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 MEADOW...............1  (0,000%)
sheep is in the meadow : and the cows is                Lockwood, Robert; Little Boy Blue; Chicago, 30 July 1941; (064640- ) BB-B8820 BC-7
 MEAL.................15  (0,006%)
a nickel's worth of meal : a dime's worth of            Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; You May Leave But This Will Bring You Back; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64733- ) Vi-23267 Rt RL-337
have went up : on meal and leg bone There's             Washboard Sam; Life Is Just a Book; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (064477-1) BB-B8909 RCA LPV-577
to get a decent meal And I went went                    Bracey, Ishman; Woman Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L-239-2) Pm-12970 OJL-2
I've blues in my meal barrel : and the blues            Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Blues Everywhere I Go; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1936; (100323) BB-B6356 Rt RL-329
can't bring me my meal : bring me the husk              Memphis Minnie; What's the Matter with the Mill; Chicago, c. 15 Oct. 1930; (C-6442- ) Vo-1550 BC-13
can't get a decent meal I ain't got no                  Carr, Leroy; Tight Time Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (16433-1) Vo-03034 Bio BLP-C9
ain't got a decent meal I'm a real good                 Wallace, Sippie; Have You Ever Been Down; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80838-A) OK-8499 Bio BLP-C6
ain't had a square meal : in many doggone days          Johnson, Alec; Miss Meal Cramp Blues; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (147379-2) Co-14446-D CC-3
some dough Now the meal in the barrel : is              Wallace, Sippie; Lazy Man Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80839-B) OK-8470 CC-32
how to make a meal Now the peoples in                   Estes, Sleepy John; Down South Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90094-A) Ch-50001 Sw S-1219
day to get his meal Now he ain't no                     Green, Lil; My Mellow Man; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (059151-1) BB-B8640 RCA LPV-574
blues I left my meal ticket down at ???                 Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lemon's Worried Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20375-3) Pm-12622 Mil MLP-2004
night too Because my meal ticket woman have quit        Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); No Job Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20343-2) Pm-12609 Bio BLP-12004
to get me another meal ticket woman : so I              Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); No Job Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20343-2) Pm-12609 Bio BLP-12004
train : haven't a decent meal today    I told my        Shade, Will; She Stays Out All Night Long; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (41891-1) Vi unissued RCA INT-1175
 MEALS................12  (0,005%)
cook : wouldn't cook three meals a day I wouldn't       Sluefoot Joe; Shouting Baby Blues; Long Island City, c. Apr. 1929; (   ) QRS-R7086 His HLP-17
be seen Because your meals ain't ready : the house      Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coffee Pot Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10043-?) Pm-12264 Yz L-1029
go to take my meals : and can't eat a                   Chatman, Lonnie; Please Baby; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L-1562-2) Pm-13153 Bio BLP-12041
mean I say your meals are never ready : and             Johnson, Ki Ki; Wrong Woman Blues; Long Island City, c. Aug. 1928; (   ) QRS-R7003 His HLP-17
give him three good meals every day If you              Carr, Leroy; Good Woman Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (16427-1) Vo-03296 Yz L-1019
I can get regular meals I went to my                    McCoy, Joe; Preachers Blues; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C-7247- ) Vo-1643 BC-13
go to take my meals : I can't eat a                     Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Please Baby; Atlanta, 24 Oct. 1931; (405007-1) OK-8922 Mam S-3804
treat you mean You meals is unregular : you house       Howell, Peg Leg; Tishamingo Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (143117-1) Co-14194-D RBF RF-9
didn't even cook her meals : ooo well well I            Wheatstraw, Peetie; Remember and Forget Blues; Chicago, 8 Apr. 1936; (C-1351-2) Vo-03273 Say SDR-192
that said no free meals today Walked right in           Leecan, Bobby; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, c. June 1927; (   ) Pat-7533 His HLP-17
baby brings me my meals What good is a                  Campbell, Gene; Robbin' and Stealin' Blues; Chicago, c. May 1930; (C-5704-B) Br-7170 His HLP-2
see if I'm awake Meals with him : all taste             Jones, Maggie; The Man I Love Is Oh So Good; New York, 7 May 1926; (142165-3) Co-14243-D VJM VLP-25
 MEAN.................321  (0,137%)
me a ladder : I mean ??? light I see                    Stokes, Frank; Bunker Hill Blues; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (55574-1) Vi-V38548 Rt RL-308
no-good woman : you don't mean a man no good            Bradley, Tommie; Window Pane Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Jan. 1932; (18326) Ch-16696 BC-5
about a dollar : I mean a dollar bill And               Fuller, Blind Boy; You Got to Have Your Dollar; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC-3140-A) OK-05712 His HLP-31
that rhythm : it don't mean a thing Some people         Johnson, Lonnie; Mr. Johnson Swing; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63520-A) De-7509 Sw S-1225
troubles : but that don't mean a thing When you         Johnson, Lonnie; Laplegged Drunk Again; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63522-A) De-7537 Sw S-1225
boy but she don't mean a thing My innocence             Johnson, Robert; Stone in My Passway; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL-377-2) ARC-7-12-67 Co CL-1654
A hornets' nest : don't mean a thing to me              Jones, Maggie; Dangerous Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1925; (140489-3) Co-14070-D VJM VLP-23
a blue steel : I mean a blue steel blade                Smith, Clara; My John Blues; New York, 3 Apr. 1925; (140493-1) Co-14077-D CC-32
her alone : she don't mean a doggone thing Ain't        Townsend, Henry; Sick with the Blues; possibly Chicago, 1933; (   ) record unknown Yz L-1030
up the country : I mean across the deep blue            Spivey, Victoria; Don't Trust Nobody Blues; Chicago, 20 Mar. 1931; (VO-150- ) Vo-1640 Spi LP-2001
people all a-crying I mean all up and down              Kelly, Jack; Highway No. 61 Blues No. 2; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (13713) Ba-32934 Rt RL-329
my sweet daddy : I mean all night long Because          Wallace, Sippie; Bedroom Blues; Chicago, 20 Nov. 1926; (9930-A) OK-8439 Sw S-1240
was good : some said mean All these cotton nip          Estes, Sleepy John; Tell Me About It; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93008-A) De-7766 Sw S-1220
swear it was very mean All night long in                Harris, Willie; Lonesome Midnight Dream; Chicago, c. mid Mar. 1930; (C-5551- ) Br-7149 Rt RL-340
cat bone Treat me mean : and I won't let                Barner, Wiley; My Gal Treats Me Mean; Birmingham, Ala., c. 15 Aug. 1927; (GEX-803) Ge-6261 OJL-14
