RISES................1 (0,000%) go Before the sun rises : I'll be at my Perkins, Gertrude; No Easy Rider Blues; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1927; (145340-1) Co-14313-D Fwy FJ-2802 RISING...............50 (0,021%) this dark cloud is rising : and it's thundering all Arnold, Kokomo; Mean Old Twister; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91161-A) De-7347 BC-4 big fog go to rising : and a cyclone is Arnold, Kokomo; Big Ship Blues; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91167-A) De-7361 Say SDR-163 behind Lord this water rising : and I sure can't Delaney, Mattie; Tallahatchie River Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM-786- ) Vo-1480 Yz L-1001 my knees Storm begin rising : and the sun begin Johnson, Lonnie; Flood Water Blues; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91341-A) De-7397 Sw S-1225 go wrong Storm is rising : and the rain begin Johnson, Lonnie; New Falling Rain Blues; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63521-A) De-7461 Sw S-1225 us all alone Backwater rising : come in my windows Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rising High Water Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (4491-5) Pm-12487 Mil MLP-2007 But the water still rising : do you hear this Wallace, Sippie; The Flood Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80840-B) OK-8470 Sw S-1240 of you High water rising : get me troubled in Delaney, Mattie; Tallahatchie River Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM-786- ) Vo-1480 Yz L-1001 wild water keep on rising : I got to get Arnold, Kokomo; Wild Water Blues; Chicago, 12 Mar. 1937; (91134-A) De-7285 Cor CP-58 things out Trinity River rising : it came in my Walker, Aaron T-Bone; Trinity River Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (149548-1) Co-14506-D Rt RL-327 stay there Tallahatchie River rising : Lord it's mighty bad Delaney, Mattie; Tallahatchie River Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM-786- ) Vo-1480 Yz L-1001 feeling : and the hair rising on my head I'm Johnson, Robert; Malted Milk; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL-396-1) ARC-7-10-65 Co C-30034 float The water is rising : people fleeing for the Wallace, Sippie; The Flood Blues; Chicago, 6 May 1927; (80840-B) OK-8470 Sw S-1240 I left you behind Rising river blues : running by Carter, George; Rising River Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1929; (21153-2) Pm-12750 Yz L-1012 on your street These rising river blues : sure have Carter, George; Rising River Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1929; (21153-2) Pm-12750 Yz L-1012 go The water was rising, rolling : got up in Patton, Charley; High Water Everywhere-Part II; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L-60-2) Pm-12909 Yz L-1020 Red River mama : is rising six foot a day Fuller, Blind Boy; Bye Bye Baby Blues; New York, 15 Dec. 1937; (22156-1) Vo-04843 RBF RF-9 here no more Backwater rising : southern people can't make Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Rising High Water Blues; Chicago, c. May 1927; (4491-5) Pm-12487 Mil MLP-2007 something : just like the rising sun You can never Alexander, Texas; The Risin' Sun; New York, 15 Nov. 1928; (401331-A) OK-8673 Sw S-1276 midnight watch : the early rising sun I looked out Alexander, Texas; Easy Rider Blues; Fort Worth, 30 Sept. 1934; (FW-1138) Vo-02856 Yz L-1010 Monday : just at the rising sun Now my poor Arnold, Kokomo; Tired of Runnin' from Door to Door; New York, 11 May 1938; (67346) De-7464 Say SDR-163 looking up at the rising sun Some train don't Bell, Ed; Mean Conductor Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (4820-1) Pm-12546 Yz L-1006 to cry Ah : the rising sun going down I Blake, Blind; One Time Blues; Chicago, c. Apr. 1927; (4363-2) Pm-12479 Bio BLP-12037 this morning : with the rising sun Been working all Bogan, Lucille; Tricks Ain't Working No More; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C-6848-A) Br-7186 His HLP-15 this morning : by the rising sun Didn't have no Bogan, Lucille; Baking Powder Blues; New York, 17 July 1933; (13569-1) Ba-33059 Yz L-1017 a-yonder sugar : where the rising sun done gone I Bracey, Ishman; Leavin' Town Blues; Memphis, 31 Aug. 1928; (45458-?) Vi-V38560(?) Rt RL-330 morning : looked at the rising sun Can't nobody run Collins, Sam; My