DOWN-HEARTED.........14  (0,006%)
man troubled : really looking down-hearted all the time Mmm Jones, Little Hat; Two String Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402648-A) OK-8712 His HLP-32
man troubled : really looking down-hearted all the time    I Jones, Little Hat; Rolled From Side to Side Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402698-A) OK-8794 Yz L-1010
was feeling so blue : down-hearted as could be A        Johnson, Ki Ki; Wrong Woman Blues; Long Island City, c. Aug. 1928; (   ) QRS-R7003 His HLP-17
woman feeling bad  Always down-hearted : blue disgusted and sad White, Georgia; The Blues Ain't Nothin' But. . .; Chicago, 21 Oct. 1938; (91545-A) De-7562 Cor CP-58
too : I've got those down-hearted blues Once I was      Smith, Bessie; Down Hearted Blues; New York, 16 Feb. 1923; (80863-5) Co-A3844 Co CL-855
and snow I'm so down-hearted : everywhere I go Hard     Green, Lil; I'm Wasting My Time on You; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1942; (070803-1) BB-B9010 RCA LPV-574
the rest    I'm so down-hearted : feeling sad Baby you  Green, Lil; I'm Wasting My Time on You; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1942; (070803-1) BB-B9010 RCA LPV-574
mind I was so down-hearted : I couldn't do nothing      Kyle, Charlie; Kyle's Worried Blues; Memphis, 1 Sept. 1928; (45468-2) Vi-21707 Yz L-1018
But I'll never be down-hearted : if I can explain       Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Explaining the Blues; Chicago, May 1925; (2137-1) Pm-12284 Mil MLP-2001
stuff    I'm so worried : down-hearted in mind My brown Smith, Clara; Every Woman's Blues; New York, 28 June 1923; (81060-5) Co-A3943 VJM VLP-15
stay I can't be down-hearted : mistreated this a-way Lord Kyle, Charlie; Kyle's Worried Blues; Memphis, 1 Sept. 1928; (45468-2) Vi-21707 Yz L-1018
your gin I'm so down-hearted : no place to go           Green, Lil; I'm Wasting My Time on You; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1942; (070803-1) BB-B9010 RCA LPV-574
soon as you feel down-hearted: the whole round world    Arnold, Kokomo; Laugh and Grin Blues; Chicago, 12 Mar. 1937; (91135-A) De-7285 CC-25
weary tunes You so down-hearted : you don't know what   Henderson, Katherine; Have You Ever Felt That Way; Long Island City, c. Oct. 1928; (257-A) QRS-7023 His HLP-21
 DOWN-HOME............2  (0,001%)
him well supplied : with down-home jellyroll If he's got Jones, Maggie; Never Tell a Woman Friend; New York, 29 Sept. 1925; (141057-2) Co-14102-D VJM VLP-25
loving : I'll take a down-home man for mine I           Smith, Trixie; Choo Choo Blues; New York, Dec. 1924; (1978-3) Pm-12245 CC-29
 DOWN-SOUTH...........3  (0,001%)
I'm broke-down-hearted : got those down-south blues    All night blues Smith, Clara; Down South Blues; New York, 27 July 1923; (81151-3) Co-A3961 VJM VLP-15
when I sing these down-south blues I'm going to         Sylvester, Hannah; Down South Blues; New York, c. 21 Sept. 1923; (70328) Pat-032007 VJM VLP-40
I'm broken-hearted : got those down-south blues    Every night : when Sylvester, Hannah; Down South Blues; New York, c. 21 Sept. 1923; (70328) Pat-032007 VJM VLP-40
 DOWNFALL.............3  (0,001%)
whiskey : is some folk's downfall But if I don't        Miller, Lillian; Dead Drunk Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 3 May 1928; (13718-A) Ge-6518 OJL-6
whiskey : is some folk's downfall But if I don't        Wallace, Sippie; Dead Drunk Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80837-A) OK-8499 Bio BLP-C6
well well is the downfall of me  She caused             Wheatstraw, Peetie; False Hearted Woman; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90963-A) De-7243 Say SDR-192
 DOWNS................2  (0,001%)
had my ups and downs I looked for you                   Gillum, Bill Jazz; It's All Over Now; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070440- ) BB-B8975 RCA INT-1177
had my ups and downs in life : and bitter               Thomas, Henry; Arkansas; Chicago, c. early July 1927; (   ) Vo-1286 Rt RL-312
 DOWNSIDE.............1  (0,000%)
a man upside one downside : one across the street       Johnson, Edith North; Nickel's Worth of Liver Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15558-A) Pm-12823 CC-37
 DOWNSTAIRS...........1  (0,000%)
clean She will come downstairs : a towel was tied       Johnson, Ki Ki; Wrong Woman Blues; Long Island City, c. Aug. 1928; (   ) QRS-R7003 His HLP-17
 DOWNTOWN.............25  (0,011%)
