St. Louis Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM805 ) Vo1477 Yz L1003 |
| I ain't got no suitcase : I don't have a one bottle of gin | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Maltese Cat Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208201) Pm12712 Bio BLP12015 |
| Going to pack my suitcase : hunt some other town | Jordan, Charley; Hunkie Tunkie Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5841 ) Vo1528 Yz L1003 |
| Oh just hand me my suitcase : I'll leave your Dallas town | McCoy, William; Central Tracks Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476111) Co14453D Yz L1018 |
| I packed my suitcase : Lord I started to the train | Shade, Will; I Packed My Suitcase, Started to the Train; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403121) Vi21412 Rt RL311 |
| I'm going to pack my suitcase : and move back to the woods | Spand, Charlie; Back to the Woods Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15456) Pm12817 Yz L1015 |
| I feel like taking my suitcase : setting down on the side of that lonesome highway | Spruell, Freddie; 4A Highway; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85782 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802 |
| I feel like taking my suitcase : sitting down by that railroad side | Spruell, Freddie; Your Man Is Gone; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85784 ) BBB6025 Mam S3802 |
| Going to pack my suitcase : get me down the road somewhere | Stevens, Vol; Papa Long Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418892) Vi21278 Rt RL322 |
| Pack up my suitcase : give me my hat | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); The World Is Going Wrong; Atlanta, 24 Oct. 1931; (4050091) Co14660D Mam S3804 |
| I want you to stand still suitcase : till I find my clothes | Walker, Uncle Bud; Stand Up Suitcase Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402009B) OK8828 Yz L1009 |
| I'm going to pack my suitcase : down the road I'll go | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Worried About that Woman; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1937; (C20321) Vo04066 CC3 |
| Baby then I'm going to pack my suitcase : honey now I will be gone | Wheatstraw, Peetie; C and A Blues; Chicago, 6 Jan. 1931; (C6891A) Vo1672 OJL20 |
| Worked all the summer : and all the fall | Bracey, Mississippi; I'll Overcome Some Day; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404767B) OK8904 OJL17 |
| I went away last summer : got back in the fall | Collins, Sam; Riverside Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12740) Ge6167 OJL10 |
| She loved me all this summer : but she put me out this fall | Dickson, Tom; Death Bell Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400355B) OK8590 Yz L1002 |
| Work me all this summer : and you started on this fall | Dickson, Tom; Labor Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400360A) OK8570 Yz L1008; |
| Worked all the summer : and all the fall | Evans, Joe; Sitting on Top of the World; New York, 21 May 1931; (106591) Ba32211 His HLP8002 |
| Wears them in the summer : and she wears them in the fall | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Easy Rider Don't Deny My Name; New York, 16 June 1927; (1442823) Co14231D RBF RF15 |
| Skinny gal in the summer : may be all right | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Freeze to Me Mama; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493452) Co14507D CC36 |
| Weather is summer : I've got to travel on | Johnson, Alec; Miss Meal Cramp Blues; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473792) Co14446D CC3 |
| Toodleoo in the summer : in the fall | Newbern, Hambone Willie; She Could ToodleOo; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402295A) OK8740 Rt RL323 |
| I rolled in the summer : I rolled in the fall | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; You Got Me Rollin'; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (647412) Vi23274 Rt RL323 |
| Come out in the summer : you'll find your pig will be gone | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Trust No Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26311) Pm12395 Jo SM3098 |
| And I'm going for the summer : won't be back till fall | Stevens, Vol; Beale Street Mess Around; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403201) Vi21066 Rt RL322 |
| Was all the summer : and all the fall | Vincson, Walter; Sitting on Top of the World; Shreveport, La., 17 Feb. 1930; (403805B) OK8784 Mam S3804 |
| Because you stayed away all summer : and didn't come home till fall | Washboard Sam; I Laid My Cards on the Table; Chicago, 31 July 1942; (0746861) BB340710 RCA LPV577 |
| It done come summertime : and I ain't going to work no more | Black Boy Shine (Harold Holiday); Sugarland Blues; San Antonio, 20 Nov. 1936; (SA25511) Vo03417 BC7 |
| Now stomp it in the summertime : you needn't wait till fall | Stokes, Frank; Stomp that Thing; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454262) Vi21738 Rt RL308 |
| The backwater done rose all around Sumner : drove [me, poor Charley] down the line | Patton, Charley; High Water EverywherePart I; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L591) Pm12909 Yz L1020 |
| Just as sure as the sun : sets in the golden west | Baxter, Jim (Andrew and Jim Baxter); Bamalong Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 9 Aug. 1927; (397842) Vi20962 Rt RL318 |
| Because the rising sun : ain't going to shine no more | Spivey, Victoria; I Can't Last Long; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1936; (C14502) Vo03314 Spi LP2001 |
| And I looked at the sun : and the sun was shining warm | Stokes, Frank; Bedtime Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418251) Vi21272 Rt RL308 |
| The rising sun : will never catch me here | Texas Tommy; Jail Break Blues; Dallas, c. 25 Oct. 1928; (DAL689A) Br7044 Rt RL312 |
| The rising sun : will never catch me here | Texas Tommy; Jail Break Blues; Dallas, c. 25 Oct. 1928; (DAL689A) Br7044 Rt RL312 |
| Just at the setting of the sun : that's when the work is done | White, Washington; Parchman Farm Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2981A) OK05683 Co C30036 |
| But if I miss the Sunbeam : I will be seldom seen | Johnson, Billiken; Sun Beam Blues; Dallas, 3 Dec. 1927; (1453221) Co14293D Rt RL335 |
| I'm supposed to get drunk on a Sunday : as I have nothing else to do | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Whiskey and Gin Blues; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704341) BBB8945 RCA730.581 |
| Because every day's like Sunday : I mean she's always got a dollar in her hand | Gibson, Clifford; Blues Without a Dime; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57756 ) ViV38590 Yz L1027 |
| Because Maxwell Street's so crowded on a Sunday : you can hardly pass through | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Maxwell Street Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22882) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042 |
| Don't look for me on Sunday : I want to take pigmeat to Sunday school | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Chock House Blues; Chicago, c. May or June 1926; (25582) Pm12373 Mil MLP2007 |
| Now if I don't be home Sunday : ??? will be home | Pickett, Charlie; Down the Highway; New York, 3 Aug. 1937; (62488A) De7707 RBF RF202 |
| Going to ride till sundown : tomorrow catch me *there* | Stevens, Vol; Papa Long Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418892) Vi21278 Rt RL322 |
| And it's hurry sundown : let tomorrow come | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Sunshine Blues; Chicago, 9 June 1927; (386581) Vi20781 Rt RL322 |
| I was way down Sunflower : with my face all full of frowns | Patton, Charley; Moon Going Down; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4321) Pm13014 Yz L1020 |
| I had the blues before sunrise : with tears standing in my eyes | Carr, Leroy; Blues Before Sunrise; St. Louis, 21 Feb. 1934; (SL121) Vo02657 Co C30496 |
| My blues started at sunrise : and rides me all through the day | Johnson, Lonnie; New Falling Rain Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63521A) De7461 Sw S1225 |
| We're up before sunrise : slaving sixteen hours a day | Johnson, Lonnie; Crowin' Rooster Blues; Chicago, 7 Feb. 1941; (0592051) BBB8804 RCA LPV518; |
| Well I had this blues before sunrise : oh with tears standing in my eyes | Williamson, Sonny Boy; My Black Name Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070147 ) BBB8992 BC3 |
| If your coming don't bring sunshine : it sure God will bring rain | Arnold, Kokomo; Midnight Blues; New York, 11 May 1938; (63750A) De7510 Say SDR163 |
| Hurry down sunshine : see what tomorrow brings | Carr, Leroy; Hurry Down Sunshine; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL43) Vo02741 Co C30496 |
| It might bring you sunshine : Lord and it may bring rain | James, Jesse; Lonesome Day Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90762A) De7213 AH158 |
| Good Lord send the sunshine : devil he send the rain | Patton, Charley; Devil Sent the Rain; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L401) Pm13040 Yz L1009 |
| There'll be no sunshine : always rain | Smith, Clara; It Won't Be Long Now; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (814761) Co14006D VJM VLP16 |
| I'm in the land of sunshine : standing on Central Avenue | Turner, Joe; Blues on Central Avenue; Los Angeles, 8 Sept. 1941; (DLA2739A) De7889 Br87.504 |
| And it may bring sunshine : and it may bring rain | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Sunshine Blues; Chicago, 9 June 1927; (386581) Vi20781 Rt RL322 |
| I am standing into the sunshine : to keep from weaking down | White, Washington; Sleepy Man Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2980A) OK05743 Co C30036 |
| Now I ain't superstitious : don't believe in not a sign I know | Miles, Lizzie; Shootin' Star Blues; New York, 4 Jan. 1928; (77082) Ba7025 VJM VLP40 |
| Any time you feel superstitious : you know somebody riding your blinds | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Gotta Shave 'Em Dry; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1041) Pm12916 Her H205 |
| Midnight supper : and my 'foreday tea | Church, Blind Clyde; Pneumatic Blues; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (56308) Vi23271 Rt RL329 |
| She squawk about my supper : she kicked me outdoors | Jordan, Luke; Church Bells Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398192) Vi21076 RBF RF9 |
| Fix my supper : let me go to bed | Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Viola Lee Blues; Memphis, 20 Sept. 1928; (47066?) ViV38523 OJL21 |
| Now cook my supper : let me go to bed | McCoy, Joe; Joliet Bound; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11220A) Vo1686 Yz L1021 |
| Going to cook my supper : Lord put me in her bed | Patton, Charley; It Won't Be Long; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15220) Pm12854 Yz L1020 |
| Fixing to eat my supper : in Shelby Illinois | Patton, Charley; Rattlesnake Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L632) Pm12924 Yz L1020 |
| You look for your supper : to be good and hot | Shade, Will; On the Road Again; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470111) ViV38015 OJL19 |
| He eats his supper : throws his clothes on the floor | Smith, Clara; He's Mine, All Mine; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (1401821) Co14053D VJM VLP17 |
| Black my eye for supper : then you're pleasing me | Smith, Trixie; You've Got to Beat Me to Keep Me; New York, c. Feb. 1925; (20152) Pm12256 CC29 |
| Fix my supper : and let go to bed | White, Washington; Shake 'Em On Down; Chicago, 2 Sept. 1937; (C19971) Vo03711 Co C30036 |
| Just keep him well supplied : with downhome jellyroll | Jones, Maggie; Never Tell a Woman Friend; New York, 29 Sept. 1925; (1410572) Co14102D VJM VLP25 |
| I suppose : they run oh run sun to sun | Ledbetter, Huddie; Red River Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16704 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Liquor sure : is a craving sin | Davenport, Jed; Save Me Some; Memphis, 20 Oct. 1930; (MEM774) Vo1513 OJL19 |
| Just as sure : as you hear me sing this song | Johnson, Lil; You'll Never Miss Your Jelly Till Your Jelly Rollers Gone; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C3356 ) Vo1299 His HLP2 |
| Great life for sure : when time was tough | King David; What's That Tastes Like Gravy; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404664A) OK8913 RBF RF6 |
| Now I'm just as sure : just as sure as one and one is two | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Rainy Day Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308571) BBB8094 RCA INT1088 |
| And it surely : is worrying me | Blake, Blind; Diddie Wa Diddie; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15459A) Pm12888 Mel MLP7324 |
| Lord brother James died under surgery : and he didn't have the time to pray | Williams, Joe; Brother James; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076631) BBB7022 RCA INT1087 |
| Couldn't be surprised : I was a poison snake | Mack, Alura; Wicked Daddy Blues; Richmond, Ind., 1 Mar. 1929; (14848) Ge6797 His HLP4 |
| The blue ghost has got the house surrounded : Lord and I can't get away | Johnson, Lonnie; Blue Ghost Blues; New York, 9 Nov. 1927; (81802B) OK8557 CC30 |
| Blue ghost has got my shack surrounded : oh Lord and I can't get away | Johnson, Lonnie; Blue Ghost Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63523A) De7537 AH158 |
| She said don't be so suspicious : that wasn't a thing but a cat | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Cat Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15673) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015 |
| Cooncan Suzie : and my mother was to blame | Shade, Will; She Done Sold It Out; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C8001) OK8963 RBF RF6 |
| It's a hard pill to swallow : when the neighbors all bring you the news | Gillum, Bill Jazz; You Drink Too Much Whiskey; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070445 ) BBB9004 RCA INT1177 |
| She got hair like Gloria Swanson : and she walk just like Priscilla Deane | Lasky, Louie; Teasin' Brown Blues; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C945B) Vo02955 Her H201 |
| And swear : that you will treat me right | Henderson, Katherine; Mushy Love; Long Island City, c. Nov. 1928; (274A) QRS7054 His HLP21 |
| Well I solemnly swear : Lord I raise my right hand | House, Son; My Black MamaPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4092) Pm13042 OJL2 |
| Woman I swear : you's a nogood chick | James, Frank; Poor Coal Passer; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (018931) BBB7116 Yz L1015 |
| A married woman will swear : she'll love you all her life | Johnson, Lonnie; When You Fall For Someone That's Not Your Own; New York, 16 Nov. 1928; (401336B) OK8635 CC30 |
| Grandpa swears : he won't get drunk no more | Memphis Minnie; Grandpa and Grandma Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C6082 ) Vo1601 OJL4 |
| If I can't be your sweeper : let me be your broom | Reed, Willie; Dreaming Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476002) Co14407D Yz L1004 |
| Now you take him for your sweet : take me to be a slave | Barefoot Bill; I Don't Like That; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1930; (1503011) Co14544D Rt RL325 |
| Now a yellow gal will kiss you she will kiss you awful sweet : a brownskin gal do the same | Bonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); Black Gal Swing; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (064918 ) BBB8852 BC7 |
| You used to be sweet : but you ain't sweet no more | Carr, Leroy; EvilHearted Woman; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164261) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| Because I'm sweet : as any man can be | Dooley, Simmie (Pink Anderson); Gonna Tip Out Tonight; Atlanta, 14 Apr. 1928; (1460671) Co14436D OJL18 |
| Some is sweet : and some is true | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); SecondHand Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16221) Ge7130 Riv RM8803 |
| Now you used to be sweet : but I can't name you sweet no more | Estes, Sleepy John; Who's Been Tellin' You Buddy Brown Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90097A) Ch50068 Sw S1219 |
| Something sweet : to drive away the blues | Henderson, Katherine; Mushy Love; Long Island City, c. Nov. 1928; (274A) QRS7054 His HLP21 |
| My baby's voice sound so sweet : oh I'm going to break this telephone | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Distance Moan; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15670A) Pm12852 Mil MLP2013 |
| You know sweet : I'm a goodlooking brown | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Mama You Don't Mean Me No Good; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (944211) BBB6072 CC35 |
| You know you're as sweet : as a candy doll | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Got a Letter from My Darlin'; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64731 ) Vi23267 Rt RL337 |
| I ain't had nothing sweet : since my sugar been gone | Smith, Bessie Mae; Sugar Man BluesPart 1; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6167 ) Vo1559 His HLP2 |
| Baby you is so sweet : but you just won't be true | Williamson, Sonny Boy; My Little Machine; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (053002 ) BBB8674 BC3 |
| She is the sweetest : gal in town | Walker, Willie; South Carolina Rag; Atlanta, 6 Dec. 1930; (151065 ) Co14578D OJL18 |
| Time I get me a sweetheart : and a ??? machine | Memphis Minnie; Lonesome Shark Blues; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3166A) OK05728 BC1 |
| So long people and sweethearts : I'll soon be on my way | Carr, Leroy; Hurry Down Sunshine; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL43) Vo02741 Co C30496 |
| Now I love my sweety : tell you the reason why | Big Bill (Broonzy); I Can't Be Satisfied; Richmond, Ind., 2 May 1930; (16569) Ge7230 Yz L1011 |
| When you do the jitterbug swing : then you know you will be doing a thing | White, Washington; Bukka's Jitterbug Swing; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2991A) OK05743 Co C30036 |
| Every time *you going out swinging* : I'm just as blue as I can be | Doyle, Little Buddy; Bad in Mind Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1531) Vo05111 Rt RL319 |
| Her feet look like swings : way out on a limb | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594991) BBB8749 RCA730.581 |
| If I had swings : and a carpet bag | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; You Got Me Rollin'; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (647412) Vi23274 Rt RL323 |
| She got a head like a switchengine : and her feet just like a teddy bear | Sykes, Roosevelt; Skeet and Garret; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403312A) OK8749 Yz L1033 |
| Said the wind had things switching : almost in a twirl | Alexander, Texas; Frost Texas Tornado Blues; San Antonio, 9 June 1930; (404117B) OK8890 Rt RL316 |
| Now her dogs are swollen : and she got one eye | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594991) BBB8749 RCA730.581 |
| And I swore : not to cry no more | Collins, Sam; Lonesome Road Blues; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108361) Ba32669 Yz L1038 |
| I've got a different system : and a way of my own | Cox, Ida; Wild Women Don't Have the Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (1842?) Pm12228 Jo SM3098 |
| She said daddy I'll keep this table : if you promise me you'll be back | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Beer Drinking Woman; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535901) BBB8584 RCA730.581 |
| Ain't nothing on the table : but the pots and the pans | Collins, Sam; Midnight Special Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13035) Ge6307 OJL10 |
| Now I walked over to the table : and I picked up my telephone | Davis, Walter; Just Want to Talk Awhile; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (0704511) BB unissued RC INT1085 |
| Get up on the table : pull off that gown | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; New York, 17 Sept. 1930; (100482) Or8033 Yz L1035 |
| Get up on this table : pull off that gown | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17276B) Ch16171 Riv RM8803 |
| Put him on the table : with his legs straight up | Estes, Sleepy John; Stop That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90095A) Ch50001 Sw S1219 |
| Right from the long table : back to that commissary door | Fuller, Blind Boy; Bye Bye Baby Blues; New York, 15 Dec. 1937; (221561) Vo04843 RBF RF9 |
| Apples on my table : peaches on my chair | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Number Three Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44162) Pm12475 Yz L1010 |
| She left me a note laying on the kitchen table : saying daddy I'm Alabama bound | Jordan, Luke; My Gal's Done Quit Me; New York, 18 Nov. 1929; (577031) ViV38564 Rt RL318 |
| Put him on the table : with his heel cocked up | Nelson, Romeo; Gettin' Dirty Just Shakin' that Thing; Chicago, 9 Oct. 1929; (C4629 ) Vo1447 OJL15 |
| She brought him to the table : with his legs straight up | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
| I laid my cards on the table : still you wouldn't give me a break | Washboard Sam; I Laid My Cards on the Table; Chicago, 31 July 1942; (0746861) BB340710 RCA LPV577 |
| Now it's apples on the table : peaches on the shelf | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Peaches in the Springtime; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418902) Vi21657 Rt RL311 |
| 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 |
| My babe got a block and tackle : and I swear I can't get away | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Block and Tackle; Chicago, 9 Apr. 1936; (C13542) Vo03348 Say SDR192 |
| You might twiggle like a tadpole : let it jump like a frog | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519041) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| He made him a tail : just to fan the flies | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
| You can't switch your tail : like I switch mine | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Mama, Don't You Think I Know; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22242) Pm12305 Bio BLP12042 |
| Monkey got his tail : caught up on the streetcar line honey | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Honey Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO126 ) Vo1633 Yz L1031 |
| Didn't think about his tail : till I started twisting mine honey | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Honey Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO126 ) Vo1633 Yz L1031 |
| Boy she strictly tailormade : boy she ain't no handmedown | Big Bill (Broonzy); Keep Your Hands Off Her; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962301) BB B6188 RBF RF16 |
| And she's tailormade : and ain't no handmedown | Brown, Willie; Future Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4182) Pm13090 OJL5 |
| And she's tailormade : Lord and ain't no handmedown | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; The Woman I Love Blues; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (944181) BBB6140 CC35 |
| I call her tailormade : but them people they don't allow me there | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Deep Down in the Ground; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208491) BBB7805 RCA INT1088 |
| Now don't never take : a married woman to be your friend | Estes, Sleepy John; Married Woman Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90175A) Ch50048 OJL21 |
| Believe I'll take : my oldtimey rider back | Gibson, Clifford; Old Time Rider; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571762) Vi23255 Yz L1027 |
| I've just got what it takes : to make you crawl | Gibson, Clifford; Tired of Being Mistreated Part 2; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (485A) QRSR7079 Yz L1006 |
| I've got what it takes : I am no child | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I'm Gonna Get It; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020823 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177 |
| And I've got what it takes : to make a monkeyman leave his home | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Chocolate to the Bone; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (146054?) Co14331D CC36 |
| She always takes : a candy stick to bed | Hurt, Mississippi John; Candy Man Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401483B) OK8654 Bio BLPC4 |
| *What takes : to get a day's help for mine* | Lincoln, Charley; Jealous Hearted Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451032) Co14305D RBF RF9 |
| And I got what it takes : to get all of you men told | Smith, Bessie; Reckless Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402421) Co14056D Co CL855 |
| Let your money talk let your money talk : let your money talk let your money talk | Arnold, Kokomo; Let Your Money Talk; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9924 ) De7191 BC4 |
| Let your money talk let your money talk : so we can hear so we can hear | Arnold, Kokomo; Let Your Money Talk; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9924 ) De7191 BC4 |
| Let your money talk let your money talk : put it in my hand put it in my hand | Arnold, Kokomo; Let Your Money Talk; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9924 ) De7191 BC4 |
| I'm going to talk : to that brown of mine | Baxter, Jim (Andrew and Jim Baxter); K. C. Railroad Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 9 Aug. 1927; (397851) Vi20962 Rt RL326 |
| Because I talk : about diddie wa diddie too much | Blake, Blind; Diddie Wa Diddie; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15459A) Pm12888 Mel MLP7324 |
| I want to talk : to that high brown of mine | Jackson, Jim; I'm Wild About My Lovin'; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454161) ViV38505 His HLP32 |
| I want to talk : to that high brown of mine | Jackson, Jim; Hesitation Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM804 ) Vo1477 Her H205 |
| I want to laugh and talk : with a longhaired teasing brown | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Horse Blues; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25431) Pm12367 Mil MLP2004 |
| I got to have a good talk : with that longhaired brown of mine | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Horse Blues; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25431) Pm12367 Mil MLP2004 |
| I just want to talk : to that oldtime gal of mine | Short, Jaydee; Telephone Arguin' Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4561) Pm13043 OJL11 |
| I just want to have a talk : with that brown of mine | Weaver, Curley; Oh Lawdy Mama; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9940A) Ch50077 Rt RL326 |
| People talk : I can hear them whisper everywhere I go | White, Joshua; Stormy Weather No 1; New York, 6 Mar. 1934; (149031) Ba33024 His HLP22 |
| Not for so much talk : but to spend your dough | Wilkins, Robert; New Stock Yard Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX107 ) Vo03223 OJL21 |
| *If you need to talk* : take a long long time | Carter, George; Rising River Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1929; (211532) Pm12750 Yz L1012 |
| Now I talked and I talked : now I ain't got no more to say | Easton, Amos; Green Country Gal; New York, 23 Aug. 1936; (61241A) De7440 AH158 |
| Keep talking : about your neighbor next door | Arnold, Kokomo; Busy Bootin'; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9923A) De7139 Say SDR163 |
| Now you hear me talking : I've done all I'm going to do | Gillum, Bill Jazz; It Looks Bad for You; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064741 ) BBB8816 RCA INT1177 |
| You know you kept on talking : about that you want to get my goat | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; How Come Mama Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15213) Pm12802 Yz L1010 |
| Keep on talking : *to the will* | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Airy Man Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (18512) Pm12219 Yz L1029 |
| Everybody's talking : about the *gren??? day* | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Your Baby Ain't Sweet Like Mine; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26134) Pm12383 Yz L1029 |
| Well they say everybody talking : about your honkytonky blues | Jordan, Charley; Hunkie Tunkie Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5841 ) Vo1528 Yz L1003 |
| Well they say everybody talking : about your honkytonky baby | Jordan, Charley; Hunkie Tunkie Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5841 ) Vo1528 Yz L1003 |
| You keep on talking : till you make me think | Ledbetter, Huddie; Kansas City Papa; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166971) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| You keep on talking : till you make me mad | Ledbetter, Huddie; Kansas City Papa; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166971) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| Laughing grinning talking : with most every man he meets | McClennan, Tommy; Whiskey Head Man; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053736 ) BBB8760 RBF RF14 |
| Everybody's talking : know what it's all about | McCoy, Joe; We Gonna Pitch a Boogie Woogie; Chicago, 13 Nov. 1936; (90982A) De7326 AH77 |
| Everybody's talking : about those housedance blues | Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M184 ) Br7137 OJL20 |
| They's eating and talking : most all the time | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47713) Pm12518 Rt RL308 |
| They's eating and talking : most all the time | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200432) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| People talking : everywhere I go | Sykes, Roosevelt; We Can Sell that Thing; Grafton, Wis., c. Aug. 1930; (L4502) Pm13004 Riv RM8819 |
| Now when we are talking : I want you to hold my hand | Washboard Sam; Lover's Lane Blues; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703811) BBB9007 BC10 |
| Love you while he's talking : love you while he sings | Waters, Ethel; Memphis Man; New York, c. Mar. 1923; (5641) BS14146 Bio BLP12022 |
| You grinning laughing and talking : with most every man you meet | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Whiskey Headed Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208441) BBB7707 RCA INT1088 |
| And she laughs and talks : with every brownskin old man she meets | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Hambone Willie's DreamyEyed Woman's Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402305B) OK8693 OJL17 |
| Now she's long and she's tall : shaped just like a cannonball | Arnold, Kokomo; Long and Tall; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070A) De7306 CC25 |
| I'm long and tall : like a cannonball | Baker, Willie; No No Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Jan. 1929; (14667) Ge6766 BC5 |
| Said she's long and tall : and half as sweet as she can be | Big Bill (Broonzy); Long Tall Mama; New York, 30 Mar. 1932; (116171) Ba33085 Yz L1011 |
| He was tall : he was thin | Blake, Blind; Low Down Loving Gal; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208875) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003 |
| She's long and tall : and wears a diamond ring | Collins, Sam; Do That Thing; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13050A) Ge6307 OJL10 |
| Some is tall : some is cute | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); SecondHand Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16221) Ge7130 Riv RM8803 |
| Tommy so tall : *no shine* low | Estes, Sleepy John; Tell Me About It; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93008A) De7766 Sw S1220 |
| She's long and she's tall : she's shaped just like a willow tree | Jackson, Papa Charlie; She Belongs to Me Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (42431) Pm12461 Yz L1029 |
| I'm long and tall : like a cannonball | Weaver, Curley; No No Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473052) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| When you get in Tallahassee : put your money down in your shoe | Washington, Louis; Tallahassee Woman; New York, 18 Jan. 1934; (146371) Ba33105 Fly LP103 |
| Lord I'm going to Tallahassee : I got these Tallahassee blues | Washington, Louis; Tallahassee Woman; New York, 18 Jan. 1934; (146371) Ba33105 Fly LP103 |
| I told her I'm going back to Tallahassee : I ain't got no money to spend | Washington, Louis; Tallahassee Woman; New York, 18 Jan. 1934; (146371) Ba33105 Fly LP103 |
| The folks down in Tallahassee : make me spend all the money I ever had | Washington, Louis; Tallahassee Woman; New York, 18 Jan. 1934; (146371) Ba33105 Fly LP103 |
| Now that was down in Tallahassee : where I had these Tallahassee blues | Washington, Louis; Tallahassee Woman; New York, 18 Jan. 1934; (146371) Ba33105 Fly LP103 |
| Now I'm going I'm going to Tallahassee : got these Tallahassee blues | Washington, Louis; Tallahassee Woman; New York, 18 Jan. 1934; (146371) Ba33105 Fly LP103 |
| When you get in Tallahassee : your woman put a *method* on you | Washington, Louis; Tallahassee Woman; New York, 18 Jan. 1934; (146371) Ba33105 Fly LP103 |
| Some peoples on the Tallahatchie : done lost everything they had | Delaney, Mattie; Tallahatchie River Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM786 ) Vo1480 Yz L1001 |
| He's got hot tamales : and it's just my choice | Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (202832) Pm12605 OJL8 |
| I'm going back to Tampa : to that girl I left behind | Blake, Blind; Tampa Bound; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30622) Pm12442 Bio BLP12023 |
| I'm going back to Tampa : just to kill my worried mind | Blake, Blind; Tampa Bound; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30622) Pm12442 Bio BLP12023 |
| I'm going back to Tampa : just to kill my lowdown blues | Blake, Blind; Tampa Bound; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30622) Pm12442 Bio BLP12023 |
| Hey Jim Tampa : you treat your women so mean | Bogan, Lucille; Jim Tampa Blues; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46722) Pm12504 Yz L1017 |
| I got one in Tampa : Georgia she was bound | Walker, Uncle Bud; Stand Up Suitcase Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402009B) OK8828 Yz L1009 |
| Now this world is in a tangle : everybody singing this song | Sykes, Roosevelt; All My Money Gone Blues; New York, 14 June 1929; (402452A) OK8727 Yz L1033 |
| With your hair all tangled : clothes ain't fitting you right | Estes, Sleepy John; Black Mattie Blues; Memphis, 2 Oct. 1929; (563351) ViV38582 Rt RL307 |
| You got your hair all tangled : and you ain't talking right | Johnson, Robert; 3220 Blues; San Antonio, 26 Nov. 1936; (SA26161) ARC70460 Co CL1654 |
| Now with your hair all tangled : and your clothes ain't fitting you right | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Deep Down in the Ground; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208491) BBB7805 RCA INT1088 |
| Can I get off *snake living* and tapping : playing tip light across your floor | McTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519051) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| Can I get off *sneak living and tapping* : playing tip light across your floor | McTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (140362) Vo02577 RBF RF15 |
| Bet you got a little taste : you just keep on hanging around | Harris, Otis; You'll Like My Loving; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476092) Co14428D Yz L1032 |
| You get a little taste : you'll want some more | Robinson, Bob; Beedle Um Bum; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210362) Pm12714 Riv RM8803 |
| And if you give him a little taste : he want it all | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
| Well if he asks them for a little taste : ooo well they say oh that's just what you think | Wheatstraw, Peetie; When a Man Gets Down; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90961A) De7243 Say SDR192 |
| Ain't no more good 'taters : the frost have killed the vine | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Corinna Blues; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25442) Pm12367 Mil MLP2004 |
| Now it's don't like my 'taters : mama please don't dig so deep | Reynolds, Blind Willie; Third Street Woman Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (647242) Vi23258 OJL11 |
| I walked into a beer tavern : to give a girl a nice time | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Beer Drinking Woman; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535901) BBB8584 RCA730.581 |
| The women got the sales tax : on the South End home | Chatman, Bo; Sales Tax; San Antonio, 27 Mar. 1934; (826351) BBB5453 Yz L1014 |
| Going to get me a taxi : to take me away from here | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; 'Lectric Chair Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203642) Pm12608 Bio BLP12015 |
| Caught a taxicab : she's out across town somewhere | Washboard Sam; Diggin' My Potatoes; Chicago, 15 May 1939; (034797 ) BBB8211 BC10 |
| You sister was a teddy : your daddy was a bear | Jordan, Charley; Keep It Clean; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5836 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030 |
| Yeah your sister was a teddy : your daddy was a great big bear | Jordan, Charley; You Run and Tell Your Daddy; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO143 ) Vo1611 Yz L1003 |
| I give her three gold teeth : I put earings in her ears | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Black Pony Blues; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648731) BBB8896 RCA LPV518 |
| Now gal got teeth : like the lighthouse on the sea | Lasky, Louie; How You Want Your Rollin' Done; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C915C) Vo02955 Her H201 |
| She ain't got no gold teeth : you can follow her anywhere | Sluefoot Joe; Tootin' Out Blues; Long Island City, c. Apr. 1929; (490A) QRSR7086 His HLP17 |
| Showing their teeth : for they was glad I came | Smith, Bessie; Blue Spirit Blues; New York, 11 Oct. 1929; (1491343) Co14527D Co CL858 |
| He's got white teeth : and two pretty gold crowns | Smith, Clara; Kansas City Man Blues; New York, 2 Oct. 1923; (812226) Co12D VJM VLP15 |
| Now he ain't got no teeth : and *beard* so low as your toe | Wallace, Sippie; Lazy Man Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80839B) OK8470 CC32 |
| She got really white teeth : and long black wavy hair | Washboard Sam; I'm Feeling Low Down; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644821) BBB8878 RCA LPV577 |
| Send me a telegram : that your heart is dead | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); If You Want Me to Love You; New York, 5 Feb. 1932; (11242A) Vo1682 Yz L1039 |
| And I run to the telephone : took the receiver down | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); She's Gone Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473061) Co14461D RBF RF15 |
| You can never tell : when your ox is coming back home | Alexander, Texas; Work Ox Blues; New York, 15 Nov. 1928; (401330A) OK8658 Sw S1276 |
| You can never tell : what the doublecrossing women will do | Alexander, Texas; Work Ox Blues; New York, 15 Nov. 1928; (401330A) OK8658 Sw S1276 |
| You can never tell : when that work is done | Alexander, Texas; The Risin' Sun; New York, 15 Nov. 1928; (401331A) OK8673 Sw S1276 |
| You can always tell : when your woman's got another man | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Back Door Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18221) Ch16361 Yz L1019 |
| Never can tell : what a hookworm man will do | Blake, Blind; Hookworm Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15251A) Pm12794 Bio BLP12031 |
| Hard to tell : about a man like me | Blake, Blind; Police Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15463) Pm12888 Yz L1012 |
| Oh you can always tell : when a when a woman loves a man | Bradley, Tommie; Four Day Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 July 1931; (17886A) Ch16339 OJL19 |
| Well you can't tell : there may be some joker around | Calicott, Joe; Fare Thee Well Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM778 ) Br7166 OJL11 |
| The men can always tell : when Bo Carter has hit this land | Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter Special; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826111) BBB5489 Yz L1034 |
| Hard to tell : which mamas love the best | Coleman, Lonnie; Wild About My Loving; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482592) Co14440D Rt RL318 |
| You can always tell : when your best man don't want you around | Cox, Ida; Blue Kentucky Blues; New York, late Jan. 1925; (20032) Pm12258 BYG529073 |
| Take God to tell : who she been waiting on | Evans, Joe; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 21 May 1931; (106641) Or8083 Yz L1015 |
| You can always tell : when your woman don't want you around | Fuller, Blind Boy; Crooked Woman Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1940; (26619A) Vo05527 Rt RL318 |
| Can't you always tell : when your good gal going to treat you mean | Howell, Peg Leg; Tishamingo Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431171) Co14194D RBF RF9 |
| You can always tell : that something going on wrong | Howell, Peg Leg; Tishamingo Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431171) Co14194D RBF RF9 |
| You can always tell : when your good gal don't want to be seen | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coffee Pot Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10043?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| You can't never tell : what a woman's got on her mind | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Lonesome Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24722) Pm12354 Bio BLP12000 |
| Now you can always tell : when your woman treats you mean | Johnson, Ki Ki; Wrong Woman Blues; Long Island City, c. Aug. 1928; ( ) QRSR7003 His HLP17 |
| Well it's hard to tell it's hard to tell : when all your love's in vain | Johnson, Robert; Love in Vain; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL402?) Vo04630 Co C30034 |
| Well it's hard to tell it's hard to tell : when all your love's in vain | Johnson, Robert; Love in Vain; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL402?) Vo04630 His HLP31 |
| You can never tell : what's on a brownskin man's mind | Jones, Anna; Trixie Blues; New York, c. June 1923; (14731) Pm12052 His HLP15 |
| You can't never tell : what a doublecrossing woman will do | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
| Take God to tell : when I'll be back here anymore | Patton, Charley; Screamin' and Hollerin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15214) Pm12805 Yz L1020 |
| It's hard to tell : a man is long long gone | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Four Day Honory Scat; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22131) Pm12303 Mil MLP2001 |
| Because you can't never tell : when your husband is around | Red Nelson (Nelson Wilborn); Sweetest Thing Born; Chicago, 6 Feb. 1936; (90605A) De7155 Cor CP58 |
| You can't never tell : when your woman going to put you down | Reed, Willie; Texas Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476011) Co14407D Yz L1010 |
| And you can always tell : when a woman want to play | Shade, Will; Kansas City Blues; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403151) Vi21185 Rt RL307 |
| So I can always tell : when the sun is going down | Sims, Henry; Tell Me Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L651) Pm12940 OJL2 |
| Folks I'll tell : that he's not my regular man | Smith, Clara; I Want My Sweet Daddy Now; New York, 31 Aug. 1923; (811831) CoA3991 VJM VLP15 |
| You can always tell : when your brown want to throw you down | Torey, George; Married Woman Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B642) ARC70857 Yz L1002 |
| You can always tell : when your woman going to act lowdown | Washboard Sam; Low Down Woman; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07618 ) BBB7048 BC10 |
| I can't even tell : oh well well the difference in my shoes | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Crazy with the Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91150A) De7348 Cor CP58 |
| Because it ain't no telling : what she might do | Bracey, Ishman; Saturday Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418421) Vi21349 OJL8 |
| Ain't no telling : what I'll get | Carr, Leroy; Gettin' All Wet; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1929; (C4034 ) Vo1423 Yz L1036 |
| Lord it 'tain't no telling : what a Mississippi gal will do | Dickson, Tom; Labor Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400360A) OK8570 Yz L1008; |
| 'Tain't no telling : what she might do | Hurt, Mississippi John; Ain't No Tellin'; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401471A) OK8759 Bio BLPC4 |
| Ain't no telling : how much further I may go | Hurt, Mississippi John; Ain't No Tellin'; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401471A) OK8759 Bio BLPC4 |
| Ain't no telling : what these men will do | Johnson, Elizabeth; Sobbin' Woman Blues; New York, 30 Oct. 1928; (401280?) OK8789 Her H201 |
| It ain't no telling : what that train won't do | McCoy, Charlie; That Lonesome Train Took My Baby Away; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404726A) OK8863 RBF RF14 |
| You can ??? telling : I'm catching hell | Memphis Minnie; Goin' Back to Texas; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487092) Co14455D OJL21 |
| You don't need no telling : mama take me in your car | Patton, Charley; Bird Nest Bound; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4331) Pm13070 Yz L1020 |
| She don't need no telling : daddy will take you in his car | Patton, Charley; Revenue Man Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14747 ) Vo02931 Yz L1020 |
| Woman you don't need no telling : you know just what you done | Washboard Sam; Lowland Blues; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07620 ) BBB7096 BC10 |
| Don't lose your temper : when you've been drinking booze | Carr, Leroy; Shady Lane Blues; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL73) Vo02762 Co C30496 |
| Now you can lose your temper : but please don't lose your head | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Tell It to the Judge No. 1; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C7238A) MeM12117 Yz L1031 |
| Eight time out of ten : you know they'll say I can't | Martin, Carl; Let's Have a New Deal; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90294A) De7114 BC14 |
| He said a hundred and ten : and costs that's all | Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555712) ViV38547 Rt RL322 |
| 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 left old Memphis Tennessee : on my way back to [dear old] *Maltree* | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Shelby County Workhouse Blues; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402297B) OK8740 RBF RF202 |
| I was standing at the terminal : arms fold up and cried | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); She's Gone Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473061) Co14461D RBF RF15 |
| Say I'm going buy me a terraplane : I swear and a VEight too | Edwards, Frank; Terraplane Blues; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38111) OK06393 BC6 |
| Who's been driving my terraplane : now for you since I've been gone | Johnson, Robert; Terraplane Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25861) ARC70356 Co CL1654 |
| They'll take water in Texarkana : and for Ashtown they'll keep on through | Black Ivory King (Dave Alexander); The Flying Crow; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61795A) De7307 BC5 |
| She will take water at Texarkana : yes boys and keep on through | Washboard Sam; Flying Crow Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644801) BBB8844 BC10 |
| I'm due in West Texas : and I got to get on the road | Big Bill (Broonzy); Key to the Highway; Chicago, 2 May 1941; (C37451) OK06242 RBF RF1 |
| I'm going to West Texas : I'm going down behind the sun | Big Bill (Broonzy); Key to the Highway; Chicago, 2 May 1941; (C37451) OK06242 RBF RF1 |
| Now T for Texas : and T for Tennessee | Bird, Billy; Alabama BluesPart 1; Atlanta, 29 Oct. 1928; (1473251) Co14418D His HLP5 |
| I was born in Texas : I raised in Tennessee | Blind Percy; Fourteenth Street Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (201802) Pm12584 Rt RL327 |
| Running all the way from Frisco Texas : *right cross* the Atlantic on the other *water course* | Bonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); 80 Highway Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649211) BBB8927 BC7 |
| Now there's a big T for Texas : T for Tennessee | Chatman, Bo; Shake 'Em On Down; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278691) BBB7927 Yz L1034 |
| I was born in Texas : raised in Tennessee | Daddy Stovepipe; Stove Pipe Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Mar. 1924; (11862A) Ge5459 Rt RL325 |
| I'm going to hang around Dallas Texas : and run old pigmeat down | Davis, Carl (Dallas Jamboree Jug Band); Elm Street Woman Blues Dallas, 20 Sept. 1935; (DAL103 ) Vo03092 BC2 |
| I'm going to West Texas : Lord I'm going to stay | Day, Will; Central Avenue Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461862) Co14318D Yz L1010 |
| I got pigmeat in Texas : pigmeat in Tennessee | Glover, Mae; Pig Meat Mama; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15393) Ge6948 Rt RL319 |
| I've got a corrine in Texas : sure can bring me down | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; Callin' Corrine; New York, 19 May 1939; (65608A) De7619 AH158 |
| Well the blues come to Texas : loping like a mule | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Lonesome Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24722) Pm12354 Bio BLP12000 |
| I was raised in Texas : schooled in Tennessee | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Lonesome Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24722) Pm12354 Bio BLP12000 |
| I may live in Magnolia Texas : what them Mill City women going to do | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booger Rooger Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30882) Pm12425 Bio BLP12015 |
| I got a girl in Texas : I got a brown in Tennessee | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rambler Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200402) Pm12541 Bio BLP12015 |
| Going to ride that kansas Texas : right on to San Antone | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Sunshine Special; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (20066?) Pm12593 Mil MLP2007 |
| Women in Dallas Texas : is about to make me lose my mind | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Distance Moan; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15670A) Pm12852 Mil MLP2013 |
| Now my first love is in Texas : my [next one, second] lives in Kokomo | Kelly, Jack; Kokomo Blues; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137212) MeM12812 Rt RL311 |
| When I lived in Texas : doing very well | Memphis Minnie; Goin' Back to Texas; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487092) Co14455D OJL21 |
| I got a letter from Texas : how do you reckon it read | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; West Texas Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026511) BBB7178 CC35 |
| He said you'll never start to Texas : you better take the T and T | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; West Texas Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026511) BBB7178 CC35 |
| And he dropped me off in Texas : in a little place they call San Antone | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; West Texas Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026511) BBB7178 CC35 |
| I met a woman in West Texas : she had been left by herself all alone | Moore, Whistlin' Alex; West Texas Woman; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495312) Co14496D His HLP32 |
| I'm going back to Texas : hear that wild ox moan | Owens, Marshall; Texas Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12382) Pm13117 Yz L1006 |
| ALouisiana and Texas : is where I's bred and born | Patton, Charley; Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15211) Pm12805 Yz L1020 |
| Boll weevil left Texas : Lord he bid me fare you well | Patton, Charley; Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15211) Pm12805 Yz L1020 |
| I'm going out in West Texas : where you hear the wild ox moan | Reed, Willie; Texas Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476011) Co14407D Yz L1010 |
| I'm going way out in West Texas : just to lie in the | Reed, Willie; Texas Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476011) Co14407D Yz L1010 |
| I was born in Texas : but I didn't stay | Smith, Clara; Texas Moaner Blues; New York, 19 Aug. 1924; (819321) Co14034D VJM VLP17 |
| Talk about Texas I mean Texas : Texas people are your friends | Smith, Clara; Texas Moaner Blues; New York, 19 Aug. 1924; (819321) Co14034D VJM VLP17 |
| I've got a girl in Texas : she lives four miles from town | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Corn Whiskey Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO127 ) Vo1633 Yz L1031 |
| Well now T for Texas : T for Tennessee | Stokes, Frank; Nehi Mama Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454212) Vi21738 Rt RL308 |
| I'm going to Texas : have to ride the rods | Thomas, Henry; Cottonfield Blues; Chicago, c. early July 1927; ( ) Vo1094 OJL3 |
| I'm going back to Texas : [live, sit] on Easy Street | Thomas, Henry; Texas Easy Street Blues; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; ( ) Vo1197 OJL3 |
| I'm going to West Texas : won't be back till fall | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Ramblin' Mind Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203392) Pm12616 Bio BLP12004 |
| Now I'm in Texas : I got to work or leave | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Poor Boy Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210204) Pm12722 Bio BLP12004 |
| Said my home ain't in Texas : and I sure don't care | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Poor Boy Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210204) Pm12722 Bio BLP12004 |
| Out in San Antone Texas : a long long ways from home | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Yodeling Fiddling Blues; San Antonio, 12 June 1930; (404146B) OK8834 Mam S3804 |
| Because it's ??? *in Texas* : that I could sell fast jellyroll | Bogan, Lucille; Man Stealer Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (169972) ARC350913 Rt RL317 |
| Want you to preach [for me] the same text : you did night before | Brown, Hi Henry; Preacher Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11477A) Vo1728 Yz L1030 |
| You know by that : the big boy's coughing in hell | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
| Sugar you better stop that : Lord it's sure going to be your ruin | Barefoot Bill; From Now On; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493572) Co14481D OJL14 |
| And when you get like that : you know it can't be beat | Bogan, Lucille; Coffee Grindin' Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3461 ) Br7083 His HLP15 |
| And you know by that : that man don't mean me no good | Bogan, Lucille; My Man Is Boogan Me; New York, 31 July 1934; (154872) Ba33375 Rt RL317 |
| You know by that : they must have shook that thing | Bradley, Tommie; Adam and Eve; Richmond, Ind., 27 Sept. 1930; (17084) Ch16149 OJL19 |
| You can tell by that : I've got rambling on my mind | Bradley, Tommie; Please Don't Act that Way; Richmond, Ind., 17 July 1931; (17884) Ch16339 Mam S3802 |
| I long to hear that : old guitar rag | Brasswell, Frank; Guitar Rag; Richmond, Ind., 2 May 1930; (16580A) Ge unissued Yz L1035 |
| Well you know by that : I'm getting tired of sleeping by myself | Brown, Willie; Future Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4182) Pm13090 OJL5 |
| Tight like that : and shake that thing | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants to Knock a Jug; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7223A) Vo1651 Yz L1036 |
| And when he got up under that ??? : well he would not wait | Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; BoodleDeBum Bum; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C4631 ) Br7121 Rt RL325 |
| I wouldn't buy none of that : even if I could | Davis, Walter; That Stuff You Sell Ain't No Good; Louisville, 10 June 1931; (694162) ViV23282 RCA INT1085 |
| Know by that : I want to tear it some more | Estes, Sleepy John; I Wanta Tear It All the Time; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62462A) De7342 Sw S1219 |
| Know by that : I can tear it of late | Estes, Sleepy John; I Wanta Tear It All the Time; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62462A) De7342 Sw S1219 |
| You know by that : I want to tear it some more | Estes, Sleepy John; I Wanta Tear It All the Time; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62462A) De7342 Sw S1219 |
| You know by that : I didn't tear it just right | Estes, Sleepy John; I Wanta Tear It All the Time; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62462A) De7342 Sw S1219 |
| You know by that : I won't be worried no more | Estes, Sleepy John; I Ain't Gonna Be Worried No More; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62464A) De7414 Sw S1219 |
| You know by that : I'm going to let it be | Estes, Sleepy John; I Ain't Gonna Be Worried No More; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62464A) De7414 Sw S1219 |
| You can judge by that : they got one of the other one's man | Florence, Nellie ; Midnight Weeping Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461752) Co14342D OJL6 |
| You can tell by that : they got something in their heads to do | Gibson, Clifford; Blues Without a Dime; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57756 ) ViV38590 Yz L1027 |
| You can tell by that : I won't be here long | Gibson, Clifford; Jive Me Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577581) ViV38572 Yz L1027 |
| You know by that : I don't love no one but you | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Hurry and Bring It Back Home; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (1460552) Co14372D CC36 |
| Said you can know by that : your sweet papa's going to be gone | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Texas Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1925; (11031?) Pm12335 Yz L1029 |
| All that ??? : to the sweet man's *feet* | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Sheik of Desplaines Street; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46712) Pm12501 Bio BLP12042 |
| You can tell by that : sweet papa ain't been so well | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lonesome House Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200762) Pm12593 Mil MLP2007 |
| And you know by that : you got to see me just the same | Johnson, Mary; Key to the Mountain Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1773) Pm12996 Jo SM3098 |
| And I can tell by that : you ain't treating your mama right | Johnson, Mary; Rattlesnake Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18791) Ch16570 Riv RM8819 |
| Ever since that : he can't take his rest | Johnson, Robert; They're Red Hot; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26271) ARC70757 Co C30034 |
| Know by that : I got these old walking blues | Johnson, Robert; Walkin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26301) Vo03601 Co CL1654 |
| You may know by that : I got a friend somewhere | Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Pretty Mama Blues; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (563422) ViV38585 RCA INT1175 |
| You can tell by that : babe I got a somewhere | McClennan, Tommy; Drop Down Mama; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537411) BBB8704 Rt RL305 |
| A woman like that : always wants to have her way | McFadden, Charlie Specks; Groceries on the Shelf:; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1551) Pm12928 Riv RM8819 |
| You know by that : I've got them Statesboro blues | McTell, Blind Willie; Statesboro Blues; Atlanta, 17 Oct. 1928; (471873) ViV38001 Yz L1005 |
| When I said that : he rapped me across my head | McTell, Blind Willie; Bell Street Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9946A) De7078 Rt RL324 |
| You ought to have told me that : two or three weeks ago | Memphis Minnie; Goin' Back to Texas; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487092) Co14455D OJL21 |
| You ought to told me that : two or three weeks ago | Memphis Minnie; I'm Going Back Home; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59992 ) Vi23352 His HLP32 |
| What is that : you going around here trying to sell | Memphis Minnie; You Can't Give It Away; Chicago, 10 Jan. 1935; (C9644A) De7048 Pal PL101 |
| You know by that : I got a job any time | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; You May Leave But This Will Bring You Back; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64733 ) Vi23267 Rt RL337 |
| I know by that : I'd get my baby back | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; You Got Me Rollin'; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (647412) Vi23274 Rt RL323 |
| When I did that : it crossed my head | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Cell Bound Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1924; (100012) Pm12257 Mil MLP2001 |
| Says I knowed by that : my gal was graveyard bound | Thompson, Edward; Seven Sister Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2413) Pm12873 Yz L1006 |
| I know by that : it's somebody's dead and gone | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Stop and Listen Blues No. 2; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404785?) OK8859 Mam S3804 |
| You can have some of that : have some of this | Washboard Sam; Come On In; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01884 ) BBB6870 RBF RF16 |
| I was so glad of that : ooo well I didn't like her lowdown ways | Washboard Sam; Brown and Yellow Woman Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644831) BBB8937 RCA LPV577 |
| Well now you people know by that : Lord that I ain't been living the right kind of life | Williamson, Sonny Boy; The Right Kind of Life; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308551) BBB8034 RCA INT1088 |
| I know by that : some mule is kicking in my stall | Wilson, Leola B.; Back Biting Bee Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1926; (40132) Pm12444 Bio BLP12037 |
| And that's : my loving Sal | Blake, Blind; Low Down Loving Gal; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208875) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003 |
| Just to see the ??? : let my rider down | Bracey, Ishman; TroubleHearted Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454601) Vi21691 Yz L1007 |
| Just to see the ??? : let my rider down | Bracey, Ishman; TroubleHearted Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454602) ViRCX7167 Rt RL330 |
| I went to the ??? : trying to make me a dime | Estes, Sleepy John; Clean Up at Home; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63651B) De7516 Sw S1220 |
| ??? on the ??? : ??? on the truck | Estes, Sleepy John; Tell Me About It; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93008A) De7766 Sw S1220 |
| I won't be worried with the ??? : I'm going to move out to the edge of town | Estes, Sleepy John; You Shouldn't Do That; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649161) BBB8915 BC7 |
| Going to the ??? : stay out there all day | Johnson, Robert; Preachin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26321) ARC70460 Co C30034 |
| Going to the ??? : stay out there all day | Johnson, Robert; Preachin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26322) ARC70460 Co C30034 |
| Well I heard the ??? : ??? be no friend of mine | Owens, Big Boy George; The Coon Crap Game; Richmond, Ind., Oct. 1926; (12579) Ge6006 Rt RL334 |
| But my eye is at the ??? : in the basement blues | Smith, Clara; Basement Blues; New York, 20 Sept. 1924; (1400521) Co14039D VJM VLP17 |
| But when a man gets the : he catches a freight train and rides | Smith, Trixie; Freight Train Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (17671) Pm12211 CC29 |
| And the ??? : running everywhere | Stevens, Vol; Beale Street Mess Around; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403201) Vi21066 Rt RL322 |
| I'm talking about the ??? : ??? *your head* | unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Sugar Pudding; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470091) Vi21740 Rt RL337 |
| And the ??? : didn't have no : baby have no place to go | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Ice and Snow Blues; Chicago, 28 Sept. 1931; (675671) BBB5626 BC4 |
| *Find the* ??? : for this bad luck I've got | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Lucky Rock Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (17042) Pm12215 BYG529.078 |
| *Oh won't you ??? me the* : *you going to* | unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Sugar Pudding; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470091) Vi21740 Rt RL337 |
| And the mens pays their ??? : all the time | Bogan, Lucille; My Georgia Grind; Chicago, c. 1 Feb. 1930; (C5347 ) Br unissued Rt RL317 |
| I slipped up on them : and took one look | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants to Knock a Jug; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7223A) Vo1651 Yz L1036 |
| Says when I get to stinging them : I sting just like I should | Chatman, Bo; I'm an Old Bumble Bee; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404720B) OK8852 RBF RF9 |
| Says when you say you going to leave them : they'll beg you the whole night long | Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter's Advice; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026161) BBB7073 Yz L1014 |
| Lord I went out carriding with them : and they carried me too fast | Davis, Walter; Ashes in My Whiskey; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962371) BBB6201 RCA INT1085 |
| I fixed so many of them : all over this neighborhood | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Fix It; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17278A) Ch16215 Riv RM8803 |
| And then I saw them : begin to hug and kiss | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Keyhole Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1939; (034813 ) BBB8221 RCA INT1177 |
| You have to make them : one of your G B V Ds | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; How Come Mama Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15213) Pm12802 Yz L1010 |
| Want them when I want them : come on honey don't delay | Henderson, Rosa; Get It Fixed; New York, c. Apr. 1925; ( ) Vo1177 His HLP15 |
| Tell you the reason I sing them : my sweet mama don't love me no more | Jackson, Papa Charlie; The Faking Blues; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2121?) Pm12281 Yz L1029 |
| Because when they find out that you really love them : and they don't care what they do | Johnson, Lonnie; I Ain't Gonna Be Your Fool; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63519A) De7509 Sw S1225 |
| You ain't never had them : I hope you never will | Johnson, Robert; Preachin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26321) ARC70460 Co C30034 |
| You ain't never had them : I hope you never will | Johnson, Robert; Preachin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26322) ARC70460 Co C30034 |
| Tell them : Huddie Ledbetter's done been here and gone | Ledbetter, Huddie; Mr. Hughe's Town; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (16808 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Every time she shakes them : poor man's dollar gone | McCoy, Joe; Shake Mattie; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO109A) Vo1668 Mam S3803 |
| Now it ain't costing them : one doggone cent | Martin, Carl; Let's Have a New Deal; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90294A) De7114 BC14 |
| Says I can't hardly get them : out of my can | Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (202832) Pm12605 OJL8 |
| I don't see what's the matter with them : they won't never *cluck* | Memphis Minnie; Plymouth Rock Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5831 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| Joe Louis would take a chance with them : I would put you on your feet | Memphis Minnie; He's in the Ring; Chicago, 22 Aug. 1935; (C1099B) Vo03046 Pal PL101 |
| Had to throw them : on ThirtyFifth Street | Nelson, Romeo; Gettin' Dirty Just Shakin' that Thing; Chicago, 9 Oct. 1929; (C4629 ) Vo1447 OJL15 |
| And if you don't keep your eyes dead on them : Lord they will take your woman from you | Shade, Will; Feed Your Friend with a Long Handled Spoon; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (555981) ViV38578 Rt RL311 |
| Time you think you've got them : it turned off and gone | Smith, Clara; Down South Blues; New York, 27 July 1923; (811513) CoA3961 VJM VLP15 |
| 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 |
| Jazz them : everybody jazz them now | Smith, Trixie; The World's Jazz Crazy and So Am I; New York, Mar. 1925; (20632) Pm12262 CC29 |
| Oh jazz them jazz them : play it all night | Smith, Trixie; The World's Jazz Crazy and So Am I; New York, Mar. 1925; (20632) Pm12262 CC29 |
| Can't get them when you want them : catch them when you can | Sylvester, Hannah; Down South Blues; New York, c. 21 Sept. 1923; (70328) Pat032007 VJM VLP40 |
| Just because you love them : and do anything they say | Thomas, Jesse Babyface; No Good Woman Blues; Dallas, 10 Aug. 1929; (553272) ViV38555 Yz L1032 |
| I saw them : carry six men out dead | Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022 |
| And old Mr Eddie liking me singing them : I swear to goodness there's no one else to please | Williams, Henry; Lonesome Blues; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1928; (1461492) Co14328D Fly LP103 |
| Now I'd be delighted and pay for them : for I bet they would be on out of this world | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Big Apple Blues; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064020 ) BBB8766 BC20 |
| I got to *cup them* : before I go | Fuller, Blind Boy; You've Got Something There; Memphis, 12 July 1939; (MEM1021) Vo05083 BC11 |
| If I don't get back then : I won't be back at all | Anderson, . . . (Walter Taylor); ThirtyEight and Plus; Richmond, Ind., 14 Feb. 1930; (16266B) Ge7157 Fwy FJ2801 |
| Just then : the conductor hollered all aboard | Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406292) Co14095D Co CL855 |
| Where I can be drunk there : and staggering all the time | Bailey, Kid; Mississippi Bottom Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (M209/10) Br7114 OJL5 |
| And no one there : to smile up in your face | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Penal Farm Blues; Indianapolis, c. June 1928; (IND625 ) Vo1192 Yz L1019 |
| And when he gets down there : the womens won't let him come to see me | Bogan, Lucille; Down in Boogie Alley; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155082) Ba33149 Rt RL317 |
| The womens will get your man down there : and they won't let him go | Bogan, Lucille; Down in Boogie Alley; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155082) Ba33149 Rt RL317 |
| Babe if you see me catch you there : | Bracey, Ishman; Woman Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2392) Pm12970 OJL2 |
| Some of the prettiest women down there : that you ever did meet | Carr, Leroy; Bo Bo Stomp; New York, 16 Aug. 1934; (156491) Vo02969 Co C30496 |
| Boy we can have more fun down there : than any place I guess | Carr, Leroy; Bo Bo Stomp; New York, 16 Aug. 1934; (156491) Vo02969 Co C30496 |
| I got somebody there : will make you leave me alone | Collins, Chasey; Walking Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962481) BBB6261 Rt RL316 |
| She's out there : shaking that little old thing | Davis, Walter; Sweet Sixteen; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854841) BBB5931 RCA INT1085 |
| She's out there : looking like a sugar lump | Davis, Walter; Sweet Sixteen; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854841) BBB5931 RCA INT1085 |
| Just look at papa out there : on that thing | Davis, Walter; I Can Tell By the Way You Smell; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914331) BBB6059 Yz L1025 |
| I tell people there : it's a wonderful town | Dickson, Pearl; Little Rock Blues; Memphis, 12 Dec. 1927; (1453712) Co14286D OJL6 |
| Well well it will get you there : hey well when your money is spent | Estes, Sleepy John; Poor Man's Friend; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62480A) De7442 RBF RF11 |
| Women out there : look like sex of men | Estes, Sleepy John; Drop Down; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93009A) De7766 Sw S1220 |
| When I was there : you drove me from your door | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Riley Springs Blues; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064737 ) BBB8846 RCA INT1177 |
| I got to stay there : to eat them all by myself | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Number Three Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44162) Pm12475 Yz L1010 |
| No matter when I go there : she's never turning off her light | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); She's Gone Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473061) Co14461D RBF RF15 |
| If you get to there : you can get your water on | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Pratt City Blues; Chicago, 23 Nov. 1926; (9950A) OK8420 Sw S1240 |
| I got there : she was laying on the cooling board | House, Son; My Black MamaPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4092) Pm13042 OJL2 |
| When I got there : she was laying on the cooling board | Hull, Papa Harvey; France Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12690) Ge6106 OJL2 |
| Going to stop by there : just to give these girls a chance | Hull, Papa Harvey; France Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12690) Ge6106 OJL2 |
| Don't care how late I goes there : he hasn't ever turned down his light | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Mean Jumper Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203802) Pm12631 Mil MLP2007 |
| When I got there : I do declare I spied a form all dressed in white | Johnson, Alec; Next Week Sometime; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473822) Co14416D CC3 |
| I'm going there : and ain't coming back no more | Jones, Maggie; Poor House Blues; New York, 9 Dec. 1924; (1401712) Co14050D VJM VLP23 |
| Don't have to work there : like in Arkansas | Jones, Maggie; North Bound Blues; New York, 16 Apr. 1925; (1405342) Co14092D VJM VLP23 |
| Another one sitting there : *to kick back eight* | Jordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398212) Vi21076 Rt RL326 |
| Crying I was standing right there : police had me barred | Lofton, Willie; Dark Road Blues; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96257 ) BBB6229 Yz L1007 |
| Elsie I got somebody there : will really make you leave me alone | McClennan, Tommy; Elsie Blues; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053743 ) BBB8725 Rt RL305 |
| So if I meet him up there : I'm going back to the Gulf of Mexico | Patton, Charley; Rattlesnake Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L632) Pm12924 Yz L1020 |
| If I get back there : I ain't going to never be bad no more | Patton, Charley; Rattlesnake Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L632) Pm12924 Yz L1020 |
| Lord you ought to been there : Lord see the womens all leaving town | Patton, Charley; Dry Well Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4292) Pm13070 Yz L1020 |
| I'll soon be there : because I've got the walking blues | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Walking Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (16132) Pm12082 BYG529.078 |
| Because you know I done got shot once over there : Lord it's about three or four times | Roland, Walter; 45 Pistol Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1935; (170812) ARC60361 BC7 |
| If you go down there : you have no time to lose | Smith, Bessie; Nashville Women's Blues; New York, 26 May 1925; (1406252) Co14090D Co CL855 |
| Folks down there : they drinks a lots of booze | Smith, Bessie; Nashville Women's Blues; New York, 26 May 1925; (1406252) Co14090D Co CL855 |
| Down there : they strut their stuff | Smith, Bessie; Nashville Women's Blues; New York, 26 May 1925; (1406252) Co14090D Co CL855 |
| I'll make one trip there : to see can I ease my mind | Smith, Bessie; The Gin House Blues; New York, 18 Mar. 1926; (1418203) Co14158D Co CL856 |
| And when I get there : I'm going to shake hands with a friend | Smith, Bessie; Long Old Road; New York, 11 June 1931; (1515953) Co14663D Co CL858 |
| They all congregates there : in an all night strut | Smith, Bessie; Gimme a Pigfoot; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525782) OK8949 Co CL856 |
| The fool sat there : too tired to stand | Smith, Clara; My Doggone Lazy Man; New York, 31 Jan. 1924; (815122) Co14016D VJM VLP16 |
| Yes I'm going down there : I'm going to stay | Smith, Clara; Back Woods Blues; New York, 30 Apr. 1924; (816944) Co14022D VJM VLP17 |
| Because I know my baby's there : she will take my loving on | Spaulding, Henry; Biddle Street Blues; Chicago, c. 6 May 1929; (C3450 ) Br7085 OJL20 |
| And the blues ain't there : they easing everywhere | Stevens, Vol; Papa Long Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418892) Vi21278 Rt RL322 |
| And I won't be there : just won't blow back anymore | Stevens, Vol; Papa Long Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418892) Vi21278 Rt RL322 |
| She ain't there : she's all over town | Sykes, Roosevelt; Single Tree Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15563) Pm12827 Riv RM8819 |
| Lord the women out there : don't mean no one man no good | Sykes, Roosevelt; Highway 61 Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18802) Ch16586 Yz L1033 |
| Right there : next to a gasoline station | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
| Because I got one up there : and I can't see how you all would do | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); So Lonesome; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203342) Pm12637 Yz L1026 |
| She sits up there : from wall to wall | unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Sugar Pudding; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470091) Vi21740 Rt RL337 |
| Those jury down there : don't stand no lie | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Gettin' Ready for Trial; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404682C) OK8856 OJL4 |
| I would love to live there : but I will be all and all | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Yodeling Fiddling Blues; San Antonio, 12 June 1930; (404146B) OK8834 Mam S3804 |
| What else is there : for a poor girl to do | Wallace, Sippie; The Flood Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80840B) OK8470 Sw S1240 |
| Then everybody there : was | Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022 |
| It was in a dirty ditch there : where the dying pickpocket lay | Welsh, Nolan; Dying Pickpocket Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210983) Pm12759 Yz L1028 |
| Now I know she wished that I was there : ooo well now to hold her aching head | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sick Bed Blues; Chicago, 2 Nov. 1937; (91317A) De7403 Say SDR192 |
| There's nobody there : can beat me from my head on down | White, Georgia; Pigmeat Blues; Chicago, 12 May 1936; (90722A) De7209 AH158 |
| There's : a great big mystery | Blake, Blind; Diddie Wa Diddie; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15459A) Pm12888 Mel MLP7324 |
| There's : many a poor woman down | Smith, Bessie; Preachin' the Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (1434902) Co14195D Co CL858 |
| She's not too thin : not too fat | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green; Memphis, 12 May 1930; (599172) ViV38599 Jo SM3104 |
| Now just one thing : that worry my mind | Arnold, Kokomo; Salty Dog; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070A) De7267 Rt RL318 |
| Now bring this thing : down to a test | Bell, Ed; Carry It Right Back Home; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510372) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| I get out of one thing : and back into something else again | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Trouble BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. 17 Aug. 1928; (C2230 ) Vo1213 Yz L1019 |
| Just give me that thing : you setting on | Blake, Blind; Diddie Wa Diddie; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15459A) Pm12888 Mel MLP7324 |
| Just one thing : I want my man to know | Bogan, Lucille; My Man Is Boogan Me; New York, 31 July 1934; (154872) Ba33375 Rt RL317 |
| Play that thing : old guitar for me | Brasswell, Frank; Guitar Rag; Richmond, Ind., 2 May 1930; (16580A) Ge unissued Yz L1035 |
| Jellyroll is a thing : a man won't do without | Carter, George; Hot Jelly Roll Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1929; (211542) Pm12750 Yz L1012 |
| Let me tell you one thing : man don't you never do | Chatman, Bo; Tellin' You 'Bout It; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826161) BBB5629 Yz L1014 |
| One more thing : I really want you to understand | Chatman, Bo; Tellin' You 'Bout It; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826161) BBB5629 Yz L1014 |
| Thinking about that sweet thing : I've left at home | Chatman, Lonnie; New Sittin' On Top of the World; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15562) Pm13134 Bio BLP12041 |
| My baby says one thing : I know it is true | Chatman, Lonnie; New Sittin' On Top of the World; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15562) Pm13134 Bio BLP12041 |
| Now there's no such thing : as man and wife nowadays | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Got to Help Me Some; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640001) BBB8834 RCA730.581 |
| Now it sure is a hard thing : to sell booze around this town | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Been Mistreated Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 Nov. 1930; (17290) Ch16237 Riv RM8803 |
| It ain't but the one thing : that give a man the blues | Estes, Sleepy John; Someday Baby Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90096A) Ch50068 Br87.504 |
| Yes there's one thing : I'm pleased to say | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I'm Gonna Get It; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020823 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177 |
| But it's the only thing : ease my heart about my man | Green, Lil; Knockin' Myself Out; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591521) BBB8659 RCA LPV574 |
| Said I won't miss a thing : she gives away | Hurt, Mississippi John; Got the Blues Can't Be Satisfied; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401484B) OK8724 Bio BLPC4 |
| Says it ain't but the one thing : that grieve my mind | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Salty Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1924; (1893?) Pm12236 Yz L1029 |
| I ain't saved a thing : because of any of you men | Jackson, Papa Charlie; I Got What It Takes But It Breaks My Heart to Give It Away; Chicago, c. Jan. 1925; (100203) Pm12259 Bio BLP12042 |
| Now here's one thing : can't understand | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shave Em Dry; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10042?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| Now here's one thing : I can't understand | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shave Em Dry; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10042?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| Only thing : that keep me barred | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Drop that Sack; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21451) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| Going to tell you one thing : it's a natural fact | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Drop that Sack; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21451) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| Now tain't but one thing : that grieve my mind | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Skoodle Um Skoo; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46701) Pm12501 Bio BLP12042 |
| The old man's the bootingest thing : that I most ever seen | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bootin' Me 'Bout; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15675) Pm12946 Mil MLP2004 |
| Play that thing : play that thing just right | Johnson, Lil; House Rent Scuffle; Chicago, c. 29 June 1929; (C3749 ) Vo1410 Yz L1039 |
| Now ain't but the one thing : makes Mr Johnson drink | Johnson, Robert; Kind Hearted Woman Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25801) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| Now it ain't but one thing : make Mr Johnson drink | Johnson, Robert; Kind Hearted Woman Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25802) ARC70356 Co C30034 |
| Well they ride that thing : all on the running board | Johnson, Robert; They're Red Hot; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26271) ARC70757 Co C30034 |
| It's one more thing : I can't understand | Jones, Maggie; Jealous Mama Blues; New York, 14 Oct. 1924; (1401051) Co14044D VJM VLP23 |
| I will tell you one thing : and I mean it | Jordan, Charley; Keep It CleanNo. 2; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO141 ) Vo1611 Yz L1003 |
| But I know she be shaking that thing : because I can tell by the way she talks | Jordan, Charley; Tight Haired Mama Blues; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO144) Vo1645 OJL20 |
| I will tell you girls one thing : you know it really is true | Jordan, Charley; Tight Haired Mama Blues; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO144) Vo1645 OJL20 |
| The funniest thing : that I ever seen | Ledbetter, Huddie; Kansas City Papa; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166971) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| The funniest thing : that I ever did see | Ledbetter, Huddie; Kansas City Papa; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166971) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| Shook that thing : till she caught the flu | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; I Don't Know; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| Bothering that thing : is going to kill you dead | McCoy, Joe; Botherin' that Thing; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5865A) Vo1570 His HLP32 |
| The only thing : he didn't do good | McCoy, Joe; My Daddy Was a Movin' Man; Chicago, 22 Oct. 1936; (90949A) De7251 AH77 |
| It weren't a thing : but the women trying to get to me | McTell, Blind Willie; Talking to Myself; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502572) Co14551D Yz L1005 |
| It weren't a thing : but the women trying to run me down | McTell, Blind Willie; Talking to Myself; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502572) Co14551D Yz L1005 |
| But I've changed that thing : you better let married women alone | McTell, Blind Willie; Searching the Desert for the Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716061) Vi23353 RCA LPV518 |
| Weren't a thing : but the women boy trying to get to me | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
| I changed that thing : you better let married women alone | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
| Shrimp is the thing : you love best | Mason, Moses; Shrimp Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203023) Pm12605 Rt RL325 |
| Now the funniest thing : I ever seen | Memphis Minnie; New Dirty Dozens; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5894 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
| Ain't but the one thing : I don't want my garage to burn down | Memphis Minnie; Garage Fire Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C6083 ) Vo1601 Rt RL307 |
