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 TRAIN'S..........5
Train's down here : track's all out of line Cleveland, Big Boy; Goin' to Leave You Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 12 Apr. 1927; (12700) Ge6108 His HLP22
Train's in the depot : boxcar's on the track Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Where Did You Stay Last Night; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17277A) Ch16171 Riv RM8803
Now the train's at the station : in my mind I'm made up to goHardin, Lane; California Desert Blues; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914501) BBB6242 Rt RL319
Well the train's ??? : track's all out of line Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rambler Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200402) Pm12541 Bio BLP12015
The train's in the station : the crew has climbed aboardLinthecome, Joe; Pretty Mama Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 Nov. 1929; (15906A) Ge7131 Rt RL326
 
 TRAINED..........6
Got a brand new Shetland : man already trained Patton, Charley; Pony Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15216) Pm12792 Yz L1020
I got me a pony Lord : and she already trained Williams, Joe; My Grey Pony; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85491 ) BBB5948 RBF RF14
My heart is filled with pain : I believe I can't be trainedWhite, Washington; Black Train Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2977A) Vo05588 Co C30036
Uncle Bert thought : he had *his daughter* trainedDavis, Walter; Sweet Sixteen; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854841) BBB5931 RCA INT1085
I'm a welltrained jockey : won't you please ma'am let me rideDavis, Walter; Let Me in Your Saddle; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (0405111) BBB8282 RCA INT1085
A well trained man : when you leave camp Edwards, Frank; We Got to Get Together; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38121) OK06393 BC6
 
 TRAINMAN.........1
The trainman said : there's a jubilee Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5071 ) Vo1527 Yz L1036
 
 TRAINS...........12
Trains rolled for New York : half past four Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Streamline Train; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025
He said all trains going : to Memphis town Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5071 ) Vo1527 Yz L1036
All trains going : to Memphis town Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5071 ) Vo1527 Yz L1036
And these fast trains north and south : have settled their lives in clayHill, King Solomon; The Gone Dead Train; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12542) Pm13129 Yz L1004
Because I can get more jetblack women : than aseven freight trains can haulHawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Snatch It Back Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44202) Pm12475 Yz L1010
Women and children : flagging freight trains for ridesPatton, Charley; 34 Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (147391) Vo02651 Yz L1020
I said conductor : where the trains all going Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5071 ) Vo1527 Yz L1036
[Tell me, I want to know] what time : do the trains come through your townJefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Horse Blues; Chicago, c. May 1926; (25431) Pm12367 Mil MLP2004
The trains all going : there today Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5071 ) Vo1527 Yz L1036
There's three trains ready : but none ain't going my waySmith, Trixie; Freight Train Blues; New York, 26 May 1938; (63866A) De7489 Cor CP58
They's two trains running : none of them going my wayBell, Ed; Frisco Whistle Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (48221) Pm12546 OJL14
Well it's two trains running : running side by sideJohnson, Tommy; ByeBye Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (418381) Vi21409 Yz L1007
 
 TRAINTIME........3
Now it must've be traintime : I hear the whistle blowEstes, Sleepy John; Married Woman Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90175A) Ch50048 OJL21
Said it's traintime now : *said that* ring I did adoreBarefoot Bill; Squabblin' Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503032) Co14526D OJL14
I'm going to make traintime and over : and I ain't going to be one minute lateDavis, Walter; Minute Man BluesPart 2; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854831) BBB5965 RCA INT1085
 
 TRAMP............7
Says we was ragged and dirty : some called us a trampAlexander, Texas; Water Bound Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402642A) OK8785 Rt RL327
I'm feeling like an outcast : looking like a trampDorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Broke Man's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 8 July 1929; (15306A) Ge7008 Riv RM8803
Says I give you my money : you treat me like a trampGillum, Bill Jazz; You're Laughing Now; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020822 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177
Got the boxcar blues : feel like a tramp Jones, Maggie; Box Car Blues; New York, 13 Nov. 1924; (1401343) Co14047D VJM VLP23
Like a tramp on the railroad : ain't got a decent mealWallace, Sippie; Have You Ever Been Down; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80838A) OK8499 Bio BLPC6
I used to take my feet : in a midnight tramp Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lock Step Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208152) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004
And change my way of living : oh oh well well so I won't have to tramp aroundWheatstraw, Peetie; Road Tramp Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1938; (63540B) De7589 BC4
 
 TRAMPING.........3
Baby's digging my potatoes : tramping on my vines Washboard Sam; Diggin' My Potatoes; Chicago, 15 May 1939; (034797 ) BBB8211 BC10
I feel like tramping : from the *great big corral*Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dynamite Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (210961) Pm12739 Rt RL301
Broke and hungry : tired of tramping around Jones, Maggie; Box Car Blues; New York, 13 Nov. 1924; (1401343) Co14047D VJM VLP23
 
 TRAMPS...........1
Right now I could eat more : than a whole carload of trampsJohnson, Alec; Miss Meal Cramp Blues; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473792) Co14446D CC3
 
 TRANCE...........1
I find a note on the floor : it almost send me off in a tranceChatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Empty Room Blues; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535931) BBB8615 RCA730.581
 
 TRANSFER.........1
I'm by the riverside : my man caught the transfer boatLee, Bertha; Mind Reader Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (147361) Vo02650 OJL17
 
 TRANSFERRED......1
I never will forget the day : they transferred me to the county jailFuller, Blind Boy; Big House Bound; possibly Columbia, S.C., 29 Oct. 1938; (SC251) Vo04897 BC11
 
 TRANSOM..........2
I stuck my head over the transom : another mule was in my stallCole, Kid; Niagara Fall Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19981) Vo1187 Rt RL313
I peeped through transom : and my gal was gone Stovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); Bed Slats; St. Louis, 26 Apr. 1927; (80760B) OK8543 His HLP4
 
