WHISKEY'S........1
Oh : whiskey's killing me	Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Jig Head Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210174) Pm12708 Bio BLP12004
WHISKEY:.........1
Made me use cocaine and whiskey: but you wouldn't let me die	Martin, Sara; Death Sting Me Blues; Long Island City, Nov. 1928; (278A) QRSR7042 BYG529073
WHISKEYHOUSE.....1
You started to hitting bootlegging joint : and every whiskeyhouse you know	Williamson, Sonny Boy; Low Down Ways; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308531) BBB7979 RCA INT1088
WHISKEY].........1
I couldn't keep away from [wild, bad] women : bad [liquor, whiskey] cards and dice	Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lock Step Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208152) Pm12679 Mil MLP2004
WHISPER..........3
Hold me hold me : whisper something sweet and low	Henderson, Katherine; Mushy Love; Long Island City, c. Nov. 1928; (274A) QRS7054 His HLP21
People talk : I can hear them whisper everywhere I go	White, Joshua; Stormy Weather No 1; New York, 6 Mar. 1934; (149031) Ba33024 His HLP22
Too sad to whisper : too brokenhearted to sing	Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Explaining the Blues; Chicago, May 1925; (21371) Pm12284 Mil MLP2001
WHISPERED........1
I rubbed my hands over your head : and whispered in your ear	Cox, Ida; Coffin Blues; Chicago, Sept. 1925; (22931) Pm12318 BYG529073
WHISPERING.......1
You're a mean mama : whispering in your ear	Coleman, Jaybird; Save Your MoneyLet These Women Go; Birmingham, Ala., c. 11 Aug. 1927; (GEX802B) BP8052 Rt RL313
WHISTLE..........36
Mmm hate to hear : C and A whistle blow	Wheatstraw, Peetie; C and A Blues; Chicago, 6 Jan. 1931; (C6891A) Vo1672 OJL20
Blow whistle : my stomach say it's eating time	Johnson, Margaret; When a 'Gator Holler, Folk Say It's a Sign of Rain; New York, 20 Oct. 1926; (368461) Vi20333 Fwy FJ2801
Mmm now if I could holler : like this big boat whistle blow	Temple, Johnnie; Big Boat Whistle; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C986B) Vo03068 OJL17
I hate to hear : New York Central whistle blow	Wheatstraw, Peetie; Doin' the Best I Can; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1934; (C9443?) De7007 Say SDR191
That Flying Crow whistle : sounds so lonesome and sad	Washboard Sam; Flying Crow Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644801) BBB8844 BC10
Lord my baby say : she heard the fortyfour whistle blow	Sykes, Roosevelt; 44 Blues; New York, 14 June 1929; (402451A) OK8702 His HLP5
Now baby said to your daddy : FortyFour whistle blow	Wiggins, James Boodle It; FortyFour Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15768A) Pm12860 OJL15
Lord I think I heard : that Helena whistle Helena whistle Helena whistle blow	Patton, Charley; Moon Going Down; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4321) Pm13014 Yz L1020
Lord I think I heard : that Helena whistle Helena whistle Helena whistle blow	Patton, Charley; Moon Going Down; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4321) Pm13014 Yz L1020
Lord I think I heard : that Helena whistle Helena whistle Helena whistle blow	Patton, Charley; Moon Going Down; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L4321) Pm13014 Yz L1020
Engineer blow his whistle : and the fireman ring his bell	Shade, Will; Mary Anna Cut Off; Chicago, 6 Nov. 1934; (C7802) OK8960 Jo SM3104
Very next time I ride the I C : that long whistle blow	Anderson, Jelly Roll; I. C. Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 19 Apr. 1927; (12722) Ge6135 His HLP22
Think I heard : that Marion whistle blow	Patton, Charley; Green River Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L443) Pm12972 Yz L1020
I think I heard : that steel mill whistle blow	Smith, Six Cylinder; Pennsylvania Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L2142) Pm12968 Yz L1004
Now I love to hear : that M and O whistle blow	Fuller, Blind Boy; Bye Bye Baby Blues; New York, 15 Dec. 1937; (221561) Vo04843 RBF RF9
I think I heard : that Riverside whistle blow	Sims, Henry; Farrell Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L451) Pm12912 OJL8
Every time she whistle : to the roundhouse I got to go	Wheatstraw, Peetie; Doin' the Best I Can; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1934; (C9443?) De7007 Say SDR191
Yes I'm standing and looking : watching that Southern whistle blow	Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Mean Old 'Frisco Blues; Chicago, 15 Apr. 1942; (0708631) BB340704 RBF RF202
Oh don't you hear : that steamboat whistle blow	Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Atlanta Moan; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (1510542) Co14591D Yz L1026
When he was leaving : I couldn't hear nothing but that whistle blow	Bogan, Lucille; I Hate that Train Called the M. and O.; New York, 31 July 1934; (154911) ARC60204 OJL6
When I hear : that whistle blow	Smith, Clara; Deep Blue Sea Blues; New York, 19 Aug. 1924; (819313) Co14034D VJM VLP17
Now it must've be traintime : I hear the whistle blow	Estes, Sleepy John; Married Woman Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90175A) Ch50048 OJL21
