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 DIME'S...............3  (0,001%)
worth of liver : a dime's worth of stew Feed            Johnson, Edith North; Nickel's Worth of Liver Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15558-A) Pm-12823 CC-37
worth of liver : a dime's worth of grease ???           Johnson, Edith North; Nickel's Worth of Liver Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15558-A) Pm-12823 CC-37
worth of meal : a dime's worth of lard Will             Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; You May Leave But This Will Bring You Back; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64733- ) Vi-23267 Rt RL-337
 DIMES................7  (0,003%)
woman begging nickels and dimes : all up and down       Shade, Will; Better Leave That Stuff Alone; Memphis, 24 Sept. 1928; (47092- ) Vi-21725 Mam S-3803
you can make a-many dimes I can judge : by              Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (20283-2) Pm-12605 OJL-8
around here : spending a-many dimes 'Males so hot : it  Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (20283-2) Pm-12605 OJL-8
like she spent my dimes That's all right : bad          Campbell, Charlie; Goin' Away Blues; Birmingham, Ala. 25 Mar. 1937; (B-32-2) Vo-03571 Fly LP-103
get me a few dimes  Well now if you                     Wheatstraw, Peetie; Last Dime Blues; Chicago, 20 July 1935; (C-1081-B) Vo-03444 Say SDR-191
get you a few dimes  Well well but I                    Wheatstraw, Peetie; Last Dime Blues; Chicago, 20 July 1935; (C-1081-B) Vo-03444 Say SDR-191
up your nickels and dimes  You can come up              Wheatstraw, Peetie; Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp No. 2; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91153- ) De-7391 BC-4
 DIMMER...............1  (0,000%)
and my eyes all dimmer grow Then I will                 Temple, Johnnie; Big Boat Whistle; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C-986-B) Vo-03068 OJL-17
 DIMPLES..............1  (0,000%)
good-looking : but boys them dimples is going to draw   Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booger Rooger Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (3088-2) Pm-12425 Bio BLP-12015
 DINAH................3  (0,001%)
go and talk Aunt Dinah got a preacher : roll            Davis, Walter; Sweet Sixteen; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85484-1) BB-B5931 RCA INT-1085
in town     Old Aunt Dinah : she's a sister of          Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (55571-2) Vi-V38547 Rt RL-322
the floor Old Aunt Dinah : walking down the street      Estes, Sleepy John; Stop That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90095-A) Ch-50001 Sw S-1219
 DING-DONG............1  (0,000%)
the morning : when the ding-dong rings You make it      Collins, Sam; Midnight Special Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13035) Ge-6307 OJL-10
 DINING...............1  (0,000%)
kitchen : blues in my dining room And some nice         Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Piney Woods Money Mama; Chicago, c. Mar. 1928; (20408-2) Pm-12650 Mil MLP-2004
 DINNER...............16  (0,007%)
the bell rung for dinner : as I been bad                McCoy, Joe; Shake Mattie; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO-109-A) Vo-1668 Mam S-3803
won't cook me no dinner : baby you won't iron           Lewis, Furry; Dry Land Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (45429-1) Vi-23345 Yz L-1021
said wait : until my dinner get on Dinner got           Chatman, Bo; Dinner Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (99242-1) BB-B6407 Yz L-1014
said wait : until my dinner get on Dinner got           Chatman, Bo; Dinner Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (99242-1) BB-B6407 Yz L-1014
said wait : until my dinner get on Dinner got           Chatman, Bo; Dinner Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (99242-1) BB-B6407 Yz L-1014
said wait : until my dinner get on Dinner got           Chatman, Bo; Dinner Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (99242-1) BB-B6407 Yz L-1014
said wait : until my dinner get on Dinner got           Chatman, Bo; Dinner Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (99242-1) BB-B6407 Yz L-1014
my dinner get on Dinner got on : and she                Chatman, Bo; Dinner Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (99242-1) BB-B6407 Yz L-1014
my dinner get on Dinner got on : and she                Chatman, Bo; Dinner Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (99242-1) BB-B6407 Yz L-1014
my dinner get on Dinner got on : and she                Chatman, Bo; Dinner Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (99242-1) BB-B6407 Yz L-1014
my dinner get on Dinner got on : and she                Chatman, Bo; Dinner Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (99242-1) BB-B6407 Yz L-1014
my dinner get on Dinner got on : and then               Chatman, Bo; Dinner Blues; New Orleans, 20 Feb. 1936; (99242-1) BB-B6407 Yz L-1014
my breakfast here : my dinner in Tennessee I told       Hurt, Mississippi John; Ain't No Tellin'; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401471-A) OK-8759 Bio BLP-C4
