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 STILL*...........1
Because any *??? still* : really hurts your papa's backEdwards, Joe; Construction Gang; New York, 12 Sept. 1924; (72817B) OK8163 Sw S1240
 
 STILLS...........2
Just get a job at one of these stills : and you surely will be paidJackson, Jim; Bootlegging Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419042) Vi21268 Rt RL323
And the next time I see you : you was running three or four whiskey stillsSmith, . . . (Smith and Harper); Insurance Policy Blues; Augusta, Ga., 26 or 27 June 1936; (AUG1263) ARC61061 Rt RL334
 
 STING............11
But I ain't going to let : that same bee sting me twiceCox, Ida; Southern Woman's Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (2244?) Pm12298 Jo SM3098
You can sting me once more : and then I've got to goLedbetter, Huddie; Yellow Jacket; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (171791) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013
You can sting me one more time : please don't sting me no moreLedbetter, Huddie; Yellow Jacket; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (171791) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013
You can sting me one more time : please don't sting me no moreLedbetter, Huddie; Yellow Jacket; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (171791) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013
I got a bumblebee : don't sting nobody but me Memphis Minnie; New Bumble Bee; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5895 ) Vo1618 BC13
And everywhere I sting a goodlooking woman : says I'll sure find me a homeChatman, Bo; I'm an Old Bumble Bee; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404720B) OK8852 RBF RF9
Says when I get to stinging them : I sting just like I shouldChatman, Bo; I'm an Old Bumble Bee; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404720B) OK8852 RBF RF9
Oh sting me bumblebee : until I get enough Memphis Minnie; Bumble Bee Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (599932) ViV38599 BC7
Oh death please sting me : and take me out of my miseryMartin, Sara; Death Sting Me Blues; Long Island City, Nov. 1928; (278A) QRSR7042 BYG529073
And you sting you old bumblebee : your old stinger just long enoughChatman, Bo; I'm an Old Bumble Bee; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404720B) OK8852 RBF RF9
Yellow jacket yellow jacket : you sting me once moreLedbetter, Huddie; Yellow Jacket; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (171791) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013
 
 STINGAREE........6
She got something : like a stingaree Chatman, Bo; The Ins and Outs of My Girl; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026141) BBB7213 Yz L1014
I believe to my soul : my brown's got a stingaree Lincoln, Charley; Country Breakdown; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451071) Co14475D RBF RF15
She got something : that the men call a stingaree Reynolds, Blind Willie; Third Street Woman Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (647242) Vi23258 OJL11
I believe to my soul : you got a doggone stingareeShaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); Coldest Stuff in Town; New York, 14 Sept. 1934; (15952 ) Vo02821 Yz L1021
Know my faro got something : mens all call it stingareeRichardson, Mooch; Mooch Richardson's Low Down Barrel House Blues Part 1; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (400215A) OK8554 Mam S3803
I'm speaking easy : give me a pint of stingaree Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Blind Pig Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (1460501) Co14372D CC36
 
 STINGER..........7
Mmm : stinger go in my right arm Memphis Minnie; Bumble Bee Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (599932) ViV38599 BC7
I am an old bumblebee : a stinger just as long as my armChatman, Bo; I'm an Old Bumble Bee; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404720B) OK8852 RBF RF9
Every time I need stinging now : I get those longstinger bumblebeesChatman, Bo; I'm an Old Bumble Bee; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404720B) OK8852 RBF RF9
If you feel my stinger : you want to until you dieHart, Hattie; Coldest Stuff in Town; New York, 14 Sept. 1934; (15952 ) Vo02821 Yz L1021
And you sting you old bumblebee : your old stinger just long enoughChatman, Bo; I'm an Old Bumble Bee; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404720B) OK8852 RBF RF9
Because your best old stinger : than any bumblebee that I ever seeMemphis Minnie; Bumble Bee Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (599932) ViV38599 BC7
And I tell the world : he got all the stinger I needMemphis Minnie; New Bumble Bee; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5895 ) Vo1618 BC13
 
