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 BAKES................3  (0,001%)
bake good jellyroll : she bakes it nice and hot         Johnson, Lonnie; I'm Nuts About that Gal; New York, 12 Aug. 1932; (152259-2) OK-8946 CC-30
range in my kitchen : bakes nice and brown All          Lincoln, Charley; Jealous Hearted Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (145103-2) Co-14305-D RBF RF-9
fire in my range : bakes nice and brown All             Smith, Clara; Mama's Gone Goodbye; New York, 20 Sept. 1924; (140053-4) Co-14039-D VJM VLP-17
 BAKING...............4  (0,002%)
getting all wet    Mama's baking cookies : out in the   Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants a Cookie; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C-5070- ) Vo-1561 Yz L-1036
Lord I like them baking powder blues : and I            Bogan, Lucille; Baking Powder Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (13569-1) Ba-33059 Yz L-1017
tonight : and buy this baking powder man some shoes     Bogan, Lucille; Baking Powder Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (13569-1) Ba-33059 Yz L-1017
don't put no more baking powder : in your bread         Chatman, Bo; Your Biscuits Are Big Enough for Me; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (02619-1) BB-B8159 Yz L-1014
 BALD.................2  (0,001%)
let your head go bald But when I first                  Cannon, Gus; Heart Breakin' Blues; Memphis, 9 Sept. 1928; (47001-2) Vi-V38523 OJL-4
your doggone head go bald But then I promised           Jordan, Luke; Church Bells Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (39819-2) Vi-21076 RBF RF-9
 BALD-................1  (0,000%)
children : I got one bald-headed wife If I              Barefoot Bill; Squabblin' Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (150303-2) Co-14526-D OJL-14
 BALE.................2  (0,001%)
old britches : and a bale of hay Your ribs              Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; New York, 17 Sept. 1930; (10048-2) Or-8033 Yz L-1035
old britches : and a bale of hay Your ribs              Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17276-B) Ch-16171 Riv RM-8803
 BALKED...............1  (0,000%)
to keep from being balked    Now if you're ever         Estes, Sleepy John; Everybody Oughta Make a Change; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63647-A) De-7571 RBF RF-8
 BALKING..............2  (0,001%)
got to stop your balking : and raising the deuce        McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (151904-1) Co-14632-D Yz L-1005
You got to stop balking : and raising the deuce         McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (14069-2) Vo-02622 Yz L-1037
 BALKY................2  (0,001%)
acting just like a balky mule Bad cat ain't             Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Balky Mule Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20381-3) Pm-12631 Mil MLP-2007
one will make you balky : or as high as                 Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293-A) De-7114 Yz L-1016
 BALL.................40  (0,017%)
ain't got on a ball and chain But the                   Davis, Walter; Howling Wind Blues; Chicago, 29 Sept. 31; (67579-1) Vi-V23308 RCA INT-1085
yourself : you'll get a ball and chain Lord and         Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); We Sure Got Hard Times Now; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (150273-1) Co-14558-D CC-36
day : I led a ball and chain Take the                   Howell, Peg Leg; Ball and Chain Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (148270-2) Co-14535-D Rt RL-318
around my legs This ball and chain : about to           Howell, Peg Leg; Ball and Chain Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (148270-2) Co-14535-D Rt RL-318
cutting : and carry a ball and chain Mean old           Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lock Step Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (20815-2) Pm-12679 Mil MLP-2004
police coming : with his ball and chain And they        McCoy, Joe; Joliet Bound; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11220-A) Vo-1686 Yz L-1021
and he brought his ball and chain Accused me            McCoy, Joe; Something Gonna Happen to You; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96262- ) BB-B6260 Yz L-1021;
shackles : I'm wearing my ball and chain And they       Patton, Charley; Hammer Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L-47-2) Pm-12998 Yz L-1020
time : to wear them ball and chain    I'm going         Thomas, Henry; Run, Mollie, Run; Chicago, 7 Oct. 1927; (C-1222) Vo-1141 OJL-3