sweet jellyroll  I went downtown : about half past four Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977-?) Co-14463-D His HLP-5
cutout    Now I went downtown : along Broadway Looked up Leecan, Bobby; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, c. June 1927; (   ) Pat-7533 His HLP-17
do I was walking downtown : and stumbled and fell       Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shake That Thing; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2120-?) Pm-12281 Yz L-1029
Lordy ever done Went downtown and bought you good       Jordan, Luke; Church Bells Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (39819-1) Vi unissued RCA INT-1175
forty-nine    Well I'm going downtown baby : won't be gone Cannon, Gus; Heart Breakin' Blues; Memphis, 9 Sept. 1928; (47001-2) Vi-V38523 OJL-4
someone to drive me downtown Baby drives so easy        Memphis Minnie; Me and My Chauffeur Blues; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C-3765-1) OK-06788 BC-1
would take a walk downtown : buy me a brand             Bogan, Lucille; Skin Game Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (17014-1) Ba-33448 Rt RL-317
to do I hurried downtown : called my daddy on           Hart, Hattie; Memphis Yo Yo Blues; Memphis, 4 Oct. 1929; (56345-2) Vi-V38558 Rt RL-322
place You can go downtown : can buzz all around         Ledbetter, Huddie; Yellow Jacket; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (17179-1) ARC unissued Bio BLP-12013
at all    I went downtown : didn't mean no harm         Cannon, Gus; Feather Bed; Memphis, 9 Sept. 1928; (47002-2) Vi-V38515 Fwy FA-2953
again And I'm going downtown : going to spread the      Jordan, Charley; Don't Put Your Dirty Hands on Me; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (18983-1) ARC-6-06-61 Rt RL-310
more And I'm going downtown : going to stay around      Stokes, Frank; Downtown Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (41822-1) Vi-21272 BC-5
more And I'm going downtown : going to stay around      Stokes, Frank; Downtown Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (41822-2) Vi unissued His HLP-31
gone And I'm going downtown : going to stay right       Stokes, Frank; What's the Matter Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (41826-1) Vi-V38531 Yz L-1002
long When I was downtown : I wouldn't take no           Cox, Ida; Southern Woman's Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (2244-?) Pm-12298 Jo SM-3098
Lord the good kid-man's downtown I can't quit my        Moore, Alice; Kid Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L-171-2) Pm-13107 CC-37
no woman : wants every downtown man she meet She's      Johnson, Robert; I Believe I'll Dust My Broom; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA-2581-1) ARC-7-04-81 Co C-30034;
and meet you going downtown    Now listen here babe     Sykes, Roosevelt; No Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1930; (C-6475-A) Me-M12086 Yz L-1033
Yes I've taken you downtown : paid your doctor bill     Little Son Joe; Black Cat Swing; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (C-4098-1) OK-06707 BC-1
knock-kneed man Times way downtown : spread the news State Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shave Em Dry; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10042-?) Pm-12264 Yz L-1029
a string  I went downtown this morning : with my        Wheatstraw, Peetie; Crazy with the Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91150-A) De-7348 Cor CP-58
poor me I'm going downtown : to spread the news         Blake, Blind; Come On Boys Let's Do that Messin' Around; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (3061-2) Pm-12413 Bio BLP-12003
begun Now I'm going downtown : to see Lizzie Brown      Gillum, Bill Jazz; I'm Gonna Get It; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020823- ) BB-B7769 RCA INT-1177
think : I think I'm downtown Yeah listen mama : what    Stokes, Frank; Beale Town Bound; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (4775-2) Pm-12576 Rt RL-308
you keep fooling around downtown : you going to get     Williams, Joe; Get Your Head Trimmed Down; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (020854-1) BB-B7719 RCA INT-1175
 DOZEN................6  (0,003%)
dime Thirty cents a dozen : and you'll sure eat         Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (20283-2) Pm-12605 OJL-8
