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 CHUMP................5  (0,002%)
you see  And every chump in town : ooo well             Wheatstraw, Peetie; Coon Can Shorty; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60512-A) De-7159 Say SDR-192
the wood  And every chump in town : ooo well            Wheatstraw, Peetie; Coon Can Shorty; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60512-A) De-7159 Say SDR-192
So find you another chump : ooo well mama because       Washboard Sam; I'm Not the Lad; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (064478-1) BB-B8878 RCA LPV-577
know I got a chump : ooo well well if                   Wheatstraw, Peetie; Coon Can Shorty; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60512-A) De-7159 Say SDR-192
landlord : a great big chump Stay away from my          Smith, Bessie; I'm Down in the Dumps; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (152580-2) OK-8945 Co CL-856
 CHUNK................2  (0,001%)
taken me for a chunk of wood When I                     Lewis, Furry; Mean Old Bedbug Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; (   ) Vo-1134 Rt RL-333
woodpecker : and I'm a chunk of wood When I             Smith, Bessie; Mean Old Bed Bug Blues; New York, 27 Sept. 1927; (144796-3) Co-14250-D Fwy FJ-2802
 CHURCH...............13  (0,006%)
I went to the church : and they called on               Alexander, Texas; Sittin' on a Log; San Antonio, 10 Mar. 1928; (400454-B) OK-8624 Rt RL-312
got : put out of church Because I talk : about          Blake, Blind; Diddie Wa Diddie; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15459-A) Pm-12888 Mel MLP-7324
other water course That church bell was beginning to    Bonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); 80 Highway Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (064921-1) BB-B8927 BC-7
hear : that lonesome mmm church bell ring  Makes me     Wilkins, Robert; I'll Go With Her Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM-743- ) Br-7158 OJL-11
where Oh and the church bells is toning yeah            Arnold, Kokomo; Sissy Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C-9654-A) De-7050 CC-25
Then I heard the church bells toning : way out          Arnold, Kokomo; Long and Tall; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070-A) De-7306 CC-25
Mmm smoke like lightning : church bells shine like gold McMullen, Fred; Wait and Listen; New York, 16 Jan. 1933; (12913-1) Ba-32690 Yz L-1012
home I heard the church bells : making a lonesome       Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Stop and Listen Blues No. 2; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404785-?) OK-8859 Mam S-3804
to join the Baptist Church I'm going to be              House, Son; Preachin' the Blues-Part 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L-410-1) Pm-13013 OJL-5
you'd go to the church : just to work for               Estes, Sleepy John; Time Is Drawing Near; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93005-A) De-7789 Sw S-1220;
in town Went to church : put my hat on                  Blake, Blind; Diddie Wa Diddie; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15459-A) Pm-12888 Mel MLP-7324
a sister of the church She takes a drink                Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (55571-2) Vi-V38547 Rt RL-322
floor  I went to church : to do the holy                Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977-?) Co-14463-D His HLP-5
 CHURCHES.............1  (0,000%)
it's through baby : something churches tone Well he dug McMullen, Fred; Wait and Listen; New York, 16 Jan. 1933; (12913-1) Ba-32690 Yz L-1012
 CHURCHHOUSE..........3  (0,001%)
I went to the churchhouse : cried at the door           Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Stop and Listen Blues No. 2; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404785-?) OK-8859 Mam S-3804
I went to the churchhouse : praying on my bended        Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); The New Stop and Listen Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L-1551-3) Pm-13134 Yz L-1014
yeah down to the churchhouse : yes well they called     Petway, Robert; Catfish Blues; Chicago, 28 Mar. 1941; (059476-1) BB-B8838 Yz L-1038
 CHURN-WHEEL..........1  (0,000%)
around and around  The churn-wheel knocking : friends I'm Alabama Wilkins, Robert; Alabama Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M-190- ) Br-7205 Rt RL-333
 CHURNED..............1  (0,000%)
you My mind's all churned up : that's why I'm           Blake, Blind; Brownskin Mama Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (20106-2) Pm-12606-2 Bio BLP-12003
 CHURNING.............2  (0,001%)
come I feel like churning : and my milk won't           Johnson, Robert; Milkcow's Calf Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL-403-2) ARC-7-10-65 Yz L-1026
come I feel like churning : and my milk won't           Johnson, Robert; Milkcow's Calf Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL-403-3) ARC unissued Co CL-1654
 CIDER................1  (0,000%)
Heard my gal : putting cider in    Oh mercy dear        McCoy, Joe; That Will Be Alright; New York, 18 June 1929; (148708-3) Co-14439-D Yz L-1021
 CIGAR................1  (0,000%)
nice pork chop Cheap cigar : and a magazine Had         Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (143116-2) Co-14194-D RBF RF-202
 CIGARETTE............8  (0,003%)
leave from home My cigarette ain't too big : and        Chatman, Bo; Cigarette Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (99244-1) BB-B6295 RBF RF-14
I buy you a cigarette : and I buy you                   Baker, Willie; Mama, Don't Rush Me Blues; Memphis, c. 25 Sept. 1929; (14666) Ge-6766 His HLP-22