| Work is the thing : that's breaking my heart | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Misery Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47071) Pm12508 Fwy FJ2802 |
| I'm going to save my thing : for my particular use | Shade, Will; What's the Matter; Memphis, 17 Sept. 1929; (555302) ViV38551 Jo SM3104 |
| Well it ain't but the one thing : can grieve my mind | Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); I Couldn't Help It; New York, 17 Sept. 1934; (159671) Vo02844 OJL21 |
| Let me tell you one thing : about sweet jellyroll | Smith, Eithel; Jelly Roll Mill; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18804) Ch16613 Riv RM8819 |
| I'll tell you one thing : about the jellyroll mill | Smith, Eithel; Jelly Roll Mill; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18804) Ch16613 Riv RM8819 |
| Here's one thing : that you don't know | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'Part 2; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930; (C7101 ) Vo1602 Yz L1031 |
| I ain't got but one thing : women crazy about | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Honey Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO126 ) Vo1633 Yz L1031 |
| Mama do you know one thing : your water tank is just deep enough | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hoppin' Toad Frog; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO166A) Vo1655 Yz L1031 |
| Now mama said one thing : my papa said the same | Stokes, Frank; Stomp that Thing; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454262) Vi21738 Rt RL308 |
| Stomping that thing : is about to change my name | Stokes, Frank; Stomp that Thing; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454262) Vi21738 Rt RL308 |
| Ain't but the one thing : really worries my mind | Thomas, George; Fast Stuff Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L172) Pm12826 Rt RL340 |
| But I can tell you one thing : I got these Tallahassee blues | Washington, Louis; Tallahassee Woman; New York, 18 Jan. 1934; (146371) Ba33105 Fly LP103 |
| Now and it ain't but the one thing : baby now that it really makes me cry | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Until My Love Come Down; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (020119 ) BBB7576 RBF RF14 |
| When I left my mother told me one thing : you know my father said the same | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Low Down Ways; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308531) BBB7979 RCA INT1088 |
| Well now my mother she said one thing : you know my father said the same | Williamson, Sonny Boy; T. B. Blues; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (040532 ) BBB8333 BC20 |
| Oh now my mother she says one thing : my grandmother jumped up and said the same | Williamson, Sonny Boy; My Baby Made a Change; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064022 ) BBB8766 BC20 |
| Now baby it ain't but the one thing : really give me the blues | Williamson, Sonny Boy; You Got to Step Back; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064495 ) BBB8822 BC20 |
| Now she doing things : that you don't never know | Calicott, Joe; Traveling Mama Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM779 ) Br7166 Yz L1009 |
| And I don't believe in two things : will carry me to my grave | Carr, Leroy; Hustler's Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164281) Vo03034 Co C30496 |
| She told me things : that was a fact | Chatman, Bo; The Ins and Outs of My Girl; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026141) BBB7213 Yz L1014 |
| I told her things : that I wanted her to und | Chatman, Bo; The Ins and Outs of My Girl; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026141) BBB7213 Yz L1014 |
| But I just ain't got them things : I once have had | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Been Mistreated Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 Nov. 1930; (17290) Ch16237 Riv RM8803 |
| Yes she got me doing things : that I never did before | Fuller, Blind Boy; You Got to Have Your Dollar; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC3140A) OK05712 His HLP31 |
| Ain't but two things : I just like | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Easy Rider Don't Deny My Name; New York, 16 June 1927; (1442823) Co14231D RBF RF15 |
| I would pack my things : but somebody done stole my trunk | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Sad News Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207722) Pm12728 Rt RL306 |
| I got mean things : I got mean things [all] on my mind | Johnson, Robert; Ramblin' On My Mind; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25831) ARC70581 Co C30034 |
| I got mean things : I got mean things [all] on my mind | Johnson, Robert; Ramblin' On My Mind; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25832) ARC70581 Co CL1654 |
| My man did so many wrong things : that I had to leave the town | Lee, Bertha; Mind Reader Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (147361) Vo02650 OJL17 |
| ??? things : is got your habits on | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; I Don't Know; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| But a woman make a man do things : and she knows darn well that's wrong | Rachel, James Yank; Expressman Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (59934 ) Vi23318 Fwy FA2953 |
| They do a whole lot of funny things : us men really cannot understand | Ramey, Ben (Memphis Jug Band); I Can't Stand It; Memphis, 17 Sept. 1929; (555291) ViV38551 Rt RL322 |
| On certain things : I'm going to call your hand | Smith, Bessie; I Ain't Goin' to Play Second Fiddle; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406301) Co14090D Co CL855 |
| Rave about the things : your loving man can do | Smith, Clara; Don't Advertise Your Man; New York, 23 Apr. 1924; (817221) Co14026D VJM VLP17 |
| Love will make you do things : that you swear that you would not do | Sykes, Roosevelt; Hard Luck Man Blues; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (69404 ) Vi23320 Yz L1033 |
| Going to pack my things : going further down the line | Temple, Johnnie; The Evil Devil Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C987 ) Vo02987 Yz L1038 |
| I want all the things : you do for me | Waters, Ethel; You Can't Do What My Last Man Did; New York, c. June 1923; (A) BS14151 Bio BLP12022 |
| Sometime I think : Lord I declare I declare | Alexander, Texas; Seen Better Days; San Antonio, 9 June 1930; (404112B) OK8890 Rt RL316 |
| When you think : your women always running hand to hand | Baker, Willie; Crooked Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14894A) Ge6846 Yz L1012 |
| At first you think : that he is great | Bell, Anna; I Don't Care Who Gets What I Don't Want; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (176A) QRS R7009 His HLP21 |
| But I think : those days now gone | Bell, Anna; I Don't Care Who Gets What I Don't Want; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (176A) QRS R7009 His HLP21 |
| Now you need not think : because you look cute | Bell, Ed; Carry It Right Back Home; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510372) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| Now you need not think : because you're black | Bell, Ed; She's a Fool Gal; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510382) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| No you need not think : because I look green | Bell, Ed; She's a Fool Gal; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510382) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| You need not think : because you look sweet | Bell, Ed; She's a Fool Gal; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510382) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| Don't never think : you got a whole woman by yourself | Bogan, Lucille; Reckless Woman; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155072) Ba33313 His HLP4 |
| 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 |
| Sometime I think : that you too sweet to die | Brown, Richard Rabbit; James Alley Blues; New Orleans, 11 Mar. 1927; (380001) Vi20578 Yz L1032 |
| Then another time I think : you ought to be buried alive | Brown, Richard Rabbit; James Alley Blues; New Orleans, 11 Mar. 1927; (380001) Vi20578 Yz L1032 |
| She tried to make me think : she is true to me | Campbell, Charlie; Goin' Away Blues; Birmingham, Ala. 25 Mar. 1937; (B322) Vo03571 Fly LP103 |
| Now you may think : that they doing you wrong | Chatman, Bo; The Law Gonna Step on You; New York, 5 June 1931; (404935A) OK unissued Yz L1034 |
| You will think : you left trouble all behind | Chatman, Lonnie; It's a Pain to Me; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15452) Pm13143 Bio BLP12041 |
| I did not think : you would treat me this away | Davis, Walter; Sad and Lonesome Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854811) BBB5982 RCA INT1175 |
| Then you all think : I'm trying to act cute | Estes, Sleepy John; Clean Up at Home; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63651B) De7516 Sw S1220 |
| You think : you the bestlooking gal in town | Fuller, Blind Boy; Piccolo Rag; New York, 5 Apr. 1938; (226771) OK06437 BC11 |
| Sometimes you going to think : about the good things I used to do | Gillum, Bill Jazz; You're Laughing Now; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020822 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177 |
| Don't make me think : you've got a lot of dough | Henderson, Rosa; Get It Fixed; New York, c. Apr. 1925; ( ) Vo1177 His HLP15 |
| Well now you don't think : ooo well well that you need my help some day | Hogg, Andrew; Family Trouble Blues; Chicago, 18 Feb. 1937; (61856A) De7303 Rt RL315 |
| Now a woman needn't think : she got a man by herself | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Skoodle Um Skoo; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46701) Pm12501 Bio BLP12042 |
| A man needn't think : he got a woman by himself | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Skoodle Um Skoo; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46701) Pm12501 Bio BLP12042 |
| Because it makes me think : about my last goround | Jackson, Jim; St. Louis Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM805 ) Vo1477 Yz L1003 |
| You may think : because you're black | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Beggin' Back; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (30164) Pm12394 Bio BLP12000 |
| Sometimes I think : a good man these women ain't never seen | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44242) Pm12474 Mil MLP2004 |
| Then the blues will make you think : about all your righthand friends | Johnson, Lonnie; Way Down That Lonesome Road; San Antonio, 13 Mar. 1928; (400490A) OK8574 CC30 |
| You make me think : that you full of gasoline too | Jordan, Charley; Gasoline Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6164 ) Vo1551 Yz L1030 |
| You make me think : I'll break my heart in that house | Kelly, Eddie; Poole County Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130231) BBB7204 RBF RF9 |
| I don't think : no woman in this whole round world do right | McCoy, Charlie; Last Time Blues; Memphis, c. 22 Sept. 1929; (M176 ) Br7141 Yz L1001 |
| Just when you think : that your loving man is true | Martin, Sara; Blind Man Blues; New York, c. 1 Aug. 1923; (71711B) OK8090 Sw S1240 |
| But you think : a good woman can be found anywhere | Martin, Sara; Mistreating Man Blues; Long Island City, Dec. 1928; (306) QRSR7042 BYG529073 |
| Sometime I think : my babe too sweet to die | Reed, Willie; Dreaming Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476002) Co14407D Yz L1004 |
| Now never think : you got a man all by yourself | Simpson, Coletha; Down South Blues; Chicago, c. 16 Apr. 1929; (C3299) Br7112 His HLP1 |
| It makes me think : on on my last goround | Smith, Bessie; The St. Louis Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402411) Co14064D Co CL855 |
| They will think : the world is coming to an end | Smith, Clara; I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down; New York, 18 Jan. 1924; (814951) Co14013D VJM VLP16 |
| Now you think : you are smart | Spivey, Sweet Pease (Addie Spivey); Double Dozens; Chicago, 12 Aug. 1936; (90787C) De7204 AH158 |
| Every time I think : I think I'm downtown | Stokes, Frank; Beale Town Bound; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47752) Pm12576 Rt RL308 |
| Lord it make me think : of my last goround | Thompson, Edward; West Virginia Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2416A) Pm13018 Yz L1006 |
| Now how you think : that I can have my fun | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Ramrod Blues; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404784A) OK8905 Mam S3804 |
| I didn't think : my baby treat me this away | Virgial, Otto; Little Girl in Rome; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962401) BBB6213 Mam S3802 |
| Now use to think : that you are cute | Wallace, Minnie; Field Mouse Stomp; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX1141) Vo03106 Rt RL321 |
| No use to think : that you are tough | Wallace, Minnie; Field Mouse Stomp; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX1141) Vo03106 Rt RL321 |
| I say you need not think : because you little and cute | Wiley, Geeshie (Elvie Thomas); Over to My House; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2651) Pm12977 Yz L1018 |
| Now moonshine will make you think : that the policeman is really delivery boy | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Moonshine; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201131) BBB7603 RCA LPV518 |
| Moonshine will make you think : that shoe polish is really children's playtoy | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Moonshine; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201131) BBB7603 RCA LPV518 |
| Says I must be thinking : about my woman I left behind | Alexander, Texas; Seen Better Days; San Antonio, 9 June 1930; (404112B) OK8890 Rt RL316 |
| That's why I can't keep from thinking : times I used to have | Alexander, Texas; Seen Better Days; San Antonio, 9 June 1930; (404112B) OK8890 Rt RL316 |
| When you get to setting down thinking : about the black gal treated you so nice and kind | Arnold, Kokomo; Old Black Cat Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9653A) De7050 CC25 |
| And I'm thinking : of my mother last | Beaman, Lottie; Wayward Girl Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14161A) Ge6607 OJL6 |
| One day I sit thinking : when the rain pour down outside | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Blue Day Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18217A) Ch16452 Yz L1019 |
| I'm just sitting here thinking : of dear old sunny Tennessee | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Down South Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18218A) Ch16452 Yz L1019 |
| Sitting down here thinking : yes babe I believe I better go | Bonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); 80 Highway Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649211) BBB8927 BC7 |
| I've been sitting here thinking : with my mind a million miles away | Carr, Leroy; Blues Before Sunrise; St. Louis, 21 Feb. 1934; (SL121) Vo02657 Co C30496 |
| When you get to thinking : about your gal | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Let Her Go; Aurora, Ill., 16 Dec. 1938; (030823 ) BBB8027 RCA INT1177 |
| I was just sitting here thinking : baby just a minute ago | Johnson, Mary; Mary Johnson Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18792) Ch16570 Riv RM8819 |
| I'm sitting here thinking : about the girls that I left behind | McFadden, Charlie Specks; People People Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1541) Pm12928 Riv RM8819 |
| You keep me thinking : and wondering all the time | Memphis Minnie; It's Hard to Please My Man; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3170A) OK05728 BC1 |
| Just sitting down thinking : drinking my trouble through | Oden, Jimmy; Sitting Down Thinking Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18796) Ch16540 Riv RM8819 |
| Got to thinking : about the time I once have had | Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); Moanin' the Blues; New York, 18 Sept. 1934; (159781) Vo02844 Yz L1002 |
| I just sitting here thinking : what in the world has become of you | Temple, Johnnie; So Lonely and Blue; Chicago, 14 May 1937; (91247A) De7337 RBF RF16 |
| I'm just sitting here thinking : thinking about the first | Wheatstraw, Peetie; First and Last Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12572) Vo03185 Say SDR191 |
| Well now you know I was just sitting here thinking : ooo well well which woman treats me the | Wheatstraw, Peetie; The First Shall Be the Last and the Last Shall Be First; New York, 19 Feb. 1936; (60523A) De7167 Say SDR192 |
| I'm not drinking because I'm thirsty : neither because I'm blue | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Whiskey and Gin Blues; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704341) BBB8945 RCA730.581 |
| Water when I'm thirsty : whiskey when I'm dry | Davis, Walter; Sloppy Drunk Again; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854791) BBB5879 OJL20 |
| Mens carry thirtyeights : womens carry their razors too | Roland, Walter; 45 Pistol Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1935; (170812) ARC60361 BC7 |
| It was in the year of nineteen thirtyfive : on the twentysixth day of May | Davis, Walter; The Only Woman; Chicago, 21 Mar. 1941; (0539751) BBB8773 RCA INT1085 |
| She don't do this : she don't do that | Barefoot Bill; She's Got a Nice Line; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1930; (1503021) Co14544D Rt RL325 |
| But God remember this : even when I'm gone | Barefoot Bill; Bad Boy; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503062) Co14526D CC3 |
| And she do a little of this : and mama and she do a little of that | Big Bill (Broonzy); Long Tall Mama; New York, 30 Mar. 1932; (116171) Ba33085 Yz L1011 |
| Oh take this : take some of that | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Come On In; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1931; (L7192) Pm13104 Riv RM8803 |
| Going to tell you this : ain't going to tell no lie | Johnson, Joe (Memphis Minnie); I'm Going Back Home; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59992 ) Vi23352 His HLP32 |
| They caught some wind of this : Lord in a dive | Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M184 ) Br7137 OJL20 |
| Going to tell you this : just before I go | Wilkins, Robert; Jail House Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (45499 ) Vi23379 Yz L1002 |
| And my eyes *filled on this* : my baby left my poor heart in pain | McTell, Blind Willie; Death Cell Blues; New York, 19 Sept. 1933; (140491) Vo02577 RBF RF15 |
| I can *catch those* ??? : ??? *at the Santa Fe* | Coleman, Lonnie; Wild About My Loving; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482592) Co14440D Rt RL318 |
| I *never did mind though* : ooo well now when all your *gold* is gone | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sick Bed Blues; Chicago, 2 Nov. 1937; (91317A) De7403 Say SDR192 |
| And the more I thought : the more I began to cry | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Blue Day Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18217A) Ch16452 Yz L1019 |
| I never thought : you would treat your daddy this away | Blake, Blind; Bad Feeling Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (44431) Pm12497 Bio BLP12003 |
| So I thought : that I'd found out | Blake, Blind; Low Down Loving Gal; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208875) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003 |
| Uncle Bert thought : he had *his daughter* trained | Davis, Walter; Sweet Sixteen; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854841) BBB5931 RCA INT1085 |
| Says I wouldn't have thought : my baby treat me so | Fuller, Blind Boy; Rag, Mama, Rag; New York, 25 July 1935; (178632) ARC351032 BC6 |
| I thought : that my woman oh was treating me right | Jones, Little Hat; Corpus Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402701B) OK8735 Rt RL315 |
| Everybody thought : he was through | McCoy, Joe; Hallelujah Joe Ain't Preachin' No More; Chicago, 14 Jan. 1937; (91074A) De7299 AH77 |
| All the sisters and brothers thought : he was dead | McCoy, Joe; Hallelujah Joe Ain't Preachin' No More; Chicago, 14 Jan. 1937; (91074A) De7299 AH77 |
| I never would have thought : that my baby would treat me so | McTell, Blind Willie; B and O Blues No. 2; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140661) Vo02568 Yz L1037 |
| Papa *preacher* thought : he sure was aborn in born | Stevens, Vol; Coal Oil Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418882) Vi21278 OJL4 |
| That's when the snitchers thought : all all their snitching was fixed | unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322 |
| The mens all thought : she was something good to eat | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Don't Wake It Up; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15601) Pm13152 Bio BLP12041 |
| You might *give a thought* : on my nightly dream | Brown, Richard Rabbit; James Alley Blues; New Orleans, 11 Mar. 1927; (380001) Vi20578 Yz L1032 |
| Yon stand ten thousand : standing to see them let me down | White, Washington; Fixin' to Die Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2989A) Vo05588 Co C30036 |
| Now one two three : four five six | Bird, Billy; Alabama BluesPart 2; Atlanta, 29 Oct. 1928; (1473261) Co14418D His HLP5 |
| I caught three : in my cornfield | McCoy, Joe; Preachers Blues; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7247 ) Vo1643 BC13 |
| Get two or three : if you have to hide | Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406292) Co14095D Co CL855 |
| I said here come Number Three : with her headlights turned down | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Number Three Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44162) Pm12475 Yz L1010 |
| I get the thrill : from my head to my feet | Green, Lil; Love Me; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641311) BBB8714 RCA LPV574 |
| You give me such a thrill : you make my thermometer rise | Smith, Bessie; Take Me for a Buggy Ride; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525792) OK8949 Co CL856 |
| Cut your good girl's throat : and the judge will send you there | Lewis, Furry; Furry's Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454241) ViV38519 Rt RL333 |
| Want me to cut my throat : baby trying to get along with you | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Hambone Willie's DreamyEyed Woman's Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402305B) OK8693 OJL17 |
| Now she wants to cut my throat : when ain't nobody else around | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Black Panter Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070144 ) BB340701 BC3 |
| And the man at the throttle : Lord he wasn't coming back no more | Bogan, Lucille; I Hate that Train Called the M. and O.; New York, 31 July 1934; (154911) ARC60204 OJL6 |
| And I'm through : cooking you stew and beans | Bogan, Lucille; Pot Hound Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3462 ) Br7083 His HLP15 |
| And I'm through : trying to make a man of you | Bogan, Lucille; Pot Hound Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3462 ) Br7083 His HLP15 |
| And I'm through : cooking you stew and beans | Bogan, Lucille; Pot Hound Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3462 ) Br7083 His HLP15 |
| When I got through : I couldn't shut my door | Chatman, Bo; Beans; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826121) BBB5629 Yz L1014 |
| When I got through : I had to scrub my floor | Chatman, Bo; Beans; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826121) BBB5629 Yz L1014 |
| Take this whole world through : my luck will be bound to change | Gibson, Clifford; Drayman Blues; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571752) ViV38562 Yz L1027 |
| Now I am through : going from door to door | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I Got Somebody Else; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064739 ) BBB8816 RCA INT1177 |
| *When you through* : | Spaulding, Henry; Cairo Blues; Chicago, c. 6 May 1929; (C3449 ) Br7085 Yz L1003 |
| They buried a man Thursday : just two short days you see | Blake, Blind; Rope Stretchin' BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L10992) Pm13103 Bio BLP12037 |
| You better buy you a ticket : know this train ain't mine | Bell, Ed; Mean Conductor Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48201) Pm12546 Yz L1006 |
| I can get me a ticket : and stop by the *Walter* show | Carr, Leroy; Naptown Blues; Chicago, 17 June 1929; (C3267 ) Vo1400 Yz L1036 |
| Got my ticket : here's my train | Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5071 ) Vo1527 Yz L1036 |
| He said buy you a ticket : you know this train ain't mine | Clayton, Jennie; Bob Lee Junior Blues; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403142) Vi21412 Fwy FA2953 |
| When she left me she bought a ticket : just as long as she was tall | Davis, Walter; M. and O. Blues; Cincinnati, 12 June 1930; (629072) ViV38618 RCA INT1085 |
| I'm going to send you a ticket : hoping you will come | Glover, Mae; I Ain't Giving Nobody None; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15395A) Ge6948 Her H201 |
| I bought my ticket : and I'm bound to go | Hite, Mattie; MasonDixon Blues; New York, c. mid Nov. 1923; (70414) Pat032014 VJM VLP40 |
| 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 |
| Son buy your ticket buy your ticket : because the train ain't none of mine | Johnson, Tommy; Cool Drink of Water Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418362) Vi21279 OJL8 |
| I'm going to get you a ticket : going to take you on away from here | Jones, Bo; Back Door Blues; Dallas, c. Nov. 1929; (DAL460 ) Vo1452 Rt RL327 |
| I done bought my ticket : daddy I'm compelled to ride | Jordan, Luke; My Gal's Done Quit Me; New York, 18 Nov. 1929; (577031) ViV38564 Rt RL318 |
| Then she showed me a ticket : just as long as my right arm | Jordan, Luke; My Gal's Done Quit Me; New York, 18 Nov. 1929; (577031) ViV38564 Rt RL318 |
| If you buy your ticket : swear 'fore God that man'll let you ride | McClennan, Tommy; New Highway No. 51; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044986 ) BBB8499 RBF RF202 |
| He done sold my man a ticket : and know that Chickasaw is leaving town tonight | Memphis Minnie; Chickasaw Train Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9382 ) De7019 Cor CP58 |
| I buy her a ticket : let her ease on down the line | Noble, George; The Seminole Blues; Chicago, 11 Feb. 1935; (C8972) ARC70675 Yz L1028 |
| I don't show you my ticket : and you don't know where I'm going | Patton, Charley; Devil Sent the Rain; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L401) Pm13040 Yz L1009 |
| I got my ticket : clothes in my hand | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Gone Daddy Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (46912) Pm12526 Mil MLP2001 |
| If you buy your ticket : papa you better buy two | Smith, Laura; Don't You Leave Me Here; New York, c. Mar. 1927; (71302) Ba1977 VJM VLP40 |
| 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 got my ticket : I'm holding it in my hand | Washboard Sam; Lowland Blues; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07620 ) BBB7096 BC10 |
| Offered me a ticket : to Chicago | Waters, Ethel; Georgia Blues; New York, c. May 1922; (B) BS14120 Bio BLP12022 |
| Walked bought me a ticket : oh for me and my friend | Wilkins, Robert; Get Away Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM742B) Br7158 OJL11 |
| I said gives me my ticket : I'm going to Polack Town | Williams, Jabo; Polock Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. May 1932; (L1406?) Pm13130 Yz L1028 |
| I got my ticket : and I'm going to Polack Town | Williams, Jabo; Polock Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. May 1932; (L1406?) Pm13130 Yz L1028 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| When my shoes get tickled : makes me want to go | Estes, Sleepy John; Watcha Doin'; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (59967 ) ViV38628 Rt RL323 |
| Because if he keeps on tickling : I'm sure going to *beg* him on in | Smith, Bessie; JailHouse Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1923; (812262) CoA4001 Co CL855 |
| That woman is like a tiger : got ways like a bear | Blake, Blind; Notoriety Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208752) Pm12754 Bio BLP12031; |
| I'm always like a tiger : I'm ready to jump | Smith, Bessie; I'm Down in the Dumps; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525802) OK8945 Co CL856 |
| Where lions bears and tigers : all come to take their rest | Smith, Clara; Done Sold My Soul to the Devil; New York, 30 Sept. 1924; (1400763) Co14041D VJM VLP17 |
| And she squeezing so tight : holler mama Lordy that's enough | Big Bill (Broonzy); Long Tall Mama; New York, 30 Mar. 1932; (116171) Ba33085 Yz L1011 |
| Too tight : won't behave | Blake, Blind; Too Tight; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30592) Pm12431 Bio BLP12031 |
| Too tight : make you rave | Blake, Blind; Too Tight; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30592) Pm12431 Bio BLP12031 |
| Too tight : won't jump | Blake, Blind; Too Tight; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30592) Pm12431 Bio BLP12031 |
| Too tight : can't just once | Blake, Blind; Too Tight; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30592) Pm12431 Bio BLP12031 |
| Too tight : make you cry | Blake, Blind; Too Tight; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30592) Pm12431 Bio BLP12031 |
| Too tight : you want to die | Blake, Blind; Too Tight; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30592) Pm12431 Bio BLP12031 |
| Too tight : won't quit | Blake, Blind; Too Tight; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30592) Pm12431 Bio BLP12031 |
| Too tight : I'm singing it | Blake, Blind; Too Tight; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30592) Pm12431 Bio BLP12031 |
| Too tight : I'll confess | Blake, Blind; Too Tight; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30592) Pm12431 Bio BLP12031 |
| Too tight : it's a mess | Blake, Blind; Too Tight; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30592) Pm12431 Bio BLP12031 |
| Too tight : you hear me sing | Blake, Blind; Too Tight; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30592) Pm12431 Bio BLP12031 |
| Too tight : to shake that thing | Blake, Blind; Too Tight; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30592) Pm12431 Bio BLP12031 |
| Too tight : it's a mess | Blake, Blind; Too Tight Blues No. 2; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15460) Pm12824 Bio BLP12037 |
| Too tight : it's the best | Blake, Blind; Too Tight Blues No. 2; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15460) Pm12824 Bio BLP12037 |
| Too tight : it's a wow | Blake, Blind; Too Tight Blues No. 2; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15460) Pm12824 Bio BLP12037 |
| Too tight : I'll show you how | Blake, Blind; Too Tight Blues No. 2; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15460) Pm12824 Bio BLP12037 |
| Too tight : stepping out | Blake, Blind; Too Tight Blues No. 2; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15460) Pm12824 Bio BLP12037 |
| Too tight : hear me shout | Blake, Blind; Too Tight Blues No. 2; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15460) Pm12824 Bio BLP12037 |
| Too tight : it's hot stuff | Blake, Blind; Too Tight Blues No. 2; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15460) Pm12824 Bio BLP12037 |
| Too tight : can't get enough | Blake, Blind; Too Tight Blues No. 2; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15460) Pm12824 Bio BLP12037 |
| Too tight : it's too bad | Blake, Blind; Too Tight Blues No. 2; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15460) Pm12824 Bio BLP12037 |
| Too tight : | Blake, Blind; Too Tight Blues No. 2; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15460) Pm12824 Bio BLP12037 |
| Too tight : sick in bed | Blake, Blind; Too Tight Blues No. 2; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15460) Pm12824 Bio BLP12037 |
| Too tight : went to my head | Blake, Blind; Too Tight Blues No. 2; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15460) Pm12824 Bio BLP12037 |
| Times is done got so tight : so I'm going to rob and steal | Carr, Leroy; Tight Time Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164331) Vo03034 Bio BLPC9 |
| It's done got so tight : a man can't get a decent meal | Carr, Leroy; Tight Time Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164331) Vo03034 Bio BLPC9 |
| She left there tight : but she come back loose | Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; It's a Fight Like That; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C4630 ) Br7121 Rt RL325 |
| Then hold me tight : with all your might | Henderson, Katherine; Mushy Love; Long Island City, c. Nov. 1928; (274A) QRS7054 His HLP21 |
| Too tight : it won't *don* | Howell, Peg Leg; Too Tight Blues; Atlanta, 1 Nov. 1927; (1450621) Co14298D Rt RL316 |
| Too tight : it'll make you warm | Howell, Peg Leg; Too Tight Blues; Atlanta, 1 Nov. 1927; (1450621) Co14298D Rt RL316 |
| Too tight : ain't it a shame | Howell, Peg Leg; Too Tight Blues; Atlanta, 1 Nov. 1927; (1450621) Co14298D Rt RL316 |
| Too tight : shaking that thing | Howell, Peg Leg; Too Tight Blues; Atlanta, 1 Nov. 1927; (1450621) Co14298D Rt RL316 |
| Too tight : hear me cry | Howell, Peg Leg; Too Tight Blues; Atlanta, 1 Nov. 1927; (1450621) Co14298D Rt RL316 |
| Too tight : just don't die | Howell, Peg Leg; Too Tight Blues; Atlanta, 1 Nov. 1927; (1450621) Co14298D Rt RL316 |
| Too tight : | Howell, Peg Leg; Too Tight Blues; Atlanta, 1 Nov. 1927; (1450621) Co14298D Rt RL316 |
| Too tight : he tried to pull it back out | Howell, Peg Leg; Too Tight Blues; Atlanta, 1 Nov. 1927; (1450621) Co14298D Rt RL316 |
| Too tight : give it the gate | Howell, Peg Leg; Too Tight Blues; Atlanta, 1 Nov. 1927; (1450621) Co14298D Rt RL316 |
| Too tight : let's don't wait | Howell, Peg Leg; Too Tight Blues; Atlanta, 1 Nov. 1927; (1450621) Co14298D Rt RL316 |
| Too tight : you hear me say | Howell, Peg Leg; Too Tight Blues; Atlanta, 1 Nov. 1927; (1450621) Co14298D Rt RL316 |
| Too tight : it make us afraid | Howell, Peg Leg; Too Tight Blues; Atlanta, 1 Nov. 1927; (1450621) Co14298D Rt RL316 |
| Now my song's gotten tight : they won't treat me right | Stokes, Frank; Stomp that Thing; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454262) Vi21738 Rt RL308 |
| Money is so tight : I can't pay my insurance bill | Washboard Walter; Insurance Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2832) Pm12954 Her H205 |
| Hold tight rein on Timbrook : so that horse can run | Byrd, John; Old Timbrook Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2911) Pm12997 OJL8 |
| 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 |
| It takes all of my time : to try to keep my backbone still | Alexander, Texas; Seen Better Days; San Antonio, 9 June 1930; (404112B) OK8890 Rt RL316 |
| I say every time : that evening sun go down | Alexander, Texas; Easy Rider Blues; Fort Worth, 30 Sept. 1934; (FW1138) Vo02856 Yz L1010 |
| There's coming a time : these women won't need no men | Baker, Willie; Crooked Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14894A) Ge6846 Yz L1012 |
| Every time : my gal walk down the street | Baker, Willie; Sweet Patunia Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14897) Ge6751 His HLP22 |
| Oh it's coming a time : when a woman won't need no man | Baxter, Jim (Andrew and Jim Baxter); K. C. Railroad Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 9 Aug. 1927; (397851) Vi20962 Rt RL326 |
| One time : he could put it on strong | Bell, Anna; I Don't Care Who Gets What I Don't Want; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (176A) QRS R7009 His HLP21 |
| Every time : I go to town | Bell, Ed; She's a Fool Gal; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510382) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| I work all the time : bring my money home to you | Blake, Blind; Bad Feeling Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (44431) Pm12497 Bio BLP12003 |
| It's been a long long time : since I seen my baby's face | Blake, Blind; Hard Road Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201072) Pm12583 Bio BLP12031 |
| I'm worried all the time : can't keep you off my mind | Blake, Blind; Hey Hey Daddy Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201081) Pm12606 Bio BLP12003 |
| But I've had a good time : everywhere I went | Blake, Blind; Poker Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15248A) Pm12810 Bio BLP12023 |
| Going to do it this time : ain't going to do it no more | Bogan, Lucille; Alley Boogie; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5563A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| And when I leave you this time : you won't know where I go | Bogan, Lucille; Tired as I Can Be; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155051) Ba33313 His HLP4 |
| And if you try one time : you can't get enough | Bogan, Lucille; Barbecue Bess; New York, 6 Mar. 1935; (169841) Ba33475 Yz L1017 |
| She may have loved him one time : but that one man she can't hold | Bogan, Lucille; Man Stealer Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (169972) ARC350913 Rt RL317 |
| You try my stuff one time : you can't get enough | Bogan, Lucille; Stew Meat Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (170131) Ba33448 Rt RL317 |
| I could have a much better time : but these girls now is so hard to please | Brown, Richard Rabbit; James Alley Blues; New Orleans, 11 Mar. 1927; (380001) Vi20578 Yz L1032 |
| I'd love to go home any time : and catch another mule in my stall | Campbell, Charlie; Goin' Away Blues; Birmingham, Ala. 25 Mar. 1937; (B322) Vo03571 Fly LP103 |
| Just give me my time : and I'll try to do it anywhere | Carr, Leroy; Take a Walk Around the Corner; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (15604 ) Vo02986 Co C30496 |
| Every time : meet you on the street | Chatman, Bo; Ants in My Pants; New York, 5 June 1931; (404938B) OK8897 His HLP5 |
| I said baby at this particular time : it's just me myself and I | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Me, Myself, and I; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640041) BBB8784 RCA730.581 |
| People talk about the time : that they never have seen before | Davis, Walter; Howling Wind Blues; Chicago, 29 Sept. 31; (675791) ViV23308 RCA INT1085 |
| And when I leave this time : I ain't coming back no more | Davis, Walter; M. and O. Blues No. 3; Dallas, 10 Feb. 1932; (706761) ViV23333 RBF RF12 |
| It is just about time : you using some of your good roots again | Davis, Walter; Root Man Blues; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914301) BBB6040 RCA INT1085 |
| Oh Lord it's near Christmas time : and I want to see Santy Claus | Davis, Walter; Santa Claus; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914341) BBB6125 Yz L1025 |
| Please let me live one more time : with the good girl that I love | Day, Texas Bill; Billiken's Weary Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495392) Co14514D Rt RL335 |
| Tell me five minutes time : under water I was hid | Estes, Sleepy John; Floating Bridge; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62465A) De7442 RBF RF8 |
| Then if you lead me wrong this time : you won't lead me no and you won't lead me no more | Estes, Sleepy John; Airplane Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62482A) De7354 Sw S1219 |
| Now it used to be the time : be getting two bucks a day | Estes, Sleepy John; Time Is Drawing Near; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93005A) De7789 Sw S1220; |
| Now I remember back in time : before we got grown | Estes, Sleepy John; Time Is Drawing Near; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93005A) De7789 Sw S1220; |
| Now it used to be the time : get a corn crop in March | Estes, Sleepy John; Time Is Drawing Near; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93005A) De7789 Sw S1220; |
| It was a time : you broke my heart | Gillum, Bill Jazz; It's All Over Now; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070440 ) BBB8975 RCA INT1177 |
| I'm sorry for the time : I made you blue | Green, Lil; How Can I Go On; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641351) BBB8790 RCA LPV574 |
| You know all this time : thinking you was all mine | Harris, Magnolia; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'Part 2; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930; (C7101 ) MeM12077 Yz L1031 |
| We going to have a good time : right anyhow | Harris, William; Hot Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14323) Ge6707 OJL5 |
| But when it comes time : for spending my dough | Hart, Hattie; I Let My Daddy Do That; New York, 13 Sept. 1934; (15899 ) Vo02855 Mam S3803 |
| I'm going to sing this time : ain't going to sing no more | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coffee Pot Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10043?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| That's the last time : don't you boil them rice | Jackson, Papa Charlie; All I Want Is a Spoonful; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22981) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042 |
| Be a long long time : before you see my face again | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Texas Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1925; (11031?) Pm12335 Yz L1029 |
| [Tell me, I want to know] what time : do the trains come through your town | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Horse Blues; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25431) Pm12367 Mil MLP2004 |
| It's going to be the time : that a woman don't need no man | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Easy Rider Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44232) Pm12474 Mil MLP2004 |
| Last time : my baby give me this pneumonia pain | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Pneumonia Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15669) Pm12880 Mil MLP2013 |
| I told her to give me time : and let me think | Johnson, Alec; Next Week Sometime; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473822) Co14416D CC3 |
| Sunbeam's on time : I ain't got my fare | Johnson, Billiken; Sun Beam Blues; Dallas, 3 Dec. 1927; (1453221) Co14293D Rt RL335 |
| If you women want a good time : stop by this barrelhouse flat of mine | Johnson, Mary; Barrel House Flat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1762) Pm12996 CC37 |
| His wife get tricky one time : she sure going to do it again | Johnson, Robert; Sweet Home Chicago; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA2582 ) Vo03601 OJL17 |
| Give her all of your spare time : love and treat her right | Johnson, Robert; When You Get a Good Friend; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25841) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| I remember one time : oh it is in nineteen twentyone | Jones, Little Hat; Corpus Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402701B) OK8735 Rt RL315 |
| Every time : I see a railroad track | Jones, Maggie; Box Car Blues; New York, 13 Nov. 1924; (1401343) Co14047D VJM VLP23 |
| You'll get back in time : to see me unlock my door | Jones, Maggie; I'm a Back Bitin' Mama; New York, 17 Sept. 1925; (1409514) Co14127D VJM VLP25 |
| Mama you remember the time : babe I made you like it and how | Kid Stormy Weather; Short Hair Blues; Jackson, Miss., 17 Oct. 1935; (JAX1792) Vo03145 BC7 |
| You can sting me one more time : please don't sting me no more | Ledbetter, Huddie; Yellow Jacket; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (171791) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| This is my last time : ever knocking at your door | Lewis, Furry; Dry Land Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454291) Vi23345 Yz L1021 |
| Baby you know it may be my last time : rider you sure don't know | McCoy, Charlie; Last Time Blues; Memphis, c. 22 Sept. 1929; (M176 ) Br7141 Yz L1001 |
| There come a time : I can't say no more | McCoy, Joe; Someday I'll Be in the Clay; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1932; (C9290) De7008 Rt RL329 |
| Wouldn't have had such a hard time : in this world today | McFadden, Charlie Specks; Groceries on the Shelf:; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1551) Pm12928 Riv RM8819 |
| When I leave this time : pretty mama I'm going away to stay | McTell, Blind Willie; Statesboro Blues; Atlanta, 17 Oct. 1928; (471873) ViV38001 Yz L1005 |
| But when I get out this time : I won't sell moonshine no more | Memphis Minnie; Moonshine; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (C16701) Vo03894 BC1 |
| Next time : I hear that mean ornery lowdown talk | Moore, Monette; Scandal Blues; New York, c. Jan. 1925; (31779) Ajax17093 VJM VLP40 |
| I ain't going to have no hard time : mama rolling through this world | Patton, Charley; Rattlesnake Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L632) Pm12924 Yz L1020 |
| They work hard all the time : trying to stay in these young men's ways | Reynolds, Blind Joe; Nehi Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1462) Pm12927 OJL11 |
| Because he works all the time : he puts money in her hand | Reynolds, Blind Willie; Married Man Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (647212) Vi23258 Yz L1009 |
| That's the time : I need my good man with me | Smith, Bessie; Shipwreck Blues; New York, 11 June 1931; (1515973) Co14663D Co CL858 |
| That was the last time : I saw my daddy's face | Smith, Clara; Death Letter Blues New York, 15 Oct. 1924; (1401081) Co14045D VJM VLP17 |
| Don't rush take your time : let it go down easy and slow | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Good Coffee Blues; Chicago, c. 20 Sept. 1930; (C6409 ) Vo1590 Yz L1031 |
| I did think one more time : that I just about come to my end | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hungry Wolf; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO165A) Vo1655 Yz L1031 |
| Done had a good time : but my how I done paid | Spivey, Victoria; I Can't Last Long; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1936; (C14502) Vo03314 Spi LP2001 |
| We can go out for a good time : would you like to go | Spruell, Freddie; Let's Go Riding; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85785 ) BBB6261 OJL18 |
| Now we going to have a good time : we'll take a blanket along | Spruell, Freddie; Let's Go Riding; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85785 ) BBB6261 OJL18 |
| And now stop and take your time : and do your work everywhere you go | Stokes, Frank; Sweet to Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47731) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| So I can take my time : and do my work everywhere I go | Stokes, Frank; Blues in D; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200482) Pm12552 Bio BLP12041 |
| Where I can have a good time : ??? every day | Stokes, Frank; Bunker Hill Blues; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555741) ViV38548 Rt RL308 |
| Right now's the time : mama for you to change your mind | Stokes, Frank; Right Now Blues; Memphis, 25 Sept. 1929; (555842) ViV38589 Yz L1018 |
| Because he takes his time : doing the work everywhere he goes | Stokes, Frank; Memphis Rounders Blues; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (563062) Vi23411 Rt RL308 |
| Where I could have a good time : and do my work everywhere I go | Stokes, Frank; Memphis Rounders Blues; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (563062) Vi23411 Rt RL308 |
| I might take my time : with the work that I once have done | Stokes, Frank; Memphis Rounders Blues; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (563062) Vi23411 Rt RL308 |
| Just got there in good old time : to wear them ball and chain | Thomas, Henry; Run, Mollie, Run; Chicago, 7 Oct. 1927; (C1222) Vo1141 OJL3 |
| I just got there to do time : to wear that ball and chain | Thomas, Henry; Charmin' Betsy; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C4621 ) Vo1468 Rt RL315 |
| I'm going to sing this time : and I ain't going to sing no more | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Sawmill Moan; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203372) Pm12616 Bio BLP12004 |
| Oh Lord it's Christmas time : and I want to see old Santa Claus | Turner, Buck; Christmas Time Blues; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61793A) De7387 Rt RL327 |
| *Last summer this time : and going ??? fall* | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Go Away Woman; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15541) Pm13152 Bio BLP12041 |
| It's coming the time : that he'll sure love me too | Wallace, Minnie; The Cockeyed World; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX1132) Vo03106 Rt RL321 |
| Dealer cut one more time : ooo well well and I will bring your dollars in | Wheatstraw, Peetie; King of Spades; Chicago, 20 July 1935; (C1082B) Vo03066 Say SDR191 |
| I'm going to stay away a long time : ooo well well like I did once before | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sweet Home Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12612) Vo03396 Say SDR191 |
| When I truck this time : I ain't going to truck no more | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Truckin' Thru' Traffic; Chicago, 18 Oct. 1938; (91525A) De7529 Say SDR192 |
| He knows if he can sleep all the time : his trouble won't worry his mind | White, Washington; Sleepy Man Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2980A) OK05743 Co C30036 |
| Getting out of trouble this time : woman I won't do wrong no more | Wilkins, Robert; Jail House Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (45499 ) Vi23379 Yz L1002 |
| Oh I cried one time : mama your daddy ain't going to cry no more | Wilkins, Robert; Dirty Deal Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX104 ) Vo03223 BC5 |
| But I don't never sit down one time : you know and just sit and think | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Low Down Ways; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308531) BBB7979 RCA INT1088 |
| Now when I leave her this time : I swear I'm going away to stay | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Low Down Ways; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308531) BBB7979 RCA INT1088 |
| Time : time is drawing near | Estes, Sleepy John; Time Is Drawing Near; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93005A) De7789 Sw S1220; |
| I've got my *first time* : to drive you from my door | Memphis Minnie; You Got to MovePart I; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9380 ) De7038 BC1 |
| Your *good time* : all is mine | Williams, Joe; Break 'Em On Down; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704871) BBB8969 BC21 |
| It's four or five times : and then some more | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants to Knock a Jug; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7223A) Vo1651 Yz L1036 |
| But hard times : is knocking on everybody's door | Davis, Walter; Howling Wind Blues; Chicago, 29 Sept. 31; (675791) ViV23308 RCA INT1085 |
| I thinking about the times : when I was laying in my mother's arms | Davis, Walter; Travelin' this Lonesome Road; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854801) BBB5982 RCA INT1175 |
| Thinking about the good times : that I once have had | Gillum, Bill Jazz; She Won't Treat Me Kind; Aurora, Ill., 16 Dec. 1938; (030826 ) BBB8106 RCA INT1177 |
| Hard times hard times : we [sure] got hard times now | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); We Sure Got Hard Times Now; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502731) Co14558D CC36 |
| And I told you two or three times : don't want you no more | James, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028 |
| And I done told you two or three times : I don't want no junk | James, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028 |
| These hard times : can last us so very long | James, Skip; Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7522) Pm13065 Bio BLP12029 |
| I can't count the times : that I'm so unsatisfied | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Horse Blues; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25431) Pm12367 Mil MLP2004 |
| I can't count the times : I stoled away and cried | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44464) Pm12474 Bio BLP12000 |
| Now I can't have the times : like I once have had | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Saturday Night Spender Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212012) Pm12771 Rt RL335 |
| How many times : have I cried all night long | Johnson, Lonnie; Baby Please Don't Leave Me No More; New York, 11 June 1929; (402441A) OK8754 CC30 |
| People is [raving, hollering] about hard times : tell me what it's all about | Johnson, Lonnie; Hard Time Ain't Gone No Where; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91340A) De7388 Sw S1225 |
| People raving about hard times : I don't know why they should | Johnson, Lonnie; Hard Time Ain't Gone No Where; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91340A) De7388 Sw S1225 |
| I thinking about good times : that I used to have | Kelly, Eddie; Poole County Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130231) BBB7204 RBF RF9 |
| Well it seems like all good times : I mean this whole world have gone | Kelly, Jack; Flower Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1441) Vo unissued OJL21 |
| Ain't no more good times : with that girl of mine | King David; Sweet Potato Blues; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404666B) OK8901 Rt RL311 |
| Thinking about the times : that I once have had | Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); I Couldn't Help It; New York, 17 Sept. 1934; (159671) Vo02844 OJL21 |
| I think about the times : since I left town | Stokes, Frank; Stomp that Thing; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454262) Vi21738 Rt RL308 |
| Many times many times : I have cried | Thomas, Hociel; Gambler's Dream; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9471A) OK8289 Bio BLPC6 |
| Many times many times : I wish that I could die | Thomas, Hociel; Gambler's Dream; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9471A) OK8289 Bio BLPC6 |
| *Don't know* about the good times : that I oh that I once have had | Virgial, Otto; Bad Notion Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962411) BBB6213 Mam S3802 |
| But remember the times : that the best of friends must part | Wallace, Sippie; Special Delivery Blues; Chicago, 1 Mar. 1926; (9547A) OK8328 CC32 |
| Thinking about the good times : that I once have had | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Worried About that Woman; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1937; (C20321) Vo04066 CC3 |
| You see the bottom of my feet so many times : you think I'm on my knees | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Prison Wall Blues; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (64747) Vi23272 Rt RL329 |
| Hear me tipping : towards my good gal's yard | Barner, Wiley; My Gal Treats Me Mean; Birmingham, Ala., c. 15 Aug. 1927; (GEX803) Ge6261 OJL14 |
| Ought to be on tiptoe : of you know *wouldn't let in* | Hill, Robert; I Had a Gal for the Last Fifteen Years; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026031) BBB6741 His HLP31 |
| Says I'm getting mighty tired : sleeping by myself | Alexander, Texas; Awful Moaning BluesPart 2; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402644B) OK8731 Rt RL327 |
| Says I'm tired : of being worried with you | Arnold, Kokomo; Front Door Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9655A) De7156 BC4 |
| I'm sick and tired : of the way you do | Arnold, Kokomo; Busy Bootin'; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9923A) De7139 Say SDR163 |
| I'm getting so tired : of running from town to town | Arnold, Kokomo; Tired of Runnin' from Door to Door; New York, 11 May 1938; (67346) De7464 Say SDR163 |
| Says I'm getting so tired : of running from door to door | Arnold, Kokomo; Tired of Runnin' from Door to Door; New York, 11 May 1938; (67346) De7464 Say SDR163 |
| Mama I done got tired : of sleeping by myself | Bell, Ed; Mamlish Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48163) Pm12524 OJL14 |
| Said I done got tired : of that stuff you been carrying on | Big Bill (Broonzy); Grandma's Farm; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (96001) Pe187 Yz L1035 |
| Getting sick and tired : of fighting that jug | Blake, Blind; Fightin' the Jug; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15250) Pm12863 Bio BLP12037 |
| And I've done got tired : of being dogged all the time | Bogan, Lucille; You Got to Die Some Day; New York, 30 July 1934; (154772) ARC60463 Rt RL317 |
| And now I'm tired : tired as I can be | Bogan, Lucille; Tired as I Can Be; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155051) Ba33313 His HLP4 |
| And now I'm tired : I ain't going to do it no more | Bogan, Lucille; Tired as I Can Be; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155051) Ba33313 His HLP4 |
| I done got tired : of your lowdown dirty ways | Bogan, Lucille; Tired as I Can Be; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155051) Ba33313 His HLP4 |
| And now I'm tired : tired as I can be | Bogan, Lucille; Tired as I Can Be; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155051) Ba33313 His HLP4 |
| A woman gets tired : of one man all the time | Bogan, Lucille; Reckless Woman; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155072) Ba33313 His HLP4 |
| Because I'm tired : of fattening frogs for snakes | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); I See My Great Mistake; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535951) BBB8645 RCA730.581 |
| Because I'm tired : of making all these nights alone | Cox, Ida; Long Distance Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (2243?) Pm12307 BYG529073 |
| And now I'm tired : of sleeping by myself | Davis, Walter; Sloppy Drunk Again; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854791) BBB5879 OJL20 |
| Said I'm getting tired : of your lowdown ways | Dooley, Simmie (Pink Anderson); Gonna Tip Out Tonight; Atlanta, 14 Apr. 1928; (1460671) Co14436D OJL18 |
| My poor feet is so tired : Lord help me some way | Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12522) Pm13116 Yz L1026 |
| But I'm getting sick and tired : of doing ??? by my faking self | Jackson, Papa Charlie; The Faking Blues; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2121?) Pm12281 Yz L1029 |
| Ain't you getting tired : of [trying to cheat, cheating] on your papa hon' | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; Callin' Corrine; New York, 19 May 1939; (65608A) De7619 AH158 |
| I'm so sick and tired : that my baby keeps on cooling down | Kelly, Jack; Believe I'll Go Back Home; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137152) MeM12812 Rt RL311 |
| Getting sick and tired : of the way you do | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; I Don't Know; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| He ought to be tired : of that old stuff | Lucas, Jane; Leave My Man Alone; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17286) Ch16289 Yz L1035 |
| I'm sick and tired : rubbing my baby's head | McCoy, Joe; Oh Red; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1936; (90691A) De7182 AH77 |
| I'm sick and tired : chastizing you | McCoy, Joe; Oh Red; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1936; (90691A) De7182 AH77 |
| Getting mighty tired : making these nights all by myself | McFadden, Charlie Specks; Groceries on the Shelf:; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1551) Pm12928 Riv RM8819 |
| Now I'm getting mighty tired : of sitting around | Martin, Carl; Let's Have a New Deal; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90294A) De7114 BC14 |
| Feeling tired : shoulder's getting sore | Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (202832) Pm12605 OJL8 |
| Because I done got tired : of these coppers running me around | Memphis Minnie; Moonshine; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (C16701) Vo03894 BC1 |
| Well I'm getting so tired : staying home all by myself | Memphis Minnie; It's Hard to Be Mistreated; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (C16711) Vo03474 BC1 |
| I'm getting tired : of your dirty ways | Moore, Rosie Mae; HaHa Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418311) Vi21280 Her H201 |
| I'm sick and tired : of your dirty ways | Moore, Rosie Mae; HaHa Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418311) Vi21280 Her H201 |
| Sick and tired : of the way you do | Nelson, Romeo; Gettin' Dirty Just Shakin' that Thing; Chicago, 9 Oct. 1929; (C4629 ) Vo1447 OJL15 |
| Because I'm sick and tired : of all this ice and snow | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Going Back to Memphis; Memphis, 5 June 1930; (62583 ) Vi23310 Jo SM3104 |
| I rambled till I'm tired : I'm not satisfied | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Slow Driving Moan; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47091) Pm12526 Mil MLP2001 |
| Woman gets tired : of one man all the time | Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406292) Co14095D Co CL855 |
| I'm getting tired : of being alone | Smith, Clara; Hot Papa; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (814773) Co14006D VJM VLP16 |
| Because I'm getting tired : of this lowdown place | Smith, Ivy; Sad and Blue; Chicago, c. Jan. 1927; (40891) Pm12447 His HLP2 |
| If you are tired : let mama grind awhile for you | Spivey, Victoria; Organ Grinder Blues; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401115A) OK unissued Spi LP2001 |
| Oh a woman gets tired I mean real tired : of the same man all the time | Stovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); A Woman Gets Tired of the Same Man All the Time; St. Louis, 26 Apr. 1927; (80748A) OK8514 Rt RL310 |
| Getting sick and tired : of sleeping by myself | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Peaches in the Springtime; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418902) Vi21657 Rt RL311 |
| My baby says I'm tired : going to bed and moan | White, Washington (Booker Washington White); Pinebluff Arkansas; Chicago, 2 Sept. 1937; (C19962) Vo03711 Co C30036 |
| Well she said I'm tired : daddy of singing these lonesome songs | White, Washington (Booker Washington White); Pinebluff Arkansas; Chicago, 2 Sept. 1937; (C19962) Vo03711 Co C30036 |
| My baby said I'm tired : daddy hearing my best friend groan | White, Washington (Booker Washington White); Pinebluff Arkansas; Chicago, 2 Sept. 1937; (C19962) Vo03711 Co C30036 |
| But I got tired : of this little girl's lowdown dirty ways | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Low Down Ways; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308531) BBB7979 RCA INT1088 |
| Well I'm sick and tired : I reckon I'm going to bed | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Goodbye Red; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308541) BBB7995 RCA INT1088 |
| I'm going to Tishamingo : because I'm sad today | Howell, Peg Leg; Tishamingo Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431171) Co14194D RBF RF9 |
| I'm going to Tishamingo : to have my hambone boiled | Howell, Peg Leg; Tishamingo Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431171) Co14194D RBF RF9 |
| When the old Titanic : begin to reel and rock | Brown, Hi Henry; Titanic Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11476A) Vo1728 Yz L1030 |
| Bring me the Titanic : that sailed the sea | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Maybe I'll Loan You a Dime; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640031) BBB8784 RCA730.581 |
| I can pull your titties : till the milkman comes | Chatman, Bo; All Around Man; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992381) BBB6295 Mel MLP7324 |
| You want to : hold your man you see | Chatman, Bo; Double Up in a Knot; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026171) BBB6659 Yz L1034 |
| I'll try to travel if I want to : but I believe I will go by *mail* | Davis, Walter; Minute Man BluesPart 1; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854821) BBB5965 RCA INT1085 |
| If you want to : you can pull off your underwear | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Come On In; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1931; (L7192) Pm13104 Riv RM8803 |
| You know I'm bound to ??? : | Estes, Sleepy John; BrokenHearted, Ragged and Dirty Too; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555313) ViV38582 Rt RL307 |
| You can get what you want to : right here in my liquor store | Estes, Sleepy John; Liquor Store Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63648A) De7491 RBF RF11 |
| And I commence to how I want to : catch that Number Nine | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rambler Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200402) Pm12541 Bio BLP12015 |
| And if I want to ??? : I'll run you wheat out of town | Kelly, Jack; Cold Iron Bed; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (13722 ) Ba32934 OJL4 |
| Mama I'm going to : kill you dead | Lucas, Jane; Leave My Man Alone; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17286) Ch16289 Yz L1035 |
| Please come back and love me like you used to : I think about you every day | Smith, Trixie; Love Me Like You Used To; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (2365?) Pm12330 CC29 |
| After I do what I want to : ain't going to wear my fortyfour no more | Sykes, Roosevelt; 44 Blues; New York, 14 June 1929; (402451A) OK8702 His HLP5 |
| Can't see her when you want to : got to catch her just when you can | Torey, George; Married Woman Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B642) ARC70857 Yz L1002 |
| No place I go to : seem like home to me | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Unhappy Blues; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404712B) OK8859 Mam S3804 |
| You want to : give some other girl your ramrod | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Ramrod Blues; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404784A) OK8905 Mam S3804 |
| And you won't have to : weight everything you need | Washboard Sam; I'm Not the Lad; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644781) BBB8878 RCA LPV577 |
| Now you want me to ??? : and I ain't | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Memphis JugBlues; Memphis, 24 Feb. 1927; (379432) Vi20576 Rt RL322 |
| Can't see him when she want to : got to see him when she can | White, Georgia; The Blues Ain't Nothin' But. . .; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1938; (91545A) De7562 Cor CP58 |
| Well well you know I'm a mind to : because my woman done done me wrong | Williams, Joe; Little Leg Woman; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854871) BBB5900 Yz L1038 |
| I'm just a little old toad : I'm going to hop back to my home some day | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hoppin' Toad Frog; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO166A) Vo1655 Yz L1031 |
| Rooster chewed tobacco : and the hen did the snuff | McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (1493192) Co14657D Yz L1037 |
| It's cash today : credit tomorrow | Bogan, Lucille; Stew Meat Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (170131) Ba33448 Rt RL317 |
| The reason why I'm getting drunk today : I swear my baby's gone | Carr, Leroy; Corn Licker Blues; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL53) Vo02741 Co C30496 |
| I got to have the milk today : to make me a pie | Chatman, Bo; Sue Cow; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026241) BBB6695 OJL18 |
| I got to have that milk today : to make my bread | Chatman, Bo; Sue Cow; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026241) BBB6695 OJL18 |
| I ain't going to stay here today : if I have to walk | Chatman, Lonnie; It's a Pain to Me; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15452) Pm13143 Bio BLP12041 |
| Made a date today : early or late | Chatman, Lonnie; New Sittin' On Top of the World; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15562) Pm13134 Bio BLP12041 |
| You is up today : looking good again | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); She's Gone Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473061) Co14461D RBF RF15 |
| I'm leaving today : going to leave this southern town | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Up the Way Bound; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25471) Pm12375 Yz L1029 |
| If we don't today : we will tomorrow night | Johnson, James Stump; Barrel of Whiskey Blues; Dallas, 10 Feb. 1932; (706801) Vi23327 Yz L1033 |
| If I can't see you today : we may get together tomorrow night | McClennan, Tommy; You Can't Read My Mind; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064887 ) BBB8897 Rt RL305 |
| If I can't see you today : it'll be all right tomorrow night | McClennan, Tommy; Bluebird Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074107 ) BBB9037 RCA LPV518 |
| I've got the blues today : like I never had before | McFadden, Charlie Specks; People People Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1541) Pm12928 Riv RM8819 |
| I'm worried today : Lord and I'm worried in mind | Owens, Big Boy George; Kentucky Blues; Richmond, Ind., Oct. 1926; (12571) Ge6006 Yz L1018 |
| That's the cause today : many people leave their homes | Reed, Willie; Dreaming Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476002) Co14407D Yz L1004 |
| I'll give you fifty cents today : ??? *on* | Thomas, Henry; Arkansas; Chicago, c. early July 1927; ( ) Vo1286 Rt RL312 |
| I'm down today : but I won't be down always | Wallace, Sippie; Have You Ever Been Down; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80838A) OK8499 Bio BLPC6 |
| Now when we is all going together : it's got to be carried on | Bonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); Weary Worried Blues; Chicago, 6 Sept. 1934; (C9403A) Ch50064 RBF RF9 |
| Let's get together : because your water's on | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants to Knock a Jug; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7223A) Vo1651 Yz L1036 |
| Let's get together : what you waiting on | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants to Knock a Jug; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7223A) Vo1651 Yz L1036 |
| Let's put them together : baby and we'll rubadubdub | Chatman, Bo; Let's Get Drunk Again; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278761) BBB8045 Yz L1014 |
| Let's put them together : baby and we'll rubadubdub | Chatman, Bo; Let's Get Drunk Again; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278761) BBB8045 Yz L1014 |
| So long together : now we've got to part | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); I See My Great Mistake; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535951) BBB8645 RCA730.581 |
| Well I'm going to put them both there together : put them out on the road | Edwards, Frank; Terraplane Blues; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38111) OK06393 BC6 |
| You got to get together : you got to get together | Edwards, Frank; We Got to Get Together; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38121) OK06393 BC6 |
| Got to closen up together : join one hand in hand | Edwards, Frank; We Got to Get Together; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38121) OK06393 BC6 |
| He ain't together : but they ready just the same | Edwards, Frank; We Got to Get Together; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38121) OK06393 BC6 |
| Both run together : but they ain't no kin | Estes, Sleepy John; Stop That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90095A) Ch50001 Sw S1219 |
| Gets it all together : then she mix it in her dough | Gibson, Clifford; She Rolls It Slow; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (69405 ) Vi23290 RCA INT1175 |
| Let's we put our heads together : ooo fair brown then we can make our money green | Johnson, Robert; Little Queen of Spades; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL395?) Vo04108 Co C30034 |
| Let's us put our heads together : ooo fair brown then we can make our money green | Johnson, Robert; Little Queen of Spades; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL395?) Vo04108 His HLP31 |
| Put both feet together : and do the Macon cutout | Leecan, Bobby; Macon Georgia CutOut; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| All you girls get together : with your straw in your hand | Lincoln, Charley; Doodle Hole Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502752) Co14550D Yz L1012 |
| We snuggled closely together : muddy water around our feet | Moore, Whistlin' Alex; West Texas Woman; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495312) Co14496D His HLP32 |
| Lord they all got together : and they done bored a well | Patton, Charley; Dry Well Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4292) Pm13070 Yz L1020 |
| When the high browns get together : it's just too tight | Smith, Bessie; Gimme a Pigfoot; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525782) OK8949 Co CL856 |
| A story told : about a brave engineer | Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406292) Co14095D Co CL855 |
| Fried hot tomales : with yellow rice | Smith, Trixie; Black Bottom Hop; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (23641) Pm12336 CC29 |
| Get your red ripe tomato : and your Tbone steak | Carr, Leroy; Bread Baker; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164321) Vo03296 Yz L1036 |
| Say you talking about your red ripe tomato : I'm crazy about my Tbone steak | Rachel, James Yank; TBone Steak Blues; Memphis, 2 Oct. 1929; (563362) ViV38595 Rt RL310 |
| Now red ripe tomatoes : don't forget your Tbone steak | Kelly, Jack; Red Ripe Tomatoes; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137142) Ba32844 OJL4 |
| Please write on my tombstone : my woman threw me down | Carr, Leroy; Suicide Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164421) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| Please write on my tombstone : my daddy threw me down | Jones, Maggie; Suicide Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1925; (1404903) Co14070D VJM VLP23 |
| When a mean old tomcat : started his midnight creep | Spruell, Freddie; Tom Cat Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207272) Pm12665 His HLP17 |
| I don't trust the tomcat : he's got such an evil eye | Spruell, Freddie; Tom Cat Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207272) Pm12665 His HLP17 |
| Oh Mr tomcat : get somebody of your own | Spruell, Freddie; Tom Cat Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207272) Pm12665 His HLP17 |
| Got two little Tommies : can't hardly tell them apart | Hull, Papa Harvey; Two Little Tommies Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12691) Ge6122 Yz L1009 |
| Got two little Tommies : they is black and brown | Hull, Papa Harvey; Two Little Tommies Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12691) Ge6122 Yz L1009 |
| Says ain't old Tommy : doing you just right | Chatman, Bo; Pussy Cat Blues; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026131) BBB6735 Yz L1034 |
| She been trying to quit poor Tommy : oh Lord but I love her still | McClennan, Tommy; You Can't Read My Mind; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064887 ) BBB8897 Rt RL305 |
| She said walk on in now now Tommy : my husband just now left | McClennan, Tommy; Deep Blue Sea Blues; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064889 ) BBB9005 Rt RL313 |
| If you mistreat poor Tommy : I swear it's coming back home to you | McClennan, Tommy; I'm a Guitar King; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064890 ) BBB8957 RBF RF1 |
| 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 |
| Lord it seem like tomorrow : going to be the same old way | Alexander, Texas; Long Lonesome Day Blues; New York, 11 Aug. 1927; (81213A) OK8511 Rt RL315 |
| Seems like tomorrow : mama going to be the same old way | Arnold, Kokomo; Stop Look and Listen; Chicago, 23 July 1935; (90201A) De7181 BC4 |
| Now I been waiting for tomorrow : look like tomorrow ain't going never come | Arnold, Kokomo; Tired of Runnin' from Door to Door; New York, 11 May 1938; (67346) De7464 Say SDR163 |
| And it looks like tomorrow : going to be the same old way | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Blue Day Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18217A) Ch16452 Yz L1019 |
| It is tomorrow : it's early or late | Chatman, Bo; Ants in My Pants; New York, 5 June 1931; (404938B) OK8897 His HLP5 |
| And if we don't tomorrow : we will tomorrow night | Darby, Blind; Deceiving Blues; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (675831) Vi23311 OJL20 |
| If you don't stop tomorrow : then ??? will be my goal | Estes, Sleepy John; Married Woman Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90175A) Ch50048 OJL21 |
| Feeling tomorrow : just like I feel today | Henderson, Katherine; St. Louis Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (236A) QRSR7024 His HLP21 |
| It I'm feeling tomorrow : alike I feel today | Jackson, Jim; St. Louis Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM805 ) Vo1477 Yz L1003 |
| If I don't see you tomorrow : I'll see you tomorrow night | Kelly, Jack; Cold Iron Bed; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (13722 ) Ba32934 OJL4 |
| If I feel tomorrow : like I feel today | Moore, Rosie Mae; Stranger Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418332) Vi21408 OJL6 |
| I'm going to leave tomorrow : I know you don't didn't want me here | Patton, Charley; Down the Dirt Road Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15215) Pm12854 Yz L1020 |
| I will be here tomorrow : on the morning train | Patton, Charley; Devil Sent the Rain; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L401) Pm13040 Yz L1009 |
| If you don't see me tomorrow : you won't have no man at all | Rachel, James Yank; Sweet Mama; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (62550) Vi23318 Rt RL329 |
| But you know if I don't win tomorrow : I'm going to throw my cards away | Roland, Walter; Dices' Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154852) Ba33343 RBF RF12 |
| Feeling tomorrow : like I feel today | Smith, Bessie; The St. Louis Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402411) Co14064D Co CL855 |
| Feeling tomorrow : like I feel today | Smith, Bessie; St. Louis BluesPart; New York, c. Aug. 1929; (NY??? ) CiJ1016 or 17 Jo SM3098 |
| For in this time tomorrow : I'll be laying in the county jail | Smith, Clara; Court House Blues; New York, 3 Apr. 1925; (1404921) Co14073D CC32 |
| May be tomorrow : may be a year or two | Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M184 ) Br7137 OJL20 |
| Get blue tomorrow : sing them for yourself | Stevens, Vol; Vol Stevens Blues; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403241) Vi21356 OJL21 |
| ??? tomorrow : sing them to yourself | Stevens, Vol; Baby Got the Rickets; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403251) Vi21356 OJL19 |
| If I feel tomorrow : just like I feel right now | Stevens, Vol; Coal Oil Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418882) Vi21278 OJL4 |
| If I feel tomorrow : like I feel right now | Stevens, Vol; Papa Long Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418892) Vi21278 Rt RL322 |
| If I feel tomorrow : like I feel right now | Stevens, Vol; Papa Long Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418892) Vi21278 Rt RL322 |
| If you find me tomorrow : you'll find me in the same old way | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Good Time Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210271) Pm12752 Bio BLP12004 |
| I'm leaving this town tomorrow : no use to sigh and cry | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Shake Hands and Tell Me Goodbye; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050201) OK8951 Mam S3804 |
| Ooo look for me tomorrow : I'll be home I'm sure | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sleepless Nights Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11519A) Vo1727 Yz L1030 |
| Well you can tell him I said come back tomorrow : because Sonny Boy ain't got a doggone thing | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Collector Man Blues; Aurora, Ill., 11 Nov. 1937; (016521 ) BBB7428 BC3 |
| That church bell was beginning to tone : yes some other good gambler's gone | Bonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); 80 Highway Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649211) BBB8927 BC7 |
| All kinds of pep tonic : went along with the jazz | Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022 |
| I got to win tonight : and buy this baking powder man some shoes | Bogan, Lucille; Baking Powder Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (135691) Ba33059 Yz L1017 |
| I'm going to tip out tonight : and I'm going to strut my stuff | Dooley, Simmie (Pink Anderson); Gonna Tip Out Tonight; Atlanta, 14 Apr. 1928; (1460671) Co14436D OJL18 |
| If I have to wait tonight : I'm going to pack my trunk and go | Easton, Amos; I'm Waitin' On You; New York, 16 Mar. 1932; (11503A) Vo1719 His HLP31 |
| Hey all you peoples going out tonight : just going to see Joe Louis fight | Memphis Minnie; He's in the Ring; Chicago, 22 Aug. 1935; (C1099B) Vo03046 Pal PL101 |
| Papa I'm slipping out tonight : I'm going ha ha ha | Moore, Rosie Mae; HaHa Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418311) Vi21280 Her H201 |
| I told her to come to my house tonight : about half past eight | Roland, Walter; Early in the Morning No. 2; New York, 31 July 1934; (154952) Ba33343 Yz L1017 |
| I'm going back out there tonight : I'm out to have some shooting to do | Sykes, Roosevelt; Kelly's 44 Blues; Cincinnati, 12 June 1930; (629042) ViV38608 Yz L1033 |
| And if I find her tonight : I'm going to really work her overtime | Vincson, Walter; Overtime Blues; Memphis, c. 22 Sept. 1929; (M178) Br7141 Yz L1007 |
| Then I heard the church bells toning : way out on Dago Hill | Arnold, Kokomo; Long and Tall; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070A) De7306 CC25 |
| I lost her too : win another one just the same | Blake, Blind; Poker Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15248A) Pm12810 Bio BLP12023 |
| If I hadn't been in my whiskey too : it's liable to cause our fussing and fight | McClennan, Tommy; You Can't Read My Mind; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064887 ) BBB8897 Rt RL305 |
| Aren't you a little lonesome for me too : so we can both be pacified | Moore, Whistlin' Alex; It Wouldn't Be So Hard; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495622) Co14496D His HLP32 |
| I'm so disgusted heartbroken too : I've got those downhearted blues | Smith, Bessie; Down Hearted Blues; New York, 16 Feb. 1923; (808635) CoA3844 Co CL855 |
| She's a fine kid too : *believe in your big time* | Sykes, Roosevelt; 3 6 and 9; Grafton, Wis., c. Aug. 1930; (L4492) Pm13004 Riv RM8819 |
| If that mean working too : have to work for the W P A | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C12561) Vo03186 BC7 |
| She got her hand in her toodleum : up to her wrist | Davis, Walter; I Can Tell By the Way You Smell; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914331) BBB6059 Yz L1025 |
| I even took : some of her sweet jellyroll | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977?) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| With one gold tooth : then you'll know her anywhere | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Fat Mouth Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1927; (27693) Pm12422 Yz L1029 |
| He goes from the top : down to the floor | Bogan, Lucille; Jump Steady Daddy; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (169932) ARC51258 Yz L1017 |
| I want you to tell her beans is tough : and the meat is so fat | Evans, Joe; New Huntsville Jail; New York, 20 May 1931; (106512) Or8080 His HLP8002 |
| I keep tough : I'm clean all the time | Thomas, George; Fast Stuff Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L172) Pm12826 Rt RL340 |
| Soap and towels : included too | Spruell, Freddie; Let's Go Riding; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85785 ) BBB6261 OJL18 |
| Ain't a baker in town : can bake a sweet jellyroll like mine | Bell, Ed; Ham Bone Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48173) Pm12524 OJL14 |
| Run to town : hurry back | Bell, Ed; She's a Fool Gal; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510382) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| People in town : want to know what it was all about | Blackman, Tewee (Memphis Jug Band); I Whipped My Woman With a Single Tree; Memphis, 4 Oct. 1929; (563472) ViV38578 Rt RL311 |
| It ain't nobody in town : can grind their coffee like mine | Bogan, Lucille; Coffee Grindin' Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3461 ) Br7083 His HLP15 |
| But a black gal get a rusty razor and run you all over town : and you know that woman raises hell | Bonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); Black Gal Swing; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (064918 ) BBB8852 BC7 |
| And Memphis is town : that's only place for me | Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5071 ) Vo1527 Yz L1036 |
| Now I'm leaving this lonesome old town : now I may come back some day | Carr, Leroy; Hurry Down Sunshine; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL43) Vo02741 Co C30496 |
| Leaving your town : mama and I sure don't want to go | Church, Blind Clyde; Pneumatic Blues; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (56308) Vi23271 Rt RL329 |
| When I leave this town : don't pin black crepe on my door | Clayton, Jennie; State of Tennessee Blues; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403132) Vi21185 Rt RL322 |
| Ain't a man in this town : can grind this coffee like mine | Coleman, Jaybird; Coffee Grinder Blues; Atlanta, 22 Apr. 1930; (1503602) Co14534D Yz L1006 |
| When I find a town : that will satisfy my mind | Collins, Chasey; Atlanta Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962491) BBB6187 BC6 |
| I got a good gal in town : but she don't treat me right | Collins, Sam; Loving Lady Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12739) Ge6146 OJL10 |
| I'm going to town : hurry back | Collins, Sam; New Salty Dog; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108371) Ba32311 OJL10 |
| I had a brown in my town : sweet as any gal could be | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Levee Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16224) Ch16682 Riv RM8803 |
| Once in town : she liked to got me killed | Estes, Sleepy John; Mary Come On Home; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93006A) De7814 Sw S1220; |
| Now got offices in town : resident out on *Sentry* Road | Estes, Sleepy John; Lawyer Clark Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649241) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
| Says I'm going up to town : hat in my hand | Fuller, Blind Boy; Rag, Mama, Rag; New York, 25 July 1935; (178632) ARC351032 BC6 |
| Now the best doctor in my town : says he never heard tell of such | Gibson, Clifford; She Rolls It Slow; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (69405 ) Vi23290 RCA INT1175 |
| Going up to town : what you want me to bring you back | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Easy Rider Don't Deny My Name; New York, 16 June 1927; (1442823) Co14231D RBF RF15 |
| Going up to town : with my hat in my hand | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Easy Rider Don't Deny My Name; New York, 16 June 1927; (1442823) Co14231D RBF RF15 |
| I'm leaving town : today | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Ease It to Me Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461732) Co14614D BC7 |
| Avalon my home town : always on my mind | Hurt, Mississippi John; Avalon Blues; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401473B) OK8759 Bio BLPC4 |
| Avalon's a small town : have no great big range | Hurt, Mississippi John; Avalon Blues; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401473B) OK8759 Bio BLPC4 |
| New York's a good town : but it's not for mine | Hurt, Mississippi John; Avalon Blues; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401473B) OK8759 Bio BLPC4 |
