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 DIGGERS..............1  (0,000%)
and watched the graveyard diggers : ease poor Lula down Shade, Will; Jim Strainer; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (59961-2) Vi-23421 Rt RL-337
 DIGGING..............5  (0,002%)
down in a hole Digging and a-hauling : hauling that     Smith, Trixie; Mining Camp Blues; New York, c. Feb. 1925; (2016-1) Pm-12256 CC-29
quit your bad habits : digging in every dark hole       Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Cave Man Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (59962-2) Vi-V38605 Mel MLP-7324;
make that do    Baby's digging my potatoes : tramping on Washboard Sam; Diggin' My Potatoes; Chicago, 15 May 1939; (034797- ) BB-B8211 BC-10
Going to keep on digging : till the blues come          Beaman, Lottie; Rolling Log Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14162) Ge-6624 OJL-6
Going to keep on digging : till the blues come          Beaman, Lottie; Rollin' Log Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC-605- ) Br-7147 Yz L-1018
 DIGS.................1  (0,000%)
of my hand He digs in a ditch : full                    Smith, Clara; He's Mine, All Mine; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (140182-1) Co-14053-D VJM VLP-17
 DIKE.................1  (0,000%)
went down on the dike : about half past four            Shade, Will; What's the Matter; Memphis, 17 Sept. 1929; (55530-2) Vi-V38551 Jo SM-3104
 DIM..................1  (0,000%)
Oh the light burning dim : ??? terrible near It         Patton, Charley; Love My Stuff; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14746- ) Vo-02782 Mam S-3802
 DIME.................82  (0,035%)
a nickel : and a dime a dime  Got a                     unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Giving It Away; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404683-A) OK-8908 OJL-19
a dime is a dime A woman get tired                      Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; How Come Mama Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15213) Pm-12802 Yz L-1010
you didn't have a dime And I wouldn't mind              Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About You; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM-772-A) Vo-1476 Pal PL-101
give you my last dime Black Minnie Black Minnie         McClennan, Tommy; Black Minnie; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053742-1) BB-B8704 Rt RL-305
you didn't have a dime But I wouldn't mind              Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About You-No. 2; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C-6010-A) Vo-1556 His HLP-2
not have a lousy dime But I'll be all                   Palmer, Sylvester; Broke Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403305-B) Co-14524-D RBF RF-12
I can't make a dime : don't care where I                Bogan, Lucille; Tricks Ain't Working No More; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C-6848-A) Br-7186 His HLP-15
I ain't got a dime Every good man : gets                Ledbetter, Huddie; Honey, I'm All Out and Down; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16688-2) Ba-33359 Rt RL-315
right now : leave a dime for beer Let your              Arnold, Kokomo; Let Your Money Talk; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C-9924- ) De-7191 BC-4
for some sugar : a dime for some rice I'm               Gibson, Clifford; Tired of Being Mistreated Part 1; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (484-A) QRS-R7079 Yz L-1027
to go : leave a dime for beer    Now I                  Jackson, Papa Charlie; I'm Alabama Bound; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2144-2) Pm-12289 Yz L-1029
eat She spent a dime for neckbones : and ninety         Shade, Will; Better Leave That Stuff Alone; Memphis, 24 Sept. 1928; (47092- ) Vi-21725 Mam S-3803
sweet papa : leave a dime for gin You can               Smith, Laura; Don't You Leave Me Here; New York, c. Mar. 1927; (7130-2) Ba-1977 VJM VLP-40
you can borrow a dime from me Now you                   Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Maybe I'll Loan You a Dime; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (064003-1) BB-B8784 RCA-730.581
come running : with a dime Good times have come         Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (20283-2) Pm-12605 OJL-8
nickel : dime is a dime Got a house full                Hill, King Solomon; Tell Me Baby; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L-1258-2) Pm-13129 Yz L-1004
and a dime a dime  Got a house full                     unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Giving It Away; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404683-A) OK-8908 OJL-19
ask him for a dime : he gives me a                      Bogan, Lucille; Black Angel Blues; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C-6847-A) Br-7186 His HLP-15
I ain't got a dime  Hey daddy : I don't                 White, Washington; Special Stream Line; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC-2992-A) OK-05743 Co C-30036
a dime is a dime  House full of children                Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); Greyhound Blues; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90199-A) Ch-50053 Rt RL-334