Betsy : she's wearing the ball and chain I went         Thomas, Henry; Charmin' Betsy; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C-4621- ) Vo-1468 Rt RL-315
time : to wear that ball and chain Yellow gal           Thomas, Henry; Charmin' Betsy; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C-4621- ) Vo-1468 Rt RL-315
down here : wearing the ball and chain     Well I'm     Williams, Joe; Please Don't Go; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (070484-1) BB-B8969 RCA INT-1087
and its name was Ball And if you give                   Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (   ) Vo-1216 His HLP-1
Club : they gave a ball And it was held                 Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; (   ) BS-14128 Bio BLP-12022
I love my cherry ball : better than I love              James, Skip; Cherry Ball Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L-748-2) Pm-13065 Bio BLP-12029
baby : no more cherry ball Don't you let her            Bracey, Mississippi; Cherry Ball; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404765-B) OK-8867 Yz L-1038
Atlanta at the razor ball : even at the razor           McTell, Blind Willie; Razor Ball; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (150258-2) Co-14551-D Yz L-1037
gal : whose name was ball Give her a little             Fuller, Blind Boy; Step It Up and Go; New York, 5 Mar. 1940; (26592-A) Vo-05476 BC-11
little dog : name was Ball Give him a lick              Macon, Ed; Wringing that Thing; Atlanta, 12 Mar. 1929; (402289-A) OK-8676 Mel MLP-7324
pistol : three rounds of ball Going kill everybody : broke Daniels, Julius; Ninety-Nine Year Blues; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (37932-2) Vi unissued Fwy FA-2953
preachers : at Miss Jenny's ball     If I had wings     Smith, Mamie; Jenny's Ball; New York, 19 Feb. 1931; (404852-A) OK-8915 Sw S-1240
pistol : forty rounds of ball I'm going to shoot        Lewis, Furry; Furry's Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (45424-1) Vi-V38519 Rt RL-333
take you to the ball in France One kind                 Thomas, Henry; Honey, Won't You Allow Me One More Chance; Chicago, 7 Oct. 1927; (C-1220) Vo-1141 OJL-3
love nobody else Cherry ball quit me : she quit         James, Skip; Cherry Ball Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L-748-2) Pm-13065 Bio BLP-12029
playing a game of ball Score was twenty to              Lewis, Furry; Creeper's Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M-186- ) Vo-1547 Yz L-1008
warned little old cherry ball : she was falling out     James, Skip; Cherry Ball Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L-748-2) Pm-13065 Bio BLP-12029
even at the razor ball Sluefoot Mose and cross-eyed     McTell, Blind Willie; Razor Ball; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (150258-2) Co-14551-D Yz L-1037
back : you get to ball the jack You begin               Butler, Sam; You Can't Keep No Brown; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (2678-2) Pm-12389 Yz L-1026
learn ??? : not to ball the jack I can                  Collins, Sam; Hesitation Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13033) Ge-6379 OJL-10
your people : how to ball the jack She got              Collins, Sam; New Salty Dog; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (10837-1) Ba-32311 OJL-10
you move it around Ball the jack : and you              Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Doin' the Scraunch; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (151056-2) Co-14591-D CC-36
will make a preacher ball the jack     I'm a            Jackson, Jim; St. Louis Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM-805- ) Vo-1477 Yz L-1003
can eagle rock : and ball the jack Lord I               Smith, Bessie; Baby Doll; New York, 4 May 1926; (142147-2) Co-14147-D Co CL-857
I went to the ball : the other night My                 Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (55571-2) Vi-V38547 Rt RL-322
rock mama : a rubber ball to roll Take a                Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C-9428-B) De-7026 BC-4
rock : take a rubber ball to roll Take a                Lincoln, Charley; Jealous Hearted Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (145103-2) Co-14305-D RBF RF-9
to rock : a rubber ball to roll Takes a                 Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Jealous Hearted Blues; New York, c. 15 Oct. 1924; (1924-2) Pm-12252 Mil MLP-2001
going to have a ball tonight And we ain't               McCoy, Joe; We Gonna Pitch a Boogie Woogie; Chicago, 13 Nov. 1936; (90982-A) De-7326 AH-77
