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 WAKED............3
Have you ever waked up babe : between midnight and dayBarner, Wiley; If You Want a Good WomanGet One Long and Tall; Birmingham, Ala., c. 15 Aug.1927; (GEX804A) Ge6261 Rt RL313
Now I have waked up on her : oh well well and I won't be that weak no moreWheatstraw, Peetie; Working on the Project; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91164A) De7311 BC4
I waked up this morning : mama feeling sad and blueColeman, Jaybird; Man Trouble Blues; Birmingham, Ala., c. 3 Aug. 1927; (GEX771) Ge6245 OJL8
 
 WAKES............2
Says every morning every morning : I wakes with the rising sunRoland, Walter; Every Morning Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1934; (155212) Ba33282 BC7
Bad luck wakes me every morning : trouble follows me all night longGibson, Clifford; Drayman Blues; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571752) ViV38562 Yz L1027
 
 WALK.............129
Walk with my good girl in the daytime : walk with her at nightCalicott, Joe; Traveling Mama Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM779 ) Br7166 Yz L1009
Walk around : with a bottle of corn Chatman, Bo; The Law Gonna Step on You; New York, 5 June 1931; (404935A) OK unissued Yz L1034
Walk on : walk on little girl walk on Collins, Chasey; Walking Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962481) BBB6261 Rt RL316
Walk up to your baby : twist and turn Smith, Trixie; Black Bottom Hop; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (23641) Pm12336 CC29
*I'm hot as the devil* : *I walk about the street*Jackson, Papa Charlie; Sheik of Desplaines Street; Chicago, c. July 1927; (46712) Pm12501 Bio BLP12042
Take another man's gal : walk the streets all walk the streets all nightBaker, Willie; No No Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Jan. 1929; (14667) Ge6766 BC5
Walk with my good girl in the daytime : walk with her at nightCalicott, Joe; Traveling Mama Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM779 ) Br7166 Yz L1009
Walk on : walk on little girl walk on Collins, Chasey; Walking Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962481) BBB6261 Rt RL316
When I get to Atlanta : walk on Decatur Street Collins, Chasey; Atlanta Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962491) BBB6187 BC6
I get full of good liquor : walk the streets all nightCox, Ida; Wild Women Don't Have the Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (1842?) Pm12228 Jo SM3098
I'm going to start walking : walk the shoes clean off of my feetJefferson, Blind Lemon; Maltese Cat Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208201) Pm12712 Bio BLP12015
They tell me blues and trouble : walk hand in handJohnson, Lonnie; When You Fall For Someone That's Not Your Own; New York, 16 Nov. 1928; (401336B) OK8635 CC30
We can get the money : walk on down through town Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Honey Babe Let the Deal Go Down; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404782B) OK8885 Mam S3804
Take another man's woman : walk the streets all walk the streets all nightWeaver, Curley; No No Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473052) Co14386D His HLP32
I get drunk : walk streets all night Williams, Joe; I'm Getting Wild About Her; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539901) BBB8774 BC6
Now moonshine will make you just drunk : walk out in the streetWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Moonshine; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201131) BBB7603 RCA LPV518
I would take a walk downtown : buy me a brand new pair of shoes and hatBogan, Lucille; Skin Game Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (170141) Ba33448 Rt RL317
Believe I'll take me a walk : around the corner by myselfCarr, Leroy; Take a Walk Around the Corner; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (15604 ) Vo02986 Co C30496
I woke up this morning : took a walk till the break of dayJefferson, Blind Lemon; Lemon's Worried Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203753) Pm12622 Mil MLP2004
Come one baby : please take a walk with me Lockwood, Robert; Take a Little Walk with Me; Chicago, 30 July 1941; (064641 ) BBB8820 Yz L1038
Let's take a walk : out on the old avenue Lockwood, Robert; Take a Little Walk with Me; Chicago, 30 July 1941; (064641 ) BBB8820 Yz L1038
