CRIES................1  (0,000%)
looks at me and cries mama : I mean your                Waters, Ethel; Ethel Sings 'Em; New York, c. June 1923; (B) BS-14154 Bio BLP-12022
 CRIME................19  (0,008%)
the electrocutor : awful lousy crime And my baby asked  Jefferson, Blind Lemon; 'Lectric Chair Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20364-2) Pm-12608 Bio BLP-12015
tell you : ooo that crime do not pay    When            Washboard Sam; I'm On My Way Blues; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07621- ) BB-B7096 BC-10
but stealing was his crime He stole my jelly            Pope, Jenny; Tennessee Workhouse Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM-758-B) Vo-1522 His HLP-15
wrong My crime my crime : I really can't understand     Barefoot Bill; My Crime Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929;  (149352-2) Co-14510-D OJL-14
it : it's a hanging crime If you see me                 Big Bill (Broonzy); Eagle Riding Papa; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (9595-1) Ba-0712 Yz L-1011
ain't done no hanging crime It's that I'm a             Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Slave to the Blues; New York, Jan. 1926; (2369-2) Pm-12332 Mil MLP-2001
and stealing was my crime Lord it was all               Sykes, Roosevelt; Skeet and Garret; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403312-A) OK-8749 Yz L-1033
done nobody wrong My crime my crime : I really          Barefoot Bill; My Crime Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929;  (149352-2) Co-14510-D OJL-14
water : is a doggone crime Now her ears are             Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (059499-1) BB-B8749 RCA-730.581
water : is a doggone crime Now she must have            Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (059499-1) BB-B8749 RCA-730.581
water : is a doggone crime    Now you may be            Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (059499-1) BB-B8749 RCA-730.581
means go  It's a crime on taking a chance               Wheatstraw, Peetie; Don't Take a Chance; Chicago, 8 Apr. 1936; (C-1352-1) Vo-03348 Say SDR-192
that it was a crime So go on and                        Washboard Sam; You Stole My Love; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (070382-1) BB-B9018 RCA LPV-577
baby : a-loving you in crime Some day you going         Lofton, Willie; My Mean Baby Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C-9387-A) De-7076 Rt RL-314
If love is a crime then I'm guilty : but                Johnson, Lonnie; I'm Nuts Over You; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91346-A) De-7397 Sw S-1225
going to be my crime This house is lonesome             Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lonesome House Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (20076-2) Pm-12593 Mil MLP-2007
nobody else     It's a crime to take a chance           Wheatstraw, Peetie; Don't Take a Chance; Chicago, 8 Apr. 1936; (C-1352-1) Vo-03348 Say SDR-192
rock jail And her crime was so evil : nobody            Barefoot Bill; Big Rock Jail; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (149356-2) Co-14481-D Rt RL-313
going to be a crime Watching me all through             Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Eagle Eyed Mama; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (21095-3) Pm-12739 Rt RL-301
 CRIMES...............1  (0,000%)
jail Put so many crimes against you loving baby         Jordan, Charley; Don't Put Your Dirty Hands on Me; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (18983-1) ARC-6-06-61 Rt RL-310
 CRIMINAL.............2  (0,001%)
know I am a criminal : but I always want                Jordan, Charley; Raidin' Squad Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C-5840- ) Vo-1528 Yz L-1030
come creeping : like a criminal to be hung Johnny       Byrd, John; Old Timbrook Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L-291-1) Pm-12997 OJL-8
 CRIPPLE..............1  (0,000%)
Way down yonder : on Cripple Creek Men all grow         McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (149319-2) Co-14657-D Yz L-1037
 CRIPPLED.............1  (0,000%)
mine She's humpbacked bow-legged : crippled and blind Honey honey Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K-127- ) Vo-1464 OJL-18
 CRIPTY...............1  (0,000%)
