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 ASKING...........14
Asking all the women : where was my man at Willis, Ruth Mary; Man of My Own; New York, 17 Jan. 1933; (129201) Ba32687 Yz L1026
Standing at the back door : asking for another half a pintWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Whiskey Headed Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208441) BBB7707 RCA INT1088
Mmm I've been asking for a favor : even I ask the good Lord aboveTownsend, Henry; Henry's Worried Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403300A) Co14529D Yz L1030
I'm asking you dear : please don't go Johnson, Joe (Memphis Minnie); I'm Going Back Home; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59992 ) Vi23352 His HLP32
I'm asking you dear : please don't go McCoy, Joe; Goin' Back to Texas; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487092) Co14455D OJL21
The reason I'm asking : because I got to go Schaffer, Ed (Shreveport Home Wreckers); Home Wreckin' Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599662) Vi23275 Rt RL313
I'm asking you a question : mama asking you very clearShort, Jaydee; Telephone Arguin' Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4561) Pm13043 OJL11
Now I'm asking God every day : to please forgive me for my sinSmith, J. T. Funny Paper; Fool's Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO167A) Vo1674 Yz L1010
I'm asking you a question : mama asking you very clearShort, Jaydee; Telephone Arguin' Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4561) Pm13043 OJL11
And you never did win : you kept on asking for moreBogan, Lucille; Tired as I Can Be; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155051) Ba33313 His HLP4
She asking all her friends around now : where she find number FourA highwaySpruell, Freddie; 4A Highway; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85782 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802
No use asking me babe : because I'll never be backVincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); The World Is Going Wrong; Atlanta, 24 Oct. 1931; (4050091) Co14660D Mam S3804
If the men were asking for hair : you would have a hard time in this worldJordan, Charley; Tight Haired Mama Blues; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO144) Vo1645 OJL20
He said look you ought to know this train ain't mine : and you asking me in vainHill, King Solomon; The Gone Dead Train; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12542) Pm13129 Yz L1004
 
 ASKS.............5
If anybody asks you : who composed this song Daniels, Julius; My Mama Was a Sailor; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (379312) Vi20658 Rt RL326
Now if anybody asks you : who composed this song McPhail, Black Bottom; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11512A) Vo1721 Yz L1019
If anybody asks you : who wrote this lonesome songRainey, Ma Gertrude; Last Minute Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (16092) Pm12080 BYG529.078
Well if he asks them for a little taste : ooo well they say oh that's just what you thinkWheatstraw, Peetie; When a Man Gets Down; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90961A) De7243 Say SDR192
Reason I asks you browny : you about to run me blindStovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); Court Street Blues; St. Louis, 25 Apr. 1927; (80749A) OK8514 Fly LP103
 
 ASLEEP...........5
But you'll never catch me asleep : I know you wants to whip my headJohnson, Lonnie; Man Killing Broad; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91339A) De7445 Sw S1225;
Last night : while I was sound asleep Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; She Can Love So Good; Chicago, c. mid Aug. 1930; (C6079A) Vo1540 Mel MLP7324
Got your eyes wide open : but you're sound asleep Johnson, Edith North; Nickel's Worth of Liver Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15558A) Pm12823 CC37
Someone knocked on my door : last night when I was asleepSmith, Bessie; I'm Down in the Dumps; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525802) OK8945 Co CL856
And when my wife asked you to do her a favor : you pretend you were asleepWashboard Sam; Get Down Brother; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703801) BBB9018 RCA LPV577
 
 ASSURE...........1
Well then I assure you there's won't nothing bother you : I'll be your little honeybeeWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Honey Bee Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208421) BBB7707 RCA INT1088
 
 ASTRAY...........3
These women and whiskey : going to get my child astrayHarris, William; I'm Leavin' Town; Birmingham, Ala., c. 18 July 1927; (GEX743B) Ge6306 Yz L1001
I'm just a good woman : baby gone astray Boyd, Georgia; Never Mind Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (768351) BBB5573 Yz L1030
If you think about that old black woman : Lord that led you off astrayArnold, Kokomo; Back Door Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9656A) De7156 CC25
 
 AT...............537
At first you think : that he is great Bell, Anna; I Don't Care Who Gets What I Don't Want; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (176A) QRS R7009 His HLP21
At night I'm hot with fever : and I just roll and tossBryant, Laura; Dentist Chair BluesPart 1; Long Island City, c. Jan. 1929; (322A) QRSR7055 His HLP21
At first I didn't believe it : but I found that it was trueCox, Ida; Rambling Blues; Chicago, Sept. 1925; (2294?) Pm12318 BYG529073
At your house rent party : you made your last mistakeJohnson, Lonnie; Low Land Moan; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1927; (82043A) OK8677 CC30
At morning noon and night : that's all I'm thinking ofJones, Maggie; I'm a Real Kind Mama; New York, 7 May 1926; (142167?) Co14139D VJM VLP25
At the *bom bom diddly* : got to carry me into townTampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1
She said the *headknots* at home : daddy and you can't inJackson, Papa Charlie; Coffee Pot Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10043?) Pm12264 Yz L1029
We never have one gal : at a time Big Bill (Broonzy); Eagle Riding Papa; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (95951) Ba0712 Yz L1011
I want you to put corn liquor : at my head and feetBlack, Lewis; Corn Liquor Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453672) Co14291D Rt RL327
But I like my Georgia grind : at half and half Bogan, Lucille; My Georgia Grind; Chicago, c. 1 Feb. 1930; (C5347 ) Br unissued Rt RL317
Your good old man rolled for you : at times when he was not able to goBracey, Mississippi; You Scolded Me and Drove Me from Your Door; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404764B) OK8904 OJL17
See my baby : at a dirty act Bracey, Mississippi; Stered Gal; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404766B) OK8867 Yz L1038
Better not catch you : at that house of mine Brown, Hi Henry; Preacher Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11477A) Vo1728 Yz L1030
But she never showed up : at the shack last night Brown, Willie; M and O Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4132) Pm13090 OJL5
Oh stop and listen : at the *onenote* how she blowCalicott, Joe; Traveling Mama Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM779 ) Br7166 Yz L1009
I might get off : at Memphis town Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5071 ) Vo1527 Yz L1036
Big Four blowed this morning : at the break of dayCarr, Leroy; Big Four Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164161) Vo03349 Co C30496
She shook me this morning : at half past one Chatman, Bo; Rolling Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992371) BBB6373 Yz L1034
She shook me again : at half past two Chatman, Bo; Rolling Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992371) BBB6373 Yz L1034
But she can beat anybody : at doing that thing Collins, Sam; Do That Thing; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13050A) Ge6307 OJL10
Get up every morning : at half past three Edwards, Joe; Construction Gang; New York, 12 Sept. 1924; (72817B) OK8163 Sw S1240
How you get up every morning : at half past three Edwards, Susie; Construction Gang; New York, 12 Sept. 1924; (72817B) OK8163 Sw S1240
My baby looks for me : at any old hour at night Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); She's Gone Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473061) Co14461D RBF RF15
Grandma and grandpa : at the age of eightythree Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Doin' the Scraunch; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510562) Co14591D CC36
Met a big crowd : at the ??? store Hollins, Tony; Stamp Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1941; (C38431) OK06351 BC5
Don't know what to do with myself : at night Jones, Maggie; Mamma; New York, 5 May 1925; (1405841) Co14074D VJM VLP25
But the monkey stopped : at a ??? drugstore Jordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398212) Vi21076 Rt RL326
I can't get by now : at the way they do McCoy, Joe; Shake Mattie; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO109A) Vo1668 Mam S3803
Wake up in the morning : at half past three McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (1493192) Co14657D Yz L1037
Soon in the morning : at half past four McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (1493192) Co14657D Yz L1037
Act like an angel in the daytime : ??? at night McTell, Blind Willie; Searching the Desert for the Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716061) Vi23353 RCA LPV518
And I ain't going to put up : at the way you do Memphis Minnie; I Don't Want that Junk Outa You; Chicago, c. 30 Jan. 1931; (VO111A) Vo1678 Yz L1008
And the one I hate : at the house every day Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; The Woman I Love Blues; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (944181) BBB6140 CC35
I'm going in the cave : at the sounding of the drumsNickerson, Charlie Bozo; Cave Man Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599622) ViV38605 Mel MLP7324;
Left my sister standing : at the watering trough Patton, Charley; Going to Move to Alabama; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L371) Pm13014 Yz L1020
Ninety men were laid off : at the railroad shop Patton, Charley; Mean Black Moan; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L771) Pm12953 Yz L1001
He's always barking : at the pickets on the fence Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Come Along Little Children; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18656) Ch16654 Rt RL307
Place a jug of molasses : at my feet Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Come Along Little Children; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18656) Ch16654 Rt RL307
You said you want to leave me : at the door Smith, Clara; I Never Miss My Sunshine; New York, 7 Sept. 1923; (812022) CoA4000 VJM VLP15
And he's up every morning : at half past four Smith, Clara; He's Mine, All Mine; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (1401821) Co14053D VJM VLP17
There'll be no preachers : at Miss Jenny's ball Smith, Mamie; Jenny's Ball; New York, 19 Feb. 1931; (404852A) OK8915 Sw S1240
Don't allow my preacher : at my house no more Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47713) Pm12518 Rt RL308
Don't allow my preacher : at my house no more Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200432) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041
She's awinking and ablinking : at another man Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041
