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| No one ever knows: what the future has in store | Jones, Maggie; Never Drive a Beggar from Your Door; New York, 18 Sept. 1925; (1409653) Co14127D VJM VLP25 |
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| [Tell me, I want to know] what time : do the trains come through your town | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Horse Blues; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25431) Pm12367 Mil MLP2004 |
| [Baby tell me something, I want to know] : about those meatless and wheatless days | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rabbit Foot Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30891) Pm12454 Mil MLP2004 |
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KOKOMO...........11
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| Now my first love is in Texas : my [next one, second] lives in Kokomo | Kelly, Jack; Kokomo Blues; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137212) MeM12812 Rt RL311 |
| 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 |
| But everywhere you go in Kokomo baby : you find the women there breaking them down | Spruell, Freddie; Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85786 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802 |
| Back to the *living light* city : to sweet old Kokomo | Arnold, Kokomo; Old Original Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9429B) De7026 BC4 |
| Pack your little suitcase : papa's going to Kokomo | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Kokomo Blues; Indianapolis, c. June 1928; (IND624 ) Vo1192 Yz L1019 |
| Papa's already : going back to Kokomo | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Kokomo Blues; Indianapolis, c. June 1928; (IND624 ) Vo1192 Yz L1019 |
| My train is ready : and I'm going to Kokomo | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Kokomo Blues; Indianapolis, c. June 1928; (IND624 ) Vo1192 Yz L1019 |
| Won't you come on baby come on baby : let's go back to Kokomo | Spruell, Freddie; Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85786 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802 |
| Why don't you come on baby come on : and let's go back to Kokomo | Spruell, Freddie; Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85786 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802 |
| She went down to the depot agent : they give her a ticket back to Kokomo | Spruell, Freddie; Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85786 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802 |
| She *lied* just come on baby come on : I declare I'm going back to Kokomo | Spruell, Freddie; Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85786 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802 |
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| Kokomo's about the best city : I declare that I ever saw | Spruell, Freddie; Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85786 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802 |
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| L and N L and N : bring my baby back to me | Davis, Walter; L and N Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (768021) BBB5143 RCA INT1085 |
| Double S double E : double I double A double L | Harrison, Smoky; Iggly Oggly Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L801) Pm12920 Rt RL340 |
| L and N L and N : bring my baby back to me | Davis, Walter; L and N Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (768021) BBB5143 RCA INT1085 |
| When she left me good people : she rode that L and N | Davis, Walter; L and N Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (768021) BBB5143 RCA INT1085 |
| Then if I reach my home : I'll be changed all on that L and N | Estes, Sleepy John; Hobo Jungle Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62481A) De7354 Sw S1219 |
| Where were you baby : when that L and N left the shed | Glaze, Ruby (Blind Willie McTell); Lonesome Day Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716041) Vi23353 RCA LPV518 |
| If I leave Texas anymore : going to leave on that L and N | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Sunshine Special; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (20066?) Pm12593 Mil MLP2007 |
| I'm going : where the Monon crosses the L and N | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Down South Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18218A) Ch16452 Yz L1019 |
| I rode the Central : and I hustled the L and N | Carr, Leroy; Alabama Woman Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6091B) Vo1549 RBF RF1 |
| If you want to get the rabbits : out the L O G | Jordan, Charley; Keep It Clean; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5836 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030 |
| Well she shakes it like the Central : she wobbles like the L and N | McTell, Blind Willie; Scarey Day Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050031) OK8936 Yz L1037 |
| The L and N is a fast train : also that I N C N | Davis, Walter; L and N Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (768021) BBB5143 RCA INT1085 |
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| Every time I hear somebody speaking about you : I will beat you in the *B W O L* | McClennan, Tommy; Mozelle Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074100 ) BBB9015 Rt RL314 |
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| Take care of your husband's labour : and let these single boys alone | Reynolds, Blind Willie; Married Man Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (647212) Vi23258 Yz L1009 |
| You want to take care of the man's labour : and let these single boys alone | Reynolds, Blind Joe; Outside Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1443) Pm12927 OJL8 |
| That is give you women my labour : oh well well and my money too | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Road Tramp Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1938; (63540B) De7589 BC4 |
