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| Bet your B V Ds : something is going on wrong | Bracey, Ishman; Bust Up Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2412) Pm13038 Her H205 |
| Bet you got a little taste : you just keep on hanging around | Harris, Otis; You'll Like My Loving; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476092) Co14428D Yz L1032 |
| Bet your life : there's something going on wrong | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Shaggy Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (4415 ) Pm12489 Rt RL319 |
| Bet your life ain't worth living babe : if you ain't with the one you love | McCoy, Charlie; Last Time Blues; Memphis, c. 22 Sept. 1929; (M176 ) Br7141 Yz L1001 |
| Bet you my last dollar : one done stole the other one's man | McTell, Blind Willie; Stole Rider Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403092) Vi21124 Yz L1037 |
| Bet he can't shimmy : but he struts his stuff | McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (1493192) Co14657D Yz L1037 |
| Bet you fifty to one hundred : something is going on wrong | Spivey, Victoria; Telephoning the Blues; New York, 1 Oct. 1929; (567351) ViV38546 Spi LP2001 |
| Son you don't mean me no good : *I bet they* use you no more | Shade, Will; What's the Matter; Memphis, 17 Sept. 1929; (555302) ViV38551 Jo SM3104 |
| Catfish told the *jackfish* : ??? now *I bet she going to build* | Wheatstraw, Peetie; King Spider Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90174A) De7144 Say SDR191 |
| It's pull on your race horse : bet on your derby too | Coleman, Bob; Sing Song Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 June 1929; (15167) Pm12791 Rt RL340 |
| If seven sisters can't do anything in Louisiana : bet you'll have to go to New Orleans | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Seven Sisters BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO169A) Vo1641 Yz L1031 |
| She told me to always bet : that the dice won't pass | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Crapshooter's Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91154A) De7292 Say SDR192 |
| Trying to catch a big bet : so he can get him one more half a pint | McClennan, Tommy; Whiskey Head Man; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053736 ) BBB8760 RBF RF14 |
| You can bet your bottom dollar : one's got the other one's man | Baker, Willie; Crooked Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14894A) Ge6846 Yz L1012 |
| You can bet your life : one's got the other's man | Evans, Joe; Shook It This Morning Blues; New York, 21 May 1931; (106652) Or8083 Yz L1015 |
| You can bet your bottom dollar : one's got the other one's man | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Motherless Chile Blues; Atlanta, 5 Nov. 1927; (1451341) Co14299D RBF RF15 |
| You can bet your life : that there's something going on wrong | Moore, William; Midnight Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (203122) Pm12636 Rt RL340 |
| When I get back to Memphis : you can bet I'll stay | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Going Back to Memphis; Memphis, 5 June 1930; (62583 ) Vi23310 Jo SM3104 |
| You can bet your life : he's playing her victrola | Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); Do It Right; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (1489783) Co14463D His HLP5 |
| I bet you my last dollar : she don't put them jinx on me | Blake, Blind; Panther Squall Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205822) Pm12723 Yz L1016 |
| I bet my money : and I lost it Lord it's dough | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30902) Pm12443 Mil MLP2007 |
| I bet on the Brown Bomber : for he knows his stuff | Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293A) De7114 Yz L1016 |
| And I bet you men can tell me : what it's all about | Roland, Walter; Early in the Morning No. 2; New York, 31 July 1934; (154952) Ba33343 Yz L1017 |
| What is it tastes like gravy : boys I bet you don't know | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); What Is It That Tastes Like Gravy; Chicago, c. 14 June 1929; (C3594 ) Vo1426 Yz L1039 |
| I bet she's just like ??? : can't never tell what she's going to do | Taylor, Charley; Heavy Suitcase Blues; Grafton, Wis., Mar. or Apr. 1930; (L2512) Pm12967 Yz L1028 |
| I bet I'd want to see her : ooo Lord you don't know how | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sleepless Nights Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11519A) Vo1727 Yz L1030 |
| I bet you my life : he'll treat you right | Wilkins, Robert; New Stock Yard Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX107 ) Vo03223 OJL21 |
| Well well and I bet my fifty cents on Joe : ooo well in no time I won my fifty cents back again | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Joe Louis and John Henry; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (040535 ) BBB8403 BC3 |
