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 GIVEN............2
And you've taken my loving : and given it to your other manJohnson, Robert; Phonograph Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25872) ARC unissued Co C30034
Found out : you given your love baby to somebody elseChatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); I See My Great Mistake; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535951) BBB8645 RCA730.581
 
 GIVES............12
Gives me her loving : both day and night Chatman, Lonnie; New Sittin' On Top of the World; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15562) Pm13134 Bio BLP12041
That long *short* yellow : gives me my appetite Daddy Stovepipe; Tuxedo Blues; Birmingham, Ala., c. 13 July 1927; (GEX730A) Ge6212 OJL14
If I ask him for a dime : he gives me a ten dollar billBogan, Lucille; Black Angel Blues; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6847A) Br7186 His HLP15
My man's got something : he gives me such a thrillSmith, Bessie; I'm Down in the Dumps; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525802) OK8945 Co CL856
He gives me plenty loving : treats his mama right Smith, Clara; I Want My Sweet Daddy Now; New York, 31 Aug. 1923; (811831) CoA3991 VJM VLP15
I walked SixtyOne Highway : till I gives out in my kneesBatts, Will; Highway No. 61 Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1933; (137291) Vo02531 Yz L1021
I said gives me my ticket : I'm going to Polack TownWilliams, Jabo; Polock Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. May 1932; (L1406?) Pm13130 Yz L1028
But she gives me money : all of the time Campbell, Gene; Robbin' and Stealin' Blues; Chicago, c. May 1930; (C5704B) Br7170 His HLP2
Said I won't miss a thing : she gives away Hurt, Mississippi John; Got the Blues Can't Be Satisfied; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401484B) OK8724 Bio BLPC4
I can ask her for whiskey : she gives me cherry wineWilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); My Babe My Babe; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90198A) Ch50053 OJL8
I can ask her for a nickel : she gives me ten and a dimeWilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); My Babe My Babe; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90198A) Ch50053 OJL8
That gives me such a *kicking and a twicking* : around my heartWaters, Ethel; Oh, Joe, Play that Trombone; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022
 
 GIVING...........9
Giving away my luggage : and trying to love me tooKelly, Jack; Betty Sue Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1431) Vo unissued OJL19
Whilst ??? Sonny Boy working in your orchard : giving you every centWilliams, Joe; Peach Orchard Mama; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208551) BBB7770 RCA INT1175
While I work in your orchard : and giving you every centJefferson, Blind Lemon; Peach Orchard Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1929; (214002) Pm12801 Riv RLP12125
That the way you been giving : Lord baby don't you give it no moreChatman, Bo; I Want You To Know; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050251) OK8935 Yz L1014
You know I been giving you amany break : but the break this morning belongs to meSmith, J. T. Funny Paper; Tell It to the Judge No. 2; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C7239?) MeM12117 Yz L1031
And when I'm giving it to you mama : you don't want to turn your doctor looseDavis, Walter; Root Man Blues; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914301) BBB6040 RCA INT1085
I'm giving you your dispossess : welcome's off the doorMartin, Daisy; What You Was You Used to Be; New York, c. late July 1923; (52381) Ba1262 VJM VLP40
You better get on your knees and ask for mercy : because the judge giving breaks no moreSmith, J. T. Funny Paper; Tell It to the Judge No. 1; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C7238A) MeM12117 Yz L1031
Because the rock and concrete : oh well well they's giving my feet the bluesWheatstraw, Peetie; Working on the Project; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91164A) De7311 BC4
 