you : no more cherry ball Well you might get            McCoy, Joe; Cherry Ball Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C-5864-A) Vo-1535 Pal PL-101
like he's an old ball  When it comes to                 Wheatstraw, Peetie; When a Man Gets Down; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90961-A) De-7243 Say SDR-192
 BALLING..............1  (0,000%)
salting the dog : and balling the Jack Wears them       Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Easy Rider Don't Deny My Name; New York, 16 June 1927; (144282-3) Co-14231-D RBF RF-15
 BALLS................3  (0,001%)
man : what the three balls doing hanging on that        Fuller, Blind Boy; Three Ball Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26600-A) Vo-05440 BC-11
and a box of balls Going to shoot that                  Collins, Sam; New Salty Dog; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (10837-1) Ba-32311 OJL-10
could hear those pistol balls : zooming by my head      Collins, Sam; My Road Is Rough and Rocky; New York, c. Oct. 1931; (   ) unknown Yz L-1038
 BALLYHOO.............1  (0,000%)
whiskey : but please don't ballyhoo    Says I've been traveling Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow Blues-No. 4; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1935; (90316-A) De-7163 CC-25
 BALTIMORE............4  (0,002%)
B and M to Baltimore boy : I heard my                   Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Sad News Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (20772-2) Pm-12728 Rt RL-306
I'm going back to Baltimore I'm going to find           McTell, Blind Willie; B and O Blues No. 2; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (14066-1) Vo-02568 Yz L-1037
and she lives in Baltimore    Look a-here pretty mama   McTell, Blind Willie; B and O Blues No. 2; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (14066-1) Vo-02568 Yz L-1037
they call down in Baltimore Times have got so           Stone, Joe; It's Hard Time; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76837- ) BB-B5169 Yz L-1030
 BAMALONG.............1  (0,000%)
be : in the second bamalong Been to the nation          Baxter, Jim (Andrew and Jim Baxter); Bamalong Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 9 Aug. 1927; (39784-2) Vi-20962 Rt RL-318
 BANA.................1  (0,000%)
Tell you like the bana : told the king of               McTell, Blind Willie; Warm It Up to Me; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (14008-2) Vo-02595 Yz L-1005
 BANANA...............2  (0,001%)
a fool : about the banana man I taken my                Chatman, Bo; My Baby; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (047652-1) BB-B8495 Yz L-1034
my baby : to the banana stand She got a                 Chatman, Bo; My Baby; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (047652-1) BB-B8495 Yz L-1034
 BAND.................11  (0,005%)
blue sea And the band all playing : Nearer My           Brown, Hi Henry; Titanic Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11476-A) Vo-1728 Yz L-1030
got : the Memphis Jug Band blues    Stealing stealing : pretty Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (47036-2) Vi-V38504 RBF RF-6
got : the Memphis Jug Band blues    Stealing stealing : pretty Shade, Will; Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (47036-2) Vi-V38504 Rt RL-337
horn The Memphis Jug Band : done been here and          Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (47036-2) Vi-V38504 RBF RF-6
horn The Memphis Jug Band : done been here and          Shade, Will; Whitewash Station Blues; Memphis, 15 Sept. 1928; (47036-2) Vi-V38504 Rt RL-337
let you lead : his band I know You ain't                Smith, Bessie; Trombone Cholly; New York, 3 Mar. 1927; (143575-3) Co-14232-D Co CL-858
All night long : the band kept us awake So              Smith, Trixie; The World's Jazz Crazy and So Am I; New York, Mar. 1925; (2063-2) Pm-12262 CC-29
be Don't play that band Mr : just play the              Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Slow Driving Moan; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (4709-1) Pm-12526 Mil MLP-2001
there When the jazz band struck up : you'd be           Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; (   ) BS-14128 Bio BLP-12022
music : but no jazz band was there Then everybody       Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; (   ) BS-14128 Bio BLP-12022
forget : the Memphis Jug Band You better hide : mama    Shade, Will; I Can Beat You Plenty; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (55599- ) Vi-V38586 Rt RL-337
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