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 DESERTED.............1  (0,000%)
my crew is done deserted : I got to stick               Smith, Clara; Shipwrecked Blues; New York, 3 Apr. 1925; (140491-1) Co-14077-D CC-32
 DESERTS..............2  (0,001%)
why : I'm searching these deserts for the blues I'm     McTell, Blind Willie; Searching the Desert for the Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (71606-1) Vi-23353 RCA LPV-518
pretty mama : searching these deserts now That's why : I'm McTell, Blind Willie; Searching the Desert for the Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (71606-1) Vi-23353 RCA LPV-518
 DESERVE..............1  (0,000%)
of loving : this man deserve a crown He's a             Smith, Bessie; You've Been a Good Old Wagon; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (140251-1) Co-14079-D Co CL-855
 DESK.................2  (0,001%)
Street I asked the desk sergeant ??? police force       Jackson, Papa Charlie; Maxwell Street Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (2288-2) Pm-12320 Bio BLP-12042
couldn't talk to the desk sergeant : tell him when      Jackson, Papa Charlie; Maxwell Street Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (2288-2) Pm-12320 Bio BLP-12042
 DESPERATED...........1  (0,000%)
while He must be desperated : I don't know nothing      Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Fence Breakin' Yellin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15672) Pm-12921 Bio BLP-12015
 DESPISE..............4  (0,002%)
a feeling I do despise  Now last night I                Williamson, Sonny Boy; My Black Name Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070147- ) BB-B8992 BC-3
lying man : I do despise Papa papa : better do          Henderson, Rosa; Get It Fixed; New York, c. Apr. 1925; (   ) Vo-1177 His HLP-15
a feeling I do despise Seems like everybody : everybody's Carr, Leroy; Blues Before Sunrise; St. Louis, 21 Feb. 1934; (SL-12-1) Vo-02657 Co C-30496
do I'll make him despise you : and he lay               Moore, Alice; Broadway St. Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15452) Pm-12819 CC-37
 DESTINY..............1  (0,000%)
heart-strings : you is my destiny And you rode across   Johnson, Robert; Honeymoon Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL-401- ) Vo-04002 Co C-30034
 DESTROY..............1  (0,000%)
said go devil and destroy the world Seven times         Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Seven Sisters Blues-Part 2; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO-169-A) Vo-1641 Yz L-1031
 DESTRUCTION..........1  (0,000%)
will be death and destruction : may ought to be         Reed, Willie; Leavin' Home; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (149544-1) Co unissued His HLP-17
 DETECTIVE............2  (0,001%)
to stay That fire detective : don't mean me no          Sykes, Roosevelt; Fire Detective Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15557) Pm-12827 Riv RM-8819
time Please Mr fire detective : won't you save this     Sykes, Roosevelt; Fire Detective Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15557) Pm-12827 Riv RM-8819
 DETECTIVES...........1  (0,000%)
house-dance blues Police and detectives : will declare by surprise Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M-184- ) Br-7137 OJL-20
 DETROIT..............5  (0,002%)
Now I'm going to Detroit : and find me an               Smith, Bessie Mae; St. Louis Daddy; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L-78-?) Pm-12922 OJL-20
Well I'm going to Detroit : get myself a job            Campbell, Bob; Starvation Farm Blues; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (15503-2) Vo-02798 Fly LP-103
I'm going up to Detroit : give me you gal               Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Me and My Whiskey; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (149346-2) Co-14507-D CC-36
I've got to leave Detroit : if I have to                Spivey, Victoria; Detroit Moan; Chicago, 15 Oct. 1936; (C-1568-?) Vo unissued Spi LP-2001
ain't never coming to Detroit no more     Listen to     Spivey, Victoria; Detroit Moan; Chicago, 15 Oct. 1936; (C-1568-?) Vo unissued Spi LP-2001
 DETROIT'S............1  (0,000%)
be dead and gone    Detroit's a cold cold place         Spivey, Victoria; Detroit Moan; Chicago, 15 Oct. 1936; (C-1568-?) Vo unissued Spi LP-2001
 DEUCE................2  (0,001%)
balking : and raising the deuce I'll grab you mama      McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (151904-1) Co-14632-D Yz L-1005
