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 SUN'S............9
Oh the moon is going down : baby sun's about to shinePatton, Charley; Moon Going Down; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4321) Pm13014 Yz L1020
Oh the sun's going to shine : in my back door some dayBlackwell, Francis Scrapper; Back Door Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18221) Ch16361 Yz L1019
Well the sun's going down : mama you know what you promised meChurch, Blind Clyde; Pneumatic Blues; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (56308) Vi23271 Rt RL329
Now the sun's going to shine : in my back door some dayEstes, Sleepy John; Diving Duck Blues; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555962) ViV38549 RBF RF8
Well the sun's going to shine : in my back door some dayJefferson, Blind Lemon; Deceitful Brownskin Woman; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200652) Pm12551 Bio BLP12015
Say the sun's going to shine : in my back door some dayLewis, Furry; Sweet Papa Moan; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo1116 RBF RF11
But the sun's going to shine : in my back door some daySmith, Trixie; Freight Train Blues; New York, 26 May 1938; (63866A) De7489 Cor CP58
Because the sun's going to shine : in my back door some dayWallace, Sippie; Have You Ever Been Down; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80838A) OK8499 Bio BLPC6
The sun's going to shine : in my back door some daySmith, Bessie; Sobbin' Hearted Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402492) Co14056D Co CL855
 
 SUNBEAM..........2
And if I start walking : Sunbeam will beat me thereJohnson, Billiken; Sun Beam Blues; Dallas, 3 Dec. 1927; (1453221) Co14293D Rt RL335
But if I miss the Sunbeam : I will be seldom seen Johnson, Billiken; Sun Beam Blues; Dallas, 3 Dec. 1927; (1453221) Co14293D Rt RL335
 
 SUNBEAM'S........1
Sunbeam's on time : I ain't got my fare Johnson, Billiken; Sun Beam Blues; Dallas, 3 Dec. 1927; (1453221) Co14293D Rt RL335
 
 SUNDAY...........13
I'm supposed to get drunk on a Sunday : as I have nothing else to doChatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Whiskey and Gin Blues; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704341) BBB8945 RCA730.581
On a Sunday morning : just about half past four Fox, John D.; The Worried Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 Dec. 1927; (GEX1011A) Ge6352 OJL10
Because Maxwell Street's so crowded on a Sunday : you can hardly pass throughJackson, Papa Charlie; Maxwell Street Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22882) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042
I can leave here Sunday morning : Monday morning I'm sitting around homeJefferson, Blind Lemon; Broke and Hungry; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (3076?) Pm12443 Mil MLP2007
Now if I don't be home Sunday : ??? will be home Pickett, Charlie; Down the Highway; New York, 3 Aug. 1937; (62488A) De7707 RBF RF202
Now there's twentytwo men came to my house : it was last Sunday mornJordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398212) Vi21076 Rt RL326
Because every day's like Sunday : I mean she's always got a dollar in her handGibson, Clifford; Blues Without a Dime; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57756 ) ViV38590 Yz L1027
Don't look for me on Sunday : I want to take pigmeat to Sunday schoolJefferson, Blind Lemon; Chock House Blues; Chicago, c. May or June 1926; (25582) Pm12373 Mil MLP2007
Oh and the church bells is toning yeah man : on one Sunday morningArnold, Kokomo; Sissy Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9654A) De7050 CC25
Now that's all right babe : what you did [last, one] Sunday nightMcClennan, Tommy; You Can't Read My Mind; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064887 ) BBB8897 Rt RL305
Lord I'm going to quit my bad way of living : and visit the Sunday schoolEstes, Sleepy John; Street Car Blues; Memphis, 13 May 1930; (59919 ) ViV38614 RBF RF8
Don't look for me on Sunday : I want to take pigmeat to Sunday schoolJefferson, Blind Lemon; Chock House Blues; Chicago, c. May or June 1926; (25582) Pm12373 Mil MLP2007
I looked for you Sunday morning : till Monday in the afternoonDavis, Walter; Call Your Name; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (0405231) BBB8470 Yz L1025
 
 SUNDOWN..........4
And it's hurry sundown : let tomorrow come Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Sunshine Blues; Chicago, 9 June 1927; (386581) Vi20781 Rt RL322
Be damned : to let sundown catch a ??? on Estes, Sleepy John; Time Is Drawing Near; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93005A) De7789 Sw S1220;
Mama I woke up this morning : mama had the sundown bluesDaddy Stovepipe; Sundown Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Mar. 1924; (11861A) Ge5459 Rt RL325
Going to ride till sundown : tomorrow catch me *there*Stevens, Vol; Papa Long Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418892) Vi21278 Rt RL322
 
