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| Then I would heist my wings :and fly and light on that woman I love | Torey, George; Lonesome Man Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B651) ARC70857 Yz L1002 |
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| So you can talk to your daddy :any time when he's gone | Hull, Papa Harvey; France Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12690) Ge6106 OJL2 |
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| A married woman : best woman ever been born | Alexander, Texas; When You Get to Thinking; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1929; (403359B) OK8764 Fly LP103 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| A rustling man : have a hard time in this town | Big Bill (Broonzy); Rustlin' Man; Chicago, 9 Dec. 1935; (C8903) ARC unissued Rt RL316 |
| 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 |
| A big fat man : was trying to play with me | Bogan, Lucille; Sweet Patunia; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (43091) Pm12459 Yz L1017 |
| A woman gets tired : of one man all the time | Bogan, Lucille; Reckless Woman; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155072) Ba33313 His HLP4 |
| A man say I had something : look like new | Bogan, Lucille; Stew Meat Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (170131) Ba33448 Rt RL317 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| A lot of these women: too lazy to put up with none of good man's dirt | Calloway, Blanche; Lazy Woman's Blues; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9458A) OK8279 CC32 |
| A goodlooking woman : winked her eye at me | Carter, George; Hot Jelly Roll Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1929; (211542) Pm12750 Yz L1012 |
| A good ramrodding daddy : these days is hard to find | Chatman, Bo; Ram Rod Daddy; New York, 4 June 1931; (404926A) OK8897 His HLP5 |
| 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 |
| A funny feeling : my head to my feet | Chatman, Bo; Ants in My Pants; New York, 5 June 1931; (404938B) OK8897 His HLP5 |
| A sign on the wall : saying liquor for sale | Chatman, Bo; Sales Tax; San Antonio, 27 Mar. 1934; (826351) BBB5453 Yz L1014 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| A *cawdycawdy* husband : ??? *scrubby* man | Coleman, Lonnie; Wild About My Loving; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482592) Co14440D Rt RL318 |
| A man is like a car : that you have to overhaul | Cox, Ida; Misery Blues; New York, late Jan. 1925; (1999?) Pm12258 BYG529073 |
| 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 |
| A brownskin woman : tell her when I come to die | Davis, Walter; Sloppy Drunk Again; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854791) BBB5879 OJL20 |
| 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 |
| A well trained man : when you leave camp | Edwards, Frank; We Got to Get Together; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38121) OK06393 BC6 |
| A little song : called deedle dee dum | Estes, Sleepy John; Stop That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90095A) Ch50001 Sw S1219 |
| A bowlegged woman : likes a knockkneed man | Evans, Joe; Shook It This Morning Blues; New York, 21 May 1931; (106652) Or8083 Yz L1015 |
| A mighty bad sign : to advertise your gals | Fuller, Blind Boy; You've Got Something There; Memphis, 12 July 1939; (MEM1021) Vo05083 BC11 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| A hardheaded woman : just like a bulldog without a chain | Gibson, Clifford; HardHeaded Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577552) ViV38577 Yz L1027 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| A goodlooking woman : likes a workingman | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shave Em Dry; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10042?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| 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 |
| A redheaded woman : make a freight train jump the track | Jackson, Jim; St. Louis Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM805 ) Vo1477 Yz L1003 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| A great tall engine : and a little small engineer | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Corinna Blues; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25442) Pm12367 Mil MLP2004 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| A brownskin gal : makes a bulldog bark with pain | Johnson, Ki Ki; Wrong Woman Blues; Long Island City, c. Aug. 1928; ( ) QRSR7003 His HLP17 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| A funny feeling : goes from my head to my toes | Jones, Maggie; Early Every Morn'; New York, 18 Dec. 1924; (1401932) Co14059D VJM VLP23 |
| A hornets' nest : don't mean a thing to me | Jones, Maggie; Dangerous Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1925; (1404893) Co14070D VJM VLP23 |
| 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 |
| A loving proposition : sure get a good man killed | King David; Sweet Potato Blues; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404666B) OK8901 Rt RL311 |
| 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 |
| A polecat climbing : up a 'simmon tree | Ledbetter, Huddie; Kansas City Papa; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166971) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| A cop walked up : and he *laughed ??? me my name* | Moore, Alice; Broadway St. Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15452) Pm12819 CC37 |
| A horse and a flea : and two little mice | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Move that Thing; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (647402) Vi23274 Rt RL323 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| A ??? little devil : got on my man's clothes | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Rough and Tumble Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22102) Pm12311 Mil MLP2001 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| A big black nigger : in my folding bed | Shade, Will; On the Road Again; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470111) ViV38015 OJL19 |
| A story told : about a brave engineer | Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406292) Co14095D Co CL855 |
| Adoing the Charleston : while you blow | Smith, Bessie; Trombone Cholly; New York, 3 Mar. 1927; (1435753) Co14232D Co CL858 |
| 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 |
| A cruel little daddy : throwed me right away | Smith, Clara; Texas Moaner Blues; New York, 19 Aug. 1924; (819321) Co14034D VJM VLP17 |
| A tomcat man : is trying to break up my home | Spruell, Freddie; Tom Cat Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207272) Pm12665 His HLP17 |
| 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 |
| A white man only : got every day | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| A little *lunch* done : from three to four | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| A hundred dollar fine : and two eleven ninetynine | unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322 |
| A good jellyselling woman : is heard all over town | unknown artist (Noah Lewis); Selling the Jelly; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (64738 ) Vi23319 OJL19 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| A big police : was knocking on my door | Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555712) ViV38547 Rt RL322 |
| A hundred dollar bill : will make a broke man slobber | 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 |
| A woman with the strut : can always get a man | Wallace, Minnie; The Old Folks Started It; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555722) ViV38547 OJL21 |
| A man cocked a pistol : right in my face | Washboard Sam; My Feet Jumped Salty; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644791) BBB8844 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 |
| A certain party : that I know | Waters, Ethel; Georgia Blues; New York, c. May 1922; (B) BS14120 Bio BLP12022 |
| A falsehearted woman : ooo well well is the downfall of me | Wheatstraw, Peetie; False Hearted Woman; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90963A) De7243 Say SDR192 |
| A district attorney : sure is hard on a man | White, Washington; District Attorney Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2988A) OK05683 Co C30036 |
| 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 |
| You might *give a thought* : on my nightly dream | Brown, Richard Rabbit; James Alley Blues; New Orleans, 11 Mar. 1927; (380001) Vi20578 Yz L1032 |
| *Got a batch of* hair : right around his mouth | McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (1493192) Co14657D Yz L1037 |
| *Anything wrong* with me : *is a mitten to a side* | Jones, Maggie; Jealous Mama Blues; New York, 14 Oct. 1924; (1401051) Co14044D VJM VLP23 |
| 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 |
| You *missed a real brownie* : when you picked all over me | Blind Percy; Fourteenth Street Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (201802) Pm12584 Rt RL327 |
| *Went to my gal* : *on a Saturday night* | Bunn, Teddy; It's Sweet Like So; New York, 7 Apr. 1930; (597391) ViV38592 His HLP5 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| *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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Yes today has been : a long old lonesome day | Alexander, Texas; Long Lonesome Day Blues; New York, 11 Aug. 1927; (81213A) OK8511 Rt RL315 |
| 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 |
| Takes a rocking chair to rock mama : a rubber ball to roll | Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9428B) De7026 BC4 |
| Says today has been : a long old lonesome day | Arnold, Kokomo; Stop Look and Listen; Chicago, 23 July 1935; (90201A) De7181 BC4 |
| I done everything : a poor ??? man can do | Barefoot Bill; Snigglin' Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493532) Co14510D Yz L1006 |
| Won't be no need : asing this lonesome song | Barefoot Bill; Snigglin' Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493532) Co14510D Yz L1006 |
| 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 |
| You can make : a fool of me | Bell, Ed; She's a Fool Gal; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510382) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| 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 |
| Now it's C for Chicago : A for Arkan | Big Bill (Broonzy); C and A Blues; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1020B) ARC51265 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 |
| Carries a gun in her pocket : a dagger in her hair | Blake, Blind; Notoriety Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208752) Pm12754 Bio BLP12031; |
| There's : a great big mystery | Blake, Blind; Diddie Wa Diddie; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15459A) Pm12888 Mel MLP7324 |
| I got a bed in my bedroom : a pallet on my floor | Bogan, Lucille; Alley Boogie; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5563A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| If you want to be : a goodtime man | Bunn, Teddy; Pattin' Dat Cat; New York, 7 Apr. 1930; (597401) ViV38592 His HLP5 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Can make a blind man see : a lame man walk | Carter, George; Hot Jelly Roll Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1929; (211542) Pm12750 Yz L1012 |
| Jellyroll is a thing : a man won't do without | Carter, George; Hot Jelly Roll Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1929; (211542) Pm12750 Yz L1012 |
| 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 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 |
| Her hair look just like : a chinchilla coat | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594991) BBB8749 RCA730.581 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| What you say you were calling : a storm has blown the wires down | Cox, Ida; Long Distance Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (2243?) Pm12307 BYG529073 |
| 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 |
| Now it's some folks says : a preacher won't steal | Davis, Madlyn; Too Black Bad; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20909?) Pm12703 Yz L1039 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Have a handful of giveme : a mouthful of muchobliged | Estes, Sleepy John; Drop Down Mama; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90176A) 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 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 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 |
| 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 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 tried hard : a long time | Green, Lil; Love Me; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641311) BBB8714 RCA LPV574 |
| I got a man : a real handsome one | Green, Lil; Country Boy Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641341) BBB8754 RCA LPV574 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Sell it to the nice brown : astanding in the door | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| Going to buy my babe : a money *moler* | Hurt, Mississippi John; Nobody's Dirty Business; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (400223B) OK8560 Bio BLPC4 |
| 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 |
| She always takes : a candy stick to bed | Hurt, Mississippi John; Candy Man Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401483B) OK8654 Bio BLPC4 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Takes a good old fireman : a cool kind engineer | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Texas Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1925; (11031?) Pm12335 Yz L1029 |
| 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 |
| It I'm feeling tomorrow : alike I feel today | Jackson, Jim; St. Louis Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM805 ) Vo1477 Yz L1003 |
| The food you cook : a hound dog sick | James, Frank; Poor Coal Passer; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (018931) BBB7116 Yz L1015 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Thinking about the trouble : a good man always have | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; How Long How Long; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207881) Pm12685 Bio BLP12015 |
| 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 |
| Well a mean old fireman : a cruel old engineer | Johnson, Billiken; Frisco Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476062) Co14405D Rt RL312 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Says you going to have : a rounder for your own | Johnson, Tommy; Black Mare Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L2452) Pm13000 Yz L1007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Said cook that chicken : a sweet jellyroll | King David; What's That Tastes Like Gravy; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404664A) OK8913 RBF RF6 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I believe I'll buy me : a graveyard of my own | Lewis, Furry; Furry's Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454241) ViV38519 Rt RL333 |
| 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 |
| Look like you could find you : a man somewhere | Lucas, Jane; Leave My Man Alone; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17286) Ch16289 Yz L1035 |
| It's a crying pity : a lowdown dirty shame | McClennan, Tommy; It's a Cryin' Pity; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064891 ) BBB9005 Rt RL305 |
| Some folks say : a preacher won't steal | McCoy, Joe; Preachers Blues; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7247 ) Vo1643 BC13 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| But you think : a good woman can be found anywhere | Martin, Sara; Mistreating Man Blues; Long Island City, Dec. 1928; (306) QRSR7042 BYG529073 |
| I have a brand new bed : a brand new stool | Memphis Minnie; You Got to MovePart I; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9380 ) De7038 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| For you keeps me worried : abothered all the time | Nelson, Blue Coat Tom; Blue Coat Blues; Memphis, 17 Feb. 1928; (400258B) OK8838 Rt RL316 |
| And I found my Georgie : away behind some hill | Nelson, Blue Coat Tom; Blue Coat Blues; Memphis, 17 Feb. 1928; (400258B) OK8838 Rt RL316 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| You put on a sock : a boot and a shoe | Shade, Will; Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 Rt RL337 |
| 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 |
| I'm going to get me : a khaki suit | Sims, Henry; Tell Me Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L651) Pm12940 OJL2 |
| Going on down the line : a little further now | Smith, Bessie; Preachin' the Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (1434902) Co14195D Co CL858 |
| And he would break : a leg I know | Smith, Bessie; Trombone Cholly; New York, 3 Mar. 1927; (1435753) Co14232D Co CL858 |
| Back in Black Mountain : a child will smack your face | Smith, Bessie; Black Mountain Blues; New York, 22 July 1930; (1506582) Co14554D Co CL856 |
| '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 |
| 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 |
| 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 feel like catching : a airplane and flying | Smith, Clara; Deep Blue Sea Blues; New York, 19 Aug. 1924; (819313) Co14034D 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 |
| Last night you called me : a lowdown dirty name | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Before Long; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO170A) Vo1674 Rt RL312 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Whoever said : a good man hard to find | Spivey, Victoria; My Handy Man; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401114B) OK8615 Sw S1240 |
| 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 |
| Well she's all right : a good old kid | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I'm going to build me : a heaven of my own | Thomas, Henry; Texas Worried Blues; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; (C2002 ) Vo1249 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Some folks say : a preacher won't steal | Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555712) ViV38547 Rt RL322 |
| Even bought me : a great big diamond ring | Waters, Ethel; Georgia Blues; New York, c. May 1922; (B) BS14120 Bio BLP12022 |
| Life is nothing but a jam : a constant jamboree | Waters, Ethel; Ethel Sings 'Em; New York, c. June 1923; (B) BS14154 Bio BLP12022 |
| I just want to have : a talk with that teasing brown | Weaver, Curley; Oh Lawdy Mama; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9940A) Ch50077 Rt RL326 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Good morning friends : I want [me] a drink of gin | White, Washington; Good Gin Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2982A) OK05625 Co C30036 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| That's a bowlegged woman : crazy about a crosseyed man | Blake, Blind; Blake's Worried Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30602) Pm12442 Bio BLP12023 |
| Hard to tell : about a man like me | Blake, Blind; Police Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15463) Pm12888 Yz L1012 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| A story told : about a brave engineer | Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406292) Co14095D Co CL855 |
| 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 |
| You taught me a lesson : about a Mr soandso | Sykes, Roosevelt; Mr. Sykes Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18801) Ch16586 Yz L1033 |
| 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 |
| Says I worked in a leveecamp : just about a month ago | Washboard Sam; Levee Camp Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644811) BBB8909 BC10 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Some sweet day : I say it's after a while | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Oh your time now : be mine after a while | Johnson, Elizabeth; Sobbin' Woman Blues; New York, 30 Oct. 1928; (401280?) OK8789 Her H201 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| It's your time now : be mine after a while | Tucker, Bessie; Bessie's Moan; Memphis, 29 Aug. 1928; (454362) ViV38526 His HLP4 |
| Well after a while : be all over now | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Goodbye Red; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308541) BBB7995 RCA INT1088 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 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 caused me to steal : all a workingman could save | Wheatstraw, Peetie; False Hearted Woman; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90963A) De7243 Say SDR192 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Always a sign : everybody know you through | Jackson, Jim; This Mornin' She Was Gone; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454171) ViV38003 His HLP32 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I am a rambling gambling man : I gamble in many towns | Thomas, Henry; Arkansas; Chicago, c. early July 1927; ( ) Vo1286 Rt RL312 |
| 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 I am a man : that everybody knows | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Shack Bully Stomp; New York, 1 Apr. 1938; (63539A) De7479 BC4 |
| 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 |
| 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'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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Slipping and asliding : just like an automobile | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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; |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| She got Elgin movements : and a twentyyear guarantee | Blake, Blind; Panther Squall Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205822) Pm12723 Yz L1016 |
| 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 |
| I got a yellow gal : and a brown named Mame | Blake, Blind; Righteous Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L6481) Pm13035 Bio BLP12003 |
| That's Chinese women : and a doggone Dago man | Blind Percy; Fourteenth Street Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (201802) Pm12584 Rt RL327 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Staggered down the street : hollering and afussing | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants to Knock a Jug; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7223A) Vo1651 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'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 |
| 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 |
| I beat my baby : man with a rope and a line | Chatman, Bo; Old Devil; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278781) BBB8093 Yz L1007 |
| 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 got a brand new pistol : and a box of balls | Collins, Sam; New Salty Dog; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108371) Ba32311 OJL10 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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'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 |
| Said a bobtailed coat : and a *hot ??? China* hat | Daniels, Julius; My Mama Was a Sailor; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (379312) Vi20658 Rt RL326 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Four monkey wrenches : and a twohorse shay | 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; 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 |
| 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 |
| Now a bowlegged rooster : and a knockkneed hen | Estes, Sleepy John; Stop That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90095A) Ch50001 Sw S1219 |
| 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 |
| I's got me a wife : and a sweetheart too | Fuller, Blind Boy; Rag, Mama, Rag; New York, 25 July 1935; (178632) ARC351032 BC6 |
| That's a lying woman : and a monkeyman | Fuller, Blind Boy; Pistol Snapper Blues; New York, 5 Apr. 1938; (226741) Vo04106 BC11 |
| Got great big legs : and a little bitty feet | Fuller, Blind Boy; Piccolo Rag; New York, 5 Apr. 1938; (226771) OK06437 BC11 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Get me some eggs : and a nice pork chop | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| Cheap cigar : and a magazine | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I'm going to the river : with a rope and a rock | Jackson, Jim; Hesitation Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM804 ) Vo1477 Her H205 |
| A great tall engine : and a little small engineer | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Corinna Blues; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25442) Pm12367 Mil MLP2004 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Got a redeyed captain : and a squabbling boss | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Prison Cell Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203882) Pm12622 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| That's a twofaced woman : baby and a monkeyman | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Oh there's a boa constrictor : and a lemon stick | Memphis Minnie; 'Frisco Town; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487102) Co14455D Yz L1008 |
| Time I get me a sweetheart : and a ??? machine | Memphis Minnie; Lonesome Shark Blues; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3166A) OK05728 BC1 |
| 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 |
| Oh six months in *jail* : and a month on the county farm | Moore, Alice; Prison Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15448) Pm12868 CC37 |
| A horse and a flea : and two little mice | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Move that Thing; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (647402) Vi23274 Rt RL323 |
| If I had swings : and a carpet bag | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; You Got Me Rollin'; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (647412) Vi23274 Rt RL323 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I've been reeling and arocking : hounded like a hound | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Moonshine Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1608?) Pm12083 BYG529.078 |
| Short time to make it : and a long ways to go | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Walking Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (16132) Pm12082 BYG529.078 |
| 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 |
| You put on a sock : a boot and a shoe | Shade, Will; Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 Rt RL337 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Digging and ahauling : hauling that Birmingham coal | Smith, Trixie; Mining Camp Blues; New York, c. Feb. 1925; (20161) Pm12256 CC29 |
| That's a twofaced woman : and a lying man | Smith, Trixie; No Good Man; New York, 14 June 1939; (65815A) De7617 AH158 |
| 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 |
| She's aslipping and astalling : in some dark alley | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| She's awinking and ablinking : at another man | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| Two and a half a potful : five dollars a cup | unknown artist (Noah Lewis); Selling the Jelly; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (64738 ) Vi23319 OJL19 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Got a little bitty mama : and a big mama too | Washboard Sam; Big Woman; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01885 ) BBB6870 BC10 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Swing his arms and hands : and a few other things | Waters, Ethel; Memphis Man; New York, c. Mar. 1923; (5641) BS14146 Bio BLP12022 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Mmm hate to hear : C and A whistle blow | Wheatstraw, Peetie; C and A Blues; Chicago, 6 Jan. 1931; (C6891A) Vo1672 OJL20 |
| 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 |
| It's a boa constrictor : and a lemon stick | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Frisco Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15769A) Pm12860 OJL15 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The police and a sergeant : they's acoming after me | Wilkins, Robert; Police Sergeant Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM741B) Br7168 Rt RL307 |
| It take a ??? to roll : and a rocking chair to rock | Williams, Joe; Wild Cow Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962461) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| And a blind man see her : dumb man call her name | Bell, Ed; Mamlish Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48163) Pm12524 OJL14 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| And a Gypsy women : she comes and reads my mind | Davis, Walter; Moonlight Is My Spread; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962341) BBB6167 RCA INT1085 |
