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*ALONG...........1
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| He don't try to rob nobody : just bring *along to the store* | Estes, Sleepy John; Lawyer Clark Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649241) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
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*ALTHOUGH........1
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| 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 |
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*AND.............13
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| *And hey* Mr jailor : I hope the jailhouse burns down | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Jailhouse Fire Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44192) Pm12489 Rt RL319 |
| *And with* sweet rolls in the window : honey and light bread cold | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bakershop Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15668) Pm12852 Mil MLP2013 |
| *I'm burn that* chicken : *and down handcuff* | Davis, Walter; Sweet Sixteen; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854841) BBB5931 RCA INT1085 |
| *Men say why* : *and hog people's stuff* | Estes, Sleepy John; Tell Me About It; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93008A) De7766 Sw S1220 |
| Now who in the *ham* : *and the confoundation* | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Salty Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1924; (1893?) Pm12236 Yz L1029 |
| She said ain't nothing I could say : *and Mary fact started home* and gone | Noble, George; The Seminole Blues; Chicago, 11 Feb. 1935; (C8972) ARC70675 Yz L1028 |
| My trouble come like rain : ??? *and cold* | Smith, Bessie; The Gin House Blues; New York, 18 Mar. 1926; (1418203) Co14158D Co CL856 |
| 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 |
| It rained five days : *and all lay dark* with me | Walker, Uncle Bud; Look Here Mama Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402008A) OK8828 Yz L1018 |
| 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 |
| Before I'll be your dog I'll pack my trunk this morning baby : *and take* the road *and gone* | Williams, Joe; Baby Please Don't Go; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962441) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| Before I'll be your dog I'll pack my trunk this morning baby : *and take* the road *and gone* | Williams, Joe; Baby Please Don't Go; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962441) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| Lord I want my sugar : just to *have my* sugar *and how* | Smith, Bessie Mae; Sugar Man BluesPart 2; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6168 ) Vo1559 His HLP2 |
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*ANOTHER*........1
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| We're going to dance : till *another* sun | Martin, Carl; Let's Have a New Deal; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90294A) De7114 BC14 |
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*ANY*............1
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| Now if somebody don't give me *any* something to eat pretty soon : I just as swear we won't be | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Big Apple Blues; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064020 ) BBB8766 BC20 |
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*ANYONE..........1
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| 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 |
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*ANYTHING........1
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| *Anything wrong* with me : *is a mitten to a side* | Jones, Maggie; Jealous Mama Blues; New York, 14 Oct. 1924; (1401051) Co14044D VJM VLP23 |
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*ARTY*...........1
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| *Arty* wanted to marry me : way last spring | Waters, Ethel; Georgia Blues; New York, c. May 1922; (B) BS14120 Bio BLP12022 |
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*AS..............1
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| I told my old lady : so long *as poker* last | Shade, Will; I Can Beat You Plenty; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (55599 ) ViV38586 Rt RL337 |
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*ASK.............1
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| Now *ask you to* about gambling : play eleven seventeen and sixtyone | Arnold, Kokomo; Policy Wheel Blues; Chicago, 15 July 1935; (90158A) De7147 CC25 |
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*ASK*............1
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| I had to *ask* ??? : ??? *today* | Butler, Sam; Some Screamed High Yellow; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (26772) Pm12423 Yz L1016 |
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*ASS*............1
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| Now boys you can be cute with your woman : and see won't she do you dirty *ass* | Doyle, Little Buddy; Bad in Mind Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1531) Vo05111 Rt RL319 |
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*AT..............1
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| I can *catch those* ??? : ??? *at the Santa Fe* | Coleman, Lonnie; Wild About My Loving; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482592) Co14440D Rt RL318 |
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*ATTRACTING*.....1
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| Oh the way my wife been *attracting* of late : she's about to make me lose my mind | Stovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); A Woman Gets Tired of the Same Man All the Time; St. Louis, 26 Apr. 1927; (80748A) OK8514 Rt RL310 |
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*AUNT............1
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| *Aunt Dinah got a preacher* : *roll* above her knee | Davis, Walter; Sweet Sixteen; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854841) BBB5931 RCA INT1085 |
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*AWFUL...........1
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| *I said to the electrocutor* : *awful lousy crime* | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; 'Lectric Chair Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203642) Pm12608 Bio BLP12015 |
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*B...............2
