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RESURRECTION.....3
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| Now but tell them if they be good they come to see me : people on Resurrection Day | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (040525 ) BBB8265 BC3; |
| I says sleep on brother James : I'll meet you Resurrection Day | Williams, Joe; Brother James; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076631) BBB7022 RCA INT1087 |
| I said goodbye brother James : ooo well I'll meet you Resurrection Day | Williams, Joe; Brother James; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076631) BBB7022 RCA INT1087 |
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RETURN...........2
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| And when I return again : you'll have a great long story to tell | Johnson, Robert; From Four Until Late; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL3791) ARC70956 Co C30034 |
| Some day I will return : with a marriage license in my hand | Johnson, Robert; Honeymoon Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL401 ) Vo04002 Co C30034 |
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RETURNED.........1
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| Now I wrote little Martha a letter : five days it returned back to me | Estes, Sleepy John; Fire Department Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63650A) De7571 Sw S1220 |
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RETURNING........1
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| 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 |
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REVELATION.......2
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| You might read from Revelation : back to Genesee | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519041) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| Read from Revelation : back to Genesee | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140692) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
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REVENGE..........1
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| And if I ever get my revenge : evilness will carry me to my grave | Washboard Sam; I've Been Treated Wrong; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703781) BBB9007 RBF RF1 |
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REVENUE..........3
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| Because they told me this morning : revenue mens will be back again | White, Washington; Good Gin Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2982A) OK05625 Co C30036 |
| Aw the revenue man is riding : boy you'd better look out | Patton, Charley; Revenue Man Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14747 ) Vo02931 Yz L1020 |
| Because I don't care nothing : about oh them revenue men | White, Washington; Good Gin Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2982A) OK05625 Co C30036 |
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REX..............1
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| My name is Rex : I lives down the west | Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); Coldest Stuff in Town; New York, 14 Sept. 1934; (15952 ) Vo02821 Yz L1021 |
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RHEUMATISM.......1
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| She caught the rheumatism : in her feet | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
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RHYTHM...........2
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| If you ain't got that rhythm : it don't mean a thing | Johnson, Lonnie; Mr. Johnson Swing; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63520A) De7509 Sw S1225 |
| If you were born with that rhythm : honest you can't never go wrong | Johnson, Lonnie; Mr. Johnson Swing; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63520A) De7509 Sw S1225 |
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RIB*.............1
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| Shook his *juicy rib* : down his aisle | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; I Don't Know; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
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RIBS.............3
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| Cut off his arms : and it cracked his ribs | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| Your ribs was kind of loose : they moved about | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; New York, 17 Sept. 1930; (100482) Or8033 Yz L1035 |
| Your ribs was kind of loosened : they moved about | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17276B) Ch16171 Riv RM8803 |
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RICE.............8
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| Says I'm going back to Georgia : where I can get my red beans and rice | Arnold, Kokomo; Red Beans and Rice; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91162A) De7347 BC4 |
| I don't want no sugar : stirred up in my rice | Daddy Stovepipe; Tuxedo Blues; Birmingham, Ala., c. 13 July 1927; (GEX730A) Ge6212 OJL14 |
