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| Say a [jet, real] black woman : will make a mule kick his stable down | House, Son; My Black MamaPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4082) Pm13042 OJL2 |
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| Says Good Book tell you : reap just what you sow | Johnson, Tommy; ByeBye Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418381) Vi21409 Yz L1007 |
| Going to reap it now : or baby reap it byandby | Johnson, Tommy; ByeBye Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418381) Vi21409 Yz L1007 |
| That every living creature : mmm reap just what they sow | Wilkins, Robert; Dirty Deal Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX104 ) Vo03223 BC5 |
| Because I don't want my woman : mmm reap no bad seed | Wilkins, Robert; Dirty Deal Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX104 ) Vo03223 BC5 |
| And you going to reap what you sow : for treating me this away | Bogan, Lucille; You Got to Die Some Day; New York, 30 July 1934; (154772) ARC60463 Rt RL317 |
| Well the Good Book say : you got to reap just what you sow | Bracey, Mississippi; You Scolded Me and Drove Me from Your Door; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404764B) OK8904 OJL17 |
| You got to reap : just what you sow | Fuller, Blind Boy; Rag, Mama, Rag; New York, 25 July 1935; (178632) ARC351032 BC6 |
| But some day baby : you're going to reap just what you sow | Gibson, Clifford; Stop Your Rambling; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (486A) QRSR7083 Yz L1027 |
| Because the Good Book says : you going to reap just what you sow | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Got to Reap What You Sow; Chicago, 17 May 1939; (034810 ) BBB8287 RCA INT1177 |
| You hear me talking to you : you got to reap what you sow | James, Jesse; Lonesome Day Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90762A) De7213 AH158 |
| The Good Book declares : we got to reap just what we sow | James, Skip; Cypress Grove Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7472) Pm13088 Bio BLP12029 |
| Going to reap it now : or baby reap it byandby | Johnson, Tommy; ByeBye Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418381) Vi21409 Yz L1007 |
| But that's all right babe : got to reap [just] what you sow | McClennan, Tommy; It's a Cryin' Pity; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064891 ) BBB9005 Rt RL305 |
| But the Good Book tell us : you got to reap just what you sow | Patton, Charley; Pea Vine Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15221A) Pm12877 Yz L1001 |
| I done killed my man : I want to reap just what I sow | Smith, Bessie; Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair; New York, 3 Mar. 1927; (1435762) Co14209D Co CL858 |
| Oh but the Good Book say : mama you got to reap just what you sow | Stokes, Frank; Mistreatin' Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454191) Vi21672 Rt RL308 |
| Said be careful in your traveling son : you got to reap just what you sow | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); So Lonesome; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203342) Pm12637 Yz L1026 |
| Now that will be all right : Louisa you will have to reap just what you sow | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Miss Louisa Blues; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (020114 ) BBB7576 RBF RF14 |
| Please God ??? : make my woman reap righteous seed | Wilkins, Robert; Dirty Deal Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX104 ) Vo03223 BC5 |
| You reap just what you sow in the sweet byandby : and be sorry that you went away | Smith, Trixie; Love Me Like You Used To; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (2365?) Pm12330 CC29 |
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| Blues is driving me crazy : must be reaping what I sow | Henderson, Bertha; Lead Hearted Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205602) Pm12655 Bio BLP12037 |
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| Soon I began to kick : I began to rear | Cannon, Gus; Feather Bed; Memphis, 9 Sept. 1928; (470022) ViV38515 Fwy FA2953 |
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| I was reared as an orphan : never harmed a man | Texas Tommy; Jail Break Blues; Dallas, c. 25 Oct. 1928; (DAL689A) Br7044 Rt RL312 |
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| There many more women : just rearing to go | Easton, Amos; I'm Waitin' On You; New York, 16 Mar. 1932; (11503A) Vo1719 His HLP31 |
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| Reason : that will forever be my native home | Bailey, Kid; Mississippi Bottom Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (M209/10) Br7114 OJL5 |
| Reason I consider it so careful : because men don't dog me around | Batts, Will; Country Woman; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137181) Vo02531 Rt RL329 |
| Reason why I love it so well : it's so soothing to my mind | Carr, Leroy; Corn Licker Blues; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL53) Vo02741 Co C30496 |
| Reason I'm hanging around here : sticking here dry long so | Estes, Sleepy John; Jack and Jill Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62479A) De7365 RBF RF8 |
| Reason I ain't been getting no mail : you know I done found out what it's all about | Estes, Sleepy John; Mailman Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93004A) De7789 Sw S1220; |
| Reason why : my rattlesnake mama don't allow me out of her sight | Fuller, Blind Boy; I'm a Rattlesnakin' Daddy; New York, 23 July 1935; (178622) ARC60156 BC11 |
| Reason I'm trying so hard : to make the trip with you | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Broke and Hungry; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (3076?) Pm12443 Mil MLP2007 |
