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 THING'S..........1
Some day : this thing's going to happen to you Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; Come On, Mama, Do That Dance; Chicago, 27 June 1929; ( ) Vo1420 Yz L1039
 
 THING*...........2
Don't you worry : because you got the *goodest thing*Memphis Minnie; After While Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1931; (VO152A) Vo1658 BC13
*That mean crazy lover : the day I lost that real thing*Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Explaining the Blues; Chicago, May 1925; (21371) Pm12284 Mil MLP2001
 
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Things will look better : in the Washington Park Bell, Ed; She's a Fool Gal; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510382) Co14595D Rt RL325
??? things : is got your habits on Lofton, Cripple Clarence; I Don't Know; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025
Things happen way back down home now : they I declare they sure run across my mindSpruell, Freddie; Way Back Down Home; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9909A) OK8422 Mam S3802
And if *all things true* : man I'm going to leave on theShort, Jaydee; Telephone Arguin' Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4561) Pm13043 OJL11
Now it don't make a bit of difference with me honey : things you trying to do to meChatman, Bo; Honey; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476571) BBB8555 Yz L1034
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
And if she gets unruly : things she don't want to doJohnson, Robert; 3220 Blues; San Antonio, 26 Nov. 1936; (SA26161) ARC70460 Co CL1654
I told you in my days : things I do McTell, Blind Willie; Your Time to Worry; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9957A) De7117 Rt RL324
Now the president's warning people : things will break some dayWhite, Joshua; Welfare Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1934; (149022) Ba33024 His HLP22
My baby keep me guessing : about things I want to knowFuller, Blind Boy; You Got to Have Your Dollar; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC3140A) OK05712 His HLP31
Sugar the blues ain't on me : but things ain't going on rightJefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Horse Blues; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25431) Pm12367 Mil MLP2004
Sugar the blues ain't on me : but things ain't going on rightJefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44464) Pm12474 Bio BLP12000
Say that the blues ain't on me : but things ain't going on rightJefferson, Blind Lemon; Struck Sorrow Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200392) Pm12541 Rt RL335
Honey I didn't have no blues really : but things wasn't going on rightJones, Little Hat; New Two Sixteen Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402647A) OK8712 His HLP32
But things can't go on forever : they are bound to change some dayMartin, Sara; Mistreating Man Blues; Long Island City, Dec. 1928; (306) QRSR7042 BYG529073
On certain things : I'm going to call your hand Smith, Bessie; I Ain't Goin' to Play Second Fiddle; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406301) Co14090D Co CL855
Now you trying to do little dirty things honey : and keep it out of your daddy's sightChatman, Bo; Honey; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476571) BBB8555 Yz L1034
Now before I'd stay with you : and take these lowdown dirty things you doSpruell, Freddie; Muddy Water Blues; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9908A) OK8422 Mam S3802
Love hides all faults : make you do things you don't want to doBogan, Lucille; You Got to Die Some Day; New York, 30 July 1934; (154772) ARC60463 Rt RL317
Because the way you shake it : will make me do things rightGlover, Mae; Shake It Daddy; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15392) Ge6964 OJL6
It's all my fault : didn't do things I should Oden, Jimmy; Going Down Slow; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1941; (0704091) BBB8889 RBF RF16
But a woman make a man do things : and she knows darn well that's wrongRachel, James Yank; Expressman Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (59934 ) Vi23318 Fwy FA2953
Black woman's evil : do things on the sly Shade, Will; On the Road Again; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (470111) ViV38015 OJL19
Lord you do things to your good man : mama can make you feel so blueShort, Jaydee; Barefoot Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11475 ) Vo1704 Yz L1003
They'll make an honest man : do things that you know is wrongSmith, Bessie; Poor Man's Blues; New York, 24 Aug. 1928; (1468951) Co14399D Co CL856
