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| They both been to the mill : they can't get nothing *for two* | Memphis Minnie; What's the Matter with the Mill; Chicago, c. 15 Oct. 1930; (C6442 ) Vo1550 BC13 |
| But there was no use : *tell me thing or two* | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Misery Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47071) Pm12508 Fwy FJ2802 |
| *Eleven twentytwo* thirty days : is your fine | Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M184 ) Br7137 OJL20 |
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TYPE.............2
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| I'm going to the Western Union : type the news all down the line | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Rough and Tumble Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22102) Pm12311 Mil MLP2001 |
| She ain't the type : to keep on strutting her stuff | Arnold, Kokomo; Set Down Gal; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91166A) De7361 OJL20 |
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| Double T double N : double T double S U Z | Thompson, Edward; Seven Sister Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX2413) Pm12873 Yz L1006 |
| I'm going to let that Texas Special : drop me in southern U S A | Moore, Whistlin' Alex; It Wouldn't Be So Hard; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (1495622) Co14496D His HLP32 |
| He would do anything you ask him : in the name of the U S A | Smith, Bessie; Poor Man's Blues; New York, 24 Aug. 1928; (1468951) Co14399D Co CL856 |
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UGLY.............4
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| She's a ugly : got B O all the time | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594991) BBB8749 RCA730.581 |
| He can be ugly : he can be black | Smith, Bessie; Baby Doll; New York, 4 May 1926; (1421472) Co14147D Co CL857 |
| I scares a gorilla : and make him change his big ugly name | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Jungle Man Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210452) Pm12721 Bio BLP12042 |
| I'm on my way to the West End : to lose those ugly old West End blues | Henderson, Katherine; West End Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (235A) QRSR7024 His HLP21 |
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UH...............5
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| Hey whiskey : uh what you say gin | Chatman, Bo; Let's Get Drunk Again; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278761) BBB8045 Yz L1014 |
| I hear you call uhuh Mr : baby why you too fast | Whistlin' Rufus; Sweet Jelly Rollin'; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1933; (77305 ) BBB5306 Rt RL334 |
| Hey : please ma'am don't say uhuh | White, Washington; Bukka's Jitterbug Swing; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2991A) OK05743 Co C30036 |
| I hear you call uhuh Mr : baby why you too fast | Whistlin' Rufus; Sweet Jelly Rollin'; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1933; (77305 ) BBB5306 Rt RL334 |
| Hey : please ma'am don't say uhuh | White, Washington; Bukka's Jitterbug Swing; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2991A) OK05743 Co C30036 |
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UM...............2
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| Said to the redbird : skeedleumskee | Bunn, Teddy; Pattin' Dat Cat; New York, 7 Apr. 1930; (597401) ViV38592 His HLP5 |
| She got her hand in her toodleum : up to her wrist | Davis, Walter; I Can Tell By the Way You Smell; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914331) BBB6059 Yz L1025 |
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UNCERTAIN........1
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| You can hardly hold your man : your job is uncertain guarantee | Scruggs, Irene; My Back to the Wall; Richmond, Ind., 30 Aug. 1930; (16975A) Ge7296 Yz L1026 |
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UNCLE............28
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| Uncle Bud went home : just like they said | Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; It's a Fight Like That; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C4630 ) Br7121 Rt RL325 |
| Uncle Bert thought : he had *his daughter* trained | Davis, Walter; Sweet Sixteen; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854841) BBB5931 RCA INT1085 |
| Uncle Sam better decide : and gotten blood in his eye | Edwards, Frank; We Got to Get Together; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38121) OK06393 BC6 |
| Uncle Sam called the men down : name by name | Edwards, Frank; We Got to Get Together; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38121) OK06393 BC6 |