| Elder Green's in town : and he's going around | Jackson, Papa Charlie; I'm Alabama Bound; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21442) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| Everybody in town : got a butter and egg man but me | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Butter and Egg Man Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1926; (110691) Pm12358 Bio BLP12042 |
| When the news reached town : Casey Jones was dead | James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158 |
| This woman's left town : and she ain't coming back no more | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booster Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24741) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| Well my baby left town : she ain't coming here no more | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booster Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24741) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| I'm fixing to leave town : and hang crepe on your door | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booster Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24741) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| I'm going to run to town : talk with that chief of police | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Old Rounders Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (3018?) Pm12394 Rt RL306 |
| And then if you leave town : we can find you just the same | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Shuckin' Sugar; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30772) Pm12454 Mil MLP2007 |
| I'm going to run across town : catch that southbound Santa Fe | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30902) Pm12443 Mil MLP2007 |
| I got a brown across town : she crochet all the time | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80524B) OK8455 RBF RF1 |
| I'm leaving town : crying won't make me stay | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80524B) OK8455 RBF RF1 |
| I got a gal across town : she crochets all the time | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Easy Rider Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44232) Pm12474 Mil MLP2004 |
| Brown across town : going to be my teddy bear | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44242) Pm12474 Mil MLP2004 |
| I got a girl across town : she crochets all the time | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44464) Pm12474 Bio BLP12000 |
| For that brown across town : I declare she is worrying me | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Struck Sorrow Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200392) Pm12541 Rt RL335 |
| Going to leave town : and hang crepe on your door | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Struck Sorrow Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200392) Pm12541 Rt RL335 |
| There's a brown across town : and she's taller as a sycamore tree | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Deceitful Brownskin Woman; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200652) Pm12551 Bio BLP12015 |
| Oh mosquitoes so bad in this man's town : keep me away from my whiskey still | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Mosquito Moan; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15666) Pm12899 Mil MLP2013 |
| I'm going to town : I'm going to buy me a bed | Johnson, Elizabeth; Be My Kid Blues; New York, 30 Oct. 1928; (401279B) OK8789 Her H201 |
| Some places through my old home town : water's up above my knees | Johnson, Lonnie; Flood Water Blues; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91341A) De7397 Sw S1225 |
| When I leave this town : I'm going to bid you fare farewell | Johnson, Robert; From Four Until Late; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL3791) ARC70956 Co C30034 |
| Well I may stop in town : where I haven't never been before | Jones, Little Hat; Hurry Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402699A) OK8735 Yz L1010 |
| To that Texas town : where you never see the ice and snow | Jones, Maggie; Dallas Blues; New York, 17 Sept. 1925; (1409523) Co14114D VJM VLP25 |
| Look all over town : not a friend you can find | Leecan, Bobby; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| Ain't nobody in town : cook a jellyroll like mine | Lewis, Furry; Jellyroll; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1115 RBF RF11 |
| Ain't nobody in town : can eagle rock like you | Lewis, Furry; Black Gypsy Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M185 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008 |
| *Now she gone to town : with somebody else* | McCoy, Joe; That Will Be Alright; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487083) Co14439D Yz L1021 |
| To leave the town : and don't spread the news | McTell, Blind Willie; Writin' Paper Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403081) Vi21474 Yz L1005 |
| I'm leaving town : please don't spread the news | McTell, Blind Willie; Stole Rider Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403092) Vi21124 Yz L1037 |
| I'm leaving town : baby going to leave my home | McTell, Blind Willie; Mr. McTell Got the Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (40311?) Vi unissued RCA INT1175 |
| Down in dark town : night and day | McTell, Blind Willie; Georgia Rag; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1931; (4050851) OK8924 Yz L1005 |
| I got to leave this town : I'm got to go before the sun go down | Memphis Minnie; Moonshine; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (C16701) Vo03894 BC1 |
| If the man across town : may get my rider's place | Perkins, Gertrude; No Easy Rider Blues; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1927; (1453401) Co14313D Fwy FJ2802 |
| I'm going to leave this town : I won't be dogged around no more | Pope, Jenny; Doggin' Me Around Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M194 ) Vo1438 His HLP1 |
| Trying to find the town : they call San Antonio | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Walking Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (16132) Pm12082 BYG529.078 |
| When I leave town : my people started crying | Sluefoot Joe; Shouting Baby Blues; Long Island City, c. Apr. 1929; ( ) QRSR7086 His HLP17 |
| I'm leaving town : I sure don't want to go | Smith, Clara; Mean Papa, Turn in Your Key; New York, 17 Apr. 1924; (816972) Co14022D VJM VLP16 |
| Going to leave this town : because my man is so unkind | Smith, Clara; Freight Train Blues; New York, 30 Sept. 1924; (1400643) Co14041D VJM VLP17 |
| There's a man in town : who's called the ladies' lover now | Smith, Mamie; Jenny's Ball; New York, 19 Feb. 1931; (404852A) OK8915 Sw S1240 |
| I'm going to leave this town : because my man is so unkind | Smith, Trixie; Freight Train Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (17671) Pm12211 CC29 |
| Ain't nobody in town : get no lowdowner I can | Spruell, Freddie; LowDown Mississippi Bottom Man; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207281) Pm12665 Mam S3802 |
| I'm going to blow this town : honey it won't be long | Stevens, Vol; Beale Street Mess Around; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403201) Vi21066 Rt RL322 |
| I'm going to leave this town : honey and it won't be long | Stevens, Vol; Coal Oil Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418882) Vi21278 OJL4 |
| She takes it to town : and she walks it about | Stokes, Frank; Last Go Round; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47771) Pm12591 Bio BLP12041 |
| I went down to Huntsville town : I did not go to stay | Thomas, Henry; Charmin' Betsy; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C4621 ) Vo1468 Rt RL315 |
| Because when I leave town : I'm going to ride that Cannonball | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); No Baby Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203381) Pm12670 Bio BLP12004 |
| People in this town : Lord they ain't no friend to you | unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322 |
| The snitches in town : Lord they just won't do | unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322 |
| This people in the town : don't do nothing but tell dirty lies | unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322 |
| Everybody's working in this town : and it's worrying me night and day | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C12561) Vo03186 BC7 |
| And every chump in town : ooo well well seems to fall out on me | Wheatstraw, 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 good | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Coon Can Shorty; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60512A) De7159 Say SDR192 |
| Mama went to town : papa ain't here | Williams, Joe; Break 'Em On Down; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704871) BBB8969 BC21 |
| I'm leaving this town : I got on my last pair of shoes | Wilson, Leola B.; Down the Country; Chicago, c. Nov. 1926; (40122) Pm12444 Bio BLP12037 |
| Get in Dark Town : to break them down | McTell, Blind Willie; Georgia Rag; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1931; (4050851) OK8924 Yz L1005 |
| She ain't got nobody [in town] : [here] to hold her hand | McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (1493192) Co14657D Yz L1037 |
| There ain't no need of me changing towns : it's a drought everywhere I go | House, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4262) Pm12990 OJL11 |
| Honey I'm going to stop in towns : I believe that I haven't never been before | Jones, Little Hat; New Two Sixteen Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402647A) OK8712 His HLP32 |
| Old Mrs went to the race track : and lost all her mon' | Byrd, John; Old Timbrook Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2911) Pm12997 OJL8 |
| Go out on some railroad track : and rob your daddy a passenger train | Clark, Lonnie; Broke Down Engine; Richmond, Ind., 21 Sept. 1929; (15660) Pm12871 Rt RL340 |
| Well I'm going to the race track : to see my pony run | House, Son; My Black MamaPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4082) Pm13042 OJL2 |
| I walked down the track : when the stars refused to shine | McCoy, Charlie; That Lonesome Train Took My Baby Away; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404726A) OK8863 RBF RF14 |
| I walking down the railroad track : that Chickasaw even wouldn't let me ride the blinds | Memphis Minnie; Chickasaw Train Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9382 ) De7019 Cor CP58 |
| I went to the race track : my man *on derby* won | Smith, Clara; You Don't Know My Mind; New York, 29 Jan. 1924; (815091) Co14013D VJM VLP16 |
| Please don't jump the track : I ain't got no time to lose | Smith, Clara; 31st Street Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1924; (815142) Co14009D VJM VLP16 |
| Run back to the track : laid his head on a rail | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Honey Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO126 ) Vo1633 Yz L1031 |
| Now if the train fails on the track : I'm Alabama bound | Smith, Trixie; Railroad Blues; New York, Mar. 1925; (20642) Pm12262 CC29 |
| I looked down the track : I seed it in the bend | Wilkins, Robert; Get Away Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM742B) Br7158 OJL11 |
| Now you ought to cut off so many trucks and tractors : white folks you ought to work more | Estes, Sleepy John; Working Man Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649261) BBB8950 RBF RF8 |
| Singing is my trade : I don't have to lie | Hart, Hattie; Coldest Stuff in Town; New York, 14 Sept. 1934; (15952 ) Vo02821 Yz L1021 |
| I'm trucking through traffic : don't you see | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Truckin' Thru' Traffic; Chicago, 18 Oct. 1938; (91525A) De7529 Say SDR192 |
| I'm trucking through traffic : fast as I can go | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Truckin' Thru' Traffic; Chicago, 18 Oct. 1938; (91525A) De7529 Say SDR192 |
| I'm trucking through traffic : trying to make you a dime | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Truckin' Thru' Traffic; Chicago, 18 Oct. 1938; (91525A) De7529 Say SDR192 |
| When you're trucking out of traffic : it's very well | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Truckin' Thru' Traffic; Chicago, 18 Oct. 1938; (91525A) De7529 Say SDR192 |
| But now I'm trucking through traffic : it's a burning hell | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Truckin' Thru' Traffic; Chicago, 18 Oct. 1938; (91525A) De7529 Say SDR192 |
| You had me trucking through traffic : all over town | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Truckin' Thru' Traffic; Chicago, 18 Oct. 1938; (91525A) De7529 Say SDR192 |
| When that I C train : goes hurrying around that lonesome bend | Anderson, Jelly Roll; I. C. Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 19 Apr. 1927; (12722) Ge6135 His HLP22 |
| Now just as sure as a freight train : rolls up in the yard | Arnold, Kokomo; Head Cuttin' Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91331A) De7417 BC4 |
| Said I grabbed a train : I went home aflying | Beaman, Lottie; Wayward Girl Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14161A) Ge6607 OJL6 |
| That same train : same engineer | Bell, Ed; Mean Conductor Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48201) Pm12546 Yz L1006 |
| Lord my girl caught the train : and she left me a mule to ride | Big Bill (Broonzy); Grandma's Farm; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (96001) Pe187 Yz L1035 |
| I want to ride your train : from here to Bugaloo | Big Bill (Broonzy); Mr. Conductor Man; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18392) Ch16426 Yz L1035 |
| See the train : weaving up and down the track | Black, Lewis; Rock Island Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453613) Co14429D His HLP5 |
| And catch me a freight train : and go back home again | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Down South Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18218A) Ch16452 Yz L1019 |
| I'm going to grab me a freight train : ride until it stops | Blake, Blind; Stonewall Street Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30811) Pm12431 Bio BLP12031 |
| I've got a head like a freight train : and I walk just like a grizzly bear | Bogan, Lucille; Pig Iron Sally; New York, 31 July 1934; (154902) Ba33375 Rt RL317 |
| I hate that train : that they all call the M and O | Bogan, Lucille; I Hate that Train Called the M. and O.; New York, 31 July 1934; (154911) ARC60204 OJL6 |
| To see that M and O train : and me and my daddy part | Bogan, Lucille; I Hate that Train Called the M. and O.; New York, 31 July 1934; (154911) ARC60204 OJL6 |
| 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 |
| I said on that train : you gone off of my mind | Butler, Sam; Jefferson County Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; ( ) Vo1057 Yz L1016 |
| Lord the fast mail train : honey was coach and nine | Byrd, John; Billy Goat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2892) Pm12997 Yz L1001 |
| You just grab a train : and try old Naptown some | Carr, Leroy; Naptown Blues; Chicago, 17 June 1929; (C3267 ) Vo1400 Yz L1036 |
| I'm going to catch me a freight train : and I'm going to be long long gone | Clark, Lonnie; Down in Tennessee; Richmond, Ind., 21 Sept. 1929; (15661) Pm12871 Rt RL340 |
| Oh I hate the train : that carried my man away | Clayton, Jennie; Bob Lee Junior Blues; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403142) Vi21412 Fwy FA2953 |
| I took the Rock Island train : and take a Rock Island ride somewhere | Coleman, Lonnie; Old Rock Island Blues; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482582) Co14440D RBF RF15 |
| Just as sure as the train : leaves the rounded curve | Collins, Sam; Yellow Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12738) Ge6146 OJL10 |
| Just as sure as your train : Lord backs up in your yard | Collins, Sam; Riverside Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12740) Ge6167 OJL10 |
| Going to catch me the first train : I've got to go | Collins, Sam; I'm Sitting on Top of the World; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108422) Ba32395 OJL10 |
| If they flag my train : I'm sure going to let them ride | Daniels, Julius; My Mama Was a Sailor; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (379312) Vi20658 Rt RL326 |
| The L and N is a fast train : also that I N C N | Davis, Walter; L and N Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (768021) BBB5143 RCA INT1085 |
| Now they wouldn't let me ride no fast train : they put me off on a doggone *drag* | Estes, Sleepy John; Special Agent; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63654A) De7491 RBF RF1 |
| Going to catch me a freight train : when times got hard | Evans, Joe; Sitting on Top of the World; New York, 21 May 1931; (106591) Ba32211 His HLP8002 |
| I have to catch this mail train : I'm going back home flying | Fox, John D.; The Moanin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 15 Dec. 1927; (GEX1019A) Ge6352 Rt RL334 |
| Oh that must have been the train : that my good man caught | Gibson, Cleo; Nothing But the Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402312) OK8700 Sw S1240 |
| Now if you get ditched off on that freight train : you know that will be the end of the line | Hardin, Lane; California Desert Blues; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914501) BBB6242 Rt RL319 |
| Crying I wonder what train : taking that brown of mine | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); She's Gone Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473061) Co14461D RBF RF15 |
| Got to get on that train : I said I'd even brought my trunk | Hill, King Solomon; The Gone Dead Train; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12542) Pm13129 Yz L1004 |
| Now to pull that train : take me away from here | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Texas Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1925; (11031?) Pm12335 Yz L1029 |
| I'm going to grab me a train : beat it on up the line | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Up the Way Bound; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25471) Pm12375 Yz L1029 |
| I make a *sea tick* catch a freight train : I make a flea grab the mail | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Jungle Man Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210452) Pm12721 Bio BLP12042 |
| Another train hit his train : right in the face | James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158 |
| For that fast mail train : can carry your sugar so far from home | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booster Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24741) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| Say yon go the train : that this fair brown left here on | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booster Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24741) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| Well they tell me that southbound train : had a wreck last night | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Wartime Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30701) Pm12425 Rt RL301 |
| If she flag my train : papa Lemon's going to let her ride | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44464) Pm12474 Bio BLP12000 |
| Cotton Belt is a slow train : also that I and C N | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Sunshine Special; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (20066?) Pm12593 Mil MLP2007 |
| Long lonesome train : come passing me aflying | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Maltese Cat Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208201) Pm12712 Bio BLP12015 |
| Catch a train : that's headed for the South | Jones, Maggie; Box Car Blues; New York, 13 Nov. 1924; (1401343) Co14047D VJM VLP23 |
| I'm going to catch me a freight train : and I'm going on down the road | Kelly, Jack; Kokomo Blues; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137212) MeM12812 Rt RL311 |
| So I will know my train : when it's passing by | Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Ticket Agent Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64736 ) BBB5675 OJL4 |
| I'm going to grab that train : travel far down the road | Linthecome, Joe; Pretty Mama Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 Nov. 1929; (15906A) Ge7131 Rt RL326 |
| Streamline train : back train to front | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Streamline Train; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| That that train : took my baby on | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Streamline Train; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| I'm going to ride that train : that they call the Cannonball | McCoy, Charlie; That Lonesome Train Took My Baby Away; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404726A) OK8863 RBF RF14 |
| She flag my train : I'm going to give her a ride | McCoy, Joe; We Gonna Pitch a Boogie Woogie; Chicago, 13 Nov. 1936; (90982A) De7326 AH77 |
| I'm going to grab me a train : ride the lonesome rail | McTell, Blind Willie; Stole Rider Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403092) Vi21124 Yz L1037 |
| I'm going to grab me a train : I'm going back to Baltimore | McTell, Blind Willie; B and O Blues No. 2; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140661) Vo02568 Yz L1037 |
| That old Frisco train : left a mile a minute | Memphis Minnie; 'Frisco Town; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487102) Co14455D Yz L1008 |
| If you catch that midnight train : I might ride that midnight train too | Memphis Minnie; My Baby Don't Want Me No More; Chicago, 17 June 1937; (C19361) Vo03894 BC1 |
| I flagged a train : didn't have a dime | Memphis Minnie; In My Girlish Days; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C37641) OK06410 BC1 |
| Then you catch you a freight train : going out on the Santa Fe | Petties, Arthur; Out on Santa FeBlues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419072) Vi21282 Rt RL314 |
| Catch the first train : that's running southbound | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Moonshine Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1608?) Pm12083 BYG529.078 |
| Ain't robbed no train : ain't done no hanging crime | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Slave to the Blues; New York, Jan. 1926; (23692) Pm12332 Mil MLP2001 |
| A passenger train : carried my man away | Rupert, Ollie; I Raised My Window and Looked at the Risin' Sun; Memphis, 28 Feb. 1927; (379632) Vi20577 Rt RL323 |
| Just like a hobo on a freight train : haven't a decent meal today | Shade, Will; She Stays Out All Night Long; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418911) Vi unissued RCA INT1175 |
| I caught the first train : and went back home aflying | Smith, Clara; Death Letter Blues New York, 15 Oct. 1924; (1401081) Co14045D VJM VLP17 |
| The sound of a train : fills my heart with misery | Smith, Trixie; Choo Choo Blues; New York, Dec. 1924; (19783) Pm12245 CC29 |
| Since a choo choo train : took my man away from me | Smith, Trixie; Choo Choo Blues; New York, Dec. 1924; (19783) Pm12245 CC29 |
| Because if you ride that train : it will satisfy your mind | Smith, Trixie; Railroad Blues; New York, Mar. 1925; (20642) Pm12262 CC29 |
| It was a mean old train : that took my man away from here | Smith, Trixie; Freight Train Blues; New York, 26 May 1938; (63866A) De7489 Cor CP58 |
| Well I hate the train train : that carried my baby away | Stokes, Frank; How Long; Memphis, 30 Aug. 1928; (454551) ViV38512 BC6 |
| I'm going to grab me a freight train : ride until it stops | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Through Train Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205442) Pm12685 Yz L1039 |
| You catch the train : you call FortyNine | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
| You catch the train : you call FortyEight | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
| Just show me the train : left out of that Mobile yard | Thomas, Henry; Cottonfield Blues; Chicago, c. early July 1927; ( ) Vo1094 OJL3 |
| Just sure as that train : leaves out of that Mobile yard | Thomas, Henry; Bull Doze Blues; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; (C1999 ) Vo1230 OJL3 |
| Going to get me a freight train : works done got hard | Vincson, Walter; Sitting on Top of the World; Shreveport, La., 17 Feb. 1930; (403805B) OK8784 Mam S3804 |
| So if she flagged my train : I'm sure going to take her home | Washboard Sam; Yes I Got Your Woman; Chicago, 5 Aug. 1940; (049374 ) BBB8599 RBF RF16 |
| Some other man might flag her train : ooo well well and she might let him ride | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Don't Take a Chance; Chicago, 8 Apr. 1936; (C13521) Vo03348 Say SDR192 |
| Yon come the train : and I got no change | White, Washington; Black Train Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2977A) Vo05588 Co C30036 |
| Now the same big black train : that put me in a strain | White, Washington; Black Train Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2977A) Vo05588 Co C30036 |
| I'll ride the train : keep the women from spending my change | White, Washington; Black Train Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2977A) Vo05588 Co C30036 |
| That's the same black train : that left me in this pain | White, Washington; Black Train Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2977A) Vo05588 Co C30036 |
| I want to ride your train : from here to Bugaloo | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Evil Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203792) Pm12662 Mil MLP2018 |
| That Frisco train : runs a mile a minute | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Frisco Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15769A) Pm12860 OJL15 |
| It's a *bull* and a freight train : running side by side | Wilkins, Robert; Long Train Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M191 ) Br7205 Rt RL333 |
| Now you's the meanest old train : Number Five that I ever seen | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Number Five Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308481R) BBB8010 RCA INT1088 |
| I'm going to grab me a train : ride it till it stops | Willis, Ruth Mary; Man of My Own; New York, 17 Jan. 1933; (129201) Ba32687 Yz L1026 |
| Well the train's ??? : track's all out of line | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rambler Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200402) Pm12541 Bio BLP12015 |
| Now it must've be traintime : I hear the whistle blow | Estes, Sleepy John; Married Woman Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90175A) Ch50048 OJL21 |
| I feel like tramping : from the *great big corral* | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dynamite Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210961) Pm12739 Rt RL301 |
| I stuck my head over the transom : another mule was in my stall | Cole, Kid; Niagara Fall Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19981) Vo1187 Rt RL313 |
| I peeped through transom : and my gal was gone | Stovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); Bed Slats; St. Louis, 26 Apr. 1927; (80760B) OK8543 His HLP4 |
| I've got a free transportation : looking for the train to ride | Coleman, Lonnie; Old Rock Island Blues; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482582) Co14440D RBF RF15 |
| Guess I'll travel : I guess I'll let her be | Blake, Blind; Police Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15463) Pm12888 Yz L1012 |
| I had to travel : before I got wise | Memphis Minnie; In My Girlish Days; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C37641) OK06410 BC1 |
| Your mama tell you to travel : *it ain't* everywhere | Petties, Arthur; Out on Santa FeBlues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419072) Vi21282 Rt RL314 |
| I ain't going to travel : this big road all by myself | Spivey, Victoria; Arkansas Road Blues; St. Louis, 27 Apr. 1927; (80768B) OK8481 Spi LP2001 |
| I've traveled and traveled : mama I mean this whole world through | Big Bill (Broonzy); Rustlin' Man; Chicago, 9 Dec. 1935; (C8903) ARC unissued Rt RL316 |
| So long I traveled : the *way side and more* | McCoy, Joe; Going Back Home; Chicago, 16 Aug. 1934; (C9300A) De7087 Yz L1007 |
| I've traveled traveled : and I've seen | Thomas, Hociel; Gambler's Dream; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9471A) OK8289 Bio BLPC6 |
| Many year I have traveled : yes I've traveled from door to door | Townsend, Henry; She's Got a Mean Disposition; Chicaco, 25 Feb. 1935; (854941) BBB5966 Yz L1030 |
| I've traveled : until traveled the whole world through | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Honey Babe Let the Deal Go Down; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404782B) OK8885 Mam S3804 |
| We have traveled : the whole round world through | Wallace, Sippie; Jack O' Diamonds Blues; Chicago, 1 Mar. 1926; (9548A) OK8328 CC32 |
| I'm just a traveler : I've got to leave this squat | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); YoYo Blues No. 2; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502692) Co14523D CC3 |
| I'm a weary traveler : roaming around from place to place | Hurt, Mississippi John; Blue Harvest Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401487A) OK8692 Bio BLPC4 |
| You are a longways traveler : long ways from your home | Short, Jaydee; Barefoot Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11475 ) Vo1704 Yz L1003 |
| Now I'm going to keep on traveling : till *such another* comes my way | Arnold, Kokomo; Tired of Runnin' from Door to Door; New York, 11 May 1938; (67346) De7464 Say SDR163 |
| You don't believe I'm traveling : on the road somewhere | Collins, Sam; My Road Is Rough and Rocky; New York, c. Oct. 1931; ( ) unknown Yz L1038 |
| Lord these rattlesnakes traveling : won't let me get away | Short, Jaydee; Lonesome Swamp Rattlesnake; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4681) Pm13043 OJL11 |
| My mind got to traveling : like the wild goose in the west | Wallace, Sippie; Bedroom Blues; Chicago, 20 Nov. 1926; (9930A) OK8439 Sw S1240 |
| But the road you are traveling : is done played out | Washboard Sam; I'm Not the Lad; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644781) BBB8878 RCA LPV577 |
| I think it would be a treat : just for you and I | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); The Spider and the Fly; Atlanta, 23 Apr. 1930; (1503652) Co14558D CC36 |
| Seemed like I'm treated : every way but right | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Trouble BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. 17 Aug. 1928; (C2230 ) Vo1213 Yz L1019 |
| Mama this the way I be treated : be on the county farm | Bracey, Ishman; The Four Day Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454612) ViV38560 Yz L1007 |
| Seems like I'm treated : every way but right | Estes, Sleepy John; New Someday Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63652A) De7473 RBF RF8 |
| Well the way I'm treated : I'm about to lose my mind | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Prison Cell Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203882) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| The way I been treated : I sure will pass away | Nelson, Romeo; Dyin' Rider Blues; Chicago, 26 Nov. 1929; (C4752 ) Vo1494 RBF RF12 |
| Lord she'll take bad treatment : and she'll do the best thing she can | Bradley, Tommie; Four Day Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 July 1931; (17886A) Ch16339 OJL19 |
| But that good kind treatment : bring you back home some day | Estes, Sleepy John; Someday Baby Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90096A) Ch50068 Br87.504 |
| That kind of treatment : make me ??? you most any old time | Johnson, Louise; On the Wall; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4191) Pm13008 Yz L1028 |
| But the meanest treatment : is driving me away | Smith, Bessie Mae; St. Louis Daddy; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L78?) Pm12922 OJL20 |
| If I don't get no better treatment : go back here no more | Stevens, Vol; Beale Street Mess Around; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403201) Vi21066 Rt RL322 |
| If you don't like my treatment : you sure can leave me alone | Stokes, Frank; Shiney Town Blues; Memphis, 25 Sept. 1929; (555911) ViV38589 RBF RF202 |
| Now it ain't none of your bad treatment : I just want to warn you about the old way you do | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Little Girl Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308521) BBB8010 RCA INT1088 |
| Had enough of you bad treatment : I wonder the way you do | Williamson, Sonny Boy; She Don't Love Me That Way; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070146 ) BB340701 BC3 |
| She will take your bad treatments : and do the best she can | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Back Door Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18221) Ch16361 Yz L1019 |
| Now you got fruit on your tree : lemons on your shelf | Pickett, Charlie; Let Me Squeeze Your Lemon; New York, 3 Aug. 1937; (62487A) De7707 RBF RF9 |
| They taking away that willow tree : that give me this weeping spell | Smith, Bessie; Weeping Willow Blues; New York, 26 Sept. 1924; (1400622) Co14042D Co CL856; |
| Now you got fruit on your tree : lemons on your shelf | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Until My Love Come Down; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (020119 ) BBB7576 RBF RF14 |
| I like your apples on your tree : I'm crazy about your peaches too | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Until My Love Come Down; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (020119 ) BBB7576 RBF RF14 |
| Says people call me Mama Treetop : because I'm slender and tall | Hart, Hattie; I Let My Daddy Do That; New York, 13 Sept. 1934; (15899 ) Vo02855 Mam S3803 |
| When they had my trial : you could not be found | McCoy, Joe; Joliet Bound; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11220A) Vo1686 Yz L1021 |
| And I see four or five good tricks : standing in front of my door | Bogan, Lucille; They Ain't Walking No More; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5549 ) Br7163 Yz L1017 |
| Four or five good tricks : is all the money I need | Bogan, Lucille; They Ain't Walking No More; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5549 ) Br7163 Yz L1017 |
| I'm going to learn these working tricks : what it's all about | Bogan, Lucille; Tricks Ain't Working No More; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6848A) Br7186 His HLP15 |
| I've got to call in my tricks : in the rough rough rough | Bogan, Lucille; Tricks Ain't Working No More; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6848A) Br7186 His HLP15 |
| Lord my mother tried : Lord to make me do right | Big Bill (Broonzy); When I Had Money; Chicago, 17 Apr. 1940; (WC3036A) Vo05563 RBF RF16; |
| He tried : to twotime me | Blake, Blind; Low Down Loving Gal; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208875) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003 |
| I tried : to be nice and kind | McCoy, Joe; Evil Devil Woman Blues; Chicago, 16 Aug. 1934; (C9299A) De7822 BC5 |
| Lord I tried and tried : and I just can't let her go | Mississippi Moaner (Isaiah Nettles); Mississippi Moan; Jackson, Miss., 20 Oct. 1935; (JAX2011) Vo03166 Yz L1009 |
| A hand on the trigger : got his eye on the hog | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47713) Pm12518 Rt RL308 |
| A hand on the trigger : got his eye on the hog | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200432) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| Have you ever took a trip : baby on the Mobile Line | Hull, Papa Harvey; France Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12690) Ge6106 OJL2 |
| He made a little trip : down to New Orleans | McCoy, Joe; Hallelujah Joe Ain't Preachin' No More; Chicago, 14 Jan. 1937; (91074A) De7299 AH77 |
| I'm going to take me a trip : up on the mountain top | McTell, Blind Willie; Stomp Down Rider; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050021) OK8936 Yz L1005 |
| Take a little trip : up on a mountain top | McTell, Blind Willie; Warm It Up to Me; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (140082) Vo02595 Yz L1005 |
| Did you ever take a trip : on the Seaboard line | Smith, Trixie; Railroad Blues; New York, Mar. 1925; (20642) Pm12262 CC29 |
| My first name's Trixie : the last has never been told | Smith, Trixie; No Good Man; New York, 14 June 1939; (65815A) De7617 AH158 |
| Going to play that trombone : anyhow | Kelly, Eddie; Shim Shamming; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130261) BBB7148 BC2 |
| You got me in trouble : and you say you ain't to blame | Alexander, Texas; I Am Calling Blues; New York, 20 Nov. 1928; (401349A) OK8801 His HLP31 |
| Trouble trouble : ever since I been a man | Anderson, Jelly Roll; I. C. Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 19 Apr. 1927; (12722) Ge6135 His HLP22 |
| Seems like me and trouble : is just running hand and hand | Anderson, Jelly Roll; I. C. Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 19 Apr. 1927; (12722) Ge6135 His HLP22 |
| Blues and trouble : have been my best friends | Arnold, Kokomo; Back Door Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9656A) De7156 CC25 |
| Now some folks says blues is trouble : nothing but evil running across your mind | Arnold, Kokomo; Back Door Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9656A) De7156 CC25 |
| Now it's trouble trouble : I been had it all my days | Arnold, Kokomo; Black Annie; Chicago, 5 Feb. 1935; (C9777A) De7092 Say SDR163 |
| Well it seems like trouble : going to follow me to my grave | Arnold, Kokomo; Black Annie; Chicago, 5 Feb. 1935; (C9777A) De7092 Say SDR163 |
| Now there's trouble trouble : I been having all my days | Arnold, Kokomo; Bad Luck Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (63753A) De7540 CC25 |
| And when she get in trouble : that rounder can't be found | Baker, Willie; WeakMinded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14668) Spt9427 Yz L1012 |
| And when she get in trouble : that rounder can't be found | Baker, Willie; WeakMinded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14896) Ge6751 Her H201 |
| When you get in trouble : haven't got a friend | Big Bill (Broonzy); Worrying You Off My MindPart 1; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (16606?) Ba32559 Yz L1035 |
| Well now the red mean trouble : and the green means a rambling mind | Black Ivory King (Dave Alexander); The Flying Crow; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61795A) De7307 BC5 |
| I've had more trouble : than ever in my life before | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Trouble BluesPart 1; Chicago, c. 17 Aug. 1928; (C2229 ) Vo1213 Yz L1019 |
| Blues and trouble : both running hand in hand | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Back Door Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18221) Ch16361 Yz L1019 |
| Blues and trouble : have overtaken me | Bogan, Lucille; Lonesome Midnight Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154782) ARC60463 Rt RL317 |
| Now blues and trouble : go walk hand in hand | Bogan, Lucille; Man Stealer Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (169972) ARC350913 Rt RL317 |
| Yes if you get in trouble : call on a *car* about fortyfive | Bonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); 80 Highway Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649211) BBB8927 BC7 |
| Because I been in trouble : ever since I set my suitcase down | Bracey, Ishman; Leavin' Town Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (45458?) ViV38560(?) Rt RL330 |
| Now I got a heart full of trouble : and a suitcase full of blues | Bracey, Ishman; Suitcase Full of Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2401) Pm12970 Her H201 |
| I never seen no trouble : babe till I *stopped* with you | Bracey, Ishman; Suitcase Full of Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2401) Pm12970 Her H201 |
| I'm having so much trouble : with those tooth ache blues | Bryant, Laura; Dentist Chair BluesPart 1; Long Island City, c. Jan. 1929; (322A) QRSR7055 His HLP21 |
| Because you'll have more trouble : honey than all the day is long | Butler, Sam; You Can't Keep No Brown; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (26782) Pm12389 Yz L1026 |
| While my heart's in trouble : and my mind is thinking deep | Carr, Leroy; Midnight Hour Blues; New York, 16 Mar. 1932; (11499A) Vo1703 Co C30496 |
| When I get in trouble : she is the last one that I see | Carr, Leroy; Hurry Down Sunshine; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL43) Vo02741 Co C30496 |
| This done caused me a world of trouble : and broke up my happy home | Carr, Leroy; Longing for My Sugar; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164341) Vo02875 Yz L1036 |
| She left me with a head full of trouble : and a head full of misery | Carr, Leroy; Shinin' Pistol; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164381) Vo03067 Co C30496 |
| I won't be dead with trouble : you know I died to *lose* | Carr, Leroy; Shinin' Pistol; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164381) Vo03067 Co C30496 |
| You got me here in all this lowdown trouble : baby and this lowdown way that you do | Chatman, Bo; Some Day; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278771) BBB8147 Yz L1034 |
| I've had so much trouble : I've take it for my name | Chatman, Lonnie; It's a Pain to Me; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15452) Pm13143 Bio BLP12041 |
| If you ever have trouble : man I want you to do the same | Chatman, Lonnie; It's a Pain to Me; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15452) Pm13143 Bio BLP12041 |
| But to keep down trouble : mama guess I better go | Church, Blind Clyde; Pneumatic Blues; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (56308) Vi23271 Rt RL329 |
| If you don't want no trouble : please don't you worry my man | Clayton, Jennie; State of Tennessee Blues; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403132) Vi21185 Rt RL322 |
| Say you keep me in trouble : so worried and bothered all the time | Cole, Kid; Hard Hearted Mama Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19971) Vo1187 Rt RL313 |
| When a man gets in trouble : every woman throws him down | Coleman, Jaybird; Man Trouble Blues; Birmingham, Ala., c. 3 Aug. 1927; (GEX771) Ge6245 OJL8 |
| Trouble worried trouble : I been having all my days | Coleman, Jaybird; Man Trouble Blues; Atlanta, 22 Apr. 1930; (1506311) Co14534D Rt RL313 |
| When a man gets in trouble : every woman throws him down | Coleman, Jaybird; Man Trouble Blues; Atlanta, 22 Apr. 1930; (1506311) Co14534D Rt RL313 |
| I'm in a world of trouble : and I believe I've got to go | Davis, Walter; M. and O. Blues No. 3; Dallas, 10 Feb. 1932; (706761) ViV23333 RBF RF12 |
| You keep me bound down in trouble : just as long as I can be | Davis, Walter; L and N Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (768021) BBB5143 RCA INT1085 |
| She give me so much trouble : I had to move back in the woods | Davis, Walter; Moonlight Is My Spread; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962341) BBB6167 RCA INT1085 |
| Now blues and trouble : boys what a nagging ache | Day, Will; Sunrise Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461912) Co14318D Yz L1032 |
| My heart's in trouble : mind's in misery | Day, Will; Sunrise Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461912) Co14318D Yz L1032 |
| Baby you give me plenty trouble : but some day you bound to see | Doyle, Little Buddy; Bad in Mind Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1531) Vo05111 Rt RL319 |
| Seems like I had more trouble : in my life before | Estes, Sleepy John; New Someday Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63652A) De7473 RBF RF8 |
| Now I guess he must have had car trouble : or either the road must be blocked | Estes, Sleepy John; Mailman Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93004A) De7789 Sw S1220; |
| Now once I got in trouble : you know I was going to take a ride | Estes, Sleepy John; Lawyer Clark Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649241) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
| I always will have trouble : until I'm dead and gone | Fox, John D.; The Worried Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 Dec. 1927; (GEX1011A) Ge6352 OJL10 |
| Bad luck and trouble : and the blues without a dime | Gibson, Clifford; Blues Without a Dime; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57756 ) ViV38590 Yz L1027 |
| I'm bound down in trouble : and you know just how I feel | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Got to Reap What You Sow; Chicago, 17 May 1939; (034810 ) BBB8287 RCA INT1177 |
| When I was in trouble : with my hands and feet both tied | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Me and My Buddy; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064742 ) BBB8872 RCA INT1177 |
| When I was in trouble : had my ups and downs | Gillum, Bill Jazz; It's All Over Now; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070440 ) BBB8975 RCA INT1177 |
| Hard luck and trouble : meets me at the door | Green, Lil; I'm Wasting My Time on You; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1942; (0708031) BBB9010 RCA LPV574 |
| Thinking about the trouble : a good man always have | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; How Long How Long; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207881) Pm12685 Bio BLP12015 |
| Trouble trouble : is all I can see | Johnson, Lil; Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand Do; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C3355 ) Vo1299 His HLP2 |
| They tell me blues and trouble : walk hand in hand | Johnson, Lonnie; When You Fall For Someone That's Not Your Own; New York, 16 Nov. 1928; (401336B) OK8635 CC30 |
| But you ain't had no trouble : till your woman falls for some nogood man | Johnson, Lonnie; When You Fall For Someone That's Not Your Own; New York, 16 Nov. 1928; (401336B) OK8635 CC30 |
| Man but you ain't had no trouble : till you fall for another man's wife | Johnson, Lonnie; When You Fall For Someone That's Not Your Own; New York, 16 Nov. 1928; (401336B) OK8635 CC30 |
| Blues will leave your heart full of trouble : and your poor mind full of hell | Johnson, Lonnie; Devil's Got the Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63518A) De7487 Sw S1225 |
| When a woman gets in trouble : everybody throws her down | Johnson, Robert; Come On in My Kitchen; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25851) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| But I know she realized the trouble : since she met another man | Jones, Little Hat; Bye Bye Baby Blues; San Antonio, 14 June 1930; (404198B) OK8815 Yz L1004 |
| All she give me was trouble : I'm troubled all the time | Lewis, Furry; I Will Turn Your Money Green; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454252) ViV38506 Yz L1008 |
| So much trouble : floating in the air | Lewis, Furry; Dry Land Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454291) Vi23345 Yz L1021 |
| When you's in trouble : I worked and paid your fine | Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Going to Germany; Memphis, 1 Oct. 1929; (563182) ViV38585 OJL4 |
| Now I'm in trouble : you don't pay me no mind | Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Going to Germany; Memphis, 1 Oct. 1929; (563182) ViV38585 OJL4 |
| I been in trouble : ever since here I been | Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Bad Luck's My Buddy; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64739 ) Vi23266 Rt RL307 |
| Now I'm in a little trouble : and you trying to get me killed | Little Son Joe; Black Cat Swing; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (C40981) OK06707 BC1 |
| Crying I wouldn't get in trouble : to save nobody's soul | Lofton, Willie; Dark Road Blues; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96257 ) BBB6229 Yz L1007 |
| When you get in trouble : you can always tell who's your friend | Lucas, Jane; Double Trouble Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17285) Ch16289 Yz L1035 |
| Now if I get out of trouble : going to start living right | Lucas, Jane; Double Trouble Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17285) Ch16289 Yz L1035 |
| Trouble trouble : I've been having it all my days | Lucas, Jane; Double Trouble Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17285) Ch16289 Yz L1035 |
| Did you ever get in trouble : and they take you down to jail | McClure, Matthew; Prisoner's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18798) Ch18514 Riv RM8819 |
| Blues and trouble : have been my best friends | McFadden, Charlie Specks; People People Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1541) Pm12928 Riv RM8819 |
| I been in so much of trouble : that's why I'm got to go | Memphis Minnie; Moonshine; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (C16701) Vo03894 BC1 |
| They ain't nothing but a wad of trouble : when they laying up in your arms | Memphis Minnie; It's Hard to Be Mistreated; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (C16711) Vo03474 BC1 |
| They give me more hard luck and trouble : than I ever had before | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; The First Time I Met You; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026421) BBB6766 RBF RF12 |
| When you get in trouble : there's no use of screaming and crying | Patton, Charley; Tom Rushen Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15222A) Pm12877 Yz L1020 |
| Blues and trouble : two things I've had all my life | Red Nelson (Nelson Wilborn); Sweetest Thing Born; Chicago, 6 Feb. 1936; (90605A) De7155 Cor CP58 |
| I never had so much trouble : till I fell in love with another man's wife | Red Nelson (Nelson Wilborn); Sweetest Thing Born; Chicago, 6 Feb. 1936; (90605A) De7155 Cor CP58 |
| Everybody is screaming trouble : times ain't like they used to be | Scruggs, Irene; My Back to the Wall; Richmond, Ind., 30 Aug. 1930; (16975A) Ge7296 Yz L1026 |
| Been trouble : since I have jumped and caught my head | Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); Moanin' the Blues; New York, 18 Sept. 1934; (159781) Vo02844 Yz L1002 |
| Trouble trouble : I've had it all my days | Smith, Bessie; Down Hearted Blues; New York, 16 Feb. 1923; (808635) CoA3844 Co CL855 |
| It seem like trouble : going to follow me to my grave | Smith, Bessie; Down Hearted Blues; New York, 16 Feb. 1923; (808635) CoA3844 Co CL855 |
| There's enough trouble : to make a poor girl wonder where she want to go | Smith, Bessie; Back Water Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (1434911) Co14195D Co CL858 |
| I'm out here for trouble : I've got the Black Mountain blues | Smith, Bessie; Black Mountain Blues; New York, 22 July 1930; (1506582) Co14554D Co CL856 |
| I think there'll be trouble : and I had better go | Smith, Clara; Mean Papa, Turn in Your Key; New York, 17 Apr. 1924; (816972) Co14022D VJM VLP16 |
| And they said I won't have no more trouble : and said I'll live twelve days in a week | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Seven Sisters BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO169A) Vo1641 Yz L1031 |
| Half her trouble : must have | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| I don't want no trouble : don't want you to drive off | Stokes, Frank; Downtown Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418221) Vi21272 BC5 |
| And I want no trouble : don't want you to drive me home | Stokes, Frank; Downtown Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418222) Vi unissued His HLP31 |
| Now babe I've been in trouble : fortyfour nights and days | Townsend, Henry; Henry's Worried Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403300A) Co14529D Yz L1030 |
| If they ever get me into trouble : soon on my way to the pen | unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322 |
| The red is for trouble : and the green is for my rambling mind | Washboard Sam; Flying Crow Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644801) BBB8844 BC10 |
| Now I been having trouble : ever since I been grown | Washboard Sam; I've Been Treated Wrong; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703781) BBB9007 RBF RF1 |
| I say the hard luck and trouble : every place I go | Williams, Joe; I Won't Be in Hard Luck No More; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076641) BBB7065 RCA INT1087 |
| Now peach orchard mama since you been in trouble : you wish to God that I would die | Williams, Joe; Peach Orchard Mama; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208551) BBB7770 RCA INT1175 |
| You keep a poor man troubled : really looking downhearted all the time | Jones, Little Hat; Two String Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402648A) OK8712 His HLP32 |
| You keep a poor man troubled : really looking downhearted all the time | Jones, Little Hat; Rolled From Side to Side Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402698A) OK8794 Yz L1010 |
| Because you really keeps me troubled : and I think about you all the time | Jones, Little Hat; Cherry Street Blues; San Antonio, 14 June 1930; (404300A) OK8829 Yz L1032 |
| If your heart feel troubled : you can call | Mason, Moses; Shrimp Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203023) Pm12605 Rt RL325 |
| You keep me troubled : honey all the time | Stevens, Vol; I'll See You in the Spring When the Birds Begin to Sing; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403211) Vi21066 Rt RL322 |
| She keeps me troubled : worried all the time | Stevens, Vol; Vol Stevens Blues; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403241) Vi21356 OJL21 |
| She keep you troubled : worried all the time | Thompson, Ashley; Minglewood Blues; Memphis, 30 Jan. 1928; (418032) Vi21267 Fwy FA2953 |
| Now it seems like troubles : going to put me in my lonesome grave | Arnold, Kokomo; Bad Luck Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (63753A) De7540 CC25 |
| And to think about my troubles : and where all my money's gone | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Hard Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18220) Ch16361 Yz L1019 |
| I'm going to cast my troubles : down in the deep blue sea | Carr, Leroy; Blues Before Sunrise; St. Louis, 21 Feb. 1934; (SL121) Vo02657 Co C30496 |
| You tell me you've had troubles : and worry all your life | Johnson, Lonnie; When You Fall For Someone That's Not Your Own; New York, 16 Nov. 1928; (401336B) OK8635 CC30 |
| Some people drinks to hide their [worries and] troubles : but that don't mean a thing | Johnson, Lonnie; Laplegged Drunk Again; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63522A) De7537 Sw S1225 |
| That's why I cover my troubles : so the public don't know what's on my mind | Johnson, Lonnie; Laplegged Drunk Again; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63522A) De7537 Sw S1225 |
| They understands my troubles : mmm and sympathize with me | Johnson, Lonnie; Blue Ghost Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63523A) De7537 AH158 |
| I tell you about the troubles : that your sister had | Ledbetter, Huddie; Kansas City Papa; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166971) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| Tell your little mama your troubles : swear I'll tell you mine | Moore, Rosie Mae; School Girl Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418322) Vi21408 OJL17 |
| Nobody knows my troubles : but myself and the good Lord | Red Nelson (Nelson Wilborn); Crying Mother Blues; Chicago, 4 Feb. 1936; (90597A) De7171 Br87.504 |
| Lord I thought about my troubles : could not keep from crying | Sykes, Roosevelt; Lost All I Had Blues; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403322A) OK8819 RBF RF12 |
| I'm going to cut out all my troubles : start my life over again | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Cut Out Blues; Chicago, 9 Apr. 1936; (C13551) Vo03444 Say SDR191 |
| I have cut out all my troubles : and started my life over again | Wheatstraw, Peetie; I'm Gonna Cut Out Everything; Chicago, 2 Nov. 1937; (91320A) De7422 Say SDR192 |
| When I get over my troubles : I'm going to bring my money down | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Road Tramp Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1938; (63540B) De7589 BC4 |
| She tore up my troubles : broke up my misery | Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); My Babe My Babe; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90198A) Ch50053 OJL8 |
| Said maybe she can help me with my troubles : people I'm in so much misery | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (040525 ) BBB8265 BC3; |
| You got me trucking : through the ice and snow | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Truckin' Thru' Traffic; Chicago, 18 Oct. 1938; (91525A) De7529 Say SDR192 |
| I love you it's true : but I will have to let you go | Gillum, Bill Jazz; You Drink Too Much Whiskey; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070445 ) BBB9004 RCA INT1177 |
| And if *all things true* : man I'm going to leave on the | Short, Jaydee; Telephone Arguin' Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4561) Pm13043 OJL11 |
| I shipped my trunk : down to Tennessee | Blake, Blind; Police Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15463) Pm12888 Yz L1012 |
| I says mother and dad pack your trunk : we ain't safe here in this town | Johnson, Lonnie; Flood Water Blues; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91341A) De7397 Sw S1225 |
| I done packed my trunk : and done shipped it on down the road | Memphis Minnie; Moonshine; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (C16701) Vo03894 BC1 |
| I'm going to send a trunk : babe I ain't going to send no more | Stone, Joe; It's Hard Time; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76837 ) BBB5169 Yz L1030 |
| My man packed his trunk : and said I'm going away | Wallace, Sippie; Special Delivery Blues; Chicago, 1 Mar. 1926; (9547A) OK8328 CC32 |
| I can't be trusted : can't be satisfied | Weaver, Sylvester; Can't Be Trusted Blues; New York, 31 Aug. 1927; (81401B) OK8504 Yz L1012 |
| Guard said to the trustee : said put the shackles *still* around his leg | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Shelby County Workhouse Blues; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402297B) OK8740 RBF RF202 |
| I been ahoping and trusting : that my babe would change some day | Townsend, Henry; She's Got a Mean Disposition; Chicaco, 25 Feb. 1935; (854941) BBB5966 Yz L1030 |
| And I'm tell you all the truth : ooh take it for me | Brown, Richard Rabbit; James Alley Blues; New Orleans, 11 Mar. 1927; (380001) Vi20578 Yz L1032 |
| Tell you the truth : and it's a natural fact | McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (1493192) Co14657D Yz L1037 |
| To tell the truth : I was out of my mind | Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022 |
| Now your love I know is truthful : but the truest love grow cold | Temple, Johnnie; Big Boat Whistle; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C986B) Vo03068 OJL17 |
| Now you can't get by no matter how you try : on your dead beat | Arnold, Kokomo; Let Your Money Talk; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9924 ) De7191 BC4 |
| I believe I'll try : them badluck dice again | Gibson, Clifford; Bad Luck Dice; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57753 ) ViV38590 Yz L1027 |
| Always try : to keep a dollar in your hand | Gibson, Clifford; Blues Without a Dime; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57756 ) ViV38590 Yz L1027 |
| Well my papa said try : my brothers too | Memphis Minnie; What's the Matter with the Mill; Chicago, c. 15 Oct. 1930; (C6442 ) Vo1550 BC13 |
| But you wouldn't try : to treat me right | Washboard Sam; I'm Goin' to St. Louis; Chicago, 5 Aug. 1940; (049370 ) BBB8569 BC10 |
| So I have to try : find me some other place to stay | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C12561) Vo03186 BC7 |
| I just seem like you trying : to beat your loving *self on down* | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Awful Fix Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200341) Pm12539 Yz L1004 |
| Now just trying : to throw it down | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Airy Man Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (18512) Pm12219 Yz L1029 |
| If you were trying : to play me for a fool | Smith, Clara; Hot Papa; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (814773) Co14006D VJM VLP16 |
| What's the use of trying : I said trying trying to be kind | Smith, Clara; Texas Moaner Blues; New York, 19 Aug. 1924; (819321) Co14034D VJM VLP17 |
| I got tuberculosis : consumption is killing me | Ledbetter, Huddie; T. B. Woman Blues; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (171801) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| I put in new tubes : hide the exhaust | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; New York, 17 Sept. 1930; (100482) Or8033 Yz L1035 |
| I put in new tubes : tightened up the exhaust | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17276B) Ch16171 Riv RM8803 |
| I got a girl for Monday Tuesday : Wednesday Thursday Friday too | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Chock House Blues; Chicago, c. May or June 1926; (25582) Pm12373 Mil MLP2007 |
| Monday and Tuesday : is [Mr Owens's] auction day | Wilkins, Robert; New Stock Yard Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX107 ) Vo03223 OJL21 |
| Monday and Tuesday : is [Mr Owens's] auction day | Wilkins, Robert; New Stock Yard Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX107 ) Vo03223 OJL21 |
| Well now I tell him to come back on a Tuesday : because Sonny Boy haven't made no money | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Insurance Man Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308561) BBB8034 RCA INT1088 |
| Said you roll and you tumble : till it almost make you blind | Arnold, Kokomo; Back Door Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9656A) De7156 CC25 |
| Blues you made me roll and tumble : you made me weep and sigh | Martin, Sara; Death Sting Me Blues; Long Island City, Nov. 1928; (278A) QRSR7042 BYG529073 |
| And I rolled and I tumbled : and I cried the whole night long | Akers, Garfield; Dough Roller Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM776 ) Vo1481 OJL11 |
| And I rolled and I tumbled : and I cried the whole night long | Johnson, Robert; If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26331) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| And I rolled and I tumbled : and I cried the whole night long | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Roll and Tumble Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402306B) OK8679 OJL17 |
| My girl rolled and tumbled : cried the whole night long | Thompson, Edward; Seven Sister Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2413) Pm12873 Yz L1006 |
| I rolled and I tumbled : from side to side | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Working Man; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60506A) De7200 BC4 |
| I twisted and I tumbled : I rolled the whole night long | Wiley, Geeshie (Elvie Thomas); Eagles on a Half; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1931; (L8261) Pm13074 Yz L1001 |
| She rolls and she tumbles : now from side to side | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sick Bed Blues; Chicago, 2 Nov. 1937; (91317A) De7403 Say SDR192 |
| You commence rolling and tumbling : I guess I'm Tampa bound | Blake, Blind; Tampa Bound; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30622) Pm12442 Bio BLP12023 |
| Oh Lord he's rolling and he's tumbling : know he just can't sleep alone | Shade, Will; She Stays Out All Night Long; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418911) Vi unissued RCA INT1175 |
| Now Lord he's rolling and he's tumbling : know he just can't sleep alone | Shade, Will; She Stays Out All Night Long; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418912) Vi21524 Rt RL322 |
| Got two or three tumors : shaped like a cube | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; New York, 17 Sept. 1930; (100482) Or8033 Yz L1035 |
| You got two or three tumors : shape like a cube | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17276B) Ch16171 Riv RM8803 |
| Played this tune : from coast to coast | Big Bill (Broonzy); Eagle Riding Papa; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (95951) Ba0712 Yz L1011 |
| Now if you like this tune : think it's fine | Big Bill (Broonzy); Eagle Riding Papa; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (95951) Ba0712 Yz L1011 |
| Got the blues tune : but the words all right | Manning, Leola; The Blues Is All Wrong; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Apr. 1930; (K8089 ) Vo1529 Yz L1015 |
| I'm singing this tune : I ain't going to [play, pick] it no more | Shade, Will; Jim Strainer; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599612) Vi23421 Rt RL337 |
| I'm wild about my tuni : only thing I crave | Baker, Willie; Sweet Patunia Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14897) Ge6751 His HLP22 |
| You can't get her tuni : she got automobile | Baker, Willie; Sweet Patunia Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14897) Ge6751 His HLP22 |
| If all these tuni : was brought to a test | Baker, Willie; Sweet Patunia Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14897) Ge6751 His HLP22 |
| Well I'm wild about my tuni : the only thing I crave | Bogan, Lucille; Sweet Patunia; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (43091) Pm12459 Yz L1017 |
| I said get my tuni : only thing I love | James, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028 |
| She got good tuni : I'm a fool about my yam yam yam | James, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028 |
| Lord I'm wild about my tuni : only thing I crave | Weaver, Curley; Sweet Patunia; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473042) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| Baby had good tunis : but she couldn't get none | Weaver, Curley; Sweet Patunia; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473042) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| And you move like a turkey : coming through the mamlish corn | Grant, Bobby; Nappy Head Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1927; (202043) Pm12595 Yz L1001 |
| When your back is turned : they with every man in the neighborhood | Day, Texas Bill; Elm Street Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495382) Co14514D Fly LP103 |
| Soon as my back was turned : you love just who you please | Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M184 ) Br7137 OJL20 |
| But now things have turned : but I ain't going to let you down | Washboard Sam; You Stole My Love; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703821) BBB9018 RCA LPV577 |
| And then he turned : and he walked slowly away | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C12561) Vo03186 BC7 |
| My doorknob keeps on turning : it must be spooks around my bed | Johnson, Robert; Malted Milk; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3961) ARC71065 Co C30034 |
| 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 |
| It just take those twenty : run my fair brown down | Collins, Sam; Loving Lady Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12739) Ge6146 OJL10 |
| All I want is my thirtytwo twenty : hanging by my side | Davis, Walter; Minute Man BluesPart 2; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854831) BBB5965 RCA INT1085 |
| Take my thirtytwo twenty : I cut her half in two | James, Skip; 2220 Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7651) Pm13066 Bio BLP12029 |
| But my twentytwo twenty : Lord is a burning hell | James, Skip; 2220 Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7651) Pm13066 Bio BLP12029 |
| But my twentytwo twenty : make the *camp* go right | James, Skip; 2220 Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7651) Pm13066 Bio BLP12029 |
| Take my thirtytwo twenty : and I can cut her half in two | Johnson, Robert; 3220 Blues; San Antonio, 26 Nov. 1936; (SA26161) ARC70460 Co CL1654 |
| I got a thirtytwo twenty : got to make the camps all right | Johnson, Robert; 3220 Blues; San Antonio, 26 Nov. 1936; (SA26161) ARC70460 Co CL1654 |
| I got a thirtytwo twenty : now it's a burning hell | Johnson, Robert; 3220 Blues; San Antonio, 26 Nov. 1936; (SA26161) ARC70460 Co CL1654 |
| With this thirtytwo twenty : laying up and down my breast | Johnson, Robert; 3220 Blues; San Antonio, 26 Nov. 1936; (SA26161) ARC70460 Co CL1654 |
| I've got a thirtytwo twenty : shoots just like a fortyfive | Kelly, Jack; Red Ripe Tomatoes; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137142) Ba32844 OJL4 |
| Had the blues all of twentyeight : started again in twentynine | Lewis, Furry; Black Gypsy Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M185 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008 |
| Now twentytwo twentyfour : West *Hubbard* Avenue | Estes, Sleepy John; Easin' Back to Tennessee; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63649A) De7516 Sw S1220 |
| Better get you twentyfour : so twelve won't worry you | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); No Baby Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203381) Pm12670 Bio BLP12004 |
| Now I'm only twentyfour : I just declare I been married twice | Williamson, Sonny Boy; The Right Kind of Life; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308551) BBB8034 RCA INT1088 |
| They fined her eleven twentynine : and they even allowed her no bail | Carr, Leroy; Eleven TwentyNine Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164291) Vo03157 Bio BLPC9 |
| Said eleven twentynine : and fifty dollar fine | Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); Moanin' the Blues; New York, 18 Sept. 1934; (159781) Vo02844 Yz L1002 |
| It takes all twentytwo : to run my good man down | Cox, Ida; Lonesome Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (22461) Pm12307 BYG529073 |
| It takes all twentytwo : to run my brownskin down | King David; Rising Sun Blues; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404665A) OK8913 RBF RF6 |
| Take the whole twentytwo : to run my brownskin down | King David; Sweet Potato Blues; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404666B) OK8901 Rt RL311 |
| That gives me such a *kicking and a twicking* : around my heart | Waters, Ethel; Oh, Joe, Play that Trombone; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022 |
| Now you can twist you can twist : you can step on its tail | Chatman, Bo; The Law Gonna Step on You; New York, 5 June 1931; (404935A) OK unissued Yz L1034 |
| She slashing and she twisting : till she turned my damper down | Jordan, Charley; I Couldn't Stay Here; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (18980 ) ARC60961 Yz L1021 |
| Keep on twisting : you will find it | Lincoln, Charley; Doodle Hole Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502752) Co14550D Yz L1012 |
| Keep twisting and twisting : around the hole | Lincoln, Charley; Doodle Hole Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502752) Co14550D Yz L1012 |
| I'm five foot two : Lord and that sweet man's five foot three | Johnson, Edith North; Good Chib Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15559) Pm12864 CC37 |
| Now one and one is two : three and two is four | Johnson, Robert; Sweet Home Chicago; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA2582 ) Vo03601 OJL17 |
| I caught two : in my watermelon field | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Come Along Little Children; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18656) Ch16654 Rt RL307 |
| Cry cocktails for two : baby that's all it can be | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Cocktail Man Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90173A) De7144 Say SDR191 |
| Get you a twobyfour : and I swear you can strut your stuff | McClennan, Tommy; Brown Skin Girl; Chicago, 22 Nov. 1939; (0442431) BBB8444 RCA LPV518 |
| Lord if I miss the TwoNineteen : I'm surely can't catch the Cannonball | Richardson, Mooch; T and T Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (400213B) OK8554 Mam S3803 |
| She ain't the type : to keep on strutting her stuff | Arnold, Kokomo; Set Down Gal; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91166A) De7361 OJL20 |
| She's a ugly : got B O all the time | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594991) BBB8749 RCA730.581 |
| He can be ugly : he can be black | Smith, Bessie; Baby Doll; New York, 4 May 1926; (1421472) Co14147D Co CL857 |
| Your auntie and your uncle : and your ma and pa | Memphis Minnie; New Dirty Dozens; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5894 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
| Well she's got something on the under : weep just like a *pool hall eye* | Kelly, Jack; Men Fooler Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM151 ) Vo05312 OJL19 |
| Your underskirt : is wringing wet | Davis, Walter; I Can Tell By the Way You Smell; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914331) BBB6059 Yz L1025 |
| You must understand : you can't have your ways | Barefoot Bill; From Now On; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493572) Co14481D OJL14 |
| They want you to understand : honey want you to understand | Chatman, Bo; I Want You To Know; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050251) OK8935 Yz L1014 |
| I want you to understand : every word I say | Wilkins, Robert; New Stock Yard Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX107 ) Vo03223 OJL21 |
| You better see the undertaker : get someone to dig your grave | Barefoot Bill; I Don't Like That; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1930; (1503011) Co14544D Rt RL325 |
| I telephoned the undertaker : just come and bury me please | Barefoot Bill; One More Time; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503051) Co14561D Rt RL325 |
| And I called the undertaker : and the hearse came driving slow | Harris, Willie; Lonesome Midnight Dream; Chicago, c. mid Mar. 1930; (C5551 ) Br7149 Rt RL340 |
| Because you flirting with the undertaker : I mean it ain't no lie | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Take Me Back Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22082) Pm12296 Bio BLP12042 |
| Mr undertaker Mr undertaker : drop your hammer and saw | Johnson, Buster; Undertaker Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Jan. 1932; (18323) Ch16718 OJL2 |
| Now they can call the undertaker : to put your last clean shirt on you | Moore, Rosie Mae; Mad Dog Blues; New Orleans, c. Dec. 1928; (NOR760) Br7049 Rt RL329 |
| When you walk into the undertaker : look over on your righthand side | Spruell, Freddie; Your Man Is Gone; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85784 ) BBB6025 Mam S3802 |
| When I left the undertakers : I couldn't help but cry | Cox, Ida; Coffin Blues; Chicago, Sept. 1925; (22931) Pm12318 BYG529073 |
| To be uneasy : be treated right | Collins, Sam; I'm Sitting on Top of the World; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108422) Ba32395 OJL10 |
| Now you ought need not feel uneasy : you won't have to take this workhouse advice | Estes, Sleepy John; Jailhouse Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93007A) De7814 RBF RF8 |
| Don't get uneasy : they's playing yoyo playing yoyo that's all | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); YoYo Blues No. 2; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502692) Co14523D CC3 |
| I never feel uneasy : I know how you love your tricks | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Chinch Bug Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200641) Pm12551 Bio BLP12015 |
| I never felt the least bit uneasy : till I caught that penitentiary bound train | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203632) Pm12666 Mil MLP2013 |
| For your shoes unfastened : and your skirt don't fit you right | Dickson, Tom; Labor Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400360A) OK8570 Yz L1008; |
| For I'm so unhappy : out here on the county farm | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Unhappy Blues; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404712B) OK8859 Mam S3804 |
| Said if you go to the Western Union : you might get a chance | Hill, King Solomon; The Gone Dead Train; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12542) Pm13129 Yz L1004 |
| Western Union : send this telegram | Jones, Maggie; Western Union Blues; New York, 13 Nov. 1924; (1401353) Co14047D VJM VLP23 |
| I'm going to the Western Union : type the news all down the line | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Rough and Tumble Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22102) Pm12311 Mil MLP2001 |
| I went to the Western Union : just to send up a telephone | Spruell, Freddie; Way Back Down Home; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9909A) OK8422 Mam S3802 |
| Treated me so unkind : till I swear I lost my mind | Carr, Leroy; Take a Walk Around the Corner; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (15604 ) Vo02986 Co C30496 |
| Baby you treat me *so unkind* : you always keep me feeling blue | Taylor, Charley; Louisiana Bound; Grafton, Wis., Mar. or Apr. 1930; (L2522) Pm12967 Her H205 |
| You meals is unregular : you house ain't never clean | Howell, Peg Leg; Tishamingo Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431171) Co14194D RBF RF9 |
| Now my baby got unruly : she left from home | Big Bill (Broonzy); C and A Blues; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1020B) ARC51265 Yz L1035 |
| And if she gets unruly : and she don't want to do | James, Skip; 2220 Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7651) Pm13066 Bio BLP12029 |
| And if she gets unruly : things she don't want to do | Johnson, Robert; 3220 Blues; San Antonio, 26 Nov. 1936; (SA26161) ARC70460 Co CL1654 |
| Until : I fell in love with you | Smith, Clara; I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down; New York, 18 Jan. 1924; (814951) Co14013D VJM VLP16 |
| Have you ever woke up : and found your doughroller gone | Akers, Garfield; Dough Roller Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM776 ) Vo1481 OJL11 |
| Did you ever wake up : between midnight and day | Amos, Blind Joe; C and O Blues; probably Chicago, c. July 1927; ( ) Vo1116 OJL17 |
| Their body washed up : and money'll come rolling in | Baker, Willie; Crooked Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14894A) Ge6846 Yz L1012 |
| I've got to put up : with the way you do | Bell, Ed; Carry It Right Back Home; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510372) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| You can't put up : with the way she do | Bell, Ed; She's a Fool Gal; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510382) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| You can look her up : and you can look her down | Big Bill (Broonzy); Keep Your Hands Off Her; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962301) BB B6188 RBF RF16 |
| My time is up : and penal farm has set me free | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Penal Farm Blues; Indianapolis, c. June 1928; (IND625 ) Vo1192 Yz L1019 |
| My mind's all churned up : that's why I'm all confused | Blake, Blind; Brownskin Mama Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201062) Pm126062 Bio BLP12003 |
| She passed me up : says she didn't like my kind | Blake, Blind; Police Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15463) Pm12888 Yz L1012 |
| Every time I wake up : Jim Tampa's in my yard | Bogan, Lucille; Jim Tampa Blues; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46722) Pm12504 Yz L1017 |
| Put your right hand up : and your left one behind | Bogan, Lucille; My Georgia Grind; Chicago, c. 1 Feb. 1930; (C5347 ) Br unissued Rt RL317 |
| Sometimes I'm up : sometimes I'm down | Bogan, Lucille; They Ain't Walking No More; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5549 ) Br7163 Yz L1017 |
| But she never showed up : at the shack last night | Brown, Willie; M and O Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4132) Pm13090 OJL5 |
| You know the baby kitten jumped up : oh and began to wine | Burse, Charlie; Boodie Bum Bum; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C7921) OK8956 Jo SM3104 |
| Boy you liable to slip up : and fall on your yas yas yas | Carr, Leroy; Bo Bo Stomp; New York, 16 Aug. 1934; (156491) Vo02969 Co C30496 |
| And I won't have to put up : with your evil ways | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Gonna Worry Too; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704351) BBB8945 RCA730.581 |
| Lord and I won't have to put up : with the lowdown way you do | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Gonna Worry Too; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704351) BBB8945 RCA730.581 |
| Now when the chance comes up : I'm going to bid this town goodbye | Collins, Sam; Devil in the Lion's Den; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12737A) Ge6181 OJL10 |
| Law walked up : and away we run | Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; It's a Fight Like That; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C4630 ) Br7121 Rt RL325 |
| But I can keep you heated up : babe until the stove man comes | Davenport, Charles Cow Cow ; I Ain't No Ice Man; New York, 8 May 1938; (63764A) De7462 AH158 |
| All dolled up : looking keen | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); SecondHand Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16221) Ge7130 Riv RM8803 |
| If I hadn't've sewed you up : everything would fell out | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; New York, 17 Sept. 1930; (100482) Or8033 Yz L1035 |
| If I hadn't sewed you up : everything would fell out | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17276B) Ch16171 Riv RM8803 |
| Now you all drawed up : you look half drunk | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Where Did You Stay Last Night; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17277A) Ch16171 Riv RM8803 |
| I got my mind all made up : and I'm going to leave this town | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Been Mistreated Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 Nov. 1930; (17290) Ch16237 Riv RM8803 |
| She can look up : long as you can look down | Fuller, Blind Boy; You've Got Something There; Memphis, 12 July 1939; (MEM1021) Vo05083 BC11 |
| Have you ever woke up : with them bullfrogs on your mind | Harris, William; Bull Frog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14318) Ge6661 OJL5 |
| We going to get our gauge up : let our love come down | Henderson, Bertha; Let Your Love Come Down; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205622) Pm12655 Bio BLP12037 |
| Can't get my gauge up : and let my love come down | Henderson, Bertha; Let Your Love Come Down; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205622) Pm12655 Bio BLP12037 |
| Pick me up : don't let me go | Henderson, Katherine; Mushy Love; Long Island City, c. Nov. 1928; (274A) QRS7054 His HLP21 |
| He packed his grip up : didn't even say goodbye | Henry, Lena; Low Down Despondent Blues; New York, 22 Aug. 1924; (13596) Vo14873 His HLP15 |
| You can pass me up : try to ignore me too | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); 'Fo Day Creep; Atlanta, 10 Nov. 1927; (1451991) Co14280D CC36 |
| But when I woke up : I found it was only a dream | Hite, Mattie; Graveyard Dream Blues; New York, c. mid Nov. 1923; (70413) Pat032014 VJM VLP40 |
| When I get up : I'm going to see if my preaching suit a man's ear | House, Son; Preachin' the BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4111) Pm13013 OJL5 |
| I saved it up : since the Lord knows when | Jackson, Papa Charlie; I Got What It Takes But It Breaks My Heart to Give It Away; Chicago, c. Jan. 1925; (100203) Pm12259 Bio BLP12042 |
| He's always dressed up : and out in the street | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Sheik of Desplaines Street; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46712) Pm12501 Bio BLP12042 |
| And I woke up : I found out it was all a dream | James, Skip; Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7631) Pm13085 Bio BLP12029 |
| I wish uncle Sam would hurry up : and pay these soldiers off | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dry Southern Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24751) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| 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 |
| And you take all my money and drink it up : and come home and wants to fuss and clown | Johnson, Lonnie; I Ain't Gonna Be Your Fool; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63519A) De7509 Sw S1225 |
| I'm going to wake up : between midnight and day | Johnson, Louise; By the Moon and Stars; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4202) Pm13008 Mil MLP2018 |
| She jumped up : and throwed a pistol down on me | Johnson, Robert; Stop Breakin' Down Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3991) Vo04002 Co C30034 |
| Say my shoes hold up : I mean to walk the distance there | Jordan, Luke; My Gal's Done Quit Me; New York, 18 Nov. 1929; (577031) ViV38564 Rt RL318 |
| Did you ever wake up : 'twixt night and day | Lincoln, Charley; Country Breakdown; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451071) Co14475D RBF RF15 |
| Papa wound up : saying mama won't go | McTell, Blind Willie; Warm It Up to Me; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (140082) Vo02595 Yz L1005 |
| And I ain't going to put up : at the way you do | Memphis Minnie; I Don't Want that Junk Outa You; Chicago, c. 30 Jan. 1931; (VO111A) Vo1678 Yz L1008 |
| After he locked her up : he turned and went her bail | Memphis Minnie; Reachin' Pete; Chicago, 27 May 1935; (90018 ) De7102 Mam S3803 |
| Rats cutting up : all of my clothes and shoes | Memphis Minnie; Black Cat Blues; Chicago, 27 May 1936; (C13861) Vo03581 Pal PL101 |
| And when you wake up : feel like you want a dose | Miller, Lillian; Dead Drunk Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 3 May 1928; (13718A) Ge6518 OJL6 |
| A cop walked up : and he *laughed ??? me my name* | Moore, Alice; Broadway St. Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15452) Pm12819 CC37 |
| And the judge said hold you head up : for you are bound to go | Moore, Alice; Broadway St. Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15452) Pm12819 CC37 |
| I'm just using him up : on the old | Moore, Monette; Black Hearse Blues; New York, c. Jan. 1925; (31777) Ajax17093 VJM VLP40 |
| 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 |
| Did you ever wake up : and find your doughroller gone | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Roll and Tumble Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402306B) OK8679 OJL17 |
| The mules backed up : in my face | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Move that Thing; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (647402) Vi23274 Rt RL323 |
| But when I woke up : Tom Rushen was shaking me | Patton, Charley; Tom Rushen Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15222A) Pm12877 Yz L1020 |
| Have you ever woke up : with whiskeydrinking on your mind | Pope, Jenny; Whiskey Drinkin' Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M193 ) Vo1438 His HLP1 |
| Did you ever wake up : just at the break of day | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (15962) Pm12081 BYG529.078 |
| Boys I can't stand up : I can't sit down | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Moonshine Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1608?) Pm12083 BYG529.078 |
| It's just made up : in a medium size | Robinson, Bob; Beedle Um Bum; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210362) Pm12714 Riv RM8803 |
| Don't want to be tangled up : in that nest | Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); Coldest Stuff in Town; New York, 14 Sept. 1934; (15952 ) Vo02821 Yz L1021 |
| When the train rolls up : and I come walking out | Sluefoot Joe; Shouting Baby Blues; Long Island City, c. Apr. 1929; ( ) QRSR7086 His HLP17 |
| You ain't going to mess up : with me no more | Smith, Bessie; I Ain't Goin' to Play Second Fiddle; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406301) Co14090D Co CL855 |
| When I woke up : my pillow was wet with tears | Smith, Bessie; I'm Down in the Dumps; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525802) OK8945 Co CL856 |
| 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 |
