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| When you think I'm loving you : *I'm in the bed* all the time | Owens, Marshall; Texas Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12382) Pm13117 Yz L1006 |
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| Bedbug had been in my pocket : and pulled out all my dough | Lewis, Furry; Creeper's Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M186 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008 |
| Oh that must've been a bedbug : baby a chinch can't bite that hard | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Black Snake Moan; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30672) Pm12407 Mil MLP2013 |
| Oh that must have been a bedbug : you know a chinch can't bite that hard | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Snake Moan; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80523B) OK8455 Fwy FJ2802 |
| Oh must have been a bedbug : because a chinch couldn't bite me that hard | Ledbetter, Huddie; New Black Snake Moan; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166912) Ba33360 Co C30035 |
| Mama it must have been a bedbug : baby a chinch can't bite that hard | Washington, Louis; Black Snake Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1934; (146761) Ba33058 Rt RL313 |
| It was a mother bedbug : Lord praying for some more to eat | Lewis, Furry; Mean Old Bedbug Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1134 Rt RL333 |
| Because the mean old bedbug : told me I can't live there no more | Lewis, Furry; Mean Old Bedbug Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1134 Rt RL333 |
| *Think you pull the bedbug apart* : come back and bite you again | Lewis, Furry; Mean Old Bedbug Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1134 Rt RL333 |
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| Bedbugs big as a jackass : he will bite you and stand and grin | Lewis, Furry; Mean Old Bedbug Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1134 Rt RL333 |
| Bedbugs so bad : pull the pillow from under my head | Lewis, Furry; Creeper's Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M186 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008 |
| Bedbugs big as a jackass : will bite you and stand and grin | Smith, Bessie; Mean Old Bed Bug Blues; New York, 27 Sept. 1927; (1447963) Co14250D Fwy FJ2802 |
| Got myself a wishbone : bedbugs done got my goat | Smith, Bessie; Mean Old Bed Bug Blues; New York, 27 Sept. 1927; (1447963) Co14250D Fwy FJ2802 |
| Please bedbugs : please I done begged you twice | Lewis, Furry; Creeper's Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M186 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008 |
| I had to get sinful with the bedbugs : to keep the chinches from taking my life | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Chinch Bug Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200641) Pm12551 Bio BLP12015 |
| Roaches and the bedbugs : playing a game of ball | Lewis, Furry; Creeper's Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M186 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008 |
| Man those bedbugs sure is evil : he sure don't mean me no good | Lewis, Furry; Mean Old Bedbug Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1134 Rt RL333 |
| Yes bedbugs sure is evil : they don't mean me no good | Smith, Bessie; Mean Old Bed Bug Blues; New York, 27 Sept. 1927; (1447963) Co14250D Fwy FJ2802 |
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BEDROOM..........8
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| I got the bedroom blues : because there's a bedroom in my home | Wallace, Sippie; Bedroom Blues; Chicago, 20 Nov. 1926; (9930A) OK8439 Sw S1240 |
| She's got a bed in her bedroom : it shines like a morning star | Carr, Leroy; Bread Baker; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164321) Vo03296 Yz L1036 |
| I got a bed in my bedroom : a pallet on my floor | Bogan, Lucille; Alley Boogie; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5563A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| There was something in my bedroom : began to reel and rock | Bradley, Tommie; Four Day Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 July 1931; (17886A) Ch16339 OJL19 |
| As I walked into my bedroom : crowd all gathered around | Davis, Walter; The Only Woman; Chicago, 21 Mar. 1941; (0539751) BBB8773 RCA INT1085 |
| He *must dance* in the basement : was seen in my bedroom | Little Son Joe; Black Cat Swing; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (C40981) OK06707 BC1 |
| They're all in my bedroom : drinking all my wine | Pope, Jenny; Bull Frog Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM757A) Vo1522 His HLP15 |
| I got the bedroom blues : because there's a bedroom in my home | Wallace, Sippie; Bedroom Blues; Chicago, 20 Nov. 1926; (9930A) OK8439 Sw S1240 |
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BEDSIDE..........5
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| Stood by my bedside : and I hung my head and hung my head and moaned | Baker, Willie; No No Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Jan. 1929; (14667) Ge6766 BC5 |
| Lay down on my bedside : try to treat me right | Collins, Sam; Devil in the Lion's Den; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12737A) Ge6181 OJL10 |
| I went to my bedside : hung my head and cried | Florence, Nellie ; Midnight Weeping Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461752) Co14342D OJL6 |
| Stood by my bedside : long many long many morn | Weaver, Curley; No No Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473052) Co14386D His HLP32 |
| He went to the bedside : looked down in her face | Ledbetter, Huddie; Death Letter BluesPart 1; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166951) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013 |
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| Do that dance : they call the bedspring *pop* | Church, Blind Clyde; Number Nine Blues; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (56307) Vi23271 Rt RL329 |
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| I heard the bedsprings popping : and I believe I heard my baby crying | Estes, Sleepy John; BrokenHearted, Ragged and Dirty Too; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555313) ViV38582 Rt RL307 |
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| I get the blues at bedtime : them things don't leave until day | Washboard Sam; I Get the Blues at Bedtime; Chicago, 31 July 1942; (0746871) BB340710 RCA LPV577 |
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BEE..............8
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| Buzz all around : like a bee | McTell, Blind Willie; Georgia Rag; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1931; (4050851) OK8924 Yz L1005 |
| It was my baby : that black backbiting bee | Wilson, Leola B.; Back Biting Bee Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1926; (40132) Pm12444 Bio BLP12037 |
| Darn black bee : that stole that honey of mine | Wilson, Leola B.; Back Biting Bee Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1926; (40132) Pm12444 Bio BLP12037 |
| Than have that black bee : bite me in my back | Wilson, Leola B.; Back Biting Bee Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1926; (40132) Pm12444 Bio BLP12037 |
| Sweetest honey : now come from no bee | Williams, Joe; Little Leg Woman; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854871) BBB5900 Yz L1038 |
| But I ain't going to let : that same bee sting me twice | Cox, Ida; Southern Woman's Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (2244?) Pm12298 Jo SM3098 |
| Well the bee gets the honey : puts it in his comb | Hill, Robert; I Had a Gal for the Last Fifteen Years; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026031) BBB6741 His HLP31 |
| We going to beebop : anyhow | Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 1; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1022B) Vo03275 BC10 |
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| Beef to me baby : me and pork chops do not agree | Darby, Blind; Deceiving Blues; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (675831) Vi23311 OJL20 |
| Lord I'm crazy about my pork and beans : wild about my good beef stew | Davis, Carl (Dallas Jamboree Jug Band); Elm Street Woman Blues Dallas, 20 Sept. 1935; (DAL103 ) Vo03092 BC2 |
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| Just like a beefsteak beefsteak : ain't got no bone | Jackson, Papa Charlie; I'm Alabama Bound; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21442) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| Just like a beefsteak beefsteak : ain't got no bone | Jackson, Papa Charlie; I'm Alabama Bound; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21442) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
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| Been to the nation : and I just got back | Baxter, Jim (Andrew and Jim Baxter); Bamalong Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 9 Aug. 1927; (397842) Vi20962 Rt RL318 |
| Been working all day : and I ain't caught a one | Bogan, Lucille; Tricks Ain't Working No More; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6848A) Br7186 His HLP15 |
| Been a poor boy : a long way from home | Cannon, Gus; Poor Boy, Long Ways from Home; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (201442) Pm12571 Yz L1002 |
| Been gone long enough : to take you to your good gal home | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); California Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (1483582) Co14573D CC36 |
| Been begging you : all night long | Howell, Peg Leg; Please Ma'am; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1928; (1461592) Co14356D RBF RF15 |
| Been sowing them potatoes : on my plantation | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Salty Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1924; (1893?) Pm12236 Yz L1029 |
| Been trying to quit my baby for two years : and man I don't know how | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Low Down Mojo Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (206361) Pm12650 Mil MLP2004 |
| Been drunk baby : and I ain't got sober yet | Johnson, Tommy; Black Mare Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L2452) Pm13000 Yz L1007 |
| Been so good to you honey : *good meat* for me | Jordan, Charley; I Couldn't Stay Here; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (18980 ) ARC60961 Yz L1021 |
| Been sitting down : gambling with Buffalo Bill | Ledbetter, Huddie; Mr. Hughe's Town; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (16808 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Been trouble : since I have jumped and caught my head | Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); Moanin' the Blues; New York, 18 Sept. 1934; (159781) Vo02844 Yz L1002 |
| Been to see the Gypsy : hoodoo doctors too | Smith, Clara; Prescription for the Blues; New York, 15 Oct. 1924; (1401091) Co14045D VJM VLP17 |
| Been all over the world grinding coffee mama : come on let me grind you some | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Good Coffee Blues; Chicago, c. 20 Sept. 1930; (C6409 ) Vo1590 Yz L1031 |
| Been sick and down babe : I'm getting up again | Sykes, Roosevelt; Single Tree Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15563) Pm12827 Riv RM8819 |
| Been together so long : now got to get apart | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Frisco Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15769A) Pm12860 OJL15 |
| My daddy loves the *ground* : where I *have been sat* | Thomas, Hociel; I've Stopped My Man; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9476A) OK8326 Bio BLPC6 |
| Because Adam said to Eve : *you been cute so cute* | Bradley, Tommie; Adam and Eve; Richmond, Ind., 27 Sept. 1930; (17084) Ch16149 OJL19 |
| I been down in Memphis : been down in New Orleans | Burse, Charlie; Tappin' that Thing; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18648) Ch16654 Rt RL307 |
| You come to me yesterday : been with me all night long | Carr, Leroy; Midnight Hour Blues; New York, 16 Mar. 1932; (11499A) Vo1703 Co C30496 |
| Some lowdown scoundrel : been fishing in my pond | Chatman, Bo; Old Devil; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278781) BBB8093 Yz L1007 |
| You know I been out east : been out west | Coleman, Lonnie; Wild About My Loving; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482592) Co14440D Rt RL318 |
| I'm a poor boy : been treated just like a dog | Darby, Blind; Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15566) Pm12828 Yz L1003 |
| Said I got the blues : been had them all day long | Fuller, Blind Boy; Crooked Woman Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1940; (26619A) Vo05527 Rt RL318 |
| Says I been to Montana : been all over Tennessee | Harrison, Smoky; Hop Head Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L791) Pm12920 Rt RL340 |
| I'm worried now : been worried all day long | Lewis, Furry; Good Looking Girl Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1132 Rt RL329 |
| Kansas Joe : been here and gone | McCoy, Joe; I'm Wild About My Stuff; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5820A) Vo1570 His HLP32 |
| All of my women : been working for me | Martin, Carl; Badly Mistreated Man; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8812) OK8961 Yz L1016 |
| I been your dog : been your dog all my days | Pope, Jenny; Doggin' Me Around Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M194 ) Vo1438 His HLP1 |
| I'm a lone boll weevil : been out a great long time | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; BoWeavil Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1597?) Pm12080 BYG529.078 |
| I say where have you been mama : been out selling sweet jellyroll | Ramey, Ben (Memphis Jug Band); I Can't Stand It; Memphis, 17 Sept. 1929; (555291) ViV38551 Rt RL322 |
| They tell me they been hung : been bled and been crucified | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Seven Sisters BluesPart 1; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO168A) Vo1641 Yz L1031 |
| I got up next morning and come back home : been running ever since | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); She Ain't No Good; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404783B) OK8885 Mam S3804 |
| I been up the line : been up the line | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Working Man; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60506A) De7200 BC4 |
| I don't believe I'd abeen here : wringing my hands and crying | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Corinna Blues; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25442) Pm12367 Mil MLP2004 |
| I'd abeen home sleeping : in a doggone feather bed | McTell, Blind Willie; Three Women Blues; Atlanta, 17 Oct. 1928; (471852) ViV38001 Yz L1005 |
| It wouldn't abeen so bad : but you didn't have a dime | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About YouNo. 2; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6010A) Vo1556 His HLP2 |
| If my man hadn't abeen in the *jug* : he would help with my bond | Moore, Alice; Prison Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15448) Pm12868 CC37 |
