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| *No one can take him* : I wouldn't want nobody else | Memphis Minnie; After While Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1931; (VO152A) Vo1658 BC13 |
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| A man needn't think : he got a woman by himself | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Skoodle Um Skoo; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46701) Pm12501 Bio BLP12042 |
| Man's a fool : if he thinks he's got a whole woman by himself | Reynolds, Blind Willie; Married Man Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (647212) Vi23258 Yz L1009 |
| Now that engineer man : ought to be ashamed of himself | McCoy, Charlie; That Lonesome Train Took My Baby Away; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404726A) OK8863 RBF RF14 |
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| Crossing that old desert mama : just like breaking the Hindenburg Line | Hardin, Lane; California Desert Blues; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914501) BBB6242 Rt RL319 |
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| But the movements in her hip : will make a dead man | James, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028 |
| It takes a real hip man : to make me tell the truth | Smith, Trixie; No Good Man; New York, 14 June 1939; (65815A) De7617 AH158 |
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| Lord it's heavyhipped mama : and the meat shakes on the bone | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Deceitful Brownskin Woman; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200652) Pm12551 Bio BLP12015 |
| Lord heavyhipped mama : she done moved to the piney wood | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Piney Woods Money Mama; Chicago, c. Mar. 1928; (204082) Pm12650 Mil MLP2004 |
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| You got to find another place : for to park your *rotsy* hips | Hill, Robert; I Had a Gal for the Last Fifteen Years; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026031) BBB6741 His HLP31 |
| Put both hands on her hips : and these is the words she said | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Hambone Willie's DreamyEyed Woman's Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402305B) OK8693 OJL17 |
| I've got Ford engine movements in my hips : ten thousand miles guarantee | Gibson, Cleo; I've Got Ford Movements in My Hips; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402311) OK8700 Sw S1240 |
| You ain't seen : such shaking hips | Smith, Bessie; Trombone Cholly; New York, 3 Mar. 1927; (1435753) Co14232D Co CL858 |
| Only time to do : the *lind* snake hips | Wallace, Minnie; Field Mouse Stomp; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX1141) Vo03106 Rt RL321 |
| Put your hands on your hips : and let your mind move on | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; Come On, Mama, Do That Dance; Chicago, 27 June 1929; ( ) Vo1420 Yz L1039 |
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| And the bossman told me : man I ain't hiring here | Stone, Joe; It's Hard Time; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76837 ) BBB5169 Yz L1030 |
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| His name is rambler : and when he gets a chance | Blake, Blind; Police Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15463) Pm12888 Yz L1012 |
| His wife is gone : but she was all right with me | Carr, Leroy; I Believe I'll Make a Change; New York, 16 Aug. 1934; (156452) Vo02820 Co C30496 |
| His stick candy : don't melt away | Hurt, Mississippi John; Candy Man Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401483B) OK8654 Bio BLPC4 |
| His ways and actions : is hard to beat | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Sheik of Desplaines Street; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46712) Pm12501 Bio BLP12042 |
| His man better watch his footsteps for the hen : now doggone his ways | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lemon's Worried Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203753) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| His wife get tricky one time : she sure going to do it again | Johnson, Robert; Sweet Home Chicago; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA2582 ) Vo03601 OJL17 |
| His trap flew open : like a mussel shell | Jordan, Charley; Keep It CleanNo. 2; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO141 ) Vo1611 Yz L1003 |
| He got up and *packed his suit* : *said he was going along about nine* | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Four Day Honory Scat; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22131) Pm12303 Mil MLP2001 |
| Corn liquor daddy : done *push his first* | Black, Lewis; Corn Liquor Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453672) Co14291D Rt RL327 |
| He *rattle his field* : get *a ??? rule* | Estes, Sleepy John; Tell Me About It; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93008A) De7766 Sw S1220 |
| I ain't going to be : his lowdown dog no more | Bogan, Lucille; My Man Is Boogan Me; New York, 31 July 1934; (154872) Ba33375 Rt RL317 |
| He come back home : his little wife has to bear the blame | Estes, Sleepy John; You Shouldn't Do That; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649161) BBB8915 BC7 |
| Now Mr Clark is a lawyer : his youngest brother is too | Estes, Sleepy John; Lawyer Clark Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649241) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
| But that ain't his name : his name is plain Leroy | Green, Lil; My Mellow Man; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591511) BBB8640 RCA LPV574 |
| I know a man : his age was fiftyfour | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); YoYo Blues No. 2; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502692) Co14523D CC3 |
| Everybody knew : his preaching was grand | McCoy, Joe; Hallelujah Joe Ain't Preachin' No More; Chicago, 14 Jan. 1937; (91074A) De7299 AH77 |
| But it seems to me : his love is gone blind | Smith, Bessie; Cold In Hand Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402502) Co14064D Co CL855 |
| He'd let you lead : his band I know | Smith, Bessie; Trombone Cholly; New York, 3 Mar. 1927; (1435753) Co14232D Co CL858 |
| He knows if he can sleep all the time : his trouble won't worry his mind | White, Washington; Sleepy Man Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2980A) OK05743 Co C30036 |
| He's crying about his sweet milk : and she won't feed him just that cream | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Crawlin' Baby Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15671) Pm12880 Mil MLP2013 |
| Didn't think about his tail : till I started twisting mine honey | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Honey Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO126 ) Vo1633 Yz L1031 |
| Come and talk to Mr Owens : about his goodlooking mules | Wilkins, Robert; New Stock Yard Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX107 ) Vo03223 OJL21 |
| Then my feet jumped salty : Lord because it was against his rule | Washboard Sam; My Feet Jumped Salty; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644791) BBB8844 RCA LPV577 |
| But that ain't his name : his name is plain Leroy | Green, Lil; My Mellow Man; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591511) BBB8640 RCA LPV574 |
| But he blowed in all his money : buying sweet jellyroll | Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; BoodleDeBum Bum; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C4631 ) Br7121 Rt RL325 |
| Men goes and gambles : lose all his change | Estes, Sleepy John; You Shouldn't Do That; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649161) BBB8915 BC7 |
| Takes all his good jelly : around all the whole neighborhood | Johnson, Edith North; Can't Make Another Day; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15560) Pm12864 Riv RM8819 |
| Well a man don't need a woman : ooo fair brown that he got to give all his money to | Johnson, Robert; Little Queen of Spades; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL395?) Vo04108 His HLP31 |
| Now he won all his fights : twentythree or four | Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293A) De7114 Yz L1016 |
| He works all day : with all his might | Smith, Clara; He's Mine, All Mine; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (1401821) Co14053D VJM VLP17 |