| Now I'd be delighted and pay for them : for I bet they would be on out of this world | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Big Apple Blues; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064020 ) BBB8766 BC20 |
| I'd bet anybody pass my house : that one round Joe would knock him out | Memphis Minnie; He's in the Ring; Chicago, 22 Aug. 1935; (C1099B) Vo03046 Pal PL101 |
| I'll bet you hundred dollar : that I will change your mind | Darby, Blind; Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15566) Pm12828 Yz L1003 |
| I'll never bet : on this old trey game no more | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30902) Pm12443 Mil MLP2007 |
| My name is Peetie : I'm on the line you bet | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Shack Bully Stomp; New York, 1 Apr. 1938; (63539A) De7479 BC4 |
| You bet your bottom dollar : she's got the other one's man | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shave Em Dry; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10042?) Pm12264 Yz L1029 |
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| My innocence betrayed me : have overtaken poor Bob at last | Johnson, Robert; Stone in My Passway; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL3772) ARC71267 Co CL1654 |
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| I'm going around the mountain charming Betsy : going around the mountain to leave | Thomas, Henry; Charmin' Betsy; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C4621 ) Vo1468 Rt RL315 |
| The first time I see charming Betsy : she want everything that she see | Thomas, Henry; Charmin' Betsy; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C4621 ) Vo1468 Rt RL315 |
| Last time I seen charming Betsy : she's wearing the ball and chain | Thomas, Henry; Charmin' Betsy; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C4621 ) Vo1468 Rt RL315 |
| I wonder what can the matter : with poor Betsy Mae | Alexander, Texas; Seen Better Days; San Antonio, 9 June 1930; (404112B) OK8890 Rt RL316 |
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| Better stop your bus : and bring it right back home | Barefoot Bill; I Don't Like That; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1930; (1503011) Co14544D Rt RL325 |
| Better get you a woodchopper : to back up in your stall | Bird, John (Mae Glover); Gas Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15396A) Ge7040 Yz L1009 |
| Better keep your other man : from hanging around my door | Blake, Blind; Goodbye Mama Moan; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205411) Pm12634 Bio BLP12037 |
| Better not catch you : at that house of mine | Brown, Hi Henry; Preacher Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11477A) Vo1728 Yz L1030 |
| Better come here ready : if you want to win my love | Henderson, Rosa; Get It Fixed; New York, c. Apr. 1925; ( ) Vo1177 His HLP15 |
| Better tell somebody : better come and get this old black snake soon | Ledbetter, Huddie; New Black Snake Moan; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166912) Ba33360 Co C30035 |
| Better get you a new girl : or one you once have had | Petties, Arthur; Two Time Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419062) Vi21282 Yz L1007 |
| Better be on your way : the rattlesnake's about to take your home | Short, Jaydee; Lonesome Swamp Rattlesnake; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4681) Pm13043 OJL11 |
| Better get you twentyfour : so twelve won't worry you | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); No Baby Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203381) Pm12670 Bio BLP12004 |
| Better get your crowing from the rooster : better get your eggs from a hen | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Gotta Shave 'Em Dry; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1041) Pm12916 Her H205 |
| I says I love my baby : better than I do myself | Alexander, Texas; NinetyEight Degree Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402640A) OK8705 Yz L1004 |
| I love my daddy : better than I love myself | Bell, Anna; Every Woman Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (172A) QRSR7007 His HLP21 |
| If you take a peep in my back yard : better take a look at mine | Bell, Anna; Every Woman Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (172A) QRSR7007 His HLP21 |
| If you got a good bullcow : better feed him every day | Big Bill (Broonzy); Bull Cow Blues; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (116102) Ba32653 Yz L1035 |
| And that backbiting man : better not show his face | Blake, Blind; Search Warrant Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208713) Pm12737 Bio BLP12023 |
| She always milks me dry : better than you ever milk a cow | Blake, Blind; Rope Stretchin' BluesPart 2; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L11012) Pm13103 Bio BLP12037 |
| I love my moonshine whiskey : better than I do my man | Bogan, Lucille; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C5562A) Br7210 Rt RL317 |
