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| Big fat mama : and I can bend down low | Wilson, Leola B.; Scoop It; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26074) Pm12379 His HLP1 |
| When that I C train : goes hurrying around that lonesome bend | Anderson, Jelly Roll; I. C. Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 19 Apr. 1927; (12722) Ge6135 His HLP22 |
| Around the curve : and around the bend | Collins, Sam; Hesitation Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13033) Ge6379 OJL10 |
| Me and my brother : went around the bend | McCoy, Joe; That Will Be Alright; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487083) Co14439D Yz L1021 |
| I looked down the track : I seed it in the bend | Wilkins, Robert; Get Away Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM742B) Br7158 OJL11 |
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BENDED...........16
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| I'm sitting with my head bended down : and tears falling on my knee | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); I Believe I'll Settle Down; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594981) BBB8903 RCA730.581 |
| Mama here I am : down on my bended knees | Arnold, Kokomo; Southern Railroad Blues; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9921A) De7139 Say SDR163 |
| Says I'm here begging mama : down on my bended knees | Chatman, Bo; Howlin' Tom Cat Blues; San Antonio, 27 Mar. 1934; (826301) BB5536 Yz L1034 |
| I'm begging with tears in my eyes : and down on my bended knees | Cox, Ida; Long Distance Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (2243?) Pm12307 BYG529073 |
| Santy Claus Santy Claus Santy Claus : I'm down on my bended knees | Davis, Walter; Santa Claus; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914341) BBB6125 Yz L1025 |
| Oh babe oh baby : down on my bended knees | Davis, Walter; Don't You Want to Go; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (0704481) BBB9027 RCA INT1085 |
| Ella Ella : down on my bended knees | Hill, King Solomon; Down on My Bended Knee; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12532) Pm13116 Yz L1032 |
| I'm worried about my baby : down on my bended knee | Hill, King Solomon; Down on My Bended Knee; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12532) Pm13116 Yz L1032 |
| And now you hear me howling : baby mmm down on my bended knee | Johnson, Robert; I'm a Steady Rollin Man; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL378 ) ARC71267 OJL17 |
| How long : on my bended knees | Petway, Robert; Cotton Pickin' Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741151) BBB9036 Rt RL314 |
| Baby here I am : down on my bended knees | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf BluesNo. 2; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6405A) Vo1558 Yz L1031 |
| I love you and always will mama : I'm down on my bended knees | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'Part 2; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930; (C7101 ) Vo1602 Yz L1031 |
| Well I went to the churchhouse : praying on my bended knees | Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); The New Stop and Listen Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15513) Pm13134 Yz L1014 |
| I feel like falling down : on bended knees | McCoy, Joe; My Wash Woman's Gone; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO110A) Vo1668 Yz L1026 |
| I went down to my praying ground : and fell on bended knees | McTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519051) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| I even went to my praying ground : dropped down on bended knees | McTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (140362) Vo02577 RBF RF15 |
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BENDING..........1
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| And he can kiss my mammy : without bending his knees | Smith, Clara; Basement Blues; New York, 20 Sept. 1924; (1400521) Co14039D VJM VLP17 |
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BENEATH..........1
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| I went down to the river : sat beneath a willow tree | Smith, Bessie; Weeping Willow Blues; New York, 26 Sept. 1924; (1400622) Co14042D Co CL856; |
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BENT.............1
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| Your steering wheel is wobbly : your piston rod is bent | Liston, Virginia; RollsRoyce Papa; New York, 29 May 1926; ( ) Vo1032 His HLP1 |
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BERNIECE.........1
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| Got up this morning : my little Berniece was gone | Johnson, Robert; Walkin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26301) Vo03601 Co CL1654 |
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BERRY............2
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| The blackest berry : the sweetest juice | Bunn, Teddy; It's Sweet Like So; New York, 7 Apr. 1930; (597391) ViV38592 His HLP5 |
