FOUR*............1
I say I *flied when I was four* mama : be careful *in years gone* by	Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Number Three Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44162) Pm12475 Yz L1010
FOURS............1
Got ways like the devil : papa's *sneaking* on all fours	Weaver, Sylvester; Can't Be Trusted Blues; New York, 31 Aug. 1927; (81401B) OK8504 Yz L1012
FOURTEEN.........2
Fourteen long years : C and O run by my door	Amos, Blind Joe; C and O Blues; probably Chicago, c. July 1927; ( ) Vo1116 OJL17
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
FOURTEENTH.......2
Fourteenth Street women : don't mean no man no good	Blind Percy; Fourteenth Street Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (201802) Pm12584 Rt RL327
I got a woman named Miss Hattie : she lives on Fourteenth Street	Collins, Chasey; Atlanta Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962491) BBB6187 BC6
FOURTH...........3
I'm going to Memphis : stop on Fourth and Beale	Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Fourth and Beale; Chicago, c. 12 Sept. 1929; (C4338 ) Br7138 His HLP15
But he never hollers cuckoo : till the fourth day of July	Byrd, John; Old Timbrook Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2911) Pm12997 OJL8
Come to Fourth Street : right around with me	Estes, Sleepy John; Liquor Store Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63648A) De7491 RBF RF11
FOX..............2
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
Want to tell you baby : like the fox done told the hen	Wheatstraw, Peetie; King Spider Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90174A) De7144 Say SDR191
FOXTROT..........1
Say she foxtrot and pace : and I rode that horse today	Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Black Pony Blues; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648731) BBB8896 RCA LPV518
FRAME............7
Take your picture : make it in a frame	Barner, Wiley; My Gal Treats Me Mean; Birmingham, Ala., c. 15 Aug. 1927; (GEX803) Ge6261 OJL14
Baby when I die : put daddy's picture in a frame	Hull, Papa Harvey; France Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12690) Ge6106 OJL2
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'll take my picture : put it in a frame	Rhodes, Walter; The Crowing Rooster; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453582) Co14289D Rt RL334
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
Got a thirtyeight special : on a fortyfour frame	Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18
If your best friend can't get your woman : he'll frame her for somebody else	Johnson, Lonnie; Crowin' Rooster Blues; Chicago, 7 Feb. 1941; (0592051) BBB8804 RCA LPV518;
FRANCE...........6
When you go to heaven : going to babe going to stop by France	Hull, Papa Harvey; France Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12690) Ge6106 OJL2
Want to take me off in France : and know I ain't got no business over there	Memphis Minnie; Man You Won't Give Me No Money; Chicago, 27 May 1936; (C13882) Vo03474 BC1
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
Now the rooster crows in Italy : I heard him way down in France	Wiggins, James Boodle It; Gotta Shave 'Em Dry; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1041) Pm12916 Her H205
Came all the way : from Paris France	McTell, Blind Willie; Georgia Rag; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1931; (4050851) OK8924 Yz L1005
He likes it slow : when he goes to France	Smith, Trixie; He Likes It Slow; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (2363?) Pm12336 Jo SM3098
FRANK............7
Says stop now Frank : let's get a sack of flour	Edwards, Frank; Terraplane Blues; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38111) OK06393 BC6
Was standing on Frank Street : in New Orleans	Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Honey Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO126 ) Vo1633 Yz L1031
Say that's papa Frank Stokes : he sure got *worried on*	Stokes, Frank; Bunker Hill Blues; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555741) ViV38548 Rt RL308
Crying please Frank : please let me ride with you	Edwards, Frank; Terraplane Blues; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38111) OK06393 BC6
Crying please Frank : please let me ride with you	Edwards, Frank; Terraplane Blues; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38111) OK06393 BC6
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
Know you hear them Frank Stokes blues : anywhere on earth you go	Stokes, Frank; Frank Stoke's Dream; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (563052) Vi23411 Yz L1008
FRANKLIN.........1
Down on Franklin Avenue : jellybeans standing to and fro	Brown, Hi Henry; Nut Factory Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11506A) Vo1692 Yz L1003
FRAZZLE..........1
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
FREAKISH.........2
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
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
FRED.............1
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
FREDDIE..........1
Policeman said to Freddie : what do you know about this	Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coffee Pot Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10043?) Pm12264 Yz L1029
FREDDIE'S........1
I don't want you worrying all about me : because you know Freddie's coming back home	Spruell, Freddie; Don't Cry Baby; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85783 ) BBB6025 Mam S3802
FREE.............22
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
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
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
You may drink your moonshine : but baby your heart ain't free	Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rambler Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200402) Pm12541 Bio BLP12015
