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 WE'D.............3
The man said to his womenfolk : Lord we'd better goPatton, Charley; High Water EverywherePart II; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L602) Pm12909 Yz L1020
It hurt me so : I thought we'd be pals till the endJefferson, Blind Lemon; Competition Bed Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207492) Pm12728 Rt RL306
Every time we'd get home : you said daddy I love you soChatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Don't Mean Me No Good; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535911) BBB8615 RCA730.581
 
 WE'LL............17
We'll make you loose : we'll make you tight Big Bill (Broonzy); Eagle Riding Papa; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (95951) Ba0712 Yz L1011
We'll drop in : and spend the day Big Bill (Broonzy); Eagle Riding Papa; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (95951) Ba0712 Yz L1011
We'll just call partners : so you cannot get sold for slavesChatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Got to Help Me Some; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640001) BBB8834 RCA730.581
Listen boy : we'll try to stay Big Bill (Broonzy); Eagle Riding Papa; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (95951) Ba0712 Yz L1011
We'll make you loose : we'll make you tight Big Bill (Broonzy); Eagle Riding Papa; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (95951) Ba0712 Yz L1011
And when you come home : we'll go to fuss and fightMcClennan, Tommy; Love with a Feeling; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (0537401) BBB8689 Rt RL305
Oh today over in Lula : we'll bid that town goodbyePatton, Charley; Dry Well Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4292) Pm13070 Yz L1020
Now we going to have a good time : we'll take a blanket alongSpruell, Freddie; Let's Go Riding; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85785 ) BBB6261 OJL18
Now come on baby : we'll go out and have some really funSpruell, Freddie; Let's Go Riding; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85785 ) BBB6261 OJL18
But some day baby : we'll have to part Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); I'll Be Gone Long Gone; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15651) Pm13153 Bio BLP12041
Let's put them together : baby and we'll rubadubdubChatman, Bo; Let's Get Drunk Again; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278761) BBB8045 Yz L1014
Let's put them together : baby and we'll rubadubdubChatman, Bo; Let's Get Drunk Again; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (0278761) BBB8045 Yz L1014
Going to get that Kaiser : and we'll be seldom seenJefferson, Blind Lemon; Rabbit Foot Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30891) Pm12454 Mil MLP2004
And the water going to come : and we'll have no place to stayMcCoy, Joe; When the Levee Breaks; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487111) Co14439D BC1
Now maybe I can keep them ??? till your wintertime : and we'll make them be little children's Williamson, Sonny Boy; Big Apple Blues; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064020 ) BBB8766 BC20
Now let's have one more drink baby: we'll say goodbye to me and youTurner, Joe; Blues on Central Avenue; Los Angeles, 8 Sept. 1941; (DLA2739A) De7889 Br87.504
Says we'll do better : than what we used to Harris, William; Hot Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14323) Ge6707 OJL5
 
 WE'RE............22
We're going up the country : don't you want to go Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202
We're up before sunrise : slaving sixteen hours a dayJohnson, Lonnie; Crowin' Rooster Blues; Chicago, 7 Feb. 1941; (0592051) BBB8804 RCA LPV518;
We're going to pitch boogiewoogie : going to have a ball tonightMcCoy, Joe; We Gonna Pitch a Boogie Woogie; Chicago, 13 Nov. 1936; (90982A) De7326 AH77
We're going go alooing : till broad daylight McTell, Blind Willie; It's a Good Little Thing; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (140101) Vo02622 Yz L1037
We're baptized : with fire Manning, Leola; The Blues Is All Wrong; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Apr. 1930; (K8089 ) Vo1529 Yz L1015
We're going to dance : till *another* sun Martin, Carl; Let's Have a New Deal; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90294A) De7114 BC14
One day ??? : we're riding along Barefoot Bill; She's Got a Nice Line; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1930; (1503021) Co14544D Rt RL325
Sometime : we're down your way Big Bill (Broonzy); Eagle Riding Papa; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (95951) Ba0712 Yz L1011
Now you know : we're carrying the good work on Chatman, Bo; Dinner Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992421) BBB6407 Yz L1014
Now you know : we're carrying the good work on Chatman, Bo; Dinner Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992421) BBB6407 Yz L1014
Now you know : we're carrying the good work on Chatman, Bo; Dinner Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992421) BBB6407 Yz L1014
Now you know : we're carrying the good work on Chatman, Bo; Dinner Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992421) BBB6407 Yz L1014
Now you know : we're carrying the good work on Chatman, Bo; Dinner Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (992421) BBB6407 Yz L1014
So there's no getting along : we're just two of the same old kindChatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Two of a Kind; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640011) BBB8749 RCA730.581
It's raining and storming on the sea : we're miles and miles from shoreJohnson, Lonnie; Life Saver Blues; New York, 9 Nov. 1927; (81801B) OK8557 CC30
Your man started some stuff : we're going to put him outMcCoy, Joe; We Gonna Pitch a Boogie Woogie; Chicago, 13 Nov. 1936; (90982A) De7326 AH77
It's all right : we're singing it Manning, Leola; The Blues Is All Wrong; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Apr. 1930; (K8089 ) Vo1529 Yz L1015
Oh well oh well : we're going to make everything all rightPickett, Charlie; Down the Highway; New York, 3 Aug. 1937; (62488A) De7707 RBF RF202
Because we're sinking down : and the lifeboat is your safest placeJohnson, Lonnie; Life Saver Blues; New York, 9 Nov. 1927; (81801B) OK8557 CC30
Something tells me : won't be long before we're sinking downJohnson, Lonnie; Life Saver Blues; New York, 9 Nov. 1927; (81801B) OK8557 CC30
If I find my sweet mama : baby I believe we're going to have some funPickett, Charlie; Down the Highway; New York, 3 Aug. 1937; (62488A) De7707 RBF RF202
Say anything darling : don't say we're through Green, Lil; Give Your Mama One Smile; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591501) BBB8640 RCA LPV574
 