| Because I ain't been used : to sleeping by myself | Bogan, Lucille; Man Stealer Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (169972) ARC350913 Rt RL317 |
| Thinking the woman that I love : ain't been treated right | Carr, Leroy; Longing for My Sugar; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164341) Vo02875 Yz L1036 |
| Be light on me judge : I ain't been here before | Daniels, Julius; NinetyNine Year Blues; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (379322) Vi unissued Fwy FA2953 |
| Reason I ain't been getting no mail : you know I done found out what it's all about | Estes, Sleepy John; Mailman Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93004A) De7789 Sw S1220; |
| I told the judge : I ain't been here before | Howell, Peg Leg; Ball and Chain Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482702) Co14535D Rt RL318 |
| You can tell by that : sweet papa ain't been so well | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lonesome House Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200762) Pm12593 Mil MLP2007 |
| I'm going home : I ain't been home in so long | Johnson, Elizabeth; Sobbin' Woman Blues; New York, 30 Oct. 1928; (401280?) OK8789 Her H201 |
| You you's a good girl : but you ain't been out long | McClennan, Tommy; Cross Cut Saw Blues; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064885 ) BBB8897 Rt RL305 |
| In places I used to go : I ain't been there I been blowed out by the wind | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hungry Wolf; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO165A) Vo1655 Yz L1031 |
| Oh my mama she told me : ain't been no great long time | Virgial, Otto; Bad Notion Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962411) BBB6213 Mam S3802 |
| Says I ain't been your good man : since you been my | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Memphis JugBlues; Memphis, 24 Feb. 1927; (379432) Vi20576 Rt RL322 |
| I am the king of spades : ain't been out in a great long time | Wheatstraw, Peetie; King of Spades; Chicago, 20 July 1935; (C1082B) Vo03066 Say SDR191 |
| I ain't been in Georgia babe : I been told | White, Washington; Shake 'Em On Down; Chicago, 2 Sept. 1937; (C19971) Vo03711 Co C30036 |
| Well now you people know by that : Lord that I ain't been living the right kind of life | Williamson, Sonny Boy; The Right Kind of Life; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308551) BBB8034 RCA INT1088 |
| Now the reason I ain't been getting no calls : people I'm going to tell you all what it's all about | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Western Union Man; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064019 ) BBB8731 BC3 |
| Now a married woman : always been my crave | Estes, Sleepy John; Diving Duck Blues; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555962) ViV38549 RBF RF8 |
| Because there's always been some good man : to beat you doing what you're trying to do | Gibson, Clifford; Beat You Doing It; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (482A) QRSR7087 Yz L1027 |
| I'm crazy about my loving : it's always been my crave | Howell, Peg Leg; Doin' Wrong; Atlanta, 9 Nov. 1927; (1451842) Co14473D RBF RF11 |
| I always been a poor boy : never hurt no John | Howell, Peg Leg; Ball and Chain Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482702) Co14535D Rt RL318 |
| Lots of people had justice : and been in penitentiary too | Lewis, Furry; Judge Harsh Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454332) ViV38506 Yz L1008 |
| They tell me they been hung : been bled and been crucified | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Seven Sisters BluesPart 1; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO168A) Vo1641 Yz L1031 |
| You been drinking whiskey : and been drinking gin | Washboard Sam; I'm Goin' to St. Louis; Chicago, 5 Aug. 1940; (049370 ) BBB8569 BC10 |
| I been treated like an orphan : and been worked like a slave | Washboard Sam; I've Been Treated Wrong; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703781) BBB9007 RBF RF1 |
| Since I been down here : and been mistreated this away | Woods, Oscar; Lone Wolf Blues; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60848A) De7219 Cor CP58 |
| Got a lot to tell you : athat's been worrying me | Ledbetter, Huddie; RobertaPart 1; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16683 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Lord and my room looked so lonesome : since my baby been gone | Bradley, Tommie; Window Pane Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Jan. 1932; (18326) Ch16696 BC5 |
| Now she got a standard carburettor : my baby been burning bad gasoline | Williamson, Sonny Boy; My Little Machine; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (053002 ) BBB8674 BC3 |
| Ever since : my baby's been gone away | Johnson, James Stump; Barrel of Whiskey Blues; Dallas, 10 Feb. 1932; (706801) Vi23327 Yz L1033 |
| Now I went and got my shotgun and I started to kill it : but I thought my baby's been doing me | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Black Panter Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070144 ) BB340701 BC3 |
| If you ever been been down : you know just how I feel | Stevens, Vol; Coal Oil Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418882) Vi21278 OJL4 |
| They both been to the mill : they can't get nothing *for two* | Memphis Minnie; What's the Matter with the Mill; Chicago, c. 15 Oct. 1930; (C6442 ) Vo1550 BC13 |
| I ain't had no true love : since Corinna been gone | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Corinna Blues; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25442) Pm12367 Mil MLP2004 |
| Says I ain't had no milk and butter mama : Lord since my cow been gone | Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9428B) De7026 BC4 |
| I ain't had no milk : since that cow been gone | House, Son; My Black MamaPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4082) Pm13042 OJL2 |
| Lord I ain't had no milk and butter : since my wild cow been gone | Williams, Joe; Wild Cow Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962461) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| Baby who been here : since your daddy been gone | Chatman, Bo; Who's Been Here; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278731) BBB7927 Yz L1014 |
| Baby who been here : since you daddy been gone | Chatman, Bo; Who's Been Here; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278731) BBB7927 Yz L1014 |
| Baby who been here : since you daddy been gone | Chatman, Bo; Who's Been Here; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278731) BBB7927 Yz L1014 |
| Don't worry baby : daddy been here so long | Spruell, Freddie; Don't Cry Baby; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85783 ) BBB6025 Mam S3802 |
| Because old man wild water done been here : took her best friends and gone | Arnold, Kokomo; Wild Water Blues; Chicago, 12 Mar. 1937; (91134A) De7285 Cor CP58 |
| Lord the mouse done been here : packed his grip and gone | Big Bill (Broonzy); Pussy Cat Blues; New York, 15 Sept. 1930; (100312) Ba32138 Yz L1035 |
| And the man that I love : done been here and gone | Bogan, Lucille; T N and O Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (135491) Ba32845 Rt RL317 |
| Just tell Lonnie Coleman : done been to your town and gone | Coleman, Lonnie; Old Rock Island Blues; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482582) Co14440D RBF RF15 |
| Tell them Julius Daniels : done been here and gone | Daniels, Julius; My Mama Was a Sailor; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (379312) Vi20658 Rt RL326 |
| You know I ain't no stranger : done been here before | Estes, Sleepy John; Drop Down Mama; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90176A) Ch50048 OJL21 |
| Because the man I love : done been here and gone | Florence, Nellie ; Midnight Weeping Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461752) Co14342D OJL6 |
| This here woman I love : she's done been here and gone | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Shuckin' Sugar; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30772) Pm12454 Mil MLP2007 |
| The furniture man : he done been here and gone | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Empty House Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212001) Pm12946 Rt RL335 |
| You done been across the country : awith my long clothes on | Ledbetter, Huddie; RobertaPart 1; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16683 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Tell them : Huddie Ledbetter's done been here and gone | Ledbetter, Huddie; Mr. Hughe's Town; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (16808 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| She says come in loving daddy : where have you done been so long | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Streamline Train; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| I believe it's some dirty deacon : is done been here and gone | McClennan, Tommy; My Little Girl; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044988 ) BBB8605 Rt RL305 |
| Tell them the Black Bottom Buddy : done been here and gone | McPhail, Black Bottom; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11512A) Vo1721 Yz L1019 |
| The Memphis Jug Band : done been here and gone | 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 |
| And I would not have been here : if it don't been for you | Gibson, Clifford; HardHeaded Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577552) ViV38577 Yz L1027 |
| A married woman : best woman ever been born | Alexander, Texas; When You Get to Thinking; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1929; (403359B) OK8764 Fly LP103 |
| Scaredest I ever been : in my life | Arnold, Kokomo; Salty Dog; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070A) De7267 Rt RL318 |
| Is you ever been lucky now : woke up cold in hand | Bailey, Kid; Rowdy Blues; Memphis, c. 25 Sept. 1929; (M211) Br7114 OJL5 |
| Lord have you ever been accused baby : [when you] ain't done nothing wrong | Bradley, Tommie; Four Day Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 July 1931; (17886A) Ch16339 OJL19 |
| If you ever been down mama : you know just how I feel | Clark, Lonnie; Broke Down Engine; Richmond, Ind., 21 Sept. 1929; (15660) Pm12871 Rt RL340 |
| If you ever been down mama : you know just how [I, a prisoner] feel | Coleman, Bob; Sing Song Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 June 1929; (15167) Pm12791 Rt RL340 |
| If you ever been down : you know just how I feel | Coleman, Lonnie; Old Rock Island Blues; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482582) Co14440D RBF RF15 |
| You ever been south : you know just what I mean | Cox, Ida; Southern Woman's Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (2244?) Pm12298 Jo SM3098 |
| Have you ever been low in spirits : mama and you didn't know what was on your mind | Davis, Walter; Call Your Name; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (0405231) BBB8470 Yz L1025 |
| But I don't want it : if it's ever been used | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); SecondHand Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16221) Ge7130 Riv RM8803 |
| Now the scariest I ever been : in my life | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Salty Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1924; (1893?) Pm12236 Yz L1029 |
| Times is harder : than ever been before | James, Skip; Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7522) Pm13065 Bio BLP12029 |
| Have you ever been down baby : way down in Polack Town | Jordan, Charley; I Couldn't Stay Here; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (18980 ) ARC60961 Yz L1021 |
| You ever been down and lonesome : you know how a poor man feels | McTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519051) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| You ever been down and lonesome : you know just how Willie McTell feels | McTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (140362) Vo02577 RBF RF15 |
| Have you ever been drunk : and slept in all your clothes | Miller, Lillian; Dead Drunk Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 3 May 1928; (13718A) Ge6518 OJL6 |
| Says a married woman : sweetest thing ever been born | Red Nelson (Nelson Wilborn); Sweetest Thing Born; Chicago, 6 Feb. 1936; (90605A) De7155 Cor CP58 |
| Have you ever been accused mama : ain't done nothing wrong | Reed, Willie; Dreaming Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476002) Co14407D Yz L1004 |
| Have you ever been accused : when you ain't done nothing wrong | Rupert, Ollie; I Raised My Window and Looked at the Risin' Sun; Memphis, 28 Feb. 1927; (379632) Vi20577 Rt RL323 |
| Have you ever been lonely : honey and feel so blue | Short, Jaydee; Lonesome Swamp Rattlesnake; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4681) Pm13043 OJL11 |
| If you ever been been down : you know just how I feel | Stevens, Vol; Coal Oil Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418882) Vi21278 OJL4 |
| I'm in a worse fix now baby : than I ever been before | Sykes, Roosevelt; Hard Luck Man Blues; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (69404 ) Vi23320 Yz L1033 |
| You know if you ever been in love : what I'm say ain't nothing strange to you | Sykes, Roosevelt; Hard Luck Man Blues; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (69404 ) Vi23320 Yz L1033 |
| If you ever been to Memphis : you stop down in Hollywood | Sykes, Roosevelt; Highway 61 Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18802) Ch16586 Yz L1033 |
| Babe oh babe : have you ever been to Spain | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
| If you ever been mistreated : then you know how mistreated feels | Torey, George; Married Woman Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B642) ARC70857 Yz L1002 |
| Have you ever been drunk : slept in all of your clothes | Wallace, Sippie; Dead Drunk Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80837A) OK8499 Bio BLPC6 |
| If you ever been down : you know just how I feel | Wallace, Sippie; Have You Ever Been Down; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80838A) OK8499 Bio BLPC6 |
| I'm going to ask Dr Jesus : if the devil ever been there | Williams, Joe; Mr. Devil Blues; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M196 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321 |
| Ever been down : then you know just how I feel | Torey, George; Married Woman Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B642) ARC70857 Yz L1002 |
| Ever been in the country : rattle around the woods | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); The Wild Cat Squawl; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404680A) OK8908 BC2 |
| I am the wolf that everybody been trying to find out : where in the world I prowl | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf BluesNo. 1; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6404A) Vo1558 Yz L1031 |
| Says I been catching the devil : ever since my good gal been gone | Arnold, Kokomo; Rocky Road Blues; Chicago, 23 Oct. 1937; (91300A) De7449 CC25 |
