BEALE................11  (0,005%)
here : look down on Beale Avenue I can see              Sykes, Roosevelt; Highway 61 Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18802) Ch-16586 Yz L-1033
stop on Fourth and Beale  If I can't find               Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Fourth and Beale; Chicago, c. 12 Sept. 1929; (C-4338- ) Br-7138 His HLP-15
and I started down Beale Looking for my girl            Lewis, Furry; Jellyroll; probably New York, 28 May 1927; (   ) Vo-1115 RBF RF-11
all the way up Beale Street : I bowed my                Arnold, Kokomo; Slop Jar Blues; Chicago, 5 Feb. 1935; (C-9776-A) De-7092 Say SDR-163
like they do in Beale Street town The first             Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Chinch Bug Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (20064-1) Pm-12551 Bio BLP-12015
the womens down on Beale Street : crying for that       Shade, Will; Better Leave That Stuff Alone; Memphis, 24 Sept. 1928; (47092- ) Vi-21725 Mam S-3803
If I gets on Beale Street : then mama things            Shade, Will; I Can Beat You Plenty; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (55599- ) Vi-V38586 Rt RL-337
got arrested : off of Beale Street I went before        unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (41817-2) Vi-21524 Rt RL-322
one day : coming down Beale Street She was so           Wallace, Minnie; Dirty Butter; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (55571-2) Vi-V38547 Rt RL-322
to be out in Beale Street : running from the            Williamson, Sonny Boy; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Chicago, 2 July 1941; (064493- ) BB-B8822 BC-3
Street : the corner of Beale Where the Nehi women       Stokes, Frank; Nehi Mama Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (45421-2) Vi-21738 Rt RL-308
 BEAN.................2  (0,001%)
right out of your bean If seven sisters can't           Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Seven Sisters Blues-Part 2; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO-169-A) Vo-1641 Yz L-1031
to find a ??? bean    I's born in Louisiana             Memphis Minnie; Lonesome Shark Blues; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC-3166-A) OK-05728 BC-1
 BEANS................21  (0,009%)
can get my red beans and rice Now these                 Arnold, Kokomo; Red Beans and Rice; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91162-A) De-7347 BC-4
a can of them beans : and a can or                      Williamson, Sonny Boy; Welfare Store Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1940; (053001- ) BB-B8610 BC-3
for your stew and beans And you have got                Bogan, Lucille; Pot Hound Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C-3462- ) Br-7083 His HLP-15
cooking you stew and beans And you can eat              Bogan, Lucille; Pot Hound Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C-3462- ) Br-7083 His HLP-15
cooking you stew and beans And you's a dirty            Bogan, Lucille; Pot Hound Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C-3462- ) Br-7083 His HLP-15
just like dogs : eat beans both night and day           Washboard Sam; Levee Camp Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (064481-1) BB-B8909 BC-10
want no more navy beans : boys I don't want             Chatman, Bo; Beans; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (82612-1) BB-B5629 Yz L-1014
want no more pinto beans : boys I don't want            Chatman, Bo; Beans; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (82612-1) BB-B5629 Yz L-1014
none of them favor beans : boys I don't want            Chatman, Bo; Beans; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (82612-1) BB-B5629 Yz L-1014
none of them quinto beans : boys I don't want           Chatman, Bo; Beans; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (82612-1) BB-B5629 Yz L-1014
eat these old charity beans    I'm alone : traveling by Memphis Minnie; Nothin in Rambling; Chicago, 27 June 1940; (WC-3167-A) OK-05670 BC-1
you to tell her beans is tough : and the                Evans, Joe; New Huntsville Jail; New York, 20 May 1931; (10651-2) Or-8080 His HLP-8002
to take these canned beans : most too fast I            Stovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); Bed Slats; St. Louis, 26 Apr. 1927; (80760-B) OK-8543 His HLP-4
and I can't eat beans no more People it                 Spivey, Victoria; Detroit Moan; Chicago, 15 Oct. 1936; (C-1568-?) Vo unissued Spi LP-2001
