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 KNOW'S...........1
A long tall man : you know's the best Bell, Ed; Carry It Right Back Home; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510372) Co14595D Rt RL325
 
 KNOW*............3
If you *don't know* : between each drink Smith, Clara; Hot Papa; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (814773) Co14006D VJM VLP16
*Don't know* about the good times : that I oh that I once have hadVirgial, Otto; Bad Notion Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962411) BBB6213 Mam S3802
Before the rising sun come : sure won't *scarcely know*Stevens, Vol; Coal Oil Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418882) Vi21278 OJL4
 
 KNOWED...........21
Now *do you believe that I gone back to her people* : but my baby knowed that I was goneFox, John D.; The Moanin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 15 Dec. 1927; (GEX1019A) Ge6352 Rt RL334
Now you said that you didn't knowed that I was coming baby : you wouldn't have even let me inJones, Elijah; Mean Actin' Mama; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201241) BBB7616 RCA INT1175
That SixtyOne Highway : longest road I ever knowedBatts, Will; Highway No. 61 Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1933; (137291) Vo02531 Yz L1021
That SixtyOne Highway : longest highway that I ever knowedKelly, Jack; Highway No. 61 Blues; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137121) Ba32844 Rt RL316
If Gabriel knowed : how you could blow Smith, Bessie; Trombone Cholly; New York, 3 Mar. 1927; (1435753) Co14232D Co CL858
Now I knowed when I quit her : I was doing wrong Carr, Leroy; Longing for My Sugar; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164341) Vo02875 Yz L1036
You know I knowed the thing was getting kind of *squally* : I heard the city judge when he set Estes, Sleepy John; Jailhouse Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93007A) De7814 RBF RF8
I knowed you never loved me : when you fell down on my kneesEstes, Sleepy John; You Shouldn't Do That; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649161) BBB8915 BC7
Done all I knowed : I can't get along with you Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Going to Germany; Memphis, 1 Oct. 1929; (563182) ViV38585 OJL4
I knowed a little girl : who was very very nice Lincoln, Charley; Doodle Hole Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502752) Co14550D Yz L1012
I knowed a man once : who got aon the doodle trackLincoln, Charley; Doodle Hole Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502752) Co14550D Yz L1012
Says I knowed by that : my gal was graveyard boundThompson, Edward; Seven Sister Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2413) Pm12873 Yz L1006
Well now I knowed a family : lived down in the avenueWilliamson, Sonny Boy; SusieQ ; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308501) BBB7995 RCA INT1088
Well now I knowed the man : by the name of old man MoseWilliamson, Sonny Boy; SusieQ ; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308501) BBB7995 RCA INT1088
Well I knowed a lady : by the name of sister KateWilliamson, Sonny Boy; SusieQ ; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308501) BBB7995 RCA INT1088
I knowed she was a dreamer : she dreamed them old southern dreamsWilliamson, Sonny Boy; She Was a Dreamer; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064494 ) BBB8914 BC20
He said I never knowed : you own the train Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5071 ) Vo1527 Yz L1036
It weren't nothing that she knowed Lord : just something that she heardEstes, Sleepy John; Stack O' Dollars; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (625472) Vi23397 Rt RL307
Well she knowed about loving : from kisses on downWilliamson, Sonny Boy; She Was a Dreamer; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064494 ) BBB8914 BC20
Well she knowed about kissing : from hugging on downWilliamson, Sonny Boy; She Was a Dreamer; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064494 ) BBB8914 BC20
You knowed I was drunk : when I lay down across your bedMiller, Lillian; Dead Drunk Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 3 May 1928; (13718A) Ge6518 OJL6
 
 KNOWN............8
I'm going down on Florida : now where I'm better knownBig Bill (Broonzy); Key to the Highway; Chicago, 2 May 1941; (C37451) OK06242 RBF RF1
I'm going back to the border : where I'm better knownGillum, Bill Jazz; Key to the Highway; Chicago, 9 May 1940; (044972 ) BBB8529 RBF RF16
I'm going : where honey I'm better known McTell, Blind Willie; Mr. McTell Got the Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (40311?) Vi unissued RCA INT1175