Love will make you do things : that you swear that you would not doSykes, Roosevelt; Hard Luck Man Blues; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (69404 ) Vi23320 Yz L1033
I'm a hardworking man : and trying to do things just rightWheatstraw, Peetie; Doin' the Best I Can; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1934; (C9443?) De7007 Say SDR191
Now she doing things : that you don't never know Calicott, Joe; Traveling Mama Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM779 ) Br7166 Yz L1009
Yes she got me doing things : that I never did beforeFuller, Blind Boy; You Got to Have Your Dollar; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC3140A) OK05712 His HLP31
They do a whole lot of funny things : us men really cannot understandRamey, Ben (Memphis Jug Band); I Can't Stand It; Memphis, 17 Sept. 1929; (555291) ViV38551 Rt RL322
The good things you have done : I can't forget Blake, Blind; Doing a Stretch; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15249A) Pm12810 Bio BLP12023
Sometimes you going to think : about the good things I used to doGillum, Bill Jazz; You're Laughing Now; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020822 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177
But good things in life : don't never last Spand, Charlie; Good Gal; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15453) Pm12817 Yz L1015
Said the wind had things switching : almost in a twirlAlexander, Texas; Frost Texas Tornado Blues; San Antonio, 9 June 1930; (404117B) OK8890 Rt RL316
Lord I wouldn't say hard things to you mama : to make you hang your head and cryDavis, Walter; Please Don't Mistreat Me; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (0493231) BBB8664 Yz L1025
I told her things : that I wanted her to und Chatman, Bo; The Ins and Outs of My Girl; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026141) BBB7213 Yz L1014
Baby some day baby : I know things are going to turnWashboard Sam; I Laid My Cards on the Table; Chicago, 31 July 1942; (0746861) BB340710 RCA LPV577
That must not been : them lowdown things I had Lincoln, Charley; Mojoe Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451053) Co14475D RBF RF15
I tried to make things happy : so we could live a happy lifeChatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Don't Mean Me No Good; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535911) BBB8615 RCA730.581
I tried to make things happy : and your life I tried to let you enjoyChatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Two of a Kind; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640011) BBB8749 RCA730.581
I'm going to make things right with my good gal : man and it's tight like thatJefferson, Blind Lemon; Maltese Cat Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208201) Pm12712 Bio BLP12015
If I gets on Beale Street : then mama things will come to passShade, Will; I Can Beat You Plenty; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (55599 ) ViV38586 Rt RL337
Right now I can't remember : the many things he didBryant, Laura; Dentist Chair BluesPart 2; Long Island City, c. Jan. 1929; (323A) QRSR7055 His HLP21
Time is so hard now : maybe things will change some dayBlake, Blind; No Dough Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205591) Pm12723 Bio BLP12031
She told me things : that was a fact Chatman, Bo; The Ins and Outs of My Girl; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026141) BBB7213 Yz L1014
I got mean things : I got mean things [all] on my mindJohnson, Robert; Ramblin' On My Mind; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25831) ARC70581 Co C30034
I got mean things : I got mean things [all] on my mindJohnson, Robert; Ramblin' On My Mind; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25831) ARC70581 Co C30034
I got mean things : I got mean things [all] on my mindJohnson, Robert; Ramblin' On My Mind; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25832) ARC70581 Co CL1654
I got mean things : I got mean things [all] on my mindJohnson, Robert; Ramblin' On My Mind; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25832) ARC70581 Co CL1654
The house rent man : has done put my things outdoorsCarr, Leroy; Tight Time Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164331) Vo03034 Bio BLPC9
I would pack my things : but somebody done stole my trunkJefferson, Blind Lemon; Sad News Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207722) Pm12728 Rt RL306
Backwater blues : done caused me to pack up my things and goSmith, Bessie; Back Water Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (1434911) Co14195D Co CL858
Going to pack my things : going further down the lineTemple, Johnnie; The Evil Devil Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C987 ) Vo02987 Yz L1038
