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| But when you think she's loving you : dropping you all the time | Jackson, Papa Charlie; She Belongs to Me Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (42431) Pm12461 Yz L1029 |
| Said and I felt like dropping : right down on the ground | Arnold, Kokomo; Southern Railroad Blues; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9921A) De7139 Say SDR163 |
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DROPS............9
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| She put [castor oil, black drops] in my coffee : with that [black drops, castor oil] in my tea | Davis, Walter; Ashes in My Whiskey; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962371) BBB6201 RCA INT1085 |
| May bring drops of sorrow : and it may bring drops of rain | Carr, Leroy; Hurry Down Sunshine; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL43) Vo02741 Co C30496 |
| May bring drops of sorrow : and it may bring drops of rain | Carr, Leroy; Hurry Down Sunshine; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL43) Vo02741 Co C30496 |
| And the tears went down : great God like drops of rain | Darby, Blind; Built Right on the Ground; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (675841) Vi23311 Yz L1003 |
| Blues fell down on me : just like drops of rain | Smith, Bessie Mae; Sugar Man BluesPart 2; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6168 ) Vo1559 His HLP2 |
| I don't like no woman : got hair like drops of rain | Thomkins, Jim; Bedside Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM780 ) Br7200 Rt RL319 |
| Hey drop down drop down : mama like drops of rain | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Memphis JugBlues; Memphis, 24 Feb. 1927; (379432) Vi20576 Rt RL322 |
| My heart struck sorrow : it fell like drops of rain | Willis, Ruth Mary; Painful Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519071) Co14642D Yz L1037 |
| Lord it's two drops of water : Lord and one or two grains of sand | Stokes, Frank; Sweet to Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47731) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
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DROPS]...........1
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| She put [castor oil, black drops] in my coffee : with that [black drops, castor oil] in my tea | Davis, Walter; Ashes in My Whiskey; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962371) BBB6201 RCA INT1085 |
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DROUGHT..........2
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| 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 |
| Lord the drought come in cold autumn : parched up all the trees | Patton, Charley; Dry Well Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4292) Pm13070 Yz L1020 |
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DROVE............47
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| Drove so many piles : my hammer's all worn out | McCoy, Joe; Pile Drivin' Blues; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6012 ) Vo1612 Yz L1002 |
| You scold me faro now : drove all from your door | Bracey, Mississippi; You Scolded Me and Drove Me from Your Door; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404764B) OK8904 OJL17 |
| And my sisters and brothers : drove me away to somebody else | Johnson, Lonnie; Friendless and Blue; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63517A) De7487 Sw S1225 |
| You drove me so hard : drove me to my grave | McCoy, Joe; Pile Drivin' Blues; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6012 ) Vo1612 Yz L1002 |
| Bell street whiskey : drove me to the county jail | McTell, Blind Willie; Bell Street Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9946A) De7078 Rt RL324 |
| The backwater done rose all around Sumner : drove [me, poor Charley] down the line | Patton, Charley; High Water EverywherePart I; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L591) Pm12909 Yz L1020 |
| 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 |
| And along brownskin coming : man and drove me away | Akers, Garfield; Cottonfield BluesPart 1; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M201 ) Vo1442 OJL2 |
| Says my woman got mad : and drove me out of her yard | Alexander, Texas; Seen Better Days; San Antonio, 9 June 1930; (404112B) OK8890 Rt RL316 |
| Lord she got mad : and drove poor me away | Alexander, Texas; Seen Better Days; San Antonio, 9 June 1930; (404112B) OK8890 Rt RL316 |
| You drove me away : and drove my heart insane | McTell, Blind Willie; Drive Away Blues; Atlanta, 26 Nov. 1929; (565991) ViV38580 Yz L1005 |
| Lord you mistreat me baby : and drove me from my home | Townsend, Henry; Mistreated Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403301A) Co14491D) yz L1030 |
| When you mistreated poor me : and drove me away from around your door | Townsend, Henry; Long Ago Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403302?) Co14529D Yz L1003 |
| Now you mistreat me : oh baby drove me from your door | Stokes, Frank; Mistreatin' Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454191) Vi21672 Rt RL308 |