| If you want your brown : better stay aside | Butler, Sam; Jefferson County Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; ( ) Vo1057 Yz L1016 |
| Lord I love my goat : better than I love myself | Byrd, John; Billy Goat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2892) Pm12997 Yz L1001 |
| I love my moonshine whiskey : better than a filly loves her mare | Carr, Leroy; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6086B) Vo1541 Yz L1015 |
| There's a good time here : better one around the road | Chatman, Bo; Shake 'Em On Down; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278691) BBB7927 Yz L1034 |
| All you jealous men : better keep your women tied | Daniels, Julius; My Mama Was a Sailor; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (379312) Vi20658 Rt RL326 |
| I love you : better than anything I ever had | Davis, Walter; New Come Back Baby; Chicago, 21 Mar. 1941; (0539791) BBB8833 RCA INT1085 |
| Papa papa : better do your stuff | Henderson, Rosa; Get It Fixed; New York, c. Apr. 1925; ( ) Vo1177 His HLP15 |
| I love my cherry ball : better than I love myself | James, Skip; Cherry Ball Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7482) Pm13065 Bio BLP12029 |
| Some pretty mama : better come and get this black snake soon | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Black Snake Moan; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30672) Pm12407 Mil MLP2013 |
| I love my baby : better than a farmer likes his Jersey cow | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Low Down Mojo Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (206361) Pm12650 Mil MLP2004 |
| Oh : better find my mama soon | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Black Snake Moan No 2; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212021) Pm12756 Mil MLP2013 |
| I love me yoyo : better than anything I know | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Yo Yo Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15665) Pm12872 Bio BLP12000 |
| I love my whiskey : better than some people like to eat | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Mosquito Moan; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15666) Pm12899 Mil MLP2013 |
| Her father told me : better not to come back no more | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bootin' Me 'Bout; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15675) Pm12946 Mil MLP2004 |
| If you got over fifteen grand : better split it ninetynine different ways | Johnson, Lonnie; Racketeers Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1932; (1522602) OK8946 CC30 |
| I've got a woman now that I love : better than I love myself | Johnson, Lonnie; It Ain't What You Usta Be; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91342A) De7427 Sw S1225 |
| Better tell somebody : better come and get this old black snake soon | Ledbetter, Huddie; New Black Snake Moan; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166912) Ba33360 Co C30035 |
| Man if you love your woman : better mess it in her cup | Lewis, Furry; Dry Land Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454291) Vi23345 Yz L1021 |
| One hundred dollars won't do : better run and get you three | Lewis, Furry; Judge Harsh Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454332) ViV38506 Yz L1008 |
| Because I like pretty mama : better than any woman that I ever seen | McClennan, Tommy; My Baby's Doggin' Me; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044991 ) BBB8545 Rt RL305 |
| I love that little old woman : better than any woman that I ever seen | McClennan, Tommy; My Baby's Doggin' Me; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044991 ) BBB8545 Rt RL305 |
| I once loved a woman : better than even I'd ever seen | McTell, Blind Willie; Statesboro Blues; Atlanta, 17 Oct. 1928; (471873) ViV38001 Yz L1005 |
| I got a man I love : better than myself | Memphis Minnie; After While Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1931; (VO152A) Vo1658 BC13 |
| Some high brown woman : better come and get this here black snake soon | Mississippi Moaner (Isaiah Nettles); It's Cold in China Blues; Jackson, Miss., 20 Oct. 1935; (JAX2021) Vo03166 OJL8 |
| You think I love you : better change your mind | Stevens, Vol; Vol Stevens Blues; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403241) Vi21356 OJL21 |
| If you want me woman : better buy you a pair of overalls | Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); No Baby Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203381) Pm12670 Bio BLP12004 |
| I mean some pretty mama : better come and get this black snake soon | Washington, Louis; Black Snake Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1934; (146761) Ba33058 Rt RL313 |
| Well you loves everybody baby : better than you do poor me | Welsh, Nolan; St. Peter Blues; Chicago, 16 June 1926; (9728A) OK8372 CC32 |
| Better get your crowing from the rooster : better get your eggs from a hen | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Gotta Shave 'Em Dry; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1041) Pm12916 Her H205 |