 GLAD.............37
I'll be glad : to get back to that Georgia gal of mineBlake, Blind; Georgia Bound; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15466) Pm12824 Bio BLP12037
Won't I be glad : when my train pulls in Hite, Mattie; MasonDixon Blues; New York, c. mid Nov. 1923; (70414) Pat032014 VJM VLP40
But there will come a day : and I know you will be glad to sayJohnson, Lonnie; Sweet Woman You Can't Go Wrong; New York, 5 Aug. 1927; (81189B) OK8512 CC30
I had the blues all night : I'll be glad when morning comesWashboard Sam; Evil Blues; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703791) BBB8997 RCA LPV577
My baby will be glad to see me : come walking in her doorWheatstraw, Peetie; Sweet Home Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12612) Vo03396 Say SDR191
I be glad when that day comes : ooo well when these blues drive me awayWhite, Washington; Strange Place Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2978A) Vo05526 Co C30036
I got something for you : make you feel glad Memphis Minnie; 'Frisco Town; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487102) Co14455D Yz L1008
I got something for you : going to make you feel gladWiggins, James Boodle It; Frisco Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15769A) Pm12860 OJL15
She's gone away : boys and I'm glad Blake, Blind; Low Down Loving Gal; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208875) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003
Goodbye old cruel world : I'm glad I left you behindCarr, Leroy; Suicide Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164421) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9
You know I'm glad I didn't get lifetime : boys and I escaped the electric chairEstes, Sleepy John; Jailhouse Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93007A) De7814 RBF RF8
So goodbye old cold world : I'm glad you're left behindJones, Maggie; Suicide Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1925; (1404903) Co14070D VJM VLP23
So now it's your worry : I'm glad you have set me freeWashboard Sam; You Stole My Love; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703821) BBB9018 RCA LPV577
I'll be mighty glad : when them old blue days are goneBlackwell, Francis Scrapper; Blue Day Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18217A) Ch16452 Yz L1019
I'm going to wake up one morning : and have all my glad rags goneAnderson, Jelly Roll; Free Woman Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 19 Apr. 1927; (12718B) Ge6135 Rt RL340
I made a sea lion cub come back : and shake glad hands with meJackson, Papa Charlie; Jungle Man Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210452) Pm12721 Bio BLP12042
I'm going to shake glad hands mama : I say Lord with your loving boyPatton, Charley; Rattlesnake Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L632) Pm12924 Yz L1020
Now I will be so glad : when my payday comes Arnold, Kokomo; Buddie Brown Blues; Chicago, 23 Oct. 1937; (91299A) De7449 CC25
I was so glad : to get rid of it Bell, Anna; I Don't Care Who Gets What I Don't Want; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (176A) QRS R7009 His HLP21
I'll be so glad : when my train pulls up in town Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Down South Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18218A) Ch16452 Yz L1019
I'll be so glad : when my buddy dead and gone Bracey, Mississippi; You Scolded Me and Drove Me from Your Door; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404764B) OK8904 OJL17
Lordy I'm so glad I'm so glad : police is back on the beatDavis, Carl (Dallas Jamboree Jug Band); Elm Street Woman Blues Dallas, 20 Sept. 1935; (DAL103 ) Vo03092 BC2
Lordy I'm so glad I'm so glad : police is back on the beatDavis, Carl (Dallas Jamboree Jug Band); Elm Street Woman Blues Dallas, 20 Sept. 1935; (DAL103 ) Vo03092 BC2
Well I'm so glad : I'm twentyone years old today Dean, Joe; I'm So Glad I'm TwentyOne Years Old Today; Chicago, c. 7 Aug. 1930; (C5991 ) Vo1544 Yz L1028
Lord I'm so glad : my baby can't treat me that awayDean, Joe; I'm So Glad I'm TwentyOne Years Old Today; Chicago, c. 7 Aug. 1930; (C5991 ) Vo1544 Yz L1028
That's why I'm so glad : I'm twentyone years old todayDean, Joe; I'm So Glad I'm TwentyOne Years Old Today; Chicago, c. 7 Aug. 1930; (C5991 ) Vo1544 Yz L1028
Now I'm so glad : that dog can talk Jackson, Papa Charlie; All I Want Is a Spoonful; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22981) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042
I be so glad : I sure can't help but shout Lewis, Furry; Good Looking Girl Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1132 Rt RL329
I'm so glad : that I ain't nobody's fool Memphis Minnie; Man You Won't Give Me No Money; Chicago, 27 May 1936; (C13882) Vo03474 BC1
But I'm so glad : that that whiskey vote is out Stokes, Frank; Mr. Crump Don't Like It; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200451) Pm12552 OJL21;
But I'm so glad : now made me leave my home Stokes, Frank; South Memphis Blues; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555732) ViV38548 Rt RL308
I was so glad of that : ooo well I didn't like her lowdown waysWashboard Sam; Brown and Yellow Woman Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644831) BBB8937 RCA LPV577
Oh baby I'm so glad : that this whole round world do knowWilkins, Robert; Dirty Deal Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX104 ) Vo03223 BC5
So glad : good looks don't take you through this worldHicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Barbecue Blues; Atlanta, 25 Mar. 1927; (1437571) Co14205D CC36
So glad I'm brownskin : chocolate to the bone Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Chocolate to the Bone; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (146054?) Co14331D CC36
Blind pig blind pig : sure glad you can't see Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Blind Pig Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (1460501) Co14372D CC36
Showing their teeth : for they was glad I came Smith, Bessie; Blue Spirit Blues; New York, 11 Oct. 1929; (1491343) Co14527D Co CL858
 
