BANDS................1 (0,000%) buy one of his bands Leave here boy : you Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); Greyhound Blues; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90199-A) Ch-50053 Rt RL-334 BANK.................8 (0,003%) laid me across the bank About a gallon and Estes, Sleepy John; Floating Bridge; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62465-A) De-7442 RBF RF-8 of my money : my bank account run low My Collins, Chasey; Atlanta Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (96249-1) BB-B6187 BC-6 get down to the bank : and draw my money Big Bill (Broonzy); The Banker's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17281) Ch-16327 Yz L-1011 got money in the bank : don't let your woman Big Bill (Broonzy); The Banker's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17281) Ch-16327 Yz L-1011 the river : on a bank of sand If it Kelly, Jack; Betty Sue Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM-143-1) Vo unissued OJL-19 the river : on a bank of sand If she Temple, Johnnie; Louise Louise Blues; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (90981-A) De-7244 Cor CP-58 been jammed on the bank So hungry : I grew Beaman, Lottie; Rolling Log Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14162) Ge-6624 OJL-6 been jammed on the bank So hungry : I grew Beaman, Lottie; Rollin' Log Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC-605- ) Br-7147 Yz L-1018 BANKROLL.............1 (0,000%) got that old hot bankroll right over there in Glover, Mae; Gas Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15396-A) Ge-7040 Yz L-1009 BANTIES..............3 (0,001%) I don't want them banties : mixed up with my Memphis Minnie; Plymouth Rock Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C-5831- ) Vo-1631 BC-13 I don't want them banties : mixed up with my Memphis Minnie; New Dirty Dozens; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C-5894- ) Vo-1618 BC-13 I don't want no banties on my yard I Memphis Minnie; Plymouth Rock Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C-5831- ) Vo-1631 BC-13 BANTY................2 (0,001%) to buy me a banty : put him in my Patton, Charley; Banty Rooster Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15217) Pm-12792 Yz L-1020 Lord what makes that banty rooster : he keeps crowing Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lemon's Worried Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20375-3) Pm-12622 Mil MLP-2004 BAPTIST..............3 (0,001%) going to join the Baptist Church I'm going to House, Son; Preachin' the Blues-Part 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L-410-1) Pm-13013 OJL-5 going to be a Baptist preacher : and I sure House, Son; Preachin' the Blues-Part 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L-410-1) Pm-13013 OJL-5 beer I saw the Baptist sister jump up : and Stokes, Frank; Mr. Crump Don't Like It; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (20045-1) Pm-12552 OJL-21; BAPTIZED.............1 (0,000%) to our cry We're baptized : with fire This song's Manning, Leola; The Blues Is All Wrong; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Apr. 1930; (K-8089- ) Vo-1529 Yz L-1015 BAR..................3 (0,001%) put her behind the bar Give him thirty-nine days Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coffee Pot Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10043-?) Pm-12264 Yz L-1029 just right Get a bar of T and D Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Don't Wake It Up; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L-1560-1) Pm-13152 Bio BLP-12041 liquor from real costly bar Why don't you come Spruell, Freddie; Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85786- ) BB-B5995 Mam S-3802 BARBECUE.............7 (0,003%) on Barbecue call on Barbecue Bob Got a song Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Yo-Yo Blues No. 2; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (150269-2) Co-14523-D CC-3 yo-yo mama : call on Barbecue call on Barbecue Bob Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Yo-Yo Blues No. 2; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (150269-2) Co-14523-D CC-3 sign on my door : barbecue for sale I'm talking Bogan, Lucille; Barbecue Bess; New York, 6 Mar. 1935; (16984-1) Ba-33475 Yz L-1017 If you buy my barbecue : it just won't don't Bogan, Lucille; Barbecue Bess; New York, 6 Mar. 1935; (16984-1) Ba-33475 Yz L-1017 I'm talking about my barbecue : only thing I crave Bogan, Lucille; Barbecue Bess; New York, 6 Mar. 1935; (16984-1) Ba-33475 Yz L-1017 enough I'm talking about barbecue : only thing I sell Bogan, Lucille; Barbecue Bess; New York, 6 Mar. 1935; (16984-1) Ba-33475 Yz L-1017 I'm talking about my barbecue : only thing I sell Bogan, Lucille; Barbecue Bess; New York, 6 