New he's better known : by the devil's soninlaw Wheatstraw, Peetie; Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp No. 2; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91153 ) De7391 BC4
I spied her looking ??? *cross* me : where I wasn't even knownMoore, Whistlin' Alex; West Texas Woman; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495312) Co14496D His HLP32
I known about the women : long before I got grown Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041
That notoriety woman : is known all over the SouthBlake, Blind; Notoriety Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208752) Pm12754 Bio BLP12031;
I never was known : to treat no one man right Cox, Ida; Wild Women Don't Have the Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (1842?) Pm12228 Jo SM3098
 
 KNOWN*...........1
??? : my name was *little known* myself Moore, Alice; Broadway St. Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15452) Pm12819 CC37
 
 KNOWS............80
Because there ain't nobody : knows old Naptown like I knowCarr, Leroy; Naptown Blues; Chicago, 17 June 1929; (C3267 ) Vo1400 Yz L1036
Somebody outside : knows more than you Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); Do It Right; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (1489783) Co14463D His HLP5
It's always a sign : everybody knows it's true Jackson, Jim; This Mornin' She Was Gone; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454172) ViV38003 His HLP5
Now I am a man : that everybody knows Wheatstraw, Peetie; Shack Bully Stomp; New York, 1 Apr. 1938; (63539A) De7479 BC4
Everybody knows : when my notoriety woman come to townBlake, Blind; Notoriety Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208752) Pm12754 Bio BLP12031;
You say I'm a fool : and everyone knows Green, Lil; If I'm a Fool; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1942; (0708021) BBB8985 RCA LPV574
Mmm I wonder : do my little girl knows I'm here Wheatstraw, Peetie; Mama's Advice; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6487A) Vo1620 BC4
Says I've had no loving : Lord since God knows whenArnold, Kokomo; Back on the Job; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91333A) De7390 Say SDR163
Says I ain't had none of your loving : Lord since God knows whenArnold, Kokomo; My Well Is Dry; New York, 11 May 1938; (63748A) De7540 CC25
Honey I love : God knows I do Baxter, Jim (Andrew and Jim Baxter); K. C. Railroad Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 9 Aug. 1927; (397851) Vi20962 Rt RL326
I'm in a world of trouble God knows : and I got to goFuller, Blind Boy; Bye Bye Baby Blues; New York, 15 Dec. 1937; (221561) Vo04843 RBF RF9
She didn't mean me no good : God knows I couldn't keep her nohowFuller, Blind Boy; Somebody's Been Talkin'; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26599A) Vo05527 Rt RL318
Now the love I have for you woman : God knows it sure is strongFuller, Blind Boy; Thousand Women Blues; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC3142A) OK05657 RBF RF202
Now the love I have for you mama : God knows it can't be turned aroundFuller, Blind Boy; Thousand Women Blues; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC3142A) OK05657 RBF RF202
My brown done quit me : God knows she had it all Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Barbecue Blues; Atlanta, 25 Mar. 1927; (1437571) Co14205D CC36
Well I love you Mr Charlie : honey God knows I do Moore, Rosie Mae; Staggering Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418302) Vi21280 Rt RL310
I can feel rested God knows I can : I know you going to take him right back againSmith, J. T. Funny Paper; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'Part 2; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930; (C7101 ) Vo1602 Yz L1031
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
You know until six months ago : I hadn't prayed a prayer since God knows whenSmith, J. T. Funny Paper; Fool's Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO167A) Vo1674 Yz L1010
I'd get on that FourA Highway : and God knows I'd roll that highway downSpruell, Freddie; 4A Highway; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85782 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802
Ain't seen my woman : in God knows when unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Giving It Away; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404683A) OK8908 OJL19
These men going to mistreat you : God knows they don't careWilkins, Robert; Jail House Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (45499 ) Vi23379 Yz L1002
