BACK*............1
Now my *old back* is abreaking : and my lights is aburning low	Arnold, Kokomo; Big Leg Mama; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1935; (90314A) De7116 Say SDR163
BACKBITE.........3
And if I backbite you : I don't mean no harm	McTell, Blind Willie; LoveChanging Blues; Atlanta, 29 Nov. 1929; (566351) ViV38580 Yz L1005
I will sure backbite you : gnaw you to the bone	Weaver, Sylvester; Can't Be Trusted Blues; New York, 31 Aug. 1927; (81401B) OK8504 Yz L1012
Because these nogood gals : trying to backbite me	Jones, Maggie; Jealous Mama Blues; New York, 14 Oct. 1924; (1401051) Co14044D VJM VLP23
BACKBITER........1
Man you nothing but a backbiter : may God bless your soul	Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Back Gnawing Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203442) Pm12609 Bio BLP12004
BACKBITERS.......1
Now these backbiters : don't live long I'm told	Jones, Maggie; Jealous Mama Blues; New York, 14 Oct. 1924; (1401051) Co14044D VJM VLP23
BACKBITING.......5
I'm a backbiting mama : looking for a cheating man	Jones, Maggie; I'm a Back Bitin' Mama; New York, 17 Sept. 1925; (1409514) Co14127D VJM VLP25
It was my baby : that black backbiting bee	Wilson, Leola B.; Back Biting Bee Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1926; (40132) Pm12444 Bio BLP12037
I learned backbiting : when I went to school	Jones, Maggie; I'm a Back Bitin' Mama; New York, 17 Sept. 1925; (1409514) Co14127D VJM VLP25
And that backbiting man : better not show his face	Blake, Blind; Search Warrant Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208713) Pm12737 Bio BLP12023
That backbiting man taken my woman : now he's going to the west	Alexander, Texas; When You Get to Thinking; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1929; (403359B) OK8764 Fly LP103
BACKBONE.........6
It takes all of my time : to try to keep my backbone still	Alexander, Texas; Seen Better Days; San Antonio, 9 June 1930; (404112B) OK8890 Rt RL316
If I don't satisfy you : I'll break my backbone trying	Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Gee, But It's Hard; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16225) Ch16682 Riv RM8803
If I don't do to suit you honey : I'll break my backbone trying	Lincoln, Charley; My Wife Drove Me From the Door; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451061) Co14305D RBF RF202
You throws your backbone : clean out of sight	Collins, Sam; Do That Thing; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13050A) Ge6307 OJL10
But if you'll allow me a chance : I'll gnaw your backbone half in two	McTell, Blind Willie; Talking to Myself; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502572) Co14551D Yz L1005
If you allow me a chance : I will gnaw your backbone half in two	Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Back Gnawing Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203442) Pm12609 Bio BLP12004
BACKED...........4
The billygoat backed : in the bumblebee's nest	Johnson, Robert; They're Red Hot; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26271) ARC70757 Co C30034
He backed his wagon up to my door : took everything I had	Jordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398212) Vi21076 Rt RL326
The mules backed up : in my face	Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Move that Thing; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (647402) Vi23274 Rt RL323
I worried my rider so late last night : she had a mule wagon backed up to my door	Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lemon's Worried Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203753) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004
BACKING..........2
Blues come down the alley : backing up to my door	McFadden, Charlie Specks; People People Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1541) Pm12928 Riv RM8819
I'm leaving here baby : *feel no urge of backing down*	Carter, Spider; Don't Leave Me Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Nov. 1930; (C6165 ) Br7188 Rt RL340
BACKS............1
Just as sure as your train : Lord backs up in your yard	Collins, Sam; Riverside Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12740) Ge6167 OJL10
BACKWATER........6
Backwater rising : southern people can't make no time	Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rising High Water Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (44915) Pm12487 Mil MLP2007
Backwater rising : come in my windows and doors	Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rising High Water Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (44915) Pm12487 Mil MLP2007
Backwater done wrecked my cabin : and there's no place that I can call my home	Johnson, Lonnie; South Bound Backwater; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63524A) De7461 Sw S1225
Backwater blues : done caused me to pack up my things and go	Smith, Bessie; Back Water Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (1434911) Co14195D Co CL858
I leave with a prayer in my heart : backwater won't rise no more	Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rising High Water Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (44915) Pm12487 Mil MLP2007
The backwater done rose all around Sumner : drove [me, poor Charley] down the line	Patton, Charley; High Water EverywherePart I; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L591) Pm12909 Yz L1020