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| I'm going to get that *B and M* to Baltimore boy : I heard my baby *is there* | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Sad News Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207722) Pm12728 Rt RL306 |
| Every time I hear somebody speaking about you : I will beat you in the *B W O L* | McClennan, Tommy; Mozelle Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074100 ) BBB9015 Rt RL314 |
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*BABY*...........1
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| Spider's will try to tempt you : and be *baby* | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); The Spider and the Fly; Atlanta, 23 Apr. 1930; (1503652) Co14558D CC36 |
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*BACK............1
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| 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 |
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*BACON...........1
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| Bullfrogs in the bread pan: *bacon and eggs ??? they go* | Pope, Jenny; Bull Frog Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM757A) Vo1522 His HLP15 |
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*BAD.............2
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| That's all right : *bad luck pass on* | Campbell, Charlie; Goin' Away Blues; Birmingham, Ala. 25 Mar. 1937; (B322) Vo03571 Fly LP103 |
| You may know about *bad luck* baby : that your Fred is dead and gone | Spruell, Freddie; Your Man Is Gone; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85784 ) BBB6025 Mam S3802 |
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*BAD*............2
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| Well the bell rung for *dinner* : as I been *bad* | McCoy, Joe; Shake Mattie; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO109A) Vo1668 Mam S3803 |
| Big *bad* daddy : won't you take your time | Bogan, Lucille; My Georgia Grind; Chicago, c. 1 Feb. 1930; (C5347 ) Br unissued Rt RL317 |
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*BAKE............1
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| You *bake grub* for your husband : to find those narrowfaced boys | Washboard Walter; Narrow Face Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1424) Pm12954 Her H205 |
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*BALD............1
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| I got four little children : I got one *bald*headed wife | Barefoot Bill; Squabblin' Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503032) Co14526D OJL14 |
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*BANA*...........1
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| Tell you like the *bana* : told the *king of sal* | McTell, Blind Willie; Warm It Up to Me; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (140082) Vo02595 Yz L1005 |
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*BANK*...........1
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| 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 |
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*BARGE*..........1
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| I *claim to see the oldest rat* : of the *barge* | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
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*BARLEY..........1
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| He got so happy : bull of *barley the claw* | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Nobody Knows; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402296B) OK8679 Rt RL307 |
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*BARREL*.........1
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| 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 |
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*BEAN*...........1
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| So when we part : be hard to find a ??? *bean* | Memphis Minnie; Lonesome Shark Blues; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3166A) OK05728 BC1 |
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*BEARD*..........1
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| Now he ain't got no teeth : and *beard* so low as your toe | Wallace, Sippie; Lazy Man Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80839B) OK8470 CC32 |
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*BEAT............1
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| I want to get you early : and *beat some head cold* | Glover, Mae; Gas Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15396A) Ge7040 Yz L1009 |
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*BECAUSE.........1
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| *I can't get you women* : *because you* let me die | Owens, Marshall; Try Me One More Time; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12401) Pm13117 Yz L1006 |
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*BEDBUG*.........1
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| Will drink all the *bedbug* ??? : and turn around and bite you again | Smith, Bessie; Mean Old Bed Bug Blues; New York, 27 Sept. 1927; (1447963) Co14250D Fwy FJ2802 |
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*BEG*............1
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| Because if he keeps on tickling : I'm sure going to *beg* him on in | Smith, Bessie; JailHouse Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1923; (812262) CoA4001 Co CL855 |
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*BELIEVE.........1
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| 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 |
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*BELL*...........1
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| Took little Mary : down to Tipton *bell* | Estes, Sleepy John; Mary Come On Home; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93006A) De7814 Sw S1220; |
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*BELLS*..........1
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| Crying smokes like lightning : *bells* that shine like gold | Vincson, Walter; Stop and Listen Blues; Shreveport, La., 17 Feb. 1930; (403806A) OK8807 Yz L1007 |
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*BEN*............1
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| 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 |
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*BEST............2