 STINGING.........13
He get to flying and buzzing : stinging everybody he meetsMemphis Minnie; New Bumble Bee; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5895 ) Vo1618 BC13
I've got a stinging snake : I love sometime better than I do myselfMemphis Minnie; Stinging Snake Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1934; (CP10691) Vo02711 Pal PL101
He stinging somebody : everywhere he lands Memphis Minnie; New Bumble Bee; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5895 ) Vo1618 BC13
Mmm : wonder where is my stinging snake gone Memphis Minnie; Stinging Snake Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1934; (CP10691) Vo02711 Pal PL101
I can't see no peace : since my stinging snake left the homeMemphis Minnie; Stinging Snake Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1934; (CP10691) Vo02711 Pal PL101
Mmm : where is my stinging snake now Memphis Minnie; Stinging Snake Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1934; (CP10691) Vo02711 Pal PL101
I believe to my soul : that my stinging snake trying to put me downMemphis Minnie; Stinging Snake Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1934; (CP10691) Vo02711 Pal PL101
Every time I need stinging now : I get those longstinger bumblebeesChatman, Bo; I'm an Old Bumble Bee; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404720B) OK8852 RBF RF9
Oh you ain't done no stinging : on the boodiebum Burse, Charlie; Boodie Bum Bum; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C7921) OK8956 Jo SM3104
This house is full of stinging snakes : crawling all in my bedMemphis Minnie; Stinging Snake Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1934; (CP10691) Vo02711 Pal PL101
Says when I get to stinging them : I sting just like I shouldChatman, Bo; I'm an Old Bumble Bee; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404720B) OK8852 RBF RF9
When I woke up this morning : say she was stinging poor meLincoln, Charley; Country Breakdown; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451071) Co14475D RBF RF15
But if I catch you stinging : believe I'll pull your nest all on downLedbetter, Huddie; Yellow Jacket; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (171791) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013
 
 STINGS...........1
I stings every goodlooking woman now : everywhere I goes alongChatman, Bo; I'm an Old Bumble Bee; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404720B) OK8852 RBF RF9
 
 STINGY...........1
And it's stingy woman : come and sit down on my kneeWeldon, Will (Casey Bill); Stingy WomanBlues; Memphis, 24 Feb. 1927; (379421) Vi20552 Rt RL322
 
 STINKING.........2
But when you take off her shoe : you can smell her stinking feetVincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Don't Wake It Up; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15601) Pm13152 Bio BLP12041
Come here sis : you old stinking sow Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Easy Rider Don't Deny My Name; New York, 16 June 1927; (1442823) Co14231D RBF RF15
 
 STIR.............1
Ain't mush *chitlin* : but stir it in the house Bracey, Mississippi; Stered Gal; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404766B) OK8867 Yz L1038
 
 STIRRED..........2
I don't want no sugar : stirred up in my rice Daddy Stovepipe; Tuxedo Blues; Birmingham, Ala., c. 13 July 1927; (GEX730A) Ge6212 OJL14
I don't want no sugar : stirred up in my tea Jackson, Jim; I'm Wild About My Lovin'; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454161) ViV38505 His HLP32
 
 STITCHES.........3
Sewed ninetynine stitches : up his yas yas yas Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C9671A) De7083 Say SDR163
Sewed ninetynine stitches : in his yas yas yas Memphis Minnie; New Dirty Dozens; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5894 ) Vo1618 BC13
Oh mama cut them out : daddy runned the stitches Chatman, Bo; Sue Cow; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026241) BBB6695 OJL18
 
 STITCHES*........1
You ??? *those stitches* : in the Collins, Sam; New Salty Dog; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108371) Ba32311 OJL10
 
 STITCHING........1
The tomcat stitching : on a sewing machine Ledbetter, Huddie; Kansas City Papa; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (166971) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013
 
