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 REIN.................1  (0,000%)
dear son Hold tight rein on Timbrook : so that          Byrd, John; Old Timbrook Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L-291-1) Pm-12997 OJL-8
 REINDEER.............1  (0,000%)
got down like a reindeer : and he runned her            Covington, Blind Bogus Ben; Boodle-De-Bum Bum; Chicago, c. 9 Oct. 1928; (C-4631- ) Br-7121 Rt RL-325
 REINS................2  (0,001%)
tighten up on your reins And a brownskin woman          Patton, Charley; Pony Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15216) Pm-12792 Yz L-1020
tighten up on your reins  Well I got something          Williams, Joe; My Grey Pony; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85491- ) BB-B5948 RBF RF-14
 RELATION.............1  (0,000%)
I ain't got no relation here Say I ain't                Shade, Will; Memphis Boy-Blues; Chicago, 9 June 1927; (38659-1) Vi-20809 Rt RL-337
 RELATIVES............1  (0,000%)
tall woman : she got relatives in Arkansas She ain't    Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booger Rooger Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (3088-2) Pm-12425 Bio BLP-12015
 RELEASE..............2  (0,001%)
but one thing could release me : and that's old         McTell, Blind Willie; Death Cell Blues; New York, 19 Sept. 1933; (14049-1) Vo-02577 RBF RF-15
for some sergeant : to release some man    I aim        Collins, Sam; Midnight Special Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13035) Ge-6307 OJL-10
 RELIEF...............5  (0,002%)
don't rent : to no relief clients no more  So           Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C-1256-1) Vo-03186 BC-7
the project : begging the relief for shoes  Because the Wheatstraw, Peetie; Working on the Project; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91164-A) De-7311 BC-4
give my poor heart relief Now she's gone she's          Washboard Sam; Flying Crow Blues; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (064480-1) BB-B8844 BC-10
well went to the relief station : and I didn't          Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C-1256-1) Vo-03186 BC-7
have a new deal Relief station's closing down : I       Martin, Carl; Let's Have a New Deal; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90294-A) De-7114 BC-14
 RELIEVE..............1  (0,000%)
sugar : sugar mama to relieve my misery Now my          McClennan, Tommy; New Sugar Mama; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053737- ) BB-B8760 Rt RL-305
 RELIGION.............7  (0,003%)
Now I can get religion : baby most any day              Lasky, Louie; How You Want Your Rollin' Done; Chicago, 2 Apr. 1935; (C-915-C) Vo-02955 Her H-201
going to get me religion : I'm going to join            House, Son; Preachin' the Blues-Part 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L-410-1) Pm-13013 OJL-5
Oh and I had religion : Lord this very day              House, Son; Preachin' the Blues-Part 1; Grafton, Wis., 28 May 1930; (L-410-1) Pm-13013 OJL-5
go I could have religion : Lord this very day           Lewis, Furry; Mistreatin' Mama; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (45428-2) Vi-V38519 Rt RL-323
ain't crying for no religion : Lordy give me back       McTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (151905-1) Co-14632-D Yz L-1005
ain't crying for no religion : Lordy give me back       McTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (14036-2) Vo-02577 RBF RF-15
me Some people like religion : some like to rob         Gibson, Clifford; Society Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57760- ) Vi-38612 Yz L-1027
 REMAINS..............1  (0,000%)
Then they carried the remains : throwed it out in       Jackson, Papa Charlie; Coffee Pot Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10043-?) Pm-12264 Yz L-1029
 REMEMBER.............48  (0,021%)
It's so easy to remember : and it's so hard             Wheatstraw, Peetie; Remember and Forget Blues; Chicago, 8 Apr. 1936; (C-1351-2) Vo-03273 Say SDR-192
And I just can't remember : babe last old words         Akers, Garfield; Cottonfield Blues-Part 2; Memphis, c. 23 Sept. 1929; (M-202- ) Vo-1442 OJL-2
you want to go Remember baby : you ain't no             Johnson, Edith North; Good Chib Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15559) Pm-12864 CC-37
no mind Can't you remember baby : when I knocked        Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Mean Mistreater Blues; Chicago, 14 June 1934; (80604-1) BB-B5546 RCA LPV-518
do    Mmm can't you remember baby : long long time      Townsend, Henry; Long Ago Blues; Chicago, 15 Nov. 1929; (403302-?) Co-14529-D Yz L-1003
every year Now I remember back in time : before         Estes, Sleepy John; Time Is Drawing Near; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93005-A) De-7789 Sw S-1220;
get up : try to remember everybody that mistreated you  Wheatstraw, Peetie; When a Man Gets Down; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90961-A) De-7243 Say SDR-192
going to make you remember : how you drove me           Reed, Willie; Dreaming Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (147600-2) Co-14407-D Yz L-1004
grave Say you must remember : I once have been          Fuller, Blind Boy; Pistol Snapper Blues; New York, 5 Apr. 1938; (22674-1) Vo-04106 BC-11
and you I'll always remember : I met you on             Turner, Joe; Blues on Central Avenue; Los Angeles, 8 Sept. 1941; (DLA-2739-A) De-7889 Br-87.504
