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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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| My woman got something : and I ain't ashamed | Alexander, Texas; I Am Calling Blues; New York, 20 Nov. 1928; (401349A) OK8801 His HLP31 |
| I give you my money : and I ain't ashamed | Memphis Minnie; I Don't Want that Junk Outa You; Chicago, c. 30 Jan. 1931; (VO111A) Vo1678 Yz L1008 |
| Oh don't be ashamed : to shake it so | Bell, Anna; Shake It, Black Bottom; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (175 ) QRSR7009 His HLP21 |
| Now it's all of you men : ought to be ashamed of yourself | Brown, Willie; M and O Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4132) Pm13090 OJL5 |
| Some of these women : they sure to be ashamed | Jordan, Charley; Gasoline Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6164 ) Vo1551 Yz L1030 |
| Now that engineer man : ought to be ashamed of himself | McCoy, Charlie; That Lonesome Train Took My Baby Away; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404726A) OK8863 RBF RF14 |
| My old lady : ought to be ashamed | McCoy, Joe; Botherin' that Thing; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5865A) Vo1570 His HLP32 |
| All of you [young] women : sure Lord ought to be ashamed | Reynolds, Blind Joe; Nehi Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1462) Pm12927 OJL11 |
| In case old Tampa Red should flutter : don't you be ashamed to shoo | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Kingfish Blues; Chicago, 22 Mar. 1934; (803851) BBB5617 RCA LPV518 |
| I don't feel ashamed : standing and wringing my hands at the train | White, Washington; Black Train Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2977A) Vo05588 Co C30036 |
| I been feeling ashamed about my rider : babe I'm booked and I got to go | Johnson, Robert; Stone in My Passway; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL3772) ARC71267 Co CL1654 |
| I would go to the poorhouse : but Lord you know I'm ashamed | Spivey, Victoria; Detroit Moan; Chicago, 15 Oct. 1936; (C1568?) Vo unissued Spi LP2001 |
| You ask him for a favor : he won't make you ashamed | Estes, Sleepy John; Liquor Store Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63648A) De7491 RBF RF11 |
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| Ashes to ashes : and dust to dust | Evans, Joe; New Huntsville Jail; New York, 20 May 1931; (106512) Or8080 His HLP8002 |
| Ashes to ashes : dust to dust | Jones, Coley; The Elder's He's My Man; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495592) Co14489D Rt RL315 |
| Ashes to ashes : and sand to sand | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140692) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| Ashes to ashes : dust to dust | Smith, Clara; 31st Street Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1924; (815142) Co14009D VJM VLP16 |
| Ashes to ashes : *roll it into* dust | Thomas, Henry; Shanty Blues; Chicago, Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1139 OJL3 |
| I cried ashes to ashes : said sand to sand | Wiley, Geeshie (Elvie Thomas); Over to My House; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2651) Pm12977 Yz L1018 |
| Just draw on my cigarette baby : until you make my good ashes come | Chatman, Bo; Cigarette Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992441) BBB6295 RBF RF14 |
| Hunt some place : to get his ashes hauled | Barner, Wiley; My Gal Treats Me Mean; Birmingham, Ala., c. 15 Aug. 1927; (GEX803) Ge6261 OJL14 |
| Crying I asked the spider : did he want his ashes hauled | Lofton, Willie; Dark Road Blues; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96257 ) BBB6229 Yz L1007 |
| He must be going somewhere : great God to try and have his ashes hauled | Stokes, Frank; Sweet to Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47731) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| Let my house burn into ashes : didn't leave me one stick of wood | Sykes, Roosevelt; Fire Detective Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15557) Pm12827 Riv RM8819 |
| Now it's ashes to ashes : dust to dust | Bogan, Lucille; Stew Meat Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (170131) Ba33448 Rt RL317 |
| Now mama ashes to ashes : and dust to dust | Black, Lewis; Corn Liquor Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453672) Co14291D Rt RL327 |
| I got to wait until spring : to get my ashes hauled | Bogan, Lucille; Tired as I Can Be; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155051) Ba33313 His HLP4 |
| I come over here sweet baby : just to get my ashes hauled | Chatman, Bo; Cigarette Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992441) BBB6295 RBF RF14 |
| Lord the women at the other place : going to let my ashes spoil | Chatman, Bo; Cigarette Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992441) BBB6295 RBF RF14 |