| Jumped on the hog : with all his grip | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47713) Pm12518 Rt RL308 |
| Jumped on the hog : with all his grip | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200432) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| When a man is out working : working hard all his life | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Doin' the Best I Can; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1934; (C9443?) De7007 Say SDR191 |
| He got so happy : pull off all his clothes | Williamson, Sonny Boy; SusieQ ; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308501) BBB7995 RCA INT1088 |
| Papa smells the cookies : and his nose starts to itching | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants a Cookie; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5070 ) Vo1561 Yz L1036 |
| He got his concentrated lye : cocaine and his snuff | Jackson, Jim; Bootlegging Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419042) Vi21268 Rt RL323 |
| Was a cook cooking victuals : and his hands wasn't clean | Jordan, Charley; Keep It CleanNo. 2; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO141 ) Vo1611 Yz L1003 |
| I have got a brother : and his name is Dan | Kelly, Jack; Kokomo Blues; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137212) MeM12812 Rt RL311 |
| Boll weevil and his wife : went and sit down on the hill | Patton, Charley; Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15211) Pm12805 Yz L1020 |
| My man is so goodlooking : and his clothes fit him so cute | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Rough and Tumble Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22102) Pm12311 Mil MLP2001 |
| He can touch the bottom : and his wind holds out so long | Smith, Bessie; Empty Bed BluesPart; New York, 20 Mar. 1928; (14578??) Co14312D Co CL858 |
| Just see Tampa Red : and his best gal too | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); What Is It That Tastes Like Gravy; Chicago, c. 14 June 1929; (C3594 ) Vo1426 Yz L1039 |
| He would play dice and cards : and his game was old cooncan | Wallace, Sippie; Jack O' Diamonds Blues; Chicago, 1 Mar. 1926; (9548A) OK8328 CC32 |
| Had his hat in his hand : and his underwear too | Washboard Sam; Back Door; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07616 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| With one leg in his pants : and his shoes in his hand | Washboard Sam; Back Door; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07616 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| And his daughter's out on the highway corner : selling sweet jellyroll | Chatman, Bo; Who's Been Here; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278731) BBB7927 Yz L1014 |
| And his pants behind is hollering : I got those raggedyholey blues | Chatman, Bo; Country Fool; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278791) BBB8122 Yz L1014 |
| And his buddy stood beside him : with his lowdown drooping head | Welsh, Nolan; Dying Pickpocket Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210983) Pm12759 Yz L1028 |
| Had a white ring around his forepaw : white as any snow | Byrd, John; Old Timbrook Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2911) Pm12997 OJL8 |
| Because he don't allow : no man around his house | Jordan, Charley; Hunkie Tunkie Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5841 ) Vo1528 Yz L1003 |
| *Got a batch of* hair : right around his mouth | McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (1493192) Co14657D Yz L1037 |
| Guard said to the trustee : said put the shackles *still* around his leg | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Shelby County Workhouse Blues; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402297B) OK8740 RBF RF202 |
| I found my rooster this morning : by looking at his comb | Memphis Minnie; Plymouth Rock Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5831 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| She made Jack the Ripper : throw away his knife | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); No Matter How She Done It; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11210A) Vo1699 Yz L1039 |
| He backed his wagon up to my door : took everything I had | Jordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398212) Vi21076 Rt RL326 |
| Doggone any man : lets a woman be his boss | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Low Land Blues; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9456A) OK8273 Bio BLPC6 |
| Doggone a man : let a woman be his boss | Jackson, Papa Charlie; The Cats Got the Measles; Chicago, c. Jan. 1925; (100193) Pm12259 Bio BLP12042 |
| And he won't need no passengers : I will be his load | Memphis Minnie; Me and My Chauffeur Blues; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C37651) OK06788 BC1 |
| And he can kiss my mammy : without bending his knees | Smith, Clara; Basement Blues; New York, 20 Sept. 1924; (1400521) Co14039D VJM VLP17 |
| Now you mustn't blame his gal : it's nailed up to his door | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bootin' Me 'Bout; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15675) Pm12946 Mil MLP2004 |
| Engineer blow his whistle : and the fireman ring his bell | Shade, Will; Mary Anna Cut Off; Chicago, 6 Nov. 1934; (C7802) OK8960 Jo SM3104 |
| Their new way of wiggle : make a weak man break his neck | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Southern Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15667) Pm12899 Mil MLP2013 |
| Grandma got something : make grandpa break his pipe | Memphis Minnie; Grandpa and Grandma Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C6082 ) Vo1601 OJL4 |
| Soon a goodfornothing killer : is going to breathe his last | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Hangman's Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208162) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004 |
| It won't be long : before God will bring his day | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Before Long; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO170A) Vo1674 Rt RL312 |
| Because he broke his pipe : he had forty years ago | Memphis Minnie; Grandpa and Grandma Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C6082 ) Vo1601 OJL4 |
| Yes you called on the old law : and he brought his ball and chain | McCoy, Joe; Something Gonna Happen to You; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96262 ) BBB6260 Yz L1021; |
| In the Smoky Mountains : where the eagle builds his nest | Carr, Leroy; Shady Lane Blues; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL73) Vo02762 Co C30496 |
| I caught a stranger in my house : and I busted his head with a club | Blake, Blind; Rope Stretchin' BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L10992) Pm13103 Bio BLP12037 |
| He left here this morning : didn't carry nothing but his hat | Memphis Minnie; Where Is My Good Man; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11216A) Vo1698 OJL6 |
| He left here this morning : didn't carry nothing but his hat | Memphis Minnie; Where Is My Good Man; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11216A) Vo1698 OJL6 |
| He left here this morning : didn't carry nothing but his hat | Memphis Minnie; Where Is My Good Man; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11216A) Vo1698 OJL6 |
| Reaching Pete's all right : but his buddy *overzeal* | Memphis Minnie; Reachin' Pete; Chicago, 27 May 1935; (90018 ) De7102 Mam S3803 |
| Police come along : take me by his hand | Edwards, Big Boy Teddy; Louise; Chicago, 14 June 1934; (806081) BBB5826 CC3 |
| By his pillow : he left a note | Smith, Bessie; Young Woman's Blues; New York, 26 Oct. 1926; (1428783) Co14179D Co CL857 |
| That's the man : he's scared to call his name | Memphis Minnie; Squat It; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9426A) De7146 Rt RL329 |
| I've got a brownskin man : but I'm scared to call his name | Wiley, Geeshie (Elvie Thomas); Eagles on a Half; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1931; (L8261) Pm13074 Yz L1001 |
| He may come back : catch his head while you lay on | Estes, Sleepy John; You Shouldn't Do That; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649161) BBB8915 BC7 |
| It's so heavy : made a good man change his mind | Hurt, Mississippi John; Big Leg Blues; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401474A) OK unissued Bio BLPC4 |