| And a blackheaded girl : will make a preacher ball the jack | Jackson, Jim; St. Louis Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM805 ) Vo1477 Yz L1003 |
| And a mouthful of lip : I guarantee it's everywhere | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dry Southern Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24751) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| And a brownskin woman : like something fit to eat | Patton, Charley; Pony Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15216) Pm12792 Yz L1020 |
| And a real kind woman : ??? when I die | Welsh, Nolan; St. Peter Blues; Chicago, 16 June 1926; (9728A) OK8372 CC32 |
| Said anything a kidman do : well it bes all right | Calicott, Joe; Traveling Mama Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM779 ) Br7166 Yz L1009 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| You are a longways traveler : long ways from your home | Short, Jaydee; Barefoot Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11475 ) Vo1704 Yz L1003 |
| We can be buddies : you are a good scout | Washboard Sam; I'm Not the Lad; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644781) BBB8878 RCA LPV577 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| He made him a snout : just as long as a rail | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
| 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 |
| Big as an elephant : strong as a mule | Bell, Ed; She's a Fool Gal; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510382) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| 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 |
| I'm as loving : as a woman can be | Chatman, Bo; Sales Tax; San Antonio, 27 Mar. 1934; (826351) BBB5453 Yz L1014 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Skin on her head : just as tight as a drum | Estes, Sleepy John; Stop That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90095A) Ch50001 Sw S1219 |
| You was beat and raggedy : as a mop | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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'm just as crazy crazy : as a poor girl can be | Memphis Minnie; Crazy Cryin' Blues; Chicago, c. 30 Jan. 1931; (VO112A) Vo1678 BC13 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Every day : I get as low as a *coat* | Smith, Clara; Basement Blues; New York, 20 Sept. 1924; (1400521) Co14039D VJM VLP17 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| And I get crazy : as a loon | Waters, Ethel; That Da Da Strain; New York, c. May 1922; (A) BS14120 Bio BLP12022 |
| 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 |
| He had me almost crazy : as a doggone girl could be | Willis, Ruth Mary; Painful Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519071) Co14642D Yz L1037 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| We never have one gal : at a time | Big Bill (Broonzy); Eagle Riding Papa; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (95951) Ba0712 Yz L1011 |
| See my baby : at a dirty act | Bracey, Mississippi; Stered Gal; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404766B) OK8867 Yz L1038 |
| I never loved one woman : no more at a time | Campbell, Gene; Wandering Blues; Chicago, c. May 1930; (C5701A) Br7170 His HLP2 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| But the monkey stopped : at a ??? drugstore | Jordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398212) Vi21076 Rt RL326 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Avalon's a small town : have no great big range | Hurt, Mississippi John; Avalon Blues; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401473B) OK8759 Bio BLPC4 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I wrote my baby a letter : she send me a telegram | Sykes, Roosevelt; Skeet and Garret; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403312A) OK8749 Yz L1033 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Now you may take me : to be a fool | Chatman, Bo; Sales Tax; San Antonio, 27 Mar. 1934; (826351) BBB5453 Yz L1014 |
| 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 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Well the womens up here : play me to be a fool | Hollins, Tony; Stamp Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1941; (C38431) OK06351 BC5 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Now take it easy mama : and be a good scout | Leecan, Bobby; Macon Georgia CutOut; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I'll be ahearsing : out my door | McCoy, Joe; Someday I'll Be in the Clay; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1932; (C9290) De7008 Rt RL329 |
| I tried to be : tried to be a man to you | McCoy, Joe; Evil Devil Woman Blues; Chicago, 16 Aug. 1934; (C9299A) De7822 BC5 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| May be tomorrow : may be a year or two | Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M184 ) Br7137 OJL20 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Take me back Lilly : I'll be a different man | Townsend, Sam; Lily Kimball Blues; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502592) Co14571D Yz L1021 |
| 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 |
| It'll be a day going after : need my help alone | Vincson, Walter; Overtime Blues; Memphis, c. 22 Sept. 1929; (M178) Br7141 Yz L1007 |
| 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 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Be a long long time : before you see my face again | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Texas Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1925; (11031?) Pm12335 Yz L1029 |
| Be a longtailed one : have plenty of jack | Smith, Bessie; One and Two Blues; New York, 26 Oct. 1926; (1428762) Co14172D Co CL857 |
| Oh must have been a bedbug : because a chinch couldn't bite me that hard | Ledbetter, Huddie; New Black Snake Moan; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166912) Ba33360 Co C30035 |
| Now 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Because a lying man : I do despise | Henderson, Rosa; Get It Fixed; New York, c. Apr. 1925; ( ) Vo1177 His HLP15 |
| Because a hesitating woman : give me the hesitation blues | Jackson, Jim; Hesitation Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM804 ) Vo1477 Her H205 |
| 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 |
| Because a black girl's evil : | Shade, Will; A Black Woman Is Like a Black Snake; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470102) ViV38015 Rt RL322 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I been a bad bad boy : didn't treat nobody right | Barefoot Bill; Bad Boy; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503062) Co14526D CC3 |
| 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 |
| All my life : I been a traveling man | Blake, Blind; Police Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15463) Pm12888 Yz L1012 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Ease up daddy : you been a good old scout | Leecan, Bobby; Macon Georgia CutOut; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Some begs a nickel : some some begs a dime | Brown, Hi Henry; Skin Man; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11509A) Vo1692 Yz L1003 |
| Some begs a nickel : some some begs a dime | Brown, Hi Henry; Skin Man; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11509A) Vo1692 Yz L1003 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Oh stop and listen : hear those bells atone | Arnold, Kokomo; Stop Look and Listen; Chicago, 23 July 1935; (90201A) De7181 BC4 |
| 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; |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 bought a pistol : I bought it today | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; How Come Mama Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15213) Pm12802 Yz L1010 |
| 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 |
| Me and my baby : bought a VEight Ford | Johnson, Robert; They're Red Hot; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26271) ARC70757 Co C30034 |
| You went west : and bought a beautiful home | Smith, Clara; Good Looking Papa Blues; New York, 29 Jan. 1924; (815081) Co14026D VJM VLP16 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Well you can bring a lot of wood: you can bring in my clothes | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Airy Man Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (18512) Pm12219 Yz L1029 |
| 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; |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| *Could've built a road* : without being that black | McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (1493192) Co14657D Yz L1037 |
| Out across the hill : I built a lonesome shack | Memphis Minnie; Lonesome Shark Blues; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3166A) OK05728 BC1 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I would call that now : nothing but a monkeyman | Bailey, Kid; Rowdy Blues; Memphis, c. 25 Sept. 1929; (M211) Br7114 OJL5 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I ain't got : but a little bit left | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Nothing but a bed quilt : where your coat ought to be | Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495582) Co14489D Fwy FA2951 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| And it was nothing : honey but a cypress tree | Ledbetter, Huddie; RobertaPart 1; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16683 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| When I was young : nothing but a child | Smith, Bessie; Reckless Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402421) Co14056D Co CL855 |
| 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 |
| Nothing but a *tear* : can satisfy me | Smith, Clara; Deep Blue Sea Blues; New York, 19 Aug. 1924; (819313) Co14034D VJM VLP17 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Didn't have nothing : but a limburger cheese | Sykes, Roosevelt; We Can Sell that Thing; Grafton, Wis., c. Aug. 1930; (L4502) Pm13004 Riv RM8819 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Life is nothing but a jam : a constant jamboree | Waters, Ethel; Ethel Sings 'Em; New York, c. June 1923; (B) BS14154 Bio BLP12022 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| But a pigmeat mama crazy : about brownskin baby ways | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Chocolate to the Bone; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (146054?) Co14331D CC36 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| But a jetblack woman : don't put your hand on me | Patton, Charley; Pony Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15216) Pm12792 Yz L1020 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| When you get ahome : buy a Maltese cat | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Maltese Cat Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208201) Pm12712 Bio BLP12015 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Buy a shotgun : start over again | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); Do It Right; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (1489783) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| She got something : that the men call a stingaree | Reynolds, Blind Willie; Third Street Woman Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (647242) Vi23258 OJL11 |
| Go to call a wagon : if I find him in my bed | Washboard Sam; Diggin' My Potatoes; Chicago, 15 May 1939; (034797 ) BBB8211 BC10 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Carries a gun in her pocket : a dagger in her hair | Blake, Blind; Notoriety Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208752) Pm12754 Bio BLP12031; |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I'm just carrying a brick : for you a brickbat | Smith, Clara; Hot Papa; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (814773) Co14006D VJM VLP16 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Be damned : to let sundown catch a ??? on | Estes, Sleepy John; Time Is Drawing Near; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93005A) De7789 Sw S1220; |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Catch a long jumping Judy : go on across the hill | Butler, Sam; Some Screamed High Yellow; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (26772) Pm12423 Yz L1016 |
| Catch a train : that's headed for the South | Jones, Maggie; Box Car Blues; New York, 13 Nov. 1924; (1401343) Co14047D VJM VLP23 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| My girl caught a passenger : I caught the mamlish blinds | Bell, Ed; Mean Conductor Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48201) Pm12546 Yz L1006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| But I caught a preacher : in the potato field | Davis, Madlyn; Too Black Bad; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20909?) Pm12703 Yz L1039 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| My brownie caught a passenger : left me a mule to ride | King David; Sweet Potato Blues; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404666B) OK8901 Rt RL311 |
| 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 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 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 caught a preacher : in my watermelon field | Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555712) ViV38547 Rt RL322 |
| Caught a taxicab : she's out across town somewhere | Washboard Sam; Diggin' My Potatoes; Chicago, 15 May 1939; (034797 ) BBB8211 BC10 |
| Cause a man : to kill you dead | Bell, Ed; She's a Fool Gal; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510382) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| He has caused amany men : to be in some distant land | White, Washington; District Attorney Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2988A) OK05683 Co C30036 |
| Caused a man like me : steal way away from home | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Broke and Hungry; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (3076?) Pm12443 Mil MLP2007 |
| Pork chops fortyfive cents a pound : cotton is only ten | House, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4254) Pm12990 OJL11 |
| *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 |
| Thirty cents a dozen : and you'll sure eat fine | Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (202832) Pm12605 OJL8 |
| Here is my shrimp : fifty cents a quart | Mason, Moses; Shrimp Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203023) Pm12605 Rt RL325 |
| Mr change a dollar : and give me one lousy dime | Moore, William; One Way Gal; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203091) Pm12648 OJL8 |
| 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 |
| Tom Rushen will take you : back to Cleveland aflying | Patton, Charley; Tom Rushen Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15222A) Pm12877 Yz L1020 |
| A man cocked a pistol : right in my face | Washboard Sam; My Feet Jumped Salty; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644791) BBB8844 RCA LPV577 |
| 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 |
| When the train get here : I come arolling out | Akers, Garfield; Jumpin' and Shoutin' Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM777A) Vo1481 OJL8 |
| Papa says to mama : come a little closer | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants a Cookie; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5070 ) Vo1561 Yz L1036 |
| Lord my eyes are sorrow : tears come arolling down | Estes, Sleepy John; Black Mattie Blues; Memphis, 2 Oct. 1929; (563351) ViV38582 Rt RL307 |
| 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 |
| Police come arunning : and the *chips* went flying | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Drop that Sack; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21451) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| Then along come a fatmouth : keep me shaking that thing | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Fat Mouth Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1927; (27693) Pm12422 Yz L1029 |
| 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 |
| My woman come arunning : with a hundred dollars in her hand | Lewis, Furry; Judge Harsh Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454332) ViV38506 Yz L1008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Thought about my little good girl : come aeasing on back | Virgial, Otto; Little Girl in Rome; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962401) BBB6213 Mam S3802 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Come a little closer : in your papa's arms | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants a Cookie; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5070 ) Vo1561 Yz L1036 |
| Come a storm last night : tore the wires down | Patton, Charley; Pony Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15216) Pm12792 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Ain't nobody in town : cook a jellyroll like mine | Lewis, Furry; Jellyroll; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1115 RBF RF11 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| *Account it* : costing a dollar three | Chatman, Bo; Sales Tax; San Antonio, 27 Mar. 1934; (826351) BBB5453 Yz L1014 |
| 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 |
| All my crops a failure : couldn't raise a doggone thing | Johnson, Alec; Miss Meal Cramp Blues; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473792) Co14446D CC3 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Now they got me : doing a different kind of dance | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lock Step Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208152) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004 |
| Walking along : and ain't doing a thing | Short, Jaydee; Lonesome Swamp Rattlesnake; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4681) Pm13043 OJL11 |
| Taking other women's men : you are doing a sin | Smith, Bessie; Preachin' the Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (1434902) Co14195D Co CL858 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Two and a half a potful : five dollars a cup | unknown artist (Noah Lewis); Selling the Jelly; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (64738 ) Vi23319 OJL19 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Says the little bitty kittens : come out the door asaying | Chatman, Bo; Pussy Cat Blues; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026131) BBB6735 Yz L1034 |
| Double S double E : double I double A double L | Harrison, Smoky; Iggly Oggly Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L801) Pm12920 Rt RL340 |
| 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 |
| Make me down a pallet : on your floor | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Stocking Feet Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30661) Pm12407 Mil MLP2013 |
| 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 |
| Well I dreamt a dream : I never dreamt before | Rhodes, Walter; Leaving Home Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453592) Co14289D Rt RL334 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Wednesday girl : drinks a bottle of beer | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Brown Skin Girls; Chicago, 18 July 1935; (C1074A) ARC61166 Yz L1025 |
| Folks down there : they drinks a lots of booze | Smith, Bessie; Nashville Women's Blues; New York, 26 May 1925; (1406252) Co14090D Co CL855 |
| 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 |
| Takes a big fat fanbelt : drive a Cadillac Eight | Daddy Stovepipe; Tuxedo Blues; Birmingham, Ala., c. 13 July 1927; (GEX730A) Ge6212 OJL14 |
| I said don't ever drive a stranger : from your door | Kelly, Jack; Kokomo Blues; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137212) MeM12812 Rt RL311 |
| Mama never : drive a stranger from your door | Thompson, Edward; Showers of Rain Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2411A) Pm13018 Yz L1006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Set right down : and drop a line | Big Bill (Broonzy); Eagle Riding Papa; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (95951) Ba0712 Yz L1011 |
| 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 |
| In time I got out : I drunk a little gin | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| She dug a hole : with her right hand | Chatman, Bo; Pussy Cat Blues; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026131) BBB6735 Yz L1034 |
| 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 can't sleep : and I can't eat a thing | Blake, Blind; Fightin' the Jug; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15250) Pm12863 Bio BLP12037 |
| 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 |
| 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'm so broke and hungry : I could eat a kangaroo | Johnson, Alec; Miss Meal Cramp Blues; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473792) Co14446D CC3 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I wonder why they electrocute a man : *if he ??? line* | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; 'Lectric Chair Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203642) Pm12608 Bio BLP12015 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Just try to find a woman : ain't got no man | Arnold, Kokomo; Salty Dog; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070A) De7267 Rt RL318 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| When I find a town : that will satisfy my mind | Collins, Chasey; Atlanta Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962491) BBB6187 BC6 |
| Trying to find a woman : haven't got no man | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Salty Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1924; (1893?) Pm12236 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 |
| Can't find a woman : that I can trust | James, Frank; Poor Coal Passer; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (018931) BBB7116 Yz L1015 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| So when we part : be hard to find a ??? *bean* | Memphis Minnie; Lonesome Shark Blues; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3166A) OK05728 BC1 |
| 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'll find a man : I love some day | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Gone Daddy Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (46912) Pm12526 Mil MLP2001 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I flagged a train : didn't have a dime | Memphis Minnie; In My Girlish Days; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C37641) OK06410 BC1 |
| Along flew a bumblebee : and raised a great big knot | Burse, Charlie; Boodie Bum Bum; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C7921) OK8956 Jo SM3104 |
| All wear short dresses : trying to fool a workingman | Coleman, Lonnie; Old Rock Island Blues; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482582) Co14440D RBF RF15 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Just like looking for a needle : in a bed of sand | Arnold, Kokomo; Salty Dog; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070A) De7267 Rt RL318 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 you working for a woman : and a sweetback man | Black Boy Shine (Harold Holiday); Sugarland Blues; San Antonio, 20 Nov. 1936; (SA25511) Vo03417 BC7 |
| 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 |
| You going to quit me baby : for a hardworking clown | Blake, Blind; No Dough Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205591) Pm12723 Bio BLP12031 |
| Got a police dog : craving for a fight | Blake, Blind; Police Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15463) Pm12888 Yz L1012 |
| I been on this sloppy drunk : for a solid year | Bogan, Lucille; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5562A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| You used to buy it : for a dollar round | Chatman, Bo; Sales Tax; San Antonio, 27 Mar. 1934; (826351) BBB5453 Yz L1014 |
| 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 |
| Tell you that's where I'll be : for a great long time | Collins, Chasey; Atlanta Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962491) BBB6187 BC6 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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; |
| 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; |
| 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 |
| Looking for a woman : ain't got no man | Fuller, Blind Boy; Rag, Mama, Rag; New York, 25 July 1935; (178632) ARC351032 BC6 |
| 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 |
| Looking for a woman : ain't got no man | Fuller, Blind Boy; Rag, Mama, Rag; New York, 25 July 1935; (178632) ARC351032 BC6 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Got to sit around : for a while | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; I Don't Know; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| Blues jumped the monkey : and run him for a solid mile | McCoy, Joe; Southern Blues; Chicago, 2 Oct. 1936; (90913A) De7229 AH77 |
| 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 |
| Two for a nickel : four for a dime | Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (202832) Pm12605 OJL8 |
| Two for a nickel : four for a dime | Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (202832) Pm12605 OJL8 |
| Ask me for a gallon : two dollars is all | Mason, Moses; Shrimp Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203023) Pm12605 Rt RL325 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| If you were trying : to play me for a fool | Smith, Clara; Hot Papa; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (814773) Co14006D VJM VLP16 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Waiting for a chance : to doublecross you | Spivey, Victoria; Don't Trust Nobody Blues; Chicago, 20 Mar. 1931; (VO150 ) Vo1640 Spi LP2001 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I asked her for a drink of water : she brought gasoline | Walker, Willie; South Carolina Rag; Atlanta, 6 Dec. 1930; (151065 ) Co14578D OJL18 |
| Rip Van Winckle : slept for a long long time | Wallace, Sippie; Lazy Man Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80839B) OK8470 CC32 |
| What else is there : for a poor girl to do | Wallace, Sippie; The Flood Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80840B) OK8470 Sw S1240 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 found a ??? competition : he better not get in town | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Competition Bed Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207492) Pm12728 Rt RL306 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Never found a bruised one : till I caught them in my bed | Washboard Sam; Diggin' My Potatoes; Chicago, 15 May 1939; (034797 ) BBB8211 BC10 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I gave him everything : from a diamond on down | Cox, Ida; Misery Blues; New York, late Jan. 1925; (1999?) Pm12258 BYG529073 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I can tell from a little : just what a whole lot means | Lewis, Furry; Mistreatin' Mama; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454282) ViV38519 Rt RL323 |
| 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 |
| 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 will shimmy : from A to Z | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Down in the Basement; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26271) Pm12395 Jo SM3098 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Can't buy from a better man : than Mr Owens | Wilkins, Robert; New Stock Yard Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX107 ) Vo03223 OJL21 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Aunt Jane gave a dance : and she had a crowd | Robinson, Bob; Selling That Stuff; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210353) Pm12714 Riv RM8803 |
| Now the JumpSteady Club : they gave a ball | Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Walking across the country : trying to get a stake | Blake, Blind; Walkin' Across the Country; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208682) Pm12754 Bio BLP12031 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Got no money in your pocket : to get a decent meal | Bracey, Ishman; Woman Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2392) Pm12970 OJL2 |
| 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 |
| Says stop now Frank : let's get a sack of flour | Edwards, Frank; Terraplane Blues; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38111) OK06393 BC6 |
| 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 |
| 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; |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| When you get ahome : buy a Maltese cat | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Maltese Cat Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208201) Pm12712 Bio BLP12015 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| *What takes : to get a day's help for mine* | Lincoln, Charley; Jealous Hearted Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451032) Co14305D RBF RF9 |