I heard the whistle blowing : the fireman ring the bell	Smith, Bessie; Weeping Willow Blues; New York, 26 Sept. 1924; (1400622) Co14042D Co CL856;
I'm going to the gin house : when the whistle blows	Smith, Bessie; The Gin House Blues; New York, 18 Mar. 1926; (1418203) Co14158D Co CL856
The whistle was blowing for New Year : around twelve o'clock at night	Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Happy New Year Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208192) Pm12692 Bio BLP12000
I have a bird to whistle : and I have a bird to sing	Johnson, Robert; Stone in My Passway; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL3772) ARC71267 Co CL1654
I got up this morning : hear the train whistle blow	Big Bill (Broonzy); Mr. Conductor Man; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18392) Ch16426 Yz L1035
Lord I hate to hear : that Erie train whistle when he blow	Sparks, Milton; Erie Train Blues; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (91445) BBB6529 BC6
Mama toot your whistle : you can't blow your horn	Daddy Stovepipe; Tuxedo Blues; Birmingham, Ala., c. 13 July 1927; (GEX730A) Ge6212 OJL14
You can toot your whistle : you can ring your bell	McCoy, Joe; I'm Wild About My Stuff; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C5820A) Vo1570 His HLP32
You can toot your whistle : you can ring your bell	Memphis Minnie; 'Frisco Town; New York, 18 June 1929; (1487102) Co14455D Yz L1008
You can toot your whistle : blow your horn	Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 RBF RF6
You can toot your whistle : blow your horn	Shade, Will; Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (470362) ViV38504 Rt RL337
Blow your whistle captain : so your men will know what to do	Smith, Bessie; Shipwreck Blues; New York, 11 June 1931; (1515973) Co14663D Co CL858
You been tooting your whistle : and you been blowing your horn	Washboard Sam; Yes I Got Your Woman; Chicago, 5 Aug. 1940; (049374 ) BBB8599 RBF RF16
You can toot your whistle : you can ring your bell	Wiggins, James Boodle It; Frisco Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15769A) Pm12860 OJL15
WHISTLES.........2
Two keen long whistles : bid me long farewell	Carr, Leroy; Hurry Down Sunshine; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL43) Vo02741 Co C30496
Now you can hear the whistles blowing : but I just can't see no train	Jefferson, Blind Lemon; How Long How Long; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207881) Pm12685 Bio BLP12015
WHITE............47
White little June bug : big fat duck	Bunn, Teddy; Pattin' Dat Cat; New York, 7 Apr. 1930; (597401) ViV38592 His HLP5
White folks in the parlor playing cards : and they're serving their cake and tea	Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Piney Woods Money Mama; Chicago, c. Mar. 1928; (204082) Pm12650 Mil MLP2004
White folks standing around here : spending amany dimes	Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (202832) Pm12605 OJL8
White man take the blues : he walk to the river and sit down	Stokes, Frank; Nehi Mama Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (454212) Vi21738 Rt RL308
Had a white ring around his forepaw : white as any snow	Byrd, John; Old Timbrook Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2911) Pm12997 OJL8
Now you ought to cut off so many trucks and tractors : white folks you ought to work more	Estes, Sleepy John; Working Man Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649261) BBB8950 RBF RF8
I don't see why : white folks don't have no blues	Johnson, T. C.; J. C. Johnson's Blues; Memphis, 16 Feb. 1928; (400250B) OK8838 Rt RL316
Chicken when I'm hungry : white lightning when I'm dry	Welsh, Nolan; St. Peter Blues; Chicago, 16 June 1926; (9728A) OK8372 CC32
Had a white ring around his forepaw : white as any snow	Byrd, John; Old Timbrook Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L2911) Pm12997 OJL8
You know I couldn't get a white man in Brownsville : yes to even say they would go my bond	Estes, Sleepy John; Jailhouse Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93007A) De7814 RBF RF8
He as pretty as a white dog : but he ain't worth a doggone dime	Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Black Skunk Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (1483602) Co14573D CC36
Now a white man go to the river : take him a seat and sit down	McTell, Blind Willie; Weary Hearted Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140671) Vo02568 Rt RL324
A white man only : got every day	Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041
Then I will be your Santy Claus : says even if my whiskers says even if my whiskers ain't white	Fuller, Blind Boy; Bus Rider Blues; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC3139A) OK05933 BC11
I'm going to be your Santa Claus : even if my whiskers ain't white	Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Christmas Eve Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (208182) Pm12692 Bio BLP12000