call to him Lowdown mean and hopeless : is just         Bell, Anna; Hopeless Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (171-A) QRS-R7007 His HLP-21
quick-filling dentist : because I'm mean and cross At night Bryant, Laura; Dentist Chair Blues-Part 1; Long Island City, c. Jan. 1929; (322-A) QRS-R7055 His HLP-21
Now I'm just as mean and hateful : swear as             Carr, Leroy; Hard Hearted Papa; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (16417-2) Vo unissued Bio BLP-C9
I start drinking I'm mean and hateful : and I           Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Corn Whiskey Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO-127- ) Vo-1633 Yz L-1031
and I've done got mean And when I start                 Carr, Leroy; Tight Time Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (16433-1) Vo-03034 Bio BLP-C9
your lemon mama : I mean anyhow I say I                 Pickett, Charlie; Let Me Squeeze Your Lemon; New York, 3 Aug. 1937; (62487-A) De-7707 RBF RF-9
your lemon baby : I mean anyhow  I like your            Williamson, Sonny Boy; Until My Love Come Down; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (020119- ) BB-B7576 RBF RF-14
and I'm evil and mean as I can be                       Bogan, Lucille; Pig Iron Sally; New York, 31 July 1934; (15490-2) Ba-33375 Rt RL-317
I'm going to be mean as I can be                        Carr, Leroy; Hard Hearted Papa; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (16417-2) Vo unissued Bio BLP-C9
seen : a judge as mean as you before Sending            Foster, Dessa; Tell It to the Judge No. 2; Chicago, c. 28 Jan. 1931; (C-7239-?) Me-M12117 Yz L-1031
can treat me mean : mean as you can be                  Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Your Good Man Caught the Train and Gone; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404710-A) OK-8905 Mam S-3804
lowdown rascal : just as mean as you can be             Wheatstraw, Peetie; Low Down Rascal; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60507-A) De-7200 Say SDR-192
you trying to be mean babe : and use me                 Harris, Magnolia; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'-Part 1; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930; (C-7100- ) Me-M12077 Yz L-1031
going to get real mean baby : I swear I                 Carr, Leroy; Barrel House Woman No. 2; New York, 15 Aug. 1934; (15633-2) Vo-02820 Yz L-1019
you driving me : I mean baby all the time               Ramey, Ben (Memphis Jug Band); Tired of You Driving Me; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (56344) Vi V38586 Rt RL-337
sure did treat me mean : because they taking my         Williamson, Sonny Boy; Train Fare Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (049198- ) BB-B8610 BC-20
icebox cold It's a mean black snake : is making         Johnson, Lonnie; Something Fishy; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91345-A) De-7388 Sw S-1225
you feel    It's a mean black moan : and it's           Patton, Charley; Mean Black Moan; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L-77-1) Pm-12953 Yz L-1001
stop I'm tired of mean black moans : friends lying      Patton, Charley; Mean Black Moan; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L-77-1) Pm-12953 Yz L-1001
to that red-hot land Mean blues spirits : stuck their   Smith, Bessie; Blue Spirit Blues; New York, 11 Oct. 1929; (149134-3) Co-14527-D Co CL-858
low and squatty I mean boys : she'll suit anybody       Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; She Can Love So Good; Chicago, c. mid Aug. 1930; (C-6079-A) Vo-1540 Mel MLP-7324
well but I just mean but to keep you                    Wheatstraw, Peetie; Block and Tackle; Chicago, 9 Apr. 1936; (C-1354-2) Vo-03348 Say SDR-192
name    Now what I mean : by treating you right         Stokes, Frank; Take Me Back; Memphis, 30 Aug. 1928; (45454-2) Vi-V38531 Yz L-1008
treat your papa so mean Chase out all those             Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Peach Orchard Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1929; (21400-2) Pm-12801 Riv RLP-12-125
I says mmm : I mean come and go my                      Fuller, Blind Boy; Big House Bound; possibly Columbia, S.C., 29 Oct. 1938; (SC-25-1) Vo-04897 BC-11
broken-hearted to sing That mean crazy lover : the day  Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Explaining the Blues; Chicago, May 1925; (2137-1) Pm-12284 Mil MLP-2001
true    She got a mean disposition : and she got        Townsend, Henry; She's Got a Mean Disposition; Chicaco, 25 Feb. 1935; (85494-1) BB-B5966 Yz L-1030
good corn liquor : I mean don't no one get              Carr, Leroy; Corn Licker Blues; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL-5-3) Vo-02741 Co C-30496
everybody right : but I mean don't start no stuff       Carr, Leroy; Corn Licker Blues; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL-5-3) Vo-02741 Co C-30496
what it is I mean every time she love                   Chatman, Bo; The Ins and Outs of My Girl; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (02614-1) BB-B7213 Yz L-1014
down     I'm full of mean evil feeling : and I'm        Henderson, Katherine; West End Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (235-A) QRS-R7024 His HLP-21
anymore I got a mean evil feeling : you going           Henderson, Katherine; West End Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (235-A) QRS-R7024 His HLP-21
She could wink a mean eye : Lord she learned            Washboard Sam; She Belongs to the Devil; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (064484-1) BB-B8937 RCA LPV-577
God : this boogie too mean Get a half pint              Ezell, Will; Pitchin' Boogie; Richmond, Ind., 20 Sept. 1929; (15650) Pm-12855 Mil MLP-2018
You know what I mean : give me back everything          Gaither, Bill; Georgia Barrel House; Chicago, 12 June 1940; (WC-3104-A) OK-05714 His HLP-31
you treat me so mean Good as I have                     Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Change My Mind Blues; probably Chicago, c. 1936 -1938; (   ) private record Yz L-1025
my Georgia : I do mean grind And if something           Bogan, Lucille; My Georgia Grind; Chicago, c. 1 Feb. 1930; (C-5347- ) Br unissued Rt RL-317
Sam He swings a mean hammer : just as sure              Smith, Clara; Steel Drivin' Man; New York, 16 Dec. 1924; (140181-2) Co-14053-D VJM VLP-17
and my buddy : I mean he is my friend                   Gillum, Bill Jazz; Me and My Buddy; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064742- ) BB-B8872 RCA INT-1177
good man treat you mean He will treat you               Wallace, Minnie; The Cockeyed World; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX-113-2) Vo-03106 Rt RL-321
a little lamb : I mean his fleece was white             Spruell, Freddie; Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85786- ) BB-B5995 Mam S-3802
that I treated you mean    Hitch up my buggy            Johnson, Tommy; Lonesome Home Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L-230-2) Pm-13000 Yz L-1007
in the world you mean Honey the way you                 Ledbetter, Huddie; Roberta-Part 2; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16684- ) ARC unissued Co C-30035
