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GASOLINE.........20
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| Right there : next to a gasoline station | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
| Now she got a standard carburettor : my baby been burning bad gasoline | Williamson, Sonny Boy; My Little Machine; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (053002 ) BBB8674 BC3 |
| I asked her for a drink of water : she brought gasoline | Walker, Willie; South Carolina Rag; Atlanta, 6 Dec. 1930; (151065 ) Co14578D OJL18 |
| I will pour in the highpowered gasoline : and see how fast we can ride | Davis, Walter; Minute Man BluesPart 2; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854831) BBB5965 RCA INT1085 |
| Your gas tank's empty : won't hold gasoline | Liston, Virginia; RollsRoyce Papa; New York, 29 May 1926; ( ) Vo1032 His HLP1 |
| Whenever she get mad : she blows up just like gasoline | Jordan, Charley; Gasoline Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6164 ) Vo1551 Yz L1030 |
| And when I asked for water : give me gasoline | Bracey, Ishman; Saturday Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418421) Vi21349 OJL8 |
| I asked for water : and she gave me gasoline | Johnson, Tommy; Cool Drink of Water Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418362) Vi21279 OJL8 |
| I asked her for water : and she brought me gasoline | Lewis, Furry; Black Gypsy Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M185 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008 |
| You know I ask one for a drink of water : she give me gasoline | Roland, Walter; T Model Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (135521) Ba32932 Yz L1017 |
| Asked her for water : she bring me gasoline | Walker, Willie; South Carolina Rag; Atlanta, 6 Dec. 1930; (151065 ) Co14578D OJL18 |
| Well now you know I asked her for water : ooo well well and she give me gasoline | Wheatstraw, Peetie; The First Shall Be the Last and the Last Shall Be First; New York, 19 Feb. 1936; (60523A) De7167 Say SDR192 |
| Them Aberdeen women told me : they will buy my gasoline | White, Washington; Aberdeen Mississippi Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2990A) OK05743 Co C30036 |
| I just swallowed some fire : take a drink of gasoline | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dynamite Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210961) Pm12739 Rt RL301 |
| If you ask for a glass of water : she give you a glass of gasoline | Jordan, Charley; Gasoline Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6164 ) Vo1551 Yz L1030 |
| You make me think : that you full of gasoline too | Jordan, Charley; Gasoline Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6164 ) Vo1551 Yz L1030 |
| Won't you let me tell you partner : what the gasoline women will do | Jordan, Charley; Gasoline Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6164 ) Vo1551 Yz L1030 |
| Some of these gasoline women : I just can't understand | Jordan, Charley; Gasoline Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6164 ) Vo1551 Yz L1030 |
| I'm going to fill you car with gasoline : and meet you going downtown | Sykes, Roosevelt; No Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1930; (C6475A) MeM12086 Yz L1033 |
| You ask for water : they give you gasoline | Lofton, Willie; My Mean Baby Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9387A) De7076 Rt RL314 |
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GASPING..........1
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| Lord I'm almost dying : gasping for my breath | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Hangman's Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208162) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004 |
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GATE.............12
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| I woke up this morning : my Cadillac standing at my back gate | Memphis Minnie; Garage Fire Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C6083 ) Vo1601 Rt RL307 |
| When I got home partner : I didn't have time to [fasten, lock] my back gate | Sykes, Roosevelt; No Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1930; (C6475A) MeM12086 Yz L1033 |
| She seen me with a woman : standing at her front gate | Carr, Leroy; My Woman's Gone Wrong; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (156261) Vo02950 Co C30496 |
| Pulled off her clothes : in front of her front gate | Williamson, Sonny Boy; SusieQ ; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308501) BBB7995 RCA INT1088 |
| Takes you right in : to the Golden Gate | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
| You got another big fat man : slam up to my gate | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; How Come Mama Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15213) Pm12802 Yz L1010 |
