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 HUMBLE...........1
You want me to be humble to you : as a lamb Spivey, Sweet Pease (Addie Spivey); Double Dozens; Chicago, 12 Aug. 1936; (90787C) De7204 AH158
 
 HUMP.............6
He got a hump in his back : just from shaking that thingArnold, Kokomo; Shake That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1936; (90795A) De7212 CC25
Sister got a hump : from really boogying that thingBogan, Lucille; Alley Boogie; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5563A) Br7210 Rt RL317
He doodled so much : he got a hump in his back Lincoln, Charley; Doodle Hole Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502752) Co14550D Yz L1012
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
Get that hump : in your back Smith, Trixie; Ride Jockey Ride; New York, Dec. 1924; (1977?) Pm12245 CC29
I'm going to hump in your back : going to put your kidneys to sleepJohnson, Robert; They're Red Hot; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26271) ARC70757 Co C30034
 
 HUMPBACKED.......1
She's humpbacked bowlegged : crippled and blind Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18
 
 HUMS.............2
When everybody : hums this tune Waters, Ethel; That Da Da Strain; New York, c. May 1922; (A) BS14120 Bio BLP12022
Won't you listen to my VEight motor : won't you listen to how my motor humsDavis, Walter; Minute Man BluesPart 2; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854831) BBB5965 RCA INT1085
 
 HUNDRED..........27
Well well they raised it all the way from ninety : hey down to a hundred milesEstes, Sleepy John; Poor Man's Friend; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62480A) De7442 RBF RF11
My woman come arunning : with a hundred dollars in her handLewis, Furry; Judge Harsh Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454332) ViV38506 Yz L1008
There are a hundred men Lordy : [standing] all around my bedPatton, Charley; Mean Black Moan; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L771) Pm12953 Yz L1001
He said a hundred and ten : and costs that's all Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555712) ViV38547 Rt RL322
A hundred dollar fine : and two eleven ninetynine unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322
A hundred dollar bill : will make a broke man slobberWallace, Minnie; The Old Folks Started It; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555722) ViV38547 OJL21
In eighteen hundred : and ninetynine Collins, Sam; Lonesome Road Blues; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108361) Ba32669 Yz L1038
Now back in eighteen hundred : and sixtytwo Leecan, Bobby; Macon Georgia CutOut; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17
Now it's eighteen hundred : and it's ninetyone unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322
Now it's eighteen hundred : and it's ninetytwo unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322
Now it's eighteen hundred : and it's ninetythree unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322
Now it's eighteen hundred : and it's ninetyfour unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322
It's eighteen hundred : and it's ninetyfive unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322
Oh it's eighteen hundred : and it's ninetysix unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322
Eighteen hundred : ninety years Martin, Carl; Badly Mistreated Man; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8812) OK8961 Yz L1016
People here she come in the evening : honey hundred in her handJones, Little Hat; Two String Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402648A) OK8712 His HLP32
It's nineteen hundred : and it's twentyeight unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322
Now it's nineteen hundred : and it's twentynine unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322
You are the same girl : I met in nineteen hundred and fourWashboard Sam; I'm Not the Lad; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644781) BBB8878 RCA LPV577
Nineteen hundred : and it's twentyseven unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322
Because she's registering a cold one hundred : and I'm booked till I got to goJohnson, Robert; Terraplane Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25861) ARC70356 Co CL1654
But I think one hundred and costs : and thirty days in Bridewell will do you goodSmith, J. T. Funny Paper; Tell It to the Judge No. 2; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C7239?) MeM12117 Yz L1031
Bet you fifty to one hundred : something is going on wrongSpivey, Victoria; Telephoning the Blues; New York, 1 Oct. 1929; (567351) ViV38546 Spi LP2001
One hundred dollars won't do : better run and get you threeLewis, Furry; Judge Harsh Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454332) ViV38506 Yz L1008
Boys if I only had ten hundred dollars : I'd alaid it up on my shelfMemphis Minnie; He's in the Ring; Chicago, 22 Aug. 1935; (C1099B) Vo03046 Pal PL101
Then I got three hundred miles to go : traveling through the mud and clayHill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12522) Pm13116 Yz L1026
I'll bet you hundred dollar : that I will change your mindDarby, Blind; Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15566) Pm12828 Yz L1003
 
