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*BOX*............1
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| Now I *swung that manifest* : I went down in the three rail *box* | Estes, Sleepy John; Special Agent; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63654A) De7491 RBF RF1 |
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*BRAND*..........1
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| Because your hair is so short : swear to God I can smell your *brand* | Kid Stormy Weather; Short Hair Blues; Jackson, Miss., 17 Oct. 1935; (JAX1792) Vo03145 BC7 |
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*BREAK...........1
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| I'd kill my sister and my brother : not a woman *break my line* | Arnold, Kokomo; Bad Luck Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (63753A) De7540 CC25 |
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*BREAK*..........2
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| A long tall gal : can *break* it the best | Baker, Willie; Sweet Patunia Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14897) Ge6751 His HLP22 |
| But I just want to *break* : some good man's *opportune* | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Hot Papa Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22072) Pm12305 Bio BLP12042 |
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*BREAKING*.......1
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| She was *breaking* and bumming : every man she meet | Pickett, Charlie; Crazy 'Bout My Black Gal; New York, 2 Aug. 1937; (62467A) De7762 Rt RL310 |
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*BRING...........1
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| And you wish on every *nogood* star : *bring here your baby to me* | Moore, Alice; Black and Evil Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15447) Pm12819 CC37 |
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*BRISBY*.........1
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| Now you remember way last fall : ooo they put me in the old *Brisby* jail | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Broken Hearted Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070145 ) BBB9031 BC20 |
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*BROAD...........1
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| She was a *broad back middy* : and a gambling stomping whore | Alexander, Texas; CornBread Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81223A) OK8511 Rt RL315 |
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*BROKE...........2
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| Going kill everybody : *broke the poor boy law* | Daniels, Julius; NinetyNine Year Blues; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (379322) Vi unissued Fwy FA2953 |
| You done *spread* my *liver* : now you done *broke the rungs* | Memphis Minnie; Dirty Mother For You; Chicago, 10 Jan. 1935; (C9641A) De7048 Pal PL101 |
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*BROKEN*.........2
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| I'm going to put some wheels : on my *broken* shoes | Moss, Buddy; Hard Road Blues; New York, 19 Jan. 1933; (129461) Ba33106 RBF RF15 |
| A bigfeet woman : wearing *broken* shoes | Jordan, Charley; Don't Put Your Dirty Hands on Me; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (189831) ARC60661 Rt RL310 |
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*BROTHER.........1
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| And that devil *brother be upstairs* now : Lord after you are dead and gone | Doyle, Little Buddy; Grief Will Kill You; Memphis, 1 July 1939; (MEM181) Vo05111 Rt RL319; |
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*BROUGHT.........1
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| The man *brought over* eleven : instead of twentyone | Leecan, Bobby; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
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*BULIPHANT*......1
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| Now I've got a girl in Brownsville : she lives down on *Buliphant* Lane | Estes, Sleepy John; Down South Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90094A) Ch50001 Sw S1219 |
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*BULL*...........1
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| It's a *bull* and a freight train : running side by side | Wilkins, Robert; Long Train Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M191 ) Br7205 Rt RL333 |
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*BUT.............4
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| *But with searching* I cry mama : see my baby laying on the bed | McMullen, Fred; Wait and Listen; New York, 16 Jan. 1933; (129131) Ba32690 Yz L1012 |
| *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 |
| I thought I'd send her : *but I'd leave it* at home | Butler, Sam; Jefferson County Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; ( ) Vo1057 Yz L1016 |
| I quit a thousand dollar woman : *but it wasn't worth* | Shade, Will; Feed Your Friend with a Long Handled Spoon; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (555981) ViV38578 Rt RL311 |
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*BUTTER..........1
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| *Butter like melting* : on the front | Bunn, Teddy; It's Sweet Like So; New York, 7 Apr. 1930; (597391) ViV38592 His HLP5 |
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*CAFE*...........1
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| I'm going to put this mandolin under my arm : to the ??? *cafe* I'll go | Rachel, James Yank; Expressman Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (59934 ) Vi23318 Fwy FA2953 |
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*CAKE*...........1
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| I had a good *cake* : *now sweet as mama's shelf* | McCoy, Joe; That Will Be Alright; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487083) Co14439D Yz L1021 |
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*CALL............1
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| Mama and papa's in the back yard : trying to *call up Knot Hill* | Davis, Walter; I Can Tell By the Way You Smell; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914331) BBB6059 Yz L1025 |
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*CALLED..........1
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| Said they cook good cabbage : but they *called it* | Williams, Jabo; Polock Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. May 1932; (L1406?) Pm13130 Yz L1028 |
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*CAM*............1
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| He want me to trade a *cam* : for some of my stew | Bogan, Lucille; Stew Meat Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (170131) Ba33448 Rt RL317 |
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*CAMP*...........1
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| But my twentytwo twenty : make the *camp* go right | James, Skip; 2220 Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7651) Pm13066 Bio BLP12029 |
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*CAN.............1
