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| I'm going to be a Baptist preacher : and I sure won't have to work | House, Son; Preachin' the BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4101) Pm13013 OJL5 |
| Oh I'm going to get me religion : I'm going to join the Baptist Church | House, Son; Preachin' the BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4101) Pm13013 OJL5 |
| I saw the Baptist sister jump up : and began to shout | Stokes, Frank; Mr. Crump Don't Like It; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200451) Pm12552 OJL21; |
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BAPTIZED.........1
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| We're baptized : with fire | Manning, Leola; The Blues Is All Wrong; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Apr. 1930; (K8089 ) Vo1529 Yz L1015 |
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| And the women in Kokomo baby : they drinking liquor from real *costly* bar | Spruell, Freddie; Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85786 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802 |
| Get a bar of *T and D* : and take a bath tonight | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Don't Wake It Up; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15601) Pm13152 Bio BLP12041 |
| Then they carried poor dolly : put her behind the bar | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coffee Pot Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10043?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
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BARBECUE.........7
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| I got a sign on my door : barbecue for sale | Bogan, Lucille; Barbecue Bess; New York, 6 Mar. 1935; (169841) Ba33475 Yz L1017 |
| I'm talking about barbecue : only thing I sell | Bogan, Lucille; Barbecue Bess; New York, 6 Mar. 1935; (169841) Ba33475 Yz L1017 |
| I'm talking about my barbecue : only thing I crave | Bogan, Lucille; Barbecue Bess; New York, 6 Mar. 1935; (169841) Ba33475 Yz L1017 |
| If you buy my barbecue : it just won't don't don't don't | Bogan, Lucille; Barbecue Bess; New York, 6 Mar. 1935; (169841) Ba33475 Yz L1017 |
| And I'm talking about my barbecue : only thing I sell | Bogan, Lucille; Barbecue Bess; New York, 6 Mar. 1935; (169841) Ba33475 Yz L1017 |
| You want to yoyo mama : call on Barbecue call on Barbecue Bob | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); YoYo Blues No. 2; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502692) Co14523D CC3 |
| You want to yoyo mama : call on Barbecue call on Barbecue Bob | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); YoYo Blues No. 2; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502692) Co14523D CC3 |
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BARBECUING.......1
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| Catching my goggleeyed perches : and they barbecuing the bones | Johnson, Robert; Dead Shrimp Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26282) ARC70481 Co C30034 |
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BARBED...........3
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| Hit you first : through that barbed wire fence | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519041) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| Give you a punch : through that barbed wire fence | McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140692) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| I don't want my clothes : hung on that barbed wire line | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Don't Hang My Clothes on No Barbed Wire Line; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6489A) Vo1649 Say SDR191 |
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| He got ways like a barber : he's a fullblown man | Bogan, Lucille; Sweet Patunia; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (43091) Pm12459 Yz L1017 |
| Went to the barber shop : to get me a shine | Estes, Sleepy John; Drop Down; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93009A) De7766 Sw S1220 |
| You won't go to the barber : you won't even shave | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Cave Man Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599622) ViV38605 Mel MLP7324; |
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BARE.............1
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| Take the shoes I bought her : bare foots on the I say ground | Barefoot Bill; Squabblin' Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503032) Co14526D OJL14 |
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BAREFOOT.........2
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| For I'm barefoot I ain't got nothing to wear Lord : I don't know what to do | Richardson, Mooch; Burying Ground Blues; Memphis, 23 Mar. 1928; (400375A) OK8576 Mam S3803 |
| Let's get stomp barefoot mama : and get drunk and run | Short, Jaydee; Barefoot Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11475 ) Vo1704 Yz L1003 |
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BAREFOOTED.......5
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| Barefooted hungry and raggedy : doggone my hardluck soul | Barefoot Bill; Barefoot Bill's Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503041) Co14561D Rt RL325 |
| I am so barefooted : ain't got no shoes to wear | Barefoot Bill; Barefoot Bill's Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503041) Co14561D Rt RL325 |
| Because now you will be stone barefooted : ooo well well then again and out of dough | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Crapshooter's Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91154A) De7292 Say SDR192 |
| That's the way that's the way : these barefooted soul'll do | Bell, Ed; Ham Bone Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48173) Pm12524 OJL14 |
| So I can freeze these barefooted women : away from around my door | Gibson, Clifford; Ice and Snow Blues; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571732) ViV38562 Yz L1027 |
