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LATELY...........1
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| I had some tough luck lately : I got locked up in jail | Carr, Leroy; New How Long How Long BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7221A) Vo1585 RBF RF202 |
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LATER............4
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| I can't play it right now : I'll play it later on tonight | Washboard Sam; Let Me Play Your Vendor; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703751) BBB8967 RCA LPV577 |
| Two minutes later : preacher came in | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977?) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| Sooner or later : one of us has got to walk away | Arnold, Kokomo; Midnight Blues; New York, 11 May 1938; (63750A) De7510 Say SDR163 |
| I'm going to plant you now woman : but I will dig you later | Big Bill (Broonzy); I've Got to Dig You; Chicago, 17 Apr. 1940; (WC3034A) Vo05563 RBF RF16 |
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LATEST...........1
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| 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 |
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LAUDERDALE.......1
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| Now I were raised in Lauderdale County : you know I was schooled on Winfield Lane | Estes, Sleepy John; Brownsville Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63653A) De7473 RBF RF8 |
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LAUGH............14
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| Says you need not ask for no small favors : just go ahead laugh and grin | Arnold, Kokomo; Laugh and Grin Blues; Chicago, 12 Mar. 1937; (91135A) De7285 CC25 |
| It's getting so I can't sleep for dreaming : and I can't laugh for crying | Waters, Ethel; Ethel Sings 'Em; New York, c. June 1923; (B) BS14154 Bio BLP12022 |
| If you want to hear : that elephant laugh | Jordan, Charley; Keep It Clean; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5836 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030 |
| Lord they will even laugh and grin in your face : Lord they don't mean you no good | Shade, Will; Feed Your Friend with a Long Handled Spoon; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (555981) ViV38578 Rt RL311 |
| Lord I never seed Black Annie : but I sure God heard her laugh | Arnold, Kokomo; Black Annie; Chicago, 5 Feb. 1935; (C9777A) De7092 Say SDR163 |
| Say I got a brown : says I can hear her laugh | Lincoln, Charley; Country Breakdown; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451071) Co14475D RBF RF15 |
| How can I sleep and keep from worrying : how can I laugh and keep from crying | Davis, Walter; Why Shouldn't I Be Blue; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (0493251) BBB8737 Yz L1025 |
| Catch the liquor : just to make me laugh | Estes, Sleepy John; Stop That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90095A) Ch50001 Sw S1219 |
| When I see you coming : you make me laugh | Mason, Moses; Shrimp Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203023) Pm12605 Rt RL325 |
| Now they laugh and grin at me : because I ain't got a lousy dime | Carr, Leroy; Hard Hearted Papa; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164172) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| Just as soon as I got ragged and hungry : now they all wants to laugh and grin | Arnold, Kokomo; Laugh and Grin Blues; Chicago, 12 Mar. 1937; (91135A) De7285 CC25 |
| I want to laugh and talk : with a longhaired teasing brown | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Horse Blues; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25431) Pm12367 Mil MLP2004 |
| Well well didn't never have no baby : now to laugh and talk with me | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Mama's Advice; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6487A) Vo1620 BC4 |
| You might as well laugh : ??? you fall | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Prison Wall Blues; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (64747) Vi23272 Rt RL329 |
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LAUGHED..........3
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| You laughed and laughed : until you put my clothes in a pile | Gillum, Bill Jazz; You're Laughing Now; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020822 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177 |
| You laughed and laughed : until you put my clothes in a pile | Gillum, Bill Jazz; You're Laughing Now; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020822 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177 |
| You laughed and said : honey I was driving you wild | Gillum, Bill Jazz; You're Laughing Now; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020822 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177 |
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LAUGHING.........17
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| Laughing grinning talking : with most every man he meets | McClennan, Tommy; Whiskey Head Man; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053736 ) BBB8760 RBF RF14 |
| When you see me laughing : laughing to keep from crying | Smith, Clara; You Don't Know My Mind; New York, 29 Jan. 1924; (815091) Co14013D VJM VLP16 |
