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 PLEASE*..........2
Just make your exit *smiling please* : there's no use getting soreMartin, Daisy; What You Was You Used to Be; New York, c. late July 1923; (52381) Ba1262 VJM VLP40
When she start shaking : it's *long loose please* Bunn, Teddy; Pattin' Dat Cat; New York, 7 Apr. 1930; (597401) ViV38592 His HLP5
 
 PLEASED..........3
I can't be satisfied : woman and I can't be pleasedWilkins, Robert; I Do Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (47000 ) Vi23379 OJL5
Yes there's one thing : I'm pleased to say Gillum, Bill Jazz; I'm Gonna Get It; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020823 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177
She jumped up : and danced with who she pleased Williamson, Sonny Boy; SusieQ ; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308501) BBB7995 RCA INT1088
 
 PLEASES..........2
I'm a hardhearted papa : there's nothing pleases meCarr, Leroy; Hard Hearted Papa; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164172) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9
There is nothing in this world : I found that pleases youWallace, Sippie; Jack O' Diamonds Blues; Chicago, 1 Mar. 1926; (9548A) OK8328 CC32
 
 PLEASING.........2
The way you shake it : it's pleasing me Bell, Anna; Shake It, Black Bottom; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (175 ) QRSR7009 His HLP21
Black my eye for supper : then you're pleasing me Smith, Trixie; You've Got to Beat Me to Keep Me; New York, c. Feb. 1925; (20152) Pm12256 CC29
 
 PLEASURE.........5
Now your life ain't all pleasure : unless you be with that one you loveSpand, Charlie; Back to the Woods Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15456) Pm12817 Yz L1015
Whiskey has been my pleasure : goodtime places I've always foundGibson, Clifford; Whiskey Moan Blues; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (483A) QRSR7087 Yz L1006
Cigarettes is my pleasure : and whiskey I do craveGibson, Clifford; Society Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57760 ) Vi38612 Yz L1027
Say your life ain't no pleasure : unless you with that one you loveTorey, George; Lonesome Man Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B651) ARC70857 Yz L1002
Because they have their pleasure : and they sure do carry onCarr, Leroy; Naptown Blues; Chicago, 17 June 1929; (C3267 ) Vo1400 Yz L1036
 
