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FLEA.............4
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| 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 |
| A horse and a flea : and two little mice | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Move that Thing; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (647402) Vi23274 Rt RL323 |
| Says the horse he slipped : fell on the flea | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Move that Thing; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (647402) Vi23274 Rt RL323 |
| The flea said police : the horse on me | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Move that Thing; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (647402) Vi23274 Rt RL323 |
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FLEE*............1
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| I can see from now on : all *luck flee* from me | Bell, Anna; Hopeless Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (171A) QRSR7007 His HLP21 |
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FLEECE...........1
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| 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 |
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FLEEING..........1
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| The water is rising : people fleeing for the hills | Wallace, Sippie; The Flood Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80840B) OK8470 Sw S1240 |
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FLESH............3
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| Every time I see you baby : my flesh begin to crawl | Arnold, Kokomo; Your Ways and Actions; New York, 11 May 1938; (67344A) De7510 Say SDR163 |
| 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 |
| When she grabs you and turns you loose : makes the flesh tremble on your bones | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bed Springs Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15664) Pm12872 Mel MLP7324 |
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FLEW.............6
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| Along flew a bumblebee : and raised a great big knot | Burse, Charlie; Boodie Bum Bum; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C7921) OK8956 Jo SM3104 |
| My mama told me be careful : wherever I flew | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); The Spider and the Fly; Atlanta, 23 Apr. 1930; (1503652) Co14558D CC36 |
| 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 |
| Her mouth flew open : like a mussel shell | Jordan, Charley; Keep It Clean; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5836 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030 |
| 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 |
| His trap flew open : like a mussel shell | Jordan, Charley; Keep It CleanNo. 2; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO141 ) Vo1611 Yz L1003 |
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FLIES............5
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| Then I want to catch your little flies : ooo well well now when they begin to fall | Wheatstraw, Peetie; King Spider Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90174A) De7144 Say SDR191 |
| He made him a tail : just to fan the flies | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
| Just keep the flies from buzzing by me : and then I will be satisfied | Blake, Blind; Rope Stretchin' BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L11012) Pm13103 Bio BLP12037 |
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FLIGHT...........1
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| The cops knocked on the door : everybody made their flight | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; It's Heated; Chicago, 11 June 1929; (C3585 ) Vo1539 Yz L1039 |
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FLIP.............2
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| Say you trying to flip with me : honey and you don't know how | Stovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); Court Street Blues; St. Louis, 25 Apr. 1927; (80749A) OK8514 Fly LP103 |
| That none of your flipfloppers : going to satisfy your mind | Jones, Maggie; You May Go, But You'll Come Back Some Day; New York, 18 Dec. 1924; (1401922) Co14063D VJM VLP23 |
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FLIRT............2
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| Now I'm going girls : don't flirt after me | McCoy, Joe; I'm Wild About My Stuff; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5820A) Vo1570 His HLP32 |
| Big fat woman : tried to flirt with me | Moore, Kid Prince; Honey Dripping Papa; New York, 11 Apr. 1936; (189992) ARC60956 Rt RL340 |
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FLIRTING.........2
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| Making eyes : and flirting too | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); SecondHand Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16221) Ge7130 Riv RM8803 |
| Because you flirting with the undertaker : I mean it ain't no lie | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Take Me Back Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22082) Pm12296 Bio BLP12042 |
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FLOAT............1
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| The only way I see : is take my clothes and float | Wallace, Sippie; The Flood Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80840B) OK8470 Sw S1240 |
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FLOATED..........1
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| Now the boat's up the river : can't be floated down | Jackson, Papa Charlie; I'm Alabama Bound; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21442) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
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FLOATING.........3
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| 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 |
| So much trouble : floating in the air | Lewis, Furry; Dry Land Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454291) Vi23345 Yz L1021 |
| Now I never will forget : that floating bridge | Estes, Sleepy John; Floating Bridge; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62465A) De7442 RBF RF8 |
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FLOOD............4
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| Dragging sinnners : to their brimstone flood | Smith, Bessie; Blue Spirit Blues; New York, 11 Oct. 1929; (1491343) Co14527D Co CL858 |
| The dry spell blues : have put everybody on the killing flood | House, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4254) Pm12990 OJL11 |
| My gal is in the flood : and I'm Tampa bound | Blake, Blind; Tampa Bound; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30622) Pm12442 Bio BLP12023 |
| The flood water have broke the levee : and we ain't safe here no more | Johnson, Lonnie; Flood Water Blues; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91341A) De7397 Sw S1225 |
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FLOODED..........1
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| Before I hardly knew it : he flooded me with gas | Bryant, Laura; Dentist Chair BluesPart 2; Long Island City, c. Jan. 1929; (323A) QRSR7055 His HLP21 |
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FLOOR............52
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| floor | Wheatstraw, Peetie; The Rising Sun Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1935; (C921A) Vo03066 Say SDR191 |
| When Jim Strainer killed poor Lula : it was on that barroom floor | Shade, Will; Jim Strainer; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599612) Vi23421 Rt RL337 |
| I ain't got no bed to sleep in : I've got to sleep down on the doggone floor | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Woke Up Cold in Hand; Chicago, 30 July 1942; (074651 ) BBB9042 RCA INT1177 |
