FOAMING..........1
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
FOB..............1
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
FOG..............1
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
FOLD.............10
Now I went to the station : fold my arms and moan	Bracey, Ishman; Left Alone Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418432) Vi21349 Rt RL330
I walked down to the station : fold my troubled arms	Wilkins, Robert; Get Away Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM742B) Br7158 OJL11
I was standing at the terminal : arms fold up and cried	Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); She's Gone Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473061) Co14461D RBF RF15
I couldn't do anything partner : but fold my little arms and cry	Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Number Three Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44162) Pm12475 Yz L1010
And I fold my arms : and I begin to walk away	Akers, Garfield; Dough Roller Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM776 ) Vo1481 OJL11
Mmm I fold my arms : and I walked away	House, Son; My Black MamaPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4092) Pm13042 OJL2
Lord I fold my arms : and I walked away	House, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4254) Pm12990 OJL11
And I fold my arms Lord : and I [slowly] walked away	Newbern, Hambone Willie; Roll and Tumble Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402306B) OK8679 OJL17
Hey I'm going to fold my arms : I'm going to kneel down in prayer	House, Son; Preachin' the BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4111) Pm13013 OJL5
Had to fold my arms : and I slowly walked away	Johnson, Robert; If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26331) ARC unissued Co CL1654
FOLDED...........4
And I'm leaving this morning : with my arms folded up and crying	Johnson, Robert; Ramblin' On My Mind; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25831) ARC70581 Co C30034
And I'm leaving this morning : with my arms folded up and crying	Johnson, Robert; Ramblin' On My Mind; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25832) ARC70581 Co CL1654
I folded up my arms : and I slowly walked away	Davis, Walter; Sad and Lonesome Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854811) BBB5982 RCA INT1175
Here I am here I am : setting in that chair with folded arms	Kelly, Jack; Flower Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1441) Vo unissued OJL21
FOLDING..........4
I might have been rolling : somewheres in a folding bed	Evans, Joe; New Huntsville Jail; New York, 20 May 1931; (106512) Or8080 His HLP8002
That's the long folding bed : with the cover all right back	Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bed Springs Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15664) Pm12872 Mel MLP7324
I'd be at home : in my folding bed	Kelly, Eddie; Poole County Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130231) BBB7204 RBF RF9
A big black nigger : in my folding bed	Shade, Will; On the Road Again; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470111) ViV38015 OJL19
FOLK.............1
Old folk : go run and get your glass	Nelson, Romeo; Gettin' Dirty Just Shakin' that Thing; Chicago, 9 Oct. 1929; (C4629 ) Vo1447 OJL15
FOLK'S...........3
Whiskey whiskey : is some folk's downfall	Miller, Lillian; Dead Drunk Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 3 May 1928; (13718A) Ge6518 OJL6
Whiskey whiskey : is some folk's downfall	Wallace, Sippie; Dead Drunk Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80837A) OK8499 Bio BLPC6
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
FOLKS............92
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
Folks mess around : but they didn't know what to do	Leecan, Bobby; Macon Georgia CutOut; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17
Folks tell me your loving : baby sure going to be my ruin	Mississippi Moaner (Isaiah Nettles); It's Cold in China Blues; Jackson, Miss., 20 Oct. 1935; (JAX2021) Vo03166 OJL8
Folks you don't know : how worried must I be	Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Pleading Blues; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (944191) BBB6140 CC35
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
Folks I love my man : I kiss him morning noon and night	Smith, Bessie; Weeping Willow Blues; New York, 26 Sept. 1924; (1400622) Co14042D Co CL856;
Folks up north : you all have heard the blues	Smith, Bessie; Nashville Women's Blues; New York, 26 May 1925; (1406252) Co14090D Co CL855
Folks down there : they drinks a lots of booze	Smith, Bessie; Nashville Women's Blues; New York, 26 May 1925; (1406252) Co14090D Co CL855
Folks I'll tell : that he's not my regular man	Smith, Clara; I Want My Sweet Daddy Now; New York, 31 Aug. 1923; (811831) CoA3991 VJM VLP15
Folks you don't know : half the trouble I've seen	Smith, Trixie; Praying Blues; New York, Sept. 1924; (18862) Pm12232 CC29
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
When I die : folks without a doubt	Blake, Blind; Fightin' the Jug; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15250) Pm12863 Bio BLP12037
When I woke up this morning : folks I just started to scream	Harris, Willie; Lonesome Midnight Dream; Chicago, c. mid Mar. 1930; (C5551 ) Br7149 Rt RL340
Nuthouse for crazy folks : folks got sense don't go there	James, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028
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
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