BACKWATERS.......1
The backwaters done broke the levee : and I can't stay here no more	Johnson, Lonnie; South Bound Backwater; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63524A) De7461 Sw S1225
BACKWOODS........3
Got the backwoods blues : but I don't want to go back home	Smith, Clara; Back Woods Blues; New York, 30 Apr. 1924; (816944) Co14022D VJM VLP17
Got the backwoods blues : for the place way down in 'Bam	Smith, Clara; Back Woods Blues; New York, 30 Apr. 1924; (816944) Co14022D VJM VLP17
Got the backwoods blues : for the folks I left down home	Smith, Clara; Back Woods Blues; New York, 30 Apr. 1924; (816944) Co14022D VJM VLP17
BACK]............2
If you see my wild cow buddy : please tell her [hurry, come back] home	Williams, Joe; Wild Cow Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962461) BBB6200 RCA INT1087
Well I left old *Maltree* : [on my way back, going back] to Memphis Tennessee	Newbern, Hambone Willie; Shelby County Workhouse Blues; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402297B) OK8740 RBF RF202
BACON............2
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
It came in my windows and doors : now all my bacon gone	Walker, Aaron TBone; Trinity River Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495481) Co14506D Rt RL327
BAD..............216
Bad luck in my bed : bad luck's in my home	Baker, Willie; Bad Luck Moan; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14892) Ge6812 Rt RL326
Bad luck wakes me every morning : trouble follows me all night long	Gibson, Clifford; Drayman Blues; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571752) ViV38562 Yz L1027
Bad luck and trouble : and the blues without a dime	Gibson, Clifford; Blues Without a Dime; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57756 ) ViV38590 Yz L1027
Bad cat ain't no wildcat : and he's going to stay home at night	Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Balky Mule Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203813) Pm12631 Mil MLP2007
Bad luck is my buddy : and trouble is my friend	Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Bad Luck's My Buddy; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64739 ) Vi23266 Rt RL307
Bad luck's *over* my house : ??? then begin to	Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Honey Where You Been So Long; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (17012) Pm12200 BYG529.078
Bad luck in my family : all done fell on me	Richardson, Mooch; Burying Ground Blues; Memphis, 23 Mar. 1928; (400375A) OK8576 Mam S3803
Bad luck in St Louis : and it all fell on [poor] me	Smith, Bessie Mae; St. Louis Daddy; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L78?) Pm12922 OJL20
And when I find my black woman : Lord all *my bad days* are gone	Pullum, Joe; Black Gal What Makes Your Head So Hard??? No. 2; San Antonio, 3 Apr. 1934; (82786?) BBB5592 Rt RL327
Bad luck in my bed : bad luck's in my home	Baker, Willie; Bad Luck Moan; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14892) Ge6812 Rt RL326
Please have mercy : bad luck's on my head	Bogan, Lucille; They Ain't Walking No More; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5549 ) Br7163 Yz L1017
Haven't made a dollar : bad luck is all I've had	Hurt, Mississippi John; Blue Harvest Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401487A) OK8692 Bio BLPC4
I couldn't keep away from [wild, bad] women : bad [liquor, whiskey] cards and dice	Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lock Step Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208152) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004
I been a bad bad boy : didn't treat nobody right	Barefoot Bill; Bad Boy; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503062) Co14526D CC3
Now you got a bad husband now : baby that'll be all right	Bracey, Mississippi; You Scolded Me and Drove Me from Your Door; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404764B) OK8904 OJL17
Motor's in a bad condition : you got to have these batteries charged	Johnson, Robert; Terraplane Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25861) ARC70356 Co CL1654
When you's a bad fellow : the jail will be your home	Petties, Arthur; Good Boy Blues; Chicago, c. 2 July 1930; (C5921B) Br7182 Yz L1038
But that was a bad bargain : in the end	Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Trust No Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26311) Pm12395 Jo SM3098
So if you got a bad man : and he won't do right	Smith, Laura; Don't You Leave Me Here; New York, c. Mar. 1927; (71302) Ba1977 VJM VLP40
I'm got a badluck deal : give me trouble every day	Stokes, Frank; Downtown Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418221) Vi21272 BC5
I got a badluck deal : give me trouble every day	Stokes, Frank; Downtown Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418222) Vi unissued His HLP31
You give me a badluck deal : kept something on my mind	Stokes, Frank; What's the Matter Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418261) ViV38531 Yz L1002
Yeah I was not a bad fellow : but the judge he sent me away	Washboard Sam; I'm On My Way Blues; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07621 ) BBB7096 BC10