living on pork and beans Son you talk about             Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K-127- ) Vo-1464 OJL-18
want no more pinto beans : they about to make           Chatman, Bo; Beans; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (82612-1) BB-B5629 Yz L-1014
none of them favor beans : they about to make           Chatman, Bo; Beans; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (82612-1) BB-B5629 Yz L-1014
none of them quinto beans : they about to make          Chatman, Bo; Beans; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (82612-1) BB-B5629 Yz L-1014
want no more navy beans : they're about to make         Chatman, Bo; Beans; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (82612-1) BB-B5629 Yz L-1014
cook me neckbones and beans : why'd you cook me         Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); Somebody's Got to Go; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1936; (100324) BB-B6356 Rt RL-329
about my pork and beans : wild about my good            Davis, Carl (Dallas Jamboree Jug Band); Elm Street Woman Blues Dallas, 20 Sept. 1935; (DAL-103- ) Vo-03092 BC-2
 BEAR.................24  (0,010%)
just like a grizzly bear And I use my                   Bogan, Lucille; Pig Iron Sally; New York, 31 July 1934; (15490-2) Ba-33375 Rt RL-317
head like a teddy bear And a mouthful of                Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dry Southern Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (2475-1) Pm-12347 Bio BLP-12000
got ways like a bear Carries a gun in                   Blake, Blind; Notoriety Woman Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (20875-2) Pm-12754 Bio BLP-12031;
bear so I can bear down I'm a stranger                  Baker, Willie; No No Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Jan. 1929; (14667) Ge-6766 BC-5
dance : that old grizzly bear I guess she's gone        Jackson, Jim; This Mornin' She Was Gone; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (45417-1) Vi-V38003 His HLP-32
dance : that old grizzly bear I guess she's gone        Jackson, Jim; This Mornin' She Was Gone; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (45417-2) Vi-V38003 His HLP-5
I'll be your teddy bear I'll get in your                Johnson, Elizabeth; Be My Kid Blues; New York, 30 Oct. 1928; (401279-B) OK-8789 Her H-201
baby : want you to bear in mind When I                  Chatman, Bo; Arrangement for Me-Blues; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (047647-1) BB-B8397 Yz L-1014
Lord how can I bear it : Lord what will                 Hurt, Mississippi John; Blue Harvest Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401487-A) OK-8692 Bio BLP-C4
all about it : now bear it in mind Want                 Spruell, Freddie; Let's Go Riding; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85785- ) BB-B6261 OJL-18
??? : no money to bear my fine Lord I                   Cannon, Gus; Poor Boy, Long Ways from Home; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (20144-2) Pm-12571 Yz L-1002
treated me like a bear one morning : and then           Noble, George; The Seminole Blues; Chicago, 11 Feb. 1935; (C-897-2) ARC-7-06-75 Yz L-1028
to be my teddy bear Put that thing on                   Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (4424-2) Pm-12474 Mil MLP-2004
your daddy was a bear Put the muzzle on                 Jordan, Charley; Keep It Clean; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C-5836- ) Vo-1511 Yz L-1030
was a great big bear Put a rope around                  Jordan, Charley; You Run and Tell Your Daddy; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO-143- ) Vo-1611 Yz L-1003
just like a teddy bear She dipping her Skeet            Sykes, Roosevelt; Skeet and Garret; Chicago, 16 Nov. 1929; (403312-A) OK-8749 Yz L-1033
old daddy was a bear  She grab her daddy                Wilber, Bill (Joe Wilbur McCoy); Greyhound Blues; Chicago, 22 July 1935; (90199-A) Ch-50053 Rt RL-334
mama : so I can bear so I can bear                      Baker, Willie; No No Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Jan. 1929; (14667) Ge-6766 BC-5
little wife has to bear the blame Don't a               Estes, Sleepy John; You Shouldn't Do That; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (064916-1) BB-B8915 BC-7
my soul : I can't bear the sight Start running          Smith, Bessie; Blue Spirit Blues; New York, 11 Oct. 1929; (149134-3) Co-14527-D Co CL-858
you women : you better bear this in mind A              Chatman, Bo; Ram Rod Daddy; New York, 4 June 1931; (404926-A) OK-8897 His HLP-5