| Now you know by that babe : I need my ashes hauled | Estes, Sleepy John; The Girl I Love, She Got Long Curly Hair; Memphis, 24 Sept. 1929; (555811) ViV38549 RBF RF8 |
| But when I get ready : to get my ashes hauled | Hart, Hattie; I Let My Daddy Do That; New York, 13 Sept. 1934; (15899 ) Vo02855 Mam S3803 |
| I'm going somewhere : and have my ashes hauled | Memphis Minnie; Ain't No Use Trying to Tell On Me; New York, 27 Oct. 1933; (1525372) Co unissued Yz L1021 |
| They put ashes in my whiskey : they put strychnine in my glass | Davis, Walter; Ashes in My Whiskey; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962371) BBB6201 RCA INT1085 |
| She so big and fat : got to put ashes all in my bed | Harrison, Smoky; Hop Head Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L791) Pm12920 Rt RL340 |
| Potatoes in the ashes : possum on the stove | Blake, Blind; Georgia Bound; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15466) Pm12824 Bio BLP12037 |
| Yes she smokes the cigarettes : throws ashes in the tray | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Ash Tray Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (206042) Pm12660 Bio BLP12042 |
| Now mama ashes to ashes : and dust to dust | Black, Lewis; Corn Liquor Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453672) Co14291D Rt RL327 |
| Now it's ashes to ashes : dust to dust | Bogan, Lucille; Stew Meat Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (170131) Ba33448 Rt RL317 |
| Ashes to ashes : and dust to dust | Evans, Joe; New Huntsville Jail; New York, 20 May 1931; (106512) Or8080 His HLP8002 |
| Ashes to ashes : dust to dust | Jones, Coley; The Elder's He's My Man; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495592) Co14489D Rt RL315 |
| Well ashes to ashes mama : and sand to sand | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519041) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| Ashes to ashes : and sand to sand | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140692) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| Ashes to ashes : dust to dust | Smith, Clara; 31st Street Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1924; (815142) Co14009D VJM VLP16 |
| Ashes to ashes : *roll it into* dust | Thomas, Henry; Shanty Blues; Chicago, Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1139 OJL3 |
| I cried ashes to ashes : said sand to sand | Wiley, Geeshie (Elvie Thomas); Over to My House; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2651) Pm12977 Yz L1018 |
| Well ashes to ashes mama : and sand to sand | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519041) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| You want your ashes hauled you want your ashes hauled : and ain't got no man ain't got no man | Arnold, Kokomo; Let Your Money Talk; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9924 ) De7191 BC4 |
| You want your ashes hauled you want your ashes hauled : and ain't got no man ain't got no man | Arnold, Kokomo; Let Your Money Talk; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9924 ) De7191 BC4 |
| I shake all of your ashes : then shovel you in some brand new coal | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hoppin' Toad Frog; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO166A) Vo1655 Yz L1031 |
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| I know : the ship is near ashore | Smith, Clara; Deep Blue Sea Blues; New York, 19 Aug. 1924; (819313) Co14034D VJM VLP17 |
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| They'll take water in Texarkana : and for Ashtown they'll keep on through | Black Ivory King (Dave Alexander); The Flying Crow; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61795A) De7307 BC5 |
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| If you want your brown : better stay aside | Butler, Sam; Jefferson County Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; ( ) Vo1057 Yz L1016 |
| Just as sure as this paper : sticks aside the wall | Memphis Minnie; Ain't No Use Trying to Tell On Me; New York, 27 Oct. 1933; (1525372) Co unissued Yz L1021 |
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| Ask you to forgive me : darling if you please | Bracey, Ishman; Left Alone Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418432) Vi21349 Rt RL330 |
| Ask him please fair judge : have mercy on me please | Carr, Leroy; Take a Walk Around the Corner; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (15604 ) Vo02986 Co C30496 |
| Ask her cook your breakfast : but she never did | Estes, Sleepy John; Watcha Doin'; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (59967 ) ViV38628 Rt RL323 |
| Ask anybody : little Mary in town | Estes, Sleepy John; Mary Come On Home; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93006A) De7814 Sw S1220; |
| Ask for a little money : he say boys share the mule | Estes, Sleepy John; Tell Me About It; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93008A) De7766 Sw S1220 |