| Well well well I can't use no gravy : mixed up in my rice | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Don't Hang My Clothes on No Barbed Wire Line; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6489A) Vo1649 Say SDR191 |
| A nickel for some sugar : a dime for some rice | Gibson, Clifford; Tired of Being Mistreated Part 1; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (484A) QRSR7079 Yz L1027 |
| That's the last time : don't you boil them rice | Jackson, Papa Charlie; All I Want Is a Spoonful; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22981) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042 |
| Now no more stewball : yes and neither no more white rice | Estes, Sleepy John; Jailhouse Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93007A) De7814 RBF RF8 |
| Now when you go home : you can't change your wild rice | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Moonshine; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201131) BBB7603 RCA LPV518 |
| Fried hot tomales : with yellow rice | Smith, Trixie; Black Bottom Hop; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (23641) Pm12336 CC29 |
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RICH.............11
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| *The rich and the poor* : got the hesitating blues | Collins, Sam; Hesitation Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13033) Ge6379 OJL10 |
| Poor folks crave fine clothes and money : rich folks crave the gold | Jones, Maggie; Early Every Morn'; New York, 18 Dec. 1924; (1401932) Co14059D VJM VLP23 |
| Oh if the black cat blues was money : I would be rich as Henry Ford | Arnold, Kokomo; Old Black Cat Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9653A) De7050 CC25 |
| Sometime I'm rich : sometime I ain't got a cent | Blake, Blind; Poker Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15248A) Pm12810 Bio BLP12023 |
| Mr rich man rich man : open up you heart and mind | Smith, Bessie; Poor Man's Blues; New York, 24 Aug. 1928; (1468951) Co14399D Co CL856 |
| Mr rich man rich man : open up you heart and mind | Smith, Bessie; Poor Man's Blues; New York, 24 Aug. 1928; (1468951) Co14399D Co CL856 |
| If it wasn't for the poor man : Mr rich man what would you do | Smith, Bessie; Poor Man's Blues; New York, 24 Aug. 1928; (1468951) Co14399D Co CL856 |
| 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 |
| Now he lawyers for the rich : he lawyers for the poor | Estes, Sleepy John; Lawyer Clark Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649241) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
| Sell it to the rich : and I sell it to the poor | Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202 |
| Now look ahere boys : ain't this rich | Big Bill (Broonzy); I Can't Be Satisfied; Richmond, Ind., 2 May 1930; (16569) Ge7230 Yz L1011 |
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RICHLAND.........1
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| My wife caught me easing : way across that Richland Road | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Chinch Bug Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200641) Pm12551 Bio BLP12015 |
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RICHMOND.........1
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| Now when I left for Richmond : the weather was kind of cool | Estes, Sleepy John; Special Agent; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63654A) De7491 RBF RF1 |
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RICKETS..........4
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| I've got the rickets and the rackets : and my baby's got the Mobile blues | Coleman, Lonnie; Old Rock Island Blues; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482582) Co14440D RBF RF15 |
| Got the rickets got the rickets : and my baby got the Mobile blues | Stevens, Vol; Baby Got the Rickets; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403251) Vi21356 OJL19 |
| Got the rickets got the rickets : and my baby got the Mobile blues | Stevens, Vol; Baby Got the Rickets; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403251) Vi21356 OJL19 |
| Some *fool's* born with rickets : some *fool's* born with pain | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Memphis Bound Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22142) Pm12311 Mil MLP2001 |
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RID..............4
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| I was so glad : to get rid of it | Bell, Anna; I Don't Care Who Gets What I Don't Want; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (176A) QRS R7009 His HLP21 |
| Going to roll back to my baby : to get rid of these hard road blues | Moss, Buddy; Hard Road Blues; New York, 19 Jan. 1933; (129461) Ba33106 RBF RF15 |
| I soon got rid of her : she couldn't rob and steal | Campbell, Gene; Robbin' and Stealin' Blues; Chicago, c. May 1930; (C5704B) Br7170 His HLP2 |
| Add one notch on my gun : and the world's rid of one trifling man | Spivey, Victoria; Murder in the First Degree; New York, 1 Nov. 1927; (81596B) OK8581 Spi LP2001 |
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RIDE.............157
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| Ride me ride me : sooth my boxcar blues | Jones, Maggie; Box Car Blues; New York, 13 Nov. 1924; (1401343) Co14047D VJM VLP23 |
