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 RULE*............1
He *rattle his field* : get *a ??? rule* Estes, Sleepy John; Tell Me About It; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93008A) De7766 Sw S1220
 
 RULES............4
But since I been born : he must ahave changed his rulesSmith, J. T. Funny Paper; Fool's Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO167A) Vo1674 Yz L1010
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
Some woman rocks the cradle : and I declare she rules her homeJefferson, Blind Lemon; That Crawlin' Baby Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15671) Pm12880 Mil MLP2013
Now go down in Black Bottom : and you don't know the rulesMcPhail, Black Bottom; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11512A) Vo1721 Yz L1019
 
 RUMBLE...........1
She was built like an automobile : but didn't have no rumble seatWashboard Sam; Out with the Wrong Woman; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01883 ) BBB6794 BC10
 
 RUMBLING.........10
And I heard a rumbling : way down in the ground Estes, Sleepy John; Stack O' Dollars; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (625472) Vi23397 Rt RL307
Now I think I heard a rumbling : deep down in the groundJackson, Papa Charlie; The Cats Got the Measles; Chicago, c. Jan. 1925; (100193) Pm12259 Bio BLP12042
I even heard a rumbling : deep down in the ground McTell, Blind Willie; Talking to Myself; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502572) Co14551D Yz L1005
Lord I heard a mighty rumbling : just about the dawn of dayHarris, Willie; Lonesome Midnight Dream; Chicago, c. mid Mar. 1930; (C5551 ) Br7149 Rt RL340
And I heard a mighty rumbling : and it [sound, looks] just like a passenger trainTemple, Johnnie; Big Boat Whistle; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C986B) Vo03068 OJL17
I heard a mighty rumbling : and the bricks come tumbling down on my headWeldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C12561) Vo03186 BC7
You hear that rumbling : deep down in the ground Williamson, Sonny Boy; Deep Down in the Ground; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208491) BBB7805 RCA INT1088
She caught the rumbling : I caught the falling downLewis, Furry; Falling Down Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1133 OJL21
When the death wagon rolled up : with the rumbling soundThompson, Edward; Seven Sister Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2413) Pm12873 Yz L1006
Hear the thunder rumbling : see the lightning flashJones, Maggie; Thunderstorm Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1924; (1401752) Co14050D VJM VLP23
 
 RUN..............202
Run to town : hurry back Bell, Ed; She's a Fool Gal; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510382) Co14595D Rt RL325
Run here sweet mama : run and help me with this heavy loadBig Bill (Broonzy); Key to the Highway; Chicago, 2 May 1941; (C37451) OK06242 RBF RF1
Run around the house : took me a peep through the crackBracey, Mississippi; Stered Gal; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404766B) OK8867 Yz L1038
Run to the little house in the back : couldn't shut the doorChatman, Bo; Beans; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826121) BBB5629 Yz L1014
Run here mama : just look at sis Davis, Walter; I Can Tell By the Way You Smell; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914331) BBB6059 Yz L1025
Run here pretty mama : sit down on your daddy's kneeDorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Broke Man's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 8 July 1929; (15306A) Ge7008 Riv RM8803
Run from my window : to that rising sun Fuller, Blind Boy; Bye Bye Baby Blues; New York, 15 Dec. 1937; (221561) Vo04843 RBF RF9
Run here somebody : take these canned heat blues Johnson, Tommy; Canned Heat Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454622) ViV38535 His HLP31
Run here doctor : run here fast Jordan, Charley; Keep It Clean; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5836 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030
Run so fast : till someone woke me up Smith, Bessie; Blue Spirit Blues; New York, 11 Oct. 1929; (1491343) Co14527D Co CL858
Run back to the track : laid his head on a rail Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Honey Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO126 ) Vo1633 Yz L1031
Run here papa : look at sis Williams, Henry; Georgia Crawl; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1928; (1461482) Co14328D Rt RL316
You sleep all day : run up the alley all night longBig Bill (Broonzy); Pussy Cat Blues; New York, 15 Sept. 1930; (100312) Ba32138 Yz L1035
Run here sweet mama : run and help me with this heavy loadBig Bill (Broonzy); Key to the Highway; Chicago, 2 May 1941; (C37451) OK06242 RBF RF1
Come on gals : run and kiss poor me Blake, Blind; Come On Boys Let's Do that Messin' Around; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30612) Pm12413 Bio BLP12003
It just take those twenty : run my fair brown downCollins, Sam; Loving Lady Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12739) Ge6146 OJL10