in the world you mean Honey the way you                 Ledbetter, Huddie; Alberta; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16692- ) ARC unissued Co C-30035
me howling mama : I mean howling at your door           Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf Blues-No. 2; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C-6405-A) Vo-1558 Yz L-1031
the dawn of day Mean I ain't got no                     Big Bill (Broonzy); Starvation Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20923-2) Pm-12707 Yz L-1011
liquor : and I really mean I do Now I                   Carr, Leroy; Corn Licker Blues; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL-5-3) Vo-02741 Co C-30496
you just what I mean I want to tell                     Harris, Willie; Lonesome Midnight Dream; Chicago, c. mid Mar. 1930; (C-5551- ) Br-7149 Rt RL-340
says it's cannonballs I mean I went to the              Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Easy Rider Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (4423-2) Pm-12474 Mil MLP-2004
your woman treats you mean I say your meals             Johnson, Ki Ki; Wrong Woman Blues; Long Island City, c. Aug. 1928; (   ) QRS-R7003 His HLP-17
rub : she rub so mean I feel like falling               McCoy, Joe; My Wash Woman's Gone; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO-110-A) Vo-1668 Yz L-1026
know the song I mean I drink muddy water                Spruell, Freddie; Muddy Water Blues; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9908-A) OK-8422 Mam S-3802
in Memphis : I really mean I was dragged down           Spruell, Freddie; Way Back Down Home; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9909-A) OK-8422 Mam S-3802
I want to be mean I can do my                           Thomas, Hociel; I've Stopped My Man; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9476-A) OK-8326 Bio BLP-C6
long how long I mean I'd rather drink muddy             Spruell, Freddie; Muddy Water Blues; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9908-A) OK-8422 Mam S-3802
going to treat you mean If you ask for                  Jordan, Charley; Gasoline Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C-6164- ) Vo-1551 Yz L-1030
if you treat me mean : I'll have to run                 Hill, Bertha Chippie; Pleadin' for the Blues; Chicago, 23 Nov. 1926; (9949-A) OK-8420 Sw S-1240
But my gal so mean : I'm scared to call                 Estes, Sleepy John; Down South Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90094-A) Ch-50001 Sw S-1219
like down home I mean I'm used to drinking              Spruell, Freddie; Way Back Down Home; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9909-A) OK-8422 Mam S-3802
the time I ain't mean : I'm good as I                   Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Honey Babe Let the Deal Go Down; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404782-B) OK-8885 Mam S-3804
year long    Rats is mean in my kitchen : and           Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Maltese Cat Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (20820-1) Pm-12712 Bio BLP-12015
to the man : I mean in Texas too    Tell                Thomas, Henry; Don't Ease Me In; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; (   ) Vo-1197 OJL-3
with the undertaker : I mean it ain't no lie            Jackson, Papa Charlie; Take Me Back Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (2208-2) Pm-12296 Bio BLP-12042
one thing : and I mean it It sure will                  Jordan, Charley; Keep It Clean-No. 2; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO-141- ) Vo-1611 Yz L-1003
no more  You didn't mean it baby : you hadn't           Willis, Ruth Mary; Experience Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (151906-1) Co-14642-D Yz L-1037
could be And I mean it's a shame : the                  Carr, Leroy; Big Four Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (16416-1) Vo-03349 Co C-30496
a jellyroll : and I mean it's out the book              Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Southern Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15667) Pm-12899 Mil MLP-2013
well babe and I mean it's most too tough                Johnson, Robert; Little Queen of Spades; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL-395-?) Vo-04108 Co C-30034
fair brown and I mean it's most too tough               Johnson, Robert; Little Queen of Spades; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL-395-?) Vo-04108 His HLP-31
My girl got a mean joker : and a-he don't               Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); unnamed title; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (149347-1) Co unissued Yz L-1012
My rider's got a mean jumper : and he don't             Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Mean Jumper Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20380-2) Pm-12631 Mil MLP-2007
no blues : just too mean just too mean to               Weaver, Curley; No No Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (147305-2) Co-14386-D His HLP-32
he even carried a mean left : and he carried            Memphis Minnie; He's in the Ring; Chicago, 22 Aug. 1935; (C-1099-B) Vo-03046 Pal PL-101
Lord have mercy : I mean Lord have mercy on             Johnson, Louise; Long Way from Home; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L-399-2) Pm-12992 OJL-11
I go You're a mean mama : whispering in your            Coleman, Jaybird; Save Your Money-Let These Women Go; Birmingham, Ala., c. 11 Aug. 1927; (GEX-802-B) BP-8052 Rt RL-313
oh Lordy Lord     Yeah mean mama : where you stay       Harris, William; I'm Leavin' Town; Birmingham, Ala., c. 18 July 1927; (GEX-743-B) Ge-6306 Yz L-1001
wrong Take a mighty mean man : take another man's       Baker, Willie; No No Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Jan. 1929; (14667) Ge-6766 BC-5
people and I don't mean maybe Never can tell            Blake, Blind; Hookworm Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15251-A) Pm-12794 Bio BLP-12031
right Listen I don't mean maybe : but you know          Jones, Maggie; Mamma; New York, 5 May 1925; (140584-1) Co-14074-D VJM VLP-25
the bone  I don't mean maybe : I can't let              Weaver, Sylvester; Can't Be Trusted Blues; New York, 31 Aug. 1927; (81401-B) OK-8504 Yz L-1012
left me : she didn't mean me no good    I'm             Arnold, Kokomo; Your Ways and Actions; New York, 11 May 1938; (67344-A) De-7510 Say SDR-163
and she sure don't mean me no good I                    Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; No Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 7 July 1935; (90082-A) Ch-50049 Cor CP-58
that : that man don't mean me no good I                 Bogan, Lucille; My Man Is Boogan Me; New York, 31 July 1934; (15487-2) Ba-33375 Rt RL-317
me a woman : didn't mean me no good Now                 Bracey, Ishman; Pay Me No Mind; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L-242-2) Pm-13038 Yz L-1007
a trifling woman : don't mean me no good nohow          Cannon, Gus; Last Chance Blues; Chicago, c. 12 Sept. 1929; (C-4337- ) Br-7138 His HLP-15
mama : and you don't mean me no good And                Carr, Leroy; Mean Mistreater Mama; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL-1-?) Vo-02657 Co C-30496
a stone You don't mean me no good : so                  Carr, Leroy; Evil-Hearted Woman; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (16426-1) Vo unissued Bio BLP-C9