Now baby I'm not a bad man : you know we ain't no kin	Washboard Sam; Lover's Lane Blues; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703811) BBB9007 BC10
I believe to my soul : I'm just a badluck man	White, Joshua; Welfare Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1934; (149022) Ba33024 His HLP22
Now you acted bad : and you don't obey my rules	Arnold, Kokomo; Back on the Job; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91333A) De7390 Say SDR163
And it's some people said : these Big Bill blues ain't bad	Big Bill (Broonzy); Big Bill Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18385) Ch16400 Yz L1035
Oh some people tell me : the worried blues ain't bad	House, Son; My Black MamaPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4092) Pm13042 OJL2
Well some people tell me : that the worried blues ain't bad	Johnson, Robert; Walkin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26301) Vo03601 Co CL1654
Oh some folks say : that them blues ain't bad	Lincoln, Charley; Jealous Hearted Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451032) Co14305D RBF RF9
Some people tell me : honey them blues ain't bad	Lincoln, Charley; Mojoe Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451053) Co14475D RBF RF15
Some people say : that the midnight blues ain't bad	Moore, William; Midnight Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203122) Pm12636 Rt RL340
Some people say : them overseas blues ain't bad	Patton, Charley; Down the Dirt Road Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15215) Pm12854 Yz L1020
Some people say : the Green River blues ain't bad	Patton, Charley; Green River Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L443) Pm12972 Yz L1020
There's some folks say : that the redhot blues ain't bad	Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Red Hot Blues; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1937; (C20311) Vo04066 CC3
Now I'm having bad luck : and bad luck I can't understand	Davis, Walter; JacksonvillePart 2; Chicago, 3 Apr. 1936; (1003381) BBB6468 Yz L1025
He'll soon be returning : and bad tidings he will bring	Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Honey Where You Been So Long; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (17012) Pm12200 BYG529.078
For womens and bad whiskey : have torn my playhouse down	Williams, Jabo; Polock Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. May 1932; (L1406?) Pm13130 Yz L1028
Black Mountain people : are bad as they can be	Smith, Bessie; Black Mountain Blues; New York, 22 July 1930; (1506582) Co14554D Co CL856
Now when I want it : I want it awful bad	Arnold, Kokomo; Set Down Gal; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91166A) De7361 OJL20
You face is getting bumpy : and your skin looks awful bad	Davis, Walter; Root Man Blues; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914301) BBB6040 RCA INT1085
These old evil blues : have treated me awful bad	Washboard Sam; Evil Blues; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703791) BBB8997 RCA LPV577
Yeah I got up this morning : I was feeling awful bad	Williams, Joe; Wild Cow Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962461) BBB6200 RCA INT1087
I been a bad bad boy : didn't treat nobody right	Barefoot Bill; Bad Boy; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503062) Co14526D CC3
Judge please don't kill me : I won't be bad no more	Barefoot Bill; Bad Boy; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503062) Co14526D CC3
Take me back mama : I [won't, can't] be bad no more	Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Snake Dream Blues; Chicago, c. June 1927; (45772) Pm12510 Bio BLP12015
Boys don't be bad : please don't crowd your mind	Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203632) Pm12666 Mil MLP2013
Take me mama : won't be bad no more	Mississippi Moaner (Isaiah Nettles); It's Cold in China Blues; Jackson, Miss., 20 Oct. 1935; (JAX2021) Vo03166 OJL8
If I get back there : I ain't going to never be bad no more	Patton, Charley; Rattlesnake Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L632) Pm12924 Yz L1020
I said take me back baby : I won't be bad no more	Roland, Walter; Every Morning Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1934; (155212) Ba33282 BC7
Because bad luck and hard work : oh Lord sure don't agree with me	Stevens, Vol; Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62541 ) Vi23347 Jo SM3104
Gals all call me : big bad Pete	Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Freeze to Me Mama; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493452) Co14507D CC36
He's a big bad jack : and you can hear him all over town	Johnson, Billiken; Wild Jack Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476072) Co14405D Rt RL315
I mean the woman if she quit me : it's going to be too black bad	Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Lastin' Lovin'; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (204072) Pm12666 Mil MLP2013
When I starts to drilling : you hear women hollering too black bad	Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Oil Well Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (211971) Pm12771 Riv RLP12125
Catching the juice : from the too black bad	Nelson, Romeo; Gettin' Dirty Just Shakin' that Thing; Chicago, 9 Oct. 1929; (C4629 ) Vo1447 OJL15
