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SHED.............3
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| I change baby : to get shed of the dirt | Estes, Sleepy John; Everybody Oughta Make a Change; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63647A) De7571 RBF RF8 |
| Where were you baby : when that L and N left the shed | Glaze, Ruby (Blind Willie McTell); Lonesome Day Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716041) Vi23353 RCA LPV518 |
| I went down to the shed : put my suitcase in my hand | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
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SHEDDING.........2
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| Once you had me worried : always shedding tears | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Don't Mean Me No Good; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535911) BBB8615 RCA730.581 |
| Since I've had these blues : I just can't keep from shedding tears | Carr, Leroy; BrokenHearted Man; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164251) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
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SHEE.............4
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| I'm going to shimmysheewobble : with every fair brown I meet | Collins, Chasey; Atlanta Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962491) BBB6187 BC6 |
| I found a crab with a shrimp : trying to do the shimmyshee | McTell, Blind Willie; Talking to Myself; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502572) Co14551D Yz L1005 |
| She doing the shimmysheewobble : right across the hall | Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555712) ViV38547 Rt RL322 |
| Shimmysheewobble : babe that's all | Smith, Trixie; Don't Shake It No More; New York, c. June 1924; (18072) Pm12211 CC29 |
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SHEEP............1
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| Now the sheep is in the meadow : and the cows is in the corn | Lockwood, Robert; Little Boy Blue; Chicago, 30 July 1941; (064640 ) BBB8820 BC7 |
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SHEETS...........1
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| Now you laying up in my bed : between my two white sheets | Bogan, Lucille; Pot Hound Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3462 ) Br7083 His HLP15 |
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SHEIK............3
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| Then you will be the only sheik : it is in San Antone | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Yodeling Fiddling Blues; San Antonio, 12 June 1930; (404146B) OK8834 Mam S3804 |
| Nobody knows : what the sheik will do | Hill, Bertha Chippie; Kid Man Blues; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9457A) OK8273 Bio BLPC6 |
| Now you's the sheik of this town now : won't keep you off the streets | Smith, Bessie Mae; St. Louis Daddy; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L78?) Pm12922 OJL20 |
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SHELBY...........2
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| Fixing to eat my supper : in Shelby Illinois | Patton, Charley; Rattlesnake Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L632) Pm12924 Yz L1020 |
| Says I'll give you ten days buddy : out in little old Shelby town | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Shelby County Workhouse Blues; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402297B) OK8740 RBF RF202 |
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SHELF............23
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| He got some on his floor : he got some on his shelf | Estes, Sleepy John; Liquor Store Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63648A) De7491 RBF RF11 |
| I know you see that picture : now up on your mother's shelf | Brown, Willie; Future Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4182) Pm13090 OJL5 |
| Have pigtails in my pantry : neckbones on my shelf | Johnson, Lonnie; Low Land Moan; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1927; (82043A) OK8677 CC30 |
| My name is Piggly Wiggly : I've got groceries on my shelf | McFadden, Charlie Specks; Groceries on the Shelf:; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1551) Pm12928 Riv RM8819 |
| Boys if I only had ten hundred dollars : I'd alaid it up on my shelf | Memphis Minnie; He's in the Ring; Chicago, 22 Aug. 1935; (C1099B) Vo03046 Pal PL101 |
| I got something at home : on my shelf | Thomas, Hociel; Put It Where I Can Get It; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9474A) OK8258 Bio BLPC6 |
| 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 I ain't got nobody : I done put my love up on my shelf | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Remember and Forget Blues; Chicago, 8 Apr. 1936; (C13512) Vo03273 Say SDR192 |
| Says I went back home : and I looked up on the shelf | Alexander, Texas; Awful Moaning BluesPart 2; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402644B) OK8731 Rt RL327 |
| Because the man I love : has put me on the shelf | Crawford, Rosetta; My Man Jumped Salty on Me; New York, 1 Feb. 1939; (64972A) De7567 Cor CP58 |
| I've been too lowdown : life have put me on the shelf | Howell, Peg Leg; Low Down Rounder Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1928; (1461611) Co14320D RBF RF1 |
| I got plenty of whiskey : put them up on the shelf | Jackson, Papa Charlie; The Faking Blues; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2121?) Pm12281 Yz L1029 |
| You ran away : and left me on the shelf | Martin, Daisy; What You Was You Used to Be; New York, c. late July 1923; (52381) Ba1262 VJM VLP40 |
| Now it's apples on the table : peaches on the shelf | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Peaches in the Springtime; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418902) Vi21657 Rt RL311 |
| If you feeling bad : because you're on the shelf | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); Do It Right; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (1489783) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| I'm going to sing these blues mama yeah man : and I'm going to lay them upon your shelf | Arnold, Kokomo; Sissy Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9654A) De7050 CC25 |