| I ain't had no loving : since my gal been gone | Fuller, Blind Boy; Pistol Snapper Blues; New York, 5 Apr. 1938; (226741) Vo04106 BC11 |
| People you could not blame me : when all I gots been *torn* | Sykes, Roosevelt; All My Money Gone Blues; New York, 14 June 1929; (402452A) OK8727 Yz L1033 |
| I asked my wife : where she had been all night | Big Bill (Broonzy); I've Got to Dig You; Chicago, 17 Apr. 1940; (WC3034A) Vo05563 RBF RF16 |
| *If it had been love with you* baby : I wouldn't have been dead and gone | Bradley, Tommie; Window Pane Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Jan. 1932; (18326) Ch16696 BC5 |
| You had been drinking that old moonshine : trying to jive poor me | Estes, Sleepy John; You Shouldn't Do That; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649161) BBB8915 BC7 |
| Bedbug had been in my pocket : and pulled out all my dough | Lewis, Furry; Creeper's Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M186 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008 |
| Looked on my bed : where the preacher had been | McCoy, Joe; Preachers Blues; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7247 ) Vo1643 BC13 |
| And she would be absolutely hospital bound : if she ever even asked me where I had been | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Never Go Wrong Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026521) BBB6825 CC35 |
| I met a woman in West Texas : she had been left by herself all alone | Moore, Whistlin' Alex; West Texas Woman; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495312) Co14496D His HLP32 |
| Lord look ayonder people : my love had been refused | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Lost Wandering Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (16982) Pm12098 BYG529.078 |
| And if if hadn't been for you little mama : I wouldn't not been here | Coleman, Bob; Sing Song Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 June 1929; (15167) Pm12791 Rt RL340 |
| If I hadn't been in my whiskey too : it's liable to cause our fussing and fight | McClennan, Tommy; You Can't Read My Mind; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064887 ) BBB8897 Rt RL305 |
| Lord I wouldn't've been here : if it hadn't've been for Nell | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Prison Cell Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203882) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| Lord I wouldn't've been here : if it hadn't've been for Nell | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Prison Cell Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203882) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| Which I wouldn't have spoken : if it hadn't've been for you | Sykes, Roosevelt; The Way I Feel Blues; New York, 14 June 1929; (402453B) OK8727 Yz L1033 |
| Yes today has been : a long old lonesome day | Alexander, Texas; Long Lonesome Day Blues; New York, 11 Aug. 1927; (81213A) OK8511 Rt RL315 |
| Says today has been : a long old lonesome day | Arnold, Kokomo; Stop Look and Listen; Chicago, 23 July 1935; (90201A) De7181 BC4 |
| When someone that you love : has been left behind | Arnold, Kokomo; Midnight Blues; New York, 11 May 1938; (63750A) De7510 Say SDR163 |
| Today has been : a long old lonesome day | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Blue Day Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18217A) Ch16452 Yz L1019 |
| Poor boy has been mistreated : now I can't be satisfied | Butler, Sam; You Can't Keep No Brown; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (26782) Pm12389 Yz L1026 |
| Ain't had no mmm : since she has been gone | Carr, Leroy; Hold Them Puppies; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL63) Vo02751 Yz L1036 |
| You're just an old hasbeen : like a worn out joke | Cox, Ida; Worn Down Daddy Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (207661) Pm12704 BYG529073 |
| I'm so sad and lonely : love has been refused | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Grievin' Me Blues; Chicago, c. 6 Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
| Whiskey has been my pleasure : goodtime places I've always found | Gibson, Clifford; Whiskey Moan Blues; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (483A) QRSR7087 Yz L1006 |
| But you must always remember : your daddy has been your friend | Gibson, Clifford; Brooklyn Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577591) Vi23255 Yz L1027 |
| Lord today has been : a long lonesome day | James, Jesse; Lonesome Day Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90762A) De7213 AH158 |
| Lord today has been : a long old lonesome day | James, Jesse; Lonesome Day Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90762A) De7213 AH158 |
| People since it's raining : it has been for nights and days | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rising High Water Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (44915) Pm12487 Mil MLP2007 |
| Want to see some shooting : like there never has been before | Mack, Alura; West End Blues; Richmond, Ind., 1 Mar. 1929; (14847) Ge6813 His HLP4 |
| Ever since : my mother has been dead | Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); Moanin' the Blues; New York, 18 Sept. 1934; (159781) Vo02844 Yz L1002 |
| Although she has been a real pal : and she answers to all my calls | Welsh, Nolan; Dying Pickpocket Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210983) Pm12759 Yz L1028 |
| Kansas City Missouri : has been her regular trade | Wilkins, Robert; Alabama Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M190 ) Br7205 Rt RL333 |
| Blues and trouble : have been my best friends | Arnold, Kokomo; Back Door Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9656A) De7156 CC25 |
| I guess I'm not her daddy : and she would not have been gone | Barefoot Bill; One More Time; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503051) Co14561D Rt RL325 |
| It must have been : this new canned city beer | Beaman, Lottie; Goin' Away Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14163A) Ge6624 OJL6 |
| It must have been : this new canned city beer | Beaman, Lottie; Going Away Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC604 ) Br7147 Yz L1018 |
| Lord it must not have been : them Big Bill blues I had | Big Bill (Broonzy); Big Bill Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18385) Ch16400 Yz L1035 |
| Lord I would not have been here no : baby laying in this old hospital bed | Big Bill (Broonzy); When I Had Money; Chicago, 17 Apr. 1940; (WC3036A) Vo05563 RBF RF16; |
| *If it had been love with you* baby : I wouldn't have been dead and gone | Bradley, Tommie; Window Pane Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Jan. 1932; (18326) Ch16696 BC5 |
| Today have been : such a long old lonesome day | Carr, Leroy; Blues Before Sunrise; St. Louis, 21 Feb. 1934; (SL121) Vo02657 Co C30496 |
| Now listen here sweet baby : I never have been down | Chatman, Bo; Let Me Roll Your Lemon; New Orleans, 19 Jan. 1935; (876241) BBB5861 Yz L1034 |
| Says he must have been a preacher daddy : had a long coat on | Chatman, Bo; Who's Been Here; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278731) BBB7927 Yz L1014 |
| Says he must have been a jellybean : had long shoes on | Chatman, Bo; Who's Been Here; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278731) BBB7927 Yz L1014 |
| Now she must have been : her mother's only child | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594991) BBB8749 RCA730.581 |
| Babe I wouldn't have been here : if it had not been for you | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; If I Get Lucky; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648761) BBB8858 RBF RF202 |
| Must have been somebody : slowly jumping down | Estes, Sleepy John; Stack O' Dollars; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (625472) Vi23397 Rt RL307 |
| I would have been at home Lord : in my faro's bed | Estes, Sleepy John; My Black Gal Blues; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (625482) Vi23397 Rt RL307 |
| Now I once have been a lover : baby back in my young days | Estes, Sleepy John; Down South Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90094A) Ch50001 Sw S1219 |
| I might have been rolling : somewheres in a folding bed | Evans, Joe; New Huntsville Jail; New York, 20 May 1931; (106512) Or8080 His HLP8002 |
| It have been days : I didn't know your name | Evans, Joe; Sitting on Top of the World; New York, 21 May 1931; (106591) Ba32211 His HLP8002 |
| Say you must remember : I once have been your slave | Fuller, Blind Boy; Pistol Snapper Blues; New York, 5 Apr. 1938; (226741) Vo04106 BC11 |
| Oh that must have been the train : that my good man caught | Gibson, Cleo; Nothing But the Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402312) OK8700 Sw S1240 |
| And I would not have been here : if it don't been for you | Gibson, Clifford; HardHeaded Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577552) ViV38577 Yz L1027 |
| I have been walking : for nights and days | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I'll Get Along Somehow; Aurora, Ill., 16 Dec. 1938; (030827 ) BBB8106 RCA INT1177 |
| You wouldn't have been drifting : from door to door | Green, Lil; Why Don't You Do Right; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641301) BBB8714 RCA LPV574 |
| Says I may do better : than what I once have been | Harris, William; Hot Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14323) Ge6707 OJL5 |
| I wouldn't have been singing : these crooked woman blues | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Crooked Woman Blues; Atlanta, 10 Nov. 1927; (1451981) Co14280D CC36 |
| But if the man had aseed me : around the mountain I'd have been gone | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); California Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (1483582) Co14573D CC36 |
| Boys if you have been running around in this world : this train will wreck your mind | Hill, King Solomon; The Gone Dead Train; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12542) Pm13129 Yz L1004 |
| It have been so dry : you can make a powderhouse out of the world | House, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4262) Pm12990 OJL11 |
| All bundled up from hardship : fate to me have been unkind | Howell, Peg Leg; Low Down Rounder Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1928; (1461611) Co14320D RBF RF1 |
| Well it must have been the devil : chaining my good gal down | Jackson, Papa Charlie; The Cats Got the Measles; Chicago, c. Jan. 1925; (100193) Pm12259 Bio BLP12042 |
| Oh that must have been a bedbug : you know a chinch can't bite that hard | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Snake Moan; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80523B) OK8455 Fwy FJ2802 |
| I will change the way I'm loving : like you never have been before | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Christmas Eve Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208182) Pm12692 Bio BLP12000 |
| I am a hardworking man : have been for many years I know | Johnson, Robert; I'm a Steady Rollin Man; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL378 ) ARC71267 OJL17 |
| The rocks have been my pillow : and the cold ground have been my bed | Kelly, Jack; Cold Iron Bed; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (13722 ) Ba32934 OJL4 |
| The rocks have been my pillow : and the cold ground have been my bed | Kelly, Jack; Cold Iron Bed; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (13722 ) Ba32934 OJL4 |
| Oh must have been a bedbug : because a chinch couldn't bite me that hard | Ledbetter, Huddie; New Black Snake Moan; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166912) Ba33360 Co C30035 |
| That must not have been : ??? blues I had | Lincoln, Charley; Jealous Hearted Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451032) Co14305D RBF RF9 |
| I never : would have been here today | Lincoln, Charley; Chain Gang Trouble; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451082) Co14272D His HLP4 |
| Good as I have been to you darling : now I can't get the things I need | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Change My Mind Blues; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| Blues and trouble : have been my best friends | McFadden, Charlie Specks; People People Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1541) Pm12928 Riv RM8819 |
| Take me back mama : you know that I have been true | McFadden, Charlie Specks; People People Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1541) Pm12928 Riv RM8819 |
| I would have been a murderer : if I'd afooled around with you | McTell, Blind Willie; Your Time to Worry; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9957A) De7117 Rt RL324 |
| I would have been there now : if my daddy hadn't've sprung the door | Memphis Minnie; Moonshine; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (C16701) Vo03894 BC1 |
| Well it must not have been : those midnight blues I had | Moore, William; Midnight Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203122) Pm12636 Rt RL340 |
| 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 |
| It must not have been : them overseas blues I had | Patton, Charley; Down the Dirt Road Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15215) Pm12854 Yz L1020 |
| Then it must not have been : them Green River blues I had | Patton, Charley; Green River Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L443) Pm12972 Yz L1020 |
| And it must not have been : them Belzoni jail I had | Patton, Charley; High Sheriff Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147252) Vo02680 Yz L1020 |
| I have been a good provider : but I believe I've been misled | Patton, Charley; Revenue Man Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14747 ) Vo02931 Yz L1020 |
| Bertha Lee : you sure have been good to me | Petway, Robert; Bertha Lee Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741081) BBB9008 RBF RF14 |
| If you can't stay with me mother : it must have been your time to leave from here | Red Nelson (Nelson Wilborn); Crying Mother Blues; Chicago, 4 Feb. 1936; (90597A) De7171 Br87.504 |
| I'd have been at home : with a *blackhaired* | Stevens, Vol; Vol Stevens Blues; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403241) Vi21356 OJL21 |
| I would have been at home : trying to live good and | Stokes, Frank; Sweet to Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47731) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| Mistreat me for another man : as true as I have been to you | Sykes, Roosevelt; As True As I've Been to You; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (694031) Vi23286 Yz L1033 |
| Because you must remember : you once have been a child | Thompson, Edward; Showers of Rain Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2411A) Pm13018 Yz L1006 |
| It have been days : I didn't know your name | Vincson, Walter; Sitting on Top of the World; Shreveport, La., 17 Feb. 1930; (403805B) OK8784 Mam S3804 |
| I wonder if you going to mistreat me woman : good as I have been to you | Washboard Sam; Jesse James Blues; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C1023B) Vo03375 BC10 |