can invite men to dinner : let them drink my            Washboard Sam; Save It for Me; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020809- ) BB-B7866 BC-10
on a Saturday night Dinner : suits her appetite The     Bunn, Teddy; It's Sweet Like So; New York, 7 Apr. 1930; (59739-1) Vi-V38592 His HLP-5
to Newport News : before dinner time Now Casey Jones    James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761-A) De-7213 AH-158
 DIP..................1  (0,000%)
likes my swig and dip too When I can't                  Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Jig Head Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (21017-4) Pm-12708 Bio BLP-12004
 DIPLOMA..............1  (0,000%)
baby doll : and the diploma belongs to you She'd        Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Beer Drinking Woman; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (053590-1) BB-B8584 RCA-730.581
 DIPPING..............1  (0,000%)
a teddy bear She dipping her Skeet and Garret           Sykes, Roosevelt; Skeet and Garret; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403312-A) OK-8749 Yz L-1033
 DIRK.................1  (0,000%)
I'm going to take dirk and stab her : then              Lockwood, Robert; Little Boy Blue; Chicago, 30 July 1941; (064640- ) BB-B8820 BC-7
 DIRT.................8  (0,003%)
going to beat some dirt : and it won't take             Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; It's Heated; Chicago, 11 June 1929; (C-3585- ) Vo-1539 Yz L-1039
none of good man's dirt But they ain't too              Calloway, Blanche; Lazy Woman's Blues; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9458-A) OK-8279 CC-32
nice fancy name for dirt I'll spy some woman            Moore, Monette; Scandal Blues; New York, c. Jan. 1925; (31779) Ajax-17093 VJM VLP-40
you're dead : they throw dirt in your face Yes          Jones, Maggie; Undertaker's Blues; New York, 16 Apr. 1925; (140533-2) Co-14092-D VJM VLP-23
get shed of the dirt Now change home : I                Estes, Sleepy John; Everybody Oughta Make a Change; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63647-A) De-7571 RBF RF-8
to walk down that dirt road : till somebody lets        Grant, Bobby; Lonesome Atlanta Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1927; (20212-2) Pm-12595 Yz L-1009
lonely place Don't want dirt : thrown in my face        Carr, Leroy; Gettin' All Wet; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1929; (C-4034- ) Vo-1423 Yz L-1036
do Because all the dirt you done for me                 Blake, Blind; No Dough Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (20559-1) Pm-12723 Bio BLP-12031
 DIRTIER..............1  (0,000%)
a dirty pot hound : dirtier than any man I              Bogan, Lucille; Pot Hound Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C-3462- ) Br-7083 His HLP-15
 DIRTIEST.............1  (0,000%)
ground : clothes wasn't clean Dirtiest old stuff : I ever Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants to Knock a Jug; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C-7223-A) Vo-1651 Yz L-1036
 DIRTY................75  (0,032%)
my baby : at a dirty act Just as well                   Bracey, Mississippi; Stered Gal; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404766-B) OK-8867 Yz L-1038
say you been dirty : dirty all your days I              Bogan, Lucille; Tired as I Can Be; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (15505-1) Ba-33313 His HLP-4
song It won't be dirty : and it won't be                Blake, Blind; Righteous Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L-648-1) Pm-13035 Bio BLP-12003
If you keep it dirty : and I keep it                    Jordan, Charley; Keep It Clean-No. 2; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO-141- ) Vo-1611 Yz L-1003
Treat me lowdown and dirty : any old way you            Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; If I Get Lucky; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (064876-1) BB-B8858 RBF RF-202
come mama : tired and dirty as I can be                 Washboard Sam; Save It for Me; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020809- ) BB-B7866 BC-10
won't she do you dirty ass She'll forever keep          Doyle, Little Buddy; Bad in Mind Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM-153-1) Vo-05111 Rt RL-319
treat me lowdown and dirty : baby that's all you        Blake, Blind; Brownskin Mama Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (20106-2) Pm-12606-2 Bio BLP-12003
must be : the lowdown dirty barrelhouse blues I got     Richardson, Mooch; Mooch Richardson's Low Down Barrel House Blues Part 1; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (400215-A) OK-8554 Mam S-3803
an Indian squaw That dirty big chief Indian : Lord      Shade, Will; Memphis Boy-Blues; Chicago, 9 June 1927; (38659-1) Vi-20809 Rt RL-337
If you put your dirty black hands on me                 Jordan, Charley; Don't Put Your Dirty Hands on Me; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (18983-1) ARC-6-06-61 Rt RL-310
head  She done me dirty : but I loves her               Wheatstraw, Peetie; True Blue Woman; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C-1258-1) Vo-03185 Say SDR-191