I got the railroad blues bad : I got the boxcars on my running mind	Jones, Elijah; Katy Fly; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201201) BBB7616 RCA INT1175
Now she got a standard carburettor : my baby been burning bad gasoline	Williamson, Sonny Boy; My Little Machine; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (053002 ) BBB8674 BC3
Nothing I can get : but bad news	Lincoln, Charley; Chain Gang Trouble; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451082) Co14272D His HLP4
I never smelled a smell : that smelled so doggone bad	Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Black Skunk Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (1483602) Co14573D CC36
Well you drinking bad liquor : you'll be overtaken after a while	Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Fence Breakin' Yellin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15672) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015
That poor man was drinking bad whiskey : ooo well boys he sure going to lose his soul	Williams, Joe; Brother James; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076631) BBB7022 RCA INT1087
It makes a man feel bad : when competition	Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Competition Bed Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207492) Pm12728 Rt RL306
Don't a man feel bad : when he can't yoyo no more	Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Yo Yo Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15665) Pm12872 Bio BLP12000
I've got those broken busted blues : I feel bad	Smith, Clara; Broken Busted Blues; New York, 7 Jan. 1925; (1402272) Co14062D CC32
I says I feel bad this morning : and I really wants my fortyfour	Sykes, Roosevelt; Kelly's 44 Blues; Cincinnati, 12 June 1930; (629042) ViV38608 Yz L1033
Tell me ain't no need to worry : ain't no need to feel bad	Washington, Louis; Tallahassee Woman; New York, 18 Jan. 1934; (146371) Ba33105 Fly LP103
And I don't feel good : I don't feel bad	Washington, Louis; Tallahassee Woman; New York, 18 Jan. 1934; (146371) Ba33105 Fly LP103
Now don't you feel bad : when you are all alone	Wheatstraw, Peetie; Deep Sea Love; New York, 20 Feb. 1936; (60539A) De7167 Say SDR192
Feel bad this morning : ain't got no home	Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); The World Is Going Wrong; Atlanta, 24 Oct. 1931; (4050091) Co14660D Mam S3804
Now I was setting down in Centralia : and I sure was feeling bad	Estes, Sleepy John; Special Agent; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63654A) De7491 RBF RF1
I've have the blues about my money : had the blues because I'm feeling bad	Gibson, Clifford; Beat You Doing It; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (482A) QRSR7087 Yz L1027
My man left me : he left me feeling bad	Glover, Mae; I Ain't Giving Nobody None; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15395A) Ge6948 Her H201
Went down the road : feeling bad	Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202
Well woke up this morning : and I feeling bad	Kelly, Eddie; Poole County Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130231) BBB7204 RBF RF9
I even hold your head : when you are feeling bad	McTell, Blind Willie; Weary Hearted Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140671) Vo02568 Rt RL324
I woke up here this morning : feeling bad	Nelson, Blue Coat Tom; Blue Coat Blues; Memphis, 17 Feb. 1928; (400258B) OK8838 Rt RL316
I woke up this morning : baby and feeling bad	Owens, Big Boy George; Kentucky Blues; Richmond, Ind., Oct. 1926; (12571) Ge6006 Yz L1018
Well I got up this morning : feeling bad	Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); I Couldn't Help It; New York, 17 Sept. 1934; (159671) Vo02844 OJL21
When I woke up this morning : mama's feeling bad	Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); Moanin' the Blues; New York, 18 Sept. 1934; (159781) Vo02844 Yz L1002
I've got the worried blues : Lord I'm feeling bad	Thomas, Henry; Texas Worried Blues; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; (C2002 ) Vo1249 OJL3
Oh I woke up this morning : sure was feeling bad	Virgial, Otto; Bad Notion Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962411) BBB6213 Mam S3802
Oh the blues ain't nothing : but a good woman feeling bad	White, Georgia; The Blues Ain't Nothin' But. . .; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1938; (91545A) De7562 Cor CP58
I got up this morning : feeling bad	Williams, Joe; Somebody's Been Borrowing that Stuff; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854881) BBB5900 RCA LPV518
If you feeling bad : because you're on the shelf	Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); Do It Right; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (1489783) Co14463D His HLP5
Now I feels bad : nobody seems to want to go my way	Arnold, Kokomo; Big Ship Blues; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91167A) De7361 Say SDR163
When you get bad luck in your home : there's a few men know just how you feel	Short, Jaydee; Grand Daddy Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11479A) Vo1708 Yz L1018
You got bad blood mama : I believe you need a shot	Davis, Walter; Think You Need a Shot; Chicago, 3 Apr. 1936; (1003391) BBB6498 RCA INT1085
Put the muzzle on your mama : because she had bad hair	Jordan, Charley; Keep It Clean; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5836 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030
