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| Tell me pretty mama : where'd you stay last night | Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Where Did You Stay Last Night; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17277A) Ch16171 Riv RM8803 |
| Corrine Corinna : where'd you stay last night | Wiggins, James Boodle It; Corrine Corrina Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L1032) Pm12916 Her H205 |
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| I said to the station man : where's my train | Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C5071 ) Vo1527 Yz L1036 |
| My house on fire : where's that fire wagon now | Memphis Minnie; Garage Fire Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C6083 ) Vo1601 Rt RL307 |
| Boll weevil boll weevil : where's your little home | Patton, Charley; Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15211) Pm12805 Yz L1020 |
| Clap your hands Charlie : Charlie where's you been so long | James, Jesse; Sweet Patuni; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90760 ) De unissued Yz L1028 |
| Well : wonder where's that black snake gone | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Snake Moan; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80523B) OK8455 Fwy FJ2802 |
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| He can *tell us where* : when he going to take a woman's man | White, Washington; District Attorney Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC2988A) OK05683 Co C30036 |
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| My mama told me be careful : wherever I flew | Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); The Spider and the Fly; Atlanta, 23 Apr. 1930; (1503652) Co14558D CC36 |
| I'm going to keep a good man : wherever he can be | Jones, Maggie; Screamin' the Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1924; (1401881) Co14055D VJM VLP23 |
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| Now I know my dog : [anywhere, wherever] I hear him bark | Estes, Sleepy John; Who's Been Tellin' You Buddy Brown Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90097A) Ch50068 Sw S1219 |
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| I don't know : whether he got any place to sleep | Estes, Sleepy John; Easin' Back to Tennessee; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63649A) De7516 Sw S1220 |
| It don't matter to me : whether it sunshine snow or rains | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lock Step Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208152) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004 |
| He said we going to have this function : whether there's awater or not | Spivey, Victoria; The Alligator Pond Went Dry; St. Louis, 27 Apr. 1927; (80769B) OK8481 Spi LP2001 |
| I shot my woman on the corner : and I don't know whether she's dead or alive | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; County Jail Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO132A) Vo1679 Yz L1031 |
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WHICH............22
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| Which away which away : did the C and O leave your town | Amos, Blind Joe; C and O Blues; probably Chicago, c. July 1927; ( ) Vo1116 OJL17 |
| Which away which away : do that Blood Red River run | Fuller, Blind Boy; Bye Bye Baby Blues; New York, 15 Dec. 1937; (221561) Vo04843 RBF RF9 |
| Which I wouldn't have spoken : if it hadn't've been for you | Sykes, Roosevelt; The Way I Feel Blues; New York, 14 June 1929; (402453B) OK8727 Yz L1033 |
| Well you hear one jellybean ask the other one : which way did the good girl go | Brown, Hi Henry; Nut Factory Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11506A) Vo1692 Yz L1003 |
| I asked my nextdoor neighbor : which away did my baby go | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Empty Room Blues; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535931) BBB8615 RCA730.581 |
| Hard to tell : which mamas love the best | Coleman, Lonnie; Wild About My Loving; Atlanta, 12 Apr. 1929; (1482592) Co14440D Rt RL318 |
| Tell me pretty mama : which away you going | Ledbetter, Huddie; Red River Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16704 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Because she told me : which away the Red River was arunning down | Ledbetter, Huddie; Red River Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16704 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Ticket agent ticket agent : which away has my woman gone | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
| Tell me man : which way the rising sun | Sims, Henry; Tell Me Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L651) Pm12940 OJL2 |
| And which away my daddy went : the Gypsy only knows | Smith, Bessie; Ticket Agent Ease Your Window Down; New York, 5 Apr. 1924; (816702) Co14025D Co CL855 |
| Which away which away : did the C and O leave your town | Amos, Blind Joe; C and O Blues; probably Chicago, c. July 1927; ( ) Vo1116 OJL17 |
| Which away which away : do that Blood Red River run | Fuller, Blind Boy; Bye Bye Baby Blues; New York, 15 Dec. 1937; (221561) Vo04843 RBF RF9 |