| Jenny stepped right up : and said you have no chance | Smith, Mamie; Jenny's Ball; New York, 19 Feb. 1931; (404852A) OK8915 Sw S1240 |
| Sometimes he's up : before the dawn | Spivey, Victoria; My Handy Man; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401114B) OK8615 Sw S1240 |
| I saw the Baptist sister jump up : and began to shout | Stokes, Frank; Mr. Crump Don't Like It; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200451) Pm12552 OJL21; |
| I saw the Methodist sister jumped up : and they had a fit | Stokes, Frank; Mr. Crump Don't Like It; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200451) Pm12552 OJL21; |
| You can box me up : and send me to my ma | Thomas, Henry; Texas Worried Blues; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; (C2002 ) Vo1249 OJL3 |
| When the death wagon rolled up : with the rumbling sound | Thompson, Edward; Seven Sister Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2413) Pm12873 Yz L1006 |
| And when you woke up : you found that you were out of dough | Wallace, Sippie; Dead Drunk Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80837A) OK8499 Bio BLPC6 |
| Now since prices have went up : on meal and leg bone | Washboard Sam; Life Is Just a Book; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644771) BBB8909 RCA LPV577 |
| And then I can call up : old Dr Brown | Washboard Walter; Insurance Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2832) Pm12954 Her H205 |
| When the jazz band struck up : you'd be surprised | Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022 |
| My bed is all turned up : and my supper's never done | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Somebody's Got to Go; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1936; (100324) BBB6356 Rt RL329 |
| When you get up : try to remember everybody that mistreated you | Wheatstraw, Peetie; When a Man Gets Down; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90961A) De7243 Say SDR192 |
| You can come up : and see me sometime | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp No. 2; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91153 ) De7391 BC4 |
| My train is made up : ready to leave this town | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Evil Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203792) Pm12662 Mil MLP2018 |
| You look up : then you look down | Williamson, Sonny Boy; SusieQ ; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308501) BBB7995 RCA INT1088 |
| She jumped up : and danced with who she pleased | Williamson, Sonny Boy; SusieQ ; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308501) BBB7995 RCA INT1088 |
| You ever wake up : just about the break of day | Wilson, Leola B.; Down the Country; Chicago, c. Nov. 1926; (40122) Pm12444 Bio BLP12037 |
| I tore up : all my gal's good clothes | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977?) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| Got locked up : judge he said | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977?) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| Said I'm right upset : and I've got those weeping blues | Florence, Nellie ; Midnight Weeping Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461752) Co14342D OJL6 |
| She'll keep your mind upset : ooo well and won't be on the square | Washboard Sam; Brown and Yellow Woman Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644831) BBB8937 RCA LPV577 |
| Then I went upstairs : fell down across my bed | Coleman, Jaybird; Man Trouble Blues; Atlanta, 22 Apr. 1930; (1506311) Co14534D Rt RL313 |
| Now went upstairs : to pack my leaving trunk | Estes, Sleepy John; Milk Cow Blues; Memphis, 13 May 1930; (59918 ) ViV38614 RBF RF202 |
| Baby take me upstairs : baby won't you lay me down in your cool iron bed | Kelly, Jack; Cold Iron Bed; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (13722 ) Ba32934 OJL4 |
| I were way upstairs : throwing myself away | Patton, Charley; Jersey Bull Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (14723 ) Vo02782 Mam S3802 |
| And I went upstairs : about four o'clock | Stovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); Bed Slats; St. Louis, 26 Apr. 1927; (80760B) OK8543 His HLP4 |
| The people upstairs : have gone to bed | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
| My gal's uptown : hollering who wants me | Fuller, Blind Boy; Piccolo Rag; New York, 5 Apr. 1938; (226771) OK06437 BC11 |
| The day I went uptown : caught you looking well | Fuller, Blind Boy; You've Got Something There; Memphis, 12 July 1939; (MEM1021) Vo05083 BC11 |
| Baby I'm going uptown : tell the chief police | Jordan, Charley; Hunkie Tunkie Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5841 ) Vo1528 Yz L1003 |
| If you go uptown : have me arrested and have me put in jail | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519041) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| You might go uptown : and have me arrested and have me put in jail | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140692) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| I went uptown : to see old lady Moore | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; It Won't Act Right; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599642) ViV38620 Jo SM3104 |
| Just go uptown : and buy a new pair of shoes | Smith, Bessie; Nashville Women's Blues; New York, 26 May 1925; (1406252) Co14090D Co CL855 |
| I'm going uptown : buy me coke and beer | Wilkins, Robert; Old Jim Canan's; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX117 ) Vo unissued Yz L1018 |
| Good Book trying to tell us : where there's a will there's a way | Doyle, Little Buddy; Hard Scufflin' Blues; Memphis, 1 July 1939; (MEM171) OK05771 Rt RL329 |
| How the cyclone spared us : nobody but the Lord can tell | Johnson, Lonnie; St. Louis Cyclone Blues; New York, 3 Oct. 1927; (81503B) OK8512 CC30 |
| The man in the moon looked down on us : but had nothing to say | Moore, Whistlin' Alex; West Texas Woman; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495312) Co14496D His HLP32 |
| But the Good Book tell us : you got to reap just what you sow | Patton, Charley; Pea Vine Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15221A) Pm12877 Yz L1001 |
| It's no use : for us to fuss and fight | Green, Lil; Love Me; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641311) BBB8714 RCA LPV574 |
| Babe it ain't no use : you talking about no money tonight | McCoy, Joe; You Got to MovePart 1; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9380 ) De7038 BC1 |
| Ain't no use : your gal being afraid | McCoy, Joe; We Gonna Pitch a Boogie Woogie; Chicago, 13 Nov. 1936; (90982A) De7326 AH77 |
| Black hearse ain't no use : you sure can't have my man | Moore, Monette; Black Hearse Blues; New York, c. Jan. 1925; (31777) Ajax17093 VJM VLP40 |
| But there was no use : *tell me thing or two* | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Misery Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47071) Pm12508 Fwy FJ2802 |
| Well it ain't no use : to get rocks in your jaws | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Don't Wake It Up; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15601) Pm13152 Bio BLP12041 |
| Ain't no use : for you women to always be in a rut | Wallace, Minnie; The Old Folks Started It; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555722) ViV38547 OJL21 |
| Because I ain't been used : to sleeping by myself | Bogan, Lucille; Man Stealer Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (169972) ARC350913 Rt RL317 |
| I'm going back to my usedtobe : and baby it's country farewell | Fox, John D.; The Worried Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 Dec. 1927; (GEX1011A) Ge6352 OJL10 |
| If you want your usedtobe : then you better let me alone | Johnson, Lonnie; New Falling Rain Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63521A) De7461 Sw S1225 |
| Well well the right and left that Joe Louis was using : ooo well man give John Henry Louis' | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Joe Louis and John Henry; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (040535 ) BBB8403 BC3 |
| Get on Wabash : break them down | Blake, Blind; Wabash Rag; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (201542) Pm12597 Yz L1016 |
| Because my man's on the Wabash : darling and I don't mind dying | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Rough and Tumble Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22102) Pm12311 Mil MLP2001 |
| Because my man's on the Wabash : with the rough and tumbling blues | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Rough and Tumble Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22102) Pm12311 Mil MLP2001 |
| So I'm going to give you a vacation : that's a roundtrip ticket to hell | Johnson, Lonnie; Sam, You're Just a Rat; New York, 9 Feb. 1932; (405141A) OK8937 Yz L1028 |
| Know you been waddling : by the way you smell | McCoy, Joe; I'm Wild About My Stuff; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5820A) Vo1570 His HLP32 |
| I can't be your wagon : cinch I ain't going to be your mule | Big Bill (Broonzy); Big Bill Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18385) Ch16400 Yz L1035 |
| Loaded in the *dog* wagon : and down the road we go | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Penal Farm Blues; Indianapolis, c. June 1928; (IND625 ) Vo1192 Yz L1019 |
| A black gal *will tell you* an old hay wagon : she's getting by just the same | Bonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); Black Gal Swing; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (064918 ) BBB8852 BC7 |
| She tried to hitch me to a wagon : she want to drive me like a mule | Brown, Richard Rabbit; James Alley Blues; New Orleans, 11 Mar. 1927; (380001) Vi20578 Yz L1032 |
| It was only the wagon : coming to carry my baby away | Harris, Willie; Lonesome Midnight Dream; Chicago, c. mid Mar. 1930; (C5551 ) Br7149 Rt RL340 |
| Lord I'm talking about the wagon : talking about the ??? car too | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Maxwell Street Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22882) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042 |
| 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 |
| I got on my wagon : trying my best to sell my coal | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coal Man Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (42442) Pm12461 Bio BLP12042 |
| Here's the wagon : it's come to take me away | Jones, Maggie; Poor House Blues; New York, 9 Dec. 1924; (1401712) Co14050D VJM VLP23 |
| Old death wagon : don't you dare stop at my door | Moore, Monette; Black Hearse Blues; New York, c. Jan. 1925; (31777) Ajax17093 VJM VLP40 |
| You've been a good old wagon : daddy but you done broke down | Smith, Bessie; You've Been a Good Old Wagon; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402511) Co14079D Co CL855 |
| You've been a good old wagon : daddy but you done broke down | Smith, Bessie; You've Been a Good Old Wagon; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402511) Co14079D Co CL855 |
| You've been a good old wagon : honey but you done broke down | Smith, Bessie; You've Been a Good Old Wagon; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402511) Co14079D Co CL855 |
| He's a good old wagon : daddy and he ain't broke down | Smith, Bessie; You've Been a Good Old Wagon; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402511) Co14079D Co CL855 |
| When I'm out on my wagon : try to sell a little coal | Stovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); A Woman Gets Tired of the Same Man All the Time; St. Louis, 26 Apr. 1927; (80748A) OK8514 Rt RL310 |
| I'll back my wagon : underneath your Christmas tree | Thomas, Hociel; Put It Where I Can Get It; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9474A) OK8258 Bio BLPC6 |
| Go to call a wagon : if I find him in my bed | Washboard Sam; Diggin' My Potatoes; Chicago, 15 May 1939; (034797 ) BBB8211 BC10 |
| Now I got so many wagons : till I done cut that good road down | Arnold, Kokomo; Rocky Road Blues; Chicago, 23 Oct. 1937; (91300A) De7449 CC25 |
| I've got so many wagons : it done run my good road down | Big Bill (Broonzy); Grandma's Farm; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (96001) Pe187 Yz L1035 |
| So many wagons : they have cut that good road down | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Chock House Blues; Chicago, c. May or June 1926; (25582) Pm12373 Mil MLP2007 |
| Says I wind so many wagons : it made my poor hands sore | Washboard Sam; Levee Camp Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644811) BBB8909 BC10 |
| He played the dice so in vain : until he liked to lose his mind | Memphis Minnie; Georgia Skin; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62540 ) Vi23352 His HLP32 |
| She said wait : until my dinner get on | Chatman, Bo; Dinner Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992421) BBB6407 Yz L1014 |
| She said wait : until my dinner get on | Chatman, Bo; Dinner Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992421) BBB6407 Yz L1014 |
| She said wait : until my dinner get on | Chatman, Bo; Dinner Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992421) BBB6407 Yz L1014 |
| She said wait : until my dinner get on | Chatman, Bo; Dinner Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992421) BBB6407 Yz L1014 |
| She said wait : until my dinner get on | Chatman, Bo; Dinner Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992421) BBB6407 Yz L1014 |
| Kidman wait : to get his business fixed | James, Frank; Poor Coal Passer; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (018931) BBB7116 Yz L1015 |
| Said she told me to wait : until tomorrow come | Shade, Will; I Can Beat You Plenty; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (55599 ) ViV38586 Rt RL337 |
| Please don't you wait : for I'll be dead and gone | Spivey, Victoria; I Can't Last Long; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1936; (C14502) Vo03314 Spi LP2001 |
| Lord I got a woman in Bugaloo waiting : man I can't lose no time | Big Bill (Broonzy); Mr. Conductor Man; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18392) Ch16426 Yz L1035 |
| Will you be waiting : when I get back | Blake, Blind; Doing a Stretch; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15249A) Pm12810 Bio BLP12023 |
| You ain't never kept me waiting : this lonesome long | Easton, Amos; I'm Waitin' On You; New York, 16 Mar. 1932; (11503A) Vo1719 His HLP31 |
| You wouldn't keep me waiting : all day and night | Easton, Amos; I'm Waitin' On You; New York, 16 Mar. 1932; (11503A) Vo1719 His HLP31 |
| Now my train is waiting : baby and I got to go | Spand, Charlie; Back to the Woods Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15456) Pm12817 Yz L1015 |
| Causes me to walk : groan and moan | Blake, Blind; Hookworm Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15251A) Pm12794 Bio BLP12031 |
| Believe I'll take me a walk : around the corner by myself | Carr, Leroy; Take a Walk Around the Corner; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (15604 ) Vo02986 Co C30496 |
| When she walk : she begin to creep | Estes, Sleepy John; Stop That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90095A) Ch50001 Sw S1219 |
| Now change walk : I change talk | Estes, Sleepy John; Everybody Oughta Make a Change; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63647A) De7571 RBF RF8 |
| Take a little walk : out on South Park | Hollins, Tony; Stamp Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1941; (C38431) OK06351 BC5 |
| Because I swear I don't walk : said Buly Buly Buly how do you | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Maxwell Street Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22882) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042 |
| I'm going to walk : away my blues | Jones, Maggie; If I Lose, Let Me Lose; New York, 17 Dec. 1924; (1401871) Co14059D VJM VLP23 |
| Let's take a walk : out on the old avenue | Lockwood, Robert; Take a Little Walk with Me; Chicago, 30 July 1941; (064641 ) BBB8820 Yz L1038 |
| I'm going to walk and walk : until I walk out of my shoes | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Going Back to Memphis; Memphis, 5 June 1930; (62583 ) Vi23310 Jo SM3104 |
| *Easy kind of* walk : *reel and* rock behind | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Got a Letter from My Darlin'; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64731 ) Vi23267 Rt RL337 |
| Sometimes I walk : with my | Shade, Will; Take Your Fingers Off It; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C793 ) Vo03175 Jo SM3104 |
| Sometimes I walk : and sometimes I talk | Thomas, Henry; Don't Ease Me In; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; ( ) Vo1197 OJL3 |
| I could hardly walk : with looking down on my clothes | White, Washington; When Can I Change My Clothes; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2979A) Vo05489 Co C30036 |
| Walked and walked : till I almost lost my mind | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Walking Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (16132) Pm12082 BYG529.078 |
| And I haven't walked : up on my good gal yet | Thomkins, Jim; Bedside Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM780 ) Br7200 Rt RL319 |
| Johnny Walker Johnny Walker : Johnny Walker my dear son | Byrd, John; Old Timbrook Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2911) Pm12997 OJL8 |
| Says I never quit walking : till I walked up in my mama's door | Arnold, Kokomo; Front Door Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9655A) De7156 BC4 |
| I said when you start walking : your mind running every way | Arnold, Kokomo; Back Door Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9656A) De7156 CC25 |
| I'm going to leave here walking : going down Number SixtyOne | Batts, Will; Highway No. 61 Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1933; (137291) Vo02531 Yz L1021 |
| I'm getting tired of walking : I believe I'll fly awhile | Bell, Ed; Ham Bone Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48173) Pm12524 OJL14 |
| I'm going to leave here walking : on this very day | Bell, Ed; Frisco Whistle Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48221) Pm12546 OJL14 |
| And I lit out to walking : just to pass away the time | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Rambling Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18216) Ch16370 BC6 |
| Keep on walking and walking : talking to myself | Blake, Blind; Hard Road Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201072) Pm12583 Bio BLP12031 |
| Going to keep on walking : from town to town | Blake, Blind; Hard Road Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201072) Pm12583 Bio BLP12031 |
| Walking walking : talking to myself | Blake, Blind; Walkin' Across the Country; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208682) Pm12754 Bio BLP12031 |
| Lord I'm going to leave here walking : Lord I'm going away | Campbell, Charlie; Goin' Away Blues; Birmingham, Ala. 25 Mar. 1937; (B322) Vo03571 Fly LP103 |
| Say you going to keep on walking : till you lose your happy home | Collins, Chasey; Walking Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962481) BBB6261 Rt RL316 |
| Here you come in here walking : just like a goose | Davis, Walter; I Can Tell By the Way You Smell; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914331) BBB6059 Yz L1025 |
| Lord I ain't going to stop walking : till I get in sweet mama's door | Estes, Sleepy John; The Girl I Love, She Got Long Curly Hair; Memphis, 24 Sept. 1929; (555811) ViV38549 RBF RF8 |
| I have been walking : for nights and days | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I'll Get Along Somehow; Aurora, Ill., 16 Dec. 1938; (030827 ) BBB8106 RCA INT1177 |
| When you hear me walking : turn your lamp down low | Grant, Bobby; Nappy Head Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1927; (202043) Pm12595 Yz L1001 |
| See my gal walking : with another man | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Drop that Sack; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21451) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| I'm going to start walking : walk the shoes clean off of my feet | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Maltese Cat Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208201) Pm12712 Bio BLP12015 |
| And if I start walking : Sunbeam will beat me there | Johnson, Billiken; Sun Beam Blues; Dallas, 3 Dec. 1927; (1453221) Co14293D Rt RL335 |
| Every time I'm walking : down the street | Johnson, Robert; Stop Breakin' Down Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3991) Vo04002 Co C30034 |
| I can't start walking : down the street | Johnson, Robert; Stop Breakin' Down Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3991) Vo04002 Co C30034 |
| I'm going to leave here walking : I'm going down Number SixtyOne | Kelly, Jack; Highway No. 61 Blues; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137121) Ba32844 Rt RL316 |
| I'm going to leave here walking : chances I may ride | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Hambone Willie's DreamyEyed Woman's Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402305B) OK8693 OJL17 |
| Lord I ain't going to stop walking : till I get in my rider's door | Patton, Charley; Moon Going Down; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4321) Pm13014 Yz L1020 |
| I was wandering and walking : to see my baby's face | Petties, Arthur; Good Boy Blues; Chicago, c. 2 July 1930; (C5921B) Br7182 Yz L1038 |
| Now I'm going to leave here walking : going down Highway SixtyOne | Pickett, Charlie; Down the Highway; New York, 3 Aug. 1937; (62488A) De7707 RBF RF202 |
| I'm afraid to stop walking : because I might lose some time | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Walking Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (16132) Pm12082 BYG529.078 |
| Going to start walking : I've even got a new bottle of booze | Shade, Will; Mary Anna Cut Off; Chicago, 6 Nov. 1934; (C7802) OK8960 Jo SM3104 |
| Ain't going to stop walking : until I lose those Mary Anna blues | Shade, Will; Mary Anna Cut Off; Chicago, 6 Nov. 1934; (C7802) OK8960 Jo SM3104 |
| And I ain't going to stop walking : till I get to my rider's door | Sims, Henry; Farrell Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L451) Pm12912 OJL8 |
| I'm going to start walking : because I got a wooden pair of shoes | Smith, Bessie; Sobbin' Hearted Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402492) Co14056D Co CL855 |
| Going to keep on walking : until I lose these sobbinghearted blues | Smith, Bessie; Sobbin' Hearted Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402492) Co14056D Co CL855 |
| I just keeps on walking : looking for places where they fuss and fight | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Corn Whiskey Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO127 ) Vo1633 Yz L1031 |
| Find another one walking : let the frontdoor gal alone | Stokes, Frank; Half Cup of Tea; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47742) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| Lord I'm going to leave here walking : chance is that I may ride | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Ramblin' Man; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210194) Pm12722 Bio BLP12004 |
| Lord sometime I go out walking : people go out [walking, talking] to myself | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Rainy Day Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308571) BBB8094 RCA INT1088 |
| I [begun to walk, commenced walking] : walked till my feet got soaking wet | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Deceitful Brownskin Woman; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200652) Pm12551 Bio BLP12015 |
| Every time she walks : she leaves a lot behind | Blackman, Tewee (Memphis Jug Band); I Whipped My Woman With a Single Tree; Memphis, 4 Oct. 1929; (563472) ViV38578 Rt RL311 |
| When she walks : she reels and rocks behind | Fuller, Blind Boy; Good Feeling Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1940; (26616A) OK06231 BC11 |
| A sign on the wall : saying liquor for sale | Chatman, Bo; Sales Tax; San Antonio, 27 Mar. 1934; (826351) BBB5453 Yz L1014 |
| I seen on the wall : they hung their coat and hat | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Keyhole Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1939; (034813 ) BBB8221 RCA INT1177 |
| Turned my face to the wall : and my baby made an awful moan | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Big Night Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1929; (214022) Pm12801 Riv RLP12125 |
| Turned my face to the wall : and I didn't have a word to say | Patton, Charley; Screamin' and Hollerin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15214) Pm12805 Yz L1020 |
| I was keeping daily watch on my wall : so that granddaddy won't crawl in my house no more | Short, Jaydee; Grand Daddy Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11479A) Vo1708 Yz L1018 |
| I turned my face to the wall : baby these are the words I said | Stokes, Frank; Sweet to Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47731) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| 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 |
| I live down in the valley : right by a hornets' nest | Smith, Clara; Done Sold My Soul to the Devil; New York, 30 Sept. 1924; (1400763) Co14041D VJM VLP17 |
| I went down in Death Valley : among the tombstones and dry bones | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Death Valley Blues; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648741) BBB8858 RCA LPV518 |
| Then I got to go through Death Valley : there ain't a house for twentyfive miles around | Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12521) Pm13116 Rt RL335 |
| Then I got to go through Death Valley : there ain't a house for twentyfive miles around | Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12522) Pm13116 Yz L1026 |
| Down in old Death Valley : tombstones and old dry bones | Washboard Sam; Evil Blues; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703791) BBB8997 RCA LPV577 |
| When I leave these walls : I'll be running ??? *a speed* | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Prison Wall Blues; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (64747) Vi23272 Rt RL329 |
| Remember the way you treat poor Walter : it's coming home to you | Vincson, Walter; Overtime Blues; Memphis, c. 22 Sept. 1929; (M178) Br7141 Yz L1007 |
| That's when you'll call for poor Walter : but he won't be in your home | Vincson, Walter; Overtime Blues; Memphis, c. 22 Sept. 1929; (M178) Br7141 Yz L1007 |
| Oh run here Walter : your sweet little faro's dead | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Stop and Listen Blues No. 2; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404785?) OK8859 Mam S3804 |
| Puts my mind on the wander : makes me want to go | Bogan, Lucille; T N and O Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (135491) Ba32845 Rt RL317 |
| I walked and I wandered : crying the whole night long | McCoy, Joe; Going Back Home; Chicago, 16 Aug. 1934; (C9300A) De7087 Yz L1007 |
| That put the poor boy wandering : Lord along the road | Akers, Garfield; Cottonfield BluesPart 1; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M201 ) Vo1442 OJL2 |
| Then I will quit wandering : before it's too late | Jones, Maggie; Single Woman's Blues; New York, 29 Sept. 1925; (1410561) Co14102D VJM VLP25 |
| I won't stop to wandering : till I find my man | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Lost Wandering Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (16982) Pm12098 BYG529.078 |
| *My late bug juice vane* : Lord I'm afraid he's going to pour it on me | Moore, Kid Prince; Bug Juice Blues; New York, 8 Apr. 1936; (189712) ARC60956 Rt RL340 |
| If I get what I want : you can have the rest | Baker, Willie; Sweet Patunia Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14897) Ge6751 His HLP22 |
| Now if you want : to leave from home | Chatman, Bo; The Law Gonna Step on You; New York, 5 June 1931; (404935A) OK unissued Yz L1034 |
| You got what I want : so hurry bring it back | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Hurry and Bring It Back Home; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (1460552) Co14372D CC36 |
| Because the girl I want : is sweet enough for me | Jackson, Jim; I'm Wild About My Lovin'; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454161) ViV38505 His HLP32 |
| Tell me who do you really want : or do you still want your usedtobe | Johnson, Lonnie; New Falling Rain Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63521A) De7461 Sw S1225 |
| And when they get just what they want : then you see them rave | Jones, Maggie; Early Every Morn'; New York, 18 Dec. 1924; (1401932) Co14059D VJM VLP23 |
| Now all I want : is all your love | Jones, Maggie; I'm a Real Kind Mama; New York, 7 May 1926; (142167?) Co14139D VJM VLP25 |
| That's all I want : you to send me from the pen | Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); Moanin' the Blues; New York, 18 Sept. 1934; (159781) Vo02844 Yz L1002 |
| It's all I want : just to do what a poor man do | Sims, Henry; Farrell Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L451) Pm12912 OJL8 |
| I don't want : to spend no ninetyninety years in jail | Smith, Bessie; Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair; New York, 3 Mar. 1927; (1435762) Co14209D Co CL858 |
| After they get what they want : why they don't like you no more | Spivey, Victoria; Don't Trust Nobody Blues; Chicago, 20 Mar. 1931; (VO150 ) Vo1640 Spi LP2001 |
| Don't get the gal I want : I don't want no girl at all | Stokes, Frank; What's the Matter Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418261) ViV38531 Yz L1002 |
| All I want : is [a bottle of, some more] | Washington, Elizabeth; Garden of JoyBlues; Chicago, 6 June 1927; (386372) Vi21126 OJL4 |
| Can't get the woman I want : I'm going to use my | Whistlin' Rufus; Sweet Jelly Rollin'; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1933; (77305 ) BBB5306 Rt RL334 |
| All I want : is my regular right | Williams, Joe; I'm Getting Wild About Her; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539901) BBB8774 BC6 |
| Mama all that I want : Lord is just my train fare home | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Train Fare Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (049198 ) BBB8610 BC20 |
| I told the warden : you pay my fine | Blake, Blind; Doing a Stretch; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15249A) Pm12810 Bio BLP12023 |
| But I can keep you warm : until your coalman comes | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Hot Papa Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22072) Pm12305 Bio BLP12042 |
| But I can keep you warm : until the fireman comes | Jackson, Jim; I'm Wild About My Lovin'; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454161) ViV38505 His HLP32 |
| I've got to stay drunk to keep warm : because my clothes is so thin | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Maltese Cat Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208201) Pm12712 Bio BLP12015 |
| Give me a search warrant : and a great big hound | Blake, Blind; Search Warrant Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208713) Pm12737 Bio BLP12023 |
| All I want is a search warrant : and a bottle of gin | Blake, Blind; Search Warrant Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208713) Pm12737 Bio BLP12023 |
| The hell with the search warrant : go look and see what you can find | Foster, Dessa; Tell It to the Judge No. 1; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C7238A) MeM12117 Yz L1031 |
| And the verdict was : let the poor gal go free | Smith, Clara; Court House Blues; New York, 3 Apr. 1925; (1404921) Co14073D CC32 |
| Go where she was : but my feet were too weak to walk | Stevens, Vol; Stonewall Blues; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62542 ) BBB5675 BC2 |
| There you was : down in then *lees* | Sykes, Roosevelt; We Can Sell that Thing; Grafton, Wis., c. Aug. 1930; (L4502) Pm13004 Riv RM8819 |
| But I never knew what misery was : till I left old Arkansas | Thomas, Henry; Arkansas; Chicago, c. early July 1927; ( ) Vo1286 Rt RL312 |
| It was ??? : ??? all around | Vincson, Walter; Stop and Listen Blues; Shreveport, La., 17 Feb. 1930; (403806A) OK8807 Yz L1007 |
| That little woman she won't wash : now now she won't even iron my clothes | McClennan, Tommy; She's Just Good Huggin' Size; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044987 ) BBB8605 Rt RL305 |
| Now Katy Mae she won't wash : now she won't starch [and iron] my clothes | McClennan, Tommy; Katy Mae Blues; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537391) BBB8689 Rt RL305 |
| Hey I got the washboard : and you got the tub | Chatman, Bo; Let's Get Drunk Again; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278761) BBB8045 Yz L1014 |
| Hey washboard : what you say tub | Chatman, Bo; Let's Get Drunk Again; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278761) BBB8045 Yz L1014 |
| Daddy's got the washboard : mama's got the tub | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Grievin' Me Blues; Chicago, c. 6 Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
| You got a face like a washboard : and a mouth like a tub | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Mama, Don't You Think I Know; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22242) Pm12305 Bio BLP12042 |
| Going to play our washboard : any old how | Kelly, Eddie; Shim Shamming; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130261) BBB7148 BC2 |
| Mama got the washboard : papa got the tub | McCoy, Joe; Botherin' that Thing; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5865A) Vo1570 His HLP32 |
| Say mama got the washboard : my sister got the tub | Patton, Charley; Going to Move to Alabama; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L371) Pm13014 Yz L1020 |
| We going to play washboards : anyhow | Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 1; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1022B) Vo03275 BC10 |
| I'm going to Washington : to get my hambone boiled | Gibson, Cleo; Nothing But the Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402312) OK8700 Sw S1240 |
| Now then I believe she gone to Washington : you know to visit the president | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Blue Bird BluesPart 1; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308511) BBB7979 RCA INT1088 |
| Now she said I'm going to Washington : Sonny Boy and I don't want you no more | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Blue Bird BluesPart 1; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308511) BBB7979 RCA INT1088 |
| I ain't got no washwoman : *mean* nobody can rub | McCoy, Joe; My Wash Woman's Gone; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO110A) Vo1668 Yz L1026 |
| Papa got a watch : mama got a ring | Bogan, Lucille; Alley Boogie; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5563A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| Say my brown's got a wrist watch : and I got a ring | Burse, Charlie; Tappin' that Thing; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18648) Ch16654 Rt RL307 |
| I ain't got no watch : I ain't got no *China spoon* | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Struck Sorrow Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200392) Pm12541 Rt RL335 |
| She kept the watch : and give me the change | McCoy, Joe; Botherin' that Thing; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5865A) Vo1570 His HLP32 |
| I pawned my watch : and my clothes and diamond ring | Morand, Herb; Root Hog or Die; New York, 6 Oct. 1937; (62661A) De7439 AH77 |
| Make you watch : your every step | Waters, Ethel; That Da Da Strain; New York, c. May 1922; (A) BS14120 Bio BLP12022 |
| If you ain't got no water : set your bucket down | Alexander, Texas; Section Gang Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81224B) OK8498 Rt RL312 |
| Now my home's on the water : spending awhile on land | Alexander, Texas; Water Bound Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402642A) OK8785 Rt RL327 |
| Now my love is just like water : you can turn it off and on | Arnold, Kokomo; Black Annie; Chicago, 5 Feb. 1935; (C9777A) De7092 Say SDR163 |
| Now good morning Mr wild water : why did you stop in my front door | Arnold, Kokomo; Wild Water Blues; Chicago, 12 Mar. 1937; (91134A) De7285 Cor CP58 |
| Now look ahere Mr wild water : why do you treat me so doggone mean | Arnold, Kokomo; Wild Water Blues; Chicago, 12 Mar. 1937; (91134A) De7285 Cor CP58 |
| Says I never missed my water : not until my well went dry | Arnold, Kokomo; My Well Is Dry; New York, 11 May 1938; (63748A) De7540 CC25 |
| Across deep water : ain't no skiffs around | Blind Percy; Coal River Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201382) Pm12584 Yz L1010 |
| And when I asked for water : give me gasoline | Bracey, Ishman; Saturday Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418421) Vi21349 OJL8 |
| And get you soap and water : and bathe your dirty self | Chatman, Bo; Old Devil; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278781) BBB8093 Yz L1007 |
| I will pack your water : from the boggy bayou | Chatman, Bo; Arrangement for MeBlues; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476471) BBB8397 Yz L1014 |
| And she thinks soap and water : is a doggone crime | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594991) BBB8749 RCA730.581 |
| And she thinks soap and water : is a doggone crime | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594991) BBB8749 RCA730.581 |
| And she thinks soap and water : is a doggone crime | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594991) BBB8749 RCA730.581 |
| Says there's no more good water : because this pond is dry | Coleman, Jaybird; No More Good Water; Birmingham, Ala., c. 11 Aug. 1927; (GEX800) Ge6276 OJL14 |
| Love is like water : it turns off and on | Day, Texas Bill; Goin' Back to My Baby; Dallas, 4 Dec. 1929; (1495121) Co14494D Rt RL327 |
| About a gallon and a half of muddy water : I had drank | Estes, Sleepy John; Floating Bridge; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62465A) De7442 RBF RF8 |
| You mix ink with water : bound to turn it black | Hannah, George; Freakish Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1930; (L5621) Pm13024 Mil MLP2018 |
| They can lead me to the water : shake my head no no no | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); California Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (1483582) Co14573D CC36 |
| I jumped into the water : I scrubbed scrubbed scrubbed scrubbed | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Black Skunk Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (1483602) Co14573D CC36 |
| I got your water : got you gas | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| I'm drinking muddy water : sleep in a hollow log | Howell, Peg Leg; Away from Home; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482732) Co14535D Rt RL318 |
| I'm going to drink muddy water : go sleep in a hollow log | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Wartime Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30701) Pm12425 Rt RL301 |
| Going to take you across the water : where that brownskin man can't go | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Shuckin' Sugar; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30772) Pm12454 Mil MLP2007 |
| I asked for water : and she gave me gasoline | Johnson, Tommy; Cool Drink of Water Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418362) Vi21279 OJL8 |
| If you ask for a glass of water : she give you a glass of gasoline | Jordan, Charley; Gasoline Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6164 ) Vo1551 Yz L1030 |
| It sure will take soap and water : for to keep it clean | Jordan, Charley; Keep It CleanNo. 2; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO141 ) Vo1611 Yz L1003 |
| If it don't [change the, strike that deep] water : swear it won't land | Kelly, Jack; Betty Sue Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1431) Vo unissued OJL19 |
| You don't miss your water : till your well go dry | Ledbetter, Huddie; Death Letter BluesPart 2; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166961) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| I asked her for water : and she brought me gasoline | Lewis, Furry; Black Gypsy Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M185 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008 |
| You ask for water : they give you gasoline | Lofton, Willie; My Mean Baby Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9387A) De7076 Rt RL314 |
| I'll drink muddy water : and I'll lives in a hollow log | McClennan, Tommy; Down to Skin and Bones; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053738 ) BBB8725 Rt RL305 |
| I'll bring you water : through that muddy bayou | McCoy, Joe; Evil Devil Woman Blues; Chicago, 16 Aug. 1934; (C9299A) De7822 BC5 |
| I would believe she could boil water : make it suit my appetite | Moss, Buddy; Gravy Server; New York, 21 Aug. 1935; (17981 ) ARC61156 Rt RL318 |
| My hook's in the water : and my cork's on top | Patton, Charley; Banty Rooster Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15217) Pm12792 Yz L1020 |
| I will tote you water : from the boggy bayou | Patton, Charley; Heart Like Railroad Steel; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L501) Pm12953 Her H201 |
| Well I don't love salt water : well she always wants a drink | Patton, Charley; Revenue Man Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14747 ) Vo02931 Yz L1020 |
| I went in the water : walked through ice and snow | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Bessemer Bound Blues; New York, Jan. 1926; (23732) Pm12374 Mil MLP2001 |
| You know I ask one for a drink of water : she give me gasoline | Roland, Walter; T Model Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (135521) Ba32932 Yz L1017 |
| People across the water : they're crying for meat and bread | Shade, Will; Better Leave That Stuff Alone; Memphis, 24 Sept. 1928; (47092 ) Vi21725 Mam S3803 |
| Because their love's like water : it turns off and on | Smith, Clara; Down South Blues; New York, 27 July 1923; (811513) CoA3961 VJM VLP15 |
| I mean I drink muddy water : I mean sugar now the whole night long | Spruell, Freddie; Muddy Water Blues; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9908A) OK8422 Mam S3802 |
| I'd rather drink muddy water : rather sleep in a real hollow log | Spruell, Freddie; Muddy Water Blues; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9908A) OK8422 Mam S3802 |
| I'd rather drink muddy water : I'd rather wade in muddy water too | Spruell, Freddie; Muddy Water Blues; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9908A) OK8422 Mam S3802 |
| Lord it's two drops of water : Lord and one or two grains of sand | Stokes, Frank; Sweet to Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47731) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| I'll tote your water : from the boggy bayou | Temple, Johnnie; The Evil Devil Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C987 ) Vo02987 Yz L1038 |
| If she don't strike deep water : I swear she'll never land | Temple, Johnnie; Louise Louise Blues; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (90981A) De7244 Cor CP58 |
| I'd like to stay on the water : as long as any man | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Poor Boy Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210204) Pm12722 Bio BLP12004 |
| And my home's on the water : and I sure don't like land | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Poor Boy Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210204) Pm12722 Bio BLP12004 |
| Said my love's like water : it turns off and on | Thompson, Edward; Seven Sister Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2413) Pm12873 Yz L1006 |
| And let that Tennessee water : satisfy my mind | Townsend, Sam; Lily Kimball Blues; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502592) Co14571D Yz L1021 |
| I asked her for a drink of water : she brought gasoline | Walker, Willie; South Carolina Rag; Atlanta, 6 Dec. 1930; (151065 ) Co14578D OJL18 |
| Asked her for water : she bring me gasoline | Walker, Willie; South Carolina Rag; Atlanta, 6 Dec. 1930; (151065 ) Co14578D OJL18 |
| I'm standing in this water : wishing I had a boat | Wallace, Sippie; The Flood Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80840B) OK8470 Sw S1240 |
| Well now you know I asked her for water : ooo well well and she give me gasoline | Wheatstraw, Peetie; The First Shall Be the Last and the Last Shall Be First; New York, 19 Feb. 1936; (60523A) De7167 Say SDR192 |
| You know it's hard to bring water : | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Gotta Shave 'Em Dry; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1041) Pm12916 Her H205 |
| Have to drink muddy water : sleep in a hollow log | Williams, Joe; Meet Me Around the Corner; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539921R) BBB8738 RCA INT1087 |
| I told them to fill it half full of water : but they didn't put in a drop at all | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shannon Street Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208471) BBB7847 RCA INT1088 |
| Going to eat my watermelon : anyhow | Kelly, Eddie; Shim Shamming; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130261) BBB7148 BC2 |
| He took that watermelon : off the vine | Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555712) ViV38547 Rt RL322 |
| They was eating them watermelons : throwing away the rinds | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Come Along Little Children; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18656) Ch16654 Rt RL307 |
| Hot spring waters : they won't help you none | Carter, Spider; Don't Leave Me Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Nov. 1930; (C6165 ) Br7188 Rt RL340 |
| That's the way that's the way : these barefooted soul'll do | Bell, Ed; Ham Bone Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48173) Pm12524 OJL14 |
| So I can drink my way : to the Promised Land | Black, Lewis; Corn Liquor Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453672) Co14291D Rt RL327 |
| Give a gander the way : Jim Tampa used to go | Bogan, Lucille; Jim Tampa Blues; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46722) Pm12504 Yz L1017 |
| That's the onliest way : I can keep my man in town | Bogan, Lucille; T N and O Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (135491) Ba32845 Rt RL317 |
| I would fix you this way : that you wouldn't do no man no good | Campbell, Bob; Shotgun Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154841) Vo02830 Rt RL340 |
| Woman you been having your way : and you don't want to see me have mine | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Two of a Kind; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640011) BBB8749 RCA730.581 |
| That's the way : ??? ten gallons goes | Davenport, Jed; Save Me Some; Memphis, 20 Oct. 1930; (MEM774) Vo1513 OJL19 |
| Unless you fixing a good way : to get your daddy killed | Gibson, Clifford; Keep Your Windows Pinned; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57757) ViV38612 Yz L1006 |
| My gal's got a new way : Lord spelling Tennessee | Harrison, Smoky; Iggly Oggly Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L801) Pm12920 Rt RL340 |
| Be on my way : to what you call loving Tennessee | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30902) Pm12443 Mil MLP2007 |
| She said you knows the way : that I always dog her around | Johnson, Robert; Me and the Devil Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3982) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| And your nogood way : I ain't going to never give you my last dime | McClennan, Tommy; Black Minnie; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537421) BBB8704 Rt RL305 |
| I'm trying to hobo my way : and you leave me standing here | McTell, Blind Willie; Travelin' Blues; Atlanta, 30 Oct. 1929; (1493001) Co14484D Yz L1005 |
| Came all the way : from Paris France | McTell, Blind Willie; Georgia Rag; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1931; (4050851) OK8924 Yz L1005 |
| Be on your way : you got yourself in wrong | Martin, Daisy; What You Was You Used to Be; New York, c. late July 1923; (52381) Ba1262 VJM VLP40 |
| I'll *drop* my way : to the Promised Land | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Come Along Little Children; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18656) Ch16654 Rt RL307 |
| I'm on my way : to find that lucky rock | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Lucky Rock Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (17042) Pm12215 BYG529.078 |
| I follow her all the way : down to the burying ground | Richardson, Mooch; Burying Ground Blues; Memphis, 23 Mar. 1928; (400375A) OK8576 Mam S3803 |
| Better be on your way : the rattlesnake's about to take your home | Short, Jaydee; Lonesome Swamp Rattlesnake; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4681) Pm13043 OJL11 |
| I like the way : he whips my cream | Spivey, Victoria; My Handy Man; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401114B) OK8615 Sw S1240 |
| She know that ain't no way : for a sweet little wife to be | Sykes, Roosevelt; Hard Luck Man Blues; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (69404 ) Vi23320 Yz L1033 |
| Oh I'm going away way : to wear you off my mind | Virgial, Otto; Bad Notion Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962411) BBB6213 Mam S3802 |
| 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 |
| But every time since I been betting that way : ooo well well I've been having a raggedy yas yas | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Crapshooter's Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91154A) De7292 Say SDR192 |
| If you don't change your way : ooo well well you might die before your time | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Devilment Blues; Chicago, 2 Nov. 1937; (91323A) De7422 Say SDR192 |
| And that's no way : for me to get along | Wilkins, Robert; That's No Way to Get Along; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M189 ) Br7125 OJL5 |
| And that's no way : for him to get along | Wilkins, Robert; That's No Way to Get Along; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M189 ) Br7125 OJL5 |
| And that's no way : for me to get along | Wilkins, Robert; That's No Way to Get Along; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M189 ) Br7125 OJL5 |
| Because that's no way : got him to get along | Wilkins, Robert; That's No Way to Get Along; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M189 ) Br7125 OJL5 |
| And that's no way : for me to get along | Wilkins, Robert; That's No Way to Get Along; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M189 ) Br7125 OJL5 |
| And that be no way : for me to get along | Wilkins, Robert; That's No Way to Get Along; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M189 ) Br7125 OJL5 |
| Now that's the onliest way : to keep my sweet daddy away from me | Wilson, Leola B.; Stevedore Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26161) Pm12379 His HLP1 |
| My gal she got ways : just like a snake in the grass | Arnold, Kokomo; Midnight Blues; New York, 11 May 1938; (63750A) De7510 Say SDR163 |
| Now my woman she got ways : just like a wildcat in the woods | Arnold, Kokomo; Bad Luck Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (63753A) De7540 CC25 |
| My daddy got ways : like a baby child | Beaman, Lottie; Goin' Away Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14163A) Ge6624 OJL6 |
| Those doggone ways : are driving me wild | Beaman, Lottie; Goin' Away Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14163A) Ge6624 OJL6 |
| Those doggone ways : are driving me wild | Beaman, Lottie; Goin' Away Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14163A) Ge6624 OJL6 |
| I've got Cadillac ways : got some super ideas | Beaman, Lottie; Goin' Away Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14163A) Ge6624 OJL6 |
| My daddy got ways : like a baby child | Beaman, Lottie; Going Away Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC604 ) Br7147 Yz L1018 |
| Those doggone ways : are driving me wild | Beaman, Lottie; Going Away Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC604 ) Br7147 Yz L1018 |
| Those doggone ways : are driving me wild | Beaman, Lottie; Going Away Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC604 ) Br7147 Yz L1018 |
| I've got Cadillac ways : got some super ideas | Beaman, Lottie; Going Away Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC604 ) Br7147 Yz L1018 |
| You better change your ways : and get me awhile | Cox, Ida; Wild Women Don't Have the Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (1842?) Pm12228 Jo SM3098 |
| Katy Adams got ways : just like a man | Hull, Papa Harvey; Don't You Leave Me Here; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12692) Ge6106 OJL8 |
| My sugar got ways : partner I can't understand | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Yo Yo Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15665) Pm12872 Bio BLP12000 |
| Now Betty Sue got ways : like a horse that it get wild | Kelly, Jack; Betty Sue Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1431) Vo unissued OJL19 |
| And your loving ways : brother was hard to beat | Mack, Alura; Wicked Daddy Blues; Richmond, Ind., 1 Mar. 1929; (14848) Ge6797 His HLP4 |
| My bumblebee got ways : just like a natural man | Memphis Minnie; New Bumble Bee; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5895 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
| And you got ways : I sure don't like | Memphis Minnie; I Don't Want that Junk Outa You; Chicago, c. 30 Jan. 1931; (VO111A) Vo1678 Yz L1008 |
| You haven't done no ways : like that old policy read | Smith, . . . (Smith and Harper); Insurance Policy Blues; Augusta, Ga., 26 or 27 June 1936; (AUG1263) ARC61061 Rt RL334 |
| Louise you know you got ways : like a rattlesnake in his coil | Temple, Johnnie; Louise Louise Blues; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (90981A) De7244 Cor CP58 |
| You got ways : dragging my heart around | Temple, Johnnie; So Lonely and Blue; Chicago, 14 May 1937; (91247A) De7337 RBF RF16 |
| Louise got ways : like a rolling stone | Temple, Johnnie; New Louise Louise Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1937; (91248A) De7337 RBF RF16 |
| She got fast ways : and beat me to the winning place | Thomas, George; Fast Stuff Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L172) Pm12826 Rt RL340 |
| When I started to tell you about your lowdown ways : you just hang your head and cry | Washboard Sam; Low Down Woman; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07618 ) BBB7048 BC10 |
| Your body's kind of weak : now don't be hard | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; New York, 17 Sept. 1930; (100482) Or8033 Yz L1035 |
| Now your body's kind of weak : don't be hard | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; New York, 17 Sept. 1930; (100482) Or8033 Yz L1035 |
| Your body's kind of weak : don't be hard | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17276B) Ch16171 Riv RM8803 |
| Now my knees was weak : my footsteps was all I heard | McCoy, Charlie; That Lonesome Train Took My Baby Away; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404726A) OK8863 RBF RF14 |
| Because my heart is getting weaker : and I'm sinking lower and lower every day | Smith, Clara; My John Blues; New York, 3 Apr. 1925; (1404931) Co14077D CC32 |
| She will ??? to your weakness : she will keep you with a turneddown hand | Doyle, Little Buddy; Hard Scufflin' Blues; Memphis, 1 July 1939; (MEM171) OK05771 Rt RL329 |
| Nine and five my weakness : ten and four keeps me all in pawn | Gibson, Clifford; Bad Luck Dice; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57753 ) ViV38590 Yz L1027 |
| I was bonedown weary : a low and ache aching head | Darby, Blind; Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15566) Pm12828 Yz L1003 |
| Feeling low and weary : Lord I've got a trouble in mind | Hurt, Mississippi John; Blue Harvest Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401487A) OK8692 Bio BLPC4 |
| My body feels so weary : because I got the missmeal cramp | Johnson, Alec; Miss Meal Cramp Blues; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473792) Co14446D CC3 |
| Now I'm weary : wearyhearted and blue | McTell, Blind Willie; Weary Hearted Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140671) Vo02568 Rt RL324 |
| Lord she act just like the weather : and I don't know what she is going to do | Davis, Walter; Please Don't Mistreat Me; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (0493231) BBB8664 Yz L1025 |
| M is for mighty bad weather : boys she stole away from me | Stokes, Frank; Nehi Mama Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454212) Vi21738 Rt RL308 |
| Tell me cloudy weather : the sun refuse to shine | Stokes, Frank; Shiney Town Blues; Memphis, 25 Sept. 1929; (555911) ViV38589 RBF RF202 |
| Why there's a change in the weather : there's a change in the sea | Waters, Ethel; There'll Be Some Changes Made; New York, c. Aug. 1921; (P1471) BS2021 Bio BLP12022 |
| He acts like the weather : I can't tell what he's going to do | Willis, Ruth Mary; Painful Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519071) Co14642D Yz L1037 |
| When I start to make a web : now I crawl around and around | Wheatstraw, Peetie; King Spider Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90174A) De7144 Say SDR191 |
| Mr Purvis told Mr Webb : to let poor Charley down | Patton, Charley; High Sheriff Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147252) Vo02680 Yz L1020 |
| I'm a good webbuilder : please let me build your web one time | Wheatstraw, Peetie; King Spider Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90174A) De7144 Say SDR191 |
| I'm drunk Monday Tuesday and Wednesday : Thursday Friday and Saturday too | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Whiskey and Gin Blues; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704341) BBB8945 RCA730.581 |
| He said if you don't pay it by next Wednesday : I reckon I'll have to let your insurance | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Insurance Man Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308561) BBB8034 RCA INT1088 |
| He's a nogood weed : and swear he done me wrong | Williams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854921) BBB5996 OJL17 |
| Said it may be a week : and it could be a month or two | Fuller, Blind Boy; Somebody's Been Talkin'; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26599A) Vo05527 Rt RL318 |
| All during the week : I work hard and I really save | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Saturday Night Spender Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212012) Pm12771 Rt RL335 |
| It may be a week : it may be a month or two | Smith, Bessie; Down Hearted Blues; New York, 16 Feb. 1923; (808635) CoA3844 Co CL855 |
| But I been in Chicago one week : because I like these Chicago ways | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Ramblin' Man; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210194) Pm12722 Bio BLP12004 |
| Keep him three or four weeks : and you can't get along at all | Cox, Ida; Misery Blues; New York, late Jan. 1925; (1999?) Pm12258 BYG529073 |
| He said yeah but you haven't paid your insurance in two or three weeks : said Sonny Boy and | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Insurance Man Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308561) BBB8034 RCA INT1088 |
| I said please give me two more weeks : insurance man please do that for me | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Insurance Man Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308561) BBB8034 RCA INT1088 |
| I don't even weep : I don't even cry | Carr, Leroy; Good Woman Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164271) Vo03296 Yz L1019 |
| You did cause me to weep : you did cause me to moan | Collins, Sam; Lonesome Road Blues; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108361) Ba32669 Yz L1038 |
| You caused my heart to weep : you caused it to moan | Willis, Ruth Mary; Man of My Own; New York, 17 Jan. 1933; (129201) Ba32687 Yz L1026 |
| Ain't no use of weeping : ain't no need of crying | Bailey, Kid; Rowdy Blues; Memphis, c. 25 Sept. 1929; (M211) Br7114 OJL5 |
| It's going to be weeping : I begin to moan | Barefoot Bill; My Crime Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (1493522) Co14510D OJL14 |
| Crying and weeping : won't do me no good | Jones, Maggie; Single Woman's Blues; New York, 29 Sept. 1925; (1410561) Co14102D VJM VLP25 |
| It's a little boll weevil : she's moving in the air | Patton, Charley; Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15211) Pm12805 Yz L1020 |
| Boll weevil boll weevil : where's your little home | Patton, Charley; Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15211) Pm12805 Yz L1020 |
| Well I saw the boll weevil : Lord acircle Lordy in the air | Patton, Charley; Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15211) Pm12805 Yz L1020 |
| Boll weevil boll weevil : where your little home | Patton, Charley; Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15211) Pm12805 Yz L1020 |
| Boll weevil boll weevil : call that treating me fair | Patton, Charley; Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15211) Pm12805 Yz L1020 |
| Hey boll weevil : don't sing the blues no more | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; BoWeavil Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1597?) Pm12080 BYG529.078 |
| I'm a lone boll weevil : been out a great long time | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; BoWeavil Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1597?) Pm12080 BYG529.078 |
| Lord I don't feel welcome : pretty mama no place I go | Arnold, Kokomo; Rainy Night Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (599382) Vi23268 Yz L1012 |
| Lord I don't feel welcome : eee no place I go | Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9428B) De7026 BC4 |
| And I can't feel welcome : babe nowhere I go | Darby, Blind; Built Right on the Ground; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (675841) Vi23311 Yz L1003 |
| I don't feel welcome : and I don't care where I go | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Stocking Feet Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30661) Pm12407 Mil MLP2013 |
| I don't feel welcome : I'm going to blow | Jones, Maggie; Single Woman's Blues; New York, 29 Sept. 1925; (1410561) Co14102D VJM VLP25 |
| Lord I don't feel welcome : mama in St Louis no more | Palmer, Sylvester; Broke Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403305B) Co14524D RBF RF12 |
| And I can't feel welcome : rider nowhere I go | Patton, Charley; Stone Pony Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147271) Vo02680 Yz L1020 |
| And I can't feel welcome : rider nowhere I go | Patton, Charley; Stone Pony Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147271) Vo02680 Yz L1020 |
| You're always welcome : in her home | Thomas, Hociel; Listen to Ma; Chicago, 24 Feb. 1926; (9521A) OK8346 Bio BLPC6 |
| Everybody seem welcome : here and every place but me | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Unhappy Blues; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404712B) OK8859 Mam S3804 |
| 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 |
| Lord I don't feel welcome : I say nowhere I go | Williams, Joe; Wild Cow Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962461) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| 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 |
| And he knows doggone well : the times is done got hard | Bogan, Lucille; My Man Is Boogan Me; New York, 31 July 1934; (154872) Ba33375 Rt RL317 |
| Just as well : make it up in your mind | Bracey, Mississippi; Stered Gal; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404766B) OK8867 Yz L1038 |
| Reason why I love it so well : it's so soothing to my mind | Carr, Leroy; Corn Licker Blues; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL53) Vo02741 Co C30496 |
| I know a good woman well : something going on wrong | Easton, Amos; I'm Waitin' On You; New York, 16 Mar. 1932; (11503A) Vo1719 His HLP31 |
| There's a long distance well : and it's blowing oil that's all | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Oil Well Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (211971) Pm12771 Riv RLP12125 |
| It's the first oil well : that *your* ??? ever had | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Oil Well Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (211971) Pm12771 Riv RLP12125 |
| And I know doggone well : your spark plugs ain't hitting right | Liston, Virginia; RollsRoyce Papa; New York, 29 May 1926; ( ) Vo1032 His HLP1 |
| Well well well well : I ain't going to stay here long | Petties, Arthur; Two Time Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419062) Vi21282 Yz L1007 |
| Oh well oh well : we're going to make everything all right | Pickett, Charlie; Down the Highway; New York, 3 Aug. 1937; (62488A) De7707 RBF RF202 |
| I might as well : to tell you the facts | Spand, Charlie; Good Gal; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15453) Pm12817 Yz L1015 |
| Now you know doggone well : you are getting out of place with me | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Kingfish Blues; Chicago, 22 Mar. 1934; (803851) BBB5617 RCA LPV518 |
| What please me so well : she bake them with her damper down | Weaver, Curley; Fried Pie Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9943A) Ch50077 Rt RL326 |
| Fare you well : if I don't see you no more | White, Washington (Booker Washington White); The Panama Limited; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59996 ) Vi23295 OJL5 |
| Fare you well : may be tomorrow or today | Williams, Joe; My Grey Pony; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85491 ) BBB5948 RBF RF14 |
| Now fare you well : baby yes I'm going away | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Number Five Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308481R) BBB8010 RCA INT1088 |
| Fare you well : little girl if I never see you anymore | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Little Girl Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308521) BBB8010 RCA INT1088 |
| Well : wonder where's that black snake gone | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Snake Moan; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80523B) OK8455 Fwy FJ2802 |
| Well : pretty near all night long | Johnson, Louise; All Night Long Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L3981) Pm12992 OJL11 |
| Well : what evil have I done | Johnson, Louise; All Night Long Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L3981) Pm12992 OJL11 |
| Well : wonder where that black snake gone | Ledbetter, Huddie; New Black Snake Moan; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166912) Ba33360 Co C30035 |
| Just let me play your vendor : your music sure sounds good to me | Washboard Sam; Let Me Play Your Vendor; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703751) BBB8967 RCA LPV577 |
| We went : to a midnight dance | Blake, Blind; Too Tight Blues No. 2; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15460) Pm12824 Bio BLP12037 |
| And which away my daddy went : the Gypsy only knows | Smith, Bessie; Ticket Agent Ease Your Window Down; New York, 5 Apr. 1924; (816702) Co14025D Co CL855 |
| Vernita : honey what do you want me to do | Estes, Sleepy John; Vernita Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62463A) De7342 Cor CP58 |
| Now if you see Vernita : tell her hurry home | Estes, Sleepy John; Vernita Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62463A) De7342 Cor CP58 |
| Vernita : baby where did you stay last night | Estes, Sleepy John; Vernita Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62463A) De7342 Cor CP58 |
| Vernita : could anything I do to change your mind | Estes, Sleepy John; Vernita Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62463A) De7342 Cor CP58 |
| And I'll sing this verse : baby I can't sing no more | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Kokomo Blues; Indianapolis, c. June 1928; (IND624 ) Vo1192 Yz L1019 |
| I'll sing this verse : ain't going to sing no more | Fuller, Blind Boy; Step It Up and Go; New York, 5 Mar. 1940; (26592A) Vo05476 BC11 |
| I'm going to sing this verse : and I ain't going to sing no more | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Crooked Woman Blues; Atlanta, 10 Nov. 1927; (1451981) Co14280D CC36 |
| Now here's a verse : I don't want a soul to miss | James, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028 |
| Then I'm going to sing this verse : and I wasn't going to sing no more | Stokes, Frank; Memphis Rounders Blues; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (563062) Vi23411 Rt RL308 |
| I'm going to sing this verse : ain't going to sing no more | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
| I'll sing you these verses : and it didn't take long | Jackson, Jim; Hesitation Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM804 ) Vo1477 Her H205 |
| Took me a Smith and Wesson : and blew out my brains | Carr, Leroy; Suicide Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164421) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| Took a Smith and Wesson : and blew out my brain | Jones, Maggie; Suicide Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1925; (1404903) Co14070D VJM VLP23 |
| Wild women out west : where I so long to be | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Me and My Whiskey; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493462) Co14507D CC36 |
| Gang in the west : say the cops is so hard | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; It's Heated; Chicago, 11 June 1929; (C3585 ) Vo1539 Yz L1039 |
| You went west : and bought a beautiful home | Smith, Clara; Good Looking Papa Blues; New York, 29 Jan. 1924; (815081) Co14026D VJM VLP16 |
| Now it's east and west : north and south | Stokes, Frank; Nehi Mama Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454212) Vi21738 Rt RL308 |
| Now I came in all in that Main West : and I putted down at Chicago Heights | Estes, Sleepy John; Hobo Jungle Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62481A) De7354 Sw S1219 |
| I'm going out to West ??? : I'm going to marry me an Indian squaw | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Streamline Train; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| And I'm out westbound : that's if the bulls don't have me barred | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Out West Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026491) BBB6916 CC35 |
| All the doctors in [Hot Springs, Westmount] : sure can't help her none | Johnson, Robert; 3220 Blues; San Antonio, 26 Nov. 1936; (SA26161) ARC70460 Co CL1654 |
| Getting all wet : getting all wet | Carr, Leroy; Gettin' All Wet; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1929; (C4034 ) Vo1423 Yz L1036 |
| Going down with the whales : and the mermaids make love to me | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dynamite Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210961) Pm12739 Rt RL301 |
| So the fish and the whales : make a fuss all over me | Thomas, Henry; Texas Worried Blues; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; (C2002 ) Vo1249 OJL3 |
| You're a no good wheat : the cow is going to mow you down | Kelly, Jack; Cold Iron Bed; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (13722 ) Ba32934 OJL4 |
| Just let that Peetie Wheatstraw : come into your town | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91152A) De7292 BC4 |
| I am Peetie Wheatstraw : the high sheriff from hell | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91152A) De7292 BC4 |
| Now Vasser can line your wheels : you know poor Vasser can tune your horn | Estes, Sleepy John; Brownsville Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63653A) De7473 RBF RF8 |
| I'm going to put some wheels : on my *broken* shoes | Moss, Buddy; Hard Road Blues; New York, 19 Jan. 1933; (129461) Ba33106 RBF RF15 |
| Says I wonder where : my easy rider gone | Alexander, Texas; Easy Rider Blues; Fort Worth, 30 Sept. 1934; (FW1138) Vo02856 Yz L1010 |
| And I'm going to where : now the water drink like wine | Bailey, Kid; Mississippi Bottom Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (M209/10) Br7114 OJL5 |
| Going where : they don't have Jim Crow laws | Jones, Maggie; North Bound Blues; New York, 16 Apr. 1925; (1405342) Co14092D VJM VLP23 |
| I'm going where : I never could fool you | Thomas, Henry; Bull Doze Blues; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; (C1999 ) Vo1230 OJL3 |
| He can *tell us where* : when he going to take a woman's man | White, Washington; District Attorney Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2988A) OK05683 Co C30036 |
| Every once in a while : think I hear my baby call my name | Johnson, Lonnie; Falling Rain Blues; St. Louis, 4 Nov. 1925; (9436A) OK8253 CC30 |
| Every once in a while : I can hear my baby call my name | Johnson, Lonnie; New Falling Rain Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63521A) De7461 Sw S1225 |
| It will do for a while : but it will jam you after a end | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
| We been together a good while : but now we got to part | Memphis Minnie; Goin' Back to Texas; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487092) Co14455D OJL21 |
| We been together a good while : but now we got to part | Memphis Minnie; I'm Going Back Home; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59992 ) Vi23352 His HLP32 |
| We been together a good while : but now we got to part | Memphis Minnie; I Called You This Morning; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6013 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| Lord every once in a while : I think I hear my baby call my name | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Memphis JugBlues; Memphis, 24 Feb. 1927; (379432) Vi20576 Rt RL322 |
| Well after a while : be all over now | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Goodbye Red; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308541) BBB7995 RCA INT1088 |
| I never heard so much moaning and whining : in my life before | Spruell, Freddie; Tom Cat Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207272) Pm12665 His HLP17 |
| Wave your whip : and make it crack | Smith, Trixie; Ride Jockey Ride; New York, Dec. 1924; (1977?) Pm12245 CC29 |
| I wanted to whip : everyone I meet | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977?) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| You been drinking your bad whiskey : and talking all out your head | Arnold, Kokomo; Old Original Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9429B) De7026 BC4 |
| I don't mind her drinking her whiskey : but please don't ballyhoo | Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow BluesNo. 4; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1935; (90316A) De7163 CC25 |
| When I get full of my good whiskey : you got me running from door to door | Arnold, Kokomo; Head Cuttin' Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91331A) De7417 BC4 |
| I love my whiskey : crazy about it as I can be | Blake, Blind; Bootleg Rum Dum Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205661) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003 |
| Get full of my bootleg whiskey : make you fly through the door | Blake, Blind; Bootleg Rum Dum Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205661) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003 |
| When you want some whiskey : right off the *stove* | Blake, Blind; Righteous Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L6481) Pm13035 Bio BLP12003 |
| I love my moonshine whiskey : better than I do my man | Bogan, Lucille; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5562A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| And when I can't get my whiskey : bring me my cool can beer | Bogan, Lucille; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5562A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| Didn't have no whiskey : I tried to buy me some | Bogan, Lucille; Baking Powder Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (135691) Ba33059 Yz L1017 |
| A yellow gal drinks good old whiskey : a brownskin gal drinks the same | Bonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); Black Gal Swing; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (064918 ) BBB8852 BC7 |
| I love my moonshine whiskey : better than a filly loves her mare | Carr, Leroy; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6086B) Vo1541 Yz L1015 |
| Gets her head full of whiskey : and wants to start a fight | Carr, Leroy; Barrel House Woman; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (156282) Vo02791 Co C30496 |
| Now give me whiskey : you can give him gin | Carr, Leroy; Bo Bo Stomp; New York, 16 Aug. 1934; (156491) Vo02969 Co C30496 |
| I would drink good whiskey : and gamble all the time | Carr, Leroy; Hustler's Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164281) Vo03034 Co C30496 |
| Baby I got the whiskey : and you got the gin | Chatman, Bo; Let's Get Drunk Again; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278761) BBB8045 Yz L1014 |
| Hey whiskey : uh what you say gin | Chatman, Bo; Let's Get Drunk Again; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278761) BBB8045 Yz L1014 |
| Buying him champaign whiskey : and sometime wine | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Maybe I'll Loan You a Dime; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640031) BBB8784 RCA730.581 |
| I know you ain't no good Mr whiskey : but I got to try you again | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Whiskey and Gin Blues; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704341) BBB8945 RCA730.581 |
| Good whiskey good whiskey : is all in the world I crave | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Whiskey and Gin Blues; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704341) BBB8945 RCA730.581 |
| I'm going to drink good whiskey : the rest of my doggone days | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Whiskey and Gin Blues; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704341) BBB8945 RCA730.581 |
| Drink good whiskey : gin and wine | Church, Blind Clyde; Number Nine Blues; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (56307) Vi23271 Rt RL329 |
| I drinking wine and whiskey : mama and your homebrewed beer | Coleman, Bob; Sing Song Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 June 1929; (15167) Pm12791 Rt RL340 |
| When I'm in my good whiskey : this is the way I sing my blues | Coleman, Jaybird; Man Trouble Blues; Birmingham, Ala., c. 3 Aug. 1927; (GEX771) Ge6245 OJL8 |
| Full of your moonshine whiskey : mama talking all out of you head | Collins, Chasey; Walking Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962481) BBB6261 Rt RL316 |
| I love my moonshine whiskey : and I love my cherry wine | Davis, Walter; Sloppy Drunk Again; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854791) BBB5879 OJL20 |
| They put ashes in my whiskey : they put strychnine in my glass | Davis, Walter; Ashes in My Whiskey; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962371) BBB6201 RCA INT1085 |
| Now if the river was whiskey : and I was a diving duck | Estes, Sleepy John; Diving Duck Blues; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555962) ViV38549 RBF RF8 |
| I never saw no whiskey : the blues done made me sloppy drunk | Estes, Sleepy John; Milk Cow Blues; Memphis, 13 May 1930; (59918 ) ViV38614 RBF RF202 |
| He got a little whiskey : he got a little gin | Estes, Sleepy John; Liquor Store Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63648A) De7491 RBF RF11 |
| We can drink more whiskey : ooo well well than a thousand men | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Me and My Buddy; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064742 ) BBB8872 RCA INT1177 |
| When I didn't have the price of whiskey : ooo well well my buddy had it all the time | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Me and My Buddy; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064742 ) BBB8872 RCA INT1177 |
| You drinks way too much whiskey : you ain't got no stopping point | Gillum, Bill Jazz; You Drink Too Much Whiskey; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070445 ) BBB9004 RCA INT1177 |
| These women and whiskey : going to get my child astray | Harris, William; I'm Leavin' Town; Birmingham, Ala., c. 18 July 1927; (GEX743B) Ge6306 Yz L1001 |
| That's why I drink my whiskey : make my faro wait behind | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Blind Pig Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (1460501) Co14372D CC36 |
| Wild women and whiskey : can make a fool out of me | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); California Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (1483582) Co14573D CC36 |
| When I'm in my whiskey : I don't care what I say | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Me and My Whiskey; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493462) Co14507D CC36 |
| Because me and my whiskey : we going to have our way | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Me and My Whiskey; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493462) Co14507D CC36 |
| Wild women and whiskey : can make a fool out of me | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Me and My Whiskey; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493462) Co14507D CC36 |
| But the womens and whiskey : well they would not let me pray | House, Son; Preachin' the BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4101) Pm13013 OJL5 |
| Three barrels of your whiskey : four barrels of gin | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Salty Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1924; (1893?) Pm12236 Yz L1029 |
| Three barrels of whiskey : mama four barrels of gin | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coffee Pot Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10043?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| I got plenty of whiskey : put them up on the shelf | Jackson, Papa Charlie; The Faking Blues; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2121?) Pm12281 Yz L1029 |
| Now he don't drink whiskey : nothing sweet | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Sheik of Desplaines Street; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46712) Pm12501 Bio BLP12042 |
| Baby I can't drink whiskey : but I'm a fool about my homemade wine | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Chock House Blues; Chicago, c. May or June 1926; (25582) Pm12373 Mil MLP2007 |
| I drink so much whiskey : I travel in my sleep | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Struck Sorrow Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200392) Pm12541 Rt RL335 |
| I love my whiskey : better than some people like to eat | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Mosquito Moan; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15666) Pm12899 Mil MLP2013 |
| Goodbye whiskey : sure don't worry me | Johnson, James Stump; Barrel of Whiskey Blues; Dallas, 10 Feb. 1932; (706801) Vi23327 Yz L1033 |
| Bring me a pint of whiskey : and a bottle of beer | Johnson, Lil; Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand Do; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C3355 ) Vo1299 His HLP2 |
| Where I can get my beer and whiskey : and it's fresh from the still | Johnson, Mary; Barrel House Flat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1762) Pm12996 CC37 |
| Those ??? like my good whiskey : and they drink my cherry wine | Johnson, Mary; Barrel House Flat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1762) Pm12996 CC37 |
| Can't sell no whiskey : I can't sell no gin | Jones, Maggie; Good Time Flat Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1924; (1401912) Co14055D VJM VLP23 |
| Don't like whiskey : and you're drunk again | Jordan, Charley; Don't Put Your Dirty Hands on Me; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (189831) ARC60661 Rt RL310 |
| You get half a gallon of whiskey : you get on your big drunk | Ledbetter, Huddie; Packin' Trunk Blues; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166851) Ba33359 Rt RL315 |
| Get you half a gallon of whiskey : and get on you a big drunk | Ledbetter, Huddie; Match Box Blues; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (168??? ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| If the river was whiskey : I'd stay drunk all the time | Lewis, Furry; Mr. Furry's Blues; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1115 Rt RL323 |
| If the river was whiskey : baby and I was a duck | Lewis, Furry; I Will Turn Your Money Green; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454252) ViV38506 Yz L1008 |
| But the womens and whiskey : Lord won't let me pray | Lewis, Furry; Mistreatin' Mama; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454282) ViV38519 Rt RL323 |
| Now you been bragging about your whiskey : now now you've been bragging all over town | McClennan, Tommy; New Sugar Mama; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053737 ) BBB8760 Rt RL305 |
| The bootlegger won't sell enough sugar to make whiskey : don't even sell but about four or five | McClennan, Tommy; New Sugar Mama; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053737 ) BBB8760 Rt RL305 |
| Oh she drinks her moonshine whiskey : but me and her will make everything all right | McClennan, Tommy; You Can't Read My Mind; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064887 ) BBB8897 Rt RL305 |
| Mozelle you know you [like, love] your whiskey : don't forget I [likes, love] mine too | McClennan, Tommy; Mozelle Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074100 ) BBB9015 Rt RL314 |
| We drinking whiskey : champagne and wine | McCoy, Joe; We Gonna Pitch a Boogie Woogie; Chicago, 13 Nov. 1936; (90982A) De7326 AH77 |
| Well I drink so much whiskey : till they call me whiskey man | McPhail, Black Bottom; Whiskey Man Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11514A) Vo1721 Yz L1019 |
| And if I didn't drink my whiskey : I believe I would lose my mind | McPhail, Black Bottom; Whiskey Man Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11514A) Vo1721 Yz L1019 |
| When I drink my whiskey : I don't mistreat my friend | McPhail, Black Bottom; Whiskey Man Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11514A) Vo1721 Yz L1019 |
| Lord whiskey whiskey : it don't mean me no good | McPhail, Black Bottom; Whiskey Man Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11514A) Vo1721 Yz L1019 |
| And I would stop drinking whiskey : baby if I only could | McPhail, Black Bottom; Whiskey Man Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11514A) Vo1721 Yz L1019 |
| And why I can't stop drinking whiskey : Lord Lord I just can't see | McPhail, Black Bottom; Whiskey Man Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11514A) Vo1721 Yz L1019 |
| And I drink so much whiskey : till they call me whiskey man | McPhail, Black Bottom; Whiskey Man Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11514A) Vo1721 Yz L1019 |
| I drink so much whiskey : I can't hardly talk | McTell, Blind Willie; Drive Away Blues; Atlanta, 26 Nov. 1929; (565991) ViV38580 Yz L1005 |
| Says I'm drinking real good whiskey : that's the reason I did not *inquire why* | McTell, Blind Willie; My Baby's Gone; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (140382) Vo02668 Yz L1037 |
| I drink so much Bell Street whiskey : they won't sell [McTell, poor boy] no more | McTell, Blind Willie; Bell Street Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9946A) De7078 Rt RL324 |
| This Bell Street whiskey : make you sleep all in your clothes | McTell, Blind Willie; Bell Street Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9946A) De7078 Rt RL324 |
| Bell street whiskey : drove me to the county jail | McTell, Blind Willie; Bell Street Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9946A) De7078 Rt RL324 |
| You drink your whiskey : run around | McTell, Blind Willie; Your Time to Worry; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9957A) De7117 Rt RL324 |
| Judge they found whiskey : but it wasn't even in her room | Martin, Carl; Good Morning, Judge; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C882 ) Vo03047 OJL18 |
| Whiskey whiskey : is some folk's downfall | Miller, Lillian; Dead Drunk Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 3 May 1928; (13718A) Ge6518 OJL6 |
