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 HAY..................8  (0,003%)
If you haven't any hay : get on down the                James, Skip; If You Haven't Got Any Hay Get on Down the Road; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L-766-1) Pm-13066 Bio BLP-12029
If you haven't any hay : get on down the                James, Skip; If You Haven't Got Any Hay Get on Down the Road; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L-766-1) Pm-13066 Bio BLP-12029
lay up in the hay I see you wiggling                    Gillum, Bill Jazz; I'm Gonna Leave You on the Outskirts of Town; Chicago, 30 July 1942; (074648- ) BB-B9042 RCA INT-1177
it's time to make hay I ??? operate : you               Smith, Bessie; You've Been a Good Old Wagon; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (140251-1) Co-14079-D Co CL-855
on a pile of hay Then I walked away                     Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow Blues-No. 4; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1935; (90316-A) De-7163 CC-25
tell you an old hay wagon : she's getting by            Bonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); Black Gal Swing; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (064918- ) BB-B8852 BC-7
and a bale of hay Your ribs was kind                    Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; New York, 17 Sept. 1930; (10048-2) Or-8033 Yz L-1035
and a bale of hay Your ribs was kind                    Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17276-B) Ch-16171 Riv RM-8803
 HE...................947  (0,405%)
electrocute a man : if he ??? line Because the          Jefferson, Blind Lemon; 'Lectric Chair Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20364-2) Pm-12608 Bio BLP-12015
keeps me feeling blue  He acts like the weather         Willis, Ruth Mary; Painful Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (151907-1) Co-14642-D Yz L-1037
go bumpty bump Because he ain't got the movements       Bell, Ed; Carry It Right Back Home; Atlanta, 4 Dec. 1930; (151037-2) Co-14595-D Rt RL-325
my baby away : and he ain't coming back to              Bogan, Lucille; I Hate that Train Called the M. and O.; New York, 31 July 1934; (15491-1) ARC-6-02-04 OJL-6
good Lord's sun Said he ain't had no woman              Bogan, Lucille; Man Stealer Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (16997-2) ARC-35-09-13 Rt RL-317
down : name by name He ain't together : but they        Edwards, Frank; We Got to Get Together; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C-3812-1) OK-06393 BC-6
a man the blues He ain't got no bottom                  Estes, Sleepy John; Someday Baby Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90096-A) Ch-50068 Br-87.504
get his meal Now he ain't no organ grinder              Green, Lil; My Mellow Man; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (059151-1) BB-B8640 RCA LPV-574
a real handsome one He ain't no loafer : he's           Green, Lil; Country Boy Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (064134-1) BB-B8754 RCA LPV-574
give you my jelly : he ain't give you none              Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Motherless Chile Blues; Atlanta, 5 Nov. 1927; (145134-1) Co-14299-D RBF RF-15
a white dog : but he ain't worth a doggone              Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Black Skunk Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (148360-2) Co-14573-D CC-36
be my sugar : now he ain't treating her right           Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); unnamed title; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (149347-1) Co unissued Yz L-1012
see my pony run He ain't the best in                    House, Son; My Black Mama-Part 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L-408-2) Pm-13042 OJL-2
brownskin woman now babe : he ain't got no home         Jackson, Papa Charlie; I'm Alabama Bound; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2144-2) Pm-12289 Yz L-1029
be my rider : and he ain't treating her right           Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Mean Jumper Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20380-2) Pm-12631 Mil MLP-2007
hear them all saying : he ain't no friend of            McClure, Matthew; Prisoner's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18798) Ch-18514 Riv RM-8819
own easy rider : for he ain't no secondhand man         Perkins, Gertrude; No Easy Rider Blues; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1927; (145340-1) Co-14313-D Fwy FJ-2802
man's all right : but he ain't got that married         Scruggs, Irene; My Back to the Wall; Richmond, Ind., 30 Aug. 1930; (16975-A) Ge-7296 Yz L-1026
jump right overboard : because he ain't no more to      Smith, Bessie; Weeping Willow Blues; New York, 26 Sept. 1924; (140062-2) Co-14042-D Co CL-856;
old wagon : daddy and he ain't broke down    Ever       Smith, Bessie; You've Been a Good Old Wagon; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (140251-1) Co-14079-D Co CL-855
that Memphis clarinet clown He ain't got no equal       Smith, Bessie; Jazzbo Brown from Memphis Town; New York, 18 Mar. 1926; (141819-2) Co-14133-D Co CL-856
about this Memphis man He ain't seen no music           Smith, Bessie; Jazzbo Brown from Memphis Town; New York, 18 Mar. 1926; (141819-2) Co-14133-D Co CL-856
out in the cold    He ain't worth the salt              Smith, Clara; My Doggone Lazy Man; New York, 31 Jan. 1924; (81512-2) Co-14016-D VJM VLP-16
and I'm lowdown too He ain't no orchard : and           Smith, Clara; Basement Blues; New York, 20 Sept. 1924; (140052-1) Co-14039-D VJM VLP-17
Crump don't like it : he ain't going to have            Stokes, Frank; Mr. Crump Don't Like It; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (20045-1) Pm-12552 OJL-21;
your man ain't dead : he ain't coming back here         Stokes, Frank; Frank Stoke's Dream; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (56305-2) Vi-23411 Yz L-1008
me up sometime Now he ain't got no teeth                Wallace, Sippie; Lazy Man Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80839-B) OK-8470 CC-32
running : but it likely he ain't got a chance           Washboard Sam; Back Door; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07616- ) BB-B7001 BC-10
want no man : if he ain't got money to                  Washboard Sam; Sophisticated Mama; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020814- ) BB-B7780 BC-2
gets down : feel like he ain't got no friends           Wheatstraw, Peetie; When a Man Gets Down; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90961-A) De-7243 Say SDR-192
hard on a man  He ain't no woman : but                  White, Washington; District Attorney Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC-2988-A) OK-05683 Co C-30036
I tell about her : he always tell me where              Fox, John D.; The Worried Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 Dec. 1927; (GEX-1011-A) Ge-6352 OJL-10
copper good to eat He always looks good : from          Jackson, Papa Charlie; Sheik of Desplaines Street; Chicago, c. July 1927; (4671-2) Pm-12501 Bio BLP-12042
me : praying's no use He always got : them lowdown      Smith, Trixie; He Likes It Slow; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (2363-?) Pm-12336 Jo SM-3098
that gal of mine He answered me : with a                Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C-5071- ) Vo-1527 Yz L-1036
bond Now the sheriff he arrest me : and he              Estes, Sleepy John; Jailhouse Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93007-A) De-7814 RBF RF-8
bus station Lord : police he arrested me Lord the       Newbern, Hambone Willie; Shelby County Workhouse Blues; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402297-B) OK-8740 RBF RF-202
policeman came along : and he arrested me for vag       Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); No Job Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20343-2) Pm-12609 Bio BLP-12004
no friend of mine He as pretty as a                     Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Black Skunk Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (148360-2) Co-14573-D CC-36
you meet the devil : he ask you how you                 Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (47036-2) Vi-V38504 RBF RF-6
you meet the devil : he ask you how you                 Shade, Will; Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (47036-2) Vi-V38504 Rt RL-337
the town And if he ask to kiss me                       Smith, Clara; I Don't Love Nobody; New York, 18 Jan. 1924; (81496-1) Co-14016-D VJM VLP-16
again you know if he ask her for her                    Wheatstraw, Peetie; When a Man Gets Down; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90961-A) De-7243 Say SDR-192
may your manager be He asked so many questions          Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80524-B) OK-8455 RBF RF-1
may your manager be He asked so many questions          Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (4446-4) Pm-12474 Bio BLP-12000
knocked on my door  He asked me : if I                  Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C-1256-1) Vo-03186 BC-7
to drink  Well if he asks them for a                    Wheatstraw, Peetie; When a Man Gets Down; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90961-A) De-7243 Say SDR-192
I see this man : he at some whiskey joint               McClennan, Tommy; Whiskey Head Man; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053736- ) BB-B8760 RBF RF-14
has long been gone He backed his wagon up               Jordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (39821-2) Vi-21076 Rt RL-326
beginning of the gong He batters them into submission   Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293-A) De-7114 Yz L-1016
squalled But old Timbrook he beat Molly : to the        Byrd, John; Old Timbrook Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L-291-1) Pm-12997 OJL-8
never leave your nest He beats you then and             Jones, Maggie; Never Tell a Woman Friend; New York, 29 Sept. 1925; (141057-2) Co-14102-D VJM VLP-25
your China comes If he beats me ragging : he's          Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Southern Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1612-2) Pm-12083 BYG-529.078
mailman been getting drunk : he been leaving my mail    Estes, Sleepy John; Mailman Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93004-A) De-7789 Sw S-1220;
lie For three years he been doing my work               Green, Lil; Country Boy Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (064134-1) BB-B8754 RCA LPV-574
another woman : Lord since he been gone    Oh when      Spivey, Victoria; New Black Snake Blues-Part 1; New York, 13 Oct. 1928; (401222-A) OK-8626 Spi LP-2001
man been getting drunk : he been leaving my calls       Williamson, Sonny Boy; Western Union Man; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064019- ) BB-B8731 BC-3
just the place where he began You said you              Martin, Daisy; What You Was You Used to Be; New York, c. late July 1923; (5238-1) Ba-1262 VJM VLP-40
jumped in your bed : he begin to have a                 Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (20044-2) Pm-12518 Bio BLP-12041
will do anything : when he begins to preach and         Washboard Walter; Narrow Face Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L-142-4) Pm-12954 Her H-205
bobbing up and down He belongs to Uncle Sam             Smith, Clara; Deep Blue Sea Blues; New York, 19 Aug. 1924; (81931-3) Co-14034-D VJM VLP-17
You just tell him : he better hurry home Because        Cox, Ida; Long Distance Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (2243-?) Pm-12307 BYG-529073
found a ??? competition : he better not get in          Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Competition Bed Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (20749-2) Pm-12728 Rt RL-306
when I find him : he better not be messing              Perkins, Gertrude; No Easy Rider Blues; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1927; (145340-1) Co-14313-D Fwy FJ-2802
weevil left Texas : Lord he bid me fare you             Patton, Charley; Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15211) Pm-12805 Yz L-1020
that last cruel papa : he blacked my eye Then           Waters, Ethel; You Can't Do What My Last Man Did; New York, c. June 1923; (A) BS-14151 Bio BLP-12022
Erie train whistle when he blow It give me              Sparks, Milton; Erie Train Blues; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (91445) BB-B6529 BC-6
ice and coke But he blowed in all his                   Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; Boodle-De-Bum Bum; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C-4631- ) Br-7121 Rt RL-325
on the mountain : and he brays the whole day            Johnson, Billiken; Wild Jack Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (147607-2) Co-14405-D Rt RL-315
rooster gets to worrying : he brings it to the          Hill, Robert; I Had a Gal for the Last Fifteen Years; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (02603-1) BB-B6741 His HLP-31
drunk no more Because he broke his pipe : he            Memphis Minnie; Grandpa and Grandma Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C-6082- ) Vo-1601 OJL-4
the old law : and he brought his ball and               McCoy, Joe; Something Gonna Happen to You; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96262- ) BB-B6260 Yz L-1021;
he treated me Ah he brought me here : and               Patton, Charley; Tom Rushen Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15222-A) Pm-12877 Yz L-1020
grease ??? my man : he called all the police            Johnson, Edith North; Nickel's Worth of Liver Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15558-A) Pm-12823 CC-37
goes to pray When he calls : he never brings            Edwards, Susie; He Likes It Slow; Chicago, 18 June 1926; (9750-A) OK-8355 Sw S-1240
wild jack : every time he calls You ought to            Johnson, Billiken; Wild Jack Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (147607-2) Co-14405-D Rt RL-315
his time And when he calls me : praying's no            Smith, Trixie; He Likes It Slow; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (2363-?) Pm-12336 Jo SM-3098
in my hand : and he calls me his candy                  Waters, Ethel; Ethel Sings 'Em; New York, c. June 1923; (B) BS-14154 Bio BLP-12022
Boogie Alley : is where he can be found He              Bogan, Lucille; Down in Boogie Alley; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (15508-2) Ba-33149 Rt RL-317
game : and see what he can do If my                     Bogan, Lucille; Skin Game Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (17014-1) Ba-33448 Rt RL-317
on the beat So he can stop them women                   Davis, Carl (Dallas Jamboree Jug Band); Elm Street Woman Blues Dallas, 20 Sept. 1935; (DAL-103- ) Vo-03092 BC-2
put on your stunt He can stick a knife                  Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Pig Meat Blues; Richmond, Ind., 8 July 1929; (15310) Ge-7008 Riv RM-8803
whilst we sleep So he can see your husband              Gibson, Clifford; Keep Your Windows Pinned; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57757) Vi-V38612 Yz L-1006
yard : oh Lordy how he can howl I'm trying              Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Eagle Eyed Mama; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (21095-3) Pm-12739 Rt RL-301
black jack of mine He can eat more corn                 Johnson, Billiken; Wild Jack Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (147607-2) Co-14405-D Rt RL-315
a good man : wherever he can be You can                 Jones, Maggie; Screamin' the Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1924; (140188-1) Co-14055-D VJM VLP-23
a big bet : so he can get him one                       McClennan, Tommy; Whiskey Head Man; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053736- ) BB-B8760 RBF RF-14
is evil : evil as he can be I tried                     McCoy, Joe; Evil Devil Woman Blues; Chicago, 16 Aug. 1934; (C-9299-A) De-7822 BC-5
he keeps his job : he can squat it in                   Memphis Minnie; Squat It; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C-9426-A) De-7146 Rt RL-329
around the world Then he can be my little               Memphis Minnie; Me and My Chauffeur Blues; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C-3765-1) OK-06788 BC-1
??? : Lord carrying on He can moan and he               Smith, Bessie; Jazzbo Brown from Memphis Town; New York, 18 Mar. 1926; (141819-2) Co-14133-D Co CL-856
He can moan and he can groan : I ain't                  Smith, Bessie; Jazzbo Brown from Memphis Town; New York, 18 Mar. 1926; (141819-2) Co-14133-D Co CL-856
to ease my mind He can be ugly : he                     Smith, Bessie; Baby Doll; New York, 4 May 1926; (142147-2) Co-14147-D Co CL-857
He can be ugly : he can be black So                     Smith, Bessie; Baby Doll; New York, 4 May 1926; (142147-2) Co-14147-D Co CL-857
black So long as he can eagle rock : and                Smith, Bessie; Baby Doll; New York, 4 May 1926; (142147-2) Co-14147-D Co CL-857
that can't go wrong He can touch the bottom             Smith, Bessie; Empty Bed Blues-Part; New York, 20 Mar. 1928; (14578?-?) Co-14312-D Co CL-858
if you please And he can kiss my mammy                  Smith, Clara; Basement Blues; New York, 20 Sept. 1924; (140052-1) Co-14039-D VJM VLP-17
mouth so down : as he can be Left me                    Sylvester, Hannah; Midnight Blues; New York, c. May 1923; (1407-?) Pm-12033 VJM VLP-40
time  He knows if he can sleep all the                  White, Washington; Sleepy Man Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC-2980-A) OK-05743 Co C-30036
hard on a man  He can tell us where                     White, Washington; District Attorney Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC-2988-A) OK-05683 Co C-30036
your sausage grind If he can't get it in                Arnold, Kokomo; Let Your Money Talk; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C-9924- ) De-7191 BC-4
love them more : swear he can't be less Get             Bell, Anna; Every Woman Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (172-A) QRS-R7007 His HLP-21
him you're cooking and he can't come in You             Gibson, Clifford; Keep Your Windows Pinned; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57757) Vi-V38612 Yz L-1006
man feel bad : when he can't yo-yo no more              Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Yo Yo Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15665) Pm-12872 Bio BLP-12000
nest Ever since that : he can't take his rest           Johnson, Robert; They're Red Hot; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA-2627-1) ARC-7-07-57 Co C-30034
did the snuff Bet he can't shimmy : but he              McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (149319-2) Co-14657-D Yz L-1037
about old man Bill He can't see : but he                Memphis Minnie; New Dirty Dozens; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C-5894- ) Vo-1618 BC-13
seen no music school : he can't read a note             Smith, Bessie; Jazzbo Brown from Memphis Town; New York, 18 Mar. 1926; (141819-2) Co-14133-D Co CL-856
you are born Because he can't drive steel : with        Smith, Clara; Steel Drivin' Man; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (140181-2) Co-14053-D VJM VLP-17