| Now that mean old twister's coming : poor people running every which away | Arnold, Kokomo; Mean Old Twister; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91161A) De7347 BC4 |
| Poor people was screaming : and running every which away | Johnson, Lonnie; St. Louis Cyclone Blues; New York, 3 Oct. 1927; (81503B) OK8512 CC30 |
| You have old squeaky workbench : and your mattress is torn every which away | Rachel, James Yank; Squeaky Work Bench Blues; New York, 6 Feb. 1934; (147922) Ba33047 Yz L1021 |
| I had so many women : I didn't know which one to choose | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Red Hot Blues; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1937; (C20311) Vo04066 CC3 |
| I'm going to the railroad then to the river : oh well well but I don't know which one that I will | Wheatstraw, Peetie; Crazy with the Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91150A) De7348 Cor CP58 |
| I say you got a sweet woman : man which you just don't understand | Jones, Little Hat; Cross the Water Blues; San Antonio, 14 June 1930; (404199B) OK8829 Yz L1032 |
| Tell me which away : do the Red River run | Ledbetter, Huddie; Red River Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16704 ) ARC unissued Co C30035 |
| Well I just want to find out : now which away must I go | Memphis Minnie; My Baby Don't Want Me No More; Chicago, 17 June 1937; (C19361) Vo03894 BC1 |
| Well now you know I was just sitting here thinking : ooo well well which woman treats me the | Wheatstraw, Peetie; The First Shall Be the Last and the Last Shall Be First; New York, 19 Feb. 1936; (60523A) De7167 Say SDR192 |
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| Give me a match : and let me take a whiff quick | Green, Lil; Knockin' Myself Out; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (0591521) BBB8659 RCA LPV574 |
| Know what you been doing : by the whiff of your jaw | Bell, Ed; Carry It Right Back Home; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510372) Co14595D Rt RL325 |
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| While I play : this rag of mine | Blake, Blind; Too Tight; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (30592) Pm12431 Bio BLP12031 |
| While I lay in my bed : and cannot go to sleep | Carr, Leroy; Midnight Hour Blues; New York, 16 Mar. 1932; (11499A) Vo1703 Co C30496 |
| While my heart's in trouble : and my mind is thinking deep | Carr, Leroy; Midnight Hour Blues; New York, 16 Mar. 1932; (11499A) Vo1703 Co C30496 |
| While I play : this rag of mine | Howell, Peg Leg; Too Tight Blues; Atlanta, 1 Nov. 1927; (1450621) Co14298D Rt RL316 |
| While I work in your orchard : and giving you every cent | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Peach Orchard Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1929; (214002) Pm12801 Riv RLP12125 |
| While I sing : this song of mine | Manning, Leola; The Blues Is All Wrong; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Apr. 1930; (K8089 ) Vo1529 Yz L1015 |
| While you're off with your woman : your wife could be at home beating you doing buddy what | Reynolds, Blind Joe; Outside Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1443) Pm12927 OJL8 |
| While you living in your mansion : you don't know what hard times means | Smith, Bessie; Poor Man's Blues; New York, 24 Aug. 1928; (1468951) Co14399D Co CL856 |
| While that lowdown man of mine : is trying to make his 'foreday creep | Spivey, Victoria; Don't Trust Nobody Blues; Chicago, 20 Mar. 1931; (VO150 ) Vo1640 Spi LP2001 |
| While you're out man : trying to | Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041 |
| While the preacher and the sister : *love* those narrowface *bones* | Washboard Walter; Narrow Face Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1424) Pm12954 Her H205 |
| Think I'm going to quit you : while the weather is cool | Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K127 ) Vo1464 OJL18 |
| Be careful baby : while I'm gone | Blake, Blind; Doing a Stretch; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15249A) Pm12810 Bio BLP12023 |
| But I ain't did no frying : while you was away | Carter, Margaret; I Want Plenty of Grease in My Frying Pan; New York, Aug. 1926; (107041) Pat7511 His HLP15 |
| I will pack my suitcase : while I hunt from town to town | Davis, Walter; Travelin' this Lonesome Road; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (854801) BBB5982 RCA INT1175 |
| Last night : while I was sound asleep | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; She Can Love So Good; Chicago, c. mid Aug. 1930; (C6079A) Vo1540 Mel MLP7324 |
| One had me cooling off : while the other one talked about taking my wife | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Fence Breakin' Yellin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15672) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015 |
| Want all of you people to listen : while my guitar sings | Johnson, Lonnie; Mr. Johnson Swing; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63520A) De7509 Sw S1225 |
| I want all you people to listen : while I swing this song | Johnson, Lonnie; Mr. Johnson Swing; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63520A) De7509 Sw S1225 |