left me : she didn't mean me no good There              Davis, Walter; M. and O. Blues; Cincinnati, 12 June 1930; (62907-2) Vi-V38618 RCA INT-1085
loving : she did not mean me no good She                Davis, Walter; Moonlight Is My Spread; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (96234-1) BB-B6167 RCA INT-1085
to leave me : don't mean me no good Oh                  Davis, Walter; Don't You Want to Go; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070448-1) BB-B9027 RCA INT-1085
her now She didn't mean me no good : God                Fuller, Blind Boy; Somebody's Been Talkin'; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26599-A) Vo-05527 Rt RL-318
well that she didn't mean me no good There's            Hogg, Andrew; Family Trouble Blues; Chicago, 18 Feb. 1937; (61856-A) De-7303 Rt RL-315
a dirty mistreater : didn't mean me no good nohow       Jackson, Papa Charlie; Fat Mouth Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1927; (2769-3) Pm-12422 Yz L-1029
love : Lord he don't mean me no good Takes              Johnson, Edith North; Can't Make Another Day; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15560) Pm-12864 Riv RM-8819
evil : he sure don't mean me no good He                 Lewis, Furry; Mean Old Bedbug Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; (   ) Vo-1134 Rt RL-333
you know you don't mean me no good Because              McClennan, Tommy; Black Minnie; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053742-1) BB-B8704 Rt RL-305
woman I love : don't mean me no good Babe               McCoy, Joe; You Got to Move-Part 1; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C-9380- ) De-7038 BC-1
always remember : you don't mean me no good nohow       MacFarland, Barrel House Buck; I Got to Go Blues; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1934; (C-9321- ) De-7013 OJL-20
whiskey whiskey : it don't mean me no good And          McPhail, Black Bottom; Whiskey Man Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11514-A) Vo-1721 Yz L-1019
North Georgia women : don't mean me no good at          McTell, Blind Willie; Savannah Mama; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (14035-1) Vo-02568 Yz L-1005
me : says she didn't mean me no good And                McTell, Blind Willie; My Baby's Gone; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (14038-2) Vo-02668 Yz L-1037
she's gone : she didn't mean me no good at              McTell, Blind Willie; My Baby's Gone; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (14038-2) Vo-02668 Yz L-1037
mama : but you don't mean me no good I                  Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Mama You Don't Mean Me No Good; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (94421-1) BB-B6072 CC-35
four Son you don't mean me no good : I                  Shade, Will; What's the Matter; Memphis, 17 Sept. 1929; (55530-2) Vi-V38551 Jo SM-3104
is evil : they don't mean me no good Thinks             Smith, Bessie; Mean Old Bed Bug Blues; New York, 27 Sept. 1927; (144796-3) Co-14250-D Fwy FJ-2802
me away You don't mean me no good : I                   Smith, Bessie Mae; St. Louis Daddy; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L-78-?) Pm-12922 OJL-20
That fire detective : don't mean me no good Let         Sykes, Roosevelt; Fire Detective Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15557) Pm-12827 Riv RM-8819
mama : and you don't mean me no good But                Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Mean Mistreater Blues; Chicago, 14 June 1934; (80604-1) BB-B5546 RCA LPV-518
little mama : you don't mean me no good nohow           Wheatstraw, Peetie; Throw Me in the Alley; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C-9351- ) De-7018 Say SDR-191
no-good woman : you don't mean me no good  You          Williams, Joe; Someday Baby; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (070486-1) BB-B9025 RBF RF-11
Lord and she don't mean me no good  Now                 Williamson, Sonny Boy; Rainy Day Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (030857-1) BB-B8094 RCA INT-1088
a man : that didn't mean me no good  Wasn't             Willis, Ruth Mary; Experience Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (151906-1) Co-14642-D Yz L-1037
a trifling woman : don't mean me no good nohow          Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Last Chance Blues; Memphis, 1 Oct. 1929; (56316- ) Vi-V38593 Her H-205
You can treat me mean : mean as you can                 Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Your Good Man Caught the Train and Gone; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404710-A) OK-8905 Mam S-3804
like Miss Lilliam : I mean Miss Lynn you see            Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Chocolate to the Bone; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (146054-?) Co-14331-D CC-36
day Now you're a mean mistreater : and you mistreats    Carr, Leroy; Mean Mistreater Mama; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL-1-?) Vo-02657 Co C-30496
day Now you's a mean mistreater : and you mistreat      Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Mean Mistreater Blues; Chicago, 14 June 1934; (80604-1) BB-B5546 RCA LPV-518
hour blues    You're a mean mistreating mama : and you  Carr, Leroy; Mean Mistreater Mama; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL-1-?) Vo-02657 Co C-30496
kingfish blues    You's a mean mistreating mama : and you Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Mean Mistreater Blues; Chicago, 14 June 1934; (80604-1) BB-B5546 RCA LPV-518
tell you no I  mean more I'm going to                   Harris, William; Bull Frog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14318) Ge-6661 OJL-5
some old rainy day Mean my luck going to                Big Bill (Broonzy); Starvation Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20923-2) Pm-12707 Yz L-1011
never seen before I mean my man and my                  Henderson, Katherine; West End Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (235-A) QRS-R7024 His HLP-21
has been before I mean my man and my                    Mack, Alura; West End Blues; Richmond, Ind., 1 Mar. 1929; (14847) Ge-6813 His HLP-4
though she is so mean My gal got arrested               Carr, Leroy; Eleven Twenty-Nine Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (16429-1) Vo-03157 Bio BLP-C9
cat blues mama : don't mean no one nar' no              Arnold, Kokomo; Old Black Cat Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C-9653-A) De-7050 CC-25
mistreat you : I don't mean no harm Because I'm         Baker, Willie; No No Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Jan. 1929; (14667) Ge-6766 BC-5
don't treat your papa mean no more Get full             Blake, Blind; Bootleg Rum Dum Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (20566-1) Pm-12695 Bio BLP-12003
Fourteenth Street women : don't mean no man no good     Blind Percy; Fourteenth Street Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (20180-2) Pm-12584 Rt RL-327
here papa : I don't mean no harm Come get               Bogan, Lucille; My Georgia Grind; Chicago, c. 1 Feb. 1930; (C-5347- ) Br unissued Rt RL-317
keep her : she don't mean no good nohow You             Bracey, Mississippi; Cherry Ball; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404765-B) OK-8867 Yz L-1038
