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 YOU'D............16
You'd be surprised to know : what the word of narrowface meansWashboard Walter; Narrow Face Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L1424) Pm12954 Her H205
If you will love me mama : you'd never treat me wrongFox, John D.; The Worried Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 Dec. 1927; (GEX1011A) Ge6352 OJL10
If you got a good woman partner : you'd better treat her rightGibson, Clifford; Don't Put That Thing On Me; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571742) ViV38572 Yz L1006
Now maybe some day baby : you'd know for yourself Green, Lil; If I Didn't Love You; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (0647281) BBB8865 RCA LPV574
Way my heart aches : you'd be lonesome mama too Hill, Bertha Chippie; Lonesome Weary Blues; Chicago, 26 Nov. 1926; (9972A) OK8453 CC32
Now if you think I'm going crazy about you : you'd better change your mindJohnson, Margaret; If I Let You Get Away With It Once You'll Do It All of the Time; New York, 19 Oct. 1923; (71972B) OK8107 Sw S1240;
And when you know anything : you'd be almost crazy with the bluesMcTell, Blind Willie; Runnin' Me Crazy; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140701) Vo02595 Rt RL324
If you don't have no good woman : you'd be lonesome tooThomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); So Lonesome; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (203342) Pm12637 Yz L1026
If you had good sense : you'd be down in misery Washboard Sam; Big Woman; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01885 ) BBB6870 BC10
When the jazz band struck up : you'd be surprised Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; ( ) BS14128 Bio BLP12022
Aw the revenue man is riding : boy you'd better look outPatton, Charley; Revenue Man Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14747 ) Vo02931 Yz L1020
And the way she serves her gravy : man you'd be surprisedMoss, Buddy; Gravy Server; New York, 21 Aug. 1935; (17981 ) ARC61156 Rt RL318
Now you'd go to the church : just to work for soulEstes, Sleepy John; Time Is Drawing Near; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93005A) De7789 Sw S1220;
Send me away : said you'd rather see me dead Hurt, Mississippi John; Big Leg Blues; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401474A) OK unissued Bio BLPC4
Well you said you'd rather see a rattlesnake : ooo well well now come crawling across your Wheatstraw, Peetie; The Rising Sun Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1935; (C921A) Vo03066 Say SDR191
So you'd better watch out : doggone your badluck soulJones, Maggie; Jealous Mama Blues; New York, 14 Oct. 1924; (1401051) Co14044D VJM VLP23
 
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You'll be making whoopee with the devil : in hell tomorrow nightHill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12521) Pm13116 Rt RL335
You'll be making whoopee with the devil : in hell tomorrow nightHill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12522) Pm13116 Yz L1026
You'll see my picture : hanging on the wall Howell, Peg Leg; Doin' Wrong; Atlanta, 9 Nov. 1927; (1451842) Co14473D RBF RF11
You'll find me riding : mama Lord Lord in this world somewhereJames, Skip; If You Haven't Got Any Hay Get on Down the Road; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L7661) Pm13066 Bio BLP12029
You'll ask her for loving : she'll swear she's almost deadJohnson, Ki Ki; Wrong Woman Blues; Long Island City, c. Aug. 1928; ( ) QRSR7003 His HLP17
You'll find troubles and worries : that you never found beforeJohnson, Lonnie; Way Down That Lonesome Road; San Antonio, 13 Mar. 1928; (400490A) OK8574 CC30
You'll get back in time : to see me unlock my doorJones, Maggie; I'm a Back Bitin' Mama; New York, 17 Sept. 1925; (1409514) Co14127D VJM VLP25
You'll get flat feet : from standing too long Martin, Daisy; What You Was You Used to Be; New York, c. late July 1923; (52381) Ba1262 VJM VLP40
You'll miss the best pal : you ever had Smith, Bessie; After You've Gone; New York, 2 Mar. 1927; (1435672) Co14197D Co CL857
You'll miss my kindness : most everywhere Smith, Clara; It Won't Be Long Now; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (814761) Co14006D VJM VLP16
You'll get a couple phone calls : wake up and try to do your bestStokes, Frank; Downtown Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418221) Vi21272 BC5
You'll get a couple phone calls : wake up and try to do your bestStokes, Frank; Downtown Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (418222) Vi unissued His HLP31
You'll bring me that money : every Saturday night Stokes, Frank; Take Me Back; Memphis, 30 Aug. 1928; (454542) ViV38531 Yz L1008
You'll never get a chance : to put your big legs on me no moreWashboard Sam; Big Woman; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01885 ) BBB6870 BC10
You'll not cram all that meat : up in my little Whistlin' Rufus; Sweet Jelly Rollin'; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1933; (77305 ) BBB5306 Rt RL334
You'll not give me : all of that great big Whistlin' Rufus; Sweet Jelly Rollin'; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1933; (77305 ) BBB5306 Rt RL334