| Ever lay down laughing : and wake up hollering and crying | Darby, Blind; Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15566) Pm12828 Yz L1003 |
| You grinning laughing and talking : with most every man you meet | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Whiskey Headed Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208441) BBB7707 RCA INT1088 |
| Lord poor Willie left here laughing : poor Jim left here crying | Shade, Will; Jim Strainer; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599612) Vi23421 Rt RL337 |
| When you see me laughing : I'm laughing just to keep from crying | Crawford, Rosetta; My Man Jumped Salty on Me; New York, 1 Feb. 1939; (64972A) De7567 Cor CP58 |
| When you see me laughing : I'm laughing just to keep from crying | Crawford, Rosetta; My Man Jumped Salty on Me; New York, 1 Feb. 1939; (64972A) De7567 Cor CP58 |
| You leave me laughing : some day you come back crying | Day, Will; Sunrise Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461912) Co14318D Yz L1032 |
| You see me laughing honey : just to keep from crying | Lofton, Willie; My Mean Baby Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9387A) De7076 Rt RL314 |
| When you see me laughing : laughing to keep from crying | Smith, Clara; You Don't Know My Mind; New York, 29 Jan. 1924; (815091) Co14013D VJM VLP16 |
| Now why don't you people quit laughing : I feel mighty sad in my mind | Arnold, Kokomo; Big Ship Blues; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91167A) De7361 Say SDR163 |
| I stood there laughing over him : while he wobbled around and died | Smith, Bessie; Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair; New York, 3 Mar. 1927; (1435762) Co14209D Co CL858 |
| When the people found who I was dancing with : I guess they laughing still | Washboard Sam; Out with the Wrong Woman; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01883 ) BBB6794 BC10 |
| Well you laughing at me now mama : you'll be crying after a while | Gillum, Bill Jazz; You're Laughing Now; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020822 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177 |
| Well you laughing at me now mama : you'll be crying after a while | Gillum, Bill Jazz; You're Laughing Now; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020822 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177 |
| Well you laughing at me now mama : you'll be crying after a while | Gillum, Bill Jazz; You're Laughing Now; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020822 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177 |
| Well you laughing at me now mama : you'll be crying after a while | Gillum, Bill Jazz; You're Laughing Now; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020822 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177 |
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LAUGHS...........3
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| When you in my presence : mama you giggles and laughs | Barefoot Bill; Snigglin' Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493532) Co14510D Yz L1006 |
| Anybody laughs in my face : just can't be my friend | Easton, Amos; No Woman No Nickel; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L11203) Pm13109 Yz L1012 |
| And she laughs and talks : with every brownskin old man she meets | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Hambone Willie's DreamyEyed Woman's Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402305B) OK8693 OJL17 |
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LAURA............4
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| Little Laura was a gal : she was sixteen | Estes, Sleepy John; Little Laura Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649251) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
| Little Laura was a dreamer : dream those disturbing dreams | Estes, Sleepy John; Little Laura Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649251) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
| Little Laura was a dreamer : most all of the dreams *forecast* | Estes, Sleepy John; Little Laura Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649251) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
| Little Laura was a dreamer : most all of her dreams come true | Estes, Sleepy John; Little Laura Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649251) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
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LAW..............22
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| Law walked up : and away we run | Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; It's a Fight Like That; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C4630 ) Br7121 Rt RL325 |
| They sent out a law : for everybody to leave town | Wallace, Sippie; The Flood Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80840B) OK8470 Sw S1240 |
| I want Eddie Duncan : listen to be my brotherinlaw | Jones, Little Hat; Cherry Street Blues; San Antonio, 14 June 1930; (404300A) OK8829 Yz L1032 |
| Well it's everything I tell you : you run and tell your daddylaw | Jordan, Charley; You Run and Tell Your Daddy; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO143 ) Vo1611 Yz L1003 |
