BARRELHOUSE..........24  (0,010%)
woman so lowdown : she barrelhouse all the time She's   Carr, Leroy; Barrel House Woman; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (15628-2) Vo-02791 Co C-30496
wouldn't do nothing : but barrelhouse all night long I'm Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Change My Luck Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20387-2) Pm-12639 Mil MLP-2007
Friar's Point mama : and barrelhouse all night long I've Johnson, Robert; Traveling Riverside Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL-400-2) ARC unissued Co CL-1654
side We can still barrelhouse baby : because it's on    Johnson, Robert; Traveling Riverside Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL-400-2) ARC unissued Co CL-1654
be : the lowdown dirty barrelhouse blues I got I'd      Richardson, Mooch; Mooch Richardson's Low Down Barrel House Blues Part 1; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (400215-A) OK-8554 Mam S-3803
let nobody : tear the barrelhouse down And I fold       Akers, Garfield; Dough Roller Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM-776- ) Vo-1481 OJL-11
till they tear this barrelhouse down And I love         Bailey, Kid; Rowdy Blues; Memphis, c. 25 Sept. 1929; (M-211) Br-7114 OJL-5
when they tear your barrelhouse down Going to pack      Jordan, Charley; Hunkie Tunkie Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C-5841- ) Vo-1528 Yz L-1003
drunk : tear this old barrelhouse down Because I ain't  Memphis Minnie; Drunken Barrelhouse Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1934; (CP-1070-1) Vo-02711 Yz L-1021
let nobody : tear her barrelhouse down And I fold       Newbern, Hambone Willie; Roll and Tumble Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402306-B) OK-8679 OJL-17
sing     I got a barrelhouse flat in Eastport : and     Johnson, Mary; Barrel House Flat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L-176-2) Pm-12996 CC-37
Louis too But my barrelhouse flat in Eastport : really  Johnson, Mary; Barrel House Flat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L-176-2) Pm-12996 CC-37
to build me a barrelhouse flat : way out on             Johnson, Mary; Barrel House Flat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L-176-2) Pm-12996 CC-37
still I got a barrelhouse flat in Chicago : it's        Johnson, Mary; Barrel House Flat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L-176-2) Pm-12996 CC-37
time : stop by this barrelhouse flat of mine    My      Johnson, Mary; Barrel House Flat Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L-176-2) Pm-12996 CC-37
music : I like to barrelhouse get drunk too I'm         Spruell, Freddie; Low-Down Mississippi Bottom Man; Chicago, c. July 1928; (20728-1) Pm-12665 Mam S-3802
I say I'm a barrelhouse man : ain't got no              Washboard Sam; Sophisticated Mama; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020814- ) BB-B7780 BC-2
that will make a barrelhouse man : ooo well well        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
stay with her : I'll barrelhouse some day myself Now    Carr, Leroy; Barrel House Woman; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (15628-2) Vo-02791 Co C-30496
believe : I'll stop my barrelhouse ways For I feel      Darby, Blind; Built Right on the Ground; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (67584-1) Vi-23311 Yz L-1003
a fight    Well this barrelhouse woman : what makes you Carr, Leroy; Barrel House Woman No. 2; New York, 15 Aug. 1934; (15633-2) Vo-02820 Yz L-1019
I don't want no barrelhouse woman : messing around with Carr, Leroy; Barrel House Woman No. 2; New York, 15 Aug. 1934; (15633-2) Vo-02820 Yz L-1019
why I'm singing : these barrelhouse woman blues    You may McTell, Blind Willie; Rollin' Mama Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (71603- ) Vi-23328 Rt RL-324
have it here No barrelhouse women : God and drinking    Stokes, Frank; Mr. Crump Don't Like It; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (20045-1) Pm-12552 OJL-21;
 BARRELHOUSES.........1  (0,000%)
around all day : she barrelhouses the whole night through Carr, Leroy; Barrel House Woman; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (15628-2) Vo-02791 Co C-30496
 BARRELHOUSING........5  (0,002%)
I'll start out : to barrelhousing again I saw the       Stokes, Frank; Mr. Crump Don't Like It; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (20045-1) Pm-12552 OJL-21;
been drinking and gambling : barrelhousing all my days But Gibson, Clifford; Whiskey Moan Blues; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (483-A) QRS-R7087 Yz L-1006
poison me    Got the barrelhousing blues : feeling awfully dry Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Barrel House Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1598-2) Pm-12082 BYG-529.078
she found I was barrelhousing this way And I'm          Bailey, Kid; Mississippi Bottom Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (M-209/10) Br-7114 OJL-5
I could cure : her barrelhousing ways And is I          Carr, Leroy; Barrel House Woman; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (15628-2) Vo-02791 Co C-30496
 BARRELS..............4  (0,002%)
got no man Three barrels of your whiskey : four         Jackson, Papa Charlie; Salty Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1924; (1893-?) Pm-12236 Yz L-1029
of your whiskey : four barrels of gin Says I            Jackson, Papa Charlie; Salty Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1924; (1893-?) Pm-12236 Yz L-1029
got no man Three barrels of whiskey : mama four         Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coffee Pot Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10043-?) Pm-12264 Yz L-1029
of whiskey : mama four barrels of gin She said          Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coffee Pot Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10043-?) Pm-12264 Yz L-1029
 BARROOM..............1  (0,000%)
it was on that barroom floor Lord poor Willie           Shade, Will; Jim Strainer; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (59961-2) Vi-23421 Rt RL-337
 BASEBALL.............3  (0,001%)
crow forked in Playing baseball and football : and don't McTell, Blind Willie; Razor Ball; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (150258-2) Co-14551-D Yz L-1037
don't get enough Playing baseball and football : and strutting McTell, Blind Willie; Razor Ball; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (150258-2) Co-14551-D Yz L-1037
a monkey : in a baseball suit You come in               Wallace, Minnie; Field Mouse Stomp; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX-114-1) Vo-03106 Rt RL-321
 BASEMENT.............7  (0,003%)
the ??? : in the basement blues    For years you        Smith, Clara; Basement Blues; New York, 20 Sept. 1924; (140052-1) Co-14039-D VJM VLP-17
hop down in your basement : don't mean to harm          Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hoppin' Toad Frog; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO-166-A) Vo-1655 Yz L-1031
to get to that basement : I'll be satisfied Sweety      Big Bill (Broonzy); Down in the Basement Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20922-1) Pm-12707 Yz L-1035
satisfied Sweety in the basement mama Lord : sweet as   Big Bill (Broonzy); Down in the Basement Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20922-1) Pm-12707 Yz L-1035
take me to the basement : that's as low as              Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Down in the Basement; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (2627-1) Pm-12395 Jo SM-3098
cold Someone's in the basement : trying to find the     Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Grievin' Me Blues; Chicago, c. 6 Sept. 1928; (   ) Vo-1216 His HLP-1
must dance in the basement : was seen in my             Little Son Joe; Black Cat Swing; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (C-4098-1) OK-06707 BC-1
 BASS.................1  (0,000%)
all the birds sing bass Black Mountain people : are     Smith, Bessie; Black Mountain Blues; New York, 22 July 1930; (150658-2) Co-14554-D Co CL-856
 BAT..................3  (0,001%)
squirrel And I won't bat my eyes : because I            Bogan, Lucille; Pig Iron Sally; New York, 31 July 1934; (15490-2) Ba-33375 Rt RL-317
look just like a bat Sometime I wonder : what           Alexander, Texas; The Risin' Sun; New York, 15 Nov. 1928; (401331-A) OK-8673 Sw S-1276
station : just like a bat up out of hell                Arnold, Kokomo; Southern Railroad Blues; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C-9921-A) De-7139 Say SDR-163
 BATCH................2  (0,001%)
lives somewhere Got a batch of hair : right around      McTell, Blind Willie; Kind Mama; Atlanta, 31 Oct. 1929; (149319-2) Co-14657-D Yz L-1037
my mind Now little batch of posies : laid on            Stokes, Frank; Nehi Mama Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (45421-2) Vi-21738 Rt RL-308
 BATH.................1  (0,000%)
D : and take a bath tonight She got up                  Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Don't Wake It Up; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L-1560-1) Pm-13152 Bio  BLP-12041
 BATHE................2  (0,001%)
know she needs to bathe I've got something to           Alexander, Texas; Ninety-Eight Degree Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402640-A) OK-8705 Yz L-1004
soap and water : and bathe your dirty self I            Chatman, Bo; Old Devil; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (027878-1) BB-B8093 Yz L-1007
 BATHHOUSE............1  (0,000%)
office : then to the bathhouse below And with a         Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Penal Farm Blues; Indianapolis, c. June 1928; (IND-625- ) Vo-1192 Yz L-1019
 BATHURST.............1  (0,000%)
she done moved on Bathurst Street    I washed my        Estes, Sleepy John; Fire Department Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63650-A) De-7571 Sw S-1220
 BATTER...............1  (0,000%)
like the doggone flat batter cake    Little boy little  Chatman, Bo; Your Biscuits Are Big Enough for Me; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (02619-1) BB-B8159 Yz L-1014
 BATTERIES............1  (0,000%)
got to have these batteries charged I'm crying please   Johnson, Robert; Terraplane Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA-2586-1) ARC-7-03-56 Co CL-1654
 BATTERS..............1  (0,000%)
of the gong He batters them into submission : then      Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293-A) De-7114 Yz L-1016
 BATTLE...............3  (0,001%)
If you got any Battle Ax : please sir give              Alexander, Texas; Section Gang Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81224-B) OK-8498 Rt RL-312
when you got to battle it all by yourself               Johnson, Lonnie; Friendless and Blue; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63517-A) De-7487 Sw S-1225
the dance : with a battle royal    Please come back     Smith, Trixie; Black Bottom Hop; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (2364-1) Pm-12336 CC-29
 BATTLES..............2  (0,001%)
is too When the battles get hot : he tell               Estes, Sleepy John; Lawyer Clark Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (064924-1) BB-B8871 RCA LPV-518
man fought all the battles : poor man would fight       Smith, Bessie; Poor Man's Blues; New York, 24 Aug. 1928; (146895-1) Co-14399-D Co CL-856
 BAWL.................1  (0,000%)
to make them yammies bawl    So glad I'm brownskin      Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Blind Pig Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (146050-1) Co-14372-D CC-36
 BAY..................2  (0,001%)
Mississippi : and the Mobile Bay Turn right around : go Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; Come On, Mama, Do That Dance; Chicago, 27 June 1929; (   ) Vo-1420 Yz L-1039
She jumped in the bay : with a case of                  Alexander, Texas;  Long Lonesome Day Blues; New York, 11 Aug. 1927; (81213-A) OK-8511 Rt RL-315
 BAYOU................5  (0,002%)
water : from the boggy bayou Hey now tell me            Chatman, Bo; Arrangement for Me-Blues; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (047647-1) BB-B8397 Yz L-1014
water : from the boggy bayou If your woman mistreat     Patton, Charley; Heart Like Railroad Steel; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L-50-1) Pm-12953 Her H-201
water : through that muddy bayou I'll give my money     McCoy, Joe; Evil Devil Woman Blues; Chicago, 16 Aug. 1934; (C-9299-A) De-7822 BC-5
Lord had a watering bayou Lord the Lula women           Patton, Charley; Dry Well Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L-429-2) Pm-13070 Yz L-1020
water : from the boggy bayou The woman I love           Temple, Johnnie; The Evil Devil Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C-987- ) Vo-02987 Yz L-1038
 BE...................1471  (0,629%)
I'm hopeless as can be ??? : I sure can't               Bell, Anna; Hopeless Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (171-A) QRS-R7007 His HLP-21
babe I'm going to be ???ing just like you               Williamson, Sonny Boy; Rainy Day Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (030857-1) BB-B8094 RCA INT-1088
hen Says I'd rather be a catfish : down in              Arnold, Kokomo; Slop Jar Blues; Chicago, 5 Feb. 1935; (C-9776-A) De-7092 Say SDR-163
Now I'm going to be a robber and a                      Arnold, Kokomo; Broke Man Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91332-A) De-7417 CC-25
sweet : take me to be a slave You better                Barefoot Bill; I Don't Like That; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1930; (150301-1) Co-14544-D Rt RL-325
you I used to be a joker : now I'm                      Blake, Blind; No Dough Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (20559-1) Pm-12723 Bio BLP-12031
the same It must be a black cat bone                    Bogan, Lucille; Jim Tampa Blues; Chicago, c. July 1927; (4672-2) Pm-12504 Yz L-1017
If you want to be : a good-time man The                 Bunn, Teddy; Pattin' Dat Cat; New York, 7 Apr. 1930; (59740-1) Vi-V38592 His HLP-5
may take me : to be a fool Everything is                Chatman, Bo; Sales Tax; San Antonio, 27 Mar. 1934; (82635-1) BB-B5453 Yz L-1014
coughing : it's bound to be a ben She dug               Chatman, Bo; Pussy Cat Blues; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (02613-1) BB-B6735 Yz L-1034
only child She should be a gorilla : because she        Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (059499-1) BB-B8749 RCA-730.581
begins I used to be a playboy : I played                Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Caught the Old Coon at Last; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (070437-1) BB-B8974 RCA-730.581
do Said it may be a week : and it                       Fuller, Blind Boy; Somebody's Been Talkin'; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26599-A) Vo-05527 Rt RL-318
week : and it could be a month or two                   Fuller, Blind Boy; Somebody's Been Talkin'; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26599-A) Vo-05527 Rt RL-318
when he gets to be a man Because I'm                    Green, Lil; Country Boy Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (064134-1) BB-B8754 RCA LPV-574
sow You trying to be a woman : and you                  Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Easy Rider Don't Deny My Name; New York, 16 June 1927; (144282-3) Co-14231-D RBF RF-15
I think it would be a treat : just for                  Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); The Spider and the Fly; Atlanta, 23 Apr. 1930; (150365-2) Co-14558-D CC-36
here : play me to be a fool Think I'm                   Hollins, Tony; Stamp Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1941; (C-3843-1) OK-06351 BC-5
Church I'm going to be a Baptist preacher : and         House, Son; Preachin' the Blues-Part 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L-410-1) Pm-13013 OJL-5
see that passenger train Be a long long time            Jackson, Papa Charlie; Texas Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1925; (11031-?) Pm-12335 Yz L-1029
fun You want to be a girl of mine                       Jackson, Jim; I'm Wild About My Lovin'; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (45416-1) Vi-V38505 His HLP-32
train I used to be a drunkard : rowdy everywhere        Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20363-2) Pm-12666 Mil MLP-2013
Lordy it's going to be a crime Watching me              Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Eagle Eyed Mama; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (21095-3) Pm-12739 Rt RL-301
and well baby : might be a heifer calf If               Ledbetter, Huddie; Bull Cow; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (17182- ) ARC unissued Co C-30035
it easy mama : and be a good scout If                   Leecan, Bobby; Macon Georgia Cut-Out; New York, c. June 1927; (   ) Pat-7533 His HLP-17
too    My woman must be a black Gypsy : she             Lewis, Furry; Black Gypsy Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M-185- ) Vo-1547 Yz L-1008
long Because you may be a model : and you               McClennan, Tommy; Drop Down Mama; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053741-1) BB-B8704 Rt RL-305
to be : tried to be a man to you                        McCoy, Joe; Evil Devil Woman Blues; Chicago, 16 Aug. 1934; (C-9299-A) De-7822 BC-5
too long Let this be a lesson : now that                Martin, Daisy; What You Was You Used to Be; New York, c. late July 1923; (5238-1) Ba-1262 VJM VLP-40
her head And might be a few questions : she             Mississippi Moaner (Isaiah Nettles); Mississippi Moan; Jackson, Miss., 20 Oct. 1935; (JAX-201-1) Vo-03166 Yz L-1009
you know she must be a peach I'm coming                 Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Got a Letter from My Darlin'; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64731- ) Vi-23267 Rt RL-337
gal : she ought to be a fool about me                   Pickett, Charlie; Crazy 'Bout My Black Gal; New York, 2 Aug. 1937; (62467-A) De-7762 Rt RL-310
a Cadillac : ought to be a T Model Ford                 Roland, Walter; T Model Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (13552-1) Ba-32932 Yz L-1017
bag I mean to be a real snake doctor                    Short, Jaydee; Snake Doctor Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11474- ) Vo-1704 Yz L-1003
my life It may be a week : it may                       Smith, Bessie; Down Hearted Blues; New York, 16 Feb. 1923; (80863-5) Co-A3844 Co CL-855
a week : it may be a month or two                       Smith, Bessie; Down Hearted Blues; New York, 16 Feb. 1923; (80863-5) Co-A3844 Co CL-855
day If you must be a rat : here's the                   Smith, Bessie; One and Two Blues; New York, 26 Oct. 1926; (142876-2) Co-14172-D Co CL-857
rat : here's the fact Be a long-tailed one : have       Smith, Bessie; One and Two Blues; New York, 26 Oct. 1926; (142876-2) Co-14172-D Co CL-857
he wants me to be a prowler : and a                     Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf Blues-No. 1; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C-6404-A) Vo-1558 Yz L-1031
down in Calumet May be a good luck to                   Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; County Jail Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1931; (VO-132-A) Vo-1679 Yz L-1031
May be tomorrow : may be a year or two                  Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M-184- ) Br-7137 OJL-20
look for me : I'll be a thousand miles away             Stevens, Vol; Beale Street Mess Around; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (40320-1) Vi-21066 Rt RL-322
for me : and I'll be a thousand miles from              Stevens, Vol; Papa Long Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (41889-2) Vi-21278 Rt RL-322
me back Lilly : I'll be a different man     Hey         Townsend, Sam; Lily Kimball Blues; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (150259-2) Co-14571-D Yz L-1021
me away Because I'd be a good fellow : mama             Turner, Buck; Black Ace; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61790-A) De-7281 Yz L-1026
home to you It'll be a day going after                  Vincson, Walter; Overtime Blues; Memphis, c. 22 Sept. 1929; (M-178) Br-7141 Yz L-1007
from now on : there'll be a change in me                Waters, Ethel; There'll Be Some Changes Made; New York, c. Aug. 1921; (P-147-1) BS-2021 Bio BLP-12022
pockets : I'm going to be a regular man  Although       Welsh, Nolan; Dying Pickpocket Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (21098-3) Pm-12759 Yz L-1028
go back south : cotton'll be a good price next          White, Joshua; Welfare Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1934; (14902-2) Ba-33024 His HLP-22
wrong  And before I'll be a dog mama : I'll             Williams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85492-1) BB-B5996 OJL-17
stay around here : and be a stumbling block  Woke       Willis, Ruth Mary; Man of My Own; New York, 17 Jan. 1933; (12920-1) Ba-32687 Yz L-1026
way  I used to be a lover : baby in                     Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); The Rooster's Crowing Blues; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (56340- ) Vi-V38593 Her H-205
blue : down-hearted as could be A brownskin gal : makes Johnson, Ki Ki; Wrong Woman Blues; Long Island City, c. Aug. 1928; (   ) QRS-R7003 His HLP-17
drunk as I could be    Aah : she's long and             Patton, Charley; Tom Rushen Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15222-A) Pm-12877 Yz L-1020
more days : I won't be able to sing my                  Blake, Blind; Rope Stretchin' Blues-Part 1; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L-1099-2) Pm-13103 Bio BLP-12037
ever gets broke : I'll be able to use it                Jackson, Papa Charlie; I Got What It Takes But It Breaks My Heart to Give It Away; Chicago, c. Jan. 1925; (10020-3) Pm-12259 Bio BLP-12042
I wish somebody : might be able to kill the             Patton, Charley; Mean Black Moan; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L-77-1) Pm-12953 Yz L-1001
gin And she would be absolutely hospital bound : if     Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Never Go Wrong Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (02652-1) BB-B6825 CC-35
Now listen girl : don't be afraid I hits every          McCoy, Joe; Beat It Right; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C-7246- ) Vo-1643 Pal PL-101
but your troubles will be after a while When            Clayton, Jennie; State of Tennessee Blues; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (40313-2) Vi-21185 Rt RL-322
now : but it sure be after a while Well                 Thomkins, Jim; Bedside Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM-780- ) Br-7200 Rt RL-319
say no more I'll be a-hearsing : out my door            McCoy, Joe; Someday I'll Be in the Clay; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1932; (C-9290) De-7008 Rt RL-329
busy as I can be Ain't but the one                      Thomas, George; Fast Stuff Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L-17-2) Pm-12826 Rt RL-340
husband now : baby that'll be all right Said I'll       Bracey, Mississippi; You Scolded Me and Drove Me from Your Door; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404764-B) OK-8904 OJL-17
in the summer : may be all right But a                  Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Freeze to Me Mama; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (149345-2) Co-14507-D CC-36
away to stay That'll be all right pretty mama           James, Skip; Cypress Grove Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L-747-2) Pm-13088 Bio BLP-12029
baby : that's going to be all right If your             McClennan, Tommy; Elsie Blues; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053743- ) BB-B8725 Rt RL-305
babe : please your Tommy be all right If I              McClennan, Tommy; Bluebird Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074107- ) BB-B9037 RCA LPV-518
see you today : it'll be all right tomorrow night       McClennan, Tommy; Bluebird Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074107- ) BB-B9037 RCA LPV-518
take it baby : it'll be all right Pay you               McCoy, Joe; You Got to Move-Part 1; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C-9380- ) De-7038 BC-1
lousy dime But I'll be all right baby : I               Palmer, Sylvester; Broke Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403305-B) Co-14524-D RBF RF-12
over : Lord I will be all right    When I               Patton, Charley; Mean Black Moan; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L-77-1) Pm-12953 Yz L-1001
Going to stay : I'll be all night long You              Smith, Ivy; Sad and Blue; Chicago, c. Jan. 1927; (4089-1) Pm-12447 His HLP-2
at me mama : don't be all night I know                  Stokes, Frank; Last Go Round; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (4777-1) Pm-12591 Bio BLP-12041
friend Then we will be all right : be back              Stokes, Frank; Shiney Town Blues; Memphis, 25 Sept. 1929; (55591-1) Vi-V38589 RBF RF-202
there : but I will be all and all My                    Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Yodeling Fiddling Blues; San Antonio, 12 June 1930; (404146-B) OK-8834 Mam S-3804
baby : everything seemed to be all right You ain't      Weaver, Curley; Sometime Mama; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C-9939-B) Ch-50065 His HLP-31
He say everything will be all right : you will          White, Joshua; Welfare Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1934; (14902-2) Ba-33024 His HLP-22
go ahead : that will be all right for you               Wilkins, Robert; Falling Down Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M-192- ) Br-7125 Yz L-1002
door  Now that will be all right : Louisa you           Williamson, Sonny Boy; Miss Louisa Blues; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (020114- ) BB-B7576 RBF RF-14
Now but that will be all right : Louisa you             Williamson, Sonny Boy; Miss Louisa Blues; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (020114- ) BB-B7576 RBF RF-14
man  Woman that will be all right : I know              Williamson, Sonny Boy; Number Five Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (030848-1R) BB-B8010 RCA INT-1088
now but that will be all right : maybe my               Williamson, Sonny Boy; Blue Bird Blues-Part 1; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (030851-1) BB-B7979 RCA INT-1088
Well after a while : be all over now  Now               Williamson, Sonny Boy; Goodbye Red; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (030854-1) BB-B7995 RCA INT-1088
Now but that will be all right now : my                 Williamson, Sonny Boy; Rainy Day Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (030857-1) BB-B8094 RCA INT-1088
you know anything : you'd be almost crazy with the      McTell, Blind Willie; Runnin' Me Crazy; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (14070-1) Vo-02595 Rt RL-324
back baby : and I'll be almost dead     Don't mistreat  Thompson, Ashley; Minglewood Blues; Memphis, 30 Jan. 1928; (41803-2) Vi-21267 Fwy FA-2953
Well it's tough to be alone : when I got                Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Empty House Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (21200-1) Pm-12946 Rt RL-335
and I hate to be alone I'm getting some                 Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Empty House Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (21200-1) Pm-12946 Rt RL-335
lose So I won't be alone : can hear my                  Jones, Maggie; North Bound Blues; New York, 16 Apr. 1925; (140534-2) Co-14092-D VJM VLP-23
worry : my time to be alone Your reckless disposition   McTell, Blind Willie; Your Time to Worry; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C-9957-A) De-7117 Rt RL-324
you might as well be alone Found my long                Smith, Bessie; Long Old Road; New York, 11 June 1931; (151595-3) Co-14663-D Co CL-858
old : she wants to be alone  You left a                 Wilson, Kid Wesley (Leola B. Wilson); Do It Right; New York, 5 Sept. 1929; (148978-3) Co-14463-D His HLP-5
the world I'd rather be an old maid : than              Johnson, Mary; Mary Johnson Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18792) Ch-16570 Riv RM-8819
your man, regular can be And the blind man              Bell, Ed; Mamlish Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (4816-3) Pm-12524 OJL-14
mean as I can be And I ain't going                      Bogan, Lucille; Pig Iron Sally; New York, 31 July 1934; (15490-2) Ba-33375 Rt RL-317
tired as I can be And I'm going back                    Bogan, Lucille; Tired as I Can Be; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (15505-1) Ba-33313 His HLP-4
tired as I can be And I'm going back                    Bogan, Lucille; Tired as I Can Be; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (15505-1) Ba-33313 His HLP-4
like they used to be And I'm tell you                   Brown, Richard Rabbit; James Alley Blues; New Orleans, 11 Mar. 1927; (38000-1) Vi-20578 Yz L-1032
as one man could be And I mean it's                     Carr, Leroy; Big Four Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (16416-1) Vo-03349 Co C-30496
didn't want me to be And I seed something               Gillum, Bill Jazz; Keyhole Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1939; (034813- ) BB-B8221 RCA INT-1177
did not want to be And I seen something                 Gillum, Bill Jazz; Keyhole Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1939; (034813- ) BB-B8221 RCA INT-1177
he's sweet as can be And what I like                    Jones, Maggie; You May Go, But You'll Come Back Some Day; New York, 18 Dec. 1924; (140192-2) Co-14063-D VJM VLP-23
sweet as she can be And every time she                  McClennan, Tommy; My Little Girl; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044988- ) BB-B8605 Rt RL-305
to leave my baby be And I love my                       MacFarland, Barrel House Buck; I Got to Go Blues; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1934; (C-9321- ) De-7013 OJL-20
who is your regular be And then the blind               Sluefoot Joe; Tootin' Out Blues; Long Island City, c. Apr. 1929; (490-A) QRS-R7086 His HLP-17
I ain't trying to be And you can't make                 Smith, Clara; Basement Blues; New York, 20 Sept. 1924; (140052-1) Co-14039-D VJM VLP-17
let my orange juice be    And I'm going and             Stokes, Frank; Mr. Crump Don't Like It; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (20045-1) Pm-12552 OJL-21;
any poor man can be And the people on                   Stokes, Frank; Bunker Hill Blues; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (55574-1) Vi-V38548 Rt RL-308
as any man can be And I wonder why                      Stone, Joe; Back Door Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76838- ) BB-B5169 Yz L-1030
I was born to be  And hard luck was                     Wheatstraw, Peetie; Road Tramp Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1938; (63540-B) De-7589 BC-4
in Says it must be another rounder : laying up          Arnold, Kokomo; Front Door Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C-9655-A) De-7156 BC-4
fall Says it must've be another mule : mama kicking     Arnold, Kokomo; Front Door Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C-9655-A) De-7156 BC-4
mama now Going to be another war : don't need           Hull, Papa Harvey; Mama You Don't Know How; Chicago, c. May 1927; (   ) BP-8030 Her H-201
hear Lord : could that be another woman there So        Spivey, Victoria; Telephoning the Blues; New York, 1 Oct. 1929; (56735-1) Vi-V38546 Spi LP-2001
don't believe I could be any happier : if I             Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Caught the Old Coon at Last; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (070437-1) BB-B8974 RCA-730.581
last chance : kid to be around here with me             Calicott, Joe; Fare Thee Well Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM-778- ) Br-7166 OJL-11
