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 LIED.............6
I believe my baby done lied : I believe my baby done liedWilliams, Joe; Baby Please Don't Go; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962441) BBB6200 RCA INT1087
I believe my baby done lied : I believe my baby done liedWilliams, Joe; Baby Please Don't Go; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962441) BBB6200 RCA INT1087
I lied down last night : I couldn't even sleep Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); 'Fo Day Creep; Atlanta, 10 Nov. 1927; (1451991) Co14280D CC36
I lied down on there with my baby : until the good Lord brought daylightJefferson, Blind Lemon; Happy New Year Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208192) Pm12692 Bio BLP12000
I believe my baby she lied said she didn't have a man : now while I had my timeWilliams, Joe; Baby Please Don't Go; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962441) BBB6200 RCA INT1087
Now you know you didn't want me : when you lied down across my bedFuller, Blind Boy; Pistol Snapper Blues; New York, 5 Apr. 1938; (226741) Vo04106 BC11
 
 LIEN.............3
She got a mortgage on my body : and a lien on my soulJohnson, Robert; Traveling Riverside Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4002) ARC unissued Co CL1654
She got a lien on my body : and a mortgage on my soulMcClennan, Tommy; Brown Skin Girl; Chicago, 22 Nov. 1939; (0442431) BBB8444 RCA LPV518
Got a lien on her body : got a mortgage on her soulWilliams, Joe; Meet Me Around the Corner; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539921R) BBB8738 RCA INT1087
 
 LIES.............16
This people in the town : don't do nothing but tell dirty liesunknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322
Baby now I just open up my chifforobe : and you'll see where my dollar liesBonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); 80 Highway Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649211) BBB8927 BC7
Because there's always somebody : tell her lies on youGibson, Clifford; Whiskey Moan Blues; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (483A) QRSR7087 Yz L1006
If you make your own bed hard : that's the way it liesSmith, Bessie; Do Your Duty; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525772) OK8945 Co CL856
Give it to another man : come home and tell me liesRainey, Ma Gertrude; Black Eye Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208982) Pm12963 Yz L1039
If I really loved you baby : I would not tell you no liesDavis, Walter; Please Don't Mistreat Me; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (0493231) BBB8664 Yz L1025
Don't tell no stories : please don't tell no lies Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Right of Way Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (45152) Pm12510 Rt RL301
She's the fortunetelling woman : oh Lord and she don't tell no liesStevens, Vol; Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62541 ) Vi23347 Jo SM3104
Don't want me mama : don't you tell no lies unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Gettin' Ready for Trial; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404682C) OK8856 OJL4
Don't come around : telling me a lot of lies Henderson, Rosa; Get It Fixed; New York, c. Apr. 1925; ( ) Vo1177 His HLP15
Spreading lies and gossip : surely is one shameful sinMoore, Monette; Scandal Blues; New York, c. Jan. 1925; (31779) Ajax17093 VJM VLP40
All they'll do to you people : go down and tell lies on poor youunknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322
I'm getting tired of women : telling me their liesBell, Ed; Ham Bone Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48173) Pm12524 OJL14
I can't keep from worrying : Lord I can't keep from telling you liesDavis, Walter; Why Shouldn't I Be Blue; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (0493251) BBB8737 Yz L1025
*Even as* I lay down at night : behind you lies an empty spaceMoore, Alice; Black and Evil Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15447) Pm12819 CC37
Did you ever lay down at night : behind you lies an empty spaceMoore, Alice; Black Evil Blues; Chicago, 18 Aug. 1934; (C9317A) De7028 OJL20
 
 LIFE.............113
Life have gotten miserable : seem like no more happiness to be madeDoyle, Little Buddy; Hard Scufflin' Blues; Memphis, 1 July 1939; (MEM171) OK05771 Rt RL329
Life is just a book : every day is a brand new pageWashboard Sam; Life Is Just a Book; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644771) BBB8909 RCA LPV577