| 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 |
| Come into Atlanta : to get a chance | McTell, Blind Willie; Georgia Rag; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1931; (4050851) OK8924 Yz L1005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| She say you can get a man : anywhere you go | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Southern Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (16122) Pm12083 BYG529.078 |
| You get a little taste : you'll want some more | Robinson, Bob; Beedle Um Bum; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210362) Pm12714 Riv RM8803 |
| I can get a woman : anywhere I go | Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); Moanin' the Blues; New York, 18 Sept. 1934; (159781) Vo02844 Yz L1002 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 get a fresh piece : every day | Spivey, Victoria; My Handy Man; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401114B) OK8615 Sw S1240 |
| 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'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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I'll get a job : *if you allow me to* | Thomas, Henry; Arkansas; Chicago, c. early July 1927; ( ) Vo1286 Rt RL312 |
| 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 |
| A woman with the strut : can always get a man | Wallace, Minnie; The Old Folks Started It; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555722) ViV38547 OJL21 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 a pick and shovel : dig down in the mine | Howell, Peg Leg; Ball and Chain Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482702) Co14535D Rt RL318 |
| 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 |
| His name is rambler : and when he gets a chance | Blake, Blind; Police Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15463) Pm12888 Yz L1012 |
| 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 got something to tell you : when I gets a chance | Patton, Charley; Pony Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15216) Pm12792 Yz L1020 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Give a gander the way : Jim Tampa used to go | Bogan, Lucille; Jim Tampa Blues; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46722) Pm12504 Yz L1017 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| If you even go abegging : everyone will turn you down | McClure, Matthew; Prisoner's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18798) Ch18514 Riv RM8819 |
| 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 |
| Goodbye old *gallion* : mama's going aflying | Jones, Maggie; North Bound Blues; New York, 16 Apr. 1925; (1405342) Co14092D VJM VLP23 |
| 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'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 |
| War horse papa : I'm too good a girl | Smith, Clara; War Horse Mama; New York, 10 Apr. 1924; (816832) Co14021D VJM VLP16 |
| But I'm too good a woman : you just wait and see | Spivey, Victoria; Black Snake Swing; Chicago, 7 July 1936; (90785A) De7203 AH58 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Says I got a little woman : ??? behind | Alexander, Texas; Easy Rider Blues; Fort Worth, 30 Sept. 1934; (FW1138) Vo02856 Yz L1010 |
| Say I got a key : shine like gold | Anderson, . . . (Walter Taylor); ThirtyEight and Plus; Richmond, Ind., 14 Feb. 1930; (16266B) Ge7157 Fwy FJ2801 |
| 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 |
| Said now I got a notion : to leave this lonesome town | Arnold, Kokomo; Southern Railroad Blues; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9921A) De7139 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 |
| He got a hump in his back : just from shaking that thing | Arnold, Kokomo; Shake That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1936; (90795A) De7212 CC25 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| My gal got a mouth : like a lighthouse on the sea | Baker, Willie; WeakMinded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14668) Spt9427 Yz L1012 |
| 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 |
| My gal got a mouth : like a lighthouse on the sea | Baker, Willie; WeakMinded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14896) Ge6751 Her H201 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| You come home at night : she got a towel on her head | Bell, Ed; Ham Bone Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48173) Pm12524 OJL14 |
| Buddy got a girl : I really like | Bell, Ed; She's a Fool Gal; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510382) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 got a sweet mama : she ain't low at all | Blake, Blind; Panther Squall Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205822) Pm12723 Yz L1016 |
| I got a notoriety woman : she about to drive me wild | Blake, Blind; Notoriety Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208752) Pm12754 Bio BLP12031; |
| 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 |
| Man like a hookworm : got a hold to my baby | Blake, Blind; Hookworm Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15251A) Pm12794 Bio BLP12031 |
| I got a yellow gal : and a brown named Mame | Blake, Blind; Righteous Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L6481) Pm13035 Bio BLP12003 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| I got a bed in my bedroom : a pallet on my floor | Bogan, Lucille; Alley Boogie; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5563A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| Papa got a watch : mama got a ring | Bogan, Lucille; Alley Boogie; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5563A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| Papa got a watch : mama got a ring | Bogan, Lucille; Alley Boogie; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5563A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| Sister got a hump : from really boogying that thing | Bogan, Lucille; Alley Boogie; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5563A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 got a sign on my door : barbecue for sale | Bogan, Lucille; Barbecue Bess; New York, 6 Mar. 1935; (169841) Ba33475 Yz L1017 |
| 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 |
| When he come back to me : got a dollar two | Bogan, Lucille; Skin Game Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (170141) Ba33448 Rt RL317 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 got a house : way up on the hill | Burse, Charlie; I Got Good Taters; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18650) Ch16481 Rt RL337 |
| I've got a patch : sitting in the back | Burse, Charlie; I Got Good Taters; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18650) Ch16481 Rt RL337 |
| 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 |
| You got a nice warm room : and so | Carr, Leroy; Gettin' All Wet; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1929; (C4034 ) Vo1423 Yz L1036 |
| You got a raincoat : in your hall | Carr, Leroy; Gettin' All Wet; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1929; (C4034 ) Vo1423 Yz L1036 |
| 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 |
| 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'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 |
| Now I'm got a gal : she's so sweet | Carr, Leroy; Bo Bo Stomp; New York, 16 Aug. 1934; (156491) Vo02969 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 |
| You evilhearted woman : you got a heart like a stone | Carr, Leroy; EvilHearted Woman; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164261) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I've got a new woman : just to roll my dough | Chatman, Bo; Rolling Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992371) BBB6373 Yz L1034 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I got a woman named Miss Hattie : she lives on Fourteenth Street | 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 |
| And I got a gal : who loves to roll | Collins, Sam; Hesitation Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13033) Ge6379 OJL10 |
| I got a brand new pistol : and a box of balls | Collins, Sam; New Salty Dog; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108371) Ba32311 OJL10 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| She got a crankshaft motion : she got a crosstown swing | Davis, Walter; Sweet Sixteen; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854841) BBB5931 RCA INT1085 |
| She got a crankshaft motion : she got a crosstown swing | Davis, Walter; Sweet Sixteen; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854841) BBB5931 RCA INT1085 |
| *Aunt Dinah got a preacher* : *roll* above her knee | Davis, Walter; Sweet Sixteen; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854841) BBB5931 RCA INT1085 |
| 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 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 |
| Lord I got a pretty mama : lives on Central Avenue | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Paint both show mama : got a heavy load | Edwards, Frank; Terraplane Blues; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38111) OK06393 BC6 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Everybody in Brownsville : say he got aplenty of dough | Estes, Sleepy John; Tell Me About It; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93008A) De7766 Sw S1220 |
| He got a nice little lake : right inside the grove | Estes, Sleepy John; Lawyer Clark Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649241) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
| 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 got a way of loving : they just can't understand | Florence, Nellie ; Jacksonville Blues ; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461741) Co14342D OJL6 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 a man : a real handsome one | Green, Lil; Country Boy Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641341) BBB8754 RCA LPV574 |
| 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 |
| If you got a good cigarette : just give me a smoke | Harris, William; Hot Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14323) Ge6707 OJL5 |
| My gal's got a new way : Lord spelling Tennessee | Harrison, Smoky; Iggly Oggly Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L801) Pm12920 Rt RL340 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I got a gal in Alabama : gal in Tennessee | Henry, Hound Head; My Silver Dollar Mama; Chicago, 17 Oct. 1928; (C2452 ) Vo1288 His HLP2 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 got a gal : she sure is big and fat | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); YoYo Blues No. 2; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502692) Co14523D CC3 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Now I got a lady : by the name of Sue | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Skoodle Um Skoo; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46701) Pm12501 Bio BLP12042 |
| 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 |
| I've got a girl in Memphis : she's all right | Jackson, Jim; Hesitation Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM804 ) Vo1477 Her H205 |
| I'm got a girl in Cairo : loves me I know | Jackson, Jim; Hesitation Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM804 ) Vo1477 Her H205 |
| 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 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 got a gal : and the kid playing deaf and dumb | James, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028 |
| Some got six months : some got a solid year | James, Jesse; Lonesome Day Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90762A) De7213 AH158 |
| 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'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'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 |
| 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 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 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 |
| 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 |
| Tell me : you always got a fatmouth following you | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booger Rooger Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30882) Pm12425 Bio BLP12015 |
| 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 |
| 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 got a gal across town : she crochets all the time | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Easy Rider Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44232) 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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; |
| 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; |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 got a letter : from my girl in the room | Johnson, Robert; They're Red Hot; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26271) ARC70757 Co C30034 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Now dynamite : ain't got a chance you see | Jones, Maggie; Dangerous Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1925; (1404893) Co14070D VJM VLP23 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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've got a thirtytwo twenty : shoots just like a fortyfive | Kelly, Jack; Red Ripe Tomatoes; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137142) Ba32844 OJL4 |
| I have got a brother : and his name is Dan | Kelly, Jack; Kokomo Blues; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137212) MeM12812 Rt RL311 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Mama got a hambone : I wonder can I get it boiled | Lacy, Rubin; Ham Hound Crave; Chicago, Mar. 1928; (204203) Pm12629 Yz L1009 |
| 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 |
| I got a woman : living on Stony Hill | Ledbetter, Huddie; Mr. Hughe's Town; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (16808 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Lord the Gypsy told me : boy you got a jellyroll | Lewis, Furry; Jellyroll; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1115 RBF RF11 |
| We got a new way of spelling : Memphis Tennessee | Lewis, Furry; Jellyroll; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1115 RBF RF11 |
| I got a woman in Cuba : got a woman in Spain | Lewis, Furry; Mistreatin' Mama; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454282) ViV38519 Rt RL323 |
| I got a woman in Cuba : got a woman in Spain | Lewis, Furry; Mistreatin' Mama; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454282) ViV38519 Rt RL323 |
| 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 |
| My woman got a mouth : like a lighthouse in the sea | Lewis, Furry; Black Gypsy Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M185 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008 |
| They got a Winchester rifle : and try to kill me dead | Lewis, Furry; Creeper's Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M186 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008 |
| 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 |
| I got a range in my kitchen : bakes nice and brown | Lincoln, Charley; Jealous Hearted Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451032) Co14305D RBF RF9 |
| 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 |
| I got a loving sweet mama : in this world somewhere | 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 |
| Say I got a brown : says I can hear her laugh | Lincoln, Charley; Country Breakdown; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451071) Co14475D RBF RF15 |
| I knowed a man once : who got aon the doodle track | Lincoln, Charley; Doodle Hole Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502752) Co14550D Yz L1012 |
| He doodled so much : he got a hump in his back | Lincoln, Charley; Doodle Hole Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502752) Co14550D Yz L1012 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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've got a Saturday girl : takes me each and everywhere | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Brown Skin Girls; Chicago, 18 July 1935; (C1074A) ARC61166 Yz L1025 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| You can tell by that : babe I got a somewhere | McClennan, Tommy; Drop Down Mama; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537411) BBB8704 Rt RL305 |
| I got a doublebladed ax : and it sure cuts good | McClennan, Tommy; Cross Cut Saw Blues; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064885 ) BBB8897 Rt RL305 |
| Oh don't forget : you got a soul | McClennan, Tommy; I'm a Guitar King; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064890 ) BBB8957 RBF RF1 |
| When you got a lot of money: you've got friends for miles around | McClure, Matthew; Prisoner's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18798) Ch18514 Riv RM8819 |
| Now me and my buddy : got a lifetime here | McCoy, Joe; Joliet Bound; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11220A) Vo1686 Yz L1021 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I got a mind : never work no more | Martin, Carl; Badly Mistreated Man; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8812) OK8961 Yz L1016 |
| 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 |
| I got a bumblebee : don't sting nobody but me | Memphis Minnie; New Bumble Bee; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5895 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I got a man I love : better than myself | Memphis Minnie; After While Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1931; (VO152A) Vo1658 BC13 |
| 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 |
| I've got a man : works on the railroad track | Memphis Minnie; Squat It; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9426A) De7146 Rt RL329 |
| I got a big black cat : sitting in my back door | Memphis Minnie; Black Cat Blues; Chicago, 27 May 1936; (C13861) Vo03581 Pal PL101 |
| 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 |
| Lord Lord : now I ain't got a friend | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Pleading Blues; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (944191) BBB6140 CC35 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 got a ??? : I just about have to go | Nelson, Romeo; Dyin' Rider Blues; Chicago, 26 Nov. 1929; (C4752 ) Vo1494 RBF RF12 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 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 |
| I got a rambling woman : she got a rambling mind | Noble, George; The Seminole Blues; Chicago, 11 Feb. 1935; (C8972) ARC70675 Yz L1028 |
| I got a rambling woman : she got a rambling mind | Noble, George; The Seminole Blues; Chicago, 11 Feb. 1935; (C8972) ARC70675 Yz L1028 |
| 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 |
| 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'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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| And my bull got a horn : long as my arm | Patton, Charley; Jersey Bull Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (14723 ) Vo02782 Mam S3802 |
| Carmen got a little Six Buick : big Six Chevrolet car | Patton, Charley; 34 Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (147391) Vo02651 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 |
| Jailhouse doors open : then you got a rambling mind | Petties, Arthur; Good Boy Blues; Chicago, c. 2 July 1930; (C5921B) Br7182 Yz L1038 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I got a little faro : she weigh about ninety pounds | Rachel, James Yank; Little Sarah; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555972) ViV38595 Rt RL310 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I've got a man : he had a hound | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Down in the Basement; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26271) Pm12395 Jo SM3098 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Aunt Jane got a sister : and her name is Lil | Robinson, Bob; Selling That Stuff; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210353) Pm12714 Riv RM8803 |
| I got a voice like a radio : it broadcasts everywhere | Shade, Will; State of Tennessee; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403132) Vi21185 Rt RL322 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I got a gal : who treats me good | Shade, Will; Take Your Fingers Off It; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C793 ) Vo03175 Jo SM3104 |
| 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 |
| Now never think : you got a man all by yourself | Simpson, Coletha; Down South Blues; Chicago, c. 16 Apr. 1929; (C3299) Br7112 His HLP1 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| And the porter said : we've got a load | Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406292) Co14095D 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'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 |
| 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'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 |
| 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 |
| Lord Lord : I ain't got a friend | Smith, Trixie; Praying Blues; New York, Sept. 1924; (18862) Pm12232 CC29 |
| I got a jockey : riding for me | Smith, Trixie; Ride Jockey Ride; New York, Dec. 1924; (1977?) Pm12245 CC29 |
| I got a new gal : she's tight like that | Spand, Charlie; Good Gal; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15453) Pm12817 Yz L1015 |
| For everything : he's got a scheme | Spivey, Victoria; My Handy Man; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401114B) OK8615 Sw S1240 |
| 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 |
| Anything you want to know : got a little *lunch* done | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| I'm got a badluck deal : give me trouble every day | Stokes, Frank; Downtown Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418221) Vi21272 BC5 |
| 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 badluck deal : give me trouble every day | Stokes, Frank; Downtown Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418222) Vi unissued His HLP31 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Where the Nehi women : have got a terrible *steal* | Stokes, Frank; Nehi Mama Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454212) Vi21738 Rt RL308 |
| 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'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 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 |
| Lord I got a little cabin : Lord it's number fortyfour | Sykes, Roosevelt; 44 Blues; New York, 14 June 1929; (402451A) OK8702 His HLP5 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 feeling : that I want to be mean | Thomas, Hociel; I've Stopped My Man; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9476A) OK8326 Bio BLPC6 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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'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 |
| I got a letter mama : you ought to heard it read | Thompson, Ashley; Minglewood Blues; Memphis, 30 Jan. 1928; (418032) Vi21267 Fwy FA2953 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 got a letter this morning : from that girl in Rome | Virgial, Otto; Little Girl in Rome; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962401) BBB6213 Mam S3802 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| You broke down my bed : got a pallet on my floor | Washboard Sam; Back Door; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07616 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| 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 got a real good woman : but the poor fool don't understand | Washboard Sam; Lowland Blues; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07620 ) BBB7096 BC10 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| My baby she got a mojo : trying to keep it hid | Weaver, Curley; Fried Pie Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9943A) Ch50077 Rt RL326 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| got a dime | Wheatstraw, Peetie; When a Man Gets Down; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90961A) De7243 Say SDR192 |
| If you ain't got a dollar : give me a lousy dime | White, Georgia; Walking the Street; Chicago, 28 Jan. 1937; (91104A) De7277 AH158 |
| 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 |
| Mmm : I ain't got a dime | White, Washington; Special Stream Line; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2992A) OK05743 Co C30036 |
| 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 |
| Every married woman : got a backdoor man | Wiley, Geeshie (Elvie Thomas); Over to My House; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2651) Pm12977 Yz L1018 |
| 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 |
| I got a letter from home : reckon how it read | Wilkins, Robert; Nashville Stonewall Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM740A) Br7168 Rt RL307 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I got a long tall woman : live 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 |
| 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 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 wild cow got a horn : just long as your right arm | Williams, Joe; Wild Cow Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962461) BBB6200 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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; |
| 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 |
| I've got a baby : that keeps me feeling blue | Willis, Ruth Mary; Painful Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519071) Co14642D Yz L1037 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Got a thirtyeight special : on a fortyfour frame | Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Got a police dog : craving for a fight | Blake, Blind; Police Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15463) Pm12888 Yz L1012 |
| Got a brownskin woman : just about as I need | Bracey, Ishman; Pay Me No Mind; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2422) Pm13038 Yz L1007 |
| Got a nut factory : where they work so hard | Brown, Hi Henry; Nut Factory Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11506A) Vo1692 Yz L1003 |
| 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 |
| Got a new way baby : spelling Memphis Tennessee | Darby, Blind; Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15566) Pm12828 Yz L1003 |
| 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 |
| Got a letter from my man : that my man had died | Florence, Nellie ; Midnight Weeping Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461752) Co14342D OJL6 |
| Got a little girl : she stays upstairs | Fuller, Blind Boy; Step It Up and Go; New York, 5 Mar. 1940; (26592A) Vo05476 BC11 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 Tuesday one *there : to issue* my spending change | 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 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Got a redeyed captain : and a squabbling boss | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Prison Cell Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203882) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Got a man : way down old Texas way | Jones, Maggie; Box Car Blues; New York, 13 Nov. 1924; (1401343) Co14047D VJM VLP23 |
| 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 |
| 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 a Monday Monday girl : she works on Broadway Main | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Brown Skin Girls; Chicago, 18 July 1935; (C1074A) ARC61166 Yz L1025 |
| Got a brand new Shetland : man already trained | Patton, Charley; Pony Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15216) Pm12792 Yz L1020 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Got a black mule : *really* kicking in my stall | Thomas, Henry; Texas Easy Street Blues; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; ( ) Vo1197 OJL3 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Got a face : like Mickey Mouse | Wallace, Minnie; Field Mouse Stomp; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX1141) Vo03106 Rt RL321 |
| Got a little bitty mama : and a big mama too | Washboard Sam; Big Woman; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01885 ) BBB6870 BC10 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| [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 |
| You just grab a train : and try old Naptown some | Carr, Leroy; Naptown Blues; Chicago, 17 June 1929; (C3267 ) Vo1400 Yz L1036 |
| 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 |
| Said I grabbed a train : I went home aflying | Beaman, Lottie; Wayward Girl Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14161A) Ge6607 OJL6 |
| 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 |
| Says I had a good spirit : thought I was strolling along with you | Arnold, Kokomo; Mister Charlie; Chicago, 24 Oct. 1936; (90958A) De7261 CC25 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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; |