Now I'm having bad luck : and bad luck I can't understand	Davis, Walter; JacksonvillePart 2; Chicago, 3 Apr. 1936; (1003381) BBB6468 Yz L1025
I got a mean evil feeling : you going to hear bad news	Henderson, Katherine; West End Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (235A) QRSR7024 His HLP21
Don't you never let your woman : know her bad ways is worrying you	Chatman, Bo; Tellin' You 'Bout It; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826161) BBB5629 Yz L1014
Because I'm going up the country : mama how bad *I feel*	Butler, Sam; Jefferson County Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; ( ) Vo1057 Yz L1016
If your gal need money : how bad you feel	Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); Do It Right; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (1489783) Co14463D His HLP5
I'm in bad luck now : going to catch me somebody's train	Gibson, Clifford; Drayman Blues; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571752) ViV38562 Yz L1027
And by my reckless living : I've put myself in bad	Howell, Peg Leg; Low Down Rounder Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1928; (1461611) Co14320D RBF RF1
Now my generator is bad : and you know my lights done stopped	Estes, Sleepy John; Brownsville Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63653A) De7473 RBF RF8
I don't seem happy no more : I done got it bad	Chatman, Lonnie; It's a Pain to Me; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15452) Pm13143 Bio BLP12041
When I want it I wants it : and I wants it bad	Memphis Minnie; Ain't No Use Trying to Tell On Me; New York, 27 Oct. 1933; (1525372) Co unissued Yz L1021
Because this life that I'm living : Lord it's bad luck *here*	Davis, Walter; Minute Man BluesPart 1; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854821) BBB5965 RCA INT1085
It's bad to have a crooked woman : she'll keep you living in sin	Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Crooked Woman Blues; Atlanta, 10 Nov. 1927; (1451981) Co14280D CC36
But when the stars are shooting : I know bad luck is in that sign	Miles, Lizzie; Shootin' Star Blues; New York, 4 Jan. 1928; (77082) Ba7025 VJM VLP40
Whiskey and women : will bother your learning bad	Butler, Sam; Poor Boy Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; ( ) Vo1057 Yz L1016
Oh baby : it looks bad for you	Gillum, Bill Jazz; It Looks Bad for You; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064741 ) BBB8816 RCA INT1177
May bad luck overtake you : pile up on you in a heap	Wheatstraw, Peetie; False Hearted Woman; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90963A) De7243 Say SDR192
If you treat me bad : mama to hell you surely go	Mississippi Moaner (Isaiah Nettles); Mississippi Moan; Jackson, Miss., 20 Oct. 1935; (JAX2011) Vo03166 Yz L1009
Hot papa : you are making me bad	Smith, Clara; Hot Papa; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (814773) Co14006D VJM VLP16
You give me bad luck dear mama : you trouble me all the time	Stokes, Frank; Right Now Blues; Memphis, 25 Sept. 1929; (555842) ViV38589 Yz L1018
I seen a star falling : that means bad luck done fell on me	Miles, Lizzie; Shootin' Star Blues; New York, 4 Jan. 1928; (77082) Ba7025 VJM VLP40
Tallahatchie River rising : Lord it's mighty bad	Delaney, Mattie; Tallahatchie River Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM786 ) Vo1480 Yz L1001
A mighty bad sign : to advertise your gals	Fuller, Blind Boy; You've Got Something There; Memphis, 12 July 1939; (MEM1021) Vo05083 BC11
I got up one morning : feeling mighty bad	Patton, Charley; High Sheriff Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147252) Vo02680 Yz L1020
Cocaine habit : is mighty bad	Ramey, Ben (Memphis Jug Band); Cocaine Habit Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (599332) ViV38620 BC2
M is for mighty bad weather : boys she stole away from me	Stokes, Frank; Nehi Mama Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454212) Vi21738 Rt RL308
I woke up this morning : feeling mighty bad	Tucker, Bessie; Bessie's Moan; Memphis, 29 Aug. 1928; (454362) ViV38526 His HLP4
I have so much bad luck : baby I'm the badluck man	Wheatstraw, Peetie; Working Man; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60506A) De7200 BC4
Lord I'm going to quit my bad way of living : and visit the Sunday school	Estes, Sleepy John; Street Car Blues; Memphis, 13 May 1930; (59919 ) ViV38614 RBF RF8
Now my bad cat's leaving me : ain't going to catch my mice no more	Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Balky Mule Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203813) Pm12631 Mil MLP2007
Now here come my bad cat mama : to run me away with them bad cat blues	Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Balky Mule Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203813) Pm12631 Mil MLP2007
I want to tell you people : all about my badluck blues	Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (15962) Pm12081 BYG529.078
Now but that will be all right now : my bad luck ain't going to last always	Williamson, Sonny Boy; Rainy Day Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308571) BBB8094 RCA INT1088
Don't want no badluck woman : ain't got no place to go	Stokes, Frank; It Won't Be Long Now; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454202) Vi21672 Rt RL307