| Blacker the berry : sweeter is the juice | Carr, Leroy; Good Woman Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164271) Vo03296 Yz L1019 |
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BERT.............1
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| Uncle Bert thought : he had *his daughter* trained | Davis, Walter; Sweet Sixteen; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854841) BBB5931 RCA INT1085 |
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BERTHA...........10
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| Bertha Lee : you sure have been good to me | Petway, Robert; Bertha Lee Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741081) BBB9008 RBF RF14 |
| Bertha Lee : honey please don't you stray from home | Petway, Robert; Bertha Lee Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741081) BBB9008 RBF RF14 |
| Bertha Lee : won't you come back home to me | Petway, Robert; Bertha Lee Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741081) BBB9008 RBF RF14 |
| If you do Bertha Lee : something sure is going on wrong | Petway, Robert; Bertha Lee Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741081) BBB9008 RBF RF14 |
| If you do Bertha Lee : please lay my money down | Petway, Robert; Bertha Lee Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741081) BBB9008 RBF RF14 |
| If you don't Bertha Lee : oh babe I sure can't sleep | Petway, Robert; Bertha Lee Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741081) BBB9008 RBF RF14 |
| You been good Bertha Lee : as you's intend to be | Petway, Robert; Bertha Lee Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741081) BBB9008 RBF RF14 |
| Now it's Sarah Minnie Bertha : Holly Dolly Betty and Jane | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Seven Sisters BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO169A) Vo1641 Yz L1031 |
| Look ahere now Bertha Lee : I don't want you to run around | Petway, Robert; Bertha Lee Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (0741081) BBB9008 RBF RF14 |
| I can see Bertha Lee : Lord but she can't see me | Patton, Charley; Poor Me; New York, 1 Feb. 1934; (147571) Vo02651 Yz L1020 |
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BES..............3
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| Now because my baby bes on my mind : and I don't be thinking about nobody else | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Rainy Day Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308571) BBB8094 RCA INT1088 |
| Said anything a kidman do : well it bes all right | Calicott, Joe; Traveling Mama Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM779 ) Br7166 Yz L1009 |
| You bes with me every morning : Lordy every night and noon | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; The First Time I Met You; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026421) BBB6766 RBF RF12 |
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BESIDE...........5
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| Beside that woman : sits ever meek and mild | Blake, Blind; Notoriety Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208752) Pm12754 Bio BLP12031; |
| Baby it wouldn't be so hard : if I was getting up from beside of you | Moore, Whistlin' Alex; It Wouldn't Be So Hard; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495622) Co14496D His HLP32 |
| Now when I go to bed little girl : and lay beside of you | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Got to Help Me Some; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640001) BBB8834 RCA730.581 |
| I was standing beside the ocean : looking across on the other side | Jones, Jake; Southern Sea Blues; Dallas, c. Oct. 1929; (DAL474 ) Br7130 His HLP2 |
| And his buddy stood beside him : with his lowdown drooping head | Welsh, Nolan; Dying Pickpocket Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210983) Pm12759 Yz L1028 |
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BESIDES..........2
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| Besides the woman was my mother : and that's where love begins | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Caught the Old Coon at Last; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (0704371) BBB8974 RCA730.581 |
| Now besides the shower : ain't got no help for you | House, Son; Dry Spell BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4254) Pm12990 OJL11 |
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BESSEMER.........2
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| Because mama's going home : singing the Bessemer blues | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Bessemer Bound Blues; New York, Jan. 1926; (23732) Pm12374 Mil MLP2001 |
| When you get through to Bessemer : almost to Birmingham | Daddy Stovepipe; Tuxedo Blues; Birmingham, Ala., c. 13 July 1927; (GEX730A) Ge6212 OJL14 |
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BESSIE...........1
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| She say you in hard luck Bessie : doggone your badluck soul | Smith, Bessie; Baby Doll; New York, 4 May 1926; (1421472) Co14147D Co CL857 |
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BEST.............149
