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 DARK-COMPLEXIONED....1  (0,000%)
ain't black but I'm dark-complexioned : look like He ought Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf Blues-No. 1; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C-6404-A) Vo-1558 Yz L-1031
 DARK-KISSING.........1  (0,000%)
school Met an old dark-kissing brown boy : made me      Hill, Sammy; Cryin' for the Blues; Dallas, 9 Aug. 1929; (55319) Vi-V38588 Yz L-1004
 DARK-TOES............1  (0,000%)
can't wear me : no dark-toes shoes    Going to New      Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Those Dogs of Mine; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (1703-1) Pm-12215 BYG-529.078
 DARKEST..............1  (0,000%)
Let me in your darkest corner woman : hide me           Bracey, Ishman; Left Alone Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (41843-2) Vi-21349 Rt RL-330
 DARKNESS.............1  (0,000%)
all alone In the darkness : I just weep and             Jones, Maggie; Thunderstorm Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1924; (140175-2) Co-14050-D VJM VLP-23
 DARKSKIN.............1  (0,000%)
One is a Statesboro darkskin : she'll really turn your  McTell, Blind Willie; Three Women Blues; Atlanta, 17 Oct. 1928; (47185-2) Vi-V38001 Yz L-1005
 DARKY................2  (0,001%)
shine Say go away darky : to that door around           Estes, Sleepy John; Drop Down; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93009-A) De-7766 Sw S-1220
blinds I seen another darky : trying to change my       Collins, Chasey; Walking Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (96248-1) BB-B6261 Rt RL-316
 DARLING..............26  (0,011%)
a happy life But darling after all I done               Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Don't Mean Me No Good; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (053591-1) BB-B8615 RCA-730.581
to call my name : darling and I'll be gone              Owens, Big Boy George; Kentucky Blues; Richmond, Ind., Oct. 1926; (12571) Ge-6006 Yz L-1018
man's on the Wabash : darling and I don't mind          Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Rough and Tumble Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (2210-2) Pm-12311 Mil MLP-2001
way on south now darling babe : Alabama bound Just      Jackson, Papa Charlie; I'm Alabama Bound; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2144-2) Pm-12289 Yz L-1029
a letter from my darling : didn't have a single         Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Got a Letter from My Darlin'; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64731- ) Vi-23267 Rt RL-337
with you Say anything darling : don't say we're through Green, Lil; Give Your Mama One Smile; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (059150-1) BB-B8640 RCA LPV-574
mama : done run my darling home    What you going       Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Black Snake Moan; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (3067-2) Pm-12407 Mil MLP-2013
mama : done run my darling home    I'm going to         Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Snake Moan; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80523-B) OK-8455 Fwy FJ-2802
mama : done run my darling home    Oh Alberta oh        Ledbetter, Huddie; New Black Snake Moan; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16691-2) Ba-33360 Co C-30035
it's please please please darling : honey please don't take Carr, Leroy; My Woman's Gone Wrong; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (15626-1) Vo-02950 Co C-30496
last dime : she said darling I know you're not          Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Beer Drinking Woman; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (053590-1) BB-B8584 RCA-730.581
you to forgive me : darling if you please Mama          Bracey, Ishman; Left Alone Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (41843-2) Vi-21349 Rt RL-330
ask of you my darling : just so quiet so                Temple, Johnnie; Big Boat Whistle; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C-986-B) Vo-03068 OJL-17
handcuff Come on here darling : let's go and talk       Davis, Walter; Sweet Sixteen; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85484-1) BB-B5931 RCA INT-1085
have been to you darling : now I can't get              Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Change My Mind Blues; probably Chicago, c. 1936 -1938; (   ) private record Yz L-1025
Now that's only this darling : ooo will you love        Temple, Johnnie; Big Boat Whistle; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C-986-B) Vo-03068 OJL-17