 SUNFLOWER........1
I was way down Sunflower : with my face all full of frownsPatton, Charley; Moon Going Down; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4321) Pm13014 Yz L1020
 
 SUNG.............4
The little woman : sung me a song of her worried bluesJefferson, Blind Lemon; Dry Southern Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24751) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000
I got a letter from my dona : my babe sung a song to meHill, King Solomon; Down on My Bended Knee; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12532) Pm13116 Yz L1032
Now I done sung this song : until I quit Bogan, Lucille; Alley Boogie; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5563A) Br7210 Rt RL317
Now somebody ask you : who sung this song McCoy, Joe; I'm Wild About My Stuff; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5820A) Vo1570 His HLP32
 
 SUNK.............1
That tough luck has sunk me : and the rats is creeping in my hatJefferson, Blind Lemon; Tin Cup Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (211981) Pm12756 Mil MLP2013
 
 SUNNY............4
I'm just sitting here thinking : of dear old sunny TennesseeBlackwell, Francis Scrapper; Down South Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18218A) Ch16452 Yz L1019
He met me one sunny morning : just about the break of dayMemphis Minnie; Reachin' Pete; Chicago, 27 May 1935; (90018 ) De7102 Mam S3803
Let me tell you people : what she told me one sunny dayWoods, Oscar; Evil Hearted Woman; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60847 ) De7904 Yz L1026
Way down in the sunny South : lowlands raise cotton and cornSpruell, Freddie; LowDown Mississippi Bottom Man; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207281) Pm12665 Mam S3802
 
 SUNNY]...........1
But some old day : some old [rainy, sunny] day Welsh, Nolan; St. Peter Blues; Chicago, 16 June 1926; (9728A) OK8372 CC32
 
 SUNRISE..........4
My blues started at sunrise : and rides me all through the dayJohnson, Lonnie; New Falling Rain Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63521A) De7461 Sw S1225
I had the blues before sunrise : with tears standing in my eyesCarr, Leroy; Blues Before Sunrise; St. Louis, 21 Feb. 1934; (SL121) Vo02657 Co C30496
We're up before sunrise : slaving sixteen hours a dayJohnson, Lonnie; Crowin' Rooster Blues; Chicago, 7 Feb. 1941; (0592051) BBB8804 RCA LPV518;
Well I had this blues before sunrise : oh with tears standing in my eyesWilliamson, Sonny Boy; My Black Name Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070147 ) BBB8992 BC3
 
 SUNSHINE.........17
Sunshine Special : shine down on me Miller, Sodarisa; Sunshine Special; Chicago, c. Apr. 1925; (2092?) Pm12276 Mil MLP2018
If your coming don't bring sunshine : it sure God will bring rainArnold, Kokomo; Midnight Blues; New York, 11 May 1938; (63750A) De7510 Say SDR163
And it may bring sunshine : and it may bring rainWeldon, Will (Casey Bill); Sunshine Blues; Chicago, 9 June 1927; (386581) Vi20781 Rt RL322
Hurry down sunshine : see what tomorrow brings Carr, Leroy; Hurry Down Sunshine; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL43) Vo02741 Co C30496
It don't matter to me : whether it sunshine snow or rainsJefferson, Blind Lemon; Lock Step Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208152) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004
There'll be no sunshine : always rain Smith, Clara; It Won't Be Long Now; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (814761) Co14006D VJM VLP16
I'm in the land of sunshine : standing on Central AvenueTurner, Joe; Blues on Central Avenue; Los Angeles, 8 Sept. 1941; (DLA2739A) De7889 Br87.504
I say Sunshine Special : throw your light down on meMiller, Sodarisa; Sunshine Special; Chicago, c. Apr. 1925; (2092?) Pm12276 Mil MLP2018
If I ever leave Chicago : going to ride that Sunshine Special againDavis, Walter; L and N Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (768021) BBB5143 RCA INT1085
Burn the railroad down : so that Sunshine Special can't runJefferson, Blind Lemon; Sunshine Special; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (20066?) Pm12593 Mil MLP2007
So that Sunshine Special : is going to run me on away from hereJefferson, Blind Lemon; Sunshine Special; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (20066?) Pm12593 Mil MLP2007
It let that Sunshine Special : carry my good gal from homeJones, Coley; Texas and Pacific Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1928; (1475661) Co14387D His HLP17
Every time I hear : that Sunshine Special blow Jones, Coley; Texas and Pacific Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1928; (1475661) Co14387D His HLP17
Going to leave on the Sunshine Special : going in on the Santa FeJefferson, Blind Lemon; Sunshine Special; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (20066?) Pm12593 Mil MLP2007
Good Lord send the sunshine : devil he send the rainPatton, Charley; Devil Sent the Rain; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L401) Pm13040 Yz L1009
I am standing into the sunshine : to keep from weaking downWhite, Washington; Sleepy Man Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2980A) OK05743 Co C30036
It might bring you sunshine : Lord and it may bring rainJames, Jesse; Lonesome Day Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90762A) De7213 AH158
 