| I've been badly mistreated : I've been drove from door to door | Martin, Carl; Badly Mistreated Man; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8812) OK8961 Yz L1016 |
| 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 |
| Lord the little woman I love mama : have done drove me from her door | Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9428B) De7026 BC4 |
| But now baby was so mean : she done drove all my love away | Estes, Sleepy John; Down South Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90094A) Ch50001 Sw S1219 |
| Say the woman I love : she done drove me away | Howell, Peg Leg; Tishamingo Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431171) Co14194D RBF RF9 |
| Your reckless disposition : done drove your good man away from home | McTell, Blind Willie; Your Time to Worry; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9957A) De7117 Rt RL324 |
| Now you done drove me baby : until you drove me away | Shade, Will; Taking Your Place; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (56343) Vi23347 Jo SM3104 |
| You done drove me from St Louis daddy : how much more can I stand | Smith, Bessie Mae; St. Louis Daddy; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L78?) Pm12922 OJL20 |
| I have a mean stepfather : he done drove me away | Williams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854921) BBB5996 OJL17 |
| Lord I said good girl I'm loving : she done drove me away from her door | Williams, Joe; Wild Cow Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962461) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| Quit the best woman I had : and I have drove her from my door | McClennan, Tommy; It's a Cryin' Pity; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064891 ) BBB9005 Rt RL305 |
| When I was sick and down : she drove me from her door | Hayes, Nap (T. C. Johnson Groups); Violin Blues; Memphis, 15 Feb. 1928; (400239A) OK8708 Rt RL316 |
| The woman I love : she drove me from her door | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Stocking Feet Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30661) Pm12407 Mil MLP2013 |
| Well she spent all my money : and then she drove me outdoors | McTell, Blind Willie; Runnin' Me Crazy; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140701) Vo02595 Rt RL324 |
| Now Miss Louisa she mistreated me : and she drove me from her door | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Miss Louisa Blues; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (020114 ) BBB7576 RBF RF14 |
| Say the blues come along : and they drove my spirit away | House, Son; Preachin' the BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4101) Pm13013 OJL5 |
| Here comes two women : I liked to drove them wild | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Fence Breakin' Yellin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15672) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015 |
| 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 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 |
| You put the puppies on my mama : you drove me crazy too | Carr, Leroy; Hold Them Puppies; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL63) Vo02751 Yz L1036 |
| When I was there : you drove me from your door | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Riley Springs Blues; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064737 ) BBB8846 RCA INT1177 |
| I love you : until you drove me from your door | Gillum, Bill Jazz; It Looks Bad for You; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064741 ) BBB8816 RCA INT1177 |
| You will be sorry : that you drove me away from home | Gillum, Bill Jazz; It's All Over Now; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070440 ) BBB8975 RCA INT1177 |
| That's all right baby : *sorry* you drove me away | Hogg, Andrew; Family Trouble Blues; Chicago, 18 Feb. 1937; (61856A) De7303 Rt RL315 |
| How my poor heart weeped and worried : baby when you drove me away | McTell, Blind Willie; Drive Away Blues; Atlanta, 26 Nov. 1929; (565991) ViV38580 Yz L1005 |
| I'm going to make you remember : how you drove me away | Reed, Willie; Dreaming Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476002) Co14407D Yz L1004 |
| Now you done drove me baby : until you drove me away | Shade, Will; Taking Your Place; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (56343) Vi23347 Jo SM3104 |
| Do you remember the day : baby you drove me from your door | Thomas, Elvie; Motherless Child Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2642) Pm12977 OJL2 |
| When I was sick and down : you drove me from your door | Townsend, Henry; Poor Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403303A) Co14491D Yz L1030 |
| Remember last winter : you drove me from your door | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Ice and Snow Blues; Chicago, 28 Sept. 1931; (675671) BBB5626 BC4 |
| And don't forget the day now little mama : babe now you drove me from your door | Wheatstraw, Peetie; All Night Long Blues; Chicago, 18 Aug. 1934; (C9315A) De7082 AH158 |