| I scares a gorilla : and make him change his big ugly name | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Jungle Man Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210452) Pm12721 Bio BLP12042 |
| But since I been born : he must ahave changed his rules | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Fool's Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO167A) Vo1674 Yz L1010 |
| He sells as fast : a hog can chew his corn | Hurt, Mississippi John; Candy Man Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401483B) OK8654 Bio BLPC4 |
| He washed his face : he combed his head | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47713) Pm12518 Rt RL308 |
| He washed his face : he combed his head | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200432) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| I combs his hair : I washes his feet | Memphis Minnie; It's Hard to Please My Man; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3170A) OK05728 BC1 |
| But they ain't too lazy : to count his money Saturday night | Calloway, Blanche; Lazy Woman's Blues; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9458A) OK8279 CC32 |
| Cut off his arms : and it cracked his ribs | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| When a man's got money : the blues don't cross his mind | Gibson, Clifford; Blues Without a Dime; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57756 ) ViV38590 Yz L1027 |
| Cut off his arms : and it crunched his head | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| Cut his head : till it was a sin | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977?) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| He going to do his stuff : old anyhow | Kelly, Eddie; Shim Shamming; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130261) BBB7148 BC2 |
| You ought to see him do his stuff : my latest loving man | Martin, Daisy; What You Was You Used to Be; New York, c. late July 1923; (52381) Ba1262 VJM VLP40 |
| But when he does his squatting : he really takes his time | Memphis Minnie; Squat It; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9426A) De7146 Rt RL329 |
| His man better watch his footsteps for the hen : now doggone his ways | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lemon's Worried Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203753) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| Don't care how late I goes there : he hasn't ever turned down his light | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Mean Jumper Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203802) Pm12631 Mil MLP2007 |
| Shook his *juicy rib* : down his aisle | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; I Don't Know; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| My babe turned to me : with tears running down his face | Moore, Alice; My Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15449A) Pm12868 CC37 |
| Oh the way he drips his honey : Lord he won my heart that's all | Johnson, Edith North; Honeydripper Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15561) Pm12823 Mil MLP2018 |
| He eats his supper : throws his clothes on the floor | Smith, Clara; He's Mine, All Mine; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (1401821) Co14053D VJM VLP17 |
| Lord he sees a stranger coming : he'll flap his wings and crow | Patton, Charley; Banty Rooster Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15217) Pm12792 Yz L1020 |
| See a stranger coming : he'll flap his wings and crow | Rhodes, Walter; The Crowing Rooster; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453582) Co14289D Rt RL334 |
| So when a *trixie* be passing by : he will flap his little wings and crow | Stone, Joe; Back Door Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76838 ) BBB5169 Yz L1030 |
| Foreman said : my daddy had gone down for his last last time | Smith, Trixie; Mining Camp Blues; New York, c. Feb. 1925; (20161) Pm12256 CC29 |
| I love that man : from his head down to his feet | Green, Lil; My Mellow Man; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591511) BBB8640 RCA LPV574 |
| He always looks good : from his head to his feet | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Sheik of Desplaines Street; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46712) Pm12501 Bio BLP12042 |
| And the grease come running : from his jo jo jo | King David; What's That Tastes Like Gravy; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404664A) OK8913 RBF RF6 |
| How he was a coal miner : from his hat down to his shoes | Smith, Trixie; Mining Camp Blues; New York, c. Feb. 1925; (20161) Pm12256 CC29 |
| To catch the liquor : from his yas yas yas | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
| Hunt some place : to get his ashes hauled | Barner, Wiley; My Gal Treats Me Mean; Birmingham, Ala., c. 15 Aug. 1927; (GEX803) Ge6261 OJL14 |
| Come home to me : each day to get his meal | Green, Lil; My Mellow Man; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591511) BBB8640 RCA LPV574 |
| Kidman wait : to get his business fixed | James, Frank; Poor Coal Passer; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (018931) BBB7116 Yz L1015 |
| When daddy gets his razor : babies in the cradle moan | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Kid Man Blues; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9457A) OK8273 Bio BLPC6 |
| You will look for your good daddy : and he'll be getting his *halfday right* | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Monkey Man Blues; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C948A) Vo02951 Yz L1015 |
| ??? : *to give his dollar fun* | Shade, Will; A Black Woman Is Like a Black Snake; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470102) ViV38015 Rt RL322 |
| Now the judge : won't let me go his bail | Beaman, Lottie; Rolling Log Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14162) Ge6624 OJL6 |
| And the judge : won't let me go his bail | Beaman, Lottie; Rollin' Log Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC605 ) Br7147 Yz L1018 |
| Oh well it's come on mama : and let me go his bail | Shade, Will; I Can Beat You Plenty; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (55599 ) ViV38586 Rt RL337 |
| I were the only person : to try and go his bail | Spivey, Victoria; Arkansas Road Blues; St. Louis, 27 Apr. 1927; (80768B) OK8481 Spi LP2001 |
| You done had my grandpa : now you got his youngest son | Bell, Ed; Ham Bone Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48173) Pm12524 OJL14 |
| He got his concentrated lye : cocaine and his snuff | Jackson, Jim; Bootlegging Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419042) Vi21268 Rt RL323 |
| That's Lemon in his D B : people think he's got his girl out on | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; D B Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208211) Pm12712 Bio BLP12015 |
| When he knows anything : she done got his dollar and gone | Jones, Jake; Monkeyin' Around; Dallas, c. Oct. 1929; (DAL473 ) Br7130 His HLP2 |
| I done trying to get my sweet woman : like Mr Ferris got his girl | Jones, Little Hat; Rolled From Side to Side Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402698A) OK8794 Yz L1010 |
| Monkey got his tail : caught up on the streetcar line honey | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Honey Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO126 ) Vo1633 Yz L1031 |
| A hand on the trigger : got his eye on the hog | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47713) Pm12518 Rt RL308 |
| A hand on the trigger : got his eye on the hog | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200432) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| Charlie grabbed his girl : and he *crow forked* in | McTell, Blind Willie; Razor Ball; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502582) Co14551D Yz L1037 |
| He had his head in the window : that man the drivers roll | Bogan, Lucille; I Hate that Train Called the M. and O.; New York, 31 July 1934; (154911) ARC60204 OJL6 |
| Tell them you don't know the writer : he'd rather had his happy song | Bracey, Ishman; TroubleHearted Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454602) ViRCX7167 Rt RL330 |
| Wondering what man : had his hand running down through your hair down there | Carr, Leroy; You've Got Me Grieving; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164302) Vo03349 Bio BLPC9 |