| But if I don't get whiskey : I ain't no good at all | Miller, Lillian; Dead Drunk Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 3 May 1928; (13718A) Ge6518 OJL6 |
| I drank so much whiskey : I thought I'd pass away | Miller, Lillian; Dead Drunk Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 3 May 1928; (13718A) Ge6518 OJL6 |
| You go out at night and get full of bad whiskey : and stay out the whole night long | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Leaving Town Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026501) BBB6916 CC35 |
| Says you was off of whiskey : but you won't leave it alone | Oden, Jimmy; Sitting Down Thinking Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18796) Ch16540 Riv RM8819 |
| Mr Day brought the whiskey : taken from under Holloway's head | Patton, Charley; Tom Rushen Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15222A) Pm12877 Yz L1020 |
| My brother got the whiskey : mama got the jug | Patton, Charley; Going to Move to Alabama; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L371) Pm13014 Yz L1020 |
| I love my whiskey : and I love my gin | Ramey, Ben (Memphis Jug Band); Cocaine Habit Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (599332) ViV38620 BC2 |
| And she sold more whiskey : than the law allowed | Robinson, Bob; Selling That Stuff; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210353) Pm12714 Riv RM8803 |
| Where I can get my whiskey : get it right from the still | Rupert, Ollie; Ain't Goin' to Be Your Low Down Dog; Memphis, 28 Feb. 1927; (379642) Vi20577 Rt RL323 |
| Cigarettes and ??? strong whiskey : is my crave | Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M184 ) Br7137 OJL20 |
| Try to keep good drinking whiskey : out of my sight | Stokes, Frank; Stomp that Thing; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454262) Vi21738 Rt RL308 |
| I don't drink whiskey : but I'm crazy about my wine | Stokes, Frank; Memphis Rounders Blues; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (563062) Vi23411 Rt RL308 |
| I likes my whiskey : I likes my *swig and dip* too | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Jig Head Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210174) Pm12708 Bio BLP12004 |
| Well sister got the whiskey : and brother got the jug | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Giving It Away; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404683A) OK8908 OJL19 |
| A yellow gal drinks her corn whiskey : and a brownskin do the same | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); She Ain't No Good; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404783B) OK8885 Mam S3804 |
| He had a glass of whiskey : right in his hand | Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555712) ViV38547 Rt RL322 |
| He's full of whiskey : and take me to the Promised Land | Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555712) ViV38547 Rt RL322 |
| Whiskey whiskey : is some folk's downfall | Wallace, Sippie; Dead Drunk Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80837A) OK8499 Bio BLPC6 |
| But if I don't drink whiskey : I ain't no good at all | Wallace, Sippie; Dead Drunk Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80837A) OK8499 Bio BLPC6 |
| We going to drink our whiskey : anyhow | Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 1; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1022B) Vo03275 BC10 |
| You been drinking whiskey : and been drinking gin | Washboard Sam; I'm Goin' to St. Louis; Chicago, 5 Aug. 1940; (049370 ) BBB8569 BC10 |
| You don't buy nothing but whiskey : from morning till night | Washboard Sam; I'm Not the Lad; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644781) BBB8878 RCA LPV577 |
| I'm going drink my whiskey : and going to drink my gin | Wheatstraw, Peetie; When I Get My Bonus; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60511A) De7159 Say SDR192 |
| I can ask her for whiskey : she gives me cherry wine | Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); My Babe My Babe; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90198A) Ch50053 OJL8 |
| They drink their whiskey : drink their coke and gin | Wilkins, Robert; Old Jim Canan's; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX117 ) Vo unissued Yz L1018 |
| Drinking their whiskey : sniffing cocaine | Wilkins, Robert; Old Jim Canan's; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX117 ) Vo unissued Yz L1018 |
| For womens and bad whiskey : have torn my playhouse down | Williams, Jabo; Polock Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. May 1932; (L1406?) Pm13130 Yz L1028 |
| You can drink your whiskey : woman I may decline | Williams, Joe; Somebody's Been Borrowing that Stuff; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854881) BBB5900 RCA LPV518 |
| That poor man was drinking bad whiskey : ooo well boys he sure going to lose his soul | Williams, Joe; Brother James; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076631) BBB7022 RCA INT1087 |
| She ain't going to drink no more whiskey : ooo well boys going to ride no twentynine Ford | Williams, Joe; Brother James; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076631) BBB7022 RCA INT1087 |
| So I drunk my straight whiskey : Lord I staggered on up the street | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shannon Street Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208471) BBB7847 RCA INT1088 |
| She said Sonny Boy I'm scared if you get a drink of whiskey : and I'm scared that we won't ride | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shannon Street Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208471) BBB7847 RCA INT1088 |
| Well then she said I'm scared that women and whiskey : is going to be the ruin of my only child | Williamson, Sonny Boy; The Right Kind of Life; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308551) BBB8034 RCA INT1088 |
| Now and I love my moonshine whiskey : I tell the world I do | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064493 ) BBB8822 BC3 |
| Now but I drinks my whiskey : to get along with you | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064493 ) BBB8822 BC3 |
| Now if you want me to stop drinking whiskey : you ain't talking about nothing at all | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064493 ) BBB8822 BC3 |
| Now if the river was whiskey : and I was a diving duck | Williamson, Sonny Boy; She Don't Love Me That Way; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070146 ) BB340701 BC3 |
| Whiskey : and trifling men | Jones, Maggie; If I Lose, Let Me Lose; New York, 17 Dec. 1924; (1401871) Co14059D VJM VLP23 |
| Too sad to whisper : too brokenhearted to sing | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Explaining the Blues; Chicago, May 1925; (21371) Pm12284 Mil MLP2001 |
| Mama toot your whistle : you can't blow your horn | Daddy Stovepipe; Tuxedo Blues; Birmingham, Ala., c. 13 July 1927; (GEX730A) Ge6212 OJL14 |
| Blow whistle : my stomach say it's eating time | Johnson, Margaret; When a 'Gator Holler, Folk Say It's a Sign of Rain; New York, 20 Oct. 1926; (368461) Vi20333 Fwy FJ2801 |
| I have a bird to whistle : and I have a bird to sing | Johnson, Robert; Stone in My Passway; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL3772) ARC71267 Co CL1654 |
| You can toot your whistle : you can ring your bell | McCoy, Joe; I'm Wild About My Stuff; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5820A) Vo1570 His HLP32 |
| You can toot your whistle : you can ring your bell | Memphis Minnie; 'Frisco Town; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487102) Co14455D Yz L1008 |
| You can toot your whistle : blow your horn | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 RBF RF6 |
| You can toot your whistle : blow your horn | Shade, Will; Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 Rt RL337 |
| Engineer blow his whistle : and the fireman ring his bell | Shade, Will; Mary Anna Cut Off; Chicago, 6 Nov. 1934; (C7802) OK8960 Jo SM3104 |
| You been tooting your whistle : and you been blowing your horn | Washboard Sam; Yes I Got Your Woman; Chicago, 5 Aug. 1940; (049374 ) BBB8599 RBF RF16 |
| That Flying Crow whistle : sounds so lonesome and sad | Washboard Sam; Flying Crow Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644801) BBB8844 BC10 |
| Every time she whistle : to the roundhouse I got to go | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Doin' the Best I Can; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1934; (C9443?) De7007 Say SDR191 |
| You can toot your whistle : you can ring your bell | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Frisco Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15769A) Pm12860 OJL15 |
| Two keen long whistles : bid me long farewell | Carr, Leroy; Hurry Down Sunshine; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL43) Vo02741 Co C30496 |
| I don't have the white : but I have the red | Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; It's a Fight Like That; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C4630 ) Br7121 Rt RL325 |
| Baby who : I mean who been telling you | Estes, Sleepy John; Who's Been Tellin' You Buddy Brown Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90097A) Ch50068 Sw S1219 |
| From now on you'll be making whoopee : baby in your lonesome grave | Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12521) Pm13116 Rt RL335 |
| From now on you'll be making whoopee : baby in your lonesome grave | Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12522) Pm13116 Yz L1026 |
| Whooping I've been whooping : whooping all night long | Johnson, Lil; You'll Never Miss Your Jelly Till Your Jelly Rollers Gone; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C3356 ) Vo1299 His HLP2 |
| Whooping I've been whooping : ever since my man been gone | Johnson, Lil; You'll Never Miss Your Jelly Till Your Jelly Rollers Gone; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C3356 ) Vo1299 His HLP2 |
| Baby I don't see why : you want to hang around me so long | Alexander, Texas; No More Woman Blues; San Antonio, 9 Mar. 1928; (400446A) OK8624 Rt RL312 |
| That's the reason why : singing this badluck moan | Baker, Willie; Bad Luck Moan; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14892) Ge6812 Rt RL326 |
| And that is why : you never see poor Lottie smile | Beaman, Lottie; Goin' Away Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14163A) Ge6624 OJL6 |
| And that is why : you never see poor Lottie smile | Beaman, Lottie; Going Away Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC604 ) Br7147 Yz L1018 |
| I wonder why : troubles keeps on worrying me | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Trouble BluesPart 1; Chicago, c. 17 Aug. 1928; (C2229 ) Vo1213 Yz L1019 |
| I wonder why : trouble keeps on worrying me | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Trouble BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. 17 Aug. 1928; (C2230 ) Vo1213 Yz L1019 |
| That's the reason why : I'm moaning these brownskin mama blues | Blake, Blind; Brownskin Mama Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201062) Pm126062 Bio BLP12003 |
| So I guess that's why : I've had these midnight hour blues | Carr, Leroy; Midnight Hour Blues; New York, 16 Mar. 1932; (11499A) Vo1703 Co C30496 |
| That's why : her mother put her off on him | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594991) BBB8749 RCA730.581 |
| Wondering why : their wandering papa don't come home | Cox, Ida; Wild Women Don't Have the Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (1842?) Pm12228 Jo SM3098 |
| Oh I don't know why : they treat me so lowdown and cruel | Dickson, Pearl; Little Rock Blues; Memphis, 12 Dec. 1927; (1453712) Co14286D OJL6 |
| Reason why : my rattlesnake mama don't allow me out of her sight | Fuller, Blind Boy; I'm a Rattlesnakin' Daddy; New York, 23 July 1935; (178622) ARC60156 BC11 |
| They wondering why : I don't let you go | Green, Lil; If I'm a Fool; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1942; (0708021) BBB8985 RCA LPV574 |
| That's the reason why : you hear me cry and moan | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Atlanta Moan; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510542) Co14591D Yz L1026 |
| That's the reason why : give my poor heart some ease | Jackson, Papa Charlie; The Faking Blues; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2121?) Pm12281 Yz L1029 |
| I don't see why : these women treat me so mean | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44242) Pm12474 Mil MLP2004 |
| I'm going to tell you why : I got Lemon's lowdown worried blues | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lemon's Worried Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203753) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| I wonder why : my partner sitting around looking sad | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Lastin' Lovin'; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (204072) Pm12666 Mil MLP2013 |
| That's the very reason why : you been so mean to me | Johnson, Lonnie; Man Killing Broad; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91339A) De7445 Sw S1225; |
| And I can't see the reason why : that I can't leave these nogood womens alone | Johnson, Robert; Drunken Hearted Man; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3971) ARC unissued Co C30034 |
| And I can't see the reason why : that I can't leave these nogood womens alone | Johnson, Robert; Drunken Hearted Man; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3972) ARC unissued Rt RL314 |
| I don't see why : white folks don't have no blues | Johnson, T. C.; J. C. Johnson's Blues; Memphis, 16 Feb. 1928; (400250B) OK8838 Rt RL316 |
| That why : I've got these old stole rider blues | McTell, Blind Willie; Stole Rider Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403092) Vi21124 Yz L1037 |
| That's the reason why : I stole away and cried | McTell, Blind Willie; Mama, 'Tain't Long Fo' Day; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403101) Vi21474 Yz L1005 |
| That's the reason why : Mr McTell got the blues | McTell, Blind Willie; Mr. McTell Got the Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (40311?) Vi unissued RCA INT1175 |
| That's why : I'm searching these deserts for the blues | McTell, Blind Willie; Searching the Desert for the Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716061) Vi23353 RCA LPV518 |
| That's why : I'm walking my baby home anyhow | McTell, Blind Willie; Searching the Desert for the Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716061) Vi23353 RCA LPV518 |
| And that's the reason why : I'm moving on back to the woods | McTell, Blind Willie; My Baby's Gone; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (140382) Vo02668 Yz L1037 |
| Lord I wonder why : my bumblebee want to mistreat me | Memphis Minnie; New Bumble Bee; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5895 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
| That's why : I'm dying to be by your side | Owens, Big Boy George; Kentucky Blues; Richmond, Ind., Oct. 1926; (12571) Ge6006 Yz L1018 |
| Lord that is why : you hear me yell this moan | Owens, Marshall; Texas Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12382) Pm13117 Yz L1006 |
| That's the reason why : mama's got the walking blues | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Walking Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (16132) Pm12082 BYG529.078 |
| That's the reason why : mama's got the lost wandering blues | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Lost Wandering Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (16982) Pm12098 BYG529.078 |
| The reason why : I don't know | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Those Dogs of Mine; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (17031) Pm12215 BYG529.078 |
| That's why : there's no daddy good enough to trust | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Trust No Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26311) Pm12395 Jo SM3098 |
| That's why : Chicago women want every woman's man | Smith, Six Cylinder; Oh Oh Lonesome Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2131) Pm12968 Yz L1004 |
| You wonder why : I treat you so | Spand, Charlie; Good Gal; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15453) Pm12817 Yz L1015 |
| That's the reason why : I'm sitting here in Hattiesburg | Thomas, Elvie; Motherless Child Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2642) Pm12977 OJL2 |
| That's why : I got them automobile blues | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Hard to Rule Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203353) Pm12670 Bio BLP12004 |
| That's why : I'm going to move on the outskirts of town | Washboard Sam; We Gonna Move; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07617 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| That's why : we going to move on the outskirts of town | Washboard Sam; We Gonna Move; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07617 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| I wonder why : that southbound train don't run | Washboard Sam; Lowland Blues; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07620 ) BBB7096 BC10 |
| That's the reason why : I wished I was back at Jim Canan's | Wilkins, Robert; Old Jim Canan's; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX117 ) Vo unissued Yz L1018 |
| Now that is the reason why : you ain't got to believe I'll make a change | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Moonshine; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201131) BBB7603 RCA LPV518 |
| Now that is the reason why : I'm I'll believe I'll make a change | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Moonshine; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201131) BBB7603 RCA LPV518 |
| *Men say why* : *and hog people's stuff* | Estes, Sleepy John; Tell Me About It; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93008A) De7766 Sw S1220 |
| My mother says I'm wicked : daddy says I'm wild | Jackson, Jim; Hesitation Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM804 ) Vo1477 Her H205 |
| Yes that child is so wicked : ooo well who could change her ways | Washboard Sam; She Belongs to the Devil; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644841) BBB8937 RCA LPV577 |
| Now you go to your wicket : put in your complaint | Martin, Carl; Let's Have a New Deal; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90294A) De7114 BC14 |
| I've got womens in Vicksburg : clean on into Tennessee | Johnson, Robert; Traveling Riverside Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4002) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| When you go to Vicksburg : please ask for old dripper king | Johnson, T. C.; J. C. Johnson's Blues; Memphis, 16 Feb. 1928; (400250B) OK8838 Rt RL316 |
| All I know I do in Vicksburg : Lord is *paraday* | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Vicksburg Blues No. 2; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (944201) BBB6072 Yz L1028 |
| Well I'm going to Vicksburg : before I have mine | Patton, Charley; High Water EverywherePart I; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L591) Pm12909 Yz L1020 |
| Was a cook cooking victuals : and his hands wasn't clean | Jordan, Charley; Keep It CleanNo. 2; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO141 ) Vo1611 Yz L1003 |
| I told my wife : if you want me to wait | Baker, Willie; Mama, Don't Rush Me Blues; Memphis, c. 25 Sept. 1929; (14666) Ge6766 His HLP22 |
| I got to pay my wife : for everything I get | Big Bill (Broonzy); I Can't Be Satisfied; Richmond, Ind., 2 May 1930; (16569) Ge7230 Yz L1011 |
| I asked my wife : where she had been all night | Big Bill (Broonzy); I've Got to Dig You; Chicago, 17 Apr. 1940; (WC3034A) Vo05563 RBF RF16 |
| I don't need no wife : don't need no home | Burse, Charlie; I Got Good Taters; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18650) Ch16481 Rt RL337 |
| Another man had my wife : and I swear the Niagara blues had me | Cole, Kid; Niagara Fall Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19981) Vo1187 Rt RL313 |
| I's got me a wife : and a sweetheart too | Fuller, Blind Boy; Rag, Mama, Rag; New York, 25 July 1935; (178632) ARC351032 BC6 |
| And crazy about another man's wife : it's enough to drive you insane | Johnson, Lonnie; When You Fall For Someone That's Not Your Own; New York, 16 Nov. 1928; (401336B) OK8635 CC30 |
| Because if I ever catch you with my wife : you hell bound sure as I'm born | Johnson, Lonnie; Sam, You're Just a Rat; New York, 9 Feb. 1932; (405141A) OK8937 Yz L1028 |
| Boll weevil and his wife : went and sit down on the hill | Patton, Charley; Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15211) Pm12805 Yz L1020 |
| Boll weevil told his wife : let's take this forty in | Patton, Charley; Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15211) Pm12805 Yz L1020 |
| Boll weevil told his wife : I believe I may go north | Patton, Charley; Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15211) Pm12805 Yz L1020 |
| You can't watch your wife : and your outside woman too | Reynolds, Blind Joe; Outside Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1443) Pm12927 OJL8 |
| I show you difference in a mother and a wife : ooo well my wife done throwed me away | White, Washington; Strange Place Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2978A) Vo05526 Co C30036 |
| Oh goodbye wife : all you have done gone | White, Washington; Parchman Farm Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2981A) OK05683 Co C30036 |
| Their new way of wiggle : make a weak man break his neck | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Southern Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15667) Pm12899 Mil MLP2013 |
| Let me be your wiggler : until your wobbler come | Florence, Nellie ; Jacksonville Blues ; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461741) Co14342D OJL6 |
| But when she wiggles : she makes a panther squall | Patton, Charley; Going to Move to Alabama; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L371) Pm13014 Yz L1020 |
| We going to wigglewob : anyhow | Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 1; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1022B) Vo03275 BC10 |
| If she beats me wiggling : she got to wobble some | Florence, Nellie ; Jacksonville Blues ; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461741) Co14342D OJL6 |
| My name is Piggly Wiggly : I've got groceries on my shelf | McFadden, Charlie Specks; Groceries on the Shelf:; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1551) Pm12928 Riv RM8819 |
| Daddy wild : about my heavy stuff | Williams, Joe; I'm Getting Wild About Her; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539901) BBB8774 BC6 |
| Bad cat ain't no wildcat : and he's going to stay home at night | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Balky Mule Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203813) Pm12631 Mil MLP2007 |
| You ought to see wildcat : make my dog go good | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); The Wild Cat Squawl; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404680A) OK8908 BC2 |
| You ought to hear Mrs wildcat : make her do good | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); The Wild Cat Squawl; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404680A) OK8908 BC2 |
| Sometime I think I will : then I think that I won't | Butler, Sam; Some Screamed High Yellow; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (26772) Pm12423 Yz L1016 |
| Wonder what will : what will become of me | Davis, Walter; Sloppy Drunk Again; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854791) BBB5879 OJL20 |
| Sometime I believe I will : sometime I believe I won't | Lewis, Furry; Mistreatin' Mama; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454282) ViV38519 Rt RL323 |
| Sometime I think I will : then again I think I won't | Stokes, Frank; Right Now Blues; Memphis, 25 Sept. 1929; (555842) ViV38589 Yz L1018 |
| I'll go with her I'll follow her I will : to her burying place | Wilkins, Robert; I'll Go With Her Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM743 ) Br7158 OJL11 |
| Hang my head and cry friend I will : mmm as she pass away | Wilkins, Robert; I'll Go With Her Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM743 ) Br7158 OJL11 |
| Lula if I catch you with the Willie : Lula I'm going to steal you life | Shade, Will; Jim Strainer; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599612) Vi23421 Rt RL337 |
| Make you weep like a willow : sling snot like a turtledove | James, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028 |
| Some womens weeps like a willow : some only sack of dough | Jones, Little Hat; Two String Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402648A) OK8712 His HLP32 |
| And you never did win : you kept on asking for more | Bogan, Lucille; Tired as I Can Be; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155051) Ba33313 His HLP4 |
| I done staked my man to win : and I hope my money will pass | Bogan, Lucille; Skin Game Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (170141) Ba33448 Rt RL317 |
| It don't break my heart to win : when I lose I feel the same | Gibson, Clifford; Ice and Snow Blues; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571732) ViV38562 Yz L1027 |
| They all tried to win : but the test was too hard | Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293A) De7114 Yz L1016 |
| Sometime she win : but the most time she lose | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Crapshooter's Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91154A) De7292 Say SDR192 |
| Rip Van Winckle : slept for a long long time | Wallace, Sippie; Lazy Man Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80839B) OK8470 CC32 |
| But Rip Van Winckle : wasn't no man of mine | Wallace, Sippie; Lazy Man Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80839B) OK8470 CC32 |
| Now if that wind : that chilly old breeze | Estes, Sleepy John; Someday Baby Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90096A) Ch50068 Br87.504 |
| I'm going to keep on winding : because I'm the best old winder in town | Washboard Sam; Levee Camp Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644811) BBB8909 BC10 |
| I looked out the window : says here my baby comes | Alexander, Texas; Easy Rider Blues; Fort Worth, 30 Sept. 1934; (FW1138) Vo02856 Yz L1010 |
| Get away from my window : stop knocking on my door | Bell, Anna; Every Woman Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (172A) QRSR7007 His HLP21 |
| He had his head in the window : that man the drivers roll | Bogan, Lucille; I Hate that Train Called the M. and O.; New York, 31 July 1934; (154911) ARC60204 OJL6 |
| *Mail it by the window : love yous* everywhere | Butler, Sam; Poor Boy Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; ( ) Vo1057 Yz L1016 |
| Go and heist your window : let your curtain down | Calicott, Joe; Fare Thee Well Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM778 ) Br7166 OJL11 |
| Now it's run to your window : heist your shade up high | Cole, Kid; Niagara Fall Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19981) Vo1187 Rt RL313 |
| It's stick your head out the window : see the worried blues pass by | Cole, Kid; Niagara Fall Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19981) Vo1187 Rt RL313 |
| Say I walked around to my window : and I peeped right through my blinds | Collins, Chasey; Walking Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962481) BBB6261 Rt RL316 |
| So I can stick my head out the window : and see what my wicked women will do | Day, Will; Central Avenue Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461862) Co14318D Yz L1010 |
| 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 |
| Go away from my window : quit scratching on my screen | Estes, Sleepy John; Drop Down Mama; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90176A) Ch50048 OJL21 |
| Say you get away from my window : don't knock at my door | Fuller, Blind Boy; Stealing BoHog; New York, 7 Sept. 1937; (216272) ARC80165 BC11 |
| Run from my window : to that rising sun | Fuller, Blind Boy; Bye Bye Baby Blues; New York, 15 Dec. 1937; (221561) Vo04843 RBF RF9 |
| I stuck my head out the window : man and hollered who in the world is that | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; How Come Mama Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15213) Pm12802 Yz L1010 |
| Get away from my window : honey babe get away from my door | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Papa's Lawdy Lawdy Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (18501) Pm12219 RBF RF9 |
| Throw it out the window : I'll catch it before it falls | Jackson, Papa Charlie; All I Want Is a Spoonful; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22981) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042 |
| Come on out my window : don't knock on my door | James, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028 |
| Ease my head in the window : she's singing Lemon's worried blues again | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lemon's Worried Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203753) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| Put it all in her window : and blow her up late at night | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dynamite Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210961) Pm12739 Rt RL301 |
| *And with* sweet rolls in the window : honey and light bread cold | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bakershop Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15668) Pm12852 Mil MLP2013 |
| Trouble is breaking down my window : blues breaking down my door | Johnson, Lonnie; New Falling Rain Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63521A) De7461 Sw S1225 |
| Throw it out the window : see if you catch it before it fall | Johnson, Louise; On the Wall; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4191) Pm13008 Yz L1028 |
| Go away from my window : stop knocking on my door | Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Going to Germany; Memphis, 1 Oct. 1929; (563182) ViV38585 OJL4 |
| Out the window : catch it before it fall | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; I Don't Know; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| I went to my window : my window was *cracked* | McCoy, Joe; Botherin' that Thing; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5865A) Vo1570 His HLP32 |
| I'll poke them through the window : that is all | Mason, Moses; Shrimp Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203023) Pm12605 Rt RL325 |
| Through my window : out stepped a man | Memphis Minnie; In My Girlish Days; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C37641) OK06410 BC1 |
| Throw your trunk out the window : let it burn on down | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Southern Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (16122) Pm12083 BYG529.078 |
| And I went to my window : you know that window was blocked | Ramey, Ben (Memphis Jug Band); I Can't Stand It; Memphis, 17 Sept. 1929; (555291) ViV38551 Rt RL322 |
| Saw a sign on the window : says no more dope | Ramey, Ben (Memphis Jug Band); Cocaine Habit Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (599332) ViV38620 BC2 |
| I was leaning in my window : looking in my baby's door | Ranger, Jack; T. P. Window Blues; San Antonio, 28 June 1929; (402768) OK8785 Rt RL315 |
| I raised my window : looked at the rising sun | Rupert, Ollie; I Raised My Window and Looked at the Risin' Sun; Memphis, 28 Feb. 1927; (379632) Vi20577 Rt RL323 |
| I went to my window : my window was stuck | Shade, Will; On the Road Again; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470111) ViV38015 OJL19 |
| I shot through the window : I broke the glass | Shade, Will; On the Road Again; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470111) ViV38015 OJL19 |
| She poked her head out the window : daddy fare you well | Shade, Will; Mary Anna Cut Off; Chicago, 6 Nov. 1934; (C7802) OK8960 Jo SM3104 |
| Don't you crawl in my window : don't you creep in my door | Spivey, Victoria; Black Snake Swing; Chicago, 7 July 1936; (90785A) De7203 AH58 |
| Tomcat's in my window : tomcat's all around my door | Spruell, Freddie; Tom Cat Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207272) Pm12665 His HLP17 |
| Said well I went to the window : and I looked down on the ground | Torey, George; Married Woman Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B642) ARC70857 Yz L1002 |
| One at your window : one at your door | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); The Wild Cat Squawl; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404680A) OK8908 BC2 |
| One at your window : one at your door | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Gettin' Ready for Trial; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404682C) OK8856 OJL4 |
| One at your window : one at your door | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Giving It Away; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404683A) OK8908 OJL19 |
| I run to the window : as the train was passing by | Wallace, Sippie; Special Delivery Blues; Chicago, 1 Mar. 1926; (9547A) OK8328 CC32 |
| And I will look out of my window : and see you on the street | Washboard Sam; I Laid My Cards on the Table; Chicago, 31 July 1942; (0746861) BB340710 RCA LPV577 |
| They walked out the window : in the air | Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022 |
| Throw it out the window : run and catch it 'fore it falls | Wiley, Geeshie (Elvie Thomas); Over to My House; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2651) Pm12977 Yz L1018 |
| I looked out the window : saw the long chain man | Wilkins, Robert; Nashville Stonewall Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM740A) Br7168 Rt RL307 |
| Now you can break out your windows : and look down at your glass | Arnold, Kokomo; Policy Wheel Blues; Chicago, 15 July 1935; (90158A) De7147 CC25 |
| Oh these blues crawling up my windows : and traveling up under my door | Jones, Little Hat; Two String Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402648A) OK8712 His HLP32 |
| Pull down your windows : and lock up your blinds | McTell, Blind Willie; Come On Around to My House Mama; Atlanta, 30 Oct. 1929; (1493022) Co14484D Rt RL324 |
| Pull down your windows : and lock up all your doors | Weaver, Sylvester; Can't Be Trusted Blues; New York, 31 Aug. 1927; (81401B) OK8504 Yz L1012 |
| I'm going to wipe your windshield : cut your taillight out | Liston, Virginia; RollsRoyce Papa; New York, 29 May 1926; ( ) Vo1032 His HLP1 |
| Just as sure as the grape vine : grows all around that stump | Big Bill (Broonzy); Grandma's Farm; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (96001) Pe187 Yz L1035 |
| Drink your wine : cut your wood | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Beggin' Back; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (30164) Pm12394 Bio BLP12000 |
| Lord I don't want him spreading his wings : over no one else | Bogan, Lucille; Black Angel Blues; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6847A) Br7186 His HLP15 |
| Say if I had wings : like a bullfrog on a pond | Rachel, James Yank; TBone Steak Blues; Memphis, 2 Oct. 1929; (563362) ViV38595 Rt RL310 |
| Baby if I had wings : like a bullfrog on a pond | Rachel, James Yank; Sweet Mama; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (62550) Vi23318 Rt RL329 |
| If I had wings : I'd fly all over the land | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Army Camp Harmony Blues; Chicago, May 1925; (21361) Pm12284 Mil MLP2001 |
| Then if I just had wings : then I'd fly just like Noah's dove | Torey, George; Lonesome Man Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B651) ARC70857 Yz L1002 |
| Well if I had wings : baby like Noah's dove | Wilkins, Robert; Long Train Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M191 ) Br7205 Rt RL333 |
| When my right eye winks : on my knees I begin to crawl | Johnson, Lonnie; New Black Snake BluesPart 1; New York, 13 Oct. 1928; (401222A) OK8626 Spi LP2001 |
| I'll be your winner : in any game you please | Turner, Buck; Black Ace; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61790A) De7281 Yz L1026 |
| I work for you in the winter : I work for you in the ice and snow | Black Boy Shine (Harold Holiday); Sugarland Blues; San Antonio, 20 Nov. 1936; (SA25511) Vo03417 BC7 |
| All last winter : and all last fall | Blake, Blind; Depression's Gone from Me Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. June 1932; (L14762) Pm13137 Bio BLP12023 |
| I worked all the winter : and I worked all the fall | Bogan, Lucille; Tired as I Can Be; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155051) Ba33313 His HLP4 |
| You know long through the winter : you can have something to eat | Estes, Sleepy John; Government Money; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62461A) De7414 Sw S1219 |
| 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; |
| But a fat gal in the winter : just too tight | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Freeze to Me Mama; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493452) Co14507D CC36 |
| Just sure as the winter : follows the fall | Jackson, Papa Charlie; All I Want Is a Spoonful; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22981) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042 |
| Wear B V Ds in the winter : traveling around in the rain | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Pneumonia Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15669) Pm12880 Mil MLP2013 |
| Now I done some last winter : don't expect to do it no more | McClennan, Tommy; It's a Cryin' Pity; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064891 ) BBB9005 Rt RL305 |
| You know I worked hard all winter : when the snow was on the ground | Martin, Carl; Farewell to You Baby; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8771) OK8961 Yz L1016 |
| Because I remember last winter : when the weather was cold | Memphis Minnie; Ain't No Use Trying to Tell On Me; New York, 27 Oct. 1933; (1525372) Co unissued Yz L1021 |
| He'll stay with you in the winter : whilst your money is long | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Trust No Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26311) Pm12395 Jo SM3098 |
| I did something last winter : Lord I ain't going to do it no more | Shade, Will; Feed Your Friend with a Long Handled Spoon; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (555981) ViV38578 Rt RL311 |
| I worked all the winter : the winter was tough | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Shake Hands and Tell Me Goodbye; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050201) OK8951 Mam S3804 |
| I worked all the winter : in the chilly winds | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Shake Hands and Tell Me Goodbye; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050201) OK8951 Mam S3804 |
| Remember last winter : you drove me from your door | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Ice and Snow Blues; Chicago, 28 Sept. 1931; (675671) BBB5626 BC4 |
| Now maybe I can keep them ??? till your wintertime : and we'll make them be little children's | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Big Apple Blues; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064020 ) BBB8766 BC20 |
| Thinking about that wire : that my brown had sent | Butler, Sam; Poor Boy Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; ( ) Vo1057 Yz L1016 |
| Thinking about the wire : that my baby had sent | Butler, Sam; Poor Boy Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; ( ) Vo1057 Yz L1016 |
| I'm going to get me a wire : stretched across the deep blue sea | Day, Texas Bill; Billiken's Weary Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495392) Co14514D Rt RL335 |
| *Should I caught the wire* : trying to get along with you | Butler, Sam; Poor Boy Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; ( ) Vo1057 Yz L1016 |
| Now I can straighten your wires : you know poor Vasser can grind your valves | Estes, Sleepy John; Brownsville Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63653A) De7473 RBF RF8 |
| My pigmeat in Virginia : Lord is wild about me | Glover, Mae; Pig Meat Mama; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15393) Ge6948 Rt RL319 |
| On West Virginia : where the brown I love | Thompson, Edward; West Virginia Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2416A) Pm13018 Yz L1006 |
| Now don't you wish : your easy roller was little and cute like mine | Blackman, Tewee (Memphis Jug Band); I Whipped My Woman With a Single Tree; Memphis, 4 Oct. 1929; (563472) ViV38578 Rt RL311 |
| Don't you wish : your good girl was long and tall like mine | Lewis, Furry; Good Looking Girl Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1132 Rt RL329 |
| But I wish : someone would give me a lucky hand | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Working Man; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60506A) De7200 BC4 |
| Got myself a wishbone : bedbugs done got my goat | Smith, Bessie; Mean Old Bed Bug Blues; New York, 27 Sept. 1927; (1447963) Co14250D Fwy FJ2802 |
| Got myself a wishbone : wish they cut their own doggone throats | Smith, Bessie; Mean Old Bed Bug Blues; New York, 27 Sept. 1927; (1447963) Co14250D Fwy FJ2802 |
| I got plenty of vim and vitality : I'm sure that I can make the grade | Smith, Bessie; I'm Down in the Dumps; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525802) OK8945 Co CL856 |
| But before it's over with : we hollering Lord oh Lordy Lord | Harris, Otis; You'll Like My Loving; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476092) Co14428D Yz L1032 |
| Ain't so easy to get along with : but Lord so sweet | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Southern Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15667) Pm12899 Mil MLP2013 |
| And every man I fall in love with : he loving someone else | Memphis Minnie; It's Hard to Be Mistreated; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (C16711) Vo03474 BC1 |
| And the next drink I see you with : babe you done lost your home | Oden, Jimmy; Sitting Down Thinking Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18796) Ch16540 Riv RM8819 |
| When the people found who I was dancing with : I guess they laughing still | Washboard Sam; Out with the Wrong Woman; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01883 ) BBB6794 BC10 |
| I had two wives : I want one more | Gibson, Clifford; Tired of Being Mistreated Part 2; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (485A) QRSR7079 Yz L1006 |
| You wiggle and you wobble : and you move it around | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Doin' the Scraunch; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510562) Co14591D CC36 |
| And every time she wiggles and wobbles : papa can't keep his black stuff still | Lasky, Louie; How You Want Your Rollin' Done; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C915C) Vo02955 Her H201 |
| Every time she wobbles : she make my love came down | Williams, Joe; Meet Me Around the Corner; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539921R) BBB8738 RCA INT1087 |
| Your steering wheel is wobbly : your piston rod is bent | Liston, Virginia; RollsRoyce Papa; New York, 29 May 1926; ( ) Vo1032 His HLP1 |
| Now you walk by the lone wolf : and act like you don't want to see | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf BluesNo. 1; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6404A) Vo1558 Yz L1031 |
| I'm that hungry wolf : and the ground is where I dug my cave | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hungry Wolf; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO165A) Vo1655 Yz L1031 |
| I can howl like a wolf : and I can bark just like a dog | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hungry Wolf; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO165A) Vo1655 Yz L1031 |
| And I told my woman : just before I left your town | Akers, Garfield; Dough Roller Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM776 ) Vo1481 OJL11 |
| I've got a brownskin woman : she lives up on that hill | Alexander, Texas; CornBread Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81223A) OK8511 Rt RL315 |
| Going to get me a yellow woman : see what she will do | Alexander, Texas; Yellow Girl Blues; San Antonio, 9 Mar. 1928; (400442B) OK8801 His HLP31 |
| That's the mean old woman : come and crossed my heart | Alexander, Texas; Sittin' on a Log; San Antonio, 10 Mar. 1928; (400454B) OK8624 Rt RL312 |
| You done fooled around woman : let your ox get gored | Alexander, Texas; Work Ox Blues; New York, 15 Nov. 1928; (401330A) OK8658 Sw S1276 |
| Listen here woman : I'm calling on your name | Alexander, Texas; I Am Calling Blues; New York, 20 Nov. 1928; (401349A) OK8801 His HLP31 |
| When I love my woman : it puts me in a strain | Alexander, Texas; I Am Calling Blues; New York, 20 Nov. 1928; (401349A) OK8801 His HLP31 |
| Says I [always] [wants, likes] a woman : that do not run around | Alexander, Texas; Double Crossing Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402639B) OK8745 Yz L1032 |
| I used to have a woman : good as any in this town | Alexander, Texas; Double Crossing Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402639B) OK8745 Yz L1032 |
| Got a new way of loving a woman : make the springs screech on her bed | Alexander, Texas; NinetyEight Degree Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402640A) OK8705 Yz L1004 |
| I was trying to find a woman : that ain't got no man | Alexander, Texas; Water Bound Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402642A) OK8785 Rt RL327 |
| Says I stole my woman : from my friend they call him Sam | Alexander, Texas; Water Bound Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402642A) OK8785 Rt RL327 |
| 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 been moaning woman : ever since you been gone | Alexander, Texas; Awful Moaning BluesPart 2; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402644B) OK8731 Rt RL327 |
| A married woman : best woman ever been born | Alexander, Texas; When You Get to Thinking; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1929; (403359B) OK8764 Fly LP103 |
| That backbiting man taken my woman : now he's going to the west | Alexander, Texas; When You Get to Thinking; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1929; (403359B) OK8764 Fly LP103 |
| Says I got a little woman : ??? behind | Alexander, Texas; Easy Rider Blues; Fort Worth, 30 Sept. 1934; (FW1138) Vo02856 Yz L1010 |
| If you fool with that little woman : you'll have nowhere to go | Amos, Blind Joe; C and O Blues; probably Chicago, c. July 1927; ( ) Vo1116 OJL17 |
| Take a Alabama woman : sure going to quit you for another man | Amos, Blind Joe; C and O Blues; probably Chicago, c. July 1927; ( ) Vo1116 OJL17 |
| Say God made a woman : he made her mighty funny | Anderson, . . . (Walter Taylor); ThirtyEight and Plus; Richmond, Ind., 14 Feb. 1930; (16266B) Ge7157 Fwy FJ2801 |
| Lord if you can't send me no woman : please send me some sissy man | Arnold, Kokomo; Sissy Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9654A) De7050 CC25 |
| If you think about that old black woman : Lord that led you off astray | Arnold, Kokomo; Back Door Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9656A) De7156 CC25 |
| Just to kill my woman : for loving another man | Arnold, Kokomo; Black Annie; Chicago, 5 Feb. 1935; (C9777A) De7092 Say SDR163 |
| Now I've got a little sweet woman : that I can call my own | Arnold, Kokomo; I'll Be Up Some Day; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60515 ) De7172 Say SDR163 |
| But I got another little sweet woman : and I don't want your three sixtynine | Arnold, Kokomo; I'll Be Up Some Day; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60515 ) De7172 Say SDR163 |
| Because you a long tall woman : and I sure God ain't going to let you be | Arnold, Kokomo; Long and Tall; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070A) De7306 CC25 |
| Says I found that woman : where the Southern cross the Yellow Dog | Arnold, Kokomo; Long and Tall; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070A) De7306 CC25 |
| Just try to find a woman : ain't got no man | Arnold, Kokomo; Salty Dog; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070A) De7267 Rt RL318 |
| Says God made a woman : and he made her mighty funny | Arnold, Kokomo; Salty Dog; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070A) De7267 Rt RL318 |
| She acts like a woman : from down in New Orleans | Arnold, Kokomo; Set Down Gal; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91166A) De7361 OJL20 |
| She just a hardheaded woman : and she don't even give a damn | Arnold, Kokomo; Rocky Road Blues; Chicago, 23 Oct. 1937; (91300A) De7449 CC25 |
| Says I got a hardhearted woman : and she don't know how to treat me right | Arnold, Kokomo; My Well Is Dry; New York, 11 May 1938; (63748A) De7540 CC25 |
| You just old hardheaded woman : but I believe you about to lose your mind | Arnold, Kokomo; Kid Man Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (63754A) De7464 Say SDR163 |
| Take a mighty *pricky* woman : to treat her good man wrong | Baker, Willie; No No Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Jan. 1929; (14667) Ge6766 BC5 |
| A weakminded woman : will let a rounder tear her down | Baker, Willie; WeakMinded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14668) Spt9427 Yz L1012 |
| A weakminded woman : will let a rounder tear her down | Baker, Willie; WeakMinded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14896) Ge6751 Her H201 |
| If you want a good woman : go to the Larkin Dam | Barner, Wiley; If You Want a Good WomanGet One Long and Tall; Birmingham, Ala., c. 15 Aug.1927; (GEX804A) Ge6261 Rt RL313 |
| You want to ruin your woman : take her to Birmingham | Barner, Wiley; If You Want a Good WomanGet One Long and Tall; Birmingham, Ala., c. 15 Aug.1927; (GEX804A) Ge6261 Rt RL313 |
| If you want a good woman : get one long and tall | Barner, Wiley; If You Want a Good WomanGet One Long and Tall; Birmingham, Ala., c. 15 Aug.1927; (GEX804A) Ge6261 Rt RL313 |
| They may be brownskin woman : with Georgia hair long as my own | Batts, Will; Country Woman; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137181) Vo02531 Rt RL329 |
| I don't want no jealoushearted woman : who tries making up my bed | Batts, Will; Country Woman; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137181) Vo02531 Rt RL329 |
| Look here woman : making me mad | Bell, Ed; Carry It Right Back Home; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510372) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| See that woman : all dressed in red | Bell, Ed; She's a Fool Gal; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510382) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| You see that woman : all dressed in blue | Bell, Ed; She's a Fool Gal; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510382) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| See that woman : all dressed in white | Bell, Ed; She's a Fool Gal; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510382) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| See that woman : all dressed in dark | Bell, Ed; She's a Fool Gal; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510382) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| To satisfy that woman : takes more than a bumblebee | Big Bill (Broonzy); Long Tall Mama; New York, 30 Mar. 1932; (116171) Ba33085 Yz L1011 |
| I'm going to plant you now woman : but I will dig you later | Big Bill (Broonzy); I've Got to Dig You; Chicago, 17 Apr. 1940; (WC3034A) Vo05563 RBF RF16 |
| Yond comes a woman : with a peck of corn on her back | Bird, Billy; Mill Man Blues; Atlanta, 29 Oct. 1928; (1473232) Co14381D Yz L1016 |
| Trying to teach my woman : how to do right from wrong | Bird, Billy; Mill Man Blues; Atlanta, 29 Oct. 1928; (1473232) Co14381D Yz L1016 |
| I'm not after your woman : man she's after me | Bird, Billy; Alabama BluesPart 1; Atlanta, 29 Oct. 1928; (1473251) Co14418D His HLP5 |
| ???hearted woman : that man got nothing that he wants fixed | Bird, John (Mae Glover); Gas Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15396A) Ge7040 Yz L1009 |
| I can't help you woman : gasman got no jellyroll | Bird, John (Mae Glover); Gas Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15396A) Ge7040 Yz L1009 |
| Because you working for a woman : and a sweetback man | Black Boy Shine (Harold Holiday); Sugarland Blues; San Antonio, 20 Nov. 1936; (SA25511) Vo03417 BC7 |
| I done everything for that woman : still she don't treat me right | Black Boy Shine (Harold Holiday); Sugarland Blues; San Antonio, 20 Nov. 1936; (SA25511) Vo03417 BC7 |
| Because I've got another woman : you'll have to do the best you can | Black Boy Shine (Harold Holiday); Sugarland Blues; San Antonio, 20 Nov. 1936; (SA25511) Vo03417 BC7 |
| Because I've got another woman : baby and I'm going to let you go | Black Boy Shine (Harold Holiday); Sugarland Blues; San Antonio, 20 Nov. 1936; (SA25511) Vo03417 BC7 |
| I said my woman : had a falling out | Blackman, Tewee (Memphis Jug Band); I Whipped My Woman With a Single Tree; Memphis, 4 Oct. 1929; (563472) ViV38578 Rt RL311 |
| Yes I whipped my woman : with a singletree | Blackman, Tewee (Memphis Jug Band); I Whipped My Woman With a Single Tree; Memphis, 4 Oct. 1929; (563472) ViV38578 Rt RL311 |
| I got a nogood woman : and she sure don't mean me no good | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; No Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 7 July 1935; (90082A) Ch50049 Cor CP58 |
| Every time I look at that woman : she's got a frown on her face | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; No Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 7 July 1935; (90082A) Ch50049 Cor CP58 |
| I believe that woman : done let my best friend take my place | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; No Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 7 July 1935; (90082A) Ch50049 Cor CP58 |
| But since he's got my woman : she don't stop there no more | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; No Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 7 July 1935; (90082A) Ch50049 Cor CP58 |
| She's just a nogood woman : and I took her to be my friend | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; No Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 7 July 1935; (90082A) Ch50049 Cor CP58 |
| That's a bowlegged woman : crazy about a crosseyed man | Blake, Blind; Blake's Worried Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30602) Pm12442 Bio BLP12023 |
| I got a notoriety woman : she about to drive me wild | Blake, Blind; Notoriety Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208752) Pm12754 Bio BLP12031; |
| Beside that woman : sits ever meek and mild | Blake, Blind; Notoriety Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208752) Pm12754 Bio BLP12031; |
| That notoriety woman : is known all over the South | Blake, Blind; Notoriety Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208752) Pm12754 Bio BLP12031; |
| I won a woman : in a poker game | Blake, Blind; Poker Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15248A) Pm12810 Bio BLP12023 |
| I'm staying with a woman : about fiftytwo | Blake, Blind; Righteous Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L6481) Pm13035 Bio BLP12003 |
| Don't trust no woman : who mistreats her man | Blake, Blind; Rope Stretchin' BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L11012) Pm13103 Bio BLP12037 |
| I have a lot of woman : but I sure don't want one now | Blake, Blind; Rope Stretchin' BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L11012) Pm13103 Bio BLP12037 |
| I can get a woman : same as you can a man | Blake, Blind; Depression's Gone from Me Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. June 1932; (L14762) Pm13137 Bio BLP12023 |
| I'm going to find that woman : I don't care where she goes | Blind Norris; Sundown Blues; Chicago, 18 Feb. 1937; (61850A) De7290 BC6 |
| I was loving that woman : I know she was quitting me all the time | Blind Norris; Sundown Blues; Chicago, 18 Feb. 1937; (61850A) De7290 BC6 |
| Never let a fat little woman : going have no place to *spoon* | Blind Percy; Coal River Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201382) Pm12584 Yz L1010 |
| Don't want no woman : got hair like horse's mane | Blind Percy; Coal River Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201382) Pm12584 Yz L1010 |
| And if I see him looking at another woman : I just scream and cry | Bogan, Lucille; Black Angel Blues; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6847A) Br7186 His HLP15 |
| I'm a freehearted woman : I let you spend my dough | Bogan, Lucille; Tired as I Can Be; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155051) Ba33313 His HLP4 |
| Because there never was a woman : didn't love somebody else | Bogan, Lucille; Reckless Woman; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155072) Ba33313 His HLP4 |
| Now when you get a good woman : you just won't treat her right | Bonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); Weary Worried Blues; Chicago, 6 Sept. 1934; (C9403A) Ch50064 RBF RF9 |
| I'm just a good woman : baby gone astray | Boyd, Georgia; Never Mind Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (768351) BBB5573 Yz L1030 |
| Now my regular woman : totes my pocket change | Bracey, Ishman; Saturday Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418421) Vi21349 OJL8 |
| And my sometime woman : wants to do the same | Bracey, Ishman; Saturday Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418421) Vi21349 OJL8 |
| Now she's the meanest woman : that I've ever seen | Bracey, Ishman; Saturday Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418421) Vi21349 OJL8 |
| Now if you want your woman : to look like the rest | Bracey, Ishman; Saturday Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418421) Vi21349 OJL8 |
| Let me in your darkest corner woman : hide me from your man | Bracey, Ishman; Left Alone Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418432) Vi21349 Rt RL330 |
| *I ain't seen* none of my best woman : since my oldtime usedtobe | Bracey, Ishman; My Brown Mama Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (45459?) Vi21691(?) Rt RL330 |
| Woman woman woman woman : Lord what in the world you trying to do | Bracey, Ishman; Woman Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2392) Pm12970 OJL2 |
| I got a woman good little woman : she got coalblack curly hair | Bracey, Ishman; Woman Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2392) Pm12970 OJL2 |
| I got a woman good little woman : she ain't a thing but a *courtesy* | Bracey, Ishman; Woman Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2392) Pm12970 OJL2 |
| *Takes a* little redheaded woman : and I'll keep you company | Bracey, Ishman; Woman Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2392) Pm12970 OJL2 |
| Got a brownskin woman : just about as I need | Bracey, Ishman; Pay Me No Mind; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2422) Pm13038 Yz L1007 |
| Now I had me a woman : didn't mean me no good | Bracey, Ishman; Pay Me No Mind; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2422) Pm13038 Yz L1007 |
| Now I got me another woman : best in the neighborhood | Bracey, Ishman; Pay Me No Mind; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2422) Pm13038 Yz L1007 |
| And you a nogood woman : you don't mean a man no good | Bradley, Tommie; Window Pane Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Jan. 1932; (18326) Ch16696 BC5 |
| I started to kill my woman : till she laid down across the bed | Brown, Willie; M and O Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4132) Pm13090 OJL5 |
| And it seems like my woman : ought to stop her lowdown ways | Brown, Willie; Future Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4182) Pm13090 OJL5 |
| I say that I've got a woman : Lord and she lightning when she smiles | Brown, Willie; Future Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4182) Pm13090 OJL5 |
| Lord bless that woman : that put that thing on me | Brown, Willie; Future Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4182) Pm13090 OJL5 |
| I know a lazy woman : put ten dollars in a telephone | Calloway, Blanche; Lazy Woman's Blues; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9458A) OK8279 CC32 |
| If you mistreat my woman : I'm going to make you jump in the deep blue sea | Campbell, Bob; Shotgun Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154841) Vo02830 Rt RL340 |
| Say run here woman : and see what you done done | Campbell, Bob; Shotgun Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154841) Vo02830 Rt RL340 |
| Say I got me a little [low, bitty] woman : five [foot, feet] from the ground | Campbell, Bob; Starvation Farm Blues; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155032) Vo02798 Fly LP103 |
| And I know my woman : if I feel her in the dark | Campbell, Bob; Starvation Farm Blues; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155032) Vo02798 Fly LP103 |
| Say you better stop your woman : from smiling in my face | Campbell, Bob; Starvation Farm Blues; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155032) Vo02798 Fly LP103 |
| I don't want no woman : that wears a number nine | Campbell, Charlie; Goin' Away Blues; Birmingham, Ala. 25 Mar. 1937; (B322) Vo03571 Fly LP103 |
| I never loved one woman : no more at a time | Campbell, Gene; Wandering Blues; Chicago, c. May 1930; (C5701A) Br7170 His HLP2 |
| What good is a woman : if she don't rob and steal | Campbell, Gene; Robbin' and Stealin' Blues; Chicago, c. May 1930; (C5704B) Br7170 His HLP2 |
| I used to live with a woman : they called her *Tilty Til* | Campbell, Gene; Robbin' and Stealin' Blues; Chicago, c. May 1930; (C5704B) Br7170 His HLP2 |
| You just a trifling woman : don't mean me no good nohow | Cannon, Gus; Last Chance Blues; Chicago, c. 12 Sept. 1929; (C4337 ) Br7138 His HLP15 |
| Now I'm going to kill my woman : for loving another man | Carr, Leroy; Take a Walk Around the Corner; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (15604 ) Vo02986 Co C30496 |
| Judge I done killed my woman : because she treated me so unkind | Carr, Leroy; Take a Walk Around the Corner; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (15604 ) Vo02986 Co C30496 |
| She seen me with a woman : standing at her front gate | Carr, Leroy; My Woman's Gone Wrong; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (156261) Vo02950 Co C30496 |
| I'm going to get me a new woman : to love me till I get my fill | Carr, Leroy; Southbound Blues; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (156272) Vo03107 Co C30496 |
| Every time I think of that woman : I wished I had never been born | Carr, Leroy; Barrel House Woman; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (156282) Vo02791 Co C30496 |
| Now I love my woman : swear that she won't act right | Carr, Leroy; Barrel House Woman; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (156282) Vo02791 Co C30496 |
| Well this barrelhouse woman : what makes you so mean | Carr, Leroy; Barrel House Woman No. 2; New York, 15 Aug. 1934; (156332) Vo02820 Yz L1019 |
| Well you the meanest old woman : baby that I ever seen | Carr, Leroy; Barrel House Woman No. 2; New York, 15 Aug. 1934; (156332) Vo02820 Yz L1019 |
| I don't want no barrelhouse woman : messing around with me | Carr, Leroy; Barrel House Woman No. 2; New York, 15 Aug. 1934; (156332) Vo02820 Yz L1019 |
| Every time I see my woman : walking down the street | Carr, Leroy; Bo Bo Stomp; New York, 16 Aug. 1934; (156491) Vo02969 Co C30496 |
| I tried to be as good to that woman : as one man could be | Carr, Leroy; Big Four Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164161) Vo03349 Co C30496 |
| And a lowdown nogood woman : is the cause of it all | Carr, Leroy; Hard Hearted Papa; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164172) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| Now I ain't never loved no woman : like I loved you yet | Carr, Leroy; BrokenHearted Man; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164251) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| You evilhearted woman : you got a heart like a stone | Carr, Leroy; EvilHearted Woman; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164261) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| So I'm going to get me a good woman : who will treat me right | Carr, Leroy; EvilHearted Woman; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164261) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| So be on your way evilhearted woman : and stay away from my door | Carr, Leroy; EvilHearted Woman; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164261) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| I got a good black woman : and I ain't going to turn her loose | Carr, Leroy; Good Woman Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164271) Vo03296 Yz L1019 |
| But I would not quit my black woman : baby if I could | Carr, Leroy; Good Woman Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164271) Vo03296 Yz L1019 |
| I'm also talking about that longchain woman : that got eleven twentynine | Carr, Leroy; Eleven TwentyNine Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164291) Vo03157 Bio BLPC9 |
| A goodlooking woman : winked her eye at me | Carter, George; Hot Jelly Roll Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1929; (211542) Pm12750 Yz L1012 |
| And everywhere I sting a goodlooking woman : says I'll sure find me a home | Chatman, Bo; I'm an Old Bumble Bee; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404720B) OK8852 RBF RF9 |
| And every time I load a gun for a woman : you know it's too tight Jim | Chatman, Bo; Ram Rod Daddy; New York, 4 June 1931; (404926A) OK8897 His HLP5 |
| Don't you never let your woman : know her bad ways is worrying you | Chatman, Bo; Tellin' You 'Bout It; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826161) BBB5629 Yz L1014 |
| I've got a new woman : just to roll my dough | Chatman, Bo; Rolling Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992371) BBB6373 Yz L1034 |
| It's no other woman : can do my rolling like you | Chatman, Bo; Rolling Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992371) BBB6373 Yz L1034 |
| What you want with a woman : man and she can't rob and steal | Chatman, Bo; Old Devil; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278781) BBB8093 Yz L1007 |
| Wasn't that a beerdrinking woman : don't you know man don't you know | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Beer Drinking Woman; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535901) BBB8584 RCA730.581 |
| She was a beerdrinking woman : I don't want to see her no more | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Beer Drinking Woman; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535901) BBB8584 RCA730.581 |
| She's a beautiful woman : for the shape she's in | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594991) BBB8749 RCA730.581 |
| Now you may be sweet little woman : as an apple on a tree | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Got to Help Me Some; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640001) BBB8834 RCA730.581 |
| Don't want no woman : to *lay* up and depend on me | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Got to Help Me Some; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640001) BBB8834 RCA730.581 |
| I've just got to stay drunk woman : to try to get along with you | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Whiskey and Gin Blues; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704341) BBB8945 RCA730.581 |
| You been making your tip woman : I'm going to let you go | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Gonna Worry Too; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704351) BBB8945 RCA730.581 |
| Oh yes woman : you've caught the old coon at last | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Caught the Old Coon at Last; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704371) BBB8974 RCA730.581 |
| But some day I'm going to find another woman : is going to buy your love mortgage out | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Lend Me Your Love; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704391) BBB9028 RCA730.581 |
| It may be my yellow woman : mama you sure don't know | Clark, Lonnie; Broke Down Engine; Richmond, Ind., 21 Sept. 1929; (15660) Pm12871 Rt RL340 |
| Don't you let no woman : make a fatmouth out of you | Cleveland, Big Boy; Goin' to Leave You Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 12 Apr. 1927; (12700) Ge6108 His HLP22 |
| Says a nogood crowjane woman : was the cause of it all | Coleman, Bob; Sing Song Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 June 1929; (15167) Pm12791 Rt RL340 |
| Now the blues done caused my woman : hon' to run away | Coleman, Jaybird; Mistreatin' Mama; Birmingham, Ala., c. 11 Aug. 1927; (GEX801A) BP8052 OJL14 |
| Have a woman : take me anywhere | Collins, Sam; Hesitation Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13033) Ge6379 OJL10 |
| Going to shoot that woman : just to see her fall | Collins, Sam; New Salty Dog; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108371) Ba32311 OJL10 |
| Takes a southern woman : to sing this southern song | Cox, Ida; Southern Woman's Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (2244?) Pm12298 Jo SM3098 |
| I'm a goodhearted woman : never done nobody wrong | Cox, Ida; Lonesome Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (22461) Pm12307 BYG529073 |
| And you think about the woman : you treated so nice and kind | Darby, Blind; Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15566) Pm12828 Yz L1003 |
| Take my woman : I won't get mad with you | Darby, Blind; Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15566) Pm12828 Yz L1003 |
| You're the only woman : can give my poor poor heart ease | Darby, Blind; Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15566) Pm12828 Yz L1003 |
| It will take your woman : and blow the smoke at you | Darby, Blind; Built Right on the Ground; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (675841) Vi23311 Yz L1003 |
| A brownskin woman : tell her when I come to die | Davis, Walter; Sloppy Drunk Again; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854791) BBB5879 OJL20 |
| I was doctoring on a woman : she said Lord I can't see how can it be | Davis, Walter; Root Man Blues; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914301) BBB6040 RCA INT1085 |
| Lord she's the meanest old woman : that a man most ever seen | Davis, Walter; Ashes in My Whiskey; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962371) BBB6201 RCA INT1085 |
| If you want to make a good woman : have to get on *Hospital* Avenue | Day, Texas Bill; Elm Street Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495382) Co14514D Fly LP103 |
| Some little brownskin woman : *stepping* in my way | Day, Will; Central Avenue Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461862) Co14318D Yz L1010 |
| I'm a traveling woman : I got a traveling mind | Delaney, Mattie; Down the Big Road Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM785 ) Vo1480 Yz L1009 |
| Hey tell me woman : where did you stay last night | Dickson, Tom; Labor Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400360A) OK8570 Yz L1008; |
| To kill my woman : about loving another man | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Grievin' Me Blues; Chicago, c. 6 Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
| I had a sweet woman : she done turned sour on me | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Been Mistreated Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 Nov. 1930; (17290) Ch16237 Riv RM8803 |
| I had a good woman : but the men wouldn't let her be | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Been Mistreated Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 Nov. 1930; (17290) Ch16237 Riv RM8803 |
| I must ahave the wrong woman : seem like can't save money all the time | Doyle, Little Buddy; Hard Scufflin' Blues; Memphis, 1 July 1939; (MEM171) OK05771 Rt RL329 |
| Now boys you can be cute with your woman : and see won't she do you dirty *ass* | Doyle, Little Buddy; Bad in Mind Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1531) Vo05111 Rt RL319 |
| I can get another woman : to carry your business on | Easton, Amos; I'm Waitin' On You; New York, 16 Mar. 1932; (11503A) Vo1719 His HLP31 |
| Well left my woman : standing in the door | Edwards, Frank; We Got to Get Together; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38121) OK06393 BC6 |
| Don't never take a married woman : to be your friend | Estes, Sleepy John; Diving Duck Blues; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555962) ViV38549 RBF RF8 |
| Now a married woman : always been my crave | Estes, Sleepy John; Diving Duck Blues; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555962) ViV38549 RBF RF8 |
| Now a married woman : going to carry me to my grave | Estes, Sleepy John; Diving Duck Blues; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555962) ViV38549 RBF RF8 |
| Lord that's been the onliest woman : got a mortgage on my soul | Estes, Sleepy John; Poor John Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (59968 ) ViV38628 Rt RL323 |
| If you be my woman : you can have them all | Estes, Sleepy John; Stack O' Dollars; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (625472) Vi23397 Rt RL307 |
| Niggers had my woman : Lord and the blues had me | Estes, Sleepy John; Stack O' Dollars; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (625472) Vi23397 Rt RL307 |
| You's a nogood woman : you don't mean no good | Estes, Sleepy John; Someday Baby Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90096A) Ch50068 Br87.504 |
| Know I can tell my little woman : if I feel her in the dark | Estes, Sleepy John; Who's Been Tellin' You Buddy Brown Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90097A) Ch50068 Sw S1219 |
| Now my sweet woman : she always *doing my cleans* | Estes, Sleepy John; Married Woman Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90175A) Ch50048 OJL21 |
| Now my little woman : won't help me sell my greens | Estes, Sleepy John; Married Woman Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90175A) Ch50048 OJL21 |
| That's the onliest woman : a mortgage on my soul | Estes, Sleepy John; Drop Down Mama; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90176A) Ch50048 OJL21 |
| Now I ain't got no woman : ain't got no *child to school* | Estes, Sleepy John; Jack and Jill Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62479A) De7365 RBF RF8 |
| She's a hardworking woman : you know her salary is very small | Estes, Sleepy John; Fire Department Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63650A) De7571 Sw S1220 |
| Now you got a little woman : she won't treat you right | Estes, Sleepy John; New Someday Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63652A) De7473 RBF RF8 |
| Now I'm going to get me a woman : for the brand new coming year | Estes, Sleepy John; Drop Down; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93009A) De7766 Sw S1220 |
| I can get me a woman : quick as you can a man | Evans, Joe; Sitting on Top of the World; New York, 21 May 1931; (106591) Ba32211 His HLP8002 |
| I got me a woman : she lives way down in Tennessee | Evans, Joe; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 21 May 1931; (106641) Or8083 Yz L1015 |
| A bowlegged woman : likes a knockkneed man | Evans, Joe; Shook It This Morning Blues; New York, 21 May 1931; (106652) Or8083 Yz L1015 |
| Sending me a poor woman : and letting everybody else go | Foster, Dessa; Tell It to the Judge No. 2; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C7239?) MeM12117 Yz L1031 |
| Looking for a woman : ain't got no man | Fuller, Blind Boy; Rag, Mama, Rag; New York, 25 July 1935; (178632) ARC351032 BC6 |
| Looking for a woman : ain't got no man | Fuller, Blind Boy; Rag, Mama, Rag; New York, 25 July 1935; (178632) ARC351032 BC6 |
| Now if you get you one woman : you better get you two | Fuller, Blind Boy; Rag, Mama, Rag; New York, 25 July 1935; (178632) ARC351032 BC6 |
| Says some lowdown bohog woman : have take my sowpig from home | Fuller, Blind Boy; Stealing BoHog; New York, 7 Sept. 1937; (216272) ARC80165 BC11 |
| I got me a pigmeat woman : don't need sowbelly no more | Fuller, Blind Boy; Stealing BoHog; New York, 7 Sept. 1937; (216272) ARC80165 BC11 |
| Let some brownskin woman : be here to take your place | Fuller, Blind Boy; Pistol Snapper Blues; New York, 5 Apr. 1938; (226741) Vo04106 BC11 |
| That's a lying woman : and a monkeyman | Fuller, Blind Boy; Pistol Snapper Blues; New York, 5 Apr. 1938; (226741) Vo04106 BC11 |
| See my woman : tell her to hurry home | Fuller, Blind Boy; Step It Up and Go; New York, 5 Mar. 1940; (26592A) Vo05476 BC11 |
| You got a little woman : she won't treat you right | Fuller, Blind Boy; Good Feeling Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1940; (26616A) OK06231 BC11 |
| Said I know my little woman : going to change her mind | Fuller, Blind Boy; Good Feeling Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1940; (26616A) OK06231 BC11 |
| Yeah I don't believe no woman : in the whole round world do right | Fuller, Blind Boy; Crooked Woman Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1940; (26619A) Vo05527 Rt RL318 |
| Yeah I know my woman : tell you how I know | Fuller, Blind Boy; Crooked Woman Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1940; (26619A) Vo05527 Rt RL318 |
| Then I will find my little woman : don't think she can't be don't think she can't be found | Fuller, Blind Boy; Bus Rider Blues; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC3139A) OK05933 BC11 |
| Then I know my little woman : she bound to love she bound to love me some | Fuller, Blind Boy; Bus Rider Blues; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC3139A) OK05933 BC11 |
| Now the love I have for you woman : God knows it sure is strong | Fuller, Blind Boy; Thousand Women Blues; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC3142A) OK05657 RBF RF202 |
| Then if you love me now woman : then you won't do nothing wrong | Fuller, Blind Boy; Thousand Women Blues; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC3142A) OK05657 RBF RF202 |
| Now my little woman : I said she's sweet as she can be | Fuller, Blind Boy; Thousand Women Blues; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC3142A) OK05657 RBF RF202 |
| If you mistreat a good woman : she'll turn her back on you | Gibson, Clifford; Whiskey Moan Blues; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (483A) QRSR7087 Yz L1006 |
| If you get a jealoushearted woman : be careful what you do | Gibson, Clifford; Whiskey Moan Blues; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (483A) QRSR7087 Yz L1006 |
| 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 |
| Taking a ride woman : you won't have to walk so far | Gibson, Clifford; Tired of Being Mistreated Part 2; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (485A) QRSR7079 Yz L1006 |
| You sure can't quit your woman : and if she put that thing on you | Gibson, Clifford; Don't Put That Thing On Me; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571742) ViV38572 Yz L1006 |
| I asked a married woman : to let me be her kid | Gibson, Clifford; Don't Put That Thing On Me; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571742) ViV38572 Yz L1006 |
| A hardheaded woman : just like a bulldog without a chain | Gibson, Clifford; HardHeaded Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577552) ViV38577 Yz L1027 |
| It was a married woman : cause me to lose my home | Gibson, Clifford; HardHeaded Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577552) ViV38577 Yz L1027 |
| When you got a hardheaded woman : you bound to have the blues | Gibson, Clifford; HardHeaded Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577552) ViV38577 Yz L1027 |
| Don't never allow your woman : to talk no babytalk to you | Gibson, Clifford; Blues Without a Dime; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57756 ) ViV38590 Yz L1027 |
| I don't want no woman : if she ain't got a railroad man | Gibson, Clifford; Blues Without a Dime; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57756 ) ViV38590 Yz L1027 |
| You just a confidencing woman : and wants to have your way | Gibson, Clifford; Jive Me Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577581) ViV38572 Yz L1027 |
| It was a little brownskin woman : stole my heart away | Gibson, Clifford; Society Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57760 ) Vi38612 Yz L1027 |
| I got a little woman : but I swear she treats me mean | Gibson, Clifford; She Rolls It Slow; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (69405 ) Vi23290 RCA INT1175 |
| Little bitty woman : could roll that jellyroll so much | Gibson, Clifford; She Rolls It Slow; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (69405 ) Vi23290 RCA INT1175 |
| A shortlegged woman : can go a long long way | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I'm Gonna Get It; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020823 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177 |
| I didn't have no sweet woman : just to hold me in her arms | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Got to Reap What You Sow; Chicago, 17 May 1939; (034810 ) BBB8287 RCA INT1177 |
| Well I followed my woman : to a place she didn't want me to be | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Keyhole Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1939; (034813 ) BBB8221 RCA INT1177 |
| I know my woman : going to come my way some day | Harris, William; I'm Leavin' Town; Birmingham, Ala., c. 18 July 1927; (GEX743B) Ge6306 Yz L1001 |
| Than to hear my little jetblack woman : say Buddy Boy she don't need me no more | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Shaggy Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (4415 ) Pm12489 Rt RL319 |
| If you get one old woman : you better get you five or six | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Awful Fix Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200341) Pm12539 Yz L1004 |
| When I had you little black woman : I tried to do the best I could | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Awful Fix Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200341) Pm12539 Yz L1004 |
| I had a brand new razor woman : just to slit your throat | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; How Come Mama Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15213) Pm12802 Yz L1010 |
| Some brownskin woman : going to be the death of you | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Barbecue Blues; Atlanta, 25 Mar. 1927; (1437571) Co14205D CC36 |
| I'm looking for the woman : ain't got no man | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Easy Rider Don't Deny My Name; New York, 16 June 1927; (1442823) Co14231D RBF RF15 |
| You trying to be a woman : and you don't know how | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Easy Rider Don't Deny My Name; New York, 16 June 1927; (1442823) Co14231D RBF RF15 |
| It's bad to have a crooked woman : she'll keep you living in sin | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Crooked Woman Blues; Atlanta, 10 Nov. 1927; (1451981) Co14280D CC36 |
| If you got a good woman : here's the lesson I'll give to you | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Atlanta Moan; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510542) Co14591D Yz L1026 |
| Lord they taken my woman : hurt me to the bone | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Atlanta Moan; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510542) Co14591D Yz L1026 |
| I taken one woman : believe me I am through | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Atlanta Moan; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510542) Co14591D Yz L1026 |
| If you take my woman : I won't get mad with you | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Atlanta Moan; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510542) Co14591D Yz L1026 |
| Well now I have a woman : I try to treat her right | Hogg, Andrew; Family Trouble Blues; Chicago, 18 Feb. 1937; (61856A) De7303 Rt RL315 |
| I love that woman : I done the best I could | Hogg, Andrew; Family Trouble Blues; Chicago, 18 Feb. 1937; (61856A) De7303 Rt RL315 |
| You say a brownskin woman : will make a rabbit move to town | House, Son; My Black MamaPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4082) Pm13042 OJL2 |
| Say a [jet, real] black woman : will make a mule kick his stable down | House, Son; My Black MamaPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4082) Pm13042 OJL2 |
| That I'm going to get me a woman : you get you another man | House, Son; My Black MamaPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4092) Pm13042 OJL2 |
| I can't keep no woman : no no nowhere I been | House, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4254) Pm12990 OJL11 |
| I don't love no woman : if she ain't got baby ways | Howell, Peg Leg; Doin' Wrong; Atlanta, 9 Nov. 1927; (1451842) Co14473D RBF RF11 |
| Says a Georgia woman : was the cause of it all | Howell, Peg Leg; Ball and Chain Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482702) Co14535D Rt RL318 |
| Trying to find a woman : haven't got no man | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Salty Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1924; (1893?) Pm12236 Yz L1029 |
| Says God made a woman : and he made her mighty funny | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Salty Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1924; (1893?) Pm12236 Yz L1029 |
| Why a bowlegged woman : likes a knockkneed man | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shave Em Dry; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10042?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| A goodlooking woman : likes a workingman | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shave Em Dry; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10042?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| That is to find a woman : haven't got no man | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coffee Pot Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10043?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| There ain't no one woman : got it all | Jackson, Papa Charlie; All I Want Is a Spoonful; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22981) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042 |
| You can meet a woman : that you can't understand | Jackson, Papa Charlie; All I Want Is a Spoonful; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22981) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042 |
| She's a long tall woman : with coalblack curly hair | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Fat Mouth Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1927; (27693) Pm12422 Yz L1029 |
| Now she's a woman : hard to beat | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Skoodle Um Skoo; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46701) Pm12501 Bio BLP12042 |
| She's a good woman : she likes to have her way | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Ash Tray Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (206042) Pm12660 Bio BLP12042 |
| Because a hesitating woman : give me the hesitation blues | Jackson, Jim; Hesitation Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM804 ) Vo1477 Her H205 |
| Because the St Louis woman : she wears a diamond ring | Jackson, Jim; St. Louis Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM805 ) Vo1477 Yz L1003 |
| A redheaded woman : make a freight train jump the track | Jackson, Jim; St. Louis Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM805 ) Vo1477 Yz L1003 |
| Slave for my woman : till I'm almost blind | James, Frank; Poor Coal Passer; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (018931) BBB7116 Yz L1015 |
| Can't find a woman : that I can trust | James, Frank; Poor Coal Passer; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (018931) BBB7116 Yz L1015 |
| To have some woman : Lord I can't control | James, Skip; Cypress Grove Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7472) Pm13088 Bio BLP12029 |
| You take a high brown woman : man she's hard to fool | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Lonesome Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24722) Pm12354 Bio BLP12000 |