 HUNG.............24
I went to my bedside : hung my head and cried Florence, Nellie ; Midnight Weeping Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461752) Co14342D OJL6
I walked the streets all day : hung my head and criedJackson, Papa Charlie; Take Me Back Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22082) Pm12296 Bio BLP12042
I got up this morning : hung all around my brown Ledbetter, Huddie; Red River Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16704 ) ARC unissued Co C30035
There's been amany person : hung their head and moanWashboard Sam; Life Is Just a Book; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644771) BBB8909 RCA LPV577
I don't want my clothes : hung on that barbed wire lineWheatstraw, Peetie; Don't Hang My Clothes on No Barbed Wire Line; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6489A) Vo1649 Say SDR191
You was standing in your back door : with a hung down headGlaze, Ruby (Blind Willie McTell); Lonesome Day Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716041) Vi23353 RCA LPV518
Stood by my bedside : and I hung my head and hung my head and moanedBaker, Willie; No No Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Jan. 1929; (14667) Ge6766 BC5
And old Molly she come creeping : like a criminal to be hungByrd, John; Old Timbrook Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2911) Pm12997 OJL8
If I was sentenced to be hung : and this ain't no lieJohnson, Lonnie; I'm Nuts About that Gal; New York, 12 Aug. 1932; (1522592) OK8946 CC30
They tell me they been hung : been bled and been crucifiedSmith, J. T. Funny Paper; Seven Sisters BluesPart 1; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO168A) Vo1641 Yz L1031
Needmore : it has hung amany men Estes, Sleepy John; Need More Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62466A) De7365 RBF RF8
Ain't no need of sitting : with my head hung down Blake, Blind; Depression's Gone from Me Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. June 1932; (L14762) Pm13137 Bio BLP12023
Because here I sit all down and out : with my head hung downCarr, Leroy; Big Four Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164161) Vo03349 Co C30496
When you see me : with my head hung down Dickson, Tom; Happy Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400359B) OK8590 Yz L1002
You walk Sandusky : keep your head hung down Hill, Bertha Chippie; Pratt City Blues; Chicago, 23 Nov. 1926; (9950A) OK8420 Sw S1240
I'm walking around baby : with my head hung low McTell, Blind Willie; Stomp Down Rider; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050021) OK8936 Yz L1005
Then I walked away : and I hung my head and cried Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow BluesNo. 4; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1935; (90316A) De7163 CC25
Stood by my bedside : and I hung my head and hung my head and moanedBaker, Willie; No No Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Jan. 1929; (14667) Ge6766 BC5
Judge found me guilty : and I hung my head and criedDaniels, Julius; NinetyNine Year Blues; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (379322) Vi unissued Fwy FA2953
I hung my head : and I cried the whole night long Florence, Nellie ; Midnight Weeping Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461752) Co14342D OJL6
I hung my head : I cried just like a child Howell, Peg Leg; Doin' Wrong; Atlanta, 9 Nov. 1927; (1451842) Co14473D RBF RF11
I hung around Grossbeck : I work in hard showers of rainJefferson, Blind Lemon; Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203632) Pm12666 Mil MLP2013
I looked at my mama : and I hung my head and criedLacy, Rubin; Mississippi Jail House Groan; Chicago, Mar. 1928; (204192) Pm12629 OJL8
I seen on the wall : they hung their coat and hat Gillum, Bill Jazz; Keyhole Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1939; (034813 ) BBB8221 RCA INT1177
 
 HUNGER...........1
I'll hunger long : for you evermore Johnson, Joe (Memphis Minnie); I'm Going Back Home; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59992 ) Vi23352 His HLP32
 