| You drove me so hard : drove me to my grave | McCoy, Joe; Pile Drivin' Blues; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6012 ) Vo1612 Yz L1002 |
| You drove me away : and drove my heart insane | McTell, Blind Willie; Drive Away Blues; Atlanta, 26 Nov. 1929; (565991) ViV38580 Yz L1005 |
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| I mean now some pretty mama : done [run, drove] my black snake home | Washington, Louis; Black Snake Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1934; (146761) Ba33058 Rt RL313 |
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DROWN............10
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| 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 |
| If the blues overtake me : jump overboard and drown | Cole, James; Mistreated the Only Friend You Had; Richmond, Ind., 16 Jan. 1932; (18324) Ch16718 Rt RL311 |
| If I don't find *fourteen* : I'm going to jump overboard and drown | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Wartime Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30701) Pm12425 Rt RL301 |
| If the blues overtake me : I'll jump overboard and drown | Kyle, Charlie; Kyle's Worried Blues; Memphis, 1 Sept. 1928; (454682) Vi21707 Yz L1018 |
| I'm going to the river : I'm going to jump overboard and drown | Lewis, Furry; Jellyroll; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1115 RBF RF11 |
| The blues overtake him : he jump overboard and drown | McTell, Blind Willie; Weary Hearted Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140671) Vo02568 Rt RL324 |
| I come back to my home : I's about to overboard and drown | Richardson, Mooch; Burying Ground Blues; Memphis, 23 Mar. 1928; (400375A) OK8576 Mam S3803 |
| If the blues get too heavy : he'll jump overboard and drown | Stokes, Frank; Nehi Mama Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454212) Vi21738 Rt RL308 |
| And it's the only thing I do : to drown away by blues | Bogan, Lucille; Alley Boogie; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5563A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| I mean to drown my sorrows : about sweet somebody else | Smith, Bessie; The Gin House Blues; New York, 18 Mar. 1926; (1418203) Co14158D Co CL856 |
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DROWNDED.........1
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| That poor child got drownded : sailing after me | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); No Baby Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203381) Pm12670 Bio BLP12004 |
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DROWNING.........1
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| Oh I don't mind drowning : but the water is so cold | Smith, Clara; Shipwrecked Blues; New York, 3 Apr. 1925; (1404911) Co14077D CC32 |
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DRUGSTORE........1
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| But the monkey stopped : at a ??? drugstore | Jordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398212) Vi21076 Rt RL326 |
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DRUM.............1
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| Skin on her head : just as tight as a drum | Estes, Sleepy John; Stop That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90095A) Ch50001 Sw S1219 |
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DRUMMOND.........1
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| I'm going : where the Drummond cross the Yellow Dog | Collins, Sam; Yellow Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12738) Ge6146 OJL10 |
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| I'm going in the cave : at the sounding of the drums | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Cave Man Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599622) ViV38605 Mel MLP7324; |
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DRUNK............135
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| First night that I went home : drunk as I could be | Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495582) Co14489D Fwy FA2951 |
| The third night when I went home : drunk as I could be | Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495582) Co14489D Fwy FA2951 |
| When I was in Houston : drunk most every day | Miller, Lillian; Dead Drunk Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 3 May 1928; (13718A) Ge6518 OJL6 |
| I'm going home to my regular : drunk as I can be | Miller, Sodarisa; Sunshine Special; Chicago, c. Apr. 1925; (2092?) Pm12276 Mil MLP2018 |
| I drinking whiskey woman : and drunk all night | McTell, Blind Willie; Your Time to Worry; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9957A) De7117 Rt RL324 |
| I can get just as drunk : as any drunken man can be | Johnson, James Stump; Barrel of Whiskey Blues; Dallas, 10 Feb. 1932; (706801) Vi23327 Yz L1033 |
| Second night when I got home : as drunk as I could be | Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495582) Co14489D Fwy FA2951 |