Blues jumped a rabbit : run him one solid mile Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rabbit Foot Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30891) Pm12454 Mil MLP2004
Now me and this haunt : run breast and breast Johnson, Alec; Next Week Sometime; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473822) Co14416D CC3
Why these trifling gals : run after a good gal's manJones, Maggie; Jealous Mama Blues; New York, 14 Oct. 1924; (1401051) Co14044D VJM VLP23
Run here doctor : run here fast Jordan, Charley; Keep It Clean; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5836 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030
Lord it's some boats sail : run from sun to sun Ledbetter, Huddie; Red River Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16704 ) ARC unissued Co C30035
Kill my daddy : run my mama blind McCoy, Joe; I'm Wild About My Stuff; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5820A) Vo1570 His HLP32
You drink your whiskey : run around McTell, Blind Willie; Your Time to Worry; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9957A) De7117 Rt RL324
Sewing machine : run so fast Memphis Minnie; New Dirty Dozens; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5894 ) Vo1618 BC13
He catches every rat : run across my floor Memphis Minnie; Black Cat Blues; Chicago, 27 May 1936; (C13861) Vo03581 Pal PL101
Oh run here mama : run and tell me now Moore, William; Midnight Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203122) Pm12636 Rt RL340
Lord said blues jumped a rabbit : run him for a solid mileRachel, James Yank; Sweet Mama; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (62550) Vi23318 Rt RL329
I never seen a nigger : run so fast Shade, Will; On the Road Again; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470111) ViV38015 OJL19
Say you look in my face now : run and tell them I got those milkcow bluesSpruell, Freddie; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 25 June 1926; (9793A) OK8422 Yz L1038
Throw it out the window : run and catch it 'fore it fallsWiley, Geeshie (Elvie Thomas); Over to My House; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2651) Pm12977 Yz L1018
I done spent all of my money : my bank account run lowCollins, Chasey; Atlanta Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962491) BBB6187 BC6
Says the old cats coughed : and the kittens all runChatman, Bo; Pussy Cat Blues; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026131) BBB6735 Yz L1034
My wife's gone out : on a allnight run Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Come On In; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1931; (L7192) Pm13104 Riv RM8803
But a black gal get a rusty razor and run you all over town : and you know that woman raises hell Bonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); Black Gal Swing; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (064918 ) BBB8852 BC7
You with your kid all day : and run to me at nightBracey, Ishman; Saturday Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418421) Vi21349 OJL8
I walked down to the river : then turned around and runColeman, Jaybird; No More Good Water; Birmingham, Ala., c. 11 Aug. 1927; (GEX800) Ge6276 OJL14
I'm going to hang around Dallas Texas : and run old pigmeat downDavis, Carl (Dallas Jamboree Jug Band); Elm Street Woman Blues Dallas, 20 Sept. 1935; (DAL103 ) Vo03092 BC2
Now run here mama : and run here quick Evans, Joe; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 21 May 1931; (106641) Or8083 Yz L1015
To get a flying start : and run my baby down Jackson, Papa Charlie; Up the Way Bound; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25471) Pm12375 Yz L1029
Mama get your hatchet : and run here to my bed Lewis, Furry; Creeper's Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M186 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008
It'll take your baby : and run right over you McCoy, Charlie; That Lonesome Train Took My Baby Away; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404726A) OK8863 RBF RF14
Blues jumped the monkey : and run him for a solid mileMcCoy, Joe; Southern Blues; Chicago, 2 Oct. 1936; (90913A) De7229 AH77
They'll spend all your money : turn around and run you insaneMcTell, Blind Willie; Runnin' Me Crazy; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140701) Vo02595 Rt RL324
Now my blues got at me : Lord and run me from tree to treeMontgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; The First Time I Met You; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026421) BBB6766 RBF RF12
A black woman is like a black snake : she will strike and runShade, Will; A Black Woman Is Like a Black Snake; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470102) ViV38015 Rt RL322
Let's get stomp barefoot mama : and get drunk and runShort, Jaydee; Barefoot Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11475 ) Vo1704 Yz L1003
I'm going to drink good moonshine : and run these browns downSmith, Bessie; Young Woman's Blues; New York, 26 Oct. 1926; (1428783) Co14179D Co CL857