a man weren't working : he can't treat his baby         Washboard Sam; Levee Camp Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (064481-1) BB-B8909 BC-10
it comes to women : he can't have no luck               Wheatstraw, Peetie; When a Man Gets Down; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90961-A) De-7243 Say SDR-192
took everything I had He carried it back to             Jordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (39821-2) Vi-21076 Rt RL-326
a mean left : and he carried a mean right               Memphis Minnie; He's in the Ring; Chicago, 22 Aug. 1935; (C-1099-B) Vo-03046 Pal PL-101
was a plain-clothes man He carried me to the            Washboard Sam; I'm On My Way Blues; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07621- ) BB-B7096 BC-10
dynamite in his left : he carries a punching right      Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293-A) De-7114 Yz L-1016
in my back door He catches every rat : run              Memphis Minnie; Black Cat Blues; Chicago, 27 May 1936; (C-1386-1) Vo-03581 Pal PL-101
man gets the blues : he catches a freight train         Smith, Clara; Freight Train Blues; New York, 30 Sept. 1924; (140064-3) Co-14041-D VJM VLP-17
a man gets the : he catches a freight train             Smith, Trixie; Freight Train Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (1767-1) Pm-12211 CC-29
is got me barred He caught the Frisco he                Bogan, Lucille; Sweet Man, Sweet Man; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (15506-2) Ba-33149 Rt RL-317
He caught the Frisco he caught the Frisco : and         Bogan, Lucille; Sweet Man, Sweet Man; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (15506-2) Ba-33149 Rt RL-317
was a rambler : when he caught that train to            Bogan, Lucille; Sweet Man, Sweet Man; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (15506-2) Ba-33149 Rt RL-317
a shirt of pink He caught that red shirt                Byrd, John; Billy Goat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L-289-2) Pm-12997 Yz L-1001
had a good man : he caught the train and                Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Your Good Man Caught the Train and Gone; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404710-A) OK-8905 Mam S-3804
high as a kite He charges on his opponents              Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293-A) De-7114 Yz L-1016
done done to me He chased me from my                    Blake, Blind; Black Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (4362-1) Pm-12464 Bio BLP-12003
He washed his face : he combed his head And             Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (4771-3) Pm-12518 Rt RL-308
He washed his face : he combed his head And             Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (20043-2) Pm-12518 Bio BLP-12041
that very day When he come back to me                   Bogan, Lucille; Skin Game Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (17014-1) Ba-33448 Rt RL-317
snow Yes old Timbrook he come darting : like a          Byrd, John; Old Timbrook Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L-291-1) Pm-12997 OJL-8
see old Timbrook : as he come darting by Oh             Byrd, John; Old Timbrook Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L-291-1) Pm-12997 OJL-8
the special agent : when he come tipping over soft      Estes, Sleepy John; Special Agent; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63654-A) De-7491 RBF RF-1
lose all his change He come back home : his             Estes, Sleepy John; You Shouldn't Do That; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (064916-1) BB-B8915 BC-7
he takes the blues : he come on back to                 McTell, Blind Willie; Weary Hearted Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (14067-1) Vo-02568 Rt RL-324
that I ever see He come in this morning                 Memphis Minnie; Bumble Bee Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59993-2) Vi-V38599 BC-7
all day long Lord he come in to the                     Memphis Minnie; Bumble Bee Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59993-2) Vi-V38599 BC-7
see my man : Lordy he come easing by I                  Patton, Charley; When Your Way Gets Dark; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L-49-1) Pm-12998 Yz L-1020
my daddy down Will he come back to me                   Smith, Trixie; Mining Camp Blues; New York, c. Feb. 1925; (2016-1) Pm-12256 CC-29
out that back door He come by me running                Washboard Sam; Back Door; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07616- ) BB-B7001 BC-10
ooo well well if he come in this town                   Wheatstraw, Peetie; Coon Can Shorty; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60512-A) De-7159 Say SDR-192
my money : next time he comes around And then           Washboard Walter; Insurance Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L-283-2) Pm-12954 Her H-205
time you hear him : he coming out with something        Wheatstraw, Peetie; Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp No. 2; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91153- ) De-7391 BC-4
always ain't One time : he could put it on              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
crazy about him : because he could strut his stuff      Bogan, Lucille; Jump Steady Daddy; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (16993-2) ARC-5-12-58 Yz L-1017
do If my man : he could only win my                     Bogan, Lucille; Skin Game Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (17014-1) Ba-33448 Rt RL-317
was there anything that he could do Says I              Gibson, Clifford; Old Time Rider; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (57176-2) Vi-23255 Yz L-1027
I could find So he could grind my coffee                Smith, Bessie; Empty Bed Blues-Part; New York, 20 Mar. 1928; (14578?-?) Co-14312-D Co CL-858
you when he slaves He could write a book                Waters, Ethel; Memphis Man; New York, c. Mar. 1923; (564-1) BS-14146 Bio BLP-12022
about three o'clock : before he could let me be         White, Washington; High Fever Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC-2987-A) Vo-05489 Co C-30036
yas yas yas : so he couldn't get a trick                Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C-9671-A) De-7083 Say SDR-163
kicked him out : so he couldn't get back Uncle          Edwards, Frank; We Got to Get Together; Chicago, 28 May 1941; (C-3812-1) OK-06393 BC-6
mile When he seen he couldn't catch him : so            Jordan, Charley; You Run and Tell Your Daddy; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO-143- ) Vo-1611 Yz L-1003
in the hole : but he couldn't get in Aunt               Macon, Ed; Wringing that Thing; Atlanta, 12 Mar. 1929; (402289-A) OK-8676 Mel MLP-7324
morning : jellyroll at night He couldn't get my jelly   Smith, Eithel; Jelly Roll Mill; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18804) Ch-16613 Riv RM-8819
in the hole : but he couldn't get in Me                 Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (   ) Vo-1216 His HLP-1
the windows nailed down : he couldn't get through Had   Washboard Sam; Back Door; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07616- ) BB-B7001 BC-10
a man he rode He count me in the                        Edwards, Big Boy Teddy; Louise; Chicago, 14 June 1934; (80608-1) BB-B5826 CC-3
couldn't catch him : so he cried just like a            Jordan, Charley; You Run and Tell Your Daddy; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO-143- ) Vo-1611 Yz L-1003
daddy sat down and he cried Some day son                McCoy, Joe; Something Gonna Happen to You; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96262- ) BB-B6260 Yz L-1021;
grabbed his girl : and he crow forked in Playing        McTell, Blind Willie; Razor Ball; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (150258-2) Co-14551-D Yz L-1037
he started an argument : he dared poor me to            Memphis Minnie; It's Hard to Please My Man; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC-3170-A) OK-05728 BC-1
on Natural policeman : but he dead and gone Here        James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761-A) De-7213 AH-158
mailman he passed : but he did not leave no             Arnold, Kokomo; My Well Is Dry; New York, 11 May 1938; (63748-A) De-7540 CC-25
remember : the many things he did And when he           Bryant, Laura; Dentist Chair Blues-Part 2; Long Island City, c. Jan. 1929; (323-A) QRS-R7055 His HLP-21
to steal one : like he did before But mama's            Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants a Cookie; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C-5070- ) Vo-1561 Yz L-1036
no more Well if he did : he would take                  Memphis Minnie; My Baby Don't Want Me No More; Chicago, 17 June 1937; (C-1936-1) Vo-03894 BC-1
and treat me like he did My last man                    Waters, Ethel; You Can't Do What My Last Man Did; New York, c. June 1923; (A) BS-14151 Bio BLP-12022
my barn this morning : he didn't have one word          Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow Blues-No. 4; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1935; (90316-A) De-7163 CC-25
Met a funny fellow : he didn't like girls Painted       Blake, Blind; Righteous Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L-648-1) Pm-13035 Bio BLP-12003
to wine You know he didn't know the racket              Burse, Charlie; Boodie Bum Bum; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C-792-1) OK-8956 Jo SM-3104
on the shelf If he didn't want me : he                  Crawford, Rosetta; My Man Jumped Salty on Me; New York, 1 Feb. 1939; (64972-A) De-7567 Cor CP-58
he didn't want me : he didn't have to lie               Crawford, Rosetta; My Man Jumped Salty on Me; New York, 1 Feb. 1939; (64972-A) De-7567 Cor CP-58
how about it : said he didn't know how But              Delaney, Mattie; Down the Big Road Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM-785- ) Vo-1480 Yz L-1009
to take a ride He didn't let it reach                   Estes, Sleepy John; Lawyer Clark Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (064924-1) BB-B8871 RCA LPV-518
down I'm sad : because he didn't call around Did        Gross, Helen; Hard Luck Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (31564-1) Ajax-17037 VJM VLP-40
age was fifty-four Oh he didn't do nothing : but        Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Yo-Yo Blues No. 2; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (150269-2) Co-14523-D CC-3
go The only thing : he didn't do good Was               McCoy, Joe; My Daddy Was a Movin' Man; Chicago, 22 Oct. 1936; (90949-A) De-7251 AH-77
a mean stepfather : Lord he didn't want me to           Williams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85492-1) BB-B5996 OJL-17
died under surgery : and he didn't have the time        Williams, Joe; Brother James; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (07663-1) BB-B7022 RCA INT-1087
Casey Jones said : before he died He fixed the          James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761-A) De-7213 AH-158
C said : just before he died Two more roads             Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (140629-2) Co-14095-D Co CL-855
man : till the day he dies There's three trains         Smith, Trixie; Freight Train Blues; New York, 26 May 1938; (63866-A) De-7489 Cor CP-58
out of my hand He digs in a ditch                       Smith, Clara; He's Mine, All Mine; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (140182-1) Co-14053-D VJM VLP-17
Everybody tells me : what he do But still : I           Green, Lil; If I'm a Fool; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1942; (070802-1) BB-B8985 RCA LPV-574
tell by the way he do Now the man                       Johnson, Edith North; Can't Make Another Day; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15560) Pm-12864 Riv RM-8819
know I'm here If he do : he sure don't                  Pope, Jenny; Doggin' Me Around Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M-194- ) Vo-1438 His HLP-1
black man : most anything he do I ain't black           Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf Blues-No. 1; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C-6404-A) Vo-1558 Yz L-1031
ten dollar bill Yes he does everything : to keep        Bogan, Lucille; Black Angel Blues; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C-6847-A) Br-7186 His HLP-15
jump-steady starts to jumping : he does it slow He      Bogan, Lucille; Jump Steady Daddy; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (16993-2) ARC-5-12-58 Yz L-1017
so fine But when he does his squatting : he             Memphis Minnie; Squat It; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C-9426-A) De-7146 Rt RL-329
my money will pass He done pawned my house              Bogan, Lucille; Skin Game Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (17014-1) Ba-33448 Rt RL-317
man done quit me : he done throwed me down              Gross, Helen; Hard Luck Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (31564-1) Ajax-17037 VJM VLP-40
a good drop ??? : he done broke your heart              Jackson, Papa Charlie; Airy Man Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (1851-2) Pm-12219 Yz L-1029
hat    The furniture man : he done been here and        Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Empty House Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (21200-1) Pm-12946 Rt RL-335
and all the wrongs he done Oh he treats                 Johnson, Edith North; Honeydripper Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15561) Pm-12823 Mil MLP-2018
to do I say he done drunk so much                       Lofton, Willie; Jake Leg Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C-9386-A) De-7076 Rt RL-314
daddy  can do Because he done drunk so much             Lofton, Willie; Jake Leg Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C-9386-A) De-7076 Rt RL-314
you treat me right He done sold my man                  Memphis Minnie; Chickasaw Train Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C-9382- ) De-7019 Cor CP-58
out on the floor He done something to me                Memphis Minnie; Dirty Mother For You; Chicago, 10 Jan. 1935; (C-9641-A) De-7048 Pal PL-101
pleaded: and the judge he done wrote it down            Newbern, Hambone Willie; Shelby County Workhouse Blues; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402297-B) OK-8740 RBF RF-202
have a mean stepfather : he done drove me away          Williams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85492-1) BB-B5996 OJL-17
My stepfather : he swears he done done me wrong         Williams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85492-1) BB-B5996 OJL-17
no-good weed : and swear he done me wrong     Now       Williams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85492-1) BB-B5996 OJL-17
town     Good morning judge : he done lowered the fine  Williams, Joe; I'm Getting Wild About Her; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (053990-1) BB-B8774 BC-6
in the front door : he don't want it behind             Arnold, Kokomo; Let Your Money Talk; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C-9924- ) De-7191 BC-4
love to ride If he don't ride that T                    Bogan, Lucille; T N and O Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (13549-1) Ba-32845 Rt RL-317
before he goes Say he don't want me to                  Bogan, Lucille; My Man Is Boogan Me; New York, 31 July 1934; (15487-2) Ba-33375 Rt RL-317
from crying And if he don't come back : I               Bogan, Lucille; Sweet Man, Sweet Man; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (15506-2) Ba-33149 Rt RL-317
man that I know He don't work on no                     Bogan, Lucille; Jump Steady Daddy; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (16993-2) ARC-5-12-58 Yz L-1017
on no rock pile : he don't tote no slag                 Bogan, Lucille; Jump Steady Daddy; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (16993-2) ARC-5-12-58 Yz L-1017
be worried long If he don't come to see                 Clayton, Jennie; State of Tennessee Blues; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (40313-2) Vi-21185 Rt RL-322
man I love : say he don't want me Lord                  Cox, Ida; Ida Cox's Lawdy, Lawdy Blues; Chicago, July 1923; (1488-?) Pm-12064 BYG-529073
my man out : if he don't act right You                  Cox, Ida; Wild Women Don't Have the Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (1842-?) Pm-12228 Jo SM-3098
lawyers for the poor He don't try to rob                Estes, Sleepy John; Lawyer Clark Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (064924-1) BB-B8871 RCA LPV-518
my mellow man can He don't stand on no                  Green, Lil; My Mellow Man; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (059151-1) BB-B8640 RCA LPV-574
stand on no corners : he don't rob and steal            Green, Lil; My Mellow Man; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (059151-1) BB-B8640 RCA LPV-574
it's true You say : he don't treat me right             Green, Lil; If I'm a Fool; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1942; (070802-1) BB-B8985 RCA LPV-574
he's on our street He don't do nothing : but            Jackson, Papa Charlie; Sheik of Desplaines Street; Chicago, c. July 1927; (4671-2) Pm-12501 Bio BLP-12042
in the street Now he don't drink whiskey : nothing      Jackson, Papa Charlie; Sheik of Desplaines Street; Chicago, c. July 1927; (4671-2) Pm-12501 Bio BLP-12042
crawl out : he said he don't mean no harm               Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Snake Dream Blues; Chicago, c. June 1927; (4577-2) Pm-12510 Bio BLP-12015
a mean jumper : and he don't allow me around            Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Mean Jumper Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20380-2) Pm-12631 Mil MLP-2007
call him cat man : he don't come, go around             Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Cat Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15673) Pm-12921 Bio BLP-12015
man I love : Lord he don't mean me no                   Johnson, Edith North; Can't Make Another Day; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15560) Pm-12864 Riv RM-8819
be with you Because he don't allow : no man             Jordan, Charley; Hunkie Tunkie Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C-5841- ) Vo-1528 Yz L-1003
captain : and the man he don't care I'm going           Ledbetter, Huddie; Shorty George; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (16814-2) ARC unissued Bio BLP-12013
traveling through the land He don't take your woman     Ledbetter, Huddie; Shorty George; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (16814-2) ARC unissued Bio BLP-12013
Just as sure if he don't stop drinking : I              McClennan, Tommy; Whiskey Head Man; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053736- ) BB-B8760 RBF RF-14
that's standing right there He don't live here : but    McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (149319-2) Co-14657-D Yz L-1037
He's not so good-looking : he don't dress so fine       Memphis Minnie; Squat It; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C-9426-A) De-7146 Rt RL-329