Well trouble start this morning : at my front doorWashboard Sam; I'm Goin' to St. Louis; Chicago, 5 Aug. 1940; (049370 ) BBB8569 BC10
I wished I was back : at old Jim Canan's Wilkins, Robert; Old Jim Canan's; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX117 ) Vo unissued Yz L1018
Woke up this morning : at the break of day Willis, Ruth Mary; Man of My Own; New York, 17 Jan. 1933; (129201) Ba32687 Yz L1026
She walks the street [late at, every] night : she won't treat nobody rightMcClennan, Tommy; You Can't Read My Mind; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064887 ) BBB8897 Rt RL305
You left [me] at midnight : clock was striking twelveWaters, Ethel; Midnight Blues; New York, c. Mar. 1923; (5652) BS14146 Bio BLP12022
Yes I'm going to taught my woman : don't never let a ??? at homeShade, Will; Feed Your Friend with a Long Handled Spoon; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (555981) ViV38578 Rt RL311
*You're off having a binge* : you don't come home at all at nightMcClennan, Tommy; Mr. So and So Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074102 ) BBB9015 Rt RL314
Keep him three or four weeks : and you can't get along at allCox, Ida; Misery Blues; New York, late Jan. 1925; (1999?) Pm12258 BYG529073
In ??? Mississippi : where my folks are at Smith, Clara; Basement Blues; New York, 20 Sept. 1924; (1400521) Co14039D VJM VLP17
You must be kind and loving : and don't run around at nightGibson, Clifford; Beat You Doing It; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (482A) QRSR7087 Yz L1027
Come around at midnight : steals my cream when I'm awayJefferson, Blind Lemon; Cat Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15673) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015
Down in Atlanta at the razor ball : even at the razor ballMcTell, Blind Willie; Razor Ball; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502582) Co14551D Yz L1037
Lay awake at night : and just can't eat a bite Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Prison Cell Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203882) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004
I said baby at this particular time : it's just me myself and IChatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Me, Myself, and I; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640041) BBB8784 RCA730.581
Doesn't somebody know : where my baby at Jackson, Papa Charlie; Up the Way Bound; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25471) Pm12375 Yz L1029
I met a rattlesnake : oh baby at last Short, Jaydee; Lonesome Swamp Rattlesnake; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4681) Pm13043 OJL11
If I don't get back then : I won't be back at all Anderson, . . . (Walter Taylor); ThirtyEight and Plus; Richmond, Ind., 14 Feb. 1930; (16266B) Ge7157 Fwy FJ2801
And if I get kind of lucky : won't be back at all Black, Lewis; Rock Island Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453613) Co14429D His HLP5
She leaves every morning : come back at the break of dayBlackwell, Francis Scrapper; No Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 7 July 1935; (90082A) Ch50049 Cor CP58
Times get no better : I won't be back at all Bracey, Mississippi; I'll Overcome Some Day; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404767B) OK8904 OJL17
My mind had achanged : I wouldn't have come back at allCollins, Sam; Riverside Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12740) Ge6167 OJL10
Done took my babe away : Lord and blowed back at meCrudup, Arthur Big Boy; Mean Old 'Frisco Blues; Chicago, 15 Apr. 1942; (0708631) BB340704 RBF RF202
Now you know you left poor me at seven : come back at eightHawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; How Come Mama Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15213) Pm12802 Yz L1010
If I meet my good gal : then baby won't be back at allJohnson, Tommy; ByeBye Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418381) Vi21409 Yz L1007
And if I meet my good gal : well I won't be back at allJohnson, Tommy; Maggie Campbell Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418392) Vi21409 Rt RL330
My man left me two this morning : now he's trying to come back at noonRainey, Ma Gertrude; Four Day Honory Scat; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22131) Pm12303 Mil MLP2001
Don't get back at me Betty : because I'm liable to change my mindSmith, J. T. Funny Paper; Tell It to the Judge No. 2; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C7239?) MeM12117 Yz L1031
If I win any money : won't be back at all Smith, Six Cylinder; Pennsylvania Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2142) Pm12968 Yz L1004
If the blues overtake me : I ain't coming back at allStovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); Court Street Blues; St. Louis, 25 Apr. 1927; (80749A) OK8514 Fly LP103
If the blues overtake me : I won't be back at all Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Ramblin' Mind Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203392) Pm12616 Bio BLP12004
Well now it will take your little woman : then will holler back at youWheatstraw, Peetie; C and A Blues; Chicago, 6 Jan. 1931; (C6891A) Vo1672 OJL20
That's the reason why : I wished I was back at Jim Canan'sWilkins, Robert; Old Jim Canan's; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX117 ) Vo unissued Yz L1018
If I don't win no money : I won't be back at all Wilson, Leola B.; Down the Country; Chicago, c. Nov. 1926; (40122) Pm12444 Bio BLP12037
Than to be at home : rolling with my man Bogan, Lucille; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5562A) Br7210 Rt RL317
I'd be at home : in my folding bed Kelly, Eddie; Poole County Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130231) BBB7204 RBF RF9
Before the sun rises : I'll be at my rider's door Perkins, Gertrude; No Easy Rider Blues; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1927; (1453401) Co14313D Fwy FJ2802
While you're off with your woman : your wife could be at home beating you doing buddy what Reynolds, Blind Joe; Outside Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1443) Pm12927 OJL8
And I'm going to be at the depot : blow back hell or homeStevens, Vol; Coal Oil Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418882) Vi21278 OJL4
I will be at the *official table* : ooo well when *they send* brother James *my way*Williams, Joe; Brother James; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076631) BBB7022 RCA INT1087
When I go to bed at midnight : sometimes I wish I was deadHenderson, Bertha; Lead Hearted Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205602) Pm12655 Bio BLP12037
I would have been at home Lord : in my faro's bed Estes, Sleepy John; My Black Gal Blues; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (625482) Vi23397 Rt RL307
I'd have been at home : with a *blackhaired* Stevens, Vol; Vol Stevens Blues; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403241) Vi21356 OJL21
I would have been at home : trying to live good andStokes, Frank; Sweet to Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47731) Pm12531 Rt RL308
Now don't you hear me mama : I'm begging at your doorChatman, Bo; Howlin' Tom Cat Blues; San Antonio, 27 Mar. 1934; (826301) BB5536 Yz L1034
I'm leaking at the heart : bleeding at the nose Big Bill (Broonzy); I Can't Be Satisfied; Richmond, Ind., 2 May 1930; (16569) Ge7230 Yz L1011
Wind blow at night : and the wind blows in the daySykes, Roosevelt; We Can Sell that Thing; Grafton, Wis., c. Aug. 1930; (L4502) Pm13004 Riv RM8819
My blues at midnight : and don't leave me until dayJohnson, Lonnie; Falling Rain Blues; St. Louis, 4 Nov. 1925; (9436A) OK8253 CC30
These blues at midnight : they don't leave me till dayMcTell, Blind Willie; Three Women Blues; Atlanta, 17 Oct. 1928; (471852) ViV38001 Yz L1005
I get the blues at bedtime : them things don't leave until dayWashboard Sam; I Get the Blues at Bedtime; Chicago, 31 July 1942; (0746871) BB340710 RCA LPV577
Catch a *day boat* at the freight yard : I'm going back to New OrleansStone, Joe; Back Door Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76838 ) BBB5169 Yz L1030
My innocence betrayed me : have overtaken poor Bob at lastJohnson, Robert; Stone in My Passway; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL3772) ARC71267 Co CL1654
Made a break at me : groped for my pocketknife Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Fence Breakin' Yellin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15672) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015
Because as long as I'm around here : they can't get a fair break at youSykes, Roosevelt; As True As I've Been to You; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (694031) Vi23286 Yz L1033
If you got a good bullcow : you ought to keep your bull bull at homePatton, Charley; Jersey Bull Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (14723 ) Vo02782 Mam S3802
Goodbye : and please don't call at all Smith, Mamie; Jenny's Ball; New York, 19 Feb. 1931; (404852A) OK8915 Sw S1240
They tell me Western Union man been getting drunk : he been leaving my calls at somebody Williamson, Sonny Boy; Western Union Man; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064019 ) BBB8731 BC3
As I lay down in my cell at night : I tries so hard to take my restEvans, Joe; New Huntsville Jail; New York, 20 May 1931; (106512) Or8080 His HLP8002
You have your chance at love : now I'm going to leave you flatTurner, Joe; Blues on Central Avenue; Los Angeles, 8 Sept. 1941; (DLA2739A) De7889 Br87.504
Says I could not find : my woman's clothes at all Alexander, Texas; Awful Moaning BluesPart 1; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402643B) OK8731 Rt RL327
The train I ride : burn no coal at all Cleveland, Big Boy; Goin' to Leave You Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 12 Apr. 1927; (12700) Ge6108 His HLP22
The train I ride : don't burn no coal at all Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Easy Rider Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44232) Pm12474 Mil MLP2004
She gets her water at *Fairman* : coal at *Shabama Mines*Jones, Little Hat; Little Hat Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402700A) OK8794 Yz L1032
Papa's got : no coat at all Carr, Leroy; Gettin' All Wet; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1929; (C4034 ) Vo1423 Yz L1036
If you can't come Saturday night : you need not come at allThomas, Henry; Run, Mollie, Run; Chicago, 7 Oct. 1927; (C1222) Vo1141 OJL3
Oh yes woman : you've caught the old coon at last Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Caught the Old Coon at Last; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704371) BBB8974 RCA730.581
Baby is all I want mama : just one more crack at youJordan, Charley; Big Four Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5837 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030
I went to the churchhouse : cried at the door Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Stop and Listen Blues No. 2; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404785?) OK8859 Mam S3804
And hey what makes a rooster : crow at the break of dayWoods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); The Rooster's Crowing Blues; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (56340 ) ViV38593 Her H205
Lord I'm so heartbroken girls : I cannot cry at allMoore, Rosie Mae; Stranger Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418332) Vi21408 OJL6
Baby when I die : don't bury daddy at all Hull, Papa Harvey; France Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12690) Ge6106 OJL2