| 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 |
| And me and my baby : had a falling out last night | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Kokomo Blues; Indianapolis, c. June 1928; (IND624 ) Vo1192 Yz L1019 |
| We got married : had a baby lamb | Blake, Blind; Low Down Loving Gal; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208875) Pm12695 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 |
| I had a fall : five to twentyone | Blake, Blind; Doing a Stretch; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15249A) Pm12810 Bio BLP12023 |
| When I had money : I had a friend | Bracey, Mississippi; I'll Overcome Some Day; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404767B) OK8904 OJL17 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 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 |
| Now I had a speakeasy: but the police come and closed it down | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Been Mistreated Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 Nov. 1930; (17290) Ch16237 Riv RM8803 |
| Now if I just had alistened : what my mama said | Estes, Sleepy John; My Black Gal Blues; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (625482) Vi23397 Rt RL307 |
| Now an old lady : had a jug of wine | Estes, Sleepy John; Drop Down; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93009A) De7766 Sw S1220 |
| If I had alistened : what my mother said | Evans, Joe; New Huntsville Jail; New York, 20 May 1931; (106512) Or8080 His HLP8002 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Now if I had alistened : to my mama's rule | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Crooked Woman Blues; Atlanta, 10 Nov. 1927; (1451981) Co14280D CC36 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| If I had alistened : to my second mind | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Corinna Blues; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25442) Pm12367 Mil MLP2004 |
| 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 |
| 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 had a dream last night : all about my gal | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lonesome House Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200762) Pm12593 Mil MLP2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 had a good chance : baby give me just one more | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Christmas Eve Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208182) Pm12692 Bio BLP12000 |
| 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 |
| I ain't had a square meal : in many doggone days | Johnson, Alec; Miss Meal Cramp Blues; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473792) Co14446D CC3 |
| 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; |
| I had a good home mama : Lord but I couldn't stay there | Jordan, Charley; I Couldn't Stay Here; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (18980 ) ARC60961 Yz L1021 |
| I 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 |
| 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 |
| They had a *stepper* : looking good and brown | Jordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398212) Vi21076 Rt RL326 |
| 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 |
| I had a girl : give her everything I had | Kelly, Jack; Men Fooler Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM151 ) Vo05312 OJL19 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I had a woman : she wouldn't do for me | McCoy, Joe; When the Levee Breaks; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487111) Co14439D BC1 |
| One had a yellow : one had a brown | McCoy, Joe; Preachers Blues; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7247 ) Vo1643 BC13 |
| One had a yellow : one had a brown | McCoy, Joe; Preachers Blues; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7247 ) Vo1643 BC13 |
| Wife and I : just had a fight | McCoy, Joe; You Got to MovePart 1; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9380 ) De7038 BC1 |
| 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 |
| I had a little woman : lived out Peach Tree Road | Macon, Ed; Wringing that Thing; Atlanta, 12 Mar. 1929; (402289A) OK8676 Mel MLP7324 |
| Now mama had a little dog : name was Ball | Macon, Ed; Wringing that Thing; Atlanta, 12 Mar. 1929; (402289A) OK8676 Mel MLP7324 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I had a man : he gambled all the time | Memphis Minnie; Georgia Skin; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62540 ) Vi23352 His HLP32 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I had a dream last night : babe I can't understand | Moore, Alice; Lonesome Dream Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1702) Pm13107 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 |
| I had a mama : that spoke like this | Nelson, Romeo; Gettin' Dirty Just Shakin' that Thing; Chicago, 9 Oct. 1929; (C4629 ) Vo1447 OJL15 |
| 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 |
| I had a little dog : | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; It Won't Act Right; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599642) ViV38620 Jo SM3104 |
| Most everybody : Lord had a watering bayou | Patton, Charley; Dry Well Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4292) Pm13070 Yz L1020 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I've got a man : he had a hound | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Down in the Basement; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26271) Pm12395 Jo SM3098 |
| 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 |
| Aunt Jane gave a dance : and she had a crowd | Robinson, Bob; Selling That Stuff; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210353) Pm12714 Riv RM8803 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Oh by all means : I had a jellyroll mill | Smith, Eithel; Jelly Roll Mill; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18804) Ch16613 Riv RM8819 |
| 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 |
| Daddy if you don't want me : had aplenty more | Spivey, Victoria; Arkansas Road Blues; St. Louis, 27 Apr. 1927; (80768B) OK8481 Spi LP2001 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 had a woman : God her name was Lucy | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| 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; |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 had a gal : and her name was Lou | Temple, Johnnie; So Lonely and Blue; Chicago, 14 May 1937; (91247A) De7337 RBF RF16 |
| 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 |
| I wished I had alistened : what my baby sister said | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); So Lonesome; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203342) Pm12637 Yz L1026 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| He had a glass of whiskey : right in his hand | Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555712) ViV38547 Rt RL322 |
| I'm standing in this water : wishing I had a boat | Wallace, Sippie; The Flood Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80840B) OK8470 Sw S1240 |
| One found out : the other one had a man | Washboard Sam; My Feet Jumped Salty; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644791) BBB8844 RCA LPV577 |
| 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 never had a gal : like the one I have had | Washington, Louis; Tallahassee Woman; New York, 18 Jan. 1934; (146371) Ba33105 Fly LP103 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Had a white ring around his forepaw : white as any snow | Byrd, John; Old Timbrook Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2911) Pm12997 OJL8 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Had a dream last night : and the night before | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Dream Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (16991) Pm12098 BYG529.078 |
| Had a fortydollar razor : trying to shave that knot | Shade, Will; What's the Matter; Memphis, 17 Sept. 1929; (555302) ViV38551 Jo SM3104 |
| Had a dream last night : that I was dead | Smith, Bessie; Blue Spirit Blues; New York, 11 Oct. 1929; (1491343) Co14527D Co CL858 |
| Had a man in Black Mountain : sweetest man in town | Smith, Bessie; Black Mountain Blues; New York, 22 July 1930; (1506582) Co14554D Co CL856 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Sniffing around the back door : begging one more half a pint | McClennan, Tommy; Whiskey Head Man; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053736 ) BBB8760 RBF RF14 |
| Your southern can : worth two dollar half a pound | 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 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 |
| You going to carry : half a dozen off | Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (202832) Pm12605 OJL8 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Two and a half a potful : five dollars a cup | unknown artist (Noah Lewis); Selling the Jelly; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (64738 ) Vi23319 OJL19 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Because mmm : bring another half a pint | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064493 ) BBB8822 BC3 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I was reared as an orphan : never harmed a man | Texas Tommy; Jail Break Blues; Dallas, c. 25 Oct. 1928; (DAL689A) Br7044 Rt RL312 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Every day : to have a real good time | Church, Blind Clyde; Number Nine Blues; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (56307) Vi23271 Rt RL329 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Why should you : have a daddy of your own | Cox, Ida; You Stole My Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (207681) Pm12704 BYG529073 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Every man tries to gamble : must have a losing day | Gibson, Clifford; Bad Luck Dice; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57753 ) ViV38590 Yz L1027 |
| 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 |
| We going to have a good time : right anyhow | Harris, William; Hot Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14323) Ge6707 OJL5 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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'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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I just came here : to have a few words with you | Martin, Carl; Good Morning, Judge; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C882 ) Vo03047 OJL18 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I have a brand new bed : a brand new stool | Memphis Minnie; You Got to MovePart I; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9380 ) De7038 BC1 |
| I flagged a train : didn't have a dime | Memphis Minnie; In My Girlish Days; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C37641) OK06410 BC1 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| We can go out : and have a very good time | 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 |
| 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 |
| Said daddy I have a man ??? : and you have no rights in there | Stevens, Vol; Stonewall Blues; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62542 ) BBB5675 BC2 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Where I can have a good time : ??? every day | Stokes, Frank; Bunker Hill Blues; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555741) ViV38548 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ??? up *the winter* street mama : have a watch on me | Thomas, Henry; Don't Ease Me In; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; ( ) Vo1197 OJL3 |
| 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 |
| Down in Alabama : we will have a trial | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Gettin' Ready for Trial; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404682C) OK8856 OJL4 |
| *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 |
| 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 |
| Let's get drunk : have a whopping good time | Washboard Sam; Come On In; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01884 ) BBB6870 RBF RF16 |
| I have a special plan : resting on my mind | Washboard Sam; Diggin' My Potatoes; Chicago, 15 May 1939; (034797 ) BBB8211 BC10 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Well take me down : and have a time | Washington, Elizabeth; Garden of JoyBlues; Chicago, 6 June 1927; (386372) Vi21126 OJL4 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Oh come in friends : and have a drink of gin | White, Washington; Good Gin Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2982A) OK05625 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 have a mean stepfather : he done drove me away | Williams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854921) BBB5996 OJL17 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Have a woman : take me anywhere | Collins, Sam; Hesitation Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13033) Ge6379 OJL10 |
| Have a handful of giveme : a mouthful of muchobliged | Estes, Sleepy John; Drop Down Mama; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90176A) Ch50048 OJL21 |
| Have a talk with him : before you start to buying | Wilkins, Robert; New Stock Yard Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX107 ) Vo03223 OJL21 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Competition worrying me : you been having a competition with me | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Competition Bed Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207492) Pm12728 Rt RL306 |
| *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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| It's soon one morning : I heard a panther squall | Black, Lewis; Gravel Camp Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453662) Co14291D Fly LP103 |
| 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 |
| Once I heard a knocking : on my back kitchen door | Hill, Sammy; Needin' My Woman Blues; Dallas, 9 Aug. 1929; (55320) ViV38588 Yz L1004 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 even heard a rumbling : deep down in the ground | McTell, Blind Willie; Talking to Myself; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502572) Co14551D Yz L1005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 give her a nickel : some give her a lousy dime | Alexander, Texas; Easy Rider Blues; Fort Worth, 30 Sept. 1934; (FW1138) Vo02856 Yz L1010 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Well I seen my friend : give her a bottle of booze | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Keyhole Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1939; (034813 ) BBB8221 RCA INT1177 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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'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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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; |
| 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; |
| Standing here awondering : will that car pass my way | Johnson, Billiken; Interurban Blues; Dallas, 3 Dec. 1927; (1453232) Co14293D Rt RL335 |
| I was just sitting here awondering mama : about my usedtobe | Reed, Willie; Leavin' Home; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495441) Co unissued His HLP17 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| But here's a lesson : that was taught to me | Smith, Mamie; Jenny's Ball; New York, 19 Feb. 1931; (404852A) OK8915 Sw S1240 |
| 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 |
| Old Uncle Bud : he's a man like this | Arnold, Kokomo; Salty Dog; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070A) De7267 Rt RL318 |
| He got ways like a barber : he's a fullblown man | Bogan, Lucille; Sweet Patunia; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (43091) Pm12459 Yz L1017 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| He's a nogood weed : and swear he done me wrong | Williams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854921) BBB5996 OJL17 |
| He wasn't satisfied : until he made him a snout | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
| He made him a snout : just as long as a rail | 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 made him a tail : just to fan the flies | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
| Give him a lick : and he want it all | Macon, Ed; Wringing that Thing; Atlanta, 12 Mar. 1929; (402289A) OK8676 Mel MLP7324 |
| 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 |
| Says there is no one baby: that will do him a real good deal | Palmer, Sylvester; Broke Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403305B) Co14524D RBF RF12 |
| They arrested that bootlegger : gave him a solid year | Pope, Jenny; Whiskey Drinkin' Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M193 ) Vo1438 His HLP1 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Said I grabbed a train : I went home aflying | Beaman, Lottie; Wayward Girl Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14161A) Ge6607 OJL6 |
| I caught the first train : and went back home aflying | Smith, Clara; Death Letter Blues New York, 15 Oct. 1924; (1401081) Co14045D VJM VLP17 |
| Went up on Kinnesaw Mountain : gave my horn a blow | McTell, Blind Willie; Atlanta Strut; Atlanta, 30 Oct. 1929; (1492992) Co14657D Yz L1037 |
| 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 |
| We're up before sunrise : slaving sixteen hours a day | Johnson, Lonnie; Crowin' Rooster Blues; Chicago, 7 Feb. 1941; (0592051) BBB8804 RCA LPV518; |
| Started to bringing : eight hours a day | Smith, Bessie; One and Two Blues; New York, 26 Oct. 1926; (1428762) Co14172D Co CL857 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Needmore : it has hung amany men | Estes, Sleepy John; Need More Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62466A) De7365 RBF RF8 |
| 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 |
| 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 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'd abeen home sleeping : in a doggone feather bed | McTell, Blind Willie; Three Women Blues; Atlanta, 17 Oct. 1928; (471852) ViV38001 Yz L1005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| If a man stay here : he stay most anywhere | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dry Southern Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24751) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I'm a stranger here : I just blowed in your town | Baker, Willie; No No Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Jan. 1929; (14667) Ge6766 BC5 |
| 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 |
| I'm a rambling roller : jellybaking jellybaking fool | 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 |
| 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 |
| That's the very reason : I'm a wandering child today | Bell, Ed; Mamlish Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48163) Pm12524 OJL14 |
| Honey honey : do you think I'm a fool | Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18 |
| I'm a rustling man : I rustle night and day | Big Bill (Broonzy); Rustlin' Man; Chicago, 9 Dec. 1935; (C8903) ARC unissued Rt RL316 |
| 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 |
| I'm a man : play one gal | Blake, Blind; Low Down Loving Gal; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208875) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| But I'm a ??? driver : lucky to find my way | Butler, Sam; Jefferson County Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; ( ) Vo1057 Yz L1016 |
| I'm a 'foreday rider mama : riding all night long | Carr, Leroy; Four Day Rider; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6090A) Vo1574 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 coffeegrinding fool : now let me grind you some | Coleman, Jaybird; Coffee Grinder Blues; Atlanta, 22 Apr. 1930; (1503602) Co14534D Yz L1006 |
| 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 |
| I'm a goodhearted woman : never done nobody wrong | Cox, Ida; Lonesome Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (22461) Pm12307 BYG529073 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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'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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| You say I'm a fool : and everyone knows | Green, Lil; If I'm a Fool; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1942; (0708021) BBB8985 RCA LPV574 |
| 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 |
| 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 : 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 I'm a country man : never go to town | Hollins, Tony; Stamp Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1941; (C38431) OK06351 BC5 |
| 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 : 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'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 |
| 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'm a poor coal loader : I'm in the mine | James, Frank; Poor Coal Passer; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (018931) BBB7116 Yz L1015 |
| 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 |
| 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'm a stranger here : just come in on the train | 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'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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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'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 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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'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 |
| I'm a little bit worried : getting kind of old | Lincoln, Charley; Doodle Hole Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502752) Co14550D Yz L1012 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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'm a stranger : I just come in your town | Moore, Kid Prince; Honey Dripping Papa; New York, 11 Apr. 1936; (189992) ARC60956 Rt RL340 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I'm a lone boll weevil : been out a great long time | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; BoWeavil Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1597?) Pm12080 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| [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 |
| 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 |
| Now I'm a lonely guy : following the browns | Stokes, Frank; Stomp that Thing; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454262) Vi21738 Rt RL308 |
| 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 |
| 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'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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The man that I'm aloving : Lord he going get me killed | Tucker, Bessie; Penitentiary; Memphis, 29 Aug. 1928; (454412) ViV38526 Fwy FJ2801 |
| I'm a jellyselling woman : I sell it every day | unknown artist (Noah Lewis); Selling the Jelly; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (64738 ) Vi23319 OJL19 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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'm a hardworking man : to be mistreated where I go | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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'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'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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| Yes I'm a gambling man : still gambling yet | Williams, Joe; Break 'Em On Down; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704871) BBB8969 BC21 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Just like looking for a needle : in a bed of sand | Arnold, Kokomo; Salty Dog; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070A) De7267 Rt RL318 |
| Take your picture : make it in a frame | Barner, Wiley; My Gal Treats Me Mean; Birmingham, Ala., c. 15 Aug. 1927; (GEX803) Ge6261 OJL14 |
| 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 |
| 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 won a woman : in a poker game | Blake, Blind; Poker Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15248A) Pm12810 Bio BLP12023 |
| 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 |
| Same way with a rounder : come in a nice neighborhood | Blake, Blind; Hookworm Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15251A) Pm12794 Bio BLP12031 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| *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 |
| Blackbird cheeping : in a tree | Bunn, Teddy; Pattin' Dat Cat; New York, 7 Apr. 1930; (597401) ViV38592 His HLP5 |
| Hang my potatoes : in a little brown | Burse, Charlie; I Got Good Taters; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18650) Ch16481 Rt RL337 |
| Said *nothing funny* : in a state about you | Calicott, Joe; Traveling Mama Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM779 ) Br7166 Yz L1009 |
| I know a lazy woman : put ten dollars in a telephone | Calloway, Blanche; Lazy Woman's Blues; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9458A) OK8279 CC32 |
| 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 |
| Old Tommy scratched pussy : in a dangerous place | Chatman, Bo; Pussy Cat Blues; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026131) BBB6735 Yz L1034 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| She should be in a chaingang : breaking up rocks | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594991) BBB8749 RCA730.581 |
| 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 |
| Do this please : before I fall down *left in a jam* | Cox, Ida; Long Distance Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (2243?) Pm12307 BYG529073 |
| Now all the little children : playing around in a ring | Davis, Madlyn; Too Black Bad; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20909?) Pm12703 Yz L1039 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Probably might slip back : off in a ditch | Estes, Sleepy John; Easin' Back to Tennessee; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63649A) De7516 Sw S1220 |
| I might have been rolling : somewheres in a folding bed | Evans, Joe; New Huntsville Jail; New York, 20 May 1931; (106512) Or8080 His HLP8002 |
| ??? *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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I'm drinking muddy water : sleep in a hollow log | Howell, Peg Leg; Away from Home; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482732) Co14535D Rt RL318 |
| Baby when I die : put daddy's picture in a frame | Hull, Papa Harvey; France Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12690) Ge6106 OJL2 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I used to take my feet : in a midnight tramp | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lock Step Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208152) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004 |
| 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 |
| Every Saturday : go to work in a doggone place | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Saturday Night Spender Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212012) Pm12771 Rt RL335 |
| Now when I die : bury me in a Stetson hat | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Pneumonia Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15669) Pm12880 Mil MLP2013 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Pockets in a bed quilt : I've never seen before | Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495582) Co14489D Fwy FA2951 |
| Going to be down : in a Texas camp | Jones, Maggie; Box Car Blues; New York, 13 Nov. 1924; (1401343) Co14047D VJM VLP23 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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'd abeen home sleeping : in a doggone feather bed | McTell, Blind Willie; Three Women Blues; Atlanta, 17 Oct. 1928; (471852) ViV38001 Yz L1005 |
| 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'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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Her mama's in the kitchen : cooking in a stew | Newbern, Hambone Willie; She Could ToodleOo; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402295A) OK8740 Rt RL323 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Packed my clothes in a ??? : and walked the streets all night | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Dream Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (16991) Pm12098 BYG529.078 |
| I went to Mr Lehman : in a lope | Ramey, Ben (Memphis Jug Band); Cocaine Habit Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (599332) ViV38620 BC2 |
| I'll take my picture : put it in a frame | Rhodes, Walter; The Crowing Rooster; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453582) Co14289D Rt RL334 |
