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 SLOW-DOWN............1  (0,000%)
news Always got : them slow-down blues Just like a      Edwards, Susie; He Likes It Slow; Chicago, 18 June 1926; (9750-A) OK-8355 Sw S-1240
 SLOW-DRIVING.........1  (0,000%)
I die Got the slow-driving blues : blue as I            Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Slow Driving Moan; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (4709-1) Pm-12526 Mil MLP-2001
 SLOWLY...............10  (0,004%)
turned : and he walked slowly away  So I have           Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C-1256-1) Vo-03186 BC-7
dead : but she was slowly dying Said run here           Beaman, Lottie; Wayward Girl Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14161-A) Ge-6607 OJL-6
in Lord : she was slowly dying My mama said             Ledbetter, Huddie; Death Letter Blues-Part 1; New York, 24 Jan. 1935; (16695-1) ARC unissued Bio BLP-12013
dead : but he was slowly dying And just to              Smith, Clara; Death Letter Blues New York, 15 Oct. 1924; (140108-1) Co-14045-D VJM VLP-17
Must have been somebody : slowly jumping down You see   Estes, Sleepy John; Stack O' Dollars; Memphis, 30 May 1930; (62547-2) Vi-23397 Rt RL-307
I watched the pallbearers : slowly let him down That    Smith, Clara; Death Letter Blues New York, 15 Oct. 1924; (140108-1) Co-14045-D VJM VLP-17
dead And I walked slowly : looked down in the           Nelson, Romeo; Dyin' Rider Blues; Chicago, 26 Nov. 1929; (C-4752- ) Vo-1494 RBF RF-12
my arms : and I slowly walked away That's all           Davis, Walter; Sad and Lonesome Blues; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85481-1) BB-B5982 RCA INT-1175
my arms : and I slowly walked away I said               Johnson, Robert; If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA-2633-1) ARC unissued Co CL-1654
arms Lord : and I slowly walked away Says that's        Newbern, Hambone Willie; Roll and Tumble Blues; Atlanta, 14 Mar. 1929; (402306-B) OK-8679 OJL-17
 SLUEFOOT.............1  (0,000%)
at the razor ball Sluefoot Mose and cross-eyed Joe      McTell, Blind Willie; Razor Ball; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (150258-2) Co-14551-D Yz L-1037
 SLUGS................1  (0,000%)
you can't dodge them slugs out the machine gun          Johnson, Lonnie; Racketeers Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1932; (152260-2) OK-8946 CC-30
 SLUMBER..............1  (0,000%)
babe babe in a slumber : I put on my                    Rachel, James Yank; Gravel Road Woman; New York, 6 Feb. 1934; (14793-2) Vo-02649 OJL-21
 SLY..................5  (0,002%)
like a monkey : as sly as a fox She                     Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (059499-1) BB-B8749 RCA-730.581
canned heat on the sly Canned heat is just              Shade, Will; Better Leave That Stuff Alone; Memphis, 24 Sept. 1928; (47092- ) Vi-21725 Mam S-3803
wife out : on the sly I been trying so                  McCoy, Joe; Preachers Blues; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C-7247- ) Vo-1643 BC-13
her clothes on the sly You can read my                  Lofton, Willie; My Mean Baby Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C-9387-A) De-7076 Rt RL-314
do things on the sly You look for your                  Shade, Will; On the Road Again; Memphis, 11 Sept. 1928; (47011-1) Vi-V38015 OJL-19
 SMACK................3  (0,001%)
a long look : right smack down in your mind             Lee, Bertha; Mind Reader Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14736-1) Vo-02650 OJL-17
better answer : or I'll smack you down He said          Carr, Leroy; Memphis Town; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C-5071- ) Vo-1527 Yz L-1036
Mountain : a child will smack your face Babies crying   Smith, Bessie; Black Mountain Blues; New York, 22 July 1930; (150658-2) Co-14554-D Co CL-856
 SMACKED..............1  (0,000%)
back south : to get smacked in the mouth Got            Jones, Maggie; Box Car Blues; New York, 13 Nov. 1924; (140134-3) Co-14047-D VJM VLP-23
 SMALL................12  (0,005%)
some It ain't made small : and it ain't made            Robinson, Bob; Beedle Um Bum; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (21036-2) Pm-12714 Riv RM-8803
your partner : large or small  And dance her : around   Wilson, Leola B.; Scoop It; Chicago, c. Aug. 1926; (2607-4) Pm-12379 His HLP-1
daddy buy me a small bottle of beer : so                Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Beer Drinking Woman; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (053590-1) BB-B8584 RCA-730.581
engine : and a little small engineer Carried the woman  Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Corinna Blues; Chicago, c. May 1926; (2544-2) Pm-12367 Mil MLP-2004
