LETTER'S.............1  (0,000%)
go myself Says a letter's too slow : and a              Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Ramblin' Mind Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20339-2) Pm-12616 Bio BLP-12004
 LETTERS..............2  (0,001%)
You can read my letters : but you sure can't            Smith, Clara; Every Woman's Blues; New York, 28 June 1923; (81060-5) Co-A3943 VJM VLP-15
a wall In boxcar letters : that's as long as            Smith, Clara; Steel Drivin' Man; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (140181-2) Co-14053-D VJM VLP-17
 LETTING..............3  (0,001%)
a poor woman : and letting everybody else go You        Foster, Dessa; Tell It to the Judge No. 2; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C-7239-?) Me-M12117 Yz L-1031
I'm mighty near to letting my family  starve  I         Williamson, Sonny Boy; Insurance Man Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (030856-1) BB-B8034 RCA INT-1088
every day Now you letting the grocery boy : lay         Gillum, Bill Jazz; I'm Gonna Leave You on the Outskirts of Town; Chicago, 30 July 1942; (074648- ) BB-B9042 RCA INT-1177
 LEVEE................29  (0,012%)
went down to the levee : and over, out to               Johnson, Lonnie; Low Land Moan; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1927; (82043-A) OK-8677 CC-30
water have broke the levee : and we ain't safe          Johnson, Lonnie; Flood Water Blues; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91341-A) De-7397 Sw S-1225
backwaters done broke the levee : and I can't stay      Johnson, Lonnie; South Bound Backwater; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63524-A) De-7461 Sw S-1225
I sat on the levee and moaned Thinking about            McCoy, Joe; When the Levee Breaks; New York, 18 June 1929; (148711-1) Co-14439-D BC-1
going down on the levee : and down on the               Townsend, Henry; Long Ago Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403302-?) Co-14529-D Yz L-1003
that old Green River levee : babe I won't have          Kelly, Jack; Red Ripe Tomatoes; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (13714-2) Ba-32844 OJL-4
stay down on the levee : babe until you change          Townsend, Henry; Long Ago Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403302-?) Co-14529-D Yz L-1003
I'm going to the levee : because my gal done            Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Levee Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16224) Ch-16682 Riv RM-8803
me : hanging around the levee both night and day        Johnson, T. C.; J. C. Johnson's Blues; Memphis, 16 Feb. 1928; (400250-B) OK-8838 Rt RL-316
no good When the levee break : mom you got              McCoy, Joe; When the Levee Breaks; New York, 18 June 1929; (148711-1) Co-14439-D BC-1
and day When the levee break : mom you got              McCoy, Joe; When the Levee Breaks; New York, 18 June 1929; (148711-1) Co-14439-D BC-1
man    Down in the levee : Camp Number Nine You         Bogan, Lucille; Levee Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (4324-1) Pm-12459 Yz L-1017
used-to-be Old mean old levee : cause me to weep        McCoy, Joe; When the Levee Breaks; New York, 18 June 1929; (148711-1) Co-14439-D BC-1
the women in the levee : Charlie because it's most      Ledbetter, Huddie; Honey, I'm All Out and Down; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16688-2) Ba-33359 Rt RL-315
They meets at the levee : every Saturday night Well     McCoy, Joe; Shake Mattie; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO-109-A) Vo-1668 Mam S-3803
after I walk the levee : from end to end                Johnson, T. C.; J. C. Johnson's Blues; Memphis, 16 Feb. 1928; (400250-B) OK-8838 Rt RL-316
The men on the levee : hollering don't you move         Ledbetter, Huddie; Honey, I'm All Out and Down; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16688-2) Ba-33359 Rt RL-315
The men on the levee : hollering don't you murder       Ledbetter, Huddie; Honey, I'm All Out and Down; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16688-2) Ba-33359 Rt RL-315
the women on the levee : honey hollering whoa gee       Ledbetter, Huddie; Honey, I'm All Out and Down; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16688-2) Ba-33359 Rt RL-315
die I walked the levee : I just walked end              James, Skip; Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L-763-1) Pm-13085 Bio BLP-12029
