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| Two and a half a potful : five dollars a cup | unknown artist (Noah Lewis); Selling the Jelly; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (64738 ) Vi23319 OJL19 |
| Go down on State Street : get a one potful stew | Estes, Sleepy John; Clean Up at Home; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63651B) De7516 Sw S1220 |
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POTION...........1
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| Every time I would have a potion : I would have a foaming at the mouth | Memphis Minnie; Meningitis Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59994 ) Vi23421 Rt RL337 |
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| Beat me to a frazzle : with your skillets pots and pans | Smith, Trixie; You've Got to Beat Me to Keep Me; New York, c. Feb. 1925; (20152) Pm12256 CC29 |
| Ain't nothing on the table : but the pots and the pans | Collins, Sam; Midnight Special Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13035) Ge6307 OJL10 |
| I scrubbed them pots and kettles : I washed and ironed the white folks clothes | Spivey, Victoria; Murder in the First Degree; New York, 1 Nov. 1927; (81596B) OK8581 Spi LP2001 |
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POUND............13
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| Now I grind my coffee : till it's two and three dollars a pound | Bogan, Lucille; Coffee Grindin' Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3461 ) Br7083 His HLP15 |
| I'm going to grind my coffee : two or three dollars a pound | Coleman, Jaybird; Coffee Grinder Blues; Atlanta, 22 Apr. 1930; (1503602) Co14534D Yz L1006 |
| Lord and bacon : gone to a dollar a pound | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); We Sure Got Hard Times Now; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502731) Co14558D CC36 |
| Pork chops fortyfive cents a pound : cotton is only ten | House, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4254) Pm12990 OJL11 |
| Your southern can : worth two dollar half a pound | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519041) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| Your southern can : worth two dollars and a half a pound | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140692) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| I've got a twelve pound daddy : and eight pound one too | Dickson, Pearl; Twelve Pound Daddy; Memphis, 12 Dec. 1927; (1453703) Co14286D Yz L1008 |
| And if my twelve pound one won't come : my eight pound one will do | Dickson, Pearl; Twelve Pound Daddy; Memphis, 12 Dec. 1927; (1453703) Co14286D Yz L1008 |
| Get in this bed : and give papa every pound of your | Whistlin' Rufus; Sweet Jelly Rollin'; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1933; (77305 ) BBB5306 Rt RL334 |
| I've an old five pound ax : and I'll cut two different ways | Patton, Charley; Jersey Bull Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (14723 ) Vo02782 Mam S3802 |
| I've an old five pound ax : and I just dropped in your town | Patton, Charley; Jersey Bull Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (14723 ) Vo02782 Mam S3802 |
| I've got a twelve pound daddy : and eight pound one too | Dickson, Pearl; Twelve Pound Daddy; Memphis, 12 Dec. 1927; (1453703) Co14286D Yz L1008 |
| And if my twelve pound one won't come : my eight pound one will do | Dickson, Pearl; Twelve Pound Daddy; Memphis, 12 Dec. 1927; (1453703) Co14286D Yz L1008 |
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POUNDING.........1
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| Something pounding : in my breast | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Maybe It's the Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16222) Ge7190 Riv RM8803 |
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| pounds | McClennan, Tommy; New Sugar Mama; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053737 ) BBB8760 Rt RL305 |
| than four or five pounds | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sugar Mama; Chicago, 18 Oct. 1938; (91529A) De7529 Say SDR192 |
| I got a little faro : she weigh about ninety pounds | Rachel, James Yank; Little Sarah; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555972) ViV38595 Rt RL310 |
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POUR.............8
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| Pour me out some white mule : pour me out some sandy rye | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Blind Pig Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (1460501) Co14372D CC36 |
| Pour me out some white mule : pour me out some sandy rye | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Blind Pig Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (1460501) Co14372D CC36 |
| He say he going to sell his corn and buy gas : ooh boys pour it in the automobile | Estes, Sleepy John; Working Man Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649261) BBB8950 RBF RF8 |
| You won't have to do nothing : but pour me out | Blake, Blind; Fightin' the Jug; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15250) Pm12863 Bio BLP12037 |