Road Is Rough and Rocky; New York, c. Oct. 1931; ( ) unknown Yz L-1038 my window : to that rising sun Now that jumper Fuller, Blind Boy; Bye Bye Baby Blues; New York, 15 Dec. 1937; (22156-1) Vo-04843 RBF RF-9 hate to see : that rising sun go down It Fuller, Blind Boy; Somebody's Been Talkin'; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26599-A) Vo-05527 Rt RL-318 hate to see : that rising sun go down Lord Fuller, Blind Boy; Somebody's Been Talkin'; New York, 6 Mar. 1940; (26599-A) Vo-05527 Rt RL-318 looked at the special rising sun I prayed to James, Skip; Special Rider Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L-760-2) Pm-13098 Yz L-1001 every morning : with the rising sun Oh thinking about Johnson, Edith North; Honeydripper Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15561) Pm-12823 Mil MLP-2018 morning : look at the rising sun I thought about King David; Rising Sun Blues; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404665-A) OK-8913 RBF RF-6 I wakes with the rising sun Says won't you Roland, Walter; Every Morning Blues; New York, 2 Aug. 1934; (15521-2) Ba-33282 BC-7 window : looked at the rising sun Nobody else can Rupert, Ollie; I Raised My Window and Looked at the Risin' Sun; Memphis, 28 Feb. 1927; (37963-2) Vi-20577 Rt RL-323 man : which way the rising sun It rise in Sims, Henry; Tell Me Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L-65-1) Pm-12940 OJL-2 you : go with the rising sun So I can Sims, Henry; Tell Me Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L-65-1) Pm-12940 OJL-2 the shim-sham-shimmy : till the rising sun Daddy you really Smith, Bessie; Gimme a Pigfoot; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (152578-2) OK-8949 Co CL-856 done paid Because the rising sun : ain't going to Spivey, Victoria; I Can't Last Long; Chicago, 20 Aug. 1936; (C-1450-2) Vo-03314 Spi LP-2001 right now Before the rising sun come : sure won't Stevens, Vol; Coal Oil Blues; Memphis, 13 Feb. 1928; (41888-2) Vi-21278 OJL-4 to my bed The rising sun : will never catch Texas Tommy; Jail Break Blues; Dallas, c. 25 Oct. 1928; (DAL-689-A) Br-7044 Rt RL-312 have to steal The rising sun : will never catch Texas Tommy; Jail Break Blues; Dallas, c. 25 Oct. 1928; (DAL-689-A) Br-7044 Rt RL-312 get up with the rising sun Well then I Wheatstraw, Peetie; The Rising Sun Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1935; (C-921-A) Vo-03066 Say SDR-191 get up with the rising sun And when I Wheatstraw, Peetie; The Rising Sun Blues; Chicago, 25 Mar. 1935; (C-921-A) Vo-03066 Say SDR-191 morning : baby with the rising sun If the train White, Washington (Booker Washington White); Pinebluff Arkansas; Chicago, 2 Sept. 1937; (C-1996-2) Vo-03711 Co C-30036 if it keeps on rising : sure going to follow Delaney, Mattie; Tallahatchie River Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM-786- ) Vo-1480 Yz L-1001 gone The storm is rising : the rains begin to Johnson, Lonnie; Falling Rain Blues; St. Louis, 4 Nov. 1925; (9436-A) OK-8253 CC-30 tell the wind is rising : the leaves trembling on Johnson, Robert; Hell Hound on My Trail; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL-394-2) ARC-7-09-56 Co CL-1654 more The water was rising : up in my friend's Patton, Charley; High Water Everywhere-Part II; Grafton, Wis., c. early Dec. 1929; (L-60-2) Pm-12909 Yz L-1020 the big tide is rising : you better lower your Arnold, Kokomo; Big Ship Blues; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91167-A) De-7361 Say SDR-163 RISK.................3 (0,001%) the back You might risk me brother : but I Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Back Gnawing Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20344-2) Pm-12609 Bio BLP-12004 you it's a mighty risk to run : and a Jackson, Jim; Bootlegging Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (41904-2) Vi-21268 Rt RL-323 but I will never risk you If you allow Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); Back Gnawing Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20344-2) Pm-12609 Bio BLP-12004 RITZY................1 (0,000%) Don't try to be ritzy : you ain't what you Washboard Sam; Sophisticated Mama; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020814- ) BB-B7780 BC-2 RIVER................86 (0,037%) him down to the river : and wash his yas Jordan, Charley; Keep It