 WE'S.............1
Just as sure as we live : sure we's born to die White, Washington; Fixin' to Die Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2989A) Vo05588 Co C30036
 
 WE'VE............2
And the porter said : we've got a load Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406292) Co14095D Co CL855
So long together : now we've got to part Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); I See My Great Mistake; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535951) BBB8645 RCA730.581
 
 WEAK.............16
Their new way of wiggle : make a weak man break his neckJefferson, Blind Lemon; Southern Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15667) Pm12899 Mil MLP2013
This fence will make a high yellow girl turn dark : it make a weakeyed man go blindWoods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Prison Wall Blues; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (64747) Vi23272 Rt RL329
A weakminded woman : will let a rounder tear her downBaker, Willie; WeakMinded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14668) Spt9427 Yz L1012
A weakminded woman : will let a rounder tear her downBaker, Willie; WeakMinded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14896) Ge6751 Her H201
But the day you get weak for nogood women : that's the day that you surely fallJohnson, Robert; Drunken Hearted Man; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3971) ARC unissued Co C30034
But the way you get weak for nogood women : that's the day that you surely fallJohnson, Robert; Drunken Hearted Man; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL3972) ARC unissued Rt RL314
Will you build me up where I'm torn down : and make me strong where I'm weakSmith, J. T. Funny Paper; Seven Sisters BluesPart 1; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO168A) Vo1641 Yz L1031
You ain't young no more : and your loving is weak Cox, Ida; Worn Down Daddy Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (207661) Pm12704 BYG529073
Your body's kind of weak : now don't be hard Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; New York, 17 Sept. 1930; (100482) Or8033 Yz L1035
Now your body's kind of weak : don't be hard Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; New York, 17 Sept. 1930; (100482) Or8033 Yz L1035
Your body's kind of weak : don't be hard Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17276B) Ch16171 Riv RM8803
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 called my good gal : my tongue was too weak to talkStevens, Vol; Stonewall Blues; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62542 ) BBB5675 BC2
Go where she was : but my feet were too weak to walkStevens, Vol; Stonewall Blues; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62542 ) BBB5675 BC2
I woke up weak and dizzy : he told me that I wouldBryant, Laura; Dentist Chair BluesPart 2; Long Island City, c. Jan. 1929; (323A) QRSR7055 His HLP21
Now my knees was weak : my footsteps was all I heardMcCoy, Charlie; That Lonesome Train Took My Baby Away; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404726A) OK8863 RBF RF14
 
 WEAKEN...........1
When it lightning my mind gets frightened : my nerves begin weaken downJohnson, Lonnie; Flood Water Blues; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91341A) De7397 Sw S1225
 
 WEAKER...........1
Because my heart is getting weaker : and I'm sinking lower and lower every daySmith, Clara; My John Blues; New York, 3 Apr. 1925; (1404931) Co14077D CC32
 
 WEAKING..........2
I am standing into the sunshine : to keep from weaking downWhite, Washington; Sleepy Man Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2980A) OK05743 Co C30036
I will do most anything : to keep from weaking downWhite, Washington; Sleepy Man Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC2980A) OK05743 Co C30036
 
 WEAKNESS.........3
Nine and five my weakness : ten and four keeps me all in pawnGibson, Clifford; Bad Luck Dice; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57753 ) ViV38590 Yz L1027
Because my weakness is pretty women : keep me with the butter and egg bluesJackson, Papa Charlie; Butter and Egg Man Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1926; (110691) Pm12358 Bio BLP12042
She will ??? to your weakness : she will keep you with a turneddown handDoyle, Little Buddy; Hard Scufflin' Blues; Memphis, 1 July 1939; (MEM171) OK05771 Rt RL329
 