| Poorhouse poorhouse : open wide your poorhouse gate | Jones, Maggie; Poor House Blues; New York, 9 Dec. 1924; (1401712) Co14050D VJM VLP23 |
| When they bring you : through that gate | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Prison Wall Blues; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (64747) Vi23272 Rt RL329 |
| Tear it in the yard : tear it at the gate | Estes, Sleepy John; I Wanta Tear It All the Time; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62462A) De7342 Sw S1219 |
| Too tight : give it the gate | Howell, Peg Leg; Too Tight Blues; Atlanta, 1 Nov. 1927; (1450621) Co14298D Rt RL316 |
| I left the snitchers : standing at the workhouse gate | unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322 |
| I got ways like the devil : slipping around your gate | Collins, Sam; Devil in the Lion's Den; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12737A) Ge6181 OJL10 |
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GATE*............1
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| I want your *turninggate* women : to please leave me alone | Arnold, Kokomo; I'll Be Up Some Day; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60515 ) De7172 Say SDR163 |
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GATHER...........5
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| Want all you ladies : all gather around | Hurt, Mississippi John; Candy Man Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401483B) OK8654 Bio BLPC4 |
| But a rolling stone : don't gather no moss | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; You May Leave But This Will Bring You Back; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64733 ) Vi23267 Rt RL337 |
| Now gather around me people : let me tell you a true fact | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Tin Cup Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (211981) Pm12756 Mil MLP2013 |
| Now when people gather around : now in front of my baby's door | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Project Highway; Aurora, Ill., 11 Nov. 1937; (016525 ) BBB7302 RCA INT1175 |
| Now I want all you people : to gather around | Williamson, Sonny Boy; You Give an Account; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (020846 ) BBB7756 BC3; |
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GATHERED.........1
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| As I walked into my bedroom : crowd all gathered around | Davis, Walter; The Only Woman; Chicago, 21 Mar. 1941; (0539751) BBB8773 RCA INT1085 |
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GATLING..........4
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| If they don't give you your money : go buy you a gatling gun | Arnold, Kokomo; Policy Wheel Blues; Chicago, 15 July 1935; (90158A) De7147 CC25 |
| I'd drink carbolic acid : and I'd poke a gatling gun | Smith, Clara; Done Sold My Soul to the Devil; New York, 30 Sept. 1924; (1400763) Co14041D VJM VLP17 |
| Then I went down the alley : with my gatling gun in my hand | Arnold, Kokomo; Black Annie; Chicago, 5 Feb. 1935; (C9777A) De7092 Say SDR163 |
| I'm going to shoot my pistol : going to shoot my gatling gun | Johnson, Robert; 3220 Blues; San Antonio, 26 Nov. 1936; (SA26161) ARC70460 Co CL1654 |
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GATOR............1
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| 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 |
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GAUGE............8
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| I used to didn't blow gauge : drink nothing of the kind | Green, Lil; Knockin' Myself Out; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591521) BBB8659 RCA LPV574 |
| Doctor get your fever gauge : and put it under my tongue | White, Washington; High Fever Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2987A) Vo05489 Co C30036 |
| I started blowing my gauge : and I was having my fun | Green, Lil; Knockin' Myself Out; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591521) BBB8659 RCA LPV574 |
| Can't get my gauge up : and let my love come down | Henderson, Bertha; Let Your Love Come Down; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205622) Pm12655 Bio BLP12037 |
| Just looking at them women : makes me want to get my gauge stuck | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Southern Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15667) Pm12899 Mil MLP2013 |
| Let's get our gauge up papa : let our love come down | Henderson, Bertha; Let Your Love Come Down; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205622) Pm12655 Bio BLP12037 |
| We going to get our gauge up : let our love come down | Henderson, Bertha; Let Your Love Come Down; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205622) Pm12655 Bio BLP12037 |
| My mind fell ill : throwed that gauge on the ground | Green, Lil; Knockin' Myself Out; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591521) BBB8659 RCA LPV574 |