think I got a dozen hands Hit you first                 McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (151904-1) Co-14632-D Yz L-1005
know I got a dozen hands Give you a                     McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (14069-2) Vo-02622 Yz L-1037
anymore But had a dozen keys : to fit my                Johnson, Margaret; If I Let You Get Away With It Once You'll Do It All of the Time; New York, 19 Oct. 1923; (71972-B) OK-8107 Sw S-1240;
to carry : half a dozen off If my holler                Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (20283-2) Pm-12605 OJL-8
fixing to start : my dozen talk What you thinking       Memphis Minnie; New Dirty Dozens; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C-5894- ) Vo-1618 BC-13
 DOZENS...............1  (0,000%)
you don't play the dozens : they will ease you          Wilkins, Robert; Old Jim Canan's; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX-117- ) Vo unissued Yz L-1018
 DR...................4  (0,002%)
can call up : old Dr Brown Money is so                  Washboard Walter; Insurance Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L-283-2) Pm-12954 Her H-205
We have that good Dr Cheer: and it just                 Memphis Minnie; Drunken Barrelhouse Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1934; (CP-1070-1) Vo-02711 Yz L-1021
Going to see : old Dr fojo bones  Let him               Yates, Blind Richard; Sore Bunion Blues; New York, c. 9 Apr. 1927; (GEX-578-A) Ge-6104 His HLP-1
I'm going to ask Dr Jesus : if the devil                Williams, Joe; Mr. Devil Blues; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M-196- ) Vo-1457 Rt RL-321
 DRAG.................3  (0,001%)
last man : tried to drag me down But he                 Waters, Ethel; You Can't Do What My Last Man Did; New York, c. June 1923; (A) BS-14151 Bio BLP-12022
off on a doggone drag Now special agent special         Estes, Sleepy John; Special Agent; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63654-A) De-7491 RBF RF-1
I do that guitar drag Play that thing : old             Brasswell, Frank; Guitar Rag; Richmond, Ind., 2 May 1930; (16580-A) Ge unissued Yz L-1035
 DRAGGED..............2  (0,001%)
really mean I was dragged down home Some people         Spruell, Freddie; Way Back Down Home; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9909-A) OK-8422 Mam S-3802
here : till my mustache dragged the ground Crying where Lofton, Willie; Dark Road Blues; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96257- ) BB-B6229 Yz L-1007
 DRAGGING.............3  (0,001%)
you You got ways : dragging my heart around Some        Temple, Johnnie; So Lonely and Blue; Chicago, 14 May 1937; (91247-A) De-7337 RBF RF-16
their eyelash dripping blood Dragging sinnners : to their brimstone Smith, Bessie; Blue Spirit Blues; New York, 11 Oct. 1929; (149134-3) Co-14527-D Co CL-858
heart : and they'll start dragging you all around    Want Johnson, Lonnie; I Ain't Gonna Be Your Fool; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63519-A) De-7509 Sw S-1225
 DRAGONS..............1  (0,000%)
in misery Fairies and dragons : spitting out blue flames Smith, Bessie; Blue Spirit Blues; New York, 11 Oct. 1929; (149134-3) Co-14527-D Co CL-858
 DRAGS................2  (0,001%)
road : until my mustache drags the ground    Hey hey    Blake, Blind; Hard Road Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (20107-2) Pm-12583 Bio BLP-12031
single : till my mustache drags the ground Are you      unknown artist (Kansas City Blues Strummers); String Band Blues; probably Chicago, c. late July 1926; (   ) Vo-1048 Rt RL-311
 DRAINING.............1  (0,000%)
like the many ways draining out of me : more            Doyle, Little Buddy; Hard Scufflin' Blues; Memphis, 1 July 1939; (MEM-17-1) OK-05771 Rt RL-329
 DRANK................4  (0,002%)
cabaret I ate and drank : and then I went               Moore, William; One Way Gal; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (20309-1) Pm-12648 OJL-8
All the whiskey I drank : it's gone right to            Miller, Lillian; Dead Drunk Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 3 May 1928; (13718-A) Ge-6518 OJL-6
most every day I drank so much whiskey : I              Miller, Lillian; Dead Drunk Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 3 May 1928; (13718-A) Ge-6518 OJL-6
muddy water : I had drank They dried me off             Estes, Sleepy John; Floating Bridge; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62465-A) De-7442 RBF RF-8