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 BIG-FEET.............1  (0,000%)
spread the news A big-feet woman : wearing broken shoes Jordan, Charley; Don't Put Your Dirty Hands on Me; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (18983-1) ARC-6-06-61 Rt RL-310
 BIG-FOOT.............1  (0,000%)
was young : on my big-foot way to school I              Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Low Down Mojo Blues; Chicago, c. June 1928; (20636-1) Pm-12650 Mil MLP-2004
 BIG-LEG..............1  (0,000%)
done me wrong  Well big-leg woman : better keep your    Williams, Joe; Little Leg Woman; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85487-1) BB-B5900 Yz L-1038
 BIGGER...............2  (0,001%)
fight them all The bigger they come : he says           Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293-A) De-7114 Yz L-1016
feet tall And the bigger they come : he say             Memphis Minnie; He's in the Ring; Chicago, 22 Aug. 1935; (C-1099-B) Vo-03046 Pal PL-101
 BIGGEST..............2  (0,001%)
gone Here come the biggest boy : coming right from      James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761-A) De-7213 AH-158
be running : with the biggest shots in town     I       Easton, Amos; Green Country Gal; New York, 23 Aug. 1936; (61241-A) De-7440 AH-158
 BILL.................33  (0,014%)
I mean a dollar bill And I just got                     Fuller, Blind Boy; You Got to Have Your Dollar; Chicago, 19 June 1940; (WC-3140-A) OK-05712 His HLP-31
you a five dollar bill And the next time                Smith, . . . (Smith and Harper); Insurance Policy Blues; Augusta, Ga., 26 or 27 June 1936; (AUG-126-3) ARC-6-10-61 Rt RL-334
down : gambling with Buffalo Bill Been sitting down : gambling Ledbetter, Huddie; Mr. Hughe's Town; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (16808- ) ARC unissued Co C-30035
people said : these Big Bill blues ain't bad Lord       Big Bill (Broonzy); Big Bill Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18385) Ch-16400 Yz L-1035
have been : them Big Bill blues I had Lord              Big Bill (Broonzy); Big Bill Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18385) Ch-16400 Yz L-1035
Sam : call me wood-cutting Bill But the woman I         McClennan, Tommy; Cross Cut Saw Blues; Chicago, 15 Sept. 1941; (064885- ) BB-B8897 Rt RL-305
want it all Old Bill came in : about half               Macon, Ed; Wringing that Thing; Atlanta, 12 Mar. 1929; (402289-A) OK-8676 Mel MLP-7324
who I please Uncle Bill came home : about half          Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (   ) Vo-1216 His HLP-1
what's the matter : Papa Bill can't get no mail         Big Bill (Broonzy); Big Bill Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18385) Ch-16400 Yz L-1035
he never will Railroad Bill : done took my wife         Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K-127- ) Vo-1464 OJL-18
it hid But Georgia Bill got something : to find         McTell, Blind Willie; Scarey Day Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (405003-1) OK-8936 Yz L-1037
roll it for Uncle Bill : he like to lost                Gibson, Clifford; She Rolls It Slow; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (69405- ) Vi-23290 RCA INT-1175
all about old man Bill He can't see : but               Memphis Minnie; New Dirty Dozens; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C-5894- ) Vo-1618 BC-13
The doctor said Big Bill : I think I'll have            Big Bill (Broonzy); Good Liquor Gonna Carry Me Down; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (96232-1) BB B6230 Yz L-1011
greenback : on a dollar bill I haven't any money        Carr, Leroy; New How Long How Long Blues-Part 2; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C-7221-A) Vo-1585 RBF RF-202
with a blue steel bill    I don't want nobody           Smith, Clara; I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down; New York, 18 Jan. 1924; (81495-1) Co-14013-D VJM VLP-16
brand new twenty dollar bill  If that don't bring       Woods, Oscar; Lone Wolf Blues; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60848-A) De-7219 Cor CP-58
real curly hair Big Bill is going to follow             Big Bill (Broonzy); Keep Your Hands Off Her; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (96230-1) BB B6188 RBF RF-16
money : grows treetop tall Bill Jack and Harry : will   Leecan, Bobby; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, c. June 1927; (   ) Pat-7533 His HLP-17
half past four Big Bill Johnny : had his 'spenders      Weaver, Curley; Sweet Patunia; Atlanta, 26 Oct. 1928; (147304-2) Co-14386-D His HLP-32