balking : and raising the deuce I'll grab you woman     McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (14069-2) Vo-02622 Yz L-1037
 DEVIL................51  (0,022%)
do    Go back old devil : and look up on                Chatman, Bo; Old Devil; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (027878-1) BB-B8093 Yz L-1007
got ways like the devil : and hair like a               Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Piney Woods Money Mama; Chicago, c. Mar. 1928; (20408-2) Pm-12650 Mil MLP-2004
smiled : and said go devil and destroy the world        Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Seven Sisters Blues-Part 2; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO-169-A) Vo-1641 Yz L-1031
daytime : crooked as the devil at night Said I          Fuller, Blind Boy; Crooked Woman Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1940; (26619-A) Vo-05527 Rt RL-318
I'd rather be the devil : be that woman's man           McCoy, Joe; Evil Devil Woman Blues; Chicago, 16 Aug. 1934; (C-9299-A) De-7822 BC-5
and bones And that devil brother be upstairs now        Doyle, Little Buddy; Grief Will Kill You; Memphis, 1 July 1939; (MEM-18-1) Vo-05111 Rt RL-319;
around my bed The devil came : and grabbed my           Smith, Bessie; Blue Spirit Blues; New York, 11 Oct. 1929; (149134-3) Co-14527-D Co CL-858
You's a mean old devil : cause me to weep               Williams, Joe; Mr. Devil Blues; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M-196- ) Vo-1457 Rt RL-321
must have been the devil : chaining my good gal         Jackson, Papa Charlie; The Cats Got the Measles; Chicago, c. Jan. 1925; (10019-3) Pm-12259 Bio BLP-12042
Oh nothing but the devil : changed my baby's mind       James, Skip; Devil Got My Woman; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L-746-1) Pm-13088 Bio BLP-12029
Now I ain't no devil : crawl in a lion's                Jackson, Papa Charlie; The Cats Got the Measles; Chicago, c. Jan. 1925; (10019-3) Pm-12259 Bio BLP-12042
a journey : to the devil down below I done              Smith, Bessie; Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair; New York, 3 Mar. 1927; (143576-2) Co-14209-D Co CL-858
well will be the devil each and every day               Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sweet Home Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C-1261-2) Vo-03396 Say SDR-191
I been catching the devil : ever since my good          Arnold, Kokomo; Rocky Road Blues; Chicago, 23 Oct. 1937; (91300-A) De-7449 CC-25
Dr Jesus : if the devil ever been there     The         Williams, Joe; Mr. Devil Blues; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M-196- ) Vo-1457 Rt RL-321
around Yonder comes the devil : going to set this       Collins, Sam; Devil in the Lion's Den; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12737-A) Ge-6181 OJL-10
in your lonesome grave Devil got ninety thousand women  Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L-1252-1) Pm-13116 Rt RL-335
home I say the devil got ninety thousand women          Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L-1252-2) Pm-13116 Yz L-1026
suit A ??? little devil : got on my man's               Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Rough and Tumble Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (2210-2) Pm-12311 Mil MLP-2001
I cannot shun the devil : he stay right by              Howell, Peg Leg; Low Down Rounder Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1928; (146161-1) Co-14320-D RBF RF-1
Lord send the sunshine : devil he send the rain         Patton, Charley; Devil Sent the Rain; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L-40-1) Pm-13040 Yz L-1009
if you meet the devil : he ask you how                  Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (47036-2) Vi-V38504 RBF RF-6
if you meet the devil : he ask you how                  Shade, Will; Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (47036-2) Vi-V38504 Rt RL-337
as sure as the devil : I believe he's got               Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); We Sure Got Hard Times Now; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (150273-1) Co-14558-D CC-36
I'm hot as the devil : I walk about the                 Jackson, Papa Charlie; Sheik of Desplaines Street; Chicago, c. July 1927; (4671-2) Pm-12501 Bio BLP-12042
run     Good morning Mr devil : I come here to          Williams, Joe; Mr. Devil Blues; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M-196- ) Vo-1457 Rt RL-321
