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*CRAZY...........2
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| Wild about my loving : *crazy deeds* I have my fun | Coleman, Lonnie; Wild About My Loving; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482592) Co14440D Rt RL318 |
| I get all of these high yellows : and play these *crazy dice* | Johnson, Mary; Barrel House Flat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1762) Pm12996 CC37 |
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*CRIPTY*.........1
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| I'd rather be in the *cripty* river : floating like a log | Davis, Madlyn; Too Black Bad; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20909?) Pm12703 Yz L1039 |
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*CROSS*..........1
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| I spied her looking ??? *cross* me : where I wasn't even known | Moore, Whistlin' Alex; West Texas Woman; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495312) Co14496D His HLP32 |
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*CROSSROADS*.....1
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| I'd beat the train to the *crossroads* : and I'd burn the depot down | Day, Will; Central Avenue Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461862) Co14318D Yz L1010 |
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*CROW............1
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| Charlie grabbed his girl : and he *crow forked* in | McTell, Blind Willie; Razor Ball; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502582) Co14551D Yz L1037 |
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*CROW*...........1
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| It's the way you *crow* mama : just awhile before day | Miller, Sodarisa; Sunshine Special; Chicago, c. Apr. 1925; (2092?) Pm12276 Mil MLP2018 |
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*CRY*............1
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| This song brings joy : to our *cry* | Manning, Leola; The Blues Is All Wrong; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Apr. 1930; (K8089 ) Vo1529 Yz L1015 |
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*CRYING..........2
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| Here early this morning : *crying ???* soon | Day, Will; Sunrise Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461912) Co14318D Yz L1032 |
| So *crying to me* : don't mean you can't bluff | Moore, Rosie Mae; HaHa Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418311) Vi21280 Her H201 |
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*CULLIGAN*.......1
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| Lord I can stand right here partner : and look on *Culligan* Avenue | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Memphis JugBlues; Memphis, 24 Feb. 1927; (379432) Vi20576 Rt RL322 |
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*CUP.............1
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| I got to *cup them* : before I go | Fuller, Blind Boy; You've Got Something There; Memphis, 12 July 1939; (MEM1021) Vo05083 BC11 |
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*CUP*............2
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| Start running : because it is my *cup* | Smith, Bessie; Blue Spirit Blues; New York, 11 Oct. 1929; (1491343) Co14527D Co CL858 |
| The very thought of Sam sinking : that's my *cup* | Waters, Ethel; One Man Nan; New York, c. Aug. 1921; (P1461) BS2021 Bio BLP12022 |
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*CURLED..........1
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| She had one foot loose : and *curled up with the air* | Day, Will; Central Avenue Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461862) Co14318D Yz L1010 |
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*CUT.............2
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| Turn out the lights : *cut out your* | Smith, Trixie; Black Bottom Hop; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (23641) Pm12336 CC29 |
| That is something : just wasn't *cut it* out | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About You; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM772A) Vo1476 Pal PL101 |
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*DAME*...........1
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| Now ain't it hard : to love someone else *dame* | Estes, Sleepy John; Diving Duck Blues; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555962) ViV38549 RBF RF8 |
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*DAMMY...........1
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| Her *dammy dam* won't listen : to her dream | Estes, Sleepy John; Little Laura Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649251) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
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*DANCING*........1
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| But she don't mind *dancing* : Lord everywhere I go | Lewis, Furry; Good Looking Girl Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1132 Rt RL329 |
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*DANG*...........1
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| I'm going to the river : get me a *dang* old rocking chair | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Motherless Chile Blues; Atlanta, 5 Nov. 1927; (1451341) Co14299D RBF RF15 |
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*DARK............2
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| I can't wear me : no *darktoes* shoes | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Those Dogs of Mine; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (17031) Pm12215 BYG529.078 |
| Met an old *darkkissing* brown boy : made me break my teacher's rule | Hill, Sammy; Cryin' for the Blues; Dallas, 9 Aug. 1929; (55319) ViV38588 Yz L1004 |
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*DAY.............1
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| Catch a *day boat* at the freight yard : I'm going back to New Orleans | Stone, Joe; Back Door Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76838 ) BBB5169 Yz L1030 |
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*DAY*............1
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| I called for you yesterday I called for you yesterday : honey and here you come ??? *day* | Ledbetter, Huddie; Alberta; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16692 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
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*DEAF............1
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| My baby's *deaftoweled* : can't hardly hear | McCoy, Joe; My Wash Woman's Gone; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO110A) Vo1668 Yz L1026 |
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*DECLARE.........1
