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 ROUND-TRIP...........1  (0,000%)
a vacation : that's a round-trip ticket to hell    Now  Johnson, Lonnie; Sam, You're Just a Rat; New York, 9 Feb. 1932; (405141-A) OK-8937 Yz L-1028
 ROUNDED..............1  (0,000%)
the train : leaves the rounded curve    I never felt    Collins, Sam; Yellow Dog Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12738) Ge-6146 OJL-10
 ROUNDER..............17  (0,007%)
I've got them lowdown rounder blues    I'm laying in    Howell, Peg Leg; Low Down Rounder Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1928; (146161-1) Co-14320-D RBF RF-1
mind    I ain't no rounder : but I stays at             Stokes, Frank; Shiney Town Blues; Memphis, 25 Sept. 1929; (55591-1) Vi-V38589 RBF RF-202
get in trouble : that rounder can't be found She        Baker, Willie; Weak-Minded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14668) Spt-9427 Yz L-1012
get in trouble : that rounder can't be found She        Baker, Willie; Weak-Minded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14896) Ge-6751 Her H-201
Same way with a rounder : come in a nice                Blake, Blind; Hookworm Blues; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15251-A) Pm-12794 Bio BLP-12031
going to have : a rounder for your own     Woke         Johnson, Tommy; Black Mare Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L-245-2) Pm-13000 Yz L-1007
might be one more rounder gone    I been a              Barefoot Bill; One More Time; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (150305-1) Co-14561-D Rt RL-325
head : let no lowdown rounder have my room Mama         Arnold, Kokomo; Back on the Job; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91333-A) De-7390 Say SDR-163
That's to let the rounder know : the workingman is      Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); The Rooster's Crowing Blues; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (56340- ) Vi-V38593 Her H-205
That's to let the rounder know : the workingman is      Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); The Rooster's Crowing Blues; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (56340- ) Vi-V38593 Her H-205
it must be another rounder : laying up with my          Arnold, Kokomo; Front Door Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C-9655-A) De-7156 BC-4
been gone : some old rounder might change her mind      Gibson, Clifford; Beat You Doing It; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (482-A) QRS-R7087 Yz L-1027
Memphis women : love a rounder so Because he takes      Stokes, Frank; Memphis Rounders Blues; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (56306-2) Vi-23411 Rt RL-308
face That any old rounder : sure can take my            Dooley, Simmie (Pink Anderson); Gonna Tip Out Tonight; Atlanta, 14 Apr. 1928; (146067-1) Co-14436-D OJL-18
woman : will let a rounder tear her down And            Baker, Willie; Weak-Minded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 10 Jan. 1929; (14668) Spt-9427 Yz L-1012
woman : will let a rounder tear her down And            Baker, Willie; Weak-Minded Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14896) Ge-6751 Her H-201
Just a worried old rounder : with a troublesome mind    Howell, Peg Leg; Low Down Rounder Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1928; (146161-1) Co-14320-D RBF RF-1
 ROUNDERS.............1  (0,000%)
going to pick the rounders clean    I'm longing for     Carr, Leroy; Tight Time Blues; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (16433-1) Vo-03034 Bio BLP-C9
 ROUNDHOUSE...........1  (0,000%)
she whistle : to the roundhouse I got to go             Wheatstraw, Peetie; Doin' the Best I Can; Chicago, 11 Sept. 1934; (C-9443-?) De-7007 Say SDR-191
 ROUNDS...............2  (0,001%)
me my pistol : three rounds of ball Going kill          Daniels, Julius; Ninety-Nine Year Blues; Atlanta, 19 Feb. 1927; (37932-2) Vi unissued Fwy FA-2953
get my pistol : forty rounds of ball I'm going          Lewis, Furry; Furry's Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (45424-1) Vi-V38519 Rt RL-333
 ROUTE................1  (0,000%)
Mr Western Union man's route  Now what's the use        Williamson, Sonny Boy; Western Union Man; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064019- ) BB-B8731 BC-3
 ROVE.................2  (0,001%)
know he's going to rove Oh oh oh : hey                  Ledbetter, Huddie; Bull Cow; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (17182- ) ARC unissued Co C-30035
no woman : wants to rove these streets night and        McFadden, Charlie Specks; Groceries on the Shelf:; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L-155-1) Pm-12928 Riv RM-8819
