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 HANGMAN..............1  (0,000%)
Well the mean old hangman : he went and tightened       Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Hangman's Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (20816-2) Pm-12679 Mil MLP-2004
 HANGMAN'S............1  (0,000%)
no time at all    Hangman's rope : it's so tough        Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Hangman's Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (20816-2) Pm-12679 Mil MLP-2004
 HANGS................6  (0,003%)
no man But she hangs around here : always raising       Barefoot Bill; She's Got a Nice Line; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1930; (150302-1) Co-14544-D Rt RL-325
in Georgia : but I hangs around Tennessee I've got      Glaze, Ruby (Blind Willie McTell); Lonesome Day Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (71604-1) Vi-23353 RCA LPV-518
three third dead He hangs his britches : down on        Smith, Clara; My Doggone Lazy Man; New York, 31 Jan. 1924; (81512-2) Co-14016-D VJM VLP-16
any old where I hangs my hat : is home                  Bennett, Will; Real Estate Blues; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K-128- ) Vo-1464 Rt RL-334
has faded : mama that hangs up on the wall              Davis, Walter; Can't See Your Face; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (049320-1) BB-B8600 Yz L-1025
is still ticking : that hangs up on the wall            Davis, Walter; Can't See Your Face; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (049320-1) BB-B8600 Yz L-1025
 HANNAH...............1  (0,000%)
tut tut tut Old Hannah Brown : from cross town          Smith, Bessie; Gimme a Pigfoot; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (152578-2) OK-8949 Co CL-856
 HAPPEN...............14  (0,006%)
nothing : but it'll never happen again I think sweet    Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Crooked Woman Blues; Atlanta, 10 Nov. 1927; (145198-1) Co-14280-D CC-36
will say : it'll never happen again Now if I            Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Crooked Woman Blues; Atlanta, 10 Nov. 1927; (145198-1) Co-14280-D CC-36
knee All this must happen : and then I must             Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Maybe I'll Loan You a Dime; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (064003-1) BB-B8784 RCA-730.581
well well will they happen anymore  I am worried        Wheatstraw, Peetie; First and Last Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C-1257-2) Vo-03185 Say SDR-191
to me honey : I happen to have it in                    Chatman, Bo; Honey; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (047657-1) BB-B8555 Yz L-1034
to me honey : I happen to have it in                    Chatman, Bo; Honey; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (047657-1) BB-B8555 Yz L-1034
So if that one happen to quit you : it                  Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Awful Fix Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (20034-1) Pm-12539 Yz L-1004
this thing's going to happen to you    I've got         Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; Come On, Mama, Do That Dance; Chicago, 27 June 1929; (   ) Vo-1420 Yz L-1039
her : if I should happen to live I'm going              Kelly, Jack; Men Fooler Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM-151- ) Vo-05312 OJL-19
sure is going to happen to you That's when              McCoy, Joe; Something Gonna Happen to You; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96262- ) BB-B6260 Yz L-1021;
You find Blue Goose : happen to carry you down          Thomas, Jesse Babyface; Blue Goose Blues; Dallas, 10 Aug. 1929; (55326-2) Vi-V38555 Yz L-1032
If that river should happen to rise : won't have        Walker, Aaron T-Bone; Trinity River Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (149548-1) Co-14506-D Rt RL-327
great good time Things happen way back down home        Spruell, Freddie; Way Back Down Home; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9909-A) OK-8422 Mam S-3802
bad is going to happen : you better lower your          Arnold, Kokomo; Mean Old Twister; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91161-A) De-7347 BC-4
 HAPPENED.............6  (0,003%)
long Look like everything happened : and everything goes wrong Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Trouble Blues-Part 1; Chicago, c. 17 Aug. 1928; (C-2229- ) Vo-1213 Yz L-1019
luck : the bad luck happened just about six months      Williamson, Sonny Boy; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (040525- ) BB-B8265 BC-3;
like a wreck : that happened last July She's a          Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (059499-1) BB-B8749 RCA-730.581
nineteen and twenty-four Something happened that year : that I Jones, Little Hat; Corpus Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402701-B) OK-8735 Rt RL-315
on    Strange things have happened : that never before My Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); The World Is Going Wrong; Atlanta, 24 Oct. 1931; (405009-1) Co-14660-D Mam S-3804
to tell you something : happened to me one day          Gibson, Clifford; Society Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57760- ) Vi-38612 Yz L-1027
 HAPPIER..............1  (0,000%)
I could be any happier : if I were living               Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Caught the Old Coon at Last; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (070437-1) BB-B8974 RCA-730.581
 HAPPINESS............5  (0,002%)
You're leaving me : wrecking happiness I'll count the hours Johnson, Joe (Memphis Minnie); I'm Going Back Home; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59992- ) Vi-23352 His HLP-32
leaving me : breaks my happiness I'll count the hours   McCoy, Joe; Goin' Back to Texas; New York, 18 June 1929; (148709-2) Co-14455-D OJL-21
that's what makes my happiness I'm not lying baby       Moore, Whistlin' Alex; It Wouldn't Be So Hard; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (149562-2) Co-14496-D His HLP-32