I caught a pretty little animal : it was striped black and white	Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Black Skunk Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (1483602) Co14573D CC36
I'll say look ahere St Peter : you got any white lightning here	Welsh, Nolan; St. Peter Blues; Chicago, 16 June 1926; (9728A) OK8372 CC32
I been drinking white lightning : it gone to my head	Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Viola Lee Blues; Memphis, 20 Sept. 1928; (47066?) ViV38523 OJL21
I've been drinking white lightning : and it's gone to my head	McCoy, Joe; Joliet Bound; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11220A) Vo1686 Yz L1021
He's got white teeth : and two pretty gold crowns	Smith, Clara; Kansas City Man Blues; New York, 2 Oct. 1923; (812226) Co12D VJM VLP15
See that woman : all dressed in white	Bell, Ed; She's a Fool Gal; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (1510382) Co14595D Rt RL325
When I got there : I do declare I spied a form all dressed in white	Johnson, Alec; Next Week Sometime; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (1473822) Co14416D CC3
Now I will be your Santa Claus : even if my whiskers even if my whiskers is white	Estes, Sleepy John; Airplane Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62482A) De7354 Sw S1219
She left this town with a teasing brown : and her name was Mandy White	Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Ease It to Me Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461732) Co14614D BC7
Now no more stewball : yes and neither no more white rice	Estes, Sleepy John; Jailhouse Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93007A) De7814 RBF RF8
Now you need to go get you some real white man : you know to sign you a little note	Williamson, Sonny Boy; Welfare Store Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (053001 ) BBB8610 BC3
She got really white teeth : and long black wavy hair	Washboard Sam; I'm Feeling Low Down; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (0644821) BBB8878 RCA LPV577
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
We say we live in New York City : red white and blue brought us all the way through	Johnson, Lonnie; Life Saver Blues; New York, 9 Nov. 1927; (81801B) OK8557 CC30
Pour me out some white mule : pour me out some sandy rye	Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Blind Pig Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (1460501) Co14372D CC36
You had no business : catching that white man's hen	unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Gettin' Ready for Trial; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404682C) OK8856 OJL4
Oh nigger licked molasses : and the white man licked them too	Alexander, Texas; Section Gang Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81224B) OK8498 Rt RL312
Oh the black cat told the white one : let's go across town and clown	Burse, Charlie; Boodie Bum Bum; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C7921) OK8956 Jo SM3104
And the white cat told the black one : you better set your black self down	Burse, Charlie; Boodie Bum Bum; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C7921) OK8956 Jo SM3104
I don't have the white : but I have the red	Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; It's a Fight Like That; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C4630 ) Br7121 Rt RL325
Steal it from the white folks : now and then	Davenport, Jed; Save Me Some; Memphis, 20 Oct. 1930; (MEM774) Vo1513 OJL19
I played for the colored : I play for the white	Estes, Sleepy John; Clean Up at Home; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63651B) De7516 Sw S1220
Now I got a girl : she works in the white folk's yard	Jordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (398212) Vi21076 Rt RL326
I scrubbed them pots and kettles : I washed and ironed the white folks clothes	Spivey, Victoria; Murder in the First Degree; New York, 1 Nov. 1927; (81596B) OK8581 Spi LP2001
The white people load me : in the workhouse door	unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418172) Vi21524 Rt RL322
I can't do nothing : with this white stuff on	Estes, Sleepy John; Easin' Back to Tennessee; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63649A) De7516 Sw S1220
This white lightning : done gone to my head	White, Washington; Shake 'Em On Down; Chicago, 2 Sept. 1937; (C19971) Vo03711 Co C30036
Talked to white folks black folks : she wouldn't give a penny	Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200442) Pm12518 Bio BLP12041
Because these worrisome old men : will cause your head to turn white and grey	Johnson, Mary; Mary Johnson Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18792) Ch16570 Riv RM8819
Now you laying up in my bed : between my two white sheets	Bogan, Lucille; Pot Hound Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C3462 ) Br7083 His HLP15
Said now Mary had a little lamb : I mean his fleece was white as snow	Spruell, Freddie; Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85786 ) BBB5995 Mam S3802
I'll certainly treat you : just like you was white	Wilkins, Robert; Falling Down Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M192 ) Br7125 Yz L1002