stay But I won't be around here : mama and              Sykes, Roosevelt; As True As I've Been to You; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (69403-1) Vi-23286 Yz L-1033
guns We going to be arrested : when the wagon           Smith, Bessie; Gimme a Pigfoot; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (152578-2) OK-8949 Co CL-856
down I tried to be as good to that                      Carr, Leroy; Big Four Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (16416-1) Vo-03349 Co C-30496
laid a letter : said be as good as you                  Davis, Walter; The Only Woman; Chicago, 21 Mar. 1941; (053975-1) BB-B8773 RCA INT-1085
night long Oh don't be ashamed : to shake it            Bell, Anna; Shake It, Black Bottom; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (175- ) QRS-R7009 His HLP-21
you men : ought to be ashamed of yourself Going         Brown, Willie; M and O Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L-413-2) Pm-13090 OJL-5
women : they sure to be ashamed Babe they go            Jordan, Charley; Gasoline Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C-6164- ) Vo-1551 Yz L-1030
engineer man : ought to be ashamed of himself Take      McCoy, Charlie; That Lonesome Train Took My Baby Away; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404726-A) OK-8863 RBF RF-14
old lady : ought to be ashamed She kept the             McCoy, Joe; Botherin' that Thing; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C-5865-A) Vo-1570 His HLP-32
sure Lord ought to be ashamed Taking these old          Reynolds, Blind Joe; Nehi Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L-146-2) Pm-12927 OJL-11
should flutter : don't you be ashamed to shoo Now       Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Kingfish Blues; Chicago, 22 Mar. 1934; (80385-1) BB-B5617 RCA LPV-518
the can Than to be at home : rolling with               Bogan, Lucille; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C-5562-A) Br-7210 Rt RL-317
my mama said I'd be at home : in my                     Kelly, Eddie; Poole County Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (013023-1) BB-B7204 RBF RF-9
the sun rises : I'll be at my rider's door              Perkins, Gertrude; No Easy Rider Blues; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1927; (145340-1) Co-14313-D Fwy FJ-2802
woman : your wife could be at home beating you          Reynolds, Blind Joe; Outside Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L-144-3) Pm-12927 OJL-8
And I'm going to be at the depot : blow                 Stevens, Vol; Coal Oil Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (41888-2) Vi-21278 OJL-4
some day  I will be at the official table               Williams, Joe; Brother James; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (07663-1) BB-B7022 RCA INT-1087
to tempt you : and be baby I think it                   Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); The Spider and the Fly; Atlanta, 23 Apr. 1930; (150365-2) Co-14558-D CC-36
lonesome as I can be : baby please come home            Johnson, Lonnie; Sweet Woman You Can't Go Wrong; New York, 5 Aug. 1927; (81189-B) OK-8512 CC-30
what you used to be baby : it's what you                Johnson, Lonnie; It Ain't What You Usta Be; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91342-A) De-7427 Sw S-1225
a girl friend can be Baby do you think                  Johnson, Robert; When You Get a Good Friend; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA-2584-1) ARC unissued Co CL-1654
away pretty mama : won't be back till fall If           Anderson, . . . (Walter Taylor); Thirty-Eight and Plus; Richmond, Ind., 14 Feb. 1930; (16266-B) Ge-7157 Fwy FJ-2801
back then : I won't be back at all Said                 Anderson, . . . (Walter Taylor); Thirty-Eight and Plus; Richmond, Ind., 14 Feb. 1930; (16266-B) Ge-7157 Fwy FJ-2801
that lonesome bend I'll be back to see my               Anderson, Jelly Roll; I. C. Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 19 Apr. 1927; (12722) Ge-6135 His HLP-22
away mama : but I'll be back some day soon              Arnold, Kokomo; Back on the Job; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91333-A) De-7390 Say SDR-163
morning mama : I won't be back no more Now              Big Bill (Broonzy); C and A Blues; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C-1020-B) ARC-5-12-65 Yz L-1035
mama : and I won't be back no more If                   Bird, John (Mae Glover); Gas Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15396-A) Ge-7040 Yz L-1009
going away mama : won't be back till fall And           Black, Lewis; Rock Island Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (145361-3) Co-14429-D His HLP-5
kind of lucky : won't be back at all I'm                Black, Lewis; Rock Island Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (145361-3) Co-14429-D His HLP-5
up the country : won't be back till fall Times          Bracey, Mississippi; I'll Overcome Some Day; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404767-B) OK-8904 OJL-17
no better : I won't be back at all You                  Bracey, Mississippi; I'll Overcome Some Day; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404767-B) OK-8904 OJL-17
away But I may be back to see you                       Campbell, Charlie; Goin' Away Blues; Birmingham, Ala. 25 Mar. 1937; (B-32-2) Vo-03571 Fly LP-103
away baby : but I'll be back again Now down             Carr, Leroy; Bo Bo Stomp; New York, 16 Aug. 1934; (15649-1) Vo-02969 Co C-30496
you promise me you'll be back I said I'm                Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Beer Drinking Woman; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (053590-1) BB-B8584 RCA-730.581
leaving here : I won't be back no more When             Gillum, Bill Jazz; Key to the Highway; Chicago, 9 May 1940; (044972- ) BB-B8529 RBF RF-16
so bad : I won't be back no more You                    Gillum, Bill Jazz; Riley Springs Blues; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064737- ) BB-B8846 RCA INT-1177
partner : and I won't be back here no more              Harris, William; Bull Frog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14318) Ge-6661 OJL-5
I'm going away : won't be back till fall If             Johnson, Tommy; Bye-Bye Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (41838-1) Vi-21409 Yz L-1007
gal : then baby won't be back at all Well               Johnson, Tommy; Bye-Bye Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (41838-1) Vi-21409 Yz L-1007
going away Lord : won't be back till fall And           Johnson, Tommy; Maggie Campbell Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (41839-2) Vi-21409 Rt RL-330
gal : well I won't be back at all    Crying             Johnson, Tommy; Maggie Campbell Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (41839-2) Vi-21409 Rt RL-330
going away mama : won't be back till fall Big           Johnson, Tommy; Big Fat Mama Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (45465-1) Vi-38535 Rt RL-330
going to Germa : I'll be back some old day              Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Going to Germany; Memphis, 1 Oct. 1929; (56318-2) Vi-V38585 OJL-4
back home : I won't be back no more Oh                  Patton, Charley; Screamin' and Hollerin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15214) Pm-12805 Yz L-1020
to tell : when I'll be back here anymore    I'm         Patton, Charley; Screamin' and Hollerin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15214) Pm-12805 Yz L-1020
leave you : but I'll be back some old day               Reed, Willie; Dreaming Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (147600-2) Co-14407-D Yz L-1004
going away baby : won't be back till fall If            Smith, Six Cylinder; Pennsylvania Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L-214-2) Pm-12968 Yz L-1004
win any money : won't be back at all Pennsylvania       Smith, Six Cylinder; Pennsylvania Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L-214-2) Pm-12968 Yz L-1004
for the summer : won't be back till fall If             Stevens, Vol; Beale Street Mess Around; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (40320-1) Vi-21066 Rt RL-322
will be all right : be back on the road                 Stokes, Frank; Shiney Town Blues; Memphis, 25 Sept. 1929; (55591-1) Vi-V38589 RBF RF-202
My baby's gone : won't be back no more She              Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Seminole Blues; Aurora, Ill., 11 Oct. 1937; (014333- ) BB-B7315 Yz L-1039
to West Texas : won't be back till fall If              Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Ramblin' Mind Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20339-2) Pm-12616 Bio BLP-12004
overtake me : I won't be back at all And                Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Ramblin' Mind Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20339-2) Pm-12616 Bio BLP-12004
baby : and I won't be back no more Ain't                Townsend, Henry; Mistreated Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403301-A) Co-14491-D) yz L-1030
tell you Lord : won't be back no more Oh                Vincson, Walter; Stop and Listen Blues; Shreveport, La., 17 Feb. 1930; (403806-A) OK-8807 Yz L-1007
babe : because I'll never be back    I don't want       Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); The World Is Going Wrong; Atlanta, 24 Oct. 1931; (405009-1) Co-14660-D Mam S-3804
me stay I may be back in June baby                      Weaver, Curley; Oh Lawdy Mama; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C-9940-A) Ch-50077 Rt RL-326
in June baby : may be back in first of                  Weaver, Curley; Oh Lawdy Mama; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C-9940-A) Ch-50077 Rt RL-326
morning : revenue mens will be back again  Oh listen    White, Washington; Good Gin Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC-2982-A) OK-05625 Co C-30036
time mama : I won't be back no more  I                  Wilkins, Robert; Alabama Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M-190- ) Br-7205 Rt RL-333
tell them that I'll be back home some day               Williamson, Sonny Boy; Rainy Day Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (030857-1) BB-B8094 RCA INT-1088
going away baby : won't be back until fall  If          Wilson, Leola B.; Down the Country; Chicago, c. Nov. 1926; (4012-2) Pm-12444 Bio BLP-12037
no money : I won't be back at all  I                    Wilson, Leola B.; Down the Country; Chicago, c. Nov. 1926; (4012-2) Pm-12444 Bio BLP-12037
kill me : I won't be bad no more And                    Barefoot Bill; Bad Boy; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (150306-2) Co-14526-D CC-3
mama : I won't, can't be bad no more And                Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Snake Dream Blues; Chicago, c. June 1927; (4577-2) Pm-12510 Bio BLP-12015
no more Boys don't be bad : please don't crowd          Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20363-2) Pm-12666 Mil MLP-2013
Take me mama : won't be bad no more You                 Mississippi Moaner (Isaiah Nettles); It's Cold in China Blues; Jackson, Miss., 20 Oct. 1935; (JAX-202-1) Vo-03166 OJL-8
ain't going to never be bad no more And                 Patton, Charley; Rattlesnake Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L-63-2) Pm-12924 Yz L-1020
back baby : I won't be bad no more Says                 Roland, Walter; Every Morning Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1934; (15521-2) Ba-33282 BC-7
you know it can't be beat It's so doggone               Bogan, Lucille; Coffee Grindin' Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C-3461- ) Br-7083 His HLP-15
I swear she can't be beat I done spent                  Collins, Chasey; Atlanta Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (96249-1) BB-B6187 BC-6
home Babe you may be beautiful : you got to             Big Bill (Broonzy); Bull Cow Blues; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (11610-2) Ba-32653 Yz L-1035
you sure    You may be beautiful : but baby you         Bogan, Lucille; You Got to Die Some Day; New York, 30 July 1934; (15477-2) ARC-6-04-63 Rt RL-317
I have long to be Because where I come                  Dickson, Pearl; Little Rock Blues; Memphis, 12 Dec. 1927; (145371-2) Co-14286-D OJL-6
woman as I can be Because the woman I'm                 Dickson, Tom; Happy Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400359-B) OK-8590 Yz L-1002
blue as I can be Because every day : is                 Gibson, Cleo; Nothing But the Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402312) OK-8700 Sw S-1240
where I long to be Because ain't nothing in             Jackson, Papa Charlie; Jungle Man Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (21045-2) Pm-12721 Bio BLP-12042
blue as blue can be Because these no-good gals          Jones, Maggie; Jealous Mama Blues; New York, 14 Oct. 1924; (140105-1) Co-14044-D VJM VLP-23
gas as you can be Because when you get                  Jordan, Charley; Gasoline Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C-6164- ) Vo-1551 Yz L-1030
let these married women be Because their husbands'll grab McTell, Blind Willie; Searching the Desert for the Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (71606-1) Vi-23353 RCA LPV-518
let all married womens be Because their husbands will   McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C-9954-A) De-7078 Yz L-1037
guess I'll let her be Before she sics : her             Blake, Blind; Police Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15463) Pm-12888 Yz L-1012
who may your manager be Before many more questions      Chatman, Bo; Arrangement for Me-Blues; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (047647-1) BB-B8397 Yz L-1014
as you's intend to be Bertha Lee : honey please         Petway, Robert; Bertha Lee Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074108-1) BB-B9008 RBF RF-14
loving : mama it must be best These here Georgia        McTell, Blind Willie; Talking to Myself; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (150257-2) Co-14551-D Yz L-1005
to God it must be best Because these Georgia            McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C-9954-A) De-7078 Yz L-1037
know the men will be better if I do                     Sykes, Roosevelt; As True As I've Been to You; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (69403-1) Vi-23286 Yz L-1033
town get lonesome : I'd be bird nest bound Hard         Patton, Charley; Bird Nest Bound; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L-433-1) Pm-13070 Yz L-1020
be brownskin : I might be black But what I              Gibson, Clifford; Tired of Being Mistreated Part 2; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (485-A) QRS-R7079 Yz L-1006
be ugly : he can be black So long as                    Smith, Bessie; Baby Doll; New York, 4 May 1926; (142147-2) Co-14147-D Co CL-857
brownskin : you color may be black What I say           Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (20044-2) Pm-12518 Bio BLP-12041
either the road must be blocked Mailman : please don't  Estes, Sleepy John; Mailman Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93004-A) De-7789 Sw S-1220;
roads oh they must be  blocked  I believe I'll          Williamson, Sonny Boy; Western Union Man; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064019- ) BB-B8731 BC-3
be lonesome : worried I'll be blue Says I'm tired       Arnold, Kokomo; Front Door Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C-9655-A) De-7156 BC-4
men : and I won't be blue no more I                     Harris, Magnolia; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'-Part 1; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930; (C-7100- ) Me-M12077 Yz L-1031
famous play You may be blue : and way down              Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Yo-Yo Blues No. 2; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (150269-2) Co-14523-D CC-3
I stay here : I'll be blue all the time                 Sykes, Roosevelt; Lost All I Had Blues; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403322-A) OK-8819 RBF RF-12
ooo and I won't be blue no more  Well                   Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Blues Everywhere I Go; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1936; (100323) BB-B6356 Rt RL-329
I don't want to be bothered : with no suitcase          Ledbetter, Huddie; Packin' Trunk Blues; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16685-1) Ba-33359 Rt RL-315
I don't want to be bothered : with no big               Ledbetter, Huddie; Match Box Blues; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (168???- ) ARC unissued Co C-30035
so Then you won't be bothered : with me around          Lewis, Furry; Jellyroll; probably New York, 28 May 1927; (   ) Vo-1115 RBF RF-11
road Now I won't be bothered : with these big           Memphis Minnie; Moonshine; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (C-1670-1) Vo-03894 BC-1
through : my luck will be bound to change Bad           Gibson, Clifford; Drayman Blues; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (57175-2) Vi-V38562 Yz L-1027
keep on a-trying : I'll be bound to win Every           Gibson, Clifford; Bad Luck Dice; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57753- ) Vi-V38590 Yz L-1027
jail It's hard to be broke : and so hungry              Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bakershop Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15668) Pm-12852 Mil MLP-2013
me around They may be brownskin woman : with Georgia    Batts, Will; Country Woman; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (13718-1) Vo-02531 Rt RL-329
her life    You might be brownskin : I might be         Gibson, Clifford; Tired of Being Mistreated Part 2; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (485-A) QRS-R7079 Yz L-1006
man go You may be brownskin : you color may             Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (20044-2) Pm-12518 Bio BLP-12041
anywhere Now you may be brownskin : and your hair       Stokes, Frank; Mistreatin' Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (45419-1) Vi-21672 Rt RL-308
a hoe We can be buddies : you are a                     Washboard Sam; I'm Not the Lad; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (064478-1) BB-B8878 RCA LPV-577
think : you ought to be buried alive     Now when       Brown, Richard Rabbit; James Alley Blues; New Orleans, 11 Mar. 1927; (38000-1) Vi-20578 Yz L-1032
again    I would rather be buried : in some cypress     James, Skip; Cypress Grove Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L-747-2) Pm-13088 Bio BLP-12029
that mistreat me : should be buried today The better    Jones, Maggie; Screamin' the Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1924; (140188-1) Co-14055-D VJM VLP-23
I believe : ought to be buried alive Oh : babe          MacFarland, Barrel House Buck; I Got to Go Blues; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1934; (C-9321- ) De-7013 OJL-20
Lord : she ought to be buried alive Excuse me           Reed, Willie; Dreaming Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (147600-2) Co-14407-D Yz L-1004
country dream Sure to be buried in the river            Stone, Joe; Back Door Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76838- ) BB-B5169 Yz L-1030
river mama : than to be buried in a hollow              Stone, Joe; Back Door Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76838- ) BB-B5169 Yz L-1030
was you used to be : but you ain't no                   Martin, Daisy; What You Was You Used to Be; New York, c. late July 1923; (5238-1) Ba-1262 VJM VLP-40
was you used to be : but you ain't no                   Martin, Daisy; What You Was You Used to Be; New York, c. late July 1923; (5238-1) Ba-1262 VJM VLP-40
the bed I won't be but a few minutes                    Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Good Coffee Blues; Chicago, c. 20 Sept. 1930; (C-6409- ) Vo-1590 Yz L-1031
it as I can be But my new bootlegger                    Blake, Blind; Bootleg Rum Dum Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (20566-1) Pm-12695 Bio BLP-12003
said it had to be But do you know                       Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Two of a Kind; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (064001-1) BB-B8749 RCA-730.581
dumb as dumb could be But I believe to                  Johnson, Lonnie; I'm Nuts About that Gal; New York, 12 Aug. 1932; (152259-2) OK-8946 CC-30
blue as I can be But still my baby                      Moore, William; One Way Gal; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (20309-1) Pm-12648 OJL-8
well as well could be But I says doctor                 Smith, Bessie; Baby Doll; New York, 4 May 1926; (142147-2) Co-14147-D Co CL-857
mean as you can be But there is coming                  Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Your Good Man Caught the Train and Gone; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404710-A) OK-8905 Mam S-3804
your house : everywhere you be But some day baby        Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); I'll Be Gone Long Gone; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L-1565-1) Pm-13153 Bio BLP-12041
be happy : everywhere you be But some day baby          Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); I'll Be Gone Long Gone; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L-1565-1) Pm-13153 Bio BLP-12041
going to let you be  But now when you                   Wheatstraw, Peetie; Low Down Rascal; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60507-A) De-7200 Say SDR-192
why : I'm dying to be by your side Some                 Owens, Big Boy George; Kentucky Blues; Richmond, Ind., Oct. 1926; (12571) Ge-6006 Yz L-1018
thirty-two and fifty-one But be careful buddy : because you Arnold, Kokomo; Policy Wheel Blues; Chicago, 15 July 1935; (90158-A) De-7147 CC-25
nine and fifty-nine But be careful buddy : because you  Arnold, Kokomo; Policy Wheel Blues; Chicago, 15 July 1935; (90158-A) De-7147 CC-25
I get my parole Be careful baby : while I'm             Blake, Blind; Doing a Stretch; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15249-A) Pm-12810 Bio BLP-12023
hard From now on be careful : with them connection      Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; New York, 17 Sept. 1930; (10048-2) Or-8033 Yz L-1035
From now on you be careful : with them there            Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17276-B) Ch-16171 Riv RM-8803
Said boy you all be careful : probably you might        Estes, Sleepy John; Special Agent; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63654-A) De-7491 RBF RF-1
get a jealous-hearted woman : be careful what you do    Gibson, Clifford; Whiskey Moan Blues; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (483-A) QRS-R7087 Yz L-1006
And you ought to be careful : how you handle            Hart, Hattie; Oh Ambulance Man; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (59932-2) Vi-V38605 Mel MLP-7324
I was four mama : be careful in years gone              Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Number Three Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (4416-2) Pm-12475 Yz L-1010
mooching been in vain Be careful with yourself : you'll Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); We Sure Got Hard Times Now; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (150273-1) Co-14558-D CC-36
My mama told me be careful : wherever I flew            Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); The Spider and the Fly; Atlanta, 23 Apr. 1930; (150365-2) Co-14558-D CC-36
one : to ninety-nine Don't be careful : you're liable to McCoy, Joe; We Gonna Pitch a Boogie Woogie; Chicago, 13 Nov. 1936; (90982-A) De-7326 AH-77
cannonball You women better be careful : you won't have Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Round and Round; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64732- ) Vi-23256 Jo SM-3104
left her door Said be careful in your traveling         Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); So Lonesome; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20334-2) Pm-12637 Yz L-1026
you love your baby : be careful about the way           Wheatstraw, Peetie; Block and Tackle; Chicago, 9 Apr. 1936; (C-1354-2) Vo-03348 Say SDR-192
together : it's got to be carried on Now did            Bonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); Weary Worried Blues; Chicago, 6 Sept. 1934; (C-9403-A) Ch-50064 RBF RF-9
my family : it must be carried on I got                 Smith, Trixie; Sorrowful Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (1780-2) Pm-12208 CC-29
your poor heart will be carrying : will knock you       Washboard Sam; I Laid My Cards on the Table; Chicago, 31 July 1942; (074686-1) BB-34-0710 RCA LPV-577
reach my home : I'll be changed all on that             Estes, Sleepy John; Hobo Jungle Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62481-A) De-7354 Sw S-1219
when the days would be cold  They would carry           White, Washington; When Can I Change My Clothes; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC-2979-A) Vo-05489 Co C-30036
when the days would be cold  You could stand            White, Washington; When Can I Change My Clothes; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC-2979-A) Vo-05489 Co C-30036
so many women : to be cold in hand  The                 White, Washington; District Attorney Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC-2988-A) OK-05683 Co C-30036
lowdown as I can be Come on gals : run                  Blake, Blind; Come On Boys Let's Do that Messin' Around; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (3061-2) Pm-12413 Bio BLP-12003
my mule ought to be Come here honey : explain           Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (149558-2) Co-14489-D Fwy FA-2951
my coat ought to be Come here honey : explain           Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (149558-2) Co-14489-D Fwy FA-2951
my head ought to be Come here honey come                Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (149558-2) Co-14489-D Fwy FA-2951
where we long to be Come on baby : take                 Lockwood, Robert; Take a Little Walk with Me; Chicago, 30 July 1941; (064641- ) BB-B8820 Yz L-1038
your daddy : he will be coming home Oh baby             Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Penal Farm Blues; Indianapolis, c. June 1928; (IND-625- ) Vo-1192 Yz L-1019
that you soon will be coming home You better            Gillum, Bill Jazz; You Drink Too Much Whiskey; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070445- ) BB-B9004 RCA INT-1177
coming : oh it must be coming after me And              Rachel, James Yank; Little Sarah; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (55597-2) Vi-V38595 Rt RL-310
me I'm going to be condemned : early tomorrow I         Barefoot Bill; My Crime Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929;  (149352-2) Co-14510-D OJL-14
day So when I be condemned : you can wipe               Barefoot Bill; My Crime Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929;  (149352-2) Co-14510-D OJL-14
Sugar I will never : be contented here I am             Barefoot Bill; Barefoot Bill's Hard Luck Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (150304-1) Co-14561-D Rt RL-325
and gone    I can't be contented : oh nowhere I         Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Unhappy Blues; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404712-B) OK-8859 Mam S-3804
key : I'm going to be country bound And hey             Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Jailhouse Fire Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (4419-2) Pm-12489 Rt RL-319
hard-working mule I may be crazy : but I ain't          Blake, Blind; Goodbye Mama Moan; Chicago, c. May 1928; (20541-1) Pm-12634 Bio BLP-12037
me now mama : you'll be crying after a while            Gillum, Bill Jazz; You're Laughing Now; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020822- ) BB-B7769 RCA INT-1177
me now mama : you'll be crying after a while            Gillum, Bill Jazz; You're Laughing Now; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020822- ) BB-B7769 RCA INT-1177
me now mama : you'll be crying after a while            Gillum, Bill Jazz; You're Laughing Now; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020822- ) BB-B7769 RCA INT-1177
me now mama : you'll be crying after a while            Gillum, Bill Jazz; You're Laughing Now; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020822- ) BB-B7769 RCA INT-1177
Now boys you can be cute with your woman                Doyle, Little Buddy; Bad in Mind Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM-153-1) Vo-05111 Rt RL-319
before we got grown Be damned : to let sundown          Estes, Sleepy John; Time Is Drawing Near; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93005-A) De-7789 Sw S-1220;
track Said I won't be dead : just ain't coming          Black, Lewis; Rock Island Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (145361-3) Co-14429-D His HLP-5
world through I won't be dead with trouble : you        Carr, Leroy; Shinin' Pistol; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (16438-1) Vo-03067 Co C-30496
my door I won't be dead baby : but I                    Clayton, Jennie; State of Tennessee Blues; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (40313-2) Vi-21185 Rt RL-322
know how I'd rather be dead : buried in the             Cox, Ida; Ida Cox's Lawdy, Lawdy Blues; Chicago, July 1923; (1488-?) Pm-12064 BYG-529073
did    Now I'd rather be dead : sleep in an             Estes, Sleepy John; Poor John Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (59968- ) Vi-V38628 Rt RL-323
of my people might be dead    Now it used               Estes, Sleepy John; Mailman Blues; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93004-A) De-7789 Sw S-1220;
done gone I'd rather be dead : in some lonesome         Florence, Nellie ; Midnight Weeping Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (146175-2) Co-14342-D OJL-6
pigmeat : Lord I'd rather be dead    My man left        Glover, Mae; Pig Meat Mama; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15393) Ge-6948 Rt RL-319
Sometime : I'd sooner to be dead Please tell me         Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Poor Boy a Long Ways from Home; New York, 16 June 1927; (144281-2) Co-14246-D Rt RL-326
hill Lord I'd rather be dead mama : mouldering in       Hull, Papa Harvey; Mama You Don't Know How; Chicago, c. May 1927; (   ) BP-8030 Her H-201
see I would rather be dead : and six feet               James, Skip; Cypress Grove Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L-747-2) Pm-13088 Bio BLP-12029
water on I'd rather be dead baby : buried in            Jordan, Charley; Got Your Water On; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (18982-2) ARC-6-06-61 Rt RL-310
man Ooh : I'd rather be dead and in my                  Lewis, Furry; Sweet Papa Moan; probably New York, 28 May 1927; (   ) Vo-1116 RBF RF-11
door Said I won't be dead : just ain't coming           Lincoln, Charley; Mojoe Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (145105-3) Co-14475-D RBF RF-15
door And I won't be dead : baby but I                   Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Leaving Town Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (02650-1) BB-B6916 CC-35
rather we both to be dead : than to see                 Moore, Rosie Mae; Mad Dog Blues; New Orleans, c. Dec. 1928; (NOR-760) Br-7049 Rt RL-329
you wait : for I'll be dead and gone    Detroit's       Spivey, Victoria; I Can't Last Long; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1936; (C-1450-2) Vo-03314 Spi LP-2001
And I'm going to be dead : before I go                  Stevens, Vol; Beale Street Mess Around; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (40320-1) Vi-21066 Rt RL-322
door Because I won't be dead : but I ain't              Stone, Joe; Back Door Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76838- ) BB-B5169 Yz L-1030
