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 NOBODY'D.........1
Peach orchard mama : you swore nobody'd pick your fruit but meJefferson, Blind Lemon; Peach Orchard Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1929; (214002) Pm12801 Riv RLP12125
 
 NOBODY'S.........13
Nobody's baby : can roll it like mine Jackson, Papa Charlie; Your Baby Ain't Sweet Like Mine; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26134) Pm12383 Yz L1029
Lord I ain't no plumber : and I ain't nobody's stoolDean, Joe; I'm So Glad I'm TwentyOne Years Old Today; Chicago, c. 7 Aug. 1930; (C5991 ) Vo1544 Yz L1028
I'm so glad : that I ain't nobody's fool Memphis Minnie; Man You Won't Give Me No Money; Chicago, 27 May 1936; (C13882) Vo03474 BC1
But I want you to understand woman : ain't nobody's foolWeldon, Will (Casey Bill); Hitch Me to Your Buggy and Drive Me Like a Mule; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403232) Vi21134 OJL21
I didn't come here : to be nobody's dog Baxter, Jim (Andrew and Jim Baxter); Bamalong Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 9 Aug. 1927; (397842) Vi20962 Rt RL318
I hope there ain't another woman like her : in nobody's neighborhoodBlackwell, Francis Scrapper; No Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 7 July 1935; (90082A) Ch50049 Cor CP58
And I can't mistreat her : not to please nobody's mindBig Bill (Broonzy); I Can't Be Satisfied; Richmond, Ind., 2 May 1930; (16569) Ge7230 Yz L1011
I wouldn't have seen her : not to save nobody's soulArnold, Kokomo; Stop Look and Listen; Chicago, 23 July 1935; (90201A) De7181 BC4
I got a good girl live on East Commerce : I wouldn't mistreat her to save nobody's soulDay, Texas Bill; Elm Street Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495382) Co14514D Fly LP103
Crying I wouldn't get in trouble : to save nobody's soulLofton, Willie; Dark Road Blues; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96257 ) BBB6229 Yz L1007
I wouldn't mistreat my woman : for to save nobody's soulVirgial, Otto; Bad Notion Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962411) BBB6213 Mam S3802
Well I didn't come here : steal nobody's brown Patton, Charley; Stone Pony Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147271) Vo02680 Yz L1020
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
 
 NOG..............1
Because if he messes with me : going to crack him right on his nogArnold, Kokomo; Kid Man Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (63754A) De7464 Say SDR163
 
 NOHOW............27
Since I looked into it : I don't need no baby nohowThomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); No Baby Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203381) Pm12670 Bio BLP12004
Well he sure can't keep her : she don't mean no good nohowBracey, Mississippi; Cherry Ball; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404765B) OK8867 Yz L1038
You just a trifling woman : don't mean me no good nohowCannon, Gus; Last Chance Blues; Chicago, c. 12 Sept. 1929; (C4337 ) Br7138 His HLP15
I just found out baby : you don't mean no good nohowChatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Don't Mean Me No Good; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535911) BBB8615 RCA730.581
That's a dirty mistreater : didn't mean me no good nohowJackson, Papa Charlie; Fat Mouth Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1927; (27693) Pm12422 Yz L1029
I'll always remember : you don't mean me no good nohowMacFarland, Barrel House Buck; I Got to Go Blues; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1934; (C9321 ) De7013 OJL20
The way you treat me little mama : you don't mean me no good nohowWheatstraw, Peetie; Throw Me in the Alley; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9351 ) De7018 Say SDR191
You just a trifling woman : don't mean me no good nohowWoods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Last Chance Blues; Memphis, 1 Oct. 1929; (56316 ) ViV38593 Her H205
You didn't have no right : raise no hell nohow McCoy, Joe; Oh Red; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1936; (90691A) De7182 AH77
She didn't mean me no good : God knows I couldn't keep her nohowFuller, Blind Boy; Somebody's Been Talkin'; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26599A) Vo05527 Rt RL318
Because my baby she didn't want me : to come way back up here nohowWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Down South; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201171) BBB7665 RCA LPV518
You don't know how to boodlebumbum : I know you didn't do it nohowBurse, Charlie; Boodie Bum Bum; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C7921) OK8956 Jo SM3104
Going to be another *war* : don't need no mama nohowHull, Papa Harvey; Mama You Don't Know How; Chicago, c. May 1927; ( ) BP8030 Her H201
She told me late last night : you don't need no mama nohowJefferson, Blind Lemon; That Black Snake Moan; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30672) Pm12407 Mil MLP2013
She told me late last night : you don't need no mama nohowJefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Snake Moan; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80523B) OK8455 Fwy FJ2802
She told me late last night : you didn't need no mammy nohowLedbetter, Huddie; New Black Snake Moan; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166912) Ba33360 Co C30035
Because the woman I love : says she don't want me nohowJefferson, Blind Lemon; Dynamite Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210961) Pm12739 Rt RL301