| Uncle Sam need a champ : | Edwards, Frank; We Got to Get Together; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C38121) OK06393 BC6 |
| Uncle ??? caught me : kissing his wife | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Salty Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1924; (1893?) Pm12236 Yz L1029 |
| Uncle Sam wasn't no woman : but didn't he grab your man | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dry Southern Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24751) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| Uncle Sam's ship was coming : painted in red white and blue | Johnson, Lonnie; Life Saver Blues; New York, 9 Nov. 1927; (81801B) OK8557 CC30 |
| Uncle Jim went to jail : with a heavy load | Robinson, Bob; Selling That Stuff; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210353) Pm12714 Riv RM8803 |
| Uncle Sam is so bad : he walks so doggone cute | Smith, Clara; Uncle Sam Blues; New York, 2 Oct. 1923; (812532) Co12D VJM VLP15 |
| Uncle Sam has told me : that things are ??? around | Smith, Clara; Uncle Sam Blues; New York, 2 Oct. 1923; (812532) Co12D VJM VLP15 |
| Uncle Bud and Aunt Jane : went to *take a pan hon* | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
| Uncle Bill came home : about half past ten | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
| Aunt Jane and Uncle Bud : | Macon, Ed; Wringing that Thing; Atlanta, 12 Mar. 1929; (402289A) OK8676 Mel MLP7324 |
| Aunt Jane fell down : and Uncle Bud | Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1 |
| She roll it for Uncle Bill : he like to lost his mind | Gibson, Clifford; She Rolls It Slow; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (69405 ) Vi23290 RCA INT1175 |
| See my mammy : and my Uncle Ben | Hite, Mattie; MasonDixon Blues; New York, c. mid Nov. 1923; (70414) Pat032014 VJM VLP40 |
| Going to sit down and write a letter : to my Uncle Sam | Smith, Clara; Uncle Sam Blues; New York, 2 Oct. 1923; (812532) Co12D VJM VLP15 |
| Says old Uncle Jack : he is a jellyroll king | Arnold, Kokomo; Shake That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1936; (90795A) De7212 CC25 |
| Now old Uncle Jack : the jellyroll king | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shake That Thing; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2120?) Pm12281 Yz L1029 |
| Now old Uncle Moe : he's sick in bed | Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shake That Thing; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2120?) Pm12281 Yz L1029 |
| Old Uncle Bud liked to caught me : kissing his wife | Arnold, Kokomo; Salty Dog; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070A) De7267 Rt RL318 |
| Old Uncle Bud : he's a man like this | Arnold, Kokomo; Salty Dog; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070A) De7267 Rt RL318 |
| Old Uncle Mose : he was the jellyroll king | Leecan, Bobby; Macon Georgia CutOut; New York, c. June 1927; ( ) Pat7533 His HLP17 |
| Says the little bitty kittens : says papa Uncle Bud | Chatman, Bo; Pussy Cat Blues; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026131) BBB6735 Yz L1034 |
| He belongs to Uncle Sam : but he's always on my mind | Smith, Clara; Deep Blue Sea Blues; New York, 19 Aug. 1924; (819313) Co14034D VJM VLP17 |
| I wish uncle Sam would hurry up : and pay these soldiers off | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dry Southern Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24751) Pm12347 Bio BLP12000 |
| Your auntie and your uncle : and your ma and pa | Memphis Minnie; New Dirty Dozens; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5894 ) Vo1618 BC13 |
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UND..............1
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| 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 |
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UNDER............29
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| Tell me five minutes time : under water I was hid | Estes, Sleepy John; Floating Bridge; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62465A) De7442 RBF RF8 |
| Took my gal : under willow tree | Fuller, Blind Boy; Rag, Mama, Rag; New York, 25 July 1935; (178632) ARC351032 BC6 |
| Mr Cooper had it written down : under my name | McClintock, Lil; Furniture Man; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510162) Co14575D Rt RL318 |
| She put a pistol : under my head | Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Move that Thing; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (647402) Vi23274 Rt RL323 |
| I can't rest at night : from them crawling all under my head | Memphis Minnie; Stinging Snake Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1934; (CP10691) Vo02711 Pal PL101 |