 PLENTY...........37
Since I been here in Chicago : I been catching a plenty hellArnold, Kokomo; Red Beans and Rice; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91162A) De7347 BC4
Everybody in Brownsville : say he got aplenty of doughEstes, Sleepy John; Tell Me About It; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93008A) De7766 Sw S1220
I like me aplenty of women : but man I like them wildJefferson, Blind Lemon; Saturday Night Spender Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212012) Pm12771 Rt RL335
I made aplenty money : all last week Memphis Minnie; You Got to MovePart I; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9380 ) De7038 BC1
Daddy if you don't want me : had aplenty more Spivey, Victoria; Arkansas Road Blues; St. Louis, 27 Apr. 1927; (80768B) OK8481 Spi LP2001
Lord I don't want no skinny woman : I want a a woman with aplenty of meatWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Skinny Woman; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (07654 ) BBB7012 BC20
A plenty of people shake it : but not like you Bell, Anna; Shake It, Black Bottom; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (175 ) QRSR7009 His HLP21
Every time he meet you : he's ready for plenty hellMemphis Minnie; Reachin' Pete; Chicago, 27 May 1935; (90018 ) De7102 Mam S3803
And I'm a good woman : and I can get plenty of menSmith, Bessie; Young Woman's Blues; New York, 26 Oct. 1926; (1428783) Co14179D Co CL857
I got plenty of whiskey : put them up on the shelfJackson, Papa Charlie; The Faking Blues; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2121?) Pm12281 Yz L1029
He got plenty of money : ain't no *junk* Lucas, Jane; Leave My Man Alone; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17286) Ch16289 Yz L1035
I allow you don't need no telling baby : mama because you got plenty of senseShade, Will; Evergreen Money Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418182) Vi21657 Rt RL310
Now since you got plenty of money : you have throwed your good gal downSmith, Bessie; Lost Your Head Blues; New York, 4 May 1926; (1421492) Co14158D Co CL857
I got plenty of vim and vitality : I'm sure that I can make the gradeSmith, Bessie; I'm Down in the Dumps; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525802) OK8945 Co CL856
Now if you got plenty of cocktails : please save it all for meWheatstraw, Peetie; Cocktail Man Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90173A) De7144 Say SDR191
Now when I had plenty money : everybody want to be my friendArnold, Kokomo; Laugh and Grin Blues; Chicago, 12 Mar. 1937; (91135A) De7285 CC25
You had plenty of money : in nineteen twentytwo Green, Lil; Why Don't You Do Right; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641301) BBB8714 RCA LPV574
But when I had plenty money : my friends would come aroundWhite, Washington; Sleepy Man Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2980A) OK05743 Co C30036
Now when you come back : you must have plenty of jackEdwards, Joe; Construction Gang; New York, 12 Sept. 1924; (72817B) OK8163 Sw S1240
Some people want to have plenty of money : some want their wine and songHicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Ease It to Me Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461732) Co14614D BC7
Be a longtailed one : have plenty of jack Smith, Bessie; One and Two Blues; New York, 26 Oct. 1926; (1428762) Co14172D Co CL857
But your juice baby : is plenty sweet enough for meChatman, Bo; Let Me Roll Your Lemon; New Orleans, 19 Jan. 1935; (876241) BBB5861 Yz L1034
Because you [two] biscuits : is plenty tall enough for meChatman, Bo; Your Biscuits Are Big Enough for Me; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026191) BBB8159 Yz L1014
Because your jellyroll : is plenty sweet enough for meChatman, Bo; Your Biscuits Are Big Enough for Me; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026191) BBB8159 Yz L1014
You made plenty of money : in nineteen twentytwo Williamson, Sonny Boy; She Don't Love Me That Way; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070146 ) BB340701 BC3
Baby you give me plenty trouble : but some day you bound to seeDoyle, Little Buddy; Bad in Mind Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1531) Vo05111 Rt RL319
All the people around me : they give me plenty of airHicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Black Skunk Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (1483602) Co14573D CC36
He gives me plenty loving : treats his mama right Smith, Clara; I Want My Sweet Daddy Now; New York, 31 Aug. 1923; (811831) CoA3991 VJM VLP15
Now the governor he fought : for the plant of plenty corn and wheatEstes, Sleepy John; Government Money; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62461A) De7414 Sw S1219
I don't want no skinny mama : I wants a woman she got on plenty of meatRachel, James Yank; Gravel Road Woman; New York, 6 Feb. 1934; (147932) Vo02649 OJL21
I was spending plenty of money : and I didn't bit more careChatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Maybe I'll Loan You a Dime; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640031) BBB8784 RCA730.581
This corn liquor ??? : there's plenty more to be madeJackson, Jim; Bootlegging Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419042) Vi21268 Rt RL323
There's plenty more women : Lewis, Furry; Mr. Furry's Blues; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1115 Rt RL323
You know I use plenty grease : every day Carter, Margaret; I Want Plenty of Grease in My Frying Pan; New York, Aug. 1926; (107041) Pat7511 His HLP15
Fed my daddy : with plenty of jellyroll Smith, Clara; You Don't Know My Mind; New York, 29 Jan. 1924; (815091) Co14013D VJM VLP16
But I can furnish you plenty of meat : baby until the butcher comesDavenport, Charles Cow Cow ; I Ain't No Ice Man; New York, 8 May 1938; (63764A) De7462 AH158
But I can furnish you plenty of cream : baby until that milkman comesDavenport, Charles Cow Cow ; I Ain't No Ice Man; New York, 8 May 1938; (63764A) De7462 AH158
 
 PLINK............1
That you have come : to have to plink Smith, Clara; Play It a Long Time Papa; New York, 27 July 1923; (811542) CoA3966 VJM VLP15
 
 PLOT.............2
It was in the loving kitchen : where they made the plotJackson, Papa Charlie; Coffee Pot Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10043?) Pm12264 Yz L1029
You ought to hear my boys : making up their plot Davis, Madlyn; It's Red Hot; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20908?) Pm12703 Yz L1039
 