| Well bigleg woman : better keep your dresses down | Williams, Joe; Little Leg Woman; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854871) BBB5900 Yz L1038 |
| Although I'm going partner : going to a better land | Welsh, Nolan; Dying Pickpocket Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210983) Pm12759 Yz L1028 |
| Can't buy from a better man : than Mr Owens | Wilkins, Robert; New Stock Yard Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX107 ) Vo03223 OJL21 |
| Ain't nothing in the jungle : that's any better than me | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Jungle Man Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210452) Pm12721 Bio BLP12042 |
| Because ain't nothing in the jungle : that's any better than me | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Jungle Man Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210452) Pm12721 Bio BLP12042 |
| I'm going away to leave you : I know the men will be better if I do | Sykes, Roosevelt; As True As I've Been to You; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (694031) Vi23286 Yz L1033 |
| Says they'll tell you that they're going to do better : they'll swear they going to stay home | Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter's Advice; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026161) BBB7073 Yz L1014 |
| Says I may do better : than what I once have been | Harris, William; Hot Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14323) Ge6707 OJL5 |
| Says we'll do better : than what we used to | Harris, William; Hot Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14323) Ge6707 OJL5 |
| I don't do better : kill myself atrying | King David; I Can Deal Worry; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404668A) OK8901 Rt RL311 |
| Lord I may get better : babe I can't get well | Fox, John D.; The Worried Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 Dec. 1927; (GEX1011A) Ge6352 OJL10 |
| And if the times don't get better : I ain't going back home no more | Stokes, Frank; Beale Town Bound; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47752) Pm12576 Rt RL308 |
| It just gets better : so the ladies say | Hurt, Mississippi John; Candy Man Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401483B) OK8654 Bio BLPC4 |
| Baby baby baby : you had better get your back yard cleaned | Carr, Leroy; Bread Baker; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164321) Vo03296 Yz L1036 |
| And some pretty mama : had better come and get this black snake soon | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Snake Moan; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80523B) OK8455 Fwy FJ2802 |
| And some nice young fair brown : had better come here soon | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Piney Woods Money Mama; Chicago, c. Mar. 1928; (204082) Pm12650 Mil MLP2004 |
| Well Mr Charlie : you had better watch your men | Kelly, Jack; Red Ripe Tomatoes; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137142) Ba32844 OJL4 |
| You had better come : and hurry home | Smith, Clara; Hot Papa; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (814773) Co14006D VJM VLP16 |
| I think there'll be trouble : and I had better go | Smith, Clara; Mean Papa, Turn in Your Key; New York, 17 Apr. 1924; (816972) Co14022D VJM VLP16 |
| You had better leave her alone : she don't mean a doggone thing | Townsend, Henry; Sick with the Blues; possibly Chicago, 1933; ( ) record unknown Yz L1030 |
| And you had better use me lover : just before I go away | Townsend, Henry; She's Got a Mean Disposition; Chicaco, 25 Feb. 1935; (854941) BBB5966 Yz L1030 |
| When you walking down ThirtyFirst Street : you had better look around | Washboard Sam; Bucket's Got a Hole in It; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020808 ) BBB7906 BC2 |
| But now when it comes to loving you : that had better be mine | Washboard Sam; Save It for Me; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020809 ) BBB7866 BC10 |
| But I'm going to Little Rock : where I can have better time | Dickson, Pearl; Little Rock Blues; Memphis, 12 Dec. 1927; (1453712) Co14286D OJL6 |
| You just tell him : he better hurry home | Cox, Ida; Long Distance Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (2243?) Pm12307 BYG529073 |
| I found a ??? competition : he better not get in town | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Competition Bed Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207492) Pm12728 Rt RL306 |
| And when I find him : he better not be messing around | Perkins, Gertrude; No Easy Rider Blues; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1927; (1453401) Co14313D Fwy FJ2802 |
| New he's better known : by the devil's soninlaw | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp No. 2; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91153 ) De7391 BC4 |
| I better not catch : nobody else with it | Barefoot Bill; She's Got a Nice Line; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1930; (1503021) Co14544D Rt RL325 |