I'm old    I'd rather be dead : and in my               Temple, Johnnie; The Evil Devil Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C-987- ) Vo-02987 Yz L-1038
would just soon to be dead  Since now I                 Wheatstraw, Peetie; True Blue Woman; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C-1258-1) Vo-03185 Say SDR-191
I know I'll soon be dead  Everybody's bragging about    Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sugar Mama; Chicago, 18 Oct. 1938; (91529-A) De-7529 Say SDR-192
pleased  Because I'd rather be dead : buried on my      Wilkins, Robert; I Do Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (47000- ) Vi-23379 OJL-5
of my people might be dead  I been sitting              Williamson, Sonny Boy; Western Union Man; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064019- ) BB-B8731 BC-3
your friend It will be death and destruction : may      Reed, Willie; Leavin' Home; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (149544-1) Co unissued His HLP-17
on down You may be deathbed sick : and mama             McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (151904-1) Co-14632-D Yz L-1005
on down You may be deathbed sickness : graveyard bound  McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (14069-2) Vo-02622 Yz L-1037
Now you got to be deep born blind : and                 Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Maybe I'll Loan You a Dime; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (064003-1) BB-B8784 RCA-730.581
a doggone girl could be  Delano was a man               Willis, Ruth Mary; Painful Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (151907-1) Co-14642-D Yz L-1037
some applesauce  Now I'd be delighted and pay for       Williamson, Sonny Boy; Big Apple Blues; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064020- ) BB-B8766 BC-20
a while He must be desperated : I don't know            Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Fence Breakin' Yellin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15672) Pm-12921 Bio BLP-12015
up    My walk will be different : my talk and           Waters, Ethel; There'll Be Some Changes Made; New York, c. Aug. 1921; (P-147-1) BS-2021 Bio BLP-12022
a song It won't be dirty : and it won't                 Blake, Blind; Righteous Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L-648-1) Pm-13035 Bio BLP-12003
a stranger : I won't be dogged around It's raining      Pope, Jenny; Doggin' Me Around Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M-194- ) Vo-1438 His HLP-1
this town : I won't be dogged around no more            Pope, Jenny; Doggin' Me Around Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M-194- ) Vo-1438 His HLP-1
night long Katy Mae be doing something : oh Lord        McClennan, Tommy; Katy Mae Blues; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053739-1) BB-B8689 Rt RL-305
back : I know I'll be doing time Because ooh            Spivey, Victoria; I Can't Last Long; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1936; (C-1450-2) Vo-03314 Spi LP-2001
you know you will be doing a thing  Hey                 White, Washington; Bukka's Jitterbug Swing; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC-2991-A) OK-05743 Co C-30036
something has got to be done : to get these             Carr, Leroy; I Keep the Blues; New York, 15 Mar. 1932; (11497-A) Vo-1709 Yz L-1036
in the morning : I'll be done left your neighborhood    Gaither, Bill; Georgia Barrel House; Chicago, 12 June 1940; (WC-3104-A) OK-05714 His HLP-31
Lord let Thy will be done    I remember one             Jones, Little Hat; Little Hat Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402700-A) OK-8794 Yz L-1032
poor boy : and I'll be done changed my mind             Lofton, Willie; My Mean Baby Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C-9387-A) De-7076 Rt RL-314
over that preacher : you be done lost your wife         McCoy, Joe; Preachers Blues; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C-7247- ) Vo-1643 BC-13
take my money : you be done broke your teacher's        Memphis Minnie; Man You Won't Give Me No Money; Chicago, 27 May 1936; (C-1388-2) Vo-03474 BC-1
kingdom come : Thy will be done If I hadn't             Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (4771-3) Pm-12518 Rt RL-308
kingdom come : Thy will be done If I hadn't             Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (20043-2) Pm-12518 Bio BLP-12041
my good work will be done Baby you treat                Taylor, Charley; Louisiana Bound; Grafton, Wis., Mar. or Apr. 1930; (L-252-2) Pm-12967 Her H-205
don't think she can't be don't think she can't          Fuller, Blind Boy; Bus Rider Blues; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC-3139-A) OK-05933 BC-11
long as I can be Don't your house look                  Davis, Walter; L and N Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76802-1) BB-B5143 RCA INT-1085
blue as I can be Don't play that band                   Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Slow Driving Moan; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (4709-1) Pm-12526 Mil MLP-2001
a tramp Going to be down : in a Texas                   Jones, Maggie; Box Car Blues; New York, 13 Nov. 1924; (140134-3) Co-14047-D VJM VLP-23
before long baby : you'll be down to skin and           Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Before Long; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO-170-A) Vo-1674 Rt RL-312
today : but I won't be down always Because the          Wallace, Sippie; Have You Ever Been Down; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80838-A) OK-8499 Bio BLP-C6
had good sense : you'd be down in misery Hey            Washboard Sam; Big Woman; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01885- ) BB-B6870 BC-10
now but I won't be down always  Well now                Williamson, Sonny Boy; Collector Man Blues; Aurora, Ill., 11 Nov. 1937; (016521- ) BB-B7428 BC-3
cannot stay I can't be down-hearted : mistreated this a-way Kyle, Charlie; Kyle's Worried Blues; Memphis, 1 Sept. 1928; (45468-2) Vi-21707 Yz L-1018
news But I'll never be down-hearted : if I can          Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Explaining the Blues; Chicago, May 1925; (2137-1) Pm-12284 Mil MLP-2001
going to let me be    Dreamed last night : and          Ledbetter, Huddie; Red River Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16704- ) ARC unissued Co C-30035
the elephant : you may be drinking wine You can't       Jackson, Papa Charlie; Mama, Don't You Think I Know; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (2224-2) Pm-12305 Bio BLP-12042
wine Where I can be drunk there : and staggering        Bailey, Kid; Mississippi Bottom Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (M-209/10) Br-7114 OJL-5
or three drinks : I'll be drunk the whole year          Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Happy New Year Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (20819-2) Pm-12692 Bio BLP-12000
know you're going to be drunk again What's the          Red Nelson (Nelson Wilborn); Sweetest Thing Born; Chicago, 6 Feb. 1936; (90605-A) De-7155 Cor CP-58
you know : you will be drunk again I tried              Washboard Sam; I'm Goin' to St. Louis; Chicago, 5 Aug. 1940; (049370- ) BB-B8569 BC-10
mind : anyone thing I'll be dying     I have made       Noble, George; The Seminole Blues; Chicago, 11 Feb. 1935; (C-897-2) ARC-7-06-75 Yz L-1028
asked the judge : to be easy as you can                 Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); Moanin' the Blues; New York, 18 Sept. 1934; (15978-1) Vo-02844 Yz L-1002
apart My arms may be empty : have not give              Johnson, Lonnie; I'm So Tired of Living All Alone; San Antonio, 9 Mar. 1928; (400447-B) OK-8677 CC-30
apart My arms may be empty : but never down             Johnson, Lonnie; I'm So Tired of Living All Alone; San Antonio, 9 Mar. 1928; (400447-B) OK-8677 CC-30
Womens ??? : and it'll be end of you I                  Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Voice Throwin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15219) Pm-12802 Yz L-1010
the world can you be Ever since you been                Memphis Minnie; Boy Friend Blues; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC-3168-A) OK-05670 BC-1
sweet as she can be Every time I kiss                   Fuller, Blind Boy; Thousand Women Blues; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC-3142-A) OK-05657 RBF RF-202
will not let her be Every time she makes                Johnson, Robert; Little Queen of Spades; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL-395-?) Vo-04108 Co C-30034
will not let her be Every time she makes                Johnson, Robert; Little Queen of Spades; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL-395-?) Vo-04108 His HLP-31
Lord : I beg to be excused I can't wear                 Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Those Dogs of Mine; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (1703-1) Pm-12215 BYG-529.078
want me babe : I'll be far away Goodbye babe            Green, Lil; What Have I Done; Chicago, 9 May 1940; (044976-1) BB-B8524 RCA LPV-574
Ooh : tomorrow I may be far away Don't try              Johnson, Edith North; Good Chib Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15559) Pm-12864 CC-37
me : but I will be far away And you                     Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Your Good Man Caught the Train and Gone; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404710-A) OK-8905 Mam S-3804
sun to beat : I'll be farther beyond the road           Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Lost Wandering Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (1698-2) Pm-12098 BYG-529.078
I bought You may be fat : woman slim or                 Big Bill (Broonzy); I've Got to Dig You; Chicago, 17 Apr. 1940; (WC-3034-A) Vo-05563 RBF RF-16
talk to you : don't be feeling sad Better get           Petties, Arthur; Two Time Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (41906-2) Vi-21282 Yz L-1007
lowdown And you will be feeling so lonely : and         Temple, Johnnie; So Lonely and Blue; Chicago, 14 May 1937; (91247-A) De-7337 RBF RF-16
lonely : and you will be feeling so blue Have           Temple, Johnnie; So Lonely and Blue; Chicago, 14 May 1937; (91247-A) De-7337 RBF RF-16
Keep on fooling : you'll be filled full of lead         Johnson, Edith North; Nickel's Worth of Liver Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15558-A) Pm-12823 CC-37
in the morning : they be finally dry I went             Estes, Sleepy John; Clean Up at Home; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63651-B) De-7516 Sw S-1220
up the river : can't be floated down But she's          Jackson, Papa Charlie; I'm Alabama Bound; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2144-2) Pm-12289 Yz L-1029
ain't much hard to be fooled    I want to               Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rabbit Foot Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (3089-1) Pm-12454 Mil MLP-2004
you that's where I'll be : for a great long             Collins, Chasey; Atlanta Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (96249-1) BB-B6187 BC-6
any old place to be For any old where                   Bennett, Will; Real Estate Blues; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K-128- ) Vo-1464 Rt RL-334
now let your daddy be For me I may                      Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Mama You Don't Mean Me No Good; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (94421-1) BB-B6072 CC-35
her : ooo Lord I'll be forever on her trail             Washboard Sam; Gonna Hit the Highway; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (070377-1) BB-B8997 RCA LPV-577
ooo Lord but I'll be forever trying    I don't          Washboard Sam; Gonna Hit the Highway; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (070377-1) BB-B8997 RCA LPV-577
man    Whole world would be forgived me : if I          Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Explaining the Blues; Chicago, May 1925; (2137-1) Pm-12284 Mil MLP-2001
trouble : that rounder can't be found She got up        Baker, Willie; Weak-Minded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14668) Spt-9427 Yz L-1012
trouble : that rounder can't be found She got up        Baker, Willie; Weak-Minded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14896) Ge-6751 Her H-201
don't say she can't be found Going to walk              Blake, Blind; Hard Road Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (20107-2) Pm-12583 Bio BLP-12031
is where he can be found He goes down                   Bogan, Lucille; Down in Boogie Alley; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (15508-2) Ba-33149 Rt RL-317
the good stuff can be found    Times is done            Carr, Leroy; Bread Baker; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (16432-1) Vo-03296 Yz L-1036
and my papa can't be found I ain't got                  Collins, Sam; Devil in the Lion's Den; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12737-A) Ge-6181 OJL-10
the northern men can't be found You ever been           Cox, Ida; Southern Woman's Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (2244-?) Pm-12298 Jo SM-3098
don't think she can't be found Now Mr redcap            Fuller, Blind Boy; Bus Rider Blues; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC-3139-A) OK-05933 BC-11
and friends they can't be found Says I'm talking        Fuller, Blind Boy; You Got to Have Your Dollar; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC-3140-A) OK-05712 His HLP-31
baby : you could not be found    I believe I'll         Gillum, Bill Jazz; It's All Over Now; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070440- ) BB-B8975 RCA INT-1177
my grinder could not be found You mix ink               Hannah, George; Freakish Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1930; (L-562-1) Pm-13024 Mil MLP-2018
disgusted : no peace can be found Now you can           Jefferson, Blind Lemon; How Long How Long; Chicago, c. July 1928; (20788-1) Pm-12685 Bio BLP-12015
good friends : none can be found And the time           Johnson, Robert; Come On in My Kitchen; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA-2585-1) ARC unissued Co CL-1654
it : no pussy will be found Soon as I                   Lucas, Jane; Pussy Cat Blues; New York, 15 Sept. 1930; (10031-2) Ba-32138 Yz L-1035
good friends they can't be found When I lost            McClure, Matthew; Prisoner's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18798) Ch-18514 Riv RM-8819
trial : you could not be found Now I done               McCoy, Joe; Joliet Bound; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11220-A) Vo-1686 Yz L-1021
is no friend to be found When a man                     McCoy, Robert Lee; Tough Luck; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (07655-1) BB-B7115 Rt RL-321
a good woman can be found anywhere You never            Martin, Sara; Mistreating Man Blues; Long Island City, Dec. 1928; (306) QRS-R7042 BYG-529073
real good woman : can't be found every day    Boys      Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Never Go Wrong Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (02652-1) BB-B6825 CC-35
you soon : I'll sure be found crying Right back         Moore, Whistlin' Alex; It Wouldn't Be So Hard; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (149562-2) Co-14496-D His HLP-32
you just could not be found Now I have                  Moore, Alice; Kid Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L-171-2) Pm-13107 CC-37
a real man can be found You've been a                   Smith, Bessie; You've Been a Good Old Wagon; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (140251-1) Co-14079-D Co CL-855
my sweet man couldn't be found I'm going down           Smith, Bessie; I'm Down in the Dumps; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (152580-2) OK-8945 Co CL-856
and your mama can't be found Don't start your           Smith, Ivy; Sad and Blue; Chicago, c. Jan. 1927; (4089-1) Pm-12447 His HLP-2
and that bully can't be found    I'm going to           Thomas, Henry; Bob McKinney; Chicago, Oct. 1927; (   ) Vo-1138 OJL-3
don't say she can't be found  I got a                   Williams, Joe; 49 Highway Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85490- ) BB-B5996 OJL-17
and my friends cannot be found  I started down          Williams, Joe; I Won't Be in Hard Luck No More; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (07664-1) BB-B7065 RCA INT-1087
if I will ever be free I'm telling all                  Campbell, Gene; Wandering Blues; Chicago, c. May 1930; (C-5701-A) Br-7170 His HLP-2
child : where I can be free Where there's no            Jones, Maggie; North Bound Blues; New York, 16 Apr. 1925; (140534-2) Co-14092-D VJM VLP-23
I always want to be free Oh no : these                  Jordan, Charley; Raidin' Squad Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C-5840- ) Vo-1528 Yz L-1030
in prison : longing to be free  A false-hearted woman   Wheatstraw, Peetie; False Hearted Woman; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90963-A) De-7243 Say SDR-192
please : please let us be friends And when you          Johnson, Robert; Stone in My Passway; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL-377-2) ARC-7-12-67 Co CL-1654
woman : we will still be friends Now when we            Washboard Sam; Lover's Lane Blues; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (070381-1) BB-B9007 BC-10
refuse : the answer will be from a racketeer's gun      Johnson, Lonnie; Racketeers Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1932; (152260-2) OK-8946 CC-30
around Well it may be funny mama : as funny             Washboard Sam; We Gonna Move; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07617- ) BB-B7001 BC-10
to be the time : be getting two bucks a                 Estes, Sleepy John; Time Is Drawing Near; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93005-A) De-7789 Sw S-1220;
when I ought to be getting my own My                    Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Empty House Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (21200-1) Pm-12946 Rt RL-335
good daddy : and he'll be getting his half-day right    Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Monkey Man Blues; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C-948-A) Vo-02951 Yz L-1015
on the vine I'll be glad : to get back                  Blake, Blind; Georgia Bound; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15466) Pm-12824 Bio BLP-12037
to go Won't I be glad : when my train                   Hite, Mattie; Mason-Dixon Blues; New York, c. mid Nov. 1923; (70414) Pat-032014 VJM VLP-40
I know you will be glad to say I                        Johnson, Lonnie; Sweet Woman You Can't Go Wrong; New York, 5 Aug. 1927; (81189-B) OK-8512 CC-30
blues all night : I'll be glad when morning comes       Washboard Sam; Evil Blues; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (070379-1) BB-B8997 RCA LPV-577
before  My baby will be glad to see me                  Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sweet Home Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C-1261-2) Vo-03396 Say SDR-191
see her face  I be glad when that day                   White, Washington; Strange Place Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC-2978-A) Vo-05526 Co C-30036
leave her : I must be going insane    I feel            Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Eagle Eyed Mama; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (21095-3) Pm-12739 Rt RL-301
good man going to be going away You going               Short, Jaydee; Barefoot Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11475- ) Vo-1704 Yz L-1003
the wall He must be going somewhere : great God         Stokes, Frank; Sweet to Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (4773-1) Pm-12531 Rt RL-308
much you daddy : to be going away  Train leaving        White, Washington; Shake 'Em On Down; Chicago, 2 Sept. 1937; (C-1997-1) Vo-03711 Co C-30036
let my poor feet be  Going to see : old                 Yates, Blind Richard; Sore Bunion Blues; New York, c. 9 Apr. 1927; (GEX-578-A) Ge-6104 His HLP-1
will leave you : and be gone for days and               Baker, Willie; Crooked Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14894-A) Ge-6846 Yz L-1012
me baby : and I'll be gone Your right foot              Big Bill (Broonzy); Skoodle Do Do; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (9601-2) Pe-157 Yz L-1011
me babe : and I'll be gone Down in Mississippi          Big Bill (Broonzy); Skoodle Do Do; Richmond, Ind., 2 May 1930; (16573) Ge-7210 Yz L-1035
baby Lord and I'll be gone    Got a long                Big Bill (Broonzy); How You Want It Done; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (11611-2) Ba-32436 Yz L-1011
can't be good : I'll be gone too long Going             Blake, Blind; Doing a Stretch; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15249-A) Pm-12810 Bio BLP-12023
said sister : I'll soon be gone Just give me            Blake, Blind; Diddie Wa Diddie; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15459-A) Pm-12888 Mel MLP-7324
baby : and I will be gone Lord I'm going                Campbell, Charlie; Goin' Away Blues; Birmingham, Ala. 25 Mar. 1937; (B-32-2) Vo-03571 Fly LP-103
going downtown baby : won't be gone so long Say         Cannon, Gus; Heart Breakin' Blues; Memphis, 9 Sept. 1928; (47001-2) Vi-V38523 OJL-4
baby : your daddy will be gone away But I               Chatman, Bo; Some Day; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (027877-1) BB-B8147 Yz L-1034
mama baby and I'll be gone And you may                  Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Awful Fix Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (20034-1) Pm-12539 Yz L-1004
sweet papa's going to be gone Just look around          Jackson, Papa Charlie; Texas Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1925; (11031-?) Pm-12335 Yz L-1029
look for me : I'll be gone    Ain't nothing in          Jackson, Papa Charlie; Ash Tray Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (20604-2) Pm-12660 Bio BLP-12042
bucks I'm going to be gone mama : so I                  Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Change My Luck Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20387-2) Pm-12639 Mil MLP-2007
darling : your man will be gone My mind goes            Jefferson, Blind Lemon; How Long How Long; Chicago, c. July 1928; (20788-1) Pm-12685 Bio BLP-12015
and I swear I'll be gone away Now won't                 Johnson, Louise; By the Moon and Stars; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L-420-2) Pm-13008 Mil MLP-2018
and your plate will be gone    It's too late            Jordan, Charley; Big Four Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C-5837- ) Vo-1511 Yz L-1030
and then you can be gone    Mmm : baby don't            McClennan, Tommy; Brown Skin Girl; Chicago, 22 Nov. 1939; (044243-1) BB-B8444 RCA LPV-518
mama : your daddy will be gone Ooh : Lord Lord          McClennan, Tommy; She's a Good Looking Mama; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044992- ) BB-B8545 Rt RL-305
my 'males  : soon will be gone I can judge              Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (20283-2) Pm-12605 OJL-8
name : darling and I'll be gone I woke up               Owens, Big Boy George; Kentucky Blues; Richmond, Ind., Oct. 1926; (12571) Ge-6006 Yz L-1018
right : honey and I'll be gone Oh baby baby             Owens, Marshall; Texas Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L-1238-2) Pm-13117 Yz L-1006
me baby : and I'll be gone I'm going away               Patton, Charley; When Your Way Gets Dark; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L-49-1) Pm-12998 Yz L-1020
find your pig will be gone    I'm going away            Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Trust No Man; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (2631-1) Pm-12395 Jo SM-3098
mind And I may be gone : for a doggone                  Smith, Clara; Freight Train Blues; New York, 30 Sept. 1924; (140064-3) Co-14041-D VJM VLP-17
mind And I may be gone honey : for a                    Smith, Trixie; Freight Train Blues; New York, c. May 1924; (1767-1) Pm-12211 CC-29
mind And I may be gone baby : a doggone                 Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Through Train Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (20544-2) Pm-12685 Yz L-1039
call me : and I'll be gone    Oh little honey           Thomas, Henry; Cottonfield Blues; Chicago, c. early July 1927; (   ) Vo-1094 OJL-3
to call me : I'll be gone Oh make me                    Thomas, Henry; Bob McKinney; Chicago, Oct. 1927; (   ) Vo-1138 OJL-3
friend : they will all be gone    I feel like           Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Hard Dallas Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (21018-2) Pm-12708 Bio BLP-12004
honey now I will be gone  Well now when                 Wheatstraw, Peetie; C and A Blues; Chicago, 6 Jan. 1931; (C-6891-A) Vo-1672 OJL-20
I might as well be gone : I ain't doing                 White, Joshua; Welfare Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1934; (14902-2) Ba-33024 His HLP-22
long : before your mama be gone  You caused my          Willis, Ruth Mary; Man of My Own; New York, 17 Jan. 1933; (12920-1) Ba-32687 Yz L-1026
count the days I'll be gone  If the river               Wilson, Leola B.; Down the Country; Chicago, c. Nov. 1926; (4012-2) Pm-12444 Bio BLP-12037
Says why don't you be good : but my mule                Arnold, Kokomo; Your Ways and Actions; New York, 11 May 1938; (67344-A) De-7510 Say SDR-163
Says I tried to be good : but my woman                  Arnold, Kokomo; Kid Man Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (63754-A) De-7464 Say SDR-163
I'm gone You can't be good : I'll be gone               Blake, Blind; Doing a Stretch; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15249-A) Pm-12810 Bio BLP-12023
me I've had to be good long enough : now                Carr, Leroy; Hard Hearted Papa; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (16417-2) Vo unissued Bio BLP-C9
have another man : and be good to you Up                Chatman, Lonnie; New Sittin' On Top of the World; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L-1556-2) Pm-13134 Bio BLP-12041
pigmeat : or it won't be good for you Pigmeat           Glover, Mae; Pig Meat Mama; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15393) Ge-6948 Rt RL-319
moan I want to be good Lord Lord : send                 Hill, Sammy; Needin' My Woman Blues; Dallas, 9 Aug. 1929; (55320) Vi-V38588 Yz L-1004
Listen here mama : I'll be good Drink your wine         Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Beggin' Back; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (3016-4) Pm-12394 Bio BLP-12000
do right If they be good all day : they                 McCoy, Charlie; Last Time Blues; Memphis, c. 22 Sept. 1929; (M-176- ) Br-7141 Yz L-1001
man I tried to be good : but he would                   Moore, Alice; Lonesome Dream Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L-170-2) Pm-13107 CC-37
for your supper : to be good and hot The                Shade, Will; On the Road Again; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (47011-1) Vi-V38015 OJL-19
take me back I'll be good : as any man                  Stokes, Frank; Take Me Back; Memphis, 30 Aug. 1928; (45454-2) Vi-V38531 Yz L-1008
me right I will be good to you : I                      Stokes, Frank; Ain't Going to Do Like I Used to Do; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (21229-2) Pm-12774 Rt RL-308
mama listen : if you be good Give everything in         Stokes, Frank; Right Now Blues; Memphis, 25 Sept. 1929; (55584-2) Vi-V38589 Yz L-1018
day  I try to be good : every place I                   Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sweet Home Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C-1261-2) Vo-03396 Say SDR-191
tell them if they be good they come to                  Williamson, Sonny Boy; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (040525- ) BB-B8265 BC-3;
and just let me be Good morning Mr blues                Harris, Otis; Waking Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (147608-1) Co-14428-D Fly LP-103
jealous as I can be Got a range in                      Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Jealous Hearted Blues; New York, c. 15 Oct. 1924; (1924-2) Pm-12252 Mil MLP-2001
don't care where she be    Grab your gal : fall         Howell, Peg Leg; Tishamingo Blues; Atlanta, 8 Nov. 1926; (143117-1) Co-14194-D RBF RF-9
you You ought to be grateful daddy : You are            Clayton, Jennie; I Packed My Suitcase, Started to the Train; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (40312-1) Vi-21412 Rt RL-311
about four : boys might be half past  You ought         Wilkins, Robert; Nashville Stonewall Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM-740-A) Br-7168 Rt RL-307
judge is telling me : be hanging till I'm dead          Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Hangman's Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (20816-2) Pm-12679 Mil MLP-2004
I just hope I'll be happy with my future                Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Caught the Old Coon at Last; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (070437-1) BB-B8974 RCA-730.581
so bad : I can't be happy no more I've                  Palmer, Sylvester; Broke Man Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403305-B) Co-14524-D RBF RF-12
my money : looking to be happy some day Now             Sykes, Roosevelt; Fire Detective Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15557) Pm-12827 Riv RM-8819
can't stay here and be happy : and I ain't              Sykes, Roosevelt; Mr. Sykes Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18801) Ch-16586 Yz L-1033
away Why can't I be happy : people like everybody       Townsend, Henry; She's Got a Mean Disposition; Chicaco, 25 Feb. 1935; (85494-1) BB-B5966 Yz L-1030
go dry You may be happy : everywhere you be             Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); I'll Be Gone Long Gone; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L-1565-1) Pm-13153 Bio BLP-12041
somebody else  I don't be happy : if I just             Wheatstraw, Peetie; First and Last Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C-1257-2) Vo-03185 Say SDR-191
of weak : now don't be hard From now on                 Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; New York, 17 Sept. 1930; (10048-2) Or-8033 Yz L-1035
kind of weak : don't be hard Go kind of                 Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; New York, 17 Sept. 1930; (10048-2) Or-8033 Yz L-1035
kind of weak : don't be hard From now on                Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Terrible Operation Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17276-B) Ch-16171 Riv RM-8803
in Kansas City : I be hard to find Women                Ledbetter, Huddie; Kansas City Papa; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16697-1) ARC unissued Bio BLP-12013
So when we part : be hard to find a                     Memphis Minnie; Lonesome Shark Blues; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC-3166-A) OK-05728 BC-1
who may your manager be He asked so many                Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80524-B) OK-8455 RBF RF-1
who may your manager be He asked so many                Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (4446-4) Pm-12474 Bio BLP-12000
what road it could be He said the Southern              Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (140629-2) Co-14095-D Co CL-855
blues : is worthwhile to be heard For it's very         House, Son; Dry Spell Blues-Part 2; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L-426-2) Pm-12990 OJL-11
to crawl It will be hell to tell the                    Johnson, Lonnie; New Black Snake Blues-Part 1; New York, 13 Oct. 1928; (401222-A) OK-8626 Spi LP-2001
sweet mama : let me be her kid She said                 Estes, Sleepy John; Milk Cow Blues; Memphis, 13 May 1930; (59918- ) Vi-V38614 RBF RF-202