Just draw on my cigarette baby : until you make         Chatman, Bo; Cigarette Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (99244-1) BB-B6295 RBF RF-14
just to get my cigarette boiled The women around        Chatman, Bo; Cigarette Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (99244-1) BB-B6295 RBF RF-14
you got a good cigarette : just give me a               Harris, William; Hot Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14323) Ge-6707 OJL-5
just draw on my cigarette : smoke it the whole          Chatman, Bo; Cigarette Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (99244-1) BB-B6295 RBF RF-14
going to let my cigarette spoil I come over             Chatman, Bo; Cigarette Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (99244-1) BB-B6295 RBF RF-14
Mr : give me a cigarette  Stop your calling me          White, Georgia; Walking the Street; Chicago, 28 Jan. 1937; (91104-A) De-7277 AH-158
 CIGARETTES...........6  (0,003%)
my bed : I smoke cigarettes all night Just thinking     Gillum, Bill Jazz; She Won't Treat Me Kind; Aurora, Ill., 16 Dec. 1938; (030826- ) BB-B8106 RCA INT-1177
my bed : I smoke cigarettes all night  I just           Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Worried About that Woman; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1937; (C-2032-1) Vo-04066 CC-3
the death of you Cigarettes and ??? strong whiskey      Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M-184- ) Br-7137 OJL-20
right from the still Cigarettes is my pleasure : and    Gibson, Clifford; Society Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57760- ) Vi-38612 Yz L-1027
get drunk no more Cigarettes is my ruin : whiskey       McTell, Blind Willie; Mr. McTell Got the Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (40311-?) Vi unissued RCA  INT-1175
Yes she smokes the cigarettes : throws ashes in the     Jackson, Papa Charlie; Ash Tray Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (20604-2) Pm-12660 Bio BLP-12042
 CINCH................3  (0,001%)
can't be your wagon : cinch I ain't going to            Big Bill (Broonzy); Big Bill Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18385) Ch-16400 Yz L-1035
don't want me : it's cinch I don't want you             Blind Percy; Fourteenth Street Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (20180-2) Pm-12584 Rt RL-327
want me : it's a cinch I don't want you                 Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Barbecue Blues; Atlanta, 25 Mar. 1927; (143757-1) Co-14205-D CC-36
 CINCINNAT'...........1  (0,000%)
come to stop at Cincinnat' I'm going to tell            Johnson, Louise; On the Wall; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L-419-1) Pm-13008 Yz L-1028
 CINCINNATI...........7  (0,003%)
poor boy done Left Cincinnati : about half past nine    James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761-A) De-7213 AH-158
away I'm down in Cincinnati : baby on the hog           Howell, Peg Leg; Away from Home; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (148273-2) Co-14535-D Rt RL-318
the onliest woman in Cincinnati : got such a loving     Cole, Kid; Niagara Fall Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C-1998-1) Vo-1187 Rt RL-313
But the girl in Cincinnati : is just too tight          Jackson, Jim; Hesitation Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM-804- ) Vo-1477 Her H-205
got to go to Cincinnati : just to have my               Bell, Ed; Ham Bone Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (4817-3) Pm-12524 OJL-14
heart That's one in Cincinnati : my Waco wife that      Cole, Kid; Hard Hearted Mama Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C-1997-1) Vo-1187 Rt RL-313
to see She in Cincinnati : won't even write to          Weaver, Curley; Oh Lawdy Mama; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C-9940-A) Ch-50077 Rt RL-326
 CINCY................2  (0,001%)
friends, brothers back in Cincy : although I know she   Welsh, Nolan; Dying Pickpocket Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (21098-3) Pm-12759 Yz L-1028
got to go to Cincy : to make your time                  Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M-184- ) Br-7137 OJL-20
 CIRCLE...............6  (0,003%)
poor me : like the circle around a like the             Fuller, Blind Boy; Bus Rider Blues; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC-3139-A) OK-05933 BC-11
around a like the circle around the  sun It's           Fuller, Blind Boy; Bus Rider Blues; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC-3139-A) OK-05933 BC-11
around me : like the circle around the sun    I         Johnson, Billiken; Interurban Blues; Dallas, 3 Dec. 1927; (145323-2) Co-14293-D Rt RL-335
around me : like the circle around the sun I            Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Stealin' Stealin'; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (47037-2) Vi-V38504 RBF RF-1
around me : like the circle around the sun I            Shade, Will; Stealin' Stealin'; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (47037-2) Vi-V38504 Rt RL-337
we don't make the circle : we never will get            Arnold, Kokomo; Big Ship Blues; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91167-A) De-7361 Say SDR-163
 CIRCUIT..............1  (0,000%)
around front of the circuit court You know I            Estes, Sleepy John; Jailhouse Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93007-A) De-7814 RBF RF-8
 CIRCUS...............1  (0,000%)
lard Now Barnum Bailey Circus : came to town They       Jordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (39821-2) Vi-21076 Rt RL-326