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| Don't want no woman Lord Lord : *declare I'll stay at home* | Big Bill (Broonzy); Down in the Basement Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (209221) Pm12707 Yz L1035 |
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*DEEP............1
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| I ain't no high yellow : I'm a *deep killer* brown | Smith, Bessie; Young Woman's Blues; New York, 26 Oct. 1926; (1428783) Co14179D Co CL857 |
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*DEEP*...........1
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| Now you got to be *deep* born blind : and cannot see | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Maybe I'll Loan You a Dime; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640031) BBB8784 RCA730.581 |
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*DIANA*..........1
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| Now it was old lady *Diana* : was sitting on the rock | Burse, Charlie; Boodie Bum Bum; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C7921) OK8956 Jo SM3104 |
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*DINNER*.........2
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| *Dinner* : suits her appetite | Bunn, Teddy; It's Sweet Like So; New York, 7 Apr. 1930; (597391) ViV38592 His HLP5 |
| Well the bell rung for *dinner* : as I been *bad* | McCoy, Joe; Shake Mattie; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO109A) Vo1668 Mam S3803 |
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*DIRTY*..........1
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| You run to the door : and stop the *dirty* coalman | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
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*DISSATISFIED*...1
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| ??? *dissatisfied* : any old place to be | Bennett, Will; Real Estate Blues; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K128 ) Vo1464 Rt RL334 |
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*DO..............4
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| Going up the mountain : *do everything* | Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18 |
| Baby *do you think it mmm* : oh I may be right or wrong | Johnson, Robert; When You Get a Good Friend; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25841) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| Look like it *do you good somebody* : the day they saw me crying | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Before Long; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO170A) Vo1674 Rt RL312 |
| Now *do you believe that I gone back to her people* : but my baby knowed that I was gone | Fox, John D.; The Moanin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 15 Dec. 1927; (GEX1019A) Ge6352 Rt RL334 |
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*DOG*............1
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| Loaded in the *dog* wagon : and down the road we go | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Penal Farm Blues; Indianapolis, c. June 1928; (IND625 ) Vo1192 Yz L1019 |
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*DOGGONE.........1
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| But the *doggone engine* : pull my *Texas haul* | Cleveland, Big Boy; Goin' to Leave You Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 12 Apr. 1927; (12700) Ge6108 His HLP22 |
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*DOING...........2
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| Now my sweet woman : she always *doing my cleans* | Estes, Sleepy John; Married Woman Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90175A) Ch50048 OJL21 |
| I have a woman in Brownsville : and she *doing the coochiecoo* | Estes, Sleepy John; BrokenHearted, Ragged and Dirty Too; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555313) ViV38582 Rt RL307 |
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*DOMINICS*.......1
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| I don't want them banties : mixed up with my *dominics* | Memphis Minnie; New Dirty Dozens; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5894 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
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*DON'T...........4
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| *Don't know* about the good times : that I oh that I once have had | Virgial, Otto; Bad Notion Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962411) BBB6213 Mam S3802 |
| Don't leave me *don't you* babe : all my clothes in pawn | Carter, Spider; Don't Leave Me Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Nov. 1930; (C6165 ) Br7188 Rt RL340 |
| Do that dance : called the *don't be long* | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; Come On, Mama, Do That Dance; Chicago, 27 June 1929; ( ) Vo1420 Yz L1039 |
| If you *don't know* : between each drink | Smith, Clara; Hot Papa; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (814773) Co14006D VJM VLP16 |
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*DON*............1
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| Too tight : it won't *don* | Howell, Peg Leg; Too Tight Blues; Atlanta, 1 Nov. 1927; (1450621) Co14298D Rt RL316 |
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*DONE............2
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| I'm going back to chauffeuring : I've been *done it* for three years | Thomas, Jesse Babyface; Blue Goose Blues; Dallas, 10 Aug. 1929; (553262) ViV38555 Yz L1032 |
| Well mama *done leaving* : taken no ??? on you | Barefoot Bill; Snigglin' Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493532) Co14510D Yz L1006 |
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*DOOR*...........1
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| Four o'clock that morning : I was thinking on my baby *door* | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Streamline Train; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
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*DOORBOX*........1
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| Lord in my *doorbox* : is a call to him | Bell, Anna; Hopeless Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (171A) QRSR7007 His HLP21 |
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*DOUBLE..........1
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| My daddy's engine running : on my *double track* | Moore, Monette; Black Hearse Blues; New York, c. Jan. 1925; (31777) Ajax17093 VJM VLP40 |
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*DOUBT*..........1
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| *Doubt* if her could pay for her : all the time | Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M184 ) Br7137 OJL20 |
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*DOWN............4