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| Best little something : I ever saw | McTell, Blind Willie; It's a Good Little Thing; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (140101) Vo02622 Yz L1037 |
| A married woman : best woman ever been born | Alexander, Texas; When You Get to Thinking; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1929; (403359B) OK8764 Fly LP103 |
| Now I got me another woman : best in the neighborhood | Bracey, Ishman; Pay Me No Mind; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2422) Pm13038 Yz L1007 |
| Leave me alone baby : best you can do | McTell, Blind Willie; Your Time to Worry; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9957A) De7117 Rt RL324 |
| I done lost my daddy : best man I ever had | Tucker, Bessie; Bessie's Moan; Memphis, 29 Aug. 1928; (454362) ViV38526 His HLP4 |
| That new way of loving : mama it must be best | McTell, Blind Willie; Talking to Myself; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502572) Co14551D Yz L1005 |
| That new way of loving : swear to God it must be best | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
| Can't hear nothing : but your doggone best friend crying | Williams, Joe; Little Leg Woman; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854871) BBB5900 Yz L1038 |
| Because old man wild water done been here : took her best friends and gone | Arnold, Kokomo; Wild Water Blues; Chicago, 12 Mar. 1937; (91134A) De7285 Cor CP58 |
| I asked my captain : for to give me his best pair of shoes | Richardson, Mooch; Burying Ground Blues; Memphis, 23 Mar. 1928; (400375A) OK8576 Mam S3803 |
| Just see Tampa Red : and his best gal too | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); What Is It That Tastes Like Gravy; Chicago, c. 14 June 1929; (C3594 ) Vo1426 Yz L1039 |
| Way down south : I can shake it best | Williams, Henry; Georgia Crawl; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1928; (1461482) Co14328D Rt RL316 |
| Shrimp is the thing : you love best | Mason, Moses; Shrimp Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203023) Pm12605 Rt RL325 |
| Blues and trouble : have been my best friends | Arnold, Kokomo; Back Door Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C9656A) De7156 CC25 |
| Is it hopeless : when I lost my best friend | Bell, Anna; Hopeless Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (171A) QRSR7007 His HLP21 |
| I believe that woman : done let my best friend take my place | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; No Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 7 July 1935; (90082A) Ch50049 Cor CP58 |
| I never had these blues : until my best friend loved my man | Bogan, Lucille; Man Stealer Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (169972) ARC350913 Rt RL317 |
| *I ain't seen* none of my best woman : since my oldtime usedtobe | Bracey, Ishman; My Brown Mama Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (45459?) Vi21691(?) Rt RL330 |
| Now I tried my best to dodge her : but I was just a little too late | Carr, Leroy; My Woman's Gone Wrong; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (156261) Vo02950 Co C30496 |
| For I'll stay home and try my best : to get money to pay my fine | Foster, Dessa; Tell It to the Judge No. 2; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C7239?) MeM12117 Yz L1031 |
| This is all : I have done my best | Green, Lil; If I'm a Fool; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1942; (0708021) BBB8985 RCA LPV574 |
| I mean my man and my best friend : won't cheat in West End anymore | Henderson, Katherine; West End Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (235A) QRSR7024 His HLP21 |
| Woman on the dollar : that's my best friend | Henry, Hound Head; My Silver Dollar Mama; Chicago, 17 Oct. 1928; (C2452 ) Vo1288 His HLP2 |
| I got on my wagon : trying my best to sell my coal | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coal Man Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (42442) Pm12461 Bio BLP12042 |
| Come home at night : you got my best friend crying | James, Frank; Poor Coal Passer; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (018931) BBB7116 Yz L1015 |
| The woman I love Lord : stoled her from my best friend | James, Skip; Devil Got My Woman; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7461) Pm13088 Bio BLP12029 |
| My wife has quit me : and my best pigmeat gal has too | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Chinch Bug Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200641) Pm12551 Bio BLP12015 |
| She was my best mama : but she wouldn't treat me right | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Change My Luck Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203872) Pm12639 Mil MLP2007 |
| I tried my best to stop her : and she said that baby ain't none of mine | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Crawlin' Baby Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15671) Pm12880 Mil MLP2013 |
| You can take my money : I mean you can wear my best clothes | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Fence Breakin' Yellin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15672) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015 |
