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| Ain't it sad to say : but the fun's all over now | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); The New Stop and Listen Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15513) Pm13134 Yz L1014 |
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FUN*.............1
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| ??? : *to give his dollar fun* | Shade, Will; A Black Woman Is Like a Black Snake; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470102) ViV38015 Rt RL322 |
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FUNCTION.........1
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| He said we going to have this function : whether there's awater or not | Spivey, Victoria; The Alligator Pond Went Dry; St. Louis, 27 Apr. 1927; (80769B) OK8481 Spi LP2001 |
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FUNERAL..........1
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| I let a black cat cross me : I walked right through a funeral line | Miles, Lizzie; Shootin' Star Blues; New York, 4 Jan. 1928; (77082) Ba7025 VJM VLP40 |
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FUNNIEST.........3
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| Now the funniest thing : I ever seen | Memphis Minnie; New Dirty Dozens; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5894 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
| The funniest thing : that I ever seen | Ledbetter, Huddie; Kansas City Papa; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166971) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| The funniest thing : that I ever did see | Ledbetter, Huddie; Kansas City Papa; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166971) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
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| Done got funny baby : funny as it can be | Williams, Joe; Break 'Em On Down; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704871) BBB8969 BC21 |
| Met a funny fellow : he didn't like girls | Blake, Blind; Righteous Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L6481) Pm13035 Bio BLP12003 |
| I've had a funny feeling : all day and all night | Chatman, Lonnie; It's a Pain to Me; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15452) Pm13143 Bio BLP12041 |
| I felt a funny feeling : from my head to my feet | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; She Can Love So Good; Chicago, c. mid Aug. 1930; (C6079A) Vo1540 Mel MLP7324 |
| And I have a funny funny feeling : that I'm talking all out my head | Johnson, Robert; Malted Milk; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3961) ARC71065 Co C30034 |
| I gets a funny feeling : when you gaze into my eyes | Smith, Bessie; Take Me for a Buggy Ride; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525792) OK8949 Co CL856 |
| Because I've got a funny feeling : ooo well and I believe it will shorten my days | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Cut Out Blues; Chicago, 9 Apr. 1936; (C13551) Vo03444 Say SDR191 |
| Now that make me have such a funny feeling : man a feeling I do despise | Williamson, Sonny Boy; My Black Name Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070147 ) BBB8992 BC3 |
| A funny feeling : my head to my feet | Chatman, Bo; Ants in My Pants; New York, 5 June 1931; (404938B) OK8897 His HLP5 |
| A funny feeling : goes from my head to my toes | Jones, Maggie; Early Every Morn'; New York, 18 Dec. 1924; (1401932) Co14059D VJM VLP23 |
| Don't a woman act funny : she's going to put you down | Alexander, Texas; Long Lonesome Day Blues; New York, 11 Aug. 1927; (81213A) OK8511 Rt RL315 |
| Don't a man act funny : when a single woman ease in town | Estes, Sleepy John; You Shouldn't Do That; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649161) BBB8915 BC7 |
| Can't a woman act funny : quit you for another man | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Lonesome Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24722) Pm12354 Bio BLP12000 |
| Now when you get your women : and she act funny in every way | McClennan, Tommy; Drop Down Mama; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537411) BBB8704 Rt RL305 |
| Found out you acting funny : I'm sure going to let you go | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); I See My Great Mistake; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535951) BBB8645 RCA730.581 |
| She's acting funny : and I she don't seem the same | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); unnamed title; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493471) Co unissued Yz L1012 |
| When your brown [gets, acts] funny : everything you do she gets off | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Cloudy Sky Blues; Atlanta, 25 Mar. 1927; (1437582) Co14205D CC36 |
| Well it may be funny mama : as funny as can be | Washboard Sam; We Gonna Move; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07617 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| Well it may be funny mama : as funny as can be | Washboard Sam; We Gonna Move; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07617 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| I change baby : just to keep from being funny | Estes, Sleepy John; Everybody Oughta Make a Change; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63647A) De7571 RBF RF8 |
| I'm feeling funny and foolish : I can't shake that thing no more | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Yo Yo Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15665) Pm12872 Bio BLP12000 |
| And I have a funny funny feeling : that I'm talking all out my head | Johnson, Robert; Malted Milk; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3961) ARC71065 Co C30034 |
| Done got funny baby : funny as it can be | Williams, Joe; Break 'Em On Down; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704871) BBB8969 BC21 |