| Just do a job roll for the man : and try to carry your labour home | Reynolds, Blind Joe; Outside Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1443) Pm12927 OJL8 |
| Get you a job and roll for the man : and try to carry your labour home | Reynolds, Blind Willie; Married Man Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (647212) Vi23258 Yz L1009 |
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| Once little lad I want to talk to you : don't be feeling sad | Petties, Arthur; Two Time Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419062) Vi21282 Yz L1007 |
| So find you another chump : ooo well mama because I'm not the lad | Washboard Sam; I'm Not the Lad; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644781) BBB8878 RCA LPV577 |
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| It just gets better : so the ladies say | Hurt, Mississippi John; Candy Man Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401483B) OK8654 Bio BLPC4 |
| I'm always around the ladies : and I like to have my business fixed | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; D B Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208211) Pm12712 Bio BLP12015 |
| Now ask the ladies in your neighborhood : about my plan | Washboard Sam; Lover's Lane Blues; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703811) BBB9007 BC10 |
| Want all you ladies : all gather around | Hurt, Mississippi John; Candy Man Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401483B) OK8654 Bio BLPC4 |
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| There's a man in town : who's called the ladies' lover now | Smith, Mamie; Jenny's Ball; New York, 19 Feb. 1931; (404852A) OK8915 Sw S1240 |
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| Lady sat on it : said daddy you sure is sweet | Blake, Blind; Diddie Wa Diddie; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15459A) Pm12888 Mel MLP7324 |
| Lady tells me papa papa : well you ain't no good at all | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shannon Street Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208471) BBB7847 RCA INT1088 |
| Yes my *cola* lady rose : about half past four | Shade, Will; What's the Matter; Memphis, 17 Sept. 1929; (555302) ViV38551 Jo SM3104 |
| Next thing he want to know : lady where is your husband at | Shade, Will; I Can Beat You Plenty; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (55599 ) ViV38586 Rt RL337 |
| Sometimes I tell her oh : lady this alcohol is killing me | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shannon Street Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208471) BBB7847 RCA INT1088 |
| Seen a lady coming : all dressed in brown | Edwards, Big Boy Teddy; Louise; Chicago, 14 June 1934; (806081) BBB5826 CC3 |
| Now I got a lady : by the name of Sue | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Skoodle Um Skoo; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46701) Pm12501 Bio BLP12042 |
| There's a lady : but her name is Lou | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; I Don't Know; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| Well I knowed a lady : by the name of sister Kate | Williamson, Sonny Boy; SusieQ ; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308501) BBB7995 RCA INT1088 |
| Now when I fix it lady : sure will be mighty good | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Fix It; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17278A) Ch16215 Riv RM8803 |
| I never felt so worried : till I found the loving lady blues | Collins, Sam; Loving Lady Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12739) Ge6146 OJL10 |
| Now lady I ain't no mill man : just a mill man's son | Bird, Billy; Mill Man Blues; Atlanta, 29 Oct. 1928; (1473232) Co14381D Yz L1016 |
| Now it was old lady *Diana* : was sitting on the rock | Burse, Charlie; Boodie Bum Bum; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C7921) OK8956 Jo SM3104 |
| My old lady coming : down the line | Estes, Sleepy John; Drop Down; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93009A) De7766 Sw S1220 |
| Now an old lady : had a jug of wine | Estes, Sleepy John; Drop Down; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93009A) De7766 Sw S1220 |
| My old lady : ought to be ashamed | McCoy, Joe; Botherin' that Thing; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5865A) Vo1570 His HLP32 |
| Well I got an old lady now : wash mighty clean | McCoy, Joe; My Wash Woman's Gone; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO110A) Vo1668 Yz L1026 |
| I went uptown : to see old lady Moore | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; It Won't Act Right; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599642) ViV38620 Jo SM3104 |
| I'm going to buy me a bulldog : watch my old lady whilst I sleep | Reynolds, Blind Joe; Outside Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1443) Pm12927 OJL8 |
| Because you know I'm got to go home and ??? my old lady : because she won't come back no | Roland, Walter; T Model Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (135521) Ba32932 Yz L1017 |
| Lord I told my old lady : no longer than week before last | Shade, Will; She Stays Out All Night Long; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418911) Vi unissued RCA INT1175 |
| I told my old lady : no longer than the week before last | Shade, Will; She Stays Out All Night Long; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418912) Vi21524 Rt RL322 |
| There was old lady *Linus* : she was sitting on a rock | Shade, Will; What's the Matter; Memphis, 17 Sept. 1929; (555302) ViV38551 Jo SM3104 |
| I told my old lady : so long *as poker* last | Shade, Will; I Can Beat You Plenty; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (55599 ) ViV38586 Rt RL337 |
| My old lady out : on a all night run | Washboard Sam; Come On In; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01884 ) BBB6870 RBF RF16 |