Mar. 1935; (16984-1) Ba-33475 Yz L-1017 BARBECUING...........1 (0,000%) goggle-eyed perches : and they barbecuing the bones Now you Johnson, Robert; Dead Shrimp Blues; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA-2628-2) ARC-7-04-81 Co C-30034 BARBED...............3 (0,001%) you first : through that barbed wire fence Every time McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (151904-1) Co-14632-D Yz L-1005 a punch : through that barbed wire fence Every time McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (14069-2) Vo-02622 Yz L-1037 clothes : hung on that barbed wire line Well well Wheatstraw, Peetie; Don't Hang My Clothes on No Barbed Wire Line; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C-6489-A) Vo-1649 Say SDR-191 BARBER...............3 (0,001%) got ways like a barber : he's a full-blown man Bogan, Lucille; Sweet Patunia; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (4309-1) Pm-12459 Yz L-1017 year Went to the barber shop : to get me Estes, Sleepy John; Drop Down; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93009-A) De-7766 Sw S-1220 won't go to the barber : you won't even shave Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Cave Man Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (59962-2) Vi-V38605 Mel MLP-7324; BARE.................1 (0,000%) shoes I bought her : bare foots on the I Barefoot Bill; Squabblin' Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (150303-2) Co-14526-D OJL-14 BAREFOOT.............2 (0,001%) of shoes For I'm barefoot I ain't got nothing Richardson, Mooch; Burying Ground Blues; Memphis, 23 Mar. 1928; (400375-A) OK-8576 Mam S-3803 land Let's get stomp barefoot mama : and get drunk Short, Jaydee; Barefoot Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11475- ) Vo-1704 Yz L-1003 BAREFOOTED...........5 (0,002%) here I am so barefooted : ain't got no shoes Barefoot Bill; Barefoot Bill's Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (150304-1) Co-14561-D Rt RL-325 all full of holes Barefooted hungry and raggedy : doggone Barefoot Bill; Barefoot Bill's Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (150304-1) Co-14561-D Rt RL-325 you will be stone barefooted : ooo well well then Wheatstraw, Peetie; Crapshooter's Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91154-A) De-7292 Say SDR-192 that's the way : these barefooted soul'll do They will Bell, Ed; Ham Bone Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (4817-3) Pm-12524 OJL-14 I can freeze these barefooted women : away from around Gibson, Clifford; Ice and Snow Blues; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (57173-2) Vi-V38562 Yz L-1027 BARGAIN..............1 (0,000%) that was a bad bargain : in the end He'll Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Trust No Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (2631-1) Pm-12395 Jo SM-3098 BARGE................1 (0,000%) oldest rat : of the barge I known about the Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (20044-2) Pm-12518 Bio BLP-12041 BARK.................7 (0,003%) if I hear him bark And I know my Campbell, Bob; Starvation Farm Blues; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (15503-2) Vo-02798 Fly LP-103 anywhere I hear him bark I can tell my Fuller, Blind Boy; Pistol Snapper Blues; New York, 5 Apr. 1938; (22674-1) Vo-04106 BC-11 anywhere I hear him bark I can tell my Patton, Charley; Banty Rooster Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15217) Pm-12792 Yz L-1020 anywhere I hear him bark I can tell my Rhodes, Walter; The Crowing Rooster; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (145358-2) Co-14289-D Rt RL-334 wolf : and I can bark just like a dog Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hungry Wolf; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO-165-A) Vo-1655 Yz L-1031 wherever I hear him bark Know I can tell Estes, Sleepy John; Who's Been Tellin' You Buddy Brown Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90097-A) Ch-50068 Sw S-1219 gal : makes a bulldog bark with pain And a Johnson, Ki Ki; Wrong Woman Blues; Long Island City, c. Aug. 1928; ( ) QRS-R7003 His HLP-17 BARKING..............1 (0,000%) no sense He's always barking : at the pickets on Poor Jab (Jab Jones); Come Along Little Children; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18656) Ch-16654 Rt RL-307 BARLEY...............1 (0,000%) so happy : bull of barley the claw There was Newbern, Hambone Willie; Nobody Knows; Atlanta, 13 Mar. 1929; (402296-B) OK-8679 Rt RL-307 BARN.................5 (0,002%) a date at the barn : about half past ten Macon, Ed; Wringing that Thing; Atlanta, 12 Mar. 1929; (402289-A) OK-8676 Mel MLP-7324 a date at the barn : about half past ten Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; ( ) Vo-1216 His HLP-1 drive her to the barn I