 HUNGRY...........39
Hungry as could be : looking at all cakes of kind Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bakershop Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15668) Pm12852 Mil MLP2013
Just as soon as I got ragged and hungry : now they all wants to laugh and grinArnold, Kokomo; Laugh and Grin Blues; Chicago, 12 Mar. 1937; (91135A) De7285 CC25
Tired and hungry : I've been walking many days Blake, Blind; Walkin' Across the Country; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208682) Pm12754 Bio BLP12031
I'm just as broke and hungry : as any gambler can beCampbell, Bob; Dice's Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154831) Vo02830 Rt RL340
I'm broke and hungry : not a bite to eat Dickson, Tom; Death Bell Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400355B) OK8590 Yz L1002
I am broke and hungry : ragged and dirty too Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Broke and Hungry; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (3076?) Pm12443 Mil MLP2007
Lord I'm broke and hungry : and my money's all goneJohnson, Alec; Miss Meal Cramp Blues; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473792) Co14446D CC3
I'm so broke and hungry : I could eat a kangaroo Johnson, Alec; Miss Meal Cramp Blues; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473792) Co14446D CC3
Broke and hungry : tired of tramping around Jones, Maggie; Box Car Blues; New York, 13 Nov. 1924; (1401343) Co14047D VJM VLP23
Get you broke naked and hungry : boys then come down on youReynolds, Blind Joe; Nehi Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1462) Pm12927 OJL11
You know says I'm just as broke and hungry : as any gambler ought to beRoland, Walter; Dices' Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154852) Ba33343 RBF RF12
You know the reason I'm that away : Lord I'm broke and hungry tooRoland, Walter; Penniless Blues; New York, 20 Mar. 1935; (171532) Ba33461 Yz L1017
But now I'm broke and hungry : and you cruel as you can beSmith, J. T. Funny Paper; Before Long; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO170A) Vo1674 Rt RL312
But now when you get broke and hungry : ooo well well please now don't you worry meWheatstraw, Peetie; Low Down Rascal; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60507A) De7200 Say SDR192
Barefooted hungry and raggedy : doggone my hardluck soulBarefoot Bill; Barefoot Bill's Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503041) Co14561D Rt RL325
Now these blues blues ain't nothing : Lord but a doggone hungry feelBracey, Ishman; Woman Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2392) Pm12970 OJL2
You can't eat when you get hungry partner : you can't sleep at nightGibson, Clifford; Don't Put That Thing On Me; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571742) ViV38572 Yz L1006
Most times when I get hungry : I'm like a [drunk] man acting a clownSmith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hungry Wolf; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO165A) Vo1655 Yz L1031
Now they will put him off when he hungry : and won't even let him ride no trainEstes, Sleepy John; Special Agent; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63654A) De7491 RBF RF1
Because I was up here hungry : hurry up and ??? to meNickerson, Charlie Bozo; Going Back to Memphis; Memphis, 5 June 1930; (62583 ) Vi23310 Jo SM3104
Am I hungry : I ain't nothing but Jones, Maggie; Western Union Blues; New York, 13 Nov. 1924; (1401353) Co14047D VJM VLP23
Says I'm raggedy and I'm hungry : and I ain't got no place to goArnold, Kokomo; Red Beans and Rice; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91162A) De7347 BC4
I'm hungry as a hound : I can't travel nowhere Easton, Amos; No Woman No Nickel; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L11203) Pm13109 Yz L1012
Chicken when I'm hungry : white lightning when I'm dryWelsh, Nolan; St. Peter Blues; Chicago, 16 June 1926; (9728A) OK8372 CC32
Now I'm broke and I'm hungry : ragged and I'm dirty tooWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Broken Hearted Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070145 ) BBB9031 BC20
Your calf is hungry : and I believe he needs a suckJohnson, Robert; Milkcow's Calf Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4032) ARC71065 Yz L1026
Now your calf is hungry : I believe he needs a suckJohnson, Robert; Milkcow's Calf Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4033) ARC unissued Co CL1654
Old wolf is hungry now I'm going to do most 'napping : than I done since God knows whenSmith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hungry Wolf; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO165A) Vo1655 Yz L1031
And I'm so hungry on payday : I can't hardly speakJefferson, Blind Lemon; Tin Cup Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (211981) Pm12756 Mil MLP2013
It's hard to be broke : and so hungry you about to dropJefferson, Blind Lemon; Bakershop Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15668) Pm12852 Mil MLP2013
So hungry : I grew lean and lank Beaman, Lottie; Rolling Log Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14162) Ge6624 OJL6
So hungry : I grew lean and lank Beaman, Lottie; Rollin' Log Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC605 ) Br7147 Yz L1018
I'm that hungry wolf : and the ground is where I dug my caveSmith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hungry Wolf; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO165A) Vo1655 Yz L1031
So I can feed : this hungry man of mine Moore, William; One Way Gal; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203091) Pm12648 OJL8
Yeah I was broke and I was hungry : on my way to the pawnshopFuller, Blind Boy; Three Ball Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26600A) Vo05440 BC11
I fed you when you were hungry : took you in when you was outdoorsCarr, Leroy; What More Can I Do; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7222A) Vo1651 Yz L1036
No place to call home : wet hungry and no place to eatMoore, Whistlin' Alex; West Texas Woman; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495312) Co14496D His HLP32
I know : how you hungry hustlers feel Campbell, Gene; Robbin' and Stealin' Blues; Chicago, c. May 1930; (C5704B) Br7170 His HLP2
Well it seem like you hungry : honey come and lunch with meJefferson, Blind Lemon; Rabbit Foot Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30891) Pm12454 Mil MLP2004
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