| Ask that man : that run me last | Jackson, Papa Charlie; All I Want Is a Spoonful; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22981) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042 |
| Ask me for a gallon : two dollars is all | Mason, Moses; Shrimp Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203023) Pm12605 Rt RL325 |
| Ask Alma Rose : down in Minglewood | Ramey, Ben (Memphis Jug Band); Cocaine Habit Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (599332) ViV38620 BC2 |
| Ask you to take me back and forgive me : do that for me if you please | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf BluesNo. 2; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6405A) Vo1558 Yz L1031 |
| Says I called up in Burlington : ask my bossman to help me if he please | Fuller, Blind Boy; Three Ball Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26600A) Vo05440 BC11 |
| Now if you don't believe what I'm saying : ask old alligator Jack | Spivey, Victoria; The Alligator Pond Went Dry; St. Louis, 27 Apr. 1927; (80769B) OK8481 Spi LP2001 |
| Fall down on your knees : ask the good Lord to help you | Williams, Joe; Wild Cow Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962461) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| When you get me down upon your knee : and ask me to be your bride | Smith, Bessie; Take Me for a Buggy Ride; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525792) OK8949 Co CL856 |
| You better get on your knees and ask for mercy : because the judge giving breaks no more | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Tell It to the Judge No. 1; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C7238A) MeM12117 Yz L1031 |
| Now when a woman call you : and ask you for your last dime | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Last Dime Blues; Chicago, 20 July 1935; (C1081B) Vo03444 Say SDR191 |
| Now if anybody ask you : who composed this song | Black, Lewis; Corn Liquor Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453672) Co14291D Rt RL327 |
| Anybody ask you : who wrote this worried song | Bracey, Ishman; TroubleHearted Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454602) ViRCX7167 Rt RL330 |
| Anybody ask you what about it : tell them that's all that's all | Patton, Charley; Banty Rooster Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15217) Pm12792 Yz L1020 |
| You can ask anybody : on Auburn Avenue | Carter, George; Hot Jelly Roll Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1929; (211542) Pm12750 Yz L1012 |
| And you can ask anybody : ain't that the baddest place in town | Roland, Walter; 45 Pistol Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1935; (170812) ARC60361 BC7 |
| You can ask the undertakers about me : they may tell you how I died | Spruell, Freddie; Your Man Is Gone; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85784 ) BBB6025 Mam S3802 |
| You can ask them for a favor : they don't even pay you no mind | Thomas, Jesse Babyface; No Good Woman Blues; Dallas, 10 Aug. 1929; (553272) ViV38555 Yz L1032 |
| I can ask her for whiskey : she gives me cherry wine | Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); My Babe My Babe; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90198A) Ch50053 OJL8 |
| I can ask her for a nickel : she gives me ten and a dime | Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); My Babe My Babe; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90198A) Ch50053 OJL8 |
| Judge don't ask me no questions : about how our trouble began | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; County Jail Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO132A) Vo1679 Yz L1031 |
| And if you meet the devil : he ask you how you do | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 RBF RF6 |
| And if you meet the devil : he ask you how you do | Shade, Will; Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 Rt RL337 |
| And if he ask to kiss me : I would knock him down | Smith, Clara; I Don't Love Nobody; New York, 18 Jan. 1924; (814961) Co14016D VJM VLP16 |
| Then again you know if he ask her for her salary : if she got a dollar she will swear that she ain't | Wheatstraw, Peetie; When a Man Gets Down; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90961A) De7243 Say SDR192 |
| If I ask for a favor : don't turn me don't turn me down | Baker, Willie; No No Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Jan. 1929; (14667) Ge6766 BC5 |
| If I ask him for a dime : he gives me a ten dollar bill | Bogan, Lucille; Black Angel Blues; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6847A) Br7186 His HLP15 |
| I ask her about it : she said before long | Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants to Knock a Jug; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7223A) Vo1651 Yz L1036 |
| Now here's all I ask of you : kind man | Edwards, Susie; Construction Gang; New York, 12 Sept. 1924; (72817B) OK8163 Sw S1240 |