I don't want you no more sweet baby : you didn't love me nohowVincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Shake Hands and Tell Me Goodbye; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050201) OK8951 Mam S3804
??? : you didn't want ooo me nohow Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); The New Stop and Listen Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15513) Pm13134 Yz L1014
You didn't write no letter : you didn't love me nohowWiggins, James Boodle It; Corrine Corrina Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1032) Pm12916 Her H205
I done lose all my money shooting craps : and I can't win no money nohowChatman, Bo; Policy Blues; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476531) BBB8495 Yz L1034
When I had you black gal : you didn't have nobody nohowBlack, Lewis; Gravel Camp Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453662) Co14291D Fly LP103
Now because didn't have nobody : to raise no sand nohowWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Goodbye Red; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308541) BBB7995 RCA INT1088
Sugar what's the matter : don't like no black snake nohowJefferson, Blind Lemon; That Black Snake Moan; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30672) Pm12407 Mil MLP2013
Tell me what's the matter baby : I don't like no black snake nohowJefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Snake Moan; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80523B) OK8455 Fwy FJ2802
Darling tell me what's the matter : don't like no black snake nohowLedbetter, Huddie; New Black Snake Moan; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166912) Ba33360 Co C30035
Mmm : don't need you nohow Black, Lewis; Gravel Camp Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453662) Co14291D Fly LP103
 
 NOISE............6
Said rooster was crowing cows was lowing : never heard such a noise beforeAlexander, Texas; Frost Texas Tornado Blues; San Antonio, 9 June 1930; (404117B) OK8890 Rt RL316
When I come home last night I heard a noise : asked my wife what was thatJefferson, Blind Lemon; Cat Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15673) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015
The world was black as midnight : I never heard such a noise beforeJohnson, Lonnie; St. Louis Cyclone Blues; New York, 3 Oct. 1927; (81503B) OK8512 CC30
Well I ain't going to frown : I ain't going to make no noiseWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Goodbye Red; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308541) BBB7995 RCA INT1088
I better stop that noise : before they crack my headTampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039
I went to see : what the noise was all about Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Hurry and Bring It Back Home; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (1460552) Co14372D CC36
 
 NOLAN............1
The judge say I'll give you one chance Nolan : but you would not leave this townWelsh, Nolan; The Bridwell Blues; Chicago, 16 June 1926; (9727A) OK8372 Fwy FJ2802
 
 NONE.............78
That's a house full of women Lord : none in there is mineBailey, Kid; Mississippi Bottom Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (M209/10) Br7114 OJL5
They's two trains running : none of them going my wayBell, Ed; Frisco Whistle Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48221) Pm12546 OJL14
All these brownskins : none of them mine Jackson, Papa Charlie; Skoodle Um Skoo; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46701) Pm12501 Bio BLP12042
Looking for her good friends : none can be found Johnson, Robert; Come On in My Kitchen; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25851) ARC unissued Co CL1654
He said don't bring me : none of that doggone crap you heardMemphis Minnie; Dirty Mother For You; Chicago, 10 Jan. 1935; (C9641A) De7048 Pal PL101
You ain't going to get : none of my Santa Claus Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); I've Got Blood in My Eyes for You; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050231) Co14660D Mam S3804
You ain't going to get : none of my *peppermint cloth*Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Don't Wake It Up; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15601) Pm13152 Bio BLP12041
All of these womens : ain't none of them mine Arnold, Kokomo; Salty Dog; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070A) De7267 Rt RL318
It ain't none of my business : but it sure ain't rightBaker, Willie; No No Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Jan. 1929; (14667) Ge6766 BC5
It ain't none of your business : daddy since I treat you rightBlake, Blind; Early Morning Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30571) Pm12387 Bio BLP12031
It ain't none of your business : daddy since I treat you rightBlake, Blind; Early Morning Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30572) Pm12387 Bio BLP12037
It ain't none of these women : turn this old bumblebee downChatman, Bo; I'm an Old Bumble Bee; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404720B) OK8852 RBF RF9
Now we got seven children : ain't none of them look like meGillum, Bill Jazz; I'm Gonna Leave You on the Outskirts of Town; Chicago, 30 July 1942; (074648 ) BBB9042 RCA INT1177
I tried my best to stop her : and she said that baby ain't none of mineJefferson, Blind Lemon; That Crawlin' Baby Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15671) Pm12880 Mil MLP2013