 WEAR.............64
Wear your patent leather slippers : mama put out your morning gownCrudup, Arthur Big Boy; Death Valley Blues; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648741) BBB8858 RCA LPV518
Wear those patent leather slippers : mama don't *made dad* blueHull, Papa Harvey; Gang of Brownskin Women; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12689) Ge6122 Yz L1001
Wear B V Ds in the winter : traveling around in the rainJefferson, Blind Lemon; Pneumonia Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15669) Pm12880 Mil MLP2013
Wear my buck??? shoes : and drink my pint of corn Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Going Back to Memphis; Memphis, 5 June 1930; (62583 ) Vi23310 Jo SM3104
You been gone so long darling : wear you off of my mindDay, Will; Sunrise Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (1461912) Co14318D Yz L1032
It caused so many men : wear an apron overall Johnson, Robert; From Four Until Late; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL3791) ARC70956 Co C30034
??? : wear you off my mind Stevens, Vol; Baby Got the Rickets; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403251) Vi21356 OJL19
And I'm going away : wear you off my mind Stevens, Vol; Baby Got the Rickets; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403251) Vi21356 OJL19
You twofaced woman : wear glasses all the time Weaver, Curley; Two Faced Woman; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9941A) Ch50065 His HLP31
All wear short dresses : trying to fool a workingmanColeman, Lonnie; Old Rock Island Blues; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482582) Co14440D RBF RF15
Now I'm going back to Biddle Street : try and wear you off my mindSpaulding, Henry; Biddle Street Blues; Chicago, c. 6 May 1929; (C3450 ) Br7085 OJL20
Wake up soon every morning : babe wear a rag all around her headTorey, George; Married Woman Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B642) ARC70857 Yz L1002
You can take my money : I mean you can wear my best clothesJefferson, Blind Lemon; Fence Breakin' Yellin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15672) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015
Her head so big : she can't wear no hat Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0594991) BBB8749 RCA730.581
I can't wear me : no *darktoes* shoes Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Those Dogs of Mine; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (17031) Pm12215 BYG529.078
Can't wear you off my mind : don't care what I do Henderson, Bertha; Lead Hearted Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205602) Pm12655 Bio BLP12037
Some folks : they don't wear them at all Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Easy Rider Don't Deny My Name; New York, 16 June 1927; (1442823) Co14231D RBF RF15
Some girls wear short dresses : some of these married women wear them tooReynolds, Blind Joe; Nehi Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1462) Pm12927 OJL11
My feets is so cold : can't hardly wear my shoes Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Big Night Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1929; (214022) Pm12801 Riv RLP12125
I wear a scorpion for my watch fob : a rattlesnake for my chainJackson, Papa Charlie; Jungle Man Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210452) Pm12721 Bio BLP12042
I'm going back south : if I wear out ninetynine pair of shoesSmith, Clara; Down South Blues; New York, 27 July 1923; (811513) CoA3961 VJM VLP15
I'm going back down south : if I wear out ninetynine pair of shoesSylvester, Hannah; Down South Blues; New York, c. 21 Sept. 1923; (70328) Pat032007 VJM VLP40
I wear my britches : up above my knees Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo1216 His HLP1
When the wintertime gets here : I'll wear the B V DsDaddy Stovepipe; Sundown Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Mar. 1924; (11861A) Ge5459 Rt RL325
I know by the apron : and the dress she wear Collins, Sam; Midnight Special Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13035) Ge6307 OJL10
She got a dress she wear sweet mama : said it's pink and blueThomas, Henry; Don't Ease Me In; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; ( ) Vo1197 OJL3
She had a dress she wear loving babe : says it's pink and blueThomas, Henry; Don't Leave Me Here; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C4624) Vo1443 Yz L1004
I'd rather see you get drunk : than wear this *hubbard* skirtStokes, Frank; Mr. Crump Don't Like It; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200451) Pm12552 OJL21;
I want to go home : ain't got no shoes to wear Barefoot Bill; Barefoot Bill's Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503041) Co14561D Rt RL325
I am so barefooted : ain't got no shoes to wear Barefoot Bill; Barefoot Bill's Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (1503041) Co14561D Rt RL325
You do the world a service : but you want to wear my pantsCannon, Gus; Last Chance Blues; Chicago, c. 12 Sept. 1929; (C4337 ) Br7138 His HLP15
I'm going away : to wear you off my mind Cleveland, Big Boy; Goin' to Leave You Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 12 Apr. 1927; (12700) Ge6108 His HLP22