| I'm going to grab me a freight train : ride until it stops | Blake, Blind; Stonewall Street Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30811) Pm12431 Bio BLP12031 |
| Now catch it Smith and Park Lord : ride it down to Summer Street | Estes, Sleepy John; Street Car Blues; Memphis, 13 May 1930; (59919 ) ViV38614 RBF RF8 |
| I'm going to grab me a train : ride the lonesome rail | McTell, Blind Willie; Stole Rider Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403092) Vi21124 Yz L1037 |
| Get up fellow : ride all around the world | McTell, Blind Willie; Travelin' Blues; Atlanta, 30 Oct. 1929; (1493001) Co14484D Yz L1005 |
| But won't let you : ride her too far | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green; Memphis, 12 May 1930; (599172) ViV38599 Jo SM3104 |
| I'm going to grab me a freight train : ride until it stops | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Through Train Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205442) Pm12685 Yz L1039 |
| I'm going to grab me a train : ride it till it stops | Willis, Ruth Mary; Man of My Own; New York, 17 Jan. 1933; (129201) Ba32687 Yz L1026 |
| I take a gal for a ride : she tried to get rough | Baker, Willie; Mama, Don't Rush Me Blues; Memphis, c. 25 Sept. 1929; (14666) Ge6766 His HLP22 |
| I may not give a ride like you old jockey : but I'll try to make you satisfied | Davis, Walter; Let Me in Your Saddle; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (0405111) BBB8282 RCA INT1085 |
| Now once I got in trouble : you know I was going to take a ride | Estes, Sleepy John; Lawyer Clark Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649241) BBB8871 RCA LPV518 |
| Taking a ride woman : you won't have to walk so far | Gibson, Clifford; Tired of Being Mistreated Part 2; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (485A) QRSR7079 Yz L1006 |
| Mmm standing at the crossroads : I tried to flag a ride | Johnson, Robert; Cross Road Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26292) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| She flag my train : I'm going to give her a ride | McCoy, Joe; We Gonna Pitch a Boogie Woogie; Chicago, 13 Nov. 1936; (90982A) De7326 AH77 |
| I'm going to take a ride : on the T and O | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Honey Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO126 ) Vo1633 Yz L1031 |
| I'm going to take a ride : in my high brown's arms | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Honey Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO126 ) Vo1633 Yz L1031 |
| Delano was a man : who could flag my train for a ride | Willis, Ruth Mary; Painful Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519071) Co14642D Yz L1037 |
| I believe : I'll take a train and ride | Beaman, Lottie; Goin' Away Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14163A) Ge6624 OJL6 |
| I believe : I'll take a train and ride | Beaman, Lottie; Goin' Away Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14163A) Ge6624 OJL6 |
| I believe : I'll take a train and ride | Beaman, Lottie; Going Away Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC604 ) Br7147 Yz L1018 |
| I believe : I'll take a train and ride | Beaman, Lottie; Going Away Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC604 ) Br7147 Yz L1018 |
| Going to climb on board : and ride again | Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5071 ) Vo1527 Yz L1036 |
| Just climb aboard : and ride around | Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5071 ) Vo1527 Yz L1036 |
| Keep the blues : I'll catch that train and ride | Hurt, Mississippi John; Got the Blues Can't Be Satisfied; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401484B) OK8724 Bio BLPC4 |
| So my old evil spirit : can get a Greyhound bus and ride | Johnson, Robert; Me and the Devil Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3982) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| And now you got another woman : going to catch the train and ride | Moore, Alice; Lonesome Dream Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1702) Pm13107 CC37 |
| When that train leaves tomorrow morning : I want to catch that morning train and ride | Spruell, Freddie; Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85786 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802 |
| Well now when a man takes the blues : please now he will catch him a train and ride | Wheatstraw, Peetie; C and A Blues; Chicago, 6 Jan. 1931; (C6891A) Vo1672 OJL20 |
| Daddy you really knows your stuff : when you take me for a buggy ride | Smith, Bessie; Take Me for a Buggy Ride; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525792) OK8949 Co CL856 |
| Daddy you as sweet as you can be : when you take me for a buggy ride | Smith, Bessie; Take Me for a Buggy Ride; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525792) OK8949 Co CL856 |
| 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 |
| I'm going to act like a preacher : so I can ride from town to town | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80524B) OK8455 RBF RF1 |
| You can ride or walk across it : and you can't even hear a knock | Kelly, Jack; Highway No. 61 Blues No. 2; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (13713) Ba32934 Rt RL329 |
| He fixed the road : so a bum could ride | James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158 |