It's worth paying more : but they ain't none of mineJohnson, Robert; They're Red Hot; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26271) ARC70757 Co C30034
Son buy your ticket buy your ticket : because the train ain't none of mineJohnson, Tommy; Cool Drink of Water Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418362) Vi21279 OJL8
She said ain't none of your business : you know you don't treat me rightMcClennan, Tommy; My Baby's Doggin' Me; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044991 ) BBB8545 Rt RL305
Said ain't none of your business : you don't do me rightMcClennan, Tommy; Cross Cut Saw Blues; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064885 ) BBB8897 Rt RL305
Now it ain't none of none of my business : babe but you know I know it ain't rightMcClennan, Tommy; Deep Blue Sea Blues; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064889 ) BBB9005 Rt RL313
But that ain't none of your business : keep it to yourselfMcClennan, Tommy; I'm a Guitar King; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064890 ) BBB8957 RBF RF1
Now it ain't none of your bad treatment : I just want to warn you about the old way you doWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Little Girl Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308521) BBB8010 RCA INT1088
Ain't none of these women : Lord turn me down Chatman, Bo; I Want You To Know; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050251) OK8935 Yz L1014
Ain't none of my business : but it sure ain't rightWeaver, Curley; No No Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473052) Co14386D His HLP32
All these women : and none is mine Jackson, Papa Charlie; Salty Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1924; (1893?) Pm12236 Yz L1029
Well I ain't going to bring no *help* : and none of these ??? *toys*Williamson, Sonny Boy; Goodbye Red; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308541) BBB7995 RCA INT1088
There's three trains ready : but none ain't going my waySmith, Trixie; Freight Train Blues; New York, 26 May 1938; (63866A) De7489 Cor CP58
I wouldn't buy none of that : even if I could Davis, Walter; That Stuff You Sell Ain't No Good; Louisville, 10 June 1931; (694162) ViV23282 RCA INT1085
Trying to find good home mama : man I ain't found none yetJefferson, Blind Lemon; Deceitful Brownskin Woman; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200652) Pm12551 Bio BLP12015
You need not come here : you ain't not get none of mineBell, Ed; Carry It Right Back Home; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510372) Co14595D Rt RL325
Baby had good tunis : but she couldn't get none Weaver, Curley; Sweet Patunia; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473042) Co14386D His HLP32
Begged till daybreak : and I ain't got none yet Barefoot Bill; I Don't Like That; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1930; (1503011) Co14544D Rt RL325
I ain't got none to give you : I got just enough for myselfJohnson, Lonnie; Low Land Moan; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1927; (82043A) OK8677 CC30
If you ask him for any money : say I ain't got none to lendLucas, Jane; Double Trouble Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17285) Ch16289 Yz L1035
If I hadn't took the seven Lord : I wouldn't have gotten noneStokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47713) Pm12518 Rt RL308
If I hadn't took the seven Lord : I wouldn't have gotten noneStokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200432) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041
Says I ain't had none of your loving : Lord since God knows whenArnold, Kokomo; My Well Is Dry; New York, 11 May 1938; (63748A) De7540 CC25
Said I'm leave this time mama : please don't hang none that crepe on my doorStone, Joe; Back Door Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76838 ) BBB5169 Yz L1030
I didn't have none of my three women : to drive those blues awayMcTell, Blind Willie; Three Women Blues; Atlanta, 17 Oct. 1928; (471852) ViV38001 Yz L1005
Oh lipstick and powder : sure won't help her none House, Son; My Black MamaPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4082) Pm13042 OJL2
All the doctors in West *Conton* : they won't help her noneJames, Skip; 2220 Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7651) Pm13066 Bio BLP12029
All the doctors in [Hot Springs, Westmount] : sure can't help her noneJohnson, Robert; 3220 Blues; San Antonio, 26 Nov. 1936; (SA26161) ARC70460 Co CL1654
My brother's got one : but I can't use it none Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Ramrod Blues; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404784A) OK8905 Mam S3804
He said it's none of your business : mama so I treat you rightMoore, Rosie Mae; Staggering Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418302) Vi21280 Rt RL310
Now you know it didn't hobo John none : and that's where I stayed all nightEstes, Sleepy John; Hobo Jungle Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62481A) De7354 Sw S1219
Says don't you never let none of these old trifling women : man never worry youChatman, Bo; Bo Carter's Advice; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026161) BBB7073 Yz L1014
This girl I love : won't give me none Barefoot Bill; She's Got a Nice Line; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1930; (1503021) Co14544D Rt RL325