| I been trying my best : to drink these worried blues away | Johnson, Lonnie; Laplegged Drunk Again; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63522A) De7537 Sw S1225 |
| The woman I love : took from my best friend | Johnson, Robert; Come On in My Kitchen; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25851) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| I've sold you my best bait baby : and I can't do that no more | Johnson, Robert; Dead Shrimp Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26282) ARC70481 Co C30034 |
| Going to take my best friend's gal : said the one that lives next door | Lincoln, Charley; Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (1451042) Co14272D His HLP4 |
| Blues and trouble : have been my best friends | McFadden, Charlie Specks; People People Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1541) Pm12928 Riv RM8819 |
| I mean my man and my best friend : will never see the West End anymore | Mack, Alura; West End Blues; Richmond, Ind., 1 Mar. 1929; (14847) Ge6813 His HLP4 |
| I done pawned my pistol : mama and my best clothes in soak | McTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519051) Co14632D Yz L1005 |
| I trusted my man : with my best friend | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Trust No Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26311) Pm12395 Jo SM3098 |
| Because my best baby has quit me : and the world she cared for me | Spaulding, Henry; Biddle Street Blues; Chicago, c. 6 May 1929; (C3450 ) Br7085 OJL20 |
| Hello there Central : please give me my best man | Spivey, Victoria; Telephoning the Blues; New York, 1 Oct. 1929; (567351) ViV38546 Spi LP2001 |
| Well he quit me for my best friend : and don't come to see me no more | Spivey, Victoria; I Can't Last Long; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1936; (C14502) Vo03314 Spi LP2001 |
| It's not my best *filly* : but it's the gal I'd like to see | Stokes, Frank; Half Cup of Tea; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47742) Pm12531 Rt RL308 |
| I shook my head and said : you going out with my best friend | Sykes, Roosevelt; Mr. Sykes Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18801) Ch16586 Yz L1033 |
| The woman I love : I stole her from my best friend | Temple, Johnnie; The Evil Devil Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C987 ) Vo02987 Yz L1038 |
| Hey redcap porter : did my best woman ever get on board | Torey, George; Lonesome Man Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B651) ARC70857 Yz L1002 |
| But I'm going to try my best to leave her : Lord I'm going to try to let her go | Townsend, Henry; Sick with the Blues; possibly Chicago, 1933; ( ) record unknown Yz L1030 |
| So my best gal's gone : I got those redhot blues | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Red Hot Blues; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1937; (C20311) Vo04066 CC3 |
| My baby said I'm tired : daddy hearing my best friend groan | White, Washington (Booker Washington White); Pinebluff Arkansas; Chicago, 2 Sept. 1937; (C19962) Vo03711 Co C30036 |
| You ought to see me down the foundry : trying to do my best | Wilkins, Robert; Nashville Stonewall Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM740A) Br7168 Rt RL307 |
| You can steal my best woman : but you sure can't make her stay | Williams, Joe; Someday Baby; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704861) BBB9025 RBF RF11 |
| I stole that sweet man of mine : stole him from my best friend | Wilson, Leola B.; Stevedore Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26161) Pm12379 His HLP1 |
| Along came John : who's my best friend | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977?) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| My best woman done quit me : and I ain't got no time to lose | Williams, Joe; Meet Me Around the Corner; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539921R) BBB8738 RCA INT1087 |
| I'm watching everybody : I'm only watching my only best friend | Sykes, Roosevelt; Mr. Sykes Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18801) Ch16586 Yz L1033 |
| Just lay it on the wood pretty mama : I do the best I can | Arnold, Kokomo; Let Your Money Talk; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9924 ) De7191 BC4 |
| It's a sad word to say : but the best of friends have to part | Bailey, Kid; Rowdy Blues; Memphis, c. 25 Sept. 1929; (M211) Br7114 OJL5 |
| Just get your *best friend's good man* : and do the best you can | Baker, Willie; WeakMinded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14668) Spt9427 Yz L1012 |
| Just get your *best friend's good man* : and do the best you can | Baker, Willie; WeakMinded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14896) Ge6751 Her H201 |
| A long tall gal : can *break* it the best | Baker, Willie; Sweet Patunia Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14897) Ge6751 His HLP22 |
| They can do the best playing poker : you sure done lost your home | Batts, Will; Country Woman; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137181) Vo02531 Rt RL329 |
