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BALKED...........1
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| I change baby : just to keep from being balked | Estes, Sleepy John; Everybody Oughta Make a Change; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63647A) De7571 RBF RF8 |
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BALKING..........2
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| You got to stop balking : and raising the deuce | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140692) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| Oh you got to stop your balking : and raising the deuce | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519041) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
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BALKY............2
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| And hemming and ahawing : and acting just like a balky mule | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Balky Mule Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203813) Pm12631 Mil MLP2007 |
| He's the one will make you balky : or as high as a kite | Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293A) De7114 Yz L1016 |
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BALL.............40
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| Ball the jack : and you go to town | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Doin' the Scraunch; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510562) Co14591D CC36 |
| Poor people are like prisoners : but they just ain't got on a ball and chain | Davis, Walter; Howling Wind Blues; Chicago, 29 Sept. 31; (675791) ViV23308 RCA INT1085 |
| Be careful with yourself : you'll get a ball and chain | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); We Sure Got Hard Times Now; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502731) Co14558D CC36 |
| Said the next day : I *led* a ball and chain | Howell, Peg Leg; Ball and Chain Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482702) Co14535D Rt RL318 |
| Because I can't go gay cutting : and carry a ball and chain | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lock Step Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208152) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004 |
| We're going to pitch boogiewoogie : going to have a ball tonight | McCoy, Joe; We Gonna Pitch a Boogie Woogie; Chicago, 13 Nov. 1936; (90982A) De7326 AH77 |
| Now the JumpSteady Club : they gave a ball | Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022 |
| So long as he can eagle rock : and ball the jack | Smith, Bessie; Baby Doll; New York, 4 May 1926; (1421472) Co14147D Co CL857 |
| I'm going to give my baby : no more cherry ball | Bracey, Mississippi; Cherry Ball; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404765B) OK8867 Yz L1038 |
| I love my cherry ball : better than I love myself | James, Skip; Cherry Ball Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7482) Pm13065 Bio BLP12029 |
| I warned little old cherry ball : she was *falling out cold* | James, Skip; Cherry Ball Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7482) Pm13065 Bio BLP12029 |
| Ain't going to give you : no more cherry ball | McCoy, Joe; Cherry Ball Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5864A) Vo1535 Pal PL101 |
| Cherry ball quit me : she quit me in a calm good way | James, Skip; Cherry Ball Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7482) Pm13065 Bio BLP12029 |
| Now those police coming : with his ball and chain | McCoy, Joe; Joliet Bound; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11220A) Vo1686 Yz L1021 |
| Yes you called on the old law : and he brought his ball and chain | McCoy, Joe; Something Gonna Happen to You; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96262 ) BBB6260 Yz L1021; |
| There'll be no preachers : at Miss Jenny's ball | Smith, Mamie; Jenny's Ball; New York, 19 Feb. 1931; (404852A) OK8915 Sw S1240 |
| They got me in shackles : I'm wearing my ball and chain | Patton, Charley; Hammer Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L472) Pm12998 Yz L1020 |
| I'm take me my pistol : three rounds of ball | Daniels, Julius; NinetyNine Year Blues; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (379322) Vi unissued Fwy FA2953 |
| I'm going to get my pistol : forty rounds of ball | Lewis, Furry; Furry's Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454241) ViV38519 Rt RL333 |
| Roaches and the bedbugs : playing a game of ball | Lewis, Furry; Creeper's Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M186 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008 |
| It seem like everybody want to knock him around : like he's an old ball | Wheatstraw, Peetie; When a Man Gets Down; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90961A) De7243 Say SDR192 |
| And a blackheaded girl : will make a preacher ball the jack | Jackson, Jim; St. Louis Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM805 ) Vo1477 Yz L1003 |
| Down in Atlanta at the razor ball : even at the razor ball | McTell, Blind Willie; Razor Ball; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502582) Co14551D Yz L1037 |
| Down in Atlanta at the razor ball : even at the razor ball | McTell, Blind Willie; Razor Ball; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502582) Co14551D Yz L1037 |
| Takes a rocking chair to rock mama : a rubber ball to roll | Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9428B) De7026 BC4 |
| Take a rocking chair to rock : take a rubber ball to roll | Lincoln, Charley; Jealous Hearted Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451032) Co14305D RBF RF9 |
| It takes a rocking chair to rock : a rubber ball to roll | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Jealous Hearted Blues; New York, c. 15 Oct. 1924; (19242) Pm12252 Mil MLP2001 |
| I just got there to do time : to wear that ball and chain | Thomas, Henry; Charmin' Betsy; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C4621 ) Vo1468 Rt RL315 |
| Honey won't you allow me aone more chance : I take you to the ball in France | Thomas, Henry; Honey, Won't You Allow Me One More Chance; Chicago, 7 Oct. 1927; (C1220) Vo1141 OJL3 |
| Last time I seen charming Betsy : she's wearing the ball and chain | Thomas, Henry; Charmin' Betsy; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C4621 ) Vo1468 Rt RL315 |
| I went to the ball : the other night | Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555712) ViV38547 Rt RL322 |
| Don't call my name you got me way down here : wearing the ball and chain | Williams, Joe; Please Don't Go; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704841) BBB8969 RCA INT1087 |
| Just got there in good old time : to wear them ball and chain | Thomas, Henry; Run, Mollie, Run; Chicago, 7 Oct. 1927; (C1222) Vo1141 OJL3 |
| This ball and chain : about to kill me dead | Howell, Peg Leg; Ball and Chain Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482702) Co14535D Rt RL318 |
| Now you get way back : you get to ball the jack | Butler, Sam; You Can't Keep No Brown; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (26782) Pm12389 Yz L1026 |
| I can learn ??? : not to ball the jack | Collins, Sam; Hesitation Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13033) Ge6379 OJL10 |
| I'm going to show your people : how to ball the jack | Collins, Sam; New Salty Dog; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108371) Ba32311 OJL10 |
| Now I got a little gal : whose name was ball | Fuller, Blind Boy; Step It Up and Go; New York, 5 Mar. 1940; (26592A) Vo05476 BC11 |
