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 BELIEVE*.........1
Some folks like their alcohol : but give me my corn *I believe* all the timeCarr, Leroy; Corn Licker Blues; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL53) Vo02741 Co C30496
 
 BELIEVED.........1
You told me that you loved me : and I believed what you saidCox, Ida; Coffin Blues; Chicago, Sept. 1925; (22931) Pm12318 BYG529073
 
 BELIEVING........1
I didn't play no believing : I thought that would doLeecan, Bobby; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17
 
 BELL.............27
Bell street whiskey : drove me to the county jail McTell, Blind Willie; Bell Street Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9946A) De7078 Rt RL324
I been all out in the country : with my big bell onLedbetter, Huddie; Bull Cow; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (17182 ) ARC unissued Co C30035
That church bell was beginning to tone : yes some other good gambler's goneBonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); 80 Highway Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649211) BBB8927 BC7
Every time I hear : that lonesome mmm church bell ringWilkins, Robert; I'll Go With Her Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM743 ) Br7158 OJL11
Reason why it worries me : to hear that fire bell ringSykes, Roosevelt; Fire Detective Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15557) Pm12827 Riv RM8819
Now I never got worried : until the fireman rang his bellCarr, Leroy; Hurry Down Sunshine; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL43) Vo02741 Co C30496
Engineer blow his whistle : and the fireman ring his bellShade, Will; Mary Anna Cut Off; Chicago, 6 Nov. 1934; (C7802) OK8960 Jo SM3104
I live down in Bell Street Alley : just as drunk as I can beMcTell, Blind Willie; Bell Street Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9946A) De7078 Rt RL324
Mmm : Lord that morning bell Alexander, Texas; Levee Camp Moan Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81225B) OK8498 RBF RF9
I drink so much Bell Street whiskey : they won't sell [McTell, poor boy] no moreMcTell, Blind Willie; Bell Street Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9946A) De7078 Rt RL324
You can get booze down on Bell Street : for two bits and half a *throw*McTell, Blind Willie; Bell Street Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9946A) De7078 Rt RL324
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 gal she caught the Southern : and the fireman he rang the bellArnold, Kokomo; Southern Railroad Blues; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9921A) De7139 Say SDR163
Captain rung the bell this morning : just at the break of dayArnold, Kokomo; Buddie Brown Blues; Chicago, 23 Oct. 1937; (91299A) De7449 CC25
When the bell started ringing : conductor hollered all aboardBig Bill (Broonzy); Mr. Conductor Man; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18392) Ch16426 Yz L1035
Well I hate to hear : that old fireman when he tones the bellBlack Ivory King (Dave Alexander); The Flying Crow; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61795A) De7307 BC5
Well the bell rung for *dinner* : as I been *bad* McCoy, Joe; Shake Mattie; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO109A) Vo1668 Mam S3803
Oh the smokestack is black : and the bell it shine like goldPatton, Charley; Moon Going Down; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4321) Pm13014 Yz L1020
I heard the whistle blowing : the fireman ring the bellSmith, Bessie; Weeping Willow Blues; New York, 26 Sept. 1924; (1400622) Co14042D Co CL856;
Oh stop and listen : hear how the bell is toned Vincson, Walter; Stop and Listen Blues; Shreveport, La., 17 Feb. 1930; (403806A) OK8807 Yz L1007
Seem like them Bell Street Crow Janes : have done got rough with meMcTell, Blind Willie; Bell Street Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9946A) De7078 Rt RL324
Don't you let them bellbottom : make no fool of youThompson, Edward; Florida Bound; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2412) Pm12873 Yz L1006
This Bell Street whiskey : make you sleep all in your clothesMcTell, Blind Willie; Bell Street Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9946A) De7078 Rt RL324
Feel like a broke down engine : ain't got no weatherthebellMcTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519051) Co14632D Yz L1005
You can toot your whistle : you can ring your bellMcCoy, Joe; I'm Wild About My Stuff; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5820A) Vo1570 His HLP32
You can toot your whistle : you can ring your bellMemphis Minnie; 'Frisco Town; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487102) Co14455D Yz L1008
You can toot your whistle : you can ring your bellWiggins, James Boodle It; Frisco Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15769A) Pm12860 OJL15
 