| Sitting down here thinking : yes babe I believe I better go | Bonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); 80 Highway Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649211) BBB8927 BC7 |
| But to keep down trouble : mama guess I better go | Church, Blind Clyde; Pneumatic Blues; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (56308) Vi23271 Rt RL329 |
| Because my baby keep on coming : baby and I believe that I better go | Stone, Joe; It's Hard Time; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76837 ) BBB5169 Yz L1030 |
| I found out you's no good mama : I think I better let you go | Sykes, Roosevelt; Mr. Sykes Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18801) Ch16586 Yz L1033 |
| I better stop that noise : before they crack my head | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039 |
| So a notion struck me : I better be on my way | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C12561) Vo03186 BC7 |
| And I reckon I'd better take it over to Durhamville : and I'm going to stop at Vasser Williams' | Estes, Sleepy John; Brownsville Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63653A) De7473 RBF RF8 |
| I want to see my good girl : and I think I'll better go | Roland, Walter; Early in the Morning No. 2; New York, 31 July 1934; (154952) Ba33343 Yz L1017 |
| I'm going down on Florida : now where I'm better known | Big Bill (Broonzy); Key to the Highway; Chicago, 2 May 1941; (C37451) OK06242 RBF RF1 |
| I'm going back to the border : where I'm better known | Gillum, Bill Jazz; Key to the Highway; Chicago, 9 May 1940; (044972 ) BBB8529 RBF RF16 |
| I'm going : where honey I'm better known | McTell, Blind Willie; Mr. McTell Got the Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (40311?) Vi unissued RCA INT1175 |
| And it's better to me : than any I ever had | Bogan, Lucille; Coffee Grindin' Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3461 ) Br7083 His HLP15 |
| It's better to take it easy : ooo well well than to take a chance and die | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Don't Take a Chance; Chicago, 8 Apr. 1936; (C13521) Vo03348 Say SDR192 |
| Because he jumps better : than any man that I know | Bogan, Lucille; Jump Steady Daddy; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (169932) ARC51258 Yz L1017 |
| But I can roll your lemon better : than any man in this town | Chatman, Bo; Let Me Roll Your Lemon; New Orleans, 19 Jan. 1935; (876241) BBB5861 Yz L1034 |
| Things will look better : in the Washington Park | Bell, Ed; She's a Fool Gal; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510382) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
| Seems like others look better to him : than I do | Smith, Clara; Every Woman's Blues; New York, 28 June 1923; (810605) CoA3943 VJM VLP15 |
| And he makes better honey : any bumblebee I ever seen | Memphis Minnie; New Bumble Bee; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5895 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
| His man better watch his footsteps for the hen : now doggone his ways | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lemon's Worried Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203753) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004 |
| She said I care for you daddy : but I love no man better than I do myself | Moore, Whistlin' Alex; West Texas Woman; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495312) Co14496D His HLP32 |
| But he loves me better : than my regular can | Smith, Clara; I Want My Sweet Daddy Now; New York, 31 Aug. 1923; (811831) CoA3991 VJM VLP15 |
| I could have a much better time : but these girls now is so hard to please | Brown, Richard Rabbit; James Alley Blues; New Orleans, 11 Mar. 1927; (380001) Vi20578 Yz L1032 |
| If I don't get no better mama : believe I'm going I'm going | Bracey, Ishman; TroubleHearted Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (454601) Vi21691 Yz L1007 |
| Times get no better : I won't be back at all | Bracey, Mississippi; I'll Overcome Some Day; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404767B) OK8904 OJL17 |
| You can't do no better : another good girl can take your room | Calicott, Joe; Fare Thee Well Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM778 ) Br7166 OJL11 |
| If you don't treat me no better : I ain't going to be your man no more | Gillum, Bill Jazz; You Drink Too Much Whiskey; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070445 ) BBB9004 RCA INT1177 |
| Remember baby : you ain't no better than the man I had before | Johnson, Edith North; Good Chib Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15559) Pm12864 CC37 |
| If I don't get no better : I want you to come and rub my head | Kelly, Jack; Cold Iron Bed; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (13722 ) Ba32934 OJL4 |
| If I don't get no better treatment : go back here no more | Stevens, Vol; Beale Street Mess Around; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403201) Vi21066 Rt RL322 |