You wouldn't give me none : of that forbidden fruitBradley, Tommie; Adam and Eve; Richmond, Ind., 27 Sept. 1930; (17084) Ch16149 OJL19
Listen papa : don't give me none of your head Johnson, Edith North; Nickel's Worth of Liver Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15558A) Pm12823 CC37
I ain't got no money : nobody won't loan me none Jones, Bo; Leavenworth Prison Blues; Dallas, c. Nov. 1929; (DAL461 ) Vo1452 Rt RL327
Give the money to another gal : and wouldn't give me noneSmith, Clara; You Don't Know My Mind; New York, 29 Jan. 1924; (815091) Co14013D VJM VLP16
Going to keep it for my daddy : ain't going to give nobody noneBogan, Lucille; Coffee Grindin' Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3461 ) Br7083 His HLP15
I've made a lot of money: but I ain't give nobody noneGlover, Mae; I Ain't Giving Nobody None; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15395A) Ge6948 Her H201
She kept it all for her daddy : she didn't give nobody noneMcTell, Blind Willie; Scarey Day Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050031) OK8936 Yz L1037
I want you to keep it all for your daddy : and don't give nobody noneMcTell, Blind Willie; Rollin' Mama Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (71603 ) Vi23328 Rt RL324
Now it ain't none of none of my business : babe but you know I know it ain't rightMcClennan, Tommy; Deep Blue Sea Blues; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064889 ) BBB9005 Rt RL313
*I ain't seen* none of my best woman : since my oldtime usedtobeBracey, Ishman; My Brown Mama Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (45459?) Vi21691(?) Rt RL330
'Tain't none of my business : but it sure ain't rightMoore, Kid Prince; Honey Dripping Papa; New York, 11 Apr. 1936; (189992) ARC60956 Rt RL340
That none of your flipfloppers : going to satisfy your mindJones, Maggie; You May Go, But You'll Come Back Some Day; New York, 18 Dec. 1924; (1401922) Co14063D VJM VLP23
I don't want none of them *favor* beans : boys I don't want no moreChatman, Bo; Beans; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826121) BBB5629 Yz L1014
I don't want none of them *favor* beans : they about to make my stomach soreChatman, Bo; Beans; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826121) BBB5629 Yz L1014
I don't want none of them *quinto* beans : boys I don't want no moreChatman, Bo; Beans; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826121) BBB5629 Yz L1014
I don't want none of them *quinto* beans : they about to make my stomach soreChatman, Bo; Beans; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826121) BBB5629 Yz L1014
I'll have to cry farewell to freedom : I want none of your women to pity meMcTell, Blind Willie; Death Cell Blues; New York, 19 Sept. 1933; (140491) Vo02577 RBF RF15
Can't get the gal I love : don't want none at allWeldon, Will (Casey Bill); Peaches in the Springtime; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418902) Vi21657 Rt RL311
Well well well I want none of that sugar : mama sprinkled in my teaWheatstraw, Peetie; Don't Hang My Clothes on No Barbed Wire Line; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6489A) Vo1649 Say SDR191
You said it wasn't none of my business : just since you treating me rightWilliamson, Sonny Boy; You Got to Step Back; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064495 ) BBB8822 BC20
I don't want to waste none of it mama : I want you to have it allDavis, Walter; Think You Need a Shot; Chicago, 3 Apr. 1936; (1003391) BBB6498 RCA INT1085
A lot of these women: too lazy to put up with none of good man's dirtCalloway, Blanche; Lazy Woman's Blues; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9458A) OK8279 CC32
Said take my advice : and don't bother with none in your neighborhoodStevens, Vol; Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62541 ) Vi23347 Jo SM3104
And now even won't none of my friends : come and even rub my aching headWilliamson, Sonny Boy; T. B. Blues; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (040532 ) BBB8333 BC20
If you don't come back to me : hot spring water won't help you noneCarr, Leroy; You Left Me Crying; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164182) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9
Hot spring waters : they won't help you none Carter, Spider; Don't Leave Me Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Nov. 1930; (C6165 ) Br7188 Rt RL340
Drinking won't help you none : crying won't do no goodGaither, Bill; Georgia Barrel House; Chicago, 12 June 1940; (WC3104A) OK05714 His HLP31
I give you my jelly : he ain't give you none Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Motherless Chile Blues; Atlanta, 5 Nov. 1927; (1451341) Co14299D RBF RF15
You know I bought you some hair : because he sure didn't give you noneJordan, Charley; Tight Haired Mama Blues; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO144) Vo1645 OJL20
I can buy you foresight baby : when the Lord ain't give you noneJordan, Charley; I Couldn't Stay Here; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (18980 ) ARC60961 Yz L1021
Went downtown and bought you good hair : and the Lord hadn't give you noneJordan, Luke; Church Bells Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398191) Vi unissued RCA INT1175
Went out town bought you good hair : and the Lord hadn't give you noneJordan, Luke; Church Bells Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398192) Vi21076 RBF RF9
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