rather be in the cripty river : floating like a         Davis, Madlyn; Too Black Bad; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20909-?) Pm-12703 Yz L-1039
 CROCHET..............1  (0,000%)
brown across town : she crochet all the time Baby       Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80524-B) OK-8455 RBF RF-1
 CROCHETING...........3  (0,001%)
if you don't quit crocheting : you going lose your      Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80524-B) OK-8455 RBF RF-1
if you don't quit crocheting : you going to lose        Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Easy Rider Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (4423-2) Pm-12474 Mil MLP-2004
if you don't quit crocheting : you going to lose        Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (4446-4) Pm-12474 Bio BLP-12000
 CROCHETS.............2  (0,001%)
gal across town : she crochets all the time Baby        Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Easy Rider Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (4423-2) Pm-12474 Mil MLP-2004
girl across town : she crochets all the time Sugar      Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (4446-4) Pm-12474 Bio BLP-12000
 CROOK................2  (0,001%)
acts just like a crook Lord when she starts             Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Lastin' Lovin'; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20407-2) Pm-12666 Mil MLP-2013
are nothing but a crook : may around you now            Wheatstraw, Peetie; False Hearted Woman; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90963-A) De-7243 Say SDR-192
 CROOKED..............14  (0,006%)
But she just as crooked : as she can be                 Campbell, Charlie; Goin' Away Blues; Birmingham, Ala. 25 Mar. 1937; (B-32-2) Vo-03571 Fly LP-103
know they're straight : some crooked as a barrel of     Chatman, Bo; Your Biscuits Are Big Enough for Me; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (02619-1) BB-B8159 Yz L-1014
angel in the daytime : crooked as the devil at          Fuller, Blind Boy; Crooked Woman Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1940; (26619-A) Vo-05527 Rt RL-318
you can get a crooked daddy : most anywhere    I        Smith, Bessie; Ticket Agent Ease Your Window Down; New York, 5 Apr. 1924; (81670-2) Co-14025-D Co CL-855
crooked man's worse : than crooked dice With dice you   Crawford, Rosetta; My Man Jumped Salty on Me; New York, 1 Feb. 1939; (64972-A) De-7567 Cor CP-58
You wants to get crooked : I'll even give you           McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (14069-2) Vo-02622 Yz L-1037
you wants to get crooked : I'm going to give            McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (151904-1) Co-14632-D Yz L-1005
keep from crying A crooked man's worse : than crooked   Crawford, Rosetta; My Man Jumped Salty on Me; New York, 1 Feb. 1939; (64972-A) De-7567 Cor CP-58
days is so doggone crooked : till they make a           Reynolds, Blind Joe; Outside Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L-144-3) Pm-12927 OJL-8
right behind me : every crooked turn I make I'm         Smith, Clara; Done Sold My Soul to the Devil; New York, 30 Sept. 1924; (140076-3) Co-14041-D VJM VLP-17
bad to have a crooked woman : she'll keep you           Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Crooked Woman Blues; Atlanta, 10 Nov. 1927; (145198-1) Co-14280-D CC-36
have been singing : these crooked woman blues I'm going Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Crooked Woman Blues; Atlanta, 10 Nov. 1927; (145198-1) Co-14280-D CC-36
to Genesee You get crooked : your southern can belong   McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (151904-1) Co-14632-D Yz L-1005
to Genesee You get crooked : your southern can belongs  McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (14069-2) Vo-02622 Yz L-1037
 CROOKS...............1  (0,000%)
I ain't got many crooks in my bag : as                  Short, Jaydee; Snake Doctor Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11474- ) Vo-1704 Yz L-1003
 CROP.................3  (0,001%)
time : get a corn crop in March But now                 Estes, Sleepy John; Time Is Drawing Near; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93005-A) De-7789 Sw S-1220;
down and make a crop Now the people standing            Estes, Sleepy John; Floating Bridge; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62465-A) De-7442 RBF RF-8