Clean; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C-5836- ) Vo-1511 Yz L-1030 him down to the river : and then wash his Jordan, Charley; Keep It Clean-No. 2; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO-141- ) Vo-1611 Yz L-1003 to go to the river : and stop at Dago Patton, Charley; Love My Stuff; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14746- ) Vo-02782 Mam S-3802 The boat's up the river : and it ain't coming Smith, Laura; Don't You Leave Me Here; New York, c. Mar. 1927; (7130-2) Ba-1977 VJM VLP-40 he walk to the river and sit down If Stokes, Frank; Nehi Mama Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (45421-2) Vi-21738 Rt RL-308 the boat's up the river : and she won't come Thomas, Henry; Cottonfield Blues; Chicago, c. early July 1927; ( ) Vo-1094 OJL-3 the boat's up the river : and she won't come Thomas, Henry; Don't Leave Me Here; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C-4624) Vo-1443 Yz L-1004 boat is up the river : a-turning around and around Big Bill (Broonzy); Mississippi River Blues; Chicago, 23 Mar. 1934; (80395-1) Ba-32670 Yz L-1011 the boat's up the river : baby and she won't Hull, Papa Harvey; France Blues; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12690) Ge-6106 OJL-2 left you behind Rising river blues : running by my Carter, George; Rising River Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1929; (21153-2) Pm-12750 Yz L-1012 your street These rising river blues : sure have got Carter, George; Rising River Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1929; (21153-2) Pm-12750 Yz L-1012 people say : the Green River blues ain't bad Then Patton, Charley; Green River Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L-44-3) Pm-12972 Yz L-1020 have been : them Green River blues I had It Patton, Charley; Green River Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L-44-3) Pm-12972 Yz L-1020 my bacon gone Trinity River blues : keep me bothered Walker, Aaron T-Bone; Trinity River Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (149548-1) Co-14506-D Rt RL-327 me down at the river : bring me my suit Weaver, Curley; Oh Lawdy Mama; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C-9940-A) Ch-50077 Rt RL-326 was way up Red River : calling all night long Patton, Charley; Hammer Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L-47-2) Pm-12998 Yz L-1020 the boat's up the river : can't be floated down Jackson, Papa Charlie; I'm Alabama Bound; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2144-2) Pm-12289 Yz L-1029 wrong Going up Coal River : coming down no more Blind Percy; Coal River Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (20138-2) Pm-12584 Yz L-1010 I went to the river : couldn't get across I Jordan, Charley; Keep It Clean; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C-5836- ) Vo-1511 Yz L-1030 Tennessee But this Tallahatchie River : done got the best Delaney, Mattie; Tallahatchie River Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM-786- ) Vo-1480 Yz L-1001 me Way up the river : far as I can Ledbetter, Huddie; Roberta-Part 1; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16683- ) ARC unissued Co C-30035 be in the cripty river : floating like a log Davis, Madlyn; Too Black Bad; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20909-?) Pm-12703 Yz L-1039 I'm going to the river : get me a dang Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Motherless Chile Blues; Atlanta, 5 Nov. 1927; (145134-1) Co-14299-D RBF RF-15 want to cross the river : go down the other Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Wolf River Blues; Memphis, 24 Nov. 1930; (64709- ) Vi-23272 OJL-19 I'm going to the river : going to carry my Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Lonesome Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (2472-2) Pm-12354 Bio BLP-12000 I'm going to the river : going to walk it Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Wartime Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (3070-1) Pm-12425 Rt RL-301 I'm going to the river : going to walk down Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80524-B) OK-8455 RBF RF-1 Going down to the river : honey don't you wear Jackson, Papa Charlie; Take Me Back Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (2208-2) Pm-12296 Bio BLP-12042 I'm going to the river : I'm going to jump