| He got some on his floor : he got some on his shelf | Estes, Sleepy John; Liquor Store Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63648A) De7491 RBF RF11 |
| If I ever get off : this killing floor | James, Skip; Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7522) Pm13065 Bio BLP12029 |
| A twotiming woman : keep you on that killing floor | Petties, Arthur; Two Time Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419062) Vi21282 Yz L1007 |
| Mmm I would call my baby : baby ooo Lord off the killing floor | Temple, Johnnie; Big Boat Whistle; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C986B) Vo03068 OJL17 |
| It's got me floorwalking : and wearing out my shoes | Bryant, Laura; Dentist Chair BluesPart 1; Long Island City, c. Jan. 1929; (322A) QRSR7055 His HLP21 |
| I got a bed in my bedroom : a pallet on my floor | Bogan, Lucille; Alley Boogie; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5563A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| When the sun rose this morning : I was laying in my floor crying | Bogan, Lucille; You Got to Die Some Day; New York, 30 July 1934; (154772) ARC60463 Rt RL317 |
| Sun rose this morning : I was laying out on my floor | Bracey, Mississippi; Cherry Ball; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404765B) OK8867 Yz L1038 |
| When I got through : I had to scrub my floor | Chatman, Bo; Beans; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826121) BBB5629 Yz L1014 |
| Well the sun rose this morning : and laid down on my floor | Day, Will; Sunrise Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461912) Co14318D Yz L1032 |
| Walked across my floor : Lordy how I moan | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Prison Cell Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203882) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| I was snowbound in my cabin : had water seeping up through my floor | Johnson, Lonnie; South Bound Backwater; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63524A) De7461 Sw S1225 |
| He catches every rat : run across my floor | Memphis Minnie; Black Cat Blues; Chicago, 27 May 1936; (C13861) Vo03581 Pal PL101 |
| It was early this morning : I was lying out on my floor | Short, Jaydee; Grand Daddy Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11479A) Vo1708 Yz L1018 |
| You broke down my bed : got a pallet on my floor | Washboard Sam; Back Door; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07616 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| I caught her boogiewoogying : down on the floor | Arnold, Kokomo; Busy Bootin'; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9923A) De7139 Say SDR163 |
| He goes from the top : down to the floor | Bogan, Lucille; Jump Steady Daddy; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (169932) ARC51258 Yz L1017 |
| 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 |
| Now you see [Mr Melrose, that man] : standing in the floor | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Old Taylor; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594971) BBB8903 RCA730.581 |
| Fell dead on the floor : with the jailhouse key | Collins, Sam; The Jail House Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12736) Ge6167 OJL2 |
| I got up in my stockings : tipping across the floor | Collins, Sam; My Road Is Rough and Rocky; New York, c. Oct. 1931; ( ) unknown Yz L1038 |
| The last time you were here : you made me cry and walk the floor | Cox, Ida; Rambling Blues; Chicago, Sept. 1925; (2294?) Pm12318 BYG529073 |
| The old bed fell down : had to sleep on the floor | Estes, Sleepy John; Stop That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90095A) Ch50001 Sw S1219 |
| She jumped up sweet babe : tipped on across the floor | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coffee Pot Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10043?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| Crawled from the fireplace : and he stopped in the middle of the floor | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Crawlin' Baby Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15671) Pm12880 Mil MLP2013 |
| I have to sit up all night long : my feet can't touch the floor | Lewis, Furry; Mean Old Bedbug Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1134 Rt RL333 |
| When I woke up this morning : I looked down on the floor | Lewis, Furry; Creeper's Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M186 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008 |
| Oh the mojo blues mama : crawling across the floor | Lincoln, Charley; Mojoe Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451053) Co14475D RBF RF15 |
| And left twenty of his opponents : lying on the floor | Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293A) De7114 Yz L1016 |
| I went to your house : I fell down on the floor | Memphis Minnie; I Called You This Morning; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6013 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| I went down to the office : fell out on the floor | Memphis Minnie; Dirty Mother For You; Chicago, 10 Jan. 1935; (C9641A) De7048 Pal PL101 |
| The bed fell down : I bumped my head on the floor | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; It Won't Act Right; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599642) ViV38620 Jo SM3104 |
| He started *mauling* my man : ???ing down to the floor | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Rough and Tumble Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22102) Pm12311 Mil MLP2001 |
| He hangs his britches : down on the floor | Smith, Clara; My Doggone Lazy Man; New York, 31 Jan. 1924; (815122) Co14016D VJM VLP16 |
| He eats his supper : throws his clothes on the floor | Smith, Clara; He's Mine, All Mine; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (1401821) Co14053D VJM VLP17 |
| 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 |
| I'm going to the workhouse : set out on the floor | Stokes, Frank; Beale Town Bound; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47752) Pm12576 Rt RL308 |
| Big Bill *Johnny* : had his *'spenders* on the floor | Weaver, Curley; Sweet Patunia; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473042) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| She makes me coffee : throws my sugar on the floor | Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); Greyhound Blues; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90199A) Ch50053 Rt RL334 |
| Oh she do that new dance you call jitterbug : oh man she jumps clear the floor | Williamson, Sonny Boy; My Baby Made a Change; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064022 ) BBB8766 BC20 |
| I woke up one morning : walking across the floor | Willis, Ruth Mary; Experience Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519061) Co14642D Yz L1037 |
| Just see me do this scoop it : across the floor | Wilson, Leola B.; Scoop It; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26074) Pm12379 His HLP1 |
| I left four hustlers : lying on the floor | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977?) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| I got up this morning : I was easing across this floor | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Balky Mule Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203813) Pm12631 Mil MLP2007 |
| Make me down a pallet : on your floor | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Stocking Feet Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30661) Pm12407 Mil MLP2013 |
| Can I get off *snake living* and tapping : playing tip light across your floor | McTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519051) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| Can I get off *sneak living and tapping* : playing tip light across your floor | McTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (140362) Vo02577 RBF RF15 |
| Oh make me a pallet : on your floor | Thomas, Henry; Bob McKinney; Chicago, Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1138 OJL3 |
| You know my little mama : going to be sleeping on your floor | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Ice and Snow Blues; Chicago, 28 Sept. 1931; (675671) BBB5626 BC4 |