and day Don't you remember : last Friday night You      Arnold, Kokomo; Busy Bootin'; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C-9923-A) De-7139 Say SDR-163
ashes hauled Because I remember last winter : when the  Memphis Minnie; Ain't No Use Trying to Tell On Me; New York, 27 Oct. 1933; (152537-2) Co unissued Yz L-1021
sleeping on your floor  Remember last winter : you drove Wheatstraw, Peetie; Ice and Snow Blues; Chicago, 28 Sept. 1931; (67567-1) BB-B5626 BC-4
Son you must always remember : Lord that you was        Arnold, Kokomo; Rocky Road Blues; Chicago, 23 Oct. 1937; (91300-A) De-7449 CC-25
no mind Can you remember mama : in the morning          Carr, Leroy; Mean Mistreater Mama; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL-1-?) Vo-02657 Co C-30496
listen to my song Remember me : after the days          Johnson, Lonnie; Mr. Johnson's Blues; St. Louis, 4 Nov. 1925; (9435-A) OK-8253 CC-30
Chicago : pretty mama please remember me I was standing Jones, Jake; Southern Sea Blues; Dallas, c. Oct. 1929; (DAL-474- ) Br-7130 His HLP-2
no more : do Lord remember me The first time            Thomas, Henry; Charmin' Betsy; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C-4621- ) Vo-1468 Rt RL-315
about Maybe she will remember me : when her man         Thomas, Jesse Babyface; No Good Woman Blues; Dallas, 10 Aug. 1929; (55327-2) Vi-V38555 Yz L-1032
once again Then you'll remember : Miss Smith's old song Smith, Clara; It Won't Be Long Now; New York, 11 Jan. 1924; (81476-1) Co-14006-D VJM VLP-16
crying    Now I can remember my baby : it was           Jones, Elijah; Mean Actin' Mama; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (020124-1) BB-B7616 RCA INT-1175
will be done    I remember one time people : oh         Jones, Little Hat; Corpus Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402701-B) OK-8735 Rt RL-315
see no more I remember one time : oh it                 Jones, Little Hat; Corpus Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402701-B) OK-8735 Rt RL-315
I won't Oh I remember one morning : standing in         Patton, Charley; Bird Nest Bound; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L-433-1) Pm-13070 Yz L-1020
on down And I remember one morning : between midnight   Patton, Charley; Jersey Bull Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (14723- ) Vo-02782 Mam S-3802
anymore Lord you can remember one morning baby : when   Rachel, James Yank; Expressman Blues; Memphis, 17 May 1930; (59934- ) Vi-23318 Fwy FA-2953
door  Ah but now remember : ooo well she will           Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sweet Home Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C-1261-2) Vo-03396 Say SDR-191
am gone But always remember : that you treated your     Carr, Leroy; What More Can I Do; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C-7222-A) Vo-1651 Yz L-1036
Sister you ought to remember : that you once was        Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Stocking Feet Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (3066-1) Pm-12407 Mil MLP-2013
on the street Just remember : that he's got to          Jones, Maggie; Never Drive a Beggar from Your Door; New York, 18 Sept. 1925; (140965-3) Co-14127-D VJM VLP-25
Right now I can't remember : the many things he         Bryant, Laura; Dentist Chair Blues-Part 2; Long Island City, c. Jan. 1929; (323-A) QRS-R7055 His HLP-21
saddle : and I don't remember the name Sat deep         Collins, Sam; Yellow Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12738) Ge-6146 OJL-10
oh Lord Don't you remember the day : you treated        Davis, Walter; Sad and Lonesome Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85481-1) BB-B5982 RCA INT-1175
had before Mama you remember the time : babe I          Kid Stormy Weather; Short Hair Blues; Jackson, Miss., 17 Oct. 1935; (JAX-179-2) Vo-03145 BC-7
have no friend I remember the day : when I              Lee, Bertha; Mind Reader Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14736-1) Vo-02650 OJL-17
drifting around Do you remember the day : baby you      Thomas, Elvie; Motherless Child Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L-264-2) Pm-12977 OJL-2
the way you do Remember the way you treat               Vincson, Walter; Overtime Blues; Memphis, c. 22 Sept. 1929; (M-178) Br-7141 Yz L-1007
breaks my heart But remember the times : that the       Wallace, Sippie; Special Delivery Blues; Chicago, 1 Mar. 1926; (9547-A) OK-8328 CC-32
was born But God remember this : even when I'm          Barefoot Bill; Bad Boy; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (150306-2) Co-14526-D CC-3
have a heart Just remember this day : ooo Lord          Washboard Sam; She Belongs to the Devil; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (064484-1) BB-B8937 RCA LPV-577
just  begun  Well now remember this morning : how you   Wheatstraw, Peetie; The Rising Sun Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1935; (C-921-A) Vo-03066 Say SDR-191
I can't help but remember : those days of long          Wheatstraw, Peetie; First and Last Blues; Chicago, 13 Feb. 1936; (C-1257-2) Vo-03185 Say SDR-191
with you  Now you remember way last fall : ooo          Williamson, Sonny Boy; Broken Hearted Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070145- ) BB-B9031  BC-20
midnight dream     Lord I remember : what my big fat    Harrison, Smoky; Hop Head Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L-79-1) Pm-12920 Rt RL-340