Lewis, Furry; Jellyroll; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo-1115 RBF RF-11 going down to the river : into it I'm going Smith, Bessie; I'm Down in the Dumps; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (152580-2) OK-8945 Co CL-856 than a bumblebee Mississippi River : is so long deep Big Bill (Broonzy); Mississippi River Blues; Chicago, 23 Mar. 1934; (80395-1) Ba-32670 Yz L-1011 going down to the river : just to see the Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Hard Time Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Nov. 1931; (18220) Ch-16361 Yz L-1019 went down to the river : just thirty-one days and Collins, Sam; Riverside Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12740) Ge-6167 OJL-10 Little minnows in the river : kingfish in the deep Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Kingfish Blues; Chicago, 22 Mar. 1934; (80385-1) BB-B5617 RCA LPV-518 walk that old Green River levee : babe I won't Kelly, Jack; Red Ripe Tomatoes; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (13714-2) Ba-32844 OJL-4 I went to the river : looking for a place Jackson, Papa Charlie; The Faking Blues; Chicago, c. May 1925; (2121-?) Pm-12281 Yz L-1029 Because that Blood Red River mama : is rising six Fuller, Blind Boy; Bye Bye Baby Blues; New York, 15 Dec. 1937; (22156-1) Vo-04843 RBF RF-9 be buried in the river mama : than to be Stone, Joe; Back Door Blues; Chicago, 2 Aug. 1933; (76838- ) BB-B5169 Yz L-1030 Go on up the river : man and sell your Bogan, Lucille; Stew Meat Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (17013-1) Ba-33448 Rt RL-317 railroad then to the river : oh well well but Wheatstraw, Peetie; Crazy with the Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1937; (91150-A) De-7348 Cor CP-58 big boat's up the river : on a bank of Kelly, Jack; Betty Sue Blues; Memphis, 14 July 1939; (MEM-143-1) Vo unissued OJL-19 boat is up the river : on a bank of Temple, Johnnie; Louise Louise Blues; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (90981-A) De-7244 Cor CP-58 wouldn't stay there Tallahatchie River rising : Lord it's mighty Delaney, Mattie; Tallahatchie River Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM-786- ) Vo-1480 Yz L-1001 my things out Trinity River rising : it came in Walker, Aaron T-Bone; Trinity River Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (149548-1) Co-14506-D Rt RL-327 send it to the river : river to the deep Dean, Joe; I'm So Glad I'm Twenty-One Years Old Today; Chicago, c. 7 Aug. 1930; (C-5991- ) Vo-1544 Yz L-1028 brook runs into the river : river runs into the Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Last Minute Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1609-2) Pm-12080 BYG-529.078 I went up Green River : rolling like a log Patton, Charley; Green River Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L-44-3) Pm-12972 Yz L-1020 do that Blood Red River run Run from my Fuller, Blind Boy; Bye Bye Baby Blues; New York, 15 Dec. 1937; (22156-1) Vo-04843 RBF RF-9 a-way : do the Red River run I suppose : they Ledbetter, Huddie; Red River Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16704- ) ARC unissued Co C-30035 I runned to the river : runned so fast And Jordan, Charley; Keep It Clean-No. 2; Chicago, 17 Mar. 1931; (VO-141- ) Vo-1611 Yz L-1003 home Boat's up the river : running side by side Hull, Papa Harvey; Don't You Leave Me Here; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12692) Ge-6106 OJL-8 runs into the river : river runs into the sea Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Last Minute Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1609-2) Pm-12080 BYG-529.078 gone Oh when the river runs : flowers are blooming Spivey, Victoria; How Do You Do It That Way; New York, 10 July 1929; (402526-A) OK-8713 Spi LP-2001 went down to the river : sat beneath a willow Smith, Bessie; Weeping Willow Blues; New York, 26 Sept. 1924; (140062-2) Co-14042-D Co CL-856; worry about If that river should happen to rise Walker, Aaron T-Bone; Trinity River Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (149548-1) Co-14506-D Rt RL-327 I'm going to the river : sit right on the Cole, James; Mistreated the Only Friend You Had; Richmond, Ind., 16 Jan. 1932; (18324) Ch-16718 Rt RL-311 I'm going to the river : sit down on the Kyle, Charlie; Kyle's Worried Blues; Memphis, 1 Sept. 1928; (45468-2) Vi-21707 Yz