| And you will lower down your chariot : and let your poor daddy ride | Washboard Sam; I Get the Blues at Bedtime; Chicago, 31 July 1942; (0746871) BB340710 RCA LPV577 |
| If he don't ride that T and N O : he sure ain't satisfied | Bogan, Lucille; T N and O Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (135491) Ba32845 Rt RL317 |
| I got me a stone pony : and I don't ride Shetland no more | Patton, Charley; Stone Pony Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147271) Vo02680 Yz L1020 |
| And I got me a stone pony : don't ride Shetland no more | Patton, Charley; Stone Pony Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147271) Vo02680 Yz L1020 |
| And I wouldn't let everybody ride : but people you know the train ain't mine | Jones, Little Hat; Little Hat Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402700A) OK8794 Yz L1032 |
| And if he ride : he have to ride the rod | James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158 |
| If she flag my train : papa Lemon's going to let her ride | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44464) Pm12474 Bio BLP12000 |
| Now they will put him off when he hungry : and won't even let him ride no train | Estes, Sleepy John; Special Agent; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63654A) De7491 RBF RF1 |
| Some other man might flag her train : ooo well well and she might let him ride | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Don't Take a Chance; Chicago, 8 Apr. 1936; (C13521) Vo03348 Say SDR192 |
| From Memphis to Norfolk : is a thirtysix hour's ride | Johnson, Robert; From Four Until Late; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL3791) ARC70956 Co C30034 |
| But I seem so miscontented : every time I ride the big I C | Anderson, Jelly Roll; I. C. Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 19 Apr. 1927; (12722) Ge6135 His HLP22 |
| Very next time I ride the I C : that long whistle blow | Anderson, Jelly Roll; I. C. Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 19 Apr. 1927; (12722) Ge6135 His HLP22 |
| Got my ticket Lord Lord : conductor can I ride | Big Bill (Broonzy); Down in the Basement Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (209221) Pm12707 Yz L1035 |
| The train I ride : is eighteen coaches long | Bogan, Lucille; T N and O Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (135491) Ba32845 Rt RL317 |
| The train I ride : burn no coal at all | Cleveland, Big Boy; Goin' to Leave You Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 12 Apr. 1927; (12700) Ge6108 His HLP22 |
| I said look here engineer : can I ride your train | Hill, King Solomon; The Gone Dead Train; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12542) Pm13129 Yz L1004 |
| Said the train I ride : it's eighteen coaches long | Howell, Peg Leg; Away from Home; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482732) Co14535D Rt RL318 |
| The train I ride : don't burn no coal at all | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Easy Rider Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44232) Pm12474 Mil MLP2004 |
| Lord the train I ride : eighteen coaches long | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Right of Way Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (45152) Pm12510 Rt RL301 |
| Lord I asked the conductor : could I ride the blinds | Johnson, Tommy; Cool Drink of Water Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418362) Vi21279 OJL8 |
| I was standing at the station : wondering what train boys must I ride | Jones, Elijah; Katy Fly; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201201) BBB7616 RCA INT1175 |
| Lord the train I ride : is sixteen coaches long | Lewis, Furry; Good Looking Girl Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1132 Rt RL329 |
| This train I ride : it don't burn no coal | White, Washington (Booker Washington White); The Panama Limited; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59996 ) Vi23295 OJL5 |
| More you cry : the farer I'll ride away | Collins, Sam; Devil in the Lion's Den; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12737A) Ge6181 OJL10 |
| Mama if you ride the Southern : I'll ride the Santa Fe | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
| I'll ride the train : keep the women from spending my change | White, Washington; Black Train Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2977A) Vo05588 Co C30036 |
| I took the Rock Island train : and take a Rock Island ride somewhere | Coleman, Lonnie; Old Rock Island Blues; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482582) Co14440D RBF RF15 |
| When me and her get to laying in it : it ride like a Cadillac car | Clark, Lonnie; Down in Tennessee; Richmond, Ind., 21 Sept. 1929; (15661) Pm12871 Rt RL340 |
| Hey Mr conductor : let a broke man ride your blinds | Bell, Ed; Mean Conductor Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48201) Pm12546 Yz L1006 |
| Please Mr brakeman : won't you let a poor man ride your blinds | Carr, Leroy; Big Four Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164161) Vo03349 Co C30496 |
| I said good morning conductor : oh please let a broke man ride | Jones, Little Hat; Little Hat Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402700A) OK8794 Yz L1032 |