dirty mother for you : he don't mean no good            Memphis Minnie; Dirty Mother For You; Chicago, 10 Jan. 1935; (C-9641-A) De-7048 Pal PL-101
Purvis on his mansion : he don't pay no mind            Patton, Charley; High Sheriff Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (14725-2) Vo-02680 Yz L-1020
home at midnight : now he don't come home at            Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Night Time Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (2211-1) Pm-12303 Mil MLP-2001
pack his trunk If he don't want me : he                 Smith, Bessie; Ticket Agent Ease Your Window Down; New York, 5 Apr. 1924; (81670-2) Co-14025-D Co CL-855
sit down And if he don't come back to                   Smith, Bessie; Weeping Willow Blues; New York, 26 Sept. 1924; (140062-2) Co-14042-D Co CL-856;
money : every Saturday night He don't talk much : he's  Smith, Clara; He's Mine, All Mine; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (140182-1) Co-14053-D VJM VLP-17
is a shame If he don't bring it home                    Smith, Trixie; Ride Jockey Ride; New York, Dec. 1924; (1977-?) Pm-12245 CC-29
now My pretty papa : he don't know how All              Smith, Trixie; The World's Jazz Crazy and So Am I; New York, Mar. 1925; (2063-2) Pm-12262 CC-29
a-on the doodle track He doodled so much : he           Lincoln, Charley; Doodle Hole Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (150275-2) Co-14550-D Yz L-1012
lost no money : until he drew that black queen          Bogan, Lucille; Skin Game Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (17014-1) Ba-33448 Rt RL-317
fall Oh the way he drips his honey : Lord               Johnson, Edith North; Honeydripper Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15561) Pm-12823 Mil MLP-2018
T and T And he dropped me off in                        Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; West Texas Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (02651-1) BB-B7178 CC-35
those stitches : in the He dug those potatoes : with    Collins, Sam; New Salty Dog; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (10837-1) Ba-32311 OJL-10
something churches tone Well he dug her grave : with    McMullen, Fred; Wait and Listen; New York, 16 Jan. 1933; (12913-1) Ba-32690 Yz L-1012
he's making back time He eats his supper : throws       Smith, Clara; He's Mine, All Mine; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (140182-1) Co-14053-D VJM VLP-17
go tomorrow night Crying he even carried a mean         Memphis Minnie; He's in the Ring; Chicago, 22 Aug. 1935; (C-1099-B) Vo-03046 Pal PL-101
man tries to gamble : he expects to lose When           Gibson, Clifford; Hard-Headed Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57755-2) Vi-V38577 Yz L-1027
couldn't catch him : and he fall right down and         Rachel, James Yank; Sweet Mama; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (62550) Vi-23318 Rt RL-329
in the dark when he feel    I says he's                 Chatman, Bo; Old Devil; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (027878-1) BB-B8093 Yz L-1007
where the poor boy he fell dead Wear your               Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Death Valley Blues; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (064874-1) BB-B8858 RCA LPV-518
Up he jumped : down he fell His trap flew               Jordan, Charley; Keep It Clean-No. 2; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO-141- ) Vo-1611 Yz L-1003
I love him : because he fills my heart with             Green, Lil; Country Boy Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (064134-1) BB-B8754 RCA LPV-574
said : before he died He fixed the road : so            James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761-A) De-7213 AH-158
I hardly knew it : he flooded me with gas               Bryant, Laura; Dentist Chair Blues-Part 2; Long Island City, c. Jan. 1929; (323-A) QRS-R7055 His HLP-21
fine bird : hollers when he fly But he never            Byrd, John; Old Timbrook Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L-291-1) Pm-12997 OJL-8
I don't care where he follow me    My man               Moore, Alice; Prison Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15448) Pm-12868 CC-37
quicker than a snake He follows right behind me         Smith, Clara; Done Sold My Soul to the Devil; New York, 30 Sept. 1924; (140076-3) Co-14041-D VJM VLP-17
anyhow Now the governor he fought : for the plant       Estes, Sleepy John; Government Money; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62461-A) De-7414 Sw S-1219
back : with that money he gamble and make He            Bogan, Lucille; Skin Game Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (17014-1) Ba-33448 Rt RL-317
I had a man : he gambled all the time                   Memphis Minnie; Georgia Skin; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62540- ) Vi-23352 His HLP-32
was serving time Lord he gave her a shirt               Byrd, John; Billy Goat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L-289-2) Pm-12997 Yz L-1001
was the jellyroll king He get to flat-foot shuffling    Leecan, Bobby; Macon Georgia Cut-Out; New York, c. June 1927; (   ) Pat-7533 His HLP-17
on his opponents : until he get enough Now he's         Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293-A) De-7114 Yz L-1016
he makes me scream He get to flying and                 Memphis Minnie; New Bumble Bee; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C-5895- ) Vo-1618 BC-13
is rambler : and when he gets a chance He               Blake, Blind; Police Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15463) Pm-12888 Yz L-1012
lowdown dog no more He gets up every morning            Bogan, Lucille; My Man Is Boogan Me; New York, 31 July 1934; (15487-2) Ba-33375 Rt RL-317
number three And when he gets down there : the          Bogan, Lucille; Down in Boogie Alley; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (15508-2) Ba-33149 Rt RL-317
to love me : when he gets to be a                       Green, Lil; Country Boy Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (064134-1) BB-B8754 RCA LPV-574
likes his liquor : when he gets it fresh from           Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Happy New Year Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (20819-2) Pm-12692 Bio BLP-12000
played the jack : when he give me that hard-luck        Campbell, Bob; Dice's Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (15483-1) Vo-02830 Rt RL-340
him for a dime : he gives me a ten                      Bogan, Lucille; Black Angel Blues; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C-6847-A) Br-7186 His HLP-15
My man's got something : he gives me such a             Smith, Bessie; I'm Down in the Dumps; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (152580-2) OK-8945 Co CL-856
morning : late at night He gives me plenty loving       Smith, Clara; I Want My Sweet Daddy Now; New York, 31 Aug. 1923; (81183-1) Co-A3991 VJM VLP-15
little drink : just before he go    I believe I'll      Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Old Taylor; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (059497-1) BB-B8903 RCA-730.581
his name Because when he go to squatting : it's         Memphis Minnie; Squat It; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C-9426-A) De-7146 Rt RL-329
window high ??? : when he go easing by I'm              Nelson, Blue Coat Tom; Blue Coat Blues; Memphis, 17 Feb. 1928; (400258-B) OK-8838 Rt RL-316
in his stall  When he go to his used-to-be              Wheatstraw, Peetie; When a Man Gets Down; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90961-A) De-7243 Say SDR-192
every morning : and before he goes Say he don't         Bogan, Lucille; My Man Is Boogan Me; New York, 31 July 1934; (15487-2) Ba-33375 Rt RL-317
he can be found He goes down in Boogie                  Bogan, Lucille; Down in Boogie Alley; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (15508-2) Ba-33149 Rt RL-317
he does it slow He goes from the top                    Bogan, Lucille; Jump Steady Daddy; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (16993-2) ARC-5-12-58 Yz L-1017
he's hollering skin : everywhere he goes Some begs a    Brown, Hi Henry; Skin Man; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11509-A) Vo-1692 Yz L-1003
my daddy : most everywhere he goes And I asked          Clayton, Jennie; Bob Lee Junior Blues; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (40314-2) Vi-21412 Fwy FA-2953
likes it slow : when he goes to play He                 Edwards, Susie; He Likes It Slow; Chicago, 18 June 1926; (9750-A) OK-8355 Sw S-1240
likes it slow : when he goes to pray When               Edwards, Susie; He Likes It Slow; Chicago, 18 June 1926; (9750-A) OK-8355 Sw S-1240
would take me everywhere he goes Asked my daddy         Memphis Minnie; My Baby Don't Want Me No More; Chicago, 17 June 1937; (C-1936-1) Vo-03894 BC-1
likes it slow : when he goes to dance He                Smith, Trixie; He Likes It Slow; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (2363-?) Pm-12336 Jo SM-3098
likes it slow : when he goes to France Just             Smith, Trixie; He Likes It Slow; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (2363-?) Pm-12336 Jo SM-3098
doing the work everywhere he goes I don't drink         Stokes, Frank; Memphis Rounders Blues; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (56306-2) Vi-23411 Rt RL-308
see a crowd : everywhere he goes  Rambled and I         Wheatstraw, Peetie; Shack Bully Stomp; New York, 1 Apr. 1938; (63539-A) De-7479 BC-4
Man take them blues : he going to catch a               Baker, Willie; Weak-Minded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14668) Spt-9427 Yz L-1012
Man take them blues : he going to catch a               Baker, Willie; Weak-Minded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14896) Ge-6751 Her H-201
standing in the floor He going to give us               Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Old Taylor; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (059497-1) BB-B8903 RCA-730.581
into feed He say he going to sell his                   Estes, Sleepy John; Working Man Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (064926-1) BB-B8950 RBF RF-8
asked the judge : was he going to electrocute that      Jefferson, Blind Lemon; 'Lectric Chair Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20364-2) Pm-12608 Bio BLP-12015
is got nine lives : he going to need them               Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Cat Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15673) Pm-12921 Bio BLP-12015
what mama don't allow He going to do his                Kelly, Eddie; Shim Shamming; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (013026-1) BB-B7148 BC-2
coming down the street He going to knock you            Shade, Will; What's the Matter; Memphis, 17 Sept. 1929; (55530-2) Vi-V38551 Jo SM-3104
that I'm a-loving : Lord he going get me killed         Tucker, Bessie; Penitentiary; Memphis, 29 Aug. 1928; (45441-2) Vi-V38526 Fwy FJ-2801
tell us where : when he going to take a                 White, Washington; District Attorney Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC-2988-A) OK-05683 Co C-30036
man have heard before he gone Lord I'm going            Johnson, Louise; All Night Long Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L-398-1) Pm-12992 OJL-11
don't know : I think he gone to jail Oh                 Shade, Will; I Can Beat You Plenty; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (55599- ) Vi-V38586 Rt RL-337
is a good lawyer : he good as I ever                    Estes, Sleepy John; Lawyer Clark Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (064924-1) BB-B8871 RCA LPV-518
is a jellyroll king He got a hump in                    Arnold, Kokomo; Shake That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1936; (90795-A) De-7212 CC-25
hold to my baby He got to point it                      Blake, Blind; Hookworm Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15251-A) Pm-12794 Bio BLP-12031
man : I can't understand He got ways like a             Bogan, Lucille; Sweet Patunia; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (4309-1) Pm-12459 Yz L-1017
done pawned my house : he got my life at                Bogan, Lucille; Skin Game Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (17014-1) Ba-33448 Rt RL-317
rob and steal : don't he got to leave out               Chatman, Bo; Country Fool; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (027879-1) BB-B8122 Yz L-1014
eighteen hundred : and ninety-nine He got killed on that Collins, Sam; Lonesome Road Blues; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (10836-1) Ba-32669 Yz L-1038
you shut that door He got shot : with a                 Collins, Sam; New Salty Dog; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (10837-1) Ba-32311 OJL-10
of State And when he got up under that                  Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; Boodle-De-Bum Bum; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C-4631- ) Br-7121 Rt RL-325
broke my plow Says he got bull-headed : and broke       Daniels, Julius; My Mama Was a Sailor; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (37931-2) Vi-20658 Rt RL-326
so help me God He got the motion : and                  Davis, Walter; I Can Tell By the Way You Smell; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (91433-1) BB-B6059 Yz L-1025
in my liquor store He got a little whiskey              Estes, Sleepy John; Liquor Store Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63648-A) De-7491 RBF RF-11
got a little whiskey : he got a little gin              Estes, Sleepy John; Liquor Store Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63648-A) De-7491 RBF RF-11
right around with me He got some on his                 Estes, Sleepy John; Liquor Store Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63648-A) De-7491 RBF RF-11
some on his floor : he got some on his                  Estes, Sleepy John; Liquor Store Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63648-A) De-7491 RBF RF-11
I don't know : whether he got any place to              Estes, Sleepy John; Easin' Back to Tennessee; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63649-A) De-7516 Sw S-1220
Everybody in Brownsville : say he got a-plenty of dough Estes, Sleepy John; Tell Me About It; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93008-A) De-7766 Sw S-1220
out on Sentry Road He got a nice little                 Estes, Sleepy John; Lawyer Clark Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (064924-1) BB-B8871 RCA LPV-518
candy man's : in town He got a stick of                 Hurt, Mississippi John; Candy Man Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401483-B) OK-8654 Bio BLP-C4
A man needn't think : he got a woman by                 Jackson, Papa Charlie; Skoodle Um Skoo; Chicago, c. July 1927; (4670-1) Pm-12501 Bio BLP-12042
to make his stuff He got his concentrated lye           Jackson, Jim; Bootlegging Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (41904-2) Vi-21268 Rt RL-323
my best friend But he got lucky : stoled her            James, Skip; Devil Got My Woman; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L-746-1) Pm-13088 Bio BLP-12029
woman : ooo fair brown he got to give all               Johnson, Robert; Little Queen of Spades; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL-395-?) Vo-04108 Co C-30034
ooo fair brown that he got to give all                  Johnson, Robert; Little Queen of Spades; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL-395-?) Vo-04108 His HLP-31
He doodled so much : he got a hump in                   Lincoln, Charley; Doodle Hole Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (150275-2) Co-14550-D Yz L-1012
I wasn't at home He got plenty of money                 Lucas, Jane; Leave My Man Alone; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17286) Ch-16289 Yz L-1035
money : ain't no junk He got one-way pocket : because   Lucas, Jane; Leave My Man Alone; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17286) Ch-16289 Yz L-1035
that colored fireman : when he got them boiler hot      McTell, Blind Willie; Statesboro Blues; Atlanta, 17 Oct. 1928; (47187-3) Vi-V38001 Yz L-1005
I tell the world : he got all the stinger               Memphis Minnie; New Bumble Bee; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C-5895- ) Vo-1618 BC-13
don't mean no good He got drunk this morning            Memphis Minnie; Dirty Mother For You; Chicago, 10 Jan. 1935; (C-9641-A) De-7048 Pal PL-101
the name of Mose He got so happy : bull                 Newbern, Hambone Willie; Nobody Knows; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402296-B) OK-8679 Rt RL-307
come back at noon He got up and packed                  Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Four Day Honory Scat; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (2213-1) Pm-12303 Mil MLP-2001
Now old Mr alligator : he got way back He               Spivey, Victoria; The Alligator Pond Went Dry; St. Louis, 27 Apr. 1927; (80769-B) OK-8481 Spi LP-2001
Now old Mr alligator : he got real hot He               Spivey, Victoria; The Alligator Pond Went Dry; St. Louis, 27 Apr. 1927; (80769-B) OK-8481 Spi LP-2001
in the pond : a-when he got back    Well I'm            Spivey, Victoria; The Alligator Pond Went Dry; St. Louis, 27 Apr. 1927; (80769-B) OK-8481 Spi LP-2001
white folks clothes And he got it like I                Spivey, Victoria; Murder in the First Degree; New York, 1 Nov. 1927; (81596-B) OK-8581 Spi LP-2001
get out of sight : he got more than one                 Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (20044-2) Pm-12518 Bio BLP-12041
my best friend Lord he got lucky : and stoled           Temple, Johnnie; The Evil Devil Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C-987- ) Vo-02987 Yz L-1038
Eve called Adam : and he got close to her               Thomas, Hociel; Adam and Eve Had the Blues; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9473-A) OK-8258 Bio BLP-C6
Wheatstraw in this land  He got some of these           Wheatstraw, Peetie; Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91152-A) De-7292 BC-4
left the county farm : he got them shackles on          Williams, Joe; Please Don't Go; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (070484-1) BB-B8969 RCA INT-1087
of old man Mose  He got so happy : pull                 Williamson, Sonny Boy; Susie-Q ; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (030850-1) BB-B7995 RCA INT-1088
no woman : but didn't he grab your man Tell             Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dry Southern Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (2475-1) Pm-12347 Bio BLP-12000
coming back no more He had his head in                  Bogan, Lucille; I Hate that Train Called the M. and O.; New York, 31 July 1934; (15491-1) ARC-6-02-04 OJL-6
know the racket : but he had the same thing             Burse, Charlie; Boodie Bum Bum; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C-792-1) OK-8956 Jo SM-3104
long    Uncle Bert thought : he had his daughter trained Davis, Walter; Sweet Sixteen; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85484-1) BB-B5931 RCA INT-1085
day : she took all he had If you try                    Hurt, Mississippi John; Candy Man Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401483-B) OK-8654 Bio BLP-C4