Life is nothing but a jam : a constant jamboree Waters, Ethel; Ethel Sings 'Em; New York, c. June 1923; (B) BS14154 Bio BLP12022
I've been too lowdown : life have put me on the shelfHowell, Peg Leg; Low Down Rounder Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1928; (1461611) Co14320D RBF RF1
Now once I lived a life : of a millionaire Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Maybe I'll Loan You a Dime; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640031) BBB8784 RCA730.581
But life is really too short : to be worried about them old nogood waysDoyle, Little Buddy; Hard Scufflin' Blues; Memphis, 1 July 1939; (MEM171) OK05771 Rt RL329
But I decided to pull down for a fast life : and take it as it comesHill, King Solomon; The Gone Dead Train; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12542) Pm13129 Yz L1004
Great life for sure : when time was tough King David; What's That Tastes Like Gravy; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404664A) OK8913 RBF RF6
I tried to make things happy : so we could live a happy lifeChatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Don't Mean Me No Good; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535911) BBB8615 RCA730.581
A married woman will swear : she'll love you all her lifeJohnson, Lonnie; When You Fall For Someone That's Not Your Own; New York, 16 Nov. 1928; (401336B) OK8635 CC30
She'll tell you that she love you : and love you all her lifeMcTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037
When a man is out working : working hard all his lifeWheatstraw, Peetie; Doin' the Best I Can; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1934; (C9443?) De7007 Say SDR191
She will walk right in : and make your home life toughJones, Maggie; Never Tell a Woman Friend; New York, 29 Sept. 1925; (1410572) Co14102D VJM VLP25
But good things in life : don't never last Spand, Charlie; Good Gal; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15453) Pm12817 Yz L1015
I had my ups and downs in life : and bitter times I sawThomas, Henry; Arkansas; Chicago, c. early July 1927; ( ) Vo1286 Rt RL312
You know life is too short : to worry about the one you loveEstes, Sleepy John; Jack and Jill Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62479A) De7365 RBF RF8
Walking around with this lowlife : in front of me Memphis Minnie; I Don't Want that Junk Outa You; Chicago, c. 30 Jan. 1931; (VO111A) Vo1678 Yz L1008
Judge give me life this morning : down on Parchman FarmWhite, Washington; Parchman Farm Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2981A) OK05683 Co C30036
Scaredest I ever been : in my life Arnold, Kokomo; Salty Dog; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070A) De7267 Rt RL318
If I don't leave here soon : my life won't never lastArnold, Kokomo; Midnight Blues; New York, 11 May 1938; (63750A) De7510 Say SDR163
I'm going to tell everybody : what bad luck I've had in my lifeArnold, Kokomo; Bad Luck Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (63753A) De7540 CC25
Now Mr Mr : please spare my life Barefoot Bill; Squabblin' Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503032) Co14526D OJL14
Threatened to kill me : that he would take my lifeBennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18
I've had more trouble : than ever in my life beforeBlackwell, Francis Scrapper; Trouble BluesPart 1; Chicago, c. 17 Aug. 1928; (C2229 ) Vo1213 Yz L1019
All my life : I been a traveling man Blake, Blind; Police Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15463) Pm12888 Yz L1012
I ain't never loved : just one man in my life Bogan, Lucille; Reckless Woman; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155072) Ba33313 His HLP4
He done pawned my house : he got my life at stake Bogan, Lucille; Skin Game Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (170141) Ba33448 Rt RL317
Now and it's please please please darling : honey please don't take my lifeCarr, Leroy; My Woman's Gone Wrong; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (156261) Vo02950 Co C30496
I'm not going to worry : in my life no more Carr, Leroy; You've Got Me Grieving; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164302) Vo03349 Bio BLPC9
I don't have the good times people : that I have had in my life so longDavis, Walter; Minute Man BluesPart 1; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854821) BBB5965 RCA INT1085
Seems like I had more trouble : in my life before Estes, Sleepy John; New Someday Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63652A) De7473 RBF RF8
When I come back I'm going to gamble : and sell moonshine all my lifeFoster, Dessa; Tell It to the Judge No. 2; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C7239?) MeM12117 Yz L1031
