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POOR*............2
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| Said *won't poor* tell me : honey what's the matter now | Walker, Uncle Bud; Stand Up Suitcase Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402009B) OK8828 Yz L1009 |
| *The rich and the poor* : got the hesitating blues | Collins, Sam; Hesitation Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13033) Ge6379 OJL10 |
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POORHOUSE........7
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| Poorhouse poorhouse : open wide your poorhouse gate | Jones, Maggie; Poor House Blues; New York, 9 Dec. 1924; (1401712) Co14050D VJM VLP23 |
| Poorhouse poorhouse : open wide your poorhouse gate | Jones, Maggie; Poor House Blues; New York, 9 Dec. 1924; (1401712) Co14050D VJM VLP23 |
| The road to hardship : leads right to the poorhouse door | Jones, Maggie; Poor House Blues; New York, 9 Dec. 1924; (1401712) Co14050D VJM VLP23 |
| In the poorhouse : I'll be till Judgment Day | Jones, Maggie; Poor House Blues; New York, 9 Dec. 1924; (1401712) Co14050D VJM VLP23 |
| I would go to the poorhouse : but Lord you know I'm ashamed | Spivey, Victoria; Detroit Moan; Chicago, 15 Oct. 1936; (C1568?) Vo unissued Spi LP2001 |
| But I guess I'll have to go to the poorhouse : oh well well and do the best I can | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Road Tramp Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1938; (63540B) De7589 BC4 |
| Poorhouse poorhouse : open wide your poorhouse gate | Jones, Maggie; Poor House Blues; New York, 9 Dec. 1924; (1401712) Co14050D VJM VLP23 |
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POP..............4
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| Mama told me : pop told me too | Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M184 ) Br7137 OJL20 |
| Chicago pop : and *lilac* | Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022 |
| A yellow gal will bite you she will pop you with a stick : a brownskin gal bites the same | Bonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); Black Gal Swing; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (064918 ) BBB8852 BC7 |
| Don't them Black Bottom women : will give your pop the blues | McPhail, Black Bottom; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11512A) Vo1721 Yz L1019 |
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POPPING..........1
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| I heard the bedsprings popping : and I believe I heard my baby crying | Estes, Sleepy John; BrokenHearted, Ragged and Dirty Too; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555313) ViV38582 Rt RL307 |
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PORCH............4
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| I went out on the front porch : awalking about | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47713) Pm12518 Rt RL308 |
| I went out on the front porch : awalking about | Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200432) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| Now if I can't come in mama : then I'll sit out on your porch | Estes, Sleepy John; BrokenHearted, Ragged and Dirty Too; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555313) ViV38582 Rt RL307 |
| Lord you can remember one morning baby : when I walked up on your porch | Rachel, James Yank; Expressman Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (59934 ) Vi23318 Fwy FA2953 |
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PORK.............11
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| Pork chops fortyfive cents a pound : cotton is only ten | House, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4254) Pm12990 OJL11 |
| If I steal a pork chop : Lord I believe I'll pass away | Johnson, Alec; Miss Meal Cramp Blues; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473792) Co14446D CC3 |
| Beef to me baby : me and pork chops do not agree | Darby, Blind; Deceiving Blues; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (675831) Vi23311 OJL20 |
| Tired of buying pork chops : to grease your fat lips | Hill, Robert; I Had a Gal for the Last Fifteen Years; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026031) BBB6741 His HLP31 |
| You got pork chops: you got pie | Carr, Leroy; Gettin' All Wet; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1929; (C4034 ) Vo1423 Yz L1036 |
| Just feed her little pork chops : suits her appetite | Dickson, Tom; Labor Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400360A) OK8570 Yz L1008; |
| Lord I'm crazy about my pork and beans : wild about my good beef stew | Davis, Carl (Dallas Jamboree Jug Band); Elm Street Woman Blues Dallas, 20 Sept. 1935; (DAL103 ) Vo03092 BC2 |
| Get me some eggs : and a nice pork chop | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| I don't want no pork chop : just give me gin instead | Smith, Bessie; Me and My Gin; New York, 25 Aug. 1928; (1468973) Co14384D Co CL856 |
| Times have caught me : living on pork and beans | Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18 |
| Some women like their pork chops: some women like their wine | Glover, Mae; Pig Meat Mama; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15393) Ge6948 Rt RL319 |
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PORT.............3
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| Flying Crow leave Port Arthur : why they come in Shreveport to change their crew | Black Ivory King (Dave Alexander); The Flying Crow; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61795A) De7307 BC5 |