asked the tiger what he had to say I                    Jackson, Papa Charlie; Jungle Man Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (21045-2) Pm-12721 Bio BLP-12042
time I seed him : he had done gone way                  Lee, Bertha; Mind Reader Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14736-1) Vo-02650 OJL-17
I found out : where he had made his date                McCoy, Joe; Preachers Blues; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C-7247- ) Vo-1643 BC-13
he makes me cry He had me to the                        Memphis Minnie; Bumble Bee Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59993-2) Vi-V38599 BC-7
the same pipe now : he had forty years ago              Memphis Minnie; Grandpa and Grandma Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C-6082- ) Vo-1601 OJL-4
he broke his pipe : he had forty years ago              Memphis Minnie; Grandpa and Grandma Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C-6082- ) Vo-1601 OJL-4
I seen him : Lord he had his family there               Patton, Charley; Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15211) Pm-12805 Yz L-1020
I've got a man : he had a hound Chase                   Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Down in the Basement; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (2627-1) Pm-12395 Jo SM-3098
do He told me he had a hole in                          Richardson, Mooch; Burying Ground Blues; Memphis, 23 Mar. 1928; (400375-A) OK-8576 Mam S-3803
he don't want me : he had no right to                   Smith, Bessie; Ticket Agent Ease Your Window Down; New York, 5 Apr. 1924; (81670-2) Co-14025-D Co CL-855
grind my coffee : because he had a brand new            Smith, Bessie; Empty Bed Blues-Part; New York, 20 Mar. 1928; (14578?-?) Co-14312-D Co CL-858
knocking on my door He had a glass of                   Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (55571-2) Vi-V38547 Rt RL-322
mine done for me  He had me almost crazy                Willis, Ruth Mary; Painful Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (151907-1) Co-14642-D Yz L-1037
better look out If he halts you don't stop              Patton, Charley; Revenue Man Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14747- ) Vo-02931 Yz L-1020
and three third dead He hangs his britches : down       Smith, Clara; My Doggone Lazy Man; New York, 31 Jan. 1924; (81512-2) Co-14016-D VJM VLP-16
his used-to-be woman : one he has give a real           Wheatstraw, Peetie; When a Man Gets Down; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90961-A) De-7243 Say SDR-192
hard on a man  He has caused a-many men                 White, Washington; District Attorney Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC-2988-A) OK-05683 Co C-30036
hard on a man  He has caused so many                    White, Washington; District Attorney Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC-2988-A) OK-05683 Co C-30036
train for a ride  He has me almost crazy                Willis, Ruth Mary; Painful Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (151907-1) Co-14642-D Yz L-1037
late I goes there : he hasn't ever turned down          Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Mean Jumper Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20380-2) Pm-12631 Mil MLP-2007
And if he ride : he have to ride the                    James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761-A) De-7213 AH-158
she leave a man : he have to grieve and                 Temple, Johnnie; New Louise Louise Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1937; (91248-A) De-7337 RBF RF-16
he mistreated me : Lord he have done me wrong           Tucker, Bessie; Penitentiary; Memphis, 29 Aug. 1928; (45441-2) Vi-V38526 Fwy FJ-2801
wants him around If he haven't got any money            McCoy, Robert Lee; Tough Luck; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (07655-1) BB-B7115 Rt RL-321
every house But if he haven't got any money             McCoy, Robert Lee; Tough Luck; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (07655-1) BB-B7115 Rt RL-321
mean right And if he hits you with either               Memphis Minnie; He's in the Ring; Chicago, 22 Aug. 1935; (C-1099-B) Vo-03046 Pal PL-101
for no fool If he hits you with that                    Memphis Minnie; He's in the Ring; Chicago, 22 Aug. 1935; (C-1099-B) Vo-03046 Pal PL-101
put him off when he hungry : and won't even             Estes, Sleepy John; Special Agent; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63654-A) De-7491 RBF RF-1
Says old Uncle Jack : he is a jellyroll king            Arnold, Kokomo; Shake That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1936; (90795-A) De-7212 CC-25
first you think : that he is great But you              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
lose my worried mind He is a rambler he                 Bogan, Lucille; Sweet Man, Sweet Man; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (15506-2) Ba-33149 Rt RL-317
He is a rambler he is a rambler : and                   Bogan, Lucille; Sweet Man, Sweet Man; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (15506-2) Ba-33149 Rt RL-317
is a rambler : and he is never satisfied And            Bogan, Lucille; Sweet Man, Sweet Man; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (15506-2) Ba-33149 Rt RL-317
my buddy : I mean he is my friend We                    Gillum, Bill Jazz; Me and My Buddy; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064742- ) BB-B8872 RCA INT-1177
I love him : if he is a little old                      Green, Lil; Country Boy Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (064134-1) BB-B8754 RCA LPV-574
joy Some people say he is lazy : but I                  Green, Lil; Country Boy Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (064134-1) BB-B8754 RCA LPV-574
stable : as long as he is tall So I                     Johnson, Billiken; Wild Jack Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (147607-2) Co-14405-D Rt RL-315
let me be Now he is leaving : just to                   Moore, Alice; Lonesome Dream Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L-170-2) Pm-13107 CC-37
you will ever know He is the king of                    Smith, Bessie; You've Been a Good Old Wagon; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (140251-1) Co-14079-D Co CL-855
goes in his bread He is one third living                Smith, Clara; My Doggone Lazy Man; New York, 31 Jan. 1924; (81512-2) Co-14016-D VJM VLP-16
that's as long as he is tall But steel-driving          Smith, Clara; Steel Drivin' Man; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (140181-2) Co-14053-D VJM VLP-17
on his way  Hey : he is on his way                      Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); The Rooster's Crowing Blues; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (56340- ) Vi-V38593 Her H-205
The blues overtake him : he jump overboard and drown    McTell, Blind Willie; Weary Hearted Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (14067-1) Vo-02568 Rt RL-324
wash his trunk Up he jumped : down he fell              Jordan, Charley; Keep It Clean-No. 2; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO-141- ) Vo-1611 Yz L-1003
jumping in your bed He jumped in your bed               Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (20044-2) Pm-12518 Bio BLP-12041
let him go Because he jumps better : than any           Bogan, Lucille; Jump Steady Daddy; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (16993-2) ARC-5-12-58 Yz L-1017
slag And the way he jumps steady : it's just            Bogan, Lucille; Jump Steady Daddy; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (16993-2) ARC-5-12-58 Yz L-1017
ain't no organ grinder : he just nice and sweet         Green, Lil; My Mellow Man; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (059151-1) BB-B8640 RCA LPV-574
got ninety thousand women : he just need one more       Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L-1252-1) Pm-13116 Rt RL-335
got ninety thousand women : he just need one more       Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L-1252-2) Pm-13116 Yz L-1026
Jack : the jellyroll king He just got back : from       Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shake That Thing; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2120-?) Pm-12281 Yz L-1029
I like about him : he just idolize me You               Jones, Maggie; You May Go, But You'll Come Back Some Day; New York, 18 Dec. 1924; (140192-2) Co-14063-D VJM VLP-23
and he's tumbling : know he just can't sleep alone      Shade, Will; She Stays Out All Night Long; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (41891-1) Vi unissued RCA INT-1175
and he's tumbling : know he just can't sleep alone      Shade, Will; She Stays Out All Night Long; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (41891-2) Vi-21524 Rt RL-322
beat  Well well now he just wanted to tell              Wheatstraw, Peetie; Crazy with the Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91150-A) De-7348 Cor CP-58
makes that banty rooster : he keeps crowing for the     Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lemon's Worried Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20375-3) Pm-12622 Mil MLP-2004
no friend of mine He keeps a-taking all the             Ledbetter, Huddie; Shorty George; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (16814-2) ARC unissued Bio BLP-12013
sleep at night : because he keeps me awake Mmm          Memphis Minnie; Stinging Snake Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1934; (CP-1069-1) Vo-02711 Pal PL-101
railroad track The reason he keeps his job : he         Memphis Minnie; Squat It; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C-9426-A) De-7146 Rt RL-329
my chin Because if he keeps on tickling : I'm           Smith, Bessie; Jail-House Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1923; (81226-2) Co-A4001 Co CL-855
love me too But he keeps me worried : day               Waters, Ethel; Craving Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1924; (1742-2) Pm-12313 Bio BLP-12022
me moan and weep He kept right on a-progging            Bryant, Laura; Dentist Chair Blues-Part 2; Long Island City, c. Jan. 1929; (323-A) QRS-R7055 His HLP-21
it reach the courthouse : he kept it on the             Estes, Sleepy John; Lawyer Clark Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (064924-1) BB-B8871 RCA LPV-518
in his comb If he kick out : of his                     Hill, Robert; I Had a Gal for the Last Fifteen Years; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (02603-1) BB-B6741 His HLP-31
my soul And when he kisses me : Lordy knows             Jones, Maggie; Early Every Morn'; New York, 18 Dec. 1924; (140193-2) Co-14059-D VJM VLP-23
come this morning : and he knocked on my door           Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C-1256-1) Vo-03186 BC-7
around : with a woman he know I can't stand             Spivey, Victoria; Murder in the First Degree; New York, 1 Nov. 1927; (81596-B) OK-8581 Spi LP-2001
no money : now and he know I trying to                  Williamson, Sonny Boy; Collector Man Blues; Aurora, Ill., 11 Nov. 1937; (016521- ) BB-B7428 BC-3
got no lard And he knows doggone well : the             Bogan, Lucille; My Man Is Boogan Me; New York, 31 July 1934; (15487-2) Ba-33375 Rt RL-317
to drive me away He knows he's a good                   Johnson, Edith North; Honeydripper Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15561) Pm-12823 Mil MLP-2018
can't catch on When he knows anything : she done        Jones, Jake; Monkeyin' Around; Dallas, c. Oct. 1929; (DAL-473- ) Br-7130 His HLP-2
the Brown Bomber : for he knows his stuff And           Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293-A) De-7114 Yz L-1016
holds out so long He knows how to thrill                Smith, Bessie; Empty Bed Blues-Part; New York, 20 Mar. 1928; (14578?-?) Co-14312-D Co CL-858
sleep all the time  He knows if he can                  White, Washington; Sleepy Man Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC-2980-A) OK-05743 Co C-30036
was too hard When he laid the hambone : couple          Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293-A) De-7114 Yz L-1016
preacher in the pulpit : he laid his Bible down         Stevens, Vol; Coal Oil Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (41888-2) Vi-21278 OJL-4
them like it : everywhere he land When he start         McCoy, Joe; My Daddy Was a Movin' Man; Chicago, 22 Oct. 1936; (90949-A) De-7251 AH-77
a woman man everywhere he land    Let's get stomp       Short, Jaydee; Snake Doctor Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11474- ) Vo-1704 Yz L-1003
just any old place he lands When I get                  Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter Special; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (82611-1) BB-B5489 Yz L-1034
him too cheap If he lands with either hand              Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293-A) De-7114 Yz L-1016
He stinging somebody : everywhere he lands    You up and Memphis Minnie; New Bumble Bee; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C-5895- ) Vo-1618 BC-13
cop walked up : and he laughed ??? me my                Moore, Alice; Broadway St. Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15452) Pm-12819 CC-37
what to do Now he lawyers for the rich                  Estes, Sleepy John; Lawyer Clark Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (064924-1) BB-B8871 RCA LPV-518
lawyers for the rich : he lawyers for the poor          Estes, Sleepy John; Lawyer Clark Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (064924-1) BB-B8871 RCA LPV-518
he did And when he lay me way back                      Bryant, Laura; Dentist Chair Blues-Part 2; Long Island City, c. Jan. 1929; (323-A) QRS-R7055 His HLP-21
him despise you : and he lay Oh he took                 Moore, Alice; Broadway St. Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15452) Pm-12819 CC-37
nineteen eggs a day He layed so many eggs               Hill, Sammy; Cryin' for the Blues; Dallas, 9 Aug. 1929; (55319) Vi-V38588 Yz L-1004
find my man : because he lays heavy on my               Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Four Day Honory Scat; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (2213-1) Pm-12303 Mil MLP-2001
he gets a chance He leaves his mark : on                Blake, Blind; Police Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15463) Pm-12888 Yz L-1012
do I wonder why he leaves me : to roar                  Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Night Time Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (2211-1) Pm-12303 Mil MLP-2001
bell And the engineer he left the station : just        Arnold, Kokomo; Southern Railroad Blues; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C-9921-A) De-7139 Say SDR-163
leave no news Says he left me standing here             Arnold, Kokomo; My Well Is Dry; New York, 11 May 1938; (63748-A) De-7540 CC-25
My man left me : he left me feeling bad                 Glover, Mae; I Ain't Giving Nobody None; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15395-A) Ge-6948 Her H-201
I think of how he left me : I can't                     Henry, Lena; Low Down Despondent Blues; New York, 22 Aug. 1924; (13596) Vo-14873 His HLP-15
my good man at He left here this morning                Memphis Minnie; Where Is My Good Man; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11216-A) Vo-1698 OJL-6
nothing but his hat He left his suit : hanging          Memphis Minnie; Where Is My Good Man; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11216-A) Vo-1698 OJL-6
all on the rack He left here this morning               Memphis Minnie; Where Is My Good Man; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11216-A) Vo-1698 OJL-6
my good man back He left here this morning              Memphis Minnie; Where Is My Good Man; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11216-A) Vo-1698 OJL-6
is long long gone He left here riding : left            Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Four Day Honory Scat; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (2213-1) Pm-12303 Mil MLP-2001
away By his pillow : he left a note Reading             Smith, Bessie; Young Woman's Blues; New York, 26 Oct. 1926; (142878-3) Co-14179-D Co CL-857
all night long Because he left me here : in             Wallace, Sippie; Bedroom Blues; Chicago, 20 Nov. 1926; (9930-A) OK-8439 Sw S-1240
another man done gone  He left the county farm          Williams, Joe; Please Don't Go; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (070484-1) BB-B8969 RCA INT-1087
long-handled silver spade Well he let her down : with   McMullen, Fred; Wait and Listen; New York, 16 Jan. 1933; (12913-1) Ba-32690 Yz L-1012
it for Uncle Bill : he like to lost his                 Gibson, Clifford; She Rolls It Slow; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (69405- ) Vi-23290 RCA INT-1175
right around his mouth He like he swallowed a           McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (149319-2) Co-14657-D Yz L-1037
lowdown Anything I do : he like to leave his            Moore, Alice; My Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15449-A) Pm-12868 CC-37
so in vain : until he liked to lose his                 Memphis Minnie; Georgia Skin; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62540- ) Vi-23352 His HLP-32
they pay your check    He likes it slow : when          Edwards, Susie; He Likes It Slow; Chicago, 18 June 1926; (9750-A) OK-8355 Sw S-1240
he goes to play He likes it slow : when                 Edwards, Susie; He Likes It Slow; Chicago, 18 June 1926; (9750-A) OK-8355 Sw S-1240
I'm Alabama bound    Lord he likes it slow : when       Smith, Trixie; He Likes It Slow; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (2363-?) Pm-12336 Jo SM-3098
he goes to dance He likes it slow : when                Smith, Trixie; He Likes It Slow; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (2363-?) Pm-12336 Jo SM-3098
if you think that he likes it : ooo well                Washboard Sam; My Feet Jumped Salty; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (064479-1) BB-B8844 RCA LPV-577
to little Tommy's cabin : he lives on Highway Fifty-One McClennan, Tommy; New Highway No. 51; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044986- ) BB-B8499 RBF RF-202
don't live here : but he lives somewhere Got a          McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (149319-2) Co-14657-D Yz L-1037
to the jail After he locked her up : he                 Memphis Minnie; Reachin' Pete; Chicago, 27 May 1935; (90018- ) De-7102 Mam S-3803
time of day Oh he looked at me : and                    Alexander, Texas; Section Gang Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81224-B) OK-8498 Rt RL-312
doing here so soon He looked at me and                  Cox, Ida; Rambling Blues; Chicago, Sept. 1925; (2294-?) Pm-12318 BYG-529073
down on his knees He looked up at the                   Johnson, Lil; You'll Never Miss Your Jelly Till Your Jelly Rollers Gone; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C-3356- ) Vo-1299 His HLP-2
man turned around : and he looked me in the             Washboard Walter; Insurance Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L-283-2) Pm-12954 Her H-205
his candy doll Then he looks at me and                  Waters, Ethel; Ethel Sings 'Em; New York, c. June 1923; (B) BS-14154 Bio BLP-12022