Oh woman I do : God knows I do Wilkins, Robert; I Do Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (47000 ) Vi23379 OJL5
I would raise and fly : God knows where my lover wasWilkins, Robert; Long Train Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M191 ) Br7205 Rt RL333
Crying take me back baby : God knows if you pleaseWilkins, Robert; Falling Down Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M192 ) Br7125 Yz L1002
And he knows doggone well : the times is done got hardBogan, Lucille; My Man Is Boogan Me; New York, 31 July 1934; (154872) Ba33375 Rt RL317
When he knows anything : she done got his dollar and goneJones, Jake; Monkeyin' Around; Dallas, c. Oct. 1929; (DAL473 ) Br7130 His HLP2
I bet on the Brown Bomber : for he knows his stuffMartin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293A) De7114 Yz L1016
He knows he's a good honeydripper : Lord and I want him every dayJohnson, Edith North; Honeydripper Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15561) Pm12823 Mil MLP2018
He knows how to thrill me : and he thrills me night and daySmith, Bessie; Empty Bed BluesPart; New York, 20 Mar. 1928; (14578??) Co14312D Co CL858
He knows if he can sleep all the time : his trouble won't worry his mindWhite, Washington; Sleepy Man Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2980A) OK05743 Co C30036
I knows you'll go : leave me all lowdown and blue Akers, Garfield; Cottonfield BluesPart 2; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M202 ) Vo1442 OJL2
Just want to tell you : that I knows my stuff McTell, Blind Willie; Come On Around to My House Mama; Atlanta, 30 Oct. 1929; (1493022) Co14484D Rt RL324
But I don't have to worry : because I knows pigmeat anywhereWhite, Georgia; Pigmeat Blues; Chicago, 12 May 1936; (90722A) De7209 AH158
Seems the world is down on you : know knows what to doJohnson, Lonnie; Friendless and Blue; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63517A) De7487 Sw S1225
The doctor's got to cut you mama : Lord knows whereDorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; New York, 17 Sept. 1930; (100482) Or8033 Yz L1035
But the good Lord knows : that the women don't treat me rightDorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Been Mistreated Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 Nov. 1930; (17290) Ch16237 Riv RM8803
I saved it up : since the Lord knows when Jackson, Papa Charlie; I Got What It Takes But It Breaks My Heart to Give It Away; Chicago, c. Jan. 1925; (100203) Pm12259 Bio BLP12042
Because every time my man leaves me : Lord knows I feel so badJones, Anna; Trixie Blues; New York, c. June 1923; (14731) Pm12052 His HLP15
Who ain't done no strutting : since the Lord knows whenJones, Maggie; Four Flushing Papa; New York, 14 Oct. 1924; (1401042) Co14044D VJM VLP23
Didn't mean to do it : the good Lord knows Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977?) Co14463D His HLP5
And when he kisses me : Lordy knows Jones, Maggie; Early Every Morn'; New York, 18 Dec. 1924; (1401932) Co14059D VJM VLP23
Lord there nobody knows : what's on my troubled mindBradley, Tommie; Pack Up Your Trunk Blues; Richmond, Ind., 27 Oct. 1930; (17206) Ch16149 Yz L1019
Oh nobody knows : Atlanta like I do Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Atlanta Moan; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510542) Co14591D Yz L1026
Because the way that she treated me : every day nobody knowsNoble, George; The Seminole Blues; Chicago, 11 Feb. 1935; (C8972) ARC70675 Yz L1028
Nobody knows my name : nobody knows what I've doneSmith, Bessie; Young Woman's Blues; New York, 26 Oct. 1926; (1428783) Co14179D Co CL857
What they got good babe : nobody knows Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039
Nobody knows : the trouble I do see Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Trouble BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. 17 Aug. 1928; (C2230 ) Vo1213 Yz L1019
Nobody knows : but the good Lord and me Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Trouble BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. 17 Aug. 1928; (C2230 ) Vo1213 Yz L1019
Nobody knows old Naptown : baby like I do Carr, Leroy; Naptown Blues; Chicago, 17 June 1929; (C3267 ) Vo1400 Yz L1036
Nobody knows : what the sheik will do Hill, Bertha Chippie; Kid Man Blues; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9457A) OK8273 Bio BLPC6
Nobody knows : but the good Lord and me Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Pleading Blues; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (944191) BBB6140 CC35