| One day I sit thinking : when the rain pour down outside | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Blue Day Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18217A) Ch16452 Yz L1019 |
| I'll be the *worst* boy : to pour the coffee out | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Salty Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1924; (1893?) Pm12236 Yz L1029 |
| *My late bug juice vane* : Lord I'm afraid he's going to pour it on me | Moore, Kid Prince; Bug Juice Blues; New York, 8 Apr. 1936; (189712) ARC60956 Rt RL340 |
| I will pour in the highpowered gasoline : and see how fast we can ride | Davis, Walter; Minute Man BluesPart 2; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854831) BBB5965 RCA INT1085 |
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POURING..........1
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| My heart is painful : I believe my blues are pouring down | Willis, Ruth Mary; Painful Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519071) Co14642D Yz L1037 |
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POUT.............1
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| Now the butcher's in the market : they begin to pout | Shade, Will; She Done Sold It Out; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C8001) OK8963 RBF RF6 |
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POWDER...........11
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| Oh lipstick and powder : sure won't help her none | House, Son; My Black MamaPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4082) Pm13042 OJL2 |
| Lord I like them baking powder blues : and I sure don't care | Bogan, Lucille; Baking Powder Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (135691) Ba33059 Yz L1017 |
| I got to win tonight : and buy this baking powder man some shoes | Bogan, Lucille; Baking Powder Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (135691) Ba33059 Yz L1017 |
| Baby don't put no more baking powder : in your bread you see | Chatman, Bo; Your Biscuits Are Big Enough for Me; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026191) BBB8159 Yz L1014 |
| You buy her high brown powder : and Farmer's Skin Success | Bracey, Ishman; Saturday Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418421) Vi21349 OJL8 |
| If it wasn't for powder : and this storebought hair | Jackson, Jim; St. Louis Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM805 ) Vo1477 Yz L1003 |
| Wasn't for powder : and this storebought hair | Smith, Bessie; The St. Louis Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402411) Co14064D Co CL855 |
| Wasn't for powder : and this storebought hair | Smith, Bessie; St. Louis BluesPart; New York, c. Aug. 1929; (NY??? ) CiJ1016 or 17 Jo SM3098 |
| You sprinkled hotfoot powder : mmm around my door | Johnson, Robert; Hell Hound on My Trail; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3942) ARC70956 Co CL1654 |
| Now if it wasn't for the powder : storebought hair | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shave Em Dry; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10042?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| She uses powder : uses paint | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green; Memphis, 12 May 1930; (599172) ViV38599 Jo SM3104 |
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POWDERED.........1
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| Now she powdered her face : *Lord her* wavy hair | Washboard Sam; Diggin' My Potatoes; Chicago, 15 May 1939; (034797 ) BBB8211 BC10 |
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POWDERHOUSE......1
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| It have been so dry : you can make a powderhouse out of the world | House, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4262) Pm12990 OJL11 |
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| I will pour in the highpowered gasoline : and see how fast we can ride | Davis, Walter; Minute Man BluesPart 2; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854831) BBB5965 RCA INT1085 |
| Get full of highpowered liquor : it's bound to make him scream | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Pratt City Blues; Chicago, 23 Nov. 1926; (9950A) OK8420 Sw S1240 |
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PRACTICE.........1
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| Something in your practice : to pacify my mind | Smith, Clara; Prescription for the Blues; New York, 15 Oct. 1924; (1401091) Co14045D VJM VLP17 |
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PRANCE...........1
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| You prance around : *to be up trip* | Wallace, Minnie; Field Mouse Stomp; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX1141) Vo03106 Rt RL321 |
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PRANCING.........1
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| No dancing prancing : until the break of day | Smith, Mamie; Jenny's Ball; New York, 19 Feb. 1931; (404852A) OK8915 Sw S1240 |