| You've got a shotgun in the corner : blackjack under your bed | Johnson, Lonnie; Man Killing Broad; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91339A) De7445 Sw S1225; |
| If I keep every dime of my money : sure got to come under my rule | Memphis Minnie; Man You Won't Give Me No Money; Chicago, 27 May 1936; (C13882) Vo03474 BC1 |
| Don't forget these last words : you sure got to come under my rule | Memphis Minnie; Man You Won't Give Me No Money; Chicago, 27 May 1936; (C13882) Vo03474 BC1 |
| I'm going to hold it : until you men come under my command | Smith, Bessie; Down Hearted Blues; New York, 16 Feb. 1923; (808635) CoA3844 Co CL855 |
| Lord brother James died under surgery : and he didn't have the time to pray | Williams, Joe; Brother James; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (076631) BBB7022 RCA INT1087 |
| Well we will take a walk out in the park : now and sit down under some little shady tree | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Honey Bee Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208421) BBB7707 RCA INT1088 |
| Put my baby : six feet under the ground | Hurt, Mississippi John; Got the Blues Can't Be Satisfied; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401484B) OK8724 Bio BLPC4 |
| Bedbugs so bad : pull the pillow from under my head | Lewis, Furry; Creeper's Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M186 ) Vo1547 Yz L1008 |
| Mr Day brought the whiskey : taken from under Holloway's head | Patton, Charley; Tom Rushen Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15222A) Pm12877 Yz L1020 |
| Some is crying with a sack of gold under each arm : and a loaf of bread in each hand | Johnson, Lonnie; Hard Time Ain't Gone No Where; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91340A) De7388 Sw S1225 |
| You've got a hatchet under your pillow baby : you got ice pick in your hand | Johnson, Lonnie; Man Killing Broad; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91339A) De7445 Sw S1225; |
| Doctor get your fever gauge : and put it under my tongue | White, Washington; High Fever Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2987A) Vo05489 Co C30036 |
| He's the meanest man : that ever lived under the sun | Willis, Ruth Mary; Experience Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519061) Co14642D Yz L1037 |
| I'm going to hang this mandolin under my shoulder : right down front street I'll go | Rachel, James Yank; Little Sarah; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (555972) ViV38595 Rt RL310 |
| I'm going to put this mandolin under my arm : to the ??? *cafe* I'll go | Rachel, James Yank; Expressman Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (59934 ) Vi23318 Fwy FA2953 |
| You better stop your man : from tickling me under my chin | Smith, Bessie; JailHouse Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1923; (812262) CoA4001 Co CL855 |
| Put your hat on my dresser : put your shoes daddy now under my bed | Spruell, Freddie; Muddy Water Blues; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9908A) OK8422 Mam S3802 |
| She got men's shoes under her bed : and they ain't mine | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Worried About that Woman; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1937; (C20321) Vo04066 CC3 |
| I believe to my soul : there's a black cat sleeping under my bed | Arnold, Kokomo; Head Cuttin' Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91331A) De7417 BC4 |
| We stopped under a shadetree : laying in the cool | Washboard Sam; She Belongs to the Devil; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644841) BBB8937 RCA LPV577 |
| Well she's got something on the under : weep just like a *pool hall eye* | Kelly, Jack; Men Fooler Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM151 ) Vo05312 OJL19 |
| 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 |
| And when he got up under that ??? : well he would not wait | Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; BoodleDeBum Bum; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C4631 ) Br7121 Rt RL325 |
| Oh these blues crawling up my windows : and traveling up under my door | Jones, Little Hat; Two String Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402648A) OK8712 His HLP32 |
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UNDERNEATH.......3
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| I'll back my wagon : underneath your Christmas tree | Thomas, Hociel; Put It Where I Can Get It; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9474A) OK8258 Bio BLPC6 |
| Going to buy me a hammock : carry it underneath through the trees | Patton, Charley; Hammer Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L472) Pm12998 Yz L1020 |
| On the side of the road : I sat underneath a tree | Smith, Bessie; Long Old Road; New York, 11 June 1931; (1515953) Co14663D Co CL858 |