If you fool with that little woman : you'll have nowhere to goAmos, Blind Joe; C and O Blues; probably Chicago, c. July 1927; ( ) Vo1116 OJL17
Lord at daybreak call me baby : you'll find your bullcow goneBig Bill (Broonzy); Bull Cow Blues; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (116102) Ba32653 Yz L1035
Because I've got another woman : you'll have to do the best you canBlack Boy Shine (Harold Holiday); Sugarland Blues; San Antonio, 20 Nov. 1936; (SA25511) Vo03417 BC7
If you do it once : you'll do it twice Bogan, Lucille; My Georgia Grind; Chicago, c. 1 Feb. 1930; (C5347 ) Br unissued Rt RL317
And if you love me like I tell you : you'll be the jumpsteady man of mineBogan, Lucille; Jump Steady Daddy; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (169932) ARC51258 Yz L1017
But if I get what I want mama : you'll see me walk awayChatman, Bo; Howlin' Tom Cat Blues; San Antonio, 27 Mar. 1934; (826301) BB5536 Yz L1034
Double in a knot : you'll always get my mon' Chatman, Bo; Double Up in a Knot; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026171) BBB6659 Yz L1034
You double in a knot right : you'll always have a dimeChatman, Bo; Double Up in a Knot; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (026171) BBB6659 Yz L1034
But one of these days now little old sweet honey : you'll be out of house and homeChatman, Bo; Honey; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (0476571) BBB8555 Yz L1034
But after you continue this life boys : you'll be living down in some graveyard deepDoyle, Little Buddy; Grief Will Kill You; Memphis, 1 July 1939; (MEM181) Vo05111 Rt RL319;
Take me back baby : you'll find some change in me Estes, Sleepy John; Everybody Oughta Make a Change; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63647A) De7571 RBF RF8
If you never no more see me : you'll miss me when I goGibson, Clifford; Levee Camp Moan; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (577542) ViV38577 Yz L1027
Well you laughing at me now mama : you'll be crying after a whileGillum, 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 whileGillum, 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 whileGillum, 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 whileGillum, Bill Jazz; You're Laughing Now; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020822 ) BBB7769 RCA INT1177
Be careful with yourself : you'll get a ball and chainHicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); We Sure Got Hard Times Now; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (1502731) Co14558D CC36
Says I guess : you'll have to go arrest poor Dolly SmithJackson, Papa Charlie; Coffee Pot Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10043?) Pm12264 Yz L1029
I said you may go : you'll come back Jackson, Papa Charlie; Drop that Sack; Chicago, c. May 1925; (21451) Pm12289 Yz L1029
If you want to hear any more : you'll have to buy this songJackson, Jim; Hesitation Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM804 ) Vo1477 Her H205
Well you drinking bad liquor : you'll be overtaken after a whileJefferson, Blind Lemon; Fence Breakin' Yellin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15672) Pm12921 Bio BLP12015
Keep on fooling : you'll be filled full of lead Johnson, Edith North; Nickel's Worth of Liver Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15558A) Pm12823 CC37
Because if I let you get away with it once : you'll do it all the timeJohnson, Margaret; If I Let You Get Away With It Once You'll Do It All of the Time; New York, 19 Oct. 1923; (71972B) OK8107 Sw S1240;
And when I return again : you'll have a great long story to tellJohnson, Robert; From Four Until Late; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL3791) ARC70956 Co C30034
If you don't find me on the M and O : you'll find me somewhere on that Santa FeMcClennan, Tommy; Bluebird Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074107 ) BBB9037 RCA LPV518
If you do good in the day : you'll go and do wrong at nightMcCoy, Robert Lee; Friar's Point Blues; Chicago, 5 June 1940; (93037A) De7819 Rt RL319
You keep arunning around here : you'll lose your lifeMemphis Minnie; I'm Talking About You; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM772A) Vo1476 Pal PL101
You keep arunning around here : you'll lose your lifeMemphis Minnie; I'm Talking About YouNo. 2; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6010A) Vo1556 His HLP2
If you go to North Memphis Cafe to eat : you'll go back againMemphis Minnie; North Memphis Blues; Chicago, c. 15 Oct. 1930; (C6443 ) Vo1550 BC13
What made me love her : you'll come and love her tooPatton, Charley; When Your Way Gets Dark; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L491) Pm12998 Yz L1020
Come out in the summer : you'll find your pig will be goneRainey, Ma Gertrude; Trust No Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26311) Pm12395 Jo SM3098
You get a little taste : you'll want some more Robinson, Bob; Beedle Um Bum; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (210362) Pm12714 Riv RM8803