 ROVING...............1  (0,000%)
Can't get nothing : while roving around But it's all    Smith, Clara; 31st Street Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1924; (81514-2) Co-14009-D VJM VLP-16
 ROW..................2  (0,001%)
mean to start no row    Hey daddy hey daddy             Hart, Hattie; Memphis Yo Yo Blues; Memphis, 4 Oct. 1929; (56345-2) Vi-V38558 Rt RL-322
had played the dead row : I would come out              Blake, Blind; Playing Policy Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L-647-1) Pm-13035 Bio BLP-12003
 ROWBOAT..............2  (0,001%)
was traveling in a rowboat : drifting out in the        Jackson, Papa Charlie; Jungle Man Blues; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (21045-2) Pm-12721 Bio BLP-12042
mine  Mama got the rowboat : papa got the tug           unknown artist (Birmingham Jug Band); Giving It Away; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404683-A) OK-8908 OJL-19
 ROWDY................2  (0,001%)
to be a drunkard : rowdy everywhere I go If             Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20363-2) Pm-12666 Mil MLP-2013
man I won't be rowdy no more Boys don't                 Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20363-2) Pm-12666 Mil MLP-2013
 ROWED................2  (0,001%)
to go Then they rowed a little boat : about             Smith, Bessie; Back Water Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (143491-1) Co-14195-D Co CL-858
stay here no more Rowed my boat : just about            Johnson, Lonnie; South Bound Backwater; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63524-A) De-7461 Sw S-1225
 ROYAL................2  (0,001%)
dance : with a battle royal    Please come back and     Smith, Trixie; Black Bottom Hop; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (2364-1) Pm-12336 CC-29
all have the Rolls Royal : your Packard and Studs       Gibson, Cleo; I've Got Ford Movements in My Hips; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402311) OK-8700 Sw S-1240
 ROYCE................1  (0,000%)
she got a Rolls Royce She didn't get it                 Baker, Willie; Sweet Patunia Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14897) Ge-6751 His HLP-22
 RUB..................12  (0,005%)
they wouldn't let him rub Drive up to the               McCoy, Joe; Botherin' that Thing; Chicago, c. mid June 1930; (C-5865-A) Vo-1570 His HLP-32
washwoman : mean nobody can rub I got up this           McCoy, Joe; My Wash Woman's Gone; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO-110-A) Vo-1668 Yz L-1026
to me When she rub my head : she make                   Bracey, Ishman; Pay Me No Mind; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L-242-2) Pm-13038 Yz L-1007
fever rise When she rub my ??? : she's improved         Bracey, Ishman; Pay Me No Mind; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L-242-2) Pm-13038 Yz L-1007
you to come and rub my head You're a                    Kelly, Jack; Cold Iron Bed; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (13722- ) Ba-32934 OJL-4
friends : come and even rub my aching head     Well     Williamson, Sonny Boy; T. B. Blues; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (040532- ) BB-B8333 BC-20
my mama : that washboard rub Now some people say        Jackson, Papa Charlie; Mama, Don't You Think I Know; Chicago, c. Aug. 1925; (2224-2) Pm-12305 Bio BLP-12042
When she go to rub : she rub so mean                    McCoy, Joe; My Wash Woman's Gone; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO-110-A) Vo-1668 Yz L-1026
go to rub : she rub so mean I feel                      McCoy, Joe; My Wash Woman's Gone; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO-110-A) Vo-1668 Yz L-1026
men : do the Georgia rub Women fall in line             Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck Yas-Yas-Yas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C-3485- ) Vo-1277 Yz L-1039
she don't do that Rub your hand down her                Barefoot Bill; She's Got a Nice Line; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1930; (150302-1) Co-14544-D Rt RL-325
good Why don't you rub your bullcow and pet             Big Bill (Broonzy); Bull Cow Blues; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (11610-2) Ba-32653 Yz L-1035
 RUB-A-DUB-DUB........2  (0,001%)
together : baby and we'll rub-a-dub-dub Hey washboard : what you Chatman, Bo; Let's Get Drunk Again; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (027876-1) BB-B8045 Yz L-1014
together : baby and we'll rub-a-dub-dub It don't make me Chatman, Bo; Let's Get Drunk Again; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (027876-1) BB-B8045 Yz L-1014