Now listen here baby : bear this in mind You            Chatman, Bo; Double Up in a Knot; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (02617-1) BB-B6659 Yz L-1034
want you all to bear this in mind If                    Memphis Minnie; What's the Matter with the Mill; Chicago, c. 15 Oct. 1930; (C-6442- ) Vo-1550 BC-13
me be your teddy bear Tie a string on                   Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Teddy Bear Blues; Chicago, c. June 1927; (4567-2) Pm-12487 Mil MLP-2007
 BEARCAT..............1  (0,000%)
you She wears a bearcat skin : she got a                Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Brown Skin Girls; Chicago, 18 July 1935; (C-1074-A) ARC-6-11-66 Yz L-1025
 BEARD................1  (0,000%)
got no teeth : and beard so low as your                 Wallace, Sippie; Lazy Man Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80839-B) OK-8470 CC-32
 BEARING..............2  (0,001%)
nothing but the blues : bearing down on me And          Gibson, Clifford; Old Time Rider; New York, 26 Nov. 1929; (57176-2) Vi-23255 Yz L-1027
Easy mama : no good bearing down    Have you ever       Harris, William; I'm Leavin' Town; Birmingham, Ala., c. 18 July 1927; (GEX-743-B) Ge-6306 Yz L-1001
 BEARS................2  (0,001%)
hornets' nest Where lions bears and tigers : all come   Smith, Clara; Done Sold My Soul to the Devil; New York, 30 Sept. 1924; (140076-3) Co-14041-D VJM VLP-17
she love those teddy bears I've got a Saturday          Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Brown Skin Girls; Chicago, 18 July 1935; (C-1074-A) ARC-6-11-66 Yz L-1025
 BEAT.................73  (0,031%)
sure is hard to beat Ain't so easy to                   Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Southern Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15667) Pm-12899 Mil MLP-2013
a woman : hard to beat All you got to                   Jackson, Papa Charlie; Skoodle Um Skoo; Chicago, c. July 1927; (4670-1) Pm-12501 Bio BLP-12042
me so I can beat an ??? : getting down                  Linthecome, Joe; Pretty Mama Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 Nov. 1929; (15906-A) Ge-7131 Rt RL-326
the block You was beat and raggedy : as a               Green, Lil; What Have I Done; Chicago, 9 May 1940; (044976-1) BB-B8524 RCA LPV-574
squad is on the beat : and you'll be jailhouse          Washboard Sam; Bucket's Got a Hole in It; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020808- ) BB-B7906 BC-2
the jack I can beat anybody : getting the good          Collins, Sam; Hesitation Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13033) Ge-6379 OJL-10
ring But she can beat anybody : at doing that           Collins, Sam; Do That Thing; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13050-A) Ge-6307 OJL-10
sure have got me beat Come here sweet mama              Carter, George; Rising River Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1929; (21153-2) Pm-12750 Yz L-1012
copper : ever walked that beat He met me one            Memphis Minnie; Reachin' Pete; Chicago, 27 May 1935; (90018- ) De-7102 Mam S-3803
treat you right  You beat her three times a             Williamson, Sonny Boy; You Give an Account; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (020846- ) BB-B7756 BC-3;
swear she can't be beat I done spent all                Collins, Chasey; Atlanta Blues; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (96249-1) BB-B6187 BC-6
actions : is hard to beat    I ain't talking to         Jackson, Papa Charlie; Sheik of Desplaines Street; Chicago, c. July 1927; (4671-2) Pm-12501 Bio BLP-12042
a police on his beat I'll tell you something            Patton, Charley; It Won't Be Long; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15220) Pm-12854 Yz L-1020
got a sun to beat : I'll be farther beyond              Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Lost Wandering Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1924; (1698-2) Pm-12098 BYG-529.078
to pack my grip : beat it back to Tennessee             Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Grievin' Me Blues; Chicago, c. 6 Sept. 1928; (   ) Vo-1216 His HLP-1
dee dum One could beat it : and one could               Estes, Sleepy John; Stop That Thing; Chicago, 9 July 1935; (90095-A) Ch-50001 Sw S-1219
going pack my suitcase : beat it back to Tennessee      Hill, King Solomon; Tell Me Baby; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L-1258-2) Pm-13129 Yz L-1004