me mama : I don't mean no harm Just come                Burse, Charlie; Tappin' that Thing; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18648) Ch-16654 Rt RL-307
I went downtown : didn't mean no harm Police grabbed    Cannon, Gus; Feather Bed; Memphis, 9 Sept. 1928; (47002-2) Vi-V38515 Fwy FA-2953
out baby : you don't mean no good nohow I               Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Don't Mean Me No Good; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (053591-1) BB-B8615 RCA-730.581
out baby : you didn't mean no good You know             Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Gonna Worry Too; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (070435-1) BB-B8945 RCA-730.581
tell the truth don't mean no lie I have                 Curry, Ben; Fat Mouth Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L-1236-2) Pm-13118 Rt RL-325
you men I don't mean no jive Now she's                  Curry, Ben; Fat Mouth Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L-1236-2) Pm-13118 Rt RL-325
me baby : I'll be mean no more You can                  Estes, Sleepy John; Watcha Doin'; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (59967- ) Vi-V38628 Rt RL-323
no-good woman : you don't mean no good    Baby who      Estes, Sleepy John; Someday Baby Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90096-A) Ch-50068 Br-87.504
back : won't do you mean no more Get all                Estes, Sleepy John; Need More Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62466-A) De-7365 RBF RF-8
gal : I sure don't mean no harm I'm a                   Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Motherless Chile Blues; Atlanta, 5 Nov. 1927; (145134-1) Co-14299-D RBF RF-15
catch you : I don't mean no harm    You can             Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shave Em Dry; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10042-?) Pm-12264 Yz L-1029
he said he don't mean no harm But I'm                   Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Snake Dream Blues; Chicago, c. June 1927; (4577-2) Pm-12510 Bio BLP-12015
mama : and she don't mean no man no good                Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Piney Woods Money Mama; Chicago, c. Mar. 1928; (20408-2) Pm-12650 Mil MLP-2004
on the corner didn't mean no harm : the boy             Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Fence Breakin' Yellin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15672) Pm-12921 Bio BLP-12015
love : but it don't mean no man no good                 Johnson, Robert; Drunken Hearted Man; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL-397-1) ARC unissued Co C-30034
love : but it don't mean no man no good                 Johnson, Robert; Drunken Hearted Man; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL-397-2) ARC unissued Rt RL-314
in the camp : don't mean no man no good                 Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); New Minglewood Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64737-2) Vi-23266 OJL-4
need Listen boys : don't mean no harm Go ahead          McCoy, Joe; I'm Wild About My Stuff; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C-5820-A) Vo-1570 His HLP-32
Now listen folks : don't mean no harm I got             McCoy, Joe; Beat It Right; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C-7246- ) Vo-1643 Pal PL-101
here folks : we don't mean no harm Don't get            Macon, Ed; Wringing that Thing; Atlanta, 12 Mar. 1929; (402289-A) OK-8676 Mel MLP-7324
backbite you : I don't mean no harm What do             McTell, Blind Willie; Love-Changing Blues; Atlanta, 29 Nov. 1929; (56635-1) Vi-V38580 Yz L-1005
Selling my shrimp : don't mean no harm My shrimp        Mason, Moses; Shrimp Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (20302-3) Pm-12605 Rt RL-325
for you : he don't mean no good He got                  Memphis Minnie; Dirty Mother For You; Chicago, 10 Jan. 1935; (C-9641-A) De-7048 Pal PL-101
mama : I sure don't mean no harm I'm a                  Moore, Kid Prince; Honey Dripping Papa; New York, 11 Apr. 1936; (18999-2) ARC-6-09-56 Rt RL-340
You Memphis women : don't mean no man no good           Patton, Charley; It Won't Be Long; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15220) Pm-12854 Yz L-1020
tell you : I don't mean no wrong I will                 Smith, Bessie; Preachin' the Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (143490-2) Co-14195-D Co CL-858
above know I don't mean no harm But it's                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 stealing : I don't mean no harm It's a               Smith, Trixie; Sorrowful Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (1780-2) Pm-12208 CC-29
women out there : don't mean no one man no              Sykes, Roosevelt; Highway 61 Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18802) Ch-16586 Yz L-1033
get mad : we don't mean no harm There was               Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (   ) Vo-1216 His HLP-1
me Mr : I don't mean no harm I thought                  Thomas, George; Don't Kill Him in Here; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L-18-2) Pm-12826 Rt RL-340
you : I sure don't mean no harm I'm a                   Weaver, Curley; No No Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (147305-2) Co-14386-D His HLP-32
the corner : did not mean no harm  And the              Welsh, Nolan; The Bridwell Blues; Chicago, 16 June 1926; (9727-A) OK-8372 Fwy FJ-2802
listen men : I don't mean no harm  If you               White, Washington; Parchman Farm Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC-2981-A) OK-05683 Co C-30036
ain't got no washwoman : mean nobody can rub I          McCoy, Joe; My Wash Woman's Gone; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO-110-A) Vo-1668 Yz L-1026
another ??? : I really mean now from way back           Spruell, Freddie; Way Back Down Home; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9909-A) OK-8422 Mam S-3802
black snake gone I mean now some pretty mama            Washington, Louis; Black Snake Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1934; (14676-1) Ba-33058 Rt RL-313
right for you I mean now that's all right               Washington, Louis; Black Snake Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1934; (14676-1) Ba-33058 Rt RL-313
babe didn't treat me mean  Now I'm good to              Wheatstraw, Peetie; Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C-1262-1) Vo-03396 RBF RF-12
you know what I mean  Now if you don't                  Williamson, Sonny Boy; Ground Hog Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070143- ) BB-B9031 BC-3
doggone dog That's the mean old woman : come and        Alexander, Texas; Sittin' on a Log; San Antonio, 10 Mar. 1928; (400454-B) OK-8624 Rt RL-312
airplane down Now that mean old twister's coming : poor Arnold, Kokomo; Mean Old Twister; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91161-A) De-7347 BC-4
get nothing : but the mean old high sheriff blues       Barefoot Bill; Big Rock Jail; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (149356-2) Co-14481-D Rt RL-313
I belong    Well that mean old old Frisco : and         Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Mean Old 'Frisco Blues; Chicago, 15 Apr. 1942; (070863-1) BB-34-0704 RBF RF-202