 STOCKING.........2
With their loose mother hubbard : and their stocking feetJames, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761A) De7213 AH158
Pull off them stocking : that silk underwear Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17276B) Ch16171 Riv RM8803
 
 STOCKINGS........8
It ain't in her stockings : and you know it's just aboveChatman, Bo; The Ins and Outs of My Girl; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026141) BBB7213 Yz L1014
She has the hesitating stockings : the hesitating shoesCollins, Sam; Hesitation Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13033) Ge6379 OJL10
Got on my highcut stockings : low cut shoes Big Bill (Broonzy); I Can't Be Satisfied; Richmond, Ind., 2 May 1930; (16569) Ge7230 Yz L1011
I got up in my stockings : tipping across the floorCollins, Sam; My Road Is Rough and Rocky; New York, c. Oct. 1931; ( ) unknown Yz L1038
Worried so bad : can't tell my stockings from my shoesJefferson, Blind Lemon; Lemon's Worried Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203753) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004
Ain't got no stockings : ain't got no shoes Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 RBF RF6
Ain't got no stockings : ain't got no shoes Shade, Will; Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 Rt RL337
Pull off them stockings : that silk underwear Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; New York, 17 Sept. 1930; (100482) Or8033 Yz L1035
 
 STOCKS...........1
Now when a man gets to gambling : you know he's turning his stocks into feedEstes, Sleepy John; Working Man Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649261) BBB8950 RBF RF8
 
 STOCKYARD........1
When you wake up Monday morning : with the stockyard bluesWilkins, Robert; New Stock Yard Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX107 ) Vo03223 OJL21
 
 STOCKYARDS.......1
The Union Stockyards : is a good place to go Wilkins, Robert; New Stock Yard Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX107 ) Vo03223 OJL21
 
 STOKES...........3
Say that's papa Frank Stokes : he sure got *worried on*Stokes, Frank; Bunker Hill Blues; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555741) ViV38548 Rt RL308
Know you hear them Frank Stokes blues : anywhere on earth you goStokes, Frank; Frank Stoke's Dream; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (563052) Vi23411 Yz L1008
When the Frank Stokes blues come around : I got a place to goStokes, Frank; Frank Stoke's Dream; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (563052) Vi23411 Yz L1008
 