| These old evil blues : have been following me all this week | Washboard Sam; Evil Blues; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703791) BBB8997 RCA LPV577 |
| Mama it must have been a bedbug : baby a chinch can't bite that hard | Washington, Louis; Black Snake Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1934; (146761) Ba33058 Rt RL313 |
| It must not have been : those redhot blues they had | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Red Hot Blues; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1937; (C20311) Vo04066 CC3 |
| Says I have been shooting craps : I can't win a cent | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Crapshooter's Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91154A) De7292 Say SDR192 |
| I wouldn't have been bound down : in this trouble today | Wilkins, Robert; Jail House Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (45499 ) Vi23379 Yz L1002 |
| I wouldn't have been here : had not been for you | Williams, Joe; Mr. Devil Blues; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M196 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321 |
| Now Louisa you know : I have been Lord the very best that I could | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Miss Louisa Blues; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (020114 ) BBB7576 RBF RF14 |
| Now then I believe that you must have been born in ??? : because you got changing ways with | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Number Five Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308481R) BBB8010 RCA INT1088 |
| Now it was a lowdown fireman : and that must have been a dirty engineer | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Train Fare Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (049198 ) BBB8610 BC20 |
| Last night in my bed I found a black panther : must have been about fortynine inches | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Black Panter Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070144 ) BB340701 BC3 |
| In my bed I found a black panther : must have been fortynine inches long | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Black Panter Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070144 ) BB340701 BC3 |
| Thinking about you Jesse : you have been with someone else | Woods, Oscar; Evil Hearted Woman; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60847 ) De7904 Yz L1026 |
| Since you been gone baby : I haven't been a bit of good | Campbell, Gene; Wandering Blues; Chicago, c. May 1930; (C5701A) Br7170 His HLP2 |
| Haven't been long loving : honey since you been gone | McCoy, Joe; My Mary Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5830 ) Vo1576 Pal PL101 |
| You know the mailman been getting drunk : he been leaving my mail at somebody else's house | Estes, Sleepy John; Mailman Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93004A) De7789 Sw S1220; |
| For three years he been doing my work : and I'm perfectly satisfied | Green, Lil; Country Boy Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641341) BBB8754 RCA LPV574 |
| Wonder if he's got another woman : Lord since he been gone | Spivey, Victoria; New Black Snake BluesPart 1; New York, 13 Oct. 1928; (401222A) OK8626 Spi LP2001 |
| They tell me Western Union man been getting drunk : he been leaving my calls at somebody | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Western Union Man; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064019 ) BBB8731 BC3 |
| Tell them it's corn liquor daddy : he's been here and gone | Black, Lewis; Corn Liquor Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (1453672) Co14291D Rt RL327 |
| I been working on the section : *section* thirtytwo | Alexander, Texas; Section Gang Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81224B) OK8498 Rt RL312 |
| I been moaning moaning : ever since you been gone | Alexander, Texas; Awful Moaning BluesPart 1; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402643B) OK8731 Rt RL327 |
| I been moaning woman : ever since you been gone | Alexander, Texas; Awful Moaning BluesPart 2; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402644B) OK8731 Rt RL327 |
| Says I been a good fellow : just good as I can be | Alexander, Texas; Frost Texas Tornado Blues; San Antonio, 9 June 1930; (404117B) OK8890 Rt RL316 |
| Says I been a good fellow : just as good as a man could be | Alexander, Texas; Frost Texas Tornado Blues; San Antonio, 9 June 1930; (404117B) OK8890 Rt RL316 |
| Trouble trouble : ever since I been a man | Anderson, Jelly Roll; I. C. Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 19 Apr. 1927; (12722) Ge6135 His HLP22 |
| Now it's trouble trouble : I been had it all my days | Arnold, Kokomo; Black Annie; Chicago, 5 Feb. 1935; (C9777A) De7092 Say SDR163 |
| Since I been here in Chicago : I been catching a plenty hell | Arnold, Kokomo; Red Beans and Rice; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91162A) De7347 BC4 |
| Since I been here in Chicago : I been catching a plenty hell | Arnold, Kokomo; Red Beans and Rice; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91162A) De7347 BC4 |
| Now I been setting here looking : way down that lonesome road | Arnold, Kokomo; Red Beans and Rice; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91162A) De7347 BC4 |
| Now I been rolling : I been rolling from sun to sun | Arnold, Kokomo; Red Beans and Rice; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91162A) De7347 BC4 |
| Now I been rolling : I been rolling from sun to sun | Arnold, Kokomo; Red Beans and Rice; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91162A) De7347 BC4 |
| Says I been catching the devil : ever since my good gal been gone | Arnold, Kokomo; Rocky Road Blues; Chicago, 23 Oct. 1937; (91300A) De7449 CC25 |
| Because the little woman that I been loving : said she do not even want me around | Arnold, Kokomo; Rocky Road Blues; Chicago, 23 Oct. 1937; (91300A) De7449 CC25 |
| And a since I been a broke man : nobody seems to want to go my way | Arnold, Kokomo; Broke Man Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91332A) De7417 CC25 |
| Now I been waiting for tomorrow : look like tomorrow ain't going never come | Arnold, Kokomo; Tired of Runnin' from Door to Door; New York, 11 May 1938; (67346) De7464 Say SDR163 |
| Now there's trouble trouble : I been having all my days | Arnold, Kokomo; Bad Luck Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (63753A) De7540 CC25 |
| *How* I been in your doorway : strutting my stuff | Baker, Willie; Mama, Don't Rush Me Blues; Memphis, c. 25 Sept. 1929; (14666) Ge6766 His HLP22 |
| Telling all you men : I been well blessed | Baker, Willie; Sweet Patunia Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14897) Ge6751 His HLP22 |
| Baby I been working : all this blasted year | Barefoot Bill; Barefoot Bill's Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503041) Co14561D Rt RL325 |
| I been a bad bad boy : didn't treat nobody right | Barefoot Bill; Bad Boy; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503062) Co14526D CC3 |
| I been drifting and rolling : along the road | Beaman, Lottie; Rolling Log Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14162) Ge6624 OJL6 |
| I been rolling and drifting : along the road | Beaman, Lottie; Rollin' Log Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC605 ) Br7147 Yz L1018 |
| Lord and the woman I been loving : she don't want me no more | Big Bill (Broonzy); Mr. Conductor Man; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18392) Ch16426 Yz L1035 |
| I been your dog : ever since I been your man | Blake, Blind; Stonewall Street Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30811) Pm12431 Bio BLP12031 |
| I been your dog : ever since I been your man | Blake, Blind; Stonewall Street Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30811) Pm12431 Bio BLP12031 |
| You going to quit me baby : good as I been to you | Blake, Blind; You Gonna Quit Me Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201101) Pm12597 Yz L1016 |
| For years and years : I been your hardworking mule | Blake, Blind; Goodbye Mama Moan; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205411) Pm12634 Bio BLP12037 |
| I been drunk so long : dizzy all the time | Blake, Blind; Fightin' the Jug; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15250) Pm12863 Bio BLP12037 |
| All my life : I been a traveling man | Blake, Blind; Police Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15463) Pm12888 Yz L1012 |
| I been on this sloppy drunk : for a solid year | Bogan, Lucille; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5562A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| I been doing my alley boogie : I been boogying all of my days | Bogan, Lucille; Alley Boogie; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5563A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| I been doing my alley boogie : I been boogying all of my days | Bogan, Lucille; Alley Boogie; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5563A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| Because I'm a sealskin brown : and I been evil ever since I been born | Bogan, Lucille; Pig Iron Sally; New York, 31 July 1934; (154902) Ba33375 Rt RL317 |
| Because I'm a sealskin brown : and I been evil ever since I been born | Bogan, Lucille; Pig Iron Sally; New York, 31 July 1934; (154902) Ba33375 Rt RL317 |
| Because I been in trouble : ever since I set my suitcase down | Bracey, Ishman; Leavin' Town Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (45458?) ViV38560(?) Rt RL330 |
| You don't believe I loved you : think what a fool I been | Bracey, Ishman; TroubleHearted Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454601) Vi21691 Yz L1007 |
| You don't believe I love you Lord : think what a fool I been | Bracey, Ishman; TroubleHearted Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454602) ViRCX7167 Rt RL330 |
| You know I ain't no stranger baby : I been here before | Bracey, Mississippi; Cherry Ball; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404765B) OK8867 Yz L1038 |
| I been down in Memphis : been down in New Orleans | Burse, Charlie; Tappin' that Thing; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18648) Ch16654 Rt RL307 |
| I never seen : the likes since I been born | Chatman, Bo; Sales Tax; San Antonio, 27 Mar. 1934; (826351) BBB5453 Yz L1014 |
| Says I been around *the curve* : see could I find old Tom | Chatman, Bo; Pussy Cat Blues; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026131) BBB6735 Yz L1034 |
| Ever since I been here : it's been the whole town's talk | Chatman, Lonnie; It's a Pain to Me; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15452) Pm13143 Bio BLP12041 |
| Trouble worried trouble : I been having all my days | Coleman, Jaybird; Man Trouble Blues; Atlanta, 22 Apr. 1930; (1506311) Co14534D Rt RL313 |
| You know I been out east : been out west | Coleman, Lonnie; Wild About My Loving; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482592) Co14440D Rt RL318 |
| I been begging you baby : babe please don't leave | Davis, Walter; New Come Back Baby; Chicago, 21 Mar. 1941; (0539791) BBB8833 RCA INT1085 |
| I been good to you baby : did everything that I could | Davis, Walter; Don't You Want to Go; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (0704481) BBB9027 RCA INT1085 |
| Lord the reason why baby : I I been so long writing to you | Estes, Sleepy John; Street Car Blues; Memphis, 13 May 1930; (59919 ) ViV38614 RBF RF8 |
| Because I been studying so hard : Lord how to sing these blues | Estes, Sleepy John; Street Car Blues; Memphis, 13 May 1930; (59919 ) ViV38614 RBF RF8 |
| Now I been waiting on the mailman : he usually come around about eleven o'clock | Estes, Sleepy John; Mailman Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93004A) De7789 Sw S1220; |
| Now I been studying I been wondering : what makes a man turn the ground over in the | Estes, Sleepy John; Working Man Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649261) BBB8950 RBF RF8 |
| Now I been studying I been wondering : what makes a man turn the ground over in the | Estes, Sleepy John; Working Man Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649261) BBB8950 RBF RF8 |
| That judge is going to lick me : because I been here so many times | Foster, Dessa; Tell It to the Judge No. 1; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C7238A) MeM12117 Yz L1031 |
| I been drinking and gambling : barrelhousing all my days | Gibson, Clifford; Whiskey Moan Blues; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (483A) QRSR7087 Yz L1006 |
| I been your dog long enough : so this morning I'll have to go | Harris, Magnolia; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'Part 2; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930; (C7101 ) MeM12077 Yz L1031 |
| Says I been to Montana : been all over Tennessee | Harrison, Smoky; Hop Head Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L791) Pm12920 Rt RL340 |
| Says now tell me what's the reason you get tired of here : baby I been really homesick about you | Harrison, Smoky; Hop Head Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L791) Pm12920 Rt RL340 |
| You trying to quit me : mama you know I been good to you | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Cloudy Sky Blues; Atlanta, 25 Mar. 1927; (1437582) Co14205D CC36 |
| I can't keep no woman : no no nowhere I been | House, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4254) Pm12990 OJL11 |
| It's a dry old spell : everywhere I been | House, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4262) Pm12990 OJL11 |
| Since I been so disobedient : I must travel in disgrace | Howell, Peg Leg; Low Down Rounder Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1928; (1461611) Co14320D RBF RF1 |
| Well I ain't no stranger : I been here before | Hull, Papa Harvey; Two Little Tommies Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12691) Ge6122 Yz L1009 |
| I been in New York this morning : just about half past nine | Hurt, Mississippi John; Avalon Blues; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401473B) OK8759 Bio BLPC4 |
| I been down in Tennessee : and I couldn't stay there very long | James, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028 |
| I been taking charity grub : I've got to go outside | James, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028 |
| I done told you woman : I been telling your partner too | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Corinna Blues; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25442) Pm12367 Mil MLP2004 |
| I'm a mean old well driller : and I been a driller since I been a man | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Oil Well Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (211971) Pm12771 Riv RLP12125 |
| I'm a mean old well driller : and I been a driller since I been a man | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Oil Well Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (211971) Pm12771 Riv RLP12125 |
| I been fastened in this haunted house : six long months today | Johnson, Lonnie; Blue Ghost Blues; New York, 9 Nov. 1927; (81802B) OK8557 CC30 |
| I been lonesome all day : I've been grieving all night long | Johnson, Lonnie; Baby Please Don't Leave Me No More; New York, 11 June 1929; (402441A) OK8754 CC30 |