grab me a train : beat it on up the                     Jackson, Papa Charlie; Up the Way Bound; Chicago, c. May 1926; (2547-1) Pm-12375 Yz L-1029
that Big Four : and beat it on back to                  Jordan, Charley; Big Four Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C-5837- ) Vo-1511 Yz L-1030
that Big Four : she beat it back to Tennessee           Jordan, Charley; Big Four Blues; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C-5837- ) Vo-1511 Yz L-1030
hand Oh I can beat it : I can beat                      McCoy, Joe; Beat It Right; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C-7246- ) Vo-1643 Pal PL-101
beat it : I can beat it tonight I can                   McCoy, Joe; Beat It Right; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C-7246- ) Vo-1643 Pal PL-101
it tonight I can beat it baby : got something           McCoy, Joe; Beat It Right; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C-7246- ) Vo-1643 Pal PL-101
baby : got something to beat it right Now it's          McCoy, Joe; Beat It Right; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C-7246- ) Vo-1643 Pal PL-101
You want me to beat it : you got to                     McCoy, Joe; Beat It Right; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C-7246- ) Vo-1643 Pal PL-101
right Oh I can beat it : I can beat                     McCoy, Joe; Beat It Right; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C-7246- ) Vo-1643 Pal PL-101
beat it : I can beat it tonight I can                   McCoy, Joe; Beat It Right; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C-7246- ) Vo-1643 Pal PL-101
it tonight I can beat it baby : got something           McCoy, Joe; Beat It Right; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C-7246- ) Vo-1643 Pal PL-101
baby : got something to beat it with Now listen         McCoy, Joe; Beat It Right; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C-7246- ) Vo-1643 Pal PL-101
me : because I can beat it all the time                 McCoy, Joe; Beat It Right; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C-7246- ) Vo-1643 Pal PL-101
around : now let us beat it up tight Now                McCoy, Joe; Beat It Right; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C-7246- ) Vo-1643 Pal PL-101
I won't Says I beat it for you baby                     Shade, Will; Sometimes I Think I Love You; Chicago, 9 June 1927; (38657-1) Vi-20809 OJL-19
that I'm fixing to beat it on back to                   Wheatstraw, Peetie; Don't Hang My Clothes on No Barbed Wire Line; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C-6489-A) Vo-1649 Say SDR-191
know it can't be beat It's so doggone good              Bogan, Lucille; Coffee Grindin' Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C-3461- ) Br-7083 His HLP-15
try : on your dead beat Let your money talk             Arnold, Kokomo; Let Your Money Talk; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C-9924- ) De-7191 BC-4
a police on his beat Lordy I'm so glad                  Davis, Carl (Dallas Jamboree Jug Band); Elm Street Woman Blues Dallas, 20 Sept. 1935; (DAL-103- ) Vo-03092 BC-2
Now come her partner : beat me shaking that thing       Collins, Sam; I'm Sitting on Top of the World; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (10842-2) Ba-32395 OJL-10
start walking : Sunbeam will beat me there Don't need   Johnson, Billiken; Sun Beam Blues; Dallas, 3 Dec. 1927; (145322-1) Co-14293-D Rt RL-335
till night Well they beat me and they search            McMullen, Fred; De Kalb Chain Blues; New York, 18 Jan. 1933; (12936- ) Ba-32784 BC-5
crawl all the way    Beat me up for breakfast           Smith, Trixie; You've Got to Beat Me to Keep Me; New York, c. Feb. 1925; (2015-2) Pm-12256 CC-29
leave off instant and Beat me to a frazzle              Smith, Trixie; You've Got to Beat Me to Keep Me; New York, c. Feb. 1925; (2015-2) Pm-12256 CC-29
got fast ways : and beat me to the winning              Thomas, George; Fast Stuff Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Nov. 1929; (L-17-2) Pm-12826 Rt RL-340
There's nobody there : can beat me from my head         White, Georgia; Pigmeat Blues; Chicago, 12 May 1936; (90722-A) De-7209 AH-158
But old Timbrook he beat Molly : to the hole            Byrd, John; Old Timbrook Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L-291-1) Pm-12997 OJL-8
your dirty self I beat my baby : man with               Chatman, Bo; Old Devil; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (027878-1) BB-B8093 Yz L-1007