| I got the one : that I love the best | Baxter, Jim (Andrew and Jim Baxter); Bamalong Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 9 Aug. 1927; (397842) Vi20962 Rt RL318 |
| A long tall man : you know's the best | Bell, Ed; Carry It Right Back Home; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510372) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| Because I've got another woman : you'll have to do the best you can | Black Boy Shine (Harold Holiday); Sugarland Blues; San Antonio, 20 Nov. 1936; (SA25511) Vo03417 BC7 |
| I may not suit you : but I'll do the best I can | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Rambling Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18216) Ch16370 BC6 |
| She will take your bad treatments : and do the best she can | Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Back Door Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18221) Ch16361 Yz L1019 |
| Too tight : it's the best | Blake, Blind; Too Tight Blues No. 2; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15460) Pm12824 Bio BLP12037 |
| Staying alone : and doing the best I can | Blake, Blind; Police Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15463) Pm12888 Yz L1012 |
| But the best I've ever had : was the old Crow Jane | Blake, Blind; Righteous Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L6481) Pm13035 Bio BLP12003 |
| Lord she'll take bad treatment : and she'll do the best thing she can | Bradley, Tommie; Four Day Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 July 1931; (17886A) Ch16339 OJL19 |
| Now I'm going to leave you : and do the best I can | Carr, Leroy; What More Can I Do; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7222A) Vo1651 Yz L1036 |
| She's got the best old mmm : I ever did see | Carr, Leroy; Hold Them Puppies; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL63) Vo02751 Yz L1036 |
| She got the best old loving : that I ever did see | Carr, Leroy; Hold Them Puppies; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL63) Vo02751 Yz L1036 |
| Because you *better* cook the best old corn bread : a poor man ever seen | Carr, Leroy; Bread Baker; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164321) Vo03296 Yz L1036 |
| I know that your loving : is the best that I ever seen | Chatman, Bo; I Get the Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992351) BBB6589 Yz L1034 |
| We going to see : who can double in a knot the best | Chatman, Bo; Double Up in a Knot; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026171) BBB6659 Yz L1034 |
| Hard to tell : which mamas love the best | Coleman, Lonnie; Wild About My Loving; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482592) Co14440D Rt RL318 |
| It's the best rag : that I ever had | Davis, Madlyn; It's Red Hot; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20908?) Pm12703 Yz L1039 |
| Lord sometime I think I love you : sometime I think I love my little gal the best | Davis, Walter; Why Shouldn't I Be Blue; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (0493251) BBB8737 Yz L1025 |
| But this Tallahatchie River : done got the best of me | Delaney, Mattie; Tallahatchie River Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM786 ) Vo1480 Yz L1001 |
| We going to see : who can do the boogiewoogie the best | Ezell, Will; Pitchin' Boogie; Richmond, Ind., 20 Sept. 1929; (15650) Pm12855 Mil MLP2018 |
| You think : you the bestlooking gal in town | Fuller, Blind Boy; Piccolo Rag; New York, 5 Apr. 1938; (226771) OK06437 BC11 |
| If you call that leaving : make the best out of life you can | Gibson, Clifford; Brooklyn Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577591) Vi23255 Yz L1027 |
| Now the best doctor in my town : says he never heard tell of such | Gibson, Clifford; She Rolls It Slow; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (69405 ) Vi23290 RCA INT1175 |
| She got the best jellyroll : that is in town | Gillum, Bill Jazz; I'm Gonna Get It; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020823 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177 |
| He's the best *kind fellow* : that I ever had | Glover, Mae; I Ain't Giving Nobody None; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15395A) Ge6948 Her H201 |
| I told you pretty mama : I have the best jelly in your town | Harris, Otis; You'll Like My Loving; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476092) Co14428D Yz L1032 |
| When I had you little black woman : I tried to do the best I could | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Awful Fix Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200341) Pm12539 Yz L1004 |
| I lost the best friend : I ever had | Henry, Lena; Low Down Despondent Blues; New York, 22 Aug. 1924; (13596) Vo14873 His HLP15 |
| She do that scraunch : she's the best in town | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Doin' the Scraunch; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510562) Co14591D CC36 |
| They's the best scraunchers : you ever see | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Doin' the Scraunch; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510562) Co14591D CC36 |