 CITIZEN'S............1  (0,000%)
my clothes  Taken my citizen's clothes : and throwed them White, Washington; When Can I Change My Clothes; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC-2979-A) Vo-05489 Co C-30036
 CITIZENS.............1  (0,000%)
gone dry Lord the citizens around Lula : all doing      Patton, Charley; Dry Well Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L-429-2) Pm-13070 Yz L-1020
 CITY.................32  (0,014%)
is heading for Kansas City : and boy she just           Black Ivory King (Dave Alexander); The Flying Crow; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61795-A) De-7307 BC-5
you're a wise city city : and you dodge all             Easton, Amos; Green Country Gal; New York, 23 Aug. 1936; (61241-A) De-7440 AH-158
been : this new canned city beer I'm lame and           Beaman, Lottie; Goin' Away Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14163-A) Ge-6624 OJL-6
been : this new canned city beer I'm lame and           Beaman, Lottie; Going Away Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC-604- ) Br-7147 Yz L-1018
going back to Culver City Black gal : what makes        Pullum, Joe; Black Gal What Makes Your Head So Hard???-- No. 2; San Antonio, 3 Apr. 1934; (82786-?) BB-B5592 Rt RL-327
I will be : Kansas City bound When I get                Smith, Clara; Kansas City Man Blues; New York, 2 Oct. 1923; (81222-6) Co-12-D VJM VLP-15
Now you're a wise city city : and you dodge             Easton, Amos; Green Country Gal; New York, 23 Aug. 1936; (61241-A) De-7440 AH-158
town He met a city gal : and he throwed                 Smith, Bessie; Black Mountain Blues; New York, 22 July 1930; (150658-2) Co-14554-D Co CL-856
me down to the city hospital : the clock was            Memphis Minnie; Meningitis Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59994- ) Vi-23421 Rt RL-337
take around to the city hospital : just as quick        Memphis Minnie; Memphis Minnie-Jitis Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C-5822- ) Vo-1588 BC-13
roam around to the city hospital : the clock was        Memphis Minnie; Memphis Minnie-Jitis Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C-5822- ) Vo-1588 BC-13
walk them down the city : how you got it                Butler, Sam; Jefferson County Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (   ) Vo-1057 Yz L-1016
I get in Kansas City : I be hard to                     Ledbetter, Huddie; Kansas City Papa; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16697-1) ARC unissued Bio BLP-12013
Kokomo's about the best city : I declare that I         Spruell, Freddie; Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85786- ) BB-B5995 Mam S-3802
you all about that city : I declare it ain't            Spruell, Freddie; Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85786- ) BB-B5995 Mam S-3802
Going back to Pratt City : if it takes nice             Hill, Bertha Chippie; Pratt City Blues; Chicago, 23 Nov. 1926; (9950-A) OK-8420 Sw S-1240
I'm going to Kansas City : I'm going to lower           Ledbetter, Huddie; Kansas City Papa; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16697-1) ARC unissued Bio BLP-12013
like you do    Pratt City : is where I was              Hill, Bertha Chippie; Pratt City Blues; Chicago, 23 Nov. 1926; (9950-A) OK-8420 Sw S-1240
squally : I heard the city judge when he set            Estes, Sleepy John; Jailhouse Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93007-A) De-7814 RBF RF-8
find Women in Kansas City Lord : doing the turkey       Ledbetter, Huddie; Kansas City Papa; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16697-1) ARC unissued Bio BLP-12013
I've got a Kansas City man : a-waiting there for        Smith, Clara; Kansas City Man Blues; New York, 2 Oct. 1923; (81222-6) Co-12-D VJM VLP-15
in Jackson maid  Kansas City Missouri : has been her    Wilkins, Robert; Alabama Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M-190- ) Br-7205 Rt RL-333
One John in the city : one lives up on                  Florence, Nellie ; Jacksonville Blues ; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (146174-1) Co-14342-D OJL-6
live in New York City : red white and blue              Johnson, Lonnie; Life Saver Blues; New York, 9 Nov. 1927; (81801-B) OK-8557 CC-30
to move to the city : tear these girls on               Hull, Papa Harvey; Two Little Tommies Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12691) Ge-6122 Yz L-1009
we have a little city : that they call down             Stone, Joe; It's Hard Time; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76837- ) BB-B5169 Yz L-1030
going back to Kansas City : that's where poor Tommy     McClennan, Tommy; Bluebird Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074107- ) BB-B9037 RCA LPV-518
your mama : in Kansas City The way she was              Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants to Knock a Jug; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C-7223-A) Vo-1651 Yz L-1036
to the living light city : to sweet old Kokomo          Arnold, Kokomo; Old Original Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C-9429-B) De-7026 BC-4
down Because it's Kansas City : where I long to         Smith, Clara; Kansas City Man Blues; New York, 2 Oct. 1923; (81222-6) Co-12-D VJM VLP-15
Texas : what them Mill City women going to do           Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booger Rooger Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (3088-2) Pm-12425 Bio BLP-12015
was in New York City workhouse : so they called         Welsh, Nolan; Dying Pickpocket Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (21098-3) Pm-12759 Yz L-1028
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