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| 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 |
| He dug those potatoes : with the pocketknife | Collins, Sam; New Salty Dog; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108371) Ba32311 OJL10 |
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POCKETS..........4
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| Pockets in a bed quilt : I've never seen before | Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495582) Co14489D Fwy FA2951 |
| Keeps his pockets full of mirrors : he's the pup's bowwow | Smith, Mamie; Jenny's Ball; New York, 19 Feb. 1931; (404852A) OK8915 Sw S1240 |
| I ain't going to pick no more pockets : I'm going to be a regular man | Welsh, Nolan; Dying Pickpocket Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210983) Pm12759 Yz L1028 |
| In your pockets : you ain't ain't got a dime | Leecan, Bobby; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
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POINT............5
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| Just come on back to Friar's Point mama : and barrelhouse all night long | Johnson, Robert; Traveling Riverside Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4002) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| But my Friar's point rider now : hops all over me | Johnson, Robert; Traveling Riverside Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4002) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| I'm going back to Friar's Point : down in sweet old Dixieland | McCoy, Robert Lee; Friar's Point Blues; Chicago, 5 June 1940; (93037A) De7819 Rt RL319 |
| Got two dollars : my point was nine | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Drop that Sack; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21451) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| You drinks way too much whiskey : you ain't got no stopping point | Gillum, Bill Jazz; You Drink Too Much Whiskey; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070445 ) BBB9004 RCA INT1177 |
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POINTED..........1
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| It's a long pointed sharp something : don't make me pull my hair | Bryant, Laura; Dentist Chair BluesPart 1; Long Island City, c. Jan. 1929; (322A) QRSR7055 His HLP21 |
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POINTS...........1
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| You just get them anxious : to try some of his good points too | Smith, Clara; Don't Never Tell Nobody; New York, 1 Oct. 1923; (811984) Co13002D VJM VLP15 |
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POISON...........15
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| Couldn't be surprised : I was a poison snake | Mack, Alura; Wicked Daddy Blues; Richmond, Ind., 1 Mar. 1929; (14848) Ge6797 His HLP4 |
| You know black is evil : that gal may poison me | Thompson, Edward; Seven Sister Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2413) Pm12873 Yz L1006 |
| I don't want you to cook for me no more : because you might poison me | Carr, Leroy; EvilHearted Woman; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164261) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| Because she's so tighthaired and evil : I'm scared she might poison poor me | Jordan, Charley; Tight Haired Mama Blues; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO144) Vo1645 OJL20 |
| That bug is so evil : I'm afraid it might poison me | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; BoWeavil Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1597?) Pm12080 BYG529.078 |
| Because black is evil : I guess she might poison me | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Turpentine Blues; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403222) Vi21134 Yz L1008 |
| I'm going to throw my poison : on every pretty woman in town | Williams, Joe; Crawlin' King Snake; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539892) BBB8738 RCA INT1087 |
| I didn't take no poison : I couldn't stand the strain | Carr, Leroy; Suicide Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164421) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| Didn't take no poison : I couldn't stand the strain | Jones, Maggie; Suicide Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1925; (1404903) Co14070D VJM VLP23 |
| Going to get me some poison : kill myself | Crawford, Rosetta; My Man Jumped Salty on Me; New York, 1 Feb. 1939; (64972A) De7567 Cor CP58 |
| Give me something poison : doctor won't you please | Smith, Clara; Prescription for the Blues; New York, 15 Oct. 1924; (1401091) Co14045D VJM VLP17 |
| But my new bootlegger : well he's about to poison me | Blake, Blind; Bootleg Rum Dum Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205661) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003 |
| For to poison her father and her mother : in the coffeepot | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coffee Pot Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10043?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| Time mama : I'm going to poison you | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; I Don't Know; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| I think I will use ??? poison : to get my brownie off my mind | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Distance Moan; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15670A) Pm12852 Mil MLP2013 |
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POISONED.........1
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| Now mama : just poisoned you | Nelson, Romeo; Gettin' Dirty Just Shakin' that Thing; Chicago, 9 Oct. 1929; (C4629 ) Vo1447 OJL15 |
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POKE.............2
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| I'd drink carbolic acid : and I'd poke a gatling gun | Smith, Clara; Done Sold My Soul to the Devil; New York, 30 Sept. 1924; (1400763) Co14041D VJM VLP17 |
| I'll poke them through the window : that is all | Mason, Moses; Shrimp Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203023) Pm12605 Rt RL325 |
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POKED............5
