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 SHAKER...........2
My redhot shaker : plays it all the time Davis, Madlyn; It's Red Hot; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20908?) Pm12703 Yz L1039
It's called : the redhot shaker rag Davis, Madlyn; It's Red Hot; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20908?) Pm12703 Yz L1039
 
 SHAKER'S.........1
Let's play : the redhot shaker's rag Davis, Madlyn; It's Red Hot; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20908?) Pm12703 Yz L1039
 
 SHAKES...........8
Lord the way he shakes it : will make me lose my appetiteGlover, Mae; Shake It Daddy; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15392) Ge6964 OJL6
Every time it shakes : it's a sign my baby's home Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Deceitful Brownskin Woman; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200652) Pm12551 Bio BLP12015
You's a redhot mama : meat shakes on the bone Chatman, Bo; Ants in My Pants; New York, 5 June 1931; (404938B) OK8897 His HLP5
Lord it's heavyhipped mama : and the meat shakes on the boneJefferson, Blind Lemon; Deceitful Brownskin Woman; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200652) Pm12551 Bio BLP12015
Every time she shakes them : poor man's dollar goneMcCoy, Joe; Shake Mattie; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO109A) Vo1668 Mam S3803
Well she shakes it like the Central : she wobbles like the L and NMcTell, Blind Willie; Scarey Day Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050031) OK8936 Yz L1037
She shakes her shimmy : to who she please Collins, Sam; New Salty Dog; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108371) Ba32311 OJL10
She shakes all over : when she walks Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); No Matter How She Done It; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11210A) Vo1699 Yz L1039
 
 SHAKING..........39
Shaking her *rumble* : just like she shake her *strike*Davis, Walter; Sweet Sixteen; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854841) BBB5931 RCA INT1085
She win a big fortune : shaking him down Bell, Anna; Shake It, Black Bottom; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (175 ) QRSR7009 His HLP21
Well it's the last chance : shaking in bed with youCalicott, Joe; Fare Thee Well Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM778 ) Br7166 OJL11
She's out there : shaking that little old thing Davis, Walter; Sweet Sixteen; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854841) BBB5931 RCA INT1085
Too tight : shaking that thing Howell, Peg Leg; Too Tight Blues; Atlanta, 1 Nov. 1927; (1450621) Co14298D Rt RL316
I found three kidmen : shaking down your peaches treeJefferson, Blind Lemon; Peach Orchard Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1929; (214002) Pm12801 Riv RLP12125
The trees are breaking : shaking all around Jones, Maggie; Thunderstorm Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1924; (1401752) Co14050D VJM VLP23
Now you will have to stop : shaking shaking that old thingMorand, Herb; Root Hog or Die; New York, 6 Oct. 1937; (62661A) De7439 AH77
See those hoodoo women : shaking that thing Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039
The people down south : shaking that thing Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); New Shake that Thing; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15552) Pm13143 Bio BLP12041
Now that done learned me a lesson : about shaking my pistol in these womenfolks' faceWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Broken Hearted Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070145 ) BBB9031 BC20
Old shaking Mattie : and shaking Sue McCoy, Joe; Shake Mattie; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO109A) Vo1668 Mam S3803
But I know she be shaking that thing : because I can tell by the way she talksJordan, Charley; Tight Haired Mama Blues; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO144) Vo1645 OJL20
I couldn't buy no ticket : for shaking that thing Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); New Shake that Thing; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15552) Pm13143 Bio BLP12041
He got a hump in his back : just from shaking that thingArnold, Kokomo; Shake That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1936; (90795A) De7212 CC25
He just got back : from shaking that thing Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shake That Thing; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2120?) Pm12281 Yz L1029
Get your hat and your coat : get shaking it all down the lineThomas, Henry; Texas Worried Blues; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; (C2002 ) Vo1249 OJL3
Shook her like he shaking : jelly on a plate Arnold, Kokomo; Shake That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1936; (90795A) De7212 CC25
Come right back home : and caught her shaking that thingHurt, Mississippi John; Got the Blues Can't Be Satisfied; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401484B) OK8724 Bio BLPC4
Shake your shimmy : like I'm shaking mine Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163
Out in the back yard : just shaking like this Williams, Henry; Georgia Crawl; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1928; (1461482) Co14328D Rt RL316
I can see the sun ashining : leaves shaking on the treeHill, King Solomon; Down on My Bended Knee; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12532) Pm13116 Yz L1032
The blues : is a lowdown shaking chill Johnson, Robert; Preachin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26321) ARC70460 Co C30034
The blues : is a lowdown shaking chill Johnson, Robert; Preachin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26322) ARC70460 Co C30034
Now come her partner : beat me shaking that thing Collins, Sam; I'm Sitting on Top of the World; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108422) Ba32395 OJL10
Then along come a fatmouth : keep me shaking that thingJackson, Papa Charlie; Fat Mouth Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1927; (27693) Pm12422 Yz L1029
Crying big fat mama : meat shaking on her bones Johnson, Tommy; Big Fat Mama Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454651) Vi38535 Rt RL330
Big fat mama : with the meat shaking on her bones Johnson, Tommy; Big Fat Mama Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454651) Vi38535 Rt RL330
Mmm big fat mama : meat shaking on her bones Johnson, Tommy; Big Fat Mama Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454651) Vi38535 Rt RL330
Oh big fat woman : with the meat shaking on her bonesMartin, Sara; Blind Man Blues; New York, c. 1 Aug. 1923; (71711B) OK8090 Sw S1240
She's a big fat mama : with the meat shaking on her bonesReynolds, Blind Willie; Third Street Woman Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (647242) Vi23258 OJL11
Old shaking Mattie : meat shake on the bone McCoy, Joe; Shake Mattie; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO109A) Vo1668 Mam S3803
Old shaking Mattie : and shaking Sue McCoy, Joe; Shake Mattie; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO109A) Vo1668 Mam S3803
You are what I call : real shaking scene Bell, Anna; Shake It, Black Bottom; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (175 ) QRSR7009 His HLP21
Now you will have to stop : shaking shaking that old thingMorand, Herb; Root Hog or Die; New York, 6 Oct. 1937; (62661A) De7439 AH77
When she start shaking : it's *long loose please* Bunn, Teddy; Pattin' Dat Cat; New York, 7 Apr. 1930; (597401) ViV38592 His HLP5
You ain't seen : such shaking hips Smith, Bessie; Trombone Cholly; New York, 3 Mar. 1927; (1435753) Co14232D Co CL858
When start to shaking : it's too tight then unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Giving It Away; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404683A) OK8908 OJL19
But when I woke up : Tom Rushen was shaking me Patton, Charley; Tom Rushen Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15222A) Pm12877 Yz L1020
 