you for a little small favor : and you drove            Arnold, Kokomo; I'll Be Up Some Day; New York, 18 Feb. 1936; (60515- ) De-7172 Say SDR-163
not ask for no small favors : just go ahead             Arnold, Kokomo; Laugh and Grin Blues; Chicago, 12 Mar. 1937; (91135-A) De-7285 CC-25
baby : we had one small quart of gin That               Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Happy New Year Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (20819-2) Pm-12692 Bio BLP-12000
her salary is very small Then when she pay              Estes, Sleepy John; Fire Department Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63650-A) De-7571 Sw S-1220
when I was too small to help myself And                 Johnson, Lonnie; Friendless and Blue; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63517-A) De-7487 Sw S-1225
with me Avalon's a small town : have no great           Hurt, Mississippi John; Avalon Blues; New York, 21 Dec. 1928; (401473-B) OK-8759 Bio BLP-C4
to Kokomo That's a small town in Western Michigan       Spruell, Freddie; Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues; Chicago, 12 Apr. 1935; (85786- ) BB-B5995 Mam S-3802
told you : was too small You nappy head : you           Carr, Leroy; Gettin' All Wet; Chicago, 13 Aug. 1929; (C-4034- ) Vo-1423 Yz L-1036
 SMALLPOX.............1  (0,000%)
can't have number four Smallpox got my first man        Moore, Monette; Black Hearse Blues; New York, c. Jan. 1925; (31777) Ajax-17093 VJM VLP-40
 SMART................4  (0,002%)
don't think because you're smart : because you lot of   Washboard Sam; I'm Not the Lad; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (064478-1) BB-B8878 RCA LPV-577
you think : you are smart But you really : ain't        Spivey, Sweet Pease (Addie Spivey); Double Dozens; Chicago, 12 Aug. 1936; (90787-C) De-7204 AH-158
you ain't done nothing smart For I got more             Lewis, Furry; Dry Land Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (45429-1) Vi-23345 Yz L-1021
because he was too smart Went gay-cutting : with another Jones, Maggie; Undertaker's Blues; New York, 16 Apr. 1925; (140533-2) Co-14092-D VJM VLP-23
 SMELL................18  (0,008%)
was the worst old smell : baby I ever had               Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Black Skunk Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (148360-2) Co-14573-D CC-36
but he sure can smell Fish man pass here                Memphis Minnie; New Dirty Dozens; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C-5894- ) Vo-1618 BC-13
by the way you smell Good stuff good stuff              McCoy, Joe; I'm Wild About My Stuff; Chicago, c. early June 1930; (C-5820-A) Vo-1570 His HLP-32
her shoe : you can smell her stinking feet Now          Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Don't Wake It Up; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L-1560-1) Pm-13152 Bio  BLP-12041
by the way you smell  It's a boa constrictor            Wiggins, James Boodle It; Frisco Bound Blues; Richmond, Ind., 12 Oct. 1929; (15769-A) Pm-12860 OJL-15
sell : ain't no good Smell just like : old rotten       Davis, Walter; That Stuff You Sell Ain't No Good; Louisville, 10 June 1931; (69416-2) Vi-V23282 RCA INT-1085
ain't combed : and you smell like a skunk Train's       Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Where Did You Stay Last Night; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17277-A) Ch-16171 Riv RM-8803
their house : it will smell mighty funny I'm going      Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Don't Wake It Up; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L-1560-1) Pm-13152 Bio  BLP-12041
I can't see or smell nothing : but your doggone         Bogan, Lucille; Pot Hound Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C-3462- ) Br-7083 His HLP-15
by the way you smell Oh there's a boa                   Memphis Minnie; 'Frisco Town; New York, 18 June 1929; (148710-2) Co-14455-D Yz L-1008
buttoned : and you don't smell right Now you all        Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Where Did You Stay Last Night; Richmond, Ind., 19 Nov. 1930; (17277-A) Ch-16171 Riv RM-8803
bird But when folks smell scandal : how they fly        Moore, Monette; Scandal Blues; New York, c. Jan. 1925; (31779) Ajax-17093 VJM VLP-40
I never smelled a smell : that smelled so doggone       Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Black Skunk Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (148360-2) Co-14573-D CC-36
me : why do you smell that old way But                  Sykes, Roosevelt; We Can Sell that Thing; Grafton, Wis., c. Aug. 1930; (L-450-2) Pm-13004 Riv RM-8819