| Excuse me woman : I won't say that no more | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booster Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24741) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| The little woman : sung me a song of her worried blues | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dry Southern Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24751) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| Uncle Sam wasn't no woman : but didn't he grab your man | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dry Southern Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24751) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| I done told you woman : I been telling your partner too | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Corinna Blues; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25442) Pm12367 Mil MLP2004 |
| To see if this woman : changed her mind | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Beggin' Back; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (30164) Pm12394 Bio BLP12000 |
| Now tell me woman : what have I said and done | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Wartime Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30701) Pm12425 Rt RL301 |
| You miss me woman : count the days I'm gone | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Broke and Hungry; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (3076?) Pm12443 Mil MLP2007 |
| She's a long tall woman : she got relatives in Arkansas | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booger Rooger Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30882) Pm12425 Bio BLP12015 |
| She's a tailormade woman : she ain't no handmedown | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30902) Pm12443 Mil MLP2007 |
| Now easy riding woman : always in the wrong | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Easy Rider Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44232) Pm12474 Mil MLP2004 |
| I say a peg leg woman : just can't hardly get her dough | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44242) Pm12474 Mil MLP2004 |
| If you got a sweet woman : you better love her while you can | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Struck Sorrow Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200392) Pm12541 Rt RL335 |
| She's a fair made woman : and she's cunning as a squirrel | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Lastin' Lovin'; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (204072) Pm12666 Mil MLP2013 |
| When I first met the woman : I says I hadn't made no hit | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Lastin' Lovin'; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (204072) Pm12666 Mil MLP2013 |
| I'm trying to quit that eagleeyed woman : man and I don't know how | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Eagle Eyed Mama; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210953) Pm12739 Rt RL301 |
| My eagleeyed woman : is got ways I can't explain | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Eagle Eyed Mama; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210953) Pm12739 Rt RL301 |
| Throw it up all over that woman : and let her go off and scream | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dynamite Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210961) Pm12739 Rt RL301 |
| Watching my woman : trying to see what she going to do | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Pneumonia Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15669) Pm12880 Mil MLP2013 |
| Know it's the cause of my woman : boys is *necking* about | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Cat Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15673) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015 |
| Because I'm a fool about that woman : don't want nobody else | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bootin' Me 'Bout; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15675) Pm12946 Mil MLP2004 |
| Don't want no woman : have to give my money to | Johnson, Joe (Memphis Minnie); Don't Want No Woman; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (62539 ) Vi23313 Pal PL101 |
| I've got one good woman : trying to make it four | Johnson, Lem; Candy Blues; New York, 19 May 1942; (70761A) De7895 Br87.504 |
| I've got no sweet woman : to drive my blues away | Johnson, Lonnie; Falling Rain Blues; St. Louis, 4 Nov. 1925; (9436A) OK8253 CC30 |
| Although you my sweet woman : and I mean you can't go wrong | Johnson, Lonnie; Sweet Woman You Can't Go Wrong; New York, 5 Aug. 1927; (81189B) OK8512 CC30 |
| I'm going to shoot my woman : just to see her fall | Johnson, Lonnie; Low Land Moan; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1927; (82043A) OK8677 CC30 |
| But a married woman : is the sweetest woman ever was born | Johnson, Lonnie; When You Fall For Someone That's Not Your Own; New York, 16 Nov. 1928; (401336B) OK8635 CC30 |
| Come into my arms sweet woman : and please explain yourself to me | Johnson, Lonnie; New Falling Rain Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63521A) De7461 Sw S1225 |
| If your best friend can't get your woman : he'll frame her for somebody else | Johnson, Lonnie; Crowin' Rooster Blues; Chicago, 7 Feb. 1941; (0592051) BBB8804 RCA LPV518; |
| I once was a married woman : sorry the day I ever was | Johnson, Mary; Mary Johnson Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18792) Ch16570 Riv RM8819 |
| I once was a married woman : sorry the day I ever was | Johnson, Mary; Mary Johnson Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18792) Ch16570 Riv RM8819 |
| I got a kindhearted woman : do anything in this world for me | Johnson, Robert; Kind Hearted Woman Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25801) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| But I really love that woman : can't stand to leave her be | Johnson, Robert; Kind Hearted Woman Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25801) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| She's a kindhearted woman : she studies evil all the time | Johnson, Robert; Kind Hearted Woman Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25801) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| I really love that woman : can't stand to leave her be | Johnson, Robert; Kind Hearted Woman Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25802) ARC70356 Co C30034 |
| I don't want no woman : wants every downtown man she meet | Johnson, Robert; I Believe I'll Dust My Broom; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25811) ARC70481 Co C30034; |
| She's a brownskin woman : just as sweet as a girl friend can be | Johnson, Robert; When You Get a Good Friend; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25841) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| I haven't got no loving sweet woman : but not to feel my care | Johnson, Robert; Cross Road Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26292) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| Saw where the man got my woman : and lonesome blues got me | Johnson, Robert; If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26331) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| But I haven't got no sweet woman : mmm boys to be rolling this away | Johnson, Robert; I'm a Steady Rollin Man; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL378 ) ARC71267 OJL17 |
| You can't give your sweet woman : everything she wants in one time | Johnson, Robert; I'm a Steady Rollin Man; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL378 ) ARC71267 OJL17 |
| All I need my little sweet woman : and to keep my company | Johnson, Robert; Hell Hound on My Trail; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3942) ARC70956 Co CL1654 |
| Well I'm going to get me a gambling woman : the last thing that I do | Johnson, Robert; Little Queen of Spades; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL395?) Vo04108 Co C30034 |
| A man don't need a woman : ooo fair brown he got to give all of his money to | Johnson, Robert; Little Queen of Spades; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL395?) Vo04108 Co C30034 |
| I'm going to get me a gambling woman : if the last thing that I do | Johnson, Robert; Little Queen of Spades; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL395?) Vo04108 His HLP31 |
| Well a man don't need a woman : ooo fair brown that he got to give all his money to | Johnson, Robert; Little Queen of Spades; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL395?) Vo04108 His HLP31 |
| I'm going to beat my woman : until I get satisfied | Johnson, Robert; Me and the Devil Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3982) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| Some nogood woman : she starts breaking down | Johnson, Robert; Stop Breakin' Down Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3991) Vo04002 Co C30034 |
| You got my woman : babe I know you're satisfied | Johnson, Tommy; ByeBye Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418381) Vi21409 Yz L1007 |
| I'm going to find my woman : says she's in the world somewhere | Johnson, Tommy; Lonesome Home Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454631) Vi unissued His HLP31 |
| I ain't got no woman : speak in my behalf | Johnson, Tommy; Lonesome Home Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454631) Vi unissued His HLP31 |
| I'm going to find my woman : says she's in this world somewhere | Johnson, Tommy; Lonesome Home Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454632) Vi unissued His HLP31 |
| I ain't got no woman : to speak in my behalf | Johnson, Tommy; Lonesome Home Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454632) Vi unissued His HLP31 |
| Find my woman : because she's out in the world somewhere | Johnson, Tommy; Black Mare Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L2452) Pm13000 Yz L1007 |
| Now every time I get to studying about my sweet woman : boys I can hardly keep from crying | Jones, Elijah; Katy Fly; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201201) BBB7616 RCA INT1175 |
| Now you know you mistreat me woman : you know you didn't do me right | Jones, Elijah; Mean Actin' Mama; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201241) BBB7616 RCA INT1175 |
| I got a long tall woman : she don't do nothing but run around | Jones, Jake; Monkeyin' Around; Dallas, c. Oct. 1929; (DAL473 ) Br7130 His HLP2 |
| For if I be mean to my woman : she will really quit and take someone else | Jones, Little Hat; New Two Sixteen Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402647A) OK8712 His HLP32 |
| I'm going to stop my woman : and fix it so she can't have another man | Jones, Little Hat; Two String Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402648A) OK8712 His HLP32 |
| I done trying to get my sweet woman : like Mr Ferris got his girl | Jones, Little Hat; Rolled From Side to Side Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402698A) OK8794 Yz L1010 |
| No you never take a woman : speaking about to be your friend | Jones, Little Hat; Rolled From Side to Side Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402698A) OK8794 Yz L1010 |
| Have you ever loved a woman : man that didn't love you | Jones, Little Hat; Hurry Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402699A) OK8735 Yz L1010 |
| Because I want to see my sweet woman : just one more time before she get on | Jones, Little Hat; Little Hat Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402700A) OK8794 Yz L1032 |
| They say I got to watch my sweet woman : she's running from sun to sun | Jones, Little Hat; Corpus Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402701B) OK8735 Rt RL315 |
| Oh you want to be mean to me woman : give me a good word all the time | Jones, Little Hat; Corpus Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402701B) OK8735 Rt RL315 |
| I say you got a sweet woman : man which you just don't understand | Jones, Little Hat; Cross the Water Blues; San Antonio, 14 June 1930; (404199B) OK8829 Yz L1032 |
| Blues done called up my woman : and traveled her and brought her up to my door | Jones, Little Hat; Cross the Water Blues; San Antonio, 14 June 1930; (404199B) OK8829 Yz L1032 |
| Every morning I'll call my woman : to see have my coat found | Jones, Little Hat; Cherry Street Blues; San Antonio, 14 June 1930; (404300A) OK8829 Yz L1032 |
| When I asked that woman : Lord to let me be her kid | Jordan, Charley; Big Four Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5837 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030 |
| Well I love you woman : love your husband too | Jordan, Charley; Hunkie Tunkie Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5841 ) Vo1528 Yz L1003 |
| Don't let no woman : be the death of you | Jordan, Charley; Hunkie Tunkie Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5841 ) Vo1528 Yz L1003 |
| I've got the trickiest woman : that you ever seen | Jordan, Charley; Gasoline Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6164 ) Vo1551 Yz L1030 |
| When I asked that woman : to let me be her kid | Jordan, Charley; You Run and Tell Your Daddy; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO143 ) Vo1611 Yz L1003 |
| Here come my tighthaired woman : I can tell by the way she walks | Jordan, Charley; Tight Haired Mama Blues; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO144) Vo1645 OJL20 |
| I don't want no tighthaired woman : to cook no meat for me | Jordan, Charley; Tight Haired Mama Blues; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO144) Vo1645 OJL20 |
| A bigfeet woman : wearing *broken* shoes | Jordan, Charley; Don't Put Your Dirty Hands on Me; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (189831) ARC60661 Rt RL310 |
| I did more for you woman : good Lordy ever done | Jordan, Luke; Church Bells Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398191) Vi unissued RCA INT1175 |
| I did more for you woman : than the good Lord had ever done | Jordan, Luke; Church Bells Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398192) Vi21076 RBF RF9 |
| I've got another woman : man she's so bony and lean | Kelly, Jack; Men Fooler Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM151 ) Vo05312 OJL19 |
| Because she's the prettiest woman : old Louie ever seen | Lasky, Louie; Teasin' Brown Blues; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C945B) Vo02955 Her H201 |
| She's a brownskin woman : got black wavy hair | Ledbetter, Huddie; RobertaPart 2; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16684 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| I'm going to tell my woman : like the Dago told the Jew | Ledbetter, Huddie; Honey, I'm All Out and Down; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166882) Ba33359 Rt RL315 |
| Yes a brownskin woman : make a preacher lay his Bible down | Ledbetter, Huddie; Honey, I'm All Out and Down; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166882) Ba33359 Rt RL315 |
| A jetblack woman : make a rabbit hug a hound | Ledbetter, Huddie; Honey, I'm All Out and Down; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166882) Ba33359 Rt RL315 |
| What makes an old woman what makes an old woman : she go crazy about a right young man | Ledbetter, Huddie; Alberta; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16692 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| I got a woman : living on Stony Hill | Ledbetter, Huddie; Mr. Hughe's Town; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (16808 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| I'm going to take my woman : bring her right back here | Ledbetter, Huddie; Shorty George; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (168142) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| Shorty George got my woman : left me all in vain | Ledbetter, Huddie; Shorty George; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (168142) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| He don't take your woman : take some woman's man | Ledbetter, Huddie; Shorty George; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (168142) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| You got a long black woman : with a gold teeth in her face | Lee, Bertha; Mind Reader Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (147361) Vo02650 OJL17 |
| And I don't see but one woman : rambling up and down the line | Lee, Bertha; Mind Reader Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (147361) Vo02650 OJL17 |
| Babe I'll go to my woman : you go to your man | Lewis, Furry; Sweet Papa Moan; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1116 RBF RF11 |
| I'm going to find my woman : on the road somewhere | Lewis, Furry; Falling Down Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1133 OJL21 |
| I'm going to shoot my woman : just to see her fall | Lewis, Furry; Furry's Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454241) ViV38519 Rt RL333 |
| Man if you love your woman : better mess it in her cup | Lewis, Furry; Dry Land Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454291) Vi23345 Yz L1021 |
| Now you can take my woman : but you ain't done nothing smart | Lewis, Furry; Dry Land Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454291) Vi23345 Yz L1021 |
| For I got more than one woman : playing in my back yard | Lewis, Furry; Dry Land Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454291) Vi23345 Yz L1021 |
| I got another woman : can't use you no more | Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Going to Germany; Memphis, 1 Oct. 1929; (563182) ViV38585 OJL4 |
| That's a twofaced woman : baby and a monkeyman | Lincoln, Charley; Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451042) Co14272D His HLP4 |
| She's a married woman : but she says she likes me | Lincoln, Charley; Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451042) Co14272D His HLP4 |
| Lord I tried to give the little woman : everything that she tell me she needs | McClennan, Tommy; She's Just Good Huggin' Size; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044987 ) BBB8605 Rt RL305 |
| Now I used to have a woman : now now she's [just] as good as any in this [white man's] town | McClennan, Tommy; She's Just Good Huggin' Size; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044987 ) BBB8605 Rt RL305 |
| I love that little old woman : better than any woman that I ever seen | McClennan, Tommy; My Baby's Doggin' Me; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044991 ) BBB8545 Rt RL305 |
| She's a goodlooking woman : teeth don't even shine like pearls | McClennan, Tommy; She's a Good Looking Mama; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044992 ) BBB8545 Rt RL305 |
| I say my little woman : got me down to skin and bone | McClennan, Tommy; Down to Skin and Bones; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053738 ) BBB8725 Rt RL305 |
| If you're going to have a woman : love her with a thrill | McClennan, Tommy; Love with a Feeling; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537401) BBB8689 Rt RL305 |
| Now no woman no woman : *ever but halfway stuffed* | McClennan, Tommy; Love with a Feeling; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537401) BBB8689 Rt RL305 |
| Now if you get you a woman : now now treat her nice in every way | McClennan, Tommy; Drop Down Mama; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537411) BBB8704 Rt RL305 |
| I say my goodlooking woman : honey she lives up on that hill | McClennan, Tommy; You Can't Read My Mind; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064887 ) BBB8897 Rt RL305 |
| Crazy about a married woman : afraid to call her name | McClennan, Tommy; I'm a Guitar King; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064890 ) BBB8957 RBF RF1 |
| Crazy about a nogood woman : scared to call her name | McClennan, Tommy; It's a Cryin' Pity; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064891 ) BBB9005 Rt RL305 |
| Because I got myself a brand new woman : yeah girl to take your place | McClennan, Tommy; Mr. So and So Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074102 ) BBB9015 Rt RL314 |
| I had a woman : she wouldn't do for me | McCoy, Joe; When the Levee Breaks; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487111) Co14439D BC1 |
| Takes a getalong woman : satisfy my soul | McCoy, Joe; Cherry Ball Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5864A) Vo1535 Pal PL101 |
| Even laid the woman : lived next door | McCoy, Joe; My Daddy Was a Movin' Man; Chicago, 22 Oct. 1936; (90949A) De7251 AH77 |
| That's your woman : pin her to your side | McCoy, Joe; We Gonna Pitch a Boogie Woogie; Chicago, 13 Nov. 1936; (90982A) De7326 AH77 |
| I don't want no woman : wants to rove these streets night and day | McFadden, Charlie Specks; Groceries on the Shelf:; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1551) Pm12928 Riv RM8819 |
| And I love my woman : but my woman do not care for me | MacFarland, Barrel House Buck; I Got to Go Blues; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1934; (C9321 ) De7013 OJL20 |
| You don't want me woman : do like a *Mrs soandso* | MacFarland, Barrel House Buck; I Got to Go Blues; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1934; (C9321 ) De7013 OJL20 |
| I've got enough of you woman : I won't want to be your dog | MacFarland, Barrel House Buck; I Got to Go Blues; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1934; (C9321 ) De7013 OJL20 |
| You worry me woman : babe I don't know what to do | MacFarland, Barrel House Buck; I Got to Go Blues; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1934; (C9321 ) De7013 OJL20 |
| I had a little woman : lived out Peach Tree Road | Macon, Ed; Wringing that Thing; Atlanta, 12 Mar. 1929; (402289A) OK8676 Mel MLP7324 |
| She's a mighty mean woman : do me this away | McTell, Blind Willie; Statesboro Blues; Atlanta, 17 Oct. 1928; (471873) ViV38001 Yz L1005 |
| I once loved a woman : better than even I'd ever seen | McTell, Blind Willie; Statesboro Blues; Atlanta, 17 Oct. 1928; (471873) ViV38001 Yz L1005 |
| What do you want with a woman : when she won't do nothing she say | McTell, Blind Willie; LoveChanging Blues; Atlanta, 29 Nov. 1929; (566351) ViV38580 Yz L1005 |
| And if I take you woman : I just be made my run | McTell, Blind Willie; LoveChanging Blues; Atlanta, 29 Nov. 1929; (566351) ViV38580 Yz L1005 |
| What makes me love my woman : she can really do the Georgia crawl | McTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519051) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| I'll go back to my woman : you go back to your man | McTell, Blind Willie; Stomp Down Rider; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050021) OK8936 Yz L1005 |
| I wonder could I find a woman : to do like my last rider done | McTell, Blind Willie; Scarey Day Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050031) OK8936 Yz L1037 |
| I used to say a married woman : was the sweetest woman ever was born | McTell, Blind Willie; Searching the Desert for the Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716061) Vi23353 RCA LPV518 |
| You lose your best woman : don't you fool with mine | McTell, Blind Willie; Weary Hearted Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140671) Vo02568 Rt RL324 |
| I'll grab you woman : and turn you every way but loose | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140692) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| Lord you'll either run me crazy woman : or either make me lose my mind | McTell, Blind Willie; Runnin' Me Crazy; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140701) Vo02595 Rt RL324 |
| Lord if you got a reckless woman : man don't never let her break your rule | McTell, Blind Willie; Runnin' Me Crazy; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140701) Vo02595 Rt RL324 |
| Say describe your woman : and I'll tell you what road she's on | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
| I used to say a married woman : was the sweetest woman ever was born | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
| I ain't going to let no one woman : break my heart | McTell, Blind Willie; Your Time to Worry; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9957A) De7117 Rt RL324 |
| I drinking whiskey woman : and drunk all night | McTell, Blind Willie; Your Time to Worry; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9957A) De7117 Rt RL324 |
| I got myself a woman : you better get yourself a man | McTell, Blind Willie; Your Time to Worry; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9957A) De7117 Rt RL324 |
| Especially when you got a woman : and she don't mean you no good | Martin, Carl; Badly Mistreated Man; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8812) OK8961 Yz L1016 |
| Neither no woman : that I ever seen | Martin, Carl; Badly Mistreated Man; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8812) OK8961 Yz L1016 |
| Oh big fat woman : with the meat shaking on her bones | Martin, Sara; Blind Man Blues; New York, c. 1 Aug. 1923; (71711B) OK8090 Sw S1240 |
| You can get you a woman : I got another man | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About You; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM772A) Vo1476 Pal PL101 |
| Well I'm a goodhearted woman : just trying to get along with you | Memphis Minnie; Don't Want No Woman; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62539 ) Vi23313 Pal PL101 |
| You can get your woman : I got another man | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About YouNo. 2; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6010A) Vo1556 His HLP2 |
| Ain't no woman : like to ride that Chickasaw | Memphis Minnie; Chickasaw Train Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9382 ) De7019 Cor CP58 |
| Some high brown woman : better come and get this here black snake soon | Mississippi Moaner (Isaiah Nettles); It's Cold in China Blues; Jackson, Miss., 20 Oct. 1935; (JAX2021) Vo03166 OJL8 |
| Met a high brown woman : and she broke my mammy's rule | Mississippi Moaner (Isaiah Nettles); It's Cold in China Blues; Jackson, Miss., 20 Oct. 1935; (JAX2021) Vo03166 OJL8 |
| And she's a fullgrown woman : but she just got childish ways | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; The Woman I Love Blues; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (944181) BBB6140 CC35 |
| And she's the sweetest woman : has ever walked down Mulberry Street | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Vicksburg BluesPart 3; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026451) BBB6697 CC35 |
| Now boys I once had a good woman : but I really did not treat her right | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Never Go Wrong Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026521) BBB6825 CC35 |
| Now boys if you got a good woman : treat her kind in every way | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Never Go Wrong Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026521) BBB6825 CC35 |
| Because a real good woman : can't be found every day | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Never Go Wrong Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026521) BBB6825 CC35 |
| Boys have you ever had a woman : and she didn't mean you no good | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Mistreatin' Woman Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026541) BBB7178 CC35 |
| On account of a nogood woman : and then she loving other men | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Mistreatin' Woman Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026541) BBB7178 CC35 |
| Says I'm sorry for you woman : another woman has taken your place | Moore, Alice; My Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15449A) Pm12868 CC37 |
| I'm a goodtime woman : and I sure don't have to | Moore, Alice; Broadway St. Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15452) Pm12819 CC37 |
| I had a dream I saw some woman : *thieving* with my man | Moore, Alice; Lonesome Dream Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1702) Pm13107 CC37 |
| And now you got another woman : going to catch the train and ride | Moore, Alice; Lonesome Dream Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1702) Pm13107 CC37 |
| I'll *spy* some woman : lying *mouse* just in her skirt | Moore, Monette; Scandal Blues; New York, c. Jan. 1925; (31779) Ajax17093 VJM VLP40 |
| Take another man's woman : play honeydrip all night | Moore, Kid Prince; Honey Dripping Papa; New York, 11 Apr. 1936; (189992) ARC60956 Rt RL340 |
| Big fat woman : tried to flirt with me | Moore, Kid Prince; Honey Dripping Papa; New York, 11 Apr. 1936; (189992) ARC60956 Rt RL340 |
| That you had another woman : to shimmy in my place | Moore, Rosie Mae; HaHa Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418311) Vi21280 Her H201 |
| Got another woman : to take her place | Moss, Buddy; Daddy Don't Care; New York, 16 Jan. 1933; (129081) Ba33106 RBF RF15 |
| I've got a woman : she's sweet as she could be | Moss, Buddy; Gravy Server; New York, 21 Aug. 1935; (17981 ) ARC61156 Rt RL318 |
| She long tall woman : she's all right with me | Moss, Buddy; Gravy Server; New York, 21 Aug. 1935; (17981 ) ARC61156 Rt RL318 |
| Lord I love my woman : she treats me nice and kind | Moss, Buddy; Gravy Server; New York, 21 Aug. 1935; (17981 ) ARC61156 Rt RL318 |
| I'm going to ask my woman : will she be my wife | Moss, Buddy; Gravy Server; New York, 21 Aug. 1935; (17981 ) ARC61156 Rt RL318 |
| I've got a dreamyeyed woman : lives down on Cherry Street | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Hambone Willie's DreamyEyed Woman's Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402305B) OK8693 OJL17 |
| I got a rambling woman : she got a rambling mind | Noble, George; The Seminole Blues; Chicago, 11 Feb. 1935; (C8972) ARC70675 Yz L1028 |
| I love a woman : that I can't give it to | Owens, Marshall; Try Me One More Time; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12401) Pm13117 Yz L1006 |
| And a brownskin woman : like something fit to eat | Patton, Charley; Pony Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15216) Pm12792 Yz L1020 |
| But a jetblack woman : don't put your hand on me | Patton, Charley; Pony Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15216) Pm12792 Yz L1020 |
| What you want with a woman : when she won't do nothing I say | Patton, Charley; Banty Rooster Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15217) Pm12792 Yz L1020 |
| [She's, got] a long tall woman : tall like a cherry tree | Patton, Charley; It Won't Be Long; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15220) Pm12854 Yz L1020 |
| Going to get me another woman : before I leave | Patton, Charley; Going to Move to Alabama; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L371) Pm13014 Yz L1020 |
| Well I got a woman : she's long and tall | Patton, Charley; Going to Move to Alabama; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L371) Pm13014 Yz L1020 |
| Never love a woman : like she can't love you | Patton, Charley; Going to Move to Alabama; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L371) Pm13014 Yz L1020 |
| And I cut my little woman : both night and day | Patton, Charley; Jersey Bull Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (14723 ) Vo02782 Mam S3802 |
| A twotiming woman : don't want no one man | Petties, Arthur; Two Time Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419062) Vi21282 Yz L1007 |
| A twotiming woman : keep you on that killing floor | Petties, Arthur; Two Time Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419062) Vi21282 Yz L1007 |
| She's a cottonpicking woman : Lord she does it all the time | Petway, Robert; Cotton Pickin' Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741151) BBB9036 Rt RL314 |
| She's a cottonpicking woman : I swear she pick cotton all the time | Petway, Robert; Cotton Pickin' Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741151) BBB9036 Rt RL314 |
| She's a married woman : come to see me sometime | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Stealin' Stealin'; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470372) ViV38504 RBF RF1 |
| I was just thinking about that black woman : and it almost killed me dead | Pullum, Joe; Black Gal What Makes Your Head So Hard??? No. 2; San Antonio, 3 Apr. 1934; (82786?) BBB5592 Rt RL327 |
| And when I find my black woman : Lord all *my bad days* are gone | Pullum, Joe; Black Gal What Makes Your Head So Hard??? No. 2; San Antonio, 3 Apr. 1934; (82786?) BBB5592 Rt RL327 |
| And if I see you with another woman : I would rather kill myself | Pullum, Joe; Black Gal What Makes Your Head So Hard??? No. 2; San Antonio, 3 Apr. 1934; (82786?) BBB5592 Rt RL327 |
| I'm going to find some woman : to come and blow all my blues away | Rachel, James Yank; Gravel Road Woman; New York, 6 Feb. 1934; (147932) Vo02649 OJL21 |
| I'm going to try to find my woman : I know she's strolling babe on the road | Rachel, James Yank; Gravel Road Woman; New York, 6 Feb. 1934; (147932) Vo02649 OJL21 |
| I'm a goodhearted woman : but still I'm chained to the blues | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Slave to the Blues; New York, Jan. 1926; (23692) Pm12332 Mil MLP2001 |
| What the use of loving some woman : some man done stole your love away | Red Nelson (Nelson Wilborn); Crying Mother Blues; Chicago, 4 Feb. 1936; (90597A) De7171 Br87.504 |
| Says a married woman : sweetest thing ever been born | Red Nelson (Nelson Wilborn); Sweetest Thing Born; Chicago, 6 Feb. 1936; (90605A) De7155 Cor CP58 |
| And that man had my woman : Lord and the blues had me | Reed, Willie; Dreaming Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476002) Co14407D Yz L1004 |
| Don't never take no woman : for to be your friend | Reed, Willie; Leavin' Home; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495441) Co unissued His HLP17 |
| And when you lose your woman : please don't fool with mine | Reynolds, Blind Joe; Outside Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1443) Pm12927 OJL8 |
| While you're off with your woman : your wife could be at home beating you doing buddy what | Reynolds, Blind Joe; Outside Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1443) Pm12927 OJL8 |
| When you lose your woman : please don't fool with mine | Reynolds, Blind Willie; Married Man Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (647212) Vi23258 Yz L1009 |
| What make a single woman : crazy about a married man | Reynolds, Blind Willie; Married Man Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (647212) Vi23258 Yz L1009 |
| What make a married woman : so crazy about a single man | Reynolds, Blind Willie; Married Man Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (647212) Vi23258 Yz L1009 |
| What you want with a woman : won't do nothing she say | Rhodes, Walter; The Crowing Rooster; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453582) Co14289D Rt RL334 |
| Well a brownskin woman : sure can get anything I got | Richardson, Mooch; T and T Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (400213B) OK8554 Mam S3803 |
| You know said living with that woman : Lord it is just like living in hell | Roland, Walter; Penniless Blues; New York, 20 Mar. 1935; (171532) Ba33461 Yz L1017 |
| But that's the only kind of woman : that you men are going to treat right | Scruggs, Irene; My Back to the Wall; Richmond, Ind., 30 Aug. 1930; (16975A) Ge7296 Yz L1026 |
| So don't be no idle woman : don't be no sandfoot clown | Scruggs, Irene; My Back to the Wall; Richmond, Ind., 30 Aug. 1930; (16975A) Ge7296 Yz L1026 |
| Say I ain't got no good woman : partner for to feel my care | Shade, Will; Memphis BoyBlues; Chicago, 9 June 1927; (386591) Vi20809 Rt RL337 |
| Lord I ain't going to stay with no woman : Lord no great long time | Shade, Will; Memphis BoyBlues; Chicago, 9 June 1927; (386591) Vi20809 Rt RL337 |
| Now if you can find the wild woman : boy by broadcasting in the air | Shade, Will; State of Tennessee; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403132) Vi21185 Rt RL322 |
| Now I wouldn't marry a black woman : I'll tell you the reason why | Shade, Will; A Black Woman Is Like a Black Snake; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470102) ViV38015 Rt RL322 |
| I wouldn't want a black woman : tell you the reason why | Shade, Will; On the Road Again; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470111) ViV38015 OJL19 |
| She's a married woman : come to see me sometime | Shade, Will; Stealin' Stealin'; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470372) ViV38504 Rt RL337 |
| Yes I'm going to taught my woman : don't never let a ??? at home | Shade, Will; Feed Your Friend with a Long Handled Spoon; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (555981) ViV38578 Rt RL311 |
| I quit a thousand dollar woman : *but it wasn't worth* | Shade, Will; Feed Your Friend with a Long Handled Spoon; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (555981) ViV38578 Rt RL311 |
| I am looking for the woman : that ain't got no man | Shade, Will; I Can Beat You Plenty; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (55599 ) ViV38586 Rt RL337 |
| She's a long tall woman : she's got teeth they shine like gold | Shade, Will; Mary Anna Cut Off; Chicago, 6 Nov. 1934; (C7802) OK8960 Jo SM3104 |
| Well I whips my woman : with a singletree | Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); I Couldn't Help It; New York, 17 Sept. 1934; (159671) Vo02844 OJL21 |
| Never let a woman : make a fool of you | Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); I Couldn't Help It; New York, 17 Sept. 1934; (159671) Vo02844 OJL21 |
| I can get a woman : anywhere I go | Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); Moanin' the Blues; New York, 18 Sept. 1934; (159781) Vo02844 Yz L1002 |
| And it loved my woman : hey man it done fell dead | Short, Jaydee; Lonesome Swamp Rattlesnake; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4681) Pm13043 OJL11 |
| You're a nogood woman : you don't feel in your hardworking man's care | Short, Jaydee; Barefoot Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11475 ) Vo1704 Yz L1003 |
| You won't have no trueloving woman : for to pass your troubles away | Short, Jaydee; Grand Daddy Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11479A) Vo1708 Yz L1018 |
| 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 |
| She's a long tall woman : and she tooting out behind | Sluefoot Joe; Tootin' Out Blues; Long Island City, c. Apr. 1929; (490A) QRSR7086 His HLP17 |
| 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 |
| St Louis woman : wears diamond ring | Smith, Bessie; The St. Louis Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402411) Co14064D Co CL855 |
| *A heavy weight woman : with a hearty fate* | Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406292) Co14095D Co CL855 |
| But I'm a rambling woman : with a rambling mind | Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406292) Co14095D Co CL855 |
| I'm a young woman : and ain't done running around | Smith, Bessie; Young Woman's Blues; New York, 26 Oct. 1926; (1428783) Co14179D Co CL857 |
| And I'm a good woman : and I can get plenty of men | Smith, Bessie; Young Woman's Blues; New York, 26 Oct. 1926; (1428783) Co14179D Co CL857 |
| St Louis woman : with her diamond rings | Smith, Bessie; St. Louis BluesPart; New York, c. Aug. 1929; (NY??? ) CiJ1016 or 17 Jo SM3098 |
| Please don't let some other woman : tear your sugar barrel down | Smith, Bessie Mae; Sugar Man BluesPart 2; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6168 ) Vo1559 His HLP2 |
| You give your lump of sugar to another woman : and don't give me a grain | Smith, Bessie Mae; Sugar Man BluesPart 2; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6168 ) Vo1559 His HLP2 |
| He said yes woman : I could stand to see you die | Smith, Clara; You Don't Know My Mind; New York, 29 Jan. 1924; (815091) Co14013D VJM VLP16 |
| Some other woman : sure to take him away from you | Smith, Clara; Don't Advertise Your Man; New York, 23 Apr. 1924; (817221) Co14026D VJM VLP17 |
| Started fighting over a woman : stayed out every day and night | Smith, Clara; Texas Moaner Blues; New York, 19 Aug. 1924; (819321) Co14034D VJM VLP17 |
| Well you's a pretty good woman : and living in a nice neighborhood | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Tell It to the Judge No. 2; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C7239?) MeM12117 Yz L1031 |
| I'm one woman : who can't use a nogood man | Smith, Trixie; No Good Man; New York, 14 June 1939; (65815A) De7617 AH158 |
| That's a twofaced woman : and a lying man | Smith, Trixie; No Good Man; New York, 14 June 1939; (65815A) De7617 AH158 |
| Don't you let no woman : be the death of you | Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M184 ) Br7137 OJL20 |
| Wonder if he's got another woman : Lord since he been gone | Spivey, Victoria; New Black Snake BluesPart 1; New York, 13 Oct. 1928; (401222A) OK8626 Spi LP2001 |
| But I'm too good a woman : you just wait and see | Spivey, Victoria; Black Snake Swing; Chicago, 7 July 1936; (90785A) De7203 AH58 |
| There's a Delta Bottom woman : who is sure going crazy over me | Spruell, Freddie; LowDown Mississippi Bottom Man; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207281) Pm12665 Mam S3802 |
| I'm looking for a lowdown woman : who's looking for a lowdown man | Spruell, Freddie; LowDown Mississippi Bottom Man; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207281) Pm12665 Mam S3802 |
| Now a brownskin woman : always on my mind | Stevens, Vol; Vol Stevens Blues; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403241) Vi21356 OJL21 |
| She's the fortunetelling woman : oh Lord and she don't tell no lies | Stevens, Vol; Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62541 ) Vi23347 Jo SM3104 |
| I had a woman : God her name was Lucy | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| Another woman : God her name Henrietta | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| Another woman : God her name was Mattie | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| Another woman : God her name was Jenny | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| Another woman : God her name was Mae | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| And the same doggone woman : on my mind | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| If you mistreat me woman : you sure God lost your home | Stokes, Frank; Mistreatin' Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454191) Vi21672 Rt RL308 |
| Don't want no badluck woman : ain't got no place to go | Stokes, Frank; It Won't Be Long Now; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454202) Vi21672 Rt RL307 |
| I was looking for my woman : found her with another man | Sykes, Roosevelt; 44 Blues; New York, 14 June 1929; (402451A) OK8702 His HLP5 |
| Hit my woman : with a singletree | Sykes, Roosevelt; Single Tree Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15563) Pm12827 Riv RM8819 |
| I don't want no woman : partner that wants every man in town | Sykes, Roosevelt; No Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1930; (C6475A) MeM12086 Yz L1033 |
| I don't want no woman : she just soon as say yes as to say no | Sykes, Roosevelt; No Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1930; (C6475A) MeM12086 Yz L1033 |
| Boys if you got a good woman : here's a lesson I'll give to you | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Jim Jackson's JamboreePart I; Memphis, 14 Oct. 1929; (M203/4) Vo1428 Yz L1021 |
| She was a real good woman : but unkindness drove her away | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Seminole Blues; Aurora, Ill., 11 Oct. 1937; (014333 ) BBB7315 Yz L1039 |
| And I heard a sweet little woman : ooo Lord I hate to call her name | Temple, Johnnie; Big Boat Whistle; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C986B) Vo03068 OJL17 |
| To hear my woman : some man done taken my room | Temple, Johnnie; The Evil Devil Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C987 ) Vo02987 Yz L1038 |
| You be my woman : I tell you what I'll do | Temple, Johnnie; The Evil Devil Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C987 ) Vo02987 Yz L1038 |
| Go away from here woman : and don't come here no more | Thomas, Elvie; Motherless Child Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2642) Pm12977 OJL2 |
| I can make any woman : make her change her mind | Thomas, George; Fast Stuff Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L172) Pm12826 Rt RL340 |
| That woman : keeps me busy as I can be | Thomas, George; Fast Stuff Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L172) Pm12826 Rt RL340 |
| Show me the woman : anybody can trust | Thomas, Henry; Shanty Blues; Chicago, Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1139 OJL3 |
| Show me that woman : anybody can trust | Thomas, Henry; Shanty Blues; Chicago, Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1139 OJL3 |
| If you don't have no good woman : you'd be lonesome too | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); So Lonesome; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203342) Pm12637 Yz L1026 |
| Going to have a car and a woman : running on every road | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Hard to Rule Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203353) Pm12670 Bio BLP12004 |
| If you want me woman : better buy you a pair of overalls | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); No Baby Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203381) Pm12670 Bio BLP12004 |
| If you get you one woman : you sure to get you two | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); No Baby Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203381) Pm12670 Bio BLP12004 |
| And I had one woman : would make a passenger train hop the rail | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Ramblin' Mind Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203392) Pm12616 Bio BLP12004 |
| I got to get me another meal ticket woman : so I won't have to work no more | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); No Job Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203432) Pm12609 Bio BLP12004 |
| 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 |
| I never wanted no woman : that I could not get | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); New Way of Living Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210282) Pm12752 Bio BLP12004 |
| I don't like no woman : got hair like drops of rain | Thomkins, Jim; Bedside Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM780 ) Br7200 Rt RL319 |
| Coalblack woman : fry no meat for me | Thompson, Edward; Seven Sister Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2413) Pm12873 Yz L1006 |
| If you love a married woman : you going to always have the blues | Torey, George; Married Woman Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B642) ARC70857 Yz L1002 |
| I said I spied that woman : put them things on me | Torey, George; Lonesome Man Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B651) ARC70857 Yz L1002 |
| Some man had my woman : and the worried blues had me | Torey, George; Lonesome Man Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B651) ARC70857 Yz L1002 |
| I'm going to get me another woman : babe I'm going to let you go | Townsend, Henry; Henry's Worried Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403300A) Co14529D Yz L1030 |
| I'm a jellyselling woman : I sell it every day | unknown artist (Noah Lewis); Selling the Jelly; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (64738 ) Vi23319 OJL19 |
| I'm not a cheap woman : I sell about every day | unknown artist (Noah Lewis); Selling the Jelly; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (64738 ) Vi23319 OJL19 |
| A good jellyselling woman : is heard all over town | unknown artist (Noah Lewis); Selling the Jelly; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (64738 ) Vi23319 OJL19 |
| I'm going to get no one woman : staying out in the cold | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); German Blues; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404677B) OK8856 OJL4 |
| Ain't seen my woman : in God knows when | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Giving It Away; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404683A) OK8908 OJL19 |
| I ain't seen my woman : since she leave this town | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Giving It Away; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404683A) OK8908 OJL19 |
| Can get me a woman : quick as you can a man | Vincson, Walter; Sitting on Top of the World; Shreveport, La., 17 Feb. 1930; (403805B) OK8784 Mam S3804 |
| I can get a woman : anywhere I go | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Your Good Man Caught the Train and Gone; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404710A) OK8905 Mam S3804 |
| I ain't found a woman : looked as sweet to me as you | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Honey Babe Let the Deal Go Down; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404782B) OK8885 Mam S3804 |
| If you have a woman : and she don't do kind | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); The World Is Going Wrong; Atlanta, 24 Oct. 1931; (4050091) Co14660D Mam S3804 |
| Oh go away woman : I can't use you no more | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Go Away Woman; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15541) Pm13152 Bio BLP12041 |
| I wouldn't mistreat my woman : for to save nobody's soul | Virgial, Otto; Bad Notion Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962411) BBB6213 Mam S3802 |
| I'm a real good woman : but my man don't treat me right | Wallace, Sippie; Have You Ever Been Down; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80838A) OK8499 Bio BLPC6 |
| I wonder if you going to mistreat me woman : good as I have been to you | Washboard Sam; Jesse James Blues; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1023B) Vo03375 BC10 |
| I'm going to shoot you woman : as long as my pistol will fire | Washboard Sam; Jesse James Blues; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1023B) Vo03375 BC10 |
| Yeah because when you get drunk woman : you don't care what you do | Washboard Sam; Low Down Woman; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07618 ) BBB7048 BC10 |
| I got a real good woman : but the poor fool don't understand | Washboard Sam; Lowland Blues; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07620 ) BBB7096 BC10 |
| You's a goodlooking woman : pretty as you can be | Washboard Sam; Save It for Me; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020809 ) BBB7866 BC10 |
| Yes I got your woman : and you say that you was through | Washboard Sam; Yes I Got Your Woman; Chicago, 5 Aug. 1940; (049374 ) BBB8599 RBF RF16 |
| Yes I got your woman : so what in the world are you going to do | Washboard Sam; Yes I Got Your Woman; Chicago, 5 Aug. 1940; (049374 ) BBB8599 RBF RF16 |
| I wasn't bothering your woman : but you had left her alone | Washboard Sam; Yes I Got Your Woman; Chicago, 5 Aug. 1940; (049374 ) BBB8599 RBF RF16 |
| If you bother me about that woman : I'm going to put you in your grave | Washboard Sam; Yes I Got Your Woman; Chicago, 5 Aug. 1940; (049374 ) BBB8599 RBF RF16 |
| Oh when you had that woman : you didn't treat her right | Washboard Sam; Yes I Got Your Woman; Chicago, 5 Aug. 1940; (049374 ) BBB8599 RBF RF16 |
| You are a lying sweet woman : so get up and out of that mud | Washboard Sam; I'm Not the Lad; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644781) BBB8878 RCA LPV577 |
| I'm going to get me a brownskin woman : Lord and let all the yellow ones go | Washboard Sam; Brown and Yellow Woman Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644831) BBB8937 RCA LPV577 |
| You know a brownskin woman : ooo well is not a don't you know | Washboard Sam; Brown and Yellow Woman Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644831) BBB8937 RCA LPV577 |
| Don't let no yellow woman : know Lord how much you really care | Washboard Sam; Brown and Yellow Woman Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644831) BBB8937 RCA LPV577 |
| I might would pimp a woman : but I will never pimp a man | Washboard Sam; Get Down Brother; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703801) BBB9018 RCA LPV577 |
| If you don't want to be my woman : we will still be friends | Washboard Sam; Lover's Lane Blues; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703811) BBB9007 BC10 |
| Take a mighty good woman : treat her good man wrong | Weaver, Curley; No No Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473052) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| Take another man's woman : walk the streets all walk the streets all night | Weaver, Curley; No No Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473052) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| Don't let no woman : make a fool out of make a fool out of you | Weaver, Curley; No No Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473052) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| Now tell me sweet woman : time the train come through your town | Weaver, Curley; Oh Lawdy Mama; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9940A) Ch50077 Rt RL326 |
| Twofaced woman : trying to see her two days at one time | Weaver, Curley; Two Faced Woman; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9941A) Ch50065 His HLP31 |
| Every time I see you woman : got your glasses nice and clean | Weaver, Curley; Two Faced Woman; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9941A) Ch50065 His HLP31 |
| You twofaced woman : wear glasses all the time | Weaver, Curley; Two Faced Woman; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9941A) Ch50065 His HLP31 |
| And it's stingy woman : come and sit down on my knee | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Stingy WomanBlues; Memphis, 24 Feb. 1927; (379421) Vi20552 Rt RL322 |
| I don't want no jetblack woman : Lord to cook no pie for me | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Turpentine Blues; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403222) Vi21134 Yz L1008 |
| But I want you to understand woman : ain't nobody's fool | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Hitch Me to Your Buggy and Drive Me Like a Mule; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403232) Vi21134 OJL21 |
| She's a married woman : boy but comes to see me sometime | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Peaches in the Springtime; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418902) Vi21657 Rt RL311 |
| Well well me and my woman : we can't get along no more | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Somebody's Got to Go; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1936; (100324) BBB6356 Rt RL329 |
| Well there's something about that woman : that's worrying me all the time | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Worried About that Woman; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1937; (C20321) Vo04066 CC3 |
| And a real kind woman : ??? when I die | Welsh, Nolan; St. Peter Blues; Chicago, 16 June 1926; (9728A) OK8372 CC32 |
| Well now it will take your little woman : then will holler back at you | Wheatstraw, Peetie; C and A Blues; Chicago, 6 Jan. 1931; (C6891A) Vo1672 OJL20 |
| Well I know my little woman : she can't sleep at night | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sleepless Nights Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11519A) Vo1727 Yz L1030 |
| Well then I asked my little woman : mmm well now what evil have I done | Wheatstraw, Peetie; The Rising Sun Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1935; (C921A) Vo03066 Say SDR191 |
| And when I speak to my little woman : ooo well well seems like my troubles they have just | Wheatstraw, Peetie; The Rising Sun Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1935; (C921A) Vo03066 Say SDR191 |
| Well I was thinking about my little woman : ooo well but she was again you know she was gone | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Letter Writing Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1935; (C944A) Vo02978 Say SDR191 |
| Well I find my little woman : ooo well we going to raise some cocktail sand | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Cocktail Man Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90173A) De7144 Say SDR191 |
| Well there ain't no other one woman : ooo well well in this world can take her place | Wheatstraw, Peetie; First and Last Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12572) Vo03185 Say SDR191 |
| I work for my woman : she's so nice and sweet | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Low Down Rascal; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60507A) De7200 Say SDR192 |
| When he go to his usedtobe woman : one he has give a real good time | Wheatstraw, Peetie; When a Man Gets Down; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90961A) De7243 Say SDR192 |
| A falsehearted woman : ooo well well is the downfall of me | Wheatstraw, Peetie; False Hearted Woman; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90963A) De7243 Say SDR192 |
| No other falsehearted woman : ooo well well can drive me this away | Wheatstraw, Peetie; False Hearted Woman; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90963A) De7243 Say SDR192 |
| Oh you're the married woman : ooo well well but you have your outside man | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Devilment Blues; Chicago, 2 Nov. 1937; (91323A) De7422 Say SDR192 |
| Ooo well I got a little woman : in Pinebluff Arkansas | White, Washington (Booker Washington White); Pinebluff Arkansas; Chicago, 2 Sept. 1937; (C19962) Vo03711 Co C30036 |
| She was the sweetest little woman : that you men most ever saw | White, Washington (Booker Washington White); Pinebluff Arkansas; Chicago, 2 Sept. 1937; (C19962) Vo03711 Co C30036 |
| He ain't no woman : but he sure will take a woman's man | White, Washington; District Attorney Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2988A) OK05683 Co C30036 |
| He taken me from my woman : caused her to have some other man | White, Washington; District Attorney Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2988A) OK05683 Co C30036 |
| I was looking for my woman : involved with another man | Wiggins, James Boodle It; FortyFour Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15768A) Pm12860 OJL15 |
| Now if you be my sweet woman : tell you what I'm bound to do | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Gotta Shave 'Em Dry; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1041) Pm12916 Her H205 |
| So you wish your woman : would treat you good like mine | Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); My Babe My Babe; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90198A) Ch50053 OJL8 |
| Know you wish you had a woman : to treat you just the same | Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); My Babe My Babe; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90198A) Ch50053 OJL8 |
| Know you wish you had a woman : to treat you just like mine | Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); My Babe My Babe; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90198A) Ch50053 OJL8 |
| Won't have another woman : to treat me this away | Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); My Babe My Babe; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90198A) Ch50053 OJL8 |
| Every married woman : got a backdoor man | Wiley, Geeshie (Elvie Thomas); Over to My House; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2651) Pm12977 Yz L1018 |
| When I come back here woman : you going to have me some more | Wilkins, Robert; Jail House Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (45499 ) Vi23379 Yz L1002 |
| I done everything woman : but die for you | Wilkins, Robert; I Do Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (47000 ) Vi23379 OJL5 |
| I done everything woman : but lay down and die for you | Wilkins, Robert; I Do Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (47000 ) Vi23379 OJL5 |
| I'll go to my woman : and you can go to your man | Wilkins, Robert; I Do Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (47000 ) Vi23379 OJL5 |
| You better come here woman : sit down on my knee | Wilkins, Robert; I Do Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (47000 ) Vi23379 OJL5 |
| Than to love you woman : you treat me this away | Wilkins, Robert; I Do Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (47000 ) Vi23379 OJL5 |
| Oh I love you woman : but you always treat me so | Wilkins, Robert; I Do Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (47000 ) Vi23379 OJL5 |
| I get out I'm going to that woman : and I'll be right back again | Wilkins, Robert; Nashville Stonewall Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM740A) Br7168 Rt RL307 |
| Told her come on woman : let us board this train | Wilkins, Robert; Get Away Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM742B) Br7158 OJL11 |
| Because that sure was one woman : I did mmm love and like | Wilkins, Robert; I'll Go With Her Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM743 ) Br7158 OJL11 |
| Because I don't want my woman : mmm reap no bad seed | Wilkins, Robert; Dirty Deal Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX104 ) Vo03223 BC5 |
| I ain't had no righteous woman : since my baby blowed this town | Williams, Henry; Lonesome Blues; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1928; (1461492) Co14328D Fly LP103 |
| Well bigleg woman : better keep your dresses down | Williams, Joe; Little Leg Woman; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854871) BBB5900 Yz L1038 |
| Little leg woman : do just like a squirrel | Williams, Joe; Little Leg Woman; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854871) BBB5900 Yz L1038 |
| Drop your window woman : and down your blinds | Williams, Joe; Little Leg Woman; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854871) BBB5900 Yz L1038 |
| Lord you can squeeze his lemon woman : and roll him all night long | Williams, Joe; Little Leg Woman; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854871) BBB5900 Yz L1038 |
| Sweetest peaches woman : don't grow on no tree | Williams, Joe; Little Leg Woman; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854871) BBB5900 Yz L1038 |
| I got a long tall woman : live on Highway FortyNine | Williams, Joe; 49 Highway Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85490 ) BBB5996 OJL17 |
| Malvina my sweet woman : she don't pay me no mind | Williams, Joe; 49 Highway Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85490 ) BBB5996 OJL17 |
| You got poor Joe walking down woman : ooo Lord Highway FortyNine | Williams, Joe; 49 Highway Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85490 ) BBB5996 OJL17 |
| Well Malvina my sweet woman : ooo Lord boys she don't pay me no mind | Williams, Joe; 49 Highway Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85490 ) BBB5996 OJL17 |
| Malvina she's my sweet woman : she on Highway FortyNine | Williams, Joe; 49 Highway Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85490 ) BBB5996 OJL17 |
| I got a brownskin woman : she don't pay me no mind | Williams, Joe; My Grey Pony; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85491 ) BBB5948 RBF RF14 |
| And I know my woman : she going to scream and cry | Williams, Joe; My Grey Pony; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85491 ) BBB5948 RBF RF14 |
| I'm going to find my woman : baby in this world somewhere | Williams, Joe; My Grey Pony; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85491 ) BBB5948 RBF RF14 |
| You won't quit your running around woman : please quit your lowdown ways | Williams, Joe; Wild Cow Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962461) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| Swear you going to miss me woman : when I'm dead and gone | Williams, Joe; I Know You Gonna Miss Me; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076611) BBB7022 RCA INT1087 |
| She's a married woman : and I don't allow her to work too hard | Williams, Joe; Meet Me Around the Corner; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539921R) BBB8738 RCA INT1087 |
| Well *about* my sweet woman : ooo well well she don't pay poor Joey no mind | Williams, Joe; Highway 49; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704851) BBB9025 RBF RF11 |
| Well *about* sweet woman : ooo well boys she trying to throw poor Joey down | Williams, Joe; Highway 49; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704851) BBB9025 RBF RF11 |
| You a nogood woman : you don't mean me no good | Williams, Joe; Someday Baby; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704861) BBB9025 RBF RF11 |
| You can steal my best woman : but you sure can't make her stay | Williams, Joe; Someday Baby; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704861) BBB9025 RBF RF11 |
| If you want a good woman : get you one that long and tall | Williams, Joe; Break 'Em On Down; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704871) BBB8969 BC21 |
| I don't care woman : who gets all in my way | Williams, Joe; Mr. Devil Blues; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M196 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321 |
| Lord I don't want no skinny woman : I want a a woman with aplenty of meat | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Skinny Woman; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (07654 ) BBB7012 BC20 |
| Now she was a sweet little woman : she just wouldn't be loving and kind | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Skinny Woman; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (07654 ) BBB7012 BC20 |
| Well I got a new woman : her name is Miss Katy | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Early in the Morning; Aurora, Ill., 11 Nov. 1937; (016524 ) BBB7302 RCA INT1175 |
| I said look ahere woman : you fool too many men | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Early in the Morning; Aurora, Ill., 11 Nov. 1937; (016524 ) BBB7302 RCA INT1175 |
| Well I said look ahere woman : I ain't going to fool around with you no more | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Early in the Morning; Aurora, Ill., 11 Nov. 1937; (016524 ) BBB7302 RCA INT1175 |
| Now you's a whiskeyheaded woman : now and you stay drunk all the time | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Whiskey Headed Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208441) BBB7707 RCA INT1088 |
| Because you's a whiskeyheaded woman : now and you stay drunk all the time | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Whiskey Headed Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208441) BBB7707 RCA INT1088 |
| If you got a good woman : and she won't treat you right | Williamson, Sonny Boy; You Give an Account; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (020846 ) BBB7756 BC3; |
| She's a great big woman : head right full of hair | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Deep Down in the Ground; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208491) BBB7805 RCA INT1088 |
| Well now I'm trying to hide my little woman : to keep her from running around with these other | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Christmas Morning Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308491) BBB8094 RCA INT1088 |
| I know the reason you don't love woman : because you is crazy about Mr soandso | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Train Fare Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (049198 ) BBB8610 BC20 |
| Now and I'm sloppy drunk again woman : sleeping all by myself | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064493 ) BBB8822 BC3 |
| Well I asked you woman : where did you stay last night | Williamson, Sonny Boy; You Got to Step Back; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064495 ) BBB8822 BC20 |
| Well now look ahere woman : I got something to tell you can't do | Williamson, Sonny Boy; You Got to Step Back; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064495 ) BBB8822 BC20 |
| You caught me with a woman : I caught you with a man | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Fourth and Beale; Chicago, c. 12 Sept. 1929; (C4338 ) Br7138 His HLP15 |
| You just a trifling woman : don't mean me no good nohow | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Last Chance Blues; Memphis, 1 Oct. 1929; (56316 ) ViV38593 Her H205 |
| I had an evilhearted woman : she mistreated me all the time | Woods, Oscar; Evil Hearted Woman; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60847 ) De7904 Yz L1026 |
| I never loved no one woman : hope to God I never will | Woods, Oscar; Lone Wolf Blues; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60848A) De7219 Cor CP58 |
| And I ain't going to let no woman : make no monkey out of me | Woods, Oscar; Lone Wolf Blues; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60848A) De7219 Cor CP58 |
| Woman : I done done all I know to do | Wilkins, Robert; I Do Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (47000 ) Vi23379 OJL5 |
| Don't you wish a *fair woman* : didn't have teeth like pearls | Thompson, Ashley; Minglewood Blues; Memphis, 30 Jan. 1928; (418032) Vi21267 Fwy FA2953 |
| She's a kindhearted [mama, woman] : [but she] studies evil all the time | Johnson, Robert; Kind Hearted Woman Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25802) ARC70356 Co C30034 |
| Now I got a brownskin [girl, woman] : with her front tooth crowned with gold | McClennan, Tommy; Brown Skin Girl; Chicago, 22 Nov. 1939; (0442431) BBB8444 RCA LPV518 |
| Talking about your [rider, woman] : but you just ought to see mamlish mine | Sluefoot Joe; Tootin' Out Blues; Long Island City, c. Apr. 1929; (490A) QRSR7086 His HLP17 |
| Some of [these, you] women : I just can't understand | Alexander, Texas; CornBread Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81223A) OK8511 Rt RL315 |
| Some of these women : I just can't understand | Alexander, Texas; Yellow Girl Blues; San Antonio, 9 Mar. 1928; (400442B) OK8801 His HLP31 |
| So these brownskin women : can cluster around my throne | Alexander, Texas; Yellow Girl Blues; San Antonio, 9 Mar. 1928; (400442B) OK8801 His HLP31 |
| I ain't going to fool with no more women : and a mighty few men | Alexander, Texas; No More Woman Blues; San Antonio, 9 Mar. 1928; (400446A) OK8624 Rt RL312 |
| I want your *turninggate* women : to please leave me alone | Arnold, Kokomo; I'll Be Up Some Day; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60515 ) De7172 Say SDR163 |
| Now these Chicago women : have give me such a hard way to go | Arnold, Kokomo; Red Beans and Rice; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91162A) De7347 BC4 |
| Say I ain't going to let these hardheaded women : make me lose my mind | Arnold, Kokomo; Rocky Road Blues; Chicago, 23 Oct. 1937; (91300A) De7449 CC25 |
| Tell all you women : how to make a happy home | Baker, Willie; Crooked Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14894A) Ge6846 Yz L1012 |
| I'm getting tired of women : telling me their lies | Bell, Ed; Ham Bone Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48173) Pm12524 OJL14 |
| And I got so many women : till the men don't want me around | Big Bill (Broonzy); Grandma's Farm; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (96001) Pe187 Yz L1035 |
| Well money and pretty women : running hand in hand | Big Bill (Broonzy); Worrying You Off My MindPart 1; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (16606?) Ba32559 Yz L1035 |
| Going to tell you women : and it goes for the men | Big Bill (Broonzy); I've Got to Dig You; Chicago, 17 Apr. 1940; (WC3034A) Vo05563 RBF RF16 |
| I want you women : to strictly understand | Bird, Billy; Alabama BluesPart 2; Atlanta, 29 Oct. 1928; (1473261) Co14418D His HLP5 |
| Ain't no need of you chasing women : brother if you really haven't got the cash | Blake, Blind; Rope Stretchin' BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L11012) Pm13103 Bio BLP12037 |
| Fourteenth Street women : don't mean no man no good | Blind Percy; Fourteenth Street Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (201802) Pm12584 Rt RL327 |
| That's Chinese women : and a doggone Dago man | Blind Percy; Fourteenth Street Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (201802) Pm12584 Rt RL327 |
| My man's got five women : I can call them by their natural names | Bogan, Lucille; Jim Tampa Blues; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46722) Pm12504 Yz L1017 |
| When you see two women : running hand in hand for long | Bracey, Ishman; Bust Up Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2412) Pm13038 Her H205 |
| Whiskey and women : will bother your learning bad | Butler, Sam; Poor Boy Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; ( ) Vo1057 Yz L1016 |
| I'm telling all you women : what's on my mind | Campbell, Gene; Wandering Blues; Chicago, c. May 1930; (C5701A) Br7170 His HLP2 |
| The Alabama women : they live like section men | Carr, Leroy; Alabama Woman Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6091B) Vo1549 RBF RF1 |
| I've got so many women : that I don't care when one dies | Carr, Leroy; Good Woman Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164271) Vo03296 Yz L1019 |
| It ain't none of these women : turn this old bumblebee down | Chatman, Bo; I'm an Old Bumble Bee; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404720B) OK8852 RBF RF9 |
| I want all you women : you better bear this in mind | Chatman, Bo; Ram Rod Daddy; New York, 4 June 1931; (404926A) OK8897 His HLP5 |
| Ain't none of these women : Lord turn me down | Chatman, Bo; I Want You To Know; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050251) OK8935 Yz L1014 |
| Now listen here women : I want you to know | Chatman, Bo; Rolling Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992371) BBB6373 Yz L1034 |
| Says don't you never let none of these old trifling women : man never worry you | Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter's Advice; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026161) BBB7073 Yz L1014 |
| He's got the women : all calling him their old sugar pie | Chatman, Bo; Country Fool; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278791) BBB8122 Yz L1014 |
| I want all of you women : to strictly understand | Clayton, Jennie; State of Tennessee Blues; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403132) Vi21185 Rt RL322 |
| One thing about these women : I cannot understand | Coleman, Lonnie; Old Rock Island Blues; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482582) Co14440D RBF RF15 |
| You see women : give money to men | Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; It's a Fight Like That; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C4630 ) Br7121 Rt RL325 |
| Tell all the women : please come dressed in red | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Death Valley Blues; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648741) BBB8858 RCA LPV518 |
| I have so many hardworking women : tell you men I don't mean no jive | Curry, Ben; Fat Mouth Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12362) Pm13118 Rt RL325 |
| Some of these funny women : just like driving an automobile | Curry, Ben; Fat Mouth Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12362) Pm13118 Rt RL325 |
| You can see the snuffsniffing women : like a police on his beat | Davis, Carl (Dallas Jamboree Jug Band); Elm Street Woman Blues Dallas, 20 Sept. 1935; (DAL103 ) Vo03092 BC2 |
| So he can stop them women : from begging every man they meet | Davis, Carl (Dallas Jamboree Jug Band); Elm Street Woman Blues Dallas, 20 Sept. 1935; (DAL103 ) Vo03092 BC2 |
| And a Gypsy women : she comes and reads my mind | Davis, Walter; Moonlight Is My Spread; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962341) BBB6167 RCA INT1085 |
| I doctors on women : I don't fool around with men | Davis, Walter; Think You Need a Shot; Chicago, 3 Apr. 1936; (1003391) BBB6498 RCA INT1085 |
| These Elm Street women : Billiken they don't mean you no good | Day, Texas Bill; Elm Street Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495382) Co14514D Fly LP103 |
| I never want another women : that don't do nothing but hang around | Doyle, Little Buddy; Hard Scufflin' Blues; Memphis, 1 July 1939; (MEM171) OK05771 Rt RL329 |
| Boys you better watch them women : because they're just slipping up the kingdom's steps | Doyle, Little Buddy; Grief Will Kill You; Memphis, 1 July 1939; (MEM181) Vo05111 Rt RL319; |
| There many more women : just rearing to go | Easton, Amos; I'm Waitin' On You; New York, 16 Mar. 1932; (11503A) Vo1719 His HLP31 |
| You see see two women : they walking hand by hand | Estes, Sleepy John; Stack O' Dollars; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (625472) Vi23397 Rt RL307 |
| Now when you see two women : running hand in hand | Evans, Joe; Shook It This Morning Blues; New York, 21 May 1931; (106652) Or8083 Yz L1015 |
| When you see two of you women : going hand in hand | Florence, Nellie ; Midnight Weeping Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461752) Co14342D OJL6 |
| Now I got two women : and I don't know one apart | Fuller, Blind Boy; Bye Bye Baby Blues; New York, 15 Dec. 1937; (221561) Vo04843 RBF RF9 |
| So I can freeze these barefooted women : away from around my door | Gibson, Clifford; Ice and Snow Blues; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571732) ViV38562 Yz L1027 |
| You accuse me of women : brought your men right before my face | Gibson, Clifford; Ice and Snow Blues; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571732) ViV38562 Yz L1027 |
| I've fooled with women : till I lost everything I own | Gibson, Clifford; HardHeaded Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577552) ViV38577 Yz L1027 |
| But I like to play with my yellow women : and my whiskey right from the still | Gibson, Clifford; Society Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57760 ) Vi38612 Yz L1027 |
| Because we got wise to women : ooo well well we knows what it's all about | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Me and My Buddy; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064742 ) BBB8872 RCA INT1177 |
| Tell all you women : what you better do | Glover, Mae; Pig Meat Mama; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15393) Ge6948 Rt RL319 |
| But you let other women : make a fool of you | Green, Lil; Why Don't You Do Right; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641301) BBB8714 RCA LPV574 |
| Listen women : I don't mean to start no row | Hart, Hattie; Memphis Yo Yo Blues; Memphis, 4 Oct. 1929; (563452) ViV38558 Rt RL322 |
| When you see two [jetblack, old black] women : standing and talking so long | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Shaggy Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (4415 ) Pm12489 Rt RL319 |
| Because I can get more jetblack women : than aseven freight trains can haul | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Snatch It Back Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44202) Pm12475 Yz L1010 |
| You try to give these women : everything they need | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; How Come Mama Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15213) Pm12802 Yz L1010 |
| Oh St Louis women : with their diamond rings | Henderson, Katherine; St. Louis Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (236A) QRSR7024 His HLP21 |
| These Atlanta women : going to let my hambone spoil | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Motherless Chile Blues; Atlanta, 5 Nov. 1927; (1451341) Co14299D RBF RF15 |
| When you see two women : always running hand in hand | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Motherless Chile Blues; Atlanta, 5 Nov. 1927; (1451341) Co14299D RBF RF15 |
| Devil got ninety thousand women : he just need one more | Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12521) Pm13116 Rt RL335 |
| I say the devil got ninety thousand women : he just need one more | Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12522) Pm13116 Yz L1026 |
| All these Winston women : going to be the ruin of you | Hill, King Solomon; Tell Me Baby; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12582) Pm13129 Yz L1004 |
| Then I'd give all my women : a long long happy home | House, Son; Preachin' the BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4101) Pm13013 OJL5 |
| These Atlanta women : done let my hambone spoil | Howell, Peg Leg; Tishamingo Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431171) Co14194D RBF RF9 |
| Got a gang of brownskin sweet women : got a gang of high yellows too | Hull, Papa Harvey; Gang of Brownskin Women; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12689) Ge6122 Yz L1001 |
| Got a gang of brownskin sweet women : got a gang of high yellows too | Hull, Papa Harvey; Gang of Brownskin Women; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12689) Ge6122 Yz L1001 |
| All these women : and none is mine | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Salty Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1924; (1893?) Pm12236 Yz L1029 |
| State Street women : wearing broken shoes | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shave Em Dry; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10042?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| State Street women : couldn't go nowhere | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shave Em Dry; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10042?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| When you see two women : running hand by hand | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shave Em Dry; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10042?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| Because I can get more women : than a passenger can haul | Jackson, Papa Charlie; The Faking Blues; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2121?) Pm12281 Yz L1029 |
| Because the Maxwell Street women : going to carry me to my grave | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Maxwell Street Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22882) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042 |
| Because my weakness is pretty women : keep me with the butter and egg blues | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Butter and Egg Man Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1926; (110691) Pm12358 Bio BLP12042 |
| Now a lot of your women : ought to be put in jail | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coal Man Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (42442) Pm12461 Bio BLP12042 |
| When it comes to pretty women : he sure loves to meet | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Sheik of Desplaines Street; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46712) Pm12501 Bio BLP12042 |
| Going to find these young women : that a man most ever seen | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Old Rounders Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (3018?) Pm12394 Rt RL306 |
| I want to show you women : what careless love have done | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Broke and Hungry; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (3076?) Pm12443 Mil MLP2007 |
| I want to stop these marriedlooking women : from worrying me | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rabbit Foot Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30891) Pm12454 Mil MLP2004 |
| There's a whole lots of women : *just ran through your brown's hall* | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Right of Way Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (45152) Pm12510 Rt RL301 |
| And stop the Chicago women : from arguing over me | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Teddy Bear Blues; Chicago, c. June 1927; (45672) Pm12487 Mil MLP2007 |
| I got a gang of women : man they ride from sun to sun | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Sunshine Special; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (20066?) Pm12593 Mil MLP2007 |
| 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 find six or seven women : and a whole lots of fun | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Saturday Night Spender Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212012) Pm12771 Rt RL335 |
| I like me aplenty of women : but man I like them wild | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Saturday Night Spender Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212012) Pm12771 Rt RL335 |
| Out last night with wild women : and it give me the big night blues | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Big Night Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1929; (214022) Pm12801 Riv RLP12125 |
| Just looking at them women : makes me want to get my gauge stuck | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Southern Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15667) Pm12899 Mil MLP2013 |
| Southern women : man [they're, they sure is] hard to beat | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Southern Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15667) Pm12899 Mil MLP2013 |
| I'm going to fish in southern women : I declare it's out the book | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Southern Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15667) Pm12899 Mil MLP2013 |
| Here comes two women : I liked to drove them wild | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Fence Breakin' Yellin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15672) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015 |
| Something about some women : that I never could understand | Johnson, Lonnie; Crowin' Rooster Blues; Chicago, 7 Feb. 1941; (0592051) BBB8804 RCA LPV518; |
| I'm going to tell you women : how to treat a man | Johnson, Louise; On the Wall; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4191) Pm13008 Yz L1028 |
| Going to tell you women : how to cock it on the wall | Johnson, Louise; On the Wall; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4191) Pm13008 Yz L1028 |
| But these evilhearted women : man they will not let me be | Johnson, Robert; Kind Hearted Woman Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25801) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| But these evilhearted women : man they will not let me be | Johnson, Robert; Kind Hearted Woman Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25802) ARC70356 Co C30034 |
| But the day you get weak for nogood women : that's the day that you surely fall | Johnson, Robert; Drunken Hearted Man; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3971) ARC unissued Co C30034 |
| But the way you get weak for nogood women : that's the day that you surely fall | Johnson, Robert; Drunken Hearted Man; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3972) ARC unissued Rt RL314 |
| Now you Saturday night women : you love to ape and clown | Johnson, Robert; Stop Breakin' Down Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3991) Vo04002 Co C30034 |
| The man needs to take you women : and move across the no man's land | Jones, Little Hat; Cross the Water Blues; San Antonio, 14 June 1930; (404199B) OK8829 Yz L1032 |
| Some of these women : they sure to be ashamed | Jordan, Charley; Gasoline Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6164 ) Vo1551 Yz L1030 |
| Some of these gasoline women : I just can't understand | Jordan, Charley; Gasoline Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6164 ) Vo1551 Yz L1030 |
| *Pull a number of* women : *to their* mighty few men | Jordan, Charley; Don't Put Your Dirty Hands on Me; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (189831) ARC60661 Rt RL310 |
| Some men is crave for yellow women : some men like the teasing brown | Jordan, Luke; Church Bells Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398192) Vi21076 RBF RF9 |
| But the dice and these women : I swear they won't let me pray | Lasky, Louie; How You Want Your Rollin' Done; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C915C) Vo02955 Her H201 |
| He keeps ataking all the women : keep all the men behind | Ledbetter, Huddie; Shorty George; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (168142) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| I'd show you women : how to treat a man | Lewis, Furry; Mr. Furry's Blues; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1115 Rt RL323 |
| There's plenty more women : | Lewis, Furry; Mr. Furry's Blues; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1115 Rt RL323 |
| I got nineteen women : and all I wants one more | Lewis, Furry; Mistreatin' Mama; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454282) ViV38519 Rt RL323 |
| I love all of my loving women : I tell this world I do | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Brown Skin Girls; Chicago, 18 July 1935; (C1074A) ARC61166 Yz L1025 |
| Now when you get you one of them faulty women : she won't do the truck | McClennan, Tommy; Brown Skin Girl; Chicago, 22 Nov. 1939; (0442431) BBB8444 RCA LPV518 |