Baby it's dark babe dark at midnight : and the moon shine down like dayRachel, James Yank; Gravel Road Woman; New York, 6 Feb. 1934; (147932) Vo02649 OJL21
Standing on the corner didn't mean no harm : the boy made a dash at meJefferson, Blind Lemon; Fence Breakin' Yellin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15672) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015
Made a date at the barn : about half past ten Macon, Ed; Wringing that Thing; Atlanta, 12 Mar. 1929; (402289A) OK8676 Mel MLP7324
Made a date at the barn : about half past ten Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1
Twofaced woman : trying to see her two days at one timeWeaver, Curley; Two Faced Woman; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9941A) Ch50065 His HLP31
She act like an angel in the daytime : crooked as the devil at nightFuller, Blind Boy; Crooked Woman Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1940; (26619A) Vo05527 Rt RL318
Said I'll dodge your husband : like a rabbit dodge a dog at nightBracey, Mississippi; You Scolded Me and Drove Me from Your Door; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404764B) OK8904 OJL17
Going to sell moonshine in the day : and sell the dope at nightWashboard Sam; Bucket's Got a Hole in It; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020808 ) BBB7906 BC2
Now you can break out your windows : and look down at your glassArnold, Kokomo; Policy Wheel Blues; Chicago, 15 July 1935; (90158A) De7147 CC25
When I lay down at night : mama just a gallon out of sightBig Bill (Broonzy); Good Liquor Gonna Carry Me Down; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962321) BB B6230 Yz L1011
Did you ever lie down at night : thinking about your brownBlake, Blind; Tampa Bound; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30622) Pm12442 Bio BLP12023
Now the angels keep singing : the moon shines down at nightDorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Been Mistreated Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 Nov. 1930; (17290) Ch16237 Riv RM8803
Now I came in all in that Main West : and I putted down at Chicago HeightsEstes, Sleepy John; Hobo Jungle Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62481A) De7354 Sw S1219
I left my meal ticket down at ??? : my pot of chitlings boiling a little past noonJefferson, Blind Lemon; Lemon's Worried Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203753) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004
Hang me in the morning : and cut me down at night Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Hangman's Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208162) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004
Well I needs my daddy : because my clock is run down at homeJefferson, Blind Lemon; Big Night Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1929; (214022) Pm12801 Riv RLP12125
When I lay down at night : and I wonder how can a poor man sleepLewis, Furry; Mean Old Bedbug Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1134 Rt RL333
The doctor looked down at me and shook his head : said I wouldn't mind telling you son but I Memphis Minnie; Memphis MinnieJitis Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5822 ) Vo1588 BC13
*Even as* I lay down at night : behind you lies an empty spaceMoore, Alice; Black and Evil Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15447) Pm12819 CC37
Did you ever lay down at night : behind you lies an empty spaceMoore, Alice; Black Evil Blues; Chicago, 18 Aug. 1934; (C9317A) De7028 OJL20
Have you ever laid down at night : thinking about your brownMoss, Buddy; Hard Road Blues; New York, 19 Jan. 1933; (129461) Ba33106 RBF RF15
When I lay down at night : I wonder how can a poor girl sleepSmith, Bessie; Mean Old Bed Bug Blues; New York, 27 Sept. 1927; (1447963) Co14250D Fwy FJ2802
Depot agent look down at mary's lamb : said Mary I declare your lamb can't goSpruell, Freddie; Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85786 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802
Now when you lay down at night : lit out early try to take your restStokes, Frank; Downtown Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418221) Vi21272 BC5
Now when you lay down at night : lit out early try to take your restStokes, Frank; Downtown Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418222) Vi unissued His HLP31
Now when you lay down at night : call your good friend by nameStokes, Frank; Bedtime Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418251) Vi21272 Rt RL308
Now when you lay down at night : lay down early try to take your restStokes, Frank; It Won't Be Long Now; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454202) Vi21672 Rt RL307
I looked up at her face : I looked down at her feetWashboard Sam; Out with the Wrong Woman; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01883 ) BBB6794 BC10
And it was held : down at the new hope hall Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022
Meet me down at the river : bring me my suit of clothesWeaver, Curley; Oh Lawdy Mama; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9940A) Ch50077 Rt RL326
I have cut out going to the station : gazing down at the railroad trackWheatstraw, Peetie; I'm Gonna Cut Out Everything; Chicago, 2 Nov. 1937; (91320A) De7422 Say SDR192
Meet me down at the station : and kiss me before I goWilkins, Robert; I Do Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (47000 ) Vi23379 OJL5
I lay down at night : I can't sleep at all Wilkins, Robert; Long Train Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M191 ) Br7205 Rt RL333
I run to her friend : fell down at her knees Wilkins, Robert; Falling Down Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M192 ) Br7125 Yz L1002
Lord I have the blues in the morning : blues is the first thing when I lay down at nightWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Skinny Woman; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (07654 ) BBB7012 BC20
Feel like a broke down engine : ain't got no drivers at allMcTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519051) Co14632D Yz L1005
I told them to fill it half full of water : but they didn't put in a drop at allWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Shannon Street Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208471) BBB7847 RCA INT1088
Down in Atlanta at the razor ball : even at the razor ballMcTell, Blind Willie; Razor Ball; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502582) Co14551D Yz L1037
A goodlooking woman : winked her eye at me Carter, George; Hot Jelly Roll Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1929; (211542) Pm12750 Yz L1012
It's been hanging there so long : I can't see your face at allDavis, Walter; Can't See Your Face; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (0493201) BBB8600 Yz L1025
But now you gone and left me : and I can't see your face at allDavis, Walter; Can't See Your Face; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (0493201) BBB8600 Yz L1025
So a woman like you : could take a little fish at meChatman, Bo; Arrangement for MeBlues; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476471) BBB8397 Yz L1014
Every time I would have a potion : I would have a foaming at the mouthMemphis Minnie; Meningitis Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59994 ) Vi23421 Rt RL337
When a man got lots of money : he'll have friend at every houseMcCoy, Robert Lee; Tough Luck; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076551) BBB7115 Rt RL321
Poor boy poor boy : ain't got no friends at all Sykes, Roosevelt; Poor Boy Blues; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403323A) OK8787 Yz L1033
When a man gets down : feel like he ain't got no friends at allWheatstraw, Peetie; When a Man Gets Down; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90961A) De7243 Say SDR192
She will get your money : then *poor gam* at you Dickson, Tom; Labor Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400360A) OK8570 Yz L1008;
I was a young girl at home : and I did not know the worldJohnson, Mary; Mary Johnson Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18792) Ch16570 Riv RM8819
You never can catch : that kind of girl at home Roland, Walter; Early in the Morning No. 2; New York, 31 July 1934; (154952) Ba33343 Yz L1017
Don't get the gal I want : I don't want no girl at allStokes, Frank; What's the Matter Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418261) ViV38531 Yz L1002
Say you can never : catch that kind of little girl at homeWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Early in the Morning; Aurora, Ill., 11 Nov. 1937; (016524 ) BBB7302 RCA INT1175
Because these North Georgia women : don't mean me no good at allMcTell, Blind Willie; Savannah Mama; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (140351) Vo02568 Yz L1005
Says my good gal she's gone : she didn't mean me no good at allMcTell, Blind Willie; My Baby's Gone; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (140382) Vo02668 Yz L1037
But if I don't get whiskey : I ain't no good at allMiller, Lillian; Dead Drunk Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 3 May 1928; (13718A) Ge6518 OJL6
But if I don't drink whiskey : I ain't no good at allWallace, Sippie; Dead Drunk Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80837A) OK8499 Bio BLPC6
Lady tells me papa papa : well you ain't no good at allWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Shannon Street Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208471) BBB7847 RCA INT1088
Now my blues got at me : Lord and run me from tree to treeMontgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; The First Time I Met You; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026421) BBB6766 RBF RF12
No sooner I got at the bus station Lord : police he arrested meNewbern, Hambone Willie; Shelby County Workhouse Blues; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402297B) OK8740 RBF RF202
Now they laugh and grin at me : because I ain't got a lousy dimeCarr, Leroy; Hard Hearted Papa; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164172) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9
But when I first met you babe : you didn't have no hair at allCannon, Gus; Heart Breakin' Blues; Memphis, 9 Sept. 1928; (470012) ViV38523 OJL4
I don't feel ashamed : standing and wringing my hands at the trainWhite, Washington; Black Train Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2977A) Vo05588 Co C30036
Now every time I see this man : he at some whiskey jointMcClennan, Tommy; Whiskey Head Man; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053736 ) BBB8760 RBF RF14
Says I walked all the way up Beale Street : I bowed my head at every old gal I metArnold, Kokomo; Slop Jar Blues; Chicago, 5 Feb. 1935; (C9776A) De7092 Say SDR163
Only trouble you have : is trying to keep her at homeAlexander, Texas; When You Get to Thinking; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1929; (403359B) OK8764 Fly LP103
Walk with my good girl in the daytime : walk with her at nightCalicott, Joe; Traveling Mama Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM779 ) Br7166 Yz L1009
I met her at a *sociable* : she acts just like a crookJefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Lastin' Lovin'; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (204072) Pm12666 Mil MLP2013
I left her at the station : wringing her hands and cryingMcTell, Blind Willie; Searching the Desert for the Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716061) Vi23353 RCA LPV518
I will leave her at the crossing : when the train pass byPatton, Charley; Heart Like Railroad Steel; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L501) Pm12953 Her H201