| Now I'm going to set my picture : Lord up on your shelf | Arnold, Kokomo; Black Annie; Chicago, 5 Feb. 1935; (C9777A) De7092 Say SDR163 |
| Go back old devil : and look up on your shelf | Chatman, Bo; Old Devil; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278781) BBB8093 Yz L1007 |
| Now you got fruit on your tree : lemons on your shelf | Pickett, Charlie; Let Me Squeeze Your Lemon; New York, 3 Aug. 1937; (62487A) De7707 RBF RF9 |
| You can take these blues : and lay them on your shelf | Stevens, Vol; Beale Street Mess Around; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403201) Vi21066 Rt RL322 |
| You can take these blues : and lay them on your shelf | Stevens, Vol; Vol Stevens Blues; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403241) Vi21356 OJL21 |
| You can take these blues : and hang them on your shelf | Stevens, Vol; Baby Got the Rickets; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403251) Vi21356 OJL19 |
| Now you got fruit on your tree : lemons on your shelf | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Until My Love Come Down; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (020119 ) BBB7576 RBF RF14 |
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SHELF*...........1
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| I had a good *cake* : *now sweet as mama's shelf* | McCoy, Joe; That Will Be Alright; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487083) Co14439D Yz L1021 |
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SHELL............2
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| Her mouth flew open : like a mussel shell | Jordan, Charley; Keep It Clean; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5836 ) Vo1511 Yz L1030 |
| His trap flew open : like a mussel shell | Jordan, Charley; Keep It CleanNo. 2; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO141 ) Vo1611 Yz L1003 |
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SHELLS...........4
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| Go bring my shotgun : my *biskins* and shells | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shady Grove Blues; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064492 ) BBB8914 BC20 |
| I'm have bought me a pistol : shotgun and some shells | McCoy, Joe; Something Gonna Happen to You; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96262 ) BBB6260 Yz L1021; |
| I'm going to buy me a pistol : shotgun and some shells | Washboard Sam; Low Down Woman; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07618 ) BBB7048 BC10 |
| Mmm bring me my pistol : shotgun and some shells | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Ain't It a Pity and a Shame; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6488A) Vo1649 Say SDR191 |
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SHELTER..........1
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| If I only had me : a shelter of my own | unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322 |
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SHEPHERD.........1
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| I'm going to buy me a shepherd dog : and keep him at my door | Turner, Buck; Christmas Time Blues; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61793A) De7387 Rt RL327 |
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| Said high sheriff been here : got my girl and gone | Barefoot Bill; Big Rock Jail; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493562) Co14481D Rt RL313 |
| I don't get nothing : but the mean old high sheriff blues | Barefoot Bill; Big Rock Jail; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493562) Co14481D Rt RL313 |
| The high sheriff took the couple : and doublecross ten | McTell, Blind Willie; Razor Ball; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502582) Co14551D Yz L1037 |
| I am Peetie Wheatstraw : the high sheriff from hell | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91152A) De7292 BC4 |
| I seen the sheriff coming : and I jumped for the door | Blake, Blind; Rope Stretchin' BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L10992) Pm13103 Bio BLP12037 |
| But I jumped too late : the sheriff had done jumped before | Blake, Blind; Rope Stretchin' BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L10992) Pm13103 Bio BLP12037 |
| Now the sheriff he arrest me : and he march me around front of the circuit court | Estes, Sleepy John; Jailhouse Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93007A) De7814 RBF RF8 |
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SHERIFF*.........1
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| That's when your *faro sheriff* quit you : done everything you could | Vincson, Walter; Overtime Blues; Memphis, c. 22 Sept. 1929; (M178) Br7141 Yz L1007 |
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SHERRY...........1
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| Papa likes his sherry : mama likes her corn | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Barrel House Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (15982) Pm12082 BYG529.078 |
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SHETLAND.........3
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| Got a brand new Shetland : man already trained | Patton, Charley; Pony Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15216) Pm12792 Yz L1020 |
| 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 |
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SHE].............1
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| She's a kindhearted [mama, woman] : [but she] studies evil all the time | Johnson, Robert; Kind Hearted Woman Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25802) ARC70356 Co C30034 |
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| You can crank my car : shift my gear | Hart, Hattie; I Let My Daddy Do That; New York, 13 Sept. 1934; (15899 ) Vo02855 Mam S3803 |
| I like you when you got your habits on : you can shift a gear with so much pride | Smith, Bessie; Take Me for a Buggy Ride; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525792) OK8949 Co CL856 |
| If you ever shift that habit : now I can't keep my business straight | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booger Rooger Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30882) Pm12425 Bio BLP12015 |