| I live down in Bell Street Alley : just as drunk as I can be | McTell, Blind Willie; Bell Street Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9946A) De7078 Rt RL324 |
| I feel myself getting sober : I want to get back drunk again | Memphis Minnie; Drunken Barrelhouse Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1934; (CP10701) Vo02711 Yz L1021 |
| Where I can be drunk there : and staggering all the time | Bailey, Kid; Mississippi Bottom Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (M209/10) Br7114 OJL5 |
| Because when I take two or three drinks : I'll be drunk the whole year long | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Happy New Year Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208192) Pm12692 Bio BLP12000 |
| What's the use of getting sober : know you're going to be drunk again | Red Nelson (Nelson Wilborn); Sweetest Thing Born; Chicago, 6 Feb. 1936; (90605A) De7155 Cor CP58 |
| First thing you know : you will be drunk again | Washboard Sam; I'm Goin' to St. Louis; Chicago, 5 Aug. 1940; (049370 ) BBB8569 BC10 |
| I been drunk so long : dizzy all the time | Blake, Blind; Fightin' the Jug; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15250) Pm12863 Bio BLP12037 |
| I've been drunk and I've been driven : ever since I left my mother's home | Johnson, Robert; Drunken Hearted Man; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3971) ARC unissued Co C30034 |
| Have you ever been drunk : and slept in all your clothes | Miller, Lillian; Dead Drunk Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 3 May 1928; (13718A) Ge6518 OJL6 |
| Have you ever been drunk : slept in all of your clothes | Wallace, Sippie; Dead Drunk Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80837A) OK8499 Bio BLPC6 |
| Been drunk baby : and I ain't got sober yet | Johnson, Tommy; Black Mare Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L2452) Pm13000 Yz L1007 |
| 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 |
| Says you know you died drunk brother James : and you didn't have no time to pray | Williams, Joe; Brother James; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076631) BBB7022 RCA INT1087 |
| I say you done drunk so much jake oh Lord : till it done give him the *lemon leg* | Lofton, Willie; Jake Leg Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9386A) De7076 Rt RL314 |
| I say he done drunk so much jake oh Lord : till it done give him the *lemon leg* | Lofton, Willie; Jake Leg Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9386A) De7076 Rt RL314 |
| Because he done drunk so much jake oh Lord : till they got the *lemon leg* too | Lofton, Willie; Jake Leg Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9386A) De7076 Rt RL314 |
| Then taken my last dollar : to make his girl friend drunk | Memphis Minnie; It's Hard to Please My Man; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3170A) OK05728 BC1 |
| Every time I get drunk : my woman wants to cut my head | Arnold, Kokomo; Head Cuttin' Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91331A) De7417 BC4 |
| Every time I get drunk : I don't mean to treat nobody wrong | Arnold, Kokomo; Head Cuttin' Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91331A) De7417 BC4 |
| And when I get drunk : who's going to take me home | Bogan, Lucille; Down in Boogie Alley; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155082) Ba33149 Rt RL317 |
| Don't you let her get drunk Lord : and she'll *lower* her | Bracey, Mississippi; Cherry Ball; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404765B) OK8867 Yz L1038 |
| I believe I'll get drunk : and stay drunk all the time | Carr, Leroy; I Keep the Blues; New York, 15 Mar. 1932; (11497A) Vo1709 Yz L1036 |
| So give me some more corn liquor : if I get drunk [just please, please just] take me home | Carr, Leroy; Corn Licker Blues; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL53) Vo02741 Co C30496 |
| Now the next time you get drunk : right out my door you'll go | Carr, Leroy; Barrel House Woman No. 2; New York, 15 Aug. 1934; (156332) Vo02820 Yz L1019 |
| If you got to get drunk baby : mama please just let me be | Carr, Leroy; Barrel House Woman No. 2; New York, 15 Aug. 1934; (156332) Vo02820 Yz L1019 |
| Let's both baby drink : and get drunk again | Chatman, Bo; Let's Get Drunk Again; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278761) BBB8045 Yz L1014 |
| Let's both baby drink : and get drunk again | Chatman, Bo; Let's Get Drunk Again; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278761) BBB8045 Yz L1014 |
| 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 |
| Let's get drunk : and have one good time | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Come On In; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1931; (L7192) Pm13104 Riv RM8803 |
| When I get drunk : well I don't want to drink no more | Harris, William; I'm Leavin' Town; Birmingham, Ala., c. 18 July 1927; (GEX743B) Ge6306 Yz L1001 |
| Well now she will get drunk : ooo well well and fuss and fight all night | Hogg, Andrew; Family Trouble Blues; Chicago, 18 Feb. 1937; (61856A) De7303 Rt RL315 |