| I might think it's funny : | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Voice Throwin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15219) Pm12802 Yz L1010 |
| Says now I sees it : just a little funny swing | Arnold, Kokomo; Shake That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1936; (90795A) De7212 CC25 |
| I'm looking funny in my eyes : and I believe I'm fixing to die | White, Washington; Fixin' to Die Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2989A) Vo05588 Co C30036 |
| Say God made a woman : he made her mighty funny | Anderson, . . . (Walter Taylor); ThirtyEight and Plus; Richmond, Ind., 14 Feb. 1930; (16266B) Ge7157 Fwy FJ2801 |
| Says God made a woman : and he made her mighty funny | Arnold, Kokomo; Salty Dog; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070A) De7267 Rt RL318 |
| Says God made a woman : and he made her mighty funny | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Salty Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1924; (1893?) Pm12236 Yz L1029 |
| It sound mighty funny : but it sure is nice | Lincoln, Charley; Doodle Hole Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502752) Co14550D Yz L1012 |
| But when you go to their house : it will smell mighty funny | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Don't Wake It Up; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15601) Pm13152 Bio BLP12041 |
| They do a whole lot of funny things : us men really cannot understand | Ramey, Ben (Memphis Jug Band); I Can't Stand It; Memphis, 17 Sept. 1929; (555291) ViV38551 Rt RL322 |
| Now you gone to act so funny : I'm bound to go | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); I'll Be Gone Long Gone; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15651) Pm13153 Bio BLP12041 |
| Because the funny feeling I had : ooo well now would let me live so many more days | Wheatstraw, Peetie; I'm Gonna Cut Out Everything; Chicago, 2 Nov. 1937; (91320A) De7422 Say SDR192 |
| Some of these funny women : just like driving an automobile | Curry, Ben; Fat Mouth Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12362) Pm13118 Rt RL325 |
| I gets this funny feeling : up and down my spine | Smith, Bessie; Take Me for a Buggy Ride; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525792) OK8949 Co CL856 |
| I soon found out : that he was funny that away | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
| Because a woman's very funny : she wants you around her all the time | Gibson, Clifford; Beat You Doing It; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (482A) QRSR7087 Yz L1027 |
| You run around with funny people : you get a streak of it up your back | Hannah, George; Freakish Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1930; (L5621) Pm13024 Mil MLP2018 |
| Ain't these women funny : about the way they do | Baker, Willie; Mama, Don't Rush Me Blues; Memphis, c. 25 Sept. 1929; (14666) Ge6766 His HLP22 |
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| Said *nothing funny* : in a state about you | Calicott, Joe; Traveling Mama Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM779 ) Br7166 Yz L1009 |
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FUR..............1
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| I want Santa Claus to bring my baby one of these coats : I mean with that long fur hanging down | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Christmas Morning Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308491) BBB8094 RCA INT1088 |
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| Furnish you wood : furnish you coal | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| Furnish you wood : furnish you coal | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| But I can furnish you plenty of meat : baby until the butcher comes | Davenport, Charles Cow Cow ; I Ain't No Ice Man; New York, 8 May 1938; (63764A) De7462 AH158 |
| But I can furnish you plenty of cream : baby until that milkman comes | Davenport, Charles Cow Cow ; I Ain't No Ice Man; New York, 8 May 1938; (63764A) De7462 AH158 |
| Now the government furnish you a milkcow : a rooster and some portion of hen | Estes, Sleepy John; Government Money; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62461A) De7414 Sw S1219 |
| Say I'll sell you some meat : if you furnish your bread | Shade, Will; She Done Sold It Out; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C8001) OK8963 RBF RF6 |
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| Taking all my furniture : didn't left nothing for me to sit down on | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Empty House Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212001) Pm12946 Rt RL335 |
| He carried it back to the furniture store : and I swear that I did feel sad | Jordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398212) Vi21076 Rt RL326 |
| The furniture man : he done been here and gone | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Empty House Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212001) Pm12946 Rt RL335 |
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FURTHER..........19
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| The more you cry : further you drive me away | Hurt, Mississippi John; Big Leg Blues; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401474A) OK unissued Bio BLPC4 |
| For the more you cry : further you drive me away | Lewis, Furry; Mr. Furry's Blues; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1115 Rt RL323 |
| Honey the more you cry : further I'm going away | Lincoln, Charley; Mojoe Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451053) Co14475D RBF RF15 |
| Lord if the black cat blues don't leave me mama : Lord I've got to get further down the road | Arnold, Kokomo; Old Black Cat Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9653A) De7050 CC25 |
| When I leave here mama : I'm going further down the road | Patton, Charley; Rattlesnake Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L632) Pm12924 Yz L1020 |