You can put on your dress gal : and run around Williams, Joe; Somebody's Been Borrowing that Stuff; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854881) BBB5900 RCA LPV518
One hundred dollars won't do : better run and get you threeLewis, Furry; Judge Harsh Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454332) ViV38506 Yz L1008
Sugar the way you do me : you make my blood run coldBracey, Ishman; Leavin' Town Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (45458?) ViV38560(?) Rt RL330
Every time you hug and kiss me : it make my blood run coldMcTell, Blind Willie; Stole Rider Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403092) Vi21124 Yz L1037
And every time she smiles : Lord it makes my blood run coldMontgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; The Woman I Love Blues; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (944181) BBB6140 CC35
Every time she hug and kiss me : make my buggish blood run coldWeaver, Curley; Oh Lawdy Mama; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9940A) Ch50077 Rt RL326
Both run together : but they ain't no kin Estes, Sleepy John; Stop That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90095A) Ch50001 Sw S1219
I got a long tall woman : she don't do nothing but run aroundJones, Jake; Monkeyin' Around; Dallas, c. Oct. 1929; (DAL473 ) Br7130 His HLP2
Hold tight rein on Timbrook : so that horse can runByrd, John; Old Timbrook Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2911) Pm12997 OJL8
I got a coalblack mare : but Lord how that horse can runCrudup, Arthur Big Boy; Black Pony Blues; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648731) BBB8896 RCA LPV518
Now if you don't believe : that I can run mighty fastJackson, Papa Charlie; All I Want Is a Spoonful; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22981) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042
You can run you can run : tell my friend boy Willie BrownJohnson, Robert; Cross Road Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26292) ARC unissued Co CL1654
You can run you can run : tell my friend boy Willie BrownJohnson, Robert; Cross Road Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26292) ARC unissued Co CL1654
I'm agoing so far : till the women can't run me downDorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Been Mistreated Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 Nov. 1930; (17290) Ch16237 Riv RM8803
I heard the people say : Casey Jones can't run James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158
Burn the railroad down : so that Sunshine Special can't runJefferson, Blind Lemon; Sunshine Special; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (20066?) Pm12593 Mil MLP2007
Every time I kiss her : send a cold chill run over meFuller, Blind Boy; Thousand Women Blues; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC3142A) OK05657 RBF RF202
And every time she kisses me : cold chill run all over meMcClennan, Tommy; My Little Girl; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044988 ) BBB8605 Rt RL305
She had wind like the greyhound : and she sure could runCovington, Blind Bogus Ben; BoodleDeBum Bum; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C4631 ) Br7121 Rt RL325
I've got so many wagons : it done run my good road downBig Bill (Broonzy); Grandma's Farm; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (96001) Pe187 Yz L1035
Black snake mama : done run my darling home Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Black Snake Moan; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30672) Pm12407 Mil MLP2013
Lord that black snake mama : done run my darling homeJefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Snake Moan; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80523B) OK8455 Fwy FJ2802
I ain't going to tell you nothing else : because you done run and tell your daddylawJordan, Charley; You Run and Tell Your Daddy; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO143 ) Vo1611 Yz L1003
That old black snake mama : done run my darling homeLedbetter, Huddie; New Black Snake Moan; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166912) Ba33360 Co C30035
Some train don't run : why be some walking done Bell, Ed; Mean Conductor Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48201) Pm12546 Yz L1006
You must be kind and loving : and don't run around at nightGibson, Clifford; Beat You Doing It; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (482A) QRSR7087 Yz L1027
Oh if you don't love me : pretty mama don't run no stallJefferson, Blind Lemon; Right of Way Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (45152) Pm12510 Rt RL301
If I don't run into daddy : somebody'll have to bury meRainey, Ma Gertrude; Last Minute Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (16092) Pm12080 BYG529.078
I wonder why : that southbound train don't run Washboard Sam; Lowland Blues; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07620 ) BBB7096 BC10