Now back to the levee I'm bound : I'm through           Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Levee Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16224) Ch-16682 Riv RM-8803
see Standing on the levee : in New Orleans Find         Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Doin' the Scraunch; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (151056-2) Co-14591-D CC-36
I worked on the levee : mama both night and             McCoy, Joe; When the Levee Breaks; New York, 18 June 1929; (148711-1) Co-14439-D BC-1
I worked on the levee : mama both night and             McCoy, Joe; When the Levee Breaks; New York, 18 June 1929; (148711-1) Co-14439-D BC-1
I worked on the levee : mama both night and             McCoy, Joe; When the Levee Breaks; New York, 18 June 1929; (148711-1) Co-14439-D BC-1
mind They'll build a levee now : I have no              Walker, Aaron T-Bone; Trinity River Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (149548-1) Co-14506-D Rt RL-327
bound They dynamite the levee : thought it might give   Wallace, Sippie; The Flood Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80840-B) OK-8470 Sw S-1240
Go down on the levee : where the water's high           Henderson, Bertha; Let Your Love Come Down; Chicago, c. May 1928; (20562-2) Pm-12655 Bio BLP-12037
and down on the levee where I'm going to                Townsend, Henry; Long Ago Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403302-?) Co-14529-D Yz L-1003
 LEVEE'S..............2  (0,001%)
it keeps on raining : levee's going to break And        McCoy, Joe; When the Levee Breaks; New York, 18 June 1929; (148711-1) Co-14439-D BC-1
it keeps on raining : levee's going to break And        McCoy, Joe; When the Levee Breaks; New York, 18 June 1929; (148711-1) Co-14439-D BC-1
 LEVEECAMP............2  (0,001%)
the blues of the leveecamp girl    Hey Jim Tampa        Bogan, Lucille; Levee Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (4324-1) Pm-12459 Yz L-1017
I worked in a leveecamp : just about a month            Washboard Sam; Levee Camp Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (064481-1) BB-B8909 BC-10
 LEVEES...............1  (0,000%)
They don't build some levees : I don't know what        Delaney, Mattie; Tallahatchie River Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM-786- ) Vo-1480 Yz L-1001
 LIABLE...............7  (0,003%)
talking fast Boy you liable to slip up : and            Carr, Leroy; Bo Bo Stomp; New York, 16 Aug. 1934; (15649-1) Vo-02969 Co C-30496
crazy about you : I'm liable to be quitting you         McClennan, Tommy; You Can't Read My Mind; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064887- ) BB-B8897 Rt RL-305
my whiskey too : it's liable to cause our fussing       McClennan, Tommy; You Can't Read My Mind; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064887- ) BB-B8897 Rt RL-305
Don't be careful : you're liable to lose your mind      McCoy, Joe; We Gonna Pitch a Boogie Woogie; Chicago, 13 Nov. 1936; (90982-A) De-7326 AH-77
night mama : and you liable to see me prowl             Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf Blues-No. 2; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C-6405-A) Vo-1558 Yz L-1031
over town But I'm liable to take my forty-five          Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'-Part 1; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930 (C-7100- ) Vo-1602 Yz L-1031
me Betty : because I'm liable to change my mind         Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Tell It to the Judge No. 2; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C-7239-?) Me-M12117 Yz L-1031
 LIAR.................1  (0,000%)
Call me a hot-shot liar and a cheater : because         McTell, Blind Willie; Come On Around to My House Mama; Atlanta, 30 Oct. 1929; (149302-2) Co-14484-D Rt RL-324
 LICE.................1  (0,000%)
my head You put lice all in my gravy                    Johnson, Lonnie; Man Killing Broad; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91339-A) De-7445 Sw S-1225;
 LICENSE..............2  (0,001%)
return : with a marriage license in my hand I'm         Johnson, Robert; Honeymoon Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL-401- ) Vo-04002 Co C-30034
a, she had marriage license in her hand You             Sykes, Roosevelt; Mr. Sykes Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18801) Ch-16586 Yz L-1033