a matchbox hold my dirty clothes I haven't got          Baker, Willie; Weak-Minded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14668) Spt-9427 Yz L-1012
matchbox mama hold my dirty clothes I ain't got         Baker, Willie; Weak-Minded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14896) Ge-6751 Her H-201
got nowhere : carry her dirty clothes Oh Red : she's    McCoy, Joe; Oh Red; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1936; (90691-A) De-7182 AH-77
door : and stop the dirty coalman Sell it to            Howell, Peg Leg; Coal Man Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (143116-2) Co-14194-D RBF RF-202
morning Hollering some old dirty deacon : I mean rung   Arnold, Kokomo; Sissy Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C-9654-A) De-7050 CC-25
Psalms Now the lowdown dirty deacon : done stole my     Jordan, Luke; Church Bells Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (39819-1) Vi unissued RCA INT-1175
Psalms Now that lowdown dirty deacon : done stole my    Jordan, Luke; Church Bells Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (39819-2) Vi-21076 RBF RF-9
my hambone spoil The dirty deacon : has taken my        Lacy, Rubin; Ham Hound Crave; Chicago, Mar. 1928; (20420-3) Pm-12629 Yz L-1009
I believe it's some dirty deacon : is done been         McClennan, Tommy; My Little Girl; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044988- ) BB-B8605 Rt RL-305
her : ??? about her dirty deal  Please God ???          Wilkins, Robert; Dirty Deal Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX-104- ) Vo-03223 BC-5
sisters say you been dirty : dirty all your days        Bogan, Lucille; Tired as I Can Be; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (15505-1) Ba-33313 His HLP-4
It was in a dirty ditch there : where the               Welsh, Nolan; Dying Pickpocket Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (21098-3) Pm-12759 Yz L-1028
me like a lowdown dirty dog Some day I'm                Davis, Walter; Sad and Lonesome Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85481-1) BB-B5982 RCA INT-1175
me like a lowdown dirty dog So I got                    Henry, Hound Head; My Silver Dollar Mama; Chicago, 17 Oct. 1928; (C-2452- ) Vo-1288 His HLP-2
Lord a lowdown fireman : dirty engineer Say they took   Daniels, Julius; My Mama Was a Sailor; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (37931-2) Vi-20658 Rt RL-326
It's a lowdown fireman : dirty engineer Done took my    Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); 'Fo Day Creep; Atlanta, 10 Nov. 1927; (145199-1) Co-14280-D CC-36
must have been a dirty engineer  Lord and they          Williamson, Sonny Boy; Train Fare Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (049198- ) BB-B8610 BC-20
Oh feel like a dirty : feel like a dat                  Jackson, Papa Charlie; Up the Way Bound; Chicago, c. May 1926; (2547-1) Pm-12375 Yz L-1029
I've been raggedy and dirty : haven't got no place      Johnson, James Stump; Barrel of Whiskey Blues; Dallas, 10 Feb. 1932; (70680-1) Vi-23327 Yz L-1033
you had a lowdown dirty heart : to baby to              Kelly, Jack; Flower Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM-144-1) Vo unissued OJL-21
treat me lowdown and dirty : I believe I'll lose        Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; If I Get Lucky; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (064876-1) BB-B8858 RBF RF-202
do nothing but tell dirty lies Oh it's eighteen         unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (41817-2) Vi-21524 Rt RL-322
in here sis : you dirty little thing Out there          Evans, Joe; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 21 May 1931; (10664-1) Or-8083 Yz L-1015
took my man : you dirty louse If I catch                Lucas, Jane; Leave My Man Alone; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17286) Ch-16289 Yz L-1035
conversation : with every lowdown dirty man she meets That McClennan, Tommy; She's Just Good Huggin' Size; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044987- ) BB-B8605 Rt RL-305
know : what keeping it dirty means I will tell          Jordan, Charley; Keep It Clean-No. 2; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO-141- ) Vo-1611 Yz L-1003
night And you's a dirty mistreater : you ain't treating Bogan, Lucille; Pot Hound Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C-3462- ) Br-7083 His HLP-15
her now That's a dirty mistreater : didn't mean me      Jackson, Papa Charlie; Fat Mouth Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1927; (2769-3) Pm-12422 Yz L-1029
more Now you's a dirty mistreater : I can't use         Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Go Away Woman; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L-1554-1) Pm-13152 Bio BLP-12041
rob you : now you dirty mmm bitches Now if              McPhail, Black Bottom; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11512-A) Vo-1721 Yz L-1019
your life He's a dirty mother for you : he              Memphis Minnie; Dirty Mother For You; Chicago, 10 Jan. 1935; (C-9641-A) De-7048 Pal PL-101
called me : a lowdown dirty name Woke up Monday         Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Before Long; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO-170-A) Vo-1674 Rt RL-312