give them your last dime I mean they'll fuss            Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter's Advice; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (02616-1) BB-B7073 Yz L-1014
give you my last dime I wished I was                    Chatman, Bo; Arrangement for Me-Blues; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (047647-1) BB-B8397 Yz L-1014
can't even make a dime I must a-have the                Doyle, Little Buddy; Hard Scufflin' Blues; Memphis, 1 July 1939; (MEM-17-1) OK-05771 Rt RL-329
would loan me a dime I could hear them                  McClure, Matthew; Prisoner's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18798) Ch-18514 Riv RM-8819
she's not got a dime     I walked down to               Wilkins, Robert; Police Sergeant Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM-741-B) Br-7168 Rt RL-307
can't even get a dime If you even go                    McClure, Matthew; Prisoner's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18798) Ch-18514 Riv RM-8819
didn't have a single dime I'm going in the              Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Got a Letter from My Darlin'; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64731- ) Vi-23267 Rt RL-337
said Lemon ain't a dime in the yard Mama                Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Black Snake Moan; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (3067-2) Pm-12407 Mil MLP-2013
said Lemon ain't a dime in the yard Mama                Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Snake Moan; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80523-B) OK-8455 Fwy FJ-2802
is a nickel : a dime is a dime A                        Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; How Come Mama Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15213) Pm-12802 Yz L-1010
Nickel is a nickel : dime is a dime Wish                Hill, King Solomon; Tell Me Baby; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L-1258-2) Pm-13129 Yz L-1004
Nickel is a nickel : dime is a dime Got                 Hill, King Solomon; Tell Me Baby; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L-1258-2) Pm-13129 Yz L-1004
a nickel : and a dime is a dime You                     Washboard Sam; I'm Not the Lad; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (064478-1) BB-B8878 RCA LPV-577
a nickel : and a dime is a dime  House                  Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); Greyhound Blues; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90199-A) Ch-50053 Rt RL-334
did not have a dime It makes me mad                     Pope, Jenny; Whiskey Drinkin' Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M-193- ) Vo-1438 His HLP-1
just got a measly dime It's Saturday night : and        Johnson, Margaret; When a 'Gator Holler, Folk Say It's a Sign of Rain; New York, 20 Oct. 1926; (36846-1) Vi-20333 Fwy FJ-2801
got four for a dime It's worth paying more              Johnson, Robert; They're Red Hot; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA-2627-1) ARC-7-07-57 Co C-30034
give me a lousy dime  I've got to beg                   White, Georgia; Walking the Street; Chicago, 28 Jan. 1937; (91104-A) De-7277 AH-158
I ain't making a dime : just wearing my shoe            Martin, Carl; Let's Have a New Deal; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90294-A) De-7114 BC-14
I ain't making a dime : just wearing my shoe            Martin, Carl; Let's Have a New Deal; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90294-A) De-7114 BC-14
me ten and a dime  Know you wish you                    Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); My Babe My Babe; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90198-A) Ch-50053 OJL-8
you ain't got a dime  Let me be your                    Wheatstraw, Peetie; King of Spades; Chicago, 20 July 1935; (C-1082-B) Vo-03066 Say SDR-191
ain't ain't got a dime Look all over town               Leecan, Bobby; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, c. June 1927; (   ) Pat-7533 His HLP-17
take my last thin dime Lord I got a                     Big Bill (Broonzy); Mr. Conductor Man; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18392) Ch-16426 Yz L-1035
you didn't have a dime Now since you got                Smith, Bessie; Lost Your Head Blues; New York, 4 May 1926; (142149-2) Co-14158-D Co CL-857
If I keep every dime of my money : sure                 Memphis Minnie; Man You Won't Give Me No Money; Chicago, 27 May 1936; (C-1388-2) Vo-03474 BC-1
to make me a dime : oh well well to                     Wheatstraw, Peetie; Working on the Project; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91164-A) De-7311 BC-4
to put my last dime : on the twenty thirty              Chatman, Bo; Policy Blues; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (047653-1) BB-B8495 Yz L-1034
I can't get a dime or two Soon as                       Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Hard Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18220) Ch-16361 Yz L-1019
ain't worth a doggone dime    Said come along mama      Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Black Skunk Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (148360-2) Co-14573-D CC-36