 TRANSPORTATION...1
I've got a free transportation : looking for the train to rideColeman, Lonnie; Old Rock Island Blues; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482582) Co14440D RBF RF15
 
 TRAP.............1
His trap flew open : like a mussel shell Jordan, Charley; Keep It CleanNo. 2; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO141 ) Vo1611 Yz L1003
 
 TRAPPED..........1
Trapped in ??? : I'm going to catch him some day soonLittle Son Joe; Black Cat Swing; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (C40981) OK06707 BC1
 
 TRAVEL...........14
Travel on poor Bob : just can't turn you around Johnson, Robert; Preachin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26321) ARC70460 Co C30034
Travel on poor Bob : just can't turn you around Johnson, Robert; Preachin' Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26322) ARC70460 Co C30034
I'm going to grab that train : travel far down the roadLinthecome, Joe; Pretty Mama Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 Nov. 1929; (15906A) Ge7131 Rt RL326
I'm hungry as a hound : I can't travel nowhere Easton, Amos; No Woman No Nickel; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L11203) Pm13109 Yz L1012
I can't travel honey : night or day Short, Jaydee; Lonesome Swamp Rattlesnake; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L4681) Pm13043 OJL11
I drink so much whiskey : I travel in my sleep Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Struck Sorrow Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200392) Pm12541 Rt RL335
Guess I'll travel : I guess I'll let her be Blake, Blind; Police Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15463) Pm12888 Yz L1012
Since I been so disobedient : I must travel in disgraceHowell, Peg Leg; Low Down Rounder Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1928; (1461611) Co14320D RBF RF1
I'll try to travel if I want to : but I believe I will go by *mail*Davis, Walter; Minute Man BluesPart 1; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854821) BBB5965 RCA INT1085
Weather is summer : I've got to travel on Johnson, Alec; Miss Meal Cramp Blues; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473792) Co14446D CC3
I said ain't it hard to leave you : hoo Lord going to travel everywhereJordan, Charley; I Couldn't Stay Here; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (18980 ) ARC60961 Yz L1021
I had to travel : before I got wise Memphis Minnie; In My Girlish Days; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C37641) OK06410 BC1
Your mama tell you to travel : *it ain't* everywherePetties, Arthur; Out on Santa FeBlues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (419072) Vi21282 Rt RL314
I ain't going to travel : this big road all by myselfSpivey, Victoria; Arkansas Road Blues; St. Louis, 27 Apr. 1927; (80768B) OK8481 Spi LP2001
 
 TRAVELED.........18
I've traveled and traveled : mama I mean this whole world throughBig Bill (Broonzy); Rustlin' Man; Chicago, 9 Dec. 1935; (C8903) ARC unissued Rt RL316
Blues done called up my woman : and traveled her and brought her up to my doorJones, Little Hat; Cross the Water Blues; San Antonio, 14 June 1930; (404199B) OK8829 Yz L1032
I rambled this wide world over : I rambled and traveled aroundThomas, Henry; Arkansas; Chicago, c. early July 1927; ( ) Vo1286 Rt RL312
Many year I have traveled : yes I've traveled from door to doorTownsend, Henry; She's Got a Mean Disposition; Chicaco, 25 Feb. 1935; (854941) BBB5966 Yz L1030
We have traveled : the whole round world through Wallace, Sippie; Jack O' Diamonds Blues; Chicago, 1 Mar. 1926; (9548A) OK8328 CC32
Says I traveled over this country : every kind of manAlexander, Texas; Water Bound Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402642A) OK8785 Rt RL327
But the reason I know it : I traveled it through and throughHicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Atlanta Moan; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510542) Co14591D Yz L1026
Because I traveled Polk County : mama through and throughKelly, Eddie; Poole County Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (0130231) BBB7204 RBF RF9
So long I traveled : the *way side and more* McCoy, Joe; Going Back Home; Chicago, 16 Aug. 1934; (C9300A) De7087 Yz L1007
I've traveled and traveled : mama I mean this whole world throughBig Bill (Broonzy); Rustlin' Man; Chicago, 9 Dec. 1935; (C8903) ARC unissued Rt RL316
I've traveled this world over : million times or moreJones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495582) Co14489D Fwy FA2951
I've traveled this world over : million times or moreJones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495582) Co14489D Fwy FA2951
I've traveled this world over : million times or moreJones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495582) Co14489D Fwy FA2951
I've traveled traveled : and I've seen Thomas, Hociel; Gambler's Dream; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9471A) OK8289 Bio BLPC6
Many year I have traveled : yes I've traveled from door to doorTownsend, Henry; She's Got a Mean Disposition; Chicaco, 25 Feb. 1935; (854941) BBB5966 Yz L1030
I've traveled : until traveled the whole world throughVincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Honey Babe Let the Deal Go Down; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404782B) OK8885 Mam S3804
I've traveled traveled : and I've seen Thomas, Hociel; Gambler's Dream; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9471A) OK8289 Bio BLPC6
I've traveled : until traveled the whole world throughVincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Honey Babe Let the Deal Go Down; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404782B) OK8885 Mam S3804
 
 TRAVELER.........3
I'm just a traveler : I've got to leave this squatHicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); YoYo Blues No. 2; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502692) Co14523D CC3
You are a longways traveler : long ways from your homeShort, Jaydee; Barefoot Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11475 ) Vo1704 Yz L1003
I'm a weary traveler : roaming around from place to placeHurt, Mississippi John; Blue Harvest Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401487A) OK8692 Bio BLPC4
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