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 CRUMP............1
If Mr Crump don't like it : he ain't going to have it hereStokes, Frank; Mr. Crump Don't Like It; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200451) Pm12552 OJL21;
 
 CRUNCHED.........1
Cut off his arms : and it crunched his head Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202
 
 CRUST............2
I asked her how about it : not a crust in that shopShade, Will; She Done Sold It Out; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C8001) OK8963 RBF RF6
Take his bread sweet mama : and save him the crustBrown, Hi Henry; Preacher Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11477A) Vo1728 Yz L1030
 
 CRY..............135
Cry cocktails for two : baby that's all it can beWheatstraw, Peetie; Cocktail Man Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90173A) De7144 Say SDR191
If you don't want me baby : what makes you wine and cryAmos, Blind Joe; C and O Blues; probably Chicago, c. July 1927; ( ) Vo1116 OJL17
I'm going to sit right down : hang my head and cryBarefoot Bill; Barefoot Bill's Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503041) Co14561D Rt RL325
But you know I'm going to leave you : girl I know you're going to grieve and cryBig Bill (Broonzy); Grandma's Farm; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (96001) Pe187 Yz L1035
And if I see him looking at another woman : I just scream and cryBogan, Lucille; Black Angel Blues; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6847A) Br7186 His HLP15
Boo hoo : I wring my hands and cry Campbell, Gene; Wandering Blues; Chicago, c. May 1930; (C5701A) Br7170 His HLP2
And it's a many old day : I drop my weary head and cryColeman, Bob; Sing Song Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 June 1929; (15167) Pm12791 Rt RL340
Lord I wouldn't say hard things to you mama : to make you hang your head and cryDavis, Walter; Please Don't Mistreat Me; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (0493231) BBB8664 Yz L1025
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
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
And I couldn't do nothing : but wring my hands and cryHarris, Magnolia; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'Part 1; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930; (C7100 ) MeM12077 Yz L1031
I couldn't do anything partner : but fold my little arms and cryHawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Number Three Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44162) Pm12475 Yz L1010
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
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
Any time I think about it : I just wring my hands and cryJohnson, Robert; When You Get a Good Friend; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25841) ARC unissued Co CL1654
And when I looked up and seen her : couldn't help but hang my head and cryJones, Little Hat; Little Hat Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402700A) OK8794 Yz L1032
Poor boy couldn't do nothing : but hang his head and cryLedbetter, Huddie; Death Letter BluesPart 1; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166951) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013
Don't you scream and cry : because I'm going back to TennesseeMcTell, Blind Willie; Drive Away Blues; Atlanta, 26 Nov. 1929; (565991) ViV38580 Yz L1005
Many days : I sit down weep and cry Owens, Big Boy George; Kentucky Blues; Richmond, Ind., Oct. 1926; (12571) Ge6006 Yz L1018
When the trial was in Belzoni : it ain't no use to screaming and cryPatton, Charley; High Sheriff Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147252) Vo02680 Yz L1020
When I was in prison : it ain't no use to scream and cryPatton, Charley; High Sheriff Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147252) Vo02680 Yz L1020
I just stay and suffer : sigh and cry all night longRainey, Ma Gertrude; Those All Night Long Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1599?) Pm12081 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
I wonder why he leaves me : to roar and cry the whole night throughRainey, Ma Gertrude; Night Time Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22111) Pm12303 Mil MLP2001
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
Now I couldn't do nothing : but hang my head and crySmith, Trixie; Railroad Blues; New York, Mar. 1925; (20642) Pm12262 CC29
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'm leaving this town tomorrow : no use to sigh and cryVincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Shake Hands and Tell Me Goodbye; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050201) OK8951 Mam S3804
When I started to tell you about your lowdown ways : you just hang your head and cryWashboard Sam; Low Down Woman; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07618 ) BBB7048 BC10
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
Mama now she told me : ooo mmm till I hold her head and cryWheatstraw, Peetie; Mama's Advice; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6487A) Vo1620 BC4
Well now when a woman takes the blues : she will hang her head and cryWheatstraw, Peetie; C and A Blues; Chicago, 6 Jan. 1931; (C6891A) Vo1672 OJL20
And after I'm gone : please don't hang your head and cryWheatstraw, Peetie; Working Man; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60506A) De7200 BC4
Then again now you know all that I can do : ooo well now is start and hang my head and cryWheatstraw, Peetie; Sick Bed Blues; Chicago, 2 Nov. 1937; (91317A) De7403 Say SDR192
When you see me going : baby hang your head and cryWilkins, Robert; Police Sergeant Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM741B) Br7168 Rt RL307
Hang my head and cry friend I will : mmm as she pass awayWilkins, Robert; I'll Go With Her Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM743 ) Br7158 OJL11
And I know my woman : she going to scream and cryWilliams, Joe; My Grey Pony; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85491 ) BBB5948 RBF RF14
When I left the undertakers : I couldn't help but cryCox, Ida; Coffin Blues; Chicago, Sept. 1925; (22931) Pm12318 BYG529073