 RUBBED...............2  (0,001%)
baby the harder I rubbed It was a doggone               Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Black Skunk Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (148360-2) Co-14573-D CC-36
poor heart ease I rubbed my hands over your             Cox, Ida; Coffin Blues; Chicago, Sept. 1925; (2293-1) Pm-12318 BYG-529073
 RUBBER...............3  (0,001%)
to rock mama : a rubber ball to roll Take               Arnold, Kokomo; Milk Cow Blues; Chicago, 10 Sept. 1934; (C-9428-B) De-7026 BC-4
to rock : take a rubber ball to roll Take               Lincoln, Charley; Jealous Hearted Blues; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1927; (145103-2) Co-14305-D RBF RF-9
chair to rock : a rubber ball to roll Takes             Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Jealous Hearted Blues; New York, c. 15 Oct. 1924; (1924-2) Pm-12252 Mil MLP-2001
 RUBBING..............3  (0,001%)
and wide Keep me rubbing : from side to side            McCoy, Joe; My Wash Woman's Gone; Chicago, c. Feb. 1931; (VO-110-A) Vo-1668 Yz L-1026
I'm sick and tired : rubbing my baby's head Oh          McCoy, Joe; Oh Red; Chicago, 18 Apr. 1936; (90691-A) De-7182 AH-77
back baby : honey in rubbing with me    Baby I          Chatman, Bo; Let's Get Drunk Again; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (027876-1) BB-B8045 Yz L-1014
 RUCKUS...............2  (0,001%)
snake was making easy ruckus in my room Black           Jefferson, Blind Lemon; That Black Snake Moan No 2; Chicago, c. Mar. 1929; (21202-1) Pm-12756 Mil MLP-2013
here I had a ruckus with my family : they               Jefferson, Blind Lemon; 'Lectric Chair Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20364-2) Pm-12608 Bio BLP-12015
 RUDDY................1  (0,000%)
mama : what's on your ruddy mind  Any time you          Wiggins, James Boodle It; Gotta Shave 'Em Dry; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L-104-1) Pm-12916 Her H-205
 RUDOLPH'S............1  (0,000%)
right down on Mr Rudolph's farm  Now I love             Williamson, Sonny Boy; Big Apple Blues; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064020- ) BB-B8766 BC-20
 RUFUS................1  (0,000%)
call it everything Old Rufus Pete : he was very         Leecan, Bobby; Macon Georgia Cut-Out; New York, c. June 1927; (   ) Pat-7533 His HLP-17
 RUG..................1  (0,000%)
around on your dirty rug Said I'd rather go             Rachel, James Yank; Squeaky Work Bench Blues; New York, 6 Feb. 1934; (14792-2) Ba-33047 Yz L-1021
 RUIN.................11  (0,005%)
going to be my ruin Crying eee : your daddy             Mississippi Moaner (Isaiah Nettles); It's Cold in China Blues; Jackson, Miss., 20 Oct. 1935; (JAX-202-1) Vo-03166 OJL-8
going to be your ruin From now on mama                  Barefoot Bill; From Now On; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (149357-2) Co-14481-D OJL-14
going to be my ruin Hey long distance : I               Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Distance Moan; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15670-A) Pm-12852 Mil MLP-2013
nothing but a lover's ruin I was sorry : I              Bogan, Lucille; I Hate that Train Called the M. and O.; New York, 31 July 1934; (15491-1) ARC-6-02-04 OJL-6
going to be your ruin I got up this                     Ledbetter, Huddie; Red River Blues; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16704- ) ARC unissued Co C-30035
going to be the ruin of you     When the                Hill, King Solomon; Tell Me Baby; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L-1258-2) Pm-13129 Yz L-1004
going to be the ruin of you    When I                   Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); I Couldn't Help It; New York, 17 Sept. 1934; (15967-1) Vo-02844 OJL-21
no gamblers : be the ruin of you    Eve called          Thomas, Hociel; Gambler's Dream; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9471-A) OK-8289 Bio BLP-C6
going to be the ruin of my only child                   Williamson, Sonny Boy; The Right Kind of Life; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (030855-1) BB-B8034 RCA INT-1088
more Cigarettes is my ruin : whiskey is my crave        McTell, Blind Willie; Mr. McTell Got the Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (40311-?) Vi unissued RCA  INT-1175
Dam You want to ruin your woman : take her              Barner, Wiley; If You Want a Good Woman-Get One Long and Tall; Birmingham, Ala., c. 15 Aug.1927; (GEX-804-A) Ge-6261 Rt RL-313
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