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 WEED.............4
And he wrote that song : weedsmoker's dreams McCoy, Joe; Hallelujah Joe Ain't Preachin' No More; Chicago, 14 Jan. 1937; (91074A) De7299 AH77
You can just step out in any yard : that old jimson weed will sure ??? youDoyle, Little Buddy; Bad in Mind Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1531) Vo05111 Rt RL319
He's a nogood weed mama : and the cows going to mow him downWilliams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854921) BBB5996 OJL17
He's a nogood weed : and swear he done me wrong Williams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854921) BBB5996 OJL17
 
 WEEK.............24
I got so many customers : it takes me a week to get aroundChatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Grinder Man Blues; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535921) BBB8584 RCA730.581
Said it may be a week : and it could be a month or twoFuller, Blind Boy; Somebody's Been Talkin'; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26599A) Vo05527 Rt RL318
My gal's a housemaid : and she earns a dollar a weekJefferson, Blind Lemon; Tin Cup Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (211981) Pm12756 Mil MLP2013
You in my potato field : three or four times a weekJohnson, Lil; You'll Never Miss Your Jelly Till Your Jelly Rollers Gone; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C3356 ) Vo1299 His HLP2
As long as : you make your two and a half a week Jordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398212) Vi21076 Rt RL326
I have ???ed : for many a week Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Those All Night Long Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1599?) Pm12081 BYG529.078
It may be a week : it may be a month or two Smith, Bessie; Down Hearted Blues; New York, 16 Feb. 1923; (808635) CoA3844 Co CL855
And they said I won't have no more trouble : and said I'll live twelve days in a weekSmith, J. T. Funny Paper; Seven Sisters BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO169A) Vo1641 Yz L1031
You came to stay a day : and you stayed a week Washboard Sam; Get Down Brother; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703801) BBB9018 RCA LPV577
Well well I wants to ride this new highway : ooo that the project just completed in a week agoWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Project Highway; Aurora, Ill., 11 Nov. 1937; (016525 ) BBB7302 RCA INT1175
I made aplenty money : all last week Memphis Minnie; You Got to MovePart I; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C9380 ) De7038 BC1
I'm going to tell all you people : my dream I had one week agoMcPhail, Black Bottom; My Dream Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11513A) Vo1690 Yz L1019
But I been in Chicago one week : because I like these Chicago waysThomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Ramblin' Man; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210194) Pm12722 Bio BLP12004
Lord I told my old lady : no longer than week before lastShade, Will; She Stays Out All Night Long; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418911) Vi unissued RCA INT1175
Go down on Ellsworth : about the middle of the weekCarr, Leroy; Papa Wants to Knock a Jug; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7223A) Vo1651 Yz L1036
My mind in such a condition : until I hardly know the days in the weekDoyle, Little Buddy; Bad in Mind Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM1531) Vo05111 Rt RL319
But they're so common now : you get one every day in the weekHannah, George; Freakish Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1930; (L5621) Pm13024 Mil MLP2018
I'm going to sweeten up on Saturday : what are the women through the week going to doJefferson, Blind Lemon; Chock House Blues; Chicago, c. May or June 1926; (25582) Pm12373 Mil MLP2007
All during the week : I work hard and I really saveJefferson, Blind Lemon; Saturday Night Spender Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212012) Pm12771 Rt RL335
I told my old lady : no longer than the week before lastShade, Will; She Stays Out All Night Long; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (418912) Vi21524 Rt RL322
I told my gal : the week before last Stovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); Bed Slats; St. Louis, 26 Apr. 1927; (80760B) OK8543 His HLP4
And I told my gal : the week before last Stovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); Bed Slats; St. Louis, 26 Apr. 1927; (80760B) OK8543 His HLP4
These old evil blues : have been following me all this weekWashboard Sam; Evil Blues; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703791) BBB8997 RCA LPV577
You been following me : around this whole week Sykes, Roosevelt; Skeet and Garret; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403312A) OK8749 Yz L1033
 