Lord I seen her at the station : and I seen her on the roadSluefoot Joe; Shouting Baby Blues; Long Island City, c. Apr. 1929; ( ) QRSR7086 His HLP17
Says it's two to one buddy : you don't get your things back out of here at allFuller, Blind Boy; Three Ball Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26600A) Vo05440 BC11
I'm going away to leave you : and ain't coming back here at allSpeckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M184 ) Br7137 OJL20
Now every time I see this man : he's at some whiskey jointMcClennan, Tommy; Whiskey Head Man; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053736 ) BBB8760 RBF RF14
That's the very reason : scared to trust him at homeMemphis Minnie; Squat It; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9426A) De7146 Rt RL329
And you caught your loverman : when you can't keep him at homeMemphis Minnie; It's Hard to Be Mistreated; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (C16711) Vo03474 BC1
I'm going to buy me a shepherd dog : and keep him at my doorTurner, Buck; Christmas Time Blues; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61793A) De7387 Rt RL327
Don't a man do wrong : till a man make hisself at homeEstes, Sleepy John; You Shouldn't Do That; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649161) BBB8915 BC7
Since I brought her home : you can't find no holes at allMemphis Minnie; Black Cat Blues; Chicago, 27 May 1936; (C13861) Vo03581 Pal PL101
I hollered at your mama : I told her to wait Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163
You come home at night : she got a towel on her headBell, Ed; Ham Bone Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48173) Pm12524 OJL14
Lord I would stay drunk all day : baby and I wouldn't come home at nightBig Bill (Broonzy); When I Had Money; Chicago, 17 Apr. 1940; (WC3036A) Vo05563 RBF RF16;
He will come home at night : turn the bed upside downCox, Ida; Blue Kentucky Blues; New York, late Jan. 1925; (20032) Pm12258 BYG529073
You got to love your baby : so she'll stay home at nightHicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); unnamed title; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493471) Co unissued Yz L1012
Come home at night : you got my best friend cryingJames, Frank; Poor Coal Passer; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (018931) BBB7116 Yz L1015
Bad cat ain't no wildcat : and he's going to stay home at nightJefferson, Blind Lemon; Balky Mule Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203813) Pm12631 Mil MLP2007
I stood out in the cold all night : and she didn't come home at allJefferson, Blind Lemon; Pneumonia Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15669) Pm12880 Mil MLP2013
If you stay out all night : and come home at four Jones, Maggie; I'm a Back Bitin' Mama; New York, 17 Sept. 1925; (1409514) Co14127D VJM VLP25
*You're off having a binge* : you don't come home at all at nightMcClennan, Tommy; Mr. So and So Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074102 ) BBB9015 Rt RL314
He used to come home at midnight : now he don't come home at allRainey, Ma Gertrude; Night Time Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22111) Pm12303 Mil MLP2001
He used to come home at midnight : now he don't come home at allRainey, Ma Gertrude; Night Time Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22111) Pm12303 Mil MLP2001
I've got a girl : I wish I could keep her home at nightThomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Hard to Rule Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203353) Pm12670 Bio BLP12004
Lord I went home at night : I looked out my door Williams, Joe; Wild Cow Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962461) BBB6200 RCA INT1087
My baby looks for me : at any old hour at night Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); She's Gone Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473061) Co14461D RBF RF15
I believe he's looking for me : he's up all hours at nightJefferson, Blind Lemon; Mean Jumper Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203802) Pm12631 Mil MLP2007
Late hours at night : trying to play my hand Memphis Minnie; In My Girlish Days; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C37641) OK06410 BC1
Black cat crawls late hours at midnight : nightmares ride till the break of dayRed Nelson (Nelson Wilborn); Crying Mother Blues; Chicago, 4 Feb. 1936; (90597A) De7171 Br87.504
I'm scared to bother : around her house at night Blake, Blind; Police Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15463) Pm12888 Yz L1012
And if you want my meat : you can come to my house at twelveBogan, Lucille; Barbecue Bess; New York, 6 Mar. 1935; (169841) Ba33475 Yz L1017
Cat man cat man : stay away from my house at nightJefferson, Blind Lemon; Cat Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15673) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015
The wolves howled at midnight : wild ox moaned till dayMoore, Whistlin' Alex; West Texas Woman; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495312) Co14496D His HLP32
Now don't you hear me mama : howling at your door Chatman, Bo; Howlin' Tom Cat Blues; San Antonio, 27 Mar. 1934; (826301) BB5536 Yz L1034
Now when you hear me howling mama : I mean howling at your doorSmith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf BluesNo. 2; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6405A) Vo1558 Yz L1031
Next thing he want to know : sister where your husband atBrown, Hi Henry; Preacher Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11477A) Vo1728 Yz L1030
Hit your kidman all day long : and play sick on your husband at nightMcClennan, Tommy; Deep Blue Sea Blues; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064889 ) BBB9005 Rt RL313
Tell you married women : how to keep your husband at homeReynolds, Blind Willie; Married Man Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (647212) Vi23258 Yz L1009
The next thing he'll want to know : where is your husband atShade, Will; On the Road Again; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470111) ViV38015 OJL19
Next thing he want to know : lady where is your husband atShade, Will; I Can Beat You Plenty; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (55599 ) ViV38586 Rt RL337
Tell you married women : how to keep your husbands at homeReynolds, Blind Joe; Outside Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1443) Pm12927 OJL8
I'm at your door howling : like an old tomcat Chatman, Bo; Howlin' Tom Cat Blues; San Antonio, 27 Mar. 1934; (826301) BB5536 Yz L1034
I was hollering and crying to every brown : to hell I'm atJackson, Papa Charlie; I'm Alabama Bound; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21442) Pm12289 Yz L1029
Going to stay right here : just where I'm at Smith, Clara; Back Woods Blues; New York, 30 Apr. 1924; (816944) Co14022D VJM VLP17
Come in at dawn : stay out late Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Voice Throwin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15219) Pm12802 Yz L1010
Sluefoot Mose and crosseyed Joe : didn't go in at allMcTell, Blind Willie; Razor Ball; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502582) Co14551D Yz L1037
Then when she pay up her house rent : that don't leave anything for insurance at allEstes, Sleepy John; Fire Department Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63650A) De7571 Sw S1220
The train is at the station : my mind's made up to goCarr, Leroy; Low Down Dog Blues; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7215A) Vo1605 Yz L1036
Every morning : Lord rent man is at my door Patton, Charley; Mean Black Moan; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L771) Pm12953 Yz L1001
Hard luck is at your front door : blues are in your roomPatton, Charley; Bird Nest Bound; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4331) Pm13070 Yz L1020
Trouble is at your back door : what is going to become of youPatton, Charley; Bird Nest Bound; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4331) Pm13070 Yz L1020
But my eye is at the ??? : in the basement blues Smith, Clara; Basement Blues; New York, 20 Sept. 1924; (1400521) Co14039D VJM VLP17
She wouldn't if she could : and she wouldn't do it at allBracey, Mississippi; Stered Gal; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404766B) OK8867 Yz L1038
Tear it in the yard : tear it at the gate Estes, Sleepy John; I Wanta Tear It All the Time; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62462A) De7342 Sw S1219
You know the children can go in the daytime : ooh boys and the old folks have it at nightEstes, Sleepy John; Working Man Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649261) BBB8950 RBF RF8
Don't stomp it right : you needn't stomp it at allStokes, Frank; Stomp that Thing; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454262) Vi21738 Rt RL308
I thought I'd send her : *but I'd leave it* at homeButler, Sam; Jefferson County Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; ( ) Vo1057 Yz L1016
I'll wash you clothes in the morning : bake jellyroll at nightGlover, Mae; I Ain't Giving Nobody None; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15395A) Ge6948 Her H201
Jellyroll every morning : jellyroll at night Smith, Eithel; Jelly Roll Mill; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18804) Ch16613 Riv RM8819
Just get a job at one of these stills : and you surely will be paidJackson, Jim; Bootlegging Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419042) Vi21268 Rt RL323
Captain rung the bell this morning : just at the break of dayArnold, Kokomo; Buddie Brown Blues; Chicago, 23 Oct. 1937; (91299A) De7449 CC25
Every day seems like Monday : just at the rising sunArnold, Kokomo; Tired of Runnin' from Door to Door; New York, 11 May 1938; (67346) De7464 Say SDR163
It was early one morning : just at the close of fourJackson, Papa Charlie; Coffee Pot Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10043?) Pm12264 Yz L1029
Did you ever wake up : just at the break of day Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (15962) Pm12081 BYG529.078
I leave prowling just at dawn : and get back in the morning just a while before daySmith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hungry Wolf; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO165A) Vo1655 Yz L1031
Just at the setting of the sun : that's when the work is doneWhite, Washington; Parchman Farm Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2981A) OK05683 Co C30036
Say you get away from my window : don't knock at my doorFuller, Blind Boy; Stealing BoHog; New York, 7 Sept. 1937; (216272) ARC80165 BC11
I told you stay away from my window baby : mama don't knock at my old back doorShade, Will; Evergreen Money Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418182) Vi21657 Rt RL310
Said get away from my window mama : don't knock at my back doorWeldon, Will (Casey Bill); Memphis JugBlues; Memphis, 24 Feb. 1927; (379432) Vi20576 Rt RL322
Easy mama : somebody knocking at my door Clark, Lonnie; Broke Down Engine; Richmond, Ind., 21 Sept. 1929; (15660) Pm12871 Rt RL340
This is my last time : ever knocking at your door Lewis, Furry; Dry Land Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454291) Vi23345 Yz L1021
Excuse me mama : for knocking at your room Reed, Willie; Dreaming Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476002) Co14407D Yz L1004
Memphis man : comes knocking at the door Waters, Ethel; Memphis Man; New York, c. Mar. 1923; (5641) BS14146 Bio BLP12022
