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 STEALING.........30
Stealing and robbing : is going to take place Bogan, Lucille; Tricks Ain't Working No More; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C6848A) Br7186 His HLP15
Stealing stealing : pretty mama don't you tell on mePoor Jab (Jab Jones); Stealin' Stealin'; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470372) ViV38504 RBF RF1
Stealing stealing : pretty mama don't you tell on meShade, Will; Stealin' Stealin'; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470372) ViV38504 Rt RL337
If that ain't stealing : boys I'd like to know Davis, Madlyn; Too Black Bad; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20909?) Pm12703 Yz L1039
They was *preaching* ??? : and stealing Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Come Along Little Children; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18656) Ch16654 Rt RL307
Got me accused for murder : and stealing was my crimeSykes, Roosevelt; Skeet and Garret; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403312A) OK8749 Yz L1033
He was charged with murder : but stealing was his crimePope, Jenny; Tennessee Workhouse Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM758B) Vo1522 His HLP15
To keep these men : from stealing my loving from meChatman, Lonnie; New Sittin' On Top of the World; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15562) Pm13134 Bio BLP12041
I just stopped by here : well to keep you from stealing minePatton, Charley; Stone Pony Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147271) Vo02680 Yz L1020
Because I'm stealing : to my doggone usedtobe Bracey, Ishman; Suitcase Full of Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2401) Pm12970 Her H201
I'm stealing I'm stealing : back to my usedtobe James, Skip; Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7631) Pm13085 Bio BLP12029
I'm stealing I'm stealing : back to my usedtobe James, Skip; Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7631) Pm13085 Bio BLP12029
I'm stealing back : to my same old usedtobe Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Stealin' Stealin'; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470372) ViV38504 RBF RF1
I'm stealing back : to my same old usedtobe Shade, Will; Stealin' Stealin'; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470372) ViV38504 Rt RL337
I'm just stealing from my regular : back to my usedtobeBell, Anna; Every Woman Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (172A) QRSR7007 His HLP21
Just stealing : back to my usedtobe Big Bill (Broonzy); Eagle Riding Papa; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (95951) Ba0712 Yz L1011
I feel just like stealing : there's nothing else to doJohnson, Alec; Miss Meal Cramp Blues; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473792) Co14446D CC3
If you see me stealing : please don't tell on me Bell, Anna; Every Woman Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (172A) QRSR7007 His HLP21
If you see me stealing : don't tell on me Big Bill (Broonzy); Eagle Riding Papa; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (95951) Ba0712 Yz L1011
Now if you catch me stealing : please don't tell on meBracey, Ishman; Suitcase Full of Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2401) Pm12970 Her H201
If you catch me stealing : I don't mean no harm Smith, Trixie; Sorrowful Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (17802) Pm12208 CC29
Lord it was all on account : of me stealing a woman's mindSykes, Roosevelt; Skeet and Garret; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403312A) OK8749 Yz L1033
But he will do more stealing : than I can get regular mealsMcCoy, Joe; Preachers Blues; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7247 ) Vo1643 BC13
So they accuse me of stealing : I fixing to leave your townWilkins, Robert; Jail House Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (45499 ) Vi23379 Yz L1002
Because everywhere she stops : she's stealing some woman's good man offMemphis Minnie; Chickasaw Train Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9382 ) De7019 Cor CP58
My love don't change : there's going to be some stealing doneMcTell, Blind Willie; LoveChanging Blues; Atlanta, 29 Nov. 1929; (566351) ViV38580 Yz L1005
Stealing stealing : pretty mama don't you tell on mePoor Jab (Jab Jones); Stealin' Stealin'; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470372) ViV38504 RBF RF1
Stealing stealing : pretty mama don't you tell on meShade, Will; Stealin' Stealin'; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470372) ViV38504 Rt RL337
And when I start to stealing : I'm going to pick the rounders cleanCarr, Leroy; Tight Time Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164331) Vo03034 Bio BLPC9
If I catch you stealing : regret the day you's bornHill, Bertha Chippie; Kid Man Blues; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9457A) OK8273 Bio BLPC6
 