| Talk to six straight men : say she knows no better | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| Now listen if you don't treat me no better : Lord I sure do wish you would | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Miss Louisa Blues; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (020114 ) BBB7576 RBF RF14 |
| Uncle Sam better decide : and gotten blood in his eye | Edwards, Frank; We Got to Get Together; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38121) OK06393 BC6 |
| I seen better days : when times wasn't so hard | Alexander, Texas; Seen Better Days; San Antonio, 9 June 1930; (404112B) OK8890 Rt RL316 |
| I done seen better days : but I'm putting up with these | Brown, Richard Rabbit; James Alley Blues; New Orleans, 11 Mar. 1927; (380001) Vi20578 Yz L1032 |
| Oh if she don't come on the big boat : she better not land | Alexander, Texas; Levee Camp Moan Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81225B) OK8498 RBF RF9 |
| Got a Saturday one : well she better not catch me here | Hull, Papa Harvey; Gang of Brownskin Women; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12689) Ge6122 Yz L1001 |
| I've got a Thursday one : that she better not catch me here | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Brown Skin Girls; Chicago, 18 July 1935; (C1074A) ARC61166 Yz L1025 |
| Somebody better come here : pretty doggone soon | Baker, Willie; Bad Luck Moan; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14892) Ge6812 Rt RL326 |
| I've got a stinging snake : I love sometime better than I do myself | Memphis Minnie; Stinging Snake Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1934; (CP10691) Vo02711 Pal PL101 |
| Get your one man : you sure better get you two | Johnson, Elizabeth; Sobbin' Woman Blues; New York, 30 Oct. 1928; (401280?) OK8789 Her H201 |
| But the better I treat my daddy : the worse we get along | Cox, Ida; Lonesome Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (22461) Pm12307 BYG529073 |
| The better I try to treat you : the more you throw your mama down | Johnson, Mary; Rattlesnake Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18791) Ch16570 Riv RM8819 |
| The better I treat him : the worse he treats me | Jones, Maggie; Screamin' the Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1924; (1401881) Co14055D VJM VLP23 |
| The man said to his womenfolk : Lord we'd better go | Patton, Charley; High Water EverywherePart II; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L602) Pm12909 Yz L1020 |
| You women better be careful : you won't have no man at all | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Round and Round; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64732 ) Vi23256 Jo SM3104 |
| This winter you women better shimmy : and shimmy right fast | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Round and Round; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64732 ) Vi23256 Jo SM3104 |
| Look like something bad is going to happen : you better lower your airplane down | Arnold, Kokomo; Mean Old Twister; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91161A) De7347 BC4 |
| Now the big tide is rising : you better lower your anchors down | Arnold, Kokomo; Big Ship Blues; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91167A) De7361 Say SDR163 |
| Sugar you better stop that : Lord it's sure going to be your ruin | Barefoot Bill; From Now On; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (1493572) Co14481D OJL14 |
| If you go in Boogie Alley : you better take you fortyfour | Bogan, Lucille; Down in Boogie Alley; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155082) Ba33149 Rt RL317 |
| And you better not let : my regular catch you here | Bracey, Ishman; Saturday Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418421) Vi21349 OJL8 |
| Told me you better hurry : and you better make haste | Bracey, Mississippi; Stered Gal; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404766B) OK8867 Yz L1038 |
| Told me you better hurry : and you better make haste | Bracey, Mississippi; Stered Gal; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404766B) OK8867 Yz L1038 |
| And the white cat told the black one : you better set your black self down | Burse, Charlie; Boodie Bum Bum; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C7921) OK8956 Jo SM3104 |
| Say you better stop your woman : from smiling in my face | Campbell, Bob; Starvation Farm Blues; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (155032) Vo02798 Fly LP103 |
| I said you better answer : or I'll smack you down | Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5071 ) Vo1527 Yz L1036 |
| I want all you women : you better bear this in mind | Chatman, Bo; Ram Rod Daddy; New York, 4 June 1931; (404926A) OK8897 His HLP5 |
| That I would treat you better : anybody else | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Don't Mean Me No Good; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535911) BBB8615 RCA730.581 |