| I been trying my best : to drink these worried blues away | Johnson, Lonnie; Laplegged Drunk Again; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63522A) De7537 Sw S1225 |
| I been in this haunted house : for three long years today | Johnson, Lonnie; Blue Ghost Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63523A) De7537 AH158 |
| Babe I been mistreated : baby and I don't mind dying | Johnson, Robert; Walkin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26301) Vo03601 Co CL1654 |
| I been feeling ashamed about my rider : babe I'm booked and I got to go | Johnson, Robert; Stone in My Passway; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL3772) ARC71267 Co CL1654 |
| I been drinking all night gal : did the night before | Johnson, Tommy; Black Mare Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L2452) Pm13000 Yz L1007 |
| I been stung so much : I'm up a tree | Jones, Maggie; Dangerous Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1925; (1404893) Co14070D VJM VLP23 |
| I been all out in the country : with my big bell on | Ledbetter, Huddie; Bull Cow; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (17182 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| I been troubled so long : trouble don't worry my mind | Lewis, Furry; I Will Turn Your Money Green; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454252) ViV38506 Yz L1008 |
| I been down so long : it seem like up to me | Lewis, Furry; I Will Turn Your Money Green; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454252) ViV38506 Yz L1008 |
| I been drinking white lightning : it gone to my head | Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Viola Lee Blues; Memphis, 20 Sept. 1928; (47066?) ViV38523 OJL21 |
| I been in trouble : ever since here I been | Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Bad Luck's My Buddy; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64739 ) Vi23266 Rt RL307 |
| I been in trouble : ever since here I been | Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Bad Luck's My Buddy; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64739 ) Vi23266 Rt RL307 |
| I been doing the same thing baby : ever since nineteen and twelve | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Monkey Man Blues; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C948A) Vo02951 Yz L1015 |
| I been breaking down with you dizzy mares : seem like you want me to dig a country well | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Monkey Man Blues; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C948A) Vo02951 Yz L1015 |
| I been trying so hard : trying to save my life | McCoy, Joe; Preachers Blues; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7247 ) Vo1643 BC13 |
| Well the bell rung for *dinner* : as I been *bad* | McCoy, Joe; Shake Mattie; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO109A) Vo1668 Mam S3803 |
| I been a ??? fellow : babe I don't intend to be | MacFarland, Barrel House Buck; I Got to Go Blues; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1934; (C9321 ) De7013 OJL20 |
| Well she's a hotshot mama : and I'm scared to tell her where I been | McTell, Blind Willie; Scarey Day Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050031) OK8936 Yz L1037 |
| I been wandering around Georgia : with these doggone scary day blues | McTell, Blind Willie; Scarey Day Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050031) OK8936 Yz L1037 |
| I been shooting craps and gambling : good gal and I done got broke | McTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (140362) Vo02577 RBF RF15 |
| I been done so dirty : treated so lowdown mean | Martin, Carl; Badly Mistreated Man; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8812) OK8961 Yz L1016 |
| You stung me this morning : I been reckless all day long | Memphis Minnie; Bumble Bee; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM773 ) Vo1476 His HLP2 |
| He come in this morning : I been working for him all day long | Memphis Minnie; Bumble Bee Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (599932) ViV38599 BC7 |
| He stung me this morning : I been look for him all day long | Memphis Minnie; Bumble Bee Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (599932) ViV38599 BC7 |
| I been looking for him : my bumblebee's so long so long | Memphis Minnie; New Bumble Bee; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5895 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
| I been trying to hard : now can't you save my life | Memphis Minnie; I Called You This Morning; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6013 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| I been going crazy : I just can't help myself | Memphis Minnie; Crazy Cryin' Blues; Chicago, c. 30 Jan. 1931; (VO112A) Vo1678 BC13 |
| I been had this old cat now : for three or four years | Memphis Minnie; Black Cat Blues; Chicago, 27 May 1936; (C13861) Vo03581 Pal PL101 |
| I been in so much of trouble : that's why I'm got to go | Memphis Minnie; Moonshine; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (C16701) Vo03894 BC1 |
| And everywhere I been : the peoples all say | Memphis Minnie; Nothin in Rambling; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3167A) OK05670 BC1 |
| The way I been treated : I sure will pass away | Nelson, Romeo; Dyin' Rider Blues; Chicago, 26 Nov. 1929; (C4752 ) Vo1494 RBF RF12 |
| I been broke all day baby : did not have a lousy dime | Palmer, Sylvester; Broke Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403305B) Co14524D RBF RF12 |
| Because I been broke baby : and I got these broke man blues | Palmer, Sylvester; Broke Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403305B) Co14524D RBF RF12 |
| I been to the ocean : peeped down the deep blue sea | Patton, Charley; Devil Sent the Rain; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L401) Pm13040 Yz L1009 |
| I been down south so long : know it sure don't worry my mind | Petway, Robert; My Baby Left Me; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741141) BBB9036 Rt RL314 |
| Now the little ??? black gal I been loving : she got teeth solid gold | Pickett, Charlie; Crazy 'Bout My Black Gal; New York, 2 Aug. 1937; (62467A) De7762 Rt RL310 |
| I been your dog : ever since I entered your door | Pope, Jenny; Doggin' Me Around Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M194 ) Vo1438 His HLP1 |
| I been your dog : been your dog all my days | Pope, Jenny; Doggin' Me Around Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M194 ) Vo1438 His HLP1 |
| Lord I been mistreated : folks and I don't mind dying | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Moonshine Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1608?) Pm12083 BYG529.078 |
| I been blue all night : what is I going to do | Roland, Walter; Penniless Blues; New York, 20 Mar. 1935; (171532) Ba33461 Yz L1017 |
| I been your dog : every since I been your gal | Rupert, Ollie; Ain't Goin' to Be Your Low Down Dog; Memphis, 28 Feb. 1927; (379642) Vi20577 Rt RL323 |
| I been your dog : every since I been your gal | Rupert, Ollie; Ain't Goin' to Be Your Low Down Dog; Memphis, 28 Feb. 1927; (379642) Vi20577 Rt RL323 |
| I been drinking all night long baby : mama I ain't going to drink no more | Shade, Will; Evergreen Money Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418182) Vi21657 Rt RL310 |
| I been mistreated : and I don't mind dying | Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406292) Co14095D Co CL855 |
| You know I been giving you amany break : but the break this morning belongs to me | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Tell It to the Judge No. 2; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C7239?) MeM12117 Yz L1031 |
| In places I used to go : I ain't been there I been blowed out by the wind | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hungry Wolf; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO165A) Vo1655 Yz L1031 |
| But since I been born : he must ahave changed his rules | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Fool's Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO167A) Vo1674 Yz L1010 |
| I been walking Hastings Street : nobody seems to treat me right | Spivey, Victoria; Detroit Moan; Chicago, 15 Oct. 1936; (C1568?) Vo unissued Spi LP2001 |
| I been on thirty fields : listens boys I been on thirtynine | Spruell, Freddie; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 25 June 1926; (9793A) OK8422 Yz L1038 |
| I been on thirty fields : listens boys I been on thirtynine | Spruell, Freddie; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 25 June 1926; (9793A) OK8422 Yz L1038 |
| I been in trouble some place : gal ever since I been your man | Stokes, Frank; Bedtime Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418251) Vi21272 Rt RL308 |
| I been in trouble some place : gal ever since I been your man | Stokes, Frank; Bedtime Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418251) Vi21272 Rt RL308 |
| I been walking all day : and all night too | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); No Job Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203432) Pm12609 Bio BLP12004 |
| But I been in Chicago one week : because I like these Chicago ways | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Ramblin' Man; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210194) Pm12722 Bio BLP12004 |
| I been ahoping and trusting : that my babe would change some day | Townsend, Henry; She's Got a Mean Disposition; Chicaco, 25 Feb. 1935; (854941) BBB5966 Yz L1030 |
| I been working overtime baby : oh the sun got hot | Vincson, Walter; Overtime Blues; Memphis, c. 22 Sept. 1929; (M178) Br7141 Yz L1007 |
| I been walking all night : when the sun refused to shine | Vincson, Walter; Overtime Blues; Memphis, c. 22 Sept. 1929; (M178) Br7141 Yz L1007 |
| And I been happy so : that I wished I was dead and gone | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Unhappy Blues; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404712B) OK8859 Mam S3804 |
| The trouble I been having : seem like I was raised in a orphan's home | Washboard Sam; I've Been Treated Wrong; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703781) BBB9007 RBF RF1 |
| And the trouble I been having : the good Lord only knows | Washboard Sam; I've Been Treated Wrong; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703781) BBB9007 RBF RF1 |
| I been treated like an orphan : and been worked like a slave | Washboard Sam; I've Been Treated Wrong; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703781) BBB9007 RBF RF1 |
| Now I been having trouble : ever since I been grown | Washboard Sam; I've Been Treated Wrong; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703781) BBB9007 RBF RF1 |
| Now I been having trouble : ever since I been grown | Washboard Sam; I've Been Treated Wrong; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703781) BBB9007 RBF RF1 |
| I said don't do me this away people : you know I been here before | Welsh, Nolan; The Bridwell Blues; Chicago, 16 June 1926; (9727A) OK8372 Fwy FJ2802 |
| Well well now I been mistreated : baby and I'm going to raise some hell | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Ain't It a Pity and a Shame; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6488A) Vo1649 Say SDR191 |
| I been up the line : been up the line | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Working Man; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60506A) De7200 BC4 |
| But every time since I been betting that way : ooo well well I've been having a raggedy yas yas | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Crapshooter's Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91154A) De7292 Say SDR192 |
| I ain't been in Georgia babe : I been told | White, Washington; Shake 'Em On Down; Chicago, 2 Sept. 1937; (C19971) Vo03711 Co C30036 |
| I been listening for the last six months : and I could not see | Wiley, Geeshie (Elvie Thomas); Over to My House; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2651) Pm12977 Yz L1018 |
| Now it seems like the girl I been crazy for : slipped away to the good Lord above | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Skinny Woman; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (07654 ) BBB7012 BC20 |
| Now and she left me this morning : people and I been looking for her all day long | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Blue Bird BluesPart 1; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308511) BBB7979 RCA INT1088 |
| Now I'm only twentyfour : I just declare I been married twice | Williamson, Sonny Boy; The Right Kind of Life; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308551) BBB8034 RCA INT1088 |
| I been sitting here waiting on the Western Union man : oh you know he usually comes along | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Western Union Man; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064019 ) BBB8731 BC3 |
| Since I been down here : and been mistreated this away | Woods, Oscar; Lone Wolf Blues; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60848A) De7219 Cor CP58 |
| Ever since I been here : it's been the whole town's talk | Chatman, Lonnie; It's a Pain to Me; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15452) Pm13143 Bio BLP12041 |
| But it's been so different now : since I have fell down | Gibson, Clifford; Whiskey Moan Blues; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (483A) QRSR7087 Yz L1006 |
| Girl it's been so long : seems like my heart going to break | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30902) Pm12443 Mil MLP2007 |
| Lord it's been so long : seems like my heart going to break | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44464) Pm12474 Bio BLP12000 |
| It's been a long long time : since I seen my baby's face | Blake, Blind; Hard Road Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201072) Pm12583 Bio BLP12031 |
| It's been hanging there so long : I can't see your face at all | Davis, Walter; Can't See Your Face; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (0493201) BBB8600 Yz L1025 |
| It's been snowing forty days and nights : lakes and rivers begin to freeze | Johnson, Lonnie; Flood Water Blues; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91341A) De7397 Sw S1225 |
| It's been snowing forty days : and the ground is covered with snow | Johnson, Lonnie; South Bound Backwater; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63524A) De7461 Sw S1225 |
| If you don't believe I love you : look what a fool I've been | Alexander, Texas; NinetyEight Degree Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402640A) OK8705 Yz L1004 |
| Says I've been traveling mama : all by myself | Arnold, Kokomo; I'll Be Up Some Day; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60515 ) De7172 Say SDR163 |
| Ever since you been gone mama : I've been about to lose my mind | Arnold, Kokomo; I'll Be Up Some Day; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60515 ) De7172 Say SDR163 |
| I've been thinking all day : thinking of the past | Beaman, Lottie; Wayward Girl Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14161A) Ge6607 OJL6 |