I ain't never loved : but a thousand women in my lifeFuller, Blind Boy; Thousand Women Blues; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC3142A) OK05657 RBF RF202
What it done to me : spoiled me the rest of my lifeHicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Black Skunk Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (1483602) Co14573D CC36
Babe I can't see : honey to save my life Hill, King Solomon; Tell Me Baby; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12582) Pm13129 Yz L1004
Now the scariest I ever been : in my life Jackson, Papa Charlie; Salty Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1924; (1893?) Pm12236 Yz L1029
I had to get sinful with the bedbugs : to keep the chinches from taking my lifeJefferson, Blind Lemon; Chinch Bug Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200641) Pm12551 Bio BLP12015
Trying to steal my life : to have your old usedtobeJohnson, Lonnie; Man Killing Broad; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91339A) De7445 Sw S1225;
Oh babe : my life don't feel the same Johnson, Robert; Kind Hearted Woman Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25801) ARC unissued Co CL1654
Oh babe : my life don't feel the same Johnson, Robert; Kind Hearted Woman Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25802) ARC70356 Co C30034
Now you trying to take my life : and all my loving tooJohnson, Robert; Stone in My Passway; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL3772) ARC71267 Co CL1654
I'm a [poor] drunkenhearted man : my life seems so miseryJohnson, Robert; Drunken Hearted Man; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3971) ARC unissued Co C30034
I'm a [poor] drunkenhearted man : my life seems so miseryJohnson, Robert; Drunken Hearted Man; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3972) ARC unissued Rt RL314
Little girl little girl : my life seems so misery Johnson, Robert; Honeymoon Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL401 ) Vo04002 Co C30034
You done taken all my money : and now you want to take my lifeLewis, Furry; Creeper's Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M186 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008
I ain't never loved : but four womens in my life Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Pretty Mama Blues; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (563422) ViV38585 RCA INT1175
I have mistaken my life : people and I can't get back againLofton, Cripple Clarence; Change My Mind Blues; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025
I been trying so hard : trying to save my life McCoy, Joe; Preachers Blues; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7247 ) Vo1643 BC13
Oh wicked daddy : get out of my life Mack, Alura; Wicked Daddy Blues; Richmond, Ind., 1 Mar. 1929; (14848) Ge6797 His HLP4
I been trying to hard : now can't you save my lifeMemphis Minnie; I Called You This Morning; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6013 ) Vo1631 BC13
I've had the blues all my life : I think that's long enoughMiller, Sodarisa; Sunshine Special; Chicago, c. Apr. 1925; (2092?) Pm12276 Mil MLP2018
It's all I can do Lord : ah fight for my life Patton, Charley; Mean Black Moan; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L771) Pm12953 Yz L1001
Blues and trouble : two things I've had all my lifeRed Nelson (Nelson Wilborn); Sweetest Thing Born; Chicago, 6 Feb. 1936; (90605A) De7155 Cor CP58
I ain't never loved : but three men in my life Smith, Bessie; Down Hearted Blues; New York, 16 Feb. 1923; (808635) CoA3844 Co CL855
My father my brother : the man that wrecked my lifeSmith, Bessie; Down Hearted Blues; New York, 16 Feb. 1923; (808635) CoA3844 Co CL855
Because I asked him to save me : and look like he's trying to take my lifeSmith, J. T. Funny Paper; Fool's Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO167A) Vo1674 Yz L1010
I never heard so much moaning and whining : in my life beforeSpruell, Freddie; Tom Cat Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207272) Pm12665 His HLP17
I love you baby : the best way in my life Stokes, Frank; Shiney Town Blues; Memphis, 25 Sept. 1929; (555911) ViV38589 RBF RF202
Since we been apart : my life don't seem the same Sykes, Roosevelt; The Way I Feel Blues; New York, 14 June 1929; (402453B) OK8727 Yz L1033
I ain't never loved : but three womens in my life Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Back Gnawing Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203442) Pm12609 Bio BLP12004