downtown : paid your doctor bill Now I'm in a           Little Son Joe; Black Cat Swing; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (C-4098-1) OK-06707 BC-1
brand new twenty dollar bill  Now if that don't         Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shotgun Blues; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064023- ) BB-B8731 BC-3
as a mule     Railroad Bill : ought to be killed        Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K-127- ) Vo-1464 OJL-18
can't pay my insurance bill Please Mr insurance man     Washboard Walter; Insurance Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L-283-2) Pm-12954 Her H-205
if you don't Big Bill : some other man will             Big Bill (Broonzy); Good Liquor Gonna Carry Me Down; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (96232-1) BB B6230 Yz L-1011
years old She said Bill stop drinking : and I           Big Bill (Broonzy); Good Liquor Gonna Carry Me Down; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (96232-1) BB B6230 Yz L-1011
and tell my brother Bill The woman he's loving          Fuller, Blind Boy; Bye Bye Baby Blues; New York, 15 Dec. 1937; (22156-1) Vo-04843 RBF RF-9
never : get to ??? Bill Well you can bring              Jackson, Papa Charlie; Airy Man Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (1851-2) Pm-12219 Yz L-1029
except a greenback dollar bill When I went down         Owens, Big Boy George; The Coon Crap Game; Richmond, Ind., Oct. 1926; (12579) Ge-6006 Rt RL-334
strut A hundred dollar bill : will make a broke         Wallace, Minnie; The Old Folks Started It; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (55572-2) Vi-V38547 OJL-21
me a ten dollar bill Yes he does everything             Bogan, Lucille; Black Angel Blues; Chicago, c. mid Dec. 1930; (C-6847-A) Br-7186 His HLP-15
about fifteen years ago Bill you going to drink         Big Bill (Broonzy); Good Liquor Gonna Carry Me Down; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (96232-1) BB B6230 Yz L-1011
down : gambling with Buffalo Bill You chance it once    Ledbetter, Huddie; Mr. Hughe's Town; New York, 5 Feb. 1935; (16808- ) ARC unissued Co C-30035
 BILLED...............1  (0,000%)
key to the highway : billed out and ready to            Gillum, Bill Jazz; Key to the Highway; Chicago, 9 May 1940; (044972- ) BB-B8529 RBF RF-16
 BILLIKEN.............3  (0,001%)
save nobody's soul Hey Billiken : these Elm Street women Day, Texas Bill; Elm Street Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (149538-2) Co-14514-D Fly LP-103
These Elm Street women : Billiken they don't mean you   Day, Texas Bill; Elm Street Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (149538-2) Co-14514-D Fly LP-103
would leave big fat Billiken : walking along out there  Johnson, Billiken; Frisco Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (147606-2) Co-14405-D Rt RL-312
 BILLS................3  (0,001%)
house rent and grocery bills : and the pimps get        Johnson, Lonnie; Crowin' Rooster Blues; Chicago, 7 Feb. 1941; (059205-1) BB-B8804 RCA LPV-518;
well they sticks their bills in me I wouldn't           Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Mosquito Moan; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15666) Pm-12899 Mil MLP-2013
mud Where the mosquito bills : keep a-biting through her Estes, Sleepy John; Mary Come On Home; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93006-A) De-7814 Sw S-1220;
 BILLYGOAT............2  (0,001%)
it home soon The billygoat backed : in the bumblebee's  Johnson, Robert; They're Red Hot; San Antonio, 27 Nov. 1936; (SA-2627-1) ARC-7-07-57 Co C-30034
head's down like a billygoat    Up said the spider      Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); We Sure Got Hard Times Now; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (150273-1) Co-14558-D CC-36
 BIN..................1  (0,000%)
steal coal from her bin Scandal : is just a             Moore, Monette; Scandal Blues; New York, c. Jan. 1925; (31779) Ajax-17093 VJM VLP-40
 BINGE................1  (0,000%)
You're off having a binge : you don't come home         McClennan, Tommy; Mr. So and So Blues; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074102- ) BB-B9015 Rt RL-314
 BIRD.................12  (0,005%)
surely one lowdown rotten bird But when folks smell     Moore, Monette; Scandal Blues; New York, c. Jan. 1925; (31779) Ajax-17093 VJM VLP-40
up crying Since my bird dog fly away : poor             Reed, Willie; Dreaming Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (147600-2) Co-14407-D Yz L-1004
