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| Asked the operator : how long my rider been gone | Bracey, Ishman; Left Alone Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418432) Vi21349 Rt RL330 |
| Asked my sugar for fifty cents : she said Lemon ain't a dime in the yard | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Black Snake Moan; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30672) Pm12407 Mil MLP2013 |
| Asked my baby for fifty cents : she said Lemon ain't a dime in the yard | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Snake Moan; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80523B) OK8455 Fwy FJ2802 |
| Asked the Lord above have mercy : save poor Bob if you please | Johnson, Robert; Cross Road Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26292) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| Asked my sugar for fifty cents : said Leadbelly ain't a child in the yard | Ledbetter, Huddie; New Black Snake Moan; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166912) Ba33360 Co C30035 |
| Asked my daddy last night : please take me to the show | Memphis Minnie; My Baby Don't Want Me No More; Chicago, 17 June 1937; (C19361) Vo03894 BC1 |
| Asked her for water : she bring me gasoline | Walker, Willie; South Carolina Rag; Atlanta, 6 Dec. 1930; (151065 ) Co14578D OJL18 |
| Asked you to cook my breakfast : babe you went back to bed | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Doin' the Best I Can; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1934; (C9443?) De7007 Say SDR191 |
| When I went to the doctor : asked him what the matter could be | Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18 |
| Honey I went to the fortuneteller : asked her where had my baby gone | Blind Norris; Sundown Blues; Chicago, 18 Feb. 1937; (61850A) De7290 BC6 |
| I walked to the jail with my partner : asked him how come he's here | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; 'Lectric Chair Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203642) Pm12608 Bio BLP12015 |
| When I come home last night I heard a noise : asked my wife what was that | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Cat Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15673) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015 |
| I grabbed the wildcat in the collar : and asked the tiger what he had to say | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Jungle Man Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210452) Pm12721 Bio BLP12042 |
| We walked and asked the agent : has the train done gone | Wilkins, Robert; Get Away Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM742B) Br7158 OJL11 |
| And my baby asked the judge : was he going to electrocute that man of mine | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; 'Lectric Chair Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203642) Pm12608 Bio BLP12015 |
| And she would be absolutely hospital bound : if she ever even asked me where I had been | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Never Go Wrong Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026521) BBB6825 CC35 |
| He asked so many questions : can you make arrangements for me | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80524B) OK8455 RBF RF1 |
| He asked so many questions : can't you make arrangements for me | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44464) Pm12474 Bio BLP12000 |
| He asked me : if I was going to pay my rent no more | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C12561) Vo03186 BC7 |
| Says I asked my baby : to take me back once more | Arnold, Kokomo; I'll Be Up Some Day; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60515 ) De7172 Say SDR163 |
| I asked you for a little small favor : and you drove me from your door | Arnold, Kokomo; I'll Be Up Some Day; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60515 ) De7172 Say SDR163 |
| Said I asked my mama : to not to be so rough | Arnold, Kokomo; Set Down Gal; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91166A) De7361 OJL20 |
| Says I asked my baby : not to be so mean | Arnold, Kokomo; Set Down Gal; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91166A) De7361 OJL20 |
| I asked her how about it : and she walked back home | Barefoot Bill; She's Got a Nice Line; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1930; (1503021) Co14544D Rt RL325 |
| Lord I asked the ticket agent : how long the southbound train been gone | Big Bill (Broonzy); Down in the Basement Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (209221) Pm12707 Yz L1035 |
| When I asked for a darn neckbone : the clerk don't pay me no mind | Big Bill (Broonzy); Starvation Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (209232) Pm12707 Yz L1011 |
| I asked my wife : where she had been all night | Big Bill (Broonzy); I've Got to Dig You; Chicago, 17 Apr. 1940; (WC3034A) Vo05563 RBF RF16 |
| And when I asked for water : give me gasoline | Bracey, Ishman; Saturday Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418421) Vi21349 OJL8 |
| And I asked her how about it : Lord and she said all right | Brown, Willie; M and O Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4132) Pm13090 OJL5 |
| I asked my good girl : to feed me some | Chatman, Bo; Dinner Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992421) BBB6407 Yz L1014 |
| I asked the good girl : to give me some | Chatman, Bo; Dinner Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992421) BBB6407 Yz L1014 |