| Now when you get your women : and she act funny in every way | McClennan, Tommy; Drop Down Mama; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537411) BBB8704 Rt RL305 |
| So these women : come see poor me | McCoy, Joe; That Will Be Alright; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487083) Co14439D Yz L1021 |
| Now all you women : love to fuss and fight | McCoy, Joe; Beat It Right; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7246 ) Vo1643 Pal PL101 |
| I used to have so many women : I didn't know what Lord | McCoy, Joe; Something Gonna Happen to You; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96262 ) BBB6260 Yz L1021; |
| He loved women : from sun to sun | McCoy, Joe; My Daddy Was a Movin' Man; Chicago, 22 Oct. 1936; (90949A) De7251 AH77 |
| Had twenty women : that I know | McCoy, Joe; My Daddy Was a Movin' Man; Chicago, 22 Oct. 1936; (90949A) De7251 AH77 |
| Was make his women : lay it on wood | McCoy, Joe; My Daddy Was a Movin' Man; Chicago, 22 Oct. 1936; (90949A) De7251 AH77 |
| Don't let these Cadillac women : make no flat tire out of you | McFadden, Charlie Specks; Groceries on the Shelf:; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1551) Pm12928 Riv RM8819 |
| Black Bottom women : will try to make a fool out of you | McPhail, Black Bottom; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11512A) Vo1721 Yz L1019 |
| Don't them Black Bottom women : will give your pop the blues | McPhail, Black Bottom; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11512A) Vo1721 Yz L1019 |
| When you see two women : running hand in hand | McTell, Blind Willie; Stole Rider Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403092) Vi21124 Yz L1037 |
| Some of these nicelooking women : going to take me to my grave | McTell, Blind Willie; Mr. McTell Got the Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (40311?) Vi unissued RCA INT1175 |
| I didn't have none of my three women : to drive those blues away | McTell, Blind Willie; Three Women Blues; Atlanta, 17 Oct. 1928; (471852) ViV38001 Yz L1005 |
| These here Georgia women : just won't let Mr Samuel rest | McTell, Blind Willie; Talking to Myself; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502572) Co14551D Yz L1005 |
| I've got two women : and you can't tell them apart | McTell, Blind Willie; Searching the Desert for the Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716061) Vi23353 RCA LPV518 |
| Show the Florida women : how to eagle rock | McTell, Blind Willie; Warm It Up to Me; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (140082) Vo02595 Yz L1005 |
| Don't let these women : leave your heart insane | McTell, Blind Willie; Warm It Up to Me; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (140082) Vo02595 Yz L1005 |
| These here women : they really knows their stuff | McTell, Blind Willie; Warm It Up to Me; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (140082) Vo02595 Yz L1005 |
| Don't let these here women : break your rule | McTell, Blind Willie; Warm It Up to Me; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (140082) Vo02595 Yz L1005 |
| One of these here women : ain't going to treat you right | McTell, Blind Willie; Warm It Up to Me; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (140082) Vo02595 Yz L1005 |
| Because these North Georgia women : don't mean me no good at all | McTell, Blind Willie; Savannah Mama; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (140351) Vo02568 Yz L1005 |
| Look here women : don't get hard | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140692) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| Because these Georgia women : won't let Willie McTell rest | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
| I got two women : you can't tell them apart | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
| Too many women : want a man like me | McTell, Blind Willie; Cold Winter Day; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9956A) De7810 Yz L1037 |
| You've even accused me of women : that I ain't never seen | Martin, Carl; Badly Mistreated Man; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8812) OK8961 Yz L1016 |
| All of my women : sit in rocking chairs | Martin, Carl; Badly Mistreated Man; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8812) OK8961 Yz L1016 |
| All of my women : been working for me | Martin, Carl; Badly Mistreated Man; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8812) OK8961 Yz L1016 |
| I want all you women : to listen to my tale of woe | Martin, Sara; Death Sting Me Blues; Long Island City, Nov. 1928; (278A) QRSR7042 BYG529073 |
| I know some of your women : had put you out | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About You; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM772A) Vo1476 Pal PL101 |
| I know some of your women : had cut you out | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About YouNo. 2; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6010A) Vo1556 His HLP2 |
| When you see two women : going together so long | Moore, William; Midnight Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203122) Pm12636 Rt RL340 |
| You Memphis women : don't mean no man no good | Patton, Charley; It Won't Be Long; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15220) Pm12854 Yz L1020 |
| I'm going to show you common women : how I feel | Patton, Charley; Going to Move to Alabama; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L371) Pm13014 Yz L1020 |
| Well these evil women : sure make me tight | Patton, Charley; Going to Move to Alabama; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L371) Pm13014 Yz L1020 |
| Some of the finest young women : Lord a man most ever seen | Patton, Charley; Moon Going Down; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4321) Pm13014 Yz L1020 |
| Papa likes his outside women : mama likes the outside men | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Barrel House Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (15982) Pm12082 BYG529.078 |
| *I got up* and killed three women : 'fore police got the news | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Rough and Tumble Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22102) Pm12311 Mil MLP2001 |
| I want all you women : to spread the news | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Four Day Honory Scat; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22131) Pm12303 Mil MLP2001 |
| I want all you women : to listen to me | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Trust No Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26311) Pm12395 Jo SM3098 |
| Tell you married women : how to keep your husbands at home | Reynolds, Blind Joe; Outside Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1443) Pm12927 OJL8 |
| All of you [young] women : sure Lord ought to be ashamed | Reynolds, Blind Joe; Nehi Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1462) Pm12927 OJL11 |
| Tell you married women : how to keep your husband at home | Reynolds, Blind Willie; Married Man Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (647212) Vi23258 Yz L1009 |
| She sold it to the women : and she sold it to the men | Robinson, Bob; Selling That Stuff; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210353) Pm12714 Riv RM8803 |
| Say you know these here women : sure do treat me mean | Roland, Walter; T Model Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (135521) Ba32932 Yz L1017 |
| Well I saw two women : they was arguing on the street | Scott, Sonny; Red Cross Blues; New York, 18 July 1933; (135721) Vo25012 Rt RL325 |
| Well you talk about drunken women : the kind that walks the streets all night | Scruggs, Irene; My Back to the Wall; Richmond, Ind., 30 Aug. 1930; (16975A) Ge7296 Yz L1026 |
| All of these women : ain't nar' one mine | Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); I Couldn't Help It; New York, 17 Sept. 1934; (159671) Vo02844 OJL21 |
| You brag to women : that I was your fool | Smith, Bessie; Sobbin' Hearted Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402492) Co14056D Co CL855 |
| Pennsylvania women : think that old man cannot do | Smith, Six Cylinder; Pennsylvania Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2142) Pm12968 Yz L1004 |
| Pennsylvania women : got hearts like solid stone | Smith, Six Cylinder; Pennsylvania Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2142) Pm12968 Yz L1004 |
| Son your ??? women : going to carry me to my grave | Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M184 ) Br7137 OJL20 |
| Streetwalking women : they are happy and gay | Spivey, Victoria; How Do You Do It That Way; New York, 10 July 1929; (402526A) OK8713 Spi LP2001 |
| *Pick these* different women : all the time | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| Boys these young women : want to do their stuff | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| I known about the women : long before I got grown | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| What I say about you women : I won't take it back | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| But all the darn women : got more than one | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| No barrelhouse women : God and drinking no beer | Stokes, Frank; Mr. Crump Don't Like It; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200451) Pm12552 OJL21; |
| Why the Nehi women : have done turned me out | Stokes, Frank; Nehi Mama Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454212) Vi21738 Rt RL308 |
| Where the Nehi women : have got a terrible *steal* | Stokes, Frank; Nehi Mama Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454212) Vi21738 Rt RL308 |
| For Nehi women : stays on my mind | Stokes, Frank; Nehi Mama Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454212) Vi21738 Rt RL308 |
| Now what makes Memphis women : love a rounder so | Stokes, Frank; Memphis Rounders Blues; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (563062) Vi23411 Rt RL308 |
| See those hoodoo women : shaking that thing | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
| Where the men and women : all do meet | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
| Lord I got a gang of women : trying to get a chance with me | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Kingfish Blues; Chicago, 22 Mar. 1934; (803851) BBB5617 RCA LPV518 |
| That's why so many women : crying those kingfish blues | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Kingfish Blues; Chicago, 22 Mar. 1934; (803851) BBB5617 RCA LPV518 |
| What makes some women : when you treat them so nice and kind | Thomas, Jesse Babyface; No Good Woman Blues; Dallas, 10 Aug. 1929; (553272) ViV38555 Yz L1032 |
| There's so many women : there's so many different kinds | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Lock and Key Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203363) Pm12637 Yz L1032 |
| I got northern women : I got southern women too | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Lock and Key Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203363) Pm12637 Yz L1032 |
| I ain't going to tell the northern women : what the southern women can do | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Lock and Key Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203363) Pm12637 Yz L1032 |
| I've got a gang of women : I got my eyes on a gang of *four* | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); New Way of Living Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210282) Pm12752 Bio BLP12004 |
| And then these women : sure take care of you | Thomkins, Jim; Bedside Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM780 ) Br7200 Rt RL319 |
| 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 |
| That whiskey and women : caused me can't see no peace | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Unhappy Blues; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404712B) OK8859 Mam S3804 |
| Talks about your women : when you're | Wallace, Minnie; The Old Folks Started It; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555722) ViV38547 OJL21 |
| I'm going to stop these lowdown women : because I'm going to start to raising hell | Washboard Sam; Low Down Woman; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07618 ) BBB7048 BC10 |
| Tallahassee women : they sure put a *method* on you | Washington, Louis; Tallahassee Woman; New York, 18 Jan. 1934; (146371) Ba33105 Fly LP103 |
| Yes these Tallahassee women : sure put a *method* on you | Washington, Louis; Tallahassee Woman; New York, 18 Jan. 1934; (146371) Ba33105 Fly LP103 |
| Lord these Tallahassee women : they put a *method* on you | Washington, Louis; Tallahassee Woman; New York, 18 Jan. 1934; (146371) Ba33105 Fly LP103 |
| Them Smoky Hollow women : sure put a *method* on you | Washington, Louis; Tallahassee Woman; New York, 18 Jan. 1934; (146371) Ba33105 Fly LP103 |
| I had so many women : I didn't know which one to choose | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Red Hot Blues; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1937; (C20311) Vo04066 CC3 |
| Lord I love that women : she just won't treat me kind | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Worried About that Woman; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1937; (C20321) Vo04066 CC3 |
| Well I *plan supper with* any of these women : they are sweet enough for me | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Don't Hang My Clothes on No Barbed Wire Line; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6489A) Vo1649 Say SDR191 |
| But now I feel like all of these women : ooo well well now they're trying to take my life | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Letter Writing Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1935; (C944A) Vo02978 Say SDR191 |
| You know the most of the women : [will] listen to what people say | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12621) Vo03396 RBF RF12 |
| You had your women : wouldn't pay me no mind | Wheatstraw, Peetie; When I Get My Bonus; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60511A) De7159 Say SDR192 |
| I wouldn't give you women : even time to die | Wheatstraw, Peetie; When I Get My Bonus; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60511A) De7159 Say SDR192 |
| You had your women : get yourself a glass | Wheatstraw, Peetie; When I Get My Bonus; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60511A) De7159 Say SDR192 |
| Now I'm telling you women : about my army pay | Wheatstraw, Peetie; When I Get My Bonus; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60511A) De7159 Say SDR192 |
| When it comes to women : he can't have no luck at all | Wheatstraw, Peetie; When a Man Gets Down; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90961A) De7243 Say SDR192 |
| There's one thing about you women : I just can't understand | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Devilment Blues; Chicago, 2 Nov. 1937; (91323A) De7422 Say SDR192 |
| Just to see the women : shake their yas yas yas | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Shack Bully Stomp; New York, 1 Apr. 1938; (63539A) De7479 BC4 |
| Georgia women : got the best jellyroll | White, Washington; Shake 'Em On Down; Chicago, 2 Sept. 1937; (C19971) Vo03711 Co C30036 |
| He has caused so many women : to be cold in hand | White, Washington; District Attorney Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2988A) OK05683 Co C30036 |
| There's two little women : that I ain't never seen | White, Washington; Aberdeen Mississippi Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2990A) OK05743 Co C30036 |
| These two little women : they's from New Orleans | White, Washington; Aberdeen Mississippi Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2990A) OK05743 Co C30036 |
| Lord I believe them Aberdeen women : going to make me lose my mind | White, Washington; Aberdeen Mississippi Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2990A) OK05743 Co C30036 |
| They know I will take these women : and take them out of town | White, Washington; Aberdeen Mississippi Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2990A) OK05743 Co C30036 |
| Listen you Aberdeen women : you know I ain't got no dime | White, Washington; Aberdeen Mississippi Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2990A) OK05743 Co C30036 |
| Hey come on you women : let's ado the jitterbug swing | White, Washington; Bukka's Jitterbug Swing; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2991A) OK05743 Co C30036 |
| The men and women : running hand and hand | Wilkins, Robert; Old Jim Canan's; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX117 ) Vo unissued Yz L1018 |
| But taking other men's women : I swear to God is a shame | Williams, Henry; Lonesome Blues; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1928; (1461492) Co14328D Fly LP103 |
| Well I'll tell you women : how to keep your man at home | Williams, Joe; Little Leg Woman; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854871) BBB5900 Yz L1038 |
| Let me tell you now women : just before I go | Williams, Joe; Rootin' Ground Hog; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076621) BBB7065 RCA INT1087 |
| Lord I've got so many women : that I I really don't know who I love | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Skinny Woman; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (07654 ) BBB7012 BC20 |
| Well now I'm going to stop running at women : and staying drunk all the time | Williamson, Sonny Boy; The Right Kind of Life; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308551) BBB8034 RCA INT1088 |
| Asking all the women : where was my man at | Willis, Ruth Mary; Man of My Own; New York, 17 Jan. 1933; (129201) Ba32687 Yz L1026 |
| All the attracting women : will get some good man killed | Woods, Oscar; Lone Wolf Blues; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60848A) De7219 Cor CP58 |
| I can get more women : than a passenger train can haul | Woods, Oscar; Don't Sell ItDon't Give It Away; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60849 ) De7219 Yz L1032 |
| I can get more women : than a passenger train can haul | Woods, Oscar; Don't Sell It; San Antonio, 30 Oct. 1937; (SA28451) Vo03906 Yz L1015 |
| Well well when you see *lindy women* : I want you to throw your wives in the van | Estes, Sleepy John; Poor Man's Friend; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62480A) De7442 RBF RF11 |
| *Them whiskey women* : *give* trouble all the time | James, Skip; Special Rider Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7602) Pm13098 Yz L1001 |
| *I can't get you women* : *because you* let me die | Owens, Marshall; Try Me One More Time; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12401) Pm13117 Yz L1006 |
| The man said to his womenfolk : Lord we'd better go | Patton, Charley; High Water EverywherePart II; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L602) Pm12909 Yz L1020 |
| All of these womens : ain't none of them mine | Arnold, Kokomo; Salty Dog; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070A) De7267 Rt RL318 |
| Some of these womens : sure do make me *charged* | Estes, Sleepy John; Drop Down Mama; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90176A) Ch50048 OJL21 |
| I got so many womens : I don't know what to do | Hull, Papa Harvey; Gang of Brownskin Women; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12689) Ge6122 Yz L1001 |
| Tell me them goodlooking womens : is on the border raising sand | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dry Southern Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24751) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| Got a gang of brownskin womens : bunch of high yellows too | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Brown Skin Girls; Chicago, 18 July 1935; (C1074A) ARC61166 Yz L1025 |
| Got three womens : yellow brown and black | McTell, Blind Willie; Three Women Blues; Atlanta, 17 Oct. 1928; (471852) ViV38001 Yz L1005 |
| Some of you womens : ought to be in the can | Memphis Minnie; New Dirty Dozens; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5894 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
| Now two old womens : are running hand in hand | Washboard Sam; My Feet Jumped Salty; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644791) BBB8844 RCA LPV577 |
| Sometime I wonder : what in the hell is that | Alexander, Texas; The Risin' Sun; New York, 15 Nov. 1928; (401331A) OK8673 Sw S1276 |
| Everybody's got to wonder : what's the matter with this cruel world today | Arnold, Kokomo; Mean Old Twister; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91161A) De7347 BC4 |
| I wonder : will a matchbox hold my dirty clothes | Baker, Willie; WeakMinded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14668) Spt9427 Yz L1012 |
| I wonder : will a matchbox mama hold my dirty clothes | Baker, Willie; WeakMinded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14896) Ge6751 Her H201 |
| I wonder : what made grandpa hey love your grandma so | Bell, Ed; Ham Bone Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48173) Pm12524 OJL14 |
| And it makes me wonder : what they going to do to me | Blake, Blind; Rope Stretchin' BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L10992) Pm13103 Bio BLP12037 |
| Sometimes I wonder : I want to go back home | Bradley, Tommie; Please Don't Act that Way; Richmond, Ind., 17 July 1931; (17884) Ch16339 Mam S3802 |
| Sometimes I wonder : do she think of me | Campbell, Gene; Wandering Blues; Chicago, c. May 1930; (C5701A) Br7170 His HLP2 |
| And again I wonder : if I will ever be free | Campbell, Gene; Wandering Blues; Chicago, c. May 1930; (C5701A) Br7170 His HLP2 |
| Sometimes I begin to wonder : what in the world is going on wrong | Carr, Leroy; Barrel House Woman No. 2; New York, 15 Aug. 1934; (156332) Vo02820 Yz L1019 |
| Hey I wonder : where is that policy right man [at] now | Chatman, Bo; Policy Blues; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476531) BBB8495 Yz L1034 |
| Lord I wonder : will she ever call my name | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); I Believe I'll Settle Down; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594981) BBB8903 RCA730.581 |
| Lord I wonder : will she ever think of me | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); I Believe I'll Settle Down; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594981) BBB8903 RCA730.581 |
| Lord I wonder : do she ever think of me | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Mean Old 'Frisco Blues; Chicago, 15 Apr. 1942; (0708631) BB340704 RBF RF202 |
| Well I wonder I wonder : will my babe come back to me | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Mean Old 'Frisco Blues; Chicago, 15 Apr. 1942; (0708631) BB340704 RBF RF202 |
| Lord pretty mama I wonder : what you trying to do | Day, Will; Central Avenue Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461862) Co14318D Yz L1010 |
| And then I begin to wonder : what to think of this | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Keyhole Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1939; (034813 ) BBB8221 RCA INT1177 |
| Then I wouldn't have to wonder : where you spend all your time | Johnson, Edith North; Can't Make Another Day; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15560) Pm12864 Riv RM8819 |
| Crying Lord I wonder : will I ever get back home | Johnson, Tommy; Cool Drink of Water Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418362) Vi21279 OJL8 |
| I wonder : do my rider think of [poor] me | Johnson, Tommy; Lonesome Home Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454631) Vi unissued His HLP31 |
| I wonder : do my good girl think of me | Johnson, Tommy; Lonesome Home Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454632) Vi unissued His HLP31 |
| I wonder : if my sweet baby will wait for me | Jones, Maggie; Dallas Blues; New York, 17 Sept. 1925; (1409523) Co14114D VJM VLP25 |
| Sometimes I wonder : what make you treat me so mean | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Change My Mind Blues; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| Sometime I wonder : what am I going to do | Lucas, Jane; Double Trouble Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17285) Ch16289 Yz L1035 |
| Lord wonder : will I ever get back home | McCoy, Joe; Going Back Home; Chicago, 16 Aug. 1934; (C9300A) De7087 Yz L1007 |
| Crying wonder : will I ever get back home | McCoy, Joe; Going Back Home; Chicago, 16 Aug. 1934; (C9300A) De7087 Yz L1007 |
| Crying wonder : will I ever get back home | McCoy, Joe; Going Back Home; Chicago, 16 Aug. 1934; (C9300A) De7087 Yz L1007 |
| Lord I wonder : where is my good man at | Memphis Minnie; Where Is My Good Man; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11216A) Vo1698 OJL6 |
| I wonder : where is that bootlegger today | Pope, Jenny; Whiskey Drinkin' Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M193 ) Vo1438 His HLP1 |
| I wonder : do my man know I'm here | Pope, Jenny; Doggin' Me Around Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M194 ) Vo1438 His HLP1 |
| Lord I wonder : what am I to do | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Dream Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (16991) Pm12098 BYG529.078 |
| Well I wonder : will my suitcase hold my clothes | Rhodes, Walter; Leaving Home Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453592) Co14289D Rt RL334 |
| Lord I sometimes wonder : honey what you trying to do | Taylor, Charley; Louisiana Bound; Grafton, Wis., Mar. or Apr. 1930; (L2522) Pm12967 Her H205 |
| Said I wonder : would a poor matchbox hold my clothes | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Turpentine Blues; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403222) Vi21134 Yz L1008 |
| Mmm I wonder : do my little girl knows I'm here | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Mama's Advice; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6487A) Vo1620 BC4 |
| Well well right now I wonder : will a shopping bag hold my clothes | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Don't Hang My Clothes on No Barbed Wire Line; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6489A) Vo1649 Say SDR191 |
| Mmm wonder : do my little girl know where I am | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Don't Hang My Clothes on No Barbed Wire Line; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6489A) Vo1649 Say SDR191 |
| And then again I often wonder : ooo well well will they happen anymore | Wheatstraw, Peetie; First and Last Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12572) Vo03185 Say SDR191 |
| Everybody wondered : what road it could be | Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406292) Co14095D Co CL855 |
| Many times I wondered : when they put my daddy down | Smith, Trixie; Mining Camp Blues; New York, c. Feb. 1925; (20161) Pm12256 CC29 |
| I'm sitting here wondering : if a woman's worth it now | Blake, Blind; Rope Stretchin' BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L10992) Pm13103 Bio BLP12037 |
| I was standing there wondering : if my woman was in this town | Blind Norris; Sundown Blues; Chicago, 18 Feb. 1937; (61850A) De7290 BC6 |
| But I'm sitting here wondering : why is my baby gone | Davis, Walter; Just Want to Talk Awhile; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (0704511) BB unissued RC INT1085 |
| And I'm just standing and I'm wondering : Lord just how to make a meal | Estes, Sleepy John; Down South Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90094A) Ch50001 Sw S1219 |
| Now I been studying I been wondering : what makes a man turn the ground over in the | Estes, Sleepy John; Working Man Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649261) BBB8950 RBF RF8 |
| I was wondering : where in the world my man done gone | Florence, Nellie ; Midnight Weeping Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461752) Co14342D OJL6 |
| You sitting down wondering : what it's all about | Green, Lil; Why Don't You Do Right; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641301) BBB8714 RCA LPV574 |
| Now I was just sitting here wondering : where I would go get some ease | Hardin, Lane; California Desert Blues; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914501) BBB6242 Rt RL319 |
| Sitting here wondering : would a matchbox hold my clothes | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80524B) OK8455 RBF RF1 |
| I'm sitting here wondering : will a matchbox hold my clothes | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44242) Pm12474 Mil MLP2004 |
| I'm sitting here wondering : will a matchbox hold my clothes | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44464) Pm12474 Bio BLP12000 |
| My mind goes to wondering : I feel so bad | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; How Long How Long; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207881) Pm12685 Bio BLP12015 |
| Lord I sitting here wondering : where in the world can a good man go | Jones, Bo; Back Door Blues; Dallas, c. Nov. 1929; (DAL460 ) Vo1452 Rt RL327 |
| I'm sitting down here wondering : would a matchbox hold my clothes | Ledbetter, Huddie; Packin' Trunk Blues; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166851) Ba33359 Rt RL315 |
| Sitting down here wondering : would a matchbox hold my clothes | Ledbetter, Huddie; Match Box Blues; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (168??? ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| You sit and you wondering : you looking through your mind | Petties, Arthur; Good Boy Blues; Chicago, c. 2 July 1930; (C5921B) Br7182 Yz L1038 |
| I'm sitting here wondering : will a matchbox hold my clothes | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Lost Wandering Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (16982) Pm12098 BYG529.078 |
| Lord I know many of you mens wondering : what the snake doctor man got in his hand | Short, Jaydee; Snake Doctor Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11474 ) Vo1704 Yz L1003 |
| And I'm sitting here wondering : will a matchbox hold my clothes | Sluefoot Joe; Shouting Baby Blues; Long Island City, c. Apr. 1929; ( ) QRSR7086 His HLP17 |
| She's wondering : where her easy rider's gone | Smith, Bessie; The Yellow Dog Blues; New York, 6 May 1925; (1405862) Co14075D Co CL857 |
| I'm wondering : what in the world baby has done become of you | Temple, Johnnie; So Lonely and Blue; Chicago, 14 May 1937; (91247A) De7337 RBF RF16 |
| Everybody wondering : what that Peetie Wheatstraw do | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp No. 2; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91153 ) De7391 BC4 |
| All for lying there wondering : if there one rolling in her arms | Wilkins, Robert; Long Train Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M191 ) Br7205 Rt RL333 |
| Wondering : if my baby would stop her hateful ways | Blake, Blind; Walkin' Across the Country; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208682) Pm12754 Bio BLP12031 |
| Wondering : where your baby is tonight | Henderson, Katherine; Have You Ever Felt That Way; Long Island City, c. Oct. 1928; (257A) QRS7023 His HLP21 |
| Don't you say you won't : because you surely will | Smith, Clara; I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down; New York, 18 Jan. 1924; (814951) Co14013D VJM VLP16 |
| Furnish you wood : furnish you coal | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| I don't buy no wood : even buy no coal | Memphis Minnie; North Memphis Blues; Chicago, c. 15 Oct. 1930; (C6443 ) Vo1550 BC13 |
| Cut your wood : baby I will make your fire | Patton, Charley; Heart Like Railroad Steel; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L501) Pm12953 Her H201 |
| Better get you a woodchopper : to back up in your stall | Bird, John (Mae Glover); Gas Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15396A) Ge7040 Yz L1009 |
| He thinks I'm a woodpecker : and he taken me for a chunk of wood | Lewis, Furry; Mean Old Bedbug Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1134 Rt RL333 |
| Thinks he's a woodpecker : and I'm a chunk of wood | Smith, Bessie; Mean Old Bed Bug Blues; New York, 27 Sept. 1927; (1447963) Co14250D Fwy FJ2802 |
| Then my friend sent me word : Lord the job was too doggone hard | Fuller, Blind Boy; Big House Bound; possibly Columbia, S.C., 29 Oct. 1938; (SC251) Vo04897 BC11 |
| And my friend sent me word : had no business in the county jail | Fuller, Blind Boy; Big House Bound; possibly Columbia, S.C., 29 Oct. 1938; (SC251) Vo04897 BC11 |
| Of course I'd love to take their word : but I'd rather go and see for myself | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Seven Sisters BluesPart 1; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO168A) Vo1641 Yz L1031 |
| Thinking about the kinds words : that my mama had said | Butler, Sam; You Can't Keep No Brown; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (26782) Pm12389 Yz L1026 |
| Don't forget these last words : you sure got to come under my rule | Memphis Minnie; Man You Won't Give Me No Money; Chicago, 27 May 1936; (C13882) Vo03474 BC1 |
| And these are the words : she said to every man she met | Moore, William; One Way Gal; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203091) Pm12648 OJL8 |
| These are the words : that rider's said | Nelson, Romeo; Dyin' Rider Blues; Chicago, 26 Nov. 1929; (C4752 ) Vo1494 RBF RF12 |
| These are the words : rider heard me say | Nelson, Romeo; Dyin' Rider Blues; Chicago, 26 Nov. 1929; (C4752 ) Vo1494 RBF RF12 |
| Listen to the last words : that the dying pickpocket say | Welsh, Nolan; Dying Pickpocket Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210983) Pm12759 Yz L1028 |
| I want you to come back from work : looking just like first one thing and then another | Edwards, Joe; Construction Gang; New York, 12 Sept. 1924; (72817B) OK8163 Sw S1240 |
| I work : hard for you | Green, Lil; Love Me; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641311) BBB8714 RCA LPV574 |
| For three years he been doing my work : and I'm perfectly satisfied | Green, Lil; Country Boy Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641341) BBB8754 RCA LPV574 |
| Some folks say it's hard work : but me it's famous me it's famous play | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); YoYo Blues No. 2; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502692) Co14523D CC3 |
| Baby I'd rather work : than to play | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Pleadin' for the Blues; Chicago, 23 Nov. 1926; (9949A) OK8420 Sw S1240 |
| I ain't done no work : judge in I don't know when | Lewis, Furry; Judge Harsh Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454332) ViV38506 Yz L1008 |
| I wouldn't work : for no human being | Martin, Carl; Badly Mistreated Man; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8812) OK8961 Yz L1016 |
| Because bad luck and hard work : oh Lord sure don't agree with me | Stevens, Vol; Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62541 ) Vi23347 Jo SM3104 |
| Any kind of work : and gambling too | Thomas, Jesse Babyface; Blue Goose Blues; Dallas, 10 Aug. 1929; (553262) ViV38555 Yz L1032 |
| You said you would never work : as long as you was free | Washboard Sam; Get Down Brother; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703801) BBB9018 RCA LPV577 |
| You left a little work : undone at home | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); Do It Right; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (1489783) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| You have old squeaky workbench : and your mattress is torn every which away | Rachel, James Yank; Squeaky Work Bench Blues; New York, 6 Feb. 1934; (147922) Ba33047 Yz L1021 |
| Never worked : and he never will | Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18 |
| I'm a pretty good worker : got a good way to go | Thomas, Jesse Babyface; Blue Goose Blues; Dallas, 10 Aug. 1929; (553262) ViV38555 Yz L1032 |
| Six months in the workhouse : sure ain't hard for me | Anderson, Jelly Roll; Free Woman Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 19 Apr. 1927; (12718B) Ge6135 Rt RL340 |
| This is that new workhouse : way out in Merlin Tennessee | Pope, Jenny; Tennessee Workhouse Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM758B) Vo1522 His HLP15 |
| They carried my daddy to the workhouse : they put him down on the *lock* | Pope, Jenny; Tennessee Workhouse Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM758B) Vo1522 His HLP15 |
| That workhouse workhouse : is way out on a lonesome road | Pope, Jenny; Tennessee Workhouse Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM758B) Vo1522 His HLP15 |
| I'm going to the workhouse : set out on the floor | Stokes, Frank; Beale Town Bound; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47752) Pm12576 Rt RL308 |
| I went to the workhouse : to work out my time | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| It was in New York City workhouse : *so they called big Sam for days* | Welsh, Nolan; Dying Pickpocket Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210983) Pm12759 Yz L1028 |
| Baby I been working : all this blasted year | Barefoot Bill; Barefoot Bill's Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503041) Co14561D Rt RL325 |
| Because tricks ain't working : tricks ain't working no more | Bogan, Lucille; They Ain't Walking No More; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5549 ) Br7163 Yz L1017 |
| Because tricks ain't working : tricks ain't working no more | Bogan, Lucille; They Ain't Walking No More; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5549 ) Br7163 Yz L1017 |
| Because tricks ain't working : tricks ain't working no more | Bogan, Lucille; They Ain't Walking No More; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5549 ) Br7163 Yz L1017 |
| Because tricks ain't working : tricks ain't working no more | Bogan, Lucille; They Ain't Walking No More; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5549 ) Br7163 Yz L1017 |
| Because tricks ain't working : tricks ain't working no more | Bogan, Lucille; Tricks Ain't Working No More; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6848A) Br7186 His HLP15 |
| Because tricks ain't working : tricks ain't working no more | Bogan, Lucille; Tricks Ain't Working No More; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6848A) Br7186 His HLP15 |
| Because tricks ain't working : tricks ain't working no more | Bogan, Lucille; Tricks Ain't Working No More; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6848A) Br7186 His HLP15 |
| Because tricks ain't working : tricks ain't working no more | Bogan, Lucille; Tricks Ain't Working No More; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6848A) Br7186 His HLP15 |
| Because tricks ain't working : tricks ain't working no more | Bogan, Lucille; Tricks Ain't Working No More; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6848A) Br7186 His HLP15 |
| Jellyroll keep working : just about Sixteenth Street | Brown, Hi Henry; Nut Factory Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11506A) Vo1692 Yz L1003 |
| I don't mind working : captain from sun to sun | Dickson, Tom; Labor Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400360A) OK8570 Yz L1008; |
| She'll forever keep you working : working with your coffin on your back | Doyle, Little Buddy; Bad in Mind Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1531) Vo05111 Rt RL319 |
| When a man's out working : know he's doing what's right | Estes, Sleepy John; Watcha Doin'; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (59967 ) ViV38628 Rt RL323 |
| I thought slim was working : and he wasn't doing a doggone thing | Hart, Hattie; Coldest Stuff in Town; New York, 14 Sept. 1934; (15952 ) Vo02821 Yz L1021 |
| Going to stop working : if I bring in this well for you | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Oil Well Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (211971) Pm12771 Riv RLP12125 |
| She ain't working : have a chance to raise so much hell | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Honey Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO126 ) Vo1633 Yz L1031 |
| Busy working : on my lawn | Spivey, Victoria; My Handy Man; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401114B) OK8615 Sw S1240 |
| But if a man weren't working : he can't treat his baby right | Washboard Sam; Levee Camp Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644811) BBB8909 BC10 |
| So brother because I'm working : why you pick on me | Washboard Sam; Get Down Brother; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703801) BBB9018 RCA LPV577 |
| Love you when he's working : love you when he slaves | Waters, Ethel; Memphis Man; New York, c. Mar. 1923; (5641) BS14146 Bio BLP12022 |
| When a man is out working : working hard all his life | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Doin' the Best I Can; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1934; (C9443?) De7007 Say SDR191 |
| I bring her supper while you working : that's just what I do | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Last Chance Blues; Memphis, 1 Oct. 1929; (56316 ) ViV38593 Her H205 |
| Keep you a workingman : and leave those sweet boys alone | Baker, Willie; Crooked Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14894A) Ge6846 Yz L1012 |
| And when I think that works : he's out strolling the street | Memphis Minnie; It's Hard to Please My Man; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3170A) OK05728 BC1 |
| I wonder what in the world : is the Mexican going to do | Alexander, Texas; Section Gang Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81224B) OK8498 Rt RL312 |
| It's going through the world : in my heart disease | Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18 |
| Go through the world : | Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18 |
| For I didn't bring nothing to this old world : and I can't carry nothing away | Bennett, Will; Real Estate Blues; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K128 ) Vo1464 Rt RL334 |
| There's one thing in this world : I cannot understand | Blake, Blind; Blake's Worried Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30602) Pm12442 Bio BLP12023 |
| Goodbye old cruel world : I'm glad I left you behind | Carr, Leroy; Suicide Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164421) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| I ain't got nobody in this world : will do love me true | Coleman, Bob; Sing Song Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 June 1929; (15167) Pm12791 Rt RL340 |
| Hitler cutting the world : gotten disturbed | Edwards, Frank; We Got to Get Together; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38121) OK06393 BC6 |
| It's two kind of people in the world : that I can't stand | Fuller, Blind Boy; Pistol Snapper Blues; New York, 5 Apr. 1938; (226741) Vo04106 BC11 |
| You got the world : I got the stopper and the jug | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Freeze to Me Mama; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493452) Co14507D CC36 |
| Boys if you have been running around in this world : this train will wreck your mind | Hill, King Solomon; The Gone Dead Train; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12542) Pm13129 Yz L1004 |
| He ain't the best in the world : but he's a running son of a gun | House, Son; My Black MamaPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4082) Pm13042 OJL2 |
| I don't know but one thing in this world : could keep me *married* to the electric chair | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; 'Lectric Chair Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203642) Pm12608 Bio BLP12015 |
| You can have all this world : but leave my honeycomb home with me | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Fence Breakin' Yellin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15672) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015 |
| I've been all over the world : I've taken all kinds of chance | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Cat Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15673) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015 |
| After all the good women in this world : why did I have to fall in love with you | Johnson, Lonnie; I'm Nuts Over You; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91346A) De7397 Sw S1225 |
| Well I wonder what in the world : we children going to do | Johnson, Robert; They're Red Hot; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26271) ARC70757 Co C30034 |
| Everybody in this world : got something that they crave | Jones, Maggie; Early Every Morn'; New York, 18 Dec. 1924; (1401932) Co14059D VJM VLP23 |
| So goodbye old cold world : I'm glad you're left behind | Jones, Maggie; Suicide Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1925; (1404903) Co14070D VJM VLP23 |
| You can tell the world : I ain't no fool | Jones, Maggie; I'm a Back Bitin' Mama; New York, 17 Sept. 1925; (1409514) Co14127D VJM VLP25 |
| Than be here in the world : baby and be your slave | Lewis, Furry; Sweet Papa Moan; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1116 RBF RF11 |
| You can tell the world : I got those jealoushearted blues | Lincoln, Charley; Jealous Hearted Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451032) Co14305D RBF RF9 |
| And I tell the world : he got all the stinger I need | Memphis Minnie; New Bumble Bee; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5895 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
| I tell the whole round world : I ain't going to walk no more | Memphis Minnie; Garage Fire Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C6083 ) Vo1601 Rt RL307 |
| I walked around this world : | Memphis Minnie; After While Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1931; (VO152A) Vo1658 BC13 |
| Because I tell the world : I mean you only good | Memphis Minnie; You Got to MovePart I; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9380 ) De7038 BC1 |
| And I tried everything mama in this world : to get along with you | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Leaving Town Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026501) BBB6916 CC35 |
| What in the world : makes me feel so blue | Oden, Jimmy; Sitting Down Thinking Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18796) Ch16540 Riv RM8819 |
| Well I tell the world : the water done struck through this town | Patton, Charley; High Water EverywherePart I; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L591) Pm12909 Yz L1020 |
| I did everything in this world : trying to get along with you | Rupert, Ollie; I Raised My Window and Looked at the Risin' Sun; Memphis, 28 Feb. 1927; (379632) Vi20577 Rt RL323 |
| I did everything in this world : trying to get along with you | Rupert, Ollie; Ain't Goin' to Be Your Low Down Dog; Memphis, 28 Feb. 1927; (379642) Vi20577 Rt RL323 |
| Ain't but one man in this world : that can satisfy me | Smith, Clara; Deep Blue Sea Blues; New York, 19 Aug. 1924; (819313) Co14034D VJM VLP17 |
| If I must leave this good world : I want to leave it brave and bold | Smith, Clara; Shipwrecked Blues; New York, 3 Apr. 1925; (1404911) Co14077D CC32 |
| [Now there ain't but, there's only] two people in this world : I can't stand | Smith, Trixie; No Good Man; New York, 14 June 1939; (65815A) De7617 AH158 |
| Mama think about the things in the world : that your good friends have | Stokes, Frank; Beale Town Bound; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47752) Pm12576 Rt RL308 |
| How in the world : can you treat any living man right | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| I ain't got a friend in the world : and all my money's gone | Sykes, Roosevelt; All My Money Gone Blues; New York, 14 June 1929; (402452A) OK8727 Yz L1033 |
| To face this cruel world : world all by myself | Sylvester, Hannah; Midnight Blues; New York, c. May 1923; (1407?) Pm12033 VJM VLP40 |
| It seems as if the world : is turning round and around | Texas Tommy; Jail Break Blues; Dallas, c. 25 Oct. 1928; (DAL689A) Br7044 Rt RL312 |
| I can tell the world : that now that you're my man | Thomas, Hociel; I've Stopped My Man; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9476A) OK8326 Bio BLPC6 |
| I tell the cockeyed world : I don't know what to do | Wallace, Minnie; The Cockeyed World; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX1132) Vo03106 Rt RL321 |
| This old cockeyed world : will make your good man treat you mean | Wallace, Minnie; The Cockeyed World; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX1132) Vo03106 Rt RL321 |
| I tell the cockeyed world : I'll spit in my baby's face | Wallace, Minnie; The Cockeyed World; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX1132) Vo03106 Rt RL321 |
| I tell the cockeyed world : I'll follow you to your grave | Wallace, Minnie; The Cockeyed World; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX1132) Vo03106 Rt RL321 |
| There is nothing in this world : I found that pleases you | Wallace, Sippie; Jack O' Diamonds Blues; Chicago, 1 Mar. 1926; (9548A) OK8328 CC32 |
| I would tell the whole world : just what I would do | Washboard Sam; I Get the Blues at Bedtime; Chicago, 31 July 1942; (0746871) BB340710 RCA LPV577 |
| To face this cruel world : well all by myself | Waters, Ethel; Midnight Blues; New York, c. Mar. 1923; (5652) BS14146 Bio BLP12022 |
| I'll tell the world : that nobody can get along with me | Weaver, Sylvester; Can't Be Trusted Blues; New York, 31 Aug. 1927; (81401B) OK8504 Yz L1012 |
| *Every midnight dream in the world* : and I don't know how | Stokes, Frank; Half Cup of Tea; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47742) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| Said I won't be worried : with these blues no I say more | Barefoot Bill; Squabblin' Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503032) Co14526D OJL14 |
| Now I'm worried : ain't no telling what I'm going to do | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Hard Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18220) Ch16361 Yz L1019 |
| Now I'm so worried : and I'm so full of gloom | Bogan, Lucille; I Hate that Train Called the M. and O.; New York, 31 July 1934; (154911) ARC60204 OJL6 |
| Say I'm tired and worried : about to sing this song | Cannon, Gus; Heart Breakin' Blues; Memphis, 9 Sept. 1928; (470012) ViV38523 OJL4 |
| I've been so worried : I didn't know what to do | Carr, Leroy; Midnight Hour Blues; New York, 16 Mar. 1932; (11499A) Vo1703 Co C30496 |
| Now I never got worried : until the fireman rang his bell | Carr, Leroy; Hurry Down Sunshine; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL43) Vo02741 Co C30496 |
| I mean they'll keep you worried : they'll bother you all the time | Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter's Advice; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026161) BBB7073 Yz L1014 |
| Once you had me worried : always shedding tears | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Don't Mean Me No Good; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535911) BBB8615 RCA730.581 |
| Keep me worried : bothered all the time | Cleveland, Big Boy; Goin' to Leave You Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 12 Apr. 1927; (12700) Ge6108 His HLP22 |
| I'm so worried : don't know what to do | Coleman, Jaybird; Man Trouble Blues; Birmingham, Ala., c. 3 Aug. 1927; (GEX771) Ge6245 OJL8 |
| I never felt so worried : till I found the loving lady blues | Collins, Sam; Loving Lady Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12739) Ge6146 OJL10 |
| For I done got worried : with that gal of mine | Collins, Sam; Loving Lady Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12739) Ge6146 OJL10 |
| You keep your poor man worried : and bothered all the time | Darby, Blind; Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15566) Pm12828 Yz L1003 |
| And she keeps me worried : and bothered all the time | Darby, Blind; Built Right on the Ground; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (675841) Vi23311 Yz L1003 |
| Mama why should I be worried : and why should I be so blue | Davis, Walter; Why Shouldn't I Be Blue; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (0493251) BBB8737 Yz L1025 |
| So when my good girl gets worried : she can sit down and talk to me | Day, Texas Bill; Billiken's Weary Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495392) Co14514D Rt RL335 |
| Well it keep you worried : bothered all the time | Dickson, Tom; Happy Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400359B) OK8590 Yz L1002 |
| I have never been worried : like I'm worried today | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Let Her Go; Aurora, Ill., 16 Dec. 1938; (030823 ) BBB8027 RCA INT1177 |
| I feel worried : I feel sad | Henry, Lena; Low Down Despondent Blues; New York, 22 Aug. 1924; (13596) Vo14873 His HLP15 |
| I'm kind of worried : got something on my mind | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Blind Pig Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (1460501) Co14372D CC36 |
| I feel so worried : that I ever had | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| She keeps me worried : and bothered in the mind | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rambler Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200402) Pm12541 Bio BLP12015 |
| When you see me worried : I'm thinking about my burnt liver | Johnson, Edith North; Nickel's Worth of Liver Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15558A) Pm12823 CC37 |
| Keep me worried : bothered all the time | Johnson, Elizabeth; Sobbin' Woman Blues; New York, 30 Oct. 1928; (401280?) OK8789 Her H201 |
| She keep me worried : bothered all the time | Jordan, Charley; Hunkie Tunkie Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5841 ) Vo1528 Yz L1003 |
| Babe I'm going to be worried : until the day I'm gone | Lewis, Furry; Good Looking Girl Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1132 Rt RL329 |
| I'm a little bit worried : getting kind of old | Lincoln, Charley; Doodle Hole Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502752) Co14550D Yz L1012 |
| Babe I feel so worried : yeah and I feel so low | McClennan, Tommy; Mr. So and So Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074102 ) BBB9015 Rt RL314 |
| How my poor heart weeped and worried : baby when you drove me away | McTell, Blind Willie; Drive Away Blues; Atlanta, 26 Nov. 1929; (565991) ViV38580 Yz L1005 |
| Because you keep me worried : and troubled all the time | McTell, Blind Willie; Runnin' Me Crazy; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140701) Vo02595 Rt RL324 |
| Well I know you been worried : by the way you smell | Memphis Minnie; 'Frisco Town; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487102) Co14455D Yz L1008 |
| For you keeps me worried : abothered all the time | Nelson, Blue Coat Tom; Blue Coat Blues; Memphis, 17 Feb. 1928; (400258B) OK8838 Rt RL316 |
| Be worried : honey be worried all the time | Owens, Big Boy George; Kentucky Blues; Richmond, Ind., Oct. 1926; (12571) Ge6006 Yz L1018 |
| You keep me worried : bothered all the time | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 RBF RF6 |
| Because the way I'm worried : Lordy it sure is wrong | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Those All Night Long Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1599?) Pm12081 BYG529.078 |
| You keep me worried : and bothered all the time | Shade, Will; Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 Rt RL337 |
| You keep me worried : and bothered all the time | Sims, Henry; Tell Me Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L651) Pm12940 OJL2 |
| I'm so worried : downhearted in mind | Smith, Clara; Every Woman's Blues; New York, 28 June 1923; (810605) CoA3943 VJM VLP15 |
| My brown keeps me worried : all the time | Smith, Clara; Every Woman's Blues; New York, 28 June 1923; (810605) CoA3943 VJM VLP15 |
| All day long I'm worried : all night long I'm blue | Smith, Clara; Prescription for the Blues; New York, 15 Oct. 1924; (1401091) Co14045D VJM VLP17 |
| Says she keeps you worried : worried all the time | Thompson, Ashley; Minglewood Blues; Memphis, 30 Jan. 1928; (418032) Vi21267 Fwy FA2953 |
| She just left me worried : telling me she won't come back in my house no more | Townsend, Henry; Sick with the Blues; possibly Chicago, 1933; ( ) record unknown Yz L1030 |
| You keep me worried : and bothered all the time | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Honey Babe Let the Deal Go Down; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404782B) OK8885 Mam S3804 |
| Because you keeps me worried : and bothered all the time | Virgial, Otto; Little Girl in Rome; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962401) BBB6213 Mam S3802 |
| For you keep me worried : and bothered all the time | Virgial, Otto; Bad Notion Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962411) BBB6213 Mam S3802 |
| You keep me worried : and bothered all the time | Washboard Sam; I'm Goin' to St. Louis; Chicago, 5 Aug. 1940; (049370 ) BBB8569 BC10 |
| You keep your black snake worried : and want him most all the time | Washington, Louis; Black Snake Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1934; (146761) Ba33058 Rt RL313 |
| But he keeps me worried : day and night | Waters, Ethel; Craving Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1924; (17422) Pm12313 Bio BLP12022 |
| You know I'm worried : worried all the time | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Worried About that Woman; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1937; (C20321) Vo04066 CC3 |
| Yes I'm worried : because she don't treat me kind | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Worried About that Woman; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1937; (C20321) Vo04066 CC3 |
| You know I'm worried : worried all the time | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Worried About that Woman; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1937; (C20321) Vo04066 CC3 |
| I am worried : and I just can't help myself | Wheatstraw, Peetie; First and Last Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12572) Vo03185 Say SDR191 |
| And I won't be worried : about these stormy weather blues no more | White, Joshua; Stormy Weather No 1; New York, 6 Mar. 1934; (149031) Ba33024 His HLP22 |
| Lord you left me worried : that's why I'm all confused | Willis, Ruth Mary; Experience Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519061) Co14642D Yz L1037 |
| You'll find troubles and worries : that you never found before | Johnson, Lonnie; Way Down That Lonesome Road; San Antonio, 13 Mar. 1928; (400490A) OK8574 CC30 |
| I just stopped by to leave you enough of worries : to last you while I'm gone | Johnson, Lonnie; Devil's Got the Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63518A) De7487 Sw S1225 |
| All my worries : get renewed | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Those All Night Long Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1599?) Pm12081 BYG529.078 |
| I'm not going to worry : in my life no more | Carr, Leroy; You've Got Me Grieving; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164302) Vo03349 Bio BLPC9 |
| But you neither not worry : I'm going to surely broadcast for you some day | Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter Special; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826111) BBB5489 Yz L1034 |
| Now I'm not going to worry : my sweet life no more | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Gonna Worry Too; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704351) BBB8945 RCA730.581 |
| There ain't no need to worry : times will bring about a change | Davis, Walter; Howling Wind Blues; Chicago, 29 Sept. 31; (675791) ViV23308 RCA INT1085 |
| Tell her there ain't no need to worry : neither cry or weep and moan | Davis, Walter; Minute Man BluesPart 1; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854821) BBB5965 RCA INT1085 |
| I can't help but worry : how my good friend done | Easton, Amos; No Woman No Nickel; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L11203) Pm13109 Yz L1012 |
| Why should I worry : and cry in vain | Evans, Joe; Sitting on Top of the World; New York, 21 May 1931; (106591) Ba32211 His HLP8002 |
| Now my woman please don't worry : baby while I'm out of your town | Fuller, Blind Boy; Thousand Women Blues; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC3142A) OK05657 RBF RF202 |
| Well I worry I worry : I worries all the time | Gillum, Bill Jazz; She Won't Treat Me Kind; Aurora, Ill., 16 Dec. 1938; (030826 ) BBB8106 RCA INT1177 |
| I just worry : worry all the time | Gillum, Bill Jazz; She Won't Treat Me Kind; Aurora, Ill., 16 Dec. 1938; (030826 ) BBB8106 RCA INT1177 |
| Yes I worry : because she won't treat me kind | Gillum, Bill Jazz; She Won't Treat Me Kind; Aurora, Ill., 16 Dec. 1938; (030826 ) BBB8106 RCA INT1177 |
| She said now don't you worry : you just walk on in | Gillum, Bill Jazz; One Letter Home; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070443 ) BBB8943 RCA INT1177 |
| To grieve and worry : after the days you gone | Johnson, Lonnie; Way Down That Lonesome Road; San Antonio, 13 Mar. 1928; (400490A) OK8574 CC30 |
| Says I won't have to worry : about the trouble I had | Jones, Bo; Leavenworth Prison Blues; Dallas, c. Nov. 1929; (DAL461 ) Vo1452 Rt RL327 |
| You need not to worry : neither think | Leecan, Bobby; Macon Georgia CutOut; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| Now baby don't you worry : just because I'm out of town | McClennan, Tommy; My Little Girl; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044988 ) BBB8605 Rt RL305 |
| Still I ain't going to worry : and I ain't going to raise no sand | McCoy, Robert Lee; Friar's Point Blues; Chicago, 5 June 1940; (93037A) De7819 Rt RL319 |
| You don't have to worry : I'm going to treat you right | McCoy, Robert Lee; Friar's Point Blues; Chicago, 5 June 1940; (93037A) De7819 Rt RL319 |
| Still I ain't going to worry : and I ain't going to raise no sand | McCoy, Robert Lee; Friar's Point Blues; Chicago, 5 June 1940; (93037A) De7819 Rt RL319 |
| Still I ain't going to worry : and I ain't going to raise no sand | McCoy, Robert Lee; Friar's Point Blues; Chicago, 5 June 1940; (93037A) De7819 Rt RL319 |
| Don't [fret, grieve] and worry : and don't [grieve, fret] after me | McTell, Blind Willie; Drive Away Blues; Atlanta, 26 Nov. 1929; (565991) ViV38580 Yz L1005 |
| Your time to worry : my time to be alone | McTell, Blind Willie; Your Time to Worry; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9957A) De7117 Rt RL324 |
| Before I'd worry : I'd rather part | Martin, Carl; Badly Mistreated Man; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8812) OK8961 Yz L1016 |
| Then I won't worry : I will have all the honey I need | Memphis Minnie; Bumble Bee; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM773 ) Vo1476 His HLP2 |
| Don't you worry : because you got the *goodest thing* | Memphis Minnie; After While Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1931; (VO152A) Vo1658 BC13 |
| Well you don't have to worry : about something to eat | Memphis Minnie; You Got to MovePart I; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9380 ) De7038 BC1 |
| Then you will sit right down and worry : about a friend that you could gain | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Mistreatin' Woman Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026541) BBB7178 CC35 |
| Why do you worry : when your daddy cares for you | Oden, Jimmy; Sitting Down Thinking Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18796) Ch16540 Riv RM8819 |
| Mother please don't worry : this is all in my prayer | Oden, Jimmy; Going Down Slow; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1941; (0704091) BBB8889 RBF RF16 |
| It's that I don't begin to see you worry : hon' until I gets in the neighborhood of your house | Rachel, James Yank; Squeaky Work Bench Blues; New York, 6 Feb. 1934; (147922) Ba33047 Yz L1021 |
| Because the way I worry : I will soon be old and grey | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Those All Night Long Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1599?) Pm12081 BYG529.078 |
| And it's no use to worry : baby about the days being long | Spivey, Victoria; Black Snake Swing; Chicago, 7 July 1936; (90785A) De7203 AH58 |
| Baby baby don't you worry : sugar don't you weep and moan | Spruell, Freddie; Your Man Is Gone; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85784 ) BBB6025 Mam S3802 |
| Now you don't have to worry : we ain't so old | Spruell, Freddie; Let's Go Riding; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85785 ) BBB6261 OJL18 |
| Now you don't have to worry : about being gone so long | Spruell, Freddie; Let's Go Riding; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85785 ) BBB6261 OJL18 |
| You women don't have to worry : about your life | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); No Matter How She Done It; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11210A) Vo1699 Yz L1039 |
| I just sit around and worry : I worry my fool self | Townsend, Henry; She's Got a Mean Disposition; Chicaco, 25 Feb. 1935; (854941) BBB5966 Yz L1030 |
| Why should I worry : and prayer in vain | Vincson, Walter; Sitting on Top of the World; Shreveport, La., 17 Feb. 1930; (403805B) OK8784 Mam S3804 |
| Now some days I worry : some days I don't | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Don't Wake It Up; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15601) Pm13152 Bio BLP12041 |
| So now it's your worry : I'm glad you have set me free | Washboard Sam; You Stole My Love; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703821) BBB9018 RCA LPV577 |
| Tell me ain't no need to worry : ain't no need to feel bad | Washington, Louis; Tallahassee Woman; New York, 18 Jan. 1934; (146371) Ba33105 Fly LP103 |
| And I get worried I worry : I worries all the time | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Worried About that Woman; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1937; (C20321) Vo04066 CC3 |
| Well there's no need to worry : *not for a while* to weep and moan | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Letter Writing Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1935; (C944A) Vo02978 Say SDR191 |
| She didn't have no worry : didn't have a lick at a snake | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Remember and Forget Blues; Chicago, 8 Apr. 1936; (C13512) Vo03273 Say SDR192 |
| But I don't have to worry : because I knows pigmeat anywhere | White, Georgia; Pigmeat Blues; Chicago, 12 May 1936; (90722A) De7209 AH158 |
| Well I ain't going to worry : about the way you do | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Goodbye Red; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308541) BBB7995 RCA INT1088 |
| I begun ??? *to worry* : that's just what I should | Cannon, Gus; Last Chance Blues; Chicago, c. 12 Sept. 1929; (C4337 ) Br7138 His HLP15 |
| It's no use to worrying : about the days being long | Alexander, Texas; The Risin' Sun; New York, 15 Nov. 1928; (401331A) OK8673 Sw S1276 |
| How can I sleep and keep from worrying : how can I laugh and keep from crying | Davis, Walter; Why Shouldn't I Be Blue; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (0493251) BBB8737 Yz L1025 |
| I can't keep from worrying : Lord I can't keep from telling you lies | Davis, Walter; Why Shouldn't I Be Blue; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (0493251) BBB8737 Yz L1025 |
| Then I wouldn't be here worrying : and stayed blue all the time | Fuller, Blind Boy; You Got to Have Your Dollar; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC3140A) OK05712 His HLP31 |
| When the rooster gets to worrying : he brings it to the hen | Hill, Robert; I Had a Gal for the Last Fifteen Years; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026031) BBB6741 His HLP31 |
| Friends I drink to keep from worrying : I smile to keep from crying | Johnson, Lonnie; Laplegged Drunk Again; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63522A) De7537 Sw S1225 |
| I can't keep from worrying : because I'm down in the dumps | Smith, Bessie; I'm Down in the Dumps; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525802) OK8945 Co CL856 |
| Can't keep from worrying : because I'm down in the dumps | Smith, Bessie; I'm Down in the Dumps; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525802) OK8945 Co CL856 |
| Lord I wouldn't keep on worrying : but I wonder if there any chance for me | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Little Girl Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308521) BBB8010 RCA INT1088 |
| A crooked man's worse : than crooked dice | Crawford, Rosetta; My Man Jumped Salty on Me; New York, 1 Feb. 1939; (64972A) De7567 Cor CP58 |
| Friends it could be worser : you don't seem to understand | Johnson, Lonnie; Hard Time Ain't Gone No Where; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91340A) De7388 Sw S1225 |
| If a man is worthy : she would make you a millionaire | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Right of Way Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (45152) Pm12510 Rt RL301 |
| *Feel like voting* : fall in line | Manning, Leola; The Blues Is All Wrong; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Apr. 1930; (K8089 ) Vo1529 Yz L1015 |
| She looks like a wreck : that happened last July | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594991) BBB8749 RCA730.581 |
| Four monkey wrenches : and a twohorse shay | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; New York, 17 Sept. 1930; (100482) Or8033 Yz L1035 |
| Four monkey wrenches : twohorse shay | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17276B) Ch16171 Riv RM8803 |
| Do the black snake wriggle : and the frog hop | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; Come On, Mama, Do That Dance; Chicago, 27 June 1929; ( ) Vo1420 Yz L1039 |
| You hair all wrinkled : and you full of sweat | Davis, Walter; I Can Tell By the Way You Smell; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914331) BBB6059 Yz L1025 |
| Oh your hair all wrinkled : and your clothes ain't fitting you right | Harris, William; I'm Leavin' Town; Birmingham, Ala., c. 18 July 1927; (GEX743B) Ge6306 Yz L1001 |
| Your hair's all wrinkled : that they beating you right | Shade, Will; Kansas City Blues; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403151) Vi21185 Rt RL307 |
| Because your clothes all wrinkled : mama and your hair sure ain't fixed up right | Stokes, Frank; Sweet to Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47731) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| Well I thought I'd write : but I believe I'll telephone | Bracey, Ishman; Suitcase Full of Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2401) Pm12970 Her H201 |
| I believe I'll write : just one more letter home | Gillum, Bill Jazz; One Letter Home; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070443 ) BBB8943 RCA INT1177 |
| I thought I'd write : but it's the best to telephone | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booster Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24741) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| Can't read and write : can't spell my name | McTell, Blind Willie; Come On Around to My House Mama; Atlanta, 30 Oct. 1929; (1493022) Co14484D Rt RL324 |
| Can't read and write : can't even spell my name | McTell, Blind Willie; Drive Away Blues; Atlanta, 26 Nov. 1929; (565991) ViV38580 Yz L1005 |
| I'm going to write : my man today | Smith, Ivy; Sad and Blue; Chicago, c. Jan. 1927; (40891) Pm12447 His HLP2 |
| Said I started to write : but I believe I'll go myself | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Ramblin' Mind Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203392) Pm12616 Bio BLP12004 |
| Well I started once to write : but I believe I'll go myself | Torey, George; Married Woman Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B642) ARC70857 Yz L1002 |
| Ah well she wouldn't even write : ooo well well send poor me no mail | Wheatstraw, Peetie; False Hearted Woman; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90963A) De7243 Say SDR192 |
| Well she won't write : she won't telephone | Wilkins, Robert; Long Train Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M191 ) Br7205 Rt RL333 |
| Tell them you don't know the writer : he'd rather had his happy song | Bracey, Ishman; TroubleHearted Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454602) ViRCX7167 Rt RL330 |
| Tell them you don't know the writer : but Ma Rainey put it on | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Last Minute Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (16092) Pm12080 BYG529.078 |
| Now I've got my name written : right on my right arm | Arnold, Kokomo; Kid Man Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (63754A) De7464 Say SDR163 |
| And you went wrong : because she ain't never harmed a man | Barefoot Bill; Big Rock Jail; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493562) Co14481D Rt RL313 |
| I treated her wrong : before she left my home | Barefoot Bill; One More Time; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503051) Co14561D Rt RL325 |
| Ain't nothing going on wrong : but mama I don't care | Black, Lewis; Gravel Camp Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453662) Co14291D Fly LP103 |
| If I ever did you wrong : I won't do that no more | Davis, Walter; Don't You Want to Go; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (0704481) BBB9027 RCA INT1085 |
| Don't a man do wrong : till a man make hisself at home | Estes, Sleepy John; You Shouldn't Do That; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649161) BBB8915 BC7 |
| I know I did do wrong : I'm just as sorry as I can be | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Christmas Eve Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208182) Pm12692 Bio BLP12000 |
| It really is wrong : that we must part | McCoy, Joe; Goin' Back to Texas; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487092) Co14455D OJL21 |
| Right or wrong : I must be with my little southern Chocktaw | Moore, Whistlin' Alex; It Wouldn't Be So Hard; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495622) Co14496D His HLP32 |
| You treated me wrong : I treated you right | Smith, Bessie; Sobbin' Hearted Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402492) Co14056D Co CL855 |
| Mmm I done you wrong : but I won't do that no more | Sykes, Roosevelt; Mr. Sykes Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18801) Ch16586 Yz L1033 |
| I done her wrong : and I can't deny myself | Woods, Oscar; Evil Hearted Woman; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60847 ) De7904 Yz L1026 |
| Get my yam yam yam : I'm going back to Alabam' | James, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028 |
| If you take a peep in my back yard : better take a look at mine | Bell, Anna; Every Woman Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (172A) QRSR7007 His HLP21 |
| Mama and papa's in the back yard : trying to *call up Knot Hill* | Davis, Walter; I Can Tell By the Way You Smell; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914331) BBB6059 Yz L1025 |
| You can just step out in any yard : that old jimson weed will sure ??? you | Doyle, Little Buddy; Bad in Mind Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1531) Vo05111 Rt RL319 |
| Tear it in the yard : tear it at the gate | Estes, Sleepy John; I Wanta Tear It All the Time; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62462A) De7342 Sw S1219 |
| Just take a look out here in the back yard : just look at sis | Evans, Joe; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 21 May 1931; (106641) Or8083 Yz L1015 |
| Well I stood in my back yard : wrung my hands and screamed | House, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4262) Pm12990 OJL11 |
| Dog in my back yard : oh Lordy how he can howl | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Eagle Eyed Mama; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210953) Pm12739 Rt RL301 |
| I'll get a job in the coal yard : work in the rain and snow | Johnson, Lonnie; Baby Please Don't Leave Me No More; New York, 11 June 1929; (402441A) OK8754 CC30 |
| I was laying coal yard : strutting my stuff | King David; What's That Tastes Like Gravy; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404664A) OK8913 RBF RF6 |
| You can go out in the back yard : I'll make a pallet there | Pope, Jenny; Bull Frog Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM757A) Vo1522 His HLP15 |
| Just step in my back yard : and take a peep at mine | Smith, Trixie; Sorrowful Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (17802) Pm12208 CC29 |
| Catch a *day boat* at the freight yard : I'm going back to New Orleans | Stone, Joe; Back Door Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76838 ) BBB5169 Yz L1030 |
| Just sure as the train leaves out of the yard : she's Alabama bound | Thomas, Henry; Don't Leave Me Here; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C4624) Vo1443 Yz L1004 |
| She walked down in the yard : caught the longest train she seen | Wilkins, Robert; Long Train Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M191 ) Br7205 Rt RL333 |
| Out in the back yard : just shaking like this | Williams, Henry; Georgia Crawl; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1928; (1461482) Co14328D Rt RL316 |
| 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 |
| Oh yeah : oh yes oh yes I know | Sykes, Roosevelt; Mr. Sykes Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18801) Ch16586 Yz L1033 |
| You told me yeah : you think that was just fine | Williamson, Sonny Boy; You've Been Foolin' Round Town; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208481) BBB7756 RCA INT1088 |
| And I told her yeah : baby and I sure won't have to go | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Welfare Store Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (053001 ) BBB8610 BC3 |
| I'm thinking about the year : of nineteen and twentynine | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Happy New Year Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208192) Pm12692 Bio BLP12000 |
| I hate to drink all new year : for this whiskey they making is too strong | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Happy New Year Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208192) Pm12692 Bio BLP12000 |
| Something happened that year : that I never want to see no more | Jones, Little Hat; Corpus Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402701B) OK8735 Rt RL315 |
| Now I did not know the year : Lord neither the month she was born | Washboard Sam; She Belongs to the Devil; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644841) BBB8937 RCA LPV577 |
| The whistle was blowing for New Year : around twelve o'clock at night | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Happy New Year Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208192) Pm12692 Bio BLP12000 |
| Fourteen long years : C and O run by my door | Amos, Blind Joe; C and O Blues; probably Chicago, c. July 1927; ( ) Vo1116 OJL17 |
| They want to give me thirtyfive years : some want to turn out my light | Barefoot Bill; Bad Boy; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503062) Co14526D CC3 |
| For years and years : I been your hardworking mule | Blake, Blind; Goodbye Mama Moan; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205411) Pm12634 Bio BLP12037 |
| After these long many years : believe I just see my great mistake | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); I See My Great Mistake; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535951) BBB8645 RCA730.581 |
| Give you ninetynine years : don't come back here no more | Daniels, Julius; NinetyNine Year Blues; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (379322) Vi unissued Fwy FA2953 |
| We been together all these years : and now we can't agree | Gibson, Clifford; Brooklyn Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577591) Vi23255 Yz L1027 |
| I might get four or five years : Lord I might get the chair | James, Jesse; Lonesome Day Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90762A) De7213 AH158 |
| She been trying two years : to get me to be her soninlaw | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Piney Woods Money Mama; Chicago, c. Mar. 1928; (204082) Pm12650 Mil MLP2004 |
| Been trying to quit my baby for two years : and man I don't know how | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Low Down Mojo Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (206361) Pm12650 Mil MLP2004 |
| Willie got fifteen years : poor Jim got ninetynine | Shade, Will; Jim Strainer; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599612) Vi23421 Rt RL337 |
| Now I may not find her in the next twenty years : ooo Lord but I'll be forever trying | Washboard Sam; Gonna Hit the Highway; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703771) BBB8997 RCA LPV577 |
| Somebody yelled : said look who's in town | Blake, Blind; Diddie Wa Diddie; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15459A) Pm12888 Mel MLP7324 |
| When you hear them yelling : up and down the hall | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); YoYo Blues No. 2; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502692) Co14523D CC3 |
| Some people crave high yellow : please give me my black and brown | Arnold, Kokomo; Long and Tall; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070A) De7306 CC25 |
| Some screaming high yellow : I scream black or brown | Butler, Sam; Some Screamed High Yellow; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (26772) Pm12423 Yz L1016 |
| Some men crave high yellow : but give me black or brown | Carr, Leroy; Good Woman Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164271) Vo03296 Yz L1019 |
| That long *short* yellow : gives me my appetite | Daddy Stovepipe; Tuxedo Blues; Birmingham, Ala., c. 13 July 1927; (GEX730A) Ge6212 OJL14 |
| Some crave high yellow : I like black and brown | Hurt, Mississippi John; Big Leg Blues; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401474A) OK unissued Bio BLPC4 |
| I ain't crazy about no yellow : I ain't no fool about no brown | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Papa's Lawdy Lawdy Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (18501) Pm12219 RBF RF9 |
| Lord there's some say yellow : but give me my black and brown | Lewis, Furry; Good Looking Girl Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1132 Rt RL329 |
| One had a yellow : one had a brown | McCoy, Joe; Preachers Blues; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7247 ) Vo1643 BC13 |
| One is a Memphis yellow : the other is a Savannah brown | McTell, Blind Willie; Three Women Blues; Atlanta, 17 Oct. 1928; (471852) ViV38001 Yz L1005 |
| I ain't no high yellow : I'm a *deep killer* brown | Smith, Bessie; Young Woman's Blues; New York, 26 Oct. 1926; (1428783) Co14179D Co CL857 |
| I get all of these high yellows : and play these *crazy dice* | Johnson, Mary; Barrel House Flat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1762) Pm12996 CC37 |
| Boy I got three high yellows : one black and brown | Shade, Will; Kansas City Blues; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403151) Vi21185 Rt RL307 |
| Some men love high yellows : boy you give me my black or brown | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Turpentine Blues; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403222) Vi21134 Yz L1008 |
| Oh yes : babe oh yes oh yes I know | MacFarland, Barrel House Buck; I Got to Go Blues; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1934; (C9321 ) De7013 OJL20 |
| And I told her yes : great God now I won't have to go | Scott, Sonny; Red Cross Blues; New York, 18 July 1933; (135721) Vo25012 Rt RL325 |
| And I told her yes : great God and you better go | Scott, Sonny; Red Cross Blues; New York, 18 July 1933; (135721) Vo25012 Rt RL325 |
| Yes yes : worst feeling I ever had | Washboard Sam; Evil Blues; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703791) BBB8997 RCA LPV577 |
| Oh yes : something getting wrong with my little machine | Williamson, Sonny Boy; My Little Machine; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (053002 ) BBB8674 BC3 |
| I said yes baby yes : then I said no baby no | Woods, Oscar; Don't Sell ItDon't Give It Away; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60849 ) De7219 Yz L1032 |
| I said yes baby yes : then I said no baby no | Woods, Oscar; Don't Sell ItDon't Give It Away; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60849 ) De7219 Yz L1032 |
| I said yes baby yes : then I said no baby no | Woods, Oscar; Don't Sell It; San Antonio, 30 Oct. 1937; (SA28451) Vo03906 Yz L1015 |
| You come to me yesterday : been with me all night long | Carr, Leroy; Midnight Hour Blues; New York, 16 Mar. 1932; (11499A) Vo1703 Co C30496 |
| I called for you yesterday I called for you yesterday : honey and here you come ??? *day* | Ledbetter, Huddie; Alberta; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16692 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Says you know I gambled yesterday : and I gambled again today | Roland, Walter; Dices' Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154852) Ba33343 RBF RF12 |
| Lord now me and my baby we talked yesterday : and we talked in my back yard | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Welfare Store Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (053001 ) BBB8610 BC3 |
| I want to play your yo play your yo : play your yoyo again | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); YoYo Blues No. 2; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502692) Co14523D CC3 |
| Boys learn to yodel : that's the way to win her home | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Yodeling Fiddling Blues; San Antonio, 12 June 1930; (404146B) OK8834 Mam S3804 |
| I got a gal named Yola : she treats me nice and kind | Temple, Johnnie; New Louise Louise Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1937; (91248A) De7337 RBF RF16 |
| Says I went out yonder : New Orleans | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
| I caught you standing out yonder : in the piney woods | Bogan, Lucille; Tired as I Can Be; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155051) Ba33313 His HLP4 |
| Way down yonder : in the old West End | Estes, Sleepy John; Drop Down; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93009A) De7766 Sw S1220 |
| There's a house over yonder : painted all over green | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Old Rounders Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (3018?) Pm12394 Rt RL306 |
| Mmm who's that yonder : coming down the road | Johnson, Tommy; Maggie Campbell Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418392) Vi21409 Rt RL330 |
| Crying who that yonder : coming up the road | Lofton, Willie; Dark Road Blues; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96257 ) BBB6229 Yz L1007 |
| Way down yonder : on Cripple Creek | McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (1493192) Co14657D Yz L1037 |
| There's a house over yonder : painted all over green | Patton, Charley; Moon Going Down; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4321) Pm13014 Yz L1020 |
| Way back yonder : in oneohone | Weaver, Curley; Sweet Patunia; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473042) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| Look over yonder : on the burying ground | White, Washington; Fixin' to Die Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2989A) Vo05588 Co C30036 |
| I got a brown in New York : what I am afraid | Graves, Blind Roosevelt; New York Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 Sept. 1929; (15640A) Pm12820 His HLP15 |
| I got eighty in New York : I got ninety in Tupalo | Harrison, Smoky; Iggly Oggly Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L801) Pm12920 Rt RL340 |
| Trains rolled for New York : half past four | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Streamline Train; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| You want to make me love you : you going to break my heart in two | Akers, Garfield; Cottonfield BluesPart 1; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M201 ) Vo1442 OJL2 |
| I got something I'm going to tell you : mama keep it all to yourself | Akers, Garfield; Cottonfield BluesPart 2; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M202 ) Vo1442 OJL2 |
| I've got something to tell you : make the hair rise on your head | Alexander, Texas; NinetyEight Degree Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402640A) OK8705 Yz L1004 |
| If you don't believe I love you : look what a fool I've been | Alexander, Texas; NinetyEight Degree Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402640A) OK8705 Yz L1004 |