was standing around If he lose his office now           Patton, Charley; Tom Rushen Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15222-A) Pm-12877 Yz L-1020
next day He said he lost on that number                 Leecan, Bobby; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, c. June 1927; (   ) Pat-7533 His HLP-17
right But he say he love me : both day                  Green, Lil; If I'm a Fool; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1942; (070802-1) BB-B8985 RCA LPV-574
I ask him if he love me : Lord and                      Tucker, Bessie; Penitentiary; Memphis, 29 Aug. 1928; (45441-2) Vi-V38526 Fwy FJ-2801
you Resurrection Day  Now he love sister Lottie : trying Williams, Joe; Brother James; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (07663-1) BB-B7022 RCA INT-1087
like my daddy done He loved women : from sun            McCoy, Joe; My Daddy Was a Movin' Man; Chicago, 22 Oct. 1936; (90949-A) De-7251 AH-77
He told me that he loved me : loved me                  Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Misery Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (4707-1) Pm-12508 Fwy FJ-2802
love my man : but he loves somebody else I              Moore, Alice; My Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15449-A) Pm-12868 CC-37
end He'll say that he loves you : and swear             Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Trust No Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (2631-1) Pm-12395 Jo SM-3098
poor man feels : one he loves stay out all              Shade, Will; She Stays Out All Night Long; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (41891-1) Vi unissued RCA INT-1175
poor man feels : one he loves stays out both            Shade, Will; She Stays Out All Night Long; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (41891-1) Vi unissued RCA INT-1175
Lord when the one he loves stays out all                Shade, Will; She Stays Out All Night Long; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (41891-2) Vi-21524 Rt RL-322
poor man feel : one he loves stays out all              Shade, Will; She Stays Out All Night Long; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (41891-2) Vi-21524 Rt RL-322
my regular man But he loves me better : than            Smith, Clara; I Want My Sweet Daddy Now; New York, 31 Aug. 1923; (81183-1) Co-A3991 VJM VLP-15
my regular man But he loves me nicer : than             Sylvester, Hannah; I Want My Sweet Daddy; New York, c. 21 Sept. 1923; (70329) Pat-032007 VJM VLP-40
the man I'm loving : he loving someone else I           Memphis Minnie; Crazy Cryin' Blues; Chicago, c. 30 Jan. 1931; (VO-112-A) Vo-1678 BC-13
fall in love with : he loving someone else But          Memphis Minnie; It's Hard to Be Mistreated; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (C-1671-1) Vo-03474 BC-1
God made a woman : he made her mighty funny             Anderson, . . . (Walter Taylor); Thirty-Eight and Plus; Richmond, Ind., 14 Feb. 1930; (16266-B) Ge-7157 Fwy FJ-2801
He wasn't satisfied : until he made him a snout         Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C-9671-A) De-7083 Say SDR-163
made him a snout He made him a snout                    Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C-9671-A) De-7083 Say SDR-163
He wasn't satisfied : until he made him a tail          Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C-9671-A) De-7083 Say SDR-163
made him a tail He made him a tail                      Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C-9671-A) De-7083 Say SDR-163
He wasn't satisfied : until he made him some eyes       Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C-9671-A) De-7083 Say SDR-163
made him some eyes He made him some eyes                Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C-9671-A) De-7083 Say SDR-163
He wasn't satisfied : then he made his yas yas          Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C-9671-A) De-7083 Say SDR-163
his yas yas yas He made his yas yas                     Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C-9671-A) De-7083 Say SDR-163
He wasn't satisfied : until he made him sick He         Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C-9671-A) De-7083 Say SDR-163
he made him sick He made him sick : and                 Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C-9671-A) De-7083 Say SDR-163
made a woman : and he made her mighty funny             Arnold, Kokomo; Salty Dog; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070-A) De-7267 Rt RL-318
him Mr Tampa Long He made so much money                 Bogan, Lucille; Jim Tampa Blues; Chicago, c. July 1927; (4672-2) Pm-12504 Yz L-1017
a rough old dentist : he made me moan and               Bryant, Laura; Dentist Chair Blues-Part 2; Long Island City, c. Jan. 1929; (323-A) QRS-R7055 His HLP-21
made a woman : and he made her mighty funny             Jackson, Papa Charlie; Salty Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1924; (1893-?) Pm-12236 Yz L-1029
he was through And he made a little song                McCoy, Joe; Hallelujah Joe Ain't Preachin' No More; Chicago, 14 Jan. 1937; (91074-A) De-7299 AH-77
name of Oh Red He made a little trip                    McCoy, Joe; Hallelujah Joe Ain't Preachin' No More; Chicago, 14 Jan. 1937; (91074-A) De-7299 AH-77
way he stung me : he made me cry for                    Memphis Minnie; Bumble Bee; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM-773- ) Vo-1476 His HLP-2
was drinking my moonshine : he made me throw my         Memphis Minnie; Reachin' Pete; Chicago, 27 May 1935; (90018- ) De-7102 Mam S-3803
The man I love : he made ninety-nine The jurymen        Smith, Clara; Court House Blues; New York, 3 Apr. 1925; (140492-1) Co-14073-D CC-32
judge : about selling corn He made me hate the          Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (55571-2) Vi-V38547 Rt RL-322
a loving man And he make them like it                   McCoy, Joe; My Daddy Was a Movin' Man; Chicago, 22 Oct. 1936; (90949-A) De-7251 AH-77
makes you holler : and he make a fool of                unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); The Wild Cat Squawl; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404680-A) OK-8908 BC-2
makes some happy : some he make cry  Well now           Wheatstraw, Peetie; Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp No. 2; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91153- ) De-7391 BC-4
make cry  Well now he make one old lady                 Wheatstraw, Peetie; Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp No. 2; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91153- ) De-7391 BC-4
see your husband : if he makes a 'fore-day creep        Gibson, Clifford; Keep Your Windows Pinned; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57757) Vi-V38612 Yz L-1006
the honey I need He makes my honey : evil               Memphis Minnie; Bumble Bee; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM-773- ) Vo-1476 His HLP-2
all day long Sometimes he makes me happy : then         Memphis Minnie; Bumble Bee Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59993-2) Vi-V38599 BC-7
me happy : then sometimes he makes me cry He            Memphis Minnie; Bumble Bee Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59993-2) Vi-V38599 BC-7
stinger I need And he makes better honey : any          Memphis Minnie; New Bumble Bee; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C-5895- ) Vo-1618 BC-13
ever seen And when he makes it : Lord how               Memphis Minnie; New Bumble Bee; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C-5895- ) Vo-1618 BC-13
makes it : Lord how he makes me scream He               Memphis Minnie; New Bumble Bee; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C-5895- ) Vo-1618 BC-13
That's the reason : why he makes a fool out             Sylvester, Hannah; I Want My Sweet Daddy; New York, c. 21 Sept. 1923; (70329) Pat-032007 VJM VLP-40
cat : that he'll do  He makes you holler : and          unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); The Wild Cat Squawl; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404680-A) OK-8908 BC-2
out with something new  He makes some happy : some      Wheatstraw, Peetie; Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp No. 2; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91153- ) De-7391 BC-4
he arrest me : and he march me around front             Estes, Sleepy John; Jailhouse Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93007-A) De-7814 RBF RF-8
stranger from your door He may be your best             Alexander, Texas; I Am Calling Blues; New York, 20 Nov. 1928; (401349-A) OK-8801 His HLP-31
make hisself at home He may come back : catch           Estes, Sleepy John; You Shouldn't Do That; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (064916-1) BB-B8915 BC-7
stranger from your door He may be your best             Thompson, Edward; Showers of Rain Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX-2411-A) Pm-13018 Yz L-1006
buddy overzeal Every time he meet you : he's ready      Memphis Minnie; Reachin' Pete; Chicago, 27 May 1935; (90018- ) De-7102 Mam S-3803
meddle : with every sister he meets Preacher preacher : you Brown, Hi Henry; Preacher Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11477-A) Vo-1728 Yz L-1030
sisters and the brothers he meets : he's Alabama bound  Jackson, Papa Charlie; I'm Alabama Bound; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2144-2) Pm-12289 Yz L-1029
with most every man he meets Now every time             McClennan, Tommy; Whiskey Head Man; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053736- ) BB-B8760 RBF RF-14
and buzzing : stinging everybody he meets Lord I wonder Memphis Minnie; New Bumble Bee; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C-5895- ) Vo-1618 BC-13
doggone hard Because if he messes with me : going       Arnold, Kokomo; Kid Man Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (63754-A) De-7464 Say SDR-163
ever walked that beat He met me one sunny               Memphis Minnie; Reachin' Pete; Chicago, 27 May 1935; (90018- ) De-7102 Mam S-3803
sweetest man in town He met a city gal                  Smith, Bessie; Black Mountain Blues; New York, 22 July 1930; (150658-2) Co-14554-D Co CL-856
crazy about a man : he mistreated me all the            Smith, Bessie; Down Hearted Blues; New York, 16 Feb. 1923; (80863-5) Co-A3844 Co CL-855
home Because my man he mistreated me : Lord he          Tucker, Bessie; Penitentiary; Memphis, 29 Aug. 1928; (45441-2) Vi-V38526 Fwy FJ-2801
jockey : riding for me He mounts his saddle : so        Smith, Trixie; Ride Jockey Ride; New York, Dec. 1924; (1977-?) Pm-12245 CC-29
daddy been gone Says he must have been a                Chatman, Bo; Who's Been Here; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (027873-1) BB-B7927 Yz L-1014
daddy been gone Says he must have been a                Chatman, Bo; Who's Been Here; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (027873-1) BB-B7927 Yz L-1014
o'clock Now I guess he must have had car                Estes, Sleepy John; Mailman Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93004-A) De-7789 Sw S-1220;
overtaken after a while He must be desperated : I       Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Fence Breakin' Yellin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15672) Pm-12921 Bio BLP-12015
up in my bed He must dance in the                       Little Son Joe; Black Cat Swing; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (C-4098-1) OK-06707 BC-1
since I been born : he must a-have changed his          Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Fool's Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO-167-A) Vo-1674 Yz L-1010
and down the wall He must be going somewhere            Stokes, Frank; Sweet to Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (4773-1) Pm-12531 Rt RL-308
eleven o'clock  I reckon he must have had trouble       Williamson, Sonny Boy; Western Union Man; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064019- ) BB-B8731 BC-3
can tell your kid-man : he needn't take it so           Arnold, Kokomo; Kid Man Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (63754-A) De-7464 Say SDR-163
man get hairy : know he needs a shave When              Alexander, Texas; Ninety-Eight Degree Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402640-A) OK-8705 Yz L-1004
I believe poor John : he needs a box Now                Estes, Sleepy John; Need More Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62466-A) De-7365 RBF RF-8
hungry : and I believe he needs a suck Well             Johnson, Robert; Milkcow's Calf Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL-403-2) ARC-7-10-65 Yz L-1026
is hungry : I believe he needs a suck But               Johnson, Robert; Milkcow's Calf Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL-403-3) ARC unissued Co CL-1654
left : boys is all he needs But that six-inch           Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293-A) De-7114 Yz L-1016
killed Never worked : and he never will Railroad Bill   Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K-127- ) Vo-1464 OJL-18
will kill me : but he never said when If                Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K-127- ) Vo-1464 OJL-18
he gamble and make He never lost no money               Bogan, Lucille; Skin Game Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (17014-1) Ba-33448 Rt RL-317
when he fly But he never hollers cuckoo : till          Byrd, John; Old Timbrook Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L-291-1) Pm-12997 OJL-8
pray When he calls : he never brings no news            Edwards, Susie; He Likes It Slow; Chicago, 18 June 1926; (9750-A) OK-8355 Sw S-1240
in my town : says he never heard tell of                Gibson, Clifford; She Rolls It Slow; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (69405- ) Vi-23290 RCA INT-1175
that man of mine He never likes to hurry                Smith, Trixie; He Likes It Slow; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (2363-?) Pm-12336 Jo SM-3098
like a poor girl he never seen It's war                 Wallace, Minnie; The Cockeyed World; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX-113-2) Vo-03106 Rt RL-321
it's a crying shame He not so short : he                Memphis Minnie; Squat It; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C-9426-A) De-7146 Rt RL-329
He not so short : he not so tall But                    Memphis Minnie; Squat It; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C-9426-A) De-7146 Rt RL-329
snake was hanging around He occupied my livingroom : and Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Black Snake Moan No 2; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (21202-1) Pm-12756 Mil MLP-2013
where your good man he once have lay  Well              Wheatstraw, Peetie; Ain't It a Pity and a Shame; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C-6488-A) Vo-1649 Say SDR-191
my man : long enough He ought to be tired               Lucas, Jane; Leave My Man Alone; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17286) Ch-16289 Yz L-1035
I'm dark-complexioned : look like He ought to forgive me Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf Blues-No. 1; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C-6404-A) Vo-1558 Yz L-1031
good as I've been : he ought to love me                 Waters, Ethel; Craving Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1924; (1742-2) Pm-12313 Bio BLP-12022
going away to stay He packed his grip up                Henry, Lena; Low Down Despondent Blues; New York, 22 Aug. 1924; (13596) Vo-14873 His HLP-15
to the seat Now he packs dynamite in his                Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293-A) De-7114 Yz L-1016
It didn't seem : that he paid me no mind                Blake, Blind; Doing a Stretch; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15249-A) Pm-12810 Bio BLP-12023
owed me ten dollars : he paid me seven Thy              Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (4771-3) Pm-12518 Rt RL-308
owed me ten dollars : he paid me seven Thy              Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (20043-2) Pm-12518 Bio BLP-12041
when Now the mailman he passed : but he did             Arnold, Kokomo; My Well Is Dry; New York, 11 May 1938; (63748-A) De-7540 CC-25
about twelve The judge he passed the sentence : the     Washboard Sam; I'm On My Way Blues; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07621- ) BB-B7096 BC-10
stole my money : and he pawned my clothes And           Smith, Bessie; Ticket Agent Ease Your Window Down; New York, 5 Apr. 1924; (81670-2) Co-14025-D Co CL-855
gambled all the time He played the dice so              Memphis Minnie; Georgia Skin; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62540- ) Vi-23352 His HLP-32
that's going around When he plays : that high brown     Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Down in the Basement; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (2627-1) Pm-12395 Jo SM-3098
here Now the judge he pleaded : clerk he wrote          McCoy, Joe; Joliet Bound; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11220-A) Vo-1686 Yz L-1021
back my baby if he please     Who's going to            Batts, Will; Highway No. 61 Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1933; (13729-1) Vo-02531 Yz L-1021
to help me if he please Says please hurry               Fuller, Blind Boy; Three Ball Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26600-A) Vo-05440 BC-11
loving my brother Jim He pulled out a gun               Blake, Blind; Low Down Loving Gal; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (20887-5) Pm-12695 Bio BLP-12003
went to my dentist : he put me in his                   Bryant, Laura; Dentist Chair Blues-Part 1; Long Island City, c. Jan. 1929; (322-A) QRS-R7055 His HLP-21
he treated me And he put me in the                      Patton, Charley; High Sheriff Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (14725-2) Vo-02680 Yz L-1020
could sell fast jellyroll He puts his arms around       Bogan, Lucille; Man Stealer Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (16997-2) ARC-35-09-13 Rt RL-317
iron bed So when he puts me out : have                  Memphis Minnie; Lonesome Shark Blues; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC-3166-A) OK-05728 BC-1
works all the time : he puts money in her               Reynolds, Blind Willie; Married Man Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64721-2) Vi-23258 Yz L-1009
forever on my mind He puts candy in my                  Waters, Ethel; Ethel Sings 'Em; New York, c. June 1923; (B) BS-14154 Bio BLP-12022
stand no more Well he quit me for my                    Spivey, Victoria; I Can't Last Long; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1936; (C-1450-2) Vo-03314 Spi LP-2001
his mind The way he quits me : I can't                  Smith, Bessie; Cold In Hand Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (140250-2) Co-14064-D Co CL-855
Southern : and the fireman he rang the bell And         Arnold, Kokomo; Southern Railroad Blues; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C-9921-A) De-7139 Say SDR-163
When I said that : he rapped me across my               McTell, Blind Willie; Bell Street Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C-9946-A) De-7078 Rt RL-324
