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| If you want me to love you : *keep much* | Smith, Bessie; One and Two Blues; New York, 26 Oct. 1926; (1428762) Co14172D Co CL857 |
| *I ought to tell how much* for coal : thirtyfive cents a bag | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coal Man Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (42442) Pm12461 Bio BLP12042 |
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| Down in *Lake* County : in that gumbo mud | Estes, Sleepy John; Mary Come On Home; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93006A) De7814 Sw S1220; |
| Says all around your mouth : is something like mud | Chatman, Bo; Pussy Cat Blues; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026131) BBB6735 Yz L1034 |
| He digs in a ditch : full of mud and slime | Smith, Clara; He's Mine, All Mine; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (1401821) Co14053D VJM VLP17 |
| You are a lying sweet woman : so get up and out of that mud | Washboard Sam; I'm Not the Lad; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644781) BBB8878 RCA LPV577 |
| Then I got three hundred miles to go : traveling through the mud and clay | Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12522) Pm13116 Yz L1026 |
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| We snuggled closely together : muddy water around our feet | Moore, Whistlin' Alex; West Texas Woman; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495312) Co14496D His HLP32 |
| Couldn't hear nothing : but muddy water running through my head | Estes, Sleepy John; Floating Bridge; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62465A) De7442 RBF RF8 |
| I'm going to drink muddy water : go sleep in a hollow log | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Wartime Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30701) Pm12425 Rt RL301 |
| I'll drink muddy water : and I'll lives in a hollow log | McClennan, Tommy; Down to Skin and Bones; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053738 ) BBB8725 Rt RL305 |
| I mean I drink muddy water : I mean sugar now the whole night long | Spruell, Freddie; Muddy Water Blues; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9908A) OK8422 Mam S3802 |
| I'd rather drink muddy water : rather sleep in a real hollow log | Spruell, Freddie; Muddy Water Blues; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9908A) OK8422 Mam S3802 |
| I mean I'd rather drink muddy water baby : because you know you sure have done me wrong | Spruell, Freddie; Muddy Water Blues; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9908A) OK8422 Mam S3802 |
| I'd rather drink muddy water : I'd rather wade in muddy water too | Spruell, Freddie; Muddy Water Blues; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9908A) OK8422 Mam S3802 |
| Have to drink muddy water : sleep in a hollow log | Williams, Joe; Meet Me Around the Corner; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539921R) BBB8738 RCA INT1087 |
| I'm drinking muddy water : sleep in a hollow log | Howell, Peg Leg; Away from Home; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482732) Co14535D Rt RL318 |
| Now my water got muddy : and my horse run into a stream | Big Bill (Broonzy); When I Had Money; Chicago, 17 Apr. 1940; (WC3036A) Vo05563 RBF RF16; |
| I'd rather drink muddy water : I'd rather wade in muddy water too | Spruell, Freddie; Muddy Water Blues; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9908A) OK8422 Mam S3802 |
| About a gallon and a half of muddy water : I had drank | Estes, Sleepy John; Floating Bridge; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62465A) De7442 RBF RF8 |
| I'll bring you water : through that muddy bayou | McCoy, Joe; Evil Devil Woman Blues; Chicago, 16 Aug. 1934; (C9299A) De7822 BC5 |
| I can look through muddy water baby : and spy dry land | Lewis, Furry; Dry Land Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454291) Vi23345 Yz L1021 |
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| And she's the sweetest woman : has ever walked down Mulberry Street | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Vicksburg BluesPart 3; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026451) BBB6697 CC35 |
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| Lord I couldn't find a mule : with his shoulder well | Alexander, Texas; Levee Camp Moan Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81225B) OK8498 RBF RF9 |
| Lord I couldn't find a mule : Maggie with his shoulder well | Alexander, Texas; Levee Camp Moan Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81225B) OK8498 RBF RF9 |
| Big as an elephant : strong as a mule | Bell, Ed; She's a Fool Gal; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510382) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| Lord my girl caught the train : and she left me a mule to ride | Big Bill (Broonzy); Grandma's Farm; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (96001) Pe187 Yz L1035 |
| She tried to hitch me to a wagon : she want to drive me like a mule | Brown, Richard Rabbit; James Alley Blues; New Orleans, 11 Mar. 1927; (380001) Vi20578 Yz L1032 |
| And if the freight train leaves me : Lord I got a mule to ride | Davis, Walter; Travelin' this Lonesome Road; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854801) BBB5982 RCA INT1175 |
| Says a brownskin gal : make a mule kick his stable down | Henry, Hound Head; Low Down Hound Blues; Chicago, 17 Oct. 1928; (C2451 ) Vo1288 His HLP2 |
| Say a [jet, real] black woman : will make a mule kick his stable down | House, Son; My Black MamaPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4082) Pm13042 OJL2 |
| Well the blues come to Texas : loping like a mule | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Lonesome Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24722) Pm12354 Bio BLP12000 |
| Mmm hitch me to your buggy mama : drive me like a mule | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rabbit Foot Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30891) Pm12454 Mil MLP2004 |
| I worried my rider so late last night : she had a mule wagon backed up to my door | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lemon's Worried Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203753) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| My brownie caught a passenger : left me a mule to ride | King David; Sweet Potato Blues; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404666B) OK8901 Rt RL311 |
| He like he swallowed a mule : and left his tail hanging out | McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (1493192) Co14657D Yz L1037 |
| If the train go and leave : you got a mule to ride | Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406292) Co14095D Co CL855 |
| You can hitch me to your buggy : babe drive me just like I was a mule | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Hitch Me to Your Buggy and Drive Me Like a Mule; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403232) Vi21134 OJL21 |
| They want to put a halter on him : ooo well and tie him up like a mule in his stall | Wheatstraw, Peetie; When a Man Gets Down; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90961A) De7243 Say SDR192 |