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| I'm going to leave this camp : you *can go starry* here | Bogan, Lucille; Levee Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (43241) Pm12459 Yz L1017 |
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*CAPITAL*........1
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| She's gone west baby : *Capital* Creek Junction bound | Amos, Blind Joe; C and O Blues; probably Chicago, c. July 1927; ( ) Vo1116 OJL17 |
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*CAR*............1
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| Yes if you get in trouble : call on a *car* about fortyfive | Bonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); 80 Highway Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649211) BBB8927 BC7 |
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*CARRIED*........2
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| Every time I work for you : *carried* from door to door | Stokes, Frank; Half Cup of Tea; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47742) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| Every time I stay with you : *carried* from door to door | Stokes, Frank; Half Cup of Tea; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47742) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
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*CATCH...........3
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| Ooh : and *catch us* anywhere | Ledbetter, Huddie; Pig Meat Papa; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (171812) ARC60455 His HLP4 |
| I can *catch those* ??? : ??? *at the Santa Fe* | Coleman, Lonnie; Wild About My Loving; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482592) Co14440D Rt RL318 |
| Take a boat to China : then it's *catch us* anywhere | Ledbetter, Huddie; Pig Meat Papa; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (171812) ARC60455 His HLP4 |
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*CAUGHT..........1
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| Get up in the morning : *caught that* on the world | Williams, Joe; Little Leg Woman; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854871) BBB5900 Yz L1038 |
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*CAVENGLASS*.....1
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| I've got the *cavenglass* boys : playing all around my door | McTell, Blind Willie; Bell Street Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9946A) De7078 Rt RL324 |
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*CAWDY...........1
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| A *cawdycawdy* husband : ??? *scrubby* man | Coleman, Lonnie; Wild About My Loving; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482592) Co14440D Rt RL318 |
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*CENTRE*.........1
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| It used to be on the *centre* : close to your back door | Johnson, Ki Ki; Lady, Your Clock Ain't Right; Long Island City, c. Aug. 1928; ( ) QRSR7003 His HLP17 |
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*CHANGE..........1
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| I'll make *change selling* : that is all | Mason, Moses; Shrimp Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203023) Pm12605 Rt RL325 |
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*CHANGE*.........1
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| Raising her hand : trying to *change* that knot | McCoy, Joe; Botherin' that Thing; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5865A) Vo1570 His HLP32 |
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*CHARGED*........1
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| Some of these womens : sure do make me *charged* | Estes, Sleepy John; Drop Down Mama; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90176A) Ch50048 OJL21 |
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*CHARLIE.........1
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| Oh the women in the levee : *Charlie because it's most* payday | Ledbetter, Huddie; Honey, I'm All Out and Down; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166882) Ba33359 Rt RL315 |
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*CHILD...........1
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| Now I ain't got no woman : ain't got no *child to school* | Estes, Sleepy John; Jack and Jill Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62479A) De7365 RBF RF8 |
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*CHINA...........1
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| I ain't got no watch : I ain't got no *China spoon* | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Struck Sorrow Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200392) Pm12541 Rt RL335 |
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*CHIPS*..........1
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| Police come arunning : and the *chips* went flying | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Drop that Sack; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21451) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
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*CHITLIN*........1
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| Ain't mush *chitlin* : but stir it in the house | Bracey, Mississippi; Stered Gal; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404766B) OK8867 Yz L1038 |
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*CHIVVER*........1
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| I turned back my *chivver* : blues all in my bed | Estes, Sleepy John; My Black Gal Blues; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (625482) Vi23397 Rt RL307 |
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*CIDER*..........1
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| Heard my gal : putting *cider* in | McCoy, Joe; That Will Be Alright; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487083) Co14439D Yz L1021 |
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*CLAIM...........1
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| I *claim to see the oldest rat* : of the *barge* | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
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*CLEAN*..........1
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| I can do my stuff : and I'm going to do it *clean* | Thomas, Hociel; I've Stopped My Man; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9476A) OK8326 Bio BLPC6 |
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*CLEARED.........1
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| Let our love come down : till the *cleared outside* | Henderson, Bertha; Let Your Love Come Down; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205622) Pm12655 Bio BLP12037 |
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*CLOTHES*........1
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| But the gal in Louisville : has got the best *clothes* | Jackson, Jim; Hesitation Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM804 ) Vo1477 Her H205 |
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*CLUCK*..........1
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| I don't see what's the matter with them : they won't never *cluck* | Memphis Minnie; Plymouth Rock Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5831 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