but I'll watch your crop the best I can                 Wheatstraw, Peetie; Cocktail Man Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90173-A) De-7144 Say SDR-191
 CROPS................1  (0,000%)
travel on All my crops a failure : couldn't raise       Johnson, Alec; Miss Meal Cramp Blues; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (147379-2) Co-14446-D CC-3
 CROSS................25  (0,011%)
day So now I'm cross : and man I'm feeling              Wallace, Sippie; Lazy Man Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80839-B) OK-8470 CC-32
because I'm mean and cross At night I'm hot             Bryant, Laura; Dentist Chair Blues-Part 1; Long Island City, c. Jan. 1929; (322-A) QRS-R7055 His HLP-21
nail me on the cross Baby baby baby : I                 Anderson, Jelly Roll; Free Woman Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 19 Apr. 1927; (12718-B) Ge-6135 Rt RL-340
foolishness : about my Red Cross check Well I saw       Scott, Sonny; Red Cross Blues; New York, 18 July 1933; (13572-1) Vo-25012 Rt RL-325
money : the blues don't cross his mind Always try       Gibson, Clifford; Blues Without a Dime; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57756- ) Vi-V38590 Yz L-1027
Go to the Red Cross in the morning babe                 Scott, Sonny; Red Cross Blues; New York, 18 July 1933; (13572-1) Vo-25012 Rt RL-325
let a black cat cross me : I walked right               Miles, Lizzie; Shootin' Star Blues; New York, 4 Jan. 1928; (7708-2) Ba-7025 VJM VLP-40
spied her looking ??? cross me : where I wasn't         Moore, Whistlin' Alex; West Texas Woman; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (149531-2) Co-14496-D His HLP-32
a soldier with a cross My babe quit me                  MacFarland, Barrel House Buck; I Got to Go Blues; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1934; (C-9321- ) De-7013 OJL-20
the what the Red Cross people will do ???               Scott, Sonny; Red Cross Blues; New York, 18 July 1933; (13572-1) Vo-25012 Rt RL-325
to tell the Red Cross : stop off day and                Scott, Sonny; Red Cross Blues; New York, 18 July 1933; (13572-1) Vo-25012 Rt RL-325
go to the Red Cross store Go to the                     Scott, Sonny; Red Cross Blues; New York, 18 July 1933; (13572-1) Vo-25012 Rt RL-325
go to the Red Cross store I works on                    Scott, Sonny; Red Cross Blues; New York, 18 July 1933; (13572-1) Vo-25012 Rt RL-325
down to the Red Cross store : to get them               Scott, Sonny; Red Cross Blues; New York, 18 July 1933; (13572-1) Vo-25012 Rt RL-325
you to the Red Cross store     Everybody is screaming   Scott, Sonny; Red Cross Blues; New York, 18 July 1933; (13572-1) Vo-25012 Rt RL-325
woman : where the Southern cross the Yellow Dog Then    Arnold, Kokomo; Long and Tall; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070-A) De-7306 CC-25
from Frisco Texas : right cross the Atlantic on the     Bonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); 80 Highway Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (064921-1) BB-B8927 BC-7
going : where the Drummond cross the Yellow Dog Lord    Collins, Sam; Yellow Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12738) Ge-6146 OJL-10
in Arkansas When I cross : the Mason-Dixon Line Goodbye Jones, Maggie; North Bound Blues; New York, 16 Apr. 1925; (140534-2) Co-14092-D VJM VLP-23
going : where the Southern cross the Dog Some people    Patton, Charley; Green River Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L-44-3) Pm-12972 Yz L-1020
country : where the ??? cross the dog If you            Rachel, James Yank; Sweet Mama; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (62550) Vi-23318 Rt RL-329
and I'm going to cross the Gulf of Mexico               Williamson, Sonny Boy; Project Highway; Aurora, Ill., 11 Nov. 1937; (016525- ) BB-B7302 RCA INT-1175
wide  I want to cross the river : go down               Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Wolf River Blues; Memphis, 24 Nov. 1930; (64709- ) Vi-23272 OJL-19
Old Hannah Brown : from cross town Gets full of         Smith, Bessie; Gimme a Pigfoot; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (152578-2) OK-8949 Co CL-856
let a black cat cross your trail I got                  Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Got the Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (2471-1) Pm-12354 Bio BLP-12000