tell you : what that mean old train will do             Darby, Blind; Built Right on the Ground; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (67584-1) Vi-23311 Yz L-1003
Tell me that's a mean old fireman : and that            Hill, King Solomon; The Gone Dead Train; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L-1254-2) Pm-13129 Yz L-1004
a ball and chain Mean old jailor : taking away          Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lock Step Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (20815-2) Pm-12679 Mil MLP-2004
at night Well the mean old hangman : he went            Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Hangman's Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (20816-2) Pm-12679 Mil MLP-2004
for you I'm a mean old well driller : and               Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Oil Well Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (21197-1) Pm-12771 Riv RLP-12-125
Frisco bound Well a mean old fireman : a cruel          Johnson, Billiken; Frisco Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (147606-2) Co-14405-D Rt RL-312
fall I seen that mean old twister coming : just         Johnson, Lonnie; St. Louis Cyclone Blues; New York, 3 Oct. 1927; (81503-B) OK-8512 CC-30
Big Four : is a mean old train to ride                  Jordan, Charley; Big Four Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C-5837- ) Vo-1511 Yz L-1030
the floor Because the mean old bedbug : told me         Lewis, Furry; Mean Old Bedbug Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; (   ) Vo-1134 Rt RL-333
this town Now that mean old fireman : that cruel        McCoy, Charlie; That Lonesome Train Took My Baby Away; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404726-A) OK-8863 RBF RF-14
to my used-to-be Old mean old levee : cause me          McCoy, Joe; When the Levee Breaks; New York, 18 June 1929; (148711-1) Co-14439-D BC-1
bootlegger today You's a mean old bootlegger : know you Pope, Jenny; Whiskey Drinkin' Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M-193- ) Vo-1438 His HLP-1
down I had that mean old feeling : I was                Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Walking Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1613-2) Pm-12082 BYG-529.078
today I hate the mean old Gypsy : carried my            Smith, Six Cylinder; Oh Oh Lonesome Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L-213-1) Pm-12968 Yz L-1004
mine Oh it's a mean old fireman : cruel old             Smith, Trixie; Freight Train Blues; New York, 26 May 1938; (63866-A) De-7489 Cor CP-58
engineer It was a mean old train : that took            Smith, Trixie; Freight Train Blues; New York, 26 May 1938; (63866-A) De-7489 Cor CP-58
and put in that mean old jail I were                    Spivey, Victoria; Arkansas Road Blues; St. Louis, 27 Apr. 1927; (80768-B) OK-8481 Spi LP-2001
to sleep When a mean old tomcat : started his           Spruell, Freddie; Tom Cat Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (20727-2) Pm-12665 His HLP-17
rider down  You's a mean old devil : cause me           Williams, Joe; Mr. Devil Blues; Memphis, c. 24 Sept. 1929; (M-196- ) Vo-1457 Rt RL-321
a good gal : I mean one that will treat                 Wheatstraw, Peetie; Don't Take a Chance; Chicago, 8 Apr. 1936; (C-1352-1) Vo-03348 Say SDR-192
Oh he treats me mean : only, just comes to              Johnson, Edith North; Honeydripper Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15561) Pm-12823 Mil MLP-2018
time : I hear that mean ornery lowdown talk I'll        Moore, Monette; Scandal Blues; New York, c. Jan. 1925; (31779) Ajax-17093 VJM VLP-40
you can't be true    Mean papa turn in your             Smith, Clara; Mean Papa, Turn in Your Key; New York, 17 Apr. 1924; (81697-2) Co-14022-D VJM VLP-16
live here no more Mean papa just let me                 Smith, Clara; Mean Papa, Turn in Your Key; New York, 17 Apr. 1924; (81697-2) Co-14022-D VJM VLP-16
baby please don't : I mean please don't go Here's       Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'-Part 2; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930; (C-7101- ) Vo-1602 Yz L-1031
trunk outdoors I don't mean quitting you : but I        Dickson, Tom; Death Bell Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400355-B) OK-8590 Yz L-1002
woman gets tired I mean real tired : of the             Stovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); A Woman Gets Tired of the Same Man All the Time; St. Louis, 26 Apr. 1927; (80748-A) OK-8514 Rt RL-310
sand I got a mean reputation : and they call            Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Oil Well Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (21197-1) Pm-12771 Riv RLP-12-125
and he carried a mean right And if he                   Memphis Minnie; He's in the Ring; Chicago, 22 Aug. 1935; (C-1099-B) Vo-03046 Pal PL-101
old dirty deacon : I mean rung that bell stole          Arnold, Kokomo; Sissy Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C-9654-A) De-7050 CC-25
can you be so mean Say you taken all                    Big Bill (Broonzy); The Banker's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17281) Ch-16327 Yz L-1011
treat me so doggone  mean Says you took my              Arnold, Kokomo; Wild Water Blues; Chicago, 12 Mar. 1937; (91134-A) De-7285 Cor CP-58
now baby was so mean : she done drove all               Estes, Sleepy John; Down South Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90094-A) Ch-50001 Sw S-1219
my baby treats me mean : she keeps me worried           McPhail, Black Bottom; Whiskey Man Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11514-A) Vo-1721 Yz L-1019
ooo well well I mean she really had got                 Wheatstraw, Peetie; Remember and Forget Blues; Chicago, 8 Apr. 1936; (C-1351-2) Vo-03273 Say SDR-192
not to be so mean She acts like a                       Arnold, Kokomo; Set Down Gal; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91166-A) De-7361 OJL-20
day's like Sunday : I mean she's always got a           Gibson, Clifford; Blues Without a Dime; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57756- ) Vi-V38590 Yz L-1027
way of living : I mean she's changed all around         Williamson, Sonny Boy; My Baby Made a Change; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064022- ) BB-B8766 BC-20
of living : it would mean so much to me                 Johnson, Robert; Drunken Hearted Man; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL-397-1) ARC unissued Co C-30034
of living : it would mean so much to me                 Johnson, Robert; Drunken Hearted Man; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL-397-2) ARC unissued Rt RL-314
in my room I mean some pretty mama : better             Washington, Louis; Black Snake Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1934; (14676-1) Ba-33058 Rt RL-313
know just what you mean Some of these womens            Estes, Sleepy John; Drop Down Mama; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90176-A) Ch-50048 OJL-21
brown treat me so mean : sometime don't know right      Smith, Clara; Every Woman's Blues; New York, 28 June 1923; (81060-5) Co-A3943 VJM VLP-15
women treat me so mean Sometimes I think : a            Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (4424-2) Pm-12474 Mil MLP-2004