Never have so much fought babe : anywhere in my lifeTurner, Joe; Blues on Central Avenue; Los Angeles, 8 Sept. 1941; (DLA2739A) De7889 Br87.504
I tried hard : all my life Washboard Sam; I'm Goin' to St. Louis; Chicago, 5 Aug. 1940; (049370 ) BBB8569 BC10
Now if I could go back to China : and start my life brand newWashboard Sam; I Get the Blues at Bedtime; Chicago, 31 July 1942; (0746871) BB340710 RCA LPV577
But now I feel like all of these women : ooo well well now they're trying to take my lifeWheatstraw, Peetie; Letter Writing Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1935; (C944A) Vo02978 Say SDR191
I'm going to cut out all my troubles : start my life over againWheatstraw, Peetie; Cut Out Blues; Chicago, 9 Apr. 1936; (C13551) Vo03444 Say SDR191
I have cut out all my troubles : and started my life over againWheatstraw, Peetie; I'm Gonna Cut Out Everything; Chicago, 2 Nov. 1937; (91320A) De7422 Say SDR192
I bet you my life : he'll treat you right Wilkins, Robert; New Stock Yard Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX107 ) Vo03223 OJL21
Now ever since Louisa you been gone : my life don't seem the sameWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Miss Louisa Blues; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (020114 ) BBB7576 RBF RF14
This is the highest fence I ever saw : in my life I can't climbWoods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Prison Wall Blues; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (64747) Vi23272 Rt RL329
I want you to stop and study : don't take nobody's lifeJefferson, Blind Lemon; Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203632) Pm12666 Mil MLP2013
Now life ain't worth living : if you ain't with the one you loveEstes, Sleepy John; Black Mattie Blues; Memphis, 2 Oct. 1929; (563351) ViV38582 Rt RL307
My mama was a sailor : she love the ocean life Daniels, Julius; My Mama Was a Sailor; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (379312) Vi20658 Rt RL326
If you call that leaving : make the best out of life you canGibson, Clifford; Brooklyn Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577591) Vi23255 Yz L1027
Well now you people know by that : Lord that I ain't been living the right kind of lifeWilliamson, Sonny Boy; The Right Kind of Life; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308551) BBB8034 RCA INT1088
All my past life : I found till today Gibson, Clifford; Brooklyn Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577591) Vi23255 Yz L1027
Because I'm going to enjoy my simple straight life : and I ain't going to sell that old insurance no Smith, . . . (Smith and Harper); Insurance Policy Blues; Augusta, Ga., 26 or 27 June 1936; (AUG1263) ARC61061 Rt RL334
They tell me marriage is a sweet life : I believe I'll try it myselfChatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); I Believe I'll Settle Down; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594981) BBB8903 RCA730.581
Now I'm not going to worry : my sweet life no moreChatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Gonna Worry Too; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704351) BBB8945 RCA730.581
Now I love the life I'm living : and I'm living the life I loveChatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Caught the Old Coon at Last; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704371) BBB8974 RCA730.581
Now I love the life I'm living : and I'm living the life I loveChatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Caught the Old Coon at Last; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704371) BBB8974 RCA730.581
Oh the life I'm living : oh and it's killing me Rhodes, Walter; Leaving Home Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453592) Co14289D Rt RL334
Well the life you're living : honey'll be the death of youRhodes, Walter; Leaving Home Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453592) Co14289D Rt RL334
Once I lived the life : of a millionaire Smith, Bessie; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, 15 May 1929; (1485343) Co14451D Co CL856
That the life that you are living : will kill you after a whileWoods, Oscar; Lone Wolf Blues; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60848A) De7219 Cor CP58
Because this life I'm living : won't let me stay here longCarr, Leroy; I Believe I'll Make a Change; New York, 16 Aug. 1934; (156452) Vo02820 Co C30496
Because this life that I'm living : Lord it's bad luck *here*Davis, Walter; Minute Man BluesPart 1; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854821) BBB5965 RCA INT1085