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
You go out at night and get full of bad whiskey : and stay out the whole night long	Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Leaving Town Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026501) BBB6916 CC35
Got the devil in my soul : and I'm full of bad booze	Smith, Bessie; Black Mountain Blues; New York, 22 July 1930; (1506582) Co14554D Co CL856
I'm scared to stay here : scared to leave this old badluck town	Arnold, Kokomo; Bad Luck Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (63753A) De7540 CC25
I'm so alone without him : *ran away with some of the other bad news*	Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Explaining the Blues; Chicago, May 1925; (21371) Pm12284 Mil MLP2001
I believe somebody put bad luck on me : ooo well I believe now it's time to go	Williams, Joe; I Won't Be in Hard Luck No More; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076641) BBB7065 RCA INT1087
He sold some candy : to sister bad	Hurt, Mississippi John; Candy Man Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401483B) OK8654 Bio BLPC4
I'm feeling so bad : till I don't know what to do	Baker, Willie; Bad Luck Moan; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14892) Ge6812 Rt RL326
I got the blues so bad : can feel them with my natural hand	Blake, Blind; Stonewall Street Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30811) Pm12431 Bio BLP12031
I wouldn't hate it so bad : but the news all over town	Blake, Blind; Bad Feeling Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (44431) Pm12497 Bio BLP12003
It wouldn't be so bad : if the rope would just get slack	Blake, Blind; Rope Stretchin' BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L11012) Pm13103 Bio BLP12037
I got the blues so bad pretty mama : I can't *gee* away	Blind Percy; Coal River Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201382) Pm12584 Yz L1010
You know I wouldn't hate it so bad : but that Eighty Highway so long	Bonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); 80 Highway Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649211) BBB8927 BC7
I've got the blues so bad : that I just can't rest	Carr, Leroy; Eleven TwentyNine Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164291) Vo03157 Bio BLPC9
It hurts me so bad : for us to part	Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Gonna Worry Too; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704351) BBB8945 RCA730.581
I got the blues so bad : that it hurts my tongue to talk	Cole, Kid; Niagara Fall Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19981) Vo1187 Rt RL313
I got the blues so bad : that it hurts my baby's feet to walk	Cole, Kid; Niagara Fall Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19981) Vo1187 Rt RL313
You didn't hurt me so bad babe : talk over town	Collins, Sam; I'm Sitting on Top of the World; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108422) Ba32395 OJL10
And it hurts me so bad : to tell the man I love goodbye	Cox, Ida; Coffin Blues; Chicago, Sept. 1925; (22931) Pm12318 BYG529073
Lord it hurts you so bad sometimes : Lord you can't keep from crying	Davis, Walter; Call Your Name; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (0405231) BBB8470 Yz L1025
Lord it hurts you so bad : to hear somebody call Mr soandso's name	Davis, Walter; Call Your Name; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (0405231) BBB8470 Yz L1025
Got the blues so bad : I really can't hardly see	Day, Will; Sunrise Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461912) Co14318D Yz L1032
Now I'm a real kind fellow folks : and that ain't so bad	Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Been Mistreated Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 Nov. 1930; (17290) Ch16237 Riv RM8803
Says I woke up this morning : feeling so bad	Gillum, Bill Jazz; She Won't Treat Me Kind; Aurora, Ill., 16 Dec. 1938; (030826 ) BBB8106 RCA INT1177
But you done me so bad : I won't be back no more	Gillum, Bill Jazz; Riley Springs Blues; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064737 ) BBB8846 RCA INT1177
Got them so bad : I could just lay down and die	Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Hurry and Bring It Back Home; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (1460552) Co14372D CC36
I got the blues so bad : mama my poor heart is sore	Howell, Peg Leg; Doin' Wrong; Atlanta, 9 Nov. 1927; (1451842) Co14473D RBF RF11
I got the blues so bad : I couldn't sleep last night	Jackson, Papa Charlie; All I Want Is a Spoonful; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22981) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042
I wouldn't hate it so bad : but that talk is all over town	Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booger Rooger Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30882) Pm12425 Bio BLP12015
I got the blues so bad : it hurts my feet to walk	Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lonesome House Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200762) Pm12593 Mil MLP2007
Worried so bad : can't tell my stockings from my shoes	Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lemon's Worried Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203753) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004