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| Just get your *best friend's good man* : and do the best you can | Baker, Willie; WeakMinded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14668) Spt9427 Yz L1012 |
| Just get your *best friend's good man* : and do the best you can | Baker, Willie; WeakMinded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14896) Ge6751 Her H201 |
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*BETTER..........2
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| If your woman mistreat you : *better off in your lap* | Patton, Charley; Heart Like Railroad Steel; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L501) Pm12953 Her H201 |
| Boy I'd *better see my good girl* : leave me in this town | Day, Will; Central Avenue Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461862) Co14318D Yz L1010 |
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*BETTER*.........1
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| 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 |
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*BIG.............1
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| *Big foot* stops at every man's door : and he's always in his midnight creep | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Competition Bed Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207492) Pm12728 Rt RL306 |
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*BILL*...........1
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| Says you'll never : get to ??? *Bill* | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Airy Man Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (18512) Pm12219 Yz L1029 |
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*BIRDHOUSE*......1
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| Can't get me some *birdhouse* : to hold on strong | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Don't Wake It Up; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15601) Pm13152 Bio BLP12041 |
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*BIRDIES.........1
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| The weather's getting cloudy Lord : how these *birdies sing* | Johnson, Margaret; When a 'Gator Holler, Folk Say It's a Sign of Rain; New York, 20 Oct. 1926; (368461) Vi20333 Fwy FJ2801 |
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*BISKINS*........1
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| Go bring my shotgun : my *biskins* and shells | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shady Grove Blues; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064492 ) BBB8914 BC20 |
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*BIT*............1
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| Well well then I'm going to tell them don't get excited : ooo same ??? *bit* I was singing about | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Project Highway; Aurora, Ill., 11 Nov. 1937; (016525 ) BBB7302 RCA INT1175 |
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*BLACK...........2
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| *Black hair* : *for my prejudice* | Bunn, Teddy; It's Sweet Like So; New York, 7 Apr. 1930; (597391) ViV38592 His HLP5 |
| I'd have been at home : with a *blackhaired* | Stevens, Vol; Vol Stevens Blues; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403241) Vi21356 OJL21 |
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*BLACKING........1
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| Says the reason I'm *blacking out stalling* babe : you been so good to me | Jackson, Papa Charlie; I'm Alabama Bound; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21442) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
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*BLACKLAND.......1
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| *Blackland farms* : | Perkins, Gertrude; No Easy Rider Blues; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1927; (1453401) Co14313D Fwy FJ2802 |
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*BLOW*...........1
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| *Sound* just like : she couldn't *blow* | King David; What's That Tastes Like Gravy; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404664A) OK8913 RBF RF6 |
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*BLUE............1
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| 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 |
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*BLURRED.........1
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| Lord I'm so *blurred so blurred* : can't hardly stand to play those blues myself | Taylor, Charley; Heavy Suitcase Blues; Grafton, Wis., Mar. or Apr. 1930; (L2512) Pm12967 Yz L1028 |
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*BO..............1
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| Do the *bo bo* : | Smith, Trixie; Black Bottom Hop; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (23641) Pm12336 CC29 |
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*BOM.............1
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| At the *bom bom diddly* : got to carry me into town | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
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*BONDY*..........1
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| Until saloons come back with bottle and *bondy* : in the days of long ago | Jackson, Jim; Bootlegging Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419042) Vi21268 Rt RL323 |
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*BONE............1
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| Slow down *bone archer* : call your *cold cart* back | Moore, Monette; Black Hearse Blues; New York, c. Jan. 1925; (31777) Ajax17093 VJM VLP40 |
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*BONES*..........1
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| While the preacher and the sister : *love* those narrowface *bones* | Washboard Walter; Narrow Face Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1424) Pm12954 Her H205 |
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*BOOZE*..........1
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| Called me *booze* : and turned me around | Stokes, Frank; Take Me Back; Memphis, 30 Aug. 1928; (454542) ViV38531 Yz L1008 |
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*BOTTLING........1
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| Give me one more drink : drink of that *bottling burn* | Memphis Minnie; Drunken Barrelhouse Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1934; (CP10701) Vo02711 Yz L1021 |