 BELLE............1
Oh I worked old Maude : and I worked old Belle Alexander, Texas; Levee Camp Moan Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81225B) OK8498 RBF RF9
 
 BELLOW...........1
Baby I'll split your kindling : you know I'll bellow your fireChatman, Bo; Arrangement for MeBlues; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476471) BBB8397 Yz L1014
 
 BELLS............8
They got rings on their fingers : bells on their toesTampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039
Oh and the church bells is toning yeah man : on one Sunday morningArnold, Kokomo; Sissy Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9654A) De7050 CC25
Then I heard the church bells toning : way out on Dago HillArnold, Kokomo; Long and Tall; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070A) De7306 CC25
Mmm smoke like lightning : church bells shine like goldMcMullen, Fred; Wait and Listen; New York, 16 Jan. 1933; (129131) Ba32690 Yz L1012
I heard the church bells : making a lonesome soundVincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Stop and Listen Blues No. 2; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404785?) OK8859 Mam S3804
Hey hey : death bells in my ear Dickson, Tom; Death Bell Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400355B) OK8590 Yz L1002
I stopped and listened : as the bells continued onVincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Stop and Listen Blues No. 2; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404785?) OK8859 Mam S3804
Oh stop and listen : hear those bells atone Arnold, Kokomo; Stop Look and Listen; Chicago, 23 July 1935; (90201A) De7181 BC4
 
 BELLY............3
She never stops drinking : till her belly gets fullCarr, Leroy; Papa Wants to Knock a Jug; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7223A) Vo1651 Yz L1036
Oh roll me on my belly baby : feed me with your chocolate dropGlaze, Ruby (Blind Willie McTell); Rollin' Mama Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (71603 ) Vi23328 Rt RL324
I got morphine in my belly : cocaine in my head Harrison, Smoky; Hop Head Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L791) Pm12920 Rt RL340
 
 BELONG...........9
You get crooked : your southern can belong to me McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519041) Co14632D Yz L1005
I'm going to make my stop in Italy : where the monkeyman don't belongJefferson, Blind Lemon; Teddy Bear Blues; Chicago, c. June 1927; (45672) Pm12487 Mil MLP2007
It hurts to love a person : that don't belong to youJohnson, Lonnie; I Ain't Gonna Be Your Fool; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63519A) De7509 Sw S1225
Love will drive you to many places : sometimes where you don't belongJohnson, Lonnie; Laplegged Drunk Again; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63522A) De7537 Sw S1225
I'm going back to Mississippi : Lord now where I belongCrudup, Arthur Big Boy; If I Get Lucky; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648761) BBB8858 RBF RF202
If I see this ain't no place for me : I'm going back where I belongGibson, Clifford; Drayman Blues; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571752) ViV38562 Yz L1027
I'm going to Jackson : Greenwood is where I belongWashboard Sam; Lowland Blues; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07620 ) BBB7096 BC10
Tell them I'm going back to Kansas City : that's where poor Tommy belongMcClennan, Tommy; Bluebird Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074107 ) BBB9037 RCA LPV518
I said I ain't done nothing : but kill a man what belong to meSpivey, Victoria; Murder in the First Degree; New York, 1 Nov. 1927; (81596B) OK8581 Spi LP2001
 
 BELONGINGS.......1
But I want you to take care of my money baby : and please don't give my belongings awayDoyle, Little Buddy; Renewed Love Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1521) OK05771 Rt RL329
 