woman : to let me be her kid She said                   Gibson, Clifford; Don't Put That Thing On Me; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (57174-2) Vi-V38572 Yz L-1006
to get me to be her son-in-law Big mama                 Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Piney Woods Money Mama; Chicago, c. Mar. 1928; (20408-2) Pm-12650 Mil MLP-2004
Lord to let me be her kid She say                       Jordan, Charley; Big Four Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C-5837- ) Vo-1511 Yz L-1030
woman : to let me be her kid She say                    Jordan, Charley; You Run and Tell Your Daddy; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO-143- ) Vo-1611 Yz L-1003
want me : for to be her lowdown dog  Lord               Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Memphis Jug-Blues; Memphis, 24 Feb. 1927; (37943-2) Vi-20576 Rt RL-322
God as greasy can be Her head is nappy                  Evans, Joe; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 21 May 1931; (10664-1) Or-8083 Yz L-1015
come Mmm : I won't be here long In a                    Black, Lewis; Rock Island Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (145361-3) Co-14429-D His HLP-5
mama : ain't going to be here long You : and            Black, Lewis; Gravel Camp Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (145366-2) Co-14291-D Fly LP-103
feeling : I sure won't be here long Now I               Bracey, Ishman; Left Alone Blues; Memphis, 4 Feb. 1928; (41843-2) Vi-21349 Rt RL-330
But I hope you'll be here Tuesday morning : hope        Davis, Walter; Call Your Name; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (040523-1) BB-B8470 Yz L-1025
morning : hope you will be here Tuesday morning soon    Davis, Walter; Call Your Name; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (040523-1) BB-B8470 Yz L-1025
I'm sorry you couldn't be here now : to have            Davis, Walter; The Only Woman; Chicago, 21 Mar. 1941; (053975-1) BB-B8773 RCA INT-1085
hollow log And to be here baby : and you                Estes, Sleepy John; Poor John Blues; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (59968- ) Vi-V38628 Rt RL-323
Let some brownskin woman : be here to take your         Fuller, Blind Boy; Pistol Snapper Blues; New York, 5 Apr. 1938; (22674-1) Vo-04106 BC-11
mind Then I wouldn't be here worrying : and stayed      Fuller, Blind Boy; You Got to Have Your Dollar; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC-3140-A) OK-05712 His HLP-31
by that : I won't be here long    Since we              Gibson, Clifford; Jive Me Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57758-1) Vi-V38572 Yz L-1027
mornings : that feeling will be here to stay     Now    Hannah, George; Freakish Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1930; (L-562-1) Pm-13024 Mil MLP-2018
I ain't going to be here long That's the                James, Skip; Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L-763-1) Pm-13085 Bio BLP-12029
swear they just won't be here long I said               Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Teddy Bear Blues; Chicago, c. June 1927; (4567-2) Pm-12487 Mil MLP-2007
I ain't going to be here long Well : what               Johnson, Louise; All Night Long Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L-398-1) Pm-12992 OJL-11
in my grave Than be here in the world                   Lewis, Furry; Sweet Papa Moan; probably New York, 28 May 1927; (   ) Vo-1116 RBF RF-11
Selling my shrimp : won't be here long I'm going        Mason, Moses; Shrimp Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (20302-3) Pm-12605 Rt RL-325
right : ain't going to be here long I believe           Patton, Charley; It Won't Be Long; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15220) Pm-12854 Yz L-1020
the rain I will be here tomorrow : on the               Patton, Charley; Devil Sent the Rain; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L-40-1) Pm-13040 Yz L-1009
Mmm : mmm Mmm : won't be here long Women in             Spaulding, Henry; Cairo Blues; Chicago, c. 6 May 1929; (C-3449- ) Br-7085 Yz L-1003
lion's den Than to be here in this town                 Sykes, Roosevelt; Skeet and Garret; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403312-A) OK-8749 Yz L-1033
going : you sure won't be here long    If you           Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Yodeling Fiddling Blues; San Antonio, 12 June 1930; (404146-B) OK-8834 Mam S-3804
rider : I can't stay, be here long Said the             Walker, Uncle Bud; Stand Up Suitcase Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402009-B) OK-8828 Yz L-1009
as swear we won't be  here long     Now peoples         Williamson, Sonny Boy; Big Apple Blues; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064020- ) BB-B8766 BC-20
I ain't going to be : his lowdown dog no                Bogan, Lucille; My Man Is Boogan Me; New York, 31 July 1934; (15487-2) Ba-33375 Rt RL-317
man : lets a woman be his boss The womens               Hill, Bertha Chippie; Low Land Blues; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9456-A) OK-8273 Bio BLP-C6
man : let a woman be his boss Now I                     Jackson, Papa Charlie; The Cats Got the Measles; Chicago, c. Jan. 1925; (10019-3) Pm-12259 Bio BLP-12042
no passengers : I will be his load Going to             Memphis Minnie; Me and My Chauffeur Blues; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C-3765-1) OK-06788 BC-1
baby : your papa will be home some day I've             Carr, Leroy; Alabama Woman Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C-6091-B) Vo-1549 RBF RF-1
for Sally : he will be home today Some of               Curry, Ben; Fat Mouth Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L-1236-2) Pm-13118 Rt RL-325
baby : baby I will be home You better make              Gillum, Bill Jazz; One Letter Home; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070443- ) BB-B8943 RCA INT-1177
B all right : she'll be home some day I'm               McClennan, Tommy; Drop Down Mama; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053741-1) BB-B8704 Rt RL-305
Now if I don't be home Sunday : ??? will                Pickett, Charlie; Down the Highway; New York, 3 Aug. 1937; (62488-A) De-7707 RBF RF-202
home Sunday : ??? will be home     You can toot         Pickett, Charlie; Down the Highway; New York, 3 Aug. 1937; (62488-A) De-7707 RBF RF-202
when will my man be home That workhouse workhouse       Pope, Jenny; Tennessee Workhouse Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM-758-B) Vo-1522 His HLP-15
me dead She may be home with her mama                   Pullum, Joe; Black Gal What Makes Your Head So Hard???-- No. 2; San Antonio, 3 Apr. 1934; (82786-?) BB-B5592 Rt RL-327
my dad : I won't be home tonight My heart               Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Oh My Babe Blues; New York, Jan. 1926; (2374-1) Pm-12332 Jo SM-3098
Don't cry baby : daddy be home some day You             Spruell, Freddie; Don't Cry Baby; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85783- ) BB-B6025 Mam S-3802
for me tomorrow : I'll be home I'm sure  I              Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sleepless Nights Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11519-A) Vo-1727 Yz L-1030
That's all right : may be home some day  My             Williams, Joe; Stepfather Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85492-1) BB-B5996 OJL-17
I so long to be Honey I'm from Missouri                 Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); California Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (148358-2) Co-14573-D CC-36
was lonesome as could be How I longed to                Gross, Helen; Strange Man; New York, c. July 1924; (31590-1) Ajax-17050 VJM VLP-40
nobody : than I'd rather be howling by myself Now       Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf Blues-No. 2; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C-6405-A) Vo-1558 Yz L-1031
brownskin man's mind He'll be hugging and kissing you   Jones, Anna; Trixie Blues; New York, c. June 1923; (1473-1) Pm-12052 His HLP-15
You want me to be humble to you : as                    Spivey, Sweet Pease (Addie Spivey); Double Dozens; Chicago, 12 Aug. 1936; (90787-C) De-7204 AH-158
like a criminal to be hung Johnny Walker Johnny         Byrd, John; Old Timbrook Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L-291-1) Pm-12997 OJL-8
I was sentenced to be hung : and this ain't             Johnson, Lonnie; I'm Nuts About that Gal; New York, 12 Aug. 1932; (152259-2) OK-8946 CC-30
who can your regular be I ain't got no                  Blake, Blind; One Time Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (4363-2) Pm-12479 Bio BLP-12037
how happy I will be I know : still love                 Blake, Blind; Doing a Stretch; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15249-A) Pm-12810 Bio BLP-12023
crooked : as she can be I spent her money               Campbell, Charlie; Goin' Away Blues; Birmingham, Ala. 25 Mar. 1937; (B-32-2) Vo-03571 Fly LP-103
mean as I can be I don't even like                      Carr, Leroy; Hard Hearted Papa; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (16417-2) Vo unissued Bio BLP-C9
swear as I can be I spent all of                        Carr, Leroy; Hard Hearted Papa; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (16417-2) Vo unissued Bio BLP-C9
evil as you can be I don't want you                     Carr, Leroy; Evil-Hearted Woman; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (16426-1) Vo unissued Bio BLP-C9
as any gal could be I loved my gal                      Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Levee Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16224) Ch-16682 Riv RM-8803
men wouldn't let her be I had a new                     Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Been Mistreated Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 Nov. 1930; (17290) Ch-16237 Riv RM-8803
baby : let your ??? be I know : just what               Estes, Sleepy John; Drop Down Mama; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90176-A) Ch-50048 OJL-21
can your good gal be I ain't got nobody                 Gross, Helen; Strange Man; New York, c. July 1924; (31590-1) Ajax-17050 VJM VLP-40
who may your manager be I asked so many                 Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (4424-2) Pm-12474 Mil MLP-2004
will not let me be I love my baby                       Johnson, Robert; Kind Hearted Woman Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA-2580-1) ARC unissued Co CL-1654
will not let me be I love my baby                       Johnson, Robert; Kind Hearted Woman Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA-2580-2) ARC-7-03-56 Co C-30034
can your good man be I woke up this                     Jordan, Charley; I Couldn't Stay Here; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (18980- ) ARC-6-09-61 Yz L-1021
babe : mama ray Glory be : I see that thing             McCoy, Joe; Goin' Back to Texas; New York, 18 June 1929; (148709-2) Co-14455-D OJL-21
evil as he can be I tried : to be                       McCoy, Joe; Evil Devil Woman Blues; Chicago, 16 Aug. 1934; (C-9299-A) De-7822 BC-5
crazy as I can be I got up this                         Memphis Minnie; Crazy Cryin' Blues; Chicago, c. 30 Jan. 1931; (VO-112-A) Vo-1678 BC-13
let my good man be I gave you clothes                   Smith, Bessie Mae; St. Louis Daddy; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L-78-?) Pm-12922 OJL-20
harmless as I can be : I stays out of                   Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hoppin' Toad Frog; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO-166-A) Vo-1655 Yz L-1031
as any fool can be I believe they're going              Spivey, Victoria; Murder in the First Degree; New York, 1 Nov. 1927; (81596-B) OK-8581 Spi LP-2001
preachers : as I could be I went out on                 Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (4771-3) Pm-12518 Rt RL-308
preachers : as I could be I went out on                 Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (20043-2) Pm-12518 Bio BLP-12041
sweet as I can be  I am the king                        Wheatstraw, Peetie; King of Spades; Chicago, 20 July 1935; (C-1082-B) Vo-03066 Say SDR-191
he could let me be  I wish somebody : would             White, Washington; High Fever Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC-2987-A) Vo-05489 Co C-30036
where I used to be  I got a letter                      Wilkins, Robert; Nashville Stonewall Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM-740-A) Br-7168 Rt RL-307
lonesome cemetery I would be  I said lazy baby          Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shannon Street Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (020847-1) BB-B7847 RCA INT-1088
winter babe : going to be ice and snow  You             Wheatstraw, Peetie; Ice and Snow Blues; Chicago, 28 Sept. 1931; (67567-1) BB-B5626 BC-4
and dangerous as can be    If somebody finds me         Jones, Maggie; Dangerous Blues; New York, 1 Apr. 1925; (140489-3) Co-14070-D VJM VLP-23
a poor girl can be    If you see my                     Memphis Minnie; Crazy Cryin' Blues; Chicago, c. 30 Jan. 1931; (VO-112-A) Vo-1678 BC-13
in the world I be If I don't find                       Memphis Minnie; Boy Friend Blues; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC-3168-A) OK-05670 BC-1
hard-luck as I can be If I didn't have                  Sykes, Roosevelt; Hard Luck Man Blues; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (69404- ) Vi-23320 Yz L-1033
as funny as can be If we have any                       Washboard Sam; We Gonna Move; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07617- ) BB-B7001 BC-10
funny as it can be  If you raise any                    Williams, Joe; Break 'Em On Down; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (070487-1) BB-B8969 BC-21
sweet little wife to be I'm in a worse                  Sykes, Roosevelt; Hard Luck Man Blues; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (69404- ) Vi-23320 Yz L-1033
please     Who's going to be : in the second bamalong   Baxter, Jim (Andrew and Jim Baxter); Bamalong Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 9 Aug. 1927; (39784-2) Vi-20962 Rt RL-318
they say If you be in a gym : and                       Bell, Anna; Shake It, Black Bottom; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (175- ) QRS-R7009 His HLP-21
the mailman must undoubtedly be in jail I can't         Big Bill (Broonzy); Big Bill Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18385) Ch-16400 Yz L-1035
on I would rather be in Naptown : than any              Carr, Leroy; Naptown Blues; Chicago, 17 June 1929; (C-3267- ) Vo-1400 Yz L-1036
a fox She should be in a chain-gang : breaking          Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (059499-1) BB-B8749 RCA-730.581
too bad    I'd rather be in the cripty river            Davis, Madlyn; Too Black Bad; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20909-?) Pm-12703 Yz L-1039
was standing seemed to be in mourning : with their      Davis, Walter; The Only Woman; Chicago, 21 Mar. 1941; (053975-1) BB-B8773 RCA INT-1085
loving me : that will be in a dream You                 Hart, Hattie; I Let My Daddy Do That; New York, 13 Sept. 1934; (15899- ) Vo-02855 Mam S-3803
wants me : they wouldn't be in my shoes I               Howell, Peg Leg; Low Down Rounder Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1928; (146161-1) Co-14320-D RBF RF-1
West Selma : she must be in East Monroe I               Johnson, Robert; I Believe I'll Dust My Broom; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA-2581-1) ARC-7-04-81 Co C-30034;
Philippines Island : she must be in Ethiopia somewhere    Ooh Johnson, Robert; I Believe I'll Dust My Broom; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA-2581-1) ARC-7-04-81 Co C-30034;
mother said I wouldn't be in here : treated this        Lewis, Furry; Why Don't You Come Home Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; (   ) Vo-1134 Rt RL-333
But some day : I'll be in the clay And                  McCoy, Joe; Someday I'll Be in the Clay; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1932; (C-9290) De-7008 Rt RL-329
you womens : ought to be in the can Out                 Memphis Minnie; New Dirty Dozens; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C-5894- ) Vo-1618 BC-13
bright But I'd rather be in Memphis : reading by        Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Bessemer Bound Blues; New York, Jan. 1926; (2373-2) Pm-12374 Mil MLP-2001
crawls : boy you sure be in my shape some               Short, Jaydee; Grand Daddy Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11479-A) Vo-1708 Yz L-1018
your picture : it must be in a frame When               Smith, Bessie; Sobbin' Hearted Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (140249-2) Co-14056-D Co CL-855
I am I'd rather be in Third Alley : without             Smith, Ivy; Third Alley Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1927; (4094-1) Pm-12447 His HLP-2
a dime Than to be in Chicago : simply wasting           Smith, Ivy; Third Alley Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1927; (4094-1) Pm-12447 His HLP-2
everywhere Lord I'd rather be in the woods mama         Sykes, Roosevelt; Skeet and Garret; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403312-A) OK-8749 Yz L-1033
Walter : but he won't be in your home    Was            Vincson, Walter; Overtime Blues; Memphis, c. 22 Sept. 1929; (M-178) Br-7141 Yz L-1007
you women to always be in a rut Just                    Wallace, Minnie; The Old Folks Started It; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (55572-2) Vi-V38547 OJL-21
ooo well well to be in my grave  She                    Wheatstraw, Peetie; False Hearted Woman; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90963-A) De-7243 Say SDR-192
caused a-many men : to be in some distant land          White, Washington; District Attorney Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC-2988-A) OK-05683 Co C-30036
wondered who could it be It weren't a thing             McTell, Blind Willie; Talking to Myself; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (150257-2) Co-14551-D Yz L-1005
where could my baby be It don't make me                 Memphis Minnie; Boy Friend Blues; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC-3168-A) OK-05670 BC-1
sorry as I can be It's the day before                   Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Christmas Eve Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (20818-2) Pm-12692 Bio BLP-12000
dark as it could be It's late one evening               Patton, Charley; High Sheriff Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (14725-2) Vo-02680 Yz L-1020
your mule ought to be I've traveled this world          Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (149558-2) Co-14489-D Fwy FA-2951
your coat ought to be I've traveled this world          Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (149558-2) Co-14489-D Fwy FA-2951
where I long to be I've got a good                      Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Vicksburg Blues No. 2; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (94420-1) BB-B6072 Yz L-1028
where I long to be I've got a Kansas                    Smith, Clara; Kansas City Man Blues; New York, 2 Oct. 1923; (81222-6) Co-12-D VJM VLP-15
how happy I will be I've traveled : until traveled      Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Honey Babe Let the Deal Go Down; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404782-B) OK-8885 Mam S-3804
the beat : and you'll be jailhouse bound I was          Washboard Sam; Bucket's Got a Hole in It; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020808- ) BB-B7906 BC-2
I know it can't be Jesus Christ Because I               Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Fool's Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO-167-A) Vo-1674 Yz L-1010
jail sentence now : must be Joliet bound Now cook       McCoy, Joe; Joliet Bound; New York, 3 Feb. 1932; (11220-A) Vo-1686 Yz L-1021
your ninety-nine degrees : would be just cool If you    Smith, Clara; Hot Papa; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (81477-3) Co-14006-D VJM VLP-16
limburger cheese It may be just as good : just          Sykes, Roosevelt; We Can Sell that Thing; Grafton, Wis., c. Aug. 1930; (L-450-2) Pm-13004 Riv RM-8819
everybody's happy as can be Just as soon as             Arnold, Kokomo; Laugh and Grin Blues; Chicago, 12 Mar. 1937; (91135-A) De-7285 CC-25
dirty as I can be Just want to know                     Washboard Sam; Save It for Me; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020809- ) BB-B7866 BC-10
too    Soon I will be : Kansas City bound When          Smith, Clara; Kansas City Man Blues; New York, 2 Oct. 1923; (81222-6) Co-12-D VJM VLP-15
Railroad Bill : ought to be killed Never worked : and   Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K-127- ) Vo-1464 OJL-18
door You used to be kind : now you begun                Blake, Blind; Goodbye Mama Moan; Chicago, c. May 1928; (20541-1) Pm-12634 Bio BLP-12037
you right You must be kind and loving : and             Gibson, Clifford; Beat You Doing It; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (482-A) QRS-R7087 Yz L-1027
said trying trying to be kind When the one              Smith, Clara; Texas Moaner Blues; New York, 19 Aug. 1924; (81932-1) Co-14034-D VJM VLP-17
Now will you please be kind babe : let me               Spaulding, Henry; Biddle Street Blues; Chicago, c. 6 May 1929; (C-3450- ) Br-7085 OJL-20
mama if you'll only be kind I do everything             Stokes, Frank; Right Now Blues; Memphis, 25 Sept. 1929; (55584-2) Vi-V38589 Yz L-1018
stop : you will likely be knocked out Well I            Patton, Charley; Revenue Man Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14747- ) Vo-02931 Yz L-1020
cruel as you can be Last night you called               Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Before Long; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO-170-A) Vo-1674 Rt RL-312
blue as I can be Late last night : when                 Bogan, Lucille; Lonesome Midnight Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (15478-2) ARC-6-04-63 Rt RL-317
this time tomorrow : I'll be laying in the county       Smith, Clara; Court House Blues; New York, 3 Apr. 1925; (140492-1) Co-14073-D CC-32
mean as you can be  Lays around my house                Wheatstraw, Peetie; Low Down Rascal; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60507-A) De-7200 Say SDR-192
on a-blowing : I won't be left to tell the              Smith, Clara; Shipwrecked Blues; New York, 3 Apr. 1925; (140491-1) Co-14077-D CC-32
down : as he can be Left me at midnight                 Sylvester, Hannah; Midnight Blues; New York, c. May 1923; (1407-?) Pm-12033 VJM VLP-40
more : swear he can't be less Get away from             Bell, Anna; Every Woman Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (172-A) QRS-R7007 His HLP-21
Joe  Brown's coal mine Be light on me judge             Daniels, Julius; Ninety-Nine Year Blues; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (37932-2) Vi unissued Fwy FA-2953
too late It may be like Twenty-Seven Highway : swear    Patton, Charley; Love My Stuff; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14746- ) Vo-02782 Mam S-3802
daughter daughter : please don't be like me To fall     Thomas, Elvie; Motherless Child Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L-264-2) Pm-12977 OJL-2
days : I'm going to be like Mr Henry Ford               Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Hard to Rule Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20335-3) Pm-12670 Bio BLP-12004
must want me : to be like Jesse James I                 Washboard Sam; Jesse James Blues; Chicago, 20 June 1935; (C-1023-B) Vo-03375 BC-10
nothing more    You may be little : you may have        Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Pig Meat Blues; Richmond, Ind., 8 July 1929; (15310) Ge-7008 Riv RM-8803
You know that must be little Martha Hardin : because    Estes, Sleepy John; Fire Department Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63650-A) De-7571 Sw S-1220
You know that must be little Martha Hardin : I          Estes, Sleepy John; Fire Department Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63650-A) De-7571 Sw S-1220
and we'll make them be little children's  Santa Claus   Williamson, Sonny Boy; Big Apple Blues; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064020- ) BB-B8766 BC-20
this life boys : you'll be living down in some          Doyle, Little Buddy; Grief Will Kill You; Memphis, 1 July 1939; (MEM-18-1) Vo-05111 Rt RL-319;
be sad and I'll be lonesome : worried I'll be           Arnold, Kokomo; Front Door Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C-9655-A) De-7156 BC-4
my heart aches : you'd be lonesome mama too If          Hill, Bertha Chippie; Lonesome Weary Blues; Chicago, 26 Nov. 1926; (9972-A) OK-8453 CC-32
no good woman : you'd be lonesome too Lord I'm          Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); So Lonesome; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20334-2) Pm-12637 Yz L-1026
Lord and it won't be long Now if you                    Arnold, Kokomo; Head Cuttin' Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91331-A) De-7417 BC-4
Lord and it won't be long Says I'm going                Arnold, Kokomo; Tired of Runnin' from Door to Door; New York, 11 May 1938; (67346) De-7464 Say SDR-163
going away : it won't be long I know you'll             Beaman, Lottie; Goin' Away Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14163-A) Ge-6624 OJL-6
away : mmm I won't be long And then you                 Beaman, Lottie; Goin' Away Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14163-A) Ge-6624 OJL-6
going away : it won't be long I know you'll             Beaman, Lottie; Going Away Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC-604- ) Br-7147 Yz L-1018
going away : it won't be long And then you              Beaman, Lottie; Going Away Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC-604- ) Br-7147 Yz L-1018
mornings : mama it won't be long You going to           Big Bill (Broonzy); Skoodle Do Do; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (9601-2) Pe-157 Yz L-1011
mornings : mama it won't be long You going to           Big Bill (Broonzy); Skoodle Do Do; Richmond, Ind., 2 May 1930; (16573) Ge-7210 Yz L-1035
Lordy know it won't be long Lord I know                 Big Bill (Broonzy); How You Want It Done; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (11611-2) Ba-32436 Yz L-1011
dirty : and it won't be long When you want              Blake, Blind; Righteous Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L-648-1) Pm-13035 Bio BLP-12003
mama : because it won't be long It wouldn't be          Blake, Blind; Rope Stretchin' Blues-Part 2; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L-1101-2) Pm-13103 Bio BLP-12037
these mornings : it won't be long You going to          Campbell, Charlie; Goin' Away Blues; Birmingham, Ala. 25 Mar. 1937; (B-32-2) Vo-03571 Fly LP-103
on Let's get started : be long gone Let's get           Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants to Knock a Jug; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C-7223-A) Vo-1651 Yz L-1036
swear and it won't be long I'm going to                 Carr, Leroy; Shady Lane Blues; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL-7-3) Vo-02762 Co C-30496
and I'm going to be long long gone My                   Clark, Lonnie; Down in Tennessee; Richmond, Ind., 21 Sept. 1929; (15661) Pm-12871 Rt RL-340
baby crying it won't be long Said take your             Cole, Kid; Hard Hearted Mama Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C-1997-1) Vo-1187 Rt RL-313
honey and it won't be long When you think               Collins, Sam; It Won't Be Long; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13049-A) Ge-6379 OJL-10
you know it won't be long All I want                    Davis, Walter; Minute Man Blues-Part 2; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85483-1) BB-B5965 RCA INT-1085
I swear it won't be long    Uncle Bert thought          Davis, Walter; Minute Man Blues-Part 2; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85483-1) BB-B5965 RCA INT-1085
It 'tain't going to be long : before they going         Dickson, Tom; Death Bell Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400355-B) OK-8590 Yz L-1002
I know it can't be long before day And                  Gibson, Clifford; Keep Your Windows Pinned; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57757) Vi-V38612 Yz L-1006
a day : it won't be long You will be                    Gillum, Bill Jazz; It's All Over Now; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070440- ) BB-B8975 RCA INT-1177
I'm going away : won't be long You look for             Jackson, Papa Charlie; Ash Tray Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (20604-2) Pm-12660 Bio BLP-12042
gal : and it won't be long    Oh how she                Jackson, Jim; I'm Wild About My Lovin'; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (45416-1) Vi-V38505 His HLP-32
dance : called the don't be long Do the Mississippi     Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; Come On, Mama, Do That Dance; Chicago, 27 June 1929; (   ) Vo-1420 Yz L-1039
tell you it won't be long The way I                     Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dynamite Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1929; (21096-1) Pm-12739 Rt RL-301
Something tells me : won't be long before we're sinking Johnson, Lonnie; Life Saver Blues; New York, 9 Nov. 1927; (81801-B) OK-8557 CC-30
know my time won't be long    It's been snowing         Johnson, Lonnie; Blue Ghost Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63523-A) De-7537 AH-158
are falling : it don't be long before day The           Johnson, Louise; By the Moon and Stars; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L-420-2) Pm-13008 Mil MLP-2018
mama : and it won't be long You sure going              Kelly, Eddie; Poole County Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 6 Aug. 1937; (013023-1) BB-B7204 RBF RF-9
baby and it won't be long You mistreat me               Kyle, Charlie; Kyle's Worried Blues; Memphis, 1 Sept. 1928; (45468-2) Vi-21707 Yz L-1018
clay And I won't be long here : to be                   McCoy, Joe; Someday I'll Be in the Clay; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1932; (C-9290) De-7008 Rt RL-329
away mama : it won't be long I know you'll              McTell, Blind Willie; Cold Winter Day; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C-9956-A) De-7810 Yz L-1037
now pullets : this won't be long My hens are            Memphis Minnie; Plymouth Rock Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C-5831- ) Vo-1631 BC-13
babe and it won't be long Going to call                 Owens, Big Boy George; Kentucky Blues; Richmond, Ind., Oct. 1926; (12571) Ge-6006 Yz L-1018
you know it won't be long You going to                  Patton, Charley; Devil Sent the Rain; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L-40-1) Pm-13040 Yz L-1009
well and it won't be long She calling me                Patton, Charley; When Your Way Gets Dark; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L-49-1) Pm-12998 Yz L-1020
going : and it won't be long Tell my dad                Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Oh My Babe Blues; New York, Jan. 1926; (2374-1) Pm-12332 Jo SM-3098
me : and it won't be long Then you'll be                Smith, Clara; It Won't Be Long Now; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (81476-1) Co-14006-D VJM VLP-16
me : and it won't be long    Hot papa : don't           Smith, Clara; It Won't Be Long Now; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (81476-1) Co-14006-D VJM VLP-16
old thing It won't be long : before God will            Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Before Long; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO-170-A) Vo-1674 Rt RL-312
Cairo baby lives : won't be long Mmm : mmm Mmm          Spaulding, Henry; Cairo Blues; Chicago, c. 6 May 1929; (C-3449- ) Br-7085 Yz L-1003