 PLOW.............5
You have a nice line of jive : with a plow and a hoeWashboard Sam; I'm Not the Lad; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644781) BBB8878 RCA LPV577
And it don't do nothing : but follow behind Holloway's farmer's plowPatton, Charley; 34 Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (147391) Vo02651 Yz L1020
Lord I told Mr Russell : don't you broke my plow Daniels, Julius; My Mama Was a Sailor; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (379312) Vi20658 Rt RL326
I got the Georgia blues : for the plow and the hoeBlake, Blind; Georgia Bound; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15466) Pm12824 Bio BLP12037
You don't like my potatoes mama : oh don't you plow so deepDaddy Stovepipe; Sundown Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Mar. 1924; (11861A) Ge5459 Rt RL325
 
 PLUG.............1
And when I mash down on your little starter : then your spark plug will give me fireJohnson, Robert; Terraplane Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25861) ARC70356 Co CL1654
 
 PLUGS............3
I went into your hood : and cleaned your spark plugs offDorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; New York, 17 Sept. 1930; (100482) Or8033 Yz L1035
Went into your hood : and cleaned your spark plugs offDorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17276B) Ch16171 Riv RM8803
And I know doggone well : your spark plugs ain't hitting rightListon, Virginia; RollsRoyce Papa; New York, 29 May 1926; ( ) Vo1032 His HLP1
 
 PLUM.............1
Honey honey : you sweet as a plum Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Easy Rider Don't Deny My Name; New York, 16 June 1927; (1442823) Co14231D RBF RF15
 
 PLUMBER..........3
Now I ain't no plumber : no plumber's son Chatman, Bo; All Around Man; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992381) BBB6295 Mel MLP7324
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 can do your screwing : till the plumber man comesChatman, Bo; All Around Man; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992381) BBB6295 Mel MLP7324
 
 PLUMBER'S........1
Now I ain't no plumber : no plumber's son Chatman, Bo; All Around Man; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992381) BBB6295 Mel MLP7324
 
 PLYMOUTH.........1
I don't want them banties : mixed up with my Plymouth RocksMemphis Minnie; Plymouth Rock Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5831 ) Vo1631 BC13
 
 PNEUMONIA........2
I'm aching all over : believe I got the pneumonia this timeJefferson, Blind Lemon; Pneumonia Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15669) Pm12880 Mil MLP2013
Last time : my baby give me this pneumonia pain Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Pneumonia Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15669) Pm12880 Mil MLP2013
 
 POCKET...........16
So I got a pocket full of dollars : huh so you see I ain't on the hogHenry, Hound Head; My Silver Dollar Mama; Chicago, 17 Oct. 1928; (C2452 ) Vo1288 His HLP2
She got a pocket full of green : and back her mouth's up full of goldStokes, Frank; Mistreatin' Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454191) Vi21672 Rt RL308
Carries a gun in her pocket : a dagger in her hairBlake, Blind; Notoriety Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208752) Pm12754 Bio BLP12031;
She carries a razor in her pocket : with them frowns all in her faceDavis, Walter; Ashes in My Whiskey; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962371) BBB6201 RCA INT1085
Now my regular woman : totes my pocket change Bracey, Ishman; Saturday Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418421) Vi21349 OJL8
Pistol in my pocket : blackjack in my hand Fuller, Blind Boy; Rag, Mama, Rag; New York, 25 July 1935; (178632) ARC351032 BC6
Kept afeeling my pocket : and I didn't have a lousy dimeJordan, Luke; My Gal's Done Quit Me; New York, 18 Nov. 1929; (577031) ViV38564 Rt RL318
In my pocket : I didn't have a cent Leecan, Bobby; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17
Bedbug had been in my pocket : and pulled out all my doughLewis, Furry; Creeper's Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M186 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008
Going to carry it in my pocket : and make you stay at homeMoore, William; Midnight Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203122) Pm12636 Rt RL340
I woke up this morning : she had my pocket picked Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); New Shake that Thing; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15552) Pm13143 Bio BLP12041
He got oneway pocket : because he's going to come outLucas, Jane; Leave My Man Alone; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17286) Ch16289 Yz L1035
Got no money in your pocket : to get a decent mealBracey, Ishman; Woman Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2392) Pm12970 OJL2
You put your hand in your pocket : and you ain't got the priceHicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); We Sure Got Hard Times Now; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502731) Co14558D CC36
She get all your pocket change : she going drive you from her townJefferson, Blind Lemon; Deceitful Brownskin Woman; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200652) Pm12551 Bio BLP12015
I'll get in your pocket : and follow you everywhereJohnson, Elizabeth; Be My Kid Blues; New York, 30 Oct. 1928; (401279B) OK8789 Her H201
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