| If you want to see me baby : you better see me while you can | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Grinder Man Blues; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535921) BBB8584 RCA730.581 |
| Old pal old pal : you better let my man alone | Cox, Ida; You Stole My Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (207681) Pm12704 BYG529073 |
| Boys you better watch them women : because they're just slipping up the kingdom's steps | Doyle, Little Buddy; Grief Will Kill You; Memphis, 1 July 1939; (MEM181) Vo05111 Rt RL319; |
| Now if you hobo in Brownsville : you better not be peeping out | Estes, Sleepy John; Hobo Jungle Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62481A) De7354 Sw S1219 |
| Now if you get you one woman : you better get you two | Fuller, Blind Boy; Rag, Mama, Rag; New York, 25 July 1935; (178632) ARC351032 BC6 |
| The graveyard is lonely : you better put brakes on yourself | Gillum, Bill Jazz; You Drink Too Much Whiskey; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070445 ) BBB9004 RCA INT1177 |
| Tell all you women : what you better do | Glover, Mae; Pig Meat Mama; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15393) Ge6948 Rt RL319 |
| If your daddy can't yoyo : you better learn him how | Hart, Hattie; Memphis Yo Yo Blues; Memphis, 4 Oct. 1929; (563452) ViV38558 Rt RL322 |
| If you get one old woman : you better get you five or six | Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Awful Fix Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200341) Pm12539 Yz L1004 |
| Oh you take me back : I'll treat you better | Hurt, Mississippi John; Nobody's Dirty Business; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (400223B) OK8560 Bio BLPC4 |
| If you say you had money : you better be sure | James, Skip; Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7522) Pm13065 Bio BLP12029 |
| If you want your [lover, baby] : you better pin him to your side | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44464) Pm12474 Bio BLP12000 |
| If you got a sweet woman : you better love her while you can | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Struck Sorrow Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200392) Pm12541 Rt RL335 |
| Now Sam you not my friend : and my home you better stop hanging around | Johnson, Lonnie; Sam, You're Just a Rat; New York, 9 Feb. 1932; (405141A) OK8937 Yz L1028 |
| The best thing you better do : is find you another man | Johnson, Lonnie; Man Killing Broad; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91339A) De7445 Sw S1225; |
| If you're a single man : you better drink and have your fun | Johnson, Lonnie; Hard Time Ain't Gone No Where; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91340A) De7388 Sw S1225 |
| If you want your usedtobe : then you better let me alone | Johnson, Lonnie; New Falling Rain Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63521A) De7461 Sw S1225 |
| But I've changed that thing : you better let married women alone | McTell, Blind Willie; Searching the Desert for the Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716061) Vi23353 RCA LPV518 |
| I changed that thing : you better let married women alone | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
| I got myself a woman : you better get yourself a man | McTell, Blind Willie; Your Time to Worry; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9957A) De7117 Rt RL324 |
| He said you'll never start to Texas : you better take the T and T | Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; West Texas Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026511) BBB7178 CC35 |
| If I don't treat you better : I'll break my neck atrying | Reed, Willie; Texas Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476011) Co14407D Yz L1010 |
| And you know you better not start nothing : know they'll make away with you | Roland, Walter; 45 Pistol Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1935; (170812) ARC60361 BC7 |
| And I told her yes : great God and you better go | Scott, Sonny; Red Cross Blues; New York, 18 July 1933; (135721) Vo25012 Rt RL325 |
| You better hide : mama you better hide from me | Shade, Will; I Can Beat You Plenty; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (55599 ) ViV38586 Rt RL337 |
| Now you better go to the blacksmith's shop : and get yourself overhauled | Smith, Bessie; You've Been a Good Old Wagon; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402511) Co14079D Co CL855 |
| When you get a good gal : you better treat her nice | Smith, Bessie; Lost Your Head Blues; New York, 4 May 1926; (1421492) Co14158D Co CL857 |
| Now you better do right : stay out of my flat | Smith, Clara; Hot Papa; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (814773) Co14006D VJM VLP16 |
| If you buy your ticket : papa you better buy two | Smith, Laura; Don't You Leave Me Here; New York, c. Mar. 1927; (71302) Ba1977 VJM VLP40 |
| He says you better work for me : I asked old Liza Jane | Thomas, Henry; Arkansas; Chicago, c. early July 1927; ( ) Vo1286 Rt RL312 |