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BARGAIN..........1
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| But that was a bad bargain : in the end | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Trust No Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26311) Pm12395 Jo SM3098 |
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BARK.............7
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| A brownskin gal : makes a bulldog bark with pain | Johnson, Ki Ki; Wrong Woman Blues; Long Island City, c. Aug. 1928; ( ) QRSR7003 His HLP17 |
| I can howl like a wolf : and I can bark just like a dog | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hungry Wolf; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO165A) Vo1655 Yz L1031 |
| Say I know my dog : baby if I hear him bark | Campbell, Bob; Starvation Farm Blues; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155032) Vo02798 Fly LP103 |
| Now I know my dog : [anywhere, wherever] I hear him bark | Estes, Sleepy John; Who's Been Tellin' You Buddy Brown Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90097A) Ch50068 Sw S1219 |
| I can tell my dog : anywhere I hear him bark | Fuller, Blind Boy; Pistol Snapper Blues; New York, 5 Apr. 1938; (226741) Vo04106 BC11 |
| I know my dog : anywhere I hear him bark | Patton, Charley; Banty Rooster Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15217) Pm12792 Yz L1020 |
| I know my dog : anywhere I hear him bark | Rhodes, Walter; The Crowing Rooster; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453582) Co14289D Rt RL334 |
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BARKING..........1
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| He's always barking : at the pickets on the fence | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Come Along Little Children; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18656) Ch16654 Rt RL307 |
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BARN.............5
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| Says I went out to my barn this morning : he didn't have one word to say | Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow BluesNo. 4; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1935; (90316A) De7163 CC25 |
| Made a date at the barn : about half past ten | Macon, Ed; Wringing that Thing; Atlanta, 12 Mar. 1929; (402289A) OK8676 Mel MLP7324 |
| If you see my cow : drive her to the barn | Memphis Minnie; Soo Cow Soo; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1931; (VO151A) Vo1658 Yz L1021 |
| And when the rooster and the hen : go to the barn to play | Spivey, Victoria; How Do You Do It That Way; New York, 10 July 1929; (402526A) OK8713 Spi LP2001 |
| Made a date at the barn : about half past ten | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
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BARNUM...........1
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| Now Barnum Bailey Circus : came to town | Jordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398212) Vi21076 Rt RL326 |
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BARRED...........11
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| I was on the corner : police had me barred | Bell, Ed; Frisco Whistle Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48221) Pm12546 OJL14 |
| And I would come to see you : but your woman is got me barred | Bogan, Lucille; Sweet Man, Sweet Man; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155062) Ba33149 Rt RL317 |
| Only thing : that keep me barred | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Drop that Sack; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21451) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| Crying I was standing right there : police had me barred | Lofton, Willie; Dark Road Blues; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96257 ) BBB6229 Yz L1007 |
| Wants to come to see you : your best man got me barred | McClennan, Tommy; Baby, Don't You Want to Go; Chicago, 22 Nov. 1939; (044245 ) BBB8408 Rt RL305 |
| I would love to come to see you : but your good mens got me barred | McTell, Blind Willie; Writin' Paper Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403081) Vi21474 Yz L1005 |
| Says I'd like to love you baby : but your good men got me barred | McTell, Blind Willie; Savannah Mama; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (140351) Vo02568 Yz L1005 |
| And I'm out westbound : that's if the bulls don't have me barred | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Out West Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026491) BBB6916 CC35 |
| I would go to the hill country : but they got me barred | Patton, Charley; High Water EverywherePart I; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L591) Pm12909 Yz L1020 |
| Now I would come to see you : but your girl friend got me barred | Washboard Sam; Jesse James Blues; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1023B) Vo03375 BC10 |
| I wanted to see you mama : but your good man had me barred | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Fourth and Beale; Chicago, c. 12 Sept. 1929; (C4338 ) Br7138 His HLP15 |
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| Now hurry up here you gals : and get me a barrel | Black, Lewis; Corn Liquor Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453672) Co14291D Rt RL327 |
| Says some men you know they're straight : some crooked as a barrel of snakes | Chatman, Bo; Your Biscuits Are Big Enough for Me; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026191) BBB8159 Yz L1014 |
| ??? *upped* and come here : caught me in a barrel | Evans, Joe; Shook It This Morning Blues; New York, 21 May 1931; (106652) Or8083 Yz L1015 |
| My flour barrel was empty : swear I didn't have no coal | Martin, Carl; Let's Have a New Deal; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90294A) De7114 BC14 |