| When one holding your hand : while the other one eating your feet | Lewis, Furry; Mean Old Bedbug Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1134 Rt RL333 |
| I said please let me squeeze your lemon : while I'm in your lonesome town | Pickett, Charlie; Let Me Squeeze Your Lemon; New York, 3 Aug. 1937; (62487A) De7707 RBF RF9 |
| She going to take care of me : while the times was hard | Scott, Sonny; Red Cross Blues; New York, 18 July 1933; (135721) Vo25012 Rt RL325 |
| Now listen honey : while I say | Smith, Bessie; After You've Gone; New York, 2 Mar. 1927; (1435672) Co14197D Co CL857 |
| Adoing the Charleston : while you blow | Smith, Bessie; Trombone Cholly; New York, 3 Mar. 1927; (1435753) Co14232D Co CL858 |
| I stood there laughing over him : while he wobbled around and died | Smith, Bessie; Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair; New York, 3 Mar. 1927; (1435762) Co14209D Co CL858 |
| Can't get nothing : while roving around | Smith, Clara; 31st Street Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1924; (815142) Co14009D VJM VLP16 |
| I felt so blue : while I was out on that lonely highway | Sykes, Roosevelt; Highway 61 Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18802) Ch16586 Yz L1033 |
| Early next morning : while I was laying in my bed | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C12561) Vo03186 BC7 |
| Right here : while we get away from your man | Wilkins, Robert; Get Away Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM742B) Br7158 OJL11 |
| I tell you once in a while moment : think I hear my baby call my name | Arnold, Kokomo; Rainy Night Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (599382) Vi23268 Yz L1012 |
| Some sweet day : I say it's after a while | Clayton, Jennie; State of Tennessee Blues; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403132) Vi21185 Rt RL322 |
| You having a good time now : but your troubles will be after a while | Clayton, Jennie; State of Tennessee Blues; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (403132) Vi21185 Rt RL322 |
| But I like to please you : every once in a while | Davis, Walter; New Come Back Baby; Chicago, 21 Mar. 1941; (0539791) BBB8833 RCA INT1085 |
| Well you laughing at me now mama : you'll be crying after a while | Gillum, Bill Jazz; You're Laughing Now; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020822 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177 |
| Well you laughing at me now mama : you'll be crying after a while | Gillum, Bill Jazz; You're Laughing Now; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020822 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177 |
| Well you laughing at me now mama : you'll be crying after a while | Gillum, Bill Jazz; You're Laughing Now; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020822 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177 |
| Well you laughing at me now mama : you'll be crying after a while | Gillum, Bill Jazz; You're Laughing Now; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020822 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177 |
| But it's going to hurt you to your heart : when I leave you for a while | Harris, Magnolia; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'Part 1; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930; (C7100 ) MeM12077 Yz L1031 |
| Last night : she loved me for a while | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; She Can Love So Good; Chicago, c. mid Aug. 1930; (C6079A) Vo1540 Mel MLP7324 |
| You could hear me holler : mmm for a while | Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; She Can Love So Good; Chicago, c. mid Aug. 1930; (C6079A) Vo1540 Mel MLP7324 |
| Well you drinking bad liquor : you'll be overtaken after a while | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Fence Breakin' Yellin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15672) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015 |
| Oh your time now : be mine after a while | Johnson, Elizabeth; Sobbin' Woman Blues; New York, 30 Oct. 1928; (401280?) OK8789 Her H201 |
| Every once in a while : think I hear my baby call my name | Johnson, Lonnie; Falling Rain Blues; St. Louis, 4 Nov. 1925; (9436A) OK8253 CC30 |
| Every once in a while : I can hear my baby call my name | Johnson, Lonnie; New Falling Rain Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63521A) De7461 Sw S1225 |
| Good time now : trouble after a while | Lewis, Furry; Why Don't You Come Home Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1134 Rt RL333 |
| Got to sit around : for a while | Lofton, Cripple Clarence; I Don't Know; probably Chicago, c. 1936 1938; ( ) private record Yz L1025 |
| It will do for a while : but it will jam you after a end | McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037 |
| I leave prowling just at dawn : and get back in the morning just a while before day | Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hungry Wolf; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO165A) Vo1655 Yz L1031 |
| Son your trouble ain't now : but it sure be after a while | Thomkins, Jim; Bedside Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM780 ) Br7200 Rt RL319 |