| When I get drunk I'm evil : I don't know what to do | Johnson, Edith North; Good Chib Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15559) Pm12864 CC37 |
| If I get drunk : I sure don't care | Johnson, Lil; Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand Do; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C3355 ) Vo1299 His HLP2 |
| Lord I'm going to get drunk : and I'm going to walk the streets all night | Johnson, Louise; All Night Long Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L3981) Pm12992 OJL11 |
| Because when you get drunk : you come home and blow up on me | Jordan, Charley; Gasoline Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6164 ) Vo1551 Yz L1030 |
| Soon as I get sober : going to get drunk again | Lucas, Jane; Pussy Cat Blues; New York, 15 Sept. 1930; (100312) Ba32138 Yz L1035 |
| 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 |
| I am sober now : but I'm going to get drunk again | McPhail, Black Bottom; Whiskey Man Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11514A) Vo1721 Yz L1019 |
| And if luck don't change : Mr McTell won't get drunk no more | McTell, Blind Willie; Mr. McTell Got the Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (40311?) Vi unissued RCA INT1175 |
| Grandpa swears : he won't get drunk no more | Memphis Minnie; Grandpa and Grandma Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C6082 ) Vo1601 OJL4 |
| Hey I believe I'll get drunk : tear this old barrelhouse down | Memphis Minnie; Drunken Barrelhouse Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1934; (CP10701) Vo02711 Yz L1021 |
| I'm going to get drunk : daddy just one more time | Miller, Lillian; Dead Drunk Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 3 May 1928; (13718A) Ge6518 OJL6 |
| Going to get drunk now : I won't dream no more | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Dream Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (16991) Pm12098 BYG529.078 |
| Let's get stomp barefoot mama : and get drunk and run | Short, Jaydee; Barefoot Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11475 ) Vo1704 Yz L1003 |
| Then I want to get drunk : and pitch a bugger all over town | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Corn Whiskey Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO127 ) Vo1633 Yz L1031 |
| I likes lowdown music : I like to barrelhouse get drunk too | Spruell, Freddie; LowDown Mississippi Bottom Man; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207281) Pm12665 Mam S3802 |
| I get drunk : love to have my fun | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| I'd rather see you get drunk : than wear this *hubbard* skirt | Stokes, Frank; Mr. Crump Don't Like It; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200451) Pm12552 OJL21; |
| When I get drunk : will you take me to my Harlot Hill | Thomas, George; Don't Kill Him in Here; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L182) Pm12826 Rt RL340 |
| I'm going to get drunk : papa just one more time | Wallace, Sippie; Dead Drunk Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80837A) OK8499 Bio BLPC6 |
| Let's get drunk : have a whopping good time | Washboard Sam; Come On In; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01884 ) BBB6870 RBF RF16 |
| Yeah because when you get drunk woman : you don't care what you do | Washboard Sam; Low Down Woman; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07618 ) BBB7048 BC10 |
| I get drunk : walk streets all night | Williams, Joe; I'm Getting Wild About Her; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539901) BBB8774 BC6 |
| Now I believe I'll get drunk : babe I'm going to wreck this joint | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064493 ) BBB8822 BC3 |
| 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 |
| The reason why I'm getting drunk today : I swear my baby's gone | Carr, Leroy; Corn Licker Blues; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL53) Vo02741 Co C30496 |
| You know the mailman been getting drunk : he been leaving my mail at somebody else's house | Estes, Sleepy John; Mailman Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93004A) De7789 Sw S1220; |
| Spending all my money for whiskey and getting drunk : mama you don't know how you carry on | Short, Jaydee; Barefoot Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11475 ) Vo1704 Yz L1003 |
| 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 |
| They tell me Western Union man been getting drunk : he been leaving my calls at somebody | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Western Union Man; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064019 ) BBB8731 BC3 |
| But I see that will never be : so I just got drunk again | Jackson, Jim; Bootlegging Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419042) Vi21268 Rt RL323 |
| I went out last night I got drunk : I was in whiskey up to my head | Johnson, Alec; Next Week Sometime; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473822) Co14416D CC3 |
| Joe got drunk that wasn't all : went and turn out the lights | McTell, Blind Willie; Razor Ball; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502582) Co14551D Yz L1037 |