 GLADLY...........1
People used to ask you was I your husband : you would gladly tell them noChatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Don't Mean Me No Good; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535911) BBB8615 RCA730.581
 
 GLANDS...........1
The doctor said Big Bill : I think I'll have to give you monkey glandsBig Bill (Broonzy); Good Liquor Gonna Carry Me Down; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962321) BB B6230 Yz L1011
 
 GLASS............12
If you ask for a glass of water : she give you a glass of gasolineJordan, Charley; Gasoline Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6164 ) Vo1551 Yz L1030
If you ask for a glass of water : she give you a glass of gasolineJordan, Charley; Gasoline Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6164 ) Vo1551 Yz L1030
I give him beer : then a glass of ale Smith, Clara; Court House Blues; New York, 3 Apr. 1925; (1404921) Co14073D CC32
In came the children : with a cup and a glass Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039
He had a glass of whiskey : right in his hand Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555712) ViV38547 Rt RL322
You had your women : get yourself a glass Wheatstraw, Peetie; When I Get My Bonus; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60511A) De7159 Say SDR192
??? : with your cup and glass Estes, Sleepy John; Stop That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90095A) Ch50001 Sw S1219
The jailhouse steps : was slick as glass Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977?) Co14463D His HLP5
They put ashes in my whiskey : they put strychnine in my glassDavis, Walter; Ashes in My Whiskey; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962371) BBB6201 RCA INT1085
I shot through the window : I broke the glass Shade, Will; On the Road Again; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470111) ViV38015 OJL19
Now you can break out your windows : and look down at your glassArnold, Kokomo; Policy Wheel Blues; Chicago, 15 July 1935; (90158A) De7147 CC25
Old folk : go run and get your glass Nelson, Romeo; Gettin' Dirty Just Shakin' that Thing; Chicago, 9 Oct. 1929; (C4629 ) Vo1447 OJL15
 
 GLASSES..........4
Smith took his glasses : and walked out to the frontBrown, Hi Henry; Titanic Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11476A) Vo1728 Yz L1030
Long you wear them glasses : you can't be no woman of mineWeaver, Curley; Two Faced Woman; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9941A) Ch50065 His HLP31
You twofaced woman : wear glasses all the time Weaver, Curley; Two Faced Woman; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9941A) Ch50065 His HLP31
Every time I see you woman : got your glasses nice and cleanWeaver, Curley; Two Faced Woman; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9941A) Ch50065 His HLP31
 
 GLEE.............2
You cannot eat and sleep : on mirth and glee Smith, Mamie; Jenny's Ball; New York, 19 Feb. 1931; (404852A) OK8915 Sw S1240
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
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