 BELONGS..........10
I wonder where is the ramrod : belongs to my gun Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Ramrod Blues; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404784A) OK8905 Mam S3804
When I ain't got the ramrod : belongs to my gun Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Ramrod Blues; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404784A) OK8905 Mam S3804
You get crooked : your southern can belongs to me McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140692) Vo02622 Yz L1037
I told her yes baby doll : and the diploma belongs to youChatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Beer Drinking Woman; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535901) BBB8584 RCA730.581
He belongs to Uncle Sam : but he's always on my mindSmith, Clara; Deep Blue Sea Blues; New York, 19 Aug. 1924; (819313) Co14034D VJM VLP17
You know I been giving you amany break : but the break this morning belongs to meSmith, J. T. Funny Paper; Tell It to the Judge No. 2; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C7239?) MeM12117 Yz L1031
And the reason I love her : says she belongs to meJackson, Papa Charlie; She Belongs to Me Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (42431) Pm12461 Yz L1029
Yes she belongs to the devil : ooo well she have wrecked amany homeWashboard Sam; She Belongs to the Devil; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644841) BBB8937 RCA LPV577
She belongs to the devil : Lord I cried many a dayWashboard Sam; She Belongs to the Devil; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644841) BBB8937 RCA LPV577
If you belongs to me : you would eat hot dogs any time I sayWashboard Sam; Sophisticated Mama; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020814 ) BBB7780 BC2
 
 BELOW............10
Way down : below the MasonDixon line Hite, Mattie; MasonDixon Blues; New York, c. mid Nov. 1923; (70414) Pat032014 VJM VLP40
Into the office : then to the bathhouse below Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Penal Farm Blues; Indianapolis, c. June 1928; (IND625 ) Vo1192 Yz L1019
Got a short in this connection : hoo well babe and it's way down belowJohnson, Robert; Terraplane Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25861) ARC70356 Co CL1654
I want to take a journey : to the devil down belowSmith, Bessie; Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair; New York, 3 Mar. 1927; (1435762) Co14209D Co CL858
Lonesome lonesome : yes I'm sinking sinking sinking down below my graveSpivey, Victoria; I Can't Last Long; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1936; (C14502) Vo03314 Spi LP2001
Jackson on a high hill mama : Natchez just below Patton, Charley; Screamin' and Hollerin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15214) Pm12805 Yz L1020
Vicksburg on a high hill : and Louisiana Lord it's just belowPatton, Charley; Rattlesnake Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L632) Pm12924 Yz L1020
Vicksburg's on a high hill : and Natchez just belowPatton, Charley; Stone Pony Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147271) Vo02680 Yz L1020
It ain't no other ramrodding daddy : can put his load below where I put mineChatman, Bo; Ram Rod Daddy; New York, 4 June 1931; (404926A) OK8897 His HLP5
Does it seem like hell was broke out : in this place belowAlexander, Texas; Frost Texas Tornado Blues; San Antonio, 9 June 1930; (404117B) OK8890 Rt RL316
 
 BELT.............2
Cotton Belt is a slow train : also that I and C N Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Sunshine Special; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (20066?) Pm12593 Mil MLP2007
Takes a big fat fanbelt : drive a Cadillac Eight Daddy Stovepipe; Tuxedo Blues; Birmingham, Ala., c. 13 July 1927; (GEX730A) Ge6212 OJL14
 
 BELZONI..........3
When the trial was in Belzoni : it ain't no use to screaming and cryPatton, Charley; High Sheriff Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147252) Vo02680 Yz L1020
And it must not have been : them Belzoni jail I hadPatton, Charley; High Sheriff Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147252) Vo02680 Yz L1020
Mr Webb will take you : back to Belzoni jail aflyingPatton, Charley; High Sheriff Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (147252) Vo02680 Yz L1020
 
 BEN..............1
See my mammy : and my Uncle Ben Hite, Mattie; MasonDixon Blues; New York, c. mid Nov. 1923; (70414) Pat032014 VJM VLP40
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