If the train don't run : going to be some walking doneWhite, Washington (Booker Washington White); Pinebluff Arkansas; Chicago, 2 Sept. 1937; (C19962) Vo03711 Co C30036
You will either run me crazy : or I'll lose my mindJohnson, Lonnie; Sweet Woman You Can't Go Wrong; New York, 5 Aug. 1927; (81189B) OK8512 CC30
Lord you'll either run me crazy woman : or either make me lose my mindMcTell, Blind Willie; Runnin' Me Crazy; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140701) Vo02595 Rt RL324
Twenty grand is the fastest race horse : that ever run around a trackDavis, Walter; Let Me in Your Saddle; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (0405111) BBB8282 RCA INT1085
Old folk : go run and get your glass Nelson, Romeo; Gettin' Dirty Just Shakin' that Thing; Chicago, 9 Oct. 1929; (C4629 ) Vo1447 OJL15
Coalman got run over : by the fivefifteen Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202
Coalman got run over : by the five fortyfour Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202
This thought have run through my head : just like a stone in sandShort, Jaydee; Telephone Arguin' Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4561) Pm13043 OJL11
Hey my doggy jumped a rabbit : and he run him for a solid mileJordan, Charley; You Run and Tell Your Daddy; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO143 ) Vo1611 Yz L1003
I'm going to shoot him if he stands still : and cut him if he runSmith, Bessie; Black Mountain Blues; New York, 22 July 1930; (1506582) Co14554D Co CL856
Her husband come in with his shotgun : and he run me for a solid mileSykes, Roosevelt; No Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1930; (C6475A) MeM12086 Yz L1033
Then now run here run here baby : set down on your daddy's kneeTorey, George; Married Woman Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B642) ARC70857 Yz L1002
Honey run here baby : let's join our good hands Stokes, Frank; Bedtime Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418251) Vi21272 Rt RL308
Now my water got muddy : and my horse run into a streamBig Bill (Broonzy); When I Had Money; Chicago, 17 Apr. 1940; (WC3036A) Vo05563 RBF RF16;
And I run to the telephone : took the receiver downHicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); She's Gone Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473061) Co14461D RBF RF15
I run to the window : as the train was passing by Wallace, Sippie; Special Delivery Blues; Chicago, 1 Mar. 1926; (9547A) OK8328 CC32
I run to her friend : fell down at her knees Wilkins, Robert; Falling Down Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M192 ) Br7125 Yz L1002
I run everybody : out the place Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977?) Co14463D His HLP5
Count me every hour : see if I'd run away Edwards, Big Boy Teddy; Louise; Chicago, 14 June 1934; (806081) BBB5826 CC3
Thought I'd run away : but I had to take my time Moore, Kid Prince; Bug Juice Blues; New York, 8 Apr. 1936; (189712) ARC60956 Rt RL340
I'm stubborn and I'm hateful : I'd die before I'd runSmith, Clara; Done Sold My Soul to the Devil; New York, 30 Sept. 1924; (1400763) Co14041D VJM VLP17
If I can't find my baby : I'll run away and hide Grant, Bobby; Lonesome Atlanta Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1927; (202122) Pm12595 Yz L1009
And if I want to ??? : I'll run you wheat out of townKelly, Jack; Cold Iron Bed; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (13722 ) Ba32934 OJL4
Well I needs my daddy : because my clock is run down at homeJefferson, Blind Lemon; Big Night Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1929; (214022) Pm12801 Riv RLP12125
Now it's run to your window : heist your shade up highCole, Kid; Niagara Fall Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19981) Vo1187 Rt RL313
Now it's run here sweet mama : I'm [about to, certainly going to] get you toldCole, Kid; Niagara Fall Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19981) Vo1187 Rt RL313
It's run here boys and girls : let *me papa* send a word to youLofton, Cripple Clarence; Brown Skin Girls; Chicago, 18 July 1935; (C1074A) ARC61166 Yz L1025
Me and my girl friend : went out for a little run Johnson, Lil; Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand Do; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C3355 ) Vo1299 His HLP2
It'll make a dumb man speak : make a lame man run Robinson, Bob; Beedle Um Bum; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210362) Pm12714 Riv RM8803
And if I take you woman : I just be made my run McTell, Blind Willie; LoveChanging Blues; Atlanta, 29 Nov. 1929; (566351) ViV38580 Yz L1005
My old lady out : on a all night run Washboard Sam; Come On In; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01884 ) BBB6870 RBF RF16
Can't nobody run me : like them bloodhounds done Collins, Sam; My Road Is Rough and Rocky; New York, c. Oct. 1931; ( ) unknown Yz L1038
Says I [always] [wants, likes] a woman : that do not run aroundAlexander, Texas; Double Crossing Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402639B) OK8745 Yz L1032