know just what I mean Southern men are all              Cox, Ida; Southern Woman's Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (2244-?) Pm-12298 Jo SM-3098
high  I had a mean stepfather : Lord he didn't          Williams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85492-1) BB-B5996 OJL-17
bite  I've got a mean stepfather : and I know           Williams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85492-1) BB-B5996 OJL-17
stay  I have a mean stepfather : he done drove          Williams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85492-1) BB-B5996 OJL-17
frowns  I got a mean stepfather : and my dear           Williams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85492-1) BB-B5996 OJL-17
home some day  My mean stepfather : he won't give       Williams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85492-1) BB-B5996 OJL-17
drink muddy water : I mean sugar now the whole          Spruell, Freddie; Muddy Water Blues; Chicago, 17 Nov. 1926; (9908-A) OK-8422 Mam S-3802
away from there    That mean T P railroad, railway      Jones, Coley; Texas and Pacific Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1928; (147566-1) Co-14387-D His HLP-17
you doing me mighty mean Talk about your girl           Walker, Willie; South Carolina Rag; Atlanta, 6 Dec. 1930; (151065- ) Co-14578-D OJL-18
tell you : ain't that mean Talk about your brown        Walker, Willie; South Carolina Rag; Atlanta, 6 Dec. 1930; (151065- ) Co-14578-D OJL-18
Talk about Texas I mean Texas : Texas people are        Smith, Clara; Texas Moaner Blues; New York, 19 Aug. 1924; (81932-1) Co-14034-D VJM VLP-17
it : and I really mean that too Now I've                Carr, Leroy; Corn Licker Blues; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL-5-3) Vo-02741 Co C-30496
me greens : and I mean that they really can             Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Southern Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15667) Pm-12899 Mil MLP-2013
your coffin : and I mean that you graveyard bound       Johnson, Lonnie; Sam, You're Just a Rat; New York, 9 Feb. 1932; (405141-A) OK-8937 Yz L-1028
brown treat me so mean : that I don't know              Lincoln, Charley; My Wife Drove Me From the Door; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (145106-1) Co-14305-D RBF RF-202
grieving mama : I really mean that's true I'm not       Carr, Leroy; You've Got Me Grieving; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (16430-2) Vo-03349 Bio BLP-C9
gone away But I mean that's all right now               Chatman, Bo; Some Day; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (027877-1) BB-B8147 Yz L-1034
around looking sad I mean the woman if she              Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Lastin' Lovin'; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20407-2) Pm-12666 Mil MLP-2013
never worry you I mean they'll keep you worried         Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter's Advice; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (02616-1) BB-B7073 Yz L-1014
your last dime I mean they'll fuss and squabble         Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter's Advice; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (02616-1) BB-B7073 Yz L-1014
so unkind I got mean things : I got mean                Johnson, Robert; Ramblin' On My Mind; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA-2583-1) ARC-7-05-81 Co C-30034
mean things : I got mean things all on my               Johnson, Robert; Ramblin' On My Mind; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA-2583-1) ARC-7-05-81 Co C-30034
so unkind I got mean things : I got mean                Johnson, Robert; Ramblin' On My Mind; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA-2583-2) ARC-7-05-81 Co CL-1654
mean things : I got mean things all on my               Johnson, Robert; Ramblin' On My Mind; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA-2583-2) ARC-7-05-81 Co CL-1654
and traveled : mama I mean this whole world through     Big Bill (Broonzy); Rustlin' Man; Chicago, 9 Dec. 1935; (C-890-3) ARC unissued Rt RL-316
all good times : I mean this whole world have           Kelly, Jack; Flower Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM-144-1) Vo unissued OJL-21
get drunk : I don't mean to treat nobody wrong          Arnold, Kokomo; Head Cuttin' Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91331-A) De-7417 BC-4
is true I don't mean : to speak so bold                 Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Second-Hand Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16221) Ge-7130 Riv RM-8803
Listen women : I don't mean to start no row             Hart, Hattie; Memphis Yo Yo Blues; Memphis, 4 Oct. 1929; (56345-2) Vi-V38558 Rt RL-322
why : you been so mean to me Trying to                  Johnson, Lonnie; Man Killing Broad; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91339-A) De-7445 Sw S-1225;
no good man : I mean to ease my aching                  Johnson, Louise; All Night Long Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L-398-1) Pm-12992 OJL-11
no good man : I mean to ease my worried                 Johnson, Louise; Long Way from Home; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L-399-2) Pm-12992 OJL-11
For if I be mean to my woman : she                      Jones, Little Hat; New Two Sixteen Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402647-A) OK-8712 His HLP-32
you want to be mean to me woman : give                  Jones, Little Hat; Corpus Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402701-B) OK-8735 Rt RL-315
shoes hold up : I mean to walk the distance             Jordan, Luke; My Gal's Done Quit Me; New York, 18 Nov. 1929; (57703-1) Vi-V38564 Rt RL-318
in my bag I mean to be a real                           Short, Jaydee; Snake Doctor Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11474- ) Vo-1704 Yz L-1003
you know I don't mean to be no quack                    Short, Jaydee; Snake Doctor Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11474- ) Vo-1704 Yz L-1003
there by myself I mean to drown my sorrows              Smith, Bessie; The Gin House Blues; New York, 18 Mar. 1926; (141820-3) Co-14158-D Co CL-856
many different ways I mean to watch my man              Smith, Bessie; The Gin House Blues; New York, 18 Mar. 1926; (141820-3) Co-14158-D Co CL-856
in your basement : don't mean to harm a single          Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hoppin' Toad Frog; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO-166-A) Vo-1655 Yz L-1031
but I'm too darn mean to cry I'm going                  Smith, Trixie; Freight Train Blues; New York, 26 May 1938; (63866-A) De-7489 Cor CP-58
Got my ax and mean to kill him : before                 Spivey, Victoria; New Black Snake Blues-Part 1; New York, 13 Oct. 1928; (401222-A) OK-8626 Spi LP-2001
me dear : what you mean to do I'll go                   Spruell, Freddie; Let's Go Riding; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85785- ) BB-B6261 OJL-18
dear : that's what I mean to say I want                 Spruell, Freddie; Let's Go Riding; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85785- ) BB-B6261 OJL-18
hey mama : don't be mean to me Because don't            Washboard Sam; Big Woman; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01885- ) BB-B6870 BC-10