| It's just made up : in a medium size | Robinson, Bob; Beedle Um Bum; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210362) Pm12714 Riv RM8803 |
| 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 |
| It don't make any difference : in a | Shade, Will; Kansas City Blues; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403151) Vi21185 Rt RL307 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| To ride in a ??? : | Smith, Clara; Back Woods Blues; New York, 30 Apr. 1924; (816944) Co14022D VJM VLP17 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Get in a shape : like a fishing worm | Smith, Trixie; Black Bottom Hop; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (23641) Pm12336 CC29 |
| They caught some wind of this : Lord in a dive | Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M184 ) Br7137 OJL20 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| You look like a monkey : in a baseball suit | Wallace, Minnie; Field Mouse Stomp; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX1141) Vo03106 Rt RL321 |
| 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 |
| Says I worked in a leveecamp : just about a month ago | Washboard Sam; Levee Camp Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644811) BBB8909 BC10 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 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; |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| He went into a cabaret : to see Miss Jenny dance | Smith, Mamie; Jenny's Ball; New York, 19 Feb. 1931; (404852A) OK8915 Sw S1240 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Says old Uncle Jack : he is a jellyroll king | Arnold, Kokomo; Shake That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1936; (90795A) De7212 CC25 |
| Lord in my *doorbox* : is a call to him | Bell, Anna; Hopeless Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (171A) QRSR7007 His HLP21 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Jellyroll is a thing : a man won't do without | Carter, George; Hot Jelly Roll Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1929; (211542) Pm12750 Yz L1012 |
| Bo Carter is a man : broadcasts all over this land | Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter Special; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826111) BBB5489 Yz L1034 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Liquor sure : is a craving sin | Davenport, Jed; Save Me Some; Memphis, 20 Oct. 1930; (MEM774) Vo1513 OJL19 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Because every day : is a cloudy day for me | Gibson, Cleo; Nothing But the Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402312) OK8700 Sw S1240 |
| Riley Springs : is a place to go | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Riley Springs Blues; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064737 ) BBB8846 RCA INT1177 |
| 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 |
| I love him : if he is a little old country boy | Green, Lil; Country Boy Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641341) BBB8754 RCA LPV574 |
| 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 |
| Well I tell you buddy : this is a natural fact | Harris, William; Hot Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14323) Ge6707 OJL5 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| But my twentytwo twenty : Lord is a burning hell | James, Skip; 2220 Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7651) Pm13066 Bio BLP12029 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Minnie every hour : is a living fear | Johnson, Joe (Memphis Minnie); I'm Going Back Home; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59992 ) Vi23352 His HLP32 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| From Memphis to Norfolk : is a thirtysix hour's ride | Johnson, Robert; From Four Until Late; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL3791) ARC70956 Co C30034 |
| 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 |
| Devil is agroaning : listen to that crash | Jones, Maggie; Thunderstorm Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1924; (1401752) Co14050D VJM VLP23 |
| 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 |
| They tell me the New York Central : is a nickelplated line | Lewis, Furry; Black Gypsy Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M185 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Now the soap is a nickel : and the towel is three | Memphis Minnie; New Dirty Dozens; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5894 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| They tell me : the graveyard is a lonesome nasty place | Simpson, Coletha; Down South Blues; Chicago, c. 16 Apr. 1929; (C3299) Br7112 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 |
| The way he rides : is a shame | Smith, Trixie; Ride Jockey Ride; New York, Dec. 1924; (1977?) Pm12245 CC29 |
| 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 |
| Because love is a proposition : that's got many a poor girl killed | Tucker, Bessie; Penitentiary; Memphis, 29 Aug. 1928; (454412) ViV38526 Fwy FJ2801 |
| 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 |
| What good is a house : without a back yard | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Ramrod Blues; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404784A) OK8905 Mam S3804 |
| What good is a gun : without a ramrod | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Ramrod Blues; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404784A) OK8905 Mam S3804 |
| 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 |
| They say that Ethiopia : is a long way from here | Wallace, Minnie; The Cockeyed World; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX1132) Vo03106 Rt RL321 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The Union Stockyards : is a good place to go | Wilkins, Robert; New Stock Yard Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX107 ) Vo03223 OJL21 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Too tight : ain't it a shame | Howell, Peg Leg; Too Tight Blues; Atlanta, 1 Nov. 1927; (1450621) Co14298D Rt RL316 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Too tight : it's a mess | 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 a wow | Blake, Blind; Too Tight Blues No. 2; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15460) Pm12824 Bio BLP12037 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I tell people there : it's a wonderful town | Dickson, Pearl; Little Rock Blues; Memphis, 12 Dec. 1927; (1453712) Co14286D OJL6 |
| But it's a slow consumption : killing you by degrees | Estes, Sleepy John; Milk Cow Blues; Memphis, 13 May 1930; (59918 ) ViV38614 RBF RF202 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I got a thirtytwo twenty : now it's a burning hell | Johnson, Robert; 3220 Blues; San Antonio, 26 Nov. 1936; (SA26161) ARC70460 Co CL1654 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Tell you the truth : and it's a natural fact | McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (1493192) Co14657D Yz L1037 |
| 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 |
| It's all right : it's a ??? song | Manning, Leola; The Blues Is All Wrong; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Apr. 1930; (K8089 ) Vo1529 Yz L1015 |
| Because when he go to squatting : it's a crying shame | Memphis Minnie; Squat It; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9426A) De7146 Rt RL329 |
| Oh it's a mean old fireman : cruel old engineer | Smith, Trixie; Freight Train Blues; New York, 26 May 1938; (63866A) De7489 Cor CP58 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| It's a lowdown fireman : dirty engineer | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); 'Fo Day Creep; Atlanta, 10 Nov. 1927; (1451991) Co14280D CC36 |
| It's a dry old spell : everywhere I been | House, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4262) Pm12990 OJL11 |
| It's a mean black snake : is making his morning stroll | Johnson, Lonnie; Something Fishy; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91345A) De7388 Sw S1225 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| It's a mark in my family : it must be carried on | Smith, Trixie; Sorrowful Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (17802) Pm12208 CC29 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| It's a boa constrictor : and a lemon stick | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Frisco Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15769A) Pm12860 OJL15 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Mr Webb will take you : back to Belzoni jail aflying | Patton, Charley; High Sheriff Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147252) Vo02680 Yz L1020 |
| 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 |
| Blues jumped a rabbit : run him one solid mile | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rabbit Foot Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30891) Pm12454 Mil MLP2004 |
| 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 |
| Says now I sees it : just a little funny swing | Arnold, Kokomo; Shake That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1936; (90795A) De7212 CC25 |
| Said I ain't no preacher : I'm just a bachelor man | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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'm just a good woman : baby gone astray | Boyd, Georgia; Never Mind Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (768351) BBB5573 Yz L1030 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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'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 |
| 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'm just a redhot papa : just blowed in your town | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Hot Papa Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22072) Pm12305 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Stepped around the corner : just a minute too late | Jordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398212) Vi21076 Rt RL326 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Scandal : is just a nice fancy name for dirt | Moore, Monette; Scandal Blues; New York, c. Jan. 1925; (31779) Ajax17093 VJM VLP40 |
| Me around the house : just a toodleoodleoo | Newbern, Hambone Willie; She Could ToodleOo; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402295A) OK8740 Rt RL323 |
| Because just a little spirit : of the blues tonight | Smith, Bessie; Preachin' the Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (1434902) Co14195D Co CL858 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| But craving is just a habit : so I've been told | Waters, Ethel; Craving Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1924; (17422) Pm12313 Bio BLP12022 |
| I'm just a roller : jellybaking jellybaking fool | Weaver, Curley; No No Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473052) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I believe to my soul : I'm just a badluck man | White, Joshua; Welfare Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1934; (149022) Ba33024 His HLP22 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Just a worried old rounder : with a troublesome mind | Howell, Peg Leg; Low Down Rounder Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1928; (1461611) Co14320D RBF RF1 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Where the mosquito bills : keep abiting through her tub | Estes, Sleepy John; Mary Come On Home; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93006A) De7814 Sw S1220; |
| Always try : to keep a dollar in your hand | Gibson, Clifford; Blues Without a Dime; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57756 ) ViV38590 Yz L1027 |
| You got to keep a papa : for your personal use | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Skoodle Um Skoo; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46701) Pm12501 Bio BLP12042 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I got the Niagara Falls blues : pretty mama keeps aworrying you | Cole, Kid; Niagara Fall Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19981) Vo1187 Rt RL313 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 killed a man : about the stuff of mine | Williams, Joe; Somebody's Been Borrowing that Stuff; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854881) BBB5900 RCA LPV518 |
| 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 |
| I know a lazy woman : put ten dollars in a telephone | Calloway, Blanche; Lazy Woman's Blues; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9458A) OK8279 CC32 |
| 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 |
| I know a man : his age was fiftyfour | 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 |
| I know a man : he's on our street | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Sheik of Desplaines Street; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46712) Pm12501 Bio BLP12042 |
| 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 |
| I know a sister : called Miss Lou | Nelson, Romeo; Gettin' Dirty Just Shakin' that Thing; Chicago, 9 Oct. 1929; (C4629 ) Vo1447 OJL15 |
| 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; |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I knowed a little girl : who was very very nice | 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 |
| Well now I knowed a family : lived down in the avenue | Williamson, Sonny Boy; SusieQ ; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308501) BBB7995 RCA INT1088 |
| Well I knowed a lady : by the name of sister Kate | Williamson, Sonny Boy; SusieQ ; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308501) BBB7995 RCA INT1088 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| She leads a man around : by her apron string | Jackson, Jim; St. Louis Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM805 ) Vo1477 Yz L1003 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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'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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| That old Frisco train : left a mile a minute | Memphis Minnie; 'Frisco Town; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487102) Co14455D Yz L1008 |
| By his pillow : he left a note | Smith, Bessie; Young Woman's Blues; New York, 26 Oct. 1926; (1428783) Co14179D Co CL857 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| Hey Mr conductor : let a broke man ride your blinds | Bell, Ed; Mean Conductor Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48201) Pm12546 Yz L1006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| Mr engineer : let a [poor] man ride the blind | McTell, Blind Willie; Travelin' Blues; Atlanta, 30 Oct. 1929; (1493001) Co14484D Yz L1005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Doggone any man : lets a woman be his boss | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Low Land Blues; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9456A) OK8273 Bio BLPC6 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| She slipped away from me : just like a Cadillac Eight | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| She acts like a woman : from down in New Orleans | Arnold, Kokomo; Set Down Gal; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91166A) De7361 OJL20 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I'm long and tall : like a cannonball | Baker, Willie; No No Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Jan. 1929; (14667) Ge6766 BC5 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The tears rolled out : like a black shower of rain | Beaman, Lottie; Wayward Girl Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14161A) Ge6607 OJL6 |
| My daddy got ways : like a baby child | 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 |
| Sometime one drink : make me act like a doggone fool | Blake, Blind; Bootleg Rum Dum Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205661) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| That woman is like a tiger : got ways like a bear | Blake, Blind; Notoriety Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208752) Pm12754 Bio BLP12031; |
| That woman is like a tiger : got ways like a bear | Blake, Blind; Notoriety Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208752) Pm12754 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 |
| 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 |
| If I could holler : like a mountain jack | Bogan, Lucille; Sweet Patunia; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (43091) Pm12459 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 treat your *townie* : like a woman you ain't never seen | Bogan, Lucille; Jim Tampa Blues; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46722) Pm12504 Yz L1017 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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'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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 turn on the heat : like a fireless cooker | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants a Cookie; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5070 ) Vo1561 Yz L1036 |
| Eyeballs shining : like a diamond ring | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants to Knock a Jug; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7223A) Vo1651 Yz L1036 |
| You evilhearted woman : you got a heart like a stone | Carr, Leroy; EvilHearted Woman; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164261) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| She got something : like a stingaree | Chatman, Bo; The Ins and Outs of My Girl; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026141) BBB7213 Yz L1014 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| She looks like a wreck : that happened last July | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594991) BBB8749 RCA730.581 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Oh the man I love : treats me like a dog | Cox, Ida; Ida Cox's Lawdy, Lawdy Blues; Chicago, July 1923; (1488?) Pm12064 BYG529073 |
| A man is like a car : that you have to overhaul | Cox, Ida; Misery Blues; New York, late Jan. 1925; (1999?) Pm12258 BYG529073 |
| You're just an old hasbeen : like a worn out joke | Cox, Ida; Worn Down Daddy Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (207661) Pm12704 BYG529073 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Than to stay around here : be treated like a dog | Davis, Madlyn; Too Black Bad; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20909?) Pm12703 Yz L1039 |
| 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 |
| She's out there : looking like a sugar lump | Davis, Walter; Sweet Sixteen; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854841) BBB5931 RCA INT1085 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The girl I loving : treat me like a dog | 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 |
| Now the man I love : treats me like a dog | Dickson, Pearl; Twelve Pound Daddy; Memphis, 12 Dec. 1927; (1453703) Co14286D Yz L1008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Just like a snail : that man of mine | Edwards, Susie; He Likes It Slow; Chicago, 18 June 1926; (9750A) OK8355 Sw S1240 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| A hardheaded woman : just like a bulldog without a chain | Gibson, Clifford; HardHeaded Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577552) ViV38577 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| And you move like a turkey : coming through the mamlish corn | Grant, Bobby; Nappy Head Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1927; (202043) Pm12595 Yz L1001 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Oh love me : like a caveman does | Henderson, Katherine; Mushy Love; Long Island City, c. Nov. 1928; (274A) QRS7054 His HLP21 |
| 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 |
| You passed : just like a whirlwind | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); 'Fo Day Creep; Atlanta, 10 Nov. 1927; (1451991) Co14280D CC36 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Then all the moneymen : like a rattlesnake in his coil | House, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4262) Pm12990 OJL11 |
| I hung my head : I cried just like a child | Howell, Peg Leg; Doin' Wrong; Atlanta, 9 Nov. 1927; (1451842) Co14473D RBF RF11 |
| 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 mouth jumped open : like a country well | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shake That Thing; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2120?) Pm12281 Yz L1029 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Make you weep like a willow : sling snot like a turtledove | James, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028 |
| Make you weep like a willow : sling snot like a turtledove | James, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028 |
| Hollering and crying : like a doggone fool | James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158 |
| 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 |
| Well the blues come to Texas : loping like a mule | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Lonesome Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24722) Pm12354 Bio BLP12000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| She got hair : like a mermaid on the sea | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Stocking Feet Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30661) Pm12407 Mil MLP2013 |
| 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 |
| This rabbit sat down : cried like a natural child | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rabbit Foot Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30891) Pm12454 Mil MLP2004 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| If I could holler : just like a mountain jack | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; How Long How Long; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207881) Pm12685 Bio BLP12015 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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'm just like a beggar : hear these lonesome blues I sing | Johnson, Alec; Miss Meal Cramp Blues; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473792) Co14446D CC3 |
| This big black jack : got mane just like a horse | Johnson, Billiken; Wild Jack Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476072) Co14405D Rt RL315 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 now now now now : I cried like a newborn child | Johnson, Louise; Long Way from Home; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L3992) Pm12992 OJL11 |
| You treats me like a rattlesnake : crawling on the ground | Johnson, Mary; Rattlesnake Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18791) Ch16570 Riv RM8819 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Got the boxcar blues : feel like a tramp | Jones, Maggie; Box Car Blues; New York, 13 Nov. 1924; (1401343) Co14047D VJM VLP23 |
| I'm like a redhot stove : I'm burning down | Jones, Maggie; Dangerous Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1925; (1404893) Co14070D VJM VLP23 |
| Buzzing around my head : like a swarm of little honeybees | Jones, Maggie; Dallas Blues; New York, 17 Sept. 1925; (1409523) Co14114D VJM VLP25 |
| Her mouth flew open : like a mussel shell | Jordan, Charley; Keep It Clean; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5836 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030 |
| 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 |
| His trap flew open : like a mussel shell | Jordan, Charley; Keep It CleanNo. 2; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO141 ) Vo1611 Yz L1003 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I've got a thirtytwo twenty : shoots just like a fortyfive | Kelly, Jack; Red Ripe Tomatoes; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137142) Ba32844 OJL4 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| My woman got a mouth : like a lighthouse in the sea | Lewis, Furry; Black Gypsy Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M185 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| You turned over : cried like a child | McCoy, Joe; I Called You This Morning; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6013 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| And the poor fellow lie down : cried like a natural child | McCoy, Joe; Southern Blues; Chicago, 2 Oct. 1936; (90913A) De7229 AH77 |
| And when they gets on me : talk like a natural man | McCoy, Joe; Southern Blues; Chicago, 2 Oct. 1936; (90913A) De7229 AH77 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Make your can : moan like a hound | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519041) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I'm here in Atlanta : treated like a dog | McTell, Blind Willie; Stomp Down Rider; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050021) OK8936 Yz L1005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Buzz all around : like a bee | McTell, Blind Willie; Georgia Rag; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1931; (4050851) OK8924 Yz L1005 |
| Shake it : like a ship on the sea | McTell, Blind Willie; Georgia Rag; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1931; (4050851) OK8924 Yz L1005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| My baby turned over : cried just like a child | Memphis Minnie; 'Frisco Town; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487102) Co14455D Yz L1008 |
| My bumblebee got ways : just like a natural man | Memphis Minnie; New Bumble Bee; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5895 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
| I want you : like a monkey up a tree | Memphis Minnie; After While Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1931; (VO152A) Vo1658 BC13 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 got a gal : got movements like a cannonball | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Round and Round; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64732 ) Vi23256 Jo SM3104 |
| Mama : then I'll bite like a cat | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; You Got Me Rollin'; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (647412) Vi23274 Rt RL323 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| [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 |
| I went up Green River : rolling like a log | Patton, Charley; Green River Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L443) Pm12972 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I've been reeling and arocking : hounded like a hound | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Moonshine Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1608?) Pm12083 BYG529.078 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I got a voice like a radio : it broadcasts everywhere | Shade, Will; State of Tennessee; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403132) Vi21185 Rt RL322 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Blues come to me : just like a dream | Sims, Henry; Farrell Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L451) Pm12912 OJL8 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Just like a snail : that man of mine | Smith, Trixie; He Likes It Slow; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (2363?) Pm12336 Jo SM3098 |
| Get in a shape : like a fishing worm | Smith, Trixie; Black Bottom Hop; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (23641) Pm12336 CC29 |
| You used to treat me : like a dog | Spand, Charlie; Good Gal; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15453) Pm12817 Yz L1015 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Louise got ways : like a rolling stone | Temple, Johnnie; New Louise Louise Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1937; (91248A) De7337 RBF RF16 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Just like a lemon : is ??? *to me* | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Go Away Woman; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15541) Pm13152 Bio BLP12041 |
| 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 |
| You look like a monkey : in a baseball suit | Wallace, Minnie; Field Mouse Stomp; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX1141) Vo03106 Rt RL321 |
| You come in creeping : just like a louse | Wallace, Minnie; Field Mouse Stomp; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX1141) Vo03106 Rt RL321 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| If I could holler : like a mountain jack | Weaver, Curley; Sweet Patunia; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473042) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| I'm long and tall : like a cannonball | Weaver, Curley; No No Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473052) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 like you baby : you're short like a duck | Whistlin' Rufus; Sweet Jelly Rollin'; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1933; (77305 ) BBB5306 Rt RL334 |
| 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 turned over : cried like a child | Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); Greyhound Blues; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90199A) Ch50053 Rt RL334 |
