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 WONDERED.........4
There was a crowd out on the corner : wondered who could it beMcTell, Blind Willie; Talking to Myself; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502572) Co14551D Yz L1005
Everybody wondered : what road it could be Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (1406292) Co14095D Co CL855
There was a crowd down on the corner : and I wondered who could it beMcTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9954A) De7078 Yz L1037
Many times I wondered : when they put my daddy downSmith, Trixie; Mining Camp Blues; New York, c. Feb. 1925; (20161) Pm12256 CC29
 
 WONDERED]........1
She said she had gone away to leave me : [and I wondered] now why don't she stay awayWheatstraw, Peetie; The Rising Sun Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1935; (C921A) Vo03066 Say SDR191
 
 WONDERFUL........2
I tell people there : it's a wonderful town Dickson, Pearl; Little Rock Blues; Memphis, 12 Dec. 1927; (1453712) Co14286D OJL6
I want you to sit and listen : ooo gal to my wonderful planWashboard Sam; Lover's Lane Blues; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (0703811) BBB9007 BC10
 
 WONDERING........38
Wondering if I die : would my baby love somebody elseBlake, Blind; Walkin' Across the Country; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208682) Pm12754 Bio BLP12031
Wondering : if my baby would stop her hateful waysBlake, Blind; Walkin' Across the Country; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (208682) Pm12754 Bio BLP12031
Wondering what man : had his hand running down through your hair down thereCarr, Leroy; You've Got Me Grieving; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (164302) Vo03349 Bio BLPC9
Wondering why : their wandering papa don't come homeCox, Ida; Wild Women Don't Have the Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (1842?) Pm12228 Jo SM3098
Wondering : where your baby is tonight Henderson, Katherine; Have You Ever Felt That Way; Long Island City, c. Oct. 1928; (257A) QRS7023 His HLP21
Wondering will they break it : Lordy Lordy who can tellSmith, Trixie; Mining Camp Blues; New York, c. Feb. 1925; (20161) Pm12256 CC29
Some people in the Delta : wondering what to do Delaney, Mattie; Tallahatchie River Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM786 ) Vo1480 Yz L1001
I was standing at the station : wondering what train boys must I rideJones, Elijah; Katy Fly; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201201) BBB7616 RCA INT1175
I ain't going to stay here : wondering about my soulWalker, Uncle Bud; Stand Up Suitcase Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402009B) OK8828 Yz L1009
Standing here awondering : will that car pass my wayJohnson, Billiken; Interurban Blues; Dallas, 3 Dec. 1927; (1453232) Co14293D Rt RL335
I was just sitting here awondering mama : about my usedtobeReed, Willie; Leavin' Home; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (1495441) Co unissued His HLP17
You keep me thinking : and wondering all the time Memphis Minnie; It's Hard to Please My Man; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC3170A) OK05728 BC1
And wondering if my baby : is waiting there for meBlackwell, Francis Scrapper; Down South Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18218A) Ch16452 Yz L1019
Now I been studying I been wondering : what makes a man turn the ground over in the Estes, Sleepy John; Working Man Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649261) BBB8950 RBF RF8
You sitting down wondering : what it's all about Green, Lil; Why Don't You Do Right; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0641301) BBB8714 RCA LPV574