Says I moaned early in the morning : moaned late late at nightAlexander, Texas; Awful Moaning BluesPart 2; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402644B) OK8731 Rt RL327
Says I load coal in the morning : and I cut corn late at nightArnold, Kokomo; Big Leg Mama; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1935; (90314A) De7116 Say SDR163
Says I holler in the morning : I begin to moan late at nightArnold, Kokomo; My Well Is Dry; New York, 11 May 1938; (63748A) De7540 CC25
You call me in the morning : you call me late at nightBlake, Blind; Stonewall Street Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30811) Pm12431 Bio BLP12031
You dog me in the morning : mama you dog me late at nightBlake, Blind; Doggin' Me Mama Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1928; (205173) Pm12673 Bio BLP12037
I like it early in the morning : I've got to have it late at nightCarr, Leroy; Bread Baker; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164321) Vo03296 Yz L1036
Tear it in the morning : late at night Estes, Sleepy John; I Wanta Tear It All the Time; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62462A) De7342 Sw S1219
Now trouble in the morning : trouble late at nightEstes, Sleepy John; New Someday Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63652A) De7473 RBF RF8
I rattle every morning : till late at night Fuller, Blind Boy; I'm a Rattlesnakin' Daddy; New York, 23 July 1935; (178622) ARC60156 BC11
I go there early in the morning : and I'll go there late at nightHicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); unnamed title; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493471) Co unissued Yz L1012
It was late at midnight : moon shine bright like dayHurt, Mississippi John; Big Leg Blues; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401474A) OK unissued Bio BLPC4
I go there early in the morning : and I goes there late at nightJefferson, Blind Lemon; Mean Jumper Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203802) Pm12631 Mil MLP2007
Put it all in her window : and blow her up late at nightJefferson, Blind Lemon; Dynamite Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210961) Pm12739 Rt RL301
I loved my baby in the morning : Lord loved her late at nightJefferson, Blind Lemon; Empty House Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212001) Pm12946 Rt RL335
You dog me all in the morning : and dog me late at nightJohnson, Mary; Rattlesnake Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18791) Ch16570 Riv RM8819
Trouble wake me in the morning : put me to bed late at nightLucas, Jane; Double Trouble Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17285) Ch16289 Yz L1035
Now she dog me every morning : she dog me late at nightMcClennan, Tommy; My Baby's Doggin' Me; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044991 ) BBB8545 Rt RL305
You can love me in the morning : you can love me late at nightMcCoy, Robert Lee; Friar's Point Blues; Chicago, 5 June 1940; (93037A) De7819 Rt RL319
One for in the morning : one for late at night McTell, Blind Willie; Three Women Blues; Atlanta, 17 Oct. 1928; (471852) ViV38001 Yz L1005
Now take it easy : late at night McTell, Blind Willie; Warm It Up to Me; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (140082) Vo02595 Yz L1005
Say she serves me in the morning : she serves me late at nightMoss, Buddy; Gravy Server; New York, 21 Aug. 1935; (17981 ) ARC61156 Rt RL318
My coffee must be sugared in the morning : my tea late at nightSmith, Bessie Mae; Sugar Man BluesPart 1; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6167 ) Vo1559 His HLP2
Early in the morning : late at night Smith, Clara; I Want My Sweet Daddy Now; New York, 31 Aug. 1923; (811831) CoA3991 VJM VLP15
Well you laughing at me now mama : you'll be crying after a whileGillum, Bill Jazz; You're Laughing Now; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020822 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177
Well you laughing at me now mama : you'll be crying after a whileGillum, Bill Jazz; You're Laughing Now; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020822 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177
Well you laughing at me now mama : you'll be crying after a whileGillum, Bill Jazz; You're Laughing Now; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020822 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177
Well you laughing at me now mama : you'll be crying after a whileGillum, Bill Jazz; You're Laughing Now; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020822 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177
I'm leaking at the heart : bleeding at the nose Big Bill (Broonzy); I Can't Be Satisfied; Richmond, Ind., 2 May 1930; (16569) Ge7230 Yz L1011
So I can leave at once : and hunt me somewhere else to goJefferson, Blind Lemon; Broke and Hungry; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (3076?) Pm12443 Mil MLP2007
My man leaves at midnight : don't come back till early mornRainey, Ma Gertrude; Night Time Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22111) Pm12303 Mil MLP2001
Thinking about that sweet thing : I've left at homeChatman, Lonnie; New Sittin' On Top of the World; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15562) Pm13134 Bio BLP12041
She didn't know how much I loved her : or else she wouldn't have left at allDavis, Walter; M. and O. Blues; Cincinnati, 12 June 1930; (629072) ViV38618 RCA INT1085
She didn't have no worry : didn't have a lick at a snakeWheatstraw, Peetie; Remember and Forget Blues; Chicago, 8 Apr. 1936; (C13512) Vo03273 Say SDR192
He done pawned my house : he got my life at stake Bogan, Lucille; Skin Game Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (170141) Ba33448 Rt RL317
Sometime it seem like at night : that the old house is falling downDavis, Walter; Can't See Your Face; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (0493201) BBB8600 Yz L1025
Mmm : mama listen at me howl Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf BluesNo. 2; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6405A) Vo1558 Yz L1031
Hey listen at me mama : don't be all night Stokes, Frank; Last Go Round; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47771) Pm12591 Bio BLP12041
Now listen at me mama mama : why did you let me goStokes, Frank; How Long; Memphis, 30 Aug. 1928; (454551) ViV38512 BC6
Now listen at me baby baby : everything all right with meStokes, Frank; How Long; Memphis, 30 Aug. 1928; (454551) ViV38512 BC6
Now listen at me mama : mama if you'll only be kindStokes, Frank; Right Now Blues; Memphis, 25 Sept. 1929; (555842) ViV38589 Yz L1018
If I listened at my mother : in farther day Lincoln, Charley; Chain Gang Trouble; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451082) Co14272D His HLP4
You beat her three times a day : and whip her a little at nightWilliamson, Sonny Boy; You Give an Account; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (020846 ) BBB7756 BC3;
I remember the day : when I was living at Lula townLee, Bertha; Mind Reader Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (147361) Vo02650 OJL17
When I was living at Lula : I was living there at easePatton, Charley; Dry Well Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4292) Pm13070 Yz L1020
I'm going to change my number : where I'm living atWaters, Ethel; There'll Be Some Changes Made; New York, c. Aug. 1921; (P1471) BS2021 Bio BLP12022
If you take a peep in my back yard : better take a look at mineBell, Anna; Every Woman Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (172A) QRSR7007 His HLP21
Every time I look at that woman : she's got a frown on her faceBlackwell, Francis Scrapper; No Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 7 July 1935; (90082A) Ch50049 Cor CP58
Run here mama : just look at sis Davis, Walter; I Can Tell By the Way You Smell; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914331) BBB6059 Yz L1025
Just look at papa out there : on that thing Davis, Walter; I Can Tell By the Way You Smell; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914331) BBB6059 Yz L1025
Just take a look out here in the back yard : just look at sisEvans, Joe; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 21 May 1931; (106641) Or8083 Yz L1015
Mama mama : just look at sis Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Easy Rider Don't Deny My Name; New York, 16 June 1927; (1442823) Co14231D RBF RF15
Woke up this morning : look at the rising sun King David; Rising Sun Blues; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404665A) OK8913 RBF RF6
And the people on Bunker Hill : look at me sing this songStokes, Frank; Bunker Hill Blues; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555741) ViV38548 Rt RL308
You could stand : and look at the convict tow White, Washington; When Can I Change My Clothes; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2979A) Vo05489 Co C30036
Run here papa : look at sis Williams, Henry; Georgia Crawl; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1928; (1461482) Co14328D Rt RL316
Oh he looked at me : and he walked away Alexander, Texas; Section Gang Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81224B) OK8498 Rt RL312
And the blind man looked at you : sure look good to meBell, Ed; Mamlish Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48163) Pm12524 OJL14
I got up this morning : looked at the rising sun Collins, Sam; My Road Is Rough and Rocky; New York, c. Oct. 1931; ( ) unknown Yz L1038
He looked at me and smiled : but yet they refused to sayCox, Ida; Rambling Blues; Chicago, Sept. 1925; (2294?) Pm12318 BYG529073
Well she looked at me : she begin to smile Estes, Sleepy John; Milk Cow Blues; Memphis, 13 May 1930; (59918 ) ViV38614 RBF RF202
I woke up this morning : looked at the special rising sunJames, Skip; Special Rider Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7602) Pm13098 Yz L1001
I looked at my mama : and I hung my head and criedLacy, Rubin; Mississippi Jail House Groan; Chicago, Mar. 1928; (204192) Pm12629 OJL8
Waiter looked at me and said : hey brother pay up before you eatLeecan, Bobby; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17
I raised my window : looked at the rising sun Rupert, Ollie; I Raised My Window and Looked at the Risin' Sun; Memphis, 28 Feb. 1927; (379632) Vi20577 Rt RL323
She looked at me and smiled : and said go devil and destroy the worldSmith, J. T. Funny Paper; Seven Sisters BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO169A) Vo1641 Yz L1031
And I looked at the sun : and the sun was shining warmStokes, Frank; Bedtime Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418251) Vi21272 Rt RL308
She looked at me : begin to smile Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); I've Got Blood in My Eyes for You; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050231) Co14660D Mam S3804
The people looked at me : like they thought that I was a country clownWheatstraw, Peetie; Crazy with the Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91150A) De7348 Cor CP58
I was standing in my back door : looking at the evening sun go downBlind Norris; Sundown Blues; Chicago, 18 Feb. 1937; (61850A) De7290 BC6
And if I see him looking at another woman : I just scream and cryBogan, Lucille; Black Angel Blues; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6847A) Br7186 His HLP15
Just looking at them women : makes me want to get my gauge stuckJefferson, Blind Lemon; Southern Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15667) Pm12899 Mil MLP2013
Hungry as could be : looking at all cakes of kind Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bakershop Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15668) Pm12852 Mil MLP2013