| Mr engineer : let a [poor] man ride the blind | McTell, Blind Willie; Travelin' Blues; Atlanta, 30 Oct. 1929; (1493001) Co14484D Yz L1005 |
| And if you let me get in your saddle mama : I may ride the way you like | Davis, Walter; Let Me in Your Saddle; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (0405111) BBB8282 RCA INT1085 |
| I'm going to leave here walking : chances I may ride | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Hambone Willie's DreamyEyed Woman's Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402305B) OK8693 OJL17 |
| Lord I'm going to leave here walking : chance is that I may ride | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Ramblin' Man; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210194) Pm12722 Bio BLP12004 |
| And I asked the conductor : to let me ride the blinds | Clayton, Jennie; Bob Lee Junior Blues; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403142) Vi21412 Fwy FA2953 |
| I'm a welltrained jockey : won't you please ma'am let me ride | Davis, Walter; Let Me in Your Saddle; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (0405111) BBB8282 RCA INT1085 |
| Crying please Frank : please let me ride with you | Edwards, Frank; Terraplane Blues; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38111) OK06393 BC6 |
| Crying please Frank : please let me ride with you | Edwards, Frank; Terraplane Blues; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38111) OK06393 BC6 |
| Now they wouldn't let me ride no fast train : they put me off on a doggone *drag* | Estes, Sleepy John; Special Agent; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63654A) De7491 RBF RF1 |
| I'm going to walk down that dirt road : till somebody lets me ride | Grant, Bobby; Lonesome Atlanta Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1927; (202122) Pm12595 Yz L1009 |
| Then I asked the brakeman : let me ride your blinds | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); 'Fo Day Creep; Atlanta, 10 Nov. 1927; (1451991) Co14280D CC36 |
| Hey Mr conductor : let me ride your train | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); YoYo Blues No. 2; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502692) Co14523D CC3 |
| Ride me ride me : sooth my boxcar blues | Jones, Maggie; Box Car Blues; New York, 13 Nov. 1924; (1401343) Co14047D VJM VLP23 |
| I walking down the railroad track : that Chickasaw even wouldn't let me ride the blinds | Memphis Minnie; Chickasaw Train Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9382 ) De7019 Cor CP58 |
| I asked the brakeman : let me ride the blinds | Smith, Clara; Freight Train Blues; New York, 30 Sept. 1924; (1400643) Co14041D VJM VLP17 |
| I asked the brakeman : to let me ride the blinds | Smith, Trixie; Freight Train Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (17671) Pm12211 CC29 |
| I asked the brakeman : to let me ride the blinds | Smith, Trixie; Freight Train Blues; New York, 26 May 1938; (63866A) De7489 Cor CP58 |
| If you catch that midnight train : I might ride that midnight train too | Memphis Minnie; My Baby Don't Want Me No More; Chicago, 17 June 1937; (C19361) Vo03894 BC1 |
| The blue ghost haunts me all night : the nightmare ride me all night long | Johnson, Lonnie; Blue Ghost Blues; New York, 9 Nov. 1927; (81802B) OK8557 CC30 |
| Black cat crawls late hours at midnight : nightmares ride till the break of day | Red Nelson (Nelson Wilborn); Crying Mother Blues; Chicago, 4 Feb. 1936; (90597A) De7171 Br87.504 |
| Well leaving this morning : if I have to oh ride the blinds | Johnson, Robert; Walkin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26301) Vo03601 Co CL1654 |
| I'd rather ride : this ??? line | Collins, Sam; I'm Sitting on Top of the World; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108422) Ba32395 OJL10 |
| Lord the train she ride : you marked up on time | Ledbetter, Huddie; Shorty George; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (168142) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
| Say she ride she ride : till the blues lay off of me | Wilkins, Robert; Long Train Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M191 ) Br7205 Rt RL333 |
| Say she ride she ride : till the blues lay off of me | Wilkins, Robert; Long Train Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M191 ) Br7205 Rt RL333 |
| She ride top and bottom : sometime on the side | Daniels, Julius; My Mama Was a Sailor; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (379312) Vi20658 Rt RL326 |
| If they flag my train : I'm sure going to let them ride | Daniels, Julius; My Mama Was a Sailor; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (379312) Vi20658 Rt RL326 |
| I got a gang of women : man they ride from sun to sun | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Sunshine Special; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (20066?) Pm12593 Mil MLP2007 |
| Well they ride that thing : all on the running board | Johnson, Robert; They're Red Hot; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26271) ARC70757 Co C30034 |
| Lord my girl caught the train : and she left me a mule to ride | Big Bill (Broonzy); Grandma's Farm; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (96001) Pe187 Yz L1035 |
| I want to ride your train : from here to Bugaloo | Big Bill (Broonzy); Mr. Conductor Man; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18392) Ch16426 Yz L1035 |