too mean just too mean to cry Take a                    Weaver, Curley; No No Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (147305-2) Co-14386-D His HLP-32
think she will be mean to me     What makes             Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sweet Home Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C-1261-2) Vo-03396 Say SDR-191
gal's good clothes  Didn't mean to do it : the          Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); The Gin Done Done It; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148977-?) Co-14463-D His HLP-5
Well now the red mean trouble : and the green           Black Ivory King (Dave Alexander); The Flying Crow; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61795-A) De-7307 BC-5
what makes you so mean Well you the meanest             Carr, Leroy; Barrel House Woman No. 2; New York, 15 Aug. 1934; (15633-2) Vo-02820 Yz L-1019
swear she treats me mean Well she can bake              Gibson, Clifford; She Rolls It Slow; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (69405- ) Vi-23290 RCA INT-1175
she was so doggone mean  Well now you know              Wheatstraw, Peetie; The First Shall Be the Last and the Last Shall Be First; New York, 19 Feb. 1936; (60523-A) De-7167 Say SDR-192
is really surprise I mean what she got man              Chatman, Bo; The Ins and Outs of My Girl; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (02614-1) BB-B7213 Yz L-1014
be your fool  I mean what you think baby                Williamson, Sonny Boy; Low Down Ways; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (030853-1) BB-B7979 RCA INT-1088
everybody : ever treat me mean    When you were down    Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Ease It to Me Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (146173-2) Co-14614-D BC-7
good    Baby who : I mean who been telling you          Estes, Sleepy John; Who's Been Tellin' You Buddy Brown Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90097-A) Ch-50068 Sw S-1219
me a mama : I mean with lots of bucks                   Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Change My Luck Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20387-2) Pm-12639 Mil MLP-2007
of these coats : I mean with that long fur              Williamson, Sonny Boy; Christmas Morning Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (030849-1) BB-B8094 RCA INT-1088
child She's a mighty mean woman : do me this            McTell, Blind Willie; Statesboro Blues; Atlanta, 17 Oct. 1928; (47187-3) Vi-V38001 Yz L-1005
and day  If that mean working too : have to             Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C-1256-1) Vo-03186 BC-7
evil : and they don't mean you no good But              Carr, Leroy; Good Woman Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (16427-1) Vo-03296 Yz L-1019
to understand I don't mean you no more good             Chatman, Bo; I Want You To Know; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (405025-1) OK-8935 Yz L-1014
Elm Street women don't mean you no good When            Day, Texas Bill; Elm Street Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (149538-2) Co-14514-D Fly LP-103
women : Billiken they don't mean you no good If         Day, Texas Bill; Elm Street Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (149538-2) Co-14514-D Fly LP-103
take my money : I mean you can wear my                  Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Fence Breakin' Yellin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15672) Pm-12921 Bio BLP-12015
sweet woman : and I mean you can't go wrong             Johnson, Lonnie; Sweet Woman You Can't Go Wrong; New York, 5 Aug. 1927; (81189-B) OK-8512 CC-30
Because you treats me mean : you know you done          McCoy, Robert Lee; Tough Luck; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (07655-1) BB-B7115 Rt RL-321
woman : and she don't mean you no good I                Martin, Carl; Badly Mistreated Man; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C-881-2) OK-8961 Yz L-1016
tell the world : I mean you only good I                 Memphis Minnie; You Got to Move-Part I; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C-9380- ) De-7038 BC-1
woman : and she didn't mean you no good And             Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Mistreatin' Woman Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (02654-1) BB-B7178 CC-35
crying to me : don't mean you can't bluff Papa          Moore, Rosie Mae; Ha-Ha Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (41831-1) Vi-21280 Her H-201
face : Lord they don't mean you no good And             Shade, Will; Feed Your Friend with a Long Handled Spoon; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (55598-1) Vi-V38578 Rt RL-311
these women they don't mean you no good Said            Stevens, Vol; Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues; Memphis, 29 May 1930; (62541- ) Vi-23347 Jo SM-3104
baby baby baby : I mean you really know what's          Taylor, Charley; Heavy Suitcase Blues; Grafton, Wis., Mar. or Apr. 1930; (L-251-2) Pm-12967 Yz L-1028
you baby : I don't mean you no good no                  Willis, Ruth Mary; Experience Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (151906-1) Co-14642-D Yz L-1037
know just what I mean You are what I                    Bell, Anna; Shake It, Black Bottom; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (175- ) QRS-R7009 His HLP-21
treat your women so mean You treat your townie          Bogan, Lucille; Jim Tampa Blues; Chicago, c. July 1927; (4672-2) Pm-12504 Yz L-1017
and you treated me mean You might give a                Brown, Richard Rabbit; James Alley Blues; New Orleans, 11 Mar. 1927; (38000-1) Vi-20578 Yz L-1032
it takes nice and mean You walk Sandusky : keep         Hill, Bertha Chippie; Pratt City Blues; Chicago, 23 Nov. 1926; (9950-A) OK-8420 Sw S-1240
going to treat you mean You meals is unregular          Howell, Peg Leg; Tishamingo Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (143117-1) Co-14194-D RBF RF-9
treat your mama so mean You know that your              Johnson, Mary; Rattlesnake Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18791) Ch-16570 Riv RM-8819
about me : treat me mean You got the train              Manning, Leola; The Blues Is All Wrong; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Apr. 1930; (K-8089- ) Vo-1529 Yz L-1015
sure do treat me mean You know I ask                    Roland, Walter; T Model Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (13552-1) Ba-32932 Yz L-1017
you say I'm acting mean You two-faced woman : wear      Weaver, Curley; Two Faced Woman; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C-9941-A) Ch-50065 His HLP-31
last Oh babe : don't mean your bull no good             Big Bill (Broonzy); Bull Cow Blues; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (11610-2) Ba-32653 Yz L-1035
and cries mama : I mean your sweet old girl             Waters, Ethel; Ethel Sings 'Em; New York, c. June 1923; (B) BS-14154 Bio BLP-12022
rusty : this I really mean Your gas tank's empty        Liston, Virginia; Rolls-Royce Papa; New York, 29 May 1926; (   ) Vo-1032 His HLP-1
dirty : treated so lowdown mean You've even accused me  Martin, Carl; Badly Mistreated Man; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C-881-2) OK-8961 Yz L-1016
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