got a-plenty of dough He rattle his field : get         Estes, Sleepy John; Tell Me About It; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93008-A) De-7766 Sw S-1220
my back door Yes he rattle this morning : about         Fuller, Blind Boy; I'm a Rattlesnakin' Daddy; New York, 23 July 1935; (17862-2) ARC-6-01-56 BC-11
pain had left me : he really done me good               Bryant, Laura; Dentist Chair Blues-Part 2; Long Island City, c. Jan. 1929; (323-A) QRS-R7055 His HLP-21
done moved to town He really done sold his              Chatman, Bo; Country Fool; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (027879-1) BB-B8122 Yz L-1014
the old country guy He really wore a hole               Chatman, Bo; Country Fool; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (027879-1) BB-B8122 Yz L-1014
like Mr Clark : yes he really is my friend              Estes, Sleepy John; Lawyer Clark Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (064924-1) BB-B8871 RCA LPV-518
I love : oh Lord he really made me fall                 Johnson, Edith North; Honeydripper Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15561) Pm-12823 Mil MLP-2018
he does his squatting : he really takes his time        Memphis Minnie; Squat It; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C-9426-A) De-7146 Rt RL-329
my life     The judge he repeat it : the clerk          Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Viola Lee Blues; Memphis, 20 Sept. 1928; (47066-?) Vi-V38523 OJL-21
could ride And if he ride : he have to                  James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761-A) De-7213 AH-158
so differently The way he rides : is a shame            Smith, Trixie; Ride Jockey Ride; New York, Dec. 1924; (1977-?) Pm-12245 CC-29
horse : there's a man he rode He count me               Edwards, Big Boy Teddy; Louise; Chicago, 14 June 1934; (80608-1) BB-B5826 CC-3
jumped a rabbit : and he run him for a                  Jordan, Charley; You Run and Tell Your Daddy; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO-143- ) Vo-1611 Yz L-1003
and cut him if he run Down in Black                     Smith, Bessie; Black Mountain Blues; New York, 22 July 1930; (150658-2) Co-14554-D Co CL-856
with his shotgun : and he run me for a                  Sykes, Roosevelt; No Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1930; (C-6475-A) Me-M12086 Yz L-1033
like a reindeer : and he runned her some     Tell       Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; Boodle-De-Bum Bum; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C-4631- ) Br-7121 Rt RL-325
still : shoot him if he runs     I got a                Crawford, Rosetta; My Man Jumped Salty on Me; New York, 1 Feb. 1939; (64972-A) De-7567 Cor CP-58
to flag a train He said when I die                      Byrd, John; Billy Goat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L-289-2) Pm-12997 Yz L-1001
man : where's my train He said I never knowed           Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C-5071- ) Vo-1527 Yz L-1036
I'll smack you down He said all trains going            Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C-5071- ) Vo-1527 Yz L-1036
me ride the blinds He said buy you a                    Clayton, Jennie; Bob Lee Junior Blues; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (40314-2) Vi-21412 Fwy FA-2953
it's against my will He said I'm leaving mama           Cox, Ida; Misery Blues; New York, late Jan. 1925; (1999-?) Pm-12258 BYG-529073
how about it : and he said all right I                  Delaney, Mattie; Down the Big Road Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM-785- ) Vo-1480 Yz L-1009
him how long : and he said all night I                  Delaney, Mattie; Down the Big Road Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM-785- ) Vo-1480 Yz L-1009
daddy on the phone He said don't cry mama               Hart, Hattie; Memphis Yo Yo Blues; Memphis, 4 Oct. 1929; (56345-2) Vi-V38558 Rt RL-322
I ride your train He said look you ought                Hill, King Solomon; The Gone Dead Train; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L-1254-2) Pm-13129 Yz L-1004
Black snake crawl out : he said he don't mean           Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Snake Dream Blues; Chicago, c. June 1927; (4577-2) Pm-12510 Bio BLP-12015
got through feeding him : he said gal you're free       Jones, Maggie; Anybody Here Want to Try My Cabbage; New York, 10 Dec. 1924; (140174-2) Co-14063-D VJM VLP-23
the very next day He said he lost on                    Leecan, Bobby; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, c. June 1927; (   ) Pat-7533 His HLP-17
best chauffeur in town He said Hudson Super Six         Memphis Minnie; Garage Fire Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C-6083- ) Vo-1601 Rt RL-307
talk to the judge He said don't bring me                Memphis Minnie; Dirty Mother For You; Chicago, 10 Jan. 1935; (C-9641-A) De-7048 Pal PL-101
in so much misery He said you'll never start            Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; West Texas Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (02651-1) BB-B7178 CC-35
you stay last night He said it's none of                Moore, Rosie Mae; Staggering Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (41830-2) Vi-21280 Rt RL-310
have my fortune told He said doggone you girlie         Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Southern Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1612-2) Pm-12083 BYG-529.078
road it could be He said the Southern Pacific           Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (140629-2) Co-14095-D Co CL-855
doctor the other day : he said I was well               Smith, Bessie; Baby Doll; New York, 4 May 1926; (142147-2) Co-14147-D Co CL-857
to see me cry He said yes woman : I                     Smith, Clara; You Don't Know My Mind; New York, 29 Jan. 1924; (81509-1) Co-14013-D VJM VLP-16
me ride the blinds He said little girlie : you          Smith, Trixie; Freight Train Blues; New York, 26 May 1938; (63866-A) De-7489 Cor CP-58
he got real hot He said we going to                     Spivey, Victoria; The Alligator Pond Went Dry; St. Louis, 27 Apr. 1927; (80769-B) OK-8481 Spi LP-2001
may be my fine He said get your pick                    Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); No Job Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20343-2) Pm-12609 Bio BLP-12004
daddy rode the blinds He said baby can't quit           Virgial, Otto; Little Girl in Rome; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (96240-1) BB-B6213 Mam S-3802
right to the wall He said a hundred and                 Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (55571-2) Vi-V38547 Rt RL-322
delivery : some old day He said I'm leaving you         Wallace, Sippie; Special Delivery Blues; Chicago, 1 Mar. 1926; (9547-A) OK-8328 CC-32
me in a cell He said you stay there                     Washboard Sam; I'm On My Way Blues; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07621- ) BB-B7096 BC-10
my rent no more  He said you have to                    Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C-1256-1) Vo-03186 BC-7
the dying pickpocket say  He said tell my friends       Welsh, Nolan; Dying Pickpocket Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (21098-3) Pm-12759 Yz L-1028
no money  you know  He said yeah but you                Williamson, Sonny Boy; Insurance Man Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (030856-1) BB-B8034 RCA INT-1088
your insurance have done  He said if you don't          Williamson, Sonny Boy; Insurance Man Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (030856-1) BB-B8034 RCA INT-1088
the door  Now and he said please Mr : said              Williamson, Sonny Boy; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (040525- ) BB-B8265 BC-3;
shoot me no more  He said because my breath             Williamson, Sonny Boy; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (040525- ) BB-B8265 BC-3;
so much misery  And he said I hate to                   Williamson, Sonny Boy; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (040525- ) BB-B8265 BC-3;
Got locked up : judge he said  Take six months          Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977-?) Co-14463-D His HLP-5
a man like this He saves his money : and                Arnold, Kokomo; Salty Dog; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070-A) De-7267 Rt RL-318
for a little money : he say boys share the              Estes, Sleepy John; Tell Me About It; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93008-A) De-7766 Sw S-1220
really is my friend He say if I just                    Estes, Sleepy John; Lawyer Clark Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (064924-1) BB-B8871 RCA LPV-518
his stocks into feed He say he going to                 Estes, Sleepy John; Working Man Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (064926-1) BB-B8950 RBF RF-8
treat me right But he say he love me                    Green, Lil; If I'm a Fool; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1942; (070802-1) BB-B8985 RCA LPV-574
wouldn't like me : and he say a mumbling word           Howell, Peg Leg; Ball and Chain Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (148270-2) Co-14535-D Rt RL-318
tell the truth mama : he say is that a                  James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761-A) De-7213 AH-158
up at the dog : he say won't you have                   Johnson, Lil; You'll Never Miss Your Jelly Till Your Jelly Rollers Gone; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C-3356- ) Vo-1299 His HLP-2
the bigger they come : he say the harder they           Memphis Minnie; He's in the Ring; Chicago, 22 Aug. 1935; (C-1099-B) Vo-03046 Pal PL-101
he won't do nothing he say What you want                Patton, Charley; Banty Rooster Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15217) Pm-12792 Yz L-1020
man : won't do nothing he say Going to take             Rhodes, Walter; The Crowing Rooster; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (145358-2) Co-14289-D Rt RL-334
he got way back He say look out children                Spivey, Victoria; The Alligator Pond Went Dry; St. Louis, 27 Apr. 1927; (80769-B) OK-8481 Spi LP-2001
off of that fine He say go ahead on                     unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (41817-2) Vi-21524 Rt RL-322
will break some day  He say everything will be          White, Joshua; Welfare Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1934; (14902-2) Ba-33024 His HLP-22
run breast and breast He says look here brother         Johnson, Alec; Next Week Sometime; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (147382-2) Co-14416-D CC-3
The bigger they come : he says the harder they          Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293-A) De-7114 Yz L-1016
sure don't have to He says I'll take you                Moore, Alice; Broadway St. Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15452) Pm-12819 CC-37
meet the early train He says you better work            Thomas, Henry; Arkansas; Chicago, c. early July 1927; (   ) Vo-1286 Rt RL-312
of the grave, graveyard : he see that I won't           Estes, Sleepy John; Lawyer Clark Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (064924-1) BB-B8871 RCA LPV-518
about half past ten He see in the hole                  Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (   ) Vo-1216 His HLP-1
a solid mile When he seen he couldn't catch             Jordan, Charley; You Run and Tell Your Daddy; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO-143- ) Vo-1611 Yz L-1003
my feet Every time he sees me : he wants                Jones, Maggie; Anybody Here Want to Try My Cabbage; New York, 10 Dec. 1924; (140174-2) Co-14063-D VJM VLP-23
my back door Lord he sees a stranger coming             Patton, Charley; Banty Rooster Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15217) Pm-12792 Yz L-1020
just nine inch long He sells as fast : a                Hurt, Mississippi John; Candy Man Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401483-B) OK-8654 Bio BLP-C4
send the sunshine : devil he send the rain I            Patton, Charley; Devil Sent the Rain; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L-40-1) Pm-13040 Yz L-1009
myself Tell him that he sent my gal to                  Carr, Leroy; Eleven Twenty-Nine Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (16429-1) Vo-03157 Bio BLP-C9
fellow : but the judge he sent me away I'm              Washboard Sam; I'm On My Way Blues; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07621- ) BB-B7096 BC-10
me    Oh the judge he sentenced me : and the            Moore, Alice; Prison Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15448) Pm-12868 CC-37
best  Oh the judge he sentenced me : boys from          Wilkins, Robert; Nashville Stonewall Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM-740-A) Br-7168 Rt RL-307
your horn Then when he set it out on                    Estes, Sleepy John; Brownsville Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63653-A) De-7473 RBF RF-8
the city judge when he set  up his court                Estes, Sleepy John; Jailhouse Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93007-A) De-7814 RBF RF-8
he will stay where he set : and search hard             Perkins, Gertrude; No Easy Rider Blues; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1927; (145340-1) Co-14313-D Fwy FJ-2802
him down Every time he shake it : makes you             Bell, Anna; Shake It, Black Bottom; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (175- ) QRS-R7009 His HLP-21
do Lord the way he shakes it : will make                Glover, Mae; Shake It Daddy; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15392) Ge-6964 OJL-6
Kate Shook her like he shaking : jelly on a             Arnold, Kokomo; Shake That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1936; (90795-A) De-7212 CC-25
buddy now : how come he shares Going to fool            McCoy, Joe; Something Gonna Happen to You; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96262- ) BB-B6260 Yz L-1021;
Johnson : grabbed sister Kate He shook her : just like  Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shake That Thing; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2120-?) Pm-12281 Yz L-1029
to the parson : and he shook with glee He               Jones, Maggie; Anybody Here Want to Try My Cabbage; New York, 10 Dec. 1924; (140174-2) Co-14063-D VJM VLP-23
me pull my hair He shot a burning something             Bryant, Laura; Dentist Chair Blues-Part 1; Long Island City, c. Jan. 1929; (322-A) QRS-R7055 His HLP-21
There's no reason : why he should treat me this         Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Those All Night Long Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1599-?) Pm-12081 BYG-529.078
my loving daddy's gone He should have gone long         Smith, Trixie; I Don't Know and I Don't Care Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (1766-1) Pm-12208 CC-29
a losing day So he shouldn't get evil : and             Gibson, Clifford; Bad Luck Dice; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57753- ) Vi-V38590 Yz L-1027
talking : love you while he sings Swing his arms        Waters, Ethel; Memphis Man; New York, c. Mar. 1923; (564-1) BS-14146 Bio BLP-12022
working : love you when he slaves He could write        Waters, Ethel; Memphis Man; New York, c. Mar. 1923; (564-1) BS-14146 Bio BLP-12022
dice Says the horse he slipped : fell on the            Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Move that Thing; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (64740-2) Vi-23274 Rt RL-323
a thrill Every time he smiles at me : I                 Smith, Bessie; I'm Down in the Dumps; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (152580-2) OK-8945 Co CL-856
get me killed Says he sneaked in my kitchen             Little Son Joe; Black Cat Swing; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (C-4098-1) OK-06707 BC-1
I love that man : he so hard to find                    Bogan, Lucille; Sweet Man, Sweet Man; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (15506-2) Ba-33149 Rt RL-317
went with iceman Jackson : he sold me ice and           Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; Boodle-De-Bum Bum; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C-4631- ) Br-7121 Rt RL-325
stick : in your hand He sold some candy : to            Hurt, Mississippi John; Candy Man Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401483-B) OK-8654 Bio BLP-C4
to the front And he spied the iceberg a-coming          Brown, Hi Henry; Titanic Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11476-A) Vo-1728 Yz L-1030
I like the way he spread his wings And                  Bogan, Lucille; Black Angel Blues; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C-6847-A) Br-7186 His HLP-15
I like the way he spread his wings He's                 Bogan, Lucille; Black Angel Blues; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C-6847-A) Br-7186 His HLP-15
I'm crazy about him : he spreads so much joy            Bogan, Lucille; Black Angel Blues; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C-6847-A) Br-7186 His HLP-15
sometime But the way he spreads his honey : Lord        Johnson, Edith North; Honeydripper Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15561) Pm-12823 Mil MLP-2018
gun Cut him if he stands still : shoot him              Crawford, Rosetta; My Man Jumped Salty on Me; New York, 1 Feb. 1939; (64972-A) De-7567 Cor CP-58
a two-fist fighter : and he stands six feet tall        Memphis Minnie; He's in the Ring; Chicago, 22 Aug. 1935; (C-1099-B) Vo-03046 Pal PL-101
to shoot him if he stands still : and cut               Smith, Bessie; Black Mountain Blues; New York, 22 July 1930; (150658-2) Co-14554-D Co CL-856
everywhere he land When he start to loving : they       McCoy, Joe; My Daddy Was a Movin' Man; Chicago, 22 Oct. 1936; (90949-A) De-7251 AH-77
going : to Chicago you He started to shoot : the        Blake, Blind; Low Down Loving Gal; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (20887-5) Pm-12695 Bio BLP-12003
the street Last night he started an argument : he       Memphis Minnie; It's Hard to Please My Man; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC-3170-A) OK-05728 BC-1
stepped in the door He started mauling my man           Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Rough and Tumble Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (2210-2) Pm-12311 Mil MLP-2001
woman ease in town He stay out all night                Estes, Sleepy John; You Shouldn't Do That; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (064916-1) BB-B8915 BC-7
cannot shun the devil : he stay right by my             Howell, Peg Leg; Low Down Rounder Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1928; (146161-1) Co-14320-D RBF RF-1
a man stay here : he stay most anywhere I               Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dry Southern Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (2475-1) Pm-12347 Bio BLP-12000
walk : away my blues He stays out late : every          Jones, Maggie; If I Lose, Let Me Lose; New York, 17 Dec. 1924; (140187-1) Co-14059-D VJM VLP-23
a whiskey-headed man : and he stays drunk all the       McClennan, Tommy; Whiskey Head Man; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053736- ) BB-B8760 RBF RF-14