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GAVE.............25
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| Gave some to the parson : and he shook with glee | Jones, Maggie; Anybody Here Want to Try My Cabbage; New York, 10 Dec. 1924; (1401742) Co14063D VJM VLP23 |
| Gave it to a corn doctor : to fix my feet | Jones, Maggie; Anybody Here Want to Try My Cabbage; New York, 10 Dec. 1924; (1401742) Co14063D VJM VLP23 |
| Gave some to the jailor : who turned the key on me | Jones, Maggie; Anybody Here Want to Try My Cabbage; New York, 10 Dec. 1924; (1401742) Co14063D VJM VLP23 |
| Lord *he gave her a shirt : it was a shirt of pink* | Byrd, John; Billy Goat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2892) Pm12997 Yz L1001 |
| Black gal she took meth : gave my brown *to her* death | Estes, Sleepy John; My Black Gal Blues; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (625482) Vi23397 Rt RL307 |
| He took up collection : gave it all to me | Jones, Maggie; Anybody Here Want to Try My Cabbage; New York, 10 Dec. 1924; (1401742) Co14063D VJM VLP23 |
| Went up on Kinnesaw Mountain : gave my horn a blow | McTell, Blind Willie; Atlanta Strut; Atlanta, 30 Oct. 1929; (1492992) Co14657D Yz L1037 |
| They arrested that bootlegger : gave him a solid year | Pope, Jenny; Whiskey Drinkin' Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M193 ) Vo1438 His HLP1 |
| You taken my money : and gave me the air | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I'll Get Along Somehow; Aurora, Ill., 16 Dec. 1938; (030827 ) BBB8106 RCA INT1177 |
| I gave it to my baby : like to had a fit | Burse, Charlie; Tappin' that Thing; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18648) Ch16654 Rt RL307 |
| I gave you my love : and tried to get along with you | Carr, Leroy; What More Can I Do; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7222A) Vo1651 Yz L1036 |
| I gave you all my love : still you were unsatisfied | Carter, Spider; Don't Leave Me Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Nov. 1930; (C6165 ) Br7188 Rt RL340 |
| I gave him everything : from a diamond on down | Cox, Ida; Misery Blues; New York, late Jan. 1925; (1999?) Pm12258 BYG529073 |
| Now I gave my baby now : the ninetynine degree | Johnson, Robert; Stop Breakin' Down Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3991) Vo04002 Co C30034 |
| I gave you my money mama : buy you shoes and clothes | McTell, Blind Willie; Cold Winter Day; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9956A) De7810 Yz L1037 |
| I gave you clothes and money : and put shoes on your feet | Smith, Bessie Mae; St. Louis Daddy; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L78?) Pm12922 OJL20 |
| Well I gave you the right number : gee I can't understand | Spivey, Victoria; Telephoning the Blues; New York, 1 Oct. 1929; (567351) ViV38546 Spi LP2001 |
| Because I gave her my money : ooo well well and she lived in a great big way | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Remember and Forget Blues; Chicago, 8 Apr. 1936; (C13512) Vo03273 Say SDR192 |
| Like a fool : I gave everything I had for you to you | White, Joshua; Stormy Weather No 1; New York, 6 Mar. 1934; (149031) Ba33024 His HLP22 |
| Aunt Jane gave a dance : and she had a crowd | Robinson, Bob; Selling That Stuff; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210353) Pm12714 Riv RM8803 |
| I asked for water : and she gave me gasoline | Johnson, Tommy; Cool Drink of Water Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418362) Vi21279 OJL8 |
| Well now she gave me money : and kept me nice and clean | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12621) Vo03396 RBF RF12 |
| Now the JumpSteady Club : they gave a ball | Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022 |
| They gave him thirty days : on the county road | Robinson, Bob; Selling That Stuff; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210353) Pm12714 Riv RM8803 |
| Well now the last word you gave me : ooo well well it keeps me bothered all the time | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Letter Writing Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1935; (C944A) Vo02978 Say SDR191 |
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GAY..............3
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| Streetwalking women : they are happy and gay | Spivey, Victoria; How Do You Do It That Way; New York, 10 July 1929; (402526A) OK8713 Spi LP2001 |
| Because I can't go gay cutting : and carry a ball and chain | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lock Step Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208152) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004 |
| Went gaycutting : with another sealskin brown | Jones, Maggie; Undertaker's Blues; New York, 16 Apr. 1925; (1405332) Co14092D VJM VLP23 |