| The next time I seen him : Lord he had his family there | Patton, Charley; Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15211) Pm12805 Yz L1020 |
| Big Bill *Johnny* : had his *'spenders* on the floor | Weaver, Curley; Sweet Patunia; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473042) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| Had his hat in his hand : and his underwear too | Washboard Sam; Back Door; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07616 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| Poor boy couldn't do nothing : but hang his head and cry | Ledbetter, Huddie; Death Letter BluesPart 1; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166951) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| He hangs his britches : down on the floor | Smith, Clara; My Doggone Lazy Man; New York, 31 Jan. 1924; (815122) Co14016D VJM VLP16 |
| When everything is quiet and easy : Mr grinder can have his way | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Grinder Man Blues; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535921) BBB8584 RCA730.581 |
| Sister : every dog sure must have his day | Patton, Charley; Hammer Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L472) Pm12998 Yz L1020 |
| He must be going somewhere : great God to try and have his ashes hauled | Stokes, Frank; Sweet to Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47731) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| Molly man's coming : I hear his voice | Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (202832) Pm12605 OJL8 |
| Another train hit his train : right in the face | James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158 |
| I want a man : that brings home his pay | Wallace, Sippie; Lazy Man Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80839B) OK8470 CC32 |
| He got a hump in his back : just from shaking that thing | Arnold, Kokomo; Shake That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1936; (90795A) De7212 CC25 |
| Because he ain't got the movements : in his hump | Bell, Ed; Carry It Right Back Home; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510372) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| Preacher in the pulpit : Bible in his hand | Brown, Hi Henry; Preacher Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11477A) Vo1728 Yz L1030 |
| When I went to my dentist : he put me in his chair | Bryant, Laura; Dentist Chair BluesPart 1; Long Island City, c. Jan. 1929; (322A) QRSR7055 His HLP21 |
| Had them law books : in his hand | Cannon, Gus; Feather Bed; Memphis, 9 Sept. 1928; (470022) ViV38515 Fwy FA2953 |
| Stuck a match : caught a man in his bed | Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; It's a Fight Like That; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C4630 ) Br7121 Rt RL325 |
| I just flutters when I see you : like a little bird up in his nest | Davis, Walter; Why Shouldn't I Be Blue; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (0493251) BBB8737 Yz L1025 |
| Uncle Sam better decide : and gotten blood in his eye | Edwards, Frank; We Got to Get Together; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38121) OK06393 BC6 |
| He ain't got no bottom : in his last pair of shoes | Estes, Sleepy John; Someday Baby Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90096A) Ch50068 Br87.504 |
| Well the ground hog even gets it : puts it in his hole | Hill, Robert; I Had a Gal for the Last Fifteen Years; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026031) BBB6741 His HLP31 |
| Well the bee gets the honey : puts it in his comb | Hill, Robert; I Had a Gal for the Last Fifteen Years; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026031) BBB6741 His HLP31 |
| Then all the moneymen : like a rattlesnake in his coil | House, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4262) Pm12990 OJL11 |
| There's a preacher in the pulpit : Bible in his hand | Jackson, Papa Charlie; I'm Alabama Bound; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21442) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| *Big foot* stops at every man's door : and he's always in his midnight creep | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Competition Bed Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207492) Pm12728 Rt RL306 |
| That's Lemon in his D B : people think he's got his girl out on | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; D B Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208211) Pm12712 Bio BLP12015 |
| He doodled so much : he got a hump in his back | Lincoln, Charley; Doodle Hole Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502752) Co14550D Yz L1012 |
| Now he packs dynamite in his left : he carries a punching right | Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293A) De7114 Yz L1016 |
| Sewed ninetynine stitches : in his yas yas yas | Memphis Minnie; New Dirty Dozens; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5894 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
| With that pipe in his hand : he'll find you everywhere you go | Memphis Minnie; Grandpa and Grandma Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C6082 ) Vo1601 OJL4 |
| She don't need no telling : daddy will take you in his car | Patton, Charley; Revenue Man Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14747 ) Vo02931 Yz L1020 |
| *But he will stay where he set : and search hard in his face* | Perkins, Gertrude; No Easy Rider Blues; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1927; (1453401) Co14313D Fwy FJ2802 |
| He told me he had a hole in his side : I don't expect he would do | Richardson, Mooch; Burying Ground Blues; Memphis, 23 Mar. 1928; (400375A) OK8576 Mam S3803 |
| Lord I know many of you mens wondering : what the snake doctor man got in his hand | Short, Jaydee; Snake Doctor Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11474 ) Vo1704 Yz L1003 |
| I want to lay my man down : smile right in his face | Simpson, Coletha; Down South Blues; Chicago, c. 16 Apr. 1929; (C3299) Br7112 His HLP1 |
| He ain't worth the salt : that goes in his bread | Smith, Clara; My Doggone Lazy Man; New York, 31 Jan. 1924; (815122) Co14016D VJM VLP16 |
| Now you can tell a good man : looking in his face | Stokes, Frank; Blues in D; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200482) Pm12552 Bio BLP12041 |
| Lord I say good morning Mr pawnshop man : as I walked in his door | Sykes, Roosevelt; Kelly's 44 Blues; Cincinnati, 12 June 1930; (629042) ViV38608 Yz L1033 |
| Louise you know you got ways : like a rattlesnake in his coil | Temple, Johnnie; Louise Louise Blues; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (90981A) De7244 Cor CP58 |
| He had a glass of whiskey : right in his hand | Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555712) ViV38547 Rt RL322 |
| Had his hat in his hand : and his underwear too | Washboard Sam; Back Door; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07616 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| With one leg in his pants : and his shoes in his hand | Washboard Sam; Back Door; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07616 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| With one leg in his pants : and his shoes in his hand | Washboard Sam; Back Door; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07616 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| They want to put a halter on him : ooo well and tie him up like a mule in his stall | Wheatstraw, Peetie; When a Man Gets Down; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90961A) De7243 Say SDR192 |
| I didn't have no daddy : to hold me in his arms | Wiley, Geeshie (Elvie Thomas); Eagles on a Half; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1931; (L8261) Pm13074 Yz L1001 |
| And all I can hear now : is his moaning his mournful cry | Moore, Alice; Kid Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1712) Pm13107 CC37 |
| And every time she wiggles and wobbles : papa can't keep his black stuff still | Lasky, Louie; How You Want Your Rollin' Done; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C915C) Vo02955 Her H201 |
| The reason he keeps his job : he can squat it in the sack | Memphis Minnie; Squat It; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9426A) De7146 Rt RL329 |
| Keeps his pockets full of mirrors : he's the pup's bowwow | Smith, Mamie; Jenny's Ball; New York, 19 Feb. 1931; (404852A) OK8915 Sw S1240 |
| Says a brownskin gal : make a mule kick his stable down | Henry, Hound Head; Low Down Hound Blues; Chicago, 17 Oct. 1928; (C2451 ) Vo1288 His HLP2 |