ain't had nothing Memphis Minnie; Soo Cow Soo; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1931; (VO-151-A) Vo-1658 Yz L-1021 went out to my barn this morning : he didn't Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow Blues-No. 4; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1935; (90316-A) De-7163 CC-25 hen : go to the barn to play Oh the Spivey, Victoria; How Do You Do It That Way; New York, 10 July 1929; (402526-A) OK-8713 Spi LP-2001 BARNUM...............1 (0,000%) brings me lard Now Barnum Bailey Circus : came to Jordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (39821-2) Vi-21076 Rt RL-326 BARRED...............11 (0,005%) good men got me barred Feel like a broke McTell, Blind Willie; Savannah Mama; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (14035-1) Vo-02568 Yz L-1005 woman is got me barred He caught the Frisco Bogan, Lucille; Sweet Man, Sweet Man; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (15506-2) Ba-33149 Rt RL-317 corner : police had me barred Look here woman : making Bell, Ed; Frisco Whistle Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (4822-1) Pm-12546 OJL-14 best man got me barred Now I don't drink McClennan, Tommy; Baby, Don't You Want to Go; Chicago, 22 Nov. 1939; (044245- ) BB-B8408 Rt RL-305 bulls don't have me barred Now I'm leaving town Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Out West Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (02649-1) BB-B6916 CC-35 but they got me barred Now the water now Patton, Charley; High Water Everywhere-Part I; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L-59-1) Pm-12909 Yz L-1020 girl friend got me barred Now woman you must Washboard Sam; Jesse James Blues; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C-1023-B) Vo-03375 BC-10 good mens got me barred Oh you wrote me McTell, Blind Willie; Writin' Paper Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (40308-1) Vi-21474 Yz L-1005 thing : that keep me barred People she works for Jackson, Papa Charlie; Drop that Sack; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2145-1) Pm-12289 Yz L-1029 there : police had me barred You can play with Lofton, Willie; Dark Road Blues; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96257- ) BB-B6229 Yz L-1007 good man had me barred You caught me with Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Fourth and Beale; Chicago, c. 12 Sept. 1929; (C-4338- ) Br-7138 His HLP-15 BARREL...............15 (0,006%) You go through the barrel : and you ride like Collins, Sam; Do That Thing; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13050-A) Ge-6307 OJL-10 blues in my meal barrel : and the blues on Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Blues Everywhere I Go; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1936; (100323) BB-B6356 Rt RL-329 and I broke the barrel down Put my baby Hurt, Mississippi John; Got the Blues Can't Be Satisfied; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401484-B) OK-8724 Bio BLP-C4 woman : tear your sugar barrel down Every time you Smith, Bessie Mae; Sugar Man Blues-Part 2; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C-6168- ) Vo-1559 His HLP-2 caught me in a barrel I ain't even got Evans, Joe; Shook It This Morning Blues; New York, 21 May 1931; (10665-2) Or-8083 Yz L-1015 and get me a barrel I'm going to make Black, Lewis; Corn Liquor Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (145367-2) Co-14291-D Rt RL-327 with a long shiny barrel I'm going to ramble Carr, Leroy; Shinin' Pistol; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (16438-1) Vo-03067 Co C-30496 the meal in the barrel : is going fast How Wallace, Sippie; Lazy Man Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80839-B) OK-8470 CC-32 gun : with a shiny barrel Kill somebody : about my Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K-127- ) Vo-1464 OJL-18 some crooked as a barrel of snakes Some men Chatman, Bo; Your Biscuits Are Big Enough for Me; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (02619-1) BB-B8159 Yz L-1014 the devil : inside this barrel of gin Oh I'm Patton, Charley; Love My Stuff; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14746- ) Vo-02782 Mam S-3802 a long six inch barrel Says I'm going to Arnold, Kokomo; Front Door Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C-9655-A) De-7156 BC-4 end of my pistol barrel Says you stole my Arnold, Kokomo; Big Leg Mama; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1935; (90314-A) De-7116 Say SDR-163 my soul My flour barrel was empty : swear I Martin, Carl; Let's Have a New Deal; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90294-A) De-7114 BC-14 a great long shiny barrel When I'm dead : give Johnson, Elizabeth; Sobbin' Woman Blues; New York, 30 Oct. 1928; (401280-?) OK-8789 Her H-201