Lord I been mistreated : folks and I don't mind dying	Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Moonshine Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1608?) Pm12083 BYG529.078
And folks I am not joking : when I sing these downsouth blues	Sylvester, Hannah; Down South Blues; New York, c. 21 Sept. 1923; (70328) Pat032007 VJM VLP40
Hey black folks is evil : do anything that you want to do	Shade, Will; I Packed My Suitcase, Started to the Train; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403121) Vi21412 Rt RL311
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
And colored folks don't live : much lower down than that	Smith, Clara; Basement Blues; New York, 20 Sept. 1924; (1400521) Co14039D VJM VLP17
Nuthouse for crazy folks : folks got sense don't go there	James, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028
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
Goodbye folks : I'm on my way	Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5071 ) Vo1527 Yz L1036
Now listen here folks : we don't mean no harm	Macon, Ed; Wringing that Thing; Atlanta, 12 Mar. 1929; (402289A) OK8676 Mel MLP7324
Now listen here folks : I don't want no stuff	Memphis Minnie; What's the Matter with the Mill; Chicago, c. 15 Oct. 1930; (C6442 ) Vo1550 BC13
Now listen here folks : I want you all to bear this in mind	Memphis Minnie; What's the Matter with the Mill; Chicago, c. 15 Oct. 1930; (C6442 ) Vo1550 BC13
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
And you know folks that's the reason : Lord that I'm worried so	Roland, Walter; Penniless Blues; New York, 20 Mar. 1935; (171532) Ba33461 Yz L1017
Lets folks say : what they please	Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green; Memphis, 12 May 1930; (599172) ViV38599 Jo SM3104
Now listen folks : don't mean no harm	McCoy, Joe; Beat It Right; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7246 ) Vo1643 Pal PL101
Listen folks : to my moan	Blake, Blind; Low Down Loving Gal; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208875) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003
Want to see my folks : I miss them so	Hite, Mattie; MasonDixon Blues; New York, c. mid Nov. 1923; (70414) Pat032014 VJM VLP40
I'm just like an orphan : where my folks is I don't know	Hurt, Mississippi John; Blue Harvest Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401487A) OK8692 Bio BLPC4
In ??? Mississippi : where my folks are at	Smith, Clara; Basement Blues; New York, 20 Sept. 1924; (1400521) Co14039D VJM VLP17
Now papa got to singing : my folks got to crying	Stokes, Frank; Nehi Mama Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454212) Vi21738 Rt RL308
I went out last night folks : I meant to have some fun	Thomas, George; Don't Kill Him in Here; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L182) Pm12826 Rt RL340
Now folks if you see my gal : tell her that I'm gone	Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Levee Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16224) Ch16682 Riv RM8803
Now the old folks started it : and the young folks too	Arnold, Kokomo; Shake That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1936; (90795A) De7212 CC25
Oh the children they did holler : and the old folks squalled	Byrd, John; Old Timbrook Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2911) Pm12997 OJL8
You know the children can go in the daytime : ooh boys and the old folks have it at night	Estes, Sleepy John; Working Man Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649261) BBB8950 RBF RF8
Now the old folks rattling : the young ones too	Fuller, Blind Boy; I'm a Rattlesnakin' Daddy; New York, 23 July 1935; (178622) ARC60156 BC11
Now the old folks shake it : young folks too	Glover, Mae; Shake It Daddy; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15392) Ge6964 OJL6
Now the old folks like it : the young folks too	Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shake That Thing; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2120?) Pm12281 Yz L1029
The old folks showing : the young folks how to do	Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shake That Thing; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2120?) Pm12281 Yz L1029
I got the blues : for them poor old folks alone	Smith, Clara; Back Woods Blues; New York, 30 Apr. 1924; (816944) Co14022D VJM VLP17
Some people tell me : God takes care of old folks and fools	Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Fool's Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO167A) Vo1674 Yz L1010
People it don't seem like to me : that God takes care of old folks and fools	Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Fool's Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO167A) Vo1674 Yz L1010
Old folks teaching the young ones : what to do	Arnold, Kokomo; Shake That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1936; (90795A) De7212 CC25
Poor folks crave fine clothes and money : rich folks crave the gold	Jones, Maggie; Early Every Morn'; New York, 18 Dec. 1924; (1401932) Co14059D VJM VLP23
Poor folks crave fine clothes and money : rich folks crave the gold	Jones, Maggie; Early Every Morn'; New York, 18 Dec. 1924; (1401932) Co14059D VJM VLP23
Now say folks if you see my gal : tell her that I'm gone	Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Levee Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16224) Ch16682 Riv RM8803
Lord some folks said blues and trouble nothing : but evil running across your mind	Arnold, Kokomo; Old Black Cat Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9653A) De7050 CC25
Now some folks says blues is trouble : nothing but evil running across your mind	Arnold, Kokomo; Back Door Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9656A) De7156 CC25