| Reason I'm going home with you sugar : I ain't much hard to be fooled | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rabbit Foot Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30891) Pm12454 Mil MLP2004 |
| Reason I'm hanging around here : man I'm sticking here dry long so | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Struck Sorrow Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200392) Pm12541 Rt RL335 |
| Reason I'm worried and bothered : it's all on account of you | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rambler Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200402) Pm12541 Bio BLP12015 |
| Reason I call him cat man : he don't [come, go] around in the day | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Cat Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15673) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015 |
| Reason why I start : why I lowdown | Moss, Buddy; Hard Road Blues; New York, 19 Jan. 1933; (129461) Ba33106 RBF RF15 |
| Reason I know it isn't : tell no lie she have rolled that same thing down on me | Richardson, Mooch; Mooch Richardson's Low Down Barrel House Blues Part 1; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (400215A) OK8554 Mam S3803 |
| Reason I'm leaving you : you dog me all the time | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Before Long; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO170A) Vo1674 Rt RL312 |
| Reason I can fill it so careful : because nar' of them don't throw me down | Stokes, Frank; Downtown Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418221) Vi21272 BC5 |
| Reason I asks you browny : you about to run me blind | Stovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); Court Street Blues; St. Louis, 25 Apr. 1927; (80749A) OK8514 Fly LP103 |
| Reason why it worries me : to hear that fire bell ring | Sykes, Roosevelt; Fire Detective Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15557) Pm12827 Riv RM8819 |
| I was standing in my door : reason I hear the T P when she blows | Ranger, Jack; T. P. Window Blues; San Antonio, 28 June 1929; (402768) OK8785 Rt RL315 |
| So bye bye bye : reason that I'm leaving you | Townsend, Henry; Sick with the Blues; possibly Chicago, 1933; ( ) record unknown Yz L1030 |
| But there ain't no reason : let some other man read my sign | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Take Me Back Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22082) Pm12296 Bio BLP12042 |
| I mistreated my baby : [but, and] I can't see no reason why | Johnson, Robert; When You Get a Good Friend; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25841) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| There's no reason : why he should treat me this way | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Those All Night Long Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1599?) Pm12081 BYG529.078 |
| That's the reason why : singing this badluck moan | Baker, Willie; Bad Luck Moan; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14892) Ge6812 Rt RL326 |
| Now I love my sweety : tell you the reason why | Big Bill (Broonzy); I Can't Be Satisfied; Richmond, Ind., 2 May 1930; (16569) Ge7230 Yz L1011 |
| That's the reason why : I'm moaning these brownskin mama blues | Blake, Blind; Brownskin Mama Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201062) Pm126062 Bio BLP12003 |
| Nobody but me : you know the reason why | Blake, Blind; Hey Hey Daddy Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201081) Pm12606 Bio BLP12003 |
| And the reason I say so : she so sweet to me | Bracey, Ishman; Pay Me No Mind; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2422) Pm13038 Yz L1007 |
| That's the reason I tried to hard : to get along with you | Butler, Sam; You Can't Keep No Brown; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (26782) Pm12389 Yz L1026 |
| Lord the reason why baby : I I been so long writing to you | Estes, Sleepy John; Street Car Blues; Memphis, 13 May 1930; (59919 ) ViV38614 RBF RF8 |
| And that's the reason : I believe I'll make a change | Estes, Sleepy John; Need More Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62466A) De7365 RBF RF8 |
| Yes the reason why I like pigmeat : you know it's nice and sweet | Fuller, Blind Boy; Stealing BoHog; New York, 7 Sept. 1937; (216272) ARC80165 BC11 |
| Now the reason why these men here : they sure don't draw no more | Fuller, Blind Boy; Bye Bye Baby Blues; New York, 15 Dec. 1937; (221561) Vo04843 RBF RF9 |
| Now tell me what is the reason : that awe can't get along | Gillum, Bill Jazz; One Letter Home; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070443 ) BBB8943 RCA INT1177 |
| Says now tell me what's the reason you get tired of here : baby I been really homesick about you | Harrison, Smoky; Hop Head Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L791) Pm12920 Rt RL340 |
| That's the reason : that I hang my head and cry | Henry, Lena; Low Down Despondent Blues; New York, 22 Aug. 1924; (13596) Vo14873 His HLP15 |
| But the reason I know it : I traveled it through and through | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Atlanta Moan; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510542) Co14591D Yz L1026 |
| That's the reason why : you hear me cry and moan | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Atlanta Moan; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510542) Co14591D Yz L1026 |
| That's the reason why : give my poor heart some ease | Jackson, Papa Charlie; The Faking Blues; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2121?) Pm12281 Yz L1029 |
| Tell you the reason I sing them : my sweet mama don't love me no more | Jackson, Papa Charlie; The Faking Blues; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2121?) Pm12281 Yz L1029 |