 LICK.................3  (0,001%)
Ball Give him a lick : and he want it                   Macon, Ed; Wringing that Thing; Atlanta, 12 Mar. 1929; (402289-A) OK-8676 Mel MLP-7324
worry : didn't have a lick at a snake  She              Wheatstraw, Peetie; Remember and Forget Blues; Chicago, 8 Apr. 1936; (C-1351-2) Vo-03273 Say SDR-192
judge is going to lick me : because I been              Foster, Dessa; Tell It to the Judge No. 1; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C-7238-A) Me-M12117 Yz L-1031
 LICKED...............2  (0,001%)
as you Oh nigger licked molasses : and the white        Alexander, Texas; Section Gang Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81224-B) OK-8498 Rt RL-312
and the white man licked them too I wonder              Alexander, Texas; Section Gang Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81224-B) OK-8498 Rt RL-312
 LIE..................47  (0,020%)
if that ain't no lie A tomcat man : is                  Spruell, Freddie; Tom Cat Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (20727-2) Pm-12665 His HLP-17
to tell you no lie Always want you : by                 Green, Lil; Give Your Mama One Smile; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (059150-1) BB-B8640 RCA LPV-574
caught him in a lie And all I can                       Moore, Alice; Kid Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L-171-2) Pm-13107 CC-37
of telling me that lie : because I'm down in            Smith, Bessie; I'm Down in the Dumps; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (152580-2) OK-8945 Co CL-856
tell me please don't lie Can your sweet papa            Jackson, Papa Charlie; The Faking Blues; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2121-?) Pm-12281 Yz L-1029
going to tell no lie Day you leave me                   Johnson, Joe (Memphis Minnie); I'm Going Back Home; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59992- ) Vi-23352 His HLP-32
don't tell me no lie Did my baby stop                   Estes, Sleepy John; Watcha Doin'; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (59967- ) Vi-V38628 Rt RL-323
mind Did you ever lie down at night : thinking          Blake, Blind; Tampa Bound; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (3062-2) Pm-12442 Bio BLP-12023
baby let's we go lie down Well it's the                 Calicott, Joe; Fare Thee Well Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM-778- ) Br-7166 OJL-11
to scream I would lie down on my bed                    Harris, Willie; Lonesome Midnight Dream; Chicago, c. mid Mar. 1930; (C-5551- ) Br-7149 Rt RL-340
sweet man mama : honey lie down and die for             Hill, Sammy; Needin' My Woman Blues; Dallas, 9 Aug. 1929; (55320) Vi-V38588 Yz L-1004
to town again I lie down last night : rolled            Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Struck Sorrow Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (20039-2) Pm-12541 Rt RL-335
And the poor fellow lie down : cried like a             McCoy, Joe; Southern Blues; Chicago, 2 Oct. 1936; (90913-A) De-7229 AH-77
off my clothes and lie down And that morning            Memphis Minnie; Meningitis Blues; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59994- ) Vi-23421 Rt RL-337
clothes off and I lie down And next morning             Memphis Minnie; Memphis Minnie-Jitis Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C-5822- ) Vo-1588 BC-13
like I used to lie down in Calumet May                  Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; County Jail Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO-132-A) Vo-1679 Yz L-1031
believe me 'tain't no lie    Down south : on Wabash     Blake, Blind; You Gonna Quit Me Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (20110-1) Pm-12597 Yz L-1016
know that is a lie For three years he                   Green, Lil; Country Boy Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (064134-1) BB-B8754 RCA LPV-574
mean it ain't no lie    Got a knock-kneed mama          Jackson, Papa Charlie; Take Me Back Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (2208-2) Pm-12296 Bio BLP-12042
going to tell no lie I believe I'll lay                 Collins, Sam; The Jail House Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12736) Ge-6167 OJL-2
truth don't mean no lie I have so many                  Curry, Ben; Fat Mouth Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L-1236-2) Pm-13118 Rt RL-325