| Find the best scraunchers : the world ever seen | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Doin' the Scraunch; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510562) Co14591D CC36 |
| I love that woman : I done the best I could | Hogg, Andrew; Family Trouble Blues; Chicago, 18 Feb. 1937; (61856A) De7303 Rt RL315 |
| He ain't the best in the world : but he's a running son of a gun | House, Son; My Black MamaPart 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L4082) Pm13042 OJL2 |
| If brownskin's the best : I'll *play a teasing brown* | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Up the Way Bound; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25471) Pm12375 Yz L1029 |
| But the gal in Louisville : has got the best *clothes* | Jackson, Jim; Hesitation Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM804 ) Vo1477 Her H205 |
| I thought I'd write : but it's the best to telephone | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booster Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24741) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| Know it's the best to get single : then you won't have to cry no more | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booger Rooger Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30882) Pm12425 Bio BLP12015 |
| My poor father died and left me : and my mother done the best that she could | Johnson, Robert; Drunken Hearted Man; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3971) ARC unissued Co C30034 |
| My poor father died and left me : and my mother done the best that she could | Johnson, Robert; Drunken Hearted Man; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3972) ARC unissued Rt RL314 |
| Quit the best woman I had : and I have drove her from my door | McClennan, Tommy; It's a Cryin' Pity; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064891 ) BBB9005 Rt RL305 |
| I got both aces : I know I got the best hand | McCoy, Joe; Beat It Right; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C7246 ) Vo1643 Pal PL101 |
| But the Good Book says : that the best of friends must part | MacFarland, Barrel House Buck; I Got to Go Blues; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1934; (C9321 ) De7013 OJL20 |
| Hop on boys : I got the best chauffeur in town | Memphis Minnie; Garage Fire Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C6083 ) Vo1601 Rt RL307 |
| Know I got a T for the best girl I love : Lord she stay right in Memphis Tennessee | Richardson, Mooch; T and T Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (400213B) OK8554 Mam S3803 |
| You'll miss the best pal : you ever had | Smith, Bessie; After You've Gone; New York, 2 Mar. 1927; (1435672) Co14197D Co CL857 |
| Bought me a coffee grinder : got the best one I could find | Smith, Bessie; Empty Bed BluesPart; New York, 20 Mar. 1928; (14578??) Co14312D Co CL858 |
| All the best friends : sure has got to part | Smith, Bessie; Shipwreck Blues; New York, 11 June 1931; (1515973) Co14663D Co CL858 |
| Sugar man sugar man : you got the best sugar in town | Smith, Bessie Mae; Sugar Man BluesPart 2; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6168 ) Vo1559 His HLP2 |
| Now here I am in Chicago : doing the best I can | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf BluesNo. 2; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6405A) Vo1558 Yz L1031 |
| When you grind it slow : I like it the best | Spivey, Victoria; Organ Grinder Blues; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401115A) OK unissued Spi LP2001 |
| When you grind it so : I like it the best | Spivey, Victoria; Organ Grinder Blues; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401115C) OK8615 Sw S1240 |
| That is some black snake : trying to get the best of me | Spivey, Victoria; Black Snake Swing; Chicago, 7 July 1936; (90785A) De7203 AH58 |
| Now black snake got the best dough : and you sure can't roll him on | Spivey, Victoria; Black Snake Swing; Chicago, 7 July 1936; (90785A) De7203 AH58 |
| Kokomo's about the best city : I declare that I ever saw | Spruell, Freddie; Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85786 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802 |
| I love you baby : the best way in my life | Stokes, Frank; Shiney Town Blues; Memphis, 25 Sept. 1929; (555911) ViV38589 RBF RF202 |
| You know I did the best I could : to treat you loving and kind | Sykes, Roosevelt; As True As I've Been to You; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (694031) Vi23286 Yz L1033 |
| But remember the times : that the best of friends must part | Wallace, Sippie; Special Delivery Blues; Chicago, 1 Mar. 1926; (9547A) OK8328 CC32 |
| I'm going to keep on winding : because I'm the best old winder in town | Washboard Sam; Levee Camp Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644811) BBB8909 BC10 |
| Well now I ain't no *farmer* : but I'll *watch your crop* the best I can | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Cocktail Man Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90173A) De7144 Say SDR191 |
| Let me be your dealer : I'm the best dealer in town | Wheatstraw, Peetie; King of Spades; Chicago, 20 July 1935; (C1082B) Vo03066 Say SDR191 |