like a natural man He stinging somebody : everywhere he Memphis Minnie; New Bumble Bee; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C-5895- ) Vo-1618 BC-13
stealing was his crime He stole my jelly : and          Pope, Jenny; Tennessee Workhouse Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM-758-B) Vo-1522 His HLP-15
passenger train can haul He stole my money : and        Smith, Bessie; Ticket Agent Ease Your Window Down; New York, 5 Apr. 1924; (81670-2) Co-14025-D Co CL-855
milk and butter : since he stole my wild cow            Williams, Joe; Wild Cow Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (96246-1) BB-B6200 RCA INT-1087
That fool got lucky : he stoled her back again          McTell, Blind Willie; Stole Rider Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (40309-2) Vi-21124 Yz L-1037
from the fireplace : and he stopped in the middle       Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Crawlin' Baby Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15671) Pm-12880 Mil MLP-2013
selling cheap So when he stops feeding me : have        Memphis Minnie; Lonesome Shark Blues; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC-3166-A) OK-05728 BC-1
he can't shimmy : but he struts his stuff See           McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (149319-2) Co-14657-D Yz L-1037
door And the way he stung me : he made                  Memphis Minnie; Bumble Bee; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM-773- ) Vo-1476 His HLP-2
in my right arm He stung me this morning                Memphis Minnie; Bumble Bee Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59993-2) Vi-V38599 BC-7
to kill him : before he sucks my rider's tongue         Spivey, Victoria; New Black Snake Blues-Part 1; New York, 13 Oct. 1928; (401222-A) OK-8626 Spi LP-2001
you see wearing britches : he sure God ain't no         Arnold, Kokomo; Laugh and Grin Blues; Chicago, 12 Mar. 1937; (91135-A) De-7285 CC-25
days : Jack Frost said he sure going to tear            Barefoot Bill; Squabblin' Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (150303-2) Co-14526-D OJL-14
of getting goose : and he sure can shake that           Bogan, Lucille; Black Angel Blues; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C-6847-A) Br-7186 His HLP-15
a railroad man : and he sure do love to                 Bogan, Lucille; T N and O Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (13549-1) Ba-32845 Rt RL-317
T and N O : he sure ain't satisfied Going               Bogan, Lucille; T N and O Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (13549-1) Ba-32845 Rt RL-317
got her now Well he sure can't keep her                 Bracey, Mississippi; Cherry Ball; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404765-B) OK-8867 Yz L-1038
man gets the blues : he sure will run around            Chatman, Bo; Tellin' You 'Bout It; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (82616-1) BB-B5629 Yz L-1014
a doggone polecat : and he sure ain't no friend         Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Black Skunk Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (148360-2) Co-14573-D CC-36
comes to pretty women : he sure loves to meet           Jackson, Papa Charlie; Sheik of Desplaines Street; Chicago, c. July 1927; (4671-2) Pm-12501 Bio BLP-12042
it comes to squabbling : he sure can scratch and        Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Balky Mule Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20381-3) Pm-12631 Mil MLP-2007
I'm loving : I swear he sure don't treat me             Johnson, Louise; All Night Long Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L-398-1) Pm-12992 OJL-11
you some hair : because he sure didn't give you         Jordan, Charley; Tight Haired Mama Blues; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO-144) Vo-1645 OJL-20
The women all say : he sure can sing Dan                Kelly, Jack; Ko-ko-mo Blues; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (13721-2) Me-M12812 Rt RL-311
bedbugs sure is evil : he sure don't mean me            Lewis, Furry; Mean Old Bedbug Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; (   ) Vo-1134 Rt RL-333
Each one told me : he sure could go The                 McCoy, Joe; My Daddy Was a Movin' Man; Chicago, 22 Oct. 1936; (90949-A) De-7251 AH-77
He can't see : but he sure can smell Fish               Memphis Minnie; New Dirty Dozens; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C-5894- ) Vo-1618 BC-13
I find my man : he sure is going to                     Moore, Rosie Mae; Mad Dog Blues; New Orleans, c. Dec. 1928; (NOR-760) Br-7049 Rt RL-329
here If he do : he sure don't feel my                   Pope, Jenny; Doggin' Me Around Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M-194- ) Vo-1438 His HLP-1
hell Papa preacher thought : he sure was a-born in      Stevens, Vol; Coal Oil Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (41888-2) Vi-21278 OJL-4
that's papa Frank Stokes : he sure got worried on       Stokes, Frank; Bunker Hill Blues; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (55574-1) Vi-V38548 Rt RL-308
ain't no woman : but he sure will take a                White, Washington; District Attorney Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC-2988-A) OK-05683 Co C-30036
whiskey : ooo well boys he sure going to lose           Williams, Joe; Brother James; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (07663-1) BB-B7022 RCA INT-1087
his mouth He like he swallowed a mule : and             McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (149319-2) Co-14657-D Yz L-1037
The elephant said : when he swallowed the cat  Got      Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); Do It Right; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148978-3) Co-14463-D His HLP-5
night long  My stepfather : he swears he done done      Williams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85492-1) BB-B5996 OJL-17
like my man Sam He swings a mean hammer                 Smith, Clara; Steel Drivin' Man; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (140181-2) Co-14053-D VJM VLP-17
I'm a woodpecker : and he taken me for a                Lewis, Furry; Mean Old Bedbug Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; (   ) Vo-1134 Rt RL-333
son but I can't He taken me down to                     Memphis Minnie; Meningitis Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59994- ) Vi-23421 Rt RL-337
my knife away Well he taken my partner : down           Memphis Minnie; Reachin' Pete; Chicago, 27 May 1935; (90018- ) De-7102 Mam S-3803
hard on a man  He taken me from my                      White, Washington; District Attorney Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC-2988-A) OK-05683 Co C-30036
over this land And he takes women from their            Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter Special; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (82611-1) BB-B5489 Yz L-1034
and sit down If he takes the blues : he                 McTell, Blind Willie; Weary Hearted Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (14067-1) Vo-02568 Rt RL-324
never likes to hurry : he takes his time And            Smith, Trixie; He Likes It Slow; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (2363-?) Pm-12336 Jo SM-3098
a rounder so Because he takes his time : doing          Stokes, Frank; Memphis Rounders Blues; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (56306-2) Vi-23411 Rt RL-308
don't treat me right He takes all my money              Wallace, Sippie; Have You Ever Been Down; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80838-A) OK-8499 Bio BLP-C6
the battles get hot : he tell him just what             Estes, Sleepy John; Lawyer Clark Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (064924-1) BB-B8871 RCA LPV-518
as I ever seen He the first man that                    Estes, Sleepy John; Lawyer Clark Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (064924-1) BB-B8871 RCA LPV-518
to tell the sergeant : he the chief of police           Jackson, Jim; I'm Wild About My Lovin'; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (45416-1) Vi-V38505 His HLP-32
mean me no good He thinks I'm a woodpecker              Lewis, Furry; Mean Old Bedbug Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; (   ) Vo-1134 Rt RL-333
Man's a fool : if he thinks he's got a                  Reynolds, Blind Willie; Married Man Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64721-2) Vi-23258 Yz L-1009
absolutely : sure was blind He threads my needle : creams Spivey, Victoria; My Handy Man; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401114-B) OK-8615 Sw S-1240
to thrill me : and he thrills me night and              Smith, Bessie; Empty Bed Blues-Part; New York, 20 Mar. 1928; (14578?-?) Co-14312-D Co CL-858
stay out all night : he throw his home girl             Estes, Sleepy John; You Shouldn't Do That; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (064916-1) BB-B8915 BC-7
time of day Say : he throwed his watch away             Lincoln, Charley; Chain Gang Trouble; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (145108-2) Co-14272-D His HLP-4
a city gal : and he throwed me down I'm                 Smith, Bessie; Black Mountain Blues; New York, 22 July 1930; (150658-2) Co-14554-D Co CL-856
back some day : when he throws her down Mmm             Blake, Blind; Hookworm Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15251-A) Pm-12794 Bio BLP-12031
up weak and dizzy : he told me that I                   Bryant, Laura; Dentist Chair Blues-Part 2; Long Island City, c. Jan. 1929; (323-A) QRS-R7055 His HLP-21
break of day And he told me : he was                    Henry, Lena; Low Down Despondent Blues; New York, 22 Aug. 1924; (13596) Vo-14873 His HLP-15
his mournful cry Yes he told a little gal               Moore, Alice; Kid Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L-171-2) Pm-13107 CC-37
to have some fun He told me that he                     Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Misery Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (4707-1) Pm-12508 Fwy FJ-2802
know what to do He told me he had                       Richardson, Mooch; Burying Ground Blues; Memphis, 23 Mar. 1928; (400375-A) OK-8576 Mam S-3803
that old fireman when he tones the bell     See         Black Ivory King (Dave Alexander); The Flying Crow; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61795-A) De-7307 BC-5
he shook with glee He took up collection : gave         Jones, Maggie; Anybody Here Want to Try My Cabbage; New York, 10 Dec. 1924; (140174-2) Co-14063-D VJM VLP-23
in the lonesome jail He took my mama : ???              McTell, Blind Willie; Stole Rider Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (40309-2) Vi-21124 Yz L-1037
and he lay Oh he took me to the                         Moore, Alice; Broadway St. Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15452) Pm-12819 CC-37
was so worried down He took me back baby                Smith, Bessie; Long Old Road; New York, 11 June 1931; (151595-3) Co-14663-D Co CL-858
walks so doggone cute He took my daddy out              Smith, Clara; Uncle Sam Blues; New York, 2 Oct. 1923; (81253-2) Co-12-D VJM VLP-15
things are ??? around He took all the booze             Smith, Clara; Uncle Sam Blues; New York, 2 Oct. 1923; (81253-2) Co-12-D VJM VLP-15
in my watermelon field He took that watermelon : off    Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (55571-2) Vi-V38547 Rt RL-322
freight train and rides    He trails me like a          Smith, Clara; Done Sold My Soul to the Devil; New York, 30 Sept. 1924; (140076-3) Co-14041-D VJM VLP-17
going to be sorry : he treated me this a-way            Moore, Alice; Prison Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15448) Pm-12868 CC-37
you folksies : just how he treated me Ah he             Patton, Charley; Tom Rushen Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15222-A) Pm-12877 Yz L-1020
you folks : just how he treated me And he               Patton, Charley; High Sheriff Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (14725-2) Vo-02680 Yz L-1020
wrongs he done Oh he treats me mean : only              Johnson, Edith North; Honeydripper Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15561) Pm-12823 Mil MLP-2018
done turned me down He treats me : like I'm             Johnson, Elizabeth; Sobbin' Woman Blues; New York, 30 Oct. 1928; (401280-?) OK-8789 Her H-201
treat him : the worse he treats me I'm going            Jones, Maggie; Screamin' the Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1924; (140188-1) Co-14055-D VJM VLP-23
to do The way he treats me girls : he'll                Smith, Bessie; Weeping Willow Blues; New York, 26 Sept. 1924; (140062-2) Co-14042-D Co CL-856;
out : I could see He tried : to two-time me             Blake, Blind; Low Down Loving Gal; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (20887-5) Pm-12695 Bio BLP-12003
Too tight : Too tight : he tried to pull it             Howell, Peg Leg; Too Tight Blues; Atlanta, 1 Nov. 1927; (145062-1) Co-14298-D Rt RL-316
I loved him : but he trifled with my heart              Jones, Maggie; Undertaker's Blues; New York, 16 Apr. 1925; (140533-2) Co-14092-D VJM VLP-23
he locked her up : he turned and went her               Memphis Minnie; Reachin' Pete; Chicago, 27 May 1935; (90018- ) De-7102 Mam S-3803
can't pay  And then he turned : and he walked           Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C-1256-1) Vo-03186 BC-7
hanging on the wall He used to come home                Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Night Time Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (2211-1) Pm-12303 Mil MLP-2001
old gang : with whom he used to drink  Well             Wheatstraw, Peetie; When a Man Gets Down; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90961-A) De-7243 Say SDR-192
waiting on the mailman : he usually come around about   Estes, Sleepy John; Mailman Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93004-A) De-7789 Sw S-1220;
man : oh you know he usually comes along  about         Williamson, Sonny Boy; Western Union Man; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064019- ) BB-B8731 BC-3
man take the blues : he walk to the river               Stokes, Frank; Nehi Mama Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (45421-2) Vi-21738 Rt RL-308
looked at me : and he walked away    Lord they          Alexander, Texas; Section Gang Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81224-B) OK-8498 Rt RL-312
and they was red He walked across the road              Blake, Blind; Low Down Loving Gal; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (20887-5) Pm-12695 Bio BLP-12003
love me : Lord and he walked away Penitentiary penitentiary Tucker, Bessie; Penitentiary; Memphis, 29 Aug. 1928; (45441-2) Vi-V38526 Fwy FJ-2801
then he turned : and he walked slowly away  So          Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C-1256-1) Vo-03186 BC-7
his feet Now when he walks into a place                 Jackson, Papa Charlie; Sheik of Desplaines Street; Chicago, c. July 1927; (4671-2) Pm-12501 Bio BLP-12042
Sam is so bad : he walks so doggone cute                Smith, Clara; Uncle Sam Blues; New York, 2 Oct. 1923; (81253-2) Co-12-D VJM VLP-15
got a dime  When he walks in to see                     Wheatstraw, Peetie; When a Man Gets Down; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90961-A) De-7243 Say SDR-192
something : look like new He want me to trade           Bogan, Lucille; Stew Meat Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (17013-1) Ba-33448 Rt RL-317
his hat Next thing he want to know : sister             Brown, Hi Henry; Preacher Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11477-A) Vo-1728 Yz L-1030
three Half past four : he want to rattle some           Fuller, Blind Boy; I'm a Rattlesnakin' Daddy; New York, 23 July 1935; (17862-2) ARC-6-01-56 BC-11
to lost his mind He want her to keep                    Gibson, Clifford; She Rolls It Slow; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (69405- ) Vi-23290 RCA INT-1175
asked the spider : did he want his ashes hauled         Lofton, Willie; Dark Road Blues; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96257- ) BB-B6229 Yz L-1007
him a lick : and he want it all Old                     Macon, Ed; Wringing that Thing; Atlanta, 12 Mar. 1929; (402289-A) OK-8676 Mel MLP-7324
night Man come in : he want to fight Took               McTell, Blind Willie; Bell Street Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C-9946-A) De-7078 Rt RL-324
love : don't seem like he want to pay me                Memphis Minnie; It's Hard to Be Mistreated; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (C-1671-1) Vo-03474 BC-1
his hat Next thing he want to know : lady               Shade, Will; I Can Beat You Plenty; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (55599- ) Vi-V38586 Rt RL-337
head And next thing he want to do : was                 Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (4771-3) Pm-12518 Rt RL-308
him a little taste : he want it all Uncle               Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (   ) Vo-1216 His HLP-1
gets troubled in mind : he want to sleep all            White, Washington; Sleepy Man Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC-2980-A) OK-05743 Co C-30036
died Two more roads : he wanted to ride Everybody       Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (140629-2) Co-14095-D Co CL-855
And the next thing he wanted to do : was                Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (20043-2) Pm-12518 Bio BLP-12041
man got nothing that he wants fixed I can't             Bird, John (Mae Glover); Gas Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15396-A) Ge-7040 Yz L-1009
he's got so lowdown : he wants to put me                Bogan, Lucille; My Man Is Boogan Me; New York, 31 July 1934; (15487-2) Ba-33375 Rt RL-317
because I'm brown : Lord he wants to drive me           Johnson, Edith North; Honeydripper Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15561) Pm-12823 Mil MLP-2018
time he sees me : he wants to eat Gave                  Jones, Maggie; Anybody Here Want to Try My Cabbage; New York, 10 Dec. 1924; (140174-2) Co-14063-D VJM VLP-23
human kind Seem like he wants me to be                  Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf Blues-No. 1; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C-6404-A) Vo-1558 Yz L-1031
want to love him : he wants to fuss and                 Waters, Ethel; Craving Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1924; (1742-2) Pm-12313 Bio BLP-12022
soon found out : that he was funny that a-way           Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C-9671-A) De-7083 Say SDR-163
one word to say He was laying down by                   Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow Blues-No. 4; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1935; (90316-A) De-7163 CC-25
this man : all about He was tall : he was               Blake, Blind; Low Down Loving Gal; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (20887-5) Pm-12695 Bio BLP-12003
about He was tall : he was thin Drinks ???              Blake, Blind; Low Down Loving Gal; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (20887-5) Pm-12695 Bio BLP-12003
me no more When he was leaving : I couldn't             Bogan, Lucille; I Hate that Train Called the M. and O.; New York, 31 July 1934; (15491-1) ARC-6-02-04 OJL-6