| Now mama had a little dog : name was Ball | Macon, Ed; Wringing that Thing; Atlanta, 12 Mar. 1929; (402289A) OK8676 Mel MLP7324 |
| Mama had a little dog : and its name was Ball | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
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BALLING..........1
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| That's salting the dog : and balling the Jack | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Easy Rider Don't Deny My Name; New York, 16 June 1927; (1442823) Co14231D RBF RF15 |
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BALLS............3
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| I got a brand new pistol : and a box of balls | Collins, Sam; New Salty Dog; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108371) Ba32311 OJL10 |
| I could hear those pistol balls : zooming by my head | Collins, Sam; My Road Is Rough and Rocky; New York, c. Oct. 1931; ( ) unknown Yz L1038 |
| Says I asked that pawnshop man : what the three balls doing hanging on that wall | Fuller, Blind Boy; Three Ball Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26600A) Vo05440 BC11 |
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BALLYHOO.........1
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| I don't mind her drinking her whiskey : but please don't ballyhoo | Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow BluesNo. 4; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1935; (90316A) De7163 CC25 |
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BALTIMORE........3
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| Because I got another hot mama : and she lives in Baltimore | McTell, Blind Willie; B and O Blues No. 2; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140661) Vo02568 Yz L1037 |
| I'm going to get that *B and M* to Baltimore boy : I heard my baby *is there* | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Sad News Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207722) Pm12728 Rt RL306 |
| I'm going to grab me a train : I'm going back to Baltimore | McTell, Blind Willie; B and O Blues No. 2; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140661) Vo02568 Yz L1037 |
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BALTIMORE*.......1
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| Now we have a little city : that they call *down in Baltimore* | Stone, Joe; It's Hard Time; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76837 ) BBB5169 Yz L1030 |
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BAMALONG.........1
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| Who's going to be : in the second bamalong | Baxter, Jim (Andrew and Jim Baxter); Bamalong Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 9 Aug. 1927; (397842) Vi20962 Rt RL318 |
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BANANA...........2
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| I taken my baby : to the banana stand | Chatman, Bo; My Baby; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476521) BBB8495 Yz L1034 |
| She got a fool : about the banana man | Chatman, Bo; My Baby; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476521) BBB8495 Yz L1034 |
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BAND.............11
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| He'd let you lead : his band I know | Smith, Bessie; Trombone Cholly; New York, 3 Mar. 1927; (1435753) Co14232D Co CL858 |
| When the jazz band struck up : you'd be surprised | Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022 |
| They called for music : but no jazz band was there | Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022 |
| The Memphis Jug Band : done been here and gone | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 RBF RF6 |
| Know I've got : the Memphis Jug Band blues | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 RBF RF6 |
| The Memphis Jug Band : done been here and gone | Shade, Will; Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 Rt RL337 |
| Know I've got : the Memphis Jug Band blues | Shade, Will; Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 Rt RL337 |
| Don't forget : the Memphis Jug Band | Shade, Will; I Can Beat You Plenty; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (55599 ) ViV38586 Rt RL337 |
| Don't play that band Mr : just play the blues for me | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Slow Driving Moan; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47091) Pm12526 Mil MLP2001 |
| And the band all playing : Nearer My God to Thee | Brown, Hi Henry; Titanic Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11476A) Vo1728 Yz L1030 |
| All night long : the band kept us awake | Smith, Trixie; The World's Jazz Crazy and So Am I; New York, Mar. 1925; (20632) Pm12262 CC29 |
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BANDS............1
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| I went to the governor : to buy one of his bands | Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); Greyhound Blues; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90199A) Ch50053 Rt RL334 |
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BANK.............7
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| Now Louise the big boat is up the river : on a bank of sand | Temple, Johnnie; Louise Louise Blues; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (90981A) De7244 Cor CP58 |
| I done spent all of my money : my bank account run low | Collins, Chasey; Atlanta Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962491) BBB6187 BC6 |
| Like a log : I've been jammed on the bank | Beaman, Lottie; Rolling Log Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14162) Ge6624 OJL6 |
| Like a log : I've been jammed on the bank | Beaman, Lottie; Rollin' Log Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC605 ) Br7147 Yz L1018 |
| If you got money in the bank : don't let your woman draw it out | Big Bill (Broonzy); The Banker's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17281) Ch16327 Yz L1011 |
| When I get down to the bank : and draw my money out | Big Bill (Broonzy); The Banker's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17281) Ch16327 Yz L1011 |
| Now they carried me in the house : and they laid me across the bank | Estes, Sleepy John; Floating Bridge; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62465A) De7442 RBF RF8 |
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BANKROLL.........1
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| Mr gasman : you got that old hot bankroll right over there in your pants | Glover, Mae; Gas Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15396A) Ge7040 Yz L1009 |
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BANTIES..........3
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| Shoo chicken shoo : I don't want no banties on my yard | Memphis Minnie; Plymouth Rock Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5831 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| I don't want them banties : mixed up with my Plymouth Rocks | Memphis Minnie; Plymouth Rock Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5831 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| I don't want them banties : mixed up with my *dominics* | Memphis Minnie; New Dirty Dozens; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5894 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
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BANTY............1
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| I'm going to buy me a banty : put him in my back door | Patton, Charley; Banty Rooster Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15217) Pm12792 Yz L1020 |