| Well now he make one old lady : go hang herself and die | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp No. 2; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91153 ) De7391 BC4 |
| Now I met an old lady : with her face right to the ground | Williamson, Sonny Boy; She Don't Love Me That Way; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070146 ) BB340701 BC3 |
| Old lady diamond : setting on a rock | McCoy, Joe; Botherin' that Thing; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5865A) Vo1570 His HLP32 |
| I want you to tell me pretty lady : how you want your grinding done | Bird, Billy; Mill Man Blues; Atlanta, 29 Oct. 1928; (1473232) Co14381D Yz L1016 |
| 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 |
| When that lady opened that door : I said I'll never do this no more | Washboard Sam; Out with the Wrong Woman; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01883 ) BBB6794 BC10 |
| I asked the lady for a drink : this is what she said | Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; It's a Fight Like That; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C4630 ) Br7121 Rt RL325 |
| Read my search warrant lady : I'm just looking for my man | Moore, Rosie Mae; Mad Dog Blues; New Orleans, c. Dec. 1928; (NOR760) Br7049 Rt RL329 |
| A young lady she walked up to me : and this is what she said | Johnson, Alec; Next Week Sometime; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473822) Co14416D CC3 |
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| Laid my head on my pillow : | Wilkins, Robert; Long Train Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M191 ) Br7205 Rt RL333 |
| 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 |
| Now little batch of posies : laid on my door | Stokes, Frank; Nehi Mama Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454212) Vi21738 Rt RL308 |
| Boys if I only had ten hundred dollars : I'd alaid it up on my shelf | Memphis Minnie; He's in the Ring; Chicago, 22 Aug. 1935; (C1099B) Vo03046 Pal PL101 |
| Well the sun rose this morning : and laid down on my floor | Day, Will; Sunrise Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461912) Co14318D Yz L1032 |
| And when you wake up next morning : feel like you done laid outdoors | McTell, Blind Willie; Bell Street Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9946A) De7078 Rt RL324 |
| Even laid the woman : lived next door | McCoy, Joe; My Daddy Was a Movin' Man; Chicago, 22 Oct. 1936; (90949A) De7251 AH77 |
| Have you ever laid down at night : thinking about your brown | Moss, Buddy; Hard Road Blues; New York, 19 Jan. 1933; (129461) Ba33106 RBF RF15 |
| I have laid in jail : with my face turned to the wall | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Unhappy Blues; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404712B) OK8859 Mam S3804 |
| You haven't laid an egg : since I don't know when | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Move that Thing; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (647402) Vi23274 Rt RL323 |
| When he laid the hambone : *couple jumped out for it* | Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293A) De7114 Yz L1016 |
| Oh the preacher in the pulpit : he laid his Bible down | Stevens, Vol; Coal Oil Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418882) Vi21278 OJL4 |
| And I laid in prison : my face turned to the wall | Coleman, Bob; Sing Song Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 June 1929; (15167) Pm12791 Rt RL340 |
| I laid awake all night : trying to make myself satisfied | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Take Me Back Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22082) Pm12296 Bio BLP12042 |
| I laid down last night : tried to take my rest | James, Skip; Devil Got My Woman; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7461) Pm13088 Bio BLP12029 |
| Said I laid down last night : my mind was rambling around | Reed, Willie; Texas Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476011) Co14407D Yz L1010 |
| I went down to the railroad : I laid my head on the track | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); New Shake that Thing; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15552) Pm13143 Bio BLP12041 |
| I laid my cards on the table : still you wouldn't give me a break | Washboard Sam; I Laid My Cards on the Table; Chicago, 31 July 1942; (0746861) BB340710 RCA LPV577 |
| Now when the train left the station : know my mule laid down and died | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shotgun Blues; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064023 ) BBB8731 BC3 |
| I started to kill my woman : till she laid down across the bed | Brown, Willie; M and O Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4132) Pm13090 OJL5 |
| On the bed there laid a letter : said be as good as you can be | Davis, Walter; The Only Woman; Chicago, 21 Mar. 1941; (0539751) BBB8773 RCA INT1085 |
| Now they carried me in the house : and they laid me across the bank | Estes, Sleepy John; Floating Bridge; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62465A) De7442 RBF RF8 |
| They dried me off : and they laid me in the bed | Estes, Sleepy John; Floating Bridge; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62465A) De7442 RBF RF8 |
| I didn't know that I loved her : till they laid her down | Patton, Charley; Devil Sent the Rain; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L401) Pm13040 Yz L1009 |
| Ninety men were laid off : at the railroad shop | Patton, Charley; Mean Black Moan; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L771) Pm12953 Yz L1001 |
| You didn't break my heart Lord : till you laid her down | Ledbetter, Huddie; Death Letter BluesPart 2; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166961) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| You laid a passway for me : now what are you trying to do | Johnson, Robert; Stone in My Passway; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL3772) ARC71267 Co CL1654 |