yard Give you the devil : if you act kind               McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (151904-1) Co-14632-D Yz L-1005
they will coon the devil : if you chain him             Wheatstraw, Peetie; Coon Can Shorty; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60512-A) De-7159 Say SDR-192
this must be the devil I'm serving : I know             Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Fool's Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO-167-A) Vo-1674 Yz L-1010
making whoopee with the devil : in hell tomorrow night  Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L-1252-1) Pm-13116 Rt RL-335
making whoopee with the devil : in hell tomorrow night  Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L-1252-2) Pm-13116 Yz L-1026
too late Got the devil in my soul : and                 Smith, Bessie; Black Mountain Blues; New York, 22 July 1930; (150658-2) Co-14554-D Co CL-856
It must a-be the devil : inside this barrel of          Patton, Charley; Love My Stuff; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14746- ) Vo-02782 Mam S-3802
The blues and the devil : is your closest friend        Johnson, Lonnie; Devil's Got the Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63518-A) De-7487 Sw S-1225
see the lightning flash Devil is a-groaning : listen to Jones, Maggie; Thunderstorm Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1924; (140175-2) Co-14050-D VJM VLP-23
with me But the devil is evil : evil as                 McCoy, Joe; Evil Devil Woman Blues; Chicago, 16 Aug. 1934; (C-9299-A) De-7822 BC-5
blues is like the devil : it comes on you               Johnson, Lonnie; Devil's Got the Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63518-A) De-7487 Sw S-1225
She belongs to the devil : Lord I cried many            Washboard Sam; She Belongs to the Devil; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (064484-1) BB-B8937 RCA LPV-577
me : you know the devil must As I lay                   Evans, Joe; New Huntsville Jail; New York, 20 May 1931; (10651-2) Or-8080 His HLP-8002
she belongs to the devil : ooo well she have            Washboard Sam; She Belongs to the Devil; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (064484-1) BB-B8937 RCA LPV-577
mind : that's when the devil out of hell steps          Johnson, Lonnie; Devil's Got the Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63518-A) De-7487 Sw S-1225
Got ways like the devil : papa's sneaking on all        Weaver, Sylvester; Can't Be Trusted Blues; New York, 31 Aug. 1927; (81401-B) OK-8504 Yz L-1012
hell  Now look Mr devil : see what you done             Williams, Joe; Mr. Devil Blues; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M-196- ) Vo-1457 Rt RL-321
got ways like the devil : slipping around your gate     Collins, Sam; Devil in the Lion's Den; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12737-A) Ge-6181 OJL-10
Blues is like the devil : they'll have me hell          Martin, Sara; Death Sting Me Blues; Long Island City, Nov. 1928; (278-A) QRS-R7042 BYG-529073
I hate like the devil : to declare war in               Arnold, Kokomo; Big Leg Mama; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1935; (90314-A) De-7116 Say SDR-163
I'd rather be the devil : to be that woman's            James, Skip; Devil Got My Woman; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L-746-1) Pm-13088 Bio BLP-12029
I'd rather be the devil : to be that woman's            Temple, Johnnie; The Evil Devil Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C-987- ) Vo-02987 Yz L-1038
go Me and the devil : was walking side by               Johnson, Robert; Me and the Devil Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL-398-2) ARC unissued Co CL-1654
was Lucy God almighty devil : what that woman wouldn't  Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (20044-2) Pm-12518 Bio BLP-12041
it must be the devil : you know turning my              Williamson, Sonny Boy; Deep Down in the Ground; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (020849-1) BB-B7805 RCA INT-1088
 DEVIL'S..............2  (0,001%)
from the west The devil's evil : changed my baby's      Temple, Johnnie; The Evil Devil Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C-987- ) Vo-02987 Yz L-1038
better known : by the devil's son-in-law  Everybody wondering : what Wheatstraw, Peetie; Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp No. 2; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91153- ) De-7391 BC-4
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