| And if I ask you for a favor : mama please now don't turn me down | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Awful Fix Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200341) Pm12539 Yz L1004 |
| All I ask you baby : please don't leave me no more | Johnson, Lonnie; Baby Please Don't Leave Me No More; New York, 11 June 1929; (402441A) OK8754 CC30 |
| Just the reason I ask you black gal : know your clothes ain't right | Pickett, Charlie; Crazy 'Bout My Black Gal; New York, 2 Aug. 1937; (62467A) De7762 Rt RL310 |
| And if I ask you what about it : daddy that's all that's all | Rhodes, Walter; The Crowing Rooster; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453582) Co14289D Rt RL334 |
| You know I ask one for a drink of water : she give me gasoline | Roland, Walter; T Model Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (135521) Ba32932 Yz L1017 |
| So I ask the doctor : see if you can find | Smith, Clara; Prescription for the Blues; New York, 15 Oct. 1924; (1401091) Co14045D VJM VLP17 |
| Every time I buy a drink : I ask if you want some more | Thomas, George; Don't Kill Him in Here; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L182) Pm12826 Rt RL340 |
| Mmm I've been asking for a favor : even I ask the good Lord above | Townsend, Henry; Henry's Worried Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403300A) Co14529D Yz L1030 |
| I ask him if he love me : Lord and he walked away | Tucker, Bessie; Penitentiary; Memphis, 29 Aug. 1928; (454412) ViV38526 Fwy FJ2801 |
| If I ask for a favor : don't turn me don't turn me down | Weaver, Curley; No No Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473052) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| One kind of favor I'll ask of you : just allow me just one more chance | Thomas, Henry; Honey, Won't You Allow Me One More Chance; Chicago, 7 Oct. 1927; (C1220) Vo1141 OJL3 |
| Well you hear one jellybean ask the other one : which way did the good girl go | Brown, Hi Henry; Nut Factory Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11506A) Vo1692 Yz L1003 |
| And just ask anybody : to show you Reaching Pete | Memphis Minnie; Reachin' Pete; Chicago, 27 May 1935; (90018 ) De7102 Mam S3803 |
| 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 |
| Now ask the ladies in your neighborhood : about my plan | Washboard Sam; Lover's Lane Blues; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703811) BBB9007 BC10 |
| When you go to Vicksburg : please ask for old dripper king | Johnson, T. C.; J. C. Johnson's Blues; Memphis, 16 Feb. 1928; (400250B) OK8838 Rt RL316 |
| Baby if anyone should ask you : who composed this song | Coleman, Lonnie; Old Rock Island Blues; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482582) Co14440D RBF RF15 |
| Anybody should ask you : who composed this song | Ledbetter, Huddie; Mr. Hughe's Town; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (16808 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Now somebody ask you : who sung this song | McCoy, Joe; I'm Wild About My Stuff; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5820A) Vo1570 His HLP32 |
| I'm going to ask the good Lord : give me back my baby if he please | Batts, Will; Highway No. 61 Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1933; (137291) Vo02531 Yz L1021 |
| I'm going to ask the good Lord : what evil have I done | Big Bill (Broonzy); Key to the Highway; Chicago, 2 May 1941; (C37451) OK06242 RBF RF1 |
| I just want to ask you : did you ever see that girl of mine | Carr, Leroy; Alabama Woman Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6091B) Vo1549 RBF RF1 |
| No need to ask me : why I'm packing my clothes | Carr, Leroy; Southbound Blues; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (156272) Vo03107 Co C30496 |
| I'm going to ask that jailor : can I do my good gal's time myself | Carr, Leroy; Eleven TwentyNine Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164291) Vo03157 Bio BLPC9 |
| People used to ask you was I your husband : you would gladly tell them no | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Don't Mean Me No Good; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535911) BBB8615 RCA730.581 |
| I'm going to ask my pretty mama : baby can't you use me no more | Day, Texas Bill; Goin' Back to My Baby; Dallas, 4 Dec. 1929; (1495121) Co14494D Rt RL327 |
| I'm going to ask my rider : would she set my trunk outdoors | Dickson, Tom; Death Bell Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400355B) OK8590 Yz L1002 |
| I'm going to ask my baby : what's been going on wrong | Gillum, Bill Jazz; One Letter Home; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070443 ) BBB8943 RCA INT1177 |
| I'm going to ask my baby : baby is that your friend | Gillum, Bill Jazz; One Letter Home; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070443 ) BBB8943 RCA INT1177 |
| Mr gasman come into my parlor : I want to ask you to close the door | Glover, Mae; Gas Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15396A) Ge7040 Yz L1009 |