When I think of how he left me : I can't help but cryHenry, Lena; Low Down Despondent Blues; New York, 22 Aug. 1924; (13596) Vo14873 His HLP15
Well I was lonesome I felt so lonesome : and I could not help but cryJohnson, 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 cryJohnson, Robert; Love in Vain; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL402?) Vo04630 His HLP31
I was so downhearted : I couldn't do nothing but cryKyle, Charlie; Kyle's Worried Blues; Memphis, 1 Sept. 1928; (454682) Vi21707 Yz L1018
Lord I'm so heartbroken girls : I cannot cry at allMoore, Rosie Mae; Stranger Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418332) Vi21408 OJL6
He said don't cry mama : daddy will bring your yoyo homeHart, Hattie; Memphis Yo Yo Blues; Memphis, 4 Oct. 1929; (563452) ViV38558 Rt RL322
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
Don't cry baby : your papa will be home some day Carr, Leroy; Alabama Woman Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6091B) Vo1549 RBF RF1
Don't cry baby : daddy be home some day Spruell, Freddie; Don't Cry Baby; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85783 ) BBB6025 Mam S3802
I don't even weep : I don't even cry Carr, Leroy; Good Woman Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164271) Vo03296 Yz L1019
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
Grab your daddy : and make him cry McTell, Blind Willie; Georgia Rag; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1931; (4050851) OK8924 Yz L1005
Well you can't wait and listen : hear me when I cryMcMullen, Fred; Wait and Listen; New York, 16 Jan. 1933; (129131) Ba32690 Yz L1012
*But with searching* I cry mama : see my baby laying on the bedMcMullen, Fred; Wait and Listen; New York, 16 Jan. 1933; (129131) Ba32690 Yz L1012
I cry brother : that's enough Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Down in the Basement; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26271) Pm12395 Jo SM3098
Like a little baby : all day long I cry Smith, Clara; Prescription for the Blues; New York, 15 Oct. 1924; (1401091) Co14045D VJM VLP17
Lord if crying would do : now I'd cry myself away Bradley, Tommie; Window Pane Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Jan. 1932; (18326) Ch16696 BC5
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
Now Santa Claus : Santa Claus can't you hear my lonesome cryWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Christmas Morning Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308491) BBB8094 RCA INT1088
He makes some happy : some he make cry Wheatstraw, Peetie; Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp No. 2; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91153 ) De7391 BC4
Grab me mama : make me cry Blake, Blind; Wabash Rag; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (201542) Pm12597 Yz L1016
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
The last time you were here : you made me cry and walk the floorCox, Ida; Rambling Blues; Chicago, Sept. 1925; (2294?) Pm12318 BYG529073
You can do as you please : thirty days won't make me cryFoster, Dessa; Tell It to the Judge No. 2; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C7239?) MeM12117 Yz L1031
Hey daddy hey daddy : don't let me cry in vain Hart, Hattie; Oh Ambulance Man; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (599322) ViV38605 Mel MLP7324
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
Too tight : hear me cry Howell, Peg Leg; Too Tight Blues; Atlanta, 1 Nov. 1927; (1450621) Co14298D Rt RL316
And the way he stung me : he made me cry for more Memphis Minnie; Bumble Bee; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM773 ) Vo1476 His HLP2
Sometimes he makes me happy : then sometimes he makes me cryMemphis Minnie; Bumble Bee Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (599932) ViV38599 BC7
And every time she leave me : you know it makes me cryRoland, Walter; Big Mama; New York, 2 Aug. 1934; (155202) Ba33282 RBF RF12
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
Sometime she make me happy : then again she make me cryWilliams, Joe; Peach Orchard Mama; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539911) BBB8774 RCA INT1087
Sometimes you make me happy : sometimes you make me cryWilliams, Joe; Peach Orchard Mama; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208551) BBB7770 RCA INT1175
Now and it ain't but the one thing : baby now that it really makes me cryWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Until My Love Come Down; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (020119 ) BBB7576 RBF RF14
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;
And all I can hear now : is his moaning his mournful cryMoore, Alice; Kid Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1712) Pm13107 CC37
Tell her there ain't no need to worry : neither cry or weep and moanDavis, Walter; Minute Man BluesPart 1; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854821) BBB5965 RCA INT1085
When he start to loving : they cry for more McCoy, Joe; My Daddy Was a Movin' Man; Chicago, 22 Oct. 1936; (90949A) De7251 AH77
Going to do right mama : then I won't have to cry no moreArnold, Kokomo; Rainy Night Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (599382) Vi23268 Yz L1012
They ain't no need to cry : no need to weep and moanBarefoot Bill; My Crime Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (1493522) Co14510D OJL14
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
Because you got the nerve : to leave my good woman to cryBlake, Blind; Black Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (43621) Pm12464 Bio BLP12003
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
I ain't going to let you mistreat me mama : so I won't have to cry no moreClark, Lonnie; Down in Tennessee; Richmond, Ind., 21 Sept. 1929; (15661) Pm12871 Rt RL340
And I swore : not to cry no more Collins, Sam; Lonesome Road Blues; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108361) Ba32669 Yz L1038
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