I'm leaving town mama : just to wear you off my mindCrudup, Arthur Big Boy; If I Get Lucky; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (0648761) BBB8858 RBF RF202
Now I'm going away : to wear you off my mind Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shave Em Dry; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10042?) Pm12264 Yz L1029
I'm going away mama : just to wear you off my mindJefferson, Blind Lemon; Lonesome House Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (200762) Pm12593 Mil MLP2007
I'm going away : just to wear you off my mind Johnson, Elizabeth; Sobbin' Woman Blues; New York, 30 Oct. 1928; (401280?) OK8789 Her H201
Well I'm going I'm going : daddy to wear you off my mindJohnson, Louise; Long Way from Home; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L3992) Pm12992 OJL11
Try to wear away : a thing they call the feeling bluesMartin, Daisy; Feelin' Blue; New York, c. late July 1923; (52371) Ba1262 VJM VLP40
Man you won't give me no money : you won't buy me no clothes to wearMemphis Minnie; Man You Won't Give Me No Money; Chicago, 27 May 1936; (C13882) Vo03474 BC1
I'm going away baby : to wear you off my mind Nelson, Blue Coat Tom; Blue Coat Blues; Memphis, 17 Feb. 1928; (400258B) OK8838 Rt RL316
For I'm barefoot I ain't got nothing to wear Lord : I don't know what to doRichardson, Mooch; Burying Ground Blues; Memphis, 23 Mar. 1928; (400375A) OK8576 Mam S3803
I'm going away : just to wear you off my mind Smith, Clara; Freight Train Blues; New York, 30 Sept. 1924; (1400643) Co14041D VJM VLP17
I'm going away : just to wear you off my mind Smith, Trixie; Freight Train Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (17671) Pm12211 CC29
And I'm going away : just to wear you off my mind Stevens, Vol; I'll See You in the Spring When the Birds Begin to Sing; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403211) Vi21066 Rt RL322
After I do what I want to : ain't going to wear my fortyfour no moreSykes, Roosevelt; 44 Blues; New York, 14 June 1929; (402451A) OK8702 His HLP5
I'm going away : just to wear you off my mind Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Through Train Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (205442) Pm12685 Yz L1039
I'm going to get me a good girl : just to wear you off my mindTaylor, Charley; Louisiana Bound; Grafton, Wis., Mar. or Apr. 1930; (L2522) Pm12967 Her H205
Just got there in good old time : to wear them ball and chainThomas, Henry; Run, Mollie, Run; Chicago, 7 Oct. 1927; (C1222) Vo1141 OJL3
I just got there to do time : to wear that ball and chainThomas, Henry; Charmin' Betsy; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C4621 ) Vo1468 Rt RL315
Ain't going to wear it no more : till these old blues stop worrying meunknown artist (possibly Skip James); Throw Me Down; place unknown, c. Oct. 1928; (209981) Pm unissued Bio BLP12029
Said I'm going way away : to wear you off my mind Virgial, Otto; Little Girl in Rome; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962401) BBB6213 Mam S3802
Oh I'm going away way : to wear you off my mind Virgial, Otto; Bad Notion Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962411) BBB6213 Mam S3802
I'm going to St Louis : to wear you off my mind Washboard Sam; I'm Goin' to St. Louis; Chicago, 5 Aug. 1940; (049370 ) BBB8569 BC10
And I will tell everybody : I ain't going to wear my fortyfour no moreWiggins, James Boodle It; FortyFour Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15768A) Pm12860 OJL15
Now I'm going away baby : just to wear you off my mindWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Lord, Oh Lord Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (0208451) BBB7847 RCA INT1088
*All you do to wear my jacket* : but you want to wear my pantsWoods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Last Chance Blues; Memphis, 1 Oct. 1929; (56316 ) ViV38593 Her H205
*All you do to wear my jacket* : but you want to wear my pantsWoods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Last Chance Blues; Memphis, 1 Oct. 1929; (56316 ) ViV38593 Her H205
Now Mr Whitten will get you : and Mr Guy will wear you outEstes, Sleepy John; Hobo Jungle Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62481A) De7354 Sw S1219
Some girls wear short dresses : some of these married women wear them tooReynolds, Blind Joe; Nehi Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1462) Pm12927 OJL11
The day you left me : won't wear no black Collins, Sam; I'm Sitting on Top of the World; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108422) Ba32395 OJL10
Wouldn't wear a shirt : after it tear Washboard Sam; Life Is Just a Book; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644771) BBB8909 RCA LPV577
When you see me leaving baby : don't you wear no blackCarr, Leroy; Hustler's Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164281) Vo03034 Co C30496
Going down to the river : honey don't you wear no blackJackson, Papa Charlie; Take Me Back Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (22082) Pm12296 Bio BLP12042
Long you wear them glasses : you can't be no woman of mineWeaver, Curley; Two Faced Woman; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C9941A) Ch50065 His HLP31
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