| Now when my baby left me : you know she left me a mule to ride | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shotgun Blues; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064023 ) BBB8731 BC3 |
| Says I spied another mule : pawing in my stall | Alexander, Texas; Awful Moaning BluesPart 2; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402644B) OK8731 Rt RL327 |
| Says it must've be another mule : mama kicking in my stall | Arnold, Kokomo; Front Door Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9655A) De7156 BC4 |
| I had a dream last night babe : another mule in my doggone stall | Big Bill (Broonzy); Big Bill Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18385) Ch16400 Yz L1035 |
| I'd love to go home any time : and catch another mule in my stall | Campbell, Charlie; Goin' Away Blues; Birmingham, Ala. 25 Mar. 1937; (B322) Vo03571 Fly LP103 |
| I stuck my head over the transom : another mule was in my stall | Cole, Kid; Niagara Fall Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19981) Vo1187 Rt RL313 |
| There's another mule in the stable : where my mule ought to be | Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495582) Co14489D Fwy FA2951 |
| How come another mule in the stable : where my mule ought to be | Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495582) Co14489D Fwy FA2951 |
| But you'll find another mule : just kicking in your stall | Jones, Maggie; You May Go, But You'll Come Back Some Day; New York, 18 Dec. 1924; (1401922) Co14063D VJM VLP23 |
| I caught another mule : kicking in my stall | Stovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); Bed Slats; St. Louis, 26 Apr. 1927; (80760B) OK8543 His HLP4 |
| Found another mule : kicking in my stall | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
| And hemming and ahawing : and acting just like a balky mule | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Balky Mule Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203813) Pm12631 Mil MLP2007 |
| I'm just like a big mule baby : I ain't got no stall | Washboard Sam; Lowland Blues; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07620 ) BBB7096 BC10 |
| When the train turn the corner : got a note my black mule died | Big Bill (Broonzy); Grandma's Farm; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (96001) Pe187 Yz L1035 |
| Got a black mule : *really* kicking in my stall | Thomas, Henry; Texas Easy Street Blues; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; ( ) Vo1197 OJL3 |
| I'm going to get hardheaded : and act just like a doggone mule | Barefoot Bill; From Now On; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493572) Co14481D OJL14 |
| But two or three drinks : make me kick like a doggone mule | Blake, Blind; Bootleg Rum Dum Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205661) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003 |
| Now my mother she told me : son just don't lead a doggone mule | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Me, Myself, and I; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640041) BBB8784 RCA730.581 |
| Two three drinks : make me kick like a doggone mule | Moore, Kid Prince; Bug Juice Blues; New York, 8 Apr. 1936; (189712) ARC60956 Rt RL340 |
| But if you save it for me : I'll work like a doggone mule | Washboard Sam; Save It for Me; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020809 ) BBB7866 BC10 |
| Mama you been just like : says a farmer's mule | Baker, Willie; Mama, Don't Rush Me Blues; Memphis, c. 25 Sept. 1929; (14666) Ge6766 His HLP22 |
| For years and years : I been your hardworking mule | Blake, Blind; Goodbye Mama Moan; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205411) Pm12634 Bio BLP12037 |
| Says why don't you be good : but my mule is kicking in your stall | Arnold, Kokomo; Your Ways and Actions; New York, 11 May 1938; (67344A) De7510 Say SDR163 |
| And a woman run out and hollered : scared my mule away | Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; BoodleDeBum Bum; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C4631 ) Br7121 Rt RL325 |
| There's another mule in the stable : where my mule ought to be | Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495582) Co14489D Fwy FA2951 |
| How come another mule in the stable : where my mule ought to be | Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495582) Co14489D Fwy FA2951 |
| 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 won't try no mule : that don't know gee from haw | Sykes, Roosevelt; No Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1930; (C6475A) MeM12086 Yz L1033 |
| I know by that : some mule is kicking in my stall | Wilson, Leola B.; Back Biting Bee Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1926; (40132) Pm12444 Bio BLP12037 |
| If he hits you with that left duke : same as a kick from a Texas mule | Memphis Minnie; He's in the Ring; Chicago, 22 Aug. 1935; (C1099B) Vo03046 Pal PL101 |
| Says I'm going to kill that mule : then I'm sure going kill my gal | Arnold, Kokomo; Front Door Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9655A) De7156 BC4 |
| 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 |
| When the train pulled out : the mule lay down and die | King David; Sweet Potato Blues; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404666B) OK8901 Rt RL311 |
| Pour me out some white mule : pour me out some sandy rye | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Blind Pig Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (1460501) Co14372D CC36 |
| I can't be your wagon : cinch I ain't going to be your mule | Big Bill (Broonzy); Big Bill Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18385) Ch16400 Yz L1035 |
| That's nothing but a milkcow : where your mule ought to be | Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495582) Co14489D Fwy FA2951 |
| I mean what you think baby : you want Sonny Boy to be your mule | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Low Down Ways; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308531) BBB7979 RCA INT1088 |
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| Wouldn't mind a jug : honey on the mule's behind | Ledbetter, Huddie; Honey, I'm All Out and Down; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166882) Ba33359 Rt RL315 |
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| A country girl *jewel brown mule* : but she's getting drunk just the same | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); She Ain't No Good; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404783B) OK8885 Mam S3804 |
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| mules and men | Estes, Sleepy John; Working Man Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649261) BBB8950 RBF RF8 |
| Come and talk to Mr Owens : about his goodlooking mules | Wilkins, Robert; New Stock Yard Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX107 ) Vo03223 OJL21 |
| The mules backed up : in my face | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Move that Thing; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (647402) Vi23274 Rt RL323 |