didn't do nothing but lie  I wouldn't give you          Wheatstraw, Peetie; When I Get My Bonus; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60511-A) De-7159 Say SDR-192
and tells me a lie     I want you to                    Williamson, Sonny Boy; Until My Love Come Down; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (020119- ) BB-B7576 RBF RF-14
I don't have to lie If you feel my                      Hart, Hattie; Coldest Stuff in Town; New York, 14 Sept. 1934; (15952- ) Vo-02821 Yz L-1021
and this ain't no lie If I could just                   Johnson, Lonnie; I'm Nuts About that Gal; New York, 12 Aug. 1932; (152259-2) OK-8946 CC-30
West Texas : just to lie in the Then I'm                Reed, Willie; Texas Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (147601-1) Co-14407-D Yz L-1010
made you want to lie Now the day you                    Akers, Garfield; Cottonfield Blues-Part 1; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M-201- ) Vo-1442 OJL-2
I ain't talking no lie Now I'm got a                    Carr, Leroy; Bo Bo Stomp; New York, 16 Aug. 1934; (15649-1) Vo-02969 Co C-30496
know you told a lie Oh never mind : never               Boyd, Georgia; Never Mind Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76835-1) BB-B5573 Yz L-1030
tell you no doggone lie Say when you get                Alexander, Texas; Easy Rider Blues; Fort Worth, 30 Sept. 1934; (FW-1138) Vo-02856 Yz L-1010
not tell him a lie    Says we don't care                Washboard Sam; Jesse James Blues; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C-1023-B) Vo-03375 BC-10
it isn't : tell no lie she have rolled that             Richardson, Mooch; Mooch Richardson's Low Down Barrel House Blues Part 1; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (400215-A) OK-8554 Mam S-3803
hadn't no right to lie  So go baby go                   Willis, Ruth Mary; Experience Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (151906-1) Co-14642-D Yz L-1037
there : don't stand no lie  Tell me big boy             unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Gettin' Ready for Trial; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404682-C) OK-8856 OJL-4
me it ain't no lie The day you dare                     Blake, Blind; Early Morning Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (3057-1) Pm-12387 Bio BLP-12031
me it ain't no lie The day you try                      Blake, Blind; Early Morning Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (3057-2) Pm-12387 Bio BLP-12037
he didn't have to lie The day I see                     Crawford, Rosetta; My Man Jumped Salty on Me; New York, 1 Feb. 1939; (64972-A) De-7567 Cor CP-58
attention : tell that same lie to somebody else I       McTell, Blind Willie; Searching the Desert for the Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (71606-1) Vi-23353 RCA LPV-518
attention : tell the same lie to somebody else She'll   McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C-9954-A) De-7078 Yz L-1037
corner : telling that same lie twice Once I used        Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); I See My Great Mistake; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (053595-1) BB-B8645 RCA-730.581
and tell the same lie twice You tell me                 Johnson, Lonnie; When You Fall For Someone That's Not Your Own; New York, 16 Nov. 1928; (401336-B) OK-8635 CC-30
and tell that same lie twice My baby she                McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C-9954-A) De-7078 Yz L-1037
wouldn't tell you no lie  Well my little Red            Williamson, Sonny Boy; Goodbye Red; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (030854-1) BB-B7995 RCA INT-1088
out you told a lie When I started to                    Washboard Sam; Low Down Woman; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07618- ) BB-B7048 BC-10
wouldn't tell you a lie Wild women are the              Cox, Ida; Wild Women Don't Have the Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (1842-?) Pm-12228 Jo SM-3098
with a great long lie You say hello friends             Washboard Sam; Get Down Brother; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (070380-1) BB-B9018 RCA LPV-577
going to tell no lie : your daddy's about to            Blake, Blind; Hey Hey Daddy Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (20108-1) Pm-12606 Bio BLP-12003