My mind goes to wondering : I feel so bad	Jefferson, Blind Lemon; How Long How Long; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207881) Pm12685 Bio BLP12015
Oh mosquitoes so bad in this man's town : keep me away from my whiskey still	Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Mosquito Moan; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15666) Pm12899 Mil MLP2013
Come and try some of my cake : and you won't feel so bad	Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bakershop Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15668) Pm12852 Mil MLP2013
Had the blues so bad mama : till I couldn't raise up my head	Johnson, Tommy; Lonesome Home Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L2302) Pm13000 Yz L1007
Because every time my man leaves me : Lord knows I feel so bad	Jones, Anna; Trixie Blues; New York, c. June 1923; (14731) Pm12052 His HLP15
I wouldn't hurt so bad : but the doggone news across town	Lewis, Furry; Jellyroll; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1115 RBF RF11
I got the blues so bad : it hurts my feet to walk	Lewis, Furry; Falling Down Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1133 OJL21
I wouldn't hurt so bad : but it hurt my tongue to talk	Lewis, Furry; Falling Down Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1133 OJL21
Bedbugs so bad : pull the pillow from under my head	Lewis, Furry; Creeper's Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M186 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008
She don't have to treat me so bad : because she lives in Tennessee	McTell, Blind Willie; Runnin' Me Crazy; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140701) Vo02595 Rt RL324
It wouldn't been so bad : but you didn't have a dime	Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About You; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM772A) Vo1476 Pal PL101
It wouldn't abeen so bad : but you didn't have a dime	Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About YouNo. 2; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6010A) Vo1556 His HLP2
I've been treated so bad : I can't be happy no more	Palmer, Sylvester; Broke Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403305B) Co14524D RBF RF12
It wouldn't hurt so bad : but the news all over this town	Patton, Charley; When Your Way Gets Dark; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L491) Pm12998 Yz L1020
Till it moans so bad : till it make me leave my home	Reed, Willie; Texas Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476011) Co14407D Yz L1010
I wouldn't hurt so bad mama : but you had another man just the same	Shade, Will; I Packed My Suitcase, Started to the Train; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403121) Vi21412 Rt RL311
Uncle Sam is so bad : he walks so doggone cute	Smith, Clara; Uncle Sam Blues; New York, 2 Oct. 1923; (812532) Co12D VJM VLP15
Got the blues so bad : for the place that I came from	Smith, Clara; Back Woods Blues; New York, 30 Apr. 1924; (816944) Co14022D VJM VLP17
I got the blues so bad : it hurt my tongue to talk	Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Seminole Blues; Aurora, Ill., 11 Oct. 1937; (014333 ) BBB7315 Yz L1039
They worries the poor man so bad : until I wished that I was dead and gone	Townsend, Henry; Henry's Worried Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403300A) Co14529D Yz L1030
Lord it give me the blues so bad : I thought that I would die	Wallace, Sippie; Special Delivery Blues; Chicago, 1 Mar. 1926; (9547A) OK8328 CC32
I got these blues so bad : don't know what in the world to do	Washington, Louis; Tallahassee Woman; New York, 18 Jan. 1934; (146371) Ba33105 Fly LP103
Now I'm feeling so bad : I'm feeling so sad	Washington, Louis; Tallahassee Woman; New York, 18 Jan. 1934; (146371) Ba33105 Fly LP103
I ain't had a drink so long : till I feeling so bad	Washington, Louis; Tallahassee Woman; New York, 18 Jan. 1934; (146371) Ba33105 Fly LP103
Said I woke up this morning : I was feeling so bad	Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Worried About that Woman; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1937; (C20321) Vo04066 CC3
I wouldn't hate it so bad : but I left my wife and my home	White, Washington; Parchman Farm Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2981A) OK05683 Co C30036
Look like something bad is going to happen : you better lower your airplane down	Arnold, Kokomo; Mean Old Twister; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91161A) De7347 BC4
Crying something bad now : sure is going to happen to you	McCoy, Joe; Something Gonna Happen to You; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96262 ) BBB6260 Yz L1021;
Lord she'll take bad treatment : and she'll do the best thing she can	Bradley, Tommie; Four Day Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 July 1931; (17886A) Ch16339 OJL19
I heard a rap at the door : must be that bad cat woman of mine	Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Balky Mule Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203813) Pm12631 Mil MLP2007
Ain't nothing to hurt you : it ain't nothing that's bad	Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Oil Well Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (211971) Pm12771 Riv RLP12125