the floor Don't you remember : when my door was         Arnold, Kokomo; Busy Bootin'; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1935; (C-9923-A) De-7139 Say SDR-163
matter now I'll always remember : you don't mean me     MacFarland, Barrel House Buck; I Got to Go Blues; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1934; (C-9321- ) De-7013 OJL-20
wild Because you must remember : you once have been     Thompson, Edward; Showers of Rain Blues; New York, c. 23 Oct. 1929; (GEX-2411-A) Pm-13018 Yz L-1006
But you must always remember : your daddy has been      Gibson, Clifford; Brooklyn Blues; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57759-1) Vi-23255 Yz L-1027
 REMIND...............1  (0,000%)
a hog Her voice remind me : of an awful                 Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (059499-1) BB-B8749 RCA-730.581
 RENEW................1  (0,000%)
foolishness : and try to renew love over again Because  Doyle, Little Buddy; Renewed Love Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM-152-1) OK-05771 Rt RL-329
 RENEWED..............1  (0,000%)
All my worries : get renewed And I suffer : with        Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Those All Night Long Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1599-?) Pm-12081 BYG-529.078
 RENT.................26  (0,011%)
We pay our house rent and grocery bills : and           Johnson, Lonnie; Crowin' Rooster Blues; Chicago, 7 Feb. 1941; (059205-1) BB-B8804 RCA LPV-518;
hollering, counting on the  rent check now You know     Estes, Sleepy John; Government Money; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62461-A) De-7414 Sw S-1219
have nothing : when house rent comes And I'm through    Bogan, Lucille; Pot Hound Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C-3462- ) Br-7083 His HLP-15
even pay my house rent : I wouldn't buy me              Memphis Minnie; He's in the Ring; Chicago, 22 Aug. 1935; (C-1099-B) Vo-03046 Pal PL-101
to even pay my rent  I am telling all                   Wheatstraw, Peetie; Crapshooter's Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91154-A) De-7292 Say SDR-192
part     Paid my room rent last night : half past       Baker, Willie; Mama, Don't Rush Me Blues; Memphis, c. 25 Sept. 1929; (14666) Ge-6766 His HLP-22
And every morning : the rent man grabs on my            Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Hard Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18220) Ch-16361 Yz L-1019
no clothes The house rent man : has done put            Carr, Leroy; Tight Time Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (16433-1) Vo-03034 Bio BLP-C9
even with that house rent man I've done got             Carr, Leroy; Tight Time Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (16433-1) Vo-03034 Bio BLP-C9
dead Every morning : Lord rent man is at my             Patton, Charley; Mean Black Moan; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L-77-1) Pm-12953 Yz L-1001
well to keep the rent man from putting me               Wheatstraw, Peetie; Working on the Project; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91164-A) De-7311 BC-4
every day  But the rent men have put me                 White, Joshua; Welfare Blues; New York, 6 Mar. 1934; (14902-2) Ba-33024 His HLP-22
going to pay my rent no more  He said                   Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C-1256-1) Vo-03186 BC-7
won't hardly pay your rent Now it ain't costing         Martin, Carl; Let's Have a New Deal; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90294-A) De-7114 BC-14
lake At your house rent party : you made your           Johnson, Lonnie; Low Land Moan; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1927; (82043-A) OK-8677 CC-30
and I paid the rent She tried to make                   Brown, Richard Rabbit; James Alley Blues; New Orleans, 11 Mar. 1927; (38000-1) Vi-20578 Yz L-1032
Starvation in my kitchen : rent sign's on my door       Big Bill (Broonzy); Starvation Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20923-2) Pm-12707 Yz L-1011
starvation's in my kitchen : rent sign's on my door     Big Bill (Broonzy); I Can't Be Satisfied; Richmond, Ind., 2 May 1930; (16569) Ge-7230 Yz L-1011
have to pay no rent  So when I got                      Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C-1256-1) Vo-03186 BC-7
pay up her house rent : that don't leave anything       Estes, Sleepy John; Fire Department Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63650-A) De-7571 Sw S-1220
got so  They don't rent : to no relief clients          Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C-1256-1) Vo-03186 BC-7
to scuffle : that house rent tonight My house rent's    Johnson, Lil; House Rent Scuffle; Chicago, c. 29 June 1929; (C-3749- ) Vo-1410 Yz L-1039
joker to pay your rent  Well you got me                 Williams, Joe; Peach Orchard Mama; Chicago, 27 Mar. 1941; (053991-1) BB-B8774 RCA INT-1087
another joker paid your rent While I work in            Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Peach Orchard Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1929; (21400-2) Pm-12801 Riv RLP-12-125
man to pay your rent  Whilst ??? Sonny Boy              Williams, Joe; Peach Orchard Mama; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (020855-1) BB-B7770 RCA INT-1175
all my nineteen forty rent : woman you done worked      Estes, Sleepy John; Working Man Blues; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (064926-1) BB-B8950 RBF RF-8
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