| He's a railroad man : and he sure do love to ride | Bogan, Lucille; T N and O Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (135491) Ba32845 Rt RL317 |
| And I know he was a rambler : when he caught that train to ride | Bogan, Lucille; Sweet Man, Sweet Man; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155062) Ba33149 Rt RL317 |
| Yes I'm down and out : ain't got no money to ride no train | Carr, Leroy; Big Four Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164161) Vo03349 Co C30496 |
| I've got a free transportation : looking for the train to ride | Coleman, Lonnie; Old Rock Island Blues; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482582) Co14440D RBF RF15 |
| I need to ride the Rock Island : *just riding to satisfy* | Coleman, Lonnie; Old Rock Island Blues; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482582) Co14440D RBF RF15 |
| And I felt so rotten : and I didn't want to ride no train | Collins, Sam; Yellow Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12738) Ge6146 OJL10 |
| I want to ride the Yellow Dog : where way out in the | Collins, Sam; Yellow Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12738) Ge6146 OJL10 |
| I'm going to see my baby : if I have to ride the rods | Collins, Sam; Riverside Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12740) Ge6167 OJL10 |
| If I ever leave Chicago : going to ride that Sunshine Special again | Davis, Walter; L and N Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (768021) BBB5143 RCA INT1085 |
| And if the freight train leaves me : Lord I got a mule to ride | Davis, Walter; Travelin' this Lonesome Road; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854801) BBB5982 RCA INT1175 |
| I'm going to get in my airplane I'm going to get in my airplane : I'm going to ride all over I'm | Estes, Sleepy John; Airplane Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62482A) De7354 Sw S1219 |
| going to ride all over your town | Estes, Sleepy John; Airplane Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62482A) De7354 Sw S1219 |
| Going to catch that old Greyhound : going to ride from town going to ride from town to town | Fuller, Blind Boy; Bus Rider Blues; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC3139A) OK05933 BC11 |
| Going to catch that old Greyhound : going to ride from town going to ride from town to town | Fuller, Blind Boy; Bus Rider Blues; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC3139A) OK05933 BC11 |
| A Ford is a car everybody wants to ride : jump in you will see | Gibson, Cleo; I've Got Ford Movements in My Hips; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402311) OK8700 Sw S1240 |
| She said daddy : I would like to ride | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Freeze to Me Mama; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493452) Co14507D CC36 |
| You don't let me on : I'm going to ride the blinds | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); YoYo Blues No. 2; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502692) Co14523D CC3 |
| That's the road to ride baby : ease your troubling mind | Hull, Papa Harvey; France Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12690) Ge6106 OJL2 |
| I'm going to ride : until I find that goodgoody woman of mine | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Up the Way Bound; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25471) Pm12375 Yz L1029 |
| And if he ride : he have to ride the rod | James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158 |
| I'm going to ride and ramble : till cherry come back to me | James, Skip; Cherry Ball Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7482) Pm13065 Bio BLP12029 |
| I'm going to stay like I am : going to ride from town to town | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Old Rounders Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (3018?) Pm12394 Rt RL306 |
| Well a high brown girl : loves to ride away somewhere | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Right of Way Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (45152) Pm12510 Rt RL301 |
| Going to ride that kansas Texas : right on to San Antone | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Sunshine Special; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (20066?) Pm12593 Mil MLP2007 |
| Leaving this morning : I have to ride the blinds | Johnson, Robert; Walkin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26301) Vo03601 Co CL1654 |
| Ain't but the two old roads : boys I did not want to ride | Jones, Elijah; Katy Fly; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201201) BBB7616 RCA INT1175 |
| And that Big Four the Big Four : is a mean old train to ride | Jordan, Charley; Big Four Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5837 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030 |
| I done bought my ticket : daddy I'm compelled to ride | Jordan, Luke; My Gal's Done Quit Me; New York, 18 Nov. 1929; (577031) ViV38564 Rt RL318 |
| My brownie caught a passenger : left me a mule to ride | King David; Sweet Potato Blues; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404666B) OK8901 Rt RL311 |
| I'm going away baby : take me seven long months to ride | Lewis, Furry; Big Chief Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1133 Yz L1002 |