a letter from my darling : said hurry home I            Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Got a Letter from My Darlin'; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64731- ) Vi-23267 Rt RL-337
a letter from my darling : said how long you            Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Got a Letter from My Darlin'; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64731- ) Vi-23267 Rt RL-337
a letter from my darling : said hurry home I            Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Got a Letter from My Darlin'; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64731- ) Vi-23267 Rt RL-337
what's the matter : now darling something must a-be going Spruell, Freddie; Way Back Down Home; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9909-A) OK-8422 Mam S-3802
I have for you darling : swear it can't be              McClennan, Tommy; My Little Girl; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044988- ) BB-B8605 Rt RL-305
what's the matter now Darling tell me what's the        Ledbetter, Huddie; New Black Snake Moan; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16691-2) Ba-33360 Co C-30035
all right for you Darling that's all right : most       Ledbetter, Huddie; New Black Snake Moan; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16691-2) Ba-33360 Co C-30035
been gone so long darling : wear you off of             Day, Will; Sunrise Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (146191-2) Co-14318-D Yz L-1032
are just two babies : darling why can't we agree        Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Two of a Kind; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (064001-1) BB-B8749 RCA-730.581
It'll be too late darling : your man will be            Jefferson, Blind Lemon; How Long How Long; Chicago, c. July 1928; (20788-1) Pm-12685 Bio BLP-12015
 DARN.................13  (0,006%)
cut my honeysuckle vine  Darn black bee : that stole    Wilson, Leola B.; Back Biting Bee Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1926; (4013-2) Pm-12444 Bio BLP-12037
don't even give a darn for me I used                    McTell, Blind Willie; Searching the Desert for the Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (71606-1) Vi-23353 RCA LPV-518
don't even give a darn for me I used                    McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C-9954-A) De-7078 Yz L-1037
old stuff is too darn high Oh liquor liquor             Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Blind Pig Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (146050-1) Co-14372-D CC-36
live : and she's too darn lazy to die I                 Calloway, Blanche; Lazy Woman's Blues; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9458-A) OK-8279 CC-32
blues : but I'm too darn mean to cry I'm                Smith, Trixie; Freight Train Blues; New York, 26 May 1938; (63866-A) De-7489 Cor CP-58
I asked for a darn neckbone : the clerk don't           Big Bill (Broonzy); Starvation Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20923-2) Pm-12707 Yz L-1011
morning : looking for my darn old shoes Because mama's  Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Bessemer Bound Blues; New York, Jan. 1926; (2373-2) Pm-12374 Mil MLP-2001
I love him : and darn the rest    I'm so                Green, Lil; If I'm a Fool; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1942; (070802-1) BB-B8985 RCA LPV-574
lawyers : and I know darn well I was wrong              Estes, Sleepy John; Jailhouse Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93007-A) De-7814 RBF RF-8
things : and she knows darn well that's wrong Lord      Rachel, James Yank; Expressman Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (59934- ) Vi-23318 Fwy FA-2953
fun But all the darn women : got more than              Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (20044-2) Pm-12518 Bio BLP-12041
me through this big darn world Now I think              Jackson, Papa Charlie; The Cats Got the Measles; Chicago, c. Jan. 1925; (10019-3) Pm-12259 Bio BLP-12042
 DARTING..............2  (0,001%)
Timbrook : as he come darting by Oh the children        Byrd, John; Old Timbrook Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L-291-1) Pm-12997 OJL-8
old Timbrook he come darting : like a bullet from       Byrd, John; Old Timbrook Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L-291-1) Pm-12997 OJL-8
 DASH.................1  (0,000%)
the boy made a dash at me Made a                        Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Fence Breakin' Yellin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15672) Pm-12921 Bio BLP-12015
 DAT..................3  (0,001%)
dirty : feel like a dat dat dat Doesn't somebody        Jackson, Papa Charlie; Up the Way Bound; Chicago, c. May 1926; (2547-1) Pm-12375 Yz L-1029