swear and it won't be long    Say some strange          Spaulding, Henry; Cairo Blues; Chicago, c. 6 May 1929; (C-3449- ) Br-7085 Yz L-1003
I swear it won't be long Because I know                 Spaulding, Henry; Biddle Street Blues; Chicago, c. 6 May 1929; (C-3450- ) Br-7085 OJL-20
town : honey it won't be long And I'm going             Stevens, Vol; Beale Street Mess Around; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (40320-1) Vi-21066 Rt RL-322
mornings : honey it won't be long You going to          Stevens, Vol; Beale Street Mess Around; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (40320-1) Vi-21066 Rt RL-322
honey and it won't be long Going to catch               Stevens, Vol; Baby Got the Rickets; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (40325-1) Vi-21356 OJL-19
honey and it won't be long And I'm going                Stevens, Vol; Coal Oil Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (41888-2) Vi-21278 OJL-4
mornings : honey it won't be long You will call         Stevens, Vol; Papa Long Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (41889-2) Vi-21278 Rt RL-322
mama and it won't be long Before you miss               Stokes, Frank; It Won't Be Long Now; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (45420-2) Vi-21672 Rt RL-307
these mornings : it won't be long You going to          Thomas, Henry; Cottonfield Blues; Chicago, c. early July 1927; (   ) Vo-1094 OJL-3
of these mornings : won't be long You going to          Thomas, Henry; Bob McKinney; Chicago, Oct. 1927; (   ) Vo-1138 OJL-3
babe : and it won't be long Just sure as                Thomas, Henry; Bull Doze Blues; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; (C-1999- ) Vo-1230 OJL-3
away : and it won't be long Just sure as                Thomas, Henry; Don't Leave Me Here; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C-4624) Vo-1443 Yz L-1004
away : and it won't be long Just ease your              Thomas, Henry; Don't Leave Me Here; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C-4624) Vo-1443 Yz L-1004
come : baby it won't be long  My train is               Wiggins, James Boodle It; Evil Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20379-2) Pm-12662 Mil MLP-2018
your hand : and don't be long  Can't buy from           Wilkins, Robert; New Stock Yard Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX-107- ) Vo-03223 OJL-21
home  So it won't be long : before your mama            Willis, Ruth Mary; Man of My Own; New York, 17 Jan. 1933; (12920-1) Ba-32687 Yz L-1026
a day : you will be longing for me You                  Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Your Good Man Caught the Train and Gone; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404710-A) OK-8905 Mam S-3804
man Just as well be looking : for a needle              Fuller, Blind Boy; Rag, Mama, Rag; New York, 25 July 1935; (17863-2) ARC-35-10-32 BC-6
you can't understand Must be looking for you : or       Jackson, Papa Charlie; All I Want Is a Spoonful; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (2298-1) Pm-12320 Bio BLP-12042
mind Hungry as could be : looking at all cakes          Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bakershop Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15668) Pm-12852 Mil MLP-2013
I want her to be looking good : Lord when               Williamson, Sonny Boy; Christmas Morning Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (030849-1) BB-B8094 RCA INT-1088
sweet as she can be Lord she is low                     Big Bill (Broonzy); Down in the Basement Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20922-1) Pm-12707 Yz L-1035
sweet as she can be Lord she low and                    Big Bill (Broonzy); How You Want It Done; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (11611-2) Ba-32436 Yz L-1011
where poor me will be : Lord when I'm dead              Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Death Valley Blues; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (064874-1) BB-B8858 RCA LPV-518
good as you can be Lord I'm sorry you                   Davis, Walter; The Only Woman; Chicago, 21 Mar. 1941; (053975-1) BB-B8773 RCA INT-1085
wonder where could she be Lord I wonder is              Davis, Walter; Just Want to Talk Awhile; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070451-1) BB unissued RC INT-1085
can your little man be  Lord I wouldn't keep            Williamson, Sonny Boy; Little Girl Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (030852-1) BB-B8010 RCA INT-1088
here Mr : you must be losing your mind Everybody's      Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bootin' Me 'Bout; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15675) Pm-12946 Mil MLP-2004
pretty as you can be Lot of mens running                Washboard Sam; Save It for Me; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020809- ) BB-B7866 BC-10
I guess it must be love now : ooo Lord                  Johnson, Robert; Honeymoon Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL-401- ) Vo-04002 Co C-30034
me alone It won't be love you : back up                 Petties, Arthur; Out on Santa Fe-Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (41907-2) Vi-21282 Rt RL-314
I cannot let you be Love you sweet man                  Smith, Bessie Mae; Sugar Man Blues-Part 1; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C-6167- ) Vo-1559 His HLP-2
A town girl will be loving you : when the               Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); She Ain't No Good; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404783-B) OK-8885 Mam S-3804
dead I tried to be loving : and treat you               Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); The World Is Going Wrong; Atlanta, 24 Oct. 1931; (405009-1) Co-14660-D Mam S-3804
woman : she just wouldn't be loving and kind     Now    Williamson, Sonny Boy; Skinny Woman; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (07654- ) BB-B7012 BC-20
me around Lord don't be mad with me baby                Davis, Walter; Please Don't Mistreat Me; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (049323-1) BB-B8664 Yz L-1025
quit me : I won't be mad with you    Now                Estes, Sleepy John; Black Mattie Blues; Memphis, 2 Oct. 1929; (56335-1) Vi-V38582 Rt RL-307
me : and I won't be mad with I won't                    Estes, Sleepy John; Airplane Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62482-A) De-7354 Sw S-1219
mad with I won't be mad with you Just                   Estes, Sleepy John; Airplane Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62482-A) De-7354 Sw S-1219
no more happiness to be made But life is                Doyle, Little Buddy; Hard Scufflin' Blues; Memphis, 1 July 1939; (MEM-17-1) OK-05771 Rt RL-329
there's plenty more to be made Just get a               Jackson, Jim; Bootlegging Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (41904-2) Vi-21268 Rt RL-323
you woman : I just be made my run Going                 McTell, Blind Willie; Love-Changing Blues; Atlanta, 29 Nov. 1929; (56635-1) Vi-V38580 Yz L-1005
height and size You'll be making whoopee with the       Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L-1252-1) Pm-13116 Rt RL-335
From now on you'll be making whoopee : baby in          Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L-1252-1) Pm-13116 Rt RL-335
heightth and size You'll be making whoopee with the     Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L-1252-2) Pm-13116 Yz L-1026
From now on you'll be making whoopee : baby in          Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L-1252-2) Pm-13116 Yz L-1026
rock : sugar it must be marble stone I got              Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lonesome House Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (20076-2) Pm-12593 Mil MLP-2007
ain't iron : it must be marble stone For you're         Lewis, Furry; Mistreatin' Mama; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (45428-2) Vi-V38519 Rt RL-323
Just as hard to be married : and break up               Big Bill (Broonzy); Worrying You Off My Mind-Part 1; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (16606-?) Ba-32559 Yz L-1035
It's mighty hard : to be married woman's man Can't      Torey, George; Married Woman Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B-64-2) ARC-7-08-57 Yz L-1002
wouldn't do It may be me : it may be                    Gillum, Bill Jazz; I'll Get Along Somehow; Aurora, Ill., 16 Dec. 1938; (030827- ) BB-B8106 RCA INT-1177
graveyard  And it may be me : and it may                Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Somebody's Got to Go; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1936; (100324) BB-B6356 Rt RL-329
now I'm going to be mean as I can                       Carr, Leroy; Hard Hearted Papa; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (16417-2) Vo unissued Bio BLP-C9
take me baby : I'll be mean no more You                 Estes, Sleepy John; Watcha Doin'; Memphis, 21 May 1930; (59967- ) Vi-V38628 Rt RL-323
Know you trying to be mean babe : and use               Harris, Magnolia; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'-Part 1; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930; (C-7100- ) Me-M12077 Yz L-1031
myself For if I be mean to my woman                     Jones, Little Hat; New Two Sixteen Blues; San Antonio, 15 June 1929; (402647-A) OK-8712 His HLP-32
Oh you want to be mean to me woman                      Jones, Little Hat; Corpus Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402701-B) OK-8735 Rt RL-315
that I want to be mean I can do                         Thomas, Hociel; I've Stopped My Man; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9476-A) OK-8326 Bio BLP-C6
Hey hey mama : don't be mean to me Because              Washboard Sam; Big Woman; Chicago, 21 Dec. 1936; (01885- ) BB-B6870 BC-10
you think she will be mean to me     What               Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sweet Home Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C-1261-2) Vo-03396 Say SDR-191
a poor girl could be Men are rather buy                 Simpson, Coletha; Down South Blues; Chicago, c. 16 Apr. 1929; (C-3299) Br-7112 His HLP-1
him : he better not be messing around If the            Perkins, Gertrude; No Easy Rider Blues; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1927; (145340-1) Co-14313-D Fwy FJ-2802
are so long I'll be mighty glad : when them             Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Blue Day Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18217-A) Ch-16452 Yz L-1019
it lady : sure will be mighty good I fixed              Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Fix It; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17278-A) Ch-16215 Riv RM-8803
days at one time Be mighty doggone careful : of         Weaver, Curley; Two Faced Woman; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C-9941-A) Ch-50065 His HLP-31
her She used to be mine : but look who's                Bracey, Mississippi; Cherry Ball; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404765-B) OK-8867 Yz L-1038
Lord but you can't be mine, my baby : and               Bradley, Tommie; Four Day Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 July 1931; (17886-A) Ch-16339 OJL-19
time now : but it'll be mine some sweet day             Carr, Leroy; Low Down Dog Blues; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C-7215-A) Vo-1605 Yz L-1036
go-round She used to be mine : but look who             Fuller, Blind Boy; Somebody's Been Talkin'; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26599-A) Vo-05527 Rt RL-318
anywhere She used to be mine : but the fatmouth         Jackson, Papa Charlie; Fat Mouth Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1927; (2769-3) Pm-12422 Yz L-1029
Oh your time now : be mine after a while                Johnson, Elizabeth; Sobbin' Woman Blues; New York, 30 Oct. 1928; (401280-?) OK-8789 Her H-201
night Well you can't be mine : and somebody else's      Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About You; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM-772-A) Vo-1476 Pal PL-101
night Well you can't be mine : and somebody else's      Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About You-No. 2; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C-6010-A) Vo-1556 His HLP-2
you do You can't be mine : and somebody else's          Memphis Minnie; I Don't Want that Junk Outa You; Chicago, c. 30 Jan. 1931; (VO-111-A) Vo-1678 Yz L-1008
much running : you can't be mine no more Put            Newbern, Hambone Willie; Hambone Willie's Dreamy-Eyed Woman's Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402305-B) OK-8693 OJL-17
to promise me : to be mine all mine Trouble             Smith, Bessie; Down Hearted Blues; New York, 16 Feb. 1923; (80863-5) Co-A3844 Co CL-855
do Now you can't be mine : every womans in              Smith, Bessie Mae; St. Louis Daddy; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L-78-?) Pm-12922 OJL-20
It's your time now : be mine after a while              Tucker, Bessie; Bessie's Moan; Memphis, 29 Aug. 1928; (45436-2) Vi-V38526 His HLP-4
you : that had better be mine You can throw             Washboard Sam; Save It for Me; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020809- ) BB-B7866 BC-10
one of them days be mine Every time I                   Weaver, Curley; Two Faced Woman; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C-9941-A) Ch-50065 His HLP-31
Well it's hard to be mistreated : when you ain't        Memphis Minnie; It's Hard to Be Mistreated; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (C-1671-1) Vo-03474 BC-1
Before I stand to be mistreated : girls I'll take       Moore, Rosie Mae; Stranger Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (41833-2) Vi-21408 OJL-6
long You going to be mistreated : and I'll have         Patton, Charley; Devil Sent the Rain; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L-40-1) Pm-13040 Yz L-1009
because you're going to be  mistreated by someone else  Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'-Part 1; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930 (C-7100- ) Vo-1602 Yz L-1031
I go Before I'll be mistreated : I'm going to           Sykes, Roosevelt; Kelly's 44 Blues; Cincinnati, 12 June 1930; (62904-2) Vi-V38608 Yz L-1033
a hard-working man : to be mistreated where I go        Washboard Sam; Lowland Blues; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07620- ) BB-B7096 BC-10
the lowlands : I won't be mistreated no more I'm        Washboard Sam; Lowland Blues; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07620- ) BB-B7096 BC-10
been born She would be most sweet and true              Red Nelson (Nelson Wilborn); Sweetest Thing Born; Chicago, 6 Feb. 1936; (90605-A) De-7155 Cor CP-58
tell me and I'll be moving on You got                   Lucas, Jane; Fix It; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17278-A) Ch-16215 Riv RM-8803
don't care what it be Mr won't you fix                  Lucas, Jane; Fix It; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17278-A) Ch-16215 Riv RM-8803
baby : I'll let you be my boss Let you                  Anderson, Jelly Roll; Free Woman Blues; Chicago or Richmond, Ind., 19 Apr. 1927; (12718-B) Ge-6135 Rt RL-340
money : everybody want to be my friend Just as          Arnold, Kokomo; Laugh and Grin Blues; Chicago, 12 Mar. 1937; (91135-A) De-7285 CC-25
to take that to be my game And when                     Arnold, Kokomo; Broke Man Blues; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91332-A) De-7417 CC-25
Reason : that will forever be my native home And        Bailey, Kid; Mississippi Bottom Blues; New York, 12 May 1938; (M-209/10) Br-7114 OJL-5
now gone     Used to be my sugar : you ain't            Bell, Ed; Mamlish Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (4816-3) Pm-12524 OJL-14
need you : mama to be my sugar lump Just                Big Bill (Broonzy); Grandma's Farm; New York, 9 Apr. 1930; (9600-1) Pe-187 Yz L-1035
every minute going to be my last Oh babe                Big Bill (Broonzy); Bull Cow Blues; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (11610-2) Ba-32653 Yz L-1035
I took her to be my friend But she's                    Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; No Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 7 July 1935; (90082-A) Ch-50049 Cor CP-58
me baby : it will be my death I love                    Blake, Blind; Doing a Stretch; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15249-A) Pm-12810 Bio BLP-12023
minute : sure going to be my last Oh a                  Brown, Willie; Future Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L-418-2) Pm-13090 OJL-5
grinder man If you be my customer : I'll let            Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Grinder Man Blues; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (053592-1) BB-B8584 RCA-730.581
my door It may be my yellow woman : mama                Clark, Lonnie; Broke Down Engine; Richmond, Ind., 21 Sept. 1929; (15660) Pm-12871 Rt RL-340
and cried Judge : what'll be my fine Says a             Daniels, Julius; Ninety-Nine Year Blues; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (37932-2) Vi unissued Fwy FA-2953
my face : just can't be my friend Lord look             Easton, Amos; No Woman No Nickel; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L-1120-3) Pm-13109 Yz L-1012
am tall If you be my woman : you can                    Estes, Sleepy John; Stack O' Dollars; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (62547-2) Vi-23397 Rt RL-307
tomorrow : then ??? will be my goal Now it              Estes, Sleepy John; Married Woman Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90175-A) Ch-50048 OJL-21
me Oh it might be my fault : please have                Gibson, Clifford; Levee Camp Moan; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57754-2) Vi-V38577 Yz L-1027
night She used to be my sugar : now he                  Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); unnamed title; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (149347-1) Co unissued Yz L-1012
the judge : what might be my fine Get a                 Howell, Peg Leg; Ball and Chain Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1929; (148270-2) Co-14535-D Rt RL-318
across town : going to be my teddy bear Put             Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (4424-2) Pm-12474 Mil MLP-2004
Chicago : murder's going to be my crime This house      Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Lonesome House Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (20076-2) Pm-12593 Mil MLP-2007
night She used to be my rider : and he                  Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Mean Jumper Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20380-2) Pm-12631 Mil MLP-2007
a bite Used to be my rider : but she                    Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Prison Cell Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20388-2) Pm-12622 Mil MLP-2004
it's sure going to be my ruin Hey long                  Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Distance Moan; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15670-A) Pm-12852 Mil MLP-2013
my tears     If you be my kid : I'll be                 Johnson, Elizabeth; Be My Kid Blues; New York, 30 Oct. 1928; (401279-B) OK-8789 Her H-201
Betty Mae : you shall be my wife some day               Johnson, Robert; Honeymoon Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL-401- ) Vo-04002 Co C-30034
Eddie Duncan : listen to be my brother-in-law Well I'll Jones, Little Hat; Cherry Street Blues; San Antonio, 14 June 1930; (404300-A) OK-8829 Yz L-1032
In the jail : would be my end    Talk about             Jones, Maggie; If I Lose, Let Me Lose; New York, 17 Dec. 1924; (140187-1) Co-14059-D VJM VLP-23
am tall If you be my little old baby                    Jordan, Charley; Stack O' Dollars Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C-5834- ) Vo-1557 Yz L-1018
squaw Big chief Lord : be my daddy-in-law    I got      Lewis, Furry; Big Chief Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct.  1927; (   ) Vo-1133 Yz L-1002
ain't my home : must be my stopping place When          Lewis, Furry; Furry's Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (45424-1) Vi-V38519 Rt RL-333
morning judge : what may be my fine Fifty dollars       Lewis, Furry; Judge Harsh Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (45433-2) Vi-V38506 Yz L-1008
When you used to be my Gypsy : done just                Lewis, Furry; Black Gypsy Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M-185- ) Vo-1547 Yz L-1008
with them Indian chiefs : be my father-in-law Baby I'm  Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Streamline Train; probably Chicago, c. 1936 -1938; (   ) private record Yz L-1025
you know it may be my last time : rider                 McCoy, Charlie; Last Time Blues; Memphis, c. 22 Sept. 1929; (M-176- ) Br-7141 Yz L-1001
don't know It may be my last time baby                  McCoy, Charlie; Last Time Blues; Memphis, c. 22 Sept. 1929; (M-176- ) Br-7141 Yz L-1001
Mr Samuel won't you be my man My mama                   McTell, Blind Willie; Talking to Myself; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (150257-2) Co-14551-D Yz L-1005
can't rule : and either be my boss Take it              McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (151904-1) Co-14632-D Yz L-1005
if you going to be my friend Let's go                   McTell, Blind Willie; Warm It Up to Me; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (14008-2) Vo-02595 Yz L-1005
can't rule : and either be my boss Take it              McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Mama; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (14069-2) Vo-02622 Yz L-1037
run crying : that McTell be my man Ticket agent         McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C-9954-A) De-7078 Yz L-1037
you : the chain-gang will be my home     Feel like      McTell, Blind Willie; Your Time to Worry; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C-9957-A) De-7117 Rt RL-324
got wise    Won't you be my chauffeur : I want          Memphis Minnie; Me and My Chauffeur Blues; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C-3765-1) OK-06788 BC-1
world Then he can be my little boy : yes                Memphis Minnie; Me and My Chauffeur Blues; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C-3765-1) OK-06788 BC-1
baby sure going to be my ruin Crying eee                Mississippi Moaner (Isaiah Nettles); It's Cold in China Blues; Jackson, Miss., 20 Oct. 1935; (JAX-202-1) Vo-03166 OJL-8
Quit being so reckless : be my baby child     The       Mississippi Moaner (Isaiah Nettles); It's Cold in China Blues; Jackson, Miss., 20 Oct. 1935; (JAX-202-1) Vo-03166 OJL-8
sure is going to be my meat I'm going                   Moore, Rosie Mae; Mad Dog Blues; New Orleans, c. Dec. 1928; (NOR-760) Br-7049 Rt RL-329
my woman : will she be my wife I would                  Moss, Buddy; Gravy Server; New York, 21 Aug. 1935; (17981- ) ARC-6-11-56 Rt RL-318
mama : because you couldn't be my boss But a            Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; You May Leave But This Will Bring You Back; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64733- ) Vi-23267 Rt RL-337
like it's going to be my last And my                    Patton, Charley; Jersey Bull Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (14723- ) Vo-02782 Mam S-3802
minute : is going to be my last If I                    Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Last Minute Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1609-2) Pm-12080 BYG-529.078
pillow : graveyard going to be my bed Blue sky's        Red Nelson (Nelson Wilborn); Crying Mother Blues; Chicago, 4 Feb. 1936; (90597-A) De-7171 Br-87.504
Blue sky's going to be my blanket : and the             Red Nelson (Nelson Wilborn); Crying Mother Blues; Chicago, 4 Feb. 1936; (90597-A) De-7171 Br-87.504
pale moon going to be my spread Black cat               Red Nelson (Nelson Wilborn); Crying Mother Blues; Chicago, 4 Feb. 1936; (90597-A) De-7171 Br-87.504
chief Indian : Lord can be my father-in-law Say I'm     Shade, Will; Memphis Boy-Blues; Chicago, 9 June 1927; (38659-1) Vi-20809 Rt RL-337
the judge : what should be my fine Said eleven          Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); Moanin' the Blues; New York, 18 Sept. 1934; (15978-1) Vo-02844 Yz L-1002
suit     You used to be my sugar : but you              Sluefoot Joe; Tootin' Out Blues; Long Island City, c. Apr. 1929; (490-A) QRS-R7086 His HLP-17
day : you'll come to be my friend Then we               Stokes, Frank; Shiney Town Blues; Memphis, 25 Sept. 1929; (55591-1) Vi-V38589 RBF RF-202
me : for you to be my wife    And I'm                   Stokes, Frank; Shiney Town Blues; Memphis, 25 Sept. 1929; (55591-1) Vi-V38589 RBF RF-202
my baby's mind You be my woman : I tell                 Temple, Johnnie; The Evil Devil Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C-987- ) Vo-02987 Yz L-1038
judge : judge what may be my fine He said               Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); No Job Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20343-2) Pm-12609 Bio BLP-12004
oh is going to be my home Because my                    Tucker, Bessie; Penitentiary; Memphis, 29 Aug. 1928; (45441-2) Vi-V38526 Fwy FJ-2801
to me If you be my babe : how happy                     Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Honey Babe Let the Deal Go Down; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404782-B) OK-8885 Mam S-3804
diamonds : you appear to be my friend But gambling      Wallace, Sippie; Jack O' Diamonds Blues; Chicago, 1 Mar. 1926; (9548-A) OK-8328 CC-32
Death Valley going to be my home    Now listen          Washboard Sam; Evil Blues; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (070379-1) BB-B8997 RCA LPV-577
you don't want to be my woman : we will                 Washboard Sam; Lover's Lane Blues; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (070381-1) BB-B9007 BC-10
cup It's going to be my place : to pick                 Waters, Ethel; One Man Nan; New York, c. Aug. 1921; (P-146-1) BS-2021 Bio BLP-12022
tell     Now if you be my sweet woman : tell            Wiggins, James Boodle It; Gotta Shave 'Em Dry; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L-104-1) Pm-12916 Her H-205
tall  Now if you be my baby : mama you                  Williamson, Sonny Boy; Deep Down in the Ground; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (020849-1) BB-B7805 RCA INT-1088
as any gambler can be My buddy played the               Campbell, Bob; Dice's Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (15483-1) Vo-02830 Rt RL-340
blue as I can be My mind in such                        Doyle, Little Buddy; Bad in Mind Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM-153-1) Vo-05111 Rt RL-319
any drunken man can be My baby's gone : she             Johnson, James Stump; Barrel of Whiskey Blues; Dallas, 10 Feb. 1932; (70680-1) Vi-23327 Yz L-1033
it as I can be My late bug juice                        Moore, Kid Prince; Bug Juice Blues; New York, 8 Apr. 1936; (18971-2) ARC-6-09-56 Rt RL-340
a young man can be My house burned down                 Sykes, Roosevelt; Fire Detective Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15557) Pm-12827 Riv RM-8819
your ??? : you must be Nashville bound Some got         Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); Viola Lee Blues; Memphis, 20 Sept. 1928; (47066-?) Vi-V38523 OJL-21
be I tried : to be nice and kind Oh                     McCoy, Joe; Evil Devil Woman Blues; Chicago, 16 Aug. 1934; (C-9299-A) De-7822 BC-5
But I tried to be nice : tried to be                    Memphis Minnie; It's Hard to Be Mistreated; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (C-1671-1) Vo-03474 BC-1
be nice : tried to be nice and kind But                 Memphis Minnie; It's Hard to Be Mistreated; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (C-1671-1) Vo-03474 BC-1
liquor : and I'll sure be nice to you I                 Smith, Bessie; Me and My Gin; New York, 25 Aug. 1928; (146897-3) Co-14384-D Co CL-856
I ain't going to be no fool man : I'm                   Arnold, Kokomo; My Well Is Dry; New York, 11 May 1938; (63748-A) De-7540 CC-25
when I'm gone Won't be no need : a-sing this            Barefoot Bill; Snigglin' Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (149353-2) Co-14510-D Yz L-1006
marry : ain't going to be no settling, settle down      Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Old Rounders Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (3018-?) Pm-12394 Rt RL-306
babe but that'll never be no more You can't             Johnson, Robert; I'm a Steady Rollin Man; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL-378- ) ARC-7-12-67 OJL-17
mama won't go Don't be no resting : don't be            McTell, Blind Willie; Warm It Up to Me; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (14008-2) Vo-02595 Yz L-1005
be no resting : don't be no late Don't let              McTell, Blind Willie; Warm It Up to Me; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (14008-2) Vo-02595 Yz L-1005
the running board Don't be no rat : and don't           McTell, Blind Willie; Warm It Up to Me; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (14008-2) Vo-02595 Yz L-1005
no rat : and don't be no fool Don't let                 McTell, Blind Willie; Warm It Up to Me; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (14008-2) Vo-02595 Yz L-1005
heard the ??? : ??? be no friend of mine                Owens, Big Boy George; The Coon Crap Game; Richmond, Ind., Oct. 1926; (12579) Ge-6006 Rt RL-334
treat right So don't be no idle woman : don't           Scruggs, Irene; My Back to the Wall; Richmond, Ind., 30 Aug. 1930; (16975-A) Ge-7296 Yz L-1026
no idle woman : don't be no sand-foot clown If          Scruggs, Irene; My Back to the Wall; Richmond, Ind., 30 Aug. 1930; (16975-A) Ge-7296 Yz L-1026
I don't mean to be no quack Lord I                      Short, Jaydee; Snake Doctor Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11474- ) Vo-1704 Yz L-1003
one to care There'll be no sunshine : always rain       Smith, Clara; It Won't Be Long Now; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (81476-1) Co-14006-D VJM VLP-16
have no chance There'll be no doings here : before      Smith, Mamie; Jenny's Ball; New York, 19 Feb. 1931; (404852-A) OK-8915 Sw S-1240
call at all There'll be no preachers : at Miss          Smith, Mamie; Jenny's Ball; New York, 19 Feb. 1931; (404852-A) OK-8915 Sw S-1240
and moan Don't you be no ways uneasy about              Spruell, Freddie; Don't Cry Baby; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85783- ) BB-B6025 Mam S-3802
stay around here : and be no stumbling block    Listen  Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Through Train Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (20544-2) Pm-12685 Yz L-1039
Say well it won't be no longer : than you               Torey, George; Lonesome Man Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B-65-1) ARC-7-08-57 Yz L-1002
them glasses : you can't be no woman of mine            Weaver, Curley; Two Faced Woman; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C-9941-A) Ch-50065 His HLP-31
dime  Well now don't be no fool : ooo well              Wheatstraw, Peetie; Last Dime Blues; Chicago, 20 July 1935; (C-1081-B) Vo-03444 Say SDR-191
they ain't going to be no good  Some say                Wheatstraw, Peetie; Coon Can Shorty; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60512-A) De-7159 Say SDR-192
from here  And that be no way : for me                  Wilkins, Robert; That's No Way to Get Along; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M-189- ) Br-7125 OJL-5
contented : oh nowhere I be No place I go               Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Unhappy Blues; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404712-B) OK-8859 Mam S-3804
how worried must I be Nobody knows : but the            Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Pleading Blues; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (94419-1) BB-B6140 CC-35