| They all got drunk : and showed their Santa Claus | Memphis Minnie; New Dirty Dozens; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5894 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
| He got drunk this morning : tore up the neighborhood | Memphis Minnie; Dirty Mother For You; Chicago, 10 Jan. 1935; (C9641A) De7048 Pal PL101 |
| 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 |
| Got drunk last night : mama and the night before | McTell, Blind Willie; Mr. McTell Got the Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (40311?) Vi unissued RCA INT1175 |
| Now you all drawed up : you look half drunk | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Where Did You Stay Last Night; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17277A) Ch16171 Riv RM8803 |
| It don't make me no difference : how drunk you may be | Chatman, Bo; Let's Get Drunk Again; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278761) BBB8045 Yz L1014 |
| In time I got out : I drunk a little gin | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| So I drunk my straight whiskey : Lord I staggered on up the street | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shannon Street Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208471) BBB7847 RCA INT1088 |
| When you see me sleeping : baby don't you think I'm drunk | Blake, Blind; Early Morning Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30571) Pm12387 Bio BLP12031 |
| When you see me sleeping : baby don't you think I'm drunk | Blake, Blind; Early Morning Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30572) Pm12387 Bio BLP12037 |
| 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 drunk Monday Tuesday and Wednesday : Thursday Friday and Saturday too | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Whiskey and Gin Blues; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704341) BBB8945 RCA730.581 |
| I'm drunk and disorderly : I don't care | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Come On In; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1931; (L7192) Pm13104 Riv RM8803 |
| When you catch me sleeping : baby don't you think I'm drunk | Jones, Little Hat; Rolled From Side to Side Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402698A) OK8794 Yz L1010 |
| Because when I'm drunk : nothing don't worry my mind | Miller, Lillian; Dead Drunk Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 3 May 1928; (13718A) Ge6518 OJL6 |
| Good man when I'm sober : tiger when I'm drunk | Moore, Kid Prince; Bug Juice Blues; New York, 8 Apr. 1936; (189712) ARC60956 Rt RL340 |
| Because you see me staggering : baby don't you think I'm drunk | Moore, Rosie Mae; Staggering Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418302) Vi21280 Rt RL310 |
| Because you see me staggering : daddy don't you think I'm drunk | Moore, Rosie Mae; Staggering Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418302) Vi21280 Rt RL310 |
| Because when I'm drunk : nothing don't worry my mind | Wallace, Sippie; Dead Drunk Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80837A) OK8499 Bio BLPC6 |
| I'm drunk and disorderly : and I don't care | Washboard Sam; Come On In; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01884 ) BBB6870 RBF RF16 |
| Now moonshine will make you just drunk : walk out in the street | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Moonshine; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201131) BBB7603 RCA LPV518 |
| You know when I found myself : I was laplegged drunk again | Johnson, Lonnie; Laplegged Drunk Again; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63522A) De7537 Sw S1225 |
| Get leaping drunk : and leave this lowdown town | Henderson, Bertha; Let Your Love Come Down; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205622) Pm12655 Bio BLP12037 |
| Now if you catch me sober : please make me drunk again | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Whiskey and Gin Blues; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704341) BBB8945 RCA730.581 |
| She say want to *pumpitty* : got to make me drunk | Davis, Walter; Sweet Sixteen; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854841) BBB5931 RCA INT1085 |
| Soon as I get sober : I'll make me drunk again | Lincoln, Charley; Country Breakdown; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451071) Co14475D RBF RF15 |
| Now the monkey told the elephant : if he's not drunk | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Mama, Don't You Think I Know; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22242) Pm12305 Bio BLP12042 |
| Lord if you keep on drunk mama : you going to make me break my needle off | Davis, Walter; Think You Need a Shot; Chicago, 3 Apr. 1936; (1003391) BBB6498 RCA INT1085 |
| I'm going to get running drunk : and go into that place | Blake, Blind; Search Warrant Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208713) Pm12737 Bio BLP12023 |