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*COAT*...........1
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| Every day : I get as low as a *coat* | Smith, Clara; Basement Blues; New York, 20 Sept. 1924; (1400521) Co14039D VJM VLP17 |
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*COFFEE'S*.......1
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| *Rifle's* on the *stage* : my *coffee's* in the *cool* | Collins, Sam; Hesitation Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13033) Ge6379 OJL10 |
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*COLA*...........1
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| Yes my *cola* lady rose : about half past four | Shade, Will; What's the Matter; Memphis, 17 Sept. 1929; (555302) ViV38551 Jo SM3104 |
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*COLD............2
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| I seen two bullfrogs : doing the *cold down low* | Shade, Will; What's the Matter; Memphis, 17 Sept. 1929; (555302) ViV38551 Jo SM3104 |
| Slow down *bone archer* : call your *cold cart* back | Moore, Monette; Black Hearse Blues; New York, c. Jan. 1925; (31777) Ajax17093 VJM VLP40 |
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*COLD*...........1
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| But you a loving *cold* creature : in the dark | Smith, Bessie; Take Me for a Buggy Ride; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525792) OK8949 Co CL856 |
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*COLE*...........1
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| Papa likes to shimmy : mama likes to *cole* | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Barrel House Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (15982) Pm12082 BYG529.078 |
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*COME............1
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| *Come in this house* gal : come here right now | Williams, Henry; Georgia Crawl; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1928; (1461482) Co14328D Rt RL316 |
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*COMING*.........1
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| The Erie : I swear it ain't *coming* back | Sparks, Milton; Erie Train Blues; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (91445) BBB6529 BC6 |
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*COMMENCE*.......1
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| She'll *commence* ??? : pack up her clothes and gone | Bradley, Tommie; Pack Up Your Trunk Blues; Richmond, Ind., 27 Oct. 1930; (17206) Ch16149 Yz L1019 |
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*COMMENTATING*...1
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| Caught me *commentating* : yes I love you *sky high* | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dry Southern Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24751) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
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*COMPELATE*......1
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| I can't walk the streets : nor com *compelate* my mind | Johnson, Robert; Stop Breakin' Down Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3991) Vo04002 Co C30034 |
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*COMPOSED*.......1
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| This song's *composed* : the blues too tight | Manning, Leola; The Blues Is All Wrong; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Apr. 1930; (K8089 ) Vo1529 Yz L1015 |
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*CONTON*.........1
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| All the doctors in West *Conton* : they won't help her none | James, Skip; 2220 Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7651) Pm13066 Bio BLP12029 |
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*COOK............1
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| She *cook all around me* : when my work day come | Thomas, George; Fast Stuff Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L172) Pm12826 Rt RL340 |
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*COOL*...........1
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| *Rifle's* on the *stage* : my *coffee's* in the *cool* | Collins, Sam; Hesitation Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13033) Ge6379 OJL10 |
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*COPPER*.........1
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| Now he's a man : has a *copper* good to eat | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Sheik of Desplaines Street; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46712) Pm12501 Bio BLP12042 |
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*CORKY*..........1
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| And she buried her *corky* : down in the sand | Chatman, Bo; Pussy Cat Blues; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026131) BBB6735 Yz L1034 |
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*COSTLY*.........1
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| And the women in Kokomo baby : they drinking liquor from real *costly* bar | Spruell, Freddie; Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85786 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802 |
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*COTTON..........1
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| All these *cotton nip* : ain't got no tea | Estes, Sleepy John; Tell Me About It; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93008A) De7766 Sw S1220 |
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*COULD'VE........1
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| *Could've built a road* : without being that black | McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (1493192) Co14657D Yz L1037 |
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*COUNTRY*........1
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| Because honey I only want a mama : seems just like a *country* dream | Stone, Joe; Back Door Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76838 ) BBB5169 Yz L1030 |
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*COUPLE..........1
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| When he laid the hambone : *couple jumped out for it* | Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293A) De7114 Yz L1016 |
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*COURTESY*.......1
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| I got a woman good little woman : she ain't a thing but a *courtesy* | Bracey, Ishman; Woman Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2392) Pm12970 OJL2 |
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*COVERS*.........1
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| Get up every morning : grabbing them *covers* on the world | McClennan, Tommy; Drop Down Mama; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537411) BBB8704 Rt RL305 |
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*CRACKED*........1
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| I went to my window : my window was *cracked* | McCoy, Joe; Botherin' that Thing; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5865A) Vo1570 His HLP32 |