| Flying Crow leave Port Arthur : come to Shreveport to change her crew | Washboard Sam; Flying Crow Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644801) BBB8844 BC10 |
| Lord I woke up this morning : with my Port China tickets in my hand | Arnold, Kokomo; Sissy Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9654A) De7050 CC25 |
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PORTER...........5
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| Now if I'm the Pullman porter girl : you got to be the maid | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Got to Help Me Some; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640001) BBB8834 RCA730.581 |
| Now Mr redcap porter : won't you help me with my heavy won't you help me with my heavy | Fuller, Blind Boy; Bus Rider Blues; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC3139A) OK05933 BC11 |
| Say Mr redcap porter : help me with my load | Thompson, Edward; Florida Bound; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2412) Pm12873 Yz L1006 |
| Hey redcap porter : did my best woman ever get on board | Torey, George; Lonesome Man Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B651) ARC70857 Yz L1002 |
| And the porter said : we've got a load | Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406292) Co14095D Co CL855 |
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PORTION..........1
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| Now the government furnish you a milkcow : a rooster and some portion of hen | Estes, Sleepy John; Government Money; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62461A) De7414 Sw S1219 |
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POSIES...........1
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| Now little batch of posies : laid on my door | Stokes, Frank; Nehi Mama Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454212) Vi21738 Rt RL308 |
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POSITION.........1
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| You do it in one position : all night | Leecan, Bobby; Macon Georgia CutOut; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
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POSITIVELY.......1
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| Positively absolutely : sure was blind | Spivey, Victoria; My Handy Man; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401114B) OK8615 Sw S1240 |
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POSSESSION.......1
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| If I had possession : over Judgment Day | Johnson, Robert; If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26331) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
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POSSIBLE.........2
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| The way she getting down these days : you know I ain't going to have a possible chance | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Gotta Shave 'Em Dry; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1041) Pm12916 Her H205 |
| Crying is it possible : will I ever get back home | McCoy, Joe; Going Back Home; Chicago, 16 Aug. 1934; (C9300A) De7087 Yz L1007 |
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POSSIBLY.........2
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| Please Judge Harsh : make it light as you possibly can | Lewis, Furry; Judge Harsh Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454332) ViV38506 Yz L1008 |
| You take around to the city hospital : just as quick quick as you possibly can | Memphis Minnie; Memphis MinnieJitis Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5822 ) Vo1588 BC13 |
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POSSUM...........2
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| Potatoes in the ashes : possum on the stove | Blake, Blind; Georgia Bound; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15466) Pm12824 Bio BLP12037 |
| Said they cooked that possum : and they cook him down low | King David; What's That Tastes Like Gravy; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404664A) OK8913 RBF RF6 |
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POST.............4
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| Post office on fire : mailman in jail | Red Nelson (Nelson Wilborn); Sweetest Thing Born; Chicago, 6 Feb. 1936; (90605A) De7155 Cor CP58 |
| If I don't never see you no more : please drop me a post card | Davis, Walter; Call Your Name; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (0405231) BBB8470 Yz L1025 |
| Can't price a post card : can't even buy a stamp | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Broke Man's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 8 July 1929; (15306A) Ge7008 Riv RM8803 |
| Lord the post office must be on fire : and the mailman must undoubtedly be in jail | Big Bill (Broonzy); Big Bill Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18385) Ch16400 Yz L1035 |
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| Says I'm going to go far : take two dollars to send me a postal card | Arnold, Kokomo; Head Cuttin' Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91331A) De7417 BC4 |
| It's going to take two dollars and a quarter : I declare to send me a postal card | Jones, Little Hat; Cherry Street Blues; San Antonio, 14 June 1930; (404300A) OK8829 Yz L1032 |