satisfied And I know he was a rambler : when            Bogan, Lucille; Sweet Man, Sweet Man; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (15506-2) Ba-33149 Rt RL-317
in need of begging : he was in hard luck                Bogan, Lucille; Skin Game Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (17014-1) Ba-33448 Rt RL-317
you : at times when he was not able to                  Bracey, Mississippi; You Scolded Me and Drove Me from Your Door; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404764-B) OK-8904 OJL-17
me    I told him : he was grinding into my              Bryant, Laura; Dentist Chair Blues-Part 2; Long Island City, c. Jan. 1929; (323-A) QRS-R7055 His HLP-21
me that hard-luck queen He was one of the               Campbell, Bob; Dice's Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (15483-1) Vo-02830 Rt RL-340
still My daddy said he was leaving : though it's        Cox, Ida; Misery Blues; New York, late Jan. 1925; (1999-?) Pm-12258 BYG-529073
there stood a doctor : he was standing gazing on        Davis, Walter; The Only Woman; Chicago, 21 Mar. 1941; (053975-1) BB-B8773 RCA INT-1085
And he told me : he was going away to                   Henry, Lena; Low Down Despondent Blues; New York, 22 Aug. 1924; (13596) Vo-14873 His HLP-15
cow's calf man : honey he was born to die               James, Skip; Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L-763-1) Pm-13085 Bio BLP-12029
this jumper one morning : he was out on the             Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Mean Jumper Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20380-2) Pm-12631 Mil MLP-2007
My man told me : he was going away Trouble              Johnson, Lil; Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand Do; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C-3355- ) Vo-1299 His HLP-2
come to me Mmm he was my man : before                   Johnson, Mary; Key to the Mountain Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L-177-3) Pm-12996 Jo SM-3098
to shoot him : because he was too smart Went            Jones, Maggie; Undertaker's Blues; New York, 16 Apr. 1925; (140533-2) Co-14092-D VJM VLP-23
papa : because I thought he was a horse Up              Jordan, Charley; Keep It Clean; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C-5836- ) Vo-1511 Yz L-1030
do Old Uncle Mose : he was the jellyroll king           Leecan, Bobby; Macon Georgia Cut-Out; New York, c. June 1927; (   ) Pat-7533 His HLP-17
everything Old Rufus Pete : he was very slow All        Leecan, Bobby; Macon Georgia Cut-Out; New York, c. June 1927; (   ) Pat-7533 His HLP-17
man : on the telephone He was so sad : I                Lucas, Jane; Leave My Man Alone; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17286) Ch-16289 Yz L-1035
you please    Everybody thought : he was through And he McCoy, Joe; Hallelujah Joe Ain't Preachin' No More; Chicago, 14 Jan. 1937; (91074-A) De-7299 AH-77
sisters and brothers thought : he was dead Then he      McCoy, Joe; Hallelujah Joe Ain't Preachin' No More; Chicago, 14 Jan. 1937; (91074-A) De-7299 AH-77
him on secret dock He was charged with murder           Pope, Jenny; Tennessee Workhouse Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM-758-B) Vo-1522 His HLP-15
packed his suit : said he was going along about         Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Four Day Honory Scat; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (2213-1) Pm-12303 Mil MLP-2001
I didn't know : that he was lying I've got              Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Misery Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (4707-1) Pm-12508 Fwy FJ-2802
He wasn't dead : but he was slowly dying And            Smith, Clara; Death Letter Blues New York, 15 Oct. 1924; (140108-1) Co-14045-D VJM VLP-17
last last time How he was a coal miner                  Smith, Trixie; Mining Camp Blues; New York, c. Feb. 1925; (2016-1) Pm-12256 CC-29
night Fine old boy : he was tight    There you          Sykes, Roosevelt; 3 6 and 9; Grafton, Wis., c. Aug. 1930; (L-449-2) Pm-13004 Riv RM-8819
back gate I thought he was still behind me              Sykes, Roosevelt; No Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1930; (C-6475-A) Me-M12086 Yz L-1033
watermelon : off the vine He was running : when I       Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (55571-2) Vi-V38547 Rt RL-322
running : when I thought he was flying Had me           Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (55571-2) Vi-V38547 Rt RL-322
jack of diamonds : but he was a cruel man               Wallace, Sippie; Jack O' Diamonds Blues; Chicago, 1 Mar. 1926; (9548-A) OK-8328 CC-32
a copper : and say he was a plain-clothes man           Washboard Sam; I'm On My Way Blues; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07621- ) BB-B7096 BC-10
drag me down But he was one good man                    Waters, Ethel; You Can't Do What My Last Man Did; New York, c. June 1923; (A) BS-14151 Bio BLP-12022
shot down : just as he was walking out the              Williamson, Sonny Boy; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (040525- ) BB-B8265 BC-3;
over : to my house He washed his face : he              Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (4771-3) Pm-12518 Rt RL-308
over to my house He washed his face : he                Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (20043-2) Pm-12518 Bio BLP-12041
Adam : made him stout He wasn't satisfied : until he    Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C-9671-A) De-7083 Say SDR-163
long as a rail He wasn't satisfied : until he           Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C-9671-A) De-7083 Say SDR-163
to fan the flies He wasn't satisfied : until he         Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C-9671-A) De-7083 Say SDR-163
look on the grass He wasn't satisfied : then he         Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C-9671-A) De-7083 Say SDR-163
couldn't get a trick He wasn't satisfied : until he     Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C-9671-A) De-7083 Say SDR-163
at the throttle : Lord he wasn't coming back no         Bogan, Lucille; I Hate that Train Called the M. and O.; New York, 31 July 1934; (15491-1) ARC-6-02-04 OJL-6
slim was working : and he wasn't doing a doggone        Hart, Hattie; Coldest Stuff in Town; New York, 14 Sept. 1934; (15952- ) Vo-02821 Yz L-1021
left on the Cannonball He wasn't so handsome : and      Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Four Day Honory Scat; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (2213-1) Pm-12303 Mil MLP-2001
went back home a-flying He wasn't dead : but he         Smith, Clara; Death Letter Blues New York, 15 Oct. 1924; (140108-1) Co-14045-D VJM VLP-17
could see the conductor : he waving his hands to        Big Bill (Broonzy); Mr. Conductor Man; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18392) Ch-16426 Yz L-1035
the mean old hangman : he went and tightened up         Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Hangman's Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (20816-2) Pm-12679 Mil MLP-2004
his head and cry He went to the bedside                 Ledbetter, Huddie; Death Letter Blues-Part 1; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16695-1) ARC unissued Bio BLP-12013
laid her down Yes he went to the headboard              Ledbetter, Huddie; Death Letter Blues-Part 2; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16696-1) ARC unissued Bio  BLP-12013
I had a love : he went away from me                     Smith, Clara; Prescription for the Blues; New York, 15 Oct. 1924; (140109-1) Co-14045-D VJM VLP-17
he's the pup's bow-wow He went into a cabaret           Smith, Mamie; Jenny's Ball; New York, 19 Feb. 1931; (404852-A) OK-8915 Sw S-1240
have nobody else When he were arrested : and put        Spivey, Victoria; Arkansas Road Blues; St. Louis, 27 Apr. 1927; (80768-B) OK-8481 Spi LP-2001
I like the way : he whips my cream Sometimes            Spivey, Victoria; My Handy Man; New York, 12 Sept. 1928; (401114-B) OK-8615 Sw S-1240
now Before your daddy : he will be coming home          Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Penal Farm Blues; Indianapolis, c. June 1928; (IND-625- ) Vo-1192 Yz L-1019
Papa must eat : or he will die You got                  Carr, Leroy; Gettin' All Wet; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1929; (C-4034- ) Vo-1423 Yz L-1036
don't want you around He will come home at              Cox, Ida; Blue Kentucky Blues; New York, late Jan. 1925; (2003-2) Pm-12258 BYG-529073
save it for Sally : he will be home today               Curry, Ben; Fat Mouth Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L-1236-2) Pm-13118 Rt RL-325
sweet papa Charlie Chicken : he will pay your bail      Davis, Carl (Dallas Jamboree Jug Band); Elm Street Woman Blues Dallas, 20 Sept. 1935; (DAL-103- ) Vo-03092 BC-2
perfectly satisfied I know he will learn to love        Green, Lil; Country Boy Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (064134-1) BB-B8754 RCA LPV-574
Just keep him busy : he will never leave your           Jones, Maggie; Never Tell a Woman Friend; New York, 29 Sept. 1925; (141057-2) Co-14102-D VJM VLP-25
big as a jackass : he will bite you and                 Lewis, Furry; Mean Old Bedbug Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; (   ) Vo-1134 Rt RL-333
preacher won't steal But he will do more stealing       McCoy, Joe; Preachers Blues; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C-7247- ) Vo-1643 BC-13
the preacher had been He will eat your chicken          McCoy, Joe; Preachers Blues; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C-7247- ) Vo-1643 BC-13
will eat your chicken : he will eat your pie            McCoy, Joe; Preachers Blues; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C-7247- ) Vo-1643 BC-13
will eat your pie He will lead your wife                McCoy, Joe; Preachers Blues; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C-7247- ) Vo-1643 BC-13
my rider's place But he will stay where he              Perkins, Gertrude; No Easy Rider Blues; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1927; (145340-1) Co-14313-D Fwy FJ-2802
returning : and bad tidings he will bring Bad luck's    Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Honey Where You Been So Long; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (1701-2) Pm-12200 BYG-529.078
trixie be passing by : he will flap his little          Stone, Joe; Back Door Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76838- ) BB-B5169 Yz L-1030
man treat you mean He will treat you : just             Wallace, Minnie; The Cockeyed World; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX-113-2) Vo-03106 Rt RL-321
the blues : please now he will catch him a              Wheatstraw, Peetie; C and A Blues; Chicago, 6 Jan. 1931; (C-6891-A) Vo-1672 OJL-20
in this world that he will do  Well my                  Williams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85492-1) BB-B5996 OJL-17
laughing over him : while he wobbled around and died    Smith, Bessie; Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair; New York, 3 Mar. 1927; (143576-2) Co-14209-D Co CL-858
drips his honey : Lord he won my heart that's           Johnson, Edith North; Honeydripper Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15561) Pm-12823 Mil MLP-2018
Joe Louis' beat Now he won all his fights               Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293-A) De-7114 Yz L-1016
of my front door He won't buy me no                     Bogan, Lucille; My Man Is Boogan Me; New York, 31 July 1934; (15487-2) Ba-33375 Rt RL-317
buy me no shoes : he won't buy me no                    Bogan, Lucille; My Man Is Boogan Me; New York, 31 July 1934; (15487-2) Ba-33375 Rt RL-317
soon : that your man he won't never know Now            Estes, Sleepy John; Broken-Hearted, Ragged and Dirty Too; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (55531-3) Vi-V38582 Rt RL-307
him for a favor : he won't make you ashamed             Estes, Sleepy John; Liquor Store Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63648-A) De-7491 RBF RF-11
dog sergeant : honey and he won't knock off I           Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Prison Cell Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20388-2) Pm-12622 Mil MLP-2004
with a rooster : when he won't crow 'fore day           McTell, Blind Willie; Love-Changing Blues; Atlanta, 29 Nov. 1929; (56635-1) Vi-V38580 Yz L-1005
you a dollar : mama he won't think it nothing           McTell, Blind Willie; Talking to Myself; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (150257-2) Co-14551-D Yz L-1005
years ago Grandpa swears : he won't get drunk no        Memphis Minnie; Grandpa and Grandma Blues; Chicago, 9 Sept. 1930; (C-6082- ) Vo-1601 OJL-4
something to me now : he won't do no more               Memphis Minnie; Dirty Mother For You; Chicago, 10 Jan. 1935; (C-9641-A) De-7048 Pal PL-101
new V-Eight Ford And he won't need no passengers        Memphis Minnie; Me and My Chauffeur Blues; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C-3765-1) OK-06788 BC-1
man don't have me : he won't have nobody else           Moore, Alice; Black and Evil Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15447) Pm-12819 CC-37
babe don't have me : he won't have nobody there         Moore, Alice; Black Evil Blues; Chicago, 18 Aug. 1934; (C-9317-A) De-7028 OJL-20
want with a rooster : he won't crow 'fore day           Patton, Charley; Banty Rooster Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15217) Pm-12792 Yz L-1020
with a man : when he won't do nothing he                Patton, Charley; Banty Rooster Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15217) Pm-12792 Yz L-1020
want with a rooster : he won't crow 'fore day           Rhodes, Walter; The Crowing Rooster; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (145358-2) Co-14289-D Rt RL-334
wouldn't have a rooster : he won't crow for day         Sluefoot Joe; Shouting Baby Blues; Long Island City, c. Apr. 1929; (   ) QRS-R7086 His HLP-17
a bad man : and he won't do right Take                  Smith, Laura; Don't You Leave Me Here; New York, c. Mar. 1927; (7130-2) Ba-1977 VJM VLP-40
for poor Walter : but he won't be in your               Vincson, Walter; Overtime Blues; Memphis, c. 22 Sept. 1929; (M-178) Br-7141 Yz L-1007
day  My mean stepfather : he won't give me no           Williams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85492-1) BB-B5996 OJL-17
had a daddy : and he worked down in a                   Smith, Trixie; Mining Camp Blues; New York, c. Feb. 1925; (2016-1) Pm-12256 CC-29
a married man Because he works all the time             Reynolds, Blind Willie; Married Man Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64721-2) Vi-23258 Yz L-1009
steel-driving man of mine He works on the railroad      Smith, Clara; Steel Drivin' Man; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (140181-2) Co-14053-D VJM VLP-17
steel-driving man of mine He works on the railroad      Smith, Clara; Steel Drivin' Man; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (140181-2) Co-14053-D VJM VLP-17
steel-driving man of mine He works on the railroad      Smith, Clara; Steel Drivin' Man; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (140181-2) Co-14053-D VJM VLP-17
the railroad : daylight-savings time    He works all day : with Smith, Clara; He's Mine, All Mine; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (140182-1) Co-14053-D VJM VLP-17
to kill me : that he would take my life                 Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K-127- ) Vo-1464 OJL-18
to sell his sack He would pay me for                    Bogan, Lucille; Stew Meat Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (17013-1) Ba-33448 Rt RL-317
all right with me He would give her ninety-four         Carr, Leroy; I Believe I'll Make a Change; New York, 16 Aug. 1934; (15645-2) Vo-02820 Co C-30496
under that ??? : well he would not wait She             Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; Boodle-De-Bum Bum; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C-4631- ) Br-7121 Rt RL-325
Well if he did : he would take me everywhere            Memphis Minnie; My Baby Don't Want Me No More; Chicago, 17 June 1937; (C-1936-1) Vo-03894 BC-1
a-been in the jug : he would help with my               Moore, Alice; Prison Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15448) Pm-12868 CC-37
to be good : but he would not let me                    Moore, Alice; Lonesome Dream Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L-170-2) Pm-13107 CC-37
side : I don't expect he would do Lord these            Richardson, Mooch; Burying Ground Blues; Memphis, 23 Mar. 1928; (400375-A) OK-8576 Mam S-3803
to your lips And he would break : a leg                 Smith, Bessie; Trombone Cholly; New York, 3 Mar. 1927; (143575-3) Co-14232-D Co CL-858
would fight again today He would do anything you        Smith, Bessie; Poor Man's Blues; New York, 24 Aug. 1928; (146895-1) Co-14399-D Co CL-856
was a cruel man He would play dice and                  Wallace, Sippie; Jack O' Diamonds Blues; Chicago, 1 Mar. 1926; (9548-A) OK-8328 CC-32
in a day : than he would in all of                      White, Washington; High Fever Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC-2987-A) Vo-05489 Co C-30036
man love her : if he wouldn't shake hands and           Jones, Little Hat; Two String Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402648-A) OK-8712 His HLP-32
That man I love : he wouldn't go nowhere    Had         Smith, Bessie; St. Louis Blues-Part; New York, c. Aug. 1929; (NY-???- ) Ci-J1016 or 17 Jo SM-3098
that old Southern line He wouldn't know his name        Smith, Clara; Steel Drivin' Man; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (140181-2) Co-14053-D VJM VLP-17
that Memphis boat When he wraps his big fat             Smith, Bessie; Jazzbo Brown from Memphis Town; New York, 18 Mar. 1926; (141819-2) Co-14133-D Co CL-856
I'm about to freeze He wrote me and told                Fuller, Blind Boy; Three Ball Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26600-A) Vo-05440 BC-11
repeat it : the clerk he wrote it down If               Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Viola Lee Blues; Memphis, 20 Sept. 1928; (47066-?) Vi-V38523 OJL-21
judge he pleaded : clerk he wrote it down Now           McCoy, Joe; Joliet Bound; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11220-A) Vo-1686 Yz L-1021
he was dead Then he wrote a little song                 McCoy, Joe; Hallelujah Joe Ain't Preachin' No More; Chicago, 14 Jan. 1937; (91074-A) De-7299 AH-77
to New Orleans And he wrote that song : weed-smoker's   McCoy, Joe; Hallelujah Joe Ain't Preachin' No More; Chicago, 14 Jan. 1937; (91074-A) De-7299 AH-77
preaching was grand Then he wrote another blues : about McCoy, Joe; Hallelujah Joe Ain't Preachin' No More; Chicago, 14 Jan. 1937; (91074-A) De-7299 AH-77
me : and the clerk he wrote it down My                  Moore, Alice; Prison Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15448) Pm-12868 CC-37
the sentence : the clerk he wrote it down I             Washboard Sam; I'm On My Way Blues; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07621- ) BB-B7096 BC-10
me partner : the clerk he wrote it down  The            Welsh, Nolan; The Bridwell Blues; Chicago, 16 June 1926; (9727-A) OK-8372 Fwy FJ-2802
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