wine Because you's a dirty old buzzard : and you        Arnold, Kokomo; Slop Jar Blues; Chicago, 5 Feb. 1935; (C-9776-A) De-7092 Say SDR-163
in a nice neighborhood Dirty old hookworm : got into    Blake, Blind; Hookworm Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15251-A) Pm-12794 Bio BLP-12031
You can call me dirty : or any old thing                Chatman, Bo; Tellin' You 'Bout It; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (82616-1) BB-B5629 Yz L-1014
beans And you's a dirty pot hound : dirtier than        Bogan, Lucille; Pot Hound Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C-3462- ) Br-7083 His HLP-15
For I believe : some dirty rascal stole my jellyroll    Nelson, Blue Coat Tom; Blue Coat Blues; Memphis, 17 Feb. 1928; (400258-B) OK-8838 Rt RL-316
in old Polack Town Dirty roaches and the chinches       Kid Stormy Weather; Short Hair Blues; Jackson, Miss., 17 Oct. 1935; (JAX-179-2) Vo-03145 BC-7
walking around on your dirty rug Said I'd rather        Rachel, James Yank; Squeaky Work Bench Blues; New York, 6 Feb. 1934; (14792-2) Ba-33047 Yz L-1021
water : and bathe your dirty self I beat my             Chatman, Bo; Old Devil; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (027878-1) BB-B8093 Yz L-1007
well well a lowdown dirty shame I wonder what's         Hogg, Andrew; Family Trouble Blues; Chicago, 18 Feb. 1937; (61856-A) De-7303 Rt RL-315
you captain : it's a dirty shame Shorty George got      Ledbetter, Huddie; Shorty George; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (16814-2) ARC unissued Bio BLP-12013
a crying pity : lowdown dirty shame Crazy about a       McClennan, Tommy; I'm a Guitar King; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064890- ) BB-B8957 RBF RF-1
crying pity : a lowdown dirty shame Crazy about a       McClennan, Tommy; It's a Cryin' Pity; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064891- ) BB-B9005 Rt RL-305
a low low : lowdown dirty shame  I've got a             Wiley, Geeshie (Elvie Thomas); Eagles on a Half; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1931; (L-826-1) Pm-13074 Yz L-1001
we was ragged and dirty : some called us a              Alexander, Texas; Water Bound Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402642-A) OK-8785 Rt RL-327
the nation : from that dirty territor' Going to find    unknown artist (George Bullet Williams); Touch Me Light Mama; Chicago, c. May 1928; (20590-2) Pm-12680 OJL-2
the nation : from that dirty territor' I couldn't find  unknown artist (George Bullet Williams); Touch Me Light Mama; Chicago, c. May 1928; (20590-2) Pm-12680 OJL-2
trying to do little dirty things honey : and keep       Chatman, Bo; Honey; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (047657-1) BB-B8555 Yz L-1034
and take these lowdown dirty things you do    I         Spruell, Freddie; Muddy Water Blues; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9908-A) OK-8422 Mam S-3802
I'm broken-hearted : ragged and dirty too And if I      Estes, Sleepy John; Broken-Hearted, Ragged and Dirty Too; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (55531-3) Vi-V38582 Rt RL-307
and hungry : ragged and dirty too Mama if I             Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Broke and Hungry; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (3076-?) Pm-12443 Mil MLP-2007
hungry : ragged and I'm dirty too  Now if I             Williamson, Sonny Boy; Broken Hearted Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070145- ) BB-B9031  BC-20
tell you : what that dirty train will do Take           Bracey, Ishman; Left Alone Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (41843-2) Vi-21349 Rt RL-330
I been done so dirty : treated so lowdown mean          Martin, Carl; Badly Mistreated Man; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C-881-2) OK-8961 Yz L-1016
save nobody's soul     That dirty Trinity River : sure have Walker, Aaron T-Bone; Trinity River Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (149548-1) Co-14506-D Rt RL-327
got such a lowdown dirty way I been a-hoping            Townsend, Henry; She's Got a Mean Disposition; Chicaco, 25 Feb. 1935; (85494-1) BB-B5966 Yz L-1030
tired : of your lowdown dirty ways And your sisters     Bogan, Lucille; Tired as I Can Be; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (15505-1) Ba-33313 His HLP-4
getting tired : of your dirty ways I'm going back       Moore, Rosie Mae; Ha-Ha Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (41831-1) Vi-21280 Her H-201
and tired : of your dirty ways    Now tell me           Moore, Rosie Mae; Ha-Ha Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (41831-1) Vi-21280 Her H-201
tired of your lowdown dirty ways  Well now drinking     Williamson, Sonny Boy; Low Down Ways; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (030853-1) BB-B7979 RCA INT-1088
this little girl's lowdown dirty ways  Now when I       Williamson, Sonny Boy; Low Down Ways; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (030853-1) BB-B7979 RCA INT-1088
you don't believe I'm dirty : you can watch my          Bogan, Lucille; Pig Iron Sally; New York, 31 July 1934; (15490-2) Ba-33375 Rt RL-317
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