| Like a log : I've been jammed on the bank | Beaman, Lottie; Rolling Log Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14162) Ge6624 OJL6 |
| I've been rolling and drifting : from shore to shore | 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 |
| I've been rolling and drifting : along the road | Beaman, Lottie; Rollin' Log Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC605 ) Br7147 Yz L1018 |
| I've been in pretty mama : and I won't be back no more | Bird, John (Mae Glover); Gas Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15396A) Ge7040 Yz L1009 |
| Tired and hungry : I've been walking many days | Blake, Blind; Walkin' Across the Country; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208682) Pm12754 Bio BLP12031 |
| I've been down so long : down don't worry me | Bracey, Ishman; TroubleHearted Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454602) ViRCX7167 Rt RL330 |
| This rain ain't healthy : I've been told | Carr, Leroy; Gettin' All Wet; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1929; (C4034 ) Vo1423 Yz L1036 |
| I've been away baby : but I did not go to stay | Carr, Leroy; Alabama Woman Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6091B) Vo1549 RBF RF1 |
| I've been so worried : I didn't know what to do | Carr, Leroy; Midnight Hour Blues; New York, 16 Mar. 1932; (11499A) Vo1703 Co C30496 |
| Now I've been drinking my good corn liquor : I mean don't no one get rough | Carr, Leroy; Corn Licker Blues; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL53) Vo02741 Co C30496 |
| I've been sitting here thinking : with my mind a million miles away | Carr, Leroy; Blues Before Sunrise; St. Louis, 21 Feb. 1934; (SL121) Vo02657 Co C30496 |
| And you know I've done all baby : I've been as good as I could be | Carr, Leroy; You Left Me Crying; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164182) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9 |
| I've been out all day : drinking both whiskey and gin | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Whiskey and Gin Blues; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704341) BBB8945 RCA730.581 |
| I've been mistreated : and I don't mind dying | Crawford, Rosetta; My Man Jumped Salty on Me; New York, 1 Feb. 1939; (64972A) De7567 Cor CP58 |
| I've been worried all night mama : now worried again today | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; If I Get Lucky; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648761) BBB8858 RBF RF202 |
| I've been waiting on you so long : till I'm burning down | Easton, Amos; I'm Waitin' On You; New York, 16 Mar. 1932; (11503A) Vo1719 His HLP31 |
| Baby I've been worried so long : that worrying don't bother me | Fox, John D.; The Worried Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 Dec. 1927; (GEX1011A) Ge6352 OJL10 |
| It's not because I love you : but it's just because I've been with you so long | Gibson, Clifford; Levee Camp Moan; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577542) ViV38577 Yz L1027 |
| I've been trying to listen : to everything you say | Gibson, Clifford; Brooklyn Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577591) Vi23255 Yz L1027 |
| Since the hard time is got me : I've been running from door to door | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Woke Up Cold in Hand; Chicago, 30 July 1942; (074651 ) BBB9042 RCA INT1177 |
| 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've been to the nation : around the territor' | James, Jesse; Lonesome Day Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90762A) De7213 AH158 |
| I've been all through the nation : and around the territor' | James, Jesse; Lonesome Day Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90762A) De7213 AH158 |
| I've been all over the world : I've taken all kinds of chance | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Cat Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15673) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015 |
| I've been raggedy and dirty : haven't got no place to stay | Johnson, James Stump; Barrel of Whiskey Blues; Dallas, 10 Feb. 1932; (706801) Vi23327 Yz L1033 |
| Whooping I've been whooping : whooping all night long | Johnson, Lil; You'll Never Miss Your Jelly Till Your Jelly Rollers Gone; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C3356 ) Vo1299 His HLP2 |
| Whooping I've been whooping : ever since my man been gone | Johnson, Lil; You'll Never Miss Your Jelly Till Your Jelly Rollers Gone; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C3356 ) Vo1299 His HLP2 |
| I been lonesome all day : I've been grieving all night long | Johnson, Lonnie; Baby Please Don't Leave Me No More; New York, 11 June 1929; (402441A) OK8754 CC30 |
| Some people thinks I'm dead : because I've been gone so long | Johnson, Lonnie; Mr. Johnson Swing; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63520A) De7509 Sw S1225 |
| I've been drinking all night long : I've started again today | Johnson, Lonnie; Laplegged Drunk Again; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63522A) De7537 Sw S1225 |
| Who's been driving my terraplane for you : since I've been gone | Johnson, Robert; Terraplane Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25861) ARC70356 Co CL1654 |
| Who's been driving my terraplane : now for you since I've been gone | Johnson, Robert; Terraplane Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25861) ARC70356 Co CL1654 |
| Who's been driving my terraplane now for you : since I've been gone | Johnson, Robert; Terraplane Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25861) ARC70356 Co CL1654 |
| I've been drunk and I've been driven : ever since I left my mother's home | Johnson, Robert; Drunken Hearted Man; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3971) ARC unissued Co C30034 |
| I've been drunk and I've been driven : ever since I left my mother's home | Johnson, Robert; Drunken Hearted Man; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3971) ARC unissued Co C30034 |
| I've been dogged and I've been driven : ever since I left my mother's home | Johnson, Robert; Drunken Hearted Man; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3972) ARC unissued Rt RL314 |
| I've been dogged and I've been driven : ever since I left my mother's home | Johnson, Robert; Drunken Hearted Man; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3972) ARC unissued Rt RL314 |
| Trouble trouble : I've been having it all my days | Lucas, Jane; Double Trouble Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17285) Ch16289 Yz L1035 |
| I've been drinking white lightning : and it's gone to my head | McCoy, Joe; Joliet Bound; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11220A) Vo1686 Yz L1021 |
| For now I've been mistreated : and I'm leaving town this very day | McPhail, Black Bottom; My Dream Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11513A) Vo1690 Yz L1019 |
| I've been shooting craps and gambling : mama and I done got broke | McTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519051) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| I've been badly mistreated : I've been drove from door to door | Martin, Carl; Badly Mistreated Man; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8812) OK8961 Yz L1016 |
| I've been badly mistreated : I've been drove from door to door | Martin, Carl; Badly Mistreated Man; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C8812) OK8961 Yz L1016 |
| I've been worrying all day mama : and could hardly sleep last night | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Vicksburg Blues No. 2; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (944201) BBB6072 Yz L1028 |
| I've been treated so bad : I can't be happy no more | Palmer, Sylvester; Broke Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403305B) Co14524D RBF RF12 |
| I've been to the nation : Lord but I couldn't stay there | Patton, Charley; Down the Dirt Road Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15215) Pm12854 Yz L1020 |
| I have been a good provider : but I believe I've been misled | Patton, Charley; Revenue Man Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14747 ) Vo02931 Yz L1020 |
| If you don't believe I love you : look what a fool I've been | Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Stealin' Stealin'; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470372) ViV38504 RBF RF1 |
| I've been reeling and arocking : hounded like a hound | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Moonshine Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1608?) Pm12083 BYG529.078 |
| If you don't believe I love you : look what a fool I've been | Shade, Will; Stealin' Stealin'; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470372) ViV38504 Rt RL337 |
| I've been disappointed : many times before | Smith, Clara; I Never Miss My Sunshine; New York, 7 Sept. 1923; (812022) CoA4000 VJM VLP15 |
| Look like here of late : I've been crying both day and night | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Fool's Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO167A) Vo1674 Yz L1010 |
| Don't you leave me here : a good gal I've been | Smith, Laura; Don't You Leave Me Here; New York, c. Mar. 1927; (71302) Ba1977 VJM VLP40 |
| I've been chasing pigmeat : since I was nine days old | Smith, Trixie; No Good Man; New York, 14 June 1939; (65815A) De7617 AH158 |
| You're the grinder : I've been waiting for | Spivey, Victoria; Organ Grinder Blues; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401115A) OK unissued Spi LP2001 |
| You're the grinder : I've been waiting for | Spivey, Victoria; Organ Grinder Blues; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401115C) OK8615 Sw S1240 |
| Oh Central Central : I've been telephoning the blues | Spivey, Victoria; Telephoning the Blues; New York, 1 Oct. 1929; (567351) ViV38546 Spi LP2001 |
| I've been phoning phoning : I've been telephoning all night long | Spivey, Victoria; Telephoning the Blues; New York, 1 Oct. 1929; (567351) ViV38546 Spi LP2001 |
| I've been phoning phoning : I've been telephoning all night long | Spivey, Victoria; Telephoning the Blues; New York, 1 Oct. 1929; (567351) ViV38546 Spi LP2001 |
| I've been so true mama : and I want you to do | Stokes, Frank; South Memphis Blues; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555732) ViV38548 Rt RL308 |
| I've been in this jailhouse : for one solid year | Texas Tommy; Jail Break Blues; Dallas, c. 25 Oct. 1928; (DAL689A) Br7044 Rt RL312 |
| But I've been kicked and driven : Lord from hand to hand | Texas Tommy; Jail Break Blues; Dallas, c. 25 Oct. 1928; (DAL689A) Br7044 Rt RL312 |
| If you don't believe I'm sinking : look what a fool I've been | Thomas, Henry; Bull Doze Blues; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; (C1999 ) Vo1230 OJL3 |
| I'm going back to chauffeuring : I've been *done it* for three years | Thomas, Jesse Babyface; Blue Goose Blues; Dallas, 10 Aug. 1929; (553262) ViV38555 Yz L1032 |
| Mmm I've been asking for a favor : even I ask the good Lord above | Townsend, Henry; Henry's Worried Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403300A) Co14529D Yz L1030 |
| Now babe I've been in trouble : fortyfour nights and days | Townsend, Henry; Henry's Worried Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403300A) Co14529D Yz L1030 |
| But craving is just a habit : so I've been told | Waters, Ethel; Craving Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1924; (17422) Pm12313 Bio BLP12022 |
| As good as I've been : he ought to love me too | Waters, Ethel; Craving Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1924; (17422) Pm12313 Bio BLP12022 |
| But every time since I been betting that way : ooo well well I've been having a raggedy yas yas | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Crapshooter's Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91154A) De7292 Say SDR192 |
| I've been walking all night : like a police on his beat | White, Georgia; Walking the Street; Chicago, 28 Jan. 1937; (91104A) De7277 AH158 |
| I'm a good old gal : but I've just been treated wrong | Smith, Bessie; Lost Your Head Blues; New York, 4 May 1926; (1421492) Co14158D Co CL857 |
| They asked me was my wife at home : and I told she has long been gone | Jordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398212) Vi21076 Rt RL326 |
| I ain't had no loving : oh since Louise been gone | Temple, Johnnie; Louise Louise Blues; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (90981A) De7244 Cor CP58 |
| I ain't had no loving : since my Louise been gone | Temple, Johnnie; New Louise Louise Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1937; (91248A) De7337 RBF RF16 |
| You know the mailman been getting drunk : he been leaving my mail at somebody else's house | Estes, Sleepy John; Mailman Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93004A) De7789 Sw S1220; |
| Mailman's been here : but didn't leave no news | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Walking Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (16132) Pm12082 BYG529.078 |
| Whooping I've been whooping : ever since my man been gone | Johnson, Lil; You'll Never Miss Your Jelly Till Your Jelly Rollers Gone; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C3356 ) Vo1299 His HLP2 |
| My room sure looks lonesome : since my good man been gone | Wallace, Sippie; Bedroom Blues; Chicago, 20 Nov. 1926; (9930A) OK8439 Sw S1240 |
| They tell me Western Union man been getting drunk : he been leaving my calls at somebody | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Western Union Man; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064019 ) BBB8731 BC3 |
| My milkcow been rambling : ooo wee for miles around | Johnson, Robert; Milkcow's Calf Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4032) ARC71065 Yz L1026 |
| My milkcow been rambling : ooo wee for miles around | Johnson, Robert; Milkcow's Calf Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4033) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| You start in mooching : but your mooching been in vain | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); We Sure Got Hard Times Now; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502731) Co14558D CC36 |
| Ever since ever since : my poor mother been dead | Kelly, Jack; Cold Iron Bed; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (13722 ) Ba32934 OJL4 |
| Oh that must've been a bedbug : baby a chinch can't bite that hard | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Black Snake Moan; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30672) Pm12407 Mil MLP2013 |
| I ain't never been : down in New Orleans | Bell, Ed; She's a Fool Gal; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510382) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| She got a heaven boy : ain't never been found | Big Bill (Broonzy); Keep Your Hands Off Her; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962301) BB B6188 RBF RF16 |
| I'm going way down south : where I ain't never been before | Brown, Willie; M and O Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4132) Pm13090 OJL5 |
| Every time I think of that woman : I wished I had never been born | Carr, Leroy; Barrel House Woman; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (156282) Vo02791 Co C30496 |