| Say a [jet, real] black woman : will make a mule kick his stable down | House, Son; My Black MamaPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4082) Pm13042 OJL2 |
| Old Uncle Bud liked to caught me : kissing his wife | Arnold, Kokomo; Salty Dog; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070A) De7267 Rt RL318 |
| She dreamed : she was kissing his oh oh oh | Estes, Sleepy John; Little Laura Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649251) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
| Uncle ??? caught me : kissing his wife | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Salty Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1924; (1893?) Pm12236 Yz L1029 |
| Mmm he was my man : before you women ever knew his name | Johnson, Mary; Key to the Mountain Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1773) Pm12996 Jo SM3098 |
| He wouldn't know his name : printed on a wall | Smith, Clara; Steel Drivin' Man; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (1401812) Co14053D VJM VLP17 |
| I bet on the Brown Bomber : for he knows his stuff | Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293A) De7114 Yz L1016 |
| Run back to the track : laid his head on a rail | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Honey Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO126 ) Vo1633 Yz L1031 |
| Oh the preacher in the pulpit : he laid his Bible down | Stevens, Vol; Coal Oil Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418882) Vi21278 OJL4 |
| Yes a brownskin woman : make a preacher lay his Bible down | Ledbetter, Huddie; Honey, I'm All Out and Down; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166882) Ba33359 Rt RL315 |
| And when she start to kissing : make a poor man leave his home | Big Bill (Broonzy); Long Tall Mama; New York, 30 Mar. 1932; (116171) Ba33085 Yz L1011 |
| And I've got what it takes : to make a monkeyman leave his home | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Chocolate to the Bone; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (146054?) Co14331D CC36 |
| My gal got a new way of trembling down : make a crazy man leave his home | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bed Springs Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15664) Pm12872 Mel MLP7324 |
| Anything I do : he like to leave his mind | Moore, Alice; My Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15449A) Pm12868 CC37 |
| Lord that jellybaking strut : will make a monkeyman leave his town | Patton, Charley; Love My Stuff; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14746 ) Vo02782 Mam S3802 |
| He leaves his mark : on everybody's pants | Blake, Blind; Police Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15463) Pm12888 Yz L1012 |
| He like he swallowed a mule : and left his tail hanging out | McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (1493192) Co14657D Yz L1037 |
| He left his suit : hanging all on the rack | Memphis Minnie; Where Is My Good Man; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11216A) Vo1698 OJL6 |
| I love my baby : better than a farmer likes his Jersey cow | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Low Down Mojo Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (206361) Pm12650 Mil MLP2004 |
| Every man likes his liquor : when he gets it fresh from the still | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Happy New Year Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208192) Pm12692 Bio BLP12000 |
| Papa likes his sherry : mama likes her corn | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Barrel House Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (15982) Pm12082 BYG529.078 |
| Papa likes his bourbon : mama likes her gin | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Barrel House Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (15982) Pm12082 BYG529.078 |
| Papa likes his outside women : mama likes the outside men | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Barrel House Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (15982) Pm12082 BYG529.078 |
| Mmm time meat shake : it's sign a fatmouth lose his home | Johnson, Tommy; Big Fat Mama Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454651) Vi38535 Rt RL330 |
| Just as sure if he don't stop drinking : I believe he's going to lose his mind | McClennan, Tommy; Whiskey Head Man; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053736 ) BBB8760 RBF RF14 |
| He played the dice so in vain : until he liked to lose his mind | Memphis Minnie; Georgia Skin; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62540 ) Vi23352 His HLP32 |
| If he lose his office now : he's running from town to town | Patton, Charley; Tom Rushen Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15222A) Pm12877 Yz L1020 |
| And lose his head : about a little piece of tail | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Honey Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO126 ) Vo1633 Yz L1031 |
| That poor man was drinking bad whiskey : ooo well boys he sure going to lose his soul | Williams, Joe; Brother James; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076631) BBB7022 RCA INT1087 |
| She roll it for Uncle Bill : he like to lost his mind | Gibson, Clifford; She Rolls It Slow; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (69405 ) Vi23290 RCA INT1175 |
| The man I've got : must have lost his mind | Smith, Bessie; Cold In Hand Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402502) Co14064D Co CL855 |
| The lawyer told the judge : can you lower his fine | Williams, Joe; I'm Getting Wild About Her; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539901) BBB8774 BC6 |
| He wasn't satisfied : then he made his yas yas yas | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
| He made his yas yas yas : so he couldn't get a trick | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
| I found out : where he had made his date | McCoy, Joe; Preachers Blues; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7247 ) Vo1643 BC13 |
| When the bootlegger goes to his still : get ready to make his stuff | Jackson, Jim; Bootlegging Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419042) Vi21268 Rt RL323 |
| Was make his women : lay it on wood | McCoy, Joe; My Daddy Was a Movin' Man; Chicago, 22 Oct. 1936; (90949A) De7251 AH77 |
| Then taken my last dollar : to make his girl friend drunk | Memphis Minnie; It's Hard to Please My Man; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3170A) OK05728 BC1 |
| While that lowdown man of mine : is trying to make his 'foreday creep | Spivey, Victoria; Don't Trust Nobody Blues; Chicago, 20 Mar. 1931; (VO150 ) Vo1640 Spi LP2001 |
| It's a mean black snake : is making his morning stroll | Johnson, Lonnie; Something Fishy; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91345A) De7388 Sw S1225 |
| To keep my man : from making his midnight creep | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Jealous Hearted Blues; New York, c. 15 Oct. 1924; (19242) Pm12252 Mil MLP2001 |
| I thought it was that sweet man of mine : making his 'foreday creep | Smith, Bessie; I'm Down in the Dumps; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525802) OK8945 Co CL856 |
| I asked my captain : for to give me his best pair of shoes | Richardson, Mooch; Burying Ground Blues; Memphis, 23 Mar. 1928; (400375A) OK8576 Mam S3803 |
| And brings me his money : every Saturday night | Smith, Clara; He's Mine, All Mine; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (1401821) Co14053D VJM VLP17 |
| He puts candy in my hand : and he calls me his candy doll | Waters, Ethel; Ethel Sings 'Em; New York, c. June 1923; (B) BS14154 Bio BLP12022 |
| Said now Mary had a little lamb : I mean his fleece was white as snow | Spruell, Freddie; Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85786 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802 |
| And all I can hear now : is his moaning his mournful cry | Moore, Alice; Kid Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1712) Pm13107 CC37 |
| He mounts his saddle : so differently | Smith, Trixie; Ride Jockey Ride; New York, Dec. 1924; (1977?) Pm12245 CC29 |
| But a right black gal : make a rabbit move his family to town | Henry, Hound Head; Low Down Hound Blues; Chicago, 17 Oct. 1928; (C2451 ) Vo1288 His HLP2 |
| You going to miss that hardworking man : you going to need his help some day | Short, Jaydee; Barefoot Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11475 ) Vo1704 Yz L1003 |