| Little leg woman : do just like a squirrel | Williams, Joe; Little Leg Woman; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854871) BBB5900 Yz L1038 |
| 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 turned over : cried like a child | Williams, Joe; I Want It Awful Bad; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M195 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321 |
| 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; |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Like a girlie : in her teens | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); SecondHand Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16221) Ge7130 Riv RM8803 |
| 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 |
| Like a little baby : all day long I cry | Smith, Clara; Prescription for the Blues; New York, 15 Oct. 1924; (1401091) Co14045D VJM VLP17 |
| Like a broke down engine : ain't got no driverwheel | Torey, George; Married Woman Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B642) ARC70857 Yz L1002 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| A bowlegged woman : likes a knockkneed man | Evans, Joe; Shook It This Morning Blues; New York, 21 May 1931; (106652) Or8083 Yz L1015 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Now look ayonder sugar : where the rising sun done gone | Bracey, Ishman; Leavin' Town Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (45458?) ViV38560(?) Rt RL330 |
| 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 look ahere baby : see what you done done | Estes, Sleepy John; New Someday Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63652A) De7473 RBF RF8 |
| 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 |
| Now look ahere Sue : what you trying to do | Kelly, Jack; Betty Sue Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1431) Vo unissued OJL19 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Now look ahere mama : you stay last night | McClennan, Tommy; Cross Cut Saw Blues; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064885 ) BBB8897 Rt RL305 |
| Now look ahere mama : let me explain you this | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140692) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| 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 |
| I said look ahere now baby : got something really worrying me | Rachel, James Yank; Sweet Mama; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (62550) Vi23318 Rt RL329 |
| Lord look ayonder people : my love had been refused | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Lost Wandering Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (16982) Pm12098 BYG529.078 |
| Now look ahere Louise : what you trying to do | Temple, Johnnie; Louise Louise Blues; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (90981A) De7244 Cor CP58 |
| 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 |
| Now look ahere mama : what you trying to do | Walker, Uncle Bud; Look Here Mama Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402008A) OK8828 Yz L1018 |
| [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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Now look ayonder : baby what I see | Wilkins, Robert; Police Sergeant Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM741B) Br7168 Rt RL307 |
| 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 look ahere baby : now tell me what you going to do | Williamson, Sonny Boy; SusieQ ; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308501) BBB7995 RCA INT1088 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Look ahere partner : see what you done to me | Harris, William; Bull Frog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14318) Ge6661 OJL5 |
| 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 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 |
| Look ahere baby : you thinking wrong | Martin, Carl; Badly Mistreated Man; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8812) OK8961 Yz L1016 |
| Look ahere you get mad : every time I call your name | Memphis Minnie; 'Frisco Town; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487102) Co14455D Yz L1008 |
| Look ahere look ahere : what you want me to do | Memphis Minnie; 'Frisco Town; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487102) Co14455D Yz L1008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Look ahere son : we ought to been gone | Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406292) Co14095D Co CL855 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Look ahere judge : give me the lowest fine | Williams, Joe; Somebody's Been Borrowing that Stuff; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854881) BBB5900 RCA LPV518 |
| Lord a lowdown fireman : dirty engineer | Daniels, Julius; My Mama Was a Sailor; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (379312) Vi20658 Rt RL326 |
| Double M double E : Lord A Y Lord Z | Lewis, Furry; Jellyroll; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1115 RBF RF11 |
| I know just how baby : Lord a broke man feels | Palmer, Sylvester; Broke Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403305B) Co14524D RBF RF12 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Lord a train had my man : and it was fairly flying | Wilson, Leola B.; Stevedore Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26161) Pm12379 His HLP1 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Now what makes Memphis women : love a rounder so | Stokes, Frank; Memphis Rounders Blues; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (563062) Vi23411 Rt RL308 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| *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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Says God made a woman : and he made her mighty funny | Arnold, Kokomo; Salty Dog; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070A) De7267 Rt RL318 |
| Love sure have : made a fool out of me | Bell, Anna; Hopeless Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (171A) QRSR7007 His HLP21 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I've made a lot of money: but I ain't give nobody none | Glover, Mae; I Ain't Giving Nobody None; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15395A) Ge6948 Her H201 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| You made a mistake baby : after you made your vow | Martin, Carl; Farewell to You Baby; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8771) OK8961 Yz L1016 |
| 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 |
| 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 made aplenty money : all last week | Memphis Minnie; You Got to MovePart I; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9380 ) De7038 BC1 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| She made a misstep : you might've seen her fall | Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555712) ViV38547 Rt RL322 |
| 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; |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Tell all you women : how to make a happy home | Baker, Willie; Crooked Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14894A) Ge6846 Yz L1012 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| She got the kind of loving : will make a panther squall | Blake, Blind; Panther Squall Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205822) Pm12723 Yz L1016 |
| 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 |
| I played on clearing house : couldn't make a grade | Blake, Blind; Playing Policy Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L6471) Pm13035 Bio BLP12003 |
| 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 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 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 |
| Can make a blind man see : a lame man walk | Carter, George; Hot Jelly Roll Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1929; (211542) Pm12750 Yz L1012 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Bring the coal and kindling : make a fire for me | Edwards, Susie; Construction Gang; New York, 12 Sept. 1924; (72817B) OK8163 Sw S1240 |
| 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 |
| Go somewhere : settle down and make a crop | Estes, Sleepy John; Floating Bridge; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62465A) De7442 RBF RF8 |
| 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 |
| 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 let other women : make a fool of you | Green, Lil; Why Don't You Do Right; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641301) BBB8714 RCA LPV574 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Wild women and whiskey : can make a fool out of me | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); California Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (1483582) Co14573D 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I make a jumbo elephant : grab an airplane and sail | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Jungle Man Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210452) Pm12721 Bio BLP12042 |
| A redheaded woman : make a freight train jump the track | Jackson, Jim; St. Louis Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM805 ) Vo1477 Yz L1003 |
| And a blackheaded girl : will make a preacher ball the jack | Jackson, Jim; St. Louis Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM805 ) Vo1477 Yz L1003 |
| But the movements in her hip : will make a dead man | James, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ??? *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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Cotton bolls are open : you can make amany dimes | Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (202832) Pm12605 OJL8 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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'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 |
| 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 |
| Who can make a hammer ring : like my man Sam | Smith, Clara; Steel Drivin' Man; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (1401812) Co14053D VJM VLP17 |
| 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 the fish and the whales : make a fuss all over me | Thomas, Henry; Texas Worried Blues; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; (C2002 ) Vo1249 OJL3 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| A hundred dollar bill : will make a broke man slobber | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 start to make a web : now I crawl around and around | Wheatstraw, Peetie; King Spider Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90174A) De7144 Say SDR191 |
| 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 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 moonshine will make you shoot dice : make ayou want to sing | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| It makes a man feel bad : when competition | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Competition Bed Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207492) Pm12728 Rt RL306 |
| A brownskin gal : makes a bulldog bark with pain | Johnson, Ki Ki; Wrong Woman Blues; Long Island City, c. Aug. 1928; ( ) QRSR7003 His HLP17 |
| 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 |
| *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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I have ???ed : for many a week | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Those All Night Long Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1599?) Pm12081 BYG529.078 |
| There's : many a poor woman down | Smith, Bessie; Preachin' the Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (1434902) Co14195D Co CL858 |
| Because love is a proposition : that's got many a poor girl killed | Tucker, Bessie; Penitentiary; Memphis, 29 Aug. 1928; (454412) ViV38526 Fwy FJ2801 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 hurry up here you gals : and get me a barrel | Black, Lewis; Corn Liquor Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453672) Co14291D Rt RL327 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Give me a search warrant : and a great big hound | Blake, Blind; Search Warrant Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208713) Pm12737 Bio BLP12023 |
| You must bring me a job : or money from anywhere | Bogan, Lucille; Pot Hound Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3462 ) Br7083 His HLP15 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Run around the house : took me a peep through the crack | Bracey, Mississippi; Stered Gal; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404766B) OK8867 Yz L1038 |
| 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 *jack* me a picket : from my yard back fence | Calicott, Joe; Traveling Mama Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM779 ) Br7166 Yz L1009 |
| Get me a shotgun : and use it in the woods | Campbell, Bob; Shotgun Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154841) Vo02830 Rt RL340 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I can get me a ticket : and stop by the *Walter* show | Carr, Leroy; Naptown Blues; Chicago, 17 June 1929; (C3267 ) Vo1400 Yz L1036 |
| Went to the station : to get me a train | Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5071 ) Vo1527 Yz L1036 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I want you baby : give me a date | Chatman, Bo; Ants in My Pants; New York, 5 June 1931; (404938B) OK8897 His HLP5 |
| I got to have the milk today : to make me a pie | Chatman, Bo; Sue Cow; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026241) BBB6695 OJL18 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Went to the barber shop : to get me a shine | Estes, Sleepy John; Drop Down; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93009A) De7766 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 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I's got me a wife : and a sweetheart too | Fuller, Blind Boy; Rag, Mama, Rag; New York, 25 July 1935; (178632) ARC351032 BC6 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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'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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Give me a match : and let me take a whiff quick | Green, Lil; Knockin' Myself Out; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591521) BBB8659 RCA LPV574 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Just give me a kiss : that very same way | Harris, William; Hot Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14323) Ge6707 OJL5 |
| If you got a good cigarette : just give me a smoke | Harris, William; Hot Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14323) Ge6707 OJL5 |
| Don't come around : telling me a lot of lies | Henderson, Rosa; Get It Fixed; New York, c. Apr. 1925; ( ) Vo1177 His HLP15 |
| 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 |
| I'm speaking easy : give me a pint of stingaree | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Blind Pig Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (1460501) Co14372D CC36 |
| 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 |
| Said come along mama : give me a hug | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Freeze to Me Mama; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493452) Co14507D CC36 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Going to grab me a gun : kill my baby | Hurt, Mississippi John; Nobody's Dirty Business; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (400223B) OK8560 Bio BLPC4 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 wrote to the governor : please turn me aloose | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Prison Cell Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203882) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| Long lonesome train : come passing me aflying | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Maltese Cat Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208201) Pm12712 Bio BLP12015 |
| 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 |
| I couldn't earn enough money : to buy me a loaf of bread | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Tin Cup Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (211981) Pm12756 Mil MLP2013 |
| I 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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'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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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'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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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'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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| My brownie caught a passenger : left me a mule to ride | King David; Sweet Potato Blues; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404666B) OK8901 Rt RL311 |
| 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 |
| Got me a lifetime sentence : down in Sugarland | Ledbetter, Huddie; Shorty George; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (168142) 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Going to buy me a dog : tired and old | McCoy, Joe; That Will Be Alright; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487083) Co14439D Yz L1021 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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; |
| Nero : make me a soldier with a cross | MacFarland, Barrel House Buck; I Got to Go Blues; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1934; (C9321 ) De7013 OJL20 |
| 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'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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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'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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Just keep me amoving : going from door to door | Memphis Minnie; Moonshine; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (C16701) Vo03894 BC1 |
| Time I get me a sweetheart : and a ??? machine | Memphis Minnie; Lonesome Shark Blues; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3166A) OK05728 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 |
| I hit the highway : caught me a truck | Memphis Minnie; In My Girlish Days; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C37641) OK06410 BC1 |
| 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 |
| 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'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 |
| I've got to build me a scaffold : just to hang myself | Moore, Alice; Prison Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15448) Pm12868 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Please send me a man : that wants nobody else but me | Smith, Trixie; Praying Blues; New York, Sept. 1924; (18862) Pm12232 CC29 |
| It give me a feeling : that I never had before | Sparks, Milton; Erie Train Blues; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (91445) BBB6529 BC6 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I wrote my baby a letter : she send me a telegram | Sykes, Roosevelt; Skeet and Garret; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403312A) OK8749 Yz L1033 |
| You taught me a lesson : about a Mr soandso | Sykes, Roosevelt; Mr. Sykes Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18801) Ch16586 Yz L1033 |
| 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 |
| 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'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 |
| Oh make me a pallet : on your floor | Thomas, Henry; Bob McKinney; Chicago, Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1138 OJL3 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Offered me a ticket : to Chicago | Waters, Ethel; Georgia Blues; New York, c. May 1922; (B) BS14120 Bio BLP12022 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I works hard : just to get me a few dimes | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Last Dime Blues; Chicago, 20 July 1935; (C1081B) Vo03444 Say SDR191 |
| But I wish : someone would give me a lucky hand | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Working Man; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60506A) De7200 BC4 |
| 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 |
| If you ain't got a dollar : give me a lousy dime | White, Georgia; Walking the Street; Chicago, 28 Jan. 1937; (91104A) De7277 AH158 |
| Wait a minute Mr Mr : give me a cigarette | White, Georgia; Walking the Street; Chicago, 28 Jan. 1937; (91104A) De7277 AH158 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 got me a pony Lord : and she already trained | Williams, Joe; My Grey Pony; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85491 ) BBB5948 RBF RF14 |
| I got me a grey pony : down in my pasture somewhere | Williams, Joe; My Grey Pony; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85491 ) BBB5948 RBF RF14 |
| 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 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 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 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| A hornets' nest : don't mean a thing to me | Jones, Maggie; Dangerous Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1925; (1404893) Co14070D VJM VLP23 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| There was a little black rooster : met a little brown hen | Macon, Ed; Wringing that Thing; Atlanta, 12 Mar. 1929; (402289A) OK8676 Mel MLP7324 |
| 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 met a rattlesnake : oh baby at last | Short, Jaydee; Lonesome Swamp Rattlesnake; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4681) Pm13043 OJL11 |
| He met a city gal : and he throwed me down | Smith, Bessie; Black Mountain Blues; New York, 22 July 1930; (1506582) Co14554D Co CL856 |
| 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 |
| Met a funny fellow : he didn't like girls | Blake, Blind; Righteous Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L6481) Pm13035 Bio BLP12003 |
| Met a big crowd : at the ??? store | Hollins, Tony; Stamp Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1941; (C38431) OK06351 BC5 |
| 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 |
| But when he's doing the squatting : you might ahear me squall | Memphis Minnie; Squat It; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9426A) De7146 Rt RL329 |
| That old Frisco train : left a mile a minute | Memphis Minnie; 'Frisco Town; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487102) Co14455D Yz L1008 |
| That Frisco train : runs a mile a minute | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Frisco Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15769A) Pm12860 OJL15 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 mistreat me : mistreat a motherless child | Lewis, Furry; Big Chief Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1133 Yz L1002 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| It must abe the devil : inside this barrel of gin | Patton, Charley; Love My Stuff; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14746 ) Vo02782 Mam S3802 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 got myself a pick and shovel : I reached twelve that night | Johnson, Alec; Next Week Sometime; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473822) Co14416D CC3 |
| I don't do better : kill myself atrying | King David; I Can Deal Worry; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404668A) OK8901 Rt RL311 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Hey you can't quit me : ain't no need atrying | Bell, Ed; Mean Conductor Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48201) Pm12546 Yz L1006 |
| No need arunning : hollering and crying | Blake, Blind; Depression's Gone from Me Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. June 1932; (L14762) Pm13137 Bio BLP12023 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| It's one pretty mama : going to need a friend again | Dickson, Tom; Labor Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400360A) OK8570 Yz L1008; |
| Uncle Sam need a champ : | Edwards, Frank; We Got to Get Together; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38121) OK06393 BC6 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| When a man get hairy : know he needs a shave | Alexander, Texas; NinetyEight Degree Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402640A) OK8705 Yz L1004 |
| I believe poor John : he needs a box | Estes, Sleepy John; Need More Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62466A) De7365 RBF RF8 |
| Say Nellie needs a man : most anywhere you go | Florence, Nellie ; Midnight Weeping Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461752) Co14342D OJL6 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I'm broke and hungry : not a bite to eat | Dickson, Tom; Death Bell Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400355B) OK8590 Yz L1002 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 not a cheap woman : I sell about every day | unknown artist (Noah Lewis); Selling the Jelly; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (64738 ) Vi23319 OJL19 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Now a bowlegged rooster : and a knockkneed hen | Estes, Sleepy John; Stop That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90095A) Ch50001 Sw S1219 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Now a brownskin woman : always on my mind | Stevens, Vol; Vol Stevens Blues; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403241) Vi21356 OJL21 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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'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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The sound of a train : fills my heart with misery | Smith, Trixie; Choo Choo Blues; New York, Dec. 1924; (19783) Pm12245 CC29 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Oh a minute seems like hours : and hour seems like days | Brown, Willie; Future Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4182) Pm13090 OJL5 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Don't stand around looking cute : and on a bum | Arnold, Kokomo; Let Your Money Talk; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9924 ) De7191 BC4 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Shook her like he shaking : jelly on a plate | Arnold, Kokomo; Shake That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1936; (90795A) De7212 CC25 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Like to brought me back : on a cooling board | Bell, Ed; She's a Fool Gal; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510382) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| Got a thirtyeight special : on a fortyfour frame | Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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'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 |
| 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 |
| Find her doing that scraunch : on a Saturday night | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Doin' the Scraunch; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510562) Co14591D CC36 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I'm going take my females : hang them on a single line | Johnson, Buster; Undertaker Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Jan. 1932; (18323) Ch16718 OJL2 |
| 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 |
| Break in on a dollar : most anywhere she goes | Johnson, Robert; Walkin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26301) Vo03601 Co CL1654 |
| 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 |
| Saddle on a milkcow's back : I've never seen before | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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'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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The tomcat stitching : on a sewing machine | Ledbetter, Huddie; Kansas City Papa; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166971) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| Just tell the waiter man : to bring on a drink | Leecan, Bobby; Macon Georgia CutOut; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| 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 |
| Took all my money : put me on a bum | McCoy, Joe; That Will Be Alright; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487083) Co14439D Yz L1021 |
| Old lady diamond : setting on a rock | McCoy, Joe; Botherin' that Thing; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5865A) Vo1570 His HLP32 |
| 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; |
| 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 |
| They pile up on the bed : like chickens on a roost | McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (1493192) Co14657D Yz L1037 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I woke up this morning : got on a stroll | Martin, Carl; Badly Mistreated Man; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8812) OK8961 Yz L1016 |