| But she sure knows how : how to shift her gears | Baker, Willie; Bad Luck Moan; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14892) Ge6812 Rt RL326 |
| Well well one thing about the T Model : you don't have to shift no gears | Estes, Sleepy John; Poor Man's Friend; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62480A) De7442 RBF RF11 |
| Some joker learned my baby : how to shift gears on a Cadillac Eight | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booger Rooger Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30882) Pm12425 Bio BLP12015 |
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SHIFTED..........1
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| Now those police shifted : those pistol in my side | McCoy, Joe; Joliet Bound; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11220A) Vo1686 Yz L1021 |
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SHIFTING.........1
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| I can make any hill : without shifting my gears | Thomas, Jesse Babyface; Blue Goose Blues; Dallas, 10 Aug. 1929; (553262) ViV38555 Yz L1032 |
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SHIFTS...........2
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| They had two shifts on day : and the same two shifts at night | Washboard Sam; Levee Camp Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644811) BBB8909 BC10 |
| They had two shifts on day : and the same two shifts at night | Washboard Sam; Levee Camp Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644811) BBB8909 BC10 |
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SHIM.............1
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| Do the shimshamshimmy : till the rising sun | Smith, Bessie; Gimme a Pigfoot; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525782) OK8949 Co CL856 |
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SHIMMIES.........1
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| Every time she shimmies : a skinny woman leaves her home | Martin, Sara; Blind Man Blues; New York, c. 1 Aug. 1923; (71711B) OK8090 Sw S1240 |
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SHIMMY...........25
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| Shimmy all day : without a bite to eat | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shave Em Dry; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10042?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
| Shimmysheewobble : babe that's all | Smith, Trixie; Don't Shake It No More; New York, c. June 1924; (18072) Pm12211 CC29 |
| Stop awhile : shimmy if it's all night long | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; I Don't Know; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| Jumped up and done a shimmy : you ain't never seen | Smith, Bessie; Preachin' the Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (1434902) Co14195D Co CL858 |
| This winter you women better shimmy : and shimmy right fast | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Round and Round; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64732 ) Vi23256 Jo SM3104 |
| This winter you women better shimmy : and shimmy right fast | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Round and Round; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64732 ) Vi23256 Jo SM3104 |
| Bet he can't shimmy : but he struts his stuff | McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (1493192) Co14657D Yz L1037 |
| If you can't shimmy : shake your yas yas yas | Williams, Joe; I'm Getting Wild About Her; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539901) BBB8774 BC6 |
| She shakes her shimmy : to who she please | Collins, Sam; New Salty Dog; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108371) Ba32311 OJL10 |
| Said I'd have been her shimmy partner : Lord if I had a chance | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Nobody Knows; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402296B) OK8679 Rt RL307 |
| We going to shake our shimmy : anyhow | Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 2; Chicago, 3 July 1935; (C1059?) Vo03375 RBF RF202 |
| Do the shimshamshimmy : till the rising sun | Smith, Bessie; Gimme a Pigfoot; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (1525782) OK8949 Co CL856 |
| I found a crab with a shrimp : trying to do the shimmyshee | McTell, Blind Willie; Talking to Myself; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502572) Co14551D Yz L1005 |
| Jumped up and done the shimmy Lord : you ain't never seen | Newbern, Hambone Willie; Nobody Knows; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402296B) OK8679 Rt RL307 |
| She would've did the shimmy : but her dress was too tight | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; It Won't Act Right; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599642) ViV38620 Jo SM3104 |
| She doing the shimmysheewobble : right across the hall | Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555712) ViV38547 Rt RL322 |
| Every time she do the shimmy : I holler hot dog | Weaver, Curley; Sweet Patunia; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473042) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| I'm going to shimmysheewobble : with every fair brown I meet | Collins, Chasey; Atlanta Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962491) BBB6187 BC6 |
| That you had another woman : to shimmy in my place | Moore, Rosie Mae; HaHa Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418311) Vi21280 Her H201 |
| Papa likes to shimmy : mama likes to *cole* | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Barrel House Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (15982) Pm12082 BYG529.078 |
| I will shimmy : from A to Z | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Down in the Basement; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26271) Pm12395 Jo SM3098 |
| Way down south : you ought to see the women shimmy and shake | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Southern Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15667) Pm12899 Mil MLP2013 |
| Shake your shimmy : like I'm shaking mine | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
| You shake your shimmy : shake it fast | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
| If you can't shake your shimmy : shake your yas yas yas | Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163 |