feel like a dat dat dat Doesn't somebody know           Jackson, Papa Charlie; Up the Way Bound; Chicago, c. May 1926; (2547-1) Pm-12375 Yz L-1029
like a dat dat dat Doesn't somebody know : where        Jackson, Papa Charlie; Up the Way Bound; Chicago, c. May 1926; (2547-1) Pm-12375 Yz L-1029
 DATE.................6  (0,003%)
brown hen Made a date at the barn : about               Macon, Ed; Wringing that Thing; Atlanta, 12 Mar. 1929; (402289-A) OK-8676 Mel MLP-7324
brown hen Made a date at the barn : about               Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (   ) Vo-1216 His HLP-1
he had made his date I done told you                    McCoy, Joe; Preachers Blues; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C-7247- ) Vo-1643 BC-13
trying to break this date I'm going to tell             Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); I've Got Blood in My Eyes for You; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (405023-1) Co-14660-D Mam S-3804
your mind    Made a date today : early or late          Chatman, Lonnie; New Sittin' On Top of the World; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L-1556-2) Pm-13134 Bio BLP-12041
baby : give me a date You's a red-hot mama              Chatman, Bo; Ants in My Pants; New York, 5 June 1931; (404938-B) OK-8897 His HLP-5
 DAUGHTER.............7  (0,003%)
got to have my daughter : check-a-check checked Well the Newbern, Hambone Willie; She Could Toodle-Oo; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402295-A) OK-8740 Rt RL-323
before she died Oh daughter daughter : please don't be  Thomas, Elvie; Motherless Child Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L-264-2) Pm-12977 OJL-2
dying Said run here daughter : fall down on your        Beaman, Lottie; Wayward Girl Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14161-A) Ge-6607 OJL-6
never seen such Your daughter got the fever : she       Newbern, Hambone Willie; She Could Toodle-Oo; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402295-A) OK-8740 Rt RL-323
papa did too Oh daughter : look what a shame            Memphis Minnie; In My Girlish Days; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C-3764-1) OK-06410 BC-1
she died Oh daughter daughter : please don't be like    Thomas, Elvie; Motherless Child Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L-264-2) Pm-12977 OJL-2
thought : he had his daughter trained She's out there   Davis, Walter; Sweet Sixteen; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85484-1) BB-B5931 RCA INT-1085
 DAUGHTER'S...........1  (0,000%)
save souls And his daughter's out on the highway        Chatman, Bo; Who's Been Here; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (027873-1) BB-B7927 Yz L-1014
 DAWN.................11  (0,005%)
leave prowling just at dawn : and get back in           Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hungry Wolf; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO-165-A) Vo-1655 Yz L-1031
stay around there till dawn And I want no               Stokes, Frank; Downtown Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (41822-2) Vi unissued His HLP-31
he's up : before the dawn Busy working : on my          Spivey, Victoria; My Handy Man; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401114-B) OK-8615 Sw S-1240
morning : just about the dawn of day Mean I             Big Bill (Broonzy); Starvation Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20923-2) Pm-12707 Yz L-1011
rumbling : just about the dawn of day It was            Harris, Willie; Lonesome Midnight Dream; Chicago, c. mid Mar. 1930; (C-5551- ) Br-7149 Rt RL-340
keeps crowing for the dawn of day His man               Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lemon's Worried Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20375-3) Pm-12622 Mil MLP-2004
morning : just about the dawn of day Some man           Torey, George; Lonesome Man Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B-65-1) ARC-7-08-57 Yz L-1002
the morning : just the dawn of day  Just at             White, Washington; Parchman Farm Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC-2981-A) OK-05683 Co C-30036
Ds    Come in at dawn : stay out late If                Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Voice Throwin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15219) Pm-12802 Yz L-1010
work so hard : from dawn to dusk Can't find             James, Frank; Poor Coal Passer; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01893-1) BB-B7116 Yz L-1015
till the break of dawn Took Aunt Jane : to              Robinson, Bob; Selling That Stuff; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (21035-3) Pm-12714 Riv RM-8803
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