But before long baby : you'll be down to skin and boneSmith, J. T. Funny Paper; Before Long; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO170A) Vo1674 Rt RL312
Now if you love me mama : you'll treat me right Stokes, Frank; Take Me Back; Memphis, 30 Aug. 1928; (454542) ViV38531 Yz L1008
Babe it's some day : you'll come to be my friend Stokes, Frank; Shiney Town Blues; Memphis, 25 Sept. 1929; (555911) ViV38589 RBF RF202
If you find me tomorrow : you'll find me in the same old wayThomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Good Time Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (210271) Pm12752 Bio BLP12004
And some old day pretty baby : you'll do like I want you to doTownsend, Henry; Mistreated Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403301A) Co14491D) yz L1030
But some day baby : you'll long for me Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); I'll Be Gone Long Gone; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L15651) Pm13153 Bio BLP12041
Bill you going to drink one of these mornings : and you'll never drink no moreBig Bill (Broonzy); Good Liquor Gonna Carry Me Down; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (962321) BB B6230 Yz L1011
Baby now I just open up my chifforobe : and you'll see where my dollar liesBonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); 80 Highway Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (0649211) BBB8927 BC7
Thirty cents a dozen : and you'll sure eat fine Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (202832) Pm12605 OJL8
Just let me hop you one time mama : and you'll keep me for your little old toadSmith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hoppin' Toad Frog; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO166A) Vo1655 Yz L1031
The vice squad is on the beat : and you'll be jailhouse boundWashboard Sam; Bucket's Got a Hole in It; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020808 ) BBB7906 BC2
Can't give you nothing but loving : and you'll have to make that doWashboard Sam; Sophisticated Mama; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020814 ) BBB7780 BC2
And you'll find me : hanging around the levee both night and dayJohnson, T. C.; J. C. Johnson's Blues; Memphis, 16 Feb. 1928; (400250B) OK8838 Rt RL316
And you'll be sorry : that you went away Jones, Maggie; You May Go, But You'll Come Back Some Day; New York, 18 Dec. 1924; (1401922) Co14063D VJM VLP23
But that's all right baby : baby you'll come back home some dayTampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Mean Mistreater Blues; Chicago, 14 June 1934; (806041) BBB5546 RCA LPV518
Because you'll have more trouble : honey than all the day is longButler, Sam; You Can't Keep No Brown; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (26782) Pm12389 Yz L1026
If seven sisters can't do anything in Louisiana : bet you'll have to go to New OrleansSmith, J. T. Funny Paper; Seven Sisters BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO169A) Vo1641 Yz L1031
Now you may go : but you'll come back some day Jones, Maggie; You May Go, But You'll Come Back Some Day; New York, 18 Dec. 1924; (1401922) Co14063D VJM VLP23
Well now you can treat me like a dog : but you'll be sorry you treated me this awayWilliamson, Sonny Boy; Little Girl Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (0308521) BBB8010 RCA INT1088
But you'll come home : some old lonesome day Glaze, Ruby (Blind Willie McTell); Lonesome Day Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716041) Vi23353 RCA LPV518
But you'll never catch me asleep : I know you wants to whip my headJohnson, Lonnie; Man Killing Broad; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91339A) De7445 Sw S1225;
But you'll find another mule : just kicking in your stallJones, Maggie; You May Go, But You'll Come Back Some Day; New York, 18 Dec. 1924; (1401922) Co14063D VJM VLP23
Some day you'll want poor Mary : and she'll be somewhere from youJohnson, Mary; Rattlesnake Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18791) Ch16570 Riv RM8819
So now I'm leaving you : some day you'll understandMartin, Sara; Mistreating Man Blues; Long Island City, Dec. 1928; (306) QRSR7042 BYG529073
Some day you'll want me : and I won't want you Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About You; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM772A) Vo1476 Pal PL101
Some day you'll want me : and I won't want you Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About YouNo. 2; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C6010A) Vo1556 His HLP2
Some day you'll want me : and it won't be long Smith, Clara; It Won't Be Long Now; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (814761) Co14006D VJM VLP16
Some day you'll want me : and it won't be long Smith, Clara; It Won't Be Long Now; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (814761) Co14006D VJM VLP16
Now the next time you get drunk : right out my door you'll goCarr, Leroy; Barrel House Woman No. 2; New York, 15 Aug. 1934; (156332) Vo02820 Yz L1019
I'm going I'm going : my face you'll never see Gibson, Clifford; Ice and Snow Blues; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (571732) ViV38562 Yz L1027