I found my rooster this morning : by looking at his combMemphis Minnie; Plymouth Rock Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5831 ) Vo1631 BC13
For the women looking at me : from my head to my feetWilliamson, Sonny Boy; T. B. Blues; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (040532 ) BBB8333 BC20
Mama looks at papa : says oh oh no sir Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants a Cookie; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5070 ) Vo1561 Yz L1036
Then he looks at me and cries mama : I mean your sweet old girlWaters, Ethel; Ethel Sings 'Em; New York, c. June 1923; (B) BS14154 Bio BLP12022
Lord at daybreak call me baby : you'll find your bullcow goneBig Bill (Broonzy); Bull Cow Blues; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (116102) Ba32653 Yz L1035
I got a sweet mama : she ain't low at all Blake, Blind; Panther Squall Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205822) Pm12723 Yz L1016
I was all alone : no one to love at all Wallace, Sippie; Bedroom Blues; Chicago, 20 Nov. 1926; (9930A) OK8439 Sw S1240
Then trouble taken place : in the lowlands at nightSmith, Bessie; Back Water Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (1434911) Co14195D Co CL858
Somebody done put jinx on me : ooo well and I can't have no luck at allWheatstraw, Peetie; Cut Out Blues; Chicago, 9 Apr. 1936; (C13551) Vo03444 Say SDR191
When it comes to women : he can't have no luck at allWheatstraw, Peetie; When a Man Gets Down; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90961A) De7243 Say SDR192
I know somebody have put a jinx on me : ooo well now I know I won't have no luck at allWheatstraw, Peetie; I'm Gonna Cut Out Everything; Chicago, 2 Nov. 1937; (91320A) De7422 Say SDR192
He was one of the luckiest at cards : that a gambler have ever seenCampbell, Bob; Dice's Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154831) Vo02830 Rt RL340
All you women get mad at buddy boy : because I won't dee da da daHawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Number Three Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44162) Pm12475 Yz L1010
Don't want to hurt your feelings : either get mad at youWheatstraw, Peetie; Doin' the Best I Can; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1934; (C9443?) De7007 Say SDR191
You know the mailman been getting drunk : he been leaving my mail at somebody else's houseEstes, Sleepy John; Mailman Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93004A) De7789 Sw S1220;
And the man at the throttle : Lord he wasn't coming back no moreBogan, Lucille; I Hate that Train Called the M. and O.; New York, 31 July 1934; (154911) ARC60204 OJL6
Told me late last fall : you never had no man at allCalicott, Joe; Fare Thee Well Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM778 ) Br7166 OJL11
Feed you in the day : go out with some man at nightEstes, Sleepy John; New Someday Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63652A) De7473 RBF RF8
Lord I wonder : where is my good man at Memphis Minnie; Where Is My Good Man; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11216A) Vo1698 OJL6
*Ever get ready for* lay down : and think about your man at nightMoore, Alice; My Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15449A) Pm12868 CC37
You women better be careful : you won't have no man at allNickerson, Charlie Bozo; Round and Round; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64732 ) Vi23256 Jo SM3104
If you don't see me tomorrow : you won't have no man at allRachel, James Yank; Sweet Mama; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (62550) Vi23318 Rt RL329
I stuck with you mama : when you did not have no man at allWeldon, Will (Casey Bill); Memphis JugBlues; Memphis, 24 Feb. 1927; (379432) Vi20576 Rt RL322
Well I'll tell you women : how to keep your man at homeWilliams, Joe; Little Leg Woman; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854871) BBB5900 Yz L1038
And I know : you won't have no real regular man at allWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Shady Grove Blues; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064492 ) BBB8914 BC20
Asking all the women : where was my man at Willis, Ruth Mary; Man of My Own; New York, 17 Jan. 1933; (129201) Ba32687 Yz L1026
I didn't have nobody : to worry me at all Blake, Blind; Depression's Gone from Me Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. June 1932; (L14762) Pm13137 Bio BLP12023
You with your kid all day : and run to me at nightBracey, Ishman; Saturday Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418421) Vi21349 OJL8
He said when I die : don't bury me at all Byrd, John; Billy Goat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2892) Pm12997 Yz L1001
Hard luck and trouble : meets me at the door Green, Lil; I'm Wasting My Time on You; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1942; (0708031) BBB9010 RCA LPV574
Now you know you left poor me at seven : come back at eightHawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; How Come Mama Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15213) Pm12802 Yz L1010
I'm all alone by myself : no one to love me at allJohnson, Lonnie; Falling Rain Blues; St. Louis, 4 Nov. 1925; (9436A) OK8253 CC30
When I came home this morning : my wife she met me at the doorLincoln, Charley; My Wife Drove Me From the Door; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451061) Co14305D RBF RF202
Blues grabbed me at midnight : didn't turn me loose till dayMcTell, Blind Willie; Mama, 'Tain't Long Fo' Day; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403101) Vi21474 Yz L1005
Put me at the head of the list : and don't forget to call my nameMcTell, Blind Willie; Razor Ball; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502582) Co14551D Yz L1037
Left me at midnight : clock was striking twelve Sylvester, Hannah; Midnight Blues; New York, c. May 1923; (1407?) Pm12033 VJM VLP40
You ain't got a place now baby : won't even love me at nightWeaver, Curley; Sometime Mama; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9939B) Ch50065 His HLP31
They meets at the levee : every Saturday night McCoy, Joe; Shake Mattie; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO109A) Vo1668 Mam S3803
I wouldn't mind at all : but I just got a crick in my backBlake, Blind; Rope Stretchin' BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L11012) Pm13103 Bio BLP12037
I never loved one woman : no more at a time Campbell, Gene; Wandering Blues; Chicago, c. May 1930; (C5701A) Br7170 His HLP2
And you can get my meat : any night at twelve Bogan, Lucille; Barbecue Bess; New York, 6 Mar. 1935; (169841) Ba33475 Yz L1017
So many nights at the fireside : how my children's mother would cryWhite, Washington; Fixin' to Die Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2989A) Vo05588 Co C30036
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
One goes south at eight : and it's one goes north at nineJefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Horse Blues; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25431) Pm12367 Mil MLP2004
One goes south at eight : one goes north at nine Weaver, Curley; Oh Lawdy Mama; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9940A) Ch50077 Rt RL326
For I'm not at ease : with anyone else Johnson, Joe (Memphis Minnie); I'm Going Back Home; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59992 ) Vi23352 His HLP32
Not at ease : with anyone else McCoy, Joe; Goin' Back to Texas; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487092) Co14455D OJL21
Some draw checks babe : some draw nothing at all Brown, Hi Henry; Nut Factory Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11506A) Vo1692 Yz L1003
Wasn't nothing at all : but my good girl jumping downLewis, Furry; Big Chief Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1133 Yz L1002
Wasn't nothing at all : my girl coming home again Lewis, Furry; Why Don't You Come Home Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1134 Rt RL333
I'm just like my mother left me : I ain't got nothing at allWashboard Sam; Lowland Blues; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07620 ) BBB7096 BC10
Now if you want me to stop drinking whiskey : you ain't talking about nothing at allWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064493 ) BBB8822 BC3
The whistle was blowing for New Year : around twelve o'clock at nightJefferson, Blind Lemon; Happy New Year Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208192) Pm12692 Bio BLP12000
A black cat bone's aboiling : I put it on at half past twelveMiles, Lizzie; Shootin' Star Blues; New York, 4 Jan. 1928; (77082) Ba7025 VJM VLP40
One at your window : one at your door unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); The Wild Cat Squawl; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404680A) OK8908 BC2
One at your window : one at your door unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Gettin' Ready for Trial; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404682C) OK8856 OJL4
One at your window : one at your door unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Giving It Away; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404683A) OK8908 OJL19
One at your window : one at your door unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); The Wild Cat Squawl; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404680A) OK8908 BC2
One at your window : one at your door unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Gettin' Ready for Trial; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404682C) OK8856 OJL4
One at your window : one at your door unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Giving It Away; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404683A) OK8908 OJL19
She goes out at night : just like she's on wheels Campbell, Gene; Robbin' and Stealin' Blues; Chicago, c. May 1930; (C5704B) Br7170 His HLP2
You go out at night and get full of bad whiskey : and stay out the whole night longMontgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Leaving Town Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026501) BBB6916 CC35
I would go out at night : and get full of bucket ginMontgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Never Go Wrong Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026521) BBB6825 CC35
I was out at night : when I heard the loco blow Patton, Charley; Moon Going Down; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4321) Pm13014 Yz L1020
You get out at night : you peeping through a crackStokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041
Just step in my back yard : and take a peep at mineSmith, Trixie; Sorrowful Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (17802) Pm12208 CC29
My needles have got rusty baby : it will now play at allJohnson, Robert; Phonograph Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25872) ARC unissued Co C30034
I'm not crying : pleading at your feet Hill, Bertha Chippie; Pleadin' for the Blues; Chicago, 23 Nov. 1926; (9949A) OK8420 Sw S1240
I do my ramming at midnight : and I don't be seen in the dayChatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Grinder Man Blues; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535921) BBB8584 RCA730.581
I heard a rap at the door : must be that bad cat woman of mineJefferson, Blind Lemon; Balky Mule Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203813) Pm12631 Mil MLP2007
A long tall gal : rapping at my door Baker, Willie; Sweet Patunia Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14897) Ge6751 His HLP22