didn't come here : to be nobody's dog Just as           Baxter, Jim (Andrew and Jim Baxter); Bamalong Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 9 Aug. 1927; (39784-2) Vi-20962 Rt RL-318
If I lose : won't be nothing lost Just two              Thomas, Jesse Babyface; Blue Goose Blues; Dallas, 10 Aug. 1929; (55326-2) Vi-V38555 Yz L-1032
still won't let me be Now while you playing             Arnold, Kokomo; Policy Wheel Blues; Chicago, 15 July 1935; (90158-A) De-7147 CC-25
going to let you be Now she's long and                  Arnold, Kokomo; Long and Tall; Chicago, 12 Jan. 1937; (91070-A) De-7306 CC-25
mad as she could be Now I prayed to                     Carr, Leroy; My Woman's Gone Wrong; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (15626-1) Vo-02950 Co C-30496
please just let me be    Now I believe : I              Carr, Leroy; Barrel House Woman No. 2; New York, 15 Aug. 1934; (15633-2) Vo-02820 Yz L-1019
would not let me be Now I'm just as                     Carr, Leroy; Hard Hearted Papa; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (16417-2) Vo unissued Bio BLP-C9
green as green could be Now you're a wise               Easton, Amos; Green Country Gal; New York, 23 Aug. 1936; (61241-A) De-7440 AH-158
going to let it be Now look here baby                   Estes, Sleepy John; I Ain't Gonna Be Worried No More; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62464-A) De-7414 Sw S-1219
would not let me be Now I'm wild and                    Gibson, Clifford; Society Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57760- ) Vi-38612 Yz L-1027
mad as I can be Now we got seven                        Gillum, Bill Jazz; I'm Gonna Leave You on the Outskirts of Town; Chicago, 30 July 1942; (074648- ) BB-B9042 RCA INT-1177
stand to leave her be Now ain't but the                 Johnson, Robert; Kind Hearted Woman Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA-2580-1) ARC unissued Co CL-1654
stand to leave her be Now it ain't but                  Johnson, Robert; Kind Hearted Woman Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA-2580-2) ARC-7-03-56 Co C-30034
blue as blue can be Now when I get                      Jones, Maggie; Four Flushing Papa; New York, 14 Oct. 1924; (140104-2) Co-14044-D VJM VLP-23
a doggone fool can be Now I ain't going                 McClennan, Tommy; Brown Skin Girl; Chicago, 22 Nov. 1939; (044243-1) BB-B8444 RCA LPV-518
a good-looking woman can be Now you know that           McClennan, Tommy; She's a Good Looking Mama; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044992- ) BB-B8545 Rt RL-305
is sad as can be Now I'm going home                     Martin, Daisy; Feelin' Blue; New York, c. late July 1923; (5237-1) Ba-1262 VJM VLP-40
as a man can be Now it seem like                        Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Never Go Wrong Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (02652-1) BB-B6825 CC-35
would not let me be Now he is leaving                   Moore, Alice; Lonesome Dream Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L-170-2) Pm-13107 CC-37
wild as I can be Now I'm so crazy                       Pickett, Charlie; Crazy 'Bout My Black Gal; New York, 2 Aug. 1937; (62467-A) De-7762 Rt RL-310
sick as I could be Now nothing but these                Sykes, Roosevelt; The Way I Feel Blues; New York, 14 June 1929; (402453-B) OK-8727 Yz L-1033
that's all it can be  Now if you got                    Wheatstraw, Peetie; Cocktail Man Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90173-A) De-7144 Say SDR-191
birthday was going to be  Now then I believe            Williamson, Sonny Boy; Number Five Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (030848-1R) BB-B8010 RCA INT-1088
my mule ought to be Oh crazy oh silly                   Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (149558-2) Co-14489-D Fwy FA-2951
my coat ought to be Oh crazy oh silly                   Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (149558-2) Co-14489-D Fwy FA-2951
my head ought to be Oh crazy oh silly                   Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (149558-2) Co-14489-D Fwy FA-2951
worry : I will soon be old and grey Don't               Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Those All Night Long Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1599-?) Pm-12081 BYG-529.078
I have got to be old : and just about                   Wheatstraw, Peetie; False Hearted Woman; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90963-A) De-7243 Say SDR-192
buddy why don't you be on your way Mama                 Arnold, Kokomo; Buddie Brown Blues; Chicago, 23 Oct. 1937; (91299-A) De-7449 CC-25
the post office must be on fire : and the               Big Bill (Broonzy); Big Bill Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18385) Ch-16400 Yz L-1035
over the mountain : I'll be on my way Now               Big Bill (Broonzy); Key to the Highway; Chicago, 2 May 1941; (C-3745-1) OK-06242 RBF RF-1
way I be treated : be on the county farm                Bracey, Ishman; The Four Day Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (45461-2) Vi-V38560 Yz L-1007
and sweethearts : I'll soon be on my way Now            Carr, Leroy; Hurry Down Sunshine; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL-4-3) Vo-02741 Co C-30496
might poison me So be on your way evil-hearted          Carr, Leroy; Evil-Hearted Woman; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (16426-1) Vo unissued Bio BLP-C9
a man : don't never be on the square Because            Cox, Ida; Wild Women Don't Have the Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (1842-?) Pm-12228 Jo SM-3098
my jumper : and I'll be on my lonesome way              Easton, Amos; Green Country Gal; New York, 23 Aug. 1936; (61241-A) De-7440 AH-158
the mountain : honey I'll be on my way I'm              Gillum, Bill Jazz; Key to the Highway; Chicago, 9 May 1940; (044972- ) BB-B8529 RBF RF-16
is blowing : so please be on your way Mr                Hart, Hattie; Oh Ambulance Man; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (59932-2) Vi-V38605 Mel MLP-7324
the hen Ought to be on tiptoe : of you                  Hill, Robert; I Had a Gal for the Last Fifteen Years; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (02603-1) BB-B6741 His HLP-31
that southbound Santa Fe Be on my way : to              Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bad Luck Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (3090-2) Pm-12443 Mil MLP-2007
before It used to be on the centre : close              Johnson, Ki Ki; Lady, Your Clock Ain't Right; Long Island City, c. Aug. 1928; (   ) QRS-R7003 His HLP-17
welcome's off the door Be on your way : you             Martin, Daisy; What You Was You Used to Be; New York, c. late July 1923; (5238-1) Ba-1262 VJM VLP-40
forsaken everybody : it will be on account of another   Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Mistreatin' Woman Blues; New Orleans, 16 Oct. 1936; (02654-1) BB-B7178 CC-35
Dallas : I got to be on my way I'm                      Moore, Whistlin' Alex; It Wouldn't Be So Hard; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (149562-2) Co-14496-D His HLP-32
you come home Better be on your way : the               Short, Jaydee; Lonesome Swamp Rattlesnake; Grafton, Wis., c. 1 June 1930; (L-468-1) Pm-13043 OJL-11
been before I'd rather be on the North Pole             Sykes, Roosevelt; Hard Luck Man Blues; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (69404- ) Vi-23320 Yz L-1033
of that bed : man be on your way You                    Wallace, Sippie; Lazy Man Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80839-B) OK-8470 CC-32
ooo well and won't be on the square Now                 Washboard Sam; Brown and Yellow Woman Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (064483-1) BB-B8937 RCA LPV-577
struck me : I better be on my way  They're              Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C-1256-1) Vo-03186 BC-7
ducking and dodging : and be on my way  They            Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C-1256-1) Vo-03186 BC-7
my money going to be on the wood  And                   Wheatstraw, Peetie; Coon Can Shorty; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60512-A) De-7159 Say SDR-192
she's gone : she's forever be on my mind  Now           Williamson, Sonny Boy; Skinny Woman; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (07654- ) BB-B7012 BC-20
I bet they would be on out of this                      Williamson, Sonny Boy; Big Apple Blues; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064020- ) BB-B8766 BC-20
don't do it : might be one more rounder gone            Barefoot Bill; One More Time; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (150305-1) Co-14561-D Rt RL-325
name It's going to be one of these mornings             Carr, Leroy; Shady Lane Blues; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL-7-3) Vo-02762 Co C-30496
I ain't going to be one minute late I'm                 Davis, Walter; Minute Man Blues-Part 2; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85483-1) BB-B5965 RCA INT-1085
down and die There'll be one of these mornings          McCoy, Joe; Something Gonna Happen to You; Chicago, 1 Nov. 1935; (96262- ) BB-B6260 Yz L-1021;
gambling : is going to be our end You stole             Wallace, Sippie; Jack O' Diamonds Blues; Chicago, 1 Mar. 1926; (9548-A) OK-8328 CC-32
the can Than to be out in the streets                   Carr, Leroy; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C-6086-B) Vo-1541 Yz L-1015
old sweet honey : you'll be out of house and            Chatman, Bo; Honey; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (047657-1) BB-B8555 Yz L-1034
I love : she must be out of town She                    Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Easy Rider Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (4423-2) Pm-12474 Mil MLP-2004
can  Now than to be out in Beale Street                 Williamson, Sonny Boy; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064493- ) BB-B8822 BC-3
and eat and don't be outdoors I will tell               Memphis Minnie; North Memphis Blues; Chicago, c. 15 Oct. 1930; (C-6443- ) Vo-1550 BC-13
drinking bad liquor : you'll be overtaken after a while Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Fence Breakin' Yellin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15672) Pm-12921 Bio BLP-12015
so we can both be pacified Your hugs are                Moore, Whistlin' Alex; It Wouldn't Be So Hard; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (149562-2) Co-14496-D His HLP-32
and you surely will be paid I tell you                  Jackson, Jim; Bootlegging Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (41904-2) Vi-21268 Rt RL-323
so : I thought we'd be pals till the end                Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Competition Bed Blues; Chicago, c. July 1928; (20749-2) Pm-12728 Rt RL-306
So when a trixie be passing by : he will                Stone, Joe; Back Door Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76838- ) BB-B5169 Yz L-1030
everything now : baby would be peaches and cream I      Big Bill (Broonzy); When I Had Money; Chicago, 17 Apr. 1940; (WC-3036-A) Vo-05563 RBF RF-16;
Brownsville : you better not be peeping out Now Mr      Estes, Sleepy John; Hobo Jungle Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62481-A) De-7354 Sw S-1219
But someone else : will be picking on your chicken      Jones, Maggie; You May Go, But You'll Come Back Some Day; New York, 18 Dec. 1924; (140192-2) Co-14063-D VJM VLP-23
the mountain : there will be pigmeat there You take     Ledbetter, Huddie; Pig Meat Papa; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (17181-2) ARC-6-04-55 His HLP-4
the mountain : it will be pigmeat there  Register it    White, Georgia; Pigmeat Blues; Chicago, 12 May 1936; (90722-A) De-7209 AH-158
woman and I can't be pleased  Because I'd rather        Wilkins, Robert; I Do Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (47000- ) Vi-23379 OJL-5
your women : ought to be put in jail Some               Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coal Man Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1927; (4244-2) Pm-12461 Bio BLP-12042
you : I'm liable to be quitting you all the             McClennan, Tommy; You Can't Read My Mind; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064887- ) BB-B8897 Rt RL-305
I know it can't be rain The big star's                  Gibson, Clifford; Keep Your Windows Pinned; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57757) Vi-V38612 Yz L-1006
well it's going to be raining outdoors The woman        Johnson, Robert; Come On in My Kitchen; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA-2585-1) ARC unissued Co CL-1654
your mouth : and don't be raising sand The train        Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Easy Rider Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (4423-2) Pm-12474 Mil MLP-2004
cold in hand : you be ready to kick me                  Memphis Minnie; It's Hard to Please My Man; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC-3170-A) OK-05728 BC-1
driving me crazy : must be reaping what I sow           Henderson, Bertha; Lead Hearted Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (20560-2) Pm-12655 Bio BLP-12037
and I ought to be recording right now    Mailman        Estes, Sleepy John; Special Agent; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63654-A) De-7491 RBF RF-1
can't understand He'll soon be returning : and bad tidings Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Honey Where You Been So Long; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (1701-2) Pm-12200 BYG-529.078
was money : I would be rich as Henry Ford               Arnold, Kokomo; Old Black Cat Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C-9653-A) De-7050 CC-25
right arm Have to be riding it so long                  Jordan, Luke; My Gal's Done Quit Me; New York, 18 Nov. 1929; (57703-1) Vi-V38564 Rt RL-318
Well I could still be riding : I don't have             Memphis Minnie; My Baby Don't Want Me No More; Chicago, 17 June 1937; (C-1936-1) Vo-03894 BC-1
don't want him : to be riding these girls to            Memphis Minnie; Me and My Chauffeur Blues; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C-3765-1) OK-06788 BC-1
riding these girls to be riding these girls around      Memphis Minnie; Me and My Chauffeur Blues; Chicago, 21 May 1941; (C-3765-1) OK-06788 BC-1
more lurches : I will be right back in New              Arnold, Kokomo; Big Ship Blues; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91167-A) De-7361 Say SDR-163
mmm : oh I may be right or wrong Got                    Johnson, Robert; When You Get a Good Friend; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA-2584-1) ARC unissued Co CL-1654
blue sea Than to be right here baby : treated           McPhail, Black Bottom; My Dream Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11513-A) Vo-1690 Yz L-1019
be still I may be right : I may be                      Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Don't Wake It Up; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L-1560-1) Pm-13152 Bio  BLP-12041
fool  Boy I may be right Lord : boy I                   Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Hitch Me to Your Buggy and Drive Me Like a Mule; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (40323-2) Vi-21134 OJL-21
that woman : and I'll be right back again     I'm       Wilkins, Robert; Nashville Stonewall Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM-740-A) Br-7168 Rt RL-307
me Don't try to be ritzy : you ain't what               Washboard Sam; Sophisticated Mama; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020814- ) BB-B7780 BC-2
boys I'm going to be rocking to my head                 Williams, Joe; 49 Highway Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85490- ) BB-B5996 OJL-17
ooo well boys I be rocking to my head                   Williams, Joe; Highway 49; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (070485-1) BB-B9025 RBF RF-11
rocky : but it won't be rocky long Says I               Arnold, Kokomo; Rocky Road Blues; Chicago, 23 Oct. 1937; (91300-A) De-7449 CC-25
woman : mmm boys to be rolling this a-way I'm           Johnson, Robert; I'm a Steady Rollin Man; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL-378- ) ARC-7-12-67 OJL-17
Blues this morning : I'll be rolling in Jackson town    Williams, Joe; Highway 49; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (070485-1) BB-B9025 RBF RF-11
in : man I won't be rowdy no more Boys                  Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20363-2) Pm-12666 Mil MLP-2013
around Some day I'll be running : with the biggest      Easton, Amos; Green Country Gal; New York, 23 Aug. 1936; (61241-A) De-7440 AH-158
leave these walls : I'll be running ??? a speed         Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Prison Wall Blues; Memphis, 28 Nov. 1930; (64747) Vi-23272 Rt RL-329
mama's door Says I'll be sad and I'll be                Arnold, Kokomo; Front Door Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C-9655-A) De-7156 BC-4
what the matter could be Said if you don't              Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K-127- ) Vo-1464 OJL-18
a poor man can be Said well I went                      Torey, George; Married Woman Blues; Birmingham, Ala., 2 Apr. 1937; (B-64-2) ARC-7-08-57 Yz L-1002
the street : I couldn't be satisfied I had the          Baker, Willie; No No Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Jan. 1929; (14667) Ge-6766 BC-5
aches so : I can't be satisfied I believe : I'll        Beaman, Lottie; Goin' Away Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14163-A) Ge-6624 OJL-6
aches so : I can't be satisfied I believe : I'll        Beaman, Lottie; Going Away Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC-604- ) Br-7147 Yz L-1018
to that basement : I'll be satisfied Sweety in the      Big Bill (Broonzy); Down in the Basement Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20922-1) Pm-12707 Yz L-1035
you Because I can't be satisfied : and I can't          Big Bill (Broonzy); I Can't Be Satisfied; Richmond, Ind., 2 May 1930; (16569) Ge-7230 Yz L-1011
satisfied : and I can't be satisfied And I can't        Big Bill (Broonzy); I Can't Be Satisfied; Richmond, Ind., 2 May 1930; (16569) Ge-7230 Yz L-1011
lost my baby : can't be satisfied When you get          Big Bill (Broonzy); Worrying You Off My Mind-Part 1; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (16606-?) Ba-32559 Yz L-1035
and then I will be satisfied    All last winter         Blake, Blind; Rope Stretchin' Blues-Part 2; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L-1101-2) Pm-13103 Bio BLP-12037
mistreated : now I can't be satisfied Now I'm going     Butler, Sam; You Can't Keep No Brown; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (2678-2) Pm-12389 Yz L-1026
in the streets : can't be satisfied Going write a       Butler, Sam; Poor Boy Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (   ) Vo-1057 Yz L-1016
by myself baby : won't be satisfied    Now I walked     Davis, Walter; Don't You Want to Go; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070448-1) BB-B9027 RCA INT-1085
blues : and I can't be satisfied Have you ever          Harris, William; Bull Frog Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14318) Ge-6661 OJL-5
no blues : just couldn't be satisfied Now give me       Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Poor Boy a Long Ways from Home; New York, 16 June 1927; (144281-2) Co-14246-D Rt RL-326
blues : and I can't be satisfied Got them so            Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Hurry and Bring It Back Home; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (146055-2) Co-14372-D CC-36
Got the blues : can't be satisfied Keep the blues       Hurt, Mississippi John; Got the Blues Can't Be Satisfied; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401484-B) OK-8724 Bio BLP-C4
your jellyroll : honey I'd be satisfied I want to       Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bakershop Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15668) Pm-12852 Mil MLP-2013
me : man you couldn't be satisfied Then she showed      Jordan, Luke; My Gal's Done Quit Me; New York, 18 Nov. 1929; (57703-1) Vi-V38564 Rt RL-318
Vicksburg Mississippi : and couldn't be satisfied Now if ever Montgomery, Eurreal Little Brother; Vicksburg Blues No. 2; New Orleans, 10 Aug. 1935; (94420-1) BB-B6072 Yz L-1028
you baby : I can't be satisfied Aren't you a            Moore, Whistlin' Alex; It Wouldn't Be So Hard; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (149562-2) Co-14496-D His HLP-32
baby : and I can't be satisfied Honey mmm : baby        Newbern, Hambone Willie; Hambone Willie's Dreamy-Eyed Woman's Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402305-B) OK-8693 OJL-17
howling : I'm a-trying to be satisfied I even howled    Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf Blues-No. 1; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C-6404-A) Vo-1558 Yz L-1031
no blues : I couldn't be satisfied     I keep tough     Thomas, Elvie; Motherless Child Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L-264-2) Pm-12977 OJL-2
the street : I couldn't be satisfied Had the no         Weaver, Curley; No No Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (147305-2) Co-14386-D His HLP-32
can't be trusted : can't be satisfied  The men all      Weaver, Sylvester; Can't Be Trusted Blues; New York, 31 Aug. 1927; (81401-B) OK-8504 Yz L-1012
trying so hard : to be satisfied  They call me          Wheatstraw, Peetie; Working Man; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60506-A) De-7200 BC-4
some ease  I can't be satisfied : woman and I           Wilkins, Robert; I Do Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (47000- ) Vi-23379 OJL-5
good as I can be Says it's Lord have                    Alexander, Texas; Frost Texas Tornado Blues; San Antonio, 9 June 1930; (404117-B) OK-8890 Rt RL-316
who can your regular be Says the reason I'm             Jackson, Papa Charlie; I'm Alabama Bound; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2144-2) Pm-12289 Yz L-1029
any gambler ought to be Says my woman give              Roland, Walter; Dices' Blues; New York, 30 July 1934; (15485-2) Ba-33343 RBF RF-12
every morning : the world be scratching on my door      Sykes, Roosevelt; 44 Blues; New York, 14 June 1929; (402451-A) OK-8702 His HLP-5
drunk as I can be Seem like them Bell                   McTell, Blind Willie; Bell Street Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C-9946-A) De-7078 Rt RL-324
midnight : and I don't be seen in the day               Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Grinder Man Blues; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (053592-1) BB-B8584 RCA-730.581
gal don't want to be seen Because your meals            Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coffee Pot Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10043-?) Pm-12264 Yz L-1029
that Kaiser : and we'll be seldom seen Mmm hitch        Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rabbit Foot Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (3089-1) Pm-12454 Mil MLP-2004
a mosquito bomb : I'll be seldom seen I'm going         Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Mosquito Moan; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15666) Pm-12899 Mil MLP-2013
the Sunbeam : I will be seldom seen    Standing here    Johnson, Billiken; Sun Beam Blues; Dallas, 3 Dec. 1927; (145322-1) Co-14293-D Rt RL-335
and your fare will be sent right here I                 Hill, King Solomon; The Gone Dead Train; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L-1254-2) Pm-13129 Yz L-1004
you wouldn't think I be serving you right Undertaker    Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L-1252-1) Pm-13116 Rt RL-335
you wouldn't think I be serving you right Undertaker    Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L-1252-2) Pm-13116 Yz L-1026
tide It's bound to be seven sisters : because I've      Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Seven Sisters Blues-Part 1; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO-168-A) Vo-1641 Yz L-1031
I say I'd rather be shaggy : mama just like             Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Shaggy Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (4415- ) Pm-12489 Rt RL-319
But I know she be shaking that thing : because          Jordan, Charley; Tight Haired Mama Blues; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO-144) Vo-1645 OJL-20
see how can it be She say go away                       Davis, Walter; Root Man Blues; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (91430-1) BB-B6040 RCA INT-1085
as any man can be She even told me                      Dooley, Simmie (Pink Anderson); Gonna Tip Out Tonight; Atlanta, 14 Apr. 1928; (146067-1) Co-14436-D OJL-18
sweet as she could be She long tall woman               Moss, Buddy; Gravy Server; New York, 21 Aug. 1935; (17981- ) ARC-6-11-56 Rt RL-318
as we used to be  She was by me                         Wheatstraw, Peetie; True Blue Woman; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C-1258-1) Vo-03185 Say SDR-191
sweet as she can be She's not too thin                  Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green; Memphis, 12 May 1930; (59917-2) Vi-V38599 Jo SM-3104
Because old moon you'll be shining : when I'm dead      Cox, Ida; Blue Kentucky Blues; New York, late Jan. 1925; (2003-2) Pm-12258 BYG-529073
how drunk you may be Since you don't hold               Chatman, Bo; Let's Get Drunk Again; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (027876-1) BB-B8045 Yz L-1014
how tired you may be Since you don't hold               Chatman, Bo; Let's Get Drunk Again; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (027876-1) BB-B8045 Yz L-1014
many days : I would be sitting down  I would            White, Washington; When Can I Change My Clothes; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC-2979-A) Vo-05489 Co C-30036
sitting down  I would be sitting down : looking down    White, Washington; When Can I Change My Clothes; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC-2979-A) Vo-05489 Co C-30036
I give him : will be six feet of ground                 Cox, Ida; Misery Blues; New York, late Jan. 1925; (1999-?) Pm-12258 BYG-529073
make some changes : I'll be sleeping outdoors So take   Washboard Sam; Life Is Just a Book; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (064477-1) BB-B8909 RCA LPV-577
little mama : going to be sleeping on your floor        Wheatstraw, Peetie; Ice and Snow Blues; Chicago, 28 Sept. 1931; (67567-1) BB-B5626 BC-4
the door    I'd rather be sloppy drunk : than anything  Bogan, Lucille; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C-5562-A) Br-7210 Rt RL-317
kind can I'd rather be sloppy drunk : sitting in        Bogan, Lucille; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, late Mar. 1930; (C-5562-A) Br-7210 Rt RL-317
gal again    I'd rather be sloppy drunk : than anything Carr, Leroy; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C-6086-B) Vo-1541 Yz L-1015
kind can I'd rather be sloppy drunk : sitting in        Carr, Leroy; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C-6086-B) Vo-1541 Yz L-1015
Now I would rather be sloppy drunk : oh than            Williamson, Sonny Boy; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064493- ) BB-B8822 BC-3
Now I would rather be sloppy drunk : sitting in         Williamson, Sonny Boy; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064493- ) BB-B8822 BC-3
of mama trying to be so kind Ah you                     Akers, Garfield; Jumpin' and Shoutin' Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM-777-A) Vo-1481 OJL-8
of baby trying to be so kind Mmm : tried                Akers, Garfield; Jumpin' and Shoutin' Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM-777-A) Vo-1481 OJL-8
mama : to not to be so rough She ain't                  Arnold, Kokomo; Set Down Gal; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91166-A) De-7361 OJL-20
my baby : not to be so mean She acts                    Arnold, Kokomo; Set Down Gal; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91166-A) De-7361 OJL-20
door Now I will be so glad : when my                    Arnold, Kokomo; Buddie Brown Blues; Chicago, 23 Oct. 1937; (91299-A) De-7449 CC-25
broke : how can you be so mean Say you                  Big Bill (Broonzy); The Banker's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17281) Ch-16327 Yz L-1011
baby baby : it won't be so long now Before              Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Penal Farm Blues; Indianapolis, c. June 1928; (IND-625- ) Vo-1192 Yz L-1019
whole year round I'll be so glad : when my              Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Down South Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18218-A) Ch-16452 Yz L-1019
be long It wouldn't be so bad : if the                  Blake, Blind; Rope Stretchin' Blues-Part 2; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L-1101-2) Pm-13103 Bio BLP-12037
dog at night I'll be so glad : when my                  Bracey, Mississippi; You Scolded Me and Drove Me from Your Door; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404764-B) OK-8904 OJL-17
and why should I be so blue Lord it's                   Davis, Walter; Why Shouldn't I Be Blue; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (049325-1) BB-B8737 Yz L-1025
up baby : please don't be so still Unless you           Gibson, Clifford; Keep Your Windows Pinned; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57757) Vi-V38612 Yz L-1006
Oh babe : you oughtn't be so doggone wise Well          Gillum, Bill Jazz; You're Laughing Now; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020822- ) BB-B7769 RCA INT-1177
you come home : that'll be so doggone nice I            Glover, Mae; I Ain't Giving Nobody None; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15395-A) Ge-6948 Her H-201
find my baby : I'll be so kind to meet                  Grant, Bobby; Lonesome Atlanta Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1927; (20212-2) Pm-12595 Yz L-1009
see that will never be : so I just got                  Jackson, Jim; Bootlegging Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (41904-2) Vi-21268 Rt RL-323
that She said don't be so suspicious : that wasn't      Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Cat Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15673) Pm-12921 Bio BLP-12015
coming : it's going to be so You can't make             Johnson, Robert; Come On in My Kitchen; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA-2585-1) ARC unissued Co CL-1654
blue sea Than to be so far from home                    Jordan, Charley; Got Your Water On; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (18982-2) ARC-6-06-61 Rt RL-310
for painted about I be so glad : I sure                 Lewis, Furry; Good Looking Girl Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; (   ) Vo-1132 Rt RL-329
through Baby it wouldn't be so hard : if I              Moore, Whistlin' Alex; It Wouldn't Be So Hard; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (149562-2) Co-14496-D His HLP-32
man's clothes I wouldn't be so sore : hadn't've stole   Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Rough and Tumble Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (2210-2) Pm-12311 Mil MLP-2001
get your money : don't be so tight You don't            Washboard Sam; I'm Not the Lad; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (064478-1) BB-B8878 RCA LPV-577
here mama : don't you be so fast  Get in                Whistlin' Rufus; Sweet Jelly Rollin'; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1933; (77305- ) BB-B5306 Rt RL-334
ooo well I will be so far away  I'm                     Williams, Joe; Rootin' Ground Hog; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (07662-1) BB-B7065 RCA INT-1087
mine  Now baby : don't be so fast  If you               Williams, Joe; I'm Getting Wild About Her; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (053990-1) BB-B8774 BC-6