| Going to pack my things : going further down the line | Temple, Johnnie; The Evil Devil Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C987 ) Vo02987 Yz L1038 |
| For my home ain't here : it's further down the road | Smith, Clara; Basement Blues; New York, 20 Sept. 1924; (1400521) Co14039D VJM VLP17 |
| Going on down the line : a little further now | Smith, Bessie; Preachin' the Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (1434902) Co14195D Co CL858 |
| And you want the Lord have mercy : how much more further I've got to go | Johnson, Lonnie; Way Down That Lonesome Road; San Antonio, 13 Mar. 1928; (400490A) OK8574 CC30 |
| Ain't no telling : how much further I may go | Hurt, Mississippi John; Ain't No Tellin'; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401471A) OK8759 Bio BLPC4 |
| Don't trust your man : no further than your eyes can see | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Trust No Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26311) Pm12395 Jo SM3098 |
| The more you cry : the further I'm going away | Cleveland, Big Boy; Goin' to Leave You Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 12 Apr. 1927; (12700) Ge6108 His HLP22 |
| The more you cry : the further I'm going away | Cox, Ida; Misery Blues; New York, late Jan. 1925; (1999?) Pm12258 BYG529073 |
| Baby the more you cry : the further you drive me away | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80524B) OK8455 RBF RF1 |
| Because the more you cry now now baby : the further you drive me away | McClennan, Tommy; Deep Blue Sea Blues; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064889 ) BBB9005 Rt RL313 |
| The more you cry : the further it drive me away | Memphis Minnie; Goin' Back to Texas; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487092) Co14455D OJL21 |
| Baby the more you cry : the further you drive me away | Stokes, Frank; Blues in D; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200482) Pm12552 Bio BLP12041 |
| Because the more you cry gal : the further you drive me away | Stokes, Frank; Frank Stoke's Dream; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (563052) Vi23411 Yz L1008 |
| Honey the more you cry : the further I'm going away | Thomkins, Jim; Bedside Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM780 ) Br7200 Rt RL319 |
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| I said now me and my baby : had a fuss last night | Pickett, Charlie; Let Me Squeeze Your Lemon; New York, 3 Aug. 1937; (62487A) De7707 RBF RF9 |
| So the fish and the whales : make a fuss all over me | Thomas, Henry; Texas Worried Blues; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; (C2002 ) Vo1249 OJL3 |
| ??? : *about a* fuss and fight | Fuller, Blind Boy; You've Got Something There; Memphis, 12 July 1939; (MEM1021) Vo05083 BC11 |
| 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 |
| But oh when I went down to call for her : she didn't do nothing but fuss and fight | Jones, Little Hat; Corpus Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402701B) OK8735 Rt RL315 |
| Well the [next] woman I had : she do nothing but fuss and fight | Wheatstraw, Peetie; The First Shall Be the Last and the Last Shall Be First; New York, 19 Feb. 1936; (60523A) De7167 Say SDR192 |
| All you want to do : is fuss and fight | McCoy, Robert Lee; Friar's Point Blues; Chicago, 5 June 1940; (93037A) De7819 Rt RL319 |
| Now let me tell you a little something : don't you raise no fuss | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| I'm going to the nation : I ain't going to make no fuss | Thomas, Henry; Shanty Blues; Chicago, Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1139 OJL3 |
| I just keeps on walking : looking for places where they fuss and fight | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Corn Whiskey Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO127 ) Vo1633 Yz L1031 |
| I mean they'll fuss and squabble : man the whole night through | Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter's Advice; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026161) BBB7073 Yz L1014 |
| You begin to fuss : and get your rider back | Butler, Sam; You Can't Keep No Brown; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (26782) Pm12389 Yz L1026 |
| It's no use : for us to fuss and fight | Green, Lil; Love Me; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641311) BBB8714 RCA LPV574 |
| My cool kind mama : want to fuss and fight | Jackson, Papa Charlie; All I Want Is a Spoonful; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22981) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042 |
| And you take all my money and drink it up : and come home and wants to fuss and clown | Johnson, Lonnie; I Ain't Gonna Be Your Fool; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63519A) De7509 Sw S1225 |
| And when you come home : we'll go to fuss and fight | McClennan, Tommy; Love with a Feeling; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537401) BBB8689 Rt RL305 |
| Now all you women : love to fuss and fight | McCoy, Joe; Beat It Right; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7246 ) Vo1643 Pal PL101 |
| And we ain't going to fuss : and we ain't going to fight | McCoy, Joe; Oh Red; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1936; (90691A) De7182 AH77 |
| And we ain't going to fuss : and we ain't going to fight | McCoy, Joe; We Gonna Pitch a Boogie Woogie; Chicago, 13 Nov. 1936; (90982A) De7326 AH77 |
| He couldn't get my jelly : want to fuss and fight | Smith, Eithel; Jelly Roll Mill; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18804) Ch16613 Riv RM8819 |
| When I want to love him : he wants to fuss and fight | Waters, Ethel; Craving Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1924; (17422) Pm12313 Bio BLP12022 |
| You women fuss and argue with your good man : when you know you don't do right yourself | Bonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); 80 Highway Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649211) BBB8927 BC7 |