| Woman if you don't believe I love you : ah look what a shape I'm in | Alexander, Texas; NinetyEight Degree Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402640A) OK8705 Yz L1004 |
| I'm going to telephone you : *we all* jump and shout | Alexander, Texas; Easy Rider Blues; Fort Worth, 30 Sept. 1934; (FW1138) Vo02856 Yz L1010 |
| You done made me love you : now your man done come | Anderson, . . . (Walter Taylor); ThirtyEight and Plus; Richmond, Ind., 14 Feb. 1930; (16266B) Ge7157 Fwy FJ2801 |
| If I don't carry you : mama I'm going to carry somebody else | Arnold, Kokomo; Stop Look and Listen; Chicago, 23 July 1935; (90201A) De7181 BC4 |
| Don't like to catch you : start to messing around | Arnold, Kokomo; Set Down Gal; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91166A) De7361 OJL20 |
| How can I miss you : mama Lord when I got dead aim | Arnold, Kokomo; Your Ways and Actions; New York, 11 May 1938; (67344A) De7510 Say SDR163 |
| When I go away to leave you : I will stop by to see you sometime | Arnold, Kokomo; Kid Man Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (63754A) De7464 Say SDR163 |
| Longer I live with you : harder you is to rule | Baker, Willie; Mama, Don't Rush Me Blues; Memphis, c. 25 Sept. 1929; (14666) Ge6766 His HLP22 |
| If I mistreat you : I don't mean no harm | Baker, Willie; No No Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Jan. 1929; (14667) Ge6766 BC5 |
| Your gal will leave you : and be gone for days and days | Baker, Willie; Crooked Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14894A) Ge6846 Yz L1012 |
| It ain't no fine for you : get ready for the electric chair | Barefoot Bill; My Crime Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (1493522) Co14510D OJL14 |
| But papa done got you : you've had your last chance | Barefoot Bill; Snigglin' Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493532) Co14510D Yz L1006 |
| Because if I catch you : baby walking slow | Barefoot Bill; I Don't Like That; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1930; (1503011) Co14544D Rt RL325 |
| Just let me tell you : a thing or two | Bell, Anna; Shake It, Black Bottom; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (175 ) QRSR7009 His HLP21 |
| And the blind man looked at you : sure look good to me | Bell, Ed; Mamlish Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48163) Pm12524 OJL14 |
| Let me tell you : what these women do | Bell, Ed; Carry It Right Back Home; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510372) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| When she grab you and shake you : you bound to fall | Bell, Ed; Carry It Right Back Home; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510372) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| I'm going to beg you : to take me back | Bell, Ed; She's a Fool Gal; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510382) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| Think I'm going to quit you : while the weather is cool | Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18 |
| Said I want you and I need you : mama to be my sugar lump | Big Bill (Broonzy); Grandma's Farm; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (96001) Pe187 Yz L1035 |
| But you know I'm going to leave you : girl I know you're going to grieve and cry | Big Bill (Broonzy); Grandma's Farm; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (96001) Pe187 Yz L1035 |
| You done made me like you : now your man's done come | Bird, Billy; Alabama BluesPart 1; Atlanta, 29 Oct. 1928; (1473251) Co14418D His HLP5 |
| You made me love you : now your man done come | Black, Lewis; Rock Island Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453613) Co14429D His HLP5 |
| Now if anybody ask you : who composed this song | Black, Lewis; Corn Liquor Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453672) Co14291D Rt RL327 |
| I may not suit you : but I'll do the best I can | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Rambling Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18216) Ch16370 BC6 |
| I'm going away to leave you : ain't coming back no more | Blake, Blind; Early Morning Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30571) Pm12387 Bio BLP12031 |
| I'm going away to leave you : ain't coming back no more | Blake, Blind; Early Morning Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30572) Pm12387 Bio BLP12037 |
| But don't let me catch you : messing around | Blake, Blind; Come On Boys Let's Do that Messin' Around; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30612) Pm12413 Bio BLP12003 |
| I done called you : till I almost lost my mind | Blake, Blind; One Time Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (43632) Pm12479 Bio BLP12037 |
| I'm going to tell you : about Sally Jones | Blake, Blind; Low Down Loving Gal; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208875) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003 |
| When I first met you : you had your diamonds on | Blake, Blind; Depression's Gone from Me Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. June 1932; (L14762) Pm13137 Bio BLP12023 |
| Since I done left you : you've got them all in pawn | Blake, Blind; Depression's Gone from Me Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. June 1932; (L14762) Pm13137 Bio BLP12023 |
| Let me tell you : what sweet patuni do | Bogan, Lucille; Sweet Patunia; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (43091) Pm12459 Yz L1017 |
| And it's mighty fine I tell you : if you do it right | Bogan, Lucille; My Georgia Grind; Chicago, c. 1 Feb. 1930; (C5347 ) Br unissued Rt RL317 |
| And I would come to see you : but your woman is got me barred | Bogan, Lucille; Sweet Man, Sweet Man; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155062) Ba33149 Rt RL317 |
| And if you love me like I tell you : you'll be the jumpsteady man of mine | Bogan, Lucille; Jump Steady Daddy; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (169932) ARC51258 Yz L1017 |
| Now she might cut you : and she might shoot you too | Bracey, Ishman; Saturday Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418421) Vi21349 OJL8 |
| Let me tell you : what that dirty train will do | Bracey, Ishman; Left Alone Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418432) Vi21349 Rt RL330 |
| Mama sure as I told you : I fall down on my knees | Bracey, Ishman; Left Alone Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418432) Vi21349 Rt RL330 |
| You don't believe I loved you : think what a fool I been | Bracey, Ishman; TroubleHearted Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454601) Vi21691 Yz L1007 |
| Anybody ask you : who wrote this worried song | Bracey, Ishman; TroubleHearted Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454602) ViRCX7167 Rt RL330 |
| Your best girl quit you : left you all alone | Bracey, Ishman; Pay Me No Mind; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2422) Pm13038 Yz L1007 |
| Your good old man rolled for you : at times when he was not able to go | Bracey, Mississippi; You Scolded Me and Drove Me from Your Door; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404764B) OK8904 OJL17 |
| Baby when I leave you : I'm going away to stay | Bradley, Tommie; Please Don't Act that Way; Richmond, Ind., 17 July 1931; (17884) Ch16339 Mam S3802 |
| Lord and if I don't love you : I would not if I could | Bradley, Tommie; Window Pane Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Jan. 1932; (18326) Ch16696 BC5 |
| Better not catch you : at that house of mine | Brown, Hi Henry; Preacher Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11477A) Vo1728 Yz L1030 |
| Let me tell you : what the skin mens'll do | Brown, Hi Henry; Skin Man; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11509A) Vo1692 Yz L1003 |
| Now wanted me to love you : and you treated me mean | Brown, Richard Rabbit; James Alley Blues; New Orleans, 11 Mar. 1927; (380001) Vi20578 Yz L1032 |
| For high yellow may mistreat you : but black won't turn you down | Butler, Sam; Some Screamed High Yellow; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (26772) Pm12423 Yz L1016 |
| The gal that gets you : has got to try to treat you right | Butler, Sam; You Can't Keep No Brown; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (26782) Pm12389 Yz L1026 |
| You done started me to loving you : and now your other man done come | Campbell, Bob; Shotgun Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154841) Vo02830 Rt RL340 |
| But I may be back to see you : one cold rainy day | Campbell, Charlie; Goin' Away Blues; Birmingham, Ala. 25 Mar. 1937; (B322) Vo03571 Fly LP103 |
| Said give me back the wig I bought you : let your head go bald | Cannon, Gus; Heart Breakin' Blues; Memphis, 9 Sept. 1928; (470012) ViV38523 OJL4 |
| This suit I told you : was too small | Carr, Leroy; Gettin' All Wet; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1929; (C4034 ) Vo1423 Yz L1036 |
| See you : on some other day | Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5071 ) Vo1527 Yz L1036 |
| I just want to ask you : did you ever see that girl of mine | Carr, Leroy; Alabama Woman Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6091B) Vo1549 RBF RF1 |
| The last time I tried to love you : you were so very cold | Carr, Leroy; New How Long How Long BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7221A) Vo1585 RBF RF202 |
| Now I'm going to leave you : and do the best I can | Carr, Leroy; What More Can I Do; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7222A) Vo1651 Yz L1036 |
| Well I'm going to leave you : I ain't going to sing no more | Carr, Leroy; I Keep the Blues; New York, 15 Mar. 1932; (11497A) Vo1709 Yz L1036 |
| When the blues creep up on you : and carry your mind away | Carr, Leroy; Midnight Hour Blues; New York, 16 Mar. 1932; (11499A) Vo1703 Co C30496 |
| Now I tried to love you : swear but you won't pay that no mind | Carr, Leroy; Mean Mistreater Mama; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL1?) Vo02657 Co C30496 |
| You done made me love you : what can I do | Carr, Leroy; Hold Them Puppies; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL63) Vo02751 Yz L1036 |
| Now I used to love you : but now I'm getting tired of your kind | Carr, Leroy; Southbound Blues; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (156272) Vo03107 Co C30496 |
| Now I may miss you : but I don't think I will | Carr, Leroy; Southbound Blues; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (156272) Vo03107 Co C30496 |
| You hear me talking to you : you hear me talking fast | Carr, Leroy; Bo Bo Stomp; New York, 16 Aug. 1934; (156491) Vo02969 Co C30496 |
| I ain't going to let you : treat me just like you do | Carr, Leroy; You Left Me Crying; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164182) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| I done told you told you : I told you too | Chatman, Bo; The Law Gonna Step on You; New York, 5 June 1931; (404935A) OK unissued Yz L1034 |
| But they'll send you : to the county farm | Chatman, Bo; The Law Gonna Step on You; New York, 5 June 1931; (404935A) OK unissued Yz L1034 |
| Now I told you told you : like a friend | Chatman, Bo; The Law Gonna Step on You; New York, 5 June 1931; (404935A) OK unissued Yz L1034 |
| I'm going to hug you : baby good and tight | Chatman, Bo; Ants in My Pants; New York, 5 June 1931; (404938B) OK8897 His HLP5 |
| And when the women receiving you : they'll sure to put their men all down | Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter Special; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826111) BBB5489 Yz L1034 |
| If I don't do to suit you : I'm really going to let you go | Chatman, Bo; Tellin' You 'Bout It; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826161) BBB5629 Yz L1014 |
| If I don't love to suit you : you can get you another man | Chatman, Bo; Tellin' You 'Bout It; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826161) BBB5629 Yz L1014 |
| Says they'll take some other man and leave you : after you give them your last dime | Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter's Advice; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026161) BBB7073 Yz L1014 |
| So a woman like you : could take a little fish at me | Chatman, Bo; Arrangement for MeBlues; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476471) BBB8397 Yz L1014 |
| It's so hard when a woman leave you : and she leave you on a *goon* | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Empty Room Blues; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535931) BBB8615 RCA730.581 |
| 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 |
| I'll talk babytalk to you : if you'll talk babytalk to me | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Two of a Kind; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640011) BBB8749 RCA730.581 |
| You know I loved you : babe you breaking my heart | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Gonna Worry Too; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704351) BBB8945 RCA730.581 |
| Baby if anyone should ask you : who composed this song | Coleman, Lonnie; Old Rock Island Blues; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482582) Co14440D RBF RF15 |
| And if you want me to love you : don't pretend you never done | Coleman, Lonnie; Wild About My Loving; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482592) Co14440D Rt RL318 |
| I'm going to hug and kiss you : ain't coming here no more | Collins, Sam; Slow Mama Slow; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108392) Ba32311 OJL10 |
| Southern men will stick by you : when the northern men can't be found | Cox, Ida; Southern Woman's Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (2244?) Pm12298 Jo SM3098 |
| The first thing they told you : your man you're going to lose | Cox, Ida; Rambling Blues; Chicago, Sept. 1925; (2294?) Pm12318 BYG529073 |
| Because I'm through with you : and I hope you don't feel hurt | Cox, Ida; Worn Down Daddy Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (207661) Pm12704 BYG529073 |
| Why should you : have a daddy of your own | Cox, Ida; You Stole My Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (207681) Pm12704 BYG529073 |
| Honey where was you : when thirty blows was sound | Daniels, Julius; My Mama Was a Sailor; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (379312) Vi20658 Rt RL326 |
| If anybody asks you : who composed this song | Daniels, Julius; My Mama Was a Sailor; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (379312) Vi20658 Rt RL326 |
| Now I've lost confidence in you : because you won't be true | Darby, Blind; Deceiving Blues; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (675831) Vi23311 OJL20 |
| I regarded you : like I were your baby child | Darby, Blind; Deceiving Blues; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (675831) Vi23311 OJL20 |
| I love you : but I don't like the way that you are jiving me | Darby, Blind; Deceiving Blues; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (675831) Vi23311 OJL20 |
| I'll work up to you : or you'll slip back [down] to me some day | Darby, Blind; Deceiving Blues; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (675831) Vi23311 OJL20 |
| Now let me tell you : what that mean old train will do | Darby, Blind; Built Right on the Ground; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (675841) Vi23311 Yz L1003 |
| I have something to tell you : people just before I go | Davis, Walter; Travelin' this Lonesome Road; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854801) BBB5982 RCA INT1175 |
| Some day I'm going to see you : when you down and out just like myself | Davis, Walter; Sad and Lonesome Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854811) BBB5982 RCA INT1175 |
| Mama just as I have told you : some day you going to need my help | Davis, Walter; Sad and Lonesome Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854811) BBB5982 RCA INT1175 |
| I just flutters when I see you : like a little bird up in his nest | Davis, Walter; Why Shouldn't I Be Blue; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (0493251) BBB8737 Yz L1025 |
| Lord sometime I think I love you : sometime I think I love my little gal the best | Davis, Walter; Why Shouldn't I Be Blue; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (0493251) BBB8737 Yz L1025 |
| I love you : better than anything I ever had | Davis, Walter; New Come Back Baby; Chicago, 21 Mar. 1941; (0539791) BBB8833 RCA INT1085 |
| But I like to please you : every once in a while | Davis, Walter; New Come Back Baby; Chicago, 21 Mar. 1941; (0539791) BBB8833 RCA INT1085 |
| If I can't carry you : I carry someone else | Delaney, Mattie; Down the Big Road Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM785 ) Vo1480 Yz L1009 |
| I don't mean quitting you : but I got another place to go | Dickson, Tom; Death Bell Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400355B) OK8590 Yz L1002 |
| I'll tell you : how these women made a perfect fool of me | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Broke Man's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 8 July 1929; (15306A) Ge7008 Riv RM8803 |
| He can stick a knife in you : and you won't even grunt | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Pig Meat Blues; Richmond, Ind., 8 July 1929; (15310) Ge7008 Riv RM8803 |
| If I don't satisfy you : I'll break my backbone trying | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Gee, But It's Hard; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16225) Ch16682 Riv RM8803 |
| The doctor's got to cut you : mama don't know where | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17276B) Ch16171 Riv RM8803 |
| Now if you want me to love you : here's what you got to do | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); If You Want Me to Love You; New York, 5 Feb. 1932; (11242A) Vo1682 Yz L1039 |
| It's up to you : to get me some of that western meat | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); If You Want Me to Love You; New York, 5 Feb. 1932; (11242A) Vo1682 Yz L1039 |
| Lord grief will kill you : it will get you down to skin and bones | Doyle, Little Buddy; Grief Will Kill You; Memphis, 1 July 1939; (MEM181) Vo05111 Rt RL319; |
| Now baby you know I love you : now why can't we get along | Doyle, Little Buddy; Renewed Love Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1521) OK05771 Rt RL329 |
| I'm waiting on you : I'm waiting on you | Easton, Amos; I'm Waitin' On You; New York, 16 Mar. 1932; (11503A) Vo1719 His HLP31 |
| Now here's all I ask of you : kind man | Edwards, Susie; Construction Gang; New York, 12 Sept. 1924; (72817B) OK8163 Sw S1240 |
| Says I thought I would use you : for my man awhile | Estes, Sleepy John; Milk Cow Blues; Memphis, 13 May 1930; (59918 ) ViV38614 RBF RF202 |
| One tell you : why don't you do that thing | Estes, Sleepy John; Stop That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90095A) Ch50001 Sw S1219 |
| Babe whosoever told you : they did not tell you true | Estes, Sleepy John; Who's Been Tellin' You Buddy Brown Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90097A) Ch50068 Sw S1219 |
| Now I could come to love you : if you would treat me nice and kind | Estes, Sleepy John; Vernita Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62463A) De7342 Cor CP58 |
| I was worried for you : I was worried for me | Estes, Sleepy John; I Ain't Gonna Be Worried No More; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62464A) De7414 Sw S1219 |
| Made me love you : now your man done come | Estes, Sleepy John; I Ain't Gonna Be Worried No More; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62464A) De7414 Sw S1219 |
| Now something to tell you : keep it to yourself | Estes, Sleepy John; Need More Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62466A) De7365 RBF RF8 |
| Done made me love you : now your man done come | Estes, Sleepy John; Need More Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62466A) De7365 RBF RF8 |
| Now Mr Whitten will get you : and Mr Guy will wear you out | Estes, Sleepy John; Hobo Jungle Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62481A) De7354 Sw S1219 |
| You done made me love you : now your man done come | Estes, Sleepy John; New Someday Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63652A) De7473 RBF RF8 |
| You made me love you : now your man done come | Estes, Sleepy John; Drop Down; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93009A) De7766 Sw S1220 |
| But it's just like I told you : you're going to need my help some day | Fox, John D.; The Moanin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 15 Dec. 1927; (GEX1019A) Ge6352 Rt RL334 |
| Something about you : is sweet sweet sweet | Fuller, Blind Boy; Piccolo Rag; New York, 5 Apr. 1938; (226771) OK06437 BC11 |
| But to find someone to love you : I swear they're hard to find | Gibson, Clifford; Beat You Doing It; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (482A) QRSR7087 Yz L1027 |
| If you should find someone to love you : someone to treat you right | Gibson, Clifford; Beat You Doing It; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (482A) QRSR7087 Yz L1027 |
| If your woman loves you : she'll stand by you to the end | Gibson, Clifford; Whiskey Moan Blues; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (483A) QRSR7087 Yz L1006 |
| She put that thing on you : she puts it on you right | Gibson, Clifford; Don't Put That Thing On Me; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571742) ViV38572 Yz L1006 |
| It's not because I love you : but it's just because I've been with you so long | Gibson, Clifford; Levee Camp Moan; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577542) ViV38577 Yz L1027 |
| Somebody must have told you : something to worry your mind | Gibson, Clifford; Brooklyn Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577591) Vi23255 Yz L1027 |
| 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 |
| Says you baby is going to leave you : and taken dime you have | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Let Her Go; Aurora, Ill., 16 Dec. 1938; (030823 ) BBB8027 RCA INT1177 |
| When I wanted you : you wanted someone else | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I Got Somebody Else; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064739 ) BBB8816 RCA INT1177 |
| I tried to get you : to stop raising sand | Gillum, Bill Jazz; It Looks Bad for You; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064741 ) BBB8816 RCA INT1177 |
| Before they put you : back in the can | Gillum, Bill Jazz; It Looks Bad for You; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064741 ) BBB8816 RCA INT1177 |
| I tried to love you : a long time ago | Gillum, Bill Jazz; It Looks Bad for You; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064741 ) BBB8816 RCA INT1177 |
| I love you : until you drove me from your door | Gillum, Bill Jazz; It Looks Bad for You; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064741 ) BBB8816 RCA INT1177 |
| I tried to tell you : but you wouldn't understand | Gillum, Bill Jazz; It Looks Bad for You; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064741 ) BBB8816 RCA INT1177 |
| Now I'm leaving you : cold in hand | Gillum, Bill Jazz; It Looks Bad for You; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064741 ) BBB8816 RCA INT1177 |
| If you want me to love you : you hum like a honeybee | Glover, Mae; Shake It Daddy; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15392) Ge6964 OJL6 |
| I done told you I loved you : what more can I do | Grant, Bobby; Nappy Head Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1927; (202043) Pm12595 Yz L1001 |
| Always want you : by my side | Green, Lil; Give Your Mama One Smile; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591501) BBB8640 RCA LPV574 |
| You know I love you : don't you realize | Green, Lil; Give Your Mama One Smile; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591501) BBB8640 RCA LPV574 |
| To get you : to change your mind | Green, Lil; Love Me; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641311) BBB8714 RCA LPV574 |
| When I see you : walking down the street | Green, Lil; Love Me; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641311) BBB8714 RCA LPV574 |
| If I didn't love you : I'd get somebody else | Green, Lil; If I Didn't Love You; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0647281) BBB8865 RCA LPV574 |
| If I didn't love you : I'd get somebody else | Green, Lil; If I Didn't Love You; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0647281) BBB8865 RCA LPV574 |
| If I didn't love you : I would get somebody else | Green, Lil; If I Didn't Love You; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0647281) BBB8865 RCA LPV574 |
| If I didn't love you : I'd get somebody else | Green, Lil; If I Didn't Love You; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0647281) BBB8865 RCA LPV574 |
| I'm telling you : right from the start | Green, Lil; If I'm a Fool; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1942; (0708021) BBB8985 RCA LPV574 |
| I'm going to tell you : what a Chinaman told a Jew | Harris, William; Bull Frog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14318) Ge6661 OJL5 |
| Well I'm just going to tell you : this one time | Harris, William; Hot Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14323) Ge6707 OJL5 |
| I want to tell you : all about my lonesome midnight dream | Harris, Willie; Lonesome Midnight Dream; Chicago, c. mid Mar. 1930; (C5551 ) Br7149 Rt RL340 |
| So if that one happen to quit you : it won't leave you in a awful fix | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Awful Fix Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200341) Pm12539 Yz L1004 |
| If I call you : don't you hesitate | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Voice Throwin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15219) Pm12802 Yz L1010 |
| I done done more for you : than your daddy ever done | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Motherless Chile Blues; Atlanta, 5 Nov. 1927; (1451341) Co14299D RBF RF15 |
| Don't let your gal fix you : like my gal fixed me | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Me and My Whiskey; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493462) Co14507D CC36 |
| Got a song to sing you : and it's no excuse | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); We Sure Got Hard Times Now; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502731) Co14558D CC36 |
| Spider's will try to tempt you : and be *baby* | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); The Spider and the Fly; Atlanta, 23 Apr. 1930; (1503652) Co14558D CC36 |
| Oh you done made me love you : now got me for your slave | Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12521) Pm13116 Rt RL335 |
| He's on the mountain calling for you : women broke down surely must go | Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12521) Pm13116 Rt RL335 |
| You done made me love you : now you got me for your slave | Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12522) Pm13116 Yz L1026 |
| He's on the mountain calling for you : baby broke down surely must go | Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12522) Pm13116 Yz L1026 |
| Just like I tell you : somebody's got to pay | House, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4254) Pm12990 OJL11 |
| Been begging you : all night long | Howell, Peg Leg; Please Ma'am; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1928; (1461592) Co14356D RBF RF15 |
| Begging you : down on my knees | Howell, Peg Leg; Please Ma'am; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1928; (1461592) Co14356D RBF RF15 |
| Begging you : babe if you please | Howell, Peg Leg; Please Ma'am; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1928; (1461592) Co14356D RBF RF15 |
| She might shoot you : may cut you and stab you too | Hurt, Mississippi John; Ain't No Tellin'; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401471A) OK8759 Bio BLPC4 |
| Black won't quit you : brown won't lay you down | Hurt, Mississippi John; Big Leg Blues; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401474A) OK unissued Bio BLPC4 |
| If your man catch you : I don't mean no harm | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shave Em Dry; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10042?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| Let your mammy ??? you : just *all to do* | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shake That Thing; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2120?) Pm12281 Yz L1029 |
| For when I'm mistreating you : I'm loving you all the time | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Take Me Back Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22082) Pm12296 Bio BLP12042 |
| Must be looking for you : or a monkeyman | Jackson, Papa Charlie; All I Want Is a Spoonful; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22981) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042 |
| But when you think she's loving you : dropping you all the time | Jackson, Papa Charlie; She Belongs to Me Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (42431) Pm12461 Yz L1029 |
| I'm going to tell you : just before we start | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Baby Please Loan Me Your Heart; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210812) Pm12736 Yz L1029 |
| I'm going to ask you : now baby before you start | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Baby Please Loan Me Your Heart; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210812) Pm12736 Yz L1029 |
| I'm got something to tell you : and I know it ain't good news | Jackson, Jim; Hesitation Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM804 ) Vo1477 Her H205 |
| I'm going to tell you : what the poor boy done | James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158 |
| You hear me talking to you : did you hear what I say | James, Jesse; Lonesome Day Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90762A) De7213 AH158 |
| You hear me talking to you : you got to reap what you sow | James, Jesse; Lonesome Day Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90762A) De7213 AH158 |
| Don't you hear me talking to you : I'm scolding to my dear | James, Jesse; Lonesome Day Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90762A) De7213 AH158 |
| You hear me talking to you : start to playing | James, Jesse; Lonesome Day Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90762A) De7213 AH158 |
| You hear me talking to you : buddy what made you stop by here | James, Jesse; Lonesome Day Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90762A) De7213 AH158 |
| These hard times will kill you : just dry long so | James, Skip; Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7522) Pm13065 Bio BLP12029 |
| Because these hard times will drive you : from door to door | James, Skip; Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7522) Pm13065 Bio BLP12029 |
| Hard times will drive you : from door to door | James, Skip; Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7522) Pm13065 Bio BLP12029 |
| Folks I'm going to tell you : about a brand new song | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; It's Heated; Chicago, 11 June 1929; (C3585 ) Vo1539 Yz L1039 |
| You might think she's crazy about you : but she leaving you all the time | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Lonesome Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24722) Pm12354 Bio BLP12000 |
| I hate to tell you : it ain't nobody there | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dry Southern Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24751) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| Made me love you : and now your friend is come | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Corinna Blues; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25442) Pm12367 Mil MLP2004 |
| When I had you : you wouldn't do | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Beggin' Back; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (30164) Pm12394 Bio BLP12000 |
| I'm going to beg you : to take me back | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Beggin' Back; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (30164) Pm12394 Bio BLP12000 |
| I want to tell you : the gallows Lord is a fearful sight | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Hangman's Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208162) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004 |
| Ain't nothing to hurt you : it ain't nothing that's bad | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Oil Well Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (211971) Pm12771 Riv RLP12125 |
| Got something to tell you : make the hair rise on your head | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bed Springs Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15664) Pm12872 Mel MLP7324 |
| I learn to love you : most all the rest | Johnson, Joe (Memphis Minnie); I'm Going Back Home; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59992 ) Vi23352 His HLP32 |
| Think of you : when you back home | Johnson, Joe (Memphis Minnie); I'm Going Back Home; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59992 ) Vi23352 His HLP32 |
| Every man that comes to see you : in this neighborhood | Johnson, Ki Ki; Lady, Your Clock Ain't Right; Long Island City, c. Aug. 1928; ( ) QRSR7003 His HLP17 |
| Just let me tell you : what your friends will do | Johnson, Lil; Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand Do; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C3355 ) Vo1299 His HLP2 |
| Because you know I love you : and how come we can't agree | Johnson, Lonnie; Sweet Woman You Can't Go Wrong; New York, 5 Aug. 1927; (81189B) OK8512 CC30 |
| I ain't got none to give you : I got just enough for myself | Johnson, Lonnie; Low Land Moan; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1927; (82043A) OK8677 CC30 |
| Only thing that hurts you : she have to go home sometime | Johnson, Lonnie; When You Fall For Someone That's Not Your Own; New York, 16 Nov. 1928; (401336B) OK8635 CC30 |
| When the gang is out to get you : it don't do no good to run | Johnson, Lonnie; Racketeers Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1932; (1522602) OK8946 CC30 |
| When the gang is out to get you : they'll follow you everywhere | Johnson, Lonnie; Racketeers Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1932; (1522602) OK8946 CC30 |
| Because when that lovebug bites you : then your worries ain't never done | Johnson, Lonnie; Hard Time Ain't Gone No Where; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91340A) De7388 Sw S1225 |
| Seems the world is down on you : know knows what to do | Johnson, Lonnie; Friendless and Blue; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63517A) De7487 Sw S1225 |
| I work all day long for you : until the sun go down | Johnson, Lonnie; I Ain't Gonna Be Your Fool; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63519A) De7509 Sw S1225 |
| Now I just want to tell you : black man how you have treated me | Johnson, Louise; By the Moon and Stars; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4202) Pm13008 Mil MLP2018 |
| You thought the way I treated you : wasn't fair | Johnson, Margaret; If I Let You Get Away With It Once You'll Do It All of the Time; New York, 19 Oct. 1923; (71972B) OK8107 Sw S1240; |
| Now if you think I'm going crazy about you : you'd better change your mind | Johnson, Margaret; If I Let You Get Away With It Once You'll Do It All of the Time; New York, 19 Oct. 1923; (71972B) OK8107 Sw S1240; |
| You know that your mama loves you : that's why you treat me like you do | Johnson, Mary; Rattlesnake Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18791) Ch16570 Riv RM8819 |
| The better I try to treat you : the more you throw your mama down | Johnson, Mary; Rattlesnake Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18791) Ch16570 Riv RM8819 |
| Who's been driving my terraplane for you : since I've been gone | Johnson, Robert; Terraplane Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25861) ARC70356 Co CL1654 |
| Who's been driving my terraplane now for you : since I've been gone | Johnson, Robert; Terraplane Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25861) ARC70356 Co CL1654 |
| You made me love you : now your man done come | Johnson, Robert; 3220 Blues; San Antonio, 26 Nov. 1936; (SA26161) ARC70460 Co CL1654 |
| I want to tell you : all about the way they treated me | Johnson, Robert; If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26331) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| If I don't carry you : going to carry somebody else | Johnson, Tommy; Big Road Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418372) Vi21279 Rt RL330 |
| Says Good Book tell you : reap just what you sow | Johnson, Tommy; ByeBye Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418381) Vi21409 Yz L1007 |
| You done made me love you : now you're trying to put me down | Johnson, Tommy; Maggie Campbell Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418392) Vi21409 Rt RL330 |
| Honey it's good to you : mama sure Lord killing me | Johnson, Tommy; Lonesome Home Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454632) Vi unissued His HLP31 |
| Aah if I call you : and you will fail to come | Johnson, Tommy; Black Mare Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L2452) Pm13000 Yz L1007 |
| He'll be hugging and kissing you : and quit you all the time | Jones, Anna; Trixie Blues; New York, c. June 1923; (14731) Pm12052 His HLP15 |
| I tried to love you : way back on my young days | Jones, Coley; Sweet Mama Blues; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1925; (1453443) Co14290D Rt RL312 |
| The police don't get you : now the undertaker must | Jones, Coley; The Elder's He's My Man; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495592) Co14489D Rt RL315 |
| If your good man can please you : don't tell a soul | Jones, Maggie; Never Tell a Woman Friend; New York, 29 Sept. 1925; (1410572) Co14102D VJM VLP25 |
| He beats you *then* and loves you : pay that no mind | Jones, Maggie; Never Tell a Woman Friend; New York, 29 Sept. 1925; (1410572) Co14102D VJM VLP25 |
| Well it's everything I tell you : you run and tell your daddylaw | Jordan, Charley; You Run and Tell Your Daddy; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO143 ) Vo1611 Yz L1003 |
| And it's everything I give you : you give it to your daddylaw | Jordan, Charley; You Run and Tell Your Daddy; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO143 ) Vo1611 Yz L1003 |
| Babe you know I did more for you : than the good Lord ever done | Jordan, Charley; Tight Haired Mama Blues; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO144) Vo1645 OJL20 |
| I said ain't it hard to leave you : hoo Lord going to travel everywhere | Jordan, Charley; I Couldn't Stay Here; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (18980 ) ARC60961 Yz L1021 |
| I said hoo I'm going to leave you : hoo Lord traveling everywhere | Jordan, Charley; I Couldn't Stay Here; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (18980 ) ARC60961 Yz L1021 |
| I can do more for you : than the good Lord ever done | Jordan, Charley; I Couldn't Stay Here; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (18980 ) ARC60961 Yz L1021 |
| Now I got something to tell you : make your hair rise on your head | Jordan, Charley; Got Your Water On; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (189822) ARC60661 Rt RL310 |
| Hand me back that wig I bought you : mama let your doggone head go bald | Jordan, Luke; Church Bells Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398192) Vi21076 RBF RF9 |
| The doctors say it'll kill you : but they didn't say when | Jordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398212) Vi21076 Rt RL326 |
| When you think I'm loving you : I'm leaving all the time | Lacy, Rubin; Ham Hound Crave; Chicago, Mar. 1928; (204203) Pm12629 Yz L1009 |
| Got a lot to tell you : athat's been worrying me | Ledbetter, Huddie; RobertaPart 1; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16683 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| You made me love you : now your man done come | Ledbetter, Huddie; C. C. Rider; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16686 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Anybody should ask you : who composed this song | Ledbetter, Huddie; Mr. Hughe's Town; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (16808 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Got something to tell you : don't let it make you mad | Ledbetter, Huddie; Shorty George; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (168142) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| Nobody wants you : when you're down and out | Leecan, Bobby; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| So a woman like you : could not worry my mind | Lewis, Furry; Mr. Furry's Blues; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1115 Rt RL323 |
| I'm going away to leave you : it will be too late to pray | Lewis, Furry; Mr. Furry's Blues; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1115 Rt RL323 |
| When your high brown quit you : your black will run you down | Lewis, Furry; Good Looking Girl Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1132 Rt RL329 |
| If they don't kill you : hell you mighty rough | Lewis, Furry; Falling Down Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1133 OJL21 |
| Now your papa's loving you : both day and night | Linthecome, Joe; Pretty Mama Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 Nov. 1929; (15906A) Ge7131 Rt RL326 |
| One thing I could tell you : get your mind off that thing | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Streamline Train; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| One thing I can tell you : get your mind off that man | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Streamline Train; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| Crying if I don't carry you : carry somebody else | Lofton, Willie; Dark Road Blues; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96257 ) BBB6229 Yz L1007 |
| Crying where was you : when the Frisco left the yard | Lofton, Willie; Dark Road Blues; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96257 ) BBB6229 Yz L1007 |
| The rats may overtake you : need your pussy cat some day | Lucas, Jane; Pussy Cat Blues; New York, 15 Sept. 1930; (100312) Ba32138 Yz L1035 |
| Look like you could find you : a man somewhere | Lucas, Jane; Leave My Man Alone; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17286) Ch16289 Yz L1035 |
| If I catch you : in my bed | Lucas, Jane; Leave My Man Alone; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17286) Ch16289 Yz L1035 |
| Next time I have to tell you : I'm sure going to let you go | McClennan, Tommy; Brown Skin Girl; Chicago, 22 Nov. 1939; (0442431) BBB8444 RCA LPV518 |
| Wants to come to see you : your best man got me barred | McClennan, Tommy; Baby, Don't You Want to Go; Chicago, 22 Nov. 1939; (044245 ) BBB8408 Rt RL305 |
| Don't think because I love you : I'm going to be your dog | McClennan, Tommy; Down to Skin and Bones; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053738 ) BBB8725 Rt RL305 |
| Black Minnie you know I love you : and I love you for myself | McClennan, Tommy; Black Minnie; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537421) BBB8704 Rt RL305 |
| If your good man don't see you : I'll try to see you tomorrow night | McClennan, Tommy; Elsie Blues; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053743 ) BBB8725 Rt RL305 |
| Sometime you think I'm crazy about you : I'm liable to be quitting you all the time | McClennan, Tommy; You Can't Read My Mind; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064887 ) BBB8897 Rt RL305 |
| Every time I hear somebody speaking about you : I will beat you in the *B W O L* | McClennan, Tommy; Mozelle Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074100 ) BBB9015 Rt RL314 |
| You learned I love you : *mores* all the rest | McCoy, Joe; Goin' Back to Texas; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487092) Co14455D OJL21 |
| Think of you : wish you back home | McCoy, Joe; Goin' Back to Texas; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487092) Co14455D OJL21 |
| On crying won't help you : praying won't do no good | McCoy, Joe; When the Levee Breaks; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487111) Co14439D BC1 |
| Now somebody ask you : who sung this song | McCoy, Joe; I'm Wild About My Stuff; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5820A) Vo1570 His HLP32 |
| Ain't going to give you : no more cherry ball | McCoy, Joe; Cherry Ball Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5864A) Vo1535 Pal PL101 |
| Yes I'm going to leave you : going down to Dixieland | McCoy, Robert Lee; Friar's Point Blues; Chicago, 5 June 1940; (93037A) De7819 Rt RL319 |
| For them womens going to rob you : now you dirty mmm bitches | McPhail, Black Bottom; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11512A) Vo1721 Yz L1019 |
| Now if anybody asks you : who composed this song | McPhail, Black Bottom; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11512A) Vo1721 Yz L1019 |
| I would love to come to see you : but your good mens got me barred | McTell, Blind Willie; Writin' Paper Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403081) Vi21474 Yz L1005 |
| Just want to tell you : that I knows my stuff | McTell, Blind Willie; Come On Around to My House Mama; Atlanta, 30 Oct. 1929; (1493022) Co14484D Rt RL324 |
| And if I backbite you : I don't mean no harm | McTell, Blind Willie; LoveChanging Blues; Atlanta, 29 Nov. 1929; (566351) ViV38580 Yz L1005 |
| Every time I hit you : you think I got a dozen hands | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519041) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| Every time I hit you : you say I got no sense | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519041) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| I done all for you : that you require | McTell, Blind Willie; Stomp Down Rider; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050021) OK8936 Yz L1005 |
| Sing and dance for you : when you're sad | McTell, Blind Willie; Stomp Down Rider; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050021) OK8936 Yz L1005 |
| Come back and show you : how to eagle rock | McTell, Blind Willie; Stomp Down Rider; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050021) OK8936 Yz L1005 |
| Because their husbands'll grab you : and beat you ragged as a cedar tree | McTell, Blind Willie; Searching the Desert for the Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716061) Vi23353 RCA LPV518 |
| When a woman say she love you : about as good as she do herself | McTell, Blind Willie; Searching the Desert for the Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716061) Vi23353 RCA LPV518 |
| Said I get you : to let's go loo loo | McTell, Blind Willie; It's a Good Little Thing; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (140101) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| I sing and dance for you : mama when you sad | McTell, Blind Willie; Weary Hearted Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140671) Vo02568 Rt RL324 |
| Every time I strikes you : you know I got a dozen hands | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140692) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| Every time I hit you : you know I ain't got no sense | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140692) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| Because their husbands will grab you : and beat you ragged with a cedar tree | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
| When a woman says she loves you : about as good as she do herself | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
| She'll tell you that she love you : and love you all her life | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
| No man wanted you : no one took you in | McTell, Blind Willie; Cold Winter Day; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9956A) De7810 Yz L1037 |
| Mess around with you : the chaingang will be my home | McTell, Blind Willie; Your Time to Worry; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9957A) De7117 Rt RL324 |
| Let your papa help you : to sing this song | Martin, Carl; Badly Mistreated Man; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8812) OK8961 Yz L1016 |
| I want to stop loving you : because you mistreat me all the time | Martin, Sara; Mistreating Man Blues; Long Island City, Dec. 1928; (306) QRSR7042 BYG529073 |
| So now I'm leaving you : some day you'll understand | Martin, Sara; Mistreating Man Blues; Long Island City, Dec. 1928; (306) QRSR7042 BYG529073 |
| I've got something to tell you : know it's going to break your heart | Memphis Minnie; Goin' Back to Texas; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487092) Co14455D OJL21 |
| When I had you : that wouldn't do | Memphis Minnie; Goin' Back to Texas; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487092) Co14455D OJL21 |
| I don't mind being with you : but my mama's sick | 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 |
| I got something to tell you : I don't want to make you mad | Memphis Minnie; 'Frisco Town; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487102) Co14455D Yz L1008 |
| I got something for you : make you feel glad | Memphis Minnie; 'Frisco Town; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487102) Co14455D Yz L1008 |
| I got something to tell you : going to break your heart | Memphis Minnie; 'Frisco Town; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487102) Co14455D Yz L1008 |
| You know when I met you : from house to house | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About You; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM772A) Vo1476 Pal PL101 |
| And I wouldn't mind helping you : you no man of mine | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About You; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM772A) Vo1476 Pal PL101 |
| I got something to tell you : know it's going to break your heart | Memphis Minnie; I'm Going Back Home; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59992 ) Vi23352 His HLP32 |
| I'm going to tell you : all about old man Bill | Memphis Minnie; New Dirty Dozens; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5894 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
| You know when I met you : from house to house | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About YouNo. 2; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6010A) Vo1556 His HLP2 |
| I got something to tell you : hope I don't make you mad | Memphis Minnie; I Called You This Morning; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6013 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| I got something for you : that you never had | Memphis Minnie; I Called You This Morning; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6013 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| I got something to tell you : I hope I don't break your heart | Memphis Minnie; I Called You This Morning; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6013 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| I got something to tell you : just before you go | Memphis Minnie; I Called You This Morning; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6013 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| I want you : like a monkey up a tree | Memphis Minnie; After While Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1931; (VO152A) Vo1658 BC13 |
| You know I love you : ain't done a thing to you | Memphis Minnie; Ain't No Use Trying to Tell On Me; New York, 27 Oct. 1933; (1525372) Co unissued Yz L1021 |
| He's a dirty mother for you : he don't mean no good | Memphis Minnie; Dirty Mother For You; Chicago, 10 Jan. 1935; (C9641A) De7048 Pal PL101 |
| The first time I met you : you had the meat in your hand | Memphis Minnie; You Can't Give It Away; Chicago, 10 Jan. 1935; (C9644A) De7048 Pal PL101 |
| And don't let me catch you : trying to give it to my man | Memphis Minnie; You Can't Give It Away; Chicago, 10 Jan. 1935; (C9644A) De7048 Pal PL101 |
| Every time he meet you : he's ready for plenty hell | Memphis Minnie; Reachin' Pete; Chicago, 27 May 1935; (90018 ) De7102 Mam S3803 |
| I don't mind trying to help you : please don't play me for no fool | Memphis Minnie; Man You Won't Give Me No Money; Chicago, 27 May 1936; (C13882) Vo03474 BC1 |
| Said I wouldn't mind carrying you : but your daddy ain't got no dough | Memphis Minnie; My Baby Don't Want Me No More; Chicago, 17 June 1937; (C19361) Vo03894 BC1 |
| I done everything for you : sweet mama that I could | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Mama You Don't Mean Me No Good; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (944211) BBB6072 CC35 |
| Now and you know I love you : that's why you treat me like the way you do | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Leaving Town Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026501) BBB6916 CC35 |
| She said daddy I'll follow you : though you don't know my name | Moore, Whistlin' Alex; West Texas Woman; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495312) Co14496D His HLP32 |
| For I'm going away to leave you : I'm coming back no more | Moore, Rosie Mae; Staggering Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418302) Vi21280 Rt RL310 |
| I just come to tell you : another man is got your child | Moore, Rosie Mae; School Girl Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418322) Vi21408 OJL17 |
| I just want to tell you : it's sure been good to me | Moore, Rosie Mae; Stranger Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418332) Vi21408 OJL6 |
| Then again she will tell you : to pack your clothes and go | Nelson, Sonny Boy; Street Walkin'; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026001) BBB6672 Yz L1038 |
| You went made me love you : now your man did come | Nelson, Blue Coat Tom; Blue Coat Blues; Memphis, 17 Feb. 1928; (400258B) OK8838 Rt RL316 |
| 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 |
| But won't let you : ride her too far | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green; Memphis, 12 May 1930; (599172) ViV38599 Jo SM3104 |
| Because I can get a woman like you : anywhere I go | Oden, Jimmy; I Have Made Up My Mind; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18795) Ch16540 Riv RM8819 |
| I don't want to leave you : want to give you another break | Oden, Jimmy; Sitting Down Thinking Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18796) Ch16540 Riv RM8819 |
| And if I don't love you : I wouldn't care what you do | Oden, Jimmy; Sitting Down Thinking Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18796) Ch16540 Riv RM8819 |
| When you think I'm loving you : *I'm in the bed* all the time | Owens, Marshall; Texas Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12382) Pm13117 Yz L1006 |
| Next time I seen you : you have your family there | Patton, Charley; Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15211) Pm12805 Yz L1020 |
| I wouldn't mistreat you : baby for my weight in gold | Patton, Charley; Screamin' and Hollerin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15214) Pm12805 Yz L1020 |
| I got something to tell you : when I gets a chance | Patton, Charley; Pony Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15216) Pm12792 Yz L1020 |
| Tom Rushen will take you : back to Cleveland aflying | Patton, Charley; Tom Rushen Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15222A) Pm12877 Yz L1020 |
| If your woman mistreat you : *better off in your lap* | Patton, Charley; Heart Like Railroad Steel; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L501) Pm12953 Her H201 |
| Sometimes I say I need you : then again I don't | Patton, Charley; Bird Nest Bound; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4331) Pm13070 Yz L1020 |
| Sometimes I think I'll quit you : then again I won't | Patton, Charley; Bird Nest Bound; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4331) Pm13070 Yz L1020 |
| Mr Webb will take you : back to Belzoni jail aflying | Patton, Charley; High Sheriff Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147252) Vo02680 Yz L1020 |
| When the blues is trailing you : you don't know what to do | Petties, Arthur; Two Time Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419062) Vi21282 Yz L1007 |
| Once little lad I want to talk to you : don't be feeling sad | Petties, Arthur; Two Time Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419062) Vi21282 Yz L1007 |
| Will you let me tell you : what it was all about | Pickett, Charlie; Crazy 'Bout My Black Gal; New York, 2 Aug. 1937; (62467A) De7762 Rt RL310 |
| If you don't believe I love you : look what a fool I've been | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Stealin' Stealin'; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470372) ViV38504 RBF RF1 |
| The reason I'm leaving you : I don't like your doggone ways | Pope, Jenny; Doggin' Me Around Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M194 ) Vo1438 His HLP1 |
| If anybody asks you : who wrote this lonesome song | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Last Minute Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (16092) Pm12080 BYG529.078 |
| I'll explain why I need you : and want you back today | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Explaining the Blues; Chicago, May 1925; (21371) Pm12284 Mil MLP2001 |
| But I'm here to tell you : when you leave me *all is the same* | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Memphis Bound Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22142) Pm12311 Mil MLP2001 |
| He'll say that he loves you : and swear that it's true | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Trust No Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26311) Pm12395 Jo SM3098 |
| I'm going to tell you : what I went and done | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Misery Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47071) Pm12508 Fwy FJ2802 |
| And if you want me to love you : you sure got to take you time | Ramey, Ben (Memphis Jug Band); Tired of You Driving Me; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (56344) Vi V38586 Rt RL337 |
| If you can't do like I tell you : mama go on your nogood way | Red Nelson (Nelson Wilborn); Sweetest Thing Born; Chicago, 6 Feb. 1936; (90605A) De7155 Cor CP58 |
| I'm going to leave you : but I'll be back some old day | Reed, Willie; Dreaming Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476002) Co14407D Yz L1004 |
| I'm going to leave you : leaving some old day | Reed, Willie; Leavin' Home; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495441) Co unissued His HLP17 |
| How can I love you : and you gone both night and day | Reed, Willie; Leavin' Home; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495441) Co unissued His HLP17 |
| They will shoot you and cut you : Lord they will knock you down | Roland, Walter; 45 Pistol Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1935; (170812) ARC60361 BC7 |
| Let me tell you : what the what the Red Cross people will do | Scott, Sonny; Red Cross Blues; New York, 18 July 1933; (135721) Vo25012 Rt RL325 |
| Hey sometime I think I love you : then again I don't | Shade, Will; Sometimes I Think I Love You; Chicago, 9 June 1927; (386571) Vi20809 OJL19 |
| Sometime I think I'll quit you : mama then again I won't | Shade, Will; Sometimes I Think I Love You; Chicago, 9 June 1927; (386571) Vi20809 OJL19 |
| If you don't believe I love you : look what a fool I've been | Shade, Will; Stealin' Stealin'; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470372) ViV38504 Rt RL337 |
| He's sleeping with you : but he's loving somebody else | Simpson, Coletha; Down South Blues; Chicago, c. 16 Apr. 1929; (C3299) Br7112 His HLP1 |
| I want to see you : go with the rising sun | Sims, Henry; Tell Me Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L651) Pm12940 OJL2 |
| Well the last time I seed you : I give you a five dollar bill | Smith, . . . (Smith and Harper); Insurance Policy Blues; Augusta, Ga., 26 or 27 June 1936; (AUG1263) ARC61061 Rt RL334 |
| And the next time I see you : you was running three or four whiskey stills | Smith, . . . (Smith and Harper); Insurance Policy Blues; Augusta, Ga., 26 or 27 June 1936; (AUG1263) ARC61061 Rt RL334 |
| And if he don't come back to you : I tell you what to do | Smith, Bessie; Weeping Willow Blues; New York, 26 Sept. 1924; (1400622) Co14042D Co CL856; |
| I worked for you : both day and night | Smith, Bessie; Sobbin' Hearted Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402492) Co14056D Co CL855 |
| It's true I love you : but I won't take mistreatment anymore | Smith, Bessie; Sobbin' Hearted Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402492) Co14056D Co CL855 |
| There ain't nothing about you : to make a good woman fall | Smith, Bessie; You've Been a Good Old Wagon; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402511) Co14079D Co CL855 |
| I caught you : with your goodtime vamp | Smith, Bessie; I Ain't Goin' to Play Second Fiddle; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406301) Co14090D Co CL855 |
| But I'll write you : and tell you the reason why | Smith, Bessie; Lost Your Head Blues; New York, 4 May 1926; (1421492) Co14158D Co CL857 |
| If you want me to love you : *keep much* | Smith, Bessie; One and Two Blues; New York, 26 Oct. 1926; (1428762) Co14172D Co CL857 |
| Let me tell you : I don't mean no wrong | Smith, Bessie; Preachin' the Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (1434902) Co14195D Co CL858 |
| Just want to teach you : how to save your good jellyroll | Smith, Bessie; Preachin' the Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (1434902) Co14195D Co CL858 |
| Nobody knows you : when you down and out | Smith, Bessie; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, 15 May 1929; (1485343) Co14451D Co CL856 |
| The bullet'll get you : if you starts adodging too late | Smith, Bessie; Black Mountain Blues; New York, 22 July 1930; (1506582) Co14554D Co CL856 |
| What I like about you : you never stall | Smith, Bessie; Take Me for a Buggy Ride; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525792) OK8949 Co CL856 |
| You know I love you : and I cannot let you be | Smith, Bessie Mae; Sugar Man BluesPart 1; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6167 ) Vo1559 His HLP2 |
| When you think I'm crazy about you : I'm leaving you all the time | Smith, Clara; Every Woman's Blues; New York, 28 June 1923; (810605) CoA3943 VJM VLP15 |
| No one to love you : no one to care | Smith, Clara; It Won't Be Long Now; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (814761) Co14006D VJM VLP16 |
| Because mama's going to stop you : with a *blue steel bill* | Smith, Clara; I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down; New York, 18 Jan. 1924; (814951) Co14013D VJM VLP16 |
| When one don't want you : the other one will take you in | Smith, Clara; Texas Moaner Blues; New York, 19 Aug. 1924; (819321) Co14034D VJM VLP17 |
| To walk up and tell you : what's on my mind | Smith, Clara; Mama's Gone Goodbye; New York, 20 Sept. 1924; (1400534) Co14039D VJM VLP17 |
| Don't let him catch you : messing with my jellyroll | Smith, Eithel; Jelly Roll Mill; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18804) Ch16613 Riv RM8819 |
| Mama when I talk to you : God above know I don't mean no harm | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'Part 1; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930 (C7100 ) Vo1602 Yz L1031 |
| But it's just because I love you : and I'm trying to teach you right from wrong | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'Part 1; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930 (C7100 ) Vo1602 Yz L1031 |
| And rather than see someone else mistreat you : I'd rather keep you and mistreat you myself | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'Part 1; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930 (C7100 ) Vo1602 Yz L1031 |
| May be a good luck to you : because I haven't forgot you yet | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; County Jail Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO132A) Vo1679 Yz L1031 |
| Reason I'm leaving you : you dog me all the time | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Before Long; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO170A) Vo1674 Rt RL312 |
| Kick you and knife you : beat you and cut you too | Spaulding, Henry; Cairo Blues; Chicago, c. 6 May 1929; (C3449 ) Br7085 Yz L1003 |
| I'm going away to leave you : and ain't coming back here at all | Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M184 ) Br7137 OJL20 |
| When I first met you : I thought I fell in good luck | Spivey, Sweet Pease (Addie Spivey); Double Dozens; Chicago, 12 Aug. 1936; (90787C) De7204 AH158 |
| You want me to be humble to you : as a lamb | Spivey, Sweet Pease (Addie Spivey); Double Dozens; Chicago, 12 Aug. 1936; (90787C) De7204 AH158 |
| Now they will love you and fool you : make you spend all your dough | Spivey, Victoria; Don't Trust Nobody Blues; Chicago, 20 Mar. 1931; (VO150 ) Vo1640 Spi LP2001 |
| Baby now before I'd stay with you : let you treat me like your driving dog | Spruell, Freddie; Muddy Water Blues; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9908A) OK8422 Mam S3802 |
| I got something good to tell you : she *holler* daddy just before you go | Spruell, Freddie; Muddy Water Blues; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9908A) OK8422 Mam S3802 |
| Now before I'd stay with you : and take these lowdown dirty things you do | Spruell, Freddie; Muddy Water Blues; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9908A) OK8422 Mam S3802 |
| I have told you that I would explain it to you : how it's done | Spruell, Freddie; Let's Go Riding; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85785 ) BBB6261 OJL18 |
| You think I love you : better change your mind | Stevens, Vol; Vol Stevens Blues; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403241) Vi21356 OJL21 |
| Oh where were you : when the clock struck five 'fore day | Stevens, Vol; Stonewall Blues; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62542 ) BBB5675 BC2 |
| Every time I work for you : *carried* from door to door | Stokes, Frank; Half Cup of Tea; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47742) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| Every time I stay with you : *carried* from door to door | Stokes, Frank; Half Cup of Tea; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47742) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| Every time I see you : I think about the things I want to do | Stokes, Frank; Beale Town Bound; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47752) Pm12576 Rt RL308 |
| The last time I seen you : trying to make your getaway | Stokes, Frank; Bedtime Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418251) Vi21272 Rt RL308 |
| I will be good to you : I won't mistreat you no time | Stokes, Frank; Ain't Going to Do Like I Used to Do; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212292) Pm12774 Rt RL308 |
| She said daddy the reason I love you : you got ways just like a lamb | Sykes, Roosevelt; Skeet and Garret; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403312A) OK8749 Yz L1033 |
| Lord I just want you : give this poor boy's heart some ease | Sykes, Roosevelt; Poor Boy Blues; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403323A) OK8787 Yz L1033 |
| But ain't one thing about you : full of that three six and nine | Sykes, Roosevelt; 3 6 and 9; Grafton, Wis., c. Aug. 1930; (L4492) Pm13004 Riv RM8819 |
| But I can't tell you : because you don't know | Sykes, Roosevelt; We Can Sell that Thing; Grafton, Wis., c. Aug. 1930; (L4502) Pm13004 Riv RM8819 |
| I'm going away to leave you : I know the men will be better if I do | Sykes, Roosevelt; As True As I've Been to You; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (694031) Vi23286 Yz L1033 |
| You say I ain't hardly got the heart to tell you : but I have got another man | Sykes, Roosevelt; Mr. Sykes Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18801) Ch16586 Yz L1033 |
| I'm atell you : that he's not my regular man | Sylvester, Hannah; I Want My Sweet Daddy; New York, c. 21 Sept. 1923; (70329) Pat032007 VJM VLP40 |
| Oh baby you know that I love you : that is the reason you treat me so unkind | Taylor, Charley; Louisiana Bound; Grafton, Wis., Mar. or Apr. 1930; (L2522) Pm12967 Her H205 |
| One kind of favor I'll ask of you : just allow me just one more chance | Thomas, Henry; Honey, Won't You Allow Me One More Chance; Chicago, 7 Oct. 1927; (C1220) Vo1141 OJL3 |
| She won't tell you : nothing wrong | Thomas, Hociel; Listen to Ma; Chicago, 24 Feb. 1926; (9521A) OK8346 Bio BLPC6 |
| How can I love you : you stay out both night and day | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Sawmill Moan; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203372) Pm12616 Bio BLP12004 |
| How can I love you : you treat me most any way | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Sawmill Moan; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203372) Pm12616 Bio BLP12004 |
| Yes baby I'm going to see you : when you baby do something I swear is wrong | Townsend, Henry; Poor Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403303A) Co14491D Yz L1030 |
| Till I fell in love with you : and found out you was somebody else's wife | Turner, Joe; Blues on Central Avenue; Los Angeles, 8 Sept. 1941; (DLA2739A) De7889 Br87.504 |
| Sweet baby crying won't help you : praying won't do no good | Vincson, Walter; Overtime Blues; Memphis, c. 22 Sept. 1929; (M178) Br7141 Yz L1007 |
| That's when your *faro sheriff* quit you : done everything you could | Vincson, Walter; Overtime Blues; Memphis, c. 22 Sept. 1929; (M178) Br7141 Yz L1007 |
| I'm a stranger to you : and you's a stranger to me | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Honey Babe Let the Deal Go Down; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404782B) OK8885 Mam S3804 |
| A town girl will be loving you : when the country girl is messing around | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); She Ain't No Good; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404783B) OK8885 Mam S3804 |
| If I don't leave you : I would have to kill you dead | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); The World Is Going Wrong; Atlanta, 24 Oct. 1931; (4050091) Co14660D Mam S3804 |
| I ain't going to let you : latch on to me no more | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Go Away Woman; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15541) Pm13152 Bio BLP12041 |
| I got something to tell you : just before you go | Virgial, Otto; Little Girl in Rome; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962401) BBB6213 Mam S3802 |
| I I want to tell you : what I know about you | Walker, Uncle Bud; Look Here Mama Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402008A) OK8828 Yz L1018 |
| Oh let me tell you : what my usedtobe | Walker, Uncle Bud; Look Here Mama Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402008A) OK8828 Yz L1018 |
| Said the sideboard tell you : got to *line my home* | Walker, Uncle Bud; Stand Up Suitcase Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402009B) OK8828 Yz L1009 |
| Now let me tell you : ain't that mean | Walker, Willie; South Carolina Rag; Atlanta, 6 Dec. 1930; (151065 ) Co14578D OJL18 |
| He will treat you : just like a poor girl he never seen | Wallace, Minnie; The Cockeyed World; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX1132) Vo03106 Rt RL321 |
| Now I would come to see you : but your girl friend got me barred | Washboard Sam; Jesse James Blues; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1023B) Vo03375 BC10 |
| Why don't you : put on your underwear | Washboard Sam; Come On In; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01884 ) BBB6870 RBF RF16 |
| Yeah the Good Book do tell you : ooo that crime do not pay | Washboard Sam; I'm On My Way Blues; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07621 ) BBB7096 BC10 |
| Lot of mens running after you : you must save it for me | Washboard Sam; Save It for Me; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020809 ) BBB7866 BC10 |
| But now when it comes to loving you : that had better be mine | Washboard Sam; Save It for Me; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020809 ) BBB7866 BC10 |
| I tried to treat you : nice and kind | Washboard Sam; I'm Goin' to St. Louis; Chicago, 5 Aug. 1940; (049370 ) BBB8569 BC10 |
| Oh she walked these blocks for you : both day and night | Washboard Sam; Yes I Got Your Woman; Chicago, 5 Aug. 1940; (049374 ) BBB8599 RBF RF16 |
| And they will all tell you : that loving Sam is the man | Washboard Sam; Lover's Lane Blues; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703811) BBB9007 BC10 |
| *Johnny* it with you : and eat those narrowface too | Washboard Walter; Narrow Face Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1424) Pm12954 Her H205 |
| And said *your death* won't credit you : when you get ready to die | Washboard Walter; Insurance Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2832) Pm12954 Her H205 |
| It will shake you : it will make you really go insane | Waters, Ethel; That Da Da Strain; New York, c. May 1922; (A) BS14120 Bio BLP12022 |
| Loves you : like you never been loved before | Waters, Ethel; Memphis Man; New York, c. Mar. 1923; (5641) BS14146 Bio BLP12022 |
| If I mistreat you : I sure don't mean no harm | Weaver, Curley; No No Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473052) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| Going away to leave you : crying won't make me stay | Weaver, Curley; Oh Lawdy Mama; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9940A) Ch50077 Rt RL326 |
| I will sure backbite you : gnaw you to the bone | Weaver, Sylvester; Can't Be Trusted Blues; New York, 31 Aug. 1927; (81401B) OK8504 Yz L1012 |
| Before your gal be with you : a yellow put you down | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Turpentine Blues; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403222) Vi21134 Yz L1008 |
| Therefore I don't want you : ooo ahanging around my house no more | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Somebody's Got to Go; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1936; (100324) BBB6356 Rt RL329 |
| So I don't want you : hanging around my wife no more | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Somebody's Got to Go; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1936; (100324) BBB6356 Rt RL329 |
| So I don't want you : hanging around my home no more | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Somebody's Got to Go; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1936; (100324) BBB6356 Rt RL329 |
| I did more for you : than you understand | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Ice and Snow Blues; Chicago, 28 Sept. 1931; (675671) BBB5626 BC4 |
| Now let me tell you : how I'd like to see my baby now | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sleepless Nights Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11519A) Vo1727 Yz L1030 |
| Honey that's why that I tell you : don't drive a good man from your door | Wheatstraw, Peetie; All Night Long Blues; Chicago, 18 Aug. 1934; (C9315A) De7082 AH158 |
| I mix this cocktail with you : and you know started it all with a feather | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Cocktail Man Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90173A) De7144 Say SDR191 |
| I've got something good to tell you : ooo well well if you come rolling to my den | Wheatstraw, Peetie; King Spider Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90174A) De7144 Say SDR191 |
| Well well but I can tell you : ooo well faro always hollering for mine all the time | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Last Dime Blues; Chicago, 20 July 1935; (C1081B) Vo03444 Say SDR191 |
| Now when a woman call you : and ask you for your last dime | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Last Dime Blues; Chicago, 20 July 1935; (C1081B) Vo03444 Say SDR191 |
| I'm going away to leave you : ain't going to tell you goodbye | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Working Man; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60506A) De7200 BC4 |
| Your friends have turned on you : ooo well well then again your little girl has gone | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Deep Sea Love; New York, 20 Feb. 1936; (60539A) De7167 Say SDR192 |
| Because she might walk out on you : ooo well well and make you prove what you say | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Don't Take a Chance; Chicago, 8 Apr. 1936; (C13521) Vo03348 Say SDR192 |
| She said daddy I don't want to hurt you : ooo well but I just mean but to keep you safe from | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Block and Tackle; Chicago, 9 Apr. 1936; (C13542) Vo03348 Say SDR192 |
| Ah they don't care nothing about you : ooo well well they just want you payday change | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Cut Out Blues; Chicago, 9 Apr. 1936; (C13551) Vo03444 Say SDR191 |
| May bad luck overtake you : pile up on you in a heap | Wheatstraw, Peetie; False Hearted Woman; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90963A) De7243 Say SDR192 |
| Folks I keep on telling you : that I'm just acrazy with the blues | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Crazy with the Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91150A) De7348 Cor CP58 |
| Made me love you : now your man done come | White, Washington; Shake 'Em On Down; Chicago, 2 Sept. 1937; (C19971) Vo03711 Co C30036 |
| I wouldn't mind being with you : but my mama's sick | 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 |
| I got something to tell you : going to make you mad | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Frisco Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15769A) Pm12860 OJL15 |
| I got something for you : going to make you feel glad | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Frisco Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15769A) Pm12860 OJL15 |
| I got something to tell you : is going to break your heart | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Frisco Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15769A) Pm12860 OJL15 |
| Babe I'd do anything for you : I do swear to God and you refuse to come | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Gotta Shave 'Em Dry; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1041) Pm12916 Her H205 |
| I'm going to buy you : a ??? suit | Wiley, Geeshie (Elvie Thomas); Over to My House; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2651) Pm12977 Yz L1018 |
| I want to tell you : I can't stay here till day | Wiley, Geeshie (Elvie Thomas); Eagles on a Half; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1931; (L8261) Pm13074 Yz L1001 |
| I got something to tell you : just before I go | Wilkins, Robert; Jail House Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (45499 ) Vi23379 Yz L1002 |
| These men going to mistreat you : God knows they don't care | Wilkins, Robert; Jail House Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (45499 ) Vi23379 Yz L1002 |
| I do more for you : than any poor man can do | Wilkins, Robert; I Do Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (47000 ) Vi23379 OJL5 |
| I got something to tell you : tell you before I go | Wilkins, Robert; I Do Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (47000 ) Vi23379 OJL5 |
| I'll certainly treat you : just like you was white | Wilkins, Robert; Falling Down Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M192 ) Br7125 Yz L1002 |
| That don't satisfy you : girl I'll take your life | Wilkins, Robert; Falling Down Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M192 ) Br7125 Yz L1002 |
| I'm going to tell you : baby tell you now | Wilkins, Robert; Police Sergeant Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM741B) Br7168 Rt RL307 |
| I am going to tell you : that I'm going to the station to ride | Wilkins, Robert; Police Sergeant Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM741B) Br7168 Rt RL307 |
| Woman if I don't love you : I don't love myself | Wilkins, Robert; Get Away Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM742B) Br7158 OJL11 |
| Lord I'm afraid to meet you : in that other world somewhere | Wilkins, Robert; Dirty Deal Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX104 ) Vo03223 BC5 |
| Swear I'll kill you : about that stuff of mine | Williams, Joe; Somebody's Been Borrowing that Stuff; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854881) BBB5900 RCA LPV518 |
| Well I got something to tell you : mama when I get a chance | Williams, Joe; My Grey Pony; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85491 ) BBB5948 RBF RF14 |
| I got something to ask you : I done got scared | Williams, Joe; I Want It Awful Bad; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M195 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321 |
| I got something to ask you : don't you get mad | Williams, Joe; I Want It Awful Bad; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M195 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321 |
| And your wife try to talk with you : you say you didn't hear a word she said | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Moonshine; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201131) BBB7603 RCA LPV518 |
| Well then I assure you there's won't nothing bother you : I'll be your little honeybee | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Honey Bee Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208421) BBB7707 RCA INT1088 |
| Well now every time I see you : you's at some whiskey joint | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Whiskey Headed Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208441) BBB7707 RCA INT1088 |
| I can't love you : and be your dog too | Williamson, Sonny Boy; You've Been Foolin' Round Town; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208481) BBB7756 RCA INT1088 |
| Well I got something to tell you : I ain't going to tell you no more | Williamson, Sonny Boy; You've Been Foolin' Round Town; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208481) BBB7756 RCA INT1088 |
| Think I can love you : and be your dog too | Williamson, Sonny Boy; You've Been Foolin' Round Town; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208481) BBB7756 RCA INT1088 |
| Well now be sure to do what I told you : Santa Claus before I tell you goodbye | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Christmas Morning Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308491) BBB8094 RCA INT1088 |
| Well I said that I always love you : and Sonny Boy don't care where you go | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Little Girl Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308521) BBB8010 RCA INT1088 |
| Now do you think I can love you : and be your little dog too | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Goodbye Red; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308541) BBB7995 RCA INT1088 |
| I say I'll do anything in the world for you : I don't want to go down to that welfare store | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Welfare Store Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (053001 ) BBB8610 BC3 |
| Now baby but I'll see you : baby in the spring | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shady Grove Blues; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064492 ) BBB8914 BC20 |
| Now but maybe I won't see you : babe but until in the fall | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shady Grove Blues; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064492 ) BBB8914 BC20 |
| Now but I believe I'll wait and see you : baby some old rainy day | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shady Grove Blues; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064492 ) BBB8914 BC20 |
| They'll take your baby from you : *just like ??? hen* | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); The Rooster's Crowing Blues; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (56340 ) ViV38593 Her H205 |
| When they bring you : through that gate | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Prison Wall Blues; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (64747) Vi23272 Rt RL329 |
| You : and you treated me wrong | Black, Lewis; Gravel Camp Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453662) Co14291D Fly LP103 |
| *I'll make him despise you* : and he *lay* | Moore, Alice; Broadway St. Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15452) Pm12819 CC37 |
| *It won't be love you* : back up this road I'm going | Petties, Arthur; Out on Santa FeBlues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419072) Vi21282 Rt RL314 |
| Tear it for the young : tear it for the old | Estes, Sleepy John; I Wanta Tear It All the Time; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62462A) De7342 Sw S1219 |
| When I was young : on my bigfoot way to school | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Low Down Mojo Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (206361) Pm12650 Mil MLP2004 |
| When I was young : driving was my crave | McCoy, Joe; Pile Drivin' Blues; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6012 ) Vo1612 Yz L1002 |
| When I was young : nothing but a child | Smith, Bessie; Reckless Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402421) Co14056D Co CL855 |
| Now when I was young : in my prime | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| Now when we both was young : on our way to school | Washboard Sam; She Belongs to the Devil; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644841) BBB8937 RCA LPV577 |
| Lord but I may be the youngest : Lord take my advice | Bradley, Tommie; Pack Up Your Trunk Blues; Richmond, Ind., 27 Oct. 1930; (17206) Ch16149 Yz L1019 |
| I would be your ??? : but I don't know how | Stokes, Frank; Blues in D; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200482) Pm12552 Bio BLP12041 |
| If you *mistreat your* ??? : you must be *Nashville* bound | Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Viola Lee Blues; Memphis, 20 Sept. 1928; (47066?) ViV38523 OJL21 |
| Well she's mine and she's yours : and she's somebody else's too | Bell, Ed; Ham Bone Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48173) Pm12524 OJL14 |
| You're talking to yourself : Lord but you don't know | Henderson, Katherine; Have You Ever Felt That Way; Long Island City, c. Oct. 1928; (257A) QRS7023 His HLP21 |
| Be careful with yourself : you'll get a ball and chain | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); We Sure Got Hard Times Now; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502731) Co14558D CC36 |
| Just buy yourself : one good feed | Washboard Sam; I'm Not the Lad; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644781) BBB8878 RCA LPV577 |
| Well now if you don't watch yourself : ooo well well that woman will keep you down all the | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Last Dime Blues; Chicago, 20 July 1935; (C1081B) Vo03444 Say SDR191 |
| Yowling : like she didn't have no sense | Bunn, Teddy; Pattin' Dat Cat; New York, 7 Apr. 1930; (597401) ViV38592 His HLP5 |
| 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 |
| If you don't believe I can yoyo : watch me wind my string | Hart, Hattie; Memphis Yo Yo Blues; Memphis, 4 Oct. 1929; (563452) ViV38558 Rt RL322 |
| Bring your yoyo : wind the string around my thumb | Hart, Hattie; Memphis Yo Yo Blues; Memphis, 4 Oct. 1929; (563452) ViV38558 Rt RL322 |
| If your daddy can't yoyo : you better learn him how | Hart, Hattie; Memphis Yo Yo Blues; Memphis, 4 Oct. 1929; (563452) ViV38558 Rt RL322 |
| I like to yoyo : yes both night and day | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); YoYo Blues No. 2; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502692) Co14523D CC3 |
| Go play your yoyo : your yoyo your little yoyo will help | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); YoYo Blues No. 2; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502692) Co14523D CC3 |
| I want to yoyo : but I broke my yoyo string | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Yo Yo Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15665) Pm12872 Bio BLP12000 |
| I love me yoyo : better than anything I know | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Yo Yo Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15665) Pm12872 Bio BLP12000 |
| Now a yellow gal is like a frigid zone : brownskin's about the same | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; It's Heated; Chicago, 11 June 1929; (C3585 ) Vo1539 Yz L1039 |