 STEALS...........5
Come around at midnight : steals my cream when I'm awayJefferson, Blind Lemon; Cat Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15673) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015
He's got roots and herbs : steals a woman man everywhere he landShort, Jaydee; Snake Doctor Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11474 ) Vo1704 Yz L1003
Because she steals a woman sweet loving babe : everywhere she landsHull, Papa Harvey; Don't You Leave Me Here; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12692) Ge6106 OJL8
Because every man I get : a nogood woman steals him from meMoore, Alice; Black and Evil Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15447) Pm12819 CC37
Because every *meat* that I gain : a nogood woman steals him from meMoore, Alice; Black Evil Blues; Chicago, 18 Aug. 1934; (C9317A) De7028 OJL20
 
 STEAM............2
Soon as I get : enough steam just right Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406292) Co14095D Co CL855
And when she put on full steam : make a freight train jump a trackBig Bill (Broonzy); Long Tall Mama; New York, 30 Mar. 1932; (116171) Ba33085 Yz L1011
 
 STEAMBOAT........3
Don't need an airplane : steamboat or submarine Johnson, Billiken; Sun Beam Blues; Dallas, 3 Dec. 1927; (1453221) Co14293D Rt RL335
Oh don't you hear : that steamboat whistle blow Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Atlanta Moan; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510542) Co14591D Yz L1026
Before your steamboat captain : let me on board Thompson, Edward; Florida Bound; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2412) Pm12873 Yz L1006
 
 STEAMERS.........1
Lord it's two pretty steamers : Lord they running along side by sideStokes, Frank; Sweet to Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47731) Pm12531 Rt RL308
 
 STEAMING.........1
And the train had left : went steaming on up the roadPatton, Charley; Hammer Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L472) Pm12998 Yz L1020
 
 STEEL............15
Steeldriving Sam : steeldriving man of mine Smith, Clara; Steel Drivin' Man; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (1401812) Co14053D VJM VLP17
Steeldriving Sam : steeldriving man of mine Smith, Clara; Steel Drivin' Man; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (1401812) Co14053D VJM VLP17
Because mama's going to stop you : with a *blue steel bill*Smith, Clara; I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down; New York, 18 Jan. 1924; (814951) Co14013D VJM VLP16
Steeldriving Sam : steeldriving man of mine Smith, Clara; Steel Drivin' Man; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (1401812) Co14053D VJM VLP17
Steeldriving Sam : steeldriving man of mine Smith, Clara; Steel Drivin' Man; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (1401812) Co14053D VJM VLP17
But steeldriving Sam : steeldriving man of mine Smith, Clara; Steel Drivin' Man; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (1401812) Co14053D VJM VLP17
To find myself a blue steel : I mean a blue steel bladeSmith, Clara; My John Blues; New York, 3 Apr. 1925; (1404931) Co14077D CC32
To find myself a blue steel : I mean a blue steel bladeSmith, Clara; My John Blues; New York, 3 Apr. 1925; (1404931) Co14077D CC32
But steeldriving Sam : steeldriving man of mine Smith, Clara; Steel Drivin' Man; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (1401812) Co14053D VJM VLP17
Because he can't drive steel : with a doggone hornSmith, Clara; Steel Drivin' Man; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (1401812) Co14053D VJM VLP17
Lord you treats me : just like my heart is made of steelSykes, Roosevelt; The Way I Feel Blues; New York, 14 June 1929; (402453B) OK8727 Yz L1033
My babe's got a heart : like a piece of railroad steelPatton, Charley; Heart Like Railroad Steel; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L501) Pm12953 Her H201
And my baby's got a heart : like a piece of railroad steelPatton, Charley; Rattlesnake Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L632) Pm12924 Yz L1020
I think I heard : that steel mill whistle blow Smith, Six Cylinder; Pennsylvania Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2142) Pm12968 Yz L1004
Working in the steel mills baby : handling Smith, Six Cylinder; Pennsylvania Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2142) Pm12968 Yz L1004
 