Nobody knows : streetwalking women like I do Nelson, Sonny Boy; Street Walkin'; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026001) BBB6672 Yz L1038
Nobody knows my troubles : but myself and the good LordRed Nelson (Nelson Wilborn); Crying Mother Blues; Chicago, 4 Feb. 1936; (90597A) De7171 Br87.504
Nobody knows my name : nobody knows what I've doneSmith, Bessie; Young Woman's Blues; New York, 26 Oct. 1926; (1428783) Co14179D Co CL857
Nobody knows you : when you down and out Smith, Bessie; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, 15 May 1929; (1485343) Co14451D Co CL856
Nobody knows : the thoughts that came over me Smith, Bessie; Long Old Road; New York, 11 June 1931; (1515953) Co14663D Co CL858
Nobody knows : but the good Lord and me Smith, Trixie; Praying Blues; New York, Sept. 1924; (18862) Pm12232 CC29
Nobody knows : old Memphis like I do Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Jim Jackson's JamboreePart I; Memphis, 14 Oct. 1929; (M203/4) Vo1428 Yz L1021
I'll be back to see my baby : but the Lord only knows whenAnderson, Jelly Roll; I. C. Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 19 Apr. 1927; (12722) Ge6135 His HLP22
And which away my daddy went : the Gypsy only knowsSmith, Bessie; Ticket Agent Ease Your Window Down; New York, 5 Apr. 1924; (816702) Co14025D Co CL855
And the trouble I been having : the good Lord only knowsWashboard Sam; I've Been Treated Wrong; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703781) BBB9007 RBF RF1
These here women : they really knows their stuff McTell, Blind Willie; Warm It Up to Me; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (140082) Vo02595 Yz L1005
Daddy you really knows your stuff : when you take me for a buggy rideSmith, Bessie; Take Me for a Buggy Ride; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525792) OK8949 Co CL856
What make a woman have them blues : when she knows somebody's got her manBaker, Willie; WeakMinded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14896) Ge6751 Her H201
Because she knows just how to make me : come back homeBlake, Blind; Notoriety Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208752) Pm12754 Bio BLP12031;
For she's three times seven : and she knows what she wants to doDarby, Blind; Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15566) Pm12828 Yz L1003
Because she's three time seven : and she knows just exactly what to doLasky, Louie; How You Want Your Rollin' Done; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C915C) Vo02955 Her H201
My woman must be a black Gypsy : she knows every place I goLewis, Furry; Black Gypsy Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M185 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008
But a woman make a man do things : and she knows darn well that's wrongRachel, James Yank; Expressman Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (59934 ) Vi23318 Fwy FA2953
Talk to six straight men : say she knows no betterStokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041
Well the woman that I'm crazy about : she knows just what to doStokes, Frank; What's the Matter Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418261) ViV38531 Yz L1002
But she sure knows how : how to shift her gears Baker, Willie; Bad Luck Moan; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14892) Ge6812 Rt RL326
Because we got wise to women : ooo well well we knows what it's all aboutGillum, Bill Jazz; Me and My Buddy; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064742 ) BBB8872 RCA INT1177
But I'm one gal : who knows her mind Brown, Bessie; Nobody But My Baby Is Getting My Love; New York, c. early Sept. 1926; (6813?) Ba1859 VJM VLP40
Now I don't care who knows it : and I really mean that tooCarr, Leroy; Corn Licker Blues; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL53) Vo02741 Co C30496
I'm going to leave you mama : and I really don't care who knowsCarr, Leroy; Southbound Blues; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (156272) Vo03107 Co C30496
Says you three time seven : and you knows what you want to doGillum, Bill Jazz; You're Laughing Now; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020822 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177
She said you knows the way : that I always dog her aroundJohnson, Robert; Me and the Devil Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3982) ARC unissued Co CL1654
You think you knows all answers : ain't got nothing to learnWashboard Sam; Sophisticated Mama; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020814 ) BBB7780 BC2
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