I want you to come on baby : now and take a walk with meWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Honey Bee Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208421) BBB7707 RCA INT1088
Well we will take a walk out in the park : now and sit down under some little shady treeWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Honey Bee Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208421) BBB7707 RCA INT1088
Take another man's gal : walk the streets all walk the streets all nightBaker, Willie; No No Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Jan. 1929; (14667) Ge6766 BC5
Take another man's woman : walk the streets all walk the streets all nightWeaver, Curley; No No Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (1473052) Co14386D His HLP32
Well I ain't going to be no fool man : I'm going to hold up my head and walkArnold, Kokomo; My Well Is Dry; New York, 11 May 1938; (63748A) De7540 CC25
The last time you were here : you made me cry and walk the floorCox, Ida; Rambling Blues; Chicago, Sept. 1925; (2294?) Pm12318 BYG529073
I'll tie it in a sack : and walk off talking to myselfMiles, Lizzie; Shootin' Star Blues; New York, 4 Jan. 1928; (77082) Ba7025 VJM VLP40
I'm going to walk and walk : until I walk out of my shoesNickerson, Charlie Bozo; Going Back to Memphis; Memphis, 5 June 1930; (62583 ) Vi23310 Jo SM3104
Take a chair and break it over his doggone head : and walk the streets all nightSmith, Laura; Don't You Leave Me Here; New York, c. Mar. 1927; (71302) Ba1977 VJM VLP40
I was took all of my clothes : and walk the streets in my morning gownThomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Hard Dallas Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210182) Pm12708 Bio BLP12004
Come and walk with me : down to my loving shack tonightWilkins, Robert; Falling Down Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M192 ) Br7125 Yz L1002
I say I know the jake leg oh Lord : just as far as I can hear the poor boy walkLofton, Willie; Jake Leg Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9386A) De7076 Rt RL314
You won't do nothing : but walk the *Horn Lake* RoadLewis, Furry; Dry Land Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (454291) Vi23345 Yz L1021
Katy Mae won't do nothing : oh but walk the road McClennan, Tommy; Katy Mae Blues; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537391) BBB8689 Rt RL305
Well she won't do nothing : but walk up and down the gravel roadRachel, James Yank; Gravel Road Woman; New York, 6 Feb. 1934; (147932) Vo02649 OJL21
I can walk that old Green River levee : babe I won't have to hideKelly, Jack; Red Ripe Tomatoes; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (137142) Ba32844 OJL4
She can walk all night long : babe you won't stop and eatRachel, James Yank; Gravel Road Woman; New York, 6 Feb. 1934; (147932) Vo02649 OJL21
I can't walk the streets : nor com *compelate* my mindJohnson, Robert; Stop Breakin' Down Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3991) Vo04002 Co C30034
Now change walk : I change talk Estes, Sleepy John; Everybody Oughta Make a Change; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63647A) De7571 RBF RF8
Because I swear I don't walk : said Buly Buly Buly how do youJackson, Papa Charlie; Maxwell Street Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22882) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042
Woke up this morning : couldn't even walk in my shoesBracey, Ishman; Bust Up Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2412) Pm13038 Her H205
When I was on my feet : couldn't even walk down the streetLedbetter, Huddie; T. B. Woman Blues; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (171801) ARC unissued Bio BLP12013
Now when I was up on my feet : now I couldn't even walk down the streetWilliamson, Sonny Boy; T. B. Blues; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (040532 ) BBB8333 BC20
Every time : my gal walk down the street Baker, Willie; Sweet Patunia Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14897) Ge6751 His HLP22
That's the gal'd walk through the rain and snow : for to ease that thing on meJefferson, Blind Lemon; Deceitful Brownskin Woman; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200652) Pm12551 Bio BLP12015
Walk on : walk on little girl walk on Collins, Chasey; Walking Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962481) BBB6261 Rt RL316