side I'm going to beat my woman : until I               Johnson, Robert; Me and the Devil Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL-398-2) ARC unissued Co CL-1654
got to go : and beat my way back home                   McCoy, Joe; Beat It Right; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C-7246- ) Vo-1643 Pal PL-101
my bluebird talk I beat my girl : with a                Thomas, Henry; Don't Ease Me In; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; (   ) Vo-1197 OJL-3
brother was hard to beat Now wicked daddy : you         Mack, Alura; Wicked Daddy Blues; Richmond, Ind., 1 Mar. 1929; (14848) Ge-6797 His HLP-4
stay off Joe Louis' beat Now he won all                 Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293-A) De-7114 Yz L-1016
stay off Joe Louis' beat    Now everybody's crying : let's Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293-A) De-7114 Yz L-1016
swear my horse can't beat Say she foxtrot and           Crudup, Arthur Big Boy; Black Pony Blues; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1941; (064873-1) BB-B8896 RCA LPV-518
is back on the beat So he can stop                      Davis, Carl (Dallas Jamboree Jug Band); Elm Street Woman Blues Dallas, 20 Sept. 1935; (DAL-103- ) Vo-03092 BC-2
get you early : and beat some head cold Mr              Glover, Mae; Gas Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15396-A) Ge-7040 Yz L-1009
song I'm going to beat some dirt : and it               Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; It's Heated; Chicago, 11 June 1929; (C-3585- ) Vo-1539 Yz L-1039
When you come on : beat that thing That you             Smith, Clara; Play It a Long Time Papa; New York, 27 July 1923; (81154-2) Co-A3966 VJM VLP-15
to go Going to beat the train to the                    Bogan, Lucille; T N and O Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (13549-1) Ba-32845 Rt RL-317
in this town I'd beat the train to the                  Day, Will; Central Avenue Blues; New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1928; (146186-2) Co-14318-D Yz L-1010
this town I would beat the train to the                 Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Hard Dallas Blues; Chicago, c. Nov. 1928; (21018-2) Pm-12708 Bio BLP-12004
day If that don't beat the grocery boy : I              Washboard Sam; We Gonna Move; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07617- ) BB-B7001 BC-10
will make my heart beat The sort that will              Jones, Maggie; Mamma; New York, 5 May 1925; (140584-1) Co-14074-D VJM VLP-25
she wanted something : would beat us all on the         Williamson, Sonny Boy; You Give an Account; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (020846- ) BB-B7756 BC-3;
a police on his beat  Wait a minute Mr                  White, Georgia; Walking the Street; Chicago, 28 Jan. 1937; (91104-A) De-7277 AH-158
the policeman on his beat  Well well now he             Wheatstraw, Peetie; Crazy with the Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91150-A) De-7348 Cor CP-58
sure is hard to beat Yes she's large in                 Fuller, Blind Boy; Stealing Bo-Hog; New York, 7 Sept. 1937; (21627-2) ARC-8-01-65 BC-11
some good man : to beat you doing what you're           Gibson, Clifford; Beat You Doing It; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (482-A) QRS-R7087 Yz L-1027
about you : I will beat you in the B                    McClennan, Tommy; Mozelle Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074100- ) BB-B9015 Rt RL-314
husbands'll grab you : and beat you ragged as a         McTell, Blind Willie; Searching the Desert for the Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (71606-1) Vi-23353 RCA LPV-518
will grab you : and beat you ragged with a              McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C-9954-A) De-7078 Yz L-1037
from me I can beat you playing that hand                Shade, Will; I Can Beat You Plenty; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (55599- ) Vi-V38586 Rt RL-337
you and knife you : beat you and cut you                Spaulding, Henry; Cairo Blues; Chicago, c. 6 May 1929; (C-3449- ) Br-7085 Yz L-1003
graveyard fence Going to beat you brownskin : till you  Stovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); Court Street Blues; St. Louis, 25 Apr. 1927; (80749-A) OK-8514 Fly LP-103
like you trying : to beat your loving self on           Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Awful Fix Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (20034-1) Pm-12539 Yz L-1004