L-1018 I'm going to the river : sit right on the Spand, Charlie; Back to the Woods Blues; Richmond, Ind., 17 Aug. 1929; (15456) Pm-12817 Yz L-1015 Macon Road The Wolf River : sit down on the Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Wolf River Blues; Memphis, 24 Nov. 1930; (64709- ) Vi-23272 OJL-19 I'm down on the river : sitting out on the Ledbetter, Huddie; Roberta-Part 1; New York, 23 Jan. 1935; (16683- ) ARC unissued Co C-30035 lonesome day The Mississippi River : so deep and wide Glaze, Ruby (Blind Willie McTell); Lonesome Day Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (71604-1) Vi-23353 RCA LPV-518 long so long : Wolf River so long Lord I Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Wolf River Blues; Memphis, 24 Nov. 1930; (64709- ) Vi-23272 OJL-19 soul That dirty Trinity River : sure have done me Walker, Aaron T-Bone; Trinity River Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (149548-1) Co-14506-D Rt RL-327 Cried Wolf River Wolf River : sure is deep and Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Wolf River Blues; Memphis, 24 Nov. 1930; (64709- ) Vi-23272 OJL-19 Going down to the river : take a rope and Crawford, Rosetta; My Man Jumped Salty on Me; New York, 1 Feb. 1939; (64972-A) De-7567 Cor CP-58 going down to the river : take me a rocking Jones, Coley; Sweet Mama Blues; Dallas, 6 Dec. 1925; (145344-3) Co-14290-D Rt RL-312 man go to the river : take him a seat McTell, Blind Willie; Weary Hearted Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (14067-1) Vo-02568 Rt RL-324 man go to the river : take him a seat McTell, Blind Willie; Weary Hearted Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (14067-1) Vo-02568 Rt RL-324 town Go to the river : take a chair and Smith, Bessie; Weeping Willow Blues; New York, 26 Sept. 1924; (140062-2) Co-14042-D Co CL-856; I went to the river : take my rocking chair Stovepipe No. 1 (Sam Jones); Bed Slats; St. Louis, 26 Apr. 1927; (80760-B) OK-8543 His HLP-4 walked down to the river : then turned around and Coleman, Jaybird; No More Good Water; Birmingham, Ala., c. 11 Aug. 1927; (GEX-800) Ge-6276 OJL-14 first Go down the river : there's something new It Chatman, Bo; Double Up in a Knot; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (02617-1) BB-B6659 Yz L-1034 and paddle this old river through I went down Big Bill (Broonzy); Mississippi River Blues; Chicago, 23 Mar. 1934; (80395-1) Ba-32670 Yz L-1011 I'm going to the river : tie my hands behind Townsend, Sam; Lily Kimball Blues; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (150259-2) Co-14571-D Yz L-1021 it to the river : river to the deep blue Dean, Joe; I'm So Glad I'm Twenty-One Years Old Today; Chicago, c. 7 Aug. 1930; (C-5991- ) Vo-1544 Yz L-1028 he's going up the river : tried to sell his Bogan, Lucille; Stew Meat Blues; New York, 8 Mar. 1935; (17013-1) Ba-33448 Rt RL-317 said when If the river was brandy : and I Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K-127- ) Vo-1464 OJL-18 ??? : Now if the river was whiskey : and I Estes, Sleepy John; Diving Duck Blues; Memphis, 26 Sept. 1929; (55596-2) Vi-V38549 RBF RF-8 which a-way the Red River was a-running down Would Ledbetter, Huddie; Red River Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16704- ) ARC unissued Co C-30035 more women : If the river was whiskey : I'd stay Lewis, Furry; Mr. Furry's Blues; probably New York, 28 May 1927; ( ) Vo-1115 Rt RL-323 ever seen If the river was whiskey : baby and Lewis, Furry; I Will Turn Your Money Green; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (45425-2) Vi-V38506 Yz L-1008 behind Now if the river was whiskey : and I Williamson, Sonny Boy; She Don't Love Me That Way; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070146- ) BB-34-0701 BC-3 be gone If the river was liquor : and I Wilson, Leola B.; Down the Country; Chicago, c. Nov. 1926; (4012-2) Pm-12444 Bio BLP-12037 I'm going to the river : with a rope and Jackson, Jim; Hesitation Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM-804- ) Vo-1477 Her H-205 the road Cried Wolf River Wolf River : sure is Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); Wolf River Blues; Memphis, 24 Nov. 1930; (64709- ) Vi-23272 OJL-19 fall Over yonder's the river : yonder is your big Johnson, Lonnie; Low Land Moan; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1927; (82043-A) OK-8677 CC-30