| I'm going to ride that train : that they call the Cannonball | McCoy, Charlie; That Lonesome Train Took My Baby Away; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404726A) OK8863 RBF RF14 |
| Ain't no woman : like to ride that Chickasaw | Memphis Minnie; Chickasaw Train Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9382 ) De7019 Cor CP58 |
| I'm coming home mama : if I have to ride the rods | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Got a Letter from My Darlin'; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64731 ) Vi23267 Rt RL337 |
| My father was a jockey : learned me to ride behind | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; You May Leave But This Will Bring You Back; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64733 ) Vi23267 Rt RL337 |
| I'm going to ride : till I find that southbound man | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Gone Daddy Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (46912) Pm12526 Mil MLP2001 |
| Going to Mary Anna : if I have to ride the rods | Shade, Will; Mary Anna Cut Off; Chicago, 6 Nov. 1934; (C7802) OK8960 Jo SM3104 |
| If the train go and leave : you got a mule to ride | Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406292) Co14095D Co CL855 |
| Want to ride : with Mr J C or die | Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406292) Co14095D Co CL855 |
| Two more roads : he wanted to ride | Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406292) Co14095D Co CL855 |
| War horse papa : that's seven going to ride in a hack | Smith, Clara; War Horse Mama; New York, 10 Apr. 1924; (816832) Co14021D VJM VLP16 |
| Going to ride till sundown : tomorrow catch me *there* | Stevens, Vol; Papa Long Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418892) Vi21278 Rt RL322 |
| I'm going to find my baby : if I have to ride the blinds | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Seminole Blues; Aurora, Ill., 11 Oct. 1937; (014333 ) BBB7315 Yz L1039 |
| I'm going to Texas : have to ride the rods | Thomas, Henry; Cottonfield Blues; Chicago, c. early July 1927; ( ) Vo1094 OJL3 |
| Because when I leave town : I'm going to ride that Cannonball | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); No Baby Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203381) Pm12670 Bio BLP12004 |
| I want to ride your train : from here to Bugaloo | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Evil Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203792) Pm12662 Mil MLP2018 |
| I am going to tell you : that I'm going to the station to ride | Wilkins, Robert; Police Sergeant Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM741B) Br7168 Rt RL307 |
| Now I'm going down : going to ride the same old way | Williams, Jabo; Polock Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. May 1932; (L1406?) Pm13130 Yz L1028 |
| She ain't going to drink no more whiskey : ooo well boys going to ride no twentynine Ford | Williams, Joe; Brother James; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076631) BBB7022 RCA INT1087 |
| Well well I wants to ride this new highway : ooo that the project just completed in a week ago | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Project Highway; Aurora, Ill., 11 Nov. 1937; (016525 ) BBB7302 RCA INT1175 |
| Well I got to ride this new highway : Lord and I'm going to cross the Gulf of Mexico | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Project Highway; Aurora, Ill., 11 Nov. 1937; (016525 ) BBB7302 RCA INT1175 |
| Now when my baby left me : you know she left me a mule to ride | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shotgun Blues; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064023 ) BBB8731 BC3 |
| To ride in a ??? : | Smith, Clara; Back Woods Blues; New York, 30 Apr. 1924; (816944) Co14022D VJM VLP17 |
| But I will ride the rods baby : to be with you again | Carr, Leroy; New How Long How Long BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7221A) Vo1585 RBF RF202 |
| She said Sonny Boy I'm scared if you get a drink of whiskey : and I'm scared that we won't ride | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shannon Street Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208471) BBB7847 RCA INT1088 |
| I would ride right here : and land in sweet mama's arms | Rachel, James Yank; Sweet Mama; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (62550) Vi23318 Rt RL329 |
| You go through the *barrel* : and you ride like a *tiger* | Collins, Sam; Do That Thing; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13050A) Ge6307 OJL10 |
| If you buy your ticket : swear 'fore God that man'll let you ride | McClennan, Tommy; New Highway No. 51; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044986 ) BBB8499 RBF RF202 |
| Mama if you ride the Southern : I'll ride the Santa Fe | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
| She lets you ride her : in your car | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green; Memphis, 12 May 1930; (599172) ViV38599 Jo SM3104 |
| You take a southbound *regular* : you ride my weary blues away | Smith, Clara; My John Blues; New York, 3 Apr. 1925; (1404931) Co14077D CC32 |
| Because if you ride that train : it will satisfy your mind | Smith, Trixie; Railroad Blues; New York, Mar. 1925; (20642) Pm12262 CC29 |