mind I got nineteen bird dogs : got one floppy-eared    Collins, Sam; Loving Lady Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12739) Ge-6146 OJL-10
cuckoo was a fine bird : hollers when he fly            Byrd, John; Old Timbrook Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Apr. 1930; (L-291-1) Pm-12997 OJL-8
If I was a bird mama : I would build                    Patton, Charley; Bird Nest Bound; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L-433-1) Pm-13070 Yz L-1020
know where there's a bird nest : built down on          Patton, Charley; Bird Nest Bound; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L-433-1) Pm-13070 Yz L-1020
get lonesome : I'd be bird nest bound Hard luck         Patton, Charley; Bird Nest Bound; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L-433-1) Pm-13070 Yz L-1020
know where there's a bird nest : built down on          Patton, Charley; Revenue Man Blues; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14747- ) Vo-02931 Yz L-1020
appetite I have a bird to whistle : and I               Johnson, Robert; Stone in My Passway; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL-377-2) ARC-7-12-67 Co CL-1654
and I have a bird to sing I got                         Johnson, Robert; Stone in My Passway; Dallas, 19 June 1937; (DAL-377-2) ARC-7-12-67 Co CL-1654
you : like a little bird up in his nest                 Davis, Walter; Why Shouldn't I Be Blue; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (049325-1) BB-B8737 Yz L-1025
me play your sea bird : yes mama one more               Washboard Sam; Let Me Play Your Vendor; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (070375-1) BB-B8967 RCA LPV-577
 BIRDHOUSE............1  (0,000%)
Can't get me some birdhouse : to hold on strong         Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Don't Wake It Up; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L-1560-1) Pm-13152 Bio  BLP-12041
 BIRDIES..............1  (0,000%)
cloudy Lord : how these birdies sing     I got a        Johnson, Margaret; When a 'Gator Holler, Folk Say It's a Sign of Rain; New York, 20 Oct. 1926; (36846-1) Vi-20333 Fwy FJ-2801
 BIRDS................7  (0,003%)
no more by the birds and of the trees                   Estes, Sleepy John; Time Is Drawing Near; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93005-A) De-7789 Sw S-1220;
last spring : when the birds began to sing Well         Calicott, Joe; Fare Thee Well Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM-778- ) Br-7166 OJL-11
in China baby : those birds can't hardly sing Says      Harrison, Smoky; Iggly Oggly Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1929; (L-80-1) Pm-12920 Rt RL-340
So cold in China : birds can't hardly sing You          Mississippi Moaner (Isaiah Nettles); It's Cold in China Blues; Jackson, Miss., 20 Oct. 1935; (JAX-202-1) Vo-03166 OJL-8
up north : till the birds can't sing The people         Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); New Shake that Thing; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L-1555-2) Pm-13143 Bio BLP-12041
as sure as the birds : fly in the sky                   King David; I Can Deal Worry; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404668-A) OK-8901 Rt RL-311
liquor : and all the birds sing bass Black Mountain     Smith, Bessie; Black Mountain Blues; New York, 22 July 1930; (150658-2) Co-14554-D Co CL-856
 BIRMINGHAM...........8  (0,003%)
man : way down in Birmingham ??? : please don't play    Jones, Maggie; Western Union Blues; New York, 13 Nov. 1924; (140135-3) Co-14047-D VJM VLP-23
keep him out of Birmingham Because the red-hot mama     Butler, Sam; Jefferson County Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (   ) Vo-1057 Yz L-1016
and a-hauling : hauling that Birmingham coal Many times I Smith, Trixie; Mining Camp Blues; New York, c. Feb. 1925; (2016-1) Pm-12256 CC-29
gone Train rolled to Birmingham : half past six Half    Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Streamline Train; probably Chicago, c. 1936 -1938; (   ) private record Yz L-1025
woman : take her to Birmingham Have you ever waked      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
to get back : to Birmingham I got a gang                Smith, Ivy; Third Alley Blues; Chicago, c. Jan. 1927; (4094-1) Pm-12447 His HLP-2
but meet me in Birmingham Mmm : hear my weep            McTell, Blind Willie; Writin' Paper Blues; Atlanta, 18 Oct. 1927; (40308-1) Vi-21474 Yz L-1005
to Bessemer : almost to Birmingham When you love your   Daddy Stovepipe; Tuxedo Blues; Birmingham, Ala., c. 13 July 1927; (GEX-730-A) Ge-6212 OJL-14
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