Now blues and trouble : go walk hand in hand Bogan, Lucille; Man Stealer Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (169972) ARC350913 Rt RL317
Well it's done addled on my brain : people I can't hardly walkMcTell, Blind Willie; Drive Away Blues; Atlanta, 26 Nov. 1929; (565991) ViV38580 Yz L1005
I could hardly walk : with looking down on my clothesWhite, Washington; When Can I Change My Clothes; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2979A) Vo05489 Co C30036
White man take the blues : he walk to the river and sit downStokes, Frank; Nehi Mama Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454212) Vi21738 Rt RL308
Says the rooster crow : and the hen walk around unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Giving It Away; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404683A) OK8908 OJL19
I've got a head like a freight train : and I walk just like a grizzly bearBogan, Lucille; Pig Iron Sally; New York, 31 July 1934; (154902) Ba33375 Rt RL317
I'm a ramrodding daddy : I rams as I walk along Chatman, Bo; Ram Rod Daddy; New York, 4 June 1931; (404926A) OK8897 His HLP5
Now I get up every morning : and I walk to Third and FieldEstes, Sleepy John; Down South Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90094A) Ch50001 Sw S1219
I walk into these houses : just to see these black men frownHicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Chocolate to the Bone; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (146054?) Co14331D CC36
Every morning : I walk down that big long hall Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lock Step Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208152) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004
Then after I walk the levee : from end to end Johnson, T. C.; J. C. Johnson's Blues; Memphis, 16 Feb. 1928; (400250B) OK8838 Rt RL316
I walk these blocks : I got to buy me some shoes McTell, Blind Willie; Mr. McTell Got the Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (40311?) Vi unissued RCA INT1175
When I walk out the front door : I hear that back door slamMcTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037
I'm going to walk and walk : until I walk out of my shoesNickerson, Charlie Bozo; Going Back to Memphis; Memphis, 5 June 1930; (62583 ) Vi23310 Jo SM3104
Sometimes I walk : with my Shade, Will; Take Your Fingers Off It; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C793 ) Vo03175 Jo SM3104
Sometimes I walk : and sometimes I talk Thomas, Henry; Don't Ease Me In; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; ( ) Vo1197 OJL3
She said now don't you worry : you just walk on inGillum, Bill Jazz; One Letter Home; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070443 ) BBB8943 RCA INT1177
And you couldn't do nothing : but just walk from door to doorHarris, Otis; Waking Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (1476081) Co14428D Fly LP103
Take a little walk : out on South Park Hollins, Tony; Stamp Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1941; (C38431) OK06351 BC5
Come on baby : take a little walk with me Lockwood, Robert; Take a Little Walk with Me; Chicago, 30 July 1941; (064641 ) BBB8820 Yz L1038
Can make a blind man see : a lame man walk Carter, George; Hot Jelly Roll Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1929; (211542) Pm12750 Yz L1012
But if I get what I want mama : you'll see me walk awayChatman, Bo; Howlin' Tom Cat Blues; San Antonio, 27 Mar. 1934; (826301) BB5536 Yz L1034
She made me walk from Chicago : to the Gulf of MexicoTemple, Johnnie; Louise Louise Blues; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (90981A) De7244 Cor CP58
Because she might walk out on you : ooo well well and make you prove what you sayWheatstraw, Peetie; Don't Take a Chance; Chicago, 8 Apr. 1936; (C13521) Vo03348 Say SDR192
I can't teach him : to take a morning's walk Jackson, Papa Charlie; All I Want Is a Spoonful; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (22981) Pm12320 Bio BLP12042
My walk will be different : my talk and my name Waters, Ethel; There'll Be Some Changes Made; New York, c. Aug. 1921; (P1471) BS2021 Bio BLP12022
*Easy kind of* walk : *reel and* rock behind Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Got a Letter from My Darlin'; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64731 ) Vi23267 Rt RL337