| I asked the good girl : to squeeze me some | Chatman, Bo; Dinner Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992421) BBB6407 Yz L1014 |
| I asked the good girl : to kiss me some | Chatman, Bo; Dinner Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992421) BBB6407 Yz L1014 |
| I asked the good girl : to love me some | Chatman, Bo; Dinner Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992421) BBB6407 Yz L1014 |
| I asked my nextdoor neighbor : which away did my baby go | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Empty Room Blues; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535931) BBB8615 RCA730.581 |
| And I asked the conductor : to let me ride the blinds | Clayton, Jennie; Bob Lee Junior Blues; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403142) Vi21412 Fwy FA2953 |
| I asked the lady for a drink : this is what she said | Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; It's a Fight Like That; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C4630 ) Br7121 Rt RL325 |
| I asked him again : and they turned and walked away | Cox, Ida; Rambling Blues; Chicago, Sept. 1925; (2294?) Pm12318 BYG529073 |
| I asked him how about it : and he said all right | Delaney, Mattie; Down the Big Road Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM785 ) Vo1480 Yz L1009 |
| I asked him how long : and he said all night | Delaney, Mattie; Down the Big Road Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM785 ) Vo1480 Yz L1009 |
| I asked him how about it : said he didn't know how | Delaney, Mattie; Down the Big Road Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM785 ) Vo1480 Yz L1009 |
| Says I asked that pawnshop man : what the three balls doing hanging on that wall | Fuller, Blind Boy; Three Ball Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26600A) Vo05440 BC11 |
| Oh I asked the operator : how long that train been gone | Gibson, Cleo; Nothing But the Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402312) OK8700 Sw S1240 |
| I asked a married woman : to let me be her kid | Gibson, Clifford; Don't Put That Thing On Me; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571742) ViV38572 Yz L1006 |
| And I asked the doctor : [was there] anything that he could do | Gibson, Clifford; Old Time Rider; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571762) Vi23255 Yz L1027 |
| Then I asked the brakeman : let me ride your blinds | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); 'Fo Day Creep; Atlanta, 10 Nov. 1927; (1451991) Co14280D CC36 |
| And I asked the gravedigger : to give me back my good man please | Hite, Mattie; Graveyard Dream Blues; New York, c. mid Nov. 1923; (70413) Pat032014 VJM VLP40 |
| I asked the judge : what might be my fine | Howell, Peg Leg; Ball and Chain Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482702) Co14535D Rt RL318 |
| I asked the operator : how long the train been gone | Howell, Peg Leg; Away from Home; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482732) Co14535D Rt RL318 |
| I asked you baby : come and hold my head | Hurt, Mississippi John; Big Leg Blues; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401474A) OK unissued Bio BLPC4 |
| I asked for one : she brought me two | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Drop that Sack; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21451) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| I asked the desk sergeant ??? police force : my gal ain't off of the street | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Maxwell Street Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22882) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042 |
| I asked the girl did she love me : she said Lemon I don't know how | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dry Southern Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24751) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| I asked so many questions : can't you make arrangements for me | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44242) Pm12474 Mil MLP2004 |
| I asked for a woman to marry me : and I just made my getaway | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lemon's Worried Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203753) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| I asked the government : to knock some days off my time | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Prison Cell Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203882) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| I asked for water : and she gave me gasoline | Johnson, Tommy; Cool Drink of Water Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418362) Vi21279 OJL8 |
| I asked the conductor : how long has this eastbound train been gone | Johnson, Tommy; Cool Drink of Water Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418362) Vi21279 OJL8 |
| Lord I asked the conductor : could I ride the blinds | Johnson, Tommy; Cool Drink of Water Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418362) Vi21279 OJL8 |
| When I asked that woman : Lord to let me be her kid | Jordan, Charley; Big Four Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5837 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030 |
| When I asked that woman : to let me be her kid | Jordan, Charley; You Run and Tell Your Daddy; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO143 ) Vo1611 Yz L1003 |
| Lord I asked for cabbage : she brought me turnip greens | Lewis, Furry; Black Gypsy Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M185 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008 |