| Well well now you may need his help some day baby : oh well well you don't know | Wheatstraw, Peetie; All Night Long Blues; Chicago, 18 Aug. 1934; (C9315A) De7082 AH158 |
| He really wore a hole : in the bottom of his last pair of shoes | Chatman, Bo; Country Fool; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278791) BBB8122 Yz L1014 |
| If he kick out : of his own sweet home | Hill, Robert; I Had a Gal for the Last Fifteen Years; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026031) BBB6741 His HLP31 |
| A man don't need a woman : ooo fair brown he got to give all of his money to | Johnson, Robert; Little Queen of Spades; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL395?) Vo04108 Co C30034 |
| And left twenty of his opponents : lying on the floor | Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293A) De7114 Yz L1016 |
| I say I'm just like a rattlesnake baby : I say in the middle of his coil | Patton, Charley; Rattlesnake Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L632) Pm12924 Yz L1020 |
| You just get them anxious : to try some of his good points too | Smith, Clara; Don't Never Tell Nobody; New York, 1 Oct. 1923; (811984) Co13002D VJM VLP15 |
| He took my daddy out of his ??? : put him in a khaki suit | Smith, Clara; Uncle Sam Blues; New York, 2 Oct. 1923; (812532) Co12D VJM VLP15 |
| Doctor said she do me more good in a day : than he would in all of his days | White, Washington; High Fever Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2987A) Vo05489 Co C30036 |
| I went to the governor : to buy one of his bands | Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); Greyhound Blues; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90199A) Ch50053 Rt RL334 |
| Cut off his arms : and it cracked his ribs | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| Cut off his arms : and it crunched his head | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| I cut off his mustache : and bought him a *Sunday* suit | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Rough and Tumble Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22102) Pm12311 Mil MLP2001 |
| Because he's on his old black stallion : and he's riding from door to door | Arnold, Kokomo; Buddie Brown Blues; Chicago, 23 Oct. 1937; (91299A) De7449 CC25 |
| Because if he messes with me : going to crack him right on his nog | Arnold, Kokomo; Kid Man Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (63754A) De7464 Say SDR163 |
| You know he didn't know the racket : but he had the same thing on his mind | Burse, Charlie; Boodie Bum Bum; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C7921) OK8956 Jo SM3104 |
| You can see the snuffsniffing women : like a police on his beat | Davis, Carl (Dallas Jamboree Jug Band); Elm Street Woman Blues Dallas, 20 Sept. 1935; (DAL103 ) Vo03092 BC2 |
| He got some on his floor : he got some on his shelf | Estes, Sleepy John; Liquor Store Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63648A) De7491 RBF RF11 |
| He got some on his floor : he got some on his shelf | Estes, Sleepy John; Liquor Store Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63648A) De7491 RBF RF11 |
| My dog got the rabbit : the rabbit fell down on his knees | Johnson, Lil; You'll Never Miss Your Jelly Till Your Jelly Rollers Gone; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C3356 ) Vo1299 His HLP2 |
| To let the pimps know : that the workingman is on his way | Johnson, Lonnie; Crowin' Rooster Blues; Chicago, 7 Feb. 1941; (0592051) BBB8804 RCA LPV518; |
| Yes he went to the headboard : fell down on his knees | Ledbetter, Huddie; Death Letter BluesPart 2; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166961) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| Because when them heifers leave him : you know they on his mind | Ledbetter, Huddie; Bull Cow; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (17182 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| He charges on his opponents : from the beginning of the gong | Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293A) De7114 Yz L1016 |
| And lays it on his opponents : until he get enough | Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293A) De7114 Yz L1016 |
| She's up at night : like a police on his beat | Patton, Charley; It Won't Be Long; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15220) Pm12854 Yz L1020 |
| Mr Purvis on his mansion : he don't pay no mind | Patton, Charley; High Sheriff Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147252) Vo02680 Yz L1020 |
| Lord I saw my man : fall on his knees and cry | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Dream Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (16991) Pm12098 BYG529.078 |
| When the one you love : haven't got you on his mind | Smith, Clara; Texas Moaner Blues; New York, 19 Aug. 1924; (819321) Co14034D VJM VLP17 |
| He could write a book : on his loving ways | Waters, Ethel; Memphis Man; New York, c. Mar. 1923; (5641) BS14146 Bio BLP12022 |
| I heard somebody call me : it was the policeman on his beat | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Crazy with the Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91150A) De7348 Cor CP58 |
| I've been walking all night : like a police on his beat | White, Georgia; Walking the Street; Chicago, 28 Jan. 1937; (91104A) De7277 AH158 |
| That's to let the rounder know : the workingman is on his way | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); The Rooster's Crowing Blues; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (56340 ) ViV38593 Her H205 |
| Hey : he is on his way | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); The Rooster's Crowing Blues; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (56340 ) ViV38593 Her H205 |
| That's to let the rounder know : the workingman is on his way | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); The Rooster's Crowing Blues; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (56340 ) ViV38593 Her H205 |
| Take a chair and break it over his doggone head : and walk the streets all night | Smith, Laura; Don't You Leave Me Here; New York, c. Mar. 1927; (71302) Ba1977 VJM VLP40 |
| Than to see my man : starting in to pack his trunk | Smith, Bessie; Ticket Agent Ease Your Window Down; New York, 5 Apr. 1924; (816702) Co14025D Co CL855 |
| Lord the mouse done been here : packed his grip and gone | Big Bill (Broonzy); Pussy Cat Blues; New York, 15 Sept. 1930; (100312) Ba32138 Yz L1035 |
| He packed his grip up : didn't even say goodbye | Henry, Lena; Low Down Despondent Blues; New York, 22 Aug. 1924; (13596) Vo14873 His HLP15 |
| My man packed his trunk : and said I'm going away | Wallace, Sippie; Special Delivery Blues; Chicago, 1 Mar. 1926; (9547A) OK8328 CC32 |
| Painted his face : and with his hair all curls | Blake, Blind; Righteous Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L6481) Pm13035 Bio BLP12003 |
| It ain't no other ramrodding daddy : can put his load below where I put mine | Chatman, Bo; Ram Rod Daddy; New York, 4 June 1931; (404926A) OK8897 His HLP5 |
| He puts his arms around me : like the ring around the good Lord's sun | Bogan, Lucille; Man Stealer Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (169972) ARC350913 Rt RL317 |
| Now I never got worried : until the fireman rang his bell | Carr, Leroy; Hurry Down Sunshine; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL43) Vo02741 Co C30496 |
| Preacher comes to your house : you ask him to rest his hat | Brown, Hi Henry; Preacher Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11477A) Vo1728 Yz L1030 |
| Your friend come to your house : wife ask him to rest his hat | Shade, Will; On the Road Again; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470111) ViV38015 OJL19 |
| Now the preacher will come to your house : your wife will ask him to rest his hat | Shade, Will; I Can Beat You Plenty; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (55599 ) ViV38586 Rt RL337 |
| Rest his heart : in the hand of God | James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158 |
| Engineer blow his whistle : and the fireman ring his bell | Shade, Will; Mary Anna Cut Off; Chicago, 6 Nov. 1934; (C7802) OK8960 Jo SM3104 |
| Many man rocks some other man's baby : and the fool thinks he's rocking his own | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Crawlin' Baby Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15671) Pm12880 Mil MLP2013 |