You can ride or walk across it : and you can't even hear a knockKelly, Jack; Highway No. 61 Blues No. 2; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (13713) Ba32934 Rt RL329
She said walk on in now now Tommy : my husband just now leftMcClennan, Tommy; Deep Blue Sea Blues; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064889 ) BBB9005 Rt RL313
When she walk : she begin to creep Estes, Sleepy John; Stop That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90095A) Ch50001 Sw S1219
She got hair like Gloria Swanson : and she walk just like Priscilla DeaneLasky, Louie; Teasin' Brown Blues; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C945B) Vo02955 Her H201
Crying that look like my faro : but she walk too slowLofton, Willie; Dark Road Blues; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96257 ) BBB6229 Yz L1007
I'll put coals in someone's shoes : to make warts when they walkMoore, Monette; Scandal Blues; New York, c. Jan. 1925; (31779) Ajax17093 VJM VLP40
And I fold my arms : and I begin to walk away Akers, Garfield; Dough Roller Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM776 ) Vo1481 OJL11
If you feel like riding : and don't want to walk Arnold, Kokomo; Let Your Money Talk; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9924 ) De7191 BC4
Sooner or later : one of us has got to walk away Arnold, Kokomo; Midnight Blues; New York, 11 May 1938; (63750A) De7510 Say SDR163
I got four feet to walk on : tail to shake if it's all night longBig Bill (Broonzy); Bull Cow Blues; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (116102) Ba32653 Yz L1035
Now I'm going to walk this old highway : until the break of dayBig Bill (Broonzy); Key to the Highway; Chicago, 2 May 1941; (C37451) OK06242 RBF RF1
Going to walk this hard hard road : until my mustache drags the groundBlake, Blind; Hard Road Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (201072) Pm12583 Bio BLP12031
Causes me to walk : groan and moan Blake, Blind; Hookworm Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15251A) Pm12794 Bio BLP12031
*I got to walk them down the city : how you got it up for me*Butler, Sam; Jefferson County Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; ( ) Vo1057 Yz L1016
I ain't going to stay here today : if I have to walkChatman, Lonnie; It's a Pain to Me; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15452) Pm13143 Bio BLP12041
I got the blues so bad : that it hurts my baby's feet to walkCole, Kid; Niagara Fall Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C19981) Vo1187 Rt RL313
Taking a ride woman : you won't have to walk so farGibson, Clifford; Tired of Being Mistreated Part 2; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (485A) QRSR7079 Yz L1006
I'm going to walk this highway : until the break of dayGillum, Bill Jazz; Key to the Highway; Chicago, 9 May 1940; (044972 ) BBB8529 RBF RF16
I'm going to walk down that dirt road : till somebody lets me rideGrant, Bobby; Lonesome Atlanta Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1927; (202122) Pm12595 Yz L1009
After I lost my sugar : I wasn't going to walk at allJefferson, Blind Lemon; Got the Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (24711) Pm12354 Bio BLP12000
Well I'm going to the river : going to walk it up and downJefferson, Blind Lemon; Wartime Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30701) Pm12425 Rt RL301
I'm going to the river : going to walk down by the seaJefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80524B) OK8455 RBF RF1
I [begun to walk, commenced walking] : walked till my feet got soaking wetJefferson, Blind Lemon; Deceitful Brownskin Woman; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200652) Pm12551 Bio BLP12015
I got the blues so bad : it hurts my feet to walk Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lonesome House Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200762) Pm12593 Mil MLP2007
I'm going to do like a pimp : I'm going to walk all around this townJohnson, James Stump; Barrel of Whiskey Blues; Dallas, 10 Feb. 1932; (706801) Vi23327 Yz L1033
Lord I'm going to get drunk : and I'm going to walk the streets all nightJohnson, Louise; All Night Long Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L3981) Pm12992 OJL11
I'm going to walk : away my blues Jones, Maggie; If I Lose, Let Me Lose; New York, 17 Dec. 1924; (1401871) Co14059D VJM VLP23