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POSTMAN..........1
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| Let me tell you postman : what the army have done to me | Smith, Clara; Uncle Sam Blues; New York, 2 Oct. 1923; (812532) Co12D VJM VLP15 |
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POT..............7
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| *Must have made it good* : chicken in a pot | Bunn, Teddy; It's Sweet Like So; New York, 7 Apr. 1930; (597391) ViV38592 His HLP5 |
| And you have got more nerve : than any pot hound I've ever seen | Bogan, Lucille; Pot Hound Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3462 ) Br7083 His HLP15 |
| She says young man you are partly rich : you're worth a great big pot of gold | Johnson, Alec; Next Week Sometime; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473822) Co14416D CC3 |
| And you's a dirty pot hound : dirtier than any man I seen | Bogan, Lucille; Pot Hound Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3462 ) Br7083 His HLP15 |
| I said sweet papa : put some grease in my pot | Carter, Margaret; I Want Plenty of Grease in My Frying Pan; New York, Aug. 1926; (107041) Pat7511 His HLP15 |
| I left my meal ticket down at ??? : my pot of chitlings boiling a little past noon | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lemon's Worried Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203753) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| The nigger put a neckbone : in the pot | Shade, Will; On the Road Again; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470111) ViV38015 OJL19 |
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POTASH...........1
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| You put lice all in my gravy : black potash in my tea | Johnson, Lonnie; Man Killing Broad; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91339A) De7445 Sw S1225; |
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POTATO...........6
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| Going to tell you baby : like the farmer told his potato | Big Bill (Broonzy); I've Got to Dig You; Chicago, 17 Apr. 1940; (WC3034A) Vo05563 RBF RF16 |
| You in my potato field : three or four times a week | Johnson, Lil; You'll Never Miss Your Jelly Till Your Jelly Rollers Gone; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C3356 ) Vo1299 His HLP2 |
| If you don't like my sweet potato : what made you dig so deep | Johnson, Lil; You'll Never Miss Your Jelly Till Your Jelly Rollers Gone; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C3356 ) Vo1299 His HLP2 |
| Have you ever seen peaches : grow on a sweet potato vine | Smith, Trixie; Sorrowful Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (17802) Pm12208 CC29 |
| Take your sweet potato : *raise them at your home* | Williams, Joe; Break 'Em On Down; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704871) BBB8969 BC21 |
| But I caught a preacher : in the potato field | Davis, Madlyn; Too Black Bad; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20909?) Pm12703 Yz L1039 |
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| Potatoes in the ashes : possum on the stove | Blake, Blind; Georgia Bound; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15466) Pm12824 Bio BLP12037 |
| Potatoes on the simmer : potatoes on the boil | Burse, Charlie; I Got Good Taters; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18650) Ch16481 Rt RL337 |
| Potatoes on the simmer : potatoes on the boil | Burse, Charlie; I Got Good Taters; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18650) Ch16481 Rt RL337 |
| Said my vine's coloured green : potatoes solid red | Washboard Sam; Diggin' My Potatoes; Chicago, 15 May 1939; (034797 ) BBB8211 BC10 |
| I got potatoes : and *they want* | Burse, Charlie; I Got Good Taters; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18650) Ch16481 Rt RL337 |
| I've got potatoes : | Burse, Charlie; I Got Good Taters; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18650) Ch16481 Rt RL337 |
| 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 |
| I've got potatoes : Lord they ought to | Burse, Charlie; I Got Good Taters; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18650) Ch16481 Rt RL337 |
| There ain't no more potatoes : the frost done killed the vine | King David; Sweet Potato Blues; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404666B) OK8901 Rt RL311 |
| Hang my potatoes : in a little brown | Burse, Charlie; I Got Good Taters; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18650) Ch16481 Rt RL337 |
| You don't like my potatoes mama : oh don't you plow so deep | Daddy Stovepipe; Sundown Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Mar. 1924; (11861A) Ge5459 Rt RL325 |
| Baby's digging my potatoes : tramping on my vines | Washboard Sam; Diggin' My Potatoes; Chicago, 15 May 1939; (034797 ) BBB8211 BC10 |
| You know down here : where you got your steak potatoes and tea | Sykes, Roosevelt; 3 6 and 9; Grafton, Wis., c. Aug. 1930; (L4492) Pm13004 Riv RM8819 |
| Have you ever seen sweet potatoes : growing on a vine | Bell, Anna; Every Woman Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (172A) QRSR7007 His HLP21 |
| Been sowing them potatoes : on my plantation | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Salty Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1924; (1893?) Pm12236 Yz L1029 |
| He dug those potatoes : with the pocketknife | Collins, Sam; New Salty Dog; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108371) Ba32311 OJL10 |