to make me a dime Say go away boy                       Estes, Sleepy John; Clean Up at Home; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63651-B) De-7516 Sw S-1220
you'll always have a dime Says the women these          Chatman, Bo; Double Up in a Knot; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (02617-1) BB-B6659 Yz L-1034
down to my last dime : she said darling I               Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Beer Drinking Woman; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (053590-1) BB-B8584 RCA-730.581
only have one more dime She said daddy buy              Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Beer Drinking Woman; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (053590-1) BB-B8584 RCA-730.581
you die about a dime She wouldn't cry : but             Johnson, Robert; Last Fair Deal Gone Down; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA-2631-1) ARC-7-04-60 Co CL-1654
give her a lousy dime She's a easy rider                Alexander, Texas; Easy Rider Blues; Fort Worth, 30 Sept. 1934; (FW-1138) Vo-02856 Yz L-1010
I ain't made a dime : since they closed down            Martin, Carl; Let's Have a New Deal; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90294-A) De-7114 BC-14
ain't got a lousy dime So I'm a hard-hearted            Carr, Leroy; Hard Hearted Papa; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (16417-2) Vo unissued Bio BLP-C9
give me one lousy dime So I can feed                    Moore, William; One Way Gal; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (20309-1) Pm-12648 OJL-8
some some begs a dime Some begs the jelly               Brown, Hi Henry; Skin Man; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11509-A) Vo-1692 Yz L-1003
money baby : my last dime Soon as you got               McTell, Blind Willie; Cold Winter Day; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C-9956-A) De-7810 Yz L-1037
to make you a dime  Tell everybody : you ain't          Wheatstraw, Peetie; Truckin' Thru' Traffic; Chicago, 18 Oct. 1938; (91525-A) De-7529 Say SDR-192
Third Alley : without a dime Than to be in              Smith, Ivy; Third Alley Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1927; (4094-1) Pm-12447 His HLP-2
didn't have a lousy dime     There's nobody know : Polk Jordan, Luke; My Gal's Done Quit Me; New York, 18 Nov. 1929; (57703-1) Vi-V38564 Rt RL-318
I ain't got no dime  They been had the                  White, Washington; Aberdeen Mississippi Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC-2990-A) OK-05743 Co C-30036
nickel : four for a dime Thirty cents a dozen           Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (20283-2) Pm-12605 OJL-8
I ain't got a dime to my name I                         Spivey, Victoria; Detroit Moan; Chicago, 15 Oct. 1936; (C-1568-?) Vo unissued Spi LP-2001
train : didn't have a dime Tried to run away            Memphis Minnie; In My Girlish Days; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C-3764-1) OK-06410 BC-1
ain't got me a dime : unless I toss my                  Gillum, Bill Jazz; Woke Up Cold in Hand; Chicago, 30 July 1942; (074651- ) BB-B9042 RCA INT-1177
left I had one dime Wasn't that a beer-drinking         Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Beer Drinking Woman; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (053590-1) BB-B8584 RCA-730.581
down to my last dime  Well now the woman                Wheatstraw, Peetie; Last Dime Blues; Chicago, 20 July 1935; (C-1081-B) Vo-03444 Say SDR-191
no woman your last dime  Well now you know              Wheatstraw, Peetie; Last Dime Blues; Chicago, 20 July 1935; (C-1081-B) Vo-03444 Say SDR-191
you for your last dime  Well now don't be               Wheatstraw, Peetie; Last Dime Blues; Chicago, 20 July 1935; (C-1081-B) Vo-03444 Say SDR-191
I ain't got a dime When I asked for                     Big Bill (Broonzy); Starvation Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20923-2) Pm-12707 Yz L-1011
give you my last dime When you left me                  Chatman, Lonnie; Please Baby; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L-1562-2) Pm-13153 Bio BLP-12041
the blues without a dime When a man's got               Gibson, Clifford; Blues Without a Dime; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57756- ) Vi-V38590 Yz L-1027
give you my last dime When you left me                  Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Please Baby; Atlanta, 24 Oct. 1931; (405007-1) OK-8922 Mam S-3804
she ain't  got a dime  When he walks in                 Wheatstraw, Peetie; When a Man Gets Down; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90961-A) De-7243 Say SDR-192
nickel : dime is a dime Wish I had a                    Hill, King Solomon; Tell Me Baby; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L-1258-2) Pm-13129 Yz L-1004
leave you : and taken dime you have I work              Gillum, Bill Jazz; Let Her Go; Aurora, Ill., 16 Dec. 1938; (030823- ) BB-B8027 RCA INT-1177
a dime is a dime You spend your money                   Washboard Sam; I'm Not the Lad; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (064478-1) BB-B8878 RCA LPV-577
broke : didn't have a dime  You had your women          Wheatstraw, Peetie; When I Get My Bonus; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60511-A) De-7159 Say SDR-192
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