| Says the reason I'm *blacking out stalling* babe : you been so good to me | Jackson, Papa Charlie; I'm Alabama Bound; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21442) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| And the reason I love her : says she belongs to me | Jackson, Papa Charlie; She Belongs to Me Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (42431) Pm12461 Yz L1029 |
| That's the reason why you hear me : sing my old lonesome song | James, Skip; Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7631) Pm13085 Bio BLP12029 |
| My gal wouldn't let me go home last night : wouldn't tell me the reason why | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Big Night Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1929; (214022) Pm12801 Riv RLP12125 |
| My sweet man went away : you know the reason why | Johnson, Lil; You'll Never Miss Your Jelly Till Your Jelly Rollers Gone; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C3356 ) Vo1299 His HLP2 |
| And I can't see the reason why : that I can't leave these nogood womens alone | Johnson, Robert; Drunken Hearted Man; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3971) ARC unissued Co C30034 |
| And I can't see the reason why : that I can't leave these nogood womens alone | Johnson, Robert; Drunken Hearted Man; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3972) ARC unissued Rt RL314 |
| That is the reason I am so *love with it* : SixtyOne has give me a new start | Kelly, Jack; Highway No. 61 Blues No. 2; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (13713) Ba32934 Rt RL329 |
| That's the reason why : I stole away and cried | McTell, Blind Willie; Mama, 'Tain't Long Fo' Day; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403101) Vi21474 Yz L1005 |
| That's the reason why : Mr McTell got the blues | McTell, Blind Willie; Mr. McTell Got the Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (40311?) Vi unissued RCA INT1175 |
| And that's the reason why : I'm moving on back to the woods | McTell, Blind Willie; My Baby's Gone; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (140382) Vo02668 Yz L1037 |
| Says I'm drinking real good whiskey : that's the reason I did not *inquire why* | McTell, Blind Willie; My Baby's Gone; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (140382) Vo02668 Yz L1037 |
| Now the reason I love her : she live in Vicksburg on the hill | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Vicksburg BluesPart 3; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026451) BBB6697 CC35 |
| Just the reason I ask you black gal : know your clothes ain't right | Pickett, Charlie; Crazy 'Bout My Black Gal; New York, 2 Aug. 1937; (62467A) De7762 Rt RL310 |
| That's the reason why : mama's got the walking blues | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Walking Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (16132) Pm12082 BYG529.078 |
| That's the reason why : mama's got the lost wandering blues | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Lost Wandering Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (16982) Pm12098 BYG529.078 |
| That's the reason : we single men Lord don't know what we wants to do | Reynolds, Blind Joe; Nehi Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1462) Pm12927 OJL11 |
| You know the reason I'm that away : Lord I'm broke and hungry too | Roland, Walter; Penniless Blues; New York, 20 Mar. 1935; (171532) Ba33461 Yz L1017 |
| And you know folks that's the reason : Lord that I'm worried so | Roland, Walter; Penniless Blues; New York, 20 Mar. 1935; (171532) Ba33461 Yz L1017 |
| Now I'll tell you the reason : I don't like a single man much | Scruggs, Irene; My Back to the Wall; Richmond, Ind., 30 Aug. 1930; (16975A) Ge7296 Yz L1026 |
| Now I wouldn't marry a black woman : I'll tell you the reason why | Shade, Will; A Black Woman Is Like a Black Snake; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470102) ViV38015 Rt RL322 |
| I wouldn't want a black woman : tell you the reason why | Shade, Will; On the Road Again; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470111) ViV38015 OJL19 |
| But I'll write you : and tell you the reason why | Smith, Bessie; Lost Your Head Blues; New York, 4 May 1926; (1421492) Co14158D Co CL857 |
| If you don't want me baby : please tell me the reason why | Smith, Bessie Mae; Sugar Man BluesPart 2; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6168 ) Vo1559 His HLP2 |
| And that's the reason I'm howling : I'm atrying to be satisfied | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf BluesNo. 1; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6404A) Vo1558 Yz L1031 |
| I know the reason I can't keep you mama : I taken you from my bosom friend | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'Part 2; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930; (C7101 ) Vo1602 Yz L1031 |
| Now this the reason I love her : she ain't no handmedown | Spand, Charlie; Back to the Woods Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15456) Pm12817 Yz L1015 |
| That the reason why people : you hear me sing this moan | Sparks, Milton; Erie Train Blues; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (91445) BBB6529 BC6 |
| And it's wonder what the reason : now baby I can't rest at night | Stokes, Frank; Mistreatin' Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454191) Vi21672 Rt RL308 |
| She said daddy the reason I love you : you got ways just like a lamb | Sykes, Roosevelt; Skeet and Garret; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403312A) OK8749 Yz L1033 |
| That's the reason : why he makes a fool out of me | Sylvester, Hannah; I Want My Sweet Daddy; New York, c. 21 Sept. 1923; (70329) Pat032007 VJM VLP40 |