 WEEKS............11
Keep him three or four weeks : and you can't get along at allCox, Ida; Misery Blues; New York, late Jan. 1925; (1999?) Pm12258 BYG529073
Working on the project : with payday three or four weeks awayWheatstraw, Peetie; Working on the Project; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91164A) De7311 BC4
Mama told me : six long weeks ago Coleman, Jaybird; Save Your MoneyLet These Women Go; Birmingham, Ala., c. 11 Aug. 1927; (GEX802B) BP8052 Rt RL313
I ain't seen my sugar : in two long weeks today Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (30902) Pm12443 Mil MLP2007
Ain't seen my good gal : in three long weeks todayJefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44464) Pm12474 Bio BLP12000
I said please give me two more weeks : insurance man please do that for meWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Insurance Man Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308561) BBB8034 RCA INT1088
They can lead me like a little airedale : that's only seven weeks oldHicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); California Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (1483582) Co14573D CC36
You ought to have told me that : two or three weeks agoMemphis Minnie; Goin' Back to Texas; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487092) Co14455D OJL21
You ought to told me that : two or three weeks agoMemphis Minnie; I'm Going Back Home; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59992 ) Vi23352 His HLP32
And my man hasn't worked Lord : in two or three weeks or morePatton, Charley; Mean Black Moan; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L771) Pm12953 Yz L1001
He said yeah but you haven't paid your insurance in two or three weeks : said Sonny Boy and Williamson, Sonny Boy; Insurance Man Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308561) BBB8034 RCA INT1088
 
 WEEP.............32
Have you woke up in the morning : *you weep and moan*Bracey, Ishman; Pay Me No Mind; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2422) Pm13038 Yz L1007
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
Sure was a rough old dentist : he made me moan and weepBryant, Laura; Dentist Chair BluesPart 2; Long Island City, c. Jan. 1929; (323A) QRSR7055 His HLP21
Then you're going : to hang your head and weep Smith, Bessie; I Ain't Goin' to Play Second Fiddle; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406301) Co14090D Co CL855
Since you've gone and left me : I do nothing but weep and moanWhite, Joshua; Stormy Weather No 1; New York, 6 Mar. 1934; (149031) Ba33024 His HLP22
Many days : I sit down weep and cry Owens, Big Boy George; Kentucky Blues; Richmond, Ind., Oct. 1926; (12571) Ge6006 Yz L1018
I don't even weep : I don't even cry Carr, Leroy; Good Woman Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164271) Vo03296 Yz L1019
My man don't want me : that's why I weep and moan Tucker, Bessie; Bessie's Moan; Memphis, 29 Aug. 1928; (454362) ViV38526 His HLP4
Then again last night : I sat down and I weep and moanWheatstraw, Peetie; Letter Writing Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1935; (C944A) Vo02978 Say SDR191
In the darkness : I just weep and moan Jones, Maggie; Thunderstorm Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1924; (1401752) Co14050D VJM VLP23
I just weep in my ??? : across my head Sylvester, Hannah; I Want My Sweet Daddy; New York, c. 21 Sept. 1923; (70329) Pat032007 VJM VLP40
Eee : you can hear me weep and moan Johnson, Robert; Terraplane Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA25861) ARC70356 Co CL1654
I was thinking about you baby : will you hear me weep and moanJohnson, Robert; Dead Shrimp Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA26282) ARC70481 Co C30034
Blues you made me roll and tumble : you made me weep and sighMartin, Sara; Death Sting Me Blues; Long Island City, Nov. 1928; (278A) QRSR7042 BYG529073
Mmm : hear my weep and moan McTell, Blind Willie; Writin' Paper Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (403081) Vi21474 Yz L1005
Tell her there ain't no need to worry : neither cry or weep and moanDavis, Walter; Minute Man BluesPart 1; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854821) BBB5965 RCA INT1085
They ain't no need to cry : no need to weep and moanBarefoot Bill; My Crime Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (1493522) Co14510D OJL14
Black dog black dog : you caused me to weep and moanBlake, Blind; Black Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (43621) Pm12464 Bio BLP12003
You did cause me to weep : you did cause me to moanCollins, Sam; Lonesome Road Blues; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (108361) Ba32669 Yz L1038
You done caused me to weep baby : and I swear you done caused me to moanJohnson, Louise; All Night Long Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L3981) Pm12992 OJL11
Babe you caused me to leave my happy home : and you caused me to weep and moanJohnson, Mary; Mary Johnson Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18792) Ch16570 Riv RM8819
Now it's too late to holler baby : too late to weep and moanJordan, Charley; Stack O' Dollars Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C5834 ) Vo1557 Yz L1018
Old mean old levee : cause me to weep and moan McCoy, Joe; When the Levee Breaks; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487111) Co14439D BC1
I don't want you to weep mama : I don't want you to moanStokes, Frank; South Memphis Blues; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (555732) ViV38548 Rt RL308
Well there's no need to worry : *not for a while* to weep and moanWheatstraw, Peetie; Letter Writing Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1935; (C944A) Vo02978 Say SDR191
You's a mean old devil : cause me to weep and moanWilliams, Joe; Mr. Devil Blues; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M196 ) Vo1457 Rt RL321
You caused my heart to weep : you caused it to moanWillis, Ruth Mary; Man of My Own; New York, 17 Jan. 1933; (129201) Ba32687 Yz L1026
My mother told me : don't you weep don't you moan Carr, Leroy; Shinin' Pistol; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (164381) Vo03067 Co C30496
Make you weep like a willow : sling snot like a turtledoveJames, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028
Don't worry baby : don't you weep and moan Spruell, Freddie; Don't Cry Baby; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85783 ) BBB6025 Mam S3802
Baby baby don't you worry : sugar don't you weep and moanSpruell, Freddie; Your Man Is Gone; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85784 ) BBB6025 Mam S3802
I said aweeping Mary : now Mary don't you weep no moreStokes, Frank; Sweet to Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47731) Pm12531 Rt RL308
 