| I ain't going to tell you nothing else : because you done run and tell your daddylaw | Jordan, Charley; You Run and Tell Your Daddy; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO143 ) Vo1611 Yz L1003 |
| And it's everything I give you : you give it to your daddylaw | Jordan, Charley; You Run and Tell Your Daddy; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO143 ) Vo1611 Yz L1003 |
| Big chief Lord : be my daddyinlaw | Lewis, Furry; Big Chief Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1133 Yz L1002 |
| Stay with them Indian chiefs : be my fatherinlaw | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Streamline Train; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| That dirty big chief Indian : Lord can be my fatherinlaw | Shade, Will; Memphis BoyBlues; Chicago, 9 June 1927; (386591) Vi20809 Rt RL337 |
| Because I'm acquainted with John Law : and they won't let me down | Estes, Sleepy John; Brownsville Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63653A) De7473 RBF RF8 |
| I want you to send my body : home to my motherinlaw | Barefoot Bill; Squabblin' Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503032) Co14526D OJL14 |
| You can break them down both night and day : and won't be worried and bothered with no law | Spruell, Freddie; Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85786 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802 |
| 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; |
| She been trying two years : to get me to be her soninlaw | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Piney Woods Money Mama; Chicago, c. Mar. 1928; (204082) Pm12650 Mil MLP2004 |
| 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'm slipping slipping slipping : trying to dodge United States law | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Blind Pig Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (1460501) Co14372D CC36 |
| It's true you can dodge the law : but you can't dodge them slugs out the machine gun | Johnson, Lonnie; Racketeers Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1932; (1522602) OK8946 CC30 |
| They didn't know : it was against the law | Jordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398212) Vi21076 Rt RL326 |
| When they pass the law : pulling the short dress down | Reynolds, Blind Joe; Nehi Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1462) Pm12927 OJL11 |
| And she sold more whiskey : than the law allowed | Robinson, Bob; Selling That Stuff; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210353) Pm12714 Riv RM8803 |
| The law going to step : on your yas yas yas | Chatman, Bo; The Law Gonna Step on You; New York, 5 June 1931; (404935A) OK unissued Yz L1034 |
| Had them law books : in his hand | Cannon, Gus; Feather Bed; Memphis, 9 Sept. 1928; (470022) ViV38515 Fwy FA2953 |
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LAW*.............1
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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 |
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LAWN.............1
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| Busy working : on my lawn | Spivey, Victoria; My Handy Man; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401114B) OK8615 Sw S1240 |
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LAWRENCE.........1
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| Just cut across on St Lawrence Avenue : and bring my money on home to me | Chatman, Bo; Policy Blues; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476531) BBB8495 Yz L1034 |
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LAWS.............2
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| Going where : they don't have Jim Crow laws | Jones, Maggie; North Bound Blues; New York, 16 Apr. 1925; (1405342) Co14092D VJM VLP23 |
| If you don't bring my baby : swear I'll break all the laws | Davis, Walter; Santa Claus; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914341) BBB6125 Yz L1025 |
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LAWS*............1
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| How long man : do you think the *powder laws* will last | Wallace, Sippie; Lazy Man Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80839B) OK8470 CC32 |
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LAWYER...........7
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| 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 |
| I went to a lawyer : I called him over the phone | Pope, Jenny; Tennessee Workhouse Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM758B) Vo1522 His HLP15 |
| Now Mr Clark is a good lawyer : he good as I ever seen | Estes, Sleepy John; Lawyer Clark Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649241) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
| Said listen me lawyer : when will my man be home | Pope, Jenny; Tennessee Workhouse Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM758B) Vo1522 His HLP15 |
| I believe they're going to hang me : from what my lawyer said to me | Spivey, Victoria; Murder in the First Degree; New York, 1 Nov. 1927; (81596B) OK8581 Spi LP2001 |
| Well the lawyer pleaded: and the judge he done wrote it down | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Shelby County Workhouse Blues; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402297B) OK8740 RBF RF202 |
| 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 |