that's on my mind Happiness that comes around : but     Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Maybe It's the Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16222) Ge-7190 Riv RM-8803
seem like no more happiness to be made But              Doyle, Little Buddy; Hard Scufflin' Blues; Memphis, 1 July 1939; (MEM-17-1) OK-05771 Rt RL-329
 HAPPY................67  (0,029%)
come home feeling very happy : and find only a          Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Empty Room Blues; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (053593-1) BB-B8615 RCA-730.581
tried to make things happy : and your life I            Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Two of a Kind; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (064001-1) BB-B8749 RCA-730.581
mine Some people are happy : and some are burdened      Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); 'Fo Day Creep; Atlanta, 10 Nov. 1927; (145199-1) Co-14280-D CC-36
Streetwalking women : they are happy and gay But I'm    Spivey, Victoria; How Do You Do It That Way; New York, 10 July 1929; (402526-A) OK-8713 Spi LP-2001
stay here and be happy : and I ain't going              Sykes, Roosevelt; Mr. Sykes Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18801) Ch-16586 Yz L-1033
Hey they think they happy : and don't know what         Thomas, Jesse Babyface; No Good Woman Blues; Dallas, 10 Aug. 1929; (55327-2) Vi-V38555 Yz L-1032
Says I got everybody happy : around here in my          Arnold, Kokomo; Mean Old Twister; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91161-A) De-7347 BC-4
sisters sent me away happy : around the corner I        Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Seven Sisters Blues-Part 2; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO-169-A) Vo-1641 Yz L-1031
sun is shining : everybody's happy as can be Just       Arnold, Kokomo; Laugh and Grin Blues; Chicago, 12 Mar. 1937; (91135-A) De-7285 CC-25
and you was as happy as you could be                    Washboard Sam; You Stole My Love; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (070382-1) BB-B9018 RCA LPV-577
rode to make you happy baby : rode all night            Carr, Leroy; Four Day Rider; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C-6090-A) Vo-1574 Yz L-1036
don't get on my happy black knees Some day              Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Monkey Man Blues; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C-948-A) Vo-02951 Yz L-1015
Mose He got so happy : bull of barley the               Newbern, Hambone Willie; Nobody Knows; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402296-B) OK-8679 Rt RL-307
real man can live happy : but no-good men like          Johnson, Lonnie; Sam, You're Just a Rat; New York, 9 Feb. 1932; (405141-A) OK-8937 Yz L-1028
the end of my happy days : and I can't                  Davis, Walter; The Only Woman; Chicago, 21 Mar. 1941; (053975-1) BB-B8773 RCA INT-1085
dry You may be happy : everywhere you be But            Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); I'll Be Gone Long Gone; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L-1565-1) Pm-13153 Bio BLP-12041
I make our home happy for you in every                  Doyle, Little Buddy; Renewed Love Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM-152-1) OK-05771 Rt RL-329
declare war in my happy home Says I loaned              Arnold, Kokomo; Big Leg Mama; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1935; (90314-A) De-7116 Say SDR-163
to break up my happy home And it was                    Arnold, Kokomo; Mister Charlie; Chicago, 24 Oct. 1936; (90958-A) De-7261 CC-25
and find me a happy home Now I'm going                  Arnold, Kokomo; Tired of Runnin' from Door to Door; New York, 11 May 1938; (67346) De-7464 Say SDR-163
how to make a happy home Keep you a                     Baker, Willie; Crooked Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14894-A) Ge-6846 Yz L-1012
you break up your happy home Babe you may               Big Bill (Broonzy); Bull Cow Blues; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (11610-2) Ba-32653 Yz L-1035
leave my sweet old happy home Black dog black           Blake, Blind; Black Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (4362-1) Pm-12464 Bio BLP-12003
and broke up my happy home I can't work                 Carr, Leroy; Longing for My Sugar; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (16434-1) Vo-02875 Yz L-1036
till you lose your happy home And you know              Collins, Chasey; Walking Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (96248-1) BB-B6261 Rt RL-316
just to keep a happy home I wonder will                 Davis, Walter; L and N Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76802-1) BB-B5143 RCA INT-1085
can't have no more happy home On the bed                Davis, Walter; The Only Woman; Chicago, 21 Mar. 1941; (053975-1) BB-B8773 RCA INT-1085
spare I had a happy home : and I wouldn't               Delaney, Mattie; Down the Big Road Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM-785- ) Vo-1480 Yz L-1009
have broke up your happy home Now I am                  Gillum, Bill Jazz; I Got Somebody Else; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064739- ) BB-B8816 RCA INT-1177
women : a long long happy home Yeah I love              House, Son; Preachin' the Blues-Part 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L-410-1) Pm-13013 OJL-5
me to leave my happy home : and you caused              Johnson, Mary; Mary Johnson Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18792) Ch-16570 Riv RM-8819
going to leave my happy home I'm going to               Kyle, Charlie; Kyle's Worried Blues; Memphis, 1 Sept. 1928; (45468-2) Vi-21707 Yz L-1018
my baby : and my happy home If it keeps                 McCoy, Joe; When the Levee Breaks; New York, 18 June 1929; (148711-1) Co-14439-D BC-1