| I'd rather be sloppy drunk : than anything I know | Bogan, Lucille; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5562A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| I'd rather be sloppy drunk : sitting in the can | Bogan, Lucille; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5562A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| I been on this sloppy drunk : for a solid year | Bogan, Lucille; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5562A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| And I'm sloppy drunk : drinking by myself | Bogan, Lucille; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5562A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| I'd rather be sloppy drunk : than anything I know | Carr, Leroy; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6086B) Vo1541 Yz L1015 |
| I'd rather be sloppy drunk : sitting in the can | Carr, Leroy; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6086B) Vo1541 Yz L1015 |
| Now I'm sloppy drunk mama : sleeping all by myself | Carr, Leroy; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6086B) Vo1541 Yz L1015 |
| I'm going to get sloppy drunk : tell everything I know | Davis, Walter; Sloppy Drunk Again; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854791) BBB5879 OJL20 |
| I never saw no whiskey : the blues done made me sloppy drunk | Estes, Sleepy John; Milk Cow Blues; Memphis, 13 May 1930; (59918 ) ViV38614 RBF RF202 |
| I was drinking all night [long] : got up this morning sloppy drunk | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Sad News Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207722) Pm12728 Rt RL306 |
| I'd rather see : this whole world sloppy drunk | Smith, Bessie; Ticket Agent Ease Your Window Down; New York, 5 Apr. 1924; (816702) Co14025D Co CL855 |
| Now I would rather be sloppy drunk : oh than anything I know | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064493 ) BBB8822 BC3 |
| Now and I'm sloppy drunk again woman : sleeping all by myself | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064493 ) BBB8822 BC3 |
| Now I would rather be sloppy drunk : sitting in the can | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064493 ) BBB8822 BC3 |
| Sloppy drunk : about to lose my mind | Davis, Walter; Sloppy Drunk Again; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854791) BBB5879 OJL20 |
| She was so drunk : until she could not see | Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555712) ViV38547 Rt RL322 |
| Lord I would stay drunk all day : baby and I wouldn't come home at night | Big Bill (Broonzy); When I Had Money; Chicago, 17 Apr. 1940; (WC3036A) Vo05563 RBF RF16; |
| I believe I'll get drunk : and stay drunk all the time | Carr, Leroy; I Keep the Blues; New York, 15 Mar. 1932; (11497A) Vo1709 Yz L1036 |
| You stay drunk all night : and the whole day long | Carr, Leroy; Barrel House Woman No. 2; New York, 15 Aug. 1934; (156332) Vo02820 Yz L1019 |
| I've just got to stay drunk woman : to try to get along with you | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Whiskey and Gin Blues; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704341) BBB8945 RCA730.581 |
| I've got to stay drunk to keep warm : because my clothes is so thin | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Maltese Cat Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208201) Pm12712 Bio BLP12015 |
| If the river was whiskey : I'd stay drunk all the time | Lewis, Furry; Mr. Furry's Blues; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1115 Rt RL323 |
| They drink good moonshine : and stay drunk all day | McPhail, Black Bottom; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11512A) Vo1721 Yz L1019 |
| That's where they drink good moonshine : and stay drunk all day | McPhail, Black Bottom; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11512A) Vo1721 Yz L1019 |
| If the blues don't quit me : I'll stay drunk every day | Stokes, Frank; Bedtime Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418251) Vi21272 Rt RL308 |
| I stay drunk so much : I can't tell night from day | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Jig Head Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210174) Pm12708 Bio BLP12004 |
| 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 |
| Well now I'm going to stop running at women : and staying drunk all the time | Williamson, Sonny Boy; The Right Kind of Life; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308551) BBB8034 RCA INT1088 |
| 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 |
| You knowed I was drunk : when I lay down across your bed | Miller, Lillian; Dead Drunk Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 3 May 1928; (13718A) Ge6518 OJL6 |
| Ah he brought me here : and I was drunk as I could be | Patton, Charley; Tom Rushen Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15222A) Pm12877 Yz L1020 |
| 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 |
| Don't like whiskey : and you're drunk again | Jordan, Charley; Don't Put Your Dirty Hands on Me; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (189831) ARC60661 Rt RL310 |
| When you think your troubles are gone : and you find yourself drunk again | Johnson, Lonnie; Laplegged Drunk Again; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63522A) De7537 Sw S1225 |