Now some folks say : that love is blind	Brown, Bessie; Nobody But My Baby Is Getting My Love; New York, c. early Sept. 1926; (6813?) Ba1859 VJM VLP40
Now it's some folks says : a preacher won't steal	Davis, Madlyn; Too Black Bad; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20909?) Pm12703 Yz L1039
Some folks need the ice : some folks need the snow	Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Broke Man's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 8 July 1929; (15306A) Ge7008 Riv RM8803
Oh some folks say : that them blues ain't bad	Lincoln, Charley; Jealous Hearted Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451032) Co14305D RBF RF9
Now some folks say : that a preacher won't steal	McCoy, Joe; Preachers Blues; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7247 ) Vo1643 BC13
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
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
There's some folks say : that the redhot blues ain't bad	Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Red Hot Blues; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1937; (C20311) Vo04066 CC3
Some folks say black is evil : but I will tell the world they're wrong	Bogan, Lucille; Pig Iron Sally; New York, 31 July 1934; (154902) Ba33375 Rt RL317
Some folks like their alcohol : but give me my corn *I believe* all the time	Carr, Leroy; Corn Licker Blues; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL53) Vo02741 Co C30496
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
Some folks need the ice : some folks need the snow	Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Broke Man's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 8 July 1929; (15306A) Ge7008 Riv RM8803
Some folks : they don't wear them at all	Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Easy Rider Don't Deny My Name; New York, 16 June 1927; (1442823) Co14231D RBF RF15
Some folks say it's hard work : but me it's famous me it's famous play	Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); YoYo Blues No. 2; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502692) Co14523D CC3
Some folks say : a preacher won't steal	McCoy, Joe; Preachers Blues; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7247 ) Vo1643 BC13
Some folks say : a preacher won't steal	Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555712) ViV38547 Rt RL322
Tell her the folks up here : won't let my Kentucky man alone	Cox, Ida; Blue Kentucky Blues; New York, late Jan. 1925; (20032) Pm12258 BYG529073
Now the folks in Georgia : they done got wild	Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shake That Thing; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2120?) Pm12281 Yz L1029
Now the folks down east : are crying Lord Lord Lord	Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; It's Heated; Chicago, 11 June 1929; (C3585 ) Vo1539 Yz L1039
Got the backwoods blues : for the folks I left down home	Smith, Clara; Back Woods Blues; New York, 30 Apr. 1924; (816944) Co14022D VJM VLP17
The folks down in Tallahassee : make me spend all the money I ever had	Washington, Louis; Tallahassee Woman; New York, 18 Jan. 1934; (146371) Ba33105 Fly LP103
I don't know what folks tell me : if it's true or not	Washboard Sam; Let Me Play Your Vendor; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703751) BBB8967 RCA LPV577
But when folks smell scandal : how they fly to spread the word	Moore, Monette; Scandal Blues; New York, c. Jan. 1925; (31779) Ajax17093 VJM VLP40
Steal it from the white folks : now and then	Davenport, Jed; Save Me Some; Memphis, 20 Oct. 1930; (MEM774) Vo1513 OJL19
Now you ought to cut off so many trucks and tractors : white folks you ought to work more	Estes, Sleepy John; Working Man Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649261) BBB8950 RBF RF8
I don't see why : white folks don't have no blues	Johnson, T. C.; J. C. Johnson's Blues; Memphis, 16 Feb. 1928; (400250B) OK8838 Rt RL316
I scrubbed them pots and kettles : I washed and ironed the white folks clothes	Spivey, Victoria; Murder in the First Degree; New York, 1 Nov. 1927; (81596B) OK8581 Spi LP2001
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
White folks in the parlor playing cards : and they're serving their cake and tea	Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Piney Woods Money Mama; Chicago, c. Mar. 1928; (204082) Pm12650 Mil MLP2004
White folks standing around here : spending amany dimes	Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (202832) Pm12605 OJL8
Come all you folks : and start to walk	Memphis Minnie; New Dirty Dozens; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5894 ) Vo1618 BC13
Let me tell you folks : just how he treated me	Patton, Charley; High Sheriff Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147252) Vo02680 Yz L1020
Now the old folks started it : and the young folks too	Arnold, Kokomo; Shake That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1936; (90795A) De7212 CC25
Now the old folks shake it : young folks too	Glover, Mae; Shake It Daddy; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15392) Ge6964 OJL6
Now the old folks like it : the young folks too	Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shake That Thing; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2120?) Pm12281 Yz L1029
The old folks showing : the young folks how to do	Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shake That Thing; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2120?) Pm12281 Yz L1029
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