it ain't good to smell The first time I                 Memphis Minnie; You Can't Give It Away; Chicago, 10 Jan. 1935; (C-9644-A) De-7048 Pal PL-101
the day Don't it smell : when it blowing your           Sykes, Roosevelt; We Can Sell that Thing; Grafton, Wis., c. Aug. 1930; (L-450-2) Pm-13004 Riv RM-8819
fix it right I smell your cabbage burning : baby        Carr, Leroy; Bread Baker; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (16432-1) Vo-03296 Yz L-1036
to God I can smell your brand Way way                   Kid Stormy Weather; Short Hair Blues; Jackson, Miss., 17 Oct. 1935; (JAX-179-2) Vo-03145 BC-7
 SMELLED..............3  (0,001%)
it everywhere I never smelled a smell : that smelled    Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Black Skunk Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (148360-2) Co-14573-D CC-36
smelled a smell : that smelled so doggone bad It        Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Black Skunk Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (148360-2) Co-14573-D CC-36
scrubbed scrubbed But I smelled stronger : baby the harder Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Black Skunk Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1929; (148360-2) Co-14573-D CC-36
 SMELLING.............1  (0,000%)
goat You know she's smelling : got B O all              Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (059499-1) BB-B8749 RCA-730.581
 SMELLS...............3  (0,001%)
you come back : you smells in a different way           Sykes, Roosevelt; We Can Sell that Thing; Grafton, Wis., c. Aug. 1930; (L-450-2) Pm-13004 Riv RM-8819
up on her : she smells just like a goat                 Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Jasper's Gal; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (059499-1) BB-B8749 RCA-730.581
in the kitchen Papa smells the cookies : and his        Carr, Leroy; Papa Wants a Cookie; Chicago, 2 Jan. 1930; (C-5070- ) Vo-1561 Yz L-1036
 SMILE................17  (0,007%)
it up with a smile And if you refuse                    Johnson, Lonnie; Racketeers Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1932; (152260-2) OK-8946 CC-30
like to see you smile But I like to                     Davis, Walter; New Come Back Baby; Chicago, 21 Mar. 1941; (053979-1) BB-B8833 RCA INT-1085
always got a pleasant smile But that brownskin gal      Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Chocolate to the Bone; Atlanta, 13 Apr. 1928; (146054-?) Co-14331-D CC-36
at me : begin to smile Hey hey man : can't              Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); I've Got Blood in My Eyes for You; Atlanta, 25 Oct. 1931; (405023-1) Co-14660-D Mam S-3804
to do nothing but smile  Last night in my               Williamson, Sonny Boy; Black Panter Blues; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070144- ) BB-34-0701 BC-3
Tupalo No need to smile mama : don't believe I          Harrison, Smoky; Iggly Oggly Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L-80-1) Pm-12920 Rt RL-340
never see poor Lottie smile My heart aches so           Beaman, Lottie; Goin' Away Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14163-A) Ge-6624 OJL-6
never see poor Lottie smile My heart aches so           Beaman, Lottie; Going Away Blues; Kansas City, early Nov. 1929; (KC-604- ) Br-7147 Yz L-1018
because I seen you smile My mama's dead : papa          Tucker, Bessie; Bessie's Moan; Memphis, 29 Aug. 1928; (45436-2) Vi-V38526 His HLP-4
give me a ??? smile Now here I am                       Carr, Leroy; It's Too Short; New York, 17 Dec. 1934; (16440-1) Vo-02875 Co C-30496
down She got a smile on her face : and                  Reed, Willie; Texas Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (147601-1) Co-14407-D Yz L-1010
lay my man down : smile right in his face               Simpson, Coletha; Down South Blues; Chicago, c. 16 Apr. 1929; (C-3299) Br-7112 His HLP-1
me : she begin to smile Says I thought I                Estes, Sleepy John; Milk Cow Blues; Memphis, 13 May 1930; (59918- ) Vi-V38614 RBF RF-202
C said : with a smile so fine Woman gets                Smith, Bessie; J. C. Holmes Blues; New York, 27 May 1925; (140629-2) Co-14095-D Co CL-855
keep from worrying : I smile to keep from crying        Johnson, Lonnie; Laplegged Drunk Again; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63522-A) De-7537 Sw S-1225
no one there : to smile up in your face                 Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; Penal Farm Blues; Indianapolis, c. June 1928; (IND-625- ) Vo-1192 Yz L-1019
begins to preach and smile You bake grub for            Washboard Walter; Narrow Face Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L-142-4) Pm-12954 Her H-205
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