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| Pratt City : is where I was born | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Pratt City Blues; Chicago, 23 Nov. 1926; (9950A) OK8420 Sw S1240 |
| Going back to Pratt City : if it takes *nice and mean* | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Pratt City Blues; Chicago, 23 Nov. 1926; (9950A) OK8420 Sw S1240 |
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| Pray to the good Lord : to get her off your mind | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); The World Is Going Wrong; Atlanta, 24 Oct. 1931; (4050091) Co14660D Mam S3804 |
| Going to fall down on my knees : pray to the Lord above | Bogan, Lucille; T N and O Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (135491) Ba32845 Rt RL317 |
| Fall down on your knees and pray : the good Lord to help you | Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9428B) De7026 BC4 |
| I pray to the Lord : that Southern would wreck | Bell, Ed; Mean Conductor Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48201) Pm12546 Yz L1006 |
| All I want is a new pair of shoes : that is all I pray | Bennett, Will; Real Estate Blues; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K128 ) Vo1464 Rt RL334 |
| I pray to heaven Lord : I seen my pretty mama up there | Day, Will; Central Avenue Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461862) Co14318D Yz L1010 |
| I want to find my baby : I pray to the good Lord I don't fail | Washboard Sam; Gonna Hit the Highway; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703771) BBB8997 RCA LPV577 |
| Every night I pray : for you to walk across my door | White, Joshua; Stormy Weather No 1; New York, 6 Mar. 1934; (149031) Ba33024 His HLP22 |
| If my woman kills me now : Lord I'll pray to die | Lacy, Rubin; Mississippi Jail House Groan; Chicago, Mar. 1928; (204192) Pm12629 OJL8 |
| Hearts is aching day is breaking : listen to me pray | Hart, Hattie; Oh Ambulance Man; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (599322) ViV38605 Mel MLP7324 |
| But the womens and whiskey : well they would not let me pray | House, Son; Preachin' the BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4101) Pm13013 OJL5 |
| But the dice and these women : I swear they won't let me pray | Lasky, Louie; How You Want Your Rollin' Done; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C915C) Vo02955 Her H201 |
| But the womens and whiskey : Lord won't let me pray | Lewis, Furry; Mistreatin' Mama; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454282) ViV38519 Rt RL323 |
| Says I went to the church : and they called on me to pray | Alexander, Texas; Sittin' on a Log; San Antonio, 10 Mar. 1928; (400454B) OK8624 Rt RL312 |
| He likes it slow : when he goes to pray | Edwards, Susie; He Likes It Slow; Chicago, 18 June 1926; (9750A) OK8355 Sw S1240 |
| Oh up in my room : I bowed down to pray | House, Son; Preachin' the BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4101) Pm13013 OJL5 |
| I fell down on my knees : I started in to pray | Johnson, Lonnie; St. Louis Cyclone Blues; New York, 3 Oct. 1927; (81503B) OK8512 CC30 |
| Lord the little woman I'm loving : wouldn't have no right to pray | Johnson, Robert; If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26331) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| I'm going away to leave you : it will be too late to pray | Lewis, Furry; Mr. Furry's Blues; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1115 Rt RL323 |
| Tell her to pray for me : forgive me for my sin | Oden, Jimmy; Going Down Slow; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1941; (0704091) BBB8889 RBF RF16 |
| Well I went down yeah down to the churchhouse : yes well they called on me to pray | Petway, Robert; Catfish Blues; Chicago, 28 Mar. 1941; (0594761) BBB8838 Yz L1038 |
| Lord brother James died under surgery : and he didn't have the time to pray | Williams, Joe; Brother James; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076631) BBB7022 RCA INT1087 |
| Says you know you died drunk brother James : and you didn't have no time to pray | Williams, Joe; Brother James; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076631) BBB7022 RCA INT1087 |
| If I don't love you pretty mama : I will pray to die | Jones, Jake; Southern Sea Blues; Dallas, c. Oct. 1929; (DAL474 ) Br7130 His HLP2 |
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| You know until six months ago : I hadn't prayed a prayer since God knows when | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Fool's Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO167A) Vo1674 Yz L1010 |
| Now I prayed to my baby : and to the Lord above | Carr, Leroy; My Woman's Gone Wrong; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (156261) Vo02950 Co C30496 |
| Down on my knees this morning : I prayed to the good Lord above | Day, Texas Bill; Billiken's Weary Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495392) Co14514D Rt RL335 |
| I prayed to the Lord : my special rider would come | James, Skip; Special Rider Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7602) Pm13098 Yz L1001 |