They running sweet mama : like they have not run beforeCarter, George; Rising River Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1929; (211532) Pm12750 Yz L1012
Then now run here run here baby : set down on your daddy's kneeTorey, George; Married Woman Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B642) ARC70857 Yz L1002
Now run here mama : and run here quick Evans, Joe; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 21 May 1931; (106641) Or8083 Yz L1015
Now run here pretty mama : tell papa where you been so longHenry, Hound Head; Low Down Hound Blues; Chicago, 17 Oct. 1928; (C2451 ) Vo1288 His HLP2
Now run here mama : stay back in my home Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shave Em Dry; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10042?) Pm12264 Yz L1029
Now run in here baby : because I done got kind of sickJames, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028
Now run here baby : set down on my knee Johnson, Robert; If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26331) ARC unissued Co CL1654
Fourteen long years : C and O run by my door Amos, Blind Joe; C and O Blues; probably Chicago, c. July 1927; ( ) Vo1116 OJL17
Look like I would kind of run across your mind : baby you would want to know just where I amWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Train Fare Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (049198 ) BBB8610 BC20
I suppose : they run oh run sun to sun Ledbetter, Huddie; Red River Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16704 ) ARC unissued Co C30035
Oh run here mama : run and tell me now Moore, William; Midnight Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203122) Pm12636 Rt RL340
Oh run here baby : how long how long Stokes, Frank; How Long; Memphis, 30 Aug. 1928; (454551) ViV38512 BC6
Oh run here Walter : your sweet little faro's deadVincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Stop and Listen Blues No. 2; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404785?) OK8859 Mam S3804
Up ayonder she goes friend : please run try to call her backWilkins, Robert; I'll Go With Her Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM743 ) Br7158 OJL11
Well I'm going to the race track : to see my pony runHouse, Son; My Black MamaPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4082) Pm13042 OJL2
I'm going to the races : see my pony run Shade, Will; She Done Sold It Out; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C8001) OK8963 RBF RF6
You ought to see : them preachers run Davis, Madlyn; Too Black Bad; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20909?) Pm12703 Yz L1039
Which away which away : do that Blood Red River runFuller, Blind Boy; Bye Bye Baby Blues; New York, 15 Dec. 1937; (221561) Vo04843 RBF RF9
Tell me which away : do the Red River run Ledbetter, Huddie; Red River Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16704 ) ARC unissued Co C30035
I said run here baby : sit on your daddy's knee Campbell, Bob; Dice's Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154831) Vo02830 Rt RL340
Said run here daughter : fall down on your knees Beaman, Lottie; Wayward Girl Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14161A) Ge6607 OJL6
She say run into me baby : and make me break my backDavis, Walter; Sweet Sixteen; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854841) BBB5931 RCA INT1085
Say run here woman : and see what you done done Campbell, Bob; Shotgun Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (154841) Vo02830 Rt RL340
Says run here mama : and fall in your daddy's breastCollins, Sam; Lonesome Road Blues; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108361) Ba32669 Yz L1038
You know I had a gal : she run a java shop Shade, Will; She Done Sold It Out; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C8001) OK8963 RBF RF6
Well now my little girl she quit me : mama now now why did she run awayWheatstraw, Peetie; Ain't It a Pity and a Shame; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6488A) Vo1649 Say SDR191
She grab her daddy : she run anywhere Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); Greyhound Blues; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90199A) Ch50053 Rt RL334
Things happen way back down home now : they I declare they sure run across my mindSpruell, Freddie; Way Back Down Home; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9909A) OK8422 Mam S3802
When I turned around : these big tears run on downHull, Papa Harvey; France Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12690) Ge6106 OJL2
Ask that man : that run me last Jackson, Papa Charlie; All I Want Is a Spoonful; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22981) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042
I suppose : they run oh run sun to sun Ledbetter, Huddie; Red River Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16704 ) ARC unissued Co C30035
They run around here : with one another's man Alexander, Texas; Yellow Girl Blues; San Antonio, 9 Mar. 1928; (400442B) OK8801 His HLP31