| If I catch you around my house : you better jump in some country well | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Low Down Rascal; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60507A) De7200 Say SDR192 |
| She said I declare if you want me daddy : you better hurry home | White, Washington (Booker Washington White); Pinebluff Arkansas; Chicago, 2 Sept. 1937; (C19962) Vo03711 Co C30036 |
| If you want to do good : you better stay off of Parchman Farm | White, Washington; Parchman Farm Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2981A) OK05683 Co C30036 |
| You better stop your sister : from doing her *gait* | Baker, Willie; Mama, Don't Rush Me Blues; Memphis, c. 25 Sept. 1929; (14666) Ge6766 His HLP22 |
| You better see the undertaker : get someone to dig your grave | Barefoot Bill; I Don't Like That; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1930; (1503011) Co14544D Rt RL325 |
| You better buy you a ticket : know this train ain't mine | Bell, Ed; Mean Conductor Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48201) Pm12546 Yz L1006 |
| You better go the the doctor : get you a seasick pill | Bird, John (Mae Glover); Gas Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15396A) Ge7040 Yz L1009 |
| You better draw : your business in | Chatman, Bo; The Law Gonna Step on You; New York, 5 June 1931; (404935A) OK unissued Yz L1034 |
| You better join the boys and girls : down on old Number Nine | Church, Blind Clyde; Number Nine Blues; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (56307) Vi23271 Rt RL329 |
| You better change your ways : and get me awhile | Cox, Ida; Wild Women Don't Have the Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (1842?) Pm12228 Jo SM3098 |
| You better make some arrangements : because it awon't be very long | Gillum, Bill Jazz; One Letter Home; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070443 ) BBB8943 RCA INT1177 |
| You better cut out you late hours : and let other mens alone | Gillum, Bill Jazz; You Drink Too Much Whiskey; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070445 ) BBB9004 RCA INT1177 |
| You better lay off my pigmeat : or it won't be good for you | Glover, Mae; Pig Meat Mama; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15393) Ge6948 Rt RL319 |
| You better stop now and listen : and see what tomorrow brings | James, Jesse; Lonesome Day Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90762A) De7213 AH158 |
| You better come on in my kitchen : well it's going to be raining outdoors | Johnson, Robert; Come On in My Kitchen; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25851) ARC unissued Co CL1654 |
| You better stop your gal : from from tickling under my chin | Jordan, Luke; Church Bells Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398191) Vi unissued RCA INT1175 |
| You better come to me : if you want to save your life | Memphis Minnie; Dirty Mother For You; Chicago, 10 Jan. 1935; (C9641A) De7048 Pal PL101 |
| You better quit your bad habits : digging in every dark hole | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Cave Man Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (599622) ViV38605 Mel MLP7324; |
| You better hide : mama you better hide from me | Shade, Will; I Can Beat You Plenty; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (55599 ) ViV38586 Rt RL337 |
| You better stop your man : from tickling me under my chin | Smith, Bessie; JailHouse Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1923; (812262) CoA4001 Co CL855 |
| You better not do : just what I think | Smith, Clara; Hot Papa; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (814773) Co14006D VJM VLP16 |
| You better get on your knees and ask for mercy : because the judge giving breaks no more | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Tell It to the Judge No. 1; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C7238A) MeM12117 Yz L1031 |
| You better come here woman : sit down on my knee | Wilkins, Robert; I Do Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (47000 ) Vi23379 OJL5 |
| You better take it kind of easy : I've got my eyes on you | Williamson, Sonny Boy; You Give an Account; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (020846 ) BBB7756 BC3; |
| If you got a good woman partner : you'd better treat her right | Gibson, Clifford; Don't Put That Thing On Me; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571742) ViV38572 Yz L1006 |
| Now if you think I'm going crazy about you : you'd better change your mind | Johnson, Margaret; If I Let You Get Away With It Once You'll Do It All of the Time; New York, 19 Oct. 1923; (71972B) OK8107 Sw S1240; |
| So you'd better watch out : doggone your badluck soul | Jones, Maggie; Jealous Mama Blues; New York, 14 Oct. 1924; (1401051) Co14044D VJM VLP23 |
| Aw the revenue man is riding : boy you'd better look out | Patton, Charley; Revenue Man Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14747 ) Vo02931 Yz L1020 |