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| Poked my head over in the corner : poor grandmammy had them too | Jordan, Luke; Church Bells Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398192) Vi21076 RBF RF9 |
| My woman walks around : with her mouth poked out | Big Bill (Broonzy); C and A Blues; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1020B) ARC51265 Yz L1035 |
| Ain't no need you walking around : with your mouth poked out | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About You; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM772A) Vo1476 Pal PL101 |
| Ain't no need you walking around : with your mouth poked out | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About YouNo. 2; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6010A) Vo1556 His HLP2 |
| She poked her head out the window : daddy fare you well | Shade, Will; Mary Anna Cut Off; Chicago, 6 Nov. 1934; (C7802) OK8960 Jo SM3104 |
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POKER............2
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| I won a woman : in a poker game | Blake, Blind; Poker Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15248A) Pm12810 Bio BLP12023 |
| They can do the best playing poker : you sure done lost your home | Batts, Will; Country Woman; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137181) Vo02531 Rt RL329 |
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POKER*...........1
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| I told my old lady : so long *as poker* last | Shade, Will; I Can Beat You Plenty; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (55599 ) ViV38586 Rt RL337 |
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POLACK...........9
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| Have you ever been down baby : way down in Polack Town | Jordan, Charley; I Couldn't Stay Here; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (18980 ) ARC60961 Yz L1021 |
| Way down way down : way down in Polack Town | Williams, Jabo; Polock Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. May 1932; (L1406?) Pm13130 Yz L1028 |
| I spent all my days : way down in Polack Town | Williams, Jabo; Polock Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. May 1932; (L1406?) Pm13130 Yz L1028 |
| I started down : I started down in Polack Town | Williams, Joe; I Won't Be in Hard Luck No More; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076641) BBB7065 RCA INT1087 |
| I got a gal in East St Louis : she lives in Polack Town | Williams, Joe; I Won't Be in Hard Luck No More; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076641) BBB7065 RCA INT1087 |
| Way way down babe : way down in old Polack Town | Kid Stormy Weather; Short Hair Blues; Jackson, Miss., 17 Oct. 1935; (JAX1792) Vo03145 BC7 |
| Said give me some money : I'm going to Polack Town | Williams, Jabo; Polock Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. May 1932; (L1406?) Pm13130 Yz L1028 |
| I said gives me my ticket : I'm going to Polack Town | Williams, Jabo; Polock Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. May 1932; (L1406?) Pm13130 Yz L1028 |
| I got my ticket : and I'm going to Polack Town | Williams, Jabo; Polock Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. May 1932; (L1406?) Pm13130 Yz L1028 |
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POLE.............5
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| I won't go to fishing : mama I done broke my pole | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Southern Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15667) Pm12899 Mil MLP2013 |
| I thought that I was standing : holding the North Pole | Carr, Leroy; New How Long How Long BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7221A) Vo1585 RBF RF202 |
| I'd rather be on the North Pole : living in the ice and snow | Sykes, Roosevelt; Hard Luck Man Blues; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (69404 ) Vi23320 Yz L1033 |
| Now when you go to fishing : now don't forget the pole | McClennan, Tommy; Cross Cut Saw Blues; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064885 ) BBB8897 Rt RL305 |
| Now if you got the line : I got the pole | Spruell, Freddie; Let's Go Riding; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85785 ) BBB6261 OJL18 |
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POLECAT..........2
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| A polecat climbing : up a 'simmon tree | Ledbetter, Huddie; Kansas City Papa; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166971) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| It was a doggone polecat : and he [sure] ain't no friend of mine | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Black Skunk Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (1483602) Co14573D CC36 |
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POLICE...........46
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| Police grabbed me : right by my arm | Cannon, Gus; Feather Bed; Memphis, 9 Sept. 1928; (470022) ViV38515 Fwy FA2953 |
| Police come along : take me by his hand | Edwards, Big Boy Teddy; Louise; Chicago, 14 June 1934; (806081) BBB5826 CC3 |
| Police come to arrest me babe : and they did not know my name | Howell, Peg Leg; Skin Game Blues; Atlanta, 9 Nov. 1927; (1451852) Co14473D RBF RF202 |
| Police come arunning : and the *chips* went flying | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Drop that Sack; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21451) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| Police brought me out : by my right arm | McPhail, Black Bottom; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11512A) Vo1721 Yz L1019 |
| Police and detectives : will declare by surprise | Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M184 ) Br7137 OJL20 |
| I was on the corner : police had me barred | Bell, Ed; Frisco Whistle Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48221) Pm12546 OJL14 |
| Lordy I'm so glad I'm so glad : police is back on the beat | Davis, Carl (Dallas Jamboree Jug Band); Elm Street Woman Blues Dallas, 20 Sept. 1935; (DAL103 ) Vo03092 BC2 |
| Crying I was standing right there : police had me barred | Lofton, Willie; Dark Road Blues; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96257 ) BBB6229 Yz L1007 |
| No sooner I got at the bus station Lord : police he arrested me | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Shelby County Workhouse Blues; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402297B) OK8740 RBF RF202 |