Hotshot rider : rapping at her door McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (1493192) Co14657D Yz L1037
I tell all you people : you can rest at ease Memphis Minnie; North Memphis Blues; Chicago, c. 15 Oct. 1930; (C6443 ) Vo1550 BC13
I tell all of you people : you can rest at ease Memphis Minnie; North Memphis Blues; Chicago, c. 15 Oct. 1930; (C6443 ) Vo1550 BC13
I can't rest at night : from them crawling all under my headMemphis Minnie; Stinging Snake Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1934; (CP10691) Vo02711 Pal PL101
Oh now I wonder what's the matter : I can't rest at nightStokes, Frank; What's the Matter Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418261) ViV38531 Yz L1002
And it's wonder what the reason : now baby I can't rest at nightStokes, Frank; Mistreatin' Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454191) Vi21672 Rt RL308
I can't rest at midnight : and day I just can't sleepWashboard Sam; Evil Blues; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703791) BBB8997 RCA LPV577
When I was home : I was resting at ease Memphis Minnie; I'm Going Back Home; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59992 ) Vi23352 His HLP32
I don't even like what I drink : my food don't taste right at allCarr, Leroy; Hard Hearted Papa; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164172) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9
Baby come right in : coming right at me Coleman, Lonnie; Wild About My Loving; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482592) Co14440D Rt RL318
The blues came down my alley : and stopped right at my doorCox, Ida; Lonesome Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (22461) Pm12307 BYG529073
I was looking right at her : when the sun went downLedbetter, Huddie; C. C. Rider; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16686 ) ARC unissued Co C30035
The blues came down the alley : mama and stopped right at my doorMontgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; The First Time I Met You; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026421) BBB6766 RBF RF12
Winter's here : you don't want no rolling at all Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; You Got Me Rollin'; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (647412) Vi23274 Rt RL323
Well now I'm going to stop running at women : and staying drunk all the timeWilliamson, Sonny Boy; The Right Kind of Life; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308551) BBB8034 RCA INT1088
I know where she's at : but her man won't let me inBlake, Blind; Search Warrant Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208713) Pm12737 Bio BLP12023
They had two shifts on day : and the same two shifts at nightWashboard Sam; Levee Camp Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644811) BBB8909 BC10
You know you shout at me : you throwed my trunk outdoorSykes, Roosevelt; Single Tree Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15563) Pm12827 Riv RM8819
I'm going to sit at the distillery : till the bootlegger pass by herePope, Jenny; Whiskey Drinkin' Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M193 ) Vo1438 His HLP1
I can't sleep at night : when I lay down to take my restAlexander, Texas; When You Get to Thinking; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1929; (403359B) OK8764 Fly LP103
Now I can't sleep at night : there's rocks all in my bedCarr, Leroy; You Left Me Crying; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164182) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9
You know baby : I can't sleep at night Chatman, Lonnie; Please Baby; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15622) Pm13153 Bio BLP12041
You can't eat when you get hungry partner : you can't sleep at nightGibson, Clifford; Don't Put That Thing On Me; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571742) ViV38572 Yz L1006
I wonder what's the matter : that I can't sleep at nightHogg, Andrew; Family Trouble Blues; Chicago, 18 Feb. 1937; (61856A) De7303 Rt RL315
Then I can sleep at night : and won't have to dream no moreMcPhail, Black Bottom; My Dream Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11513A) Vo1690 Yz L1019
I can't sleep at night : because he keeps me awakeMemphis Minnie; Stinging Snake Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1934; (CP10691) Vo02711 Pal PL101
I'm so blue baby I'm so blue baby : I can't sleep at night I can't hardly talk for cryingVincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Please Baby; Atlanta, 24 Oct. 1931; (4050071) OK8922 Mam S3804
Since you been gone : I can't sleep at night Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Please Baby; Atlanta, 24 Oct. 1931; (4050071) OK8922 Mam S3804
Well I know my little woman : she can't sleep at nightWheatstraw, Peetie; Sleepless Nights Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11519A) Vo1727 Yz L1030
I lay down at night : I can't sleep at all Wilkins, Robert; Long Train Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M191 ) Br7205 Rt RL333
Every time he smiles at me : I can't keep my body stillSmith, Bessie; I'm Down in the Dumps; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525802) OK8945 Co CL856
It will take your woman : and blow the smoke at youDarby, Blind; Built Right on the Ground; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (675841) Vi23311 Yz L1003
And if you quit me mama : you can't see that black snake at allJefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Snake Dream Blues; Chicago, c. June 1927; (45772) Pm12510 Bio BLP12015
I'm just like a mad dog : I snaps at everything I meetMoore, Rosie Mae; Mad Dog Blues; New Orleans, c. Dec. 1928; (NOR760) Br7049 Rt RL329
But some in the daytime : some at night Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041
Well my gal got something at home : that I sure do likeJefferson, Blind Lemon; Bed Springs Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15664) Pm12872 Mel MLP7324
I got something at home : on my shelf Thomas, Hociel; Put It Where I Can Get It; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9474A) OK8258 Bio BLPC6
One goes south at eight : and it's one goes north at nineJefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Horse Blues; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25431) Pm12367 Mil MLP2004
One goes south at eight : one goes north at nine Weaver, Curley; Oh Lawdy Mama; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9940A) Ch50077 Rt RL326
She seen me with a woman : standing at her front gateCarr, Leroy; My Woman's Gone Wrong; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (156261) Vo02950 Co C30496
I was standing at the terminal : arms fold up and criedHicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); She's Gone Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473061) Co14461D RBF RF15
Mmm standing at the crossroads : I tried to flag a rideJohnson, Robert; Cross Road Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26292) ARC unissued Co CL1654
Lord that I'm standing at the crossroad baby : I believe I'm sinking downJohnson, Robert; Cross Road Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26292) ARC unissued Co CL1654
I was standing at the station : wondering what train boys must I rideJones, Elijah; Katy Fly; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201201) BBB7616 RCA INT1175
I woke up this morning : my Cadillac standing at my back gateMemphis Minnie; Garage Fire Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C6083 ) Vo1601 Rt RL307
It was late one evening : I was standing at that mineSmith, Trixie; Mining Camp Blues; New York, c. Feb. 1925; (20161) Pm12256 CC29
I left the snitchers : standing at the workhouse gateunknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322
I don't see nothing : but hands standing at the trainWhite, Washington; Black Train Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2977A) Vo05588 Co C30036
Standing at the station : watch my baby leave townJefferson, Blind Lemon; How Long How Long; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207881) Pm12685 Bio BLP12015
Standing at the back door : asking for another half a pintWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Whiskey Headed Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208441) BBB7707 RCA INT1088
Start at nine in the evening : and love me all night longDorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); If You Want Me to Love You; New York, 5 Feb. 1932; (11242A) Vo1682 Yz L1039
My blues started at sunrise : and rides me all through the dayJohnson, Lonnie; New Falling Rain Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63521A) De7461 Sw S1225
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
And if my luck don't change : I can't stay at my home no moreBig Bill (Broonzy); Starvation Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (209232) Pm12707 Yz L1011
Pussy cat pussy cat : why don't you stay at home Big Bill (Broonzy); Pussy Cat Blues; New York, 15 Sept. 1930; (100312) Ba32138 Yz L1035
And I stay at home baby : you don't treat me rightCannon, Gus; Heart Breakin' Blues; Memphis, 9 Sept. 1928; (470012) ViV38523 OJL4
She was going to have a good child : wouldn't never stay at homeDelaney, Mattie; Down the Big Road Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM785 ) Vo1480 Yz L1009
Baby stop your way of rambling : stay at home with me sometimeGibson, Clifford; Stop Your Rambling; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (486A) QRSR7083 Yz L1027
You can spend my money : but you got to stay at home with meGibson, Clifford; Sunshine Moan; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (478A) QRSR7083 Yz L1027
But you should stop your way of living : and stay at home sometimeGibson, Clifford; Brooklyn Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577591) Vi23255 Yz L1027
You can give right milk and butter now baby : who will stay at homeJohnson, Robert; Milkcow's Calf Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4032) ARC71065 Yz L1026
It's all I want now : my bumblebee just to stay at homeMemphis Minnie; Bumble Bee; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM773 ) Vo1476 His HLP2
Grandma grandma : why don't you stay at home Memphis Minnie; Grandpa and Grandma Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C6082 ) Vo1601 OJL4
Going to carry it in my pocket : and make you stay at homeMoore, William; Midnight Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203122) Pm12636 Rt RL340
Well now your wife get ??? : and don't want to stay at homeStokes, Frank; Half Cup of Tea; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47742) Pm12531 Rt RL308
Because I'm a rambling man : I can't stay at one place longThomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Ramblin' Man; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210194) Pm12722 Bio BLP12004
Let another man : stayed at my back door Fuller, Blind Boy; Rag, Mama, Rag; New York, 25 July 1935; (178632) ARC351032 BC6
Found my long lost friend : and I might as well stayed at homeSmith, Bessie; Long Old Road; New York, 11 June 1931; (1515953) Co14663D Co CL858
I ain't no rounder : but I stays at home Stokes, Frank; Shiney Town Blues; Memphis, 25 Sept. 1929; (555911) ViV38589 RBF RF202
I stood at the station I said station : saw my man leaving townSmith, Clara; Texas Moaner Blues; New York, 19 Aug. 1924; (819321) Co14034D VJM VLP17
I've got potatoes : boys it won't stop at all Burse, Charlie; I Got Good Taters; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18650) Ch16481 Rt RL337