| Somebody around here : had on a cottonpicking track | Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (202832) Pm12605 OJL8 |
| Tomcat jumping : on a sewing machine | Memphis Minnie; New Dirty Dozens; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5894 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| My brown knocking : on amy back door | Owens, Marshall; Try Me One More Time; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12401) Pm13117 Yz L1006 |
| Jackson on a high hill mama : Natchez just below | Patton, Charley; Screamin' and Hollerin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15214) Pm12805 Yz L1020 |
| 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 put on a sock : and boot and a shoe | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 RBF RF6 |
| That workhouse workhouse : is way out on a lonesome road | Pope, Jenny; Tennessee Workhouse Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM758B) Vo1522 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 |
| 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 |
| You put on a sock : a boot and a shoe | Shade, Will; Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 Rt RL337 |
| 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 |
| Oh Jim Strainer told Lula : on a Friday night | Shade, Will; Jim Strainer; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599612) Vi23421 Rt RL337 |
| 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 |
| He wouldn't know his name : printed on a wall | Smith, Clara; Steel Drivin' Man; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (1401812) Co14053D VJM VLP17 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Have you ever seen peaches : grow on a sweet potato vine | Smith, Trixie; Sorrowful Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (17802) Pm12208 CC29 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I would go on a mountain : call my baby back | Virgial, Otto; Little Girl in Rome; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962401) BBB6213 Mam S3802 |
| My old lady out : on a all night run | Washboard Sam; Come On In; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01884 ) BBB6870 RBF RF16 |
| Go up on a mountain : bring my tuni back | Weaver, Curley; Sweet Patunia; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473042) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| The fever I'm having : sure is hard on a man | White, Washington; High Fever Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2987A) Vo05489 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| On a horse : there's a man he rode | Edwards, Big Boy Teddy; Louise; Chicago, 14 June 1934; (806081) BBB5826 CC3 |
| On a Sunday morning : just about half past four | Fox, John D.; The Worried Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 Dec. 1927; (GEX1011A) Ge6352 OJL10 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| He pulled out a gun : said she was through | Blake, Blind; Low Down Loving Gal; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208875) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003 |
| I'm a lone boll weevil : been out a great long time | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; BoWeavil Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1597?) Pm12080 BYG529.078 |
| They sent out a law : for everybody to leave town | Wallace, Sippie; The Flood Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80840B) OK8470 Sw S1240 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Standing around : depending on the W P A | Washboard Sam; Life Is Just a Book; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644771) BBB8909 RCA LPV577 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| You place a little corn : in your right hand | Shade, Will; Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 Rt RL337 |
| 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 |
| Now my mother often taught me : quit playing a bum | Estes, Sleepy John; Floating Bridge; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62465A) De7442 RBF RF8 |
| Roaches and the bedbugs : playing a game of ball | Lewis, Furry; Creeper's Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M186 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Pulls a man around : by her apron strings | Smith, Bessie; The St. Louis Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402411) Co14064D 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 |
| She put a pistol : under my head | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Move that Thing; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (647402) Vi23274 Rt RL323 |
| The nigger put a neckbone : in the pot | Shade, Will; On the Road Again; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470111) ViV38015 OJL19 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Says my mama told me : Lord when I was quite a child | Arnold, Kokomo; Rocky Road Blues; Chicago, 23 Oct. 1937; (91300A) De7449 CC25 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| All my crops a failure : couldn't raise a doggone thing | Johnson, Alec; Miss Meal Cramp Blues; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473792) Co14446D CC3 |
| 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 |
| Along flew a bumblebee : and raised a great big knot | Burse, Charlie; Boodie Bum Bum; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C7921) OK8956 Jo SM3104 |
| 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'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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I received a letter : what do you suppose it read | Beaman, Lottie; Wayward Girl Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14161A) Ge6607 OJL6 |
| 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 |
| Now I received a letter : some longdistance telegram | Pickett, Charlie; Down the Highway; New York, 3 Aug. 1937; (62488A) De7707 RBF RF202 |
| I received a letter : that my man was dying | Smith, Clara; Death Letter Blues New York, 15 Oct. 1924; (1401081) Co14045D VJM VLP17 |
| I received a letter : the girl I love was dead | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Working Man; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60506A) De7200 BC4 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| That Frisco train : runs a mile a minute | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Frisco Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15769A) Pm12860 OJL15 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Baby done quit me : ain't said a mumbling word | Estes, Sleepy John; Stack O' Dollars; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (625472) Vi23397 Rt RL307 |
| 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 said aweeping Mary : now Mary don't you weep no more | Stokes, Frank; Sweet to Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47731) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| Louise left me this morning : she never said a word | Temple, Johnnie; New Louise Louise Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1937; (91248A) De7337 RBF RF16 |
| He said a hundred and ten : and costs that's all | Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555712) ViV38547 Rt RL322 |
| 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 |
| Said a bobtailed coat : and a *hot ??? China* hat | Daniels, Julius; My Mama Was a Sailor; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (379312) Vi20658 Rt RL326 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| My baby quit me : didn't say a word | Bracey, Mississippi; I'll Overcome Some Day; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404767B) OK8904 OJL17 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Says a little fish big fish : swimming in the water | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Salty Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1924; (1893?) Pm12236 Yz L1029 |
| Says a married woman : sweetest thing ever been born | Red Nelson (Nelson Wilborn); Sweetest Thing Born; Chicago, 6 Feb. 1936; (90605A) De7155 Cor CP58 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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; |
| Every time : I see a railroad track | Jones, Maggie; Box Car Blues; New York, 13 Nov. 1924; (1401343) Co14047D 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Oh well you see a preacher : lay behind the log | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| And you can see a crowd : everywhere he goes | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Shack Bully Stomp; New York, 1 Apr. 1938; (63539A) De7479 BC4 |
| See a stranger coming : he'll flap his wings and crow | Rhodes, Walter; The Crowing Rooster; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453582) Co14289D Rt RL334 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| I never seen a nigger : run so fast | Shade, Will; On the Road Again; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470111) ViV38015 OJL19 |
| Seen a lady coming : all dressed in brown | Edwards, Big Boy Teddy; Louise; Chicago, 14 June 1934; (806081) BBB5826 CC3 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Listen longdistance : can you send a telegram | Cox, Ida; Long Distance Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (2243?) Pm12307 BYG529073 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Showed her once : now she's a scraunching queen | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Doin' the Scraunch; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510562) Co14591D CC36 |
| Now she's a woman : hard to beat | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Skoodle Um Skoo; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46701) Pm12501 Bio BLP12042 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Old Aunt Dinah : she's a sister of the church | Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555712) ViV38547 Rt RL322 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| She's a long tall woman : with coalblack curly hair | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Fat Mouth Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1927; (27693) Pm12422 Yz L1029 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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; |
| 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 |
| She's a brownskin woman : got black wavy hair | Ledbetter, Huddie; RobertaPart 2; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16684 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| She's a married woman : but she says she likes me | Lincoln, Charley; Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451042) Co14272D His HLP4 |
| 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 |
| She's a mighty mean woman : do me this away | McTell, Blind Willie; Statesboro Blues; Atlanta, 17 Oct. 1928; (471873) ViV38001 Yz L1005 |
| She's a real kind mama : looking for another man | McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (1493192) Co14657D 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| She's a married woman : come to see me sometime | Shade, Will; Stealin' Stealin'; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470372) ViV38504 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| She's aslipping and astalling : in some dark alley | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| She's awinking and ablinking : at another man | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| She's a good old gal : she do mess around | Sykes, Roosevelt; Single Tree Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15563) Pm12827 Riv RM8819 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| She's a tailormade mama : not no handmedown | Weaver, Curley; Oh Lawdy Mama; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9940A) Ch50077 Rt RL326 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| He shot a burning something : into my cavity | Bryant, Laura; Dentist Chair BluesPart 1; Long Island City, c. Jan. 1929; (322A) QRSR7055 His HLP21 |
| *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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Since a choo choo train : took my man away from me | Smith, Trixie; Choo Choo Blues; New York, Dec. 1924; (19783) Pm12245 CC29 |
| Listen everybody : I'm going to sing a song | Blake, Blind; Righteous Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L6481) Pm13035 Bio BLP12003 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Don't get mad : we going to sing a little song | Macon, Ed; Wringing that Thing; Atlanta, 12 Mar. 1929; (402289A) OK8676 Mel MLP7324 |
| He batters them into submission : then they all sing a song | Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293A) De7114 Yz L1016 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Can't sleep a wink at night : for crying | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Those All Night Long Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1599?) Pm12081 BYG529.078 |
| I never smelled a smell : that smelled so doggone bad | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Black Skunk Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (1483602) Co14573D CC36 |
| He fixed the road : so a bum could ride | James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Sometime a little doodle : pretty hard to get | Lincoln, Charley; Doodle Hole Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502752) Co14550D Yz L1012 |
| Sometimes a black ace : never comes inside | Turner, Buck; Black Ace; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61790A) De7281 Yz L1026 |
| Soon a goodfornothing killer : is going to breathe his last | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Hangman's Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208162) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| White folks standing around here : spending amany dimes | Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (202832) Pm12605 OJL8 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Crying I spied a spider : climbing up the wall | Lofton, Willie; Dark Road Blues; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96257 ) BBB6229 Yz L1007 |
| You're like an old ship : that sprung a leak | Cox, Ida; Worn Down Daddy Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (207661) Pm12704 BYG529073 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Blues starts arolling : and it stops at my front door | Carr, Leroy; Blues Before Sunrise; St. Louis, 21 Feb. 1934; (SL121) Vo02657 Co C30496 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| You came to stay a day : and you stayed a week | Washboard Sam; Get Down Brother; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703801) BBB9018 RCA LPV577 |
| 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 |
| You came to stay a day : and you stayed a week | Washboard Sam; Get Down Brother; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703801) BBB9018 RCA LPV577 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Through my window : out stepped a man | Memphis Minnie; In My Girlish Days; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C37641) OK06410 BC1 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Never stopped ajumping : till she finds good | Memphis Minnie; Soo Cow Soo; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1931; (VO151A) Vo1658 Yz L1021 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Graveyard : is such a lonely place | Carr, Leroy; Gettin' All Wet; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1929; (C4034 ) Vo1423 Yz L1036 |
| 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 |
| Today have been : such a long old lonesome day | Carr, Leroy; Blues Before Sunrise; St. Louis, 21 Feb. 1934; (SL121) Vo02657 Co C30496 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 never have seen : Lord such a sight before | Shade, Will; Jim Strainer; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599612) Vi23421 Rt RL337 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Oh the ship is sinking : and the line in such a mess | Smith, Clara; Shipwrecked Blues; New York, 3 Apr. 1925; (1404911) Co14077D CC32 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Why shouldn't I take a chance mama : when good luck comes along | Arnold, Kokomo; Mister Charlie; Chicago, 24 Oct. 1936; (90958A) De7261 CC25 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| *If you need to talk* : take a long long time | Carter, George; Rising River Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1929; (211532) Pm12750 Yz L1012 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| Give me a match : and let me take a whiff quick | Green, Lil; Knockin' Myself Out; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591521) BBB8659 RCA LPV574 |
| Now *look here Mr* ??? : *says you take a good drop* | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Airy Man Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (18512) Pm12219 Yz L1029 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 just swallowed some fire : take a drink of gasoline | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dynamite Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210961) Pm12739 Rt RL301 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Now I'm going home : to take a snooze | Martin, Daisy; Feelin' Blue; New York, c. late July 1923; (52371) Ba1262 VJM VLP40 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| You take a southbound *regular* : you ride my weary blues away | Smith, Clara; My John Blues; New York, 3 Apr. 1925; (1404931) Co14077D CC32 |
| 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 |
| Just step in my back yard : and take a peep at mine | Smith, Trixie; Sorrowful Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (17802) Pm12208 CC29 |
| 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 |
| Did you ever take a trip : on the Seaboard line | Smith, Trixie; Railroad Blues; New York, Mar. 1925; (20642) Pm12262 CC29 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 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 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 |
| 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 |
| Take a little teasing brown mama : just to pacify my soul | Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9428B) De7026 BC4 |
| Take a mighty *pricky* woman : to treat her good man wrong | Baker, Willie; No No Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Jan. 1929; (14667) Ge6766 BC5 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Take a little walk : out on South Park | Hollins, Tony; Stamp Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1941; (C38431) OK06351 BC5 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Take a gal I love : satisfy my soul | Lincoln, Charley; Jealous Hearted Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451032) Co14305D RBF RF9 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Take a mighty good woman : treat her good man wrong | Weaver, Curley; No No Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473052) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| It takes a worried man : to sing this worried song | Kyle, Charlie; Kyle's Worried Blues; Memphis, 1 Sept. 1928; (454682) Vi21707 Yz L1018 |
| 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 |
| It takes a little coke : to give me ease | Ramey, Ben (Memphis Jug Band); Cocaine Habit Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (599332) ViV38620 BC2 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Every time that old jailor : takes a prisoner down | Texas Tommy; Jail Break Blues; Dallas, c. 25 Oct. 1928; (DAL689A) Br7044 Rt RL312 |
| She takes a drink : she says it will not hurt | Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555712) ViV38547 Rt RL322 |
| Takes a rocking chair to rock mama : a rubber ball to roll | Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9428B) De7026 BC4 |
| Takes a southern woman : to sing this southern song | Cox, Ida; Southern Woman's Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (2244?) Pm12298 Jo SM3098 |
| Takes a big fat fanbelt : drive a Cadillac Eight | Daddy Stovepipe; Tuxedo Blues; Birmingham, Ala., c. 13 July 1927; (GEX730A) Ge6212 OJL14 |
| 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 |
| Takes a good old fireman : a cool kind engineer | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Texas Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1925; (11031?) Pm12335 Yz L1029 |
| Takes a getalong woman : satisfy my soul | McCoy, Joe; Cherry Ball Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5864A) Vo1535 Pal PL101 |
| 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 |
| Takes a married woman to strut it : satisfy my soul | Wallace, Minnie; The Old Folks Started It; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555722) ViV38547 OJL21 |
| Her man like a hookworm : taking a hold to my babe | Blake, Blind; Hookworm Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15251A) Pm12794 Bio BLP12031 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Now you can tell a good man : looking in his face | Stokes, Frank; Blues in D; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200482) Pm12552 Bio BLP12041 |
| To satisfy that woman : takes more than a bumblebee | Big Bill (Broonzy); Long Tall Mama; New York, 30 Mar. 1932; (116171) Ba33085 Yz L1011 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 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 |
| 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 |
| I can find more good girls : than a passenger train can haul | Stokes, Frank; Mistreatin' Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454191) Vi21672 Rt RL308 |
| Pick more cotton : than a gin can gin | Thomas, Jesse Babyface; Blue Goose Blues; Dallas, 10 Aug. 1929; (553262) ViV38555 Yz L1032 |
| 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 |
| I soon found out : that he was funny that away | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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've done all : that a poor boy could do | Darby, Blind; Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15566) Pm12828 Yz L1003 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| But I got everything : that a race horse papa needs | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Hot Papa Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22072) Pm12305 Bio BLP12042 |
| Now little girl says : mama is that a fact | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Now some folks say : that a preacher won't steal | McCoy, Joe; Preachers Blues; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7247 ) Vo1643 BC13 |
| 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; |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Give everything in this world mama : that a man ever could | Stokes, Frank; Right Now Blues; Memphis, 25 Sept. 1929; (555842) ViV38589 Yz L1018 |
| 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 |
| Oh the best old cabbage : that a man most ever seen | Williams, Jabo; Polock Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. May 1932; (L1406?) Pm13130 Yz L1028 |
| Lord that's a heart filled with squalor: Lord just sure as you born | Bradley, Tommie; Four Day Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 July 1931; (17886A) Ch16339 OJL19 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| And that's a different kind : of Maltese cat | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Four Day Honory Scat; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22131) Pm12303 Mil MLP2001 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| That's a bowlegged woman : crazy about a crosseyed man | Blake, Blind; Blake's Worried Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30602) Pm12442 Bio BLP12023 |
| That's a lying woman : and a monkeyman | Fuller, Blind Boy; Pistol Snapper Blues; New York, 5 Apr. 1938; (226741) Vo04106 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| That's a twofaced woman : baby and a monkeyman | Lincoln, Charley; Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451042) Co14272D His HLP4 |
| That's a twofaced woman : and a lying man | Smith, Trixie; No Good Man; New York, 14 June 1939; (65815A) De7617 AH158 |
| 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 |
| 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 give him beer : then a glass of ale | Smith, Clara; Court House Blues; New York, 3 Apr. 1925; (1404921) Co14073D CC32 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The trainman said : there's a jubilee | Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5071 ) Vo1527 Yz L1036 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| On a horse : there's a man he rode | Edwards, Big Boy Teddy; Louise; Chicago, 14 June 1934; (806081) BBB5826 CC3 |
| Down in Dixie : there's a dance that's new | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Doin' the Scraunch; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510562) Co14591D CC36 |
| 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 |
| Oh there's a boa constrictor : and a lemon stick | Memphis Minnie; 'Frisco Town; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487102) Co14455D Yz L1008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Know there's a place : that do just as well | Shade, Will; Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 Rt RL337 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Down on Morgan : there's a good location | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
| 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 |
| If you get sleepy : there's a great big bed | Washboard Sam; Come On In; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01884 ) BBB6870 RBF RF16 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| There's a house over yonder : painted all over green | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Old Rounders Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (3018?) Pm12394 Rt RL306 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| There's a train at the station : and I'm ready to go | Washboard Sam; Big Woman; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01885 ) BBB6870 BC10 |
| The police and a sergeant : they's acoming after me | Wilkins, Robert; Police Sergeant Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM741B) Br7168 Rt RL307 |
| 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 can sit right here : think a thousand miles away | Stevens, Vol; Beale Street Mess Around; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403201) Vi21066 Rt RL322 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| My Stonewall Street gal : makes me feel this away | Blake, Blind; Stonewall Street Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30811) Pm12431 Bio BLP12031 |
| I never thought : you would treat your daddy this away | Blake, Blind; Bad Feeling Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (44431) Pm12497 Bio BLP12003 |
| I ain't ever loved it : this away before | Bogan, Lucille; Coffee Grindin' Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3461 ) Br7083 His HLP15 |
| 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 |
| Now before I stay here mama : and be treated this away | Bracey, Ishman; Leavin' Town Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (45458?) ViV38560(?) Rt RL330 |
| And you going to be sorry : that you done me this away | Darby, Blind; Deceiving Blues; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (675831) Vi23311 OJL20 |
| I did not think : you would treat me this away | Davis, Walter; Sad and Lonesome Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854811) BBB5982 RCA INT1175 |
| Than for my man : keeps treating me this away | Florence, Nellie ; Midnight Weeping Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461752) Co14342D OJL6 |
| Seeing my sweet baby : treated this away | Hull, Papa Harvey; Mama You Don't Know How; Chicago, c. May 1927; ( ) BP8030 Her H201 |
| 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 |
| To be way up here honey : treated this away | James, Skip; Cypress Grove Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7472) Pm13088 Bio BLP12029 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I can't be downhearted : mistreated this away | Kyle, Charlie; Kyle's Worried Blues; Memphis, 1 Sept. 1928; (454682) Vi21707 Yz L1018 |
| 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 never : be treated this away | Lincoln, Charley; Chain Gang Trouble; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451082) Co14272D His HLP4 |
| 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 |
| She's a mighty mean woman : do me this away | McTell, Blind Willie; Statesboro Blues; Atlanta, 17 Oct. 1928; (471873) ViV38001 Yz L1005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I didn't think : my baby treat me this away | Virgial, Otto; Little Girl in Rome; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962401) BBB6213 Mam S3802 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Than to love you woman : you treat me this away | Wilkins, Robert; I Do Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (47000 ) Vi23379 OJL5 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| You get out at night : you peeping through a crack | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| 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 |