| It's your time now : be mine after a while | Tucker, Bessie; Bessie's Moan; Memphis, 29 Aug. 1928; (454362) ViV38526 His HLP4 |
| Lord every once in a while : I think I hear my baby call my name | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Memphis JugBlues; Memphis, 24 Feb. 1927; (379432) Vi20576 Rt RL322 |
| Well after a while : be all over now | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Goodbye Red; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308541) BBB7995 RCA INT1088 |
| That the life that you are living : will kill you after a while | Woods, Oscar; Lone Wolf Blues; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60848A) De7219 Cor CP58 |
| Now my woman please don't worry : baby while I'm out of your town | Fuller, Blind Boy; Thousand Women Blues; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC3142A) OK05657 RBF RF202 |
| Going to buy me a bulldog : watch my baby while she sleeps | Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Hitch Me to Your Buggy and Drive Me Like a Mule; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (403232) Vi21134 OJL21 |
| You having a good time now : you like a fly while *that country may* | Townsend, Henry; She's Got a Mean Disposition; Chicaco, 25 Feb. 1935; (854941) BBB5966 Yz L1030 |
| We been together a good while : but now we got to part | Memphis Minnie; Goin' Back to Texas; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487092) Co14455D OJL21 |
| We been together a good while : but now we got to part | Memphis Minnie; I'm Going Back Home; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59992 ) Vi23352 His HLP32 |
| We been together a good while : but now we got to part | Memphis Minnie; I Called You This Morning; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6013 ) Vo1631 BC13 |
| He may come back : catch his head while you lay on | Estes, Sleepy John; You Shouldn't Do That; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649161) BBB8915 BC7 |
| If you got a sweet woman : you better love her while you can | Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Struck Sorrow Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200392) Pm12541 Rt RL335 |
| Hey people : listen while I sing my news | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (15962) Pm12081 BYG529.078 |
| And if you refuse : they'll read about you in a short little while | Johnson, Lonnie; Racketeers Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1932; (1522602) OK8946 CC30 |
| If you want to see me baby : you better see me while you can | Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Grinder Man Blues; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535921) BBB8584 RCA730.581 |
| I've got to buy me a bulldog : he'll watch me while I sleep | Moore, Alice; Black and Evil Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15447) Pm12819 CC37 |
| Going to buy me a bulldog : to watch me while I sleep | Moore, Alice; Black Evil Blues; Chicago, 18 Aug. 1934; (C9317A) De7028 OJL20 |
| Going to buy me a bulldog : to watch me while I sleep | Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Jealous Hearted Blues; New York, c. 15 Oct. 1924; (19242) Pm12252 Mil MLP2001 |
| I believe my baby she lied said she didn't have a man : now while I had my time | Williams, Joe; Baby Please Don't Go; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962441) BBB6200 RCA INT1087 |
| Now I said please let me be your lemonsqueezer : now while I'm in your lonesome town | Williamson, Sonny Boy; Until My Love Come Down; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (020119 ) BBB7576 RBF RF14 |
| Now while you playing policy buddy : play four eleven and fortyfour | Arnold, Kokomo; Policy Wheel Blues; Chicago, 15 July 1935; (90158A) De7147 CC25 |
| Now while you playing policy : play four eighteen and fiftysix | Arnold, Kokomo; Policy Wheel Blues; Chicago, 15 July 1935; (90158A) De7147 CC25 |
| Now while you playing policy buddy : play five nine and fiftynine | Arnold, Kokomo; Policy Wheel Blues; Chicago, 15 July 1935; (90158A) De7147 CC25 |
| I bring her supper while you working : that's just what I do | Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Last Chance Blues; Memphis, 1 Oct. 1929; (56316 ) ViV38593 Her H205 |
| But when it comes to find out : you was misusing me all the while | Darby, Blind; Deceiving Blues; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (675831) Vi23311 OJL20 |
| You can catch them shooting needles : all the while | Ramey, Ben (Memphis Jug Band); Cocaine Habit Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (599332) ViV38620 BC2 |
| Got three great big bulldogs Lord : to watch you while you sleep | Harrison, Smoky; Hop Head Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L791) Pm12920 Rt RL340 |
| I just stopped by to leave you enough of worries : to last you while I'm gone | Johnson, Lonnie; Devil's Got the Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63518A) De7487 Sw S1225 |
| Love you while he's talking : love you while he sings | Waters, Ethel; Memphis Man; New York, c. Mar. 1923; (5641) BS14146 Bio BLP12022 |
| Love you while he's talking : love you while he sings | Waters, Ethel; Memphis Man; New York, c. Mar. 1923; (5641) BS14146 Bio BLP12022 |