| Want you to roll me baby : like the baker rolls his dough | Glaze, Ruby (Blind Willie McTell); Rollin' Mama Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (71603 ) Vi23328 Rt RL324 |
| Says I'm sorry lady : but your man has said his last goodbye | Hite, Mattie; Graveyard Dream Blues; New York, c. mid Nov. 1923; (70413) Pat032014 VJM VLP40 |
| He saves his money : and use his fist | Arnold, Kokomo; Salty Dog; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070A) De7267 Rt RL318 |
| When he walks in to see his old gang : with whom he used to drink | Wheatstraw, Peetie; When a Man Gets Down; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90961A) De7243 Say SDR192 |
| Say he's going up the river : tried to sell his sack | Bogan, Lucille; Stew Meat Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (170131) Ba33448 Rt RL317 |
| He say he going to sell his corn and buy gas : ooh boys pour it in the automobile | Estes, Sleepy John; Working Man Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649261) BBB8950 RBF RF8 |
| He stole my jelly : and had to serve his time | Pope, Jenny; Tennessee Workhouse Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM758B) Vo1522 His HLP15 |
| Doctor looked down on me and shook his head : said I wouldn't mind telling you son but I can't | Memphis Minnie; Meningitis Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59994 ) Vi23421 Rt RL337 |
| The doctor looked down at me and shook his head : said I wouldn't mind telling you son but I | Memphis Minnie; Memphis MinnieJitis Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5822 ) Vo1588 BC13 |
| Shook his *juicy rib* : down his aisle | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; I Don't Know; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| And that *matcher* Charlie : shot his automatic twins | McTell, Blind Willie; Razor Ball; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502582) Co14551D Yz L1037 |
| Mighty big chief : shot his automatic twin | McTell, Blind Willie; Razor Ball; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502582) Co14551D Yz L1037 |
| And that backbiting man : better not show his face | Blake, Blind; Search Warrant Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208713) Pm12737 Bio BLP12023 |
| Grandpa ain't smoked his pipe : grandma since you been gone | Memphis Minnie; Grandpa and Grandma Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C6082 ) Vo1601 OJL4 |
| He really done sold his cotton : and now he's walking around | Chatman, Bo; Country Fool; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278791) BBB8122 Yz L1014 |
| I got a sweet black angel : I like the way he spread his wings | Bogan, Lucille; Black Angel Blues; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6847A) Br7186 His HLP15 |
| I'm wild about my black angel : I like the way he spread his wings | Bogan, Lucille; Black Angel Blues; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6847A) Br7186 His HLP15 |
| Lord I don't want him spreading his wings : over no one else | Bogan, Lucille; Black Angel Blues; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6847A) Br7186 His HLP15 |
| But the way he spreads his honey : Lord it makes me think I'll lose my mind | Johnson, Edith North; Honeydripper Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15561) Pm12823 Mil MLP2018 |
| Lord you can squeeze his lemon woman : and roll him all night long | Williams, Joe; Little Leg Woman; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854871) BBB5900 Yz L1038 |
| When a mean old tomcat : started his midnight creep | Spruell, Freddie; Tom Cat Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207272) Pm12665 His HLP17 |
| Some old lowdown rascal : trying to steal his wife | Estes, Sleepy John; Watcha Doin'; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (59967 ) ViV38628 Rt RL323 |
| Some lowdown rascal : always trying to steal his wife | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Doin' the Best I Can; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1934; (C9443?) De7007 Say SDR191 |
| I wouldn't be so sore : hadn't've stole his *drawers* | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Rough and Tumble Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22102) Pm12311 Mil MLP2001 |
| It seem like my daddy : won't stop his evil ways | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Last Minute Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (16092) Pm12080 BYG529.078 |
| And I got crazy about him : because he could strut his stuff | Bogan, Lucille; Jump Steady Daddy; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (169932) ARC51258 Yz L1017 |
| Bet he can't shimmy : but he struts his stuff | McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (1493192) Co14657D Yz L1037 |
| Swing his arms and hands : and a few other things | Waters, Ethel; Memphis Man; New York, c. Mar. 1923; (5641) BS14146 Bio BLP12022 |
| Ever since that : he can't take his rest | Johnson, Robert; They're Red Hot; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26271) ARC70757 Co C30034 |
| Six pallbearers : take his to his last goround | Jones, Maggie; Undertaker's Blues; New York, 16 Apr. 1925; (1405332) Co14092D VJM VLP23 |
| This man ain't got nobody : to take his troubles to | Ledbetter, Huddie; RobertaPart 2; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16684 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Take his bread sweet mama : and save him the crust | Brown, Hi Henry; Preacher Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11477A) Vo1728 Yz L1030 |
| That some other good brown : has taken his place | Smith, Clara; Every Woman's Blues; New York, 28 June 1923; (810605) CoA3943 VJM VLP15 |
| Now when he walks into a place : and takes his seat | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Sheik of Desplaines Street; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46712) Pm12501 Bio BLP12042 |
| But when he does his squatting : he really takes his time | Memphis Minnie; Squat It; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9426A) De7146 Rt RL329 |
| He never likes to hurry : he takes his time | Smith, Trixie; He Likes It Slow; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (2363?) Pm12336 Jo SM3098 |
| Because he takes his time : doing the work everywhere he goes | Stokes, Frank; Memphis Rounders Blues; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (563062) Vi23411 Rt RL308 |
| He stay out all night : he throw his home girl down | Estes, Sleepy John; You Shouldn't Do That; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649161) BBB8915 BC7 |
| Say : he throwed his watch away | Lincoln, Charley; Chain Gang Trouble; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451082) Co14272D His HLP4 |
| He eats his supper : throws his clothes on the floor | Smith, Clara; He's Mine, All Mine; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (1401821) Co14053D VJM VLP17 |
| I'll leave a fellow standing : till his money's gone | Smith, Clara; I Don't Love Nobody; New York, 18 Jan. 1924; (814961) Co14016D VJM VLP16 |
| You going to follow poor Crudup : down to his burying ground | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Death Valley Blues; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648741) BBB8858 RCA LPV518 |
| I love that man : from his head down to his feet | Green, Lil; My Mellow Man; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591511) BBB8640 RCA LPV574 |
| He always looks good : from his head to his feet | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Sheik of Desplaines Street; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46712) Pm12501 Bio BLP12042 |
| When the bootlegger goes to his still : get ready to make his stuff | Jackson, Jim; Bootlegging Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419042) Vi21268 Rt RL323 |
| Well the baby crawling : on up to his mama's knee | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Crawlin' Baby Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15671) Pm12880 Mil MLP2013 |
| Now you mustn't blame his gal : it's nailed up to his door | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bootin' Me 'Bout; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15675) Pm12946 Mil MLP2004 |
| Six pallbearers : take his to his last goround | Jones, Maggie; Undertaker's Blues; New York, 16 Apr. 1925; (1405332) Co14092D VJM VLP23 |
| The man said to his womenfolk : Lord we'd better go | Patton, Charley; High Water EverywherePart II; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L602) Pm12909 Yz L1020 |