| Oh baby you know that I love you : that is the reason you treat me so unkind | Taylor, Charley; Louisiana Bound; Grafton, Wis., Mar. or Apr. 1930; (L2522) Pm12967 Her H205 |
| That's the reason why : I'm sitting here in Hattiesburg | Thomas, Elvie; Motherless Child Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2642) Pm12977 OJL2 |
| Well the reason mama : I don't want you to stay here | Washboard Sam; We Gonna Move; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07617 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| But the reason : so many without a place to stay | Washboard Sam; Life Is Just a Book; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644771) BBB8909 RCA LPV577 |
| And that's the reason : you treat me like you do | Wilkins, Robert; Falling Down Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M192 ) Br7125 Yz L1002 |
| That's the reason why you hear me crying : Lord please have mercy on me | Wilkins, Robert; Dirty Deal Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX104 ) Vo03223 BC5 |
| That's the reason why I'm through telling her : ??? about her dirty deal | Wilkins, Robert; Dirty Deal Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX104 ) Vo03223 BC5 |
| That's the reason why : I wished I was back at Jim Canan's | Wilkins, Robert; Old Jim Canan's; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX117 ) Vo unissued Yz L1018 |
| Now that's the reason my baby worries me : my baby she don't treat me right | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Skinny Woman; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (07654 ) BBB7012 BC20 |
| Now that is the reason why : you ain't got to believe I'll make a change | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Moonshine; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201131) BBB7603 RCA LPV518 |
| Now that is the reason why : I'm I'll believe I'll make a change | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Moonshine; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201131) BBB7603 RCA LPV518 |
| Now I know the reason she don't love me : she's wild about Mr soandso | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Down South; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201171) BBB7665 RCA LPV518 |
| Well I know the reason she left me : because she was wild about some other man | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Number Five Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308481R) BBB8010 RCA INT1088 |
| I know the reason you don't love woman : because you is crazy about Mr soandso | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Train Fare Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (049198 ) BBB8610 BC20 |
| Now the reason I ain't been getting no calls : people I'm going to tell you all what it's all about | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Western Union Man; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064019 ) BBB8731 BC3 |
| The reason I drink pretty mama : I can't get along with you | Arnold, Kokomo; Old Original Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9429B) De7026 BC4 |
| The reason why I'm getting drunk today : I swear my baby's gone | Carr, Leroy; Corn Licker Blues; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL53) Vo02741 Co C30496 |
| The reason fair brown : I don't need you | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Voice Throwin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15219) Pm12802 Yz L1010 |
| The reason I drink pretty mama : now I can't get along with you | McClennan, Tommy; Baby, Don't You Want to Go; Chicago, 22 Nov. 1939; (044245 ) BBB8408 Rt RL305 |
| The reason I like the game : the game they call Georgia skin | Memphis Minnie; Georgia Skin; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62540 ) Vi23352 His HLP32 |
| The reason he keeps his job : he can squat it in the sack | Memphis Minnie; Squat It; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9426A) De7146 Rt RL329 |
| The reason I really love her : I think of Vicksburg on the hill | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Vicksburg BluesPart 3; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026451) BBB6697 CC35 |
| The reason I'm leaving you : I don't like your doggone ways | Pope, Jenny; Doggin' Me Around Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M194 ) Vo1438 His HLP1 |
| The reason why : I don't know | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Those Dogs of Mine; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (17031) Pm12215 BYG529.078 |
| 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 |
| The reason I feel that way mama : I ain't got nobody to feel my care | Short, Jaydee; Grand Daddy Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11479A) Vo1708 Yz L1018 |
| The reason I can *fill it* so careful : because man don't know me there | Stokes, Frank; Downtown Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418222) Vi unissued His HLP31 |
| The reason I know it : I rambled it through and through | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Jim Jackson's JamboreePart I; Memphis, 14 Oct. 1929; (M203/4) Vo1428 Yz L1021 |
| That's the very reason : I'm a wandering child today | Bell, Ed; Mamlish Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48163) Pm12524 OJL14 |
| That's the very reason why : you been so mean to me | Johnson, Lonnie; Man Killing Broad; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91339A) De7445 Sw S1225; |
| That's the very reason : scared to trust him at home | Memphis Minnie; Squat It; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9426A) De7146 Rt RL329 |
| Girl that's the very reason : I'm bound to jail today | Reed, Willie; Leavin' Home; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495441) Co unissued His HLP17 |