| She jumped up : and throwed a pistol down on me | Johnson, Robert; Stop Breakin' Down Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3991) Vo04002 Co C30034 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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; |
| 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 |
| If all these tuni : was brought to a test | Baker, Willie; Sweet Patunia Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14897) Ge6751 His HLP22 |
| Now bring this thing : down to a test | Bell, Ed; Carry It Right Back Home; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510372) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| 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 |
| We went : to a midnight dance | Blake, Blind; Too Tight Blues No. 2; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15460) Pm12824 Bio BLP12037 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I went to a goodtime flat : last Saturday night | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; It's Heated; Chicago, 11 June 1929; (C3585 ) Vo1539 Yz L1039 |
| *Anything wrong* with me : *is a mitten to a side* | Jones, Maggie; Jealous Mama Blues; New York, 14 Oct. 1924; (1401051) Co14044D VJM VLP23 |
| 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 |
| Aw she went to a hoodoo : she went there all alone | Lincoln, Charley; Mojoe Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451053) Co14475D RBF RF15 |
| She took me over : to a cabaret | Moore, William; One Way Gal; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203091) Pm12648 OJL8 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I went to a lawyer : I called him over the phone | 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 |
| 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 |
| Right there : next to a gasoline station | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Although I'm going partner : going to a better land | Welsh, Nolan; Dying Pickpocket Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210983) Pm12759 Yz L1028 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| You said you loved me : you know you told a lie | Boyd, Georgia; Never Mind Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (768351) BBB5573 Yz L1030 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Got my gal : took a chance | Blake, Blind; Too Tight Blues No. 2; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15460) Pm12824 Bio BLP12037 |
| Have you ever took a trip : baby on the Mobile Line | Hull, Papa Harvey; France Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12690) Ge6106 OJL2 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Took a Smith and Wesson : and blew out my brain | Jones, Maggie; Suicide Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1925; (1404903) Co14070D VJM VLP23 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Wouldn't treat a dog : babe like you treat me | Bracey, Ishman; The Four Day Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454612) ViV38560 Yz L1007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| We stopped under a shadetree : laying in the cool | Washboard Sam; She Belongs to the Devil; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644841) BBB8937 RCA LPV577 |
| 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 |
| And I seen two monkeywomen : climbing up a tree | Bird, Billy; Alabama BluesPart 2; Atlanta, 29 Oct. 1928; (1473261) Co14418D His HLP5 |
| 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 been stung so much : I'm up a tree | Jones, Maggie; Dangerous Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1925; (1404893) Co14070D VJM VLP23 |
| A polecat climbing : up a 'simmon tree | Ledbetter, Huddie; Kansas City Papa; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166971) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| Want to buy it cold : so I can make up a pie | Mason, Moses; Shrimp Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203023) Pm12605 Rt RL325 |
| I want you : like a monkey up a tree | Memphis Minnie; After While Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1931; (VO152A) Vo1658 BC13 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 could see my baby : upon a lonesome hill | Patton, Charley; Green River Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L443) Pm12972 Yz L1020 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 ahollering : no use screaming and crying | Patton, Charley; Screamin' and Hollerin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15214) Pm12805 Yz L1020 |
| I'm one woman : who can't use a nogood man | Smith, Trixie; No Good Man; New York, 14 June 1939; (65815A) De7617 AH158 |
| 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 |
| Wait a minute Mr Mr : give me a cigarette | White, Georgia; Walking the Street; Chicago, 28 Jan. 1937; (91104A) De7277 AH158 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| [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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Too many women : want a man like me | McTell, Blind Willie; Cold Winter Day; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9956A) De7810 Yz L1037 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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; |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| She was a *broad back middy* : and a gambling stomping whore | Alexander, Texas; CornBread Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81223A) OK8511 Rt RL315 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| If the river was brandy : and I was a duck | Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18 |
| 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 |
| Because there never was a woman : didn't love somebody else | Bogan, Lucille; Reckless Woman; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155072) Ba33313 His HLP4 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Old Timbrook was a black horse : black as any crow | Byrd, John; Old Timbrook Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2911) Pm12997 OJL8 |
| Oh the cuckoo was a fine bird : hollers when he fly | Byrd, John; Old Timbrook Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2911) Pm12997 OJL8 |
| 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 |
| When I was a hustler : I'm in my prime | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Little Laura was a gal : she was sixteen | Estes, Sleepy John; Little Laura Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649251) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
| 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 |
| It was a married woman : cause me to lose my home | Gibson, Clifford; HardHeaded Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577552) ViV38577 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 |
| 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 |
| It was a time : you broke my heart | Gillum, Bill Jazz; It's All Over Now; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070440 ) BBB8975 RCA INT1177 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 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 |
| You sister was a teddy : your daddy was a bear | Jordan, Charley; Keep It Clean; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5836 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| My daddy : was a loving man | McCoy, Joe; My Daddy Was a Movin' Man; Chicago, 22 Oct. 1936; (90949A) De7251 AH77 |
| Couldn't be surprised : I was a poison snake | Mack, Alura; Wicked Daddy Blues; Richmond, Ind., 1 Mar. 1929; (14848) Ge6797 His HLP4 |
| There was a little black rooster : met a little brown hen | Macon, Ed; Wringing that Thing; Atlanta, 12 Mar. 1929; (402289A) OK8676 Mel MLP7324 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| But that was a bad bargain : in the end | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Trust No Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26311) Pm12395 Jo SM3098 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ??? CoalOil Johnny : sure was aborn in hell | Stevens, Vol; Coal Oil Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418882) Vi21278 OJL4 |
| Papa *preacher* thought : he sure was aborn in born | Stevens, Vol; Coal Oil Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418882) Vi21278 OJL4 |
| Lord my mama told me : Lord when I was a child | Stokes, Frank; Sweet to Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47731) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 love jack of diamonds : but he was a cruel man | Wallace, Sippie; Jack O' Diamonds Blues; Chicago, 1 Mar. 1926; (9548A) OK8328 CC32 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| When I was a little boy : running around | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Now my baby was a girl : she was sweet sixteen | Williamson, Sonny Boy; She Was a Dreamer; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064494 ) BBB8914 BC20 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| If the river was liquor : and I was a duck | Wilson, Leola B.; Down the Country; Chicago, c. Nov. 1926; (40122) Pm12444 Bio BLP12037 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Wouldn't wear a shirt : after it tear | Washboard Sam; Life Is Just a Book; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644771) BBB8909 RCA LPV577 |
| 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 |
| She's long and tall : and wears a diamond ring | Collins, Sam; Do That Thing; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13050A) Ge6307 OJL10 |
| Because the St Louis woman : she wears a diamond ring | Jackson, Jim; St. Louis Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM805 ) Vo1477 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Well a shortlegged mama : trying to carry your daddy by | Calicott, Joe; Traveling Mama Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM779 ) Br7166 Yz L1009 |
| 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 |
| Well a mean old fireman : a cruel old engineer | Johnson, Billiken; Frisco Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476062) Co14405D Rt RL312 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Well athis piano : and everything | McClintock, Lil; Furniture Man; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510162) Co14575D Rt RL318 |
| Well a brownskin woman : sure can get anything I got | Richardson, Mooch; T and T Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (400213B) OK8554 Mam S3803 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I went awalking : down the line | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Beggin' Back; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (30164) Pm12394 Bio BLP12000 |
| Went ahunting last night : out in the woods | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); The Wild Cat Squawl; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404680A) OK8908 BC2 |
| 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 |
| So many high *gate* buggies : were astanding around | Ledbetter, Huddie; Death Letter BluesPart 2; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166961) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Never can tell : what a hookworm man will do | Blake, Blind; Hookworm Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15251A) Pm12794 Bio BLP12031 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Now blues and trouble : boys what a nagging ache | Day, Will; Sunrise Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461912) Co14318D Yz L1032 |
| Lord it 'tain't no telling : what a Mississippi gal will do | Dickson, Tom; Labor Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400360A) OK8570 Yz L1008; |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I can tell from a little : just what a whole lot means | Lewis, Furry; Mistreatin' Mama; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454282) ViV38519 Rt RL323 |
| 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 |
| Oh daughter : look what a shame on you | Memphis Minnie; In My Girlish Days; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C37641) OK06410 BC1 |
| 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 |
| 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 love you : look what a fool I've been | Shade, Will; Stealin' Stealin'; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470372) ViV38504 Rt RL337 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| And you can always tell : when a woman want to play | Shade, Will; Kansas City Blues; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403151) Vi21185 Rt RL307 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 a man get hairy : know he needs a shave | Alexander, Texas; NinetyEight Degree Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402640A) OK8705 Yz L1004 |
| 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 a man gets down : the trouble lasts always | Baker, Willie; Crooked Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14894A) Ge6846 Yz L1012 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| When a man gets in trouble : every woman throws him down | Coleman, Jaybird; Man Trouble Blues; Atlanta, 22 Apr. 1930; (1506311) Co14534D Rt RL313 |
| 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 |
| When a dumb man tries to gamble : he expects to lose | Gibson, Clifford; HardHeaded Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577552) ViV38577 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| When a mean old tomcat : started his midnight creep | Spruell, Freddie; Tom Cat Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207272) Pm12665 His HLP17 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Poor people was screaming : and running every which away | Johnson, Lonnie; St. Louis Cyclone Blues; New York, 3 Oct. 1927; (81503B) OK8512 CC30 |
| Tell me which away : do the Red River run | Ledbetter, Huddie; Red River Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16704 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Tell me pretty mama : which away you going | 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 |
| Ticket agent ticket agent : which away has my woman gone | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Why a bowlegged woman : likes a knockkneed man | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shave Em Dry; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10042?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| 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'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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| She win a big fortune : shaking him down | Bell, Anna; Shake It, Black Bottom; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (175 ) QRSR7009 His HLP21 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 *jumped in the bay* : with a case of | Alexander, Texas; Long Lonesome Day Blues; New York, 11 Aug. 1927; (81213A) OK8511 Rt RL315 |
| 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 |
| Yonder she goes : with a broom in her hand | Baker, Willie; Rag Baby; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14895B) Ge6846 Her H201 |
| Buy me a gun : with a shiny barrel | Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| And with a light shower : baby we change our clothes | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Penal Farm Blues; Indianapolis, c. June 1928; (IND625 ) Vo1192 Yz L1019 |
| Same way with a rounder : come in a nice neighborhood | Blake, Blind; Hookworm Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15251A) Pm12794 Bio BLP12031 |
| I'm staying with a woman : about fiftytwo | Blake, Blind; Righteous Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L6481) 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| He answered me : with a railroad frown | Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5071 ) Vo1527 Yz L1036 |
| 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 |
| 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'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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I beat my baby : man with a rope and a line | Chatman, Bo; Old Devil; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278781) BBB8093 Yz L1007 |
| 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 |
| He got shot : with a fortyfour | Collins, Sam; New Salty Dog; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108371) Ba32311 OJL10 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| I'm going to the river : with a rope and a rock | Jackson, Jim; Hesitation Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM804 ) Vo1477 Her H205 |
| 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 want to laugh and talk : with a longhaired teasing brown | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Horse Blues; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25431) Pm12367 Mil MLP2004 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Who is that coming : hey with a motor so strong | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; D B Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208211) Pm12712 Bio BLP12015 |
| Won't somebody help me : with a little bite to eat | Johnson, Alec; Miss Meal Cramp Blues; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473792) Co14446D CC3 |
| Standing on the roadside : with a great big sign it read | Johnson, Alec; Miss Meal Cramp Blues; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473792) Co14446D CC3 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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; |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Some day I will return : with a marriage license in my hand | Johnson, Robert; Honeymoon Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL401 ) Vo04002 Co C30034 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| My woman come arunning : with a hundred dollars in her hand | Lewis, Furry; Judge Harsh Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454332) ViV38506 Yz L1008 |
| She met me this morning : with a brand new fortyfour | Lewis, Furry; Black Gypsy Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M185 ) Vo1547 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 |
| 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 |
| Yonder come old Mattie : with a paper in her hand | McCoy, Joe; Shake Mattie; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO109A) Vo1668 Mam S3803 |
| 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 |
| Nero : make me a soldier with a cross | MacFarland, Barrel House Buck; I Got to Go Blues; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1934; (C9321 ) De7013 OJL20 |
| Well he dug her grave : with a longhandled silver spade | McMullen, Fred; Wait and Listen; New York, 16 Jan. 1933; (129131) Ba32690 Yz L1012 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| You had to come running : with a dime | Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (202832) Pm12605 OJL8 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 woman : when she won't do nothing I say | Patton, Charley; Banty Rooster Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15217) Pm12792 Yz L1020 |
| 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 |
| Just feed your daddy : with a longhandled spoon | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Trust No Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26311) Pm12395 Jo SM3098 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Uncle Jim went to jail : with a heavy load | Robinson, Bob; Selling That Stuff; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210353) Pm12714 Riv RM8803 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| *A heavy weight woman : with a hearty fate* | Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406292) Co14095D Co CL855 |
| J C said : with a smile so fine | 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 saw my gal : with a man last night | Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406292) Co14095D Co CL855 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| Because he can't drive steel : with a doggone horn | Smith, Clara; Steel Drivin' Man; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (1401812) Co14053D VJM VLP17 |
| They'll break up the dance : with a battle royal | Smith, Trixie; Black Bottom Hop; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (23641) Pm12336 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'd have been at home : with a *blackhaired* | Stevens, Vol; Vol Stevens Blues; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403241) Vi21356 OJL21 |
| Hit my woman : with a singletree | Sykes, Roosevelt; Single Tree Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15563) Pm12827 Riv RM8819 |
| 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 |
| 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 beat my girl : with a singletree | Thomas, Henry; Don't Ease Me In; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; ( ) Vo1197 OJL3 |
| My man danced with a gal : her dress was too tight | Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555712) ViV38547 Rt RL322 |
| 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 |
| 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 was chatting with a girl : in the wrong place | Washboard Sam; My Feet Jumped Salty; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644791) BBB8844 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 |
| You come by my house : with a great long lie | Washboard Sam; Get Down Brother; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703801) BBB9018 RCA LPV577 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Well they might catch me : all with a pint of gin | White, Washington; Good Gin Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2982A) OK05625 Co C30036 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| When I die : folks without a doubt | Blake, Blind; Fightin' the Jug; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15250) Pm12863 Bio BLP12037 |
| A hardheaded woman : just like a bulldog without a chain | Gibson, Clifford; HardHeaded Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577552) ViV38577 Yz L1027 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Shimmy all day : without a bite to eat | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shave Em Dry; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10042?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| 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 were sweet papa : without a doubt | Smith, Clara; Good Looking Papa Blues; New York, 29 Jan. 1924; (815081) Co14026D VJM VLP16 |
| Oh the gale is raging : and my ship without a sail | Smith, Clara; Shipwrecked Blues; New York, 3 Apr. 1925; (1404911) Co14077D CC32 |
| I'd rather be in Third Alley : without a dime | Smith, Ivy; Third Alley Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1927; (40941) Pm12447 His HLP2 |
| You mistreat me now mama : without a cause | Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M184 ) Br7137 OJL20 |
| What good is a house : without a back yard | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Ramrod Blues; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404784A) OK8905 Mam S3804 |
| What good is a gun : without a ramrod | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Ramrod Blues; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404784A) OK8905 Mam S3804 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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'm going to give : all goodtime women a home | Thomas, Henry; Texas Worried Blues; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; (C2002 ) Vo1249 OJL3 |
| I won a woman : in a poker game | Blake, Blind; Poker Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15248A) Pm12810 Bio BLP12023 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Your windshield is broken : it ain't worth a cent | Liston, Virginia; RollsRoyce Papa; New York, 29 May 1926; ( ) Vo1032 His HLP1 |
| But you really : ain't worth a | Spivey, Sweet Pease (Addie Spivey); Double Dozens; Chicago, 12 Aug. 1936; (90787C) De7204 AH158 |
| Now I know : you ain't worth a | Spivey, Sweet Pease (Addie Spivey); Double Dozens; Chicago, 12 Aug. 1936; (90787C) De7204 AH158 |
| I wouldn't mind doing : you ain't worth a | Spivey, Sweet Pease (Addie Spivey); Double Dozens; Chicago, 12 Aug. 1936; (90787C) De7204 AH158 |
| Sitting here wondering : would a matchbox hold my clothes | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80524B) OK8455 RBF RF1 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Said I wonder : would a poor matchbox hold my clothes | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Turpentine Blues; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403222) Vi21134 Yz L1008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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; |
| 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 |
| He could write a book : on his loving ways | Waters, Ethel; Memphis Man; New York, c. Mar. 1923; (5641) BS14146 Bio BLP12022 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| My good gal wrote a letter : how do you reckon it read | Stevens, Vol; Stonewall Blues; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62542 ) BBB5675 BC2 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Keep you a workingman : and leave those sweet boys alone | Baker, Willie; Crooked Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14894A) Ge6846 Yz L1012 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Bought you a yoyo dress : *full packed in* | Bracey, Ishman; Bust Up Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2412) Pm13038 Her H205 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Papa says to mama : you a real nicelooker | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants a Cookie; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5070 ) Vo1561 Yz L1036 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Hello heaven : daddy want to give you a telephone | Hull, Papa Harvey; France Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12690) Ge6106 OJL2 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Get you a hammer : you can drive all the time | McCoy, Joe; Pile Drivin' Blues; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6012 ) Vo1612 Yz L1002 |
| 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 |
| I wrote you a letter mama : sent you a telegram | McTell, Blind Willie; Writin' Paper Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403081) Vi21474 Yz L1005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Give you a punch : through that barbed wire fence | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140692) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I will make you a pallet : so you can jellyroll | Pope, Jenny; Bull Frog Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM757A) Vo1522 His HLP15 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I'm just carrying a brick : for you a brickbat | Smith, Clara; Hot Papa; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (814773) Co14006D VJM VLP16 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 I'll send you a special delivery : some old day | Wallace, Sippie; Special Delivery Blues; Chicago, 1 Mar. 1926; (9547A) OK8328 CC32 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I'm trucking through traffic : trying to make you a dime | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Truckin' Thru' Traffic; Chicago, 18 Oct. 1938; (91525A) De7529 Say SDR192 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 a nogood woman : you don't mean me no good | Williams, Joe; Someday Baby; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704861) BBB9025 RBF RF11 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| For you're a mistreating mama : baby as sure as you born | Lewis, Furry; Mistreatin' Mama; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454282) ViV38519 Rt RL323 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Farewell to you baby : get yourself a monkeyman | Martin, Carl; Farewell to You Baby; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8771) OK8961 Yz L1016 |
| You had your women : get yourself a glass | Wheatstraw, Peetie; When I Get My Bonus; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60511A) De7159 Say SDR192 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Woman I swear : you's a nogood chick | James, Frank; Poor Coal Passer; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (018931) BBB7116 Yz L1015 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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's a cruel fireman : lowdown engineer | McTell, Blind Willie; Travelin' Blues; Atlanta, 30 Oct. 1929; (1493001) Co14484D Yz L1005 |
| You's a man : running from hand to hand | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| You's a goodlooking woman : pretty as you can be | Washboard Sam; Save It for Me; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020809 ) BBB7866 BC10 |
| 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'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 |