| Says I'm going to buy me a thirtytwo twenty mama : with a long six inch barrel | Arnold, Kokomo; Front Door Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9655A) De7156 BC4 |
| Well well so I've blues in my meal barrel : and the blues on my shelf | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Blues Everywhere I Go; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1936; (100323) BBB6356 Rt RL329 |
| Now you going to hear thunder and lightning : from the end of my pistol barrel | Arnold, Kokomo; Big Leg Mama; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1935; (90314A) De7116 Say SDR163 |
| Buy me a gun : with a shiny barrel | Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18 |
| I'm going to get me a brand new [shiny] pistol : with a long shiny barrel | Carr, Leroy; Shinin' Pistol; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164381) Vo03067 Co C30496 |
| Going to buy me a pistol : with a great long shiny barrel | Johnson, Elizabeth; Sobbin' Woman Blues; New York, 30 Oct. 1928; (401280?) OK8789 Her H201 |
| Please don't let some other woman : tear your sugar barrel down | Smith, Bessie Mae; Sugar Man BluesPart 2; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6168 ) Vo1559 His HLP2 |
| Took my gun : and I broke the barrel down | Hurt, Mississippi John; Got the Blues Can't Be Satisfied; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401484B) OK8724 Bio BLPC4 |
| Now the meal in the barrel : is going fast | Wallace, Sippie; Lazy Man Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80839B) OK8470 CC32 |
| It must abe the devil : inside this barrel of gin | Patton, Charley; Love My Stuff; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14746 ) Vo02782 Mam S3802 |
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| I got a barrelhouse flat in *Eastport* : and one I St Louis too | Johnson, Mary; Barrel House Flat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1762) Pm12996 CC37 |
| I'm going to build me a barrelhouse flat : way out on Dago Hill | Johnson, Mary; Barrel House Flat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1762) Pm12996 CC37 |
| I got a barrelhouse flat in Chicago : it's fifteen stories high | Johnson, Mary; Barrel House Flat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1762) Pm12996 CC37 |
| I'm a barrelhouse man : ain't got no money to give you | Washboard Sam; Sophisticated Mama; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020814 ) BBB7780 BC2 |
| Well now you know that will make a barrelhouse man : ooo well well stay out each and every | Wheatstraw, Peetie; The First Shall Be the Last and the Last Shall Be First; New York, 19 Feb. 1936; (60523A) De7167 Say SDR192 |
| Just come on back to Friar's Point mama : and barrelhouse all night long | Johnson, Robert; Traveling Riverside Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4002) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| She wouldn't do nothing : but barrelhouse all night long | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Change My Luck Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203872) Pm12639 Mil MLP2007 |
| It must be : the lowdown dirty barrelhouse blues I got | Richardson, Mooch; Mooch Richardson's Low Down Barrel House Blues Part 1; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (400215A) OK8554 Mam S3803 |
| Don't she let nobody : tear her barrelhouse down | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Roll and Tumble Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402306B) OK8679 OJL17 |
| And is I stay with her : I'll barrelhouse some day myself | Carr, Leroy; Barrel House Woman; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (156282) Vo02791 Co C30496 |
| I believe I believe : I'll stop my barrelhouse ways | Darby, Blind; Built Right on the Ground; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (675841) Vi23311 Yz L1003 |
| But my barrelhouse flat in *Eastport* : really get *my ???* | Johnson, Mary; Barrel House Flat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1762) Pm12996 CC37 |
| I don't want no barrelhouse woman : messing around with me | Carr, Leroy; Barrel House Woman No. 2; New York, 15 Aug. 1934; (156332) Vo02820 Yz L1019 |
| No barrelhouse women : God and drinking no beer | Stokes, Frank; Mr. Crump Don't Like It; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200451) Pm12552 OJL21; |
| Hey I believe I'll get drunk : tear this old barrelhouse down | Memphis Minnie; Drunken Barrelhouse Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1934; (CP10701) Vo02711 Yz L1021 |
| My woman so lowdown : she barrelhouse all the time | Carr, Leroy; Barrel House Woman; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (156282) Vo02791 Co C30496 |
| We can still barrelhouse baby : because it's on the riverside | Johnson, Robert; Traveling Riverside Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4002) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| Don't you let nobody : tear the barrelhouse down | Akers, Garfield; Dough Roller Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM776 ) Vo1481 OJL11 |
| That's why I'm singing : these barrelhouse woman blues | McTell, Blind Willie; Rollin' Mama Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (71603 ) Vi23328 Rt RL324 |
| I'm going to stay right here : till they tear this barrelhouse down | Bailey, Kid; Rowdy Blues; Memphis, c. 25 Sept. 1929; (M211) Br7114 OJL5 |
| Well this barrelhouse woman : what makes you so mean | Carr, Leroy; Barrel House Woman No. 2; New York, 15 Aug. 1934; (156332) Vo02820 Yz L1019 |
| If you women want a good time : stop by this barrelhouse flat of mine | Johnson, Mary; Barrel House Flat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1762) Pm12996 CC37 |
| I likes lowdown music : I like to barrelhouse get drunk too | Spruell, Freddie; LowDown Mississippi Bottom Man; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207281) Pm12665 Mam S3802 |
| What you going to do : when they tear your barrelhouse down | Jordan, Charley; Hunkie Tunkie Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5841 ) Vo1528 Yz L1003 |