 SUNSHINE'LL......1
Maybe : the sunshine'll drive these blues away McTell, Blind Willie; Mama, 'Tain't Long Fo' Day; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403101) Vi21474 Yz L1005
 
 SUNSHINY.........1
Says my woman get a chance to see me : not until the sunshiny dayArnold, Kokomo; Tired of Runnin' from Door to Door; New York, 11 May 1938; (67346) De7464 Say SDR163
 
 SUPER............7
Going to get out of my fourcylinder Dodge : I want to get me a Super SixJefferson, Blind Lemon; D B Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208211) Pm12712 Bio BLP12015
I got a Hudson Super Six : I got me *a little old* Cadillac EightMemphis Minnie; Garage Fire Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C6083 ) Vo1601 Rt RL307
He said Hudson Super Six : my Cadillac didn't burn downMemphis Minnie; Garage Fire Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C6083 ) Vo1601 Rt RL307
With black molasses : made it super fine Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022
Because my Super Six sufficient : to take you where you want to goJefferson, Blind Lemon; D B Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208211) Pm12712 Bio BLP12015
I've got Cadillac ways : got some super ideas Beaman, Lottie; Goin' Away Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14163A) Ge6624 OJL6
I've got Cadillac ways : got some super ideas Beaman, Lottie; Going Away Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC604 ) Br7147 Yz L1018
 
 SUPERINTENDENT...1
But I can keep your boiler hot : till the superintendent comeJaxon, Frankie Half Pint; It's Heated; Chicago, 11 June 1929; (C3585 ) Vo1539 Yz L1039
 
 SUPERSTITIOUS....2
Now I ain't superstitious : don't believe in not a sign I knowMiles, Lizzie; Shootin' Star Blues; New York, 4 Jan. 1928; (77082) Ba7025 VJM VLP40
Any time you feel superstitious : you know somebody riding your blindsWiggins, James Boodle It; Gotta Shave 'Em Dry; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1041) Pm12916 Her H205
 
 SUPOSED..........1
Because I'm going : where to my suposedtobe Sims, Henry; Tell Me Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L651) Pm12940 OJL2
 
 SUPPER...........14
Well I *plan supper with* any of these women : they are sweet enough for meWheatstraw, Peetie; Don't Hang My Clothes on No Barbed Wire Line; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C6489A) Vo1649 Say SDR191
Black my eye for supper : then you're pleasing me Smith, Trixie; You've Got to Beat Me to Keep Me; New York, c. Feb. 1925; (20152) Pm12256 CC29
Say anything about it : have supper with the man Collins, Sam; Midnight Special Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13035) Ge6307 OJL10
I bring her supper while you working : that's just what I doWoods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Last Chance Blues; Memphis, 1 Oct. 1929; (56316 ) ViV38593 Her H205
He eats his supper : throws his clothes on the floorSmith, Clara; He's Mine, All Mine; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (1401821) Co14053D VJM VLP17
Midnight supper : and my 'foreday tea Church, Blind Clyde; Pneumatic Blues; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (56308) Vi23271 Rt RL329
She squawk about my supper : she kicked me outdoorsJordan, Luke; Church Bells Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398192) Vi21076 RBF RF9
Fix my supper : let me go to bed Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Viola Lee Blues; Memphis, 20 Sept. 1928; (47066?) ViV38523 OJL21
Now cook my supper : let me go to bed McCoy, Joe; Joliet Bound; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11220A) Vo1686 Yz L1021
Going to cook my supper : Lord put me in her bed Patton, Charley; It Won't Be Long; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15220) Pm12854 Yz L1020
Fixing to eat my supper : in Shelby Illinois Patton, Charley; Rattlesnake Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L632) Pm12924 Yz L1020
Fix my supper : and let go to bed White, Washington; Shake 'Em On Down; Chicago, 2 Sept. 1937; (C19971) Vo03711 Co C30036
Now what are you going to do : when your supper get like mineRamey, Ben (Memphis Jug Band); I Can't Stand It; Memphis, 17 Sept. 1929; (555291) ViV38551 Rt RL322
You look for your supper : to be good and hot Shade, Will; On the Road Again; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470111) ViV38015 OJL19
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