| I have never been worried : like I'm worried today | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Let Her Go; Aurora, Ill., 16 Dec. 1938; (030823 ) BBB8027 RCA INT1177 |
| Think I'm the boy : ain't never been schooled | Hollins, Tony; Stamp Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1941; (C38431) OK06351 BC5 |
| I'm going to stop at a place : I haven't never been before | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Struck Sorrow Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200392) Pm12541 Rt RL335 |
| Honey I'm going to stop in towns : I believe that I haven't never been before | Jones, Little Hat; New Two Sixteen Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402647A) OK8712 His HLP32 |
| Well I may stop in town : where I haven't never been before | Jones, Little Hat; Hurry Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402699A) OK8735 Yz L1010 |
| I've never been crazy : about men | Jones, Maggie; Four Flushing Papa; New York, 14 Oct. 1924; (1401042) Co14044D VJM VLP23 |
| You can tell that jelly : and it's never been sold | Smith, Eithel; Jelly Roll Mill; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18804) Ch16613 Riv RM8819 |
| My first name's Trixie : the last has never been told | Smith, Trixie; No Good Man; New York, 14 June 1939; (65815A) De7617 AH158 |
| Loves you : like you never been loved before | Waters, Ethel; Memphis Man; New York, c. Mar. 1923; (5641) BS14146 Bio BLP12022 |
| What she did to me people : ain't never been done before | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Block and Tackle; Chicago, 9 Apr. 1936; (C13542) Vo03348 Say SDR192 |
| I'll take you somewhere : you never been before | Wilkins, Robert; Get Away Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM742B) Br7158 OJL11 |
| Nobody been here : since your daddy left your home | unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); German Blues; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404677B) OK8856 OJL4 |
| And if if hadn't been for you little mama : I wouldn't not been here | Coleman, Bob; Sing Song Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 June 1929; (15167) Pm12791 Rt RL340 |
| Babe I wouldn't have been here : if it had not been for you | Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; If I Get Lucky; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648761) BBB8858 RBF RF202 |
| That must not been : them lowdown things I had | Lincoln, Charley; Mojoe Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451053) Co14475D RBF RF15 |
| I wouldn't have been here : had not been for you | Williams, Joe; Mr. Devil Blues; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M196 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321 |
| Because she's only been *you* : I can tell *you about the* mine | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Mistreatin' Woman Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026541) BBB7178 CC35 |
| Asked the operator : how long my rider been gone | Bracey, Ishman; Left Alone Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418432) Vi21349 Rt RL330 |
| Had no loving : since she been gone | Estes, Sleepy John; Vernita Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62463A) De7342 Cor CP58 |
| Take God to tell : who she been waiting on | Evans, Joe; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 21 May 1931; (106641) Or8083 Yz L1015 |
| And if I tell about her : he always tell me where she been | Fox, John D.; The Worried Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 Dec. 1927; (GEX1011A) Ge6352 OJL10 |
| Ain't had no loving : since she been gone | Fuller, Blind Boy; Step It Up and Go; New York, 5 Mar. 1940; (26592A) Vo05476 BC11 |
| It's knock like my sweet mama : boys she been here before | Hill, Sammy; Needin' My Woman Blues; Dallas, 9 Aug. 1929; (55320) ViV38588 Yz L1004 |
| Just want to ask my baby : what in the world is she been doing | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Distance Moan; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15670A) Pm12852 Mil MLP2013 |
| Now she been suckling some other man's bullcow : ooo in a strange man's town | Johnson, Robert; Milkcow's Calf Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4033) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| Had no breakfast : she been gone | Macon, Ed; Wringing that Thing; Atlanta, 12 Mar. 1929; (402289A) OK8676 Mel MLP7324 |
| I ain't had no sweet milk : since she been gone | Memphis Minnie; Soo Cow Soo; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1931; (VO151A) Vo1658 Yz L1021 |
| I ain't had nothing to drink : since she been gone | Memphis Minnie; Soo Cow Soo; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1931; (VO151A) Vo1658 Yz L1021 |
| I ain't had no sass : since she been gone | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
| I had a sweet little faro : but she been and gone | Vincson, Walter; Stop and Listen Blues; Shreveport, La., 17 Feb. 1930; (403806A) OK8807 Yz L1007 |
| She been trying two years : to get me to be her soninlaw | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Piney Woods Money Mama; Chicago, c. Mar. 1928; (204082) Pm12650 Mil MLP2004 |
| She been suckling some other bullcow : ooo Lord in a strange man's town | Johnson, Robert; Milkcow's Calf Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL4032) ARC71065 Yz L1026 |
| She been sitting down : gambling with Buffalo Bill | Ledbetter, Huddie; Mr. Hughe's Town; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (16808 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| She been trying to quit poor Tommy : oh Lord but I love her still | McClennan, Tommy; You Can't Read My Mind; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064887 ) BBB8897 Rt RL305 |
| Said high sheriff been here : got my girl and gone | Barefoot Bill; Big Rock Jail; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493562) Co14481D Rt RL313 |
| Everybody says she got a mojo : [because, now] she's been using that stuff | Johnson, Robert; Little Queen of Spades; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL395?) Vo04108 His HLP31 |
| And ever since she's being shooting crap : ooo well well she's been going from hand to hand | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Crapshooter's Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91154A) De7292 Say SDR192 |
| Hate to bite my friend : somebody been biting me | Lincoln, Charley; Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451042) Co14272D His HLP4 |
| Somebody's been trying to fire your engines : man ever since you been gone | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Sunshine Special; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (20066?) Pm12593 Mil MLP2007 |
| I ain't had my great loving : since my streamline been gone | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Streamline Train; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| I ain't had nothing sweet : since my sugar been gone | Smith, Bessie Mae; Sugar Man BluesPart 1; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6167 ) Vo1559 His HLP2 |
| I just want to tell you : it's sure been good to me | Moore, Rosie Mae; Stranger Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418332) Vi21408 OJL6 |
| Lord that's been the onliest woman : got a mortgage on my soul | Estes, Sleepy John; Poor John Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (59968 ) ViV38628 Rt RL323 |
| There's been much excitement : and more to be | Smith, Bessie; The Yellow Dog Blues; New York, 6 May 1925; (1405862) Co14075D Co CL857 |
| There's been amany person : hung their head and moan | Washboard Sam; Life Is Just a Book; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644771) BBB8909 RCA LPV577 |
| They tell me they been hung : been bled and been crucified | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Seven Sisters BluesPart 1; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO168A) Vo1641 Yz L1031 |
| They been had the poor boy : all hobbled down | White, Washington; Aberdeen Mississippi Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2990A) OK05743 Co C30036 |
| Lord you ought to been there : Lord see the womens all leaving town | Patton, Charley; Dry Well Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4292) Pm13070 Yz L1020 |
| Look ahere son : we ought to been gone | Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406292) Co14095D Co CL855 |
| Lord I asked the ticket agent : how long the southbound train been gone | Big Bill (Broonzy); Down in the Basement Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (209221) Pm12707 Yz L1035 |
| Oh I asked the operator : how long that train been gone | Gibson, Cleo; Nothing But the Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402312) OK8700 Sw S1240 |
| How long how long : how long my train been gone | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); California Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (1483582) Co14573D CC36 |
| I asked the operator : how long the train been gone | Howell, Peg Leg; Away from Home; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482732) Co14535D Rt RL318 |
| Your train been gone : ever since this morn | Howell, Peg Leg; Away from Home; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (1482732) Co14535D Rt RL318 |
| How long how long : had the train been gone | Hull, Papa Harvey; Don't You Leave Me Here; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12692) Ge6106 OJL8 |
| I said ticket agent : how long your train been gone | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booster Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24741) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| I asked the conductor : how long has this eastbound train been gone | Johnson, Tommy; Cool Drink of Water Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (418362) Vi21279 OJL8 |
| How long : evening train been gone | Patton, Charley; Green River Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L443) Pm12972 Yz L1020 |
| Undertaker been here and gone : I give him your height and size | Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12521) Pm13116 Rt RL335 |
| Undertaker been here and gone : I give him your heightth and size | Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12522) Pm13116 Yz L1026 |
| If I don't leave Memphis : black water been all over poor me | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rising High Water Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (44915) Pm12487 Mil MLP2007 |
| Since we been apart : ??? seems strange to me | Gibson, Clifford; Brooklyn Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577591) Vi23255 Yz L1027 |
| Since we been apart : my life don't seem the same | Sykes, Roosevelt; The Way I Feel Blues; New York, 14 June 1929; (402453B) OK8727 Yz L1033 |
| We been together all these years : and now we can't agree | Gibson, Clifford; Brooklyn Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577591) Vi23255 Yz L1027 |
| We been together a good while : but now we got to part | Memphis Minnie; Goin' Back to Texas; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487092) Co14455D OJL21 |
| We been together so far : we got to get | Memphis Minnie; 'Frisco Town; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487102) Co14455D Yz L1008 |
| We been together a good while : but now we got to part | Memphis Minnie; I'm Going Back Home; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59992 ) Vi23352 His HLP32 |
| We been together a good while : but now we got to part | Memphis Minnie; I Called You This Morning; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6013 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| I'm going to ask my baby : what's been going on wrong | Gillum, Bill Jazz; One Letter Home; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070443 ) BBB8943 RCA INT1177 |
| Baby who been here : since your daddy been gone | Chatman, Bo; Who's Been Here; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278731) BBB7927 Yz L1014 |
| Baby who been here : since you daddy been gone | Chatman, Bo; Who's Been Here; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278731) BBB7927 Yz L1014 |
| Baby who been here : since you daddy been gone | Chatman, Bo; Who's Been Here; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278731) BBB7927 Yz L1014 |
| Baby who : I mean who been telling you | Estes, Sleepy John; Who's Been Tellin' You Buddy Brown Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90097A) Ch50068 Sw S1219 |
| Who's been driving my terraplane for you : since I've been gone | Johnson, Robert; Terraplane Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25861) ARC70356 Co CL1654 |
| Who's been driving my terraplane : now for you since I've been gone | Johnson, Robert; Terraplane Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25861) ARC70356 Co CL1654 |
| Who's been driving my terraplane now for you : since I've been gone | Johnson, Robert; Terraplane Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25861) ARC70356 Co CL1654 |
| Oh the way my wife been *attracting* of late : she's about to make me lose my mind | Stovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); A Woman Gets Tired of the Same Man All the Time; St. Louis, 26 Apr. 1927; (80748A) OK8514 Rt RL310 |
| Said hear me mama : who in the world been telling you | Fuller, Blind Boy; Somebody's Been Talkin'; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26599A) Vo05527 Rt RL318 |
| It wouldn't been so bad : but you didn't have a dime | Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About You; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM772A) Vo1476 Pal PL101 |
| Lord I wouldn't've been here : if it hadn't've been for Nell | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Prison Cell Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203882) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| Lord I wouldn't've been here : if it hadn't've been for Nell | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Prison Cell Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203882) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| I been moaning moaning : ever since you been gone | Alexander, Texas; Awful Moaning BluesPart 1; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402643B) OK8731 Rt RL327 |
| I been moaning woman : ever since you been gone | Alexander, Texas; Awful Moaning BluesPart 2; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402644B) OK8731 Rt RL327 |
| Ever since you been gone mama : I've been about to lose my mind | Arnold, Kokomo; I'll Be Up Some Day; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60515 ) De7172 Say SDR163 |
| Mama you been just like : says a farmer's mule | Baker, Willie; Mama, Don't Rush Me Blues; Memphis, c. 25 Sept. 1929; (14666) Ge6766 His HLP22 |
| Know what you been doing : by the whiff of your jaw | Bell, Ed; Carry It Right Back Home; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510372) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| Said I done got tired : of that stuff you been carrying on | Big Bill (Broonzy); Grandma's Farm; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (96001) Pe187 Yz L1035 |