 STEERING.........1
Your steering wheel is wobbly : your piston rod is bentListon, Virginia; RollsRoyce Papa; New York, 29 May 1926; ( ) Vo1032 His HLP1
 
 STELLA...........1
Go over : and see Miss Stella Gold Blake, Blind; Righteous Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L6481) Pm13035 Bio BLP12003
 
 STEP.............19
Now you can twist you can twist : you can step on its tailChatman, Bo; The Law Gonna Step on You; New York, 5 June 1931; (404935A) OK unissued Yz L1034
Make you watch : your every step Waters, Ethel; That Da Da Strain; New York, c. May 1922; (A) BS14120 Bio BLP12022
All you got to do : is step in the back end Estes, Sleepy John; Liquor Store Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63648A) De7491 RBF RF11
You can just step out in any yard : that old jimson weed will sure ??? youDoyle, Little Buddy; Bad in Mind Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1531) Vo05111 Rt RL319
Anybody here want to try my cabbage : just step this wayJones, Maggie; Anybody Here Want to Try My Cabbage; New York, 10 Dec. 1924; (1401742) Co14063D VJM VLP23
Just step in my back yard : and take a peep at mineSmith, Trixie; Sorrowful Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (17802) Pm12208 CC29
Just step up to your man : and do your wicked strutWallace, Minnie; The Old Folks Started It; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555722) ViV38547 OJL21
Now I'm doing the lockstep baby : things ain't going so niceJefferson, Blind Lemon; Lock Step Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208152) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004
I can't strut my stuff : when I got those lockstep bluesJefferson, Blind Lemon; Lock Step Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208152) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004
Crying you step one step : then mess all around Williamson, Sonny Boy; SusieQ ; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308501) BBB7995 RCA INT1088
Got the right step : you move it just right Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Doin' the Scraunch; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510562) Co14591D CC36
The law going to step : on your yas yas yas Chatman, Bo; The Law Gonna Step on You; New York, 5 June 1931; (404935A) OK unissued Yz L1034
She'd often say excuse me a minute : I've got to step around hereChatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Beer Drinking Woman; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535901) BBB8584 RCA730.581
I said got to step off baby : are there anything if she likeChatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Beer Drinking Woman; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535901) BBB8584 RCA730.581
You have to step on the gas : to make them climb the hillCurry, Ben; Fat Mouth Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12362) Pm13118 Rt RL325
Say I'm going to step on that accelerator : till that gas come throughEdwards, Frank; Terraplane Blues; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38111) OK06393 BC6
Well now my baby have changed her way of dancing : oh she don't twostep no moreWilliamson, Sonny Boy; My Baby Made a Change; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064022 ) BBB8766 BC20
Crying you step one step : then mess all around Williamson, Sonny Boy; SusieQ ; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308501) BBB7995 RCA INT1088
So watch your step mama : you know what you've doneCarr, Leroy; You Left Me Crying; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164182) Vo unissued Bio BLPC9
 
 STEPFATHER.......7
I had a mean stepfather : Lord he didn't want me to eat a biteWilliams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854921) BBB5996 OJL17
I've got a mean stepfather : and I know you have one tooWilliams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854921) BBB5996 OJL17
I have a mean stepfather : he done drove me away Williams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854921) BBB5996 OJL17
I got a mean stepfather : and my dear mother she don't allow me aroundWilliams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854921) BBB5996 OJL17
My mean stepfather : he won't give me no place to layWilliams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854921) BBB5996 OJL17
When I was a little boy Lord : my stepfather didn't allow me aroundWilliams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854921) BBB5996 OJL17
My stepfather : he swears he done done me wrong Williams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854921) BBB5996 OJL17
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