 STOLE............41
Somebody : stole my little allinall Bracey, Mississippi; I'll Overcome Some Day; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404767B) OK8904 OJL17
It was a little brownskin woman : stole my heart awayGibson, Clifford; Society Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57760 ) Vi38612 Yz L1027
Old brother : stole that hen again unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Gettin' Ready for Trial; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404682C) OK8856 OJL4
I stole that sweet man of mine : stole him from my best friendWilson, Leola B.; Stevedore Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26161) Pm12379 His HLP1
You don't like your daddy : you got no right to carrying a stoleJordan, Luke; Church Bells Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398192) Vi21076 RBF RF9
The other night : a man named Willie come and stole my gal awayDorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Levee Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16224) Ch16682 Riv RM8803
That train come and stole my baby people : swear it won't bring her backSparks, Milton; Erie Train Blues; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (91445) BBB6529 BC6
Hollering some old dirty deacon : I mean rung that bell stole my gal and goneArnold, Kokomo; Sissy Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9654A) De7050 CC25
Says my brother stole a *ham sand* : the police has locked up meLincoln, Charley; Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451042) Co14272D His HLP4
Well well somebody : they done stole my wine on the roadEstes, Sleepy John; Poor Man's Friend; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62480A) De7442 RBF RF11
I would pack my things : but somebody done stole my trunkJefferson, Blind Lemon; Sad News Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207722) Pm12728 Rt RL306
Now the lowdown dirty deacon : done stole my gal and goneJordan, Luke; Church Bells Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398191) Vi unissued RCA INT1175
Now that lowdown dirty deacon : done stole my gal and goneJordan, Luke; Church Bells Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398192) Vi21076 RBF RF9
Bet you my last dollar : one done stole the other one's manMcTell, Blind Willie; Stole Rider Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403092) Vi21124 Yz L1037
She done stole my man away : and blowed back dark smoke on meMemphis Minnie; Chickasaw Train Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9382 ) De7019 Cor CP58
What the use of loving some woman : some man done stole your love awayRed Nelson (Nelson Wilborn); Crying Mother Blues; Chicago, 4 Feb. 1936; (90597A) De7171 Br87.504
They done stole my rider : and I guess they satisfiedWilkins, Robert; Long Train Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M191 ) Br7205 Rt RL333
I wouldn't be so sore : hadn't've stole his *drawers*Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Rough and Tumble Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22102) Pm12311 Mil MLP2001
Lord I ain't had no milk and butter : since he stole my wild cow and goneWilliams, Joe; Wild Cow Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962461) BBB6200 RCA INT1087
He stole my jelly : and had to serve his time Pope, Jenny; Tennessee Workhouse Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM758B) Vo1522 His HLP15
He stole my money : and he pawned my clothes Smith, Bessie; Ticket Agent Ease Your Window Down; New York, 5 Apr. 1924; (816702) Co14025D Co CL855
Says I stole my woman : from my friend they call him SamAlexander, Texas; Water Bound Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402642A) OK8785 Rt RL327
I stole my good gal : from my bosom friend McTell, Blind Willie; Stole Rider Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403092) Vi21124 Yz L1037
That's the reason why : I stole away and cried McTell, Blind Willie; Mama, 'Tain't Long Fo' Day; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403101) Vi21474 Yz L1005
The police start to shoot me : thought it something I stoleMemphis Minnie; Nothin in Rambling; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3167A) OK05670 BC1
The woman I love : I stole her from my best friendTemple, Johnnie; The Evil Devil Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C987 ) Vo02987 Yz L1038
I had a good gal : I stole her from my friend unknown artist (Kansas City Blues Strummers); String Band Blues; probably Chicago, c. late July 1926; ( ) Vo1048 Rt RL311
I stole that sweet man of mine : stole him from my best friendWilson, Leola B.; Stevedore Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26161) Pm12379 His HLP1
That joker stole off : with that longhaired brown of mineJefferson, Blind Lemon; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30902) Pm12443 Mil MLP2007
Liquor stole my baby: she's in the lonesome jail McTell, Blind Willie; Stole Rider Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403092) Vi21124 Yz L1037
You see your good looks didn't hold your man : a little black gal's loving stole your man awayJohnson, Lonnie; It Ain't What You Usta Be; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91342A) De7427 Sw S1225
That why : I've got these old stole rider blues McTell, Blind Willie; Stole Rider Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403092) Vi21124 Yz L1037
For I believe : some dirty rascal stole my jellyrollNelson, Blue Coat Tom; Blue Coat Blues; Memphis, 17 Feb. 1928; (400258B) OK8838 Rt RL316
M is for mighty bad weather : boys she stole away from meStokes, Frank; Nehi Mama Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454212) Vi21738 Rt RL308
Darn black bee : that stole that honey of mine Wilson, Leola B.; Back Biting Bee Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1926; (40132) Pm12444 Bio BLP12037
Says I loaned you my money : and then you stole my gal and goneArnold, Kokomo; Big Leg Mama; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1935; (90314A) De7116 Say SDR163
Says you stole my money : then you turned around and took my galArnold, Kokomo; Big Leg Mama; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1935; (90314A) De7116 Say SDR163
Old pal old pal : you stole my man away Cox, Ida; You Stole My Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (207681) Pm12704 BYG529073
Gal you stole my love : and you know that it was a crimeWashboard Sam; You Stole My Love; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703821) BBB9018 RCA LPV577
You stole my man : between midnight and day Cox, Ida; You Stole My Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (207681) Pm12704 BYG529073
You stole all my money : and cut up all my clothesWallace, Sippie; Jack O' Diamonds Blues; Chicago, 1 Mar. 1926; (9548A) OK8328 CC32
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