Know it's the best to get single : then you won't have to cry no moreJefferson, Blind Lemon; Booger Rooger Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30882) Pm12425 Bio BLP12015
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 thought the world was ending : I started to cry Johnson, Lonnie; St. Louis Cyclone Blues; New York, 3 Oct. 1927; (81503B) OK8512 CC30
I ain't going to grieve mama : I sure ain't going to cry no moreLincoln, Charley; Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451042) Co14272D His HLP4
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
Mmm mama told me : papa started to cry McClennan, Tommy; Love with a Feeling; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537401) BBB8689 Rt RL305
But there's one thing I hope : I won't have to cry no moreMcPhail, Black Bottom; My Dream Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11513A) Vo1690 Yz L1019
I'll have to cry farewell to freedom : I want none of your women to pity meMcTell, Blind Willie; Death Cell Blues; New York, 19 Sept. 1933; (140491) Vo02577 RBF RF15
Yes I cried last night : and I ain't going to cry no morePatton, Charley; Pea Vine Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15221A) Pm12877 Yz L1001
Stop your way of living : and you won't have to cry no morePatton, Charley; Pea Vine Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15221A) Pm12877 Yz L1001
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
I've got the freight train blues : but I'm too darn mean to crySmith, Trixie; Freight Train Blues; New York, 26 May 1938; (63866A) De7489 Cor CP58
I'm going back home to my baby : so she won't have to cry no moreSpruell, Freddie; Don't Cry Baby; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85783 ) BBB6025 Mam S3802
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
Lord I tried to cry : but my tears refused to fallWallace, Sippie; Bedroom Blues; Chicago, 20 Nov. 1926; (9930A) OK8439 Sw S1240
Had the no no blues : just too mean just too mean to cryWeaver, Curley; No No Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473052) Co14386D His HLP32
Oh I cried one time : mama your daddy ain't going to cry no moreWilkins, Robert; Dirty Deal Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX104 ) Vo03223 BC5
Stop my way of living : and I won't have to cry no moreWilliams, 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 moreWilliams, Joe; I Know You Gonna Miss Me; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076611) BBB7022 RCA INT1087
Well goodbye Red : now ain't going to cry Williamson, Sonny Boy; Goodbye Red; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308541) BBB7995 RCA INT1088
But the women cry papa : just because I take my timeJackson, Papa Charlie; The Cats Got the Measles; Chicago, c. Jan. 1925; (100193) Pm12259 Bio BLP12042
So many nights at the fireside : how my children's mother would cryWhite, Washington; Fixin' to Die Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2989A) Vo05588 Co C30036
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
Then you wring your hands : and you cry the whole day longAkers, Garfield; Dough Roller Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM776 ) Vo1481 OJL11
Too tight : make you cry Blake, Blind; Too Tight; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30592) Pm12431 Bio BLP12031
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
It was late last night mama : and I hear you cry out in bedHarris, Otis; Waking Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476081) Co14428D Fly LP103
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 awayJefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80524B) OK8455 RBF RF1
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
You turn over on your pillow : then you cry right onKelly, Eddie; Poole County Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130231) BBB7204 RBF RF9
When you see me leaving : baby don't you cry Kyle, Charlie; Kyle's Worried Blues; Memphis, 1 Sept. 1928; (454682) Vi21707 Yz L1018
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
Oh the more you cry babe : the farther I'm going awayLincoln, Charley; Country Breakdown; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451071) Co14475D RBF RF15
Because the more you cry now now baby : the further you drive me awayMcClennan, Tommy; Deep Blue Sea Blues; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064889 ) BBB9005 Rt RL313
The more you cry : the further it drive me away Memphis Minnie; Goin' Back to Texas; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487092) Co14455D OJL21
And the more you cry mama : the farther that you drive me awayMontgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Leaving Town Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026501) BBB6916 CC35
And you wrings your hands : and you cry the whole day longNewbern, Hambone Willie; Roll and Tumble Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402306B) OK8679 OJL17
Oh look down the country : Lord it'll make you cryPatton, Charley; Dry Well Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4292) Pm13070 Yz L1020
Well look down the country : it almost make you cryPatton, Charley; 34 Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (147391) Vo02651 Yz L1020
I know you don't love me baby : and I don't see how you crySmith, J. T. Funny Paper; Before Long; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO170A) Vo1674 Rt RL312
Once I couldn't stand : to see you cry Spand, Charlie; Good Gal; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15453) Pm12817 Yz L1015
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 awayStokes, Frank; Blues in D; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200482) Pm12552 Bio BLP12041
Because the more you cry gal : the further you drive me awayStokes, Frank; Frank Stoke's Dream; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (563052) Vi23411 Yz L1008
Honey the more you cry : the further I'm going awayThomkins, Jim; Bedside Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM780 ) Br7200 Rt RL319
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