But after you continue this life boys : you'll be living down in some graveyard deepDoyle, Little Buddy; Grief Will Kill You; Memphis, 1 July 1939; (MEM181) Vo05111 Rt RL319;
Lula if I catch you with the Willie : Lula I'm going to steal you lifeShade, Will; Jim Strainer; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599612) Vi23421 Rt RL337
You told me that you loved me : say you love me all your lifeChatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); I See My Great Mistake; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535951) BBB8645 RCA730.581
I tried to make things happy : and your life I tried to let you enjoyChatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Two of a Kind; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640011) BBB8749 RCA730.581
With dice you lose your money : with your man you lose your lifeCrawford, Rosetta; My Man Jumped Salty on Me; New York, 1 Feb. 1939; (64972A) De7567 Cor CP58
You can bet your life : one's got the other's man Evans, Joe; Shook It This Morning Blues; New York, 21 May 1931; (106652) Or8083 Yz L1015
You fooled me just enough : for me to take your lifeGibson, Clifford; Tired of Being Mistreated Part 1; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (484A) QRSR7079 Yz L1027
You fooled me just enough : for me to take your lifeGibson, Clifford; I'm Tired of Being Mistreated; New York, 14 June 1929; (402459B) OK8742 Yz L1027
Bet your life : there's something going on wrong Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Shaggy Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (4415 ) Pm12489 Rt RL319
You tell me you've had troubles : and worry all your lifeJohnson, Lonnie; When You Fall For Someone That's Not Your Own; New York, 16 Nov. 1928; (401336B) OK8635 CC30
The blues will drive you to drink and murder : and spend the rest of your life in jailJohnson, Lonnie; Devil's Got the Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63518A) De7487 Sw S1225
But your life in misery : the minute that you ain't with the woman you loveJones, Little Hat; Two String Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402648A) OK8712 His HLP32
The way you got doing babe : won't take your life McClennan, Tommy; Love with a Feeling; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537401) BBB8689 Rt RL305
Bet your life ain't worth living babe : if you ain't with the one you loveMcCoy, Charlie; Last Time Blues; Memphis, c. 22 Sept. 1929; (M176 ) Br7141 Yz L1001
Keep on beating it : it's going to take your life McCoy, Joe; Beat It Right; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7246 ) Vo1643 Pal PL101
You keep arunning around here : you'll lose your lifeMemphis Minnie; I'm Talking About You; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM772A) Vo1476 Pal PL101
If you don't mind : you will lose your life Memphis Minnie; I'm Going Back Home; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59992 ) Vi23352 His HLP32
You keep arunning around here : you'll lose your lifeMemphis Minnie; I'm Talking About YouNo. 2; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6010A) Vo1556 His HLP2
You better come to me : if you want to save your lifeMemphis Minnie; Dirty Mother For You; Chicago, 10 Jan. 1935; (C9641A) De7048 Pal PL101
You can bet your life : that there's something going on wrongMoore, William; Midnight Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203122) Pm12636 Rt RL340
Now your life ain't all pleasure : unless you be with that one you loveSpand, Charlie; Back to the Woods Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15456) Pm12817 Yz L1015
You women don't have to worry : about your life Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); No Matter How She Done It; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11210A) Vo1699 Yz L1039
Don't you never : let no woman rule your life Thompson, Ashley; Minglewood Blues; Memphis, 30 Jan. 1928; (418032) Vi21267 Fwy FA2953
Don't you never : let no woman rule your life Thompson, Ashley; Minglewood Blues; Memphis, 30 Jan. 1928; (418032) Vi21267 Fwy FA2953
Say your life ain't no pleasure : unless you with that one you loveTorey, George; Lonesome Man Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B651) ARC70857 Yz L1002
That don't satisfy you : girl I'll take your lifeWilkins, Robert; Falling Down Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M192 ) Br7125 Yz L1002
You can bet your life : he's playing her victrolaWilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); Do It Right; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (1489783) Co14463D His HLP5
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