And I reckon I'd better take it over to Durhamville : and I'm going to stop at Vasser Williams' Estes, Sleepy John; Brownsville Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63653A) De7473 RBF RF8
I'm going to stop at a place : I haven't never been beforeJefferson, Blind Lemon; Struck Sorrow Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200392) Pm12541 Rt RL335
Well I'm going to Memphis : come to stop at Cincinnat'Johnson, Louise; On the Wall; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4191) Pm13008 Yz L1028
Well I'm going to Memphis : stop at *Satches* hallJohnson, Louise; On the Wall; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4191) Pm13008 Yz L1028
Old death wagon : don't you dare stop at my door Moore, Monette; Black Hearse Blues; New York, c. Jan. 1925; (31777) Ajax17093 VJM VLP40
I'm going to go to the river : and stop at Dago HillPatton, Charley; Love My Stuff; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14746 ) Vo02782 Mam S3802
They stopped at my house first mama : and done me all the harm they couldMontgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; The First Time I Met You; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026421) BBB6766 RBF RF12
When trouble starts : it stops at my front door Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Trouble BluesPart 1; Chicago, c. 17 Aug. 1928; (C2229 ) Vo1213 Yz L1019
Blues starts arolling : and it stops at my front doorCarr, Leroy; Blues Before Sunrise; St. Louis, 21 Feb. 1934; (SL121) Vo02657 Co C30496
*Big foot* stops at every man's door : and he's always in his midnight creepJefferson, Blind Lemon; Competition Bed Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207492) Pm12728 Rt RL306
Come a storm at night : and tore the wire down Patton, Charley; Stone Pony Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147271) Vo02680 Yz L1020
I'm a stranger at this place : and I'm looking for my mother's graveWhite, Washington; Strange Place Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2978A) Vo05526 Co C30036
Shut your mouth boy : four boys can't talk at onceJames, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028
Now my coffee's sweet in the morning : you know I'm crazy about [that, my] tea at nightMcClennan, Tommy; New Sugar Mama; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053737 ) BBB8760 Rt RL305
I can do without my coffee in the morning : but I must have my tea at nightWheatstraw, Peetie; Sugar Mama; Chicago, 18 Oct. 1938; (91529A) De7529 Say SDR192
Say she taking one bite : threw the teacup at my headKing David; I Can Deal Worry; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404668A) OK8901 Rt RL311
Some folks : they don't wear them at all Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Easy Rider Don't Deny My Name; New York, 16 June 1927; (1442823) Co14231D RBF RF15
Take your sweet potato : *raise them at your home*Williams, Joe; Break 'Em On Down; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704871) BBB8969 BC21
Where they don't allow : no Mississippi women there at allJohnson, T. C.; J. C. Johnson's Blues; Memphis, 16 Feb. 1928; (400250B) OK8838 Rt RL316
When I was living at Lula : I was living there at easePatton, Charley; Dry Well Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4292) Pm13070 Yz L1020
Go to the Red Cross in the morning babe : go up there at nightScott, Sonny; Red Cross Blues; New York, 18 July 1933; (135721) Vo25012 Rt RL325
I'm screaming for my mama : can't make no time at allJefferson, Blind Lemon; Lock Step Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208152) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004
Got so cold : she couldn't toodleoo at all Newbern, Hambone Willie; She Could ToodleOo; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402295A) OK8740 Rt RL323
If you good men : want to keep her out of town at nightDickson, Tom; Labor Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400360A) OK8570 Yz L1008;
If I don't get me no good brown : I ain't coming back in this town at allRichardson, Mooch; T and T Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (400213B) OK8554 Mam S3803
She going to the race track at midnight : and I rode her all night longCrudup, Arthur Big Boy; Black Pony Blues; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648731) BBB8896 RCA LPV518
There's a train at the station : and I'm ready to goWashboard Sam; Big Woman; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01885 ) BBB6870 BC10
Now the train's at the station : in my mind I'm made up to goHardin, Lane; California Desert Blues; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914501) BBB6242 Rt RL319
I'll give her a dollar in the street : and I'll give her two at homeMcTell, Blind Willie; Weary Hearted Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140671) Vo02568 Rt RL324
You left a little work : undone at home Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); Do It Right; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (1489783) Co14463D His HLP5
I stand here : looking up at the rising sun Bell, Ed; Mean Conductor Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48201) Pm12546 Yz L1006
Down to the railroad mama Lord : and I looked up at the sunBig Bill (Broonzy); Down in the Basement Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (209221) Pm12707 Yz L1035
If I wake up at night : and I wants to eat Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); If You Want Me to Love You; New York, 5 Feb. 1932; (11242A) Vo1682 Yz L1039
Now went to the railroad : and looked up at the sunEstes, Sleepy John; Diving Duck Blues; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555962) ViV38549 RBF RF8
He looked up at the dog : he say won't you have mercy on me pleaseJohnson, Lil; You'll Never Miss Your Jelly Till Your Jelly Rollers Gone; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C3356 ) Vo1299 His HLP2
Looked up at a sign : that said no free meals todayLeecan, Bobby; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17
She's up at night : like a police on his beat Patton, Charley; It Won't Be Long; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15220) Pm12854 Yz L1020
I went to the depot : I looked up at the board Patton, Charley; Hammer Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L472) Pm12998 Yz L1020
Where they lay out on the green grass : and look up at the sunRupert, Ollie; Ain't Goin' to Be Your Low Down Dog; Memphis, 28 Feb. 1927; (379642) Vi20577 Rt RL323
Babe I'll lay in the green grass : look up at the sunThompson, Edward; Florida Bound; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2412) Pm12873 Yz L1006
I looked up at her face : I looked down at her feetWashboard Sam; Out with the Wrong Woman; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01883 ) BBB6794 BC10
Sophisticated mama : don't turn your nose up at meWashboard Sam; Sophisticated Mama; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020814 ) BBB7780 BC2
After I lost my sugar : I wasn't going to walk at allJefferson, Blind Lemon; Got the Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24711) Pm12354 Bio BLP12000
They got walls at the state penitentiary : you can't jump man as hard as you tryJefferson, Blind Lemon; Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203632) Pm12666 Mil MLP2013
When I was at home : I was with my man Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About You; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM772A) Vo1476 Pal PL101
When I was at home : I was with my man Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About YouNo. 2; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6010A) Vo1556 His HLP2
Lord I was at a party last night : I was out there till about half past twoSykes, Roosevelt; Kelly's 44 Blues; Cincinnati, 12 June 1930; (629042) ViV38608 Yz L1033
I was at my mother's grave : when they put my mother awayWhite, Washington; Strange Place Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2978A) Vo05526 Co C30036
I was at home : doing very well Williams, Joe; Mr. Devil Blues; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M196 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321
I'm sorry I wasn't at home mama : just my babe hadn't've stayedHill, Sammy; Needin' My Woman Blues; Dallas, 9 Aug. 1929; (55320) ViV38588 Yz L1004
He was so sad : I wasn't at home Lucas, Jane; Leave My Man Alone; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17286) Ch16289 Yz L1035
She gets her water at *Fairman* : coal at *Shabama Mines*Jones, Little Hat; Little Hat Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402700A) OK8794 Yz L1032
She will take water at Texarkana : yes boys and keep on throughWashboard Sam; Flying Crow Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644801) BBB8844 BC10
When the train left Avalon : throwing kisses and waving at meHurt, Mississippi John; Avalon Blues; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401473B) OK8759 Bio BLPC4
You open your vendor at night : and keep it locked all dayWashboard Sam; Let Me Play Your Vendor; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703751) BBB8967 RCA LPV577
They asked me was my wife at home : and I told she has long been goneJordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398212) Vi21076 Rt RL326
I can't work in the daytime : I can't sleep a wink at nightCarr, Leroy; Longing for My Sugar; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164341) Vo02875 Yz L1036
Can't sleep a wink at night : for crying Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Those All Night Long Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1599?) Pm12081 BYG529.078
Tell you married men : how to keep your wives at homeReynolds, Blind Joe; Outside Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1443) Pm12927 OJL8
Tell you married men : how to keep your wives at homeReynolds, Blind Willie; Married Man Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (647212) Vi23258 Yz L1009
You running so quick and dangerous : that I won't have no woman at allShort, Jaydee; Grand Daddy Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11479A) Vo1708 Yz L1018
Lord the women at the other place : going to let my ashes spoilChatman, Bo; Cigarette Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992441) BBB6295 RBF RF14
Son you're too young a man : to have the women at your sideMcClennan, Tommy; Baby, Don't You Want to Go; Chicago, 22 Nov. 1939; (044245 ) BBB8408 Rt RL305
My baby's gone : says I ain't even worried at all McTell, Blind Willie; My Baby's Gone; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (140382) Vo02668 Yz L1037
If they be good all day : they will do wrong at nightMcCoy, Charlie; Last Time Blues; Memphis, c. 22 Sept. 1929; (M176 ) Br7141 Yz L1001
If you do good in the day : you'll go and do wrong at nightMcCoy, Robert Lee; Friar's Point Blues; Chicago, 5 June 1940; (93037A) De7819 Rt RL319
You know when I look for you at night : way down on Eighty Highway with someone elseBonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); 80 Highway Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649211) BBB8927 BC7
When you take my jelly : mama can't keep you at homeCarter, George; Hot Jelly Roll Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1929; (211542) Pm12750 Yz L1012
You told me last night black gal : meet you at the *honey* next doorPetway, Robert; My Baby Left Me; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741141) BBB9036 Rt RL314
Well now every time I see you : you's at some whiskey jointWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Whiskey Headed Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208441) BBB7707 RCA INT1088
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