my baby : and my happy home    All of my                McCoy, Joe; When the Levee Breaks; New York, 18 June 1929; (148711-1) Co-14439-D BC-1
I didn't have no happy home  Then again last            Wheatstraw, Peetie; Letter Writing Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1935; (C-944-A) Vo-02978 Say SDR-191
you can't keep a happy home : ooo well well             Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sweet Home Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C-1261-2) Vo-03396 Say SDR-191
mama : I'll leave my happy home  He's a no-good         Williams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85492-1) BB-B5996 OJL-17
my family : and my happy home  I brought my             Williams, Joe; Mr. Devil Blues; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M-196- ) Vo-1457 Rt RL-321
me to leave a happy home  I'm going to                  Williams, Joe; Mr. Devil Blues; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M-196- ) Vo-1457 Rt RL-321
gay But I'm never happy : how do you get                Spivey, Victoria; How Do You Do It That Way; New York, 10 July 1929; (402526-A) OK-8713 Spi LP-2001
Going away : and how happy I will be I                  Blake, Blind; Doing a Stretch; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15249-A) Pm-12810 Bio BLP-12023
be my babe : how happy I will be I've                   Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Honey Babe Let the Deal Go Down; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404782-B) OK-8885 Mam S-3804
else  I don't be happy : if I just could                Wheatstraw, Peetie; First and Last Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C-1257-2) Vo-03185 Say SDR-191
we could live a happy life But darling after            Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Don't Mean Me No Good; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (053591-1) BB-B8615 RCA-730.581
Orleans    Now when you happy mama : everybody smiles with Arnold, Kokomo; Laugh and Grin Blues; Chicago, 12 Mar. 1937; (91135-A) De-7285 CC-25
amuses me Because a happy man : I never did             Bell, Anna; I Don't Care Who Gets What I Don't Want; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (176-A) QRS R7009 His HLP-21
to do Sometime I'm happy : most every time I            Lucas, Jane; Double Trouble Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17285) Ch-16289 Yz L-1035
own : and make her happy night and day There            Johnson, Lonnie; When You Fall For Someone That's Not Your Own; New York, 16 Nov. 1928; (401336-B) OK-8635 CC-30
talk I don't seem happy no more : I done                Chatman, Lonnie; It's a Pain to Me; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L-1545-2) Pm-13143 Bio BLP-12041
bad : I can't be happy no more I've lost                Palmer, Sylvester; Broke Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403305-B) Co-14524-D RBF RF-12
me I can't feel happy : nowhere in the world            Memphis Minnie; Boy Friend Blues; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC-3168-A) OK-05670 BC-1
Why can't I be happy : people like everybody else       Townsend, Henry; She's Got a Mean Disposition; Chicaco, 25 Feb. 1935; (85494-1) BB-B5966 Yz L-1030
anymore  Home is a happy place : if you can             Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sweet Home Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C-1261-2) Vo-03396 Say SDR-191
Mose  He got so happy : pull off all his                Williamson, Sonny Boy; Susie-Q ; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (030850-1) BB-B7995 RCA INT-1088
tried to make things happy : so we could live           Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Don't Mean Me No Good; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (053591-1) BB-B8615 RCA-730.581
year And I been happy so : that I wished                Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Unhappy Blues; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404712-B) OK-8859 Mam S-3804
you don't make me happy : so long as you                Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shannon Street Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (020847-1) BB-B7847 RCA INT-1088
money : looking to be happy some day Now my             Sykes, Roosevelt; Fire Detective Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15557) Pm-12827 Riv RM-8819
new  He makes some happy : some he make cry             Wheatstraw, Peetie; Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp No. 2; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91153- ) De-7391 BC-4
Sometimes you make me happy : sometimes you make me     Williams, Joe; Peach Orchard Mama; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (020855-1) BB-B7770 RCA INT-1175
he'd rather had his happy song    Woke up this          Bracey, Ishman; Trouble-Hearted Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (45460-2)  Vi-RCX7167 Rt RL-330
Sometimes he makes me happy : then sometimes he makes   Memphis Minnie; Bumble Bee Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59993-2) Vi-V38599 BC-7
Sometime she make me happy : then again she make        Williams, Joe; Peach Orchard Mama; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (053991-1) BB-B8774 RCA INT-1087
die And I'm always happy : when I've got my             Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Blind Pig Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (146050-1) Co-14372-D CC-36
just hope I'll be happy with my future : as             Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Caught the Old Coon at Last; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (070437-1) BB-B8974 RCA-730.581
more I lay down happy : woke up this morning            Rhodes, Walter; Leaving Home Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (145359-2) Co-14289-D Rt RL-334
for me    Just as happy : woman as I can                Dickson, Tom; Happy Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400359-B) OK-8590 Yz L-1002
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