Everybody wondering : what that Peetie Wheatstraw doWheatstraw, Peetie; Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp No. 2; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91153 ) De7391 BC4
I'm sitting here wondering : if a woman's worth it nowBlake, Blind; Rope Stretchin' BluesPart 1; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L10992) Pm13103 Bio BLP12037
But I'm sitting here wondering : why is my baby goneDavis, Walter; Just Want to Talk Awhile; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (0704511) BB unissued RC INT1085
Now I was just sitting here wondering : where I would go get some easeHardin, Lane; California Desert Blues; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (914501) BBB6242 Rt RL319
Sitting here wondering : would a matchbox hold my clothesJefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80524B) OK8455 RBF RF1
I'm sitting here wondering : will a matchbox hold my clothesJefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44242) Pm12474 Mil MLP2004
I'm sitting here wondering : will a matchbox hold my clothesJefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (44464) Pm12474 Bio BLP12000
Lord I sitting here wondering : where in the world can a good man goJones, Bo; Back Door Blues; Dallas, c. Nov. 1929; (DAL460 ) Vo1452 Rt RL327
I'm sitting down here wondering : would a matchbox hold my clothesLedbetter, Huddie; Packin' Trunk Blues; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (166851) Ba33359 Rt RL315
Sitting down here wondering : would a matchbox hold my clothesLedbetter, Huddie; Match Box Blues; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (168??? ) ARC unissued Co C30035
I'm sitting here wondering : will a matchbox hold my clothesRainey, Ma Gertrude; Lost Wandering Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (16982) Pm12098 BYG529.078
And I'm sitting here wondering : will a matchbox hold my clothesSluefoot Joe; Shouting Baby Blues; Long Island City, c. Apr. 1929; ( ) QRSR7086 His HLP17
And I'm just standing and I'm wondering : Lord just how to make a mealEstes, Sleepy John; Down South Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90094A) Ch50001 Sw S1219
I'm wondering : what in the world baby has done become of youTemple, Johnnie; So Lonely and Blue; Chicago, 14 May 1937; (91247A) De7337 RBF RF16
My woman left me this morning : left me wondering all to myselfJones, Elijah; Katy Fly; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (0201201) BBB7616 RCA INT1175
Lord I know many of you mens wondering : what the snake doctor man got in his handShort, Jaydee; Snake Doctor Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11474 ) Vo1704 Yz L1003
She's wondering : where her easy rider's gone Smith, Bessie; The Yellow Dog Blues; New York, 6 May 1925; (1405862) Co14075D Co CL857
I was standing there wondering : if my woman was in this townBlind Norris; Sundown Blues; Chicago, 18 Feb. 1937; (61850A) De7290 BC6
All for lying there wondering : if there one rolling in her armsWilkins, Robert; Long Train Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M191 ) Br7205 Rt RL333
They wondering why : I don't let you go Green, Lil; If I'm a Fool; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1942; (0708021) BBB8985 RCA LPV574
My mind goes to wondering : I feel so bad Jefferson, Blind Lemon; How Long How Long; Chicago, c. July 1928; (207881) Pm12685 Bio BLP12015
I was wondering : where in the world my man done goneFlorence, Nellie ; Midnight Weeping Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (1461752) Co14342D OJL6
You sit and you wondering : you looking through your mindPetties, Arthur; Good Boy Blues; Chicago, c. 2 July 1930; (C5921B) Br7182 Yz L1038
 