I got the bad feeling blues : keeps me worried all the time	Blake, Blind; Bad Feeling Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (44431) Pm12497 Bio BLP12003
I got the bad feeling blues : keeps me so lowdown	Blake, Blind; Bad Feeling Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (44431) Pm12497 Bio BLP12003
I was standing on the corner : when they brought me the bad cat news	Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Balky Mule Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203813) Pm12631 Mil MLP2007
I have so much bad luck : baby I'm the badluck man	Wheatstraw, Peetie; Working Man; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60506A) De7200 BC4
Now did you hear about this bad luck : the bad luck happened just about six months ago	Williamson, Sonny Boy; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (040525 ) BBB8265 BC3;
I believe I'll try : them badluck dice again	Gibson, Clifford; Bad Luck Dice; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57753 ) ViV38590 Yz L1027
Now here come my bad cat mama : to run me away with them bad cat blues	Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Balky Mule Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203813) Pm12631 Mil MLP2007
And these badluck rattlesnakes : won't let my good man be	Smith, Bessie Mae; St. Louis Daddy; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L78?) Pm12922 OJL20
That's the reason why : singing this badluck moan	Baker, Willie; Bad Luck Moan; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14892) Ge6812 Rt RL326
That is why babe : this bad luck's taking place today	Johnson, Mary; Mary Johnson Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18792) Ch16570 Riv RM8819
*Find the* ??? : for this bad luck I've got	Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Lucky Rock Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (17042) Pm12215 BYG529.078
Now did you hear about this bad luck : the bad luck happened just about six months ago	Williamson, Sonny Boy; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (040525 ) BBB8265 BC3;
Too tight : it's too bad	Blake, Blind; Too Tight Blues No. 2; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15460) Pm12824 Bio BLP12037
And the way he jumps steady : it's just too bad	Bogan, Lucille; Jump Steady Daddy; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (169932) ARC51258 Yz L1017
Now blow it boys : you know it's just too bad	Davis, Madlyn; It's Red Hot; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20908?) Pm12703 Yz L1039
But when you started to drinking : Lord that's too bad to do	Gaither, Bill; Georgia Barrel House; Chicago, 12 June 1940; (WC3104A) OK05714 His HLP31
It's too bad baby : you have broke up your happy home	Gillum, Bill Jazz; I Got Somebody Else; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064739 ) BBB8816 RCA INT1177
Well my friend took her from me : and it surely was too bad	Kelly, Jack; Men Fooler Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM151 ) Vo05312 OJL19
Tell them Tommy's too bad : go away girl you know I got the blues about me	McClennan, Tommy; Bluebird Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074107 ) BBB9037 RCA LPV518
When she whip it : it's too bad Jim	Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1
Your game is so strong mama : yes your dice is too bad	Washboard Sam; I'm Not the Lad; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644781) BBB8878 RCA LPV577
I'm going to tell everybody : what bad luck I've had in my life	Arnold, Kokomo; Bad Luck Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (63753A) De7540 CC25
Sometimes I believe : my woman's bad luck to me	Gibson, Clifford; Bad Luck Dice; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57753 ) ViV38590 Yz L1027
Had enough of you bad treatment : I wonder the way you do	Williamson, Sonny Boy; She Don't Love Me That Way; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070146 ) BB340701 BC3
You been drinking your bad whiskey : and talking all out your head	Arnold, Kokomo; Old Original Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9429B) De7026 BC4
She will take your bad treatments : and do the best she can	Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Back Door Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18221) Ch16361 Yz L1019
They are going away baby : and doggone your badluck soul	Bogan, Lucille; I Hate that Train Called the M. and O.; New York, 31 July 1934; (154911) ARC60204 OJL6
So you'd better watch out : doggone your badluck soul	Jones, Maggie; Jealous Mama Blues; New York, 14 Oct. 1924; (1401051) Co14044D VJM VLP23
You better quit your bad habits : digging in every dark hole	Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Cave Man Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599622) ViV38605 Mel MLP7324;
He said doggone you girlie : doggone your badluck soul	Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Southern Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (16122) Pm12083 BYG529.078
She say you in hard luck Bessie : doggone your badluck soul	Smith, Bessie; Baby Doll; New York, 4 May 1926; (1421472) Co14147D Co CL857
Now it ain't none of your bad treatment : I just want to warn you about the old way you do	Williamson, Sonny Boy; Little Girl Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308521) BBB8010 RCA INT1088