But I hope you'll be here Tuesday morning : hope you will be here Tuesday morning soonDavis, Walter; Call Your Name; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (0405231) BBB8470 Yz L1025
I'll talk babytalk to you : if you'll talk babytalk to meChatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Two of a Kind; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (0640011) BBB8749 RCA730.581
But if you'll allow me a chance : I'll gnaw your backbone half in twoMcTell, Blind Willie; Talking to Myself; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (1502572) Co14551D Yz L1005
Now listen at me mama : mama if you'll only be kindStokes, Frank; Right Now Blues; Memphis, 25 Sept. 1929; (555842) ViV38589 Yz L1018
If you'll play : that thing for me Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Down in the Basement; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (26271) Pm12395 Jo SM3098
I know you'll miss me : from singing this lonesome songBeaman, Lottie; Goin' Away Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14163A) Ge6624 OJL6
I know you'll miss me : from singing this lonesome songBeaman, Lottie; Going Away Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC604 ) Br7147 Yz L1018
I know you'll miss me : the days I'm gone McTell, Blind Willie; Cold Winter Day; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C9956A) De7810 Yz L1037
I knows you'll go : leave me all lowdown and blue Akers, Garfield; Cottonfield BluesPart 2; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M202 ) Vo1442 OJL2
So look me over baby : this is the last you'll see of meCarr, Leroy; New How Long How Long BluesPart 2; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C7221A) Vo1585 RBF RF202
Lord you'll either run me crazy woman : or either make me lose my mindMcTell, Blind Willie; Runnin' Me Crazy; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (140701) Vo02595 Rt RL324
But mama you'll never find : another hotshot like meMcTell, Blind Willie; Searching the Desert for the Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (716061) Vi23353 RCA LPV518
That's all right baby : maybe you'll come back home some dayCarr, Leroy; Mean Mistreater Mama; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL1?) Vo02657 Co C30496
She said daddy I'll keep this table : if you promise me you'll be backChatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Beer Drinking Woman; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (0535901) BBB8584 RCA730.581
Because old moon you'll be shining : when I'm dead and goneCox, Ida; Blue Kentucky Blues; New York, late Jan. 1925; (20032) Pm12258 BYG529073
From now on you'll be making whoopee : baby in your lonesome graveHill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12521) Pm13116 Rt RL335
From now on you'll be making whoopee : baby in your lonesome graveHill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L12522) Pm13116 Yz L1026
I'll work up to you : or you'll slip back [down] to me some dayDarby, Blind; Deceiving Blues; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (675831) Vi23311 OJL20
He said you'll never start to Texas : you better take the T and TMontgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; West Texas Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (026511) BBB7178 CC35
Says you'll never : get to ??? *Bill* Jackson, Papa Charlie; Airy Man Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (18512) Pm12219 Yz L1029
When my love comes down babe : I'll need you more than you'll ever knowJohnson, Edith North; Honeydripper Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15561) Pm12823 Mil MLP2018
With one gold tooth : then you'll know her anywhereJackson, Papa Charlie; Fat Mouth Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1927; (27693) Pm12422 Yz L1029
Then you'll be sorry : you ever done me wrong Smith, Clara; It Won't Be Long Now; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (814761) Co14006D VJM VLP16
Then you'll remember : Miss Smith's old song Smith, Clara; It Won't Be Long Now; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (814761) Co14006D VJM VLP16
Then you'll set right here : play and begin to sing this songStokes, Frank; Hunting Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (212341) Pm12774 Rt RL333
But if you think you'll get away with it : I'll sing this verse to youJohnson, Margaret; If I Let You Get Away With It Once You'll Do It All of the Time; New York, 19 Oct. 1923; (71972B) OK8107 Sw S1240;
When you think of my good loving : that's the time you'll findJones, Maggie; You May Go, But You'll Come Back Some Day; New York, 18 Dec. 1924; (1401922) Co14063D VJM VLP23
Only way you'll get it : have to grab your lemon Barefoot Bill; She's Got a Nice Line; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1930; (1503021) Co14544D Rt RL325
That's when you'll call for poor Walter : but he won't be in your homeVincson, Walter; Overtime Blues; Memphis, c. 22 Sept. 1929; (M178) Br7141 Yz L1007
That's where you'll get your car : oil and greasedTampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck YasYasYas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C3485 ) Vo1277 Yz L1039
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