| Got a police dog : craving for a fight | Blake, Blind; Police Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15463) Pm12888 Yz L1012 |
| You can see the snuffsniffing women : like a police on his beat | Davis, Carl (Dallas Jamboree Jug Band); Elm Street Woman Blues Dallas, 20 Sept. 1935; (DAL103 ) Vo03092 BC2 |
| 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've been walking all night : like a police on his beat | White, Georgia; Walking the Street; Chicago, 28 Jan. 1937; (91104A) De7277 AH158 |
| A big police : was knocking on my door | Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555712) ViV38547 Rt RL322 |
| I'm going down to the courthouse : see the judge and the chief police | Collins, Sam; The Jail House Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12736) Ge6167 OJL2 |
| I'm going to tell the sergeant : and the see the chief police | Jackson, Jim; Hesitation Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM804 ) Vo1477 Her H205 |
| Baby I'm going uptown : tell the chief police | Jordan, Charley; Hunkie Tunkie Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5841 ) Vo1528 Yz L1003 |
| *I got up* and killed three women : 'fore police got the news | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Rough and Tumble Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22102) Pm12311 Mil MLP2001 |
| Before she sics : her police dog on me | Blake, Blind; Police Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15463) Pm12888 Yz L1012 |
| Every time *I clasp her* : she would holler police | Stovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); Bed Slats; St. Louis, 26 Apr. 1927; (80760B) OK8543 His HLP4 |
| Mr police captain : listen to my plea | Blake, Blind; Search Warrant Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208713) Pm12737 Bio BLP12023 |
| Dealing everybody : but the chief of police | Fuller, Blind Boy; Step It Up and Go; New York, 5 Mar. 1940; (26592A) Vo05476 BC11 |
| I'm going to tell the sergeant : *he the* chief of police | Jackson, Jim; I'm Wild About My Lovin'; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454161) ViV38505 His HLP32 |
| I'm going to run to town : talk with that chief of police | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Old Rounders Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (3018?) Pm12394 Rt RL306 |
| The chief of police : done tore my playhouse down | Jones, Maggie; Good Time Flat Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1924; (1401912) Co14055D VJM VLP23 |
| Lord I'm going to the station : going to tell the chief of police | Ledbetter, Huddie; RobertaPart 2; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16684 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| The flea said police : the horse on me | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Move that Thing; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (647402) Vi23274 Rt RL323 |
| I asked the desk sergeant ??? police force : my gal ain't off of the street | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Maxwell Street Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22882) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042 |
| Now I had a speakeasy: but the police come and closed it down | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Been Mistreated Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 Nov. 1930; (17290) Ch16237 Riv RM8803 |
| And one of them tell the police next morning : *partner* | Evans, Joe; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 21 May 1931; (106641) Or8083 Yz L1015 |
| I spied the police : and I started to run | Green, Lil; Knockin' Myself Out; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591521) BBB8659 RCA LPV574 |
| Went to the police station : begged the police to put me in jail | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Peach Orchard Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1929; (214002) Pm12801 Riv RLP12125 |
| Went to the police station : begged the police to put me in jail | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Peach Orchard Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1929; (214002) Pm12801 Riv RLP12125 |
| ??? my man : he called all the police | Johnson, Edith North; Nickel's Worth of Liver Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15558A) Pm12823 CC37 |
| Says my brother stole a *ham sand* : the police has locked up me | Lincoln, Charley; Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451042) Co14272D His HLP4 |
| Lord the police arrest me : carried me before the judge | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Shelby County Workhouse Blues; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402297B) OK8740 RBF RF202 |
| That nogood woman followed me here : Lord but the police took her away | Washboard Sam; Brown and Yellow Woman Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644831) BBB8937 RCA LPV577 |
| And the police came : took me by the arm | Welsh, Nolan; The Bridwell Blues; Chicago, 16 June 1926; (9727A) OK8372 Fwy FJ2802 |
| Seem like the snitches and the police babe : trying to tear poor Joe's reputation down | Williams, Joe; I Won't Be in Hard Luck No More; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076641) BBB7065 RCA INT1087 |
| Oh you know the police : is going to run you clean out of town | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shady Grove Blues; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064492 ) BBB8914 BC20 |
| The police don't get you : now the undertaker must | Jones, Coley; The Elder's He's My Man; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495592) Co14489D Rt RL315 |
| The police start to shoot me : thought it something I stole | Memphis Minnie; Nothin in Rambling; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3167A) OK05670 BC1 |
| The police and a sergeant : they's acoming after me | Wilkins, Robert; Police Sergeant Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM741B) Br7168 Rt RL307 |
| Now those police coming : with his ball and chain | McCoy, Joe; Joliet Bound; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11220A) Vo1686 Yz L1021 |
| Now those police shifted : those pistol in my side | McCoy, Joe; Joliet Bound; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11220A) Vo1686 Yz L1021 |