If that river should happen to rise : won't have to move my things outWalker, Aaron TBone; Trinity River Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495481) Co14506D Rt RL327
But now things have turned : but I ain't going to let you downWashboard Sam; You Stole My Love; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703821) BBB9018 RCA LPV577
Swing his arms and hands : and a few other things Waters, Ethel; Memphis Man; New York, c. Mar. 1923; (5641) BS14146 Bio BLP12022
Strange things have happened : that never before Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); The World Is Going Wrong; Atlanta, 24 Oct. 1931; (4050091) Co14660D Mam S3804
I didn't have no blues : understand that things wasn't going rightJones, Little Hat; Rolled From Side to Side Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402698A) OK8794 Yz L1010
Uncle Sam has told me : that things are ??? aroundSmith, Clara; Uncle Sam Blues; New York, 2 Oct. 1923; (812532) Co12D VJM VLP15
You deceived me babe : about the things I did not want you to doDarby, Blind; Deceiving Blues; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (675831) Vi23311 OJL20
Good as I have been to you darling : now I can't get the things I needLofton, Cripple Clarence; Change My Mind Blues; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025
Rave about the things : your loving man can do Smith, Clara; Don't Advertise Your Man; New York, 23 Apr. 1924; (817221) Co14026D VJM VLP17
Every time I see you : I think about the things I want to doStokes, Frank; Beale Town Bound; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47752) Pm12576 Rt RL308
Mama think about the things in the world : that your good friends haveStokes, Frank; Beale Town Bound; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47752) Pm12576 Rt RL308
I want you to think about the things baby : that me and you used to doStokes, Frank; Bedtime Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418251) Vi21272 Rt RL308
So they can eagle rock me they can talk me : about the things that I used to doStokes, Frank; Nehi Mama Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454212) Vi21738 Rt RL308
I want all the things : you do for me Waters, Ethel; You Can't Do What My Last Man Did; New York, c. June 1923; (A) BS14151 Bio BLP12022
I just began to realize : the things my mother saidWoods, Oscar; Lone Wolf Blues; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60848A) De7219 Cor CP58
But I just ain't got them things : I once have hadDorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Been Mistreated Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 Nov. 1930; (17290) Ch16237 Riv RM8803
I said I spied that woman : put them things on me Torey, George; Lonesome Man Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B651) ARC70857 Yz L1002
I get the blues at bedtime : them things don't leave until dayWashboard Sam; I Get the Blues at Bedtime; Chicago, 31 July 1942; (0746871) BB340710 RCA LPV577
There's things about her : you don't know Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Freeze to Me Mama; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (1493452) Co14507D CC36
I lay down last night : a thousand things on my mindMoss, Buddy; Hard Road Blues; New York, 19 Jan. 1933; (129461) Ba33106 RBF RF15
I woke up this morning : thousand things on my mindSykes, Roosevelt; Lost All I Had Blues; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403322A) OK8819 RBF RF12
When I get back : I will turn things upside down Smith, Clara; Kansas City Man Blues; New York, 2 Oct. 1923; (812226) Co12D VJM VLP15
And I don't believe in two things : will carry me to my graveCarr, Leroy; Hustler's Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164281) Vo03034 Co C30496
Now there's two things about : I just can't understandColeman, Lonnie; Wild About My Loving; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482592) Co14440D Rt RL318
Ain't but two things : I just like Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Easy Rider Don't Deny My Name; New York, 16 June 1927; (1442823) Co14231D RBF RF15
Blues and trouble : two things I've had all my lifeRed Nelson (Nelson Wilborn); Sweetest Thing Born; Chicago, 6 Feb. 1936; (90605A) De7155 Cor CP58
My man did so many wrong things : that I had to leave the townLee, Bertha; Mind Reader Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (147361) Vo02650 OJL17
Says it's two to one buddy : you don't get your things back out of here at allFuller, Blind Boy; Three Ball Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26600A) Vo05440 BC11
And my baby told me : pack your things and go Spand, Charlie; Back to the Woods Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15456) Pm12817 Yz L1015
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