| I haven't the heart to tell him : to his face | Smith, Clara; Every Woman's Blues; New York, 28 June 1923; (810605) CoA3943 VJM VLP15 |
| How he was a coal miner : from his hat down to his shoes | Smith, Trixie; Mining Camp Blues; New York, c. Feb. 1925; (20161) Pm12256 CC29 |
| You can take a narrowface : and lead a preacher to his grave | Washboard Walter; Narrow Face Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1424) Pm12954 Her H205 |
| When he go to his usedtobe woman : one he has give a real good time | Wheatstraw, Peetie; When a Man Gets Down; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90961A) De7243 Say SDR192 |
| Going to tell you baby : like the farmer told his potato | Big Bill (Broonzy); I've Got to Dig You; Chicago, 17 Apr. 1940; (WC3034A) Vo05563 RBF RF16 |
| Boll weevil told his wife : let's take this forty in | Patton, Charley; Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15211) Pm12805 Yz L1020 |
| Boll weevil told his wife : I believe I may go north | Patton, Charley; Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15211) Pm12805 Yz L1020 |
| Smith took his glasses : and walked out to the front | Brown, Hi Henry; Titanic Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11476A) Vo1728 Yz L1030 |
| But if a man weren't working : he can't treat his baby right | Washboard Sam; Levee Camp Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644811) BBB8909 BC10 |
| 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 |
| If you try his candy : good friend of mine | Hurt, Mississippi John; Candy Man Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401483B) OK8654 Bio BLPC4 |
| The very next minute : he'll turn his back on you | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Trust No Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26311) Pm12395 Jo SM3098 |
| My doggone daddy : turned his back on me | Beaman, Lottie; Goin' Away Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14163A) Ge6624 OJL6 |
| My doggone daddy : turned his back on me | Beaman, Lottie; Going Away Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC604 ) Br7147 Yz L1018 |
| Look like my man : has turned his back on me | Johnson, Lil; Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand Do; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C3355 ) Vo1299 His HLP2 |
| Now when a man gets to gambling : you know he's turning his stocks into feed | Estes, Sleepy John; Working Man Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649261) BBB8950 RBF RF8 |
| Sewed ninetynine stitches : up his yas yas yas | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
| up his court | Estes, Sleepy John; Jailhouse Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93007A) De7814 RBF RF8 |
| So dry : old boll weevil turned up his toes and died | House, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4254) Pm12990 OJL11 |
| He saves his money : and use his fist | Arnold, Kokomo; Salty Dog; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070A) De7267 Rt RL318 |
| Crying I asked the spider : did he want his ashes hauled | Lofton, Willie; Dark Road Blues; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96257 ) BBB6229 Yz L1007 |
| He was charged with murder : but stealing was his crime | Pope, Jenny; Tennessee Workhouse Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM758B) Vo1522 His HLP15 |
| Take him down to the river : and wash his yas yas yas | Jordan, Charley; Keep It Clean; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5836 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030 |
| You take him down to the river : and then wash his trunk | Jordan, Charley; Keep It CleanNo. 2; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO141 ) Vo1611 Yz L1003 |
| I wash his clothes and keep him clean : and try to treat him right | Smith, Bessie; Weeping Willow Blues; New York, 26 Sept. 1924; (1400622) Co14042D Co CL856; |
| He washed his face : he combed his head | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47713) Pm12518 Rt RL308 |
| He washed his face : he combed his head | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200432) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| I combs his hair : I washes his feet | Memphis Minnie; It's Hard to Please My Man; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3170A) OK05728 BC1 |
| His man better watch his footsteps for the hen : now doggone his ways | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lemon's Worried Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203753) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| I could see the conductor : he waving his hands to go | Big Bill (Broonzy); Mr. Conductor Man; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18392) Ch16426 Yz L1035 |
| And wears his shoes and socks : | Smith, Clara; My Doggone Lazy Man; New York, 31 Jan. 1924; (815122) Co14016D VJM VLP16 |
| Papa comes home : when his work is over | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants a Cookie; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5070 ) Vo1561 Yz L1036 |
| Lord I couldn't find a mule : with his shoulder well | Alexander, Texas; Levee Camp Moan Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81225B) OK8498 RBF RF9 |
| Lord I couldn't find a mule : Maggie with his shoulder well | Alexander, Texas; Levee Camp Moan Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81225B) OK8498 RBF RF9 |
| Painted his face : and with his hair all curls | Blake, Blind; Righteous Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L6481) Pm13035 Bio BLP12003 |
| I lay him out cold : with his heels in a tub | Blake, Blind; Rope Stretchin' BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L10992) Pm13103 Bio BLP12037 |
| Here come my father : with his gun | Davis, Madlyn; Too Black Bad; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20909?) Pm12703 Yz L1039 |
| Put him on the table : with his legs straight up | Estes, Sleepy John; Stop That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90095A) Ch50001 Sw S1219 |
| Oh he didn't do nothing : but play with his yo play with his yoyo | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); YoYo Blues No. 2; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502692) Co14523D CC3 |
| Oh he didn't do nothing : but play with his yo play with his yoyo | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); YoYo Blues No. 2; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502692) Co14523D CC3 |
| See what's the matter : with his yas yas yas | Jordan, Charley; Keep It Clean; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5836 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030 |
| Now yon come that Greyhound : with his tongue sticking out on the side | McClennan, Tommy; New Highway No. 51; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044986 ) BBB8499 RBF RF202 |
| Now those police coming : with his ball and chain | McCoy, Joe; Joliet Bound; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11220A) Vo1686 Yz L1021 |
| Put him on the table : with his heel cocked up | Nelson, Romeo; Gettin' Dirty Just Shakin' that Thing; Chicago, 9 Oct. 1929; (C4629 ) Vo1447 OJL15 |
| Her husband come in with his shotgun : and he run me for a solid mile | Sykes, Roosevelt; No Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1930; (C6475A) MeM12086 Yz L1033 |
| She brought him to the table : with his legs straight up | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
| And his buddy stood beside him : with his lowdown drooping head | Welsh, Nolan; Dying Pickpocket Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210983) Pm12759 Yz L1028 |
| I believe another man done gone to the county farm : now with his long chain on | Williams, Joe; Baby Please Don't Go; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962441) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| I reckon he must have had trouble with his machine : or *the word* the roads oh they must be | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Western Union Man; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064019 ) BBB8731 BC3 |
| He knows if he can sleep all the time : his trouble won't worry his mind | White, Washington; Sleepy Man Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2980A) OK05743 Co C30036 |
| When he wraps his big fat lips : around that doggone horn | Smith, Bessie; Jazzbo Brown from Memphis Town; New York, 18 Mar. 1926; (1418192) Co14133D Co CL856 |