Yeah baby : don't you be so rough  Daddy wild           Williams, Joe; I'm Getting Wild About Her; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (053990-1) BB-B8774 BC-6
happy as you could be So now it's your                  Washboard Sam; You Stole My Love; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (070382-1) BB-B9018 RCA LPV-577
When I tried to be soft and easy : people               Carr, Leroy; Hard Hearted Papa; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (16417-2) Vo unissued Bio BLP-C9
and it's got to be sold The price ain't                 Bogan, Lucille; Stew Meat Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (17013-1) Ba-33448 Rt RL-317
train don't run : why be some walking done    Well      Bell, Ed; Mean Conductor Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (4820-1) Pm-12546 Yz L-1006
come : there's going to be some walking done Don't      Big Bill (Broonzy); Down in the Basement Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20922-1) Pm-12707 Yz L-1035
can't tell : there may be some joker around Go          Calicott, Joe; Fare Thee Well Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM-778- ) Br-7166 OJL-11
want me : there must be some other man    I             Carr, Leroy; What More Can I Do; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C-7222-A) Vo-1651 Yz L-1036
don't hurry : going to be some walking done    Oh       Estes, Sleepy John; Diving Duck Blues; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (55596-2) Vi-V38549 RBF RF-8
and day There will be some no-good man she'll           Johnson, Lonnie; When You Fall For Someone That's Not Your Own; New York, 16 Nov. 1928; (401336-B) OK-8635 CC-30
change : there's going to be some stealing done And     McTell, Blind Willie; Love-Changing Blues; Atlanta, 29 Nov. 1929; (56635-1) Vi-V38580 Yz L-1005
change : there's going to be some riding done And       McTell, Blind Willie; Love-Changing Blues; Atlanta, 29 Nov. 1929; (56635-1) Vi-V38580 Yz L-1005
know it's going to be some hell raised : Lord           Roland, Walter; Penniless Blues; New York, 20 Mar. 1935; (17153-2) Ba-33461 Yz L-1017
don't run : going to be some walking done  My           White, Washington (Booker Washington White); Pinebluff Arkansas; Chicago, 2 Sept. 1937; (C-1996-2) Vo-03711 Co C-30036
as a man could be Some lost their baby                  Alexander, Texas; Frost Texas Tornado Blues; San Antonio, 9 June 1930; (404117-B) OK-8890 Rt RL-316
understand Ooh : there must be somebody there Central Central Spivey, Victoria; Telephoning the Blues; New York, 1 Oct. 1929; (56735-1) Vi-V38546 Spi LP-2001
you work There will be somebody coming on your          Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Hard Dallas Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (21018-2) Pm-12708 Bio BLP-12004
me I want to be somebody's babydoll : so I              Smith, Bessie; Baby Doll; New York, 4 May 1926; (142147-2) Co-14147-D Co CL-857
time I want to be somebody's babydoll : to ease         Smith, Bessie; Baby Doll; New York, 4 May 1926; (142147-2) Co-14147-D Co CL-857
Out there trying to be something : and you don't        Evans, Joe; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 21 May 1931; (10664-1) Or-8083 Yz L-1015
done Well it must be something : my man have            Johnson, Louise; All Night Long Blues; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L-398-1) Pm-12992 OJL-11
I don't intend to be Sometime : my woman too            MacFarland, Barrel House Buck; I Got to Go Blues; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1934; (C-9321- ) De-7013 OJL-20
know the blues must be somewhere close around The       Johnson, Lonnie; Devil's Got the Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63518-A) De-7487 Sw S-1225
swear my man must be somewhere : turning around and     Johnson, Louise; By the Moon and Stars; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L-420-2) Pm-13008 Mil MLP-2018
poor Mary : and she'll be somewhere from you Oh         Johnson, Mary; Rattlesnake Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18791) Ch-16570 Riv RM-8819
want me  I'd rather be somewhere friends : buried on    Wilkins, Robert; I Do Blues; Memphis, 8 Sept. 1928; (47000- ) Vi-23379 OJL-5
And you going to be sorry : that you done               Darby, Blind; Deceiving Blues; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (67583-1) Vi-23311 OJL-20
day you going to be sorry : that you ever               Davis, Walter; Santa Claus; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (91434-1) BB-B6125 Yz L-1025
mama : you're going to be sorry some day     I          Fox, John D.; The Moanin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 15 Dec. 1927; (GEX-1019-A) Ge-6352 Rt RL-334
be long You will be sorry : that you drove              Gillum, Bill Jazz; It's All Over Now; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070440- ) BB-B8975 RCA INT-1177
mop You going to be sorry : you treated me              Green, Lil; What Have I Done; Chicago, 9 May 1940; (044976-1) BB-B8524 RCA LPV-574
door Some day I'd be sorry : that I told                Henderson, Bertha; Lead Hearted Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (20560-2) Pm-12655 Bio BLP-12037
day you're going to be sorry : you ever done            Jefferson, Blind Lemon; How Long How Long; Chicago, c. July 1928; (20788-1) Pm-12685 Bio BLP-12015
some day And you'll be sorry : that you went            Jones, Maggie; You May Go, But You'll Come Back Some Day; New York, 18 Dec. 1924; (140192-2) Co-14063-D VJM VLP-23
day you're going to be sorry : that you ever            McClennan, Tommy; She's a Good Looking Mama; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044992- ) BB-B8545 Rt RL-305
day you going to be sorry : that you ever               McClennan, Tommy; Katy Mae Blues; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053739-1) BB-B8689 Rt RL-305
And you going to be sorry : you did me                  Martin, Carl; Farewell to You Baby; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C-877-1) OK-8961 Yz L-1016
day he's going to be sorry : he treated me              Moore, Alice; Prison Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15448) Pm-12868 CC-37
day you going to be sorry : honey you done              Owens, Marshall; Texas Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L-1238-2) Pm-13117 Yz L-1006
be long Then you'll be sorry : you ever done            Smith, Clara; It Won't Be Long Now; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (81476-1) Co-14006-D VJM VLP-16
the sweet by-and-by : and be sorry that you went        Smith, Trixie; Love Me Like You Used To; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (2365-?) Pm-12330 CC-29
town Then you will be sorry : that you treated          Temple, Johnnie; So Lonely and Blue; Chicago, 14 May 1937; (91247-A) De-7337 RBF RF-16
me You going to be sorry : sorry to your                Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); I'll Be Gone Long Gone; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L-1565-1) Pm-13153 Bio BLP-12041
a dog : but you'll be sorry you treated me              Williamson, Sonny Boy; Little Girl Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (030852-1) BB-B8010 RCA INT-1088
on turning : it must be spooks around my bed            Johnson, Robert; Malted Milk; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL-396-1) ARC-7-10-65 Co C-30034
doing any singing : I'll be standing around my door     Stokes, Frank; Memphis Rounders Blues; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (56306-2) Vi-23411 Rt RL-308
nothing else it could be Standing on the corner         Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Fence Breakin' Yellin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15672) Pm-12921 Bio BLP-12015
papa just let me be : stay away from my                 Smith, Clara; Mean Papa, Turn in Your Key; New York, 17 Apr. 1924; (81697-2) Co-14022-D VJM VLP-16
your sack It will be stew meat here : baby              Bogan, Lucille; Stew Meat Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (17013-1) Ba-33448 Rt RL-317
you know I can't be still She got something             Chatman, Bo; The Ins and Outs of My Girl; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (02614-1) BB-B7213 Yz L-1014
me : my mind can't be still Down down alley             Nelson, Blue Coat Tom; Blue Coat Blues; Memphis, 17 Feb. 1928; (400258-B) OK-8838 Rt RL-316
it : Lord I can't be still I may be                     Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Don't Wake It Up; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L-1560-1) Pm-13152 Bio  BLP-12041
if you just say be still They sent out                  Wallace, Sippie; The Flood Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80840-B) OK-8470 Sw S-1240
Because now you will be stone barefooted : ooo well     Wheatstraw, Peetie; Crapshooter's Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91154-A) De-7292 Say SDR-192
not too busy : I'll be stopping by your way             Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); unnamed title; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (149347-1) Co unissued Yz L-1012
take him : I wouldn't be stung by nobody else           Memphis Minnie; Stinging Snake Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1934; (CP-1069-1) Vo-02711 Pal PL-101
fool You used to be sugar : but you ain't               Blake, Blind; Goodbye Mama Moan; Chicago, c. May 1928; (20541-1) Pm-12634 Bio BLP-12037
you My coffee must be sugared in the morning            Smith, Bessie Mae; Sugar Man Blues-Part 1; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C-6167- ) Vo-1559 His HLP-2
and told me : just be sure it's one and                 Fuller, Blind Boy; Three Ball Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26600-A) Vo-05440 BC-11
had money : you better be sure Because these hard       James, Skip; Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L-752-2) Pm-13065 Bio BLP-12029
you turn her loose : be sure she got enough             McClennan, Tommy; Love with a Feeling; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053740-1) BB-B8689 Rt RL-305
lonesome cry  Well now be sure to do what               Williamson, Sonny Boy; Christmas Morning Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (030849-1) BB-B8094 RCA INT-1088
me : other day Couldn't be surprised : I was a          Mack, Alura; Wicked Daddy Blues; Richmond, Ind., 1 Mar. 1929; (14848) Ge-6797 His HLP-4
her gravy : man you'd be surprised Say she serves       Moss, Buddy; Gravy Server; New York, 21 Aug. 1935; (17981- ) ARC-6-11-56 Rt RL-318
those narrow-face bones You'd be surprised to know : what Washboard Walter; Narrow Face Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L-142-4) Pm-12954 Her H-205
band struck up : you'd be surprised Everybody in the    Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; (   ) BS-14128 Bio BLP-12022
alone You used to be sweet : but you ain't              Carr, Leroy; Evil-Hearted Woman; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (16426-1) Vo unissued Bio BLP-C9
crime    Now you may be sweet little woman : as         Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Got to Help Me Some; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (064000-1) BB-B8834 RCA-730.581
Now you used to be sweet : but I can't                  Estes, Sleepy John; Who's Been Tellin' You Buddy Brown Blues; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90097-A) Ch-50068 Sw S-1219
head     You used to be sweet milk : but you            Glover, Mae; Shake It Daddy; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15392) Ge-6964 OJL-6
say you used to be sweet mama : but I                   Rachel, James Yank; Sweet Mama; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (62550) Vi-23318 Rt RL-329
me : that I couldn't be talking no more I               Rhodes, Walter; Leaving Home Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (145359-2) Co-14289-D Rt RL-334
west Don't want to be tangled up : in that              Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); Coldest Stuff in Town; New York, 14 Sept. 1934; (15952- ) Vo-02821 Yz L-1021
blue as I can be Tell me mama : what's                  Thomas, Henry; Texas Easy Street Blues; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; (   ) Vo-1197 OJL-3
good as I can be Tell me sweet baby                     Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Honey Babe Let the Deal Go Down; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404782-B) OK-8885 Mam S-3804
be the devil : to be that woman's man Oh                James, Skip; Devil Got My Woman; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L-746-1) Pm-13088 Bio BLP-12029
at the door : must be that bad cat woman                Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Balky Mule Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20381-3) Pm-12631 Mil MLP-2007
her around It must've be that old evil spirit           Johnson, Robert; Me and the Devil Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL-398-2) ARC unissued Co CL-1654
rather be the devil : be that woman's man Because       McCoy, Joe; Evil Devil Woman Blues; Chicago, 16 Aug. 1934; (C-9299-A) De-7822 BC-5
be the devil : to be that woman's man The               Temple, Johnnie; The Evil Devil Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C-987- ) Vo-02987 Yz L-1038
well and I won't be that weak no more                   Wheatstraw, Peetie; Working on the Project; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91164-A) De-7311 BC-4
cloudy outdoors : as can be That's the time : I         Smith, Bessie; Shipwreck Blues; New York, 11 June 1931; (151597-3) Co-14663-D Co CL-858
like tomorrow : going to be the same old way            Alexander, Texas;  Long Lonesome Day Blues; New York, 11 Aug. 1927; (81213-A) OK-8511 Rt RL-315
tomorrow : mama going to be the same old way            Arnold, Kokomo; Stop Look and Listen; Chicago, 23 July 1935; (90201-A) De-7181 BC-4
like tomorrow : going to be the same old way            Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Blue Day Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18217-A) Ch-16452 Yz L-1019
I tell you : you'll be the jump-steady man of           Bogan, Lucille; Jump Steady Daddy; New York, 7 Mar. 1935; (16993-2) ARC-5-12-58 Yz L-1017
Lord but I may be the youngest : Lord take              Bradley, Tommie; Pack Up Your Trunk Blues; Richmond, Ind., 27 Oct. 1930; (17206) Ch-16149 Yz L-1019
blame you baby : I'd be the same way if                 Carr, Leroy; Mean Mistreater Mama; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL-1-?) Vo-02657 Co C-30496
girl : you got to be the maid So when                   Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Got to Help Me Some; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (064000-1) BB-B8834 RCA-730.581
loving : it's going to be the death of me               Cole, Kid; Hard Hearted Mama Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C-1997-1) Vo-1187 Rt RL-313
pretty mama : going to be the death of you              Cole, Kid; Niagara Fall Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (C-1998-1) Vo-1187 Rt RL-313
Doing that stuff : will be the death of you             Davenport, Jed; Save Me Some; Memphis, 20 Oct. 1930; (MEM-774) Vo-1513 OJL-19
swear it will always be the same    I'm a               Davis, Walter; Howling Wind Blues; Chicago, 29 Sept. 31; (67579-1) Vi-V23308 RCA INT-1085
lonesome : people you would be the same old way         Davis, Walter; Moonlight Is My Spread; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (96234-1) BB-B6167 RCA INT-1085
blame you honey : I'd be the same way if                Easton, Amos; Green Country Gal; New York, 23 Aug. 1936; (61241-A) De-7440 AH-158
Now it used to be the time : be getting                 Estes, Sleepy John; Time Is Drawing Near; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93005-A) De-7789 Sw S-1220;
Now it used to be the time : get a                      Estes, Sleepy John; Time Is Drawing Near; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93005-A) De-7789 Sw S-1220;
you know that will be the end of the                    Hardin, Lane; California Desert Blues; Chicago, 28 July 1935; (91450-1) BB-B6242 Rt RL-319
brownskin woman : going to be the death of you          Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Barbecue Blues; Atlanta, 25 Mar. 1927; (143757-1) Co-14205-D CC-36
Winston women : going to be the ruin of you             Hill, King Solomon; Tell Me Baby; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L-1258-2) Pm-13129 Yz L-1004
the blues away That be the case : I want                Hurt, Mississippi John; Got the Blues Can't Be Satisfied; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401484-B) OK-8724 Bio BLP-C4
was a spout I'll be the worst boy : to                  Jackson, Papa Charlie; Salty Dog Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1924; (1893-?) Pm-12236 Yz L-1029
rider : eee Lord will be the same old way               James, Jesse; Lonesome Day Blues; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90762-A) De-7213 AH-158
lifetime here     I'd rather be the devil : to be       James, Skip; Devil Got My Woman; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L-746-1) Pm-13088 Bio BLP-12029
go It's going to be the time : that a                   Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Easy Rider Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (4423-2) Pm-12474 Mil MLP-2004
son : candy's going to be the death of you              Johnson, Lem; Candy Blues; New York, 19 May 1942; (70761-A) De-7895 Br-87.504
all : it used to be the mad I have                      Jones, Maggie; The Man I Love Is Oh So Good; New York, 7 May 1926; (142165-3) Co-14243-D VJM VLP-25
Don't let no woman : be the death of you                Jordan, Charley; Hunkie Tunkie Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C-5841- ) Vo-1528 Yz L-1003
Shreveport son : going to be the death of you           Ledbetter, Huddie; Mr. Hughe's Town; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (16808- ) ARC unissued Co C-30035
to hell    I'd rather be the devil : be that            McCoy, Joe; Evil Devil Woman Blues; Chicago, 16 Aug. 1934; (C-9299-A) De-7822 BC-5
life you're living : honey'll be the death of you       Rhodes, Walter; Leaving Home Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (145359-2) Co-14289-D Rt RL-334
than blues It must be : the lowdown dirty barrelhouse   Richardson, Mooch; Mooch Richardson's Low Down Barrel House Blues Part 1; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (400215-A) OK-8554 Mam S-3803
in Memphis : going to be the death of you               Shade, Will; What's the Matter; Memphis, 17 Sept. 1929; (55530-2) Vi-V38551 Jo SM-3104
got : it's going to be the ruin of you                  Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); I Couldn't Help It; New York, 17 Sept. 1934; (15967-1) Vo-02844 OJL-21
end It will only be the end : of one                    Smith, Clara; I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down; New York, 18 Jan. 1924; (81495-1) Co-14013-D VJM VLP-16
You know this must be the devil I'm serving             Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Fool's Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO-167-A) Vo-1674 Yz L-1010
you let no woman : be the death of you                  Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M-184- ) Br-7137 OJL-20
blame you baby : I'd be the same way if                 Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Mean Mistreater Blues; Chicago, 14 June 1934; (80604-1) BB-B5546 RCA LPV-518
my room I'd rather be the devil : to be                 Temple, Johnnie; The Evil Devil Blues; Chicago, 14 May 1935; (C-987- ) Vo-02987 Yz L-1038
you let no gamblers : be the ruin of you                Thomas, Hociel; Gambler's Dream; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9471-A) OK-8289 Bio BLP-C6
that brown going to be the death of me                  Thompson, Edward; West Virginia Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX-2416-A) Pm-13018 Yz L-1006
home Then you will be the only sheik : it               Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Yodeling Fiddling Blues; San Antonio, 12 June 1930; (404146-B) OK-8834 Mam S-3804
me : is going to be the same I'm going                  Waters, Ethel; There'll Be Some Changes Made; New York, c. Aug. 1921; (P-147-1) BS-2021 Bio BLP-12022
that the first shall be the last  I had                 Wheatstraw, Peetie; First and Last Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C-1257-2) Vo-03185 Say SDR-191
ooo well well will be the devil each and                Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sweet Home Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C-1261-2) Vo-03396 Say SDR-191
now the first shall be the last : and the               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
and the last shall be the first  Well now               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
say the first shall be the last : and the               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
and the last shall be the first  If I                   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
women son : going to be the death of you                Wilkins, Robert; Alabama Blues; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M-190- ) Br-7205 Rt RL-333
me when I'm down : be the same way when                 Williams, Joe; I Won't Be in Hard Luck No More; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (07664-1) BB-B7065 RCA INT-1087
ground  Now it must be the devil : you know             Williamson, Sonny Boy; Deep Down in the Ground; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (020849-1) BB-B7805 RCA INT-1088
whiskey : is going to be the ruin of my                 Williamson, Sonny Boy; The Right Kind of Life; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (030855-1) BB-B8034 RCA INT-1088
as a woman can be The stuff I've got                    Chatman, Bo; Sales Tax; San Antonio, 27 Mar. 1934; (82635-1) BB-B5453 Yz L-1014
no matter where she be  Then again you know             Wheatstraw, Peetie; True Blue Woman; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C-1258-1) Vo-03185 Say SDR-191
nine ninety-four Because I'll be there forever : I'll have McTell, Blind Willie; Death Cell Blues; New York, 19 Sept. 1933; (14049-1) Vo-02577 RBF RF-15
no news I'll soon be there : because I've got           Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Walking Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1613-2) Pm-12082 BYG-529.078
eight She said she'd be there early in the              Roland, Walter; Early in the Morning No. 2; New York, 31 July 1934; (15495-2) Ba-33343 Yz L-1017
stay And I won't be there : just won't blow             Stevens, Vol; Papa Long Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (41889-2) Vi-21278 Rt RL-322
drunk as I could be There's another mule in             Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (149558-2) Co-14489-D Fwy FA-2951
drunk as I could be There's another coat on             Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (149558-2) Co-14489-D Fwy FA-2951
drunk as I could be There's another head on             Jones, Coley; Drunkard's Special; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (149558-2) Co-14489-D Fwy FA-2951
where I long to be There's a Delta Bottom               Spruell, Freddie; Low-Down Mississippi Bottom Man; Chicago, c. July 1928; (20728-1) Pm-12665 Mam S-3802
broke as I could be They run me from                    Patton, Charley; 34 Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14739-1) Vo-02651 Yz L-1020
bad as they can be They uses gunpowder : just           Smith, Bessie; Black Mountain Blues; New York, 22 July 1930; (150658-2) Co-14554-D Co CL-856
mind Says I must be thinking : about my woman           Alexander, Texas; Seen Better Days; San Antonio, 9 June 1930; (404112-B) OK-8890 Rt RL-316
mind : and I don't be thinking about nobody else        Williamson, Sonny Boy; Rainy Day Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (030857-1) BB-B8094 RCA INT-1088
I wonder where you be : this time another year          Thompson, Edward; Florida Bound; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX-2412) Pm-12873 Yz L-1006
In the poorhouse : I'll be till Judgment Day    Anybody Jones, Maggie; Poor House Blues; New York, 9 Dec. 1924; (140171-2) Co-14050-D VJM VLP-23
enough He ought to be tired : of that old               Lucas, Jane; Leave My Man Alone; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17286) Ch-16289 Yz L-1035
sweet as she can be To satisfy that woman               Big Bill (Broonzy); Long Tall Mama; New York, 30 Mar. 1932; (11617-1) Ba-33085 Yz L-1011
I go away May be tomorrow : may be a                    Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M-184- ) Br-7137 OJL-20
Fare you well : may be tomorrow or today  I             Williams, Joe; My Grey Pony; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85491- ) BB-B5948 RBF RF-14
day But it will be too late sweet baby                  Chatman, Bo; Some Day; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (027877-1) BB-B8147 Yz L-1034
know you try to be too wise    Now this                 Davis, Walter; Why Shouldn't I Be Blue; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (049325-1) BB-B8737 Yz L-1025
Daddy daddy : but don't be too rough Mama want          Henderson, Rosa; Get It Fixed; New York, c. Apr. 1925; (   ) Vo-1177 His HLP-15
you could : it would be too tight for me                Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Blind Pig Blues; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (146050-1) Co-14372-D CC-36
me : it's going to be too black bad She's               Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Lastin' Lovin'; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20407-2) Pm-12666 Mil MLP-2013
done me wrong It'll be too late darling : your          Jefferson, Blind Lemon; How Long How Long; Chicago, c. July 1928; (20788-1) Pm-12685 Bio BLP-12015
man : pretty soon she'll be too old Hey here            Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Bootin' Me 'Bout; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15675) Pm-12946 Mil MLP-2004
leave you : it will be too late to pray                 Lewis, Furry; Mr. Furry's Blues; probably New York, 28 May 1927; (   ) Vo-1115 Rt RL-323
a man : going to be too tight    Two kind               Lincoln, Charley; Jealous Hearted Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (145103-2) Co-14305-D RBF RF-9
But it's going to be too late pretty mama               McClennan, Tommy; She's a Good Looking Mama; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044992- ) BB-B8545 Rt RL-305
now babe : before it be too late It may                 Patton, Charley; Love My Stuff; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14746- ) Vo-02782 Mam S-3802
are tough Trying to be : too hard and rough             Wallace, Minnie; Field Mouse Stomp; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX-114-1) Vo-03106 Rt RL-321
I believe I can't be trained  The woman I               White, Washington; Black Train Blues; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC-2977-A) Vo-05588 Co C-30036
goal Now it must've be traintime : I hear the           Estes, Sleepy John; Married Woman Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90175-A) Ch-50048 OJL-21
and I going to be treated this a-way    Listen          Big Bill (Broonzy); Starvation Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20923-2) Pm-12707 Yz L-1011
stay here mama : and be treated this a-way Now          Bracey, Ishman; Leavin' Town Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (45458-?) Vi-V38560(?) Rt RL-330
this the way I be treated : be on the                   Bracey, Ishman; The Four Day Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (45461-2) Vi-V38560 Yz L-1007
Somehow here : I don't be treated just right I          Chatman, Lonnie; It's a Pain to Me; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L-1545-2) Pm-13143 Bio BLP-12041
line To be uneasy : be treated right I give             Collins, Sam; I'm Sitting on Top of the World; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (10842-2) Ba-32395 OJL-10
to stay around here : be treated like a dog             Davis, Madlyn; Too Black Bad; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20909-?) Pm-12703 Yz L-1039
to stay I never : be treated this a-way How             Lincoln, Charley; Chain Gang Trouble; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (145108-2) Co-14272-D His HLP-4
model : and you may be treated wrong Now my             McClennan, Tommy; Drop Down Mama; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053741-1) BB-B8704 Rt RL-305
be long here : to be treated this a-way When            McCoy, Joe; Someday I'll Be in the Clay; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1932; (C-9290) De-7008 Rt RL-329
got any money : he'll be treated like a cat             McCoy, Robert Lee; Tough Luck; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (07655-1) BB-B7115 Rt RL-321
you I tried to be : tried to be a                       McCoy, Joe; Evil Devil Woman Blues; Chicago, 16 Aug. 1934; (C-9299-A) De-7822 BC-5
go I think there'll be trouble : and I had              Smith, Clara; Mean Papa, Turn in Your Key; New York, 17 Apr. 1924; (81697-2) Co-14022-D VJM VLP-16
you : because you won't be true I regarded you          Darby, Blind; Deceiving Blues; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (67583-1) Vi-23311 OJL-20
I swear you won't be true Now how can                   McClennan, Tommy; Katy Mae Blues; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053739-1) BB-B8689 Rt RL-305
I swear you won't be true Now you can't                 McClennan, Tommy; Elsie Blues; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053743- ) BB-B8725 Rt RL-305
why don't your heart be true Goodbye Mary : goodbye     McCoy, Joe; My Mary Blues; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C-5830- ) Vo-1576 Pal PL-101
just because you won't be true Oh you don't             Martin, Carl; Farewell to You Baby; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C-877-1) OK-8961 Yz L-1016
horse papa : you can't be true War horse papa           Smith, Clara; War Horse Mama; New York, 10 Apr. 1924; (81683-2) Co-14021-D VJM VLP-16
you know you can't be true    Mean papa turn            Smith, Clara; War Horse Mama; New York, 10 Apr. 1924; (81683-2) Co-14021-D VJM VLP-16
loving : can't your heart be true  I love Corinna       Wiggins, James Boodle It; Corrine Corrina Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L-103-2) Pm-12916 Her H-205
loving : let your love be true  Corrine Corinna : that  Wiggins, James Boodle It; Corrine Corrina Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L-103-2) Pm-12916 Her H-205
but you just won't be true     Western Union man        Williamson, Sonny Boy; My Little Machine; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (053002- ) BB-B8674 BC-3
I've got those can't be trusted blues : gee I'm         Smith, Clara; Broken Busted Blues; New York, 7 Jan. 1925; (140227-2) Co-14062-D CC-32
with me  I can't be trusted : can't be satisfied        Weaver, Sylvester; Can't Be Trusted Blues; New York, 31 Aug. 1927; (81401-B) OK-8504 Yz L-1012
God knows it can't be turned around Now my              Fuller, Blind Boy; Thousand Women Blues; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC-3142-A) OK-05657 RBF RF-202
darling : swear it can't be turned around Now you       McClennan, Tommy; My Little Girl; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044988- ) BB-B8605 Rt RL-305
my mind He can be ugly : he can be                      Smith, Bessie; Baby Doll; New York, 4 May 1926; (142147-2) Co-14147-D Co CL-857
But you need not be uneasy baby : Mr grinder            Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Grinder Man Blues; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (053592-1) BB-B8584 RCA-730.581