They run me from Will Dockery's : Patton, Charley; 34 Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (147391) Vo02651 Yz L1020
But be careful buddy : because you might have to runArnold, Kokomo; Policy Wheel Blues; Chicago, 15 July 1935; (90158A) De7147 CC25
Says I'm going to run lucky : and find me a happy homeArnold, Kokomo; Tired of Runnin' from Door to Door; New York, 11 May 1938; (67346) De7464 Say SDR163
Got to run away : leave my sweet mama behind Blake, Blind; Bootleg Rum Dum Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205661) Pm12695 Bio BLP12003
It takes all them dogs : to run my woman down Bracey, Ishman; Saturday Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418421) Vi21349 OJL8
Now the blues done caused my woman : hon' to run awayColeman, Jaybird; Mistreatin' Mama; Birmingham, Ala., c. 11 Aug. 1927; (GEX801A) BP8052 OJL14
It takes all twentytwo : to run my good man down Cox, Ida; Lonesome Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (22461) Pm12307 BYG529073
*She make it trying* to run with me : and my buddy tooDay, Will; Central Avenue Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461862) Co14318D Yz L1010
Now the little dog : started in to run Gillum, Bill Jazz; I'm Gonna Get It; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020823 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177
I spied the police : and I started to run Green, Lil; Knockin' Myself Out; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591521) BBB8659 RCA LPV574
But if you treat me mean : I'll have to run away Hill, Bertha Chippie; Pleadin' for the Blues; Chicago, 23 Nov. 1926; (9949A) OK8420 Sw S1240
Had to run through the street : to catch the fivefifteenHowell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202
Said if you want me to love you babe : you got to run me downJackson, Papa Charlie; I'm Alabama Bound; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21442) Pm12289 Yz L1029
I tell you it's a mighty risk to run : and a mighty chance to takeJackson, Jim; Bootlegging Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419042) Vi21268 Rt RL323
I'm going to run to town : talk with that chief of policeJefferson, Blind Lemon; Old Rounders Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (3018?) Pm12394 Rt RL306
Well it just takes them twentytwo dogs : to run my good gal downJefferson, Blind Lemon; Booger Rooger Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30882) Pm12425 Bio BLP12015
I'm going to run across town : catch that southbound Santa FeJefferson, Blind Lemon; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30902) Pm12443 Mil MLP2007
So that Sunshine Special : is going to run me on away from hereJefferson, Blind Lemon; Sunshine Special; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (20066?) Pm12593 Mil MLP2007
Now here come my bad cat mama : to run me away with them bad cat bluesJefferson, Blind Lemon; Balky Mule Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203813) Pm12631 Mil MLP2007
Mmm : going to run that black snake down Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Black Snake Moan No 2; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212021) Pm12756 Mil MLP2013
When the gang is out to get you : it don't do no good to runJohnson, Lonnie; Racketeers Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1932; (1522602) OK8946 CC30
You going to run over some of these mornings : papa swear you can't get inJordan, Luke; Church Bells Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398191) Vi unissued RCA INT1175
It takes all twentytwo : to run my brownskin down King David; Rising Sun Blues; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404665A) OK8913 RBF RF6
Take the whole twentytwo : to run my brownskin downKing David; Sweet Potato Blues; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404666B) OK8901 Rt RL311
It weren't a thing : but the women trying to run me downMcTell, Blind Willie; Talking to Myself; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502572) Co14551D Yz L1005
All these women about to run me crazy : Lord she's got someone elseMcTell, Blind Willie; Runnin' Me Crazy; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140701) Vo02595 Rt RL324
Lord she's about to run me crazy : these reckless women are worrying meMcTell, Blind Willie; Runnin' Me Crazy; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140701) Vo02595 Rt RL324
Tried to run away : from that home of mine Memphis Minnie; In My Girlish Days; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C37641) OK06410 BC1
Look ahere now Bertha Lee : I don't want you to run aroundPetway, Robert; Bertha Lee Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741081) BBB9008 RBF RF14
I didn't know my old pretty mama : to run me crazy nowRanger, Jack; T. P. Window Blues; San Antonio, 28 June 1929; (402768) OK8785 Rt RL315
Then I'm coming back down to Dallas : to run these women wildReed, Willie; Texas Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476011) Co14407D Yz L1010
When you were in your prime : you loved to run aroundSmith, Bessie; You've Been a Good Old Wagon; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402511) Co14079D Co CL855