| Now if I go home : do you think that is the best place to be | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sweet Home Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C12612) Vo03396 Say SDR191 |
| And I'm trying so hard : to do the best I can | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Working Man; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60506A) De7200 BC4 |
| I know baby : you are doing the best you can | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Devilment Blues; Chicago, 2 Nov. 1937; (91323A) De7422 Say SDR192 |
| But I guess I'll have to go to the poorhouse : oh well well and do the best I can | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Road Tramp Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1938; (63540B) De7589 BC4 |
| Georgia women : got the best jellyroll | White, Washington; Shake 'Em On Down; Chicago, 2 Sept. 1937; (C19971) Vo03711 Co C30036 |
| Oh the best old cabbage : that a man most ever seen | Williams, Jabo; Polock Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. May 1932; (L1406?) Pm13130 Yz L1028 |
| The best time I have girl : when you's out of my sight | Cannon, Gus; Heart Breakin' Blues; Memphis, 9 Sept. 1928; (470012) ViV38523 OJL4 |
| The best thing you better do : is find you another man | Johnson, Lonnie; Man Killing Broad; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91339A) De7445 Sw S1225; |
| I'm tired of being scolded : when I know I'm doing to best I can | Harris, Magnolia; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'Part 2; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930; (C7101 ) MeM12077 Yz L1031 |
| I tried hard baby : did the very best I could | Johnson, Joe (Memphis Minnie); Don't Want No Woman; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (62539 ) Vi23313 Pal PL101 |
| Now Louisa you know : I have been Lord the very best that I could | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Miss Louisa Blues; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (020114 ) BBB7576 RBF RF14 |
| And you will turn your back on everybody : baby you will really worry you best friend | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Mistreatin' Woman Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026541) BBB7178 CC35 |
| He may be your best friend : mama says you don't know | Alexander, Texas; I Am Calling Blues; New York, 20 Nov. 1928; (401349A) OK8801 His HLP31 |
| You can always tell : when your best man don't want you around | Cox, Ida; Blue Kentucky Blues; New York, late Jan. 1925; (20032) Pm12258 BYG529073 |
| Now look here girl : put on your best dress | Ezell, Will; Pitchin' Boogie; Richmond, Ind., 20 Sept. 1929; (15650) Pm12855 Mil MLP2018 |
| It could be your best friend : mama you don't know | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Right of Way Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (45152) Pm12510 Rt RL301 |
| If your best friend can't get your woman : he'll frame her for somebody else | Johnson, Lonnie; Crowin' Rooster Blues; Chicago, 7 Feb. 1941; (0592051) BBB8804 RCA LPV518; |
| Don't your house look lonesome : when your best buddy's gone | Kelly, Eddie; Poole County Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130231) BBB7204 RBF RF9 |
| Wants to come to see you : your best man got me barred | McClennan, Tommy; Baby, Don't You Want to Go; Chicago, 22 Nov. 1939; (044245 ) BBB8408 Rt RL305 |
| You lose your best woman : don't you fool with mine | McTell, Blind Willie; Weary Hearted Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140671) Vo02568 Rt RL324 |
| Because your best old stinger : than any bumblebee that I ever see | Memphis Minnie; Bumble Bee Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (599932) ViV38599 BC7 |
| You'll get a couple phone calls : wake up and try to do your best | Stokes, Frank; Downtown Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418221) Vi21272 BC5 |
| You'll get a couple phone calls : wake up and try to do your best | Stokes, Frank; Downtown Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418222) Vi unissued His HLP31 |
| You get a call before down : wake up and try to do your best | Stokes, Frank; It Won't Be Long Now; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454202) Vi21672 Rt RL307 |
| He may be your best friend : baby you don't know | Thompson, Edward; Showers of Rain Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2411A) Pm13018 Yz L1006 |
| Well well now you must stop look and listen : may be your best friend you don't know | Wheatstraw, Peetie; All Night Long Blues; Chicago, 18 Aug. 1934; (C9315A) De7082 AH158 |
| Trying your best : to sneak up on some woman's | Whistlin' Rufus; Sweet Jelly Rollin'; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1933; (77305 ) BBB5306 Rt RL334 |
| Just do your best : to do it good | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); Do It Right; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (1489783) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| Your best girl quit you : left you all alone | Bracey, Ishman; Pay Me No Mind; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2422) Pm13038 Yz L1007 |