| Don't forget : to ask for me | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Skoodle Um Skoo; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46701) Pm12501 Bio BLP12042 |
| I'm going to ask you : now baby before you start | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Baby Please Loan Me Your Heart; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210812) Pm12736 Yz L1029 |
| Going to ask that gal for a ??? : *how* the worried blues left here | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Lonesome Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24722) Pm12354 Bio BLP12000 |
| Just want to ask my baby : what in the world is she been doing | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Distance Moan; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15670A) Pm12852 Mil MLP2013 |
| She had a nerve to ask me : would a matchbox hold my clothes | Jordan, Luke; Church Bells Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398192) Vi21076 RBF RF9 |
| I'm going to ask the good Lord : to give me back my baby if you please | Kelly, Jack; Highway No. 61 Blues; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137121) Ba32844 Rt RL316 |
| I'm going to ask the good Lord : to send me an angel down | Lasky, Louie; Teasin' Brown Blues; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C945B) Vo02955 Her H201 |
| I'm going to ask my buddy now : how come he shares | McCoy, Joe; Something Gonna Happen to You; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96262 ) BBB6260 Yz L1021; |
| I'm going to ask my woman : will she be my wife | Moss, Buddy; Gravy Server; New York, 21 Aug. 1935; (17981 ) ARC61156 Rt RL318 |
| Going to ask that black gal : won't you give me some | Shade, Will; I Can Beat You Plenty; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (55599 ) ViV38586 Rt RL337 |
| I used to ask a question : then answer that question myself | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Fool's Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO167A) Vo1674 Yz L1010 |
| And had the nerve to ask me : ooo well well if I liked limburger cheese | Wheatstraw, Peetie; The First Shall Be the Last and the Last Shall Be First; New York, 19 Feb. 1936; (60523A) De7167 Say SDR192 |
| I got something to ask you : I done got scared | Williams, Joe; I Want It Awful Bad; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M195 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321 |
| I got something to ask you : don't you get mad | Williams, Joe; I Want It Awful Bad; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M195 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321 |
| I'm going to ask Dr Jesus : if the devil ever been there | Williams, Joe; Mr. Devil Blues; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M196 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321 |
| Your friend come to your house : wife ask him to rest his hat | Shade, Will; On the Road Again; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470111) ViV38015 OJL19 |
| Now the preacher will come to your house : your wife will ask him to rest his hat | Shade, Will; I Can Beat You Plenty; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (55599 ) ViV38586 Rt RL337 |
| Well I would ask of you my darling : just so quiet so soft and low | Temple, Johnnie; Big Boat Whistle; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C986B) Vo03068 OJL17 |
| Preacher comes to your house : you ask him to rest his hat | Brown, Hi Henry; Preacher Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11477A) Vo1728 Yz L1030 |
| If you ask for a glass of water : she give you a glass of gasoline | Jordan, Charley; Gasoline Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6164 ) Vo1551 Yz L1030 |
| Don't you ask them for no favor : they even stop acoming around | Ledbetter, Huddie; T. B. Woman Blues; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (171801) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| If you ask him for any money : say I ain't got none to lend | Lucas, Jane; Double Trouble Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17285) Ch16289 Yz L1035 |
| If you ask her about it : have to reckon with her man | McCoy, Joe; Shake Mattie; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO109A) Vo1668 Mam S3803 |
| He would do anything you ask him : in the name of the U S A | Smith, Bessie; Poor Man's Blues; New York, 24 Aug. 1928; (1468951) Co14399D Co CL856 |
| You ask him for a favor : he won't make you ashamed | Estes, Sleepy John; Liquor Store Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63648A) De7491 RBF RF11 |
| You ask for water : they give you gasoline | Lofton, Willie; My Mean Baby Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9387A) De7076 Rt RL314 |
| You'll ask her for loving : she'll swear she's almost dead | Johnson, Ki Ki; Wrong Woman Blues; Long Island City, c. Aug. 1928; ( ) QRSR7003 His HLP17 |