 WOOD.............30
Better get you a woodchopper : to back up in your stallBird, John (Mae Glover); Gas Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15396A) Ge7040 Yz L1009
Smell just like : old rotten burnt wood Davis, Walter; That Stuff You Sell Ain't No Good; Louisville, 10 June 1931; (694162) ViV23282 RCA INT1085
They call me woodcutting Sam : call me woodcutting BillMcClennan, Tommy; Cross Cut Saw Blues; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064885 ) BBB8897 Rt RL305
They call me woodcutting Sam : call me woodcutting BillMcClennan, Tommy; Cross Cut Saw Blues; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064885 ) BBB8897 Rt RL305
I'm a lonesome mama : need someone to chop my woodJones, Maggie; Single Woman's Blues; New York, 29 Sept. 1925; (1410561) Co14102D VJM VLP25
I ain't got no coal : I ain't got no wood Bogan, Lucille; My Man Is Boogan Me; New York, 31 July 1934; (154872) Ba33375 Rt RL317
I ain't no wood chopper : I ain't no wood chopper's sonDavenport, Charles Cow Cow ; I Ain't No Ice Man; New York, 8 May 1938; (63764A) De7462 AH158
I ain't no wood chopper : I ain't no wood chopper's sonDavenport, Charles Cow Cow ; I Ain't No Ice Man; New York, 8 May 1938; (63764A) De7462 AH158
I don't buy no wood : even buy no coal Memphis Minnie; North Memphis Blues; Chicago, c. 15 Oct. 1930; (C6443 ) Vo1550 BC13
He thinks I'm a woodpecker : and he taken me for a chunk of woodLewis, Furry; Mean Old Bedbug Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1134 Rt RL333
And you trust her with your hide : and she treat it just like a piece of woodMontgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Mistreatin' Woman Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026541) BBB7178 CC35
Thinks he's a woodpecker : and I'm a chunk of woodSmith, Bessie; Mean Old Bed Bug Blues; New York, 27 Sept. 1927; (1447963) Co14250D Fwy FJ2802
Let my house burn into ashes : didn't leave me one stick of woodSykes, Roosevelt; Fire Detective Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15557) Pm12827 Riv RM8819
Was make his women : lay it on wood McCoy, Joe; My Daddy Was a Movin' Man; Chicago, 22 Oct. 1936; (90949A) De7251 AH77
Lord heavyhipped mama : she done moved to the piney woodJefferson, Blind Lemon; Piney Woods Money Mama; Chicago, c. Mar. 1928; (204082) Pm12650 Mil MLP2004
But when she made the money : is when she lived in the piney woodJefferson, Blind Lemon; Piney Woods Money Mama; Chicago, c. Mar. 1928; (204082) Pm12650 Mil MLP2004
But that fool just off and left me : she done moved to the piney woodJefferson, Blind Lemon; Piney Woods Money Mama; Chicago, c. Mar. 1928; (204082) Pm12650 Mil MLP2004
Just lay it on the wood pretty mama : I do the best I canArnold, Kokomo; Let Your Money Talk; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C9924 ) De7191 BC4
But babe I can chop your kindling : until the wood chopper comesDavenport, Charles Cow Cow ; I Ain't No Ice Man; New York, 8 May 1938; (63764A) De7462 AH158
Get the wood in the stove : and the match in your handHowell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202
But the woman I did the woodcutting for : she wants me back againMcClennan, Tommy; Cross Cut Saw Blues; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064885 ) BBB8897 Rt RL305
But try my crosscut saw : it's evil to the wood McClennan, Tommy; Cross Cut Saw Blues; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064885 ) BBB8897 Rt RL305
The first time I met the blues mama : they came walking through the woodMontgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; The First Time I Met You; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026421) BBB6766 RBF RF12
But some day my dice going to pass : and my money going to be on the woodWheatstraw, Peetie; Coon Can Shorty; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60512A) De7159 Say SDR192
Furnish you wood : furnish you coal Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (1431162) Co14194D RBF RF202
Now your little daddy's gone : now who you going to get to chop your woodHawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Awful Fix Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (200341) Pm12539 Yz L1004
Drink your wine : cut your wood Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Beggin' Back; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (30164) Pm12394 Bio BLP12000
Baby I cut your wood so easy : you can't help but say hot dogMcClennan, Tommy; Cross Cut Saw Blues; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064885 ) BBB8897 Rt RL305
I'll cut your wood baby : and I'll build your fireMcCoy, Joe; Evil Devil Woman Blues; Chicago, 16 Aug. 1934; (C9299A) De7822 BC5
Cut your wood : baby I will make your fire Patton, Charley; Heart Like Railroad Steel; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L501) Pm12953 Her H201
 
 WOOD:............1
Well you can bring a lot of wood: you can bring in my clothesJackson, Papa Charlie; Airy Man Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (18512) Pm12219 Yz L1029
 
 WOODEN...........1
I'm going to start walking : because I got a wooden pair of shoesSmith, Bessie; Sobbin' Hearted Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (1402492) Co14056D Co CL855
 
 WOODLE...........1
We going to easywoodle : anyhow Washboard Sam; Mama Don't Allow No. 2; Chicago, 3 July 1935; (C1059?) Vo03375 RBF RF202
 
 WOODPECKER.......2
He thinks I'm a woodpecker : and he taken me for a chunk of woodLewis, Furry; Mean Old Bedbug Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; ( ) Vo1134 Rt RL333
Thinks he's a woodpecker : and I'm a chunk of woodSmith, Bessie; Mean Old Bed Bug Blues; New York, 27 Sept. 1927; (1447963) Co14250D Fwy FJ2802
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