And again I wonder : if I will ever be free	Campbell, Gene; Wandering Blues; Chicago, c. May 1930; (C5701A) Br7170 His HLP2
Going north child : where I can be free	Jones, Maggie; North Bound Blues; New York, 16 Apr. 1925; (1405342) Co14092D VJM VLP23
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
Lying here in prison : longing to be free	Wheatstraw, Peetie; False Hearted Woman; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90963A) De7243 Say SDR192
Take me for your prisoner : let that one I love go free	Anderson, Jelly Roll; Free Woman Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 19 Apr. 1927; (12718B) Ge6135 Rt RL340
If I could break these chains : and let my worried heart go free	Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Slave to the Blues; New York, Jan. 1926; (23692) Pm12332 Mil MLP2001
Give me somebody : to let my heart go free	Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Oh My Babe Blues; New York, Jan. 1926; (23741) Pm12332 Jo SM3098
And the verdict was : let the poor gal go free	Smith, Clara; Court House Blues; New York, 3 Apr. 1925; (1404921) Co14073D CC32
If you act right : you get your gravy free	Sykes, Roosevelt; 3 6 and 9; Grafton, Wis., c. Aug. 1930; (L4492) Pm13004 Riv RM8819
My time is up : and penal farm has set me free	Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Penal Farm Blues; Indianapolis, c. June 1928; (IND625 ) Vo1192 Yz L1019
So now it's your worry : I'm glad you have set me free	Washboard Sam; You Stole My Love; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703821) BBB9018 RCA LPV577
Help me to rise once more : I'm going to change my freehearted ways	Easton, Amos; No Woman No Nickel; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L11203) Pm13109 Yz L1012
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
Whilst I'm working in your orchard : keeping your orchard free	Williams, Joe; Peach Orchard Mama; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208551) BBB7770 RCA INT1175
That's where they take the prisoners : and never set them free	Pope, Jenny; Tennessee Workhouse Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM758B) Vo1522 His HLP15
Going to the sergeant : trying to free her man	McCoy, Joe; Shake Mattie; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO109A) Vo1668 Mam S3803
You said you would never work : as long as you was free	Washboard Sam; Get Down Brother; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703801) BBB9018 RCA LPV577
When I got through feeding him : he said gal you're free	Jones, Maggie; Anybody Here Want to Try My Cabbage; New York, 10 Dec. 1924; (1401742) Co14063D VJM VLP23
FREEDOM..........1
I'll have to cry farewell to freedom : I want none of your women to pity me	McTell, Blind Willie; Death Cell Blues; New York, 19 Sept. 1933; (140491) Vo02577 RBF RF15
FREEZE...........4
So when my blues come around : I can freeze them from my door	Dickson, Pearl; Twelve Pound Daddy; Memphis, 12 Dec. 1927; (1453703) Co14286D Yz L1008
So I can freeze these barefooted women : away from around my door	Gibson, Clifford; Ice and Snow Blues; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571732) ViV38562 Yz L1027
Says please hurry up and do something : great God I'm about to freeze	Fuller, Blind Boy; Three Ball Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26600A) Vo05440 BC11
It's been snowing forty days and nights : lakes and rivers begin to freeze	Johnson, Lonnie; Flood Water Blues; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91341A) De7397 Sw S1225
FREEZING.........2
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
My body is freezing : I feel something cold creeping around	Johnson, Lonnie; Blue Ghost Blues; New York, 9 Nov. 1927; (81802B) OK8557 CC30
FREIGHT..........33
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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'm Texas bound : I got a freight train on my mind	Jackson, Papa Charlie; Texas Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1925; (11031?) Pm12335 Yz L1029
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 redheaded woman : make a freight train jump the track	Jackson, Jim; St. Louis Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM805 ) Vo1477 Yz L1003
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Women and children : flagging freight trains for rides	Patton, Charley; 34 Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (147391) Vo02651 Yz L1020
Now I'll let some freight train : *throw me in the sea*	Bracey, Ishman; Leavin' Town Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (45458?) ViV38560(?) Rt RL330
Now if you get ditched off on that freight train : you know that will be the end of the line	Hardin, Lane; California Desert Blues; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914501) BBB6242 Rt RL319
I hate to hear : that freight train blow boo hoo	Smith, Trixie; Freight Train Blues; New York, 26 May 1938; (63866A) De7489 Cor CP58
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 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 went down to the levee : and [over, out] to the freight house yard	Johnson, Lonnie; Low Land Moan; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1927; (82043A) OK8677 CC30
Got the freight train blues : I've got boxcars on my mind	Smith, Clara; Freight Train Blues; New York, 30 Sept. 1924; (1400643) Co14041D VJM VLP17
Got the freight train blues : got boxcars on my mind	Smith, Trixie; Freight Train Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (17671) Pm12211 CC29
I've got the freight train blues : but I'm too darn mean to cry	Smith, Trixie; Freight Train Blues; New York, 26 May 1938; (63866A) De7489 Cor CP58
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
The last train was leaving : the boxcars were filled with freight	Smith, Trixie; Choo Choo Blues; New York, Dec. 1924; (19783) Pm12245 CC29