 SHALL............7
But the Good Book is tell me : ooo well well that the first shall be the lastWheatstraw, Peetie; First and Last Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12572) Vo03185 Say SDR191
Well now the first shall be the last : and the last shall be the firstWheatstraw, Peetie; The First Shall Be the Last and the Last Shall Be First; New York, 19 Feb. 1936; (60523A) De7167 Say SDR192
That is why I say the first shall be the last : and the last shall be the firstWheatstraw, Peetie; The First Shall Be the Last and the Last Shall Be First; New York, 19 Feb. 1936; (60523A) De7167 Say SDR192
Well now the first shall be the last : and the last shall be the firstWheatstraw, Peetie; The First Shall Be the Last and the Last Shall Be First; New York, 19 Feb. 1936; (60523A) De7167 Say SDR192
That is why I say the first shall be the last : and the last shall be the firstWheatstraw, Peetie; The First Shall Be the Last and the Last Shall Be First; New York, 19 Feb. 1936; (60523A) De7167 Say SDR192
Little children cried mama : mama what shall we doBrown, Hi Henry; Titanic Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11476A) Vo1728 Yz L1030
Betty Mae Betty Mae : you shall be my wife some dayJohnson, Robert; Honeymoon Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL401 ) Vo04002 Co C30034
 
 SHAM.............1
Do the shimshamshimmy : till the rising sun Smith, Bessie; Gimme a Pigfoot; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525782) OK8949 Co CL856
 
 SHAME............18
Shame to tell you brother : what that sister was doingNewbern, Hambone Willie; Nobody Knows; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402296B) OK8679 Rt RL307
And I mean it's a shame : the way she went and left poor meCarr, Leroy; Big Four Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164161) Vo03349 Co C30496
I know to blow this jive : it's a sin and a shame Green, Lil; Knockin' Myself Out; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591521) BBB8659 RCA LPV574
Too tight : ain't it a shame Howell, Peg Leg; Too Tight Blues; Atlanta, 1 Nov. 1927; (1450621) Co14298D Rt RL316
Oh daughter : look what a shame on you Memphis Minnie; In My Girlish Days; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C37641) OK06410 BC1
The way he rides : is a shame Smith, Trixie; Ride Jockey Ride; New York, Dec. 1924; (1977?) Pm12245 CC29
Well that a pity and a shame : ways the women treats the menWheatstraw, Peetie; Ain't It a Pity and a Shame; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6488A) Vo1649 Say SDR191
But taking other men's women : I swear to God is a shameWilliams, Henry; Lonesome Blues; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1928; (1461492) Co14328D Fly LP103
Now if she don't love me no more : peoples ain't that a crying shameChatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); I Believe I'll Settle Down; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594981) BBB8903 RCA730.581
Then what I made of myself : I declare it was a crying shameEstes, Sleepy John; Brownsville Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63653A) De7473 RBF RF8
Because when he go to squatting : it's a crying shameMemphis Minnie; Squat It; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9426A) De7146 Rt RL329
But the way the men love her : is a crying shame Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); No Matter How She Done It; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11210A) Vo1699 Yz L1039
Well now the way she treat me : ooo well well a lowdown dirty shameHogg, Andrew; Family Trouble Blues; Chicago, 18 Feb. 1937; (61856A) De7303 Rt RL315
I want to tell you captain : it's a dirty shame Ledbetter, Huddie; Shorty George; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (168142) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013
It's a crying pity : lowdown dirty shame McClennan, Tommy; I'm a Guitar King; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064890 ) BBB8957 RBF RF1
It's a crying pity : a lowdown dirty shame McClennan, Tommy; It's a Cryin' Pity; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064891 ) BBB9005 Rt RL305
It's a low it's a low low : lowdown dirty shame Wiley, Geeshie (Elvie Thomas); Eagles on a Half; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1931; (L8261) Pm13074 Yz L1001
It's a lowdown shame : the way you treat poor me Carr, Leroy; Low Down Dog Blues; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7215A) Vo1605 Yz L1036
 
 SHAMEFUL.........1
Spreading lies and gossip : surely is one shameful sinMoore, Monette; Scandal Blues; New York, c. Jan. 1925; (31779) Ajax17093 VJM VLP40
 
 SHAN'T...........1
Worried now mama : but I shan't be very long Bracey, Ishman; The Four Day Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454612) ViV38560 Yz L1007
 
 SHANGHAI.........1
And if I don't find her in Shanghai : ooo Lord I'm going to look all over the Gulf of MexicoWashboard Sam; Gonna Hit the Highway; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703771) BBB8997 RCA LPV577
 
 SHANNON..........1
I went down on Shannon Street : now to buy me some alcoholWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Shannon Street Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208471) BBB7847 RCA INT1088
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