this ??? line To be uneasy : be treated right           Collins, Sam; I'm Sitting on Top of the World; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (10842-2) Ba-32395 OJL-10
all right mama : I'll be up some day And                Arnold, Kokomo; I'll Be Up Some Day; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60515- ) De-7172 Say SDR-163
down now baby : I'll be up some day And                 Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); You Gonna Worry Too; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (070435-1) BB-B8945 RCA-730.581
maybe another year I'll be up the country : drinking    Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); She's Gone Blues; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (147306-1) Co-14461-D RBF RF-15
very day I'd rather be up on a mountain                 McPhail, Black Bottom; My Dream Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11513-A) Vo-1690 Yz L-1019
You prance around : to be up trip Only time             Wallace, Minnie; Field Mouse Stomp; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX-114-1) Vo-03106 Rt RL-321
mind  Then I will be : up on my feet                    Wheatstraw, Peetie; When I Get My Bonus; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60511-A) De-7159 Say SDR-192
And that devil brother be upstairs now : Lord after     Doyle, Little Buddy; Grief Will Kill You; Memphis, 1 July 1939; (MEM-18-1) Vo-05111 Rt RL-319;
all our money : and be used like a doggone              Memphis Minnie; Man You Won't Give Me No Money; Chicago, 27 May 1936; (C-1388-2) Vo-03474 BC-1
true facts Will you be waiting : when I get             Blake, Blind; Doing a Stretch; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15249-A) Pm-12810 Bio BLP-12023
many days : I would be walking down the road            White, Washington; When Can I Change My Clothes; Chicago, 7 Mar. 1940; (WC-2979-A) Vo-05489 Co C-30036
you take me to be Walking around with this              Memphis Minnie; I Don't Want that Junk Outa You; Chicago, c. 30 Jan. 1931; (VO-111-A) Vo-1678 Yz L-1008
in my grave To be way up here honey                     James, Skip; Cypress Grove Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L-747-2) Pm-13088 Bio BLP-12029
say : the sign will be We couldn't tell summer          Estes, Sleepy John; Time Is Drawing Near; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93005-A) De-7789 Sw S-1220;
I don't want to be wearing mustache : ooo well          Williams, Joe; I Won't Be in Hard Luck No More; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (07664-1) BB-B7065 RCA INT-1087
bond It's going to be weeping : I begin to              Barefoot Bill; My Crime Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929;  (149352-2) Co-14510-D OJL-14
and let my peaches be Well I tell you                   Harris, William; Hot Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Oct. 1928; (14323) Ge-6707 OJL-5
soft as I can be Well it's butter and                   Jackson, Papa Charlie; Butter and Egg Man Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1926; (11069-1) Pm-12358 Bio BLP-12042
baby how can it be  Well you loves everybody            Welsh, Nolan; St. Peter Blues; Chicago, 16 June 1926; (9728-A) OK-8372 CC-32
the best place to be  Well then again then              Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sweet Home Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C-1261-2) Vo-03396 Say SDR-191
wondered who could it be Weren't a thing : but          McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C-9954-A) De-7078 Yz L-1037
mama : but I shan't be very long Mama this              Bracey, Ishman; The Four Day Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (45461-2) Vi-V38560 Yz L-1007
up the country : won't be very long Good gal            Butler, Sam; You Can't Keep No Brown; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (2678-2) Pm-12389 Yz L-1026
arrangements : because it a-won't be very long I'm going Gillum, Bill Jazz; One Letter Home; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070443- ) BB-B8943 RCA INT-1177
drunk as I can be What my mama told                     Miller, Sodarisa; Sunshine Special; Chicago, c. Apr. 1925; (2092-?) Pm-12276 Mil MLP-2018
hot : what can it be What makes me say                  Smith, Bessie; Take Me for a Buggy Ride; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (152579-2) OK-8949 Co CL-856
sweet as you can be : when you take me                  Smith, Bessie; Take Me for a Buggy Ride; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (152579-2) OK-8949 Co CL-856
somewhere And I won't be : when you meet me             Stokes, Frank; Last Go Round; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (4777-1) Pm-12591 Bio BLP-12041
oh poor boy will be  When you hear me                   Williams, Joe; I Know You Gonna Miss Me; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (07661-1) BB-B7022 RCA INT-1087
devilment : as they can be While you're out man         Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (20044-2) Pm-12518 Bio BLP-12041
good as I could be Why did you go                       Carr, Leroy; You Left Me Crying; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (16418-2) Vo unissued Bio BLP-C9
I so long to be Wild women and whiskey                  Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); California Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (148358-2) Co-14573-D CC-36
I so long to be Wild women and whiskey                  Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Me and My Whiskey; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (149346-2) Co-14507-D CC-36
my baby : I would be willing to die Now                 Johnson, Lonnie; I'm Nuts About that Gal; New York, 12 Aug. 1932; (152259-2) OK-8946 CC-30
the rods baby : to be with you again    I               Carr, Leroy; New How Long How Long Blues-Part 2; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C-7221-A) Vo-1585 RBF RF-202
do anything : just to be with you Say anything          Green, Lil; Give Your Mama One Smile; Chicago, 21 Jan. 1941; (059150-1) BB-B8640 RCA LPV-574
husband : to get to be with you Because he              Jordan, Charley; Hunkie Tunkie Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C-5841- ) Vo-1528 Yz L-1003
myself And I'd rather be with you Black Minnie          McClennan, Tommy; Black Minnie; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053742-1) BB-B8704 Rt RL-305
Black Minnie : than to be with anyone else I            McClennan, Tommy; Black Minnie; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053742-1) BB-B8704 Rt RL-305
I don't have to be with you Mmm : look                  Memphis Minnie; My Baby Don't Want Me No More; Chicago, 17 June 1937; (C-1936-1) Vo-03894 BC-1
or wrong : I must be with my little southern            Moore, Whistlin' Alex; It Wouldn't Be So Hard; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1929; (149562-2) Co-14496-D His HLP-32
else For I'd rather be with nobody : than I'd           Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf Blues-No. 2; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C-6405-A) Vo-1558 Yz L-1031
all pleasure : unless you be with that one you          Spand, Charlie; Back to the Woods Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15456) Pm-12817 Yz L-1015
brown  Before your gal be with you : a yellow           Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Turpentine Blues; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (40322-2) Vi-21134 Yz L-1008
moan Because son there'll be women here : when you      Carr, Leroy; Shinin' Pistol; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (16438-1) Vo-03067 Co C-30496
me Said I won't be worried : with these blues           Barefoot Bill; Squabblin' Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (150303-2) Co-14526-D OJL-14
worried now baby : won't be worried long    Now T       Bird, Billy; Mill Man Blues; Atlanta, 29 Oct. 1928; (147323-2) Co-14381-D Yz L-1016
worried now : I won't be worried long The brownie       Blake, Blind; Blake's Worried Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (3060-2) Pm-12442 Bio BLP-12023
now babe : I won't be worried long Now when             Bonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); Weary Worried Blues; Chicago, 6 Sept. 1934; (C-9403-A) Ch-50064 RBF RF-9
now : but I won't be worried long It takes              Bracey, Mississippi; You Scolded Me and Drove Me from Your Door; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404764-B) OK-8904 OJL-17
mama : but I won't be worried long I'm going            Clark, Lonnie; Down in Tennessee; Richmond, Ind., 21 Sept. 1929; (15661) Pm-12871 Rt RL-340
now : and I won't be worried long If he                 Clayton, Jennie; State of Tennessee Blues; Atlanta, 19 Oct. 1927; (40313-2) Vi-21185 Rt RL-322
now : but I won't be worried long When I                Cox, Ida; Southern Woman's Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (2244-?) Pm-12298 Jo SM-3098
Mama why should I be worried : and why should           Davis, Walter; Why Shouldn't I Be Blue; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (049325-1) BB-B8737 Yz L-1025
really too short : to be worried about them old         Doyle, Little Buddy; Hard Scufflin' Blues; Memphis, 1 July 1939; (MEM-17-1) OK-05771 Rt RL-329
by that : I won't be worried no more I                  Estes, Sleepy John; I Ain't Gonna Be Worried No More; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62464-A) De-7414 Sw S-1219
marble ground I won't be worried with the ???           Estes, Sleepy John; You Shouldn't Do That; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (064916-1) BB-B8915 BC-7
now : but I won't be worried long It takes              Fox, John D.; The Worried Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 Dec. 1927; (GEX-1011-A) Ge-6352 OJL-10
lose these blues : never be worried again     Baby you  Hill, Bertha Chippie; Lonesome Weary Blues; Chicago, 26 Nov. 1926; (9972-A) OK-8453 CC-32
home : and I'll not be worried there Lord I'm           Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Shuckin' Sugar; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (3077-2) Pm-12454 Mil MLP-2007
old maid : than to be worried and blue each             Johnson, Mary; Mary Johnson Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18792) Ch-16570 Riv RM-8819
now Lord : I won't be worried long It takes             King David; I Can Deal Worry; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404668-A) OK-8901 Rt RL-311
now : but I won't be worried long It takes              Kyle, Charlie; Kyle's Worried Blues; Memphis, 1 Sept. 1928; (45468-2) Vi-21707 Yz L-1018
now : and I won't be worried long     Now if            Lee, Bertha; Mind Reader Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14736-1) Vo-02650 OJL-17
Babe I'm going to be worried : until the day            Lewis, Furry; Good Looking Girl Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct. 1927; (   ) Vo-1132 Rt RL-329
I'm worried in mind Be worried : honey be worried       Owens, Big Boy George; Kentucky Blues; Richmond, Ind., Oct. 1926; (12571) Ge-6006 Yz L-1018
mind Be worried : honey be worried all the time         Owens, Big Boy George; Kentucky Blues; Richmond, Ind., Oct. 1926; (12571) Ge-6006 Yz L-1018
now : but I won't be worried long My rider              Patton, Charley; Down the Dirt Road Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15215) Pm-12854 Yz L-1020
now : but I won't be worried long I'm going             Patton, Charley; Green River Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L-44-3) Pm-12972 Yz L-1020
the hilly country : won't be worried no more    The     Patton, Charley; High Water Everywhere-Part I; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L-59-1) Pm-12909 Yz L-1020
and day : and won't be worried and bothered with        Spruell, Freddie; Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85786- ) BB-B5995 Mam S-3802
gal : a man should be worried with She's a              Sykes, Roosevelt; 3 6 and 9; Grafton, Wis., c. Aug. 1930; (L-449-2) Pm-13004 Riv RM-8819
now : but I won't be worried long Because I             Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Good Time Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (21027-1) Pm-12752 Bio BLP-12004
door  And I won't be worried : about these stormy       White, Joshua; Stormy Weather No 1; New York, 6 Mar. 1934; (14903-1) Ba-33024 His HLP-22
out Friends it could be worser : you don't seem         Johnson, Lonnie; Hard Time Ain't Gone No Where; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91340-A) De-7388 Sw S-1225
would not let me be Wouldn't rest contented : till      Lewis, Furry; Furry's Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (45424-1) Vi-V38519 Rt RL-333
would not let me be Wouldn't rest content : till        Lewis, Furry; I Will Turn Your Money Green; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (45425-2) Vi-V38506 Yz L-1008
be right : I may be wrong Can't get me                  Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Don't Wake It Up; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L-1560-1) Pm-13152 Bio  BLP-12041
Lord : boy I may be wrong  But my faro                  Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Hitch Me to Your Buggy and Drive Me Like a Mule; Atlanta, 20 Oct. 1927; (40323-2) Vi-21134 OJL-21
it's mmm : something must be wrong  If I keep           Wiggins, James Boodle It; Gotta Shave 'Em Dry; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L-104-1) Pm-12916 Her H-205
be me : it may be you I have been                       Gillum, Bill Jazz; I'll Get Along Somehow; Aurora, Ill., 16 Dec. 1938; (030827- ) BB-B8106 RCA INT-1177
good gal I will be you slave My baby                    McTell, Blind Willie; My Baby's Gone; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (14038-2) Vo-02668 Yz L-1037
Lord I want to be you man : and you                     Taylor, Charley; Louisiana Bound; Grafton, Wis., Mar. or Apr. 1930; (L-252-2) Pm-12967 Her H-205
me : and it may be you     Hey get your                 Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Somebody's Got to Go; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1936; (100324) BB-B6356 Rt RL-329
a child  Can't I be : you man awhile  Well              Williamson, Sonny Boy; You've Been Foolin' Round Town; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (020848-1) BB-B7756 RCA INT-1088
you can let it be You want to : hold                    Chatman, Bo; Double Up in a Knot; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (02617-1) BB-B6659 Yz L-1034
wonder who could it be You know that must               Estes, Sleepy John; Fire Department Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63650-A) De-7571 Sw S-1220
wonder what can it be You was once a                    Gaither, Bill; Georgia Barrel House; Chicago, 12 June 1940; (WC-3104-A) OK-05714 His HLP-31
baby : how can it be You will give everybody            Gibson, Clifford; Sunshine Moan; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (478-A) QRS-R7083 Yz L-1027
man : wherever he can be You can always call            Jones, Maggie; Screamin' the Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1924; (140188-1) Co-14055-D VJM VLP-23
as any girl can be You even told me                     Moore, Rosie Mae; Ha-Ha Blues; Memphis, 3 Feb. 1928; (41831-1) Vi-21280 Her H-201
like they used to be You can hardly hold                Scruggs, Irene; My Back to the Wall; Richmond, Ind., 30 Aug. 1930; (16975-A) Ge-7296 Yz L-1026
excitement : and more to be You can hear her            Smith, Bessie; The Yellow Dog Blues; New York, 6 May 1925; (140586-2) Co-14075-D Co CL-857
what you seem to be You think you knows                 Washboard Sam; Sophisticated Mama; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020814- ) BB-B7780 BC-2
lonesome : as she can be You left me at                 Waters, Ethel; Midnight Blues; New York, c. Mar. 1923; (565-2) BS-14146 Bio BLP-12022
good as good can be You changed your mind               Weaver, Curley; Sometime Mama; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C-9939-B) Ch-50065 His HLP-31
I ain't going to be : your old work ox                  Alexander, Texas; Work Ox Blues; New York, 15 Nov. 1928; (401330-A) OK-8658 Sw S-1276
your door He may be your best friend : mama             Alexander, Texas; I Am Calling Blues; New York, 20 Nov. 1928; (401349-A) OK-8801 His HLP-31
falling down Says I'll be your lowdown dog mama         Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C-9428-B) De-7026 BC-4
it's sure going to be your ruin From now                Barefoot Bill; From Now On; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (149357-2) Co-14481-D OJL-14
Said I used to be your regular : now I've               Big Bill (Broonzy); The Banker's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17281) Ch-16327 Yz L-1011
now I've got to be your dog You were                    Big Bill (Broonzy); The Banker's Blues; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17281) Ch-16327 Yz L-1011
in jail I can't be your wagon : cinch I                 Big Bill (Broonzy); Big Bill Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18385) Ch-16400 Yz L-1035
I ain't going to be your mule I ain't                   Big Bill (Broonzy); Big Bill Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18385) Ch-16400 Yz L-1035
I ain't going to be your doggone fool    I              Big Bill (Broonzy); Big Bill Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18385) Ch-16400 Yz L-1035
baby : and let me be your man I may                     Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Rambling Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18216) Ch-16370 BC-6
stay around here : and be your stumbling block    Let   Blake, Blind; Stonewall Street Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (3081-1) Pm-12431 Bio BLP-12031
Now if I can't be your regular mama : I                 Bonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); Weary Worried Blues; Chicago, 6 Sept. 1934; (C-9403-A) Ch-50064 RBF RF-9
sure ain't going to be your dog    Now a                Bonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); Weary Worried Blues; Chicago, 6 Sept. 1934; (C-9403-A) Ch-50064 RBF RF-9
I ain't going to be : your teasing brown no             Bracey, Ishman; Leavin' Town Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (45458-?) Vi-V38560(?) Rt RL-330
I ain't going to be : your lowdown dog no               Carr, Leroy; Low Down Dog Blues; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C-7215-A) Vo-1605 Yz L-1036
I ain't going to be : your lowdown dog no               Carr, Leroy; Low Down Dog Blues; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C-7215-A) Vo-1605 Yz L-1036
to let some graveyard : be your resting place You       Collins, Sam; It Won't Be Long; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13049-A) Ge-6379 OJL-10
you want me to be your friend Hey tell                  Dickson, Tom; Labor Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400360-A) OK-8570 Yz L-1008;
a married woman : to be your friend She will            Estes, Sleepy John; Diving Duck Blues; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (55596-2) Vi-V38549 RBF RF-8
a married woman to be your friend She will              Estes, Sleepy John; Married Woman Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90175-A) Ch-50048 OJL-21
tonight Now I will be your Santa Claus : even           Estes, Sleepy John; Airplane Blues; New York, 3 Aug. 1935; (62482-A) De-7354 Sw S-1219
up here     Let me be your wiggler : until your         Florence, Nellie ; Jacksonville Blues ; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (146174-1) Co-14342-D OJL-6
tonight Then I will be your Santy Claus : says          Fuller, Blind Boy; Bus Rider Blues; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC-3139-A) OK-05933 BC-11
I ain't going to be your man no more                    Gillum, Bill Jazz; You Drink Too Much Whiskey; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070445- ) BB-B9004 RCA INT-1177
no miller's son Can be your miller : till your          Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Voice Throwin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15219) Pm-12802 Yz L-1010
of me    Let me be your little dog : until              Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); unnamed title; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (149347-1) Co unissued Yz L-1012
along Coffin going to be your present : hell going      Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L-1252-1) Pm-13116 Rt RL-335
present : hell going to be your brand new home          Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L-1252-1) Pm-13116 Rt RL-335
along Coffin going to be your present : hell going      Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L-1252-2) Pm-13116 Yz L-1026
present : hell going to be your brand new home          Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L-1252-2) Pm-13116 Yz L-1026
to wait Will I be your regular : or did                 Jackson, Papa Charlie; Hot Papa Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (2207-2) Pm-12305 Bio BLP-12042
your door It could be your best friend : mama           Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Right of Way Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (4515-2) Pm-12510 Rt RL-301
fair brown : let me be your teddy bear Tie              Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Teddy Bear Blues; Chicago, c. June 1927; (4567-2) Pm-12487 Mil MLP-2007
tonight I'm going to be your Santa Claus : even         Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Christmas Eve Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (20818-2) Pm-12692 Bio BLP-12000
be my kid : I'll be your teddy bear I'll                Johnson, Elizabeth; Be My Kid Blues; New York, 30 Oct. 1928; (401279-B) OK-8789 Her H-201
woman : speaking about to be your friend Oh she         Jones, Little Hat; Rolled From Side to Side Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402698-A) OK-8794 Yz L-1010
Just let your conscience : be your safety guide Anything Jones, Maggie; Jealous Mama Blues; New York, 14 Oct. 1924; (140105-1) Co-14044-D VJM VLP-23
from your door May be your sister or brother            Kelly, Jack; Ko-ko-mo Blues; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (13721-2) Me-M12812 Rt RL-311
by myself Let me be your sometime now : till            Lacy, Rubin; Ham Hound Crave; Chicago, Mar. 1928; (20420-3) Pm-12629 Yz L-1009
my song Let me be your rocker : till your               Lacy, Rubin; Ham Hound Crave; Chicago, Mar. 1928; (20420-3) Pm-12629 Yz L-1009
morning gown Let me be your sidetrack : till your       Ledbetter, Huddie; C. C. Rider; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16686- ) ARC unissued Co C-30035
me : that going to be your ruin I got                   Ledbetter, Huddie; Red River Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16704- ) ARC unissued Co C-30035
the world : baby and be your slave    Don't you         Lewis, Furry; Sweet Papa Moan; probably New York, 28 May 1927; (   ) Vo-1116 RBF RF-11
country well I would be your monkey-man mama : just     Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Monkey Man Blues; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C-948-A) Vo-02951 Yz L-1015
sure ain't going to be your dog    Now he's             McClennan, Tommy; She's a Good Looking Mama; Chicago, 10 May 1940; (044992- ) BB-B8545 Rt RL-305
you : I'm going to be your dog I'll drink               McClennan, Tommy; Down to Skin and Bones; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053738- ) BB-B8725 Rt RL-305
I won't want to be your dog Nero : make                 MacFarland, Barrel House Buck; I Got to Go Blues; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1934; (C-9321- ) De-7013 OJL-20
daddy : I'll no longer be your slave Wicked daddy       Mack, Alura; Wicked Daddy Blues; Richmond, Ind., 1 Mar. 1929; (14848) Ge-6797 His HLP-4
I ain't going to be : your old work ox                  McTell, Blind Willie; Talking to Myself; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (150257-2) Co-14551-D Yz L-1005
I ain't going to be : your other man's stumbling        McTell, Blind Willie; It's a Good Little Thing; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (14010-1) Vo-02622 Yz L-1037
do Want me to be your mammy : and your                  Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About You; Memphis, 20 Feb. 1930; (MEM-772-A) Vo-1476 Pal PL-101
do Want me to be your mammy : and your                  Memphis Minnie; I'm Talking About You-No. 2; Chicago, c. 14 July 1930; (C-6010-A) Vo-1556 His HLP-2
marry : just want to be your man    I'm going           Patton, Charley; Pony Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15216) Pm-12792 Yz L-1020
fellow : the jail will be your home Canned heat         Petties, Arthur; Good Boy Blues; Chicago, c. 2 July 1930; (C-5921-B) Br-7182 Yz L-1038
you go Let me be your rag doll : until                  Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Southern Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1612-2) Pm-12083 BYG-529.078
on papa : I won't be your dog no more                   Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Bessemer Bound Blues; New York, Jan. 1926; (2373-2) Pm-12374 Mil MLP-2001
room If I can't be your sweeper : let me                Reed, Willie; Dreaming Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (147600-2) Co-14407-D Yz L-1004
your sweeper : let me be your broom I followed          Reed, Willie; Dreaming Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (147600-2) Co-14407-D Yz L-1004
no woman : for to be your friend It will                Reed, Willie; Leavin' Home; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (149544-1) Co unissued His HLP-17
destruction : may ought to be your end I was            Reed, Willie; Leavin' Home; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (149544-1) Co unissued His HLP-17
to make the graveyard : be your resting place They      Simpson, Coletha; Down South Blues; Chicago, c. 16 Apr. 1929; (C-3299) Br-7112 His HLP-1
and ask me to be your bride When you                    Smith, Bessie; Take Me for a Buggy Ride; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (152579-2) OK-8949 Co CL-856
matter now I would be your ??? : but I                  Stokes, Frank; Blues in D; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (20048-2) Pm-12552 Bio BLP-12041
you want me to be your dog And I'm                      Taylor, Charley; Louisiana Bound; Grafton, Wis., Mar. or Apr. 1930; (L-252-2) Pm-12967 Her H-205
I ain't going to be : your lowdown dog no               Thomkins, Jim; Bedside Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM-780- ) Br-7200 Rt RL-319
your door He may be your best friend : baby             Thompson, Edward; Showers of Rain Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX-2411-A) Pm-13018 Yz L-1006
you please let me be your man Sometimes a               Turner, Buck; Black Ace; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61790-A) De-7281 Yz L-1026
the can-get-it's gone I'll be your winner : in any      Turner, Buck; Black Ace; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61790-A) De-7281 Yz L-1026
pretty mama : this may be your last I went              unknown artist (George Bullet Williams); Touch Me Light Mama; Chicago, c. May 1928; (20590-2) Pm-12680 OJL-2
look and listen : may be your best friend you           Wheatstraw, Peetie; All Night Long Blues; Chicago, 18 Aug. 1934; (C-9315-A) De-7082 AH-158
cocktail man     Let me be your king spider : I         Wheatstraw, Peetie; King Spider Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90174-A) De-7144 Say SDR-191
a dime  Let me be your dealer : I'm the                 Wheatstraw, Peetie; King of Spades; Chicago, 20 July 1935; (C-1082-B) Vo-03066 Say SDR-191
that is going to be your D B A                          Wheatstraw, Peetie; When I Get My Bonus; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60511-A) De-7159 Say SDR-192
baby just want to be your man  I got                    Williams, Joe; My Grey Pony; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85491- ) BB-B5948 RBF RF-14
my time  Before I'll be your dog : before I'll          Williams, Joe; Baby Please Don't Go; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (96244-1) BB-B6200 RCA INT-1087
your dog : before I'll be your dog  Before I'll         Williams, Joe; Baby Please Don't Go; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (96244-1) BB-B6200 RCA INT-1087
your dog  Before I'll be your dog I'll pack             Williams, Joe; Baby Please Don't Go; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (96244-1) BB-B6200 RCA INT-1087
baby : passing by  Mama be your crawling king snake     Williams, Joe; Crawlin' King Snake; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (053989-2) BB-B8738 RCA INT-1087
die  I'm going to be your crawling king snake           Williams, Joe; Crawlin' King Snake; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (053989-2) BB-B8738 RCA INT-1087
was walking by  Might be your crawling king snake       Williams, Joe; Crawlin' King Snake; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (053989-2) BB-B8738 RCA INT-1087
ice cream  Before I'll be your dog : before I'll        Williams, Joe; Please Don't Go; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (070484-1) BB-B8969 RCA INT-1087
your dog : before I'll be your dog  I'll get            Williams, Joe; Please Don't Go; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (070484-1) BB-B8969 RCA INT-1087
said please let me be your lemon-squeezer : now while   Williamson, Sonny Boy; Until My Love Come Down; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (020119- ) BB-B7576 RBF RF-14
if you let me be your lemon-squeezer : Lord until       Williamson, Sonny Boy; Until My Love Come Down; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (020119- ) BB-B7576 RBF RF-14
nothing bother you : I'll be your little honeybee  I    Williamson, Sonny Boy; Honey Bee Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (020842-1) BB-B7707 RCA INT-1088
and that I could be your little honeybee  I             Williamson, Sonny Boy; Honey Bee Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (020842-1) BB-B7707 RCA INT-1088
can't love you : and be your dog too  Well              Williamson, Sonny Boy; You've Been Foolin' Round Town; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (020848-1) BB-B7756 RCA INT-1088
can love you : and be your dog too  Well                Williamson, Sonny Boy; You've Been Foolin' Round Town; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (020848-1) BB-B7756 RCA INT-1088
think I'm going to be your fool  I mean                 Williamson, Sonny Boy; Low Down Ways; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (030853-1) BB-B7979 RCA INT-1088
want Sonny Boy to be your mule  Every time              Williamson, Sonny Boy; Low Down Ways; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (030853-1) BB-B7979 RCA INT-1088
can love you : and be your little dog too               Williamson, Sonny Boy; Goodbye Red; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (030854-1) BB-B7995 RCA INT-1088
I ain't going to be your dog no more                    Williamson, Sonny Boy; You Got to Step Back; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064495- ) BB-B8822 BC-20
Now just let me be your little dog : baby               Williamson, Sonny Boy; Broken Hearted Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070145- ) BB-B9031  BC-20
and set down and be yourself But the next               Arnold, Kokomo; Back on the Job; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91333-A) De-7390 Say SDR-163
matter : why don't you be yourself If I didn't          Green, Lil; If I Didn't Love You; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (064728-1) BB-B8865 RCA LPV-574
and let all women be    You's a good-looking woman      Washboard Sam; Bucket's Got a Hole in It; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020808- ) BB-B7906 BC-2