Now what's the meaning of all this here liquor : call the wagon because I'm going to run you inSmith, J. T. Funny Paper; Tell It to the Judge No. 1; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C7238A) MeM12117 Yz L1031
But they treated me so nice : when I was up able to run aroundSpivey, Victoria; T. B.'s Got Me Blues; Chicago, 7 July 1936; (90790A) De7222 Spi LP2001
Reason I asks you browny : you about to run me blindStovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); Court Street Blues; St. Louis, 25 Apr. 1927; (80749A) OK8514 Fly LP103
That gal wants to run : the same race all the timeThomas, George; Fast Stuff Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L172) Pm12826 Rt RL340
Hey big boy : did you aim to run unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Gettin' Ready for Trial; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404682C) OK8856 OJL4
Take a Greyhound to run it : it's a round bumpy roadWallace, Minnie; The Old Folks Started It; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555722) ViV38547 OJL21
You squeezed my lemon : caused my juice to run Williams, Joe; I Want It Awful Bad; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M195 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321
Now you begin to run from hand to hand : and you begin to run aroundWilliams, Joe; Get Your Head Trimmed Down; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208541) BBB7719 RCA INT1175
Now you begin to run from hand to hand : and you begin to run aroundWilliams, Joe; Get Your Head Trimmed Down; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208541) BBB7719 RCA INT1175
Oh you know the police : is going to run you clean out of townWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Shady Grove Blues; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064492 ) BBB8914 BC20
I tried to run away : got shot in my yas Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977?) Co14463D His HLP5
I'm going down to the river : just to see the water runBlackwell, Francis Scrapper; Hard Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18220) Ch16361 Yz L1019
He the first man that proved : that water run upstreamEstes, Sleepy John; Lawyer Clark Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649241) BBB8871 RCA LPV518
Law walked up : and away we run Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; It's a Fight Like That; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C4630 ) Br7121 Rt RL325
Please hold my head baby : and let my whiskey run downJordan, Charley; Big Four Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5837 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030
When a man gets the blues : he sure will run aroundChatman, Bo; Tellin' You 'Bout It; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (826161) BBB5629 Yz L1014
When your high brown quit you : your black will run you downLewis, Furry; Good Looking Girl Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1132 Rt RL329
Lord these womens will run you crazy : they'll drive your heart insaneMcTell, Blind Willie; Runnin' Me Crazy; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140701) Vo02595 Rt RL324
And a woman run out and hollered : scared my mule awayCovington, Blind Bogus Ben; BoodleDeBum Bum; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C4631 ) Br7121 Rt RL325
Crowd of women run crying : that McTell be my man McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037
If I hadn't've had my pistol : think I would run myselfEstes, Sleepy John; My Black Gal Blues; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (625482) Vi23397 Rt RL307
I wouldn't start to drinking and gambling : I wouldn't run aroundWashboard Sam; I Get the Blues at Bedtime; Chicago, 31 July 1942; (0746871) BB340710 RCA LPV577
That's all right baby : about how you run around Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Atlanta Moan; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510542) Co14591D Yz L1026
Well it's everything I tell you : you run and tell your daddylawJordan, Charley; You Run and Tell Your Daddy; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO143 ) Vo1611 Yz L1003
Now if you run big boy now : ??? bound to die McCoy, Joe; Joliet Bound; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11220A) Vo1686 Yz L1021
Says won't you run here pretty mama : see what your man have doneRoland, Walter; Every Morning Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1934; (155212) Ba33282 BC7
I'm going to shoot you if you stand still : mama I got a doggone dog to catch you if you runStone, Joe; Back Door Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76838 ) BBB5169 Yz L1030
You run around with funny people : you get a streak of it up your backHannah, George; Freakish Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1930; (L5621) Pm13024 Mil MLP2018
You run to the door : and stop the *dirty* coalmanHowell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202
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