| Pussy cat pussy cat : where have you been so long | Big Bill (Broonzy); Pussy Cat Blues; New York, 15 Sept. 1930; (100312) Ba32138 Yz L1035 |
| Mmm : baby where you been so long | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Kokomo Blues; Indianapolis, c. June 1928; (IND624 ) Vo1192 Yz L1019 |
| And your sisters say you been dirty : dirty all your days | Bogan, Lucille; Tired as I Can Be; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155051) Ba33313 His HLP4 |
| I haven't had no boodlebum : since you been gone | Burse, Charlie; Boodie Bum Bum; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C7921) OK8956 Jo SM3104 |
| Since you been gone baby : I haven't been a bit of good | Campbell, Gene; Wandering Blues; Chicago, c. May 1930; (C5701A) Br7170 His HLP2 |
| Ain't had no loving : since you been gone | Carr, Leroy; Hold Them Puppies; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL63) Vo02751 Yz L1036 |
| That way you been doing : Lord baby don't you do it no more | Chatman, Bo; I Want You To Know; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050251) OK8935 Yz L1014 |
| That the way you been giving : Lord baby don't you give it no more | Chatman, Bo; I Want You To Know; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (4050251) OK8935 Yz L1014 |
| Oh pussy cat pussy cat : where you been so long | Chatman, Bo; Pussy Cat Blues; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026131) BBB6735 Yz L1034 |
| Woman you been having your way : and you don't want to see me have mine | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Two of a Kind; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640011) BBB8749 RCA730.581 |
| Blues oh blues : you know you been here before | Cox, Ida; Rambling Blues; Chicago, Sept. 1925; (2294?) Pm12318 BYG529073 |
| Since you been gone papa : listen what I've done | Glover, Mae; I Ain't Giving Nobody None; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15395A) Ge6948 Her H201 |
| The way you been doing : you know it's wrong | Green, Lil; If I Didn't Love You; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0647281) BBB8865 RCA LPV574 |
| Now run here pretty mama : tell papa where you been so long | Henry, Hound Head; Low Down Hound Blues; Chicago, 17 Oct. 1928; (C2451 ) Vo1288 His HLP2 |
| I don't care who you are : I don't care where you been | Henry, Hound Head; My Silver Dollar Mama; Chicago, 17 Oct. 1928; (C2452 ) Vo1288 His HLP2 |
| Then I wanted to know : honey where have you been | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Crooked Woman Blues; Atlanta, 10 Nov. 1927; (1451981) Co14280D CC36 |
| Baby you been gone all day : that you may make whoopee all night | Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12521) Pm13116 Rt RL335 |
| Honey you been gone all day : that you may make whoopee all night | Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12522) Pm13116 Yz L1026 |
| Sweet mama I haven't my right mind baby : Lord since you been gone | Hill, Sammy; Cryin' for the Blues; Dallas, 9 Aug. 1929; (55319) ViV38588 Yz L1004 |
| Says the reason I'm *blacking out stalling* babe : you been so good to me | Jackson, Papa Charlie; I'm Alabama Bound; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21442) Pm12289 Yz L1029 |
| Clap your hands Charlie : Charlie where's you been so long | James, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028 |
| Somebody's been trying to fire your engines : man ever since you been gone | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Sunshine Special; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (20066?) Pm12593 Mil MLP2007 |
| Competition worrying me : you been having a competition with me | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Competition Bed Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207492) Pm12728 Rt RL306 |
| Even though you been kind : there's nothing that you can do | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Sad News Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207722) Pm12728 Rt RL306 |
| That's the very reason why : you been so mean to me | Johnson, Lonnie; Man Killing Broad; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91339A) De7445 Sw S1225; |
| But since you been running out with your girl friend : you just a plain old everyday clown | Johnson, Lonnie; Something Fishy; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91345A) De7388 Sw S1225 |
| Good morning blues : where have you been so long | Johnson, Lonnie; Devil's Got the Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63518A) De7487 Sw S1225 |
| Because then the black man you been loving : girl friend can get my room | Johnson, Robert; I Believe I'll Dust My Broom; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25811) ARC70481 Co C30034; |
| Tell me pretty mama : where have you been | Jordan, Charley; Don't Put Your Dirty Hands on Me; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (189831) ARC60661 Rt RL310 |
| Dan Sane Dan Sane : where have you been so long | Kelly, Jack; Kokomo Blues; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137212) MeM12812 Rt RL311 |
| Oh Roberta : honey where you been so long | Ledbetter, Huddie; RobertaPart 1; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16683 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Oh bullcow : where you been so long | Ledbetter, Huddie; Bull Cow; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (17182 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Ease up daddy : you been a good old scout | Leecan, Bobby; Macon Georgia CutOut; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| I ain't had no loving : gal since you been gone | Lewis, Furry; Why Don't You Come Home Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1134 Rt RL333 |
| Now you been bragging about your whiskey : now now you've been bragging all over town | McClennan, Tommy; New Sugar Mama; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053737 ) BBB8760 Rt RL305 |
| Now sugar mama sugar mama : you know you been gone all day long | McClennan, Tommy; New Sugar Mama; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053737 ) BBB8760 Rt RL305 |
| Mozelle you know you been rambling : rambling all night long | McClennan, Tommy; Mozelle Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074100 ) BBB9015 Rt RL314 |
| Yeah I know you been doing something : yeah Mozelle well you know is wrong | McClennan, Tommy; Mozelle Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074100 ) BBB9015 Rt RL314 |
| Because I believe you been out : with Mr soandso | McClennan, Tommy; Mr. So and So Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074102 ) BBB9015 Rt RL314 |
| Know you been waddling : by the way you smell | McCoy, Joe; I'm Wild About My Stuff; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5820A) Vo1570 His HLP32 |
| Haven't been long loving : honey since you been gone | McCoy, Joe; My Mary Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5830 ) Vo1576 Pal PL101 |
| You done come in this morning : you won't tell me where you been | McTell, Blind Willie; Stomp Down Rider; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (4050021) OK8936 Yz L1005 |
| Well I know you been worried : by the way you smell | Memphis Minnie; 'Frisco Town; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487102) Co14455D Yz L1008 |
| Bumblebee bumblebee : where is you been so long | Memphis Minnie; Bumble Bee; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM773 ) Vo1476 His HLP2 |
| Grandpa ain't smoked his pipe : grandma since you been gone | Memphis Minnie; Grandpa and Grandma Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C6082 ) Vo1601 OJL4 |
| You know baby : you been doing me wrong | Memphis Minnie; I Don't Want that Junk Outa You; Chicago, c. 30 Jan. 1931; (VO111A) Vo1678 Yz L1008 |
| Ever since you been gone : you sure is worrying me | Memphis Minnie; Boy Friend Blues; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3168A) OK05670 BC1 |
| I got a letter from my darling : said how long you been gone | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Got a Letter from My Darlin'; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64731 ) Vi23267 Rt RL337 |
| I say where have you been mama : been out selling sweet jellyroll | Ramey, Ben (Memphis Jug Band); I Can't Stand It; Memphis, 17 Sept. 1929; (555291) ViV38551 Rt RL322 |
| You must think that I am blind : you been cheating me all the time | Smith, Bessie; I Ain't Goin' to Play Second Fiddle; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406301) Co14090D Co CL855 |
| Oh goodlooking papa : where have you been so long | Smith, Clara; Good Looking Papa Blues; New York, 29 Jan. 1924; (815081) Co14026D VJM VLP16 |
| Talking about changing men : mama you been saying that stuff all over town | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'Part 1; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930 (C7100 ) Vo1602 Yz L1031 |
| Come with my money baby : where you been so long | Thompson, Edward; West Virginia Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2416A) Pm13018 Yz L1006 |
| Since you been gone : I can't sleep at night | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Please Baby; Atlanta, 24 Oct. 1931; (4050071) OK8922 Mam S3804 |
| Said when you been good now : can't do no more | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); The World Is Going Wrong; Atlanta, 24 Oct. 1931; (4050091) Co14660D Mam S3804 |
| You been tooting your whistle : and you been blowing your horn | Washboard Sam; Yes I Got Your Woman; Chicago, 5 Aug. 1940; (049374 ) BBB8599 RBF RF16 |
| Oh you been raising sand : about what's going on | Washboard Sam; Yes I Got Your Woman; Chicago, 5 Aug. 1940; (049374 ) BBB8599 RBF RF16 |
| Says I ain't been your good man : since you been my | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Memphis JugBlues; Memphis, 24 Feb. 1927; (379432) Vi20576 Rt RL322 |
| Well well you been telling everybody : you been *playing in luck* | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Somebody's Got to Go; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1936; (100324) BBB6356 Rt RL329 |
| Well well you been telling everybody : you been *playing in luck* | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Somebody's Got to Go; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1936; (100324) BBB6356 Rt RL329 |
| She said I ain't had no loving daddy : daddy since that you been gone | White, Washington (Booker Washington White); Pinebluff Arkansas; Chicago, 2 Sept. 1937; (C19962) Vo03711 Co C30036 |
| I know you been running : by the way you smell | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Frisco Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15769A) Pm12860 OJL15 |
| Corrine Corinna : where you been so long | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Corrine Corrina Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1032) Pm12916 Her H205 |
| Ain't had no loving : since you been gone | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Corrine Corrina Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1032) Pm12916 Her H205 |
| Now peach orchard mama since you been in trouble : you wish to God that I would die | Williams, Joe; Peach Orchard Mama; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208551) BBB7770 RCA INT1175 |
| Now ever since Louisa you been gone : my life don't seem the same | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Miss Louisa Blues; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (020114 ) BBB7576 RBF RF14 |
| Now when this little woman that you been loving : have fell in love with Mr soandso | Williamson, Sonny Boy; The Right Kind of Life; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308551) BBB8034 RCA INT1088 |
| You been drinking your bad whiskey : and talking all out your head | Arnold, Kokomo; Old Original Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C9429B) De7026 BC4 |
| You been making your tip woman : I'm going to let you go | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Gonna Worry Too; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704351) BBB8945 RCA730.581 |
| You been gone so long darling : wear you off of my mind | Day, Will; Sunrise Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461912) Co14318D Yz L1032 |
| You been gone the whole night long : I believe to my soul something going on wrong | Johnson, Lonnie; Sweet Woman You Can't Go Wrong; New York, 5 Aug. 1927; (81189B) OK8512 CC30 |
| You been doing something with my sugar : ooo Lord now I know it was wrong | McClennan, Tommy; New Sugar Mama; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053737 ) BBB8760 Rt RL305 |
| You been good Bertha Lee : as you's intend to be | Petway, Robert; Bertha Lee Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741081) BBB9008 RBF RF14 |
| You been following me : around this whole week | Sykes, Roosevelt; Skeet and Garret; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403312A) OK8749 Yz L1033 |
| You been out booglywooglying : that's something I can't understand | Washboard Sam; Back Door; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07616 ) BBB7001 BC10 |
| You been drinking whiskey : and been drinking gin | Washboard Sam; I'm Goin' to St. Louis; Chicago, 5 Aug. 1940; (049370 ) BBB8569 BC10 |
| You been tooting your whistle : and you been blowing your horn | Washboard Sam; Yes I Got Your Woman; Chicago, 5 Aug. 1940; (049374 ) BBB8599 RBF RF16 |
| You been drinking moonshine : moonshine do harm to many men | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Moonshine; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201131) BBB7603 RCA LPV518 |
| And everybody say she got a mojo : [because she, baby you] been using that stuff | Johnson, Robert; Little Queen of Spades; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL395?) Vo04108 Co C30034 |
| And find you's been gone : some old rounder might change her mind | Gibson, Clifford; Beat You Doing It; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (482A) QRSR7087 Yz L1027 |
| I don't want it to tell me : that you've been gone | Carr, Leroy; New How Long How Long BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7221A) Vo1585 RBF RF202 |
| Don't lose your temper : when you've been drinking booze | Carr, Leroy; Shady Lane Blues; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL73) Vo02762 Co C30496 |
| Now you been bragging about your whiskey : now now you've been bragging all over town | McClennan, Tommy; New Sugar Mama; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053737 ) BBB8760 Rt RL305 |
| Oh you've unfastened your pistol : you've been making your bogus play | Washboard Sam; Yes I Got Your Woman; Chicago, 5 Aug. 1940; (049374 ) BBB8599 RBF RF16 |
| You've been a good old wagon : daddy but you done broke down | Smith, Bessie; You've Been a Good Old Wagon; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402511) Co14079D Co CL855 |
| You've been a good old wagon : daddy but you done broke down | Smith, Bessie; You've Been a Good Old Wagon; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402511) Co14079D Co CL855 |
| You've been a good old wagon : honey but you done broke down | Smith, Bessie; You've Been a Good Old Wagon; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402511) Co14079D Co CL855 |