 WEEPED...........1
How my poor heart weeped and worried : baby when you drove me awayMcTell, Blind Willie; Drive Away Blues; Atlanta, 26 Nov. 1929; (565991) ViV38580 Yz L1005
 
 WEEPING..........12
Weeping and crying : tears falling on the ground Smith, Bessie; Long Old Road; New York, 11 June 1931; (1515953) Co14663D Co CL858
Now don't you hear your mother crying : weeping and moaning all night longArnold, Kokomo; Wild Water Blues; Chicago, 12 Mar. 1937; (91134A) De7285 Cor CP58
I said aweeping Mary : now Mary don't you weep no moreStokes, Frank; Sweet to Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (47731) Pm12531 Rt RL308
Crying and weeping : won't do me no good Jones, Maggie; Single Woman's Blues; New York, 29 Sept. 1925; (1410561) Co14102D VJM VLP25
It's going to be weeping : I begin to moan Barefoot Bill; My Crime Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (1493522) Co14510D OJL14
If you's a real hot mama : drive away daddy's weeping spellMcTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (1519051) Co14632D Yz L1005
I'm just down here weeping and moaning : right by my mama's sideArnold, Kokomo; Mean Old Twister; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91161A) De7347 BC4
Ain't no use of weeping : ain't no need of crying Bailey, Kid; Rowdy Blues; Memphis, c. 25 Sept. 1929; (M211) Br7114 OJL5
I'm going to hang my hat baby : Lord in some old weeping willow treeunknown artist (possibly Skip James); Throw Me Down; place unknown, c. Oct. 1928; (209981) Pm unissued Bio BLP12029
They taking away that willow tree : that give me this weeping spellSmith, Bessie; Weeping Willow Blues; New York, 26 Sept. 1924; (1400622) Co14042D Co CL856;
Said I'm right upset : and I've got those weeping bluesFlorence, Nellie ; Midnight Weeping Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461752) Co14342D OJL6
I once grieved so hard : until I wake up weeping in my sleepDoyle, Little Buddy; Grief Will Kill You; Memphis, 1 July 1939; (MEM181) Vo05111 Rt RL319;
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