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| *Down in* Chicago : you treat me like you do | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; If I Get Lucky; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648761) BBB8858 RBF RF202 |
| *Down down alley* : and heist your window high | Nelson, Blue Coat Tom; Blue Coat Blues; Memphis, 17 Feb. 1928; (400258B) OK8838 Rt RL316 |
| Now we have a little city : that they call *down in Baltimore* | Stone, Joe; It's Hard Time; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76837 ) BBB5169 Yz L1030 |
| Most of these women I know : cooking ??? *down for down* | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Empty House Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212001) Pm12946 Rt RL335 |
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*DRAG*...........1
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| Now they wouldn't let me ride no fast train : they put me off on a doggone *drag* | Estes, Sleepy John; Special Agent; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63654A) De7491 RBF RF1 |
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*DRAWERS*........1
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| I wouldn't be so sore : hadn't've stole his *drawers* | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Rough and Tumble Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22102) Pm12311 Mil MLP2001 |
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*DREAM*..........1
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| Now some say they *dream* : some say they was | Estes, Sleepy John; Milk Cow Blues; Memphis, 13 May 1930; (59918 ) ViV38614 RBF RF202 |
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*DRIFTRACK*......1
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| Don't worry hot papa : I'm *driftrack* bound | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Pratt City Blues; Chicago, 23 Nov. 1926; (9950A) OK8420 Sw S1240 |
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*DROP*...........1
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| I'll *drop* my way : to the Promised Land | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Come Along Little Children; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18656) Ch16654 Rt RL307 |
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*DROPPED.........1
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| Lord I grabbed up my suitcase : I *dropped it on the floor* | Big Bill (Broonzy); Mr. Conductor Man; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18392) Ch16426 Yz L1035 |
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*EASTPORT*.......2
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| I got a barrelhouse flat in *Eastport* : and one I St Louis too | Johnson, Mary; Barrel House Flat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1762) Pm12996 CC37 |
| But my barrelhouse flat in *Eastport* : really get *my ???* | Johnson, Mary; Barrel House Flat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1762) Pm12996 CC37 |
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*EASY............2
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| *Easy kind of* walk : *reel and* rock behind | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Got a Letter from My Darlin'; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64731 ) Vi23267 Rt RL337 |
| I woke up this morning : black snake was making *easy ruckus* in my room | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Black Snake Moan No 2; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212021) Pm12756 Mil MLP2013 |
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*EAT.............1
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| *Eat cake* with some raisins : and you're bound for jail | Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022 |
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*EELS*...........1
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| Pickled *eels* feet : and jambalaya | Smith, Trixie; Black Bottom Hop; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (23641) Pm12336 CC29 |
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*EEYA............1
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| Going to *eeyaeeya* : anyhow | Kelly, Eddie; Shim Shamming; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130261) BBB7148 BC2 |
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*EGGS............1
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| Redhot mama : *eggs hardboiled* | Smith, Trixie; Black Bottom Hop; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (23641) Pm12336 CC29 |
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*ELECTRIC........1
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| *Electric all right : and* light shine nice and bright | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Bessemer Bound Blues; New York, Jan. 1926; (23732) Pm12374 Mil MLP2001 |
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*ELEVEN..........1
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| *Eleven twentytwo* thirty days : is your fine | Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M184 ) Br7137 OJL20 |
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*EVEN............1
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| *Even as* I lay down at night : behind you lies an empty space | Moore, Alice; Black and Evil Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15447) Pm12819 CC37 |
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*EVER............2
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| *Ever get ready for* lay down : and think about your man at night | Moore, Alice; My Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15449A) Pm12868 CC37 |
| Now no woman no woman : *ever but halfway stuffed* | McClennan, Tommy; Love with a Feeling; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537401) BBB8689 Rt RL305 |
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*EVERY...........2
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| *Every time* that M and O : when she came on that Santa Fe | Batts, Will; Highway No. 61 Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1933; (137291) Vo02531 Yz L1021 |
| *Every midnight dream in the world* : and I don't know how | Stokes, Frank; Half Cup of Tea; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47742) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
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*EVIL............1
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| *Evil Bridges* : and Moses Brown | Cannon, Gus; Feather Bed; Memphis, 9 Sept. 1928; (470022) ViV38515 Fwy FA2953 |
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*FADE............1
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| And if you don't suit me : I'm going to try to *fade the line* | McClennan, Tommy; Black Minnie; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537421) BBB8704 Rt RL305 |