| I asked her for water : and she brought me gasoline | Lewis, Furry; Black Gypsy Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M185 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008 |
| I asked my captain : for the time of day | Lincoln, Charley; Chain Gang Trouble; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451082) Co14272D His HLP4 |
| Crying I asked the spider : did he want his ashes hauled | Lofton, Willie; Dark Road Blues; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96257 ) BBB6229 Yz L1007 |
| Lord I asked Mr conductor : won't you please help her with her load | Noble, George; The Seminole Blues; Chicago, 11 Feb. 1935; (C8972) ARC70675 Yz L1028 |
| I asked my captain : for to give me his best pair of shoes | Richardson, Mooch; Burying Ground Blues; Memphis, 23 Mar. 1928; (400375A) OK8576 Mam S3803 |
| I asked her how about it : not a crust in that shop | Shade, Will; She Done Sold It Out; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C8001) OK8963 RBF RF6 |
| Lord I asked the judge : what should be my fine | Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); Moanin' the Blues; New York, 18 Sept. 1934; (159781) Vo02844 Yz L1002 |
| Yes I asked the judge : to be easy as you can | Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); Moanin' the Blues; New York, 18 Sept. 1934; (159781) Vo02844 Yz L1002 |
| I asked the brakeman : let me ride the blinds | Smith, Clara; Freight Train Blues; New York, 30 Sept. 1924; (1400643) Co14041D VJM VLP17 |
| Because I asked him to save me : and look like he's trying to take my life | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Fool's Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO167A) Vo1674 Yz L1010 |
| I asked the brakeman : to let me ride the blinds | Smith, Trixie; Freight Train Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (17671) Pm12211 CC29 |
| I asked the brakeman : to let me ride the blinds | Smith, Trixie; Freight Train Blues; New York, 26 May 1938; (63866A) De7489 Cor CP58 |
| He says you better work for me : I asked old Liza Jane | Thomas, Henry; Arkansas; Chicago, c. early July 1927; ( ) Vo1286 Rt RL312 |
| I asked my baby would she come home Christmas : she said go see old Santa Claus | Turner, Buck; Christmas Time Blues; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61793A) De7387 Rt RL327 |
| I asked the graveyard ooo : to show me the right man | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); The New Stop and Listen Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15513) Pm13134 Yz L1014 |
| I asked her for a drink of water : she brought gasoline | Walker, Willie; South Carolina Rag; Atlanta, 6 Dec. 1930; (151065 ) Co14578D OJL18 |
| And I asked my baby for fifty cents : she said honey ain't a child in the yard | Washington, Louis; Black Snake Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1934; (146761) Ba33058 Rt RL313 |
| Well then I asked my little woman : mmm well now what evil have I done | Wheatstraw, Peetie; The Rising Sun Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1935; (C921A) Vo03066 Say SDR191 |
| Well now you know I asked her for water : ooo well well and she give me gasoline | Wheatstraw, Peetie; The First Shall Be the Last and the Last Shall Be First; New York, 19 Feb. 1936; (60523A) De7167 Say SDR192 |
| I asked you about your lemons : baby and you ups and tells me a lie | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Until My Love Come Down; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (020119 ) BBB7576 RBF RF14 |
| Well I asked you woman : where did you stay last night | Williamson, Sonny Boy; You Got to Step Back; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064495 ) BBB8822 BC20 |
| You know they taken me 'fore the judge : the judge asked me what is your name | Shade, Will; She Done Sold It Out; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C8001) OK8963 RBF RF6 |
| Dumb man asked her : who your [man, regular] can be | Bell, Ed; Mamlish Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48163) Pm12524 OJL14 |
| The dumb man asked her : said who is your regular be | Sluefoot Joe; Tootin' Out Blues; Long Island City, c. Apr. 1929; (490A) QRSR7086 His HLP17 |
| Now asked sweet mama : let me be her kid | Estes, Sleepy John; Milk Cow Blues; Memphis, 13 May 1930; (59918 ) ViV38614 RBF RF202 |
| Even my woman she asked me : daddy do you really love me | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Me, Myself, and I; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640041) BBB8784 RCA730.581 |
| They asked me was my wife at home : and I told she has long been gone | Jordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398212) Vi21076 Rt RL326 |
| They asked me I go down to the Red Cross store : to get them to give me something to eat | Scott, Sonny; Red Cross Blues; New York, 18 July 1933; (135721) Vo25012 Rt RL325 |
| And when my wife asked you to do her a favor : you pretend you were asleep | Washboard Sam; Get Down Brother; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703801) BBB9018 RCA LPV577 |
| Now haven't I done : everything you asked me to | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Hurry and Bring It Back Home; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (1460552) Co14372D CC36 |
| I've done everything you asked me : trying to get along with you | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Bessemer Bound Blues; New York, Jan. 1926; (23732) Pm12374 Mil MLP2001 |
| Mmm : you asked me [to, would I] try you again | Sykes, Roosevelt; Mr. Sykes Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18801) Ch16586 Yz L1033 |