Say my shoes hold up : I mean to walk the distance thereJordan, Luke; My Gal's Done Quit Me; New York, 18 Nov. 1929; (577031) ViV38564 Rt RL318
Well you caused me to walk from Chicago : clear to the Gulf of MexicoKelly, Jack; Betty Sue Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1431) Vo unissued OJL19
I got the blues so bad : it hurts my feet to walk Lewis, Furry; Falling Down Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1133 OJL21
Come on baby : now we going to walk so slow Lockwood, Robert; Take a Little Walk with Me; Chicago, 30 July 1941; (064641 ) BBB8820 Yz L1038
Until every time you see me: you want to walk some moreLockwood, Robert; Take a Little Walk with Me; Chicago, 30 July 1941; (064641 ) BBB8820 Yz L1038
Come all you folks : and start to walk Memphis Minnie; New Dirty Dozens; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C5894 ) Vo1618 BC13
I tell the whole round world : I ain't going to walk no moreMemphis Minnie; Garage Fire Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C6083 ) Vo1601 Rt RL307
Going to walk these hard roads : just to cure my lowdown mindMoss, Buddy; Hard Road Blues; New York, 19 Jan. 1933; (129461) Ba33106 RBF RF15
I'm going to walk and walk : until I walk out of my shoesNickerson, Charlie Bozo; Going Back to Memphis; Memphis, 5 June 1930; (62583 ) Vi23310 Jo SM3104
Lord I ain't going to walk here : baby around no morePatton, Charley; Moon Going Down; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4321) Pm13014 Yz L1020
If I don't find my rider : I'm going to walk on across the wayPerkins, Gertrude; No Easy Rider Blues; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1927; (1453401) Co14313D Fwy FJ2802
Go where she was : but my feet were too weak to walkStevens, Vol; Stonewall Blues; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62542 ) BBB5675 BC2
I would follow my baby : but it hurt my feet to walkTampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Seminole Blues; Aurora, Ill., 11 Oct. 1937; (014333 ) BBB7315 Yz L1039
My suitcase is too heavy : to walk down that dusty roadTaylor, Charley; Heavy Suitcase Blues; Grafton, Wis., Mar. or Apr. 1930; (L2512) Pm12967 Yz L1028
Yes the girl that I wants now : she wants to walk out of my doorTownsend, Henry; Sick with the Blues; possibly Chicago, 1933; ( ) record unknown Yz L1030
So please get down big boy : man you big enough to walkWashboard Sam; Get Down Brother; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703801) BBB9018 RCA LPV577
So I know : have to walk the streets night and dayWeldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C12561) Vo03186 BC7
I have walked the lonesome road : till my feet is too sore to walkWheatstraw, Peetie; Road Tramp Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1938; (63540B) De7589 BC4
Every night I pray : for you to walk across my doorWhite, Joshua; Stormy Weather No 1; New York, 6 Mar. 1934; (149031) Ba33024 His HLP22
I'm going back to Memphis : if I have to walk Williams, Joe; Crawlin' King Snake; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (0539892) BBB8738 RCA INT1087
To walk up and tell you : what's on my mind Smith, Clara; Mama's Gone Goodbye; New York, 20 Sept. 1924; (1400534) Co14039D VJM VLP17
She will walk right in : and make your home life toughJones, Maggie; Never Tell a Woman Friend; New York, 29 Sept. 1925; (1410572) Co14102D VJM VLP25
I can judge : by the way you walk Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (202832) Pm12605 OJL8
Now you walk by the lone wolf : and act like you don't want to seeSmith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf BluesNo. 1; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C6404A) Vo1558 Yz L1031
When you walk into the undertaker : look over on your righthand sideSpruell, Freddie; Your Man Is Gone; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85784 ) BBB6025 Mam S3802
I'll get you way down here : I'll make you walk a logWilliams, Joe; Please Don't Go; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (0704841) BBB8969 RCA INT1087
You walk Sandusky : keep your head hung down Hill, Bertha Chippie; Pratt City Blues; Chicago, 23 Nov. 1926; (9950A) OK8420 Sw S1240
You walk